►TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:17 How do I upgrade from 2 memory sticks to 4? 6:27 Do you need to reinstall graphics drivers after a GPU swap/upgrade? 8:57 I changed my NVIDIA dynamic range color settings to “full” vs “limited”, why do things look weird now? 12:01 Would a 2D/3D modeling/rendering PC have the same demands as a video editing PC? 14:03 Is there a cost effective means to stream a gaming PC to a TV in another room? 17:58 Do you get a lot of friend requests after showing gameplay in a video or live stream? 19:26 I need help getting Ryzen to work with Linux 20:46 Headphone users rejoice - but don’t use the front panel audio jacks
Hey paul love the channel...really helped me build my own gaming rig :)..... to help people find ram timing it might be worth mentioning the program cpuz that how i found my exact timing got the same 16gb kit and it worked straight away
@@MAJIN_LOL You are on all the drugs if you think he will both find this amongst the 100's of 1,000's of comments, and take time out of his life to manually email you about a problem you didn't even bother to explain in even one word.
19:26 - I would be surprised if he could find a processor that didn't work with Linux. All Ryzen processors work fine with Linux. For hardcore Linux users, they have some caveats, but these issues are being ironed out with rapid development to the core Linux Kernal.
Hey Paul - I just wanted to take minute to say thank you. It had been 20 years since I attempted to put together a PC, but after finding your page and watching several videos I decided to give it another shot. I followed your videos first in purchasing all of the hardware, assembling the system and then installing the OS and optimizing the software. By far the fastest, and most economical PC I have ever owned. To top it all off, there is something really rewarding in being able to do something slightly outside your comfort zone as well. In the end, everyone should take comfort in knowing Paul's process and instructions work. If I can do it, anyone can. The videos are excellent. Very much appreciate the time and effort and production you apply to your channel.
For the Linux question: The fast and easy answer is: any distro that's released a version in the last 3 years will almost assuredly support Ryzen. Ubuntu, since it was mentioned, even as far back as 16.04 (the oldest version I see in any meaningful frequency these days) will support it. The longer answer is sometime around kernel version 4.10 is when there's decent enough support for most functions/features you'd want. After that, there have been some extra things like patches for temperature monitoring, some optimizations/security fixes, etc. Zen 2 support came later, but really most popular distros should have no issue at this point. For example, I've run debian, Ubuntu, and arch on zen 2 without issues at all.
I can confirm this. I'm using Kubuntu 20.04 with a Ryzen 5 1600 and it works out of the box. A good source of information or place to ask questions on gaming on linux is r/linux_gaming.
I have a ryzen 3 2200g (with vega 8) and ubuntu 19.10 works as it should (dual boot). I have heard though nvidia dedicated gpu's are a pain to set up because of driver support. Amd though is easy and i have heard people say its better because amd themselves have worked on the drivers. Windows 7 i think is NOT supported by new cpu's. Especially ryzen.
Also wanting to add that this support is at the *kernel* level, not the *distro* level - I'm running a 3600X using Manjaro (which is a derivative of Arch Linux, which I do not recommend trying until you get a bit more Linux experience under your belt because... sometimes things can break) and literally everything worked right out of the box. You will be able to run Ubuntu Studio with zero issues at all using any generation of Ryzen currently available. As far as supporting "older" CPUs - as long as the CPU supports the AMD64/x86_64 CPU instruction set extension (in other words, 64-bit CPUs, which if I'm not mistaken support goes all the way back to the Pentium 4 days), it will run any recent Linux kernel.
Thanks so much for answering my question! This was my first probe, and I wasn't expecting it to go so deep. I really appreciate you getting into the details. I'll absolutely take your advice into consideration when I decide to pull the trigger on a new RAM kit
i have 4 ram slots on my msi b250 board , shud i go in 4x8gb or 2x16gb configuration .. i olready have corsair vengeance lpx 2x8gb. all i need is 32gb ram only to work wd my i7 7700 and gtx 1060 6gb
I've been building my own systems for a long time now, and I can honestly say that I've just learned something watching this video. I recently bought a new setup as my old computer tanked completely. Old computer was DDR3, so this was my first experience delving into DDR4 from a build standpoint. For the new build, I bought a kit of 2x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V 3600 CL16-19-19-39. Went back a couple weeks later for a new video card and decided to double the RAM since that same kit was still available and on sale. Now, I'm running into timing issues with the RAM. I can get the system stable at 3200 with appropriate timings. 3600 forces the CMOS to revert, and anything between causes stability issues. I should note that this isn't running it through the XMP profiles available, as they don't work. There's other preloaded memory configurations available that I use instead. I've checked the compatibility list for my motherboard as well (MSI X570-A Pro), and noted that the specific kit SKU isn't on the list, though it is very close to other compatible kit SKUs for G.SKILL. I was writing it off as a compatibility issue between the motherboard and the RAM, but after watching this, I'm wondering if it's because of using two dual kits, even though they are the exact same SKU. I hadn't done the XMP prior to adding the additional RAM, so I might test that out when I get home later to see if two sticks will run stable at their rated clock and timing.
@@pranaysaini6418 No, it did not. However, yesterday I got around to upgrading my processor from a 2700x to a 5600x. Which, of course, required a BIOS update on my x570 board (I did a BIOS update when I built this system, as well). After swapping in the hardware and booting up, I went to configure the CMOS. On a lark, I tried the XMP settings. Lo and behold, both profiles were matching and at the correct timings for those kits (they weren't, previously). Just activated the XMP, and have had no issues whatsoever. I am fairly certain since I had updated the BIOS when I had gotten the motherboard, that the BIOS update wasn't the corrective action. I believe it was an incompatibility with the memory controller either within that generation of Ryzen, that particular series or lot of R7s, or maybe just the MC within my particular CPU was crap. Either way, problem resolved.
Amazing how the little tricks and sources fly by in the stream of knowledge. Saving entire link to vid. as to re-watch for the not currently usable knowledge. Amazing Paul, ty so much!
THANK YOU for answering the RAM question. I couldnt find a straight and direct answer anywhere else ( building first PC) learning as I build upon so far on: Asus P8Z68 Gen3 - i7 2600K - AIO CoolerMaster - EVGA GTX 960 4GB - & now I know 100% when next buying RAM Corsair 4x8GB Package instead of 2x8GB now/2x8GB later because I rather not do that whole BIOS adjustment thing you mentioned. Safe to say buying 4-Pack guarantees a SMOOTH operation out the box & not stressing if adding more same RAM after is infact doing same/worse then just buying all at once
Always feel like the content creators I watch all have this same type of outer view personality of being unbiased and very literate in their field as well as entertaining. -Nicks Strength and Power for bodybuilding/fitness world -Grapplr, a twitch streamer for LOR -binging with babish for cooking -Paul’s Hardware for pc building I watch a lot more content creator as well for on building and video games and fitness but these 4 are always the ones I can’t miss a video of. Keep up the great content Paul!
