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Q&A: Should I shut my computer down when it’s not being used?

Posted on June 14, 2024

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Question from Milo: I really like your site, Rick. It’s easy to tell that you put a lot of work into it.

I’ve been following you for several months now and I always learn something every time I visit your blog.

I hope you don’t mind but I finally have a question of my own that I need to ask you.

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Q&A: Can a gaming PC be used as a regular computer?

Posted on February 29, 2024

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Question from Glenda:  I know this might be a dumb question but I’m really ignorant about things like this.

My son wants a gaming computer for his birthday but I want to get him a computer that he can use for schoolwork too.

My question is will a gaming PC do other things besides just play games? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do almost all gaming computers run Windows?

Posted on July 16, 2023

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Question from Rita.:  My son has been wanting a nice gaming computer and I’m planning to buy him one for his 12th birthday.

I looked at the gaming computers on Amazon and virtually every computer that came up runs Windows. It was the same thing at Best Buy.

My son has been playing around with Linux for a while and he really likes it. That’s why I’m trying to find a gaming PC with Linux on it.

My question is why aren’t there any gaming computers that run Linux? And if there are some, can you recommend one?  [Read more…]

Q&A: What is Cloud Gaming, and how does it work?

Posted on January 3, 2022

Question from Cecille:  My son is wanting a gaming computer for his birthday. The one he has been looking at is over $900.

I mentioned this to my friend and she suggested that I look into something called Cloud Gaming that lets the person play games without having to buy an expensive gaming computer.

What exactly is Cloud Gaming, and how does it work?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why is my new custom built PC shutting down almost immediately after turning it on?

Posted on November 18, 2017

Question from Kenny V.:  I watched a Youtube video that showed how to build a gaming PC and it really intrigued me.

I decided to build one for my son so I asked the guy at Fry’s Electronics for recommendations on the parts. This is what he recommended (and what I ended up buying):

  • ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-E Gaming Motherboard
  • Intel i7 7700k LGA 1151 CPU
  • 4 Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR4 3000MHz C15 RAM sticks – (32GB total)
  • EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti SC GAMING, 4GB GDDR5 Gaming Video Card
  • Samsung 850 EVO 1TB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD
  • Corsair RMx Series, RM850x, 850W Power Suppy

I put everything together according to the instructions but when I turn on the computer a light on the motherboard flashes and then everything immediately shuts down. According to the manual the light that flashes is the “CPU Warning Light”.

Just to be sure it’s not a bad connection I re-seated the RAM sticks and CPU. There were no bent pins that I could see. I also disconnected and reconnected all the power cables.

Do you think I might have received a bad CPU? That’s the only thing I can think of that could possibly be wrong. I don’t want to go back to Fry’s claiming they sold me a bad CPU unless I’m sure they really did.

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