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Title: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on August 19, 2020, 02:49:53 pm
 This program mentioned (in the vid) lets you make a bootable USB that you can copy ISO files to, lets you choose an ISO at boot and boot from it. Want to change what ISO's you have on the USB, no problem. Ever wanted to carry a cd folder worth of bootable CD/DVD's on a USB? Now you can!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLKkDcShfFI
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on August 19, 2020, 09:33:57 pm
That is handy.  :tup:
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on August 27, 2020, 01:10:12 am
 Just started testing, my Acronis 2014 image works next trying some win  ISO's will report back.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on September 13, 2020, 08:17:45 pm
This might be useful for some people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF1oXPNlyb8&ab_channel=ThioJoe
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on October 30, 2020, 01:54:35 am
This is a very interesting thread! Thanks! :)
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on April 11, 2021, 03:13:53 pm
Thought this might come in handy for people who have older HDD's and SSD's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyHMuAdjzfI&ab_channel=ThioJoe
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on April 16, 2021, 09:17:21 am
Thought this might come in handy for people who have older HDD's and SSD's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyHMuAdjzfI&ab_channel=ThioJoe

Definitely a good watch
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on September 05, 2022, 02:53:57 pm
I know this is something that bothers A LOT of people.  So, I thought that this was a "must share".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ3Gw_u-Rl0&ab_channel=ThioJoe
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on September 12, 2022, 02:51:40 pm
I know this is something that bothers A LOT of people.  So, I thought that this was a "must share".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ3Gw_u-Rl0&ab_channel=ThioJoe

YES!!!   :tup:
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on October 21, 2022, 03:24:06 pm
I thought this one might be helpful while the software is still available.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z939daHclxY
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on October 21, 2022, 10:10:50 pm
I use Acronis True Image (https://www.acronis.com/en-us/lp/personal/sem-true-image/?utm_content=sfdc%3A7011T000001pnQF%3A7011T000001pnQP&gclid=Cj0KCQjwhsmaBhCvARIsAIbEbH4J_AupIrc1rU9SOnOESdOkM8QjmtdHNUUb7ZHEX4yBfYARydrlmyYaAqBKEALw_wcB) myself.  I know it's a pay to use program.  But they do have a trial version that is free to use for a month.  But I actually got it for free with a western digital drive I got a while ago.  Here is a link for that by the way.  Acronis True Image for WD (https://download.wdc.com/acronis/AcronisTrueImageWD_WIN.zip)

Description
Acronis True Image for Western Digital software delivers easy, efficient, cyber protection, integrating award-winning backup with an AI-based defense against ransomware and cryptojacking attacks. Acronis True Image for Western Digital backs up everything from operating systems and applications to settings and individual files, with support for both PC and Mac machines.

Download of this software provides a 5-year license to use it with your compatible drive. This software is available only under a limited time offer and must be redeemed by download and install within 90 days of purchase or by December 31, 2023, whichever is earlier. This offer may not be combined with other offers and is subject to change. Terms and conditions apply.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 10 (most editions, including October 2020 Update, except for Windows IoT editions, Windows Embedded, Windows 10 LTSB, and Windows 10 LTSC)
Windows 8.1 (except for Windows Embedded editions)
Windows 8 (except for Windows Embedded editions)
Windows 7 SP1 (all editions)
Windows Home Server 2011

Instructions

Use of this software requires download and installation to a system connected to at least one of the compatible Western Digital (WD, SanDisk, G-Technology) storage products. When using with the My Cloud NAS products, the software must be running from an operating system on the same local network.

The installation procedure is straightforward.
Download the .zip file that includes both the executable file as well as the User Guide.
Extract the .exe file and the User Guide.
Run the executable file and follow the on-screen instructions.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on October 23, 2022, 05:06:01 pm
Oh, I found another option.  In case anyone needs this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvmJfCzZV8U&ab_channel=CaddacTech
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on October 27, 2022, 04:49:57 pm
the guy is using the same software. in the last video..
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on October 30, 2022, 05:30:38 pm
Here is something for those who want to create their own windows installer.  This can be a bit tedious though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tIO4B8q8sk&ab_channel=Britec09
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on November 25, 2022, 05:04:16 pm
Here is something for those who want to create their own windows installer.  This can be a bit tedious though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tIO4B8q8sk&ab_channel=Britec09

Is interesting though :)
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on December 06, 2022, 11:37:55 am
 I thought this looked pretty impressive.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjFqfKonDWw
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on December 06, 2022, 09:50:39 pm
That does look pretty cool.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on May 28, 2023, 11:31:38 pm
This is a pretty cool trick to get into the system bios when you want to.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ky3Uh9dd9bA
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on June 15, 2023, 10:46:13 pm
Going back to creating your own custom windows installer.  I really don't want a number of features that windows comes embedded with.  Normally, I would just disable or uninstall what I don't want after install.  But this can make life so much easier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gMJNQ3yWNE&ab_channel=CyberCPUTech
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on June 17, 2023, 03:02:37 pm
 It could work for a while, now that win 10 has got it's last feature update. But they are still breaking stuff with just the standard windows updates too. After just this months current cumulative updates, I found new corrupted system files using SFC and every time I do a shutdown and restart or just a restart with my external USB SSD (my steam game drive) plugged in it causes crashes in my browsers and almost anything I do in windows. I have to make sure it is ejected before I shut down and plug it in only when windows is already booted. I never had this problem with it before.
 And yes once I had realized the drive was the problem I checked it for errors and it's health etc.
 Edit! Turns out I don't think Microsoft or the USB drive were the culprit. I was still getting the problems just worse with the drive plugged in. I updated my ICUE software (ARGB control program) and it was the cause.
 I uninstalled that version and it seems fine so far. I only need it if I want a different color or light pattern on my ram sticks so nothing critical.             
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on June 18, 2023, 01:38:26 am
I've had issues using pretty much any USB storage solutions myself.  Mind you, it doesn't happen very often.  It's totally at random.  But whether it be my external dock or a thumb drive or even my cell phone.  I would transfer files I needed.  Then wait a little while to make sure the transfer is complete.  Eject, then disconnect the drive.  And instantly get hit with a handful of error message popups about how my computer can no longer access those files from the external media.