For streaming PC to remote TV: Depends what 'smart' features the TV has. Can use a wireless-display feature (different terms depending on brand) to clone/extend PC's desktop & games etc for no extra money at all, just make sure TV is connected to same network as PC (Ethernet or WiFi, either should work). If you want to control the PC from the TV-room, there are apps for that. Streaming media to a Smart TV can usually be done by the TV's media sharing app, again for free. Another option is a thunderbolt cable run between the rooms and a hub on the TV-room end for connecting peripherals, can even connect the TV to that for a single-cable solution. (LTT's Linus does this in his house so they don't hear their PC cooling noises etc while they work). IDK how much that solution costs, but a single cable for screen and peripherals is likely easier than a cable for each. Price will depend on the length of the cable-run, naturally. I have a 30-metre HDMI cable I used to use for connecting a projector over a drop-ceiling; it was cheap and worked fantastic for my use-case. I could even set an Android phone/tablet as a WiFi touch-pad/keyboard to control the PC source. Great for streaming movies, though I never tried to 'game' with such a setup! Hope my rambling is helpful to someone :)
Paul, Paul.. The Steam from PC-to-PC is called "In Home Streaming" The Steam to a Steamlink or to a device using the Steamlink APP is Steamlink. Steamlink is (im not sure how people dont understand this) also a fully featured Remote client. Just click the corner "Exit Big Picture Mode" and BOOM, you're staring at your desktop. You can play ANY games via Steamlink that way. You exit Big Picture, and then just use your mouse and keyboard (plugged into your Steamlink (device or the device running the App) and open up your other game. Works fine. You can even use it to do real work, watch movies, whatever. Its a full up remote desktop experience. The best way to do it, IMO, is an nVidia Shield TV, since itll actually support 4k. The Steamlink Hardware (discontinued) doesn't (only 1080p). The app on Android or iOS (or Raspbian, you can use a Raspberry Pi to make a Steamlink this way) has to support 4k/60 if you want it to work, which the shield does. iOS and Android devices that aren't Android TV (of which the Shield TV is by FAR the best) would have to have some way to output to your TV, of course, and generally only work over wireless.. and the AndroidTV/ShieldTV has Ethernet, which is a lot more stable. And if your PC hardware wont hack 4k... the ShieldTVs AI upscaling is actually quite good and can be applied to games. The ShieldTV also lets you stream your PC (full remote capability) with the nVidia In Home Streaming option if you have an nVidia GPU.
I want more probing Paul. I love all the help from you and Kyle when you guys answer questions on the live show. Thank you for all your help getting me back into building my gaming computer and server.
I don't have a question, just some kind words. Happy silver anniversary on your probing. May your marriage see a silver as well! Best to the family and pat them pups for me.
Great show Paul, would definitely watch more frequent Probing Paul. Weekly, answer 2 or 3 questions and/or high light something interesting. You definitely gave me the information and confidence to build my first and then second gaming PC in the past year. Thanks for the help!
More Probing? Yes please. Seriously though, I really enjoy people asking questions that I sometimes don't really think about OR times when I've had the question before and couldn't find a straight forward answer. Since I'm here... are there any other games that you and your wife both enjoy playing separate/together aside from Overwatch?
Dude. I love this channel and your presentation. If I hadn't already subscribed, after your answer to the first question, I'd have clicked that subscribe button so hard the Ones and Zeros would have felt that shit reverberating across the void of time itself! Thank you.
Man between you, Linus, JAYZ2cents, and gamers nexus i learned everything i needed to know to build my own pc for the first time. Not only is my pc a beast, but i really enjoyed building it and the satisfaction of it working like a champ is great. thanks!
100% vote for more probings. I know these are somewhat easier to produce (or at least I imagine), but they're super helpful while still being entertaining. .
I use the front headphone jack and my music sounds just fine. i have: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case and Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard.
I am probably the only person from Gen-Z who understands the reference of your 'intro' that being: Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure, which, in and of itself, is quite an excellent adventure lol.
Nice job Paul, especially on the RAM upgrade options. A lot of people skip over the XMP / timings issue when adding an identical matched 2-DIMM kit to a system that already has the exact same 2-DIMM kit and I find that the only people that tend to be aware of that issue are people that have actually run into it first-hand. You didn't go into the advantages / disadvantages of 2 vs 4 ranks (single and dual-ranked DIMMs) and 1T vs 2T command rates, which if done correctly can offer upwards of a 25% performance increase in certain workloads that are often memory bottlenecked. For example: using 4 x DDR4-3733 @ C16 T2 over Ryzen optimized 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 @ C16 T1 can offer up-to 25% faster compression/decompression rates and up-to 10% higher frame rates in certain titles, although it can actually hurt performance in some scenarios as well. I admit that while that config requires a mild overclock and knowledge that your hardware can do it, it's beyond what 99% of people are going to want to do, or need for that matter.
i have 4 ram slots on my msi b250 board , shud i go in 4x8gb or 2x16gb configuration .. i olready have corsair vengeance lpx 2x8gb. all i need is 32gb ram only to work wd my i7 7700 and gtx 1060 6gb
There can be a lot of static between the headphone wire to the gold convertor jack to the socket, as whenever the gold socket moves it moves slightly/ would avoid that . I would buy a long cable with weaved sleeving and do the thing we do in events which you tie a twist loop knot and connect the two connect buy leads. It stops the cables pulling apart.
Hey Paul! Happy 50th probing! I’ve recently built a PC about a month ago that I plan on taking to college where I’ll be living on campus in dorms. What’s the best way to get a fast internet connection in the inconvenience that there isn’t an ethernet port in the room? Are pcie wireless cards (with the antennas?) better than a usb solution? How much is too much to spend on a wireless solution? That concludes my probing of Paul.
The Corsair LPX series lists speed and latencies for each model. It was a breeze to order a 2x16 that matched my 2x8. Tripling your RAM feels awesome for not to much money. This just reminded me I did it before when I went from 4MB to 12MB... And now I feel old...
I swear it feels like half of these videos are in French. But the half that I do understand is incredibly useful information. And each time I watch a video I feel like I understand a little bit more "French." It's fun!
I vote for more probing. Great video, as always. You have been my go to resource for building PC's since the Newegg days, so thanks for all the help. Also, SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!
I think you should be probed twice a month for sure. I would suggest doing it for a couple months and seeing if it does well and figuring out after that if you want to continue. I have never asked a question on Probing Paul before but always find at least a few of the questions giving me new or at the very least interesting info. Thanks for doing them, Ryan.
