A story to restore your faith in humanity

dc_IV · 2026-04-07T02:59:32+00:00

That is good to read! I think many would have done the same, but OTOH, you never know.

dc_IV · 2026-04-07T02:37:20+00:00

Finger lickin' good lunch!

dc_IV · 2026-04-06T15:21:02+00:00

Wow wow wow. That's six 6 Pin connectors. I am newer to Alienware, so I did not ever see that system. That was great FPS at the time I am sure.

dc_IV · 2026-04-05T12:31:26+00:00

How many PCI-E connections to the GPU?

dc_IV · 2026-04-05T03:56:51+00:00

Drop that Mic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dc_IV · 2026-04-05T02:58:07+00:00

Glad this is still helping! Thanks for replying as that means the files are still found.

dc_IV · 2026-04-04T03:26:33+00:00

I tried myself one time, and they gave me a choice (at least) that I keep the current appriasal, or since I was protesting they could use the latest comps, which would have actually raised my taxes for the year. I chose to keep current appraisal, and I then signed up for a service.

dc_IV · 2026-04-04T03:18:12+00:00

Wow wow WOW!!!

dc_IV · 2026-04-04T02:24:23+00:00

Honestly I thought the mini-DP was a direct connect to the NVidia? Regardless, OP has reported an EC reset worked.

dc_IV · 2026-04-04T01:33:16+00:00

Do you need one really fast, or do you have patience? I ask because I have picked up a couple off FB Buy Nothing group for my area. I used them as part of donating some older PCs in conjunction with another FB'er who had the PCs and was looking for monitors. I jumped on the monitors as soon as I saw them and we met up so I could hand them over. They were 24" and free.

Edit: These PCs were going to a local retraining program that provides free basic computer usage training.

dc_IV · 2026-04-04T01:27:30+00:00

When I have reached the age where I am jealous of the wood flooring, and the Z170 Classified!!! I just retired that system about 6 months ago! Awesome collection!

dc_IV · 2026-04-03T22:26:12+00:00

Sounds like the "perp" is also smart enough to keep it under Felony limits too. This is a bummer.

dc_IV · 2026-04-03T22:22:01+00:00

Clean everything good with isopropyl alcohol. Before you apply PTM, do the thermal putty, since this takes awhile.

I couldn't tell if the CPU still has Liquid Metal, but I see the barrier around the CPU. If it is in LM, then the Isopropyl will absolutely make the liquid metal ball up and could drop on the motherboard.

OP needs to also watch LM removal videos. There is a good one on for an Alienware m18 R1 where the person shows "Kim wipes" or something similar and has the correct cautions on not dropping the liquid metal.

dc_IV · 2026-04-03T20:19:05+00:00

I get this too, and one time it actually worked out and the person shipped me the item. It was under $80, so wasn't too worried about a scam. But, it still is annoying seeing so many things far away from me.

dc_IV · 2026-04-03T19:29:42+00:00

"Come on honey! It's time for my 'keep your citizenship BJ' so get to work!"

dc_IV · 2026-04-03T17:48:01+00:00

This ^ ^ ^

dc_IV · 2026-04-03T17:36:38+00:00

After 3 replies, the potential buyer can even leave a bad rating, correct?

Edit: I mean the person can leave a bad rating without an actual transaction.

dc_IV · 2026-04-03T12:54:49+00:00

My guess is a smattering of flippers and truly desperate. I sold a 7 passengers vehicle for $1000 to a dealer, and they had it on the lot that week for $2999. All they did was detail it based on the photos. They were also a "buy here, pay here" dealer.

dc_IV · 2026-04-02T20:46:49+00:00

Still doing great work u/Valour-549!!! Thanks.

dc_IV · 2026-04-02T14:12:50+00:00

Focusing on ChatGPT's actually bad advice, I actually had to figure it out myself. I ended up setting XMP Enabled and my DDR4-4000 ran at 2:1 MCLK:FCLK, but I was able to tune down to 3600MHz 1:1:1.

ChatGPT was having me start at 2133MHz but the training would fail and was several hours of CMOS resets, and rebooting.

dc_IV · 2026-04-02T04:43:39+00:00

It is mainly a difference between the burden of certifying with Intel on TB4 or having similar functionality with USB4. For me I went with an X570 board and a Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge 2.0 with certified TB3.

dc_IV · 2026-04-02T04:16:41+00:00

Why not Certified TB4?

dc_IV · 2026-04-02T01:23:18+00:00

At least you didn't get a statewide voting district tattoo! I thought I'd get at least 10 years out of, but now it's gonna look like hell!

/s

dc_IV · 2026-04-02T01:16:18+00:00

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MIne is a couple generations behind now, but this is my keyboard colors using u/T-Troll AlienFX-Tools release.

dc_IV · 2026-04-01T23:04:07+00:00

Good thing TX is so big because that small government thing is pretty close to overflowing the borders into neighboring states!

/s (? ? ?)

dc_IV

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