Anyway, I had something else I wanted to share.  Thought it was kind of cool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wzlJhmKXSs&ab_channel=CyberCPUTech
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on June 19, 2023, 02:25:22 pm
 Do you use the safely remove hardware icon before removing your USB drives or not? if you don't there should be an option to optimize for quick removal (device manager/Disk Drives -device specific) rather than best performance. Also USB ports in most PC cases can be flaky, maybe try the ports in the IO shield.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on June 20, 2023, 09:44:59 pm
Yes.  When I can.  I generally use the eject drive command from windows explorer with thumb drives, memory cards and my phone.  But physical drives plugged into the drive dock won't work the same way.  They seem to get treated more like a hot-swap drive.  There is no eject feature on a drive plugged into the dock.  And I have tried using front panel IO.  Rear panel IO and even a USB 3.0 expansion card as well.  My case has 2 pair of USB 3.0 front IO.  But my ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E only has one USB 3.0 front panel header.

Here is the expansion card.  https://www.newegg.com/en-labs-model-pce4usb-rs1-pci-express-to-usb-card/p/17Z-00A9-00003

I've always had random USB issues long before I got the expansion card.  But most of them have been resolved with BIOS updates.  In fact, since updating my BIOS to v2004, I have not noticed any drives failing to disconnect properly.  Only my Xbox controller still has a random issue where it's powered on and steam recognizes it's there, but it won't work.  I'd have to unplug, and plug it back in again for it to start working.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on December 08, 2023, 01:40:26 am
I thought this was kind of interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NmfuvT7bFbU

Here is the results from my system.  But it doesn't have an option for multi monitor setup's.

https://pc-builds.com/bottleneck-calculator/result/0RM17I/3/graphic-card-intense-tasks/3440x1440/
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: KT 💣 KλBoƠM on December 22, 2023, 05:25:45 am
oh so now you know that your  Intel Core i9-9900K is too weak for AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT on 3440 × 1440 pixels screen resolution for Graphic Card Intense Tasks. Man, I can't imagine having that resolution lol! Nice!

I imagine I will have a much larger bottleneck than you as I have a lot going on in the browser tabs right now. :)

This was mine: https://pc-builds.com/bottleneck-calculator/result/0NX14p/2/processor-intense-tasks/1920x1080/

Intel Core i5-8400 is too weak for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER on 1920 × 1080 pixels screen resolution for Processor Intense Tasks.

This configuration has 49.7% of processor bottleneck .
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on December 22, 2023, 11:56:39 pm
You want to know something I found interesting?  The GPU in my new 7d2d server PC, the RX 6750 XT, is a perfect match for my i9 9900K.  Where the RX 6900 XT in my gaming rig is a perfect match for the i7 13700K that's in the 7d2d server.  The only drawback I have is the PowerColor 6900 XT Liquid Devil I have, doesn't have an air cooler.  And I can't find a water block that fits the ASRock Challenger Pro RX 6750 XT.  But I can get a CPU water block for the i7 13700K.  Hummm?

By the way KT, I know that you have the i5 8400, but the higher clock speeds and additional threads on the i7 8700K should be a far better match for your RTX 2060 Super.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on December 23, 2023, 07:34:29 pm
I've got a I5 9600k and a AIO cooler I wanted to see if I can fit in her system. it should preform similar to the 8700k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2swBoXbj4w
 
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on December 23, 2023, 08:03:12 pm
Oh?  A i5 9600K would provide a better 1080P gaming experience than what she has now.  But she needs H310C, B365, or Z390 chipsets to use that CPU.  9th gen chipsets work with 8th and 9th gen CPU's out of the box.  But 8th gen chipsets need a major BIOS update to take a 9th gen CPU.  And it has to be a Z series chipset to take advantage of the K series CPU.  What board does she have again?  A MSI bazooka B360?  It's 8th gen with no overclocking support.  You will have to flash the BIOS for that.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on December 23, 2023, 08:53:33 pm
 it can handle the 9600k should just need the bios update. more worried about if there will be enough room for the rad up top in her case. her case hasn't proven to be the best designed.
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: Sandman[SA] on December 23, 2023, 09:11:57 pm
Agreed.  The B360 chipset "after a BIOS update" should run the 9600K as a 9600.  It will run at its default boost limits and memory speeds.  There is no XMP there. 

Now, if a AIO won't fit, maybe a standard tower cooler like a hyper 212 evo should do the job?
Title: Re: Cool Software Stuff
Post by: One Eyed Wonderweasle on December 30, 2023, 08:32:55 pm
 It should run it as a 9600k, just no overclocking. 212 evo might be too tall. Had to change fans to fit her video card in (fans were on the side panel). Her vid card isn't super tall I don't think.