Hey Paul I love your content. I have a question so I was planing to build a gaming pc in the next coming months and I was wondering how much of your budget should you spend on a gpu? I have a budget of $800 btw.
Some good advice, just subscribed! I knew that the RAM info was the same when I last built my computer years ago and wanted to make sure nothing had changed. (I was kinda hoping I could just slap any old DIMMS in there haha 😉) Oh man, in regards to front headphone jacks, I used to have a nice Soundblaster PCI card that had a fully integrated panel on the front with all sorts of fancy goodness. I also remember getting my FIRST soundcard so I wouldn't have to use the computer speaker for the very limited available games at the time lol. The speaker that just yells at you if you BSOD sometimes or start-up. Kids today have it so good! 🤓
Not sure if anyone will see this but I will post it anyways, recently I was shown that windows has mouse acceleration on by default if you go into mouse settings, then click on additional mouse options on the right side, under the 3nd tab the first checkbox "enhance pointer precision" should be unchecked. If it's checked you have mouse acceleration. This was pointed out to me and actually made a big difference gaming.
HAD 2x4gb Corsair Low Porfile 3000C15 ram. Micron E die on a X370 board. Had it overclocked to 3200 C14-18-14-16-32 48 1t Bought a 2x8gb Crucial ballistx 3000C15 Micron A die. (identical timings, slightly better subtimings) Figure I would sell the older memory but decided I try to run both of them together. They worked. Overclocked them to the old subtimins I had. Surprisingly also worked flawlesslty with perceived improved timing. Decided to keep it. Glad I did, FS2020 needs more than 16gb at high+ These cheap Crucial Ballistx often go above 3466 C16 speed on modern x570 boards, but unfortunately, anything above 3266 on my x370 won't boot. Tough the thight timings I have gives better numbers than a stock loose 3600 c16 kit. You often have margin for tightening RAM. If you have compatibility problems with 4 dims, often you only need to deal with initial memory training with XMP off to stabilize the 4 dimms, increase the voltage, disable geardown and gradually increase frequency. You eventually will be able to even overclock the ram above its stock speed.
Really good video dude! Like some seriously good info here that most people don't know about. Especially on the ram. That's a deep topic that most don't fully understand. (ram overclocking breaks my brain sometimes). The trace layout of the board you use matters, and the amount of ram on the stick matters IN RELATION to the trace layout e.g. dual rank sticks work better as a pair on a daisy chain layout vs 4 sticks on a t-topology board.
For the gaming in another room question: Linus has a pretty badass solution using thunderbolt 3, and Parsec is a really badass remote play program that is free. For the long Linux question: Linux loves Ryzen! I've used Ubuntu, Pop!, Manjaro, Arch, and all work great with my Ryzen processors (2600, 3600, 3700X)
Solved the multi room pc issue with a couple firesticks, a nvidia gpu, a good wifi router, and a program called moonlight. I can stream my pc to any android device or tv in my house and the whole setup only cost me the price of the firesticks (which were freebie hand-me-downs). Wireless peripherals are obviously a must. PS4 controllers worked the best for me and went through multiple floors and walls in my home.
Was gonna get 32gb kit to add to my 16 gb kit . I couldn't find really clear answers to the question. I will wait my time n plug n play a 64gb kit . I did not know ram was so confusing. Thank you
Keep up the good work. A question for your next Probing Paul: why don't you use angled power adapters in your builds to reduce cable strain and aid build cleanliness? Particularly 180 degree power adapters for GPUs and 90 degree adapters for motherboards..
Thanks for the videos Paul, your videos helped me build my pc. I really appreciate it as I was very reluctant to actually build my own as opposed to buying another prebuilt.
To add some insight on the HDBaseT balun set, most will be able to do a distance of 100' extended reach will get to 100m (330') the latency is only 1-2 frames
Great advice and excellent! I had 2 x 16gb 3000Mhz Corsair DIMMS and purchased 2 x 32 GB 3600 Mhz Corsair DIMMS... It didn't go well on my ASROCK X570 Taichi ATX motherboard. No sir mixing these RAMs did all sort of weird things.. - Boot Loop... - Setting the Ram speed to 3000 Mhz in the BIOS would cause the system to boot , but on next reboot it will go into 2 boot loop and then in BIOS it would get set to 2400 Mhz. I removed the 2 x 16gb and everything is fine now.
Happy 50! Enjoy this channel a lot, been following you since NE days Quick aio cooler question Are there any aio one the market that route the usb and power cable up the hose back to the radiator? Seems this would allow for better cable management (thank Kyle for giving me anxiety about my cable management) These could then be routed with the fan cables to the necessary header IN THE BACK not up the mobo
I was like what am I watching this for. Oh yeah I needed my ram fixed and this guy did it in the first 4 min but you tuned out for 20 min and came back to like the video
Important for a Ram upgrade is also on which platform you are. I got a 2000series Ryzen CPU and i added also 2 stick to my existing 2 Sticks, so that I have a total of 4; they are all rated for 3200mhz speed, they are all the same type/Kit of ram, same manufacturer, same frequency, same CL, same capacity. However, I ran into stability issues when I try to run them with their DOCP Settings(or XMP as most know it(but that just on Intel, while DOCP is on AMD). My System kept crashing all the time. I remember hearing back in the days, that the ram controller on Zen+ can't handle 4 stick with such speed, I lowered the speed to 2999mhz and never faced any problems. This might seem an easy fix, but I am sure a lot of people would have thought the ram would be dead on arrival, and would not have been able to fix the problem.
Very timely video. I had tried to upgrade the RAM and now it fails to boot. Black screen and fan just turns on and off like it is rebooting. I'll out old RAM back in ...
Hey PAUL. i enjoy your videos alot and you one of the tech youtubers that made me get into PC's. would like to ask can one use an external hard drive as an internal hard drive for a pc? thanks in advance
You can actually use SteamLink (or Steam in home streaming) with many non-Steam games (or other software) simply by adding them to the Steam library on the host system - Add a game -> Add a Non-Steam Game.
I also learned from Episode #49 about not using the front panel audio jack. I had wondered why it sounded so flat and tinny. It would make sense though that an onboard DAC is routed to the back IO panel. Not so much a question, just wanted to say thanks. also a fairly new sub, and enjoying the videos quite a bit! All the info has been super helpful. Looking forward to picking up a proper beer glass set from your shop.
When I upgraded my monitor I briefly lost my mind trying to get the colors to look "correct" to me. I had gone from a bog-standard panel to a 144 ips and also from HDMI to DP. When I was playing overwatch I would constantly be clicking around trying to get the "vibrant" colors I was familiar with across the board. Turns out I was just used to looking at improperly calibrated images. Spent way too long realizing my new panel just tends to slightly yellow so bumped up the blue in nvidia and then even longer calibrating it by eye.
