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Looking for some simple coding/robot toy for kids
I figured this forum would be a good place to ask with all the nerds in here. LOL j/k Im trying to help my GF's kids out with interests. Her son (almost 12) I think would really like some techy stuff, he just strikes me as a coder. So I'm wondering if there is some kind of simple kit out there... -
Looking for a particular Y cable
I have two Jbl Flip 4s that take an aux cable. I want a cable to connect my lappy to the speakers and be stereo, both use the standard 3.5mm male connector. I want a Y cable that sends L channel to one connector and R to the other. I'm sure they must exist but I'm not either my googlefu is not... -
Small streaming computer suggestions?
I have a TV I take out to the hot tub from time to time that I stream sports on. 99% of the time I stream from one site that has the NHL Game Center feed, and it's done from within Chrome. I tried using a chromecast but was not impressed with the quality and control was a bit of a pain. I had a...- biff
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Asus Xonar DX weird sound
I got a couple of these cards for the HT and garage as a cheap step up from onboard but I'm not so impressed yet. they are both doing this weird volume thing, when the song has a loud part they increase the volume, not a lot but noticable. I'm an audiophile and design/build my own gear but even... -
How to improve the wifi in my house?
My house is ~3000 sq.ft. and "L" shaped. On the main floor I have a RT-AC66U at on end of the "L" and a Linksys WRT610N on the second floor at the other end of the "L". The WRT610N is being used as a AP and is GB hardwired to the Asus, and the Asus is then GB hardwired to the cable modem. FWIW...- biff
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- Forum: Networking
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Just curious if this makes sense...
I have a computer in the garage that I built with a G3258... cooling conditions aren't great so I only pushed it to 3.8GHz. I came across a used i3-4170 (3.7 GHz FWIW) for a good price and would be a minimal $$$ upgrade if I sold the G3258 so what the hell. With the research I did it seemed a...- biff
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- Forum: CPU's and Motherboards
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Want to Buy LGA1150 WC Block
Before I go for a new one, I'm wondering if anyone has a 1150 block they're not using. would prefer local pickup in east end GTA but if not shipping is to L1E 0A4. Thanks.- biff
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Want to Buy Nothing special vid card - FOUND
Using an HD4670 now which isn't supported for win10. I need the full drivers to adjust scaling to fill the full display of the TV that I'm using as a monitor, the generic win10 driver doesn't have this feature AFAIK. So I just need something that is still supported under win10 so I have this...- biff
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Want to Buy Anyone have a uATX LGA775 mobo kicking around?
As the title says, looking for an old uATX mobo. Don't care if its DDR2 or DDR3. I'm parting together a system for the garage and I'd rather get a smaller mobo to go in the case I have vs. buy a larger case for the mobo I have. If you have a dated i3 or i5 mobo+cpu I may be interested in that...- biff
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Converting BD collection to mkv, have some questions
So I have an extensive movie collection that is mostly BD, probably <25% is DVD. Bluray players are so sketchy, I have three different versions of TMT installed that I own and a trial version of PowerDVD. seems like a crap shoot which one will play a movie with no issues. TMT was reliable until...- biff
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What's the deal with feedback?
I've tried to leave feedback on deals I've done through the B&S section. The route I've gone to do this is go into their profile, select view their feed back, then select submit feedback. I fill out that I'm the buyer and that it was a positive experience, leave my less than 80 character comment...- biff
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- Forum: Suggestions & Feedback
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Suggestions how to re-jig my audio setup?
What I'm using right now is a cheapo Altec Lansing 2.1 for gaming and general use. I have a e07k to drive my cans for music and movies. I'm really tired of a harshness I hear in the upper mids when using cans. Either all 3 of my sets of cans have this issue (which I doubt) or the e07k isn't so... -
What's the term for...
I've been trying to google if there is a term for this or not and am not getting anywhere - I'm gearing up for a complaint with a service provider. Suppose you have an HD video feed at 1920x1080 and viewing it on a monitor that is also 1920x1080. However, you shrink the image to ~90% of it's... -
Want to Buy Looking for a GTX 950(ish)
As the title says looking for a mid range vid card. I'll consider ATI equivalents as well. Shipping would be to L1E 0A4 unless you are somewhere in the GTA where I can arrange a pick up. Would like to stay below $150. Let me know what you have! Thanks, Ryan- biff
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Streaming the World Juniors?
I've been trying to find out how to watch the games and wondering if anybody knows. Apparently TSN owns the rights but to stream from them I have to prove that I don't need to stream it by already having TSN in a cable package. The only person I know that has cable near by is my mom - and that's... -
Want to Buy Building a full system
I'm looking after piecing a system together for my nephew. Ideally I'd like an i5 and 16GB of RAM. Video requirements are light gaming so i think cheap bang for the buck is in order here like a 750 or R9 270. He needs everything down to monitor and KB&M. I'll be acting on his behalf but please...- biff
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Laptop vs. PC?
I really don't deal with laptops enough to know what their capabilities are. My nephew wants a new computer and he is looking at laptops $600 to $900 range. He wants to run minecraft, do video editing for his gopro, and some elgato capture card for his PS4. I think he is open to a PC, for the...- biff
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- Forum: New Builds
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Does SSD speed really make a big difference?
My main rig is in my sig below, it has an older Sammy 830 128GB SSD. I recently built a budget comp for my daughter that has a G3258 @ 4.5Ghz on a Asrock Pro4 mATX mobo with 4GB RAM only running at 1400MHz. Some weird thing with the mobo cant run it at 1600MHz but I was able to drop the timing... -
GPU for HTPC?
We've recently cut the ties with the cable company (I'm not very popular in my house right now!) so the HTPC is in the lime light. It was built a few years ago with what was border line low end then. An athlon X3 425 with 2GB of RAM and using onboard video. TBH it doesn't do a bad job but I...- biff
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Question about running 3 monitors
My work computer is a little old and very vanilla. 785GM-E65 mobo with a athlon x4 630. Currently running three monitors using the onboard and a HD4670 card added in. Obviously there is no gaming so all this is just for extended desktop use, and it does just fine for what I use it for except I...- biff
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