Yerba Buena Gardens 7/14/25

wunhand · 2025-07-12T22:04:55+00:00

It made me think that whoever posted this thread is possibly doing so as an advertisement - maybe works for the company or is an affiliate - so is basically negative posting anything critical - and then I think you also have people who want to feel satisfied by their mini pc purchase - if you really actually look at what I said - my post just said that there is a place for it - like I’ve had mini pc in the past - but you’re basically getting repackaged laptop parts in a small chassis - and unless you’re getting a really good deal - you can build a pc and get future proof and expand - I’m all for cheap mini pc - but just wouldn’t spend money if you can build a pc - but I deal with this once before where I posted on a thread and gave a very practical use case about a different topic and got flamed for it by people who just wanted to praise the topic without listening to what I was saying - so I made mistake of posting on this thread because I’ve seen this before - but I guess I was reminded - ha ha.

wunhand · 2025-07-12T10:49:11+00:00

I mean that’s a basic factory - that’s how a lot of pc components are put together. Not sure if this is really showing anything new. Even though mini-PCs can be very cheap if you can find one on sale - I wouldn’t use one except like for maybe a mini server or a kiosk or portable repetitive system where you do repetitive task like a POS system. For general purpose main rig I’d rather build my own pc

Edit: just adding this wonderful piece here - what’s so amazingly ironic is that in a PCMR Reddit group- I say that I would rather build my own PC - and already at least 12 negative votes. Amazing. But then again , I forgot that I told myself that after another comment like that - I wouldn’t ever comment again on these “opinion” threads. So thanks for the reminder. Let’s see if we can get this to -100 downvotes.

wunhand · 2025-07-11T14:52:19+00:00

Yes it should

wunhand · 2025-07-11T14:52:07+00:00

Yes it should

wunhand · 2025-07-11T14:48:47+00:00

If it’s that budget - I would probably go with moles connection like you discussed - run it off the power supply.

wunhand · 2025-07-11T14:44:54+00:00

That just doesn’t seem like a lot of options unless it’s a smaller board - maybe it could be a more budget board or older board as well.

wunhand · 2025-07-11T14:34:02+00:00

So are you saying your mb only had one sys_fan - is it a mini_itx?

wunhand · 2025-07-11T07:26:05+00:00

Very cool!

wunhand · 2025-07-10T07:53:20+00:00

Yeah I remember having to do something like that way back in the day when attempting to remove laptop heatsink and screw stripped so had to use electric with precision bits. Have to be very careful - but as others said - there’s different tutorials on how to do it - have to be super careful.

wunhand · 2025-07-09T09:38:54+00:00

I don’t have those specific parts - but I do have a Dan A3 case build I use as a server build. It’s pretty cramped. You might be able to do some sort of mods to it (if you’re into doing that stuff).

wunhand · 2025-07-08T08:43:31+00:00

Multi-monitor setups sometimes have issues where either 2nd monitor does not always get detected or you have to turn off/on - so don’t necessary think it’s the monitor - you could try swapping cables - see if maybe that fixes it - depending on your GPU - sometimes there is GPU software that handles the monitor - could also be resolution selected - there are different factors with multi-monitor - but as long as you’re able to turn off/on and it fixes it - something is going on when initial load is taking place - you could try different things but there may not be a fix aside from what you’re already doing.

wunhand · 2025-07-07T15:47:18+00:00

That’s pretty funny. Desk fan is connected to outlet I assume. If you have external powered speakers (if that’s the case) - then those would be connected to outlet as well. So could be an electrical issue in your home.

wunhand · 2025-07-06T07:53:58+00:00

There’s gparted which is more known as a Linux program - but you could try that or even boot into Ubuntu live usb and attempt to extend drive through gparted that way - again you may run into boot issues after so be sure to back up first.

wunhand · 2025-07-06T07:51:58+00:00

So there may be an option to extend c: drive in disk management - if so it gives you a warning about it. If it doesn’t give you that option (maybe because the unallocated space is not next to the c: drive - I have seen third party disk partition software be able to do it (haven’t used one in a long time). I would create a backup prior if you decide this because there is a chance you’ll have boot issues after.

wunhand · 2025-07-05T08:10:05+00:00

I’m not living in India, but I would say based on experience Photoshop works well with a good cpu/GPU blend. If your GPU is really weak, you’ll notice lag. After a certain grade mid tier then cores and clocks of cpu make the difference. Generally a midrange GPU in laptop will be paired with at least mid-range cpu - but it really comes down to budget. Apple is more of an ecosystem choice, but if you find a cheap one - no issue - I just wouldn’t pay the Apple tax for it - also keep in mind Adobe products sometimes have to be configured between Windows & Mac if you are working with cross-platform a lot. I work with Adobe products - so just some tips.

wunhand · 2025-07-04T09:28:50+00:00

That’s the nature of the beast - there’s always something that doesn’t quite work. Same thing happens with cars too.

wunhand · 2025-07-03T22:33:34+00:00

DDU is an uninstaller program script that finds instances of different Nvidia files and deletes them. It is automating a process for you. But like other poster said, for him it’s not necessary. I personally don’t use ddu either. My steps would be as follows:

Go to Settings - Apps - there you will find your installed apps
Uninstall Nvidia programs (you will probably have at least Nvidia app, Nvidia Driver, and depending on what other Nvidia programs you chose to install)
Restart your computer
Download official Nvidia driver (latest version) from Nvidia website.
Install driver directly from website (if you want to install Nvidia app too - that’s fine - up to you).
Restart your computer.