The Steam Link hardware was not limited to games. It was full access to the PC. Steam Link also has Bluetooth for my keyboard and mouse. Whatever I want to do at my computer in my bedroom, I can do from the living room. My desktop has 2 monitors, and on the single screen in the living room, it showed whichever the mouse moved to, instantly. I thought that was clever. Guess not? When they went on sale, I purchased an extra, just in case.
As much as I thoroughly enjoy watching your tech-oriented videos, do you plan on uploading more casual-like videos? Like your kitchen remodel or any house work? I always enjoy watching people's daily lives, in a non-weird/stalker, way. I don't know if other people relate to this, but it's good to see popular people do "normal human things" if that makes sense.
Great stuff Paul! Thank you! "More than one way to skin a cat" The oldest known use of the phrase dates back to 1854, in the work 'Way down East; or, Portraitures of Yankee Life by Seba Smith.
Hi Paul, great content! I am in need of your well-probed (and hopefully probative) wisdom. I find my 17(?) year old Logitech Z-680s are just about reaching their end of life and will need to be replaced. To be honest they have been limping along for a few years now. Obviously, if something works (6 apartments and 2 houses later) I will use it until it dies. Sadly, I looked beyond the obvious Logitech Z906 replacement into the confusing world of motherboard DACs, external DACs, amplifiers, A/V receivers, ahhhhhhh! You were the first person I thought of to hopefully help me understand this chaos. I am looking for a way to use common speakers (e.g. bookshelf speakers, studio monitors) while keeping the flexibility to use a headset every now and then. Oh, if it helps, I am a professor, so remote learning compatibility (e.g. Zoom, Teams) is a must. Please help! Also, please stay safe (you and the family)! Thanks! XL
For BC Field Technician: Ubuntu 20.04 runs great on my ryzen machine. Ryzen5 2600, XFX RX580 8GB vid card, 16gb RAM, 500GB NVMe, B450M-DS3H mobo. I have used ubuntu 16, 18 and now 20 on that machine daily for 2 years and have not had one problem. Basically if its AMD it will run fine on linux. AMD stuff is built into the kernel so all the stuff just works automagically. Some nvidia cards have problems on some distros. There are nvidia drivers for linux though.
For the different rooms problem: I recommend a cheap ChromeOS/Linux laptop. I wiped an $89 ASUS Chromebook, gave it Ubuntu, and run SteamLink. ChromeOS has issues with cursors and ends up giving two cursors (the reason I wiped ChromeOS off and put Ubuntu), but works perfectly fine with controller games. Also, if it's a looks thing (I know people who don't want a PC by their TV), MSI makes a console looking PC.
so paul i decided to take on a repair project of my uncle's nonfunctional prebuilt computer and i ran into a wall the problem he told me he had was that the graphics card (TUV Rheinland JH M3) had "melted" from overheating and that it wouldn't display, which was probably true, since it did not display, however the motherboard (HP Angellica rev 1.2 ) only had an optical cable out and i had nothing compatible with it to test his theory. when i took the build apart, it was incredibly disgusting inside by the way, i didnt notice any evidence of damage but after cleaning, reseating the majorty of the hardware including the amd processor i decided to just replace the card. one display port to hdmi adapter later i had a successful display of the hp logo, but when attempting to open the boot menu, or anything other than that screen, the display went black. i tried two different monitors, two different hdmi cables and both display port outs on the graphics card, but nothing happened for up to an hour. the fans would occasionally ramp up like it was going to do something, and the cd drive would spin, but still nothing. i couldnt even access the uefi... im wondering what i should try to do from here, because at this point i think ive invested too much time effort and cash for this computer to turn into a foot rest, even if its a little older.
Just to update people on the in home streaming of pc games. There is a function in steam where you can add any .exe to the program and launch it from the remote client so it’s NOT limited to just steam games.
You should mention a couple different brands of ear pads for different sized headphones. Got a couple of sets of brainwaves ear pads, life changing comfort bonus.
There are zero issue running any modern Linux distro on Ryzen. I currently have Unraid, Debian SID and Arch all running on Ryzen machines. Graphics drivers will be the bigger issue and the answer varies depending on if its AMD or Nvidia but both are fairly easy to get working.
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►TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:17 How do I upgrade from 2 memory sticks to 4?
6:27 Do you need to reinstall graphics drivers after a GPU swap/upgrade?
8:57 I changed my NVIDIA dynamic range color settings to “full” vs “limited”, why do things look weird now?
12:01 Would a 2D/3D modeling/rendering PC have the same demands as a video editing PC?
14:03 Is there a cost effective means to stream a gaming PC to a TV in another room?
17:58 Do you get a lot of friend requests after showing gameplay in a video or live stream?
19:26 I need help getting Ryzen to work with Linux
20:46 Headphone users rejoice - but don’t use the front panel audio jacks
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Hey paul love the channel...really helped me build my own gaming rig :)..... to help people find ram timing it might be worth mentioning the program cpuz that how i found my exact timing got the same 16gb kit and it worked straight away
had to create another playlist to fit all the computing my day listing into , -2 , pfff , limited videos allowed in one playlist , smh
@@MAJIN_LOL You are on all the drugs if you think he will both find this amongst the 100's of 1,000's of comments, and take time out of his life to manually email you about a problem you didn't even bother to explain in even one word.
19:26 - I would be surprised if he could find a processor that didn't work with Linux. All Ryzen processors work fine with Linux. For hardcore Linux users, they have some caveats, but these issues are being ironed out with rapid development to the core Linux Kernal.
I like watching at 2x speed. Nothing like a good quick probing while on my lunch break.
0.25 speed is even more entertaining!
@Rob I have a 30 minute lunch, but it was partially over when the video dropped and I didn't want to wait until after work to watch Paul's probing.
@Rob I was thinking the same thing. 8 hours of work requires 30 min lunch and two 10 min breaks also
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@@gw7477 omg this is fantastic! He's so drunk I love it!
Hey Paul - I just wanted to take minute to say thank you. It had been 20 years since I attempted to put together a PC, but after finding your page and watching several videos I decided to give it another shot. I followed your videos first in purchasing all of the hardware, assembling the system and then installing the OS and optimizing the software. By far the fastest, and most economical PC I have ever owned. To top it all off, there is something really rewarding in being able to do something slightly outside your comfort zone as well. In the end, everyone should take comfort in knowing Paul's process and instructions work. If I can do it, anyone can. The videos are excellent. Very much appreciate the time and effort and production you apply to your channel.
