Recent content by bobkn

Did you ever monitor what power level the 14900K was running when it became unstable? (Hwinfo would do it.) Also, direct die cooling (delidding) is better than what you appear to have.

I saw that article. I wasn't impressed with the amount of content in it. As far as I've noticed, 11 hasn't degraded significantly in the 30+months since its release. If people are switching back to 10 now, I presume that they've waited a long while before trying it.

Got a link or two? A quick search provided: Windows 11 vs. Windows 10, Play-Tested: Will an OS Upgrade Boost Your Gaming Performance? Makes things look like a wash. Slightly different benchmarks with the two OSes, but not consistently better for one or the other. (Not cherry-picked. I avoid...

I suppose that Insiders running 24H2 builds could respond. I'm not an Insider, nor a gamer.

The card is spec'd at 331W. PULSE AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XT 20GB It usually is recommended to use separate PCI-E power cables rather than using two connectors on a single cable. (That begs the question as to why PSU makers provide PCI-E cables with two connectors.) You can make thing tidier if...

I have no experience with Dell Premium Support. I also haven't bought a Dell PC since 1995. My recent experience was with a somewhat esoteric monitor. One thing I wanted was the drivers for it. Dell support had no idea what I was asking for. I eventually found and downloaded them myself.

The OP already has. (Post #2 in this thread.) My last interaction with Dell support was exactly 2 years ago, with regard to a monitor. The support provided was poor. Dell support is outsourced. If you have questions that don't appear on their scripts, the support people may have a hard time...

It's not something I've done often. The Windows installer allows you to delete all the partitions on the target drive. It can then create new partitions to meet its needs, automatically. Whether that would proceed normally with a messed-up M.2 drive, I don't know. I might be reluctant to do...

I find that the thread lacks clarity so far.

If you were holding down a function key, that wouldn't have worked. The key has to be tapped repeatedly instead.

You may not want to do it this way, but in my installation, I can right click a file, and "send to" to create a Zipped archive of it. It can also be done using 7Zip.

Maybe I'm being too literal-minded, but an M.2 drive has no cable connected to it. It's slotted, and retained by a single screw (or screwless cam). If the drive wasn't properly secured at the factory, I suppose that it could have popped out of its slot, but that seems unlikely. As already...

I'm confused. I have a laptop with function keys that default to laptop-specific functions. A separate key must be depressed to make them act as normal function keys (like F5 to refresh a browser window). Are we mixing up laptop keyboards with desktop ones?

Maybe not. But it's a desktop system, so an external keyboard is needed anyway. BestBuy has the Logitech K120 for $13 now. Not a major financial risk. I'm still curious as to what keyboard is in use that has no function keys. I didn't realize that any existed.

I'm not certain, but I suspect that the Geek Squad person gave you a made-up story. A keyboard without function keys? I didn't realize that it was possible to buy one. I've used inexpensive wire keyboards (Logitech K120) for years. The only problem I've had is that the letters wear off the...