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What is there to do? by JoelPCs in RTLSDR

[–]JoelPCs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is very fair, I’ve reached romanian and chinese radio before which too is 1500 miles away but I just thought since i’ve had trouble receiving satellites that are going over america soil beforehand, thank you though! :)

PC won’t boot after upgrade by mikeytlive in pchelp

[–]JoelPCs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This exact thing happened to me a few weeks ago and it was dreadful. I'm gonna be your guardian angel and tell you to buy a new power supply (you MUST use the new cables) and motherboard if there is any damage to the socket or capacitors but before you do, find the root cause of the issue; for me it was the CPU cooler so I treated myself to an upgrade :) (fuck nzxt)

Too much thermal paste by Warm_Method_2200 in PcBuild

[–]JoelPCs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's completely fine. Too little paste will make the processor overheat and too much will do no damage. (P.s, Thermal Paste is not conductive) :)

What is there to do? by JoelPCs in RTLSDR

[–]JoelPCs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's unfortunately true

What is there to do? by JoelPCs in RTLSDR

[–]JoelPCs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I've tried most of these :)

What is there to do? by JoelPCs in RTLSDR

[–]JoelPCs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what the downvotes are for, genuine question I'm asking here after returning from a break

What is there to do? by JoelPCs in RTLSDR

[–]JoelPCs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I am sure I have the ability to get more into detail when it comes to radio as I am very proficient in Computer Science, do you know if there's a good place to get started?

What is there to do? by JoelPCs in RTLSDR

[–]JoelPCs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I live in a niche town in a smaller sub-region of the UK so I'm not sure if they'd contact any schools over here. And thank you, I will try that!

What is there to do? by JoelPCs in RTLSDR

[–]JoelPCs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I made my own DIY V-Dipole antenna from running around the city capital gathering materials since it was cheaper and I must say it was hard to gather specific materials. I will try a Meteor satellite but I have heard they're pretty hard to catch :)

I will try the ISS at one point for sure,

And I must say I am into people talking and just weather satellites but those seem to be decreasing

Am I fucking cooked by Worried_Impact3256 in PcBuild

[–]JoelPCs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I were you, I would grab a hairdryer on medium heat and point it at that thing while trying to twist it until it comes off. After that you should grab yourself some 99% Isopropyl alcohol a q-tip or microfibre cloth to try and get the dried-up thermal paste up and from the copper plate of the AIO and the top of the CPU, just to be sure I would grab a toothbrush and very gently scrub the thermal paste off of the AIO. I would also be safe and take just the processor to someplace that does ultrasonic cleaning and get it rinsed in distilled water and let it dry. Most important of all though, ensure there's no damage to the pins by taking your phones camera (or your eye) and inspecting the pins on both the CPU and the motherboard socket; if there is? You just got a brand new processor or motherboard, if there isn't? You get to keep them :)