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  1. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST dark mode for website forum?

    OMG you are a life saver! Almost all my themes are dark - but Firefox remains the solitary bright light hurting my eyes in the evening..... I'm looking this one up now. (y)
  2. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST One-liners

    😃 That reminds me of 'incident' a while back - a Cabin Crew member was shouting loudly and deliberately at a deaf passenger while insisting they take the Braille Safety Information Card they were being offered. :unsure:
  3. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Pc randomly shuts down and then turn back on.

    100% yes. All good. All those temps seem fine too although the CPU might be a little high possibly - but it's always hard to tell as it depends on how it's actually being used rather than just what you are doing with the PC at the time. Nothing to worry about though. It would be worth checking...
  4. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Pc randomly shuts down and then turn back on.

    You almost certainly won't have changed anything that could cause your restarts to my mind without knowing it. Things like undervolting needs fairly specific action to achieve. Even more so when it comes to RAM overclocks and so on. In Ryzen Master the default profile should provide for BIOS...
  5. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST One-liners

    And a topical one too:
  6. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST One-liners

    Gary Larson is my all-time favourite cartoonist - I think it's time for some (more?) of his work to find it's way on here! First one is prudent from me:
  7. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Pc randomly shuts down and then turn back on.

    Your initial post suggests that the answer will be 'NO' to the following questions but it's worth asking anyway..... (And given the hassle I caused @ubuysa in the past by making him chase a squirrel up a tree for no reason, I would be happier to rule the following out for him too! :) ) Have...
  8. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Turning 30 - Pushing the boat out £4k(ish) build

    That does depend on who is already on the boat and whether you intend to join them after it's pushed I would think - I can think of a few family members who I would 'cast-away' quite happily - even if I got short unexepcted swim for my troubles! 😃
  9. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Turning 30 - Pushing the boat out £4k(ish) build

    I wasn't too far off I think @AgentCooper ? :) I had tried creating a spec but the case options were all Gobbledegook to me...... Fitting the H150i into a case can be a problem - so AgentC's has chosen the H115i for his case as the H150i won't fit (EDIT - or maybe just because the H150i isn't...
  10. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Turning 30 - Pushing the boat out £4k(ish) build

    Oh - and drop the Arctic Thermal Paste as most AIO’s will come with paste ore-applied. And upgrade the warranty too. Even just Silver Warranty for £5 can’t be argued with - but at £4K + I would want lots of protection!
  11. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Turning 30 - Pushing the boat out £4k(ish) build

    Good morning! I’m not much of a spec creation guru - but the rest will be here shortly I expect to assist. What I would say though would be: The NZXT case is a hot box - you will need something better - the gang here will advise. The Crosshair VIII Hero motherboard I think is the top end...
  12. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Quiet PC needed for audio production

    I couldn't find any other DPC info with a quick search there either. Is it still a Beta AGESA update do you know? I don't think I've seen any full release updates yet. There was an AGESA patch back in April too mind you.....exactly as you say would be interesting to keep an eye out for any...
  13. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Quiet PC needed for audio production

    Just having a quick read through some other info - many of the X570 boards seem to run up to ten times (or more) higher latency than the Strix B550. That's bananas! Crazy latency could explain the other USB issues like I have had with the lower end B550 board too maybe. Interesting to see what...
  14. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Quiet PC needed for audio production

    That's really interesting @SpyderTracks - I think we had someone here recently with a Crosshair VIII board I think it was with popping and crackling on the audio channel. A BIOS update seemed to fix it, but I wonder was it actually all related to your link above? Interesting stuff....
  15. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST VR Headset advice

    Wow! Impressive! I like ‘Microsoft Settings Simulator”!!! 😀
  16. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST VR Headset advice

    I have to agree with you @SpyderTracks - I would never have considered MSFS would be usable with VR at those kinds of settings or refresh rates. I'm very surprised at the lads experiences but what they say ultimately makes sense I guess.
  17. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST Motherboard question

    The answer is in the link that @MrWilson posted above - it's well worth a read. More or less every objective measure sees AMD well ahead of Intel.
  18. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST VR Headset advice

    We get the opposite when you guys are playing with your boats on a moonless night. A low level banked turn over a dark featureless sea - with just the lights from a few boats - can cause the brain to find a horizon reference across the lights that isn't really there. Your eyes tell you that...
  19. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST VR Headset advice

    Funny but true!!! @MrWilson ! The toughest part of learning to fly is when on instruments only without visual reference. In turbulence, what you see and what you feel frequently doesn't match up and if you respond to the sensation rather than the visuals - which is what you are hard wired to do...
  20. NoddyPirate

    PCSPECIALIST VR Headset advice

    That is it 100%. In the job the added issue of externally induced motion added to the mix makes disorientation a real threat to us and something we discuss and train for continuously. Your eyes, your bottom (or kinaesthetic sense more correctly), and you inner ear are the three bits that your...
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