Recent content by MidRanger

I have used [H]ardForum as a resource for years now and a "thank you" is in order. I appreciate all of the helpful advice and opinions I have received from members of [H]ardForum. Your knowledge and expertise has helped to inform my decision making when building and troubleshooting PCs. I wish...

Phanteks Pro M tempered glass is close to perfect. I would really like to have the tempered glass to be on hinges like the Phanteks P500A, but I don't want to give up that optical drive. I have a number of music CDs and older games on CD that I'd like to have access to. Maybe an external...

Wanted to update with new information. I spoke with a tech at the second repair shop regarding this issue I asked if a drive or fan could be causing this issue of not POSTing and and he told me that the original motherboard was determined to be defective because when the 8pin supply for the PSU...

Thank you for your replies and suggestions. There are some 550 and X570 around the same price, and they seem similar to me. Is the only major difference that X570 supports PCIe Gen 4 connectivity, and the lack of active chipset cooling? Is active chipset cooling a good thing? I would like to go...

Thank you for your replies. I'm looking into doing some of the testing suggested myself.

Thank you for your reply. I intend to stick with the 1660 GPU that I have currently. I don't know what tomorrow may bring so I'm not too keen on waiting three or so months for the 4xxx series. I'm fairly certain the 3700x would be enough power for me. Is there an MSI board you prefer over the...

Hi, thank you for your reply. I know that the second shop tested the original ASUS board with a known good CPU of the same Socket.

I am looking to replace the defective Intel I7-6700K and defective ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha Extreme in my current computer. I would like hardware that is at least as powerful, hopefully more, and as future proof as possible. I could use some advice on hardware selection. I don’t want to...

In 2016 I built my gaming computer using a brand new Intel I7-6700K CPU and ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Alpha Extreme motherboard. It worked for a month or two and then one day would not POST. Right after that happened I had to put the computer into storage. When I retrieved it in July of 2020, I...

I appreciate your replies. The Pro M and R5 both look good, I'm reading more about them now.

Hello, I'm looking for some ATX case suggestions. I'm looking for a case with good airflow, a modular drive cage system, a window panel, and an optical drive. The two links below are to two cases I'm considering that look pretty close to what I want. I like a lot about this case but I'm...

Hello, I'm about to start a micro ATX PC build, and I'd like a case that is similar in layout to the Corsair 780T, only smaller and lighter(if only the 380T were mATX compatible right?). It must have dust filters, allow for optical drives, and hopefully allow SSD mounting similar to the...

Hello. What's the cheapest android smartphone with usb type-c that you know of? I have found $230 USD to be the cheapest, can that be outdone? Thanks

Hello, I have an SSD with Windows 7 installed and an HDD for storage. I would like to install programs and games on to the HDD. Is this as simple as selecting the proper drive letter during installation? Secondly on my C:\ drive I install in either Program Files or Program Files x86, should I...

jardows thank you for responding. The ONT box is unfortunately located outside, so I would need to run Ethernet through the wall, etc. How do I confirm that the ONT box is acting as a MoCA send unit? Would this unit work? It states Ethernet to Coax, although I want to convert Coax signal to...