Recent content by Dru2

Yeah, I've had them (XFX) in the past and have one in my 7900 XT, which I moved to backup system, so this one can go in my main system. Nice card, though I really wanted the AORUS Radeon™ RX 9070 XT ELITE, but that card is impossible to find outside getting it through e-bay for an exorbitant...

Finally... have been looking for an AMD 9070XT GPU for awhile. Finally found this one at Micro Center at the Fairfax Virginia location. This thing is huge. It's the same length at my XFX 7900XT, but its much wider. This the overclocked edition with the magnetic removable fans.... Now to...

I dumped all mechanical (HDD) drives from my PCs back in 2016 when I decided to build an audiophile system around my PC. Didn't want any HDD, or even fan noise, so I've also tuned my fans to run low while still keeping the system cool. Since I don't overclock this allows me to run my fans in...

Also "Bluetooth is much slower than Wi-Fi and USB" is a relative term - if you're transferring megabytes of files, yeah BT is slow, if you're transferring a couple of files totaling less than a meg, BT is just as good as Wi-Fi or USB. Example I transferred a document file of 288 bytes and it...

It's not about what we think or what we prefer, it's about helping the OP use what they wish to use. Not that hard to change the default location ;-) Sometimes you have to recognize not everyone wants to do it the way we do;, and especially if alternate means exists.

For the record, when I want to transfer / move files I too use USB and not BT but that's us. I went overboard (as I see now) in explaining Phone Link because it was mentioned by another member even though the OP never mentioned it. The real issue is Bluetooth transfers and where those files are...

The major difference is my PC isn't your PC; and I don't use my PC to way you might use yours ;-)

As one who does have an Android phone, and does use Phone Link (as well as OneDrive) I can tell you OneDrive is not a Phone Link requirement, and as such is not associated with Phone Link; however, it (Phone Link) does require a Microsoft Account...

:D "I do know that it makes no sense to me" why people make certain choices they make with their PCs, but I'm not them, I'm me. Or as a song phrase goes.... if I did it like you I wouldn't be me ;-) Anyway, that's why we have choice.... or are you against choice as well :unsure: And agree...

I don't know what your system is doing but I just cloned a few NVME and SSD drives a couple of months back on my new build and I can assure you my clones didn't take "a little time" whatever that means cause that can be anywhere from 10 minutes to 10 hours so.... 🤷‍♂️ I cloned a 4TB SSD to a...

I'm not going to fall apart cause something took 10 minutes, when something else might take 5. My attitude is a long as I'm waiting hours, I'm good. The better way to do something is to do what's best for your situation; Not what others say is best for them. We can agree to disagree, but...

When I first did my new build, I used a 512gig NVME drive for the OS. About a month later I cloned that drive to a 1TB NVME drive. Zero issues there. In fact I cloned all my SATA SSDs (3) from my previous build to NVME drives on the new build using Acronis True Image. Super easy and fast...

I should state (for me) that I also don't buy refurbished where PC / PC parts are concerned. It's just a comfort level I get when buying new that I wouldn't have when buying used or refurbished. I know for some it's a great way to save money, or get a great deal on a part or PC, but for me it's...

Sorry for giving you the impression I was competing. I'm wasn't. I was simply replying to your comment here..... I don't buy used PCs or PC parts. Never did. I had a friend like you who shopped for used laptops, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.

I wont even mention what the total cost of my latest build was; just that the motherboard alone was near 1K. As a photographer, I paid a mint for my monitor - Ezio ColorEdge CG2700X, but I was also printing and selling my work so it was also an investment :-) At any rate, while you don't need...