Timmah!

I've heard country music called farm emo;

I lol'd.

5 minutes ago, Nycz said:

Only if I could but I would move and live in Poland since I am half Polish

Here you go; he's accepting homesteaders with an offer of a 6-month to 1 year free trial period with option to buy land or home if afterward interested. 

2 hours ago, Nycz said:

I have used Corsair in past and not much good luck with them. I only hear about seasonic on YouTube sponsors. 

Look-up the ratings on psu's on websites like Amazon, Newegg, etc.

Search for the most-purchased psu's & see like the top 3 sellers' ratings.

Then search by top 3 highest rated & you'll usually see overlap of most purchased & highest rated. 

It's a straight forward task, just need to invest a little time & effort. 

I go by customers' ratings, not by reviewers who might be compensated to shill a product. 

EVGA, Corsair, Seasonic are the 3 I've used in every build.

Don't go just by make though; research the particular model's reviews & ratings to ascertain its worthiness. 

1 hour ago, Nycz said:

Nothing I looked at online supports that though. The calculators and such suggest 700watt so 850 already more. Where did you get 1000watt?

I live near Fort Knox, KY.

The closest Microcenter is in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

2 years ago they had a deal that made the 300 mile round trip worth the drive...plus, I was in the mood for a road trip.  It's located surprisingly conveniently right off the exit ramp.

Having built many rigs over the past 40 years- how the time does fly- I've learned through experience that you want the most robust psu to support your components; if some power calculator tells you X, add even more capacity.  I've probably been building rigs longer than the person that wrote that power requirement calculator has been alive.

If you're gonna spend your hard-earned money on a pc build, you want to BEEF UP that PSU beyond any question of its ability to support all those pricey components. 

There's a significant difference in the quality of the rails on higher tier psu's that enhances their ability to support consistent load demands & fluctuations efficiently.

If I'm spending $2,000+ on components, I'm happy to spend 10% of that total on a rock solid foundation of the whole system: the psu.  Not bragging rights, but peace of mind.

The same psu I bought is currently on sale for $30 less than I paid a little over 2 years ago.

Here's the link, plus the receipt for my build parts purchase, minus the 6950xt gpu I bought on Amazon. 

It comes with a 10 year warranty: https://a.co/d/39OvFoO

5 hours ago, Barron said:

Power issue or mobo...

Yeah, when he responded 850 watt to my query, that would be my first issue to address. 

Built my last rig with 1,000 Watt psu & wish I would've gone a little bigger, although no problems in the 2 years since building it.

Always want plenty more power than the system draws to account for PSU efficiency, fluctuations & to give room for any future upgrades & hardware additions.

@Nycz Come off $100 or so & replace that PSU.  Get you at least a 1,000 Watt Gold rated modular. 

Check your system logs for errors using event viewer & system monitor. 

Google the error codes for clarification, if needed.

Download & run a hardware monitoring tool like HwInfo to help find issues.

13 minutes ago, Nycz said:

Maybe I should just drop down to play at 1080p instead of 1440p and get an even higher refresh rate monitor. I currently have an Alienware aw2725dm which is 180hz. 

What capacity power supply unit in your computer?

9 minutes ago, KaptCrunch said:

Timmah 

i did same but had Nvidia card, removed Adrenalin an was stable after that. 

How can an Nvidia card use Adrenalin software when it's made for AMD gpu's?

Was it to get the mobo chipset drivers or something?

Yeah, & Adrenalin is buggy & notorious for not playing well with other software overlays like Discord & Steam in-game video recording software, etc.

Had a problem with the screen going black & never coming back on; only thing to do was a hard shutdown & restart.

Found out that Windows 11 update was causing computers to crash that were running any game using Easy Anticheat.

Windows issued a patch, but my computer was still going black screen afterwards. 

What fixed the issue for me was to uninstall AMD Adrenalin Edition software, which also uninstalled the graphics drivers, then reinstalling only the gpu drivers.

When I navigated to the AMD driver download website, default was to download Adrenalin Software again; I had to choose custom install & then 'driver only' option.  Also informed me it would keep the drivers up-to-date for me.

No more crashes for me.

YMMV.

Picture included for elucidation. 

OS: Windows 11 64 bit Premium

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core Processor

GPU:  XFX AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT

ROM: Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 1 TB

RAM: Corsair Vengeance 64GB

Mainboard: Asus Rog Strix B650E-F Gaming Wifi

Well, that's TOTALLY relevant to biscuits & gravy.