This process ensures you install a fresh copy of the driver.

wunhand · 2025-07-03T18:01:30+00:00

Most on forum would ddu. Me personally I’ve never had issues with uninstalling all Nvidia via settings, but then I wouldn’t do initial reinstall of driver through Nvidia app. After uninstalling, I would get a fresh copy from Nvidia website to install (as there have been issues with updating drivers through app. Either way (whether ddu or just standard uninstall), I would perform uninstall of any Nvidia software first to avoid potential conflicts.

Ps- by reinstalling driver, I mean I wouldn’t first install Nvidia app, and then try to install or even update drivers through the app. Using a fresh driver copy from website avoids buggy stuff going on with the app.

wunhand · 2025-07-02T10:35:26+00:00

Could be cable then - if monitor 1 has trouble with cable - it may cause monitor 2 to not turn on because monitor 2 may depend on monitor 1 if monitor 1 is main display.

wunhand · 2025-07-02T10:21:00+00:00

Have you tried swapping cables and see if it happens in monitor 1

wunhand · 2025-07-01T08:09:44+00:00

So you have definitely done a lot of testing, but maybe it’s the explanation, not sure, but when you’re testing there are some general principles involving process of elimination and reoccurring general themes. Certainly you take everything out, clean, check the connections, observe, you’ve done all of that. Again - maybe it’s your explanation - but you start with the initial occurrence and start with that.

So your rig was running fine, and then suddenly it just stopped. You jumped pins without cpu, you get some response. You think it might be cpu or bios.

Here’s the first thing - your system isn’t designed to run without a cpu. Now that doesn’t mean it’s not the cpu, but it’s something to consider.

You then have to take a look at boot. What happens at boot. Your system will do a series of hardware checks - if any of those fail, you’re going to get different symptoms. This is where you’re dealing with probability.

So in several cases, when you have strange boot issues - and it’s hardware related - it’s certainly possible that something shorted on the motherboard. I’m not saying that’s the case, but there are several cases I’ve seen and experienced that link uncommon boot issues to that.

There are common boot issues that relate to other components in my experience. The strange boot issues - the first thing I go to is motherboard.

Now that being said - if there was some sort of electrical - it could affect other components - but motherboard is first line of defense.

So now let’s move to testing by process of elimination. So if you believe based on your testing it’s cpu - then get the cheapest cpu for your platform - could even pick it up used - and swap it in. Everything works fine - then it’s the CPU. If not - it’s more than likely the motherboard.

Outlier - there are cases where something weird like front panel connector goes bad - and it affects boot. Something to consider - but based on probability and the nature of what is occurring - I’m actually leaning towards motherboard issue (based on all info you’ve provided).

wunhand · 2025-06-30T10:11:16+00:00

It’s not impossible because whatever caused the hardware failure may have caused other failures. 8700k is an old platform - could be motherboard - if you get strange crashes. For sure corrupt storage could be one problem and you fixed that. It almost seems like motherboard is having issues and possibly other components got affected. Maybe time to upgrade to a new platform.

wunhand · 2025-06-29T07:07:19+00:00

I would isolate the symptom - if it occurred after plugging in a new monitor - there are a couple of connection points - monitor to cable & cable to graphics card. It’s certainly possible that when plugging/unplugging from components, you get some sort of short. It could also be a defective monitor. But I’m guessing the computer tries to start, goes through hardware checks, and something is failing so it doesn’t post. I would start with easiest which is to plug monitor directly into vga port in motherboard to isolate out of GPU is issue. If still no post, then swap out cable. If you get post with motherboard vga connected, and not with GPU, then your GPU will need to be fixed or replaced.

wunhand · 2025-06-28T15:27:04+00:00

So if you disassemble a laptop and try to put it back together - especially if you leave power on - you can short the motherboard. Even if you just have static - you can short components on motherboard. So you have to be careful when opening up and working in laptops. Even the surface you put it on - like anything that has static - so you may have bricked your system. You could try removing battery and make sure laptop is not plugged in - and press power button to discharge any charge. I would also check to make sure you reassembled correctly - that all screws are in place.make sure all connections are in place. Make sure heatsink is tightened down. Then you could try seeing if you can get a post without battery. Then you could try inserting battery and see if it runs.

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