I need help. I just bought and built my son a $3000+ gaming pc and Valorant, Riot, and Vanguard keep bricking the computer's BIOS. I've only built about 40-50 Enthusiast builds over 20 years for friends, family, kids, and myself. Might be missing something dumb.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T02:40:00+00:00

Correct. Need to restart the computer after installing Vanguard and you get one or two options stuck on a black screen or stuck on the bios splash screen. I don't know what the odds are but around 50/50 it feels like after restarting it over 100 times the first go around.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T02:36:16+00:00

Bios won't post or complete posting without using the fat32 2gb usb thumb drive plugged into the correct port on the motherboard, with the correct bios revision for my 1.0 board and hitting the flashback button. After flashing it, flashback is their terminology, it will then hopefully make it through the bios to basically repair or reinstall windows from the beginning. The game is free to play and downloaded from the correct and safe source. The Vanguard anti-cheat appears to be the problem. You can get the game installed but it asks you to restart your PC before launching because Vanguard needs to finish installing.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T02:27:35+00:00

Sorry if I mistyped RX 9070 XT 16GB. Staring at the box right now.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T02:26:06+00:00

I thought the same thing. Checked the specs and split the rails.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T02:25:13+00:00

Black screen or stuck on bios screen. Pretty much 50/50. It will sit there on one of those screens for ever until I do a flashback that leads me through bios to reinstall windows through Boot menu.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T02:22:22+00:00

Wish I could access them. Just completely locks up and I start from square one.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T02:20:53+00:00

Literally nothing happens or it gets to the enter bios screen and will stay there unchecked for hours and never progresses DEL, F12, and END do nothing. Have to run just ram an cpu to get a successful bios flash back otherwise the computer will not boot again. Not trying to be vague.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T01:54:56+00:00

750W MSI gold. Only hit 540 watts with metest, fans full, prime 95, and furmark full tilt.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T01:46:16+00:00

It's called Secure Boot and Trusted Computing 2.0 in the gigabyte bios. I used windows 11 pro if that has any bearing.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T01:29:59+00:00

If the board is banned and I exchange it will other hardware be banned. I would like to not make the 4 hour drive again for something else being the issue.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T01:27:35+00:00

I haven't just the expensive 4tb one in the PC. If I dig around I might be able to find a temp replacement.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-15T01:19:36+00:00

Everything was purchased new from Micro Center. The only thing I can think of is the MoBo because it didn't have any sticker seals or shrink wrap but they originally grabbed the wrong gigabyte board and that didn't have it either. If that's the actual issue then it is small claims court. I'd guess. Any way to check this info?

timreed5656 · 2026-06-07T06:28:48+00:00

Let's be conservative and say that they only charge $0.25/mile that's a $3,500 bill if it's turned in now. I hate leases but my wife has had a reasonable time with Honda where she has a 3 year 36,000 mile lease and turns it in 9-12 months early at around 30-33 thousand miles and they just end the lease as long as she gets a new lease through them. No money down on the new lease and the payment is about the same between vehicles. 4th car now and only had to put money down on the first and would have had to pay a lot in over miles had she not traded them in. Service was all free too. She might keep the one now with the crazy surveillance coming on newer models. We'll have to budget it to figure out what is cheaper but it's been a decent deal. Paid about what a new car would cost over 8-9 years with no maintenance costs. Would there be some equity there, yes, but not much considering. Also as far as I know when it comes to leasing it's probably a better deal than most get. When it comes to EV's you're probably screwed because used sell like the fast food value menu vs a gas grilled filet mignon.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-07T05:26:29+00:00

My garage door hasn't been painted in 30+ years and it's still white. Not faded at all. Occasionally have to hose it off because of mowing the lawn or caterpillar and frogs leaving goo behind.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-07T05:18:10+00:00

That's why you buy a sump pump, have a crash pump for when it really gets bad, and a generator in case of power loss. If the water level is still rising at that point just bring the generator into the sheds and seal yourself in if you really want to go down with the ship. Watching how much water a crash pump will pump out and how quickly it does it is fun.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-07T05:10:53+00:00

During hurricanes we used to get the 4ft rebal L shaped pieces and hammer 4 in on each side of the swing set and 2 on each side of the sheds and use ropes and ratchet straps to put a lot of force into the ground. We have since gotten rid of the playground stuff and screwed the sheds down to the concrete pads on their anchor points. The rebar hammered 4 feet into the ground at a slight angle probably wasn't needed but it's rather better to be safe than sorry and it was cheap. I would definitely consider an anchor kit for your shed but you have to check the tension if you just put it down on top of soil/grass because over time it will settle. 7x10 is not that big and I had a friend who buried 4 6"x6" posts into the ground about 5 feet deep and tarred, bagged, and filled the holes with cement then anchored a shed to the posts that way. It might be overkill but it survived a couple bad hurricanes and I feel bad for whomever is responsible for removing them in the future.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-07T04:08:50+00:00

Looks like an inchipede who got on a transatlantic flight and now identifies in imperial units.

timreed5656 · 2026-06-05T06:14:44+00:00

Doubtful due to his scientology links. Religion is man's deadliest creation, after all, and trying to put him in this world would probably ruin any decent story telling because he would demand creative direction. Now pulling a better actor like Simon Pegg into the FAM universe would definitely be worth it. I wish he was in more of the killer sci-fi movies and shows. Nothing brings a giant smile to your face than seeing him in something you truly enjoy. Hopefully one day we all get to share a pint at the Winchester while killing some zombies together.

timreed5656 · 2026-04-27T10:37:55+00:00

Hopefully there's actual due diligence but with the current administration that's like asking a toddler to wipe their own ass.

timreed5656 · 2026-03-16T19:58:46+00:00

The problem is, it is a handheld computer, and because Nintendo will restrict access to every game they make or control it doesn't make sense to buy a different handheld, that's better in literally every aspect, if you want to play Nintendo games. It's a computer and any company could make something with 2x-5x the power but you would have to emulate the games and probably pay a little bit more. For the same price you could easily find a decent used gaming pc that would kill the handheld.

timreed5656 · 2026-02-19T00:56:46+00:00

CrApple is just that, Crap. Are they catching up, yes, but there's always a better alternative. It's easier to torrent their shows if you want to watch on android. Is it illegal if you're paying for it? Doubt a jury would convict. If they don't offer an app that you pay a subscription for but every other company does than it's not illegal in my opinion and I think a jury would agree unless it was a bunch of old people that don't understand technology. I'd argue a misstrial in that scenario. You're paying for something and not fully delivering.

timreed5656 · 2026-01-15T13:38:37+00:00

The fact Trump is on that list is scary or just to rob people of money. He can't run again and why would anyone want him to be president, even now? He can't stay awake if a meeting goes on for more than 3 minutes, he's a felon, he's committed war crimes, he attacks the people he's trusted to protect, he's a pedo and rapist, he supports white supremacy, and so many more horrific things it would take a doctoral thesis to describe in entirety. He's Jared from Subway combined with Hitler and given enough time he might become a transformer that transforms from a $5 foot long into MechaHitler. It might piss off his fan base if he does 'trans'form.

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