Timmah!

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

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.

What capacity power supply unit in your computer?

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.

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!

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.

Have you ever tried Tennessee Pride Hot or Sage? It's my personal favorite, after home-ground.

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.

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!

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.

Yup. Can go to AutoZone here & they will do the OBD2 reading, print-out the results, & explain what it means...for free. Can get a torque wrench for $20 or again, get free loaner tools to borrow from AutoZone. People don't give themselves enough credit, but rather talk themselves out of doing something they can likely accomplish, before they even try. The way I see it, & in my experience: If someone else learned how to do it, so can I.

Here's the 7 minute video I watched. Very basic steps. Surely you could do it in 3 hours, if not 30 min. Still well worth saving $330 labor.

It's not that difficult. Especially when a motherfucker starts telling me they want $750 for taking 1/2 hour to install an $80 part. Plenty of great mechanics showing the procedures step-by-step on YouTube. Subreddits dedicated to particular make & model year vehicles. Mechanic forums. Chat gpt. $750 is more than enough motivation to take a day off work to learn & do it myself. In this case it was a 7 minute YouTube video & 1/2 hour to do the job. Same with the PCV valve I replaced the day before that. They wanted $250 to take 15 minutes to replace a $10 part. Literally as simple as removing a hose, spinning the old part out with a deep-well socket- just like you would a spark plug- & replacing it with the new part. Oh, & a 30 cent crush washer if you want to be extra super careful. $1,000 dollars for $90 worth of parts & 45 minutes of work. Fuck that noise.

104 inch-pounds is 8.667 foot pounds; I torque each to 9 ft.-lbs.