For God sakes Roman, put your pants back on.......😉
For the Linux question:
The fast and easy answer is: any distro that's released a version in the last 3 years will almost assuredly support Ryzen. Ubuntu, since it was mentioned, even as far back as 16.04 (the oldest version I see in any meaningful frequency these days) will support it.
The longer answer is sometime around kernel version 4.10 is when there's decent enough support for most functions/features you'd want. After that, there have been some extra things like patches for temperature monitoring, some optimizations/security fixes, etc. Zen 2 support came later, but really most popular distros should have no issue at this point. For example, I've run debian, Ubuntu, and arch on zen 2 without issues at all.
I can confirm this. I'm using Kubuntu 20.04 with a Ryzen 5 1600 and it works out of the box. A good source of information or place to ask questions on gaming on linux is r/linux_gaming.
I am on LinuxMint 20 MATE on R1600x. Got sick of my 10mins reboot time on windows... now reboots in 15 seconds.
I have a ryzen 3 2200g (with vega 8) and ubuntu 19.10 works as it should (dual boot).
I have heard though nvidia dedicated gpu's are a pain to set up because of driver support. Amd though is easy and i have heard people say its better because amd themselves have worked on the drivers. Windows 7 i think is NOT supported by new cpu's. Especially ryzen.
Also wanting to add that this support is at the *kernel* level, not the *distro* level - I'm running a 3600X using Manjaro (which is a derivative of Arch Linux, which I do not recommend trying until you get a bit more Linux experience under your belt because... sometimes things can break) and literally everything worked right out of the box. You will be able to run Ubuntu Studio with zero issues at all using any generation of Ryzen currently available.
As far as supporting "older" CPUs - as long as the CPU supports the AMD64/x86_64 CPU instruction set extension (in other words, 64-bit CPUs, which if I'm not mistaken support goes all the way back to the Pentium 4 days), it will run any recent Linux kernel.
Definitely twice monthly. This is one of my favorite TH-cam series. Always informative.
wait, Isn't Bi-monthly meaning every other other month?
@@Neoplasmer I believe it could mean either, but this is his second this month. He's saying the videos are popular enough to do more frequently.
@@scoiitube woooo!
Happy 50th Probing Paul!!!
Tyvm Deon!! 😄
@@paulshardware happy 50th my first build parts are arriving so excited
I love fancy rats good luck bro
@@defconzero its so nice just waiting for the 3080
I love fancy rats thats pretty epic for a first build
Thanks so much for answering my question! This was my first probe, and I wasn't expecting it to go so deep. I really appreciate you getting into the details. I'll absolutely take your advice into consideration when I decide to pull the trigger on a new RAM kit
The probing innuendo will never not be funny to me, I wonder if Paul ever gets tired of it
@@OrangeSoda42 I hope he still gets a kick out of it. Otherwise Paul will be going nuts by episode 100
i have 4 ram slots on my msi b250 board , shud i go in 4x8gb or 2x16gb configuration .. i olready have corsair vengeance lpx 2x8gb. all i need is 32gb ram only to work wd my i7 7700 and gtx 1060 6gb
please never stop doing the "hall of Paul" one of my favorite parts... I know, I'm weird, no need to rub it in....
bi monthly pleeeeease. this is literally my favourite type of video.
OMG i have this question yesterday, thanks for the videos i build my first pc this month following your tutorials, greetings from México
I've been building my own systems for a long time now, and I can honestly say that I've just learned something watching this video.
I recently bought a new setup as my old computer tanked completely. Old computer was DDR3, so this was my first experience delving into DDR4 from a build standpoint. For the new build, I bought a kit of 2x8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V 3600 CL16-19-19-39. Went back a couple weeks later for a new video card and decided to double the RAM since that same kit was still available and on sale. Now, I'm running into timing issues with the RAM. I can get the system stable at 3200 with appropriate timings. 3600 forces the CMOS to revert, and anything between causes stability issues. I should note that this isn't running it through the XMP profiles available, as they don't work. There's other preloaded memory configurations available that I use instead.
I've checked the compatibility list for my motherboard as well (MSI X570-A Pro), and noted that the specific kit SKU isn't on the list, though it is very close to other compatible kit SKUs for G.SKILL. I was writing it off as a compatibility issue between the motherboard and the RAM, but after watching this, I'm wondering if it's because of using two dual kits, even though they are the exact same SKU. I hadn't done the XMP prior to adding the additional RAM, so I might test that out when I get home later to see if two sticks will run stable at their rated clock and timing.
Did it end up working?
@@pranaysaini6418 No, it did not.
However, yesterday I got around to upgrading my processor from a 2700x to a 5600x. Which, of course, required a BIOS update on my x570 board (I did a BIOS update when I built this system, as well). After swapping in the hardware and booting up, I went to configure the CMOS. On a lark, I tried the XMP settings. Lo and behold, both profiles were matching and at the correct timings for those kits (they weren't, previously). Just activated the XMP, and have had no issues whatsoever.
I am fairly certain since I had updated the BIOS when I had gotten the motherboard, that the BIOS update wasn't the corrective action. I believe it was an incompatibility with the memory controller either within that generation of Ryzen, that particular series or lot of R7s, or maybe just the MC within my particular CPU was crap. Either way, problem resolved.
All for more frequent probings. Love this series.
Amazing how the little tricks and sources fly by in the stream of knowledge. Saving entire link to vid. as to re-watch for the not currently usable knowledge. Amazing Paul, ty so much!
THANK YOU for answering the RAM question. I couldnt find a straight and direct answer anywhere else ( building first PC) learning as I build upon so far on: Asus P8Z68 Gen3 - i7 2600K - AIO CoolerMaster - EVGA GTX 960 4GB - & now I know 100% when next buying RAM Corsair 4x8GB Package instead of 2x8GB now/2x8GB later because I rather not do that whole BIOS adjustment thing you mentioned. Safe to say buying 4-Pack guarantees a SMOOTH operation out the box & not stressing if adding more same RAM after is infact doing same/worse then just buying all at once
Always feel like the content creators I watch all have this same type of outer view personality of being unbiased and very literate in their field as well as entertaining.
-Nicks Strength and Power for bodybuilding/fitness world
-Grapplr, a twitch streamer for LOR
-binging with babish for cooking
-Paul’s Hardware for pc building
I watch a lot more content creator as well for on building and video games and fitness but these 4 are always the ones I can’t miss a video of. Keep up the great content Paul!
omg i just changed the nvidia colour thing from default to nvidia and full and omg its so much better thank you!
For streaming PC to remote TV: Depends what 'smart' features the TV has.
Can use a wireless-display feature (different terms depending on brand) to clone/extend PC's desktop & games etc for no extra money at all, just make sure TV is connected to same network as PC (Ethernet or WiFi, either should work).
