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  1. Ady2009

    Anyone got any experience with dashcams?

    In a car park too which isn't defined as being on the road but the lunatics still seem to lurk!
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    Anyone got any experience with dashcams?

    After suffering a number of road rage incidents on the road, it it time to get a dashcam and get these people prosecuted. I have been looking at the cheapy 1080p dashcams but they receive very mixed reviews. I have also been looking at the expensive ones but don't want anything that is going to...
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    'Sign in with a local account instead' missing from fresh Windows 10 installation

    An interesting thing to also note is that Microsoft seems to automatically convert local accounts to Microsoft accounts too. I had been looking at my lads laptop this weekend which was set up a while back using a Windows 10 1809 DVD and definitely was set up with a local account. Since he has...
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    'Sign in with a local account instead' missing from fresh Windows 10 installation

    Yes, you have hit the nail on the head. It was the Home version that I was installing which by the sounds of it Microsoft had decided to make more awkward! I bet Bill Gates has a local account on his own PC.
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    What is the most trusted SSD?

    Yes, I understand they all have their issues. In another PC I have a cheap Kingston that gets really bad reviews for regular failure but that thing has not given me any trouble since I bought it.
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    'Sign in with a local account instead' missing from fresh Windows 10 installation

    The last time I did a fresh installation of Windows 10 I used a DVD for version 1809 and during the installation there was the option to create a local account. When I did a fresh installation of Windows 10 this time, I used the MCT to create a bootable flash drive with the latest version of...
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    What is the most trusted SSD?

    Thanks all for your feedback. I did also note that the warranty on a 500Gb Samsung SSD is only 300 TBW while it is 600 TBW for a 1TB so I swapped the two 500 Gb's for a 1TB Samsung EVO. Fitted it last night and the installation was fine with this drive. There are no reported errors in crystal...
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    What is the most trusted SSD?

    Thanks all for your advice. Everyone seems to agree that SSD drives are risky and it is just a matter of trying to reduce the risk. What I have eventually opted for is to use two 500Gb SSD's instead of a single 1Tb drive. It did work out the same in terms of price but has the benefit of halving...
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    What is the most trusted SSD?

    It was time to upgrade my PC and after doing lots of reading I opted for a 1TB Crucial MX500. I thought I had made a good choice but after just 5 mins it failed! I was in the middle of doing a fresh installation of windows when I got errors appearing and when I checked in BIOS the drive had...
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    Advice needed for connecting an old PSU to a 6-pin PCIe connector

    I should have clarified that it is a Seasonic SS-350ET PSU.
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    Advice needed for connecting an old PSU to a 6-pin PCIe connector

    I am trying to fit a GTX 1650 into an old PC which has got a 350W power supply. I deliberately picked this graphics card as it says it only needs a 300W PSU to work and so it seemed to be the most economical solution for an old PC. There is no 6-pin connector coming out of the PSU but I did dig...
  12. Ady2009

    Are used graphics cards risky?

    Yes, I was getting the same doubt. With a second hand car, you can at least check it over but graphics cards seem to be like silent time bombs.
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    Are used graphics cards risky?

    Thanks, that makes sense. If I aim for a 2060 then it will also have a bit of upgrade potential left in it too. I would also like to give my son something that he can tweak and use to learn.
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    Are used graphics cards risky?

    Is the 1650 worth it?
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    Are used graphics cards risky?

    If the card is already 3 years old when I buy it, then it is nearly dead to begin with. This is my worry. What would you recommend that could work with a i5-3450 and not break the bank?
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    Are used graphics cards risky?

    The PC currently has a 350W PSU in it but I do have a OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W squirrelled away that I could fit in it.
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    Are used graphics cards risky?

    I have got an old PC with an i5-3450, 24Gb RAM, Windows 10, PCI Express 3.0 x16 capable motherboard. I want to add a reasonable graphics card to it so my teenager can get some use out of it but I appreciate I am going to be limited to what I can do with it. I was thinking about trying to get...
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    Which are the best DIMM slots to use to add more RAM?

    It is an Intel DQ77CP which is nothing fancy but it is a reliable old workhorse
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    Which are the best DIMM slots to use to add more RAM?

    Perfect. Thanks for your help. It is a learning experience tinkering with computers.
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    Which are the best DIMM slots to use to add more RAM?

    Ok, I think I am understanding it now. It is a single bus that is split into 2 channels and must be balanced for it to work properly. This is from the manual, Dual channel (Interleaved) mode. This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when...
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