I feel like I'm stupid because when I install a new AIO in my PC, if I understand the manual perfectly, there's no problem. However, if I don't understand the manual 100%, I watch an installation guide video for that specific AIO.
I don't know why, but I feel stupid because with some AIOs, I don't fully understand the manual and need a video to help me.
Do you think that makes me stupid?
I feel like I'm stupid because when I install a new AIO in my PC, if I understand the manual perfectly, there's no problem. However, if I don't understand the manual 100%, I watch an installation guide video for that specific AIO.
I don't know why, but I feel stupid because with some AIOs, I don't fully understand the manual and need a video to help me.
Do you think that makes me stupid?
J'ai l'impression d'être bête parce que, lorsque j'installe un nouveau AIO dans mon PC, si je comprends parfaitement le manuel, il n'y a aucun problème. En revanche, si je ne comprends pas le manuel à 100 %, je regarde une vidéo d'installation de cet AIO.
Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais je me sens stupide parce que, pour certains AIO, je ne comprends pas parfaitement le manuel et j'ai besoin d'une vidéo pour m'aider.
Est-ce que vous trouvez que je suis stupide ?
J'ai une question. J'ai vu une nouvelle RAM qui aura une nouvelle technologie : AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency. Est-ce que, si j'achète cette RAM et que je la mets dans mon PC, je verrai le nouvel AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency apparaître, ou dois-je faire une mise à jour du BIOS pour qu'il apparaisse ?
Par exemple, quand le PBO est arrivé sur les Ryzen série 5000, est-ce qu'il suffisait d'installer le CPU pour que le PBO soit disponible, ou fallait-il faire une mise à jour du BIOS pour avoir accès au PBO ?
En gros, quand un composant a une nouvelle technologie, faut-il faire une mise à jour du BIOS pour y avoir accès ou non ?
So is it a big different between a 240mm aio and a 360mm for a ryzen 7 9700 or even an x3d or no
Est-ce qu'il y a une différence entre un aio de 240 et 360 prenez en compte tous les ryzen 5,7,9 et intel aussi
First of all, I'm not trying to become a Linux expert. I'm simply a PC gamer who became interested in Linux.
I learned the basics with distributions such as Bazzite, Linux Mint, and others. Then I became interested in Arch Linux, which I see as one of the most manual Linux distributions.
I learned how to install it with Archinstall, how to use the terminal to install Steam, software, web browsers, and other applications. I also learned what services are, how to configure Internet access, Bluetooth, and other features that I need.
My goal was never to become a system administrator or a Linux expert. I simply want to be able to use Linux for everyday purposes: play games, install software, update the system, manage my PC, and be self-sufficient.
I also learned what a kernel is. It used to seem very complicated to me, almost like something only hackers would understand. I learned how to change it, how to install a new kernel, how to update the bootloader so it recognizes it, and how to boot into it.
Today, I am comfortable using the terminal for the tasks I need: installing software, updating the system, managing some services, and performing common operations.
Then I started thinking that I should also learn how to change the bootloader. In my mind, if I could do that, I would have reached the level I originally wanted when I started learning Linux.
The problem is that changing a bootloader is much more complex than changing a kernel, and I don't think it would actually be useful for my day-to-day use. However, I've become fixated on it. I feel like I won't be able to tell myself, "I know how to use Linux," until I learn how to change a bootloader.
When I first started learning Linux, I saw it as something reserved for computer geniuses. Today, I can use Arch Linux, which was the distribution that intimidated me the most. Despite that, because I haven't learned how to change a bootloader, I sometimes feel stupid or like I haven't achieved the goal I set for myself, even though I know I only need Linux for normal everyday use.
So, is it really a problem if I leave the bootloader alone and don't try to learn how to replace or reconfigure it?
First of all, I'm not trying to become a Linux expert. I'm simply a PC gamer who became interested in Linux.
I learned the basics with distributions such as Bazzite, Linux Mint, and others. Then I became interested in Arch Linux, which I see as one of the most manual Linux distributions.
I learned how to install it with Archinstall, how to use the terminal to install Steam, software, web browsers, and other applications. I also learned what services are, how to configure Internet access, Bluetooth, and other features that I need.
