What did you do today?

[Revenant]

Today it arrived. My unicorn PC. I’ve been hunting a working, charcoal black, Acer desktop and monitor for years. The monitor arrived today, and my quest is over. I even have matching keyboard ( not pictured).

I’ll be loading Windows 95/98 and putting a Voodoo card in it for very early retro.

 

[confusis]

I can hear the CRT whine from here

Schmick looking rig though!

 

[tinyitx]

Today it arrived. My unicorn PC. I’ve been hunting a working, charcoal black, Acer desktop and monitor for years. The monitor arrived today, and my quest is over. I even have matching keyboard ( not pictured).

I’ll be loading Windows 95/98 and putting a Voodoo card in it for very early retro.


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Win 95/98 and all the old hardwares are no problem. How about finding compatible 'legacy' drivers?

 

[Skripka]

Win 95/98 and all the old hardwares are no problem. How about finding compatible 'legacy' drivers?

Or the utility bill from cooling a room with a CRT in it

 

[tinyitx]

Or the utility bill from cooling a room with a CRT in it

This could be balanced by the savings on the heating bill during winter

 

[Revenant]

Win 95/98 and all the old hardwares are no problem. How about finding compatible 'legacy' drivers?

Voygons and Phils Computer Lab has them.

 

[confusis]

I spent 4 hours pressure washing the driveway and patios of our house. We rent, but the landlord is.... avoidant of maintenance. Place was getting to be a slip and slide :|

 

[Spotswood]

Finished a custom 9x 120mm radiator "stand" (to be mounted underneath a desk).

 

[Revenant]

It was late. I was tired. This case has no window…

 

[Skripka]

I didn't used to understand people who changed cases like clothes. Now I do. Put my desktop rig back in an NCase today. Damn Necere optimized the airflow for these things. The real question, how long before my fur-children decide my SFF is a great cat perch--every case I've had since leaving NCase they didn't like.

 

[Revenant]

I didn't used to understand people who changed cases like clothes. Now I do. Put my desktop rig back in an NCase today. Damn Necere optimized the airflow for these things. The real question, how long before my fur-children decide my SFF is a great cat perch--every case I've had since leaving NCase they didn't like.

The rabbit hole runs deep my friend. I'm at the point where I look at an NCASE and think "That case is really big".

 

[Skripka]

The rabbit hole runs deep my friend. I'm at the point where I look at an NCASE and think "That case is really big".

Yea it isn't that small...OTOH it is my personal sweet spot of acoustics, thermals, and hardware compatibility (that 240mm AIO). Sometime I'd like to go with a system like Phantom Canyon NUC, but with AMD hardware. Maybe in a few years it will exist.

 

[tinyitx]

I didn't used to understand people who changed cases like clothes.

I change my clothes only every 4-5 years.

 

[thelaughingman]

The rabbit hole runs deep my friend. I'm at the point where I look at an NCASE and think "That case is really big".

I'm at the point where I look at the M1 and think "That case is too mainstream"

I change my clothes only every 4-5 years.

same here, SFF is a necessity though LOL

 

[tinyitx]

Installed latest (471.41) Nvidia driver today.

Now, I have a serious question, especially for those who are using non-English Windows (and I bet there are quite a few in this forum).

Does anyone know how to (force) install Nvidia driver (+control panel) in English into a non-English Windows environment?
Currently, even choosing English as the download language, Nvidia would detect the language/region of your Windows and then download a so-called International version and then install the driver in the language of your Windows.
But, I like to have my Control Panel in English.
Anyone?

 

[BaK]

Does anyone know how to (force) install Nvidia driver (+control panel) in English into a non-English Windows environment?

Follow these simple steps to Change NVIDIA Control Panel Language On Your PC
1) Go To Windows Search
2) Search Regedit
3) Right Click On Regedit And Select Run As Administrator
4) Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER
5) Open Software
6) Open NVIDIA Corporation
7) Open Control Panel
8) Click On Client
9) Right Click And Select New
10) Select DWORD (32-bit) Value
11) Type: UserDefinedLocale write exactly no space and U,D,L Caps
12) Double click on UserDefinedLocale
13) Enter your language value I am changing to English so I Will Enter 400
14) Click OK
15) Close Registry Editor
16) Open NVIDIA Control Panel Done! NVIDIA Control Panel Language Changed

 

[tinyitx]

Follow these simple steps to Change NVIDIA Control Panel Language On Your PC
1) Go To Windows Search
2) Search Regedit
3) Right Click On Regedit And Select Run As Administrator
4) Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER
5) Open Software
6) Open NVIDIA Corporation
7) Open Control Panel
8) Click On Client
9) Right Click And Select New
10) Select DWORD (32-bit) Value
11) Type: UserDefinedLocale write exactly no space and U,D,L Caps
12) Double click on UserDefinedLocale
13) Enter your language value I am changing to English so I Will Enter 400
14) Click OK
15) Close Registry Editor
16) Open NVIDIA Control Panel Done! NVIDIA Control Panel Language Changed

Done!Thanks

 

[Valantar]

Follow these simple steps to Change NVIDIA Control Panel Language On Your PC
1) Go To Windows Search
2) Search Regedit
3) Right Click On Regedit And Select Run As Administrator
4) Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER
5) Open Software
6) Open NVIDIA Corporation
7) Open Control Panel
8) Click On Client
9) Right Click And Select New
10) Select DWORD (32-bit) Value
11) Type: UserDefinedLocale write exactly no space and U,D,L Caps
12) Double click on UserDefinedLocale
13) Enter your language value I am changing to English so I Will Enter 400
14) Click OK
15) Close Registry Editor
16) Open NVIDIA Control Panel Done! NVIDIA Control Panel Language Changed

Wow, seriously? And people complain that Radeon Software lacks features? Let's see ... Open Radeon Software -> Settings -> Preferences -> Language. Yeah. Sheesh.

 

[confusis]

U[graded my car (2009 Toyota Auris 180G) door cards from hard plastic to hard plastic... with suede (factory option) Slightly bluer in colour, but I'm slowly finding the other matching pieces. Option modding - upgrading my car with the best option parts that were available when the car was new. Oh and some custom stuff

 

[Skripka]

One of my last tech purchases for this year...I skipped DSLRs entirely. Went and kitted out with a Sony mirrorless body. Ebay FTW, body+lenses for the cost of the body

Sony α6100
-Sony 16-50mm kit lens f/3.5-5.6
-Sony 50-210 kit lens f/4.5-6.3
-Sigma 30mm f/1.4 prime lens