If you want to control the PC from the TV-room, there are apps for that. Streaming media to a Smart TV can usually be done by the TV's media sharing app, again for free.
Another option is a thunderbolt cable run between the rooms and a hub on the TV-room end for connecting peripherals, can even connect the TV to that for a single-cable solution. (LTT's Linus does this in his house so they don't hear their PC cooling noises etc while they work). IDK how much that solution costs, but a single cable for screen and peripherals is likely easier than a cable for each. Price will depend on the length of the cable-run, naturally.
I have a 30-metre HDMI cable I used to use for connecting a projector over a drop-ceiling; it was cheap and worked fantastic for my use-case. I could even set an Android phone/tablet as a WiFi touch-pad/keyboard to control the PC source. Great for streaming movies, though I never tried to 'game' with such a setup!
Hope my rambling is helpful to someone :)
Paul, Paul..
The Steam from PC-to-PC is called "In Home Streaming"
The Steam to a Steamlink or to a device using the Steamlink APP is Steamlink.
Steamlink is (im not sure how people dont understand this) also a fully featured Remote client. Just click the corner "Exit Big Picture Mode" and BOOM, you're staring at your desktop.
You can play ANY games via Steamlink that way. You exit Big Picture, and then just use your mouse and keyboard (plugged into your Steamlink (device or the device running the App) and open up your other game. Works fine. You can even use it to do real work, watch movies, whatever. Its a full up remote desktop experience.
The best way to do it, IMO, is an nVidia Shield TV, since itll actually support 4k. The Steamlink Hardware (discontinued) doesn't (only 1080p). The app on Android or iOS (or Raspbian, you can use a Raspberry Pi to make a Steamlink this way) has to support 4k/60 if you want it to work, which the shield does. iOS and Android devices that aren't Android TV (of which the Shield TV is by FAR the best) would have to have some way to output to your TV, of course, and generally only work over wireless.. and the AndroidTV/ShieldTV has Ethernet, which is a lot more stable.
And if your PC hardware wont hack 4k... the ShieldTVs AI upscaling is actually quite good and can be applied to games.
The ShieldTV also lets you stream your PC (full remote capability) with the nVidia In Home Streaming option if you have an nVidia GPU.
I want more probing Paul. I love all the help from you and Kyle when you guys answer questions on the live show. Thank you for all your help getting me back into building my gaming computer and server.
I don't have a question, just some kind words. Happy silver anniversary on your probing. May your marriage see a silver as well! Best to the family and pat them pups for me.
Great show Paul, would definitely watch more frequent Probing Paul. Weekly, answer 2 or 3 questions and/or high light something interesting. You definitely gave me the information and confidence to build my first and then second gaming PC in the past year. Thanks for the help!
More Probing? Yes please.
Seriously though, I really enjoy people asking questions that I sometimes don't really think about OR times when I've had the question before and couldn't find a straight forward answer.
Since I'm here... are there any other games that you and your wife both enjoy playing separate/together aside from Overwatch?
Dude. I love this channel and your presentation. If I hadn't already subscribed, after your answer to the first question, I'd have clicked that subscribe button so hard the Ones and Zeros would have felt that shit reverberating across the void of time itself! Thank you.
Finally I found the answer. Had the same question about 2 to 4 ram sticks. Thank you for the very informative video.
Man between you, Linus, JAYZ2cents, and gamers nexus i learned everything i needed to know to build my own pc for the first time. Not only is my pc a beast, but i really enjoyed building it and the satisfaction of it working like a champ is great. thanks!
Steam Link on Android TV works pretty well if you are using Ethernet for the TV connection. You can also access the desktop too with a few tricks.
100% vote for more probings. I know these are somewhat easier to produce (or at least I imagine), but they're super helpful while still being entertaining. .
Thanks Paul! I literally asked myself this question last night and here you are providing me with the answer 😁👍🏼
Who doesn't like a good probing, the more the better. I say make them as often as you want.
I use the front headphone jack and my music sounds just fine. i have: Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case and Gigabyte X570 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard.
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The ram question was really on point!!!
Btw ram is so cheap these days that i think buying a new kit and selling the old is the way to go
Probing Paul is over the hill! Happy 50th. Just think, if you had done this twice a week from the get go, we would be celebrating the centennial!
We will probe you as often as you can take it. Always good info.
I am probably the only person from Gen-Z who understands the reference of your 'intro'
that being: Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure, which, in and of itself, is quite an excellent adventure lol.
Nice job Paul, especially on the RAM upgrade options. A lot of people skip over the XMP / timings issue when adding an identical matched 2-DIMM kit to a system that already has the exact same 2-DIMM kit and I find that the only people that tend to be aware of that issue are people that have actually run into it first-hand. You didn't go into the advantages / disadvantages of 2 vs 4 ranks (single and dual-ranked DIMMs) and 1T vs 2T command rates, which if done correctly can offer upwards of a 25% performance increase in certain workloads that are often memory bottlenecked. For example: using 4 x DDR4-3733 @ C16 T2 over Ryzen optimized 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 @ C16 T1 can offer up-to 25% faster compression/decompression rates and up-to 10% higher frame rates in certain titles, although it can actually hurt performance in some scenarios as well. I admit that while that config requires a mild overclock and knowledge that your hardware can do it, it's beyond what 99% of people are going to want to do, or need for that matter.
i have 4 ram slots on my msi b250 board , shud i go in 4x8gb or 2x16gb configuration .. i olready have corsair vengeance lpx 2x8gb. all i need is 32gb ram only to work wd my i7 7700 and gtx 1060 6gb
There can be a lot of static between the headphone wire to the gold convertor jack to the socket, as whenever the gold socket moves it moves slightly/ would avoid that . I would buy a long cable with weaved sleeving and do the thing we do in events which you tie a twist loop knot and connect the two connect buy leads. It stops the cables pulling apart.
If you could make the Probing Paul a weekly show it would be very much appreciated. Thank you and keep up the good work 👍🏽
Time stamps FTW. 👍
Hey Paul! Happy 50th probing! I’ve recently built a PC about a month ago that I plan on taking to college where I’ll be living on campus in dorms. What’s the best way to get a fast internet connection in the inconvenience that there isn’t an ethernet port in the room? Are pcie wireless cards (with the antennas?) better than a usb solution? How much is too much to spend on a wireless solution? That concludes my probing of Paul.
A month late but the pcie cards are more stable than usb and also you won't be limited by usb speed.
Whenever I hear probing - I always think about an ET like figure, with a very large finger looking to do the probing...... cheers 🥃
The Corsair LPX series lists speed and latencies for each model. It was a breeze to order a 2x16 that matched my 2x8. Tripling your RAM feels awesome for not to much money.
This just reminded me I did it before when I went from 4MB to 12MB... And now I feel old...