My goal was never to become a system administrator or a Linux expert. I simply want to be able to use Linux for everyday purposes: play games, install software, update the system, manage my PC, and be self-sufficient.
I also learned what a kernel is. It used to seem very complicated to me, almost like something only hackers would understand. I learned how to change it, how to install a new kernel, how to update the bootloader so it recognizes it, and how to boot into it.
Today, I am comfortable using the terminal for the tasks I need: installing software, updating the system, managing some services, and performing common operations.
Then I started thinking that I should also learn how to change the bootloader. In my mind, if I could do that, I would have reached the level I originally wanted when I started learning Linux.
The problem is that changing a bootloader is much more complex than changing a kernel, and I don't think it would actually be useful for my day-to-day use. However, I've become fixated on it. I feel like I won't be able to tell myself, "I know how to use Linux," until I learn how to change a bootloader.
When I first started learning Linux, I saw it as something reserved for computer geniuses. Today, I can use Arch Linux, which was the distribution that intimidated me the most. Despite that, because I haven't learned how to change a bootloader, I sometimes feel stupid or like I haven't achieved the goal I set for myself, even though I know I only need Linux for normal everyday use.
So, is it really a problem if I leave the bootloader alone and don't try to learn how to replace or reconfigure it?
Alors je sais overclocker et undervolter un CPU et un GPU, mais sur le GPU, que ce soit dans MSI Afterburner ou AMD Adrenalin, l’option où on peut mettre “100 % d’énergie”, c’est pour que le GPU puisse augmenter automatiquement son voltage quand on overclock ?
Et dans AMD Adrenalin, il y a les MHz et en dessous le voltage, mais à côté il y a aussi le réglage d’énergie que l’on peut augmenter ou diminuer. J’ai vu une vidéo du YouTuber Tech Sama pour undervolter : il a mis l’énergie à -15 %, mais je ne comprends pas pourquoi faire ça si on peut directement baisser le voltage soi-même.
Quelqu’un peut m’expliquer s’il vous plaît ?
Is the way I repair my PC good?
First, I’m not trying to become a genius-level technician. I just want to be someone who can fix his PC without problems.
When I have a PC issue, I first check all the software before moving to hardware. Once I’ve checked the GPU drivers, reinstalled drivers, updated Windows, cleared CMOS, updated the BIOS, and found nothing, I move to hardware. I check the RAM sticks and their slots.
When that doesn’t solve the issue, I should mention that I have spare CPUs, GPUs, power supplies, and motherboards at home. So in hardware troubleshooting, I swap components until I find the problem. For example, once my PC crashed. Software checks didn’t help, so I moved to hardware. First, I changed the CPU — nothing. Then I changed the power supply — still nothing. For the GPU, I first tried different PCIe slots — no result. Then I changed the GPU — the problem was still there. The only component left was the motherboard. I replaced it, and everything worked perfectly. So the motherboard was faulty.
Before moving to hardware, I also change the HDMI cable to rule out display issues.
Another example: a long time ago, my PC was crashing. While checking the RAM, I noticed it was running only in single-channel mode. I thought maybe my motherboard didn’t handle dual channel properly. So I updated the BIOS, and that fixed the issue.
A friend told me that my way of fixing my PC is the worst method. When I asked if he had a better way to diagnose a PC, he started explaining, but I realized that according to him, I should know the problem immediately without doing the software and hardware tests I do. He also said that the hardware swapping method I use is not good. Then he talked about very advanced things like kernel parameters, very precise in BIOS settings, and detailed Windows configurations. When I asked where he learned all that, he said he asked ChatGPT. However, I don’t really take ChatGPT or other AI tools very seriously.
I would still like to know what you think. Is my method good or not? As I said, I don’t want to be an expert technician. I just want to be able to diagnose my PC, find the problem, and fix it. If my method covers 90% of possible PC problems, that is enough for me. The remaining 10% doesn’t matter to me.
Is the way I repair my PC good?
First, I’m not trying to become a genius-level technician. I just want to be someone who can fix his PC without problems.
