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    New landline alert issued to UK homes as switch off deadline gets closer

    I wouldn't mind seeing more requirements set as far as what occurs during power outages and other emergency scenarios. My cable ISP goes down after about an hour whenever we have a power outage. I guess that's as long as their battery backups last. But it's very annoying to know that...
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    Should i upgrade my 2600x/x470 combo? or get another board?

    Definitely upgrade the CPU, especially if you already have decent RAM in that board.
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    New cable modem

    Are you calling up Mediacom and giving them the MAC address of the new modem each time you switch it out? Only asking because obviously these modems are not just plug-and-play. The Modem from your office might have worked without calling if the MAC was still registered to an account there, but...
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    Modem recommendation (2026)

    If an ISP is giving you a modem for free, that is a pretty good deal. But every ISP that I've had in the last 20 years has charged a rental fee for using their modem, typically $15/month. I bought my SB8200 in 2019, used it for 7 years. It cost me $200, but I saved over $1200 in rental fees...
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    At what percentage remaining should you replace an SSD?

    I would caution against taking the percentage indicator too literally. It's based on estimates that were made when the drive was new, and that doesn't always align with how long the NAND lasts in practice. And that's assuming that the estimates were made in good faith rather than intentionally...
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    Modem recommendation (2026)

    The upgrades to Mid-Split/High-Split are not simply the result of phasing-out DOCSIS 3.0. Those two things might be occurring at the same time with some ISPs but they are not directly related. Keep in mind that DOCSIS 3.1 is a standard that is over a decade old now. The CM1000 was released in...
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    Gaming hardware is impossible to afford

    It's like trying to compare the price of an old bicycle vs a new car. Let's also not forget that in 1996, software acceleration that did not require a 3D accelerator at all was still available in every game.
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    Gaming hardware is impossible to afford

    Those 3DFX cards were single-slot cards that didn't have external power connectors, and didn't even have heatsinks. They have more in common with modern-day soundcards than modern-day GPUs.
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    Windows 11 26H2

    "26H2" is the same codebase as "24H2" and "25H2"; with the shared code known internally at Microsoft as "Germanium". 26H1 is actually based on a newer version of the Windows code, called "Bromine". 26H1 was an early release of Bromine that was targeted at ARM systems, because it contains a lot...
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    Gaming hardware is impossible to afford

    I realize that a 5900X and DDR4 are not bleeding edge anymore but you are about a decade or two away from having to worry about "catastrophic failure" "due to the age of my rig". I still have a LOT of Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, and Haswell systems from 2011-2015 that are still doing great...
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    A Blast from the Past (i5-3570K, HD 7970 3GB in SLI in a Lian Li Lancool PC-K62, custom watercooled)

    Nice, similar to my current retro-rig which is using a P8Z68-V paired with a 2700K @ 5Ghz. I ran it with 2x Radeon 6870 in Crossfire until recently. The main thing with Crossfire is: DX11 and older only. Zero DX12 support. The game has to actually have a Crossfire profile (meaning games newer...
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    Windows 11 26H2

    As of today, the enablement package for 26H2 no longer has insider restrictions attached to it. That means you can now use it to update a regular 25H2 install to 26H2, even if you are not enrolled in any of the insider/preview channels. Risk is minimal since 24H2, 25H2, and 26H2 all share the...
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    Samsung Trio 65w Phone Charger $10.92 Shipped at eBay

    The charge will get slower as the battery gets closer to full. You will see the biggest impact from 45w-65w charging when you are starting with a battery that is nearly empty. If your battery already has a partial charge, it might not actually need more than 25w. This is an example of what...
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    What do you do with your old cases?

    Depends on the context really. Both of my backup file servers are using variants of the old Antec 900, with the top three 5.25 bays converted to an extra drive cage to maximize the number of internal drives, and magnetic dust filters on the front. They are quite effective in that role, and...
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    5600X3D or 5800XT, which is better for gaming?

    Definitely the 5600X3D. It will be a bit of a shame having less than 8 cores, but really there are still very few games that actually use 8 cores, and 6 cores is still 2 more than your 3400G has. Also I'm curious, you said that your main PC died. How so? Is it not fixable? Is there anything...
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