If you missed out on the Pixel 3a’s price drop last week, don’t worry — you’ll have a second shot now that Black Friday is here. Google’s starter 64GB smartphone is selling for $300 between now and December 2nd at 3AM Eastern. That’s a full $100 bel…
Source: Engadget – Google’s Pixel 3a drops to 0 on Amazon for Black Friday
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Facebook's Portal devices are each $50 off for Black Friday
With this latest Black Friday roundup, we want to draw your attention to a group of devices that are perhaps more controversial than some of the other products we’ve spotlighted recently: Facebook’s Portal TV webcam and Portal smart displays. All thi…
Source: Engadget – Facebook’s Portal devices are each off for Black Friday
Need help finding HDD cable for Brix GB-BXBT-2807
Need to find an internal hdd cable that has your typical SATA hard drive connector on one side, with the other side plugging into the motherboard with a 19 or so pin connector (I can’t count the…
Need help finding HDD cable for Brix GB-BXBT-2807
Source: [H]ardOCP – Need help finding HDD cable for Brix GB-BXBT-2807
FS: Corsair H150i RGB 360mm AIO & 2 Brand New Headphone/Headsets
A few things for sale:
Corsair H150i RGB 360mm AIO – (fans not included, but everything else included & the retail box). Less than 6 months old. No bent fins and everything works fine….
FS: Corsair H150i RGB 360mm AIO & 2 Brand New Headphone/Headsets
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any good deal for R7 3700x / R8 3700x
is there any good black Friday deal on those cpus R7 3700x / R7 3800x?
shall i wait or Amazon prices are okay?
Source: [H]ardOCP – any good deal for R7 3700x / R8 3700x
WTB: iPhone 7 or higher and cellular iPad Air 2 or newer
For the iPhone, don’t need fancy, just useable for mom-in-law. Budget minded mostly.
for the iPad, also budget minded. Just looking for iPad Air 2 or newer with cellular connectivity
Source: [H]ardOCP – WTB: iPhone 7 or higher and cellular iPad Air 2 or newer
How to install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 5.4.1 from Flatpak on Linux
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to easily install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors on multiple Linux distributions including Ubuntu from Flatpak. In case you prefer to install/update the suite as a DEB, snap, or AppImage package, refer to this tutorial.
Source: LXer – How to install ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors 5.4.1 from Flatpak on Linux
Dubai Is Adding Tesla Cybertrucks To Its Police Car Fleet
The Dubai Police department is officially planning on adding Tesla Cybertrucks to its fleet next year. Futurism reports: The official account of the Dubai Police department tweeted an image of a Cybertruck with its logos on it with the caption “2020” on Tuesday. Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri told Arabian Business that the new cars will help enhance security presence in tourist destinations. The Dubai Police department already has a pretty astonishing fleet of luxury sportscars, including some of the fastest cars in the world, from the Bugatti Veyron to the Lamborghini Aventador. […] As for how the Dubai Police is expecting to get their hands on Cybertrucks next year when production is expected to start in late 2021 is still unclear.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Dubai Is Adding Tesla Cybertrucks To Its Police Car Fleet
RoG Strix SCAR II Gaming Laptop (RTX 2070) – $1399
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1510916-REG/asus_gl704gw_ps74_rog_strix_scar_ii.html
Normally with specs like these easily $1700+.
Source: [H]ardOCP – RoG Strix SCAR II Gaming Laptop (RTX 2070) – 99
Mesa 19.3-RC5 Brings RADV Secure Compile Update, Other Fixes
While Mesa 19.3.0 was supposed to be out last week, it didn’t happen nor is it happening this week due to blocker bugs. Given the US holiday week, it’s looking like Mesa 19.3’s blocker bugs might not be cleared in time for releasing next week either, but in any case the Mesa 19.3 Release Candidate 5 is now available for testing…
Source: Phoronix – Mesa 19.3-RC5 Brings RADV Secure Compile Update, Other Fixes
MBR vs GPT – Things to Know When Partitioning (Screenshots)
In this tutorial, we will need to explore some basic concepts about MBR and GPT to understand their advantages, limitations and differences.