When I have a PC issue, I first check all the software before moving to hardware. Once I’ve checked the GPU drivers, reinstalled drivers, updated Windows, cleared CMOS, updated the BIOS, and found nothing, I move to hardware. I check the RAM sticks and their slots.
When that doesn’t solve the issue, I should mention that I have spare CPUs, GPUs, power supplies, and motherboards at home. So in hardware troubleshooting, I swap components until I find the problem. For example, once my PC crashed. Software checks didn’t help, so I moved to hardware. First, I changed the CPU — nothing. Then I changed the power supply — still nothing. For the GPU, I first tried different PCIe slots — no result. Then I changed the GPU — the problem was still there. The only component left was the motherboard. I replaced it, and everything worked perfectly. So the motherboard was faulty.
Before moving to hardware, I also change the HDMI cable to rule out display issues.
Another example: a long time ago, my PC was crashing. While checking the RAM, I noticed it was running only in single-channel mode. I thought maybe my motherboard didn’t handle dual channel properly. So I updated the BIOS, and that fixed the issue.
A friend told me that my way of fixing my PC is the worst method. When I asked if he had a better way to diagnose a PC, he started explaining, but I realized that according to him, I should know the problem immediately without doing the software and hardware tests I do. He also said that the hardware swapping method I use is not good. Then he talked about very advanced things like kernel parameters, very precise in BIOS settings, and detailed Windows configurations. When I asked where he learned all that, he said he asked ChatGPT. However, I don’t really take ChatGPT or other AI tools very seriously.
I would still like to know what you think. Is my method good or not? As I said, I don’t want to be an expert technician. I just want to be able to diagnose my PC, find the problem, and fix it. If my method covers 90% of possible PC problems, that is enough for me. The remaining 10% doesn’t matter to me.
Is the way I repair my PC good?
First, I’m not trying to become a genius-level technician. I just want to be someone who can fix his PC without problems.
When I have a PC issue, I first check all the software before moving to hardware. Once I’ve checked the GPU drivers, reinstalled drivers, updated Windows, cleared CMOS, updated the BIOS, and found nothing, I move to hardware. I check the RAM sticks and their slots.
When that doesn’t solve the issue, I should mention that I have spare CPUs, GPUs, power supplies, and motherboards at home. So in hardware troubleshooting, I swap components until I find the problem. For example, once my PC crashed. Software checks didn’t help, so I moved to hardware. First, I changed the CPU — nothing. Then I changed the power supply — still nothing. For the GPU, I first tried different PCIe slots — no result. Then I changed the GPU — the problem was still there. The only component left was the motherboard. I replaced it, and everything worked perfectly. So the motherboard was faulty.
Before moving to hardware, I also change the HDMI cable to rule out display issues.
Another example: a long time ago, my PC was crashing. While checking the RAM, I noticed it was running only in single-channel mode. I thought maybe my motherboard didn’t handle dual channel properly. So I updated the BIOS, and that fixed the issue.
A friend told me that my way of fixing my PC is the worst method. When I asked if he had a better way to diagnose a PC, he started explaining, but I realized that according to him, I should know the problem immediately without doing the software and hardware tests I do. He also said that the hardware swapping method I use is not good. Then he talked about very advanced things like kernel parameters, very precise in BIOS settings, and detailed Windows configurations. When I asked where he learned all that, he said he asked ChatGPT. However, I don’t really take ChatGPT or other AI tools very seriously.
I would still like to know what you think. Is my method good or not? As I said, I don’t want to be an expert technician. I just want to be able to diagnose my PC, find the problem, and fix it. If my method covers 90% of possible PC problems, that is enough for me. The remaining 10% doesn’t matter to me.
Is the way I repair my PC good?
First, I’m not trying to become a genius-level technician. I just want to be someone who can fix his PC without problems.
When I have a PC issue, I first check all the software before moving to hardware. Once I’ve checked the GPU drivers, reinstalled drivers, updated Windows, cleared CMOS, updated the BIOS, and found nothing, I move to hardware. I check the RAM sticks and their slots.
