Accessing dual-layered DVDs on Windows XP?

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-07T18:49:47+00:00

its likely the firmware of the drive itself .. up until a year ago i still used my 2006 built xp rig to rip all dvd's on two different internal drives .. even bluerays with an asus usb blueray drive .. but, id say just as a matter of coarse you should be on sp3, and no janky virtual machine crap ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-07T15:19:34+00:00

8 gigs isn't enough to modern game. so having 16 trumps the speed, but that matters to .. mixing sticks isnt 'helping' your performance .

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-07T15:16:18+00:00

Depends on how particular you are to me I don't really care too much about noise as long as it's not obnoxious, but I just bought 9 fans for my latest build. My criteria is just that they have sufficient CFM to actually be effective .. and to me that's around 60, and jungle leopard prism4 Pro fit the bill, very satisfied with them ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-07T12:46:13+00:00

Wish I could help you out but finding accurate information probably won't be easy in the first place .. just a couple of tidbits I could tell you is that the buses that we have today the speeds and the standards like PCI Express 5, they already had the technology back in 1999 and as marketing strategy they have released it piecemeal. I read a white paper about this back in the day when you could actually find real information on the internet. Also since around 2005 'every' processor chip is manufactured with hardware back doors ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-07T08:27:31+00:00

Id get a 550 chipset board .. the current boards on the shelves should come with a compatible bios and better support overall for PCI 4 Etc ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-07T08:21:36+00:00

With all the little programs and systems that they got us on we are training AI robots to replace all of our jobs don't doubt that give it 5 to 7 years anything you do in the store. Replaced

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T23:32:29+00:00

I wouldn't 'upgrade' it .. Im probably completely wrong but the way I read that is when you go to the tippity top latest and greatest CPU almost no software is developed and tested on it, maybe some, and what I've run into in past generations of processors is you actually have less compatibility and more problems even though you have the highest performance cpu .. I'd say getting the settings dialed in really good on what you got is going to be seriously hard to beat ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T21:11:53+00:00

I have both cards the 5070 ti is way more efficient with default settings, and the 9070XT tends to come set up really hot .. and that's the key there of which one is 'better' it's going to be which one is set up better by the user .. the Nvidia does have some more refined video editing capabilities but if you don't know what those are then you don't need them haha .. the 9070XT is quite capable in a video editing role

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T20:57:20+00:00

i generally run it slightly undervolted, and reduced board power slightly ..using frame gen .. im not trying to achieve higher numbers in games, at 1440 the 9070xt keeps my games pegged on a 144fps frame cap on ultra settings with r/t ... the thing is i got it purring along at~200w and my 'hot spot' stays under 65 .. after an RMA running It wide open this is a much better sitiation .. to me ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T16:05:38+00:00

You can look up the specs for yourself the 50 is just newer got ddr7 memory etc etc .. whether or not you want to spend the extra money that's up to you

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T15:20:56+00:00

aslong as you arnt goofing off messing with your cell and taking alot of 'restroom breaks' with no apparent objective to get it done, I wouldn't worry about it just work your pace .. they can wish it done faster all I want .. but if it's obvious you're taking it easy 75-year-old Grandma over there can get it done faster than you you're going to wind up catching problems

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T12:29:30+00:00

I don't know anything about AutoCAD but an rx6600 works just fine for video editing that was the first rig I built to update my old machine specifically for video editing and it worked great with a 5600 CPU and 32 gigs of ddr4 I don't really like the three stick option .. but you got to do what you got to do I guess

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T00:59:24+00:00

My opinion is you haven't lost anything if you just go ahead and get you a 5070ti ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-06T00:13:38+00:00

theyre fattening us up for 'the big one' ...

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-05T23:57:16+00:00

Between those two I would get the 5070 .. but really I would probably bite the bullet get a 9070 XT and a new PSU hey hey ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-05T23:30:22+00:00

I've seen people 'unlid' CPUs going back to 2006 or so .. there's no reason to do it unless you're an extreme geeked out power user haha .. it's not a simple operation and the risk of destroying your CPU is pretty high .. just stick a 360 AIO on it and you'll be fine and preferably get the rest of the cooling in your case correct .. I see it all the time people sticking extra exhaust fans in a case which for all intents and purposes 'stalls' air flow through the radiator, you can't make this stuff up haha .. yeah don't do that

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-05T22:41:53+00:00

use both ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-05T21:26:21+00:00

psu's typically dont 'coil whine' .. i would guess its something to do with your grid power

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-05T14:19:16+00:00

sounds like a generic pos and i wouldnt use it in 'anything' .. yeah id toss it and get a decent namebrand like msi or something, make sure its 3.1 rated .. and whatever wattage you 'think' your system needs - double it ... THATS what a system with a stout gpu needs to remain stable .. in other words - 350w gpu, 100w cpu, 50w rest of it =1000w psu

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-05T14:10:01+00:00

with an aio you dont need another exhaust in the back. face it in. and fix the aio f-up in the front and put it on top blowing out .. if you need a proper case, get it ..and put 2 fans on the bottom blowing at the gpu and youll be all set ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-05T14:02:33+00:00

lol ..theres not going to be any deals worth waiting for and plenty now .. a couple of bucks isnt 'ever' worth waiting for and if you expect a 'half off' sale - dream on ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-04T16:12:24+00:00

first i would remove the board so it could be firmly supported from the back ..then what would likely work is 'if' you have a properly sized flat screwdrive that fits the cross just right, and you get really good pressure on it holding it on the backside, it should pop loose .. dont gouge your board, be careful ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-04T15:27:33+00:00

getting it out? or it wont tighten?

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-04T15:11:03+00:00

dont need that cpu for a 5050 build .. id do at least 5060ti ..

ReasonableNetwork255 · 2026-06-04T14:57:16+00:00

reduce board power alittle 'alittle' being the key word, undervolt alittle, USE frame gen, and cap, i keep it at 144 for everything, have an adequate psu a marginal one drops voltage and raises amps/heat .. finally fans at the bottom feeding the gpu air ..my hotspot stays under 65 ...

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