I swear it feels like half of these videos are in French. But the half that I do understand is incredibly useful information. And each time I watch a video I feel like I understand a little bit more "French." It's fun!
Yes absolutely do Probing Paul more often... If you have quality questions, that is. If they are the same old questions, then no.
I upgraded 32 GB(2 16GB DIMMS) of DDR4 RAM to 40 GB (2x16 and 2x4 DIMMS) to double my RGB output.
I vote for more probing. Great video, as always. You have been my go to resource for building PC's since the Newegg days, so thanks for all the help. Also, SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!
I think you should be probed twice a month for sure. I would suggest doing it for a couple months and seeing if it does well and figuring out after that if you want to continue. I have never asked a question on Probing Paul before but always find at least a few of the questions giving me new or at the very least interesting info. Thanks for doing them, Ryan.
I like the question and answer format.
If you're asking then I quite like the monthly format, but if it's a question of time management then obviously do what you need to anyway!
I did not know about the shift+restart, thanks
Congrats for being probed 50 times! I'm looking forward to the next 50! Take care!
BTW we need a blooper reel from these probing Paul QnAs
Your vids are simply the best. A great thanks!
Exactly the video I was looking for
Hey Paul I love your content. I have a question so I was planing to build a gaming pc in the next coming months and I was wondering how much of your budget should you spend on a gpu? I have a budget of $800 btw.
Some good advice, just subscribed! I knew that the RAM info was the same when I last built my computer years ago and wanted to make sure nothing had changed. (I was kinda hoping I could just slap any old DIMMS in there haha 😉)
Oh man, in regards to front headphone jacks, I used to have a nice Soundblaster PCI card that had a fully integrated panel on the front with all sorts of fancy goodness. I also remember getting my FIRST soundcard so I wouldn't have to use the computer speaker for the very limited available games at the time lol. The speaker that just yells at you if you BSOD sometimes or start-up. Kids today have it so good! 🤓
Learned something new with the XMP values for 2 DIMMs vs 4 DIMMs!
Not sure if anyone will see this but I will post it anyways, recently I was shown that windows has mouse acceleration on by default if you go into mouse settings, then click on additional mouse options on the right side, under the 3nd tab the first checkbox "enhance pointer precision" should be unchecked. If it's checked you have mouse acceleration. This was pointed out to me and actually made a big difference gaming.
The steam link does NOT only let you play steam games. It basically just streams the whole pc. You can even minimize steam and just use the desktop.
HAD 2x4gb Corsair Low Porfile 3000C15 ram. Micron E die on a X370 board.
Had it overclocked to 3200 C14-18-14-16-32 48 1t
Bought a 2x8gb Crucial ballistx 3000C15 Micron A die. (identical timings, slightly better subtimings) Figure I would sell the older memory but decided I try to run both of them together.
They worked. Overclocked them to the old subtimins I had.
Surprisingly also worked flawlesslty with perceived improved timing. Decided to keep it. Glad I did, FS2020 needs more than 16gb at high+
These cheap Crucial Ballistx often go above 3466 C16 speed on modern x570 boards, but unfortunately, anything above 3266 on my x370 won't boot. Tough the thight timings I have gives better numbers than a stock loose 3600 c16 kit.
You often have margin for tightening RAM. If you have compatibility problems with 4 dims, often you only need to deal with initial memory training with XMP off to stabilize the 4 dimms, increase the voltage, disable geardown and gradually increase frequency. You eventually will be able to even overclock the ram above its stock speed.
Really good video dude! Like some seriously good info here that most people don't know about. Especially on the ram. That's a deep topic that most don't fully understand. (ram overclocking breaks my brain sometimes). The trace layout of the board you use matters, and the amount of ram on the stick matters IN RELATION to the trace layout e.g. dual rank sticks work better as a pair on a daisy chain layout vs 4 sticks on a t-topology board.
For the gaming in another room question: Linus has a pretty badass solution using thunderbolt 3, and Parsec is a really badass remote play program that is free.
For the long Linux question: Linux loves Ryzen! I've used Ubuntu, Pop!, Manjaro, Arch, and all work great with my Ryzen processors (2600, 3600, 3700X)
Solved the multi room pc issue with a couple firesticks, a nvidia gpu, a good wifi router, and a program called moonlight. I can stream my pc to any android device or tv in my house and the whole setup only cost me the price of the firesticks (which were freebie hand-me-downs). Wireless peripherals are obviously a must. PS4 controllers worked the best for me and went through multiple floors and walls in my home.
Great video just like the good old days but without anti-static wristbands and no jumpers to set.
Even though I knew all the answers to this one I love watching Paul. His knowledge is on point and extremely helpful.
i learn something today.tq paul😁
Was gonna get 32gb kit to add to my 16 gb kit . I couldn't find really clear answers to the question. I will wait my time n plug n play a 64gb kit . I did not know ram was so confusing. Thank you
Keep up the good work. A question for your next Probing Paul: why don't you use angled power adapters in your builds to reduce cable strain and aid build cleanliness? Particularly 180 degree power adapters for GPUs and 90 degree adapters for motherboards..
Love the time stamp
Thanks for the videos Paul, your videos helped me build my pc. I really appreciate it as I was very reluctant to actually build my own as opposed to buying another prebuilt.
To add some insight on the HDBaseT balun set, most will be able to do a distance of 100' extended reach will get to 100m (330') the latency is only 1-2 frames
Yes please let's probe you more often! That just sounds wrong...but great video Paul! I really enjoy this series!
I am just about to perform this operation, and just assumed it would be plug and play.
I guess I'll watch the video then...
Great advice and excellent!
I had 2 x 16gb 3000Mhz Corsair DIMMS and purchased 2 x 32 GB 3600 Mhz Corsair DIMMS... It didn't go well on my ASROCK X570 Taichi ATX motherboard. No sir mixing these RAMs did all sort of weird things..
- Boot Loop...
- Setting the Ram speed to 3000 Mhz in the BIOS would cause the system to boot , but on next reboot it will go into 2 boot loop and then in BIOS it would get set to 2400 Mhz.
I removed the 2 x 16gb and everything is fine now.
Probing Paul 50TH, congrats that it still feels like the first time ; )
Happy 50! Enjoy this channel a lot, been following you since NE days
Quick aio cooler question
Are there any aio one the market that route the usb and power cable up the hose back to the radiator?
Seems this would allow for better cable management (thank Kyle for giving me anxiety about my cable management)
These could then be routed with the fan cables to the necessary header IN THE BACK not up the mobo
I was like what am I watching this for. Oh yeah I needed my ram fixed and this guy did it in the first 4 min but you tuned out for 20 min and came back to like the video
big fan from Philippines learn to much from you channel!