When that doesn’t solve the issue, I should mention that I have spare CPUs, GPUs, power supplies, and motherboards at home. So in hardware troubleshooting, I swap components until I find the problem. For example, once my PC crashed. Software checks didn’t help, so I moved to hardware. First, I changed the CPU — nothing. Then I changed the power supply — still nothing. For the GPU, I first tried different PCIe slots — no result. Then I changed the GPU — the problem was still there. The only component left was the motherboard. I replaced it, and everything worked perfectly. So the motherboard was faulty.
Before moving to hardware, I also change the HDMI cable to rule out display issues.
Another example: a long time ago, my PC was crashing. While checking the RAM, I noticed it was running only in single-channel mode. I thought maybe my motherboard didn’t handle dual channel properly. So I updated the BIOS, and that fixed the issue.
A friend told me that my way of fixing my PC is the worst method. When I asked if he had a better way to diagnose a PC, he started explaining, but I realized that according to him, I should know the problem immediately without doing the software and hardware tests I do. He also said that the hardware swapping method I use is not good. Then he talked about very advanced things like kernel parameters, very precise in BIOS settings, and detailed Windows configurations. When I asked where he learned all that, he said he asked ChatGPT. However, I don’t really take ChatGPT or other AI tools very seriously.
I would still like to know what you think. Is my method good or not? As I said, I don’t want to be an expert technician. I just want to be able to diagnose my PC, find the problem, and fix it. If my method covers 90% of possible PC problems, that is enough for me. The remaining 10% doesn’t matter to me.
Est-ce que la manière dont je répare mon PC est bonne ?
D’abord, je ne cherche pas à être un technicien de génie, juste quelqu’un qui peut réparer son PC sans problème.
Quand j’ai un problème avec mon PC, je vérifie d’abord tout le software avant de passer au hardware. Une fois que j’ai vérifié les pilotes GPU, la réinstallation des pilotes, les mises à jour de Windows, le clear CMOS et la mise à jour du BIOS, et que je n’ai rien trouvé, je passe au hardware. Je vérifie les barrettes de RAM et leurs slots.
Quand ça ne donne rien, je précise que chez moi j’ai des CPU, GPU, alimentations et cartes mères de secours. Donc, en hardware, je fais des échanges (swapping) jusqu’à trouver le problème. Par exemple, une fois mon PC a crashé. En software, rien n’a fonctionné, alors je suis passé au hardware. D’abord, j’ai changé le CPU : rien. Ensuite, j’ai changé l’alimentation : toujours rien. Pour le GPU, j’ai d’abord changé les slots PCIe : ça n’a rien donné. Puis j’ai changé le GPU : toujours le même problème. Il ne restait plus que la carte mère. Je l’ai changée, et tout fonctionnait parfaitement. C’était donc la carte mère qui était défectueuse.
Avant de passer au hardware, je change aussi le câble HDMI pour vérifier si le problème vient de là.
Deuxième exemple : il y a longtemps, mon PC crashait. En vérifiant la RAM, j’ai remarqué qu’il fonctionnait uniquement en single channel. Je me suis dit que peut-être ma carte mère ne supportait pas bien le dual channel. J’ai donc fait une mise à jour du BIOS, et cela a réglé le problème.
Un ami m’a dit que ma manière de réparer mon PC était la pire. Quand je lui ai demandé s’il avait une meilleure méthode pour diagnostiquer un PC, il a commencé à m’expliquer, mais j’ai remarqué que, selon lui, je devrais connaître immédiatement le problème sans faire les tests que je fais en software et en hardware. Il a aussi dit que le swapping que je fais en hardware n’est pas une bonne méthode. Ensuite, il a parlé de choses très avancées comme des paramètres kernel, des réglages très précis du BIOS et de Windows. Quand je lui ai demandé d’où il tenait ces informations, il m’a dit qu’il avait demandé à ChatGPT, mais je ne prends pas vraiment au sérieux ChatGPT ou d’autres IA.
Je voudrais quand même savoir ce que vous en pensez. Est-ce que ma méthode est bonne ou non ? Comme je l’ai dit, je ne cherche pas à être un technicien expert. Je veux juste pouvoir diagnostiquer mon PC, trouver le problème et le réparer. Si ma méthode couvre 90 % des problèmes possibles, cela me suffit. Les 10 % restants ne m’intéressent pas.