Source: LXer – MBR vs GPT – Things to Know When Partitioning (Screenshots)
Is the mobile Intel HD 530 Integrated GPU ok to run Baldurs Gate 2 EE?
I just realized that my MSI gt72s dominator laptop has a gpu button. It functions a little like Nvidia Optimus. It turns off the nvidia 970m to increase battery life. I am trying to determine…
Is the mobile Intel HD 530 Integrated GPU ok to run Baldurs Gate 2 EE?
Source: [H]ardOCP – Is the mobile Intel HD 530 Integrated GPU ok to run Baldurs Gate 2 EE?
Obtaining a Ryzen 9 3950X is Near Impossible
Currently, if you absolutely have to get your hands on one of AMD’s new 16-core number crunchers, your best bet is to turn to eBay….
Obtaining a Ryzen 9 3950X is Near Impossible
Source: [H]ardOCP – Obtaining a Ryzen 9 3950X is Near Impossible
PC Hound System Configuration Tool
What is the PC Hound System Builder?
The PC Hound System Builder is a tool that will allow anyone to configure a Do-It-Yourself PC build in minutes…or even…
PC Hound System Configuration Tool
Source: [H]ardOCP – PC Hound System Configuration Tool
Newegg lists BF deal … Ryzen 5 2600 posted at last years launch price minus 40%
according to Newegg you can save 40% / $80 off the price at launch one year ago (was $200) with a Ryzen 5 2600 (currently $119 + shipping but they have the same CPU posted on eBay for $109…
Newegg lists BF deal … Ryzen 5 2600 posted at last years launch price minus 40%
Source: [H]ardOCP – Newegg lists BF deal … Ryzen 5 2600 posted at last years launch price minus 40%
CD Projekt Red Says Cyberpunk 2077 to Have Shorter Main Story Than The Witcher 3, More Complex Sideq
According to the user, CD Projekt Red in the community event said that The Witcher 3 sidequests were designed as branching events from the main storyline, which would then, sometimes, make it back…
CD Projekt Red Says Cyberpunk 2077 to Have Shorter Main Story Than The Witcher 3, More Complex Sideq
Source: [H]ardOCP – CD Projekt Red Says Cyberpunk 2077 to Have Shorter Main Story Than The Witcher 3, More Complex Sideq
The Linux 5.2+ "Register Corruption" Bug / Golang Issue Was A One-Line Kernel Caching Issue
Coming together just over a day ago was the Google folks working on Golang figuring out many Go issues stemmed from a bug on the Linux 5.2 kernel and newer that was worked out to be some sort of a register corruption issue. That issue is now sorted out and fortunately it’s a one-line kernel fix and boils down to being a caching issue…
Source: Phoronix – The Linux 5.2+ “Register Corruption” Bug / Golang Issue Was A One-Line Kernel Caching Issue
Steam BF Specials
Steam Controller …. $14 (shipped + tax)
Latest Version of 3DMark …. $4.99
Source: [H]ardOCP – Steam BF Specials
X570 Realtek vs Intel LAN
Which is better for gaming performance / latency etc? The Intel 1GbE (Intel® I211-AT Gb LAN)
or Realtek 2.5 GbE?
Source: [H]ardOCP – X570 Realtek vs Intel LAN
BIOS Update 1.0.0.4 patch B now available (ASUS)
The AM4 combo PI 1.0.0.4 patch B BIOS for ASUS X570 motherboards is now available for download. I just updated my ASUS Prime X570-PRO and so far so good. I will report back if I run into any…
BIOS Update 1.0.0.4 patch B now available (ASUS)
Source: [H]ardOCP – BIOS Update 1.0.0.4 patch B now available (ASUS)