Step 1: Download memory from the website of your preferred vendor
Step 2: Install memory
Step 3: Increase memory speed by turning up the volume.
Important for a Ram upgrade is also on which platform you are. I got a 2000series Ryzen CPU and i added also 2 stick to my existing 2 Sticks, so that I have a total of 4; they are all rated for 3200mhz speed, they are all the same type/Kit of ram, same manufacturer, same frequency, same CL, same capacity. However, I ran into stability issues when I try to run them with their DOCP Settings(or XMP as most know it(but that just on Intel, while DOCP is on AMD). My System kept crashing all the time. I remember hearing back in the days, that the ram controller on Zen+ can't handle 4 stick with such speed, I lowered the speed to 2999mhz and never faced any problems. This might seem an easy fix, but I am sure a lot of people would have thought the ram would be dead on arrival, and would not have been able to fix the problem.
Very timely video. I had tried to upgrade the RAM and now it fails to boot. Black screen and fan just turns on and off like it is rebooting.
I'll out old RAM back in ...
Raspi ftw. If you want to keep it on 24/7, power consumption alone would make it cost-effective over any old PC in about a year.
Happy 50th!!!
Hey PAUL.
i enjoy your videos alot and you one of the tech youtubers that made me get into PC's.
would like to ask can one use an external hard drive as an internal hard drive for a pc?
thanks in advance
You can actually use SteamLink (or Steam in home streaming) with many non-Steam games (or other software) simply by adding them to the Steam library on the host system - Add a game -> Add a Non-Steam Game.
I also learned from Episode #49 about not using the front panel audio jack. I had wondered why it sounded so flat and tinny. It would make sense though that an onboard DAC is routed to the back IO panel. Not so much a question, just wanted to say thanks. also a fairly new sub, and enjoying the videos quite a bit! All the info has been super helpful. Looking forward to picking up a proper beer glass set from your shop.
When I upgraded my monitor I briefly lost my mind trying to get the colors to look "correct" to me. I had gone from a bog-standard panel to a 144 ips and also from HDMI to DP. When I was playing overwatch I would constantly be clicking around trying to get the "vibrant" colors I was familiar with across the board.
Turns out I was just used to looking at improperly calibrated images. Spent way too long realizing my new panel just tends to slightly yellow so bumped up the blue in nvidia and then even longer calibrating it by eye.
The Steam Link hardware was not limited to games. It was full access to the PC.
Steam Link also has Bluetooth for my keyboard and mouse.
Whatever I want to do at my computer in my bedroom, I can do from the living room.
My desktop has 2 monitors, and on the single screen in the living room, it showed whichever the mouse moved to, instantly.
I thought that was clever. Guess not? When they went on sale, I purchased an extra, just in case.
As much as I thoroughly enjoy watching your tech-oriented videos, do you plan on uploading more casual-like videos? Like your kitchen remodel or any house work? I always enjoy watching people's daily lives, in a non-weird/stalker, way. I don't know if other people relate to this, but it's good to see popular people do "normal human things" if that makes sense.
I really like your content and your style!
you're my hero paul!
Great stuff Paul! Thank you!
"More than one way to skin a cat"
The oldest known use of the phrase dates back to 1854, in the work 'Way down East; or, Portraitures of Yankee Life by Seba Smith.
Hi Paul, great content! I am in need of your well-probed (and hopefully probative) wisdom. I find my 17(?) year old Logitech Z-680s are just about reaching their end of life and will need to be replaced. To be honest they have been limping along for a few years now. Obviously, if something works (6 apartments and 2 houses later) I will use it until it dies. Sadly, I looked beyond the obvious Logitech Z906 replacement into the confusing world of motherboard DACs, external DACs, amplifiers, A/V receivers, ahhhhhhh! You were the first person I thought of to hopefully help me understand this chaos. I am looking for a way to use common speakers (e.g. bookshelf speakers, studio monitors) while keeping the flexibility to use a headset every now and then. Oh, if it helps, I am a professor, so remote learning compatibility (e.g. Zoom, Teams) is a must. Please help! Also, please stay safe (you and the family)! Thanks! XL
For BC Field Technician: Ubuntu 20.04 runs great on my ryzen machine. Ryzen5 2600, XFX RX580 8GB vid card, 16gb RAM, 500GB NVMe, B450M-DS3H mobo. I have used ubuntu 16, 18 and now 20 on that machine daily for 2 years and have not had one problem. Basically if its AMD it will run fine on linux. AMD stuff is built into the kernel so all the stuff just works automagically. Some nvidia cards have problems on some distros. There are nvidia drivers for linux though.
For the different rooms problem: I recommend a cheap ChromeOS/Linux laptop. I wiped an $89 ASUS Chromebook, gave it Ubuntu, and run SteamLink. ChromeOS has issues with cursors and ends up giving two cursors (the reason I wiped ChromeOS off and put Ubuntu), but works perfectly fine with controller games. Also, if it's a looks thing (I know people who don't want a PC by their TV), MSI makes a console looking PC.
so paul i decided to take on a repair project of my uncle's nonfunctional prebuilt computer and i ran into a wall
the problem he told me he had was that the graphics card (TUV Rheinland JH M3) had "melted" from overheating and that it wouldn't display, which was probably true, since it did not display, however the motherboard (HP Angellica rev 1.2 ) only had an optical cable out and i had nothing compatible with it to test his theory. when i took the build apart, it was incredibly disgusting inside by the way, i didnt notice any evidence of damage but after cleaning, reseating the majorty of the hardware including the amd processor i decided to just replace the card. one display port to hdmi adapter later i had a successful display of the hp logo, but when attempting to open the boot menu, or anything other than that screen, the display went black. i tried two different monitors, two different hdmi cables and both display port outs on the graphics card, but nothing happened for up to an hour. the fans would occasionally ramp up like it was going to do something, and the cd drive would spin, but still nothing. i couldnt even access the uefi...
im wondering what i should try to do from here, because at this point i think ive invested too much time effort and cash for this computer to turn into a foot rest, even if its a little older.
Just to update people on the in home streaming of pc games. There is a function in steam where you can add any .exe to the program and launch it from the remote client so it’s NOT limited to just steam games.
Paul how’d the solar/roof installation go? Could you do a follow up on it? Interested in other brands to include Tesla.
more probing is always more better xD
You should mention a couple different brands of ear pads for different sized headphones. Got a couple of sets of brainwaves ear pads, life changing comfort bonus.
He needs the Frank-N-Furter snap in the background at the start
There are zero issue running any modern Linux distro on Ryzen. I currently have Unraid, Debian SID and Arch all running on Ryzen machines.
Graphics drivers will be the bigger issue and the answer varies depending on if its AMD or Nvidia but both are fairly easy to get working.