u/Soft_Letterhead1940

Hello all. I finally decided to get an Area 51 Desktop. Just too good of a deal to pass up. I got one with a RTX 5090, Ryzen 9850x3d and 32g 6400mh RAM. Should be plenty for me for years to come. Imnsuper excited but I have read that it comes woth some pre installed stuff or that there are some settings to tweak. Im not looking at over clocking or anything like that but Id like to get it to run as smoothly as possible. Looking for any advice or suggestions on what to do when I get it(about the 15th). Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thank you

EDIT: I mostly only play single player RPG/Action/Horror games and on TCL X11K with 144hz refresh.

I currently have a Intel I9 13900KF and Asus Z790 motherboard with an RTX 4090. Ive had it a bit over 3 years. I regularly get errors about running out of memory and "problem with the graphics card" messages when NVidia drivers update. When I bough this PC I was brand new into PC gaming and really only worked with Laptops so I have limited knowledge. Ive researched some amd apparently there are issues like this with my generation of Intel CPUs. Ive been contemplating changing to an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3d and MSI X870e Motherboard. Theres a microcenter bundle deal but I have zero experience changing out computer parts. Im wondering how difficult it would be and if it would help solve these issues or would I spending money for no reason. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I got into PC Gaming a few years ago. Current build has an Asus TUF OC 4090, Intel I9 13900KF and 32g 5200mh RAM. Overall it performs grear but ive been thinking about upgrading from Intel to AMD. Either a 9800X3d or 9850X3d and 32g RAM at 6000 or 6400mh. Id have to get a new mother board for AMD and was looking at an MSI X870E(or similar with WiFi 7). I think changing from a 4090 to 5090 is pointless really for gaming but Im wondering if these other upgrades would give a noticeable improvement overall or would it just be more money at marginal benefit. Knowing what I know now I would have gone AMD to begin with and a higher RAM speed. Anyway just wondering if its worth the upgrade in real world performance. Appreciate any input.

There are some incredibly good prices on the 5090 builds with military discount. I almost bought one a few months ago but for whatever reason after like a month it hadn't even shipped. Now the price is back down and I'm considering it again. So many people seem to complain about their Alienware but almost all of them are about laptops. How are the PC desktops? Is it worth picking up. I always hear they are highly regarded from reviewers but real world may be totally different. Looking for any thoughts or experiences recently.

Ive been looking into digital streamers since I dont currently have a system that supports streaming without having my PC on. I have been told by numerous people all I need is a Wiim and re-clocker, since I dont need/want a DAC, and that it wont get any better than that signal wise. I dont know alot about streamers but HDMI, for example, it doesnt matter as long as you have a well built cable that supports the signal you are passing(2.1 for 4k/8k etc. ) so it would make sense that for digital sound it would be the same however I have seen numerous videos talking about Femtosecond clocks, crytals, reducing noise floor and jitter and that they absolutly make a difference and thats where trasports like an Eversolo T8 or Hifi Rose RS130 can sound way better than a Wiim.The price is wildly different though once you add those things in. I was looking for some real world opinions from people who have used both and if it really is the difference eits purported to be. I still feel like a digital signal is a digital signal and if you arent using a DAC how could you make it sound different? Maybe Im missing something but Im trying ro learn.

EDIT: I have an Arcam AV41/PA720 combo with Power Sound Audio 212s so its a great system. Qobuz Connect only works while I have the PC on and the Arcam IP page open. I just wanted to be able to turn on a streamer and just use Qobuz Connect from my phone. I do care about sound quality but Ive never had a streamer.

Im just wondering what people's experiences have been like regarding resolution. I bought a 98inch X11K new a few months ago when they were heavily discounted. I finally figured out the Earc is glitchy/broken. If I have anything hooked into the TV(DVD, PC) the Earc Audio cuts out. If I hook them up through the AVR and run Earc Audio only then it works fine but effectively I cant use the 144hz ports for gaming. Theres also a thumbprint sized dark blemish on the screen in the same place that shows up on any light colored background. I bought the TV new and bought the TCL warranty. I contacted the customer service today via chat and had to go through the whole factory reset/check and see if the problems were there, send pictures, check sound. The issues persisted and I gave my receipt and all information. They said they would review and get back to me with a resolution. Im not expecting anything honestly but if they were to replace the TV what would happen since the X11K isn't carried by the store anymore? Would I get a different TV or a credit? And if they credit is it for just what I bought it for or what the price of the TV is because I bought it in sale I wouldn't get the same level TV for that credit now. Anyway Im preparing for nothing really and just having the TV until I replace it down the road but if anyone has had experience with something similar Im curious what the resolution was. I appreciate any insight.

Hello. Im trying to see of anyone knows a good company locally that does patio repair for paving stones. We have a back patio that has a concrete porch woth paving stones around it but they are uneven. Im a disabled