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AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Reviews

Greetings! The AMD Ryzen 9 3950x reviews have released. After viewing many of them my analysis is that the 3950X though quite in a league of it’s own is not powerful enough to justify the premium price. The AMD 9 3900x has 12 cores with 24 threads and is selling for the suggested retail price… Continue reading AMD Ryzen 9 3950x Reviews

Linux Mint 19.2 Install of Netgear A-7000 USB 3.0 Wireless adapter

The following outlines the procedure to install the “rtl8814au” driver for Linux Mint 19.2 The kernel recommended is 5.0 or greater. sudo apt install build-essential sudo apt install bc sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r) sudo apt install git dkms sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade git clone https://github.com/tpircher/rtl8814AU cd rtl8814au make sudo make install… Continue reading Linux Mint 19.2 Install of Netgear A-7000 USB 3.0 Wireless adapter

AMD Ryzen Gen3 Pricing

Now the pricing or at least the MSRP type pricing information is published for the AMD Ryzen Gen3 CPUs. The Ryzen 9 3900x 12 core 24 thread 3.8Ghz Base – 4.6Ghz Boost clock CPU is slated for $499 The Ryzen 7 3800x 8 core 16 thread 3.7Ghz base to 4.5Ghz Boost clock CPU is slated… Continue reading AMD Ryzen Gen3 Pricing

Install Windows 10 and lose your GRUB menu?

Try this from an ADMIN command prompt bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi Note: This is from Windows 10, and this will work with any flavor of Ubuntu and with Mint, it will not work with other distributions.

AMD releases specifications for AMD Ryzen Gen 3 CPUs

The specs are up, the release date is set at 7/7/2019. The prices are not announced yet.

So long to an old supplier

Corsair is cutting corners I have been building computer systems professionally since 1990. Before that it was merely a hobby. Through the years I came to trust certain vendors for parts more so than others. EVGA for their video cards, Antec Cases, Corsair RAM and Power supplies, Kingston RAM…. others come to mind but I… Continue reading So long to an old supplier

The Photo FINISH

Boot time variance between two high-end rigs I have two computers that I use for my primary desktops. One I built in July of 2018. The other I built in April of 2019. System 1 Intel i7 8700K 4.3Ghz CPUASUS ROG Strix Z370-E MotherboardCorsair Carbide 600Q inverse CaseCorsair H115i Pro CPU CoolerCorsair HX750i Power SupplyG.Skill… Continue reading The Photo FINISH