Category Archives: Computing

Proposed Ryzen 2 launch release date, now known

Posted on 03-16-2018 by Benie

Time continues to tick away into the future, and we now know a possible release date of the Zen+ (or Ryzen 2) architecture: April 19th, 2018. That really sucks. I was hoping for a much earlier release date (instead of … Continue reading →

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“Dude, don’t go for Ryzen! Get you an i5! It’ll fit your budget.”

Posted on 02-25-2018 by Benie

Boy, do I have a lot to say to you guys. However, I want to apologize in advance if my words in this post, seem ‘fragmented’ to you. I’m going by memory (that I don’t remember everything word-by-word that was … Continue reading →

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Ryzen 5 thoughts (1600 -VS- 1600x.. -VS- 2600)

Posted on 02-16-2018 by Benie

Sometimes it feels like April is going to take forever to get here, as that’s the proposed month the new ‘Ryzen 2’ (or ‘Zen+’) lineup launches. Since I saw a video going over the Engineering Sample of the new chips, … Continue reading →

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‘Cryptojacking’, a ‘new’ issue affecting gamers

Posted on 02-03-2018 by Benie

Ah, Cryptocurrency. Though Bitcoin isn’t to blame for the skyhigh prices of graphics cards (you can blame Ethereum for that), there is another threat to gamers. And just like these two vulnerabilities affecting CPUs, this is also something that can … Continue reading →

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Why 2018 is not a good year to upgrade your computer

Posted on 01-26-2018 by Benie

From mining Bitcoin, driving up the price of graphics cards as much as 200% higher than last year, and RAM also being expensive (and companies are now being looked into for ‘price fixing’).. There’s another threat that affects PC’s (and … Continue reading →

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Looking less and less likely that I’ll have new hardware by early next year

Posted on 10-16-2017 by Benie

Lots to talk about here. First off, is the feeling that by the time I’ll have enough for the hardware, would possibly be by March of next year. $100 here (and that’s just bills), $100 there (for a replacement secondary … Continue reading →

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R.I.P Secondary Monitor – 20??-2017 (but I bought a replacement)

Posted on 10-06-2017 by Benie

Monitor: “HEY! Heard you’re saving money for PC parts? Welp..TOO BAD! Now you have to buy a replacement me! :D” TV: “I’m so sorry for your loss, user. But I can work as a temporary secondary monitor for you ’till … Continue reading →

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The Pros (and Cons) of Windows 10 Home (so far)

Posted on 09-22-2017 by Benie

I’ve been trying to play around with Windows 10 Home for a few hours now, though most of that time was trying to get my secondary monitor to turn itself on (as not even updating the drivers were working). I … Continue reading →

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Oh the headaches you’ll have (of installing Windows 10)!

Posted on 09-21-2017 by Benie

So hey guys, I finally manned up and upgraded to Windows 10 after over two years of delaying it. I’m using Windows 10 Pro(instead of Home). However, there’s a high chance I’ll have to go back to 7 (and it … Continue reading →

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Delaying the inevitable (Windows 10) some more…

Posted on 09-19-2017 by Benie

Going by the title, yep I’m still with 7. Though, last night I got done writing a step by step guide (to myself) of how to go about grabbing the update (using this video who’s using the assistive technologies download). … Continue reading →

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