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There are threads where people successfully swapped to Quadro P-series (also Pascal-based). So, 1050 MXM should work as well. One dude even swapped to P3000 after tinkering with SATA ODD slot ( so it'll fit Type-B MXM). I'd say - go for it.

XBox one or PS4/PS5 controller? Most work out of the box with windows and android (except for some features like audio i/o and touchpad). Personally I'm using XBone controller with everything, and so far no drift and no issues (but I use it rarely). PS4 controllers tend to drift much sooner, and...

That board uses a lower-end ESP32C3. It does not support USB HID. I don't know if that keyboard's PCB has an ESP32 module, or just the bare chip soldered onto the mainboard. If it's a mainstream module, then you may be able to find something similar, but powered by, let's say ESP32S3, which does...

Reasonably, I'd keep ~500G on SSD for games, which in today's terms is 3-4 AAA titles :banghead: Having more than a dozen games installed is usually a sign that you need an intervention :D:D:D Personally I have downsized to a single 2TB NVMe SSD. I keep my personal stuff on small NAS, and I...

Still playing System Shock Remake. Made a grave mistake of starting the game on the highest difficulties(3-3-3-3)... The playthrough was kinda easy at the beginning, but later I realized that resources are scarce and I have to come up with some creative solutions on how to backtrack to the...

try the following: Check which version of file you have at: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libunistring.so.* Then link whatever version you have to the one you need: sudo ln -sf libunistring.so.2.2.0 libunistring.so.2 Then try apt again. If not - try uninstalling/reinstalling libunistring2 package.

Pretty much anything will do. At least comparing to my previous experience with R7 3800X, the 5000 series aren't that hot. Upgraded my rig ro 5700X3D not too long ago, and replaced my failing AIO with the cheapest AM4 HSF(it's local brand, likely rebranded chinese stuff akin to Snowman, 2x120mm...

It's always a lottery with those, and you simply got lucky. For example, I am not so lucky: few years ago few of our big local retailers started selling Dato-branded RAM and SSDs. All chips are re-lasered (probably because they are refurbished). My buddy bought 10 sticks of DDR3 and 6+ sticks of...

Cheapest doesn't automatically mean bad quality. I'd only avoid all the no-name or suspicious chinese brands. Heck, even Intel 660p is good enough for that system. I'd even go as far as buying a used one. Lots of people replace their 660p in gaming laptops and sell them for even cheaper with...

Just get the cheapest one. You are still going to be limited by PCIe bandwidth (only two 2.0 lanes, e.g. expect max r/w under 1GB/s).

H97 as well. AsRock had a few "enthusiast" boards with M.2 slot that did both NVMe and M.2 SATA. And one of my older MSI H97M boards also did fine with M.2 to PCIe adapter. I think it's only low-end H81 and B85 that need BIOS mods or bootloader workaround.

1) The only reason to upgrade from 16G to 32G on Haswell is if you get it for very-very cheap. Nowadays it's a non-issue, lots of very cheap kits(even new ones) cost very little. Though, if I were you, I wouldn't bother. In your system that's least significant of all bottlenecks. 2) Haswell does...

Yep, you are trying to add the module into one of protected section, which breaks the BootGuard verification. Not sure if it's even possible to do with desoldered chip and programmer, cause you still need to disable boot guard(which is only doable on much older ME versions). Basically it's a...

Can you attach your old BIOS and whatever's on the output after all manipulations? I'll have a look at it.

You can either solder a jumper on the back side like I did for my Z620, or if you are planning on connecting USB3.0 header - check if it's already tied to ground beforehand. Some front panel connectors/devices already do (at least the ones that follow spec), but most cheap crap likely don't.