Wanna see some pics of that.

5 hours ago, Majbasil said:

 

Brings back memories. 

Timmah loves spicy food, but Sage is my favorite for sausage biscuits & gravy; it's the perfect seasoning for it.

Can't stress enough the importance of cooking & stirring the flour for a good 5 minutes to properly develop the flavors. 

Also, searing/browning the meat is a must for this & just about any other dish's meat for that wonderful Maillard flavor!

13 hours ago, KaptCrunch said:

June 11, 2025—KB5063060 (OS Build 26100.4351) Out-of-band - Microsoft Support

 

This Out-of-band (OOB) update includes quality improvements. This update is cumulative and includes security fixes and improvements from the June 10, 2025, security update (KB506842), in addition to the following: 

[Fix for incompatibility issue with Easy Anti-Cheat] This update addresses an incompatibility issue where Windows might restart unexpectedly when opening games that use the Easy Anti-Cheat service. Easy Anti-Cheat automatically installs with certain games to enhance security and prevent cheating in multiplayer online PC games.   

gee why can't they reboot the white house with AI too, never mind the gamers for the software companys will loose all the money selling skins anyway. 

Hope this fixes my computer randomly crashing when playing Rust, which uses Easy AntiCheat.

Thanks for info.

Slathered in Olive oil, coated in sea salt.

Baked at 425°F until an internal temperature of 210°F, for a deliciously crisp skin & a perfectly fluffy interior.

Butter & sour cream for one, salsa con queso for the other. 

I also bake my potatoes when making mashed potatoes; a much better texture & consistency without the undesirable water from boiling. 

On 6/9/2025 at 10:13 AM, Smeggie said:

One of my all time favorite breakfasts.

Although I prefer Johnsonville sausage, I would devour your fixin's.

I agree, I prefer flour to corn starch.  

Have you ever tried Tennessee Pride Hot or Sage?

It's my personal favorite, after home-ground.

3 minutes ago, WldPenguin said:

Maybe I'll try flour once to see.....I currently don't use butter, so that might be an interesting addition as well. 

Adding more fat with butter may seem counterintuitive, but even if you drain some of the sausage fat first, the butter adds a unique richness.

And of course, the flour has to cook long enough to brown & lose its flour taste & contribute its own depth as it absorbs the pork & butter. 

The ratios I give is a good starting point. 

Post what you think, when you make it.

6 hours ago, WldPenguin said:

Looks yummy!  I make mine with cornstarch instead of flour  

Yes, I recall you mentioning this in one our conversations a few years ago. (=

I just find the flavor richer with flour in this instance.

Texture seems more pleasing to me, also. 

Biscuits 

Pound of sausage (Tennessee Pride Hot, this time)

Couple tablespoons of butter 

~1/3 cup flour

3 cups milk

Seasoning 

Brown sausage, add butter & stir for a couple minutes, add flour & stir for a few minutes until browned & bubbly, slowly add milk while continuously stirring--about 5 minutes.

Add salt, pepper etc...start with a pinch of each.

Spotted in the MW2 server!

So, either: Welcome back, brother! or, the cheater from last week has returned. 

Cut this notch in the cowl to make easier access & expedite the process. 

PCV valve right there & VTEC solenoid just below on back side of engine. 

I firstly replaced the PCV valve; it was stuck closed & the pressure was causing oil leakage through the VTEC solenoid seal.

 I then replaced the leaky solenoid gasket, which stopped the oil leak, but the engine light was still illuminated & the engine would stutter at 3,500 rpm.

Took it AutoZone for a free diagnostic reading to confirm it was the solenoid that was bad.

Ordered a VTEC solenoid, waited a week for it to arrive, installed it in 15 minutes.

Could then rev to 4,600 rpm to engage the VTEC in any gear -it's a manual gearbox- & enjoy the nice little performance boost.

Saved $900 doing it myself. 

Took 5 drive cycles for the on board computer & sensors to verify the issue was fixed & recalibrate settings, then turn-off the check engine light.

Noticeable additional improvement after the light went out.

Good times!

11 minutes ago, KaptCrunch said:

its very rewarding when you can do it as  seen here  savings of $ 1,000 plus a big smile of accomplishment

It is a really nice, helpful service. 

You can take basically all the time you need & return it to any AutoZone store when you're done.

The local one here hasn't even charged me a deposit the few times I've used the service over the past 30 years.