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Set everything at 16bit 44kHz Red Book standard and forget about it. The only people that say they can tell the difference are boomers that spent $50,000 on their hi-fi but havent heard anything over 15kHz since 1995.

You have never had access to a proper datacenter, when saying stuff like that. As long as VGA does the job IMPI/ILO/iDrac requires the console table will not change. If it is not broken, do not "fix" it. A datacenter aims for stability, stabilty...

"Yayyyy I've gone from 236FPS to 242FPS...so worth it!"

Rubber bands can fail quick (within months) if subjected to thermals. Use tape or glue.

I've replaced fans but that's it. Not worth the risk unless you REALLY know what you are doing.

They have been around a while so not a fly by night brand

It's now all within the realm of "how lucky was that application over the last?" You can use the same paste 4 different times and get +1 -1 +2 -2 depending on luck of the draw.

Exactly. Most people are not doing anything that stresses their storage subsystems enough to make any noticeable difference. Usually, the PC is waiting for the user.

Lucky you got 11 years out of it before it failed. I had a customer bring me one once for a service. As part, I clean up the machines as they usually look like a dog slept on them for 6 months. Anyway I started cleaning it (it was sticky) and it...

It seems we are in the realm of ever diminishing returns. The only reason to upgrade a CPU within 2 years would be you screwed up massive with the first one (bought a $100 chip) and underestimated your needs. But that's not the case here. This...

Anyone still over provision still on top of what the drive sets? I still set aside 2GB on a 250GB, 4GB on a 500GB and 8GB on a 1TB.

I like to think of it as leaving a nicely ploughed and levelled field, ready for the next crop.

Generally 16GB and above sticks are usually dual rank.

I have Iris Xe in my laptop and I was surprised at how well it games. Much better than the old style integrated.

Girls don't care or ever notice. She will likely break it withing 48 hours anyway. That's how it rolls in my home.

Glary off the ninite site. Install, do what you need then uninstall. Done.

A lot of the high end old computers from 8 to 12 years ago are like old MOPAR stuff. They will keep up to a point but then passed by the latest and greatest from today. However, they will still blow away 75% of the rest of today's off the shelf...

Tight then. Got it!

Well I always say it's a 33/33/33 thing. Is it not also up to the manufacture of old stuff to keep it going? If they don't care then why should MS have to keep looking backwards? Also if something is that vital then shouldn't the customer also...

Hmmm my 2016 x99 5960X with quad channel RAM still keeps up with the AAA big boys no problem. There is always a huge range in hardware from any period. It's just the lower end half that really turns to junk a lot faster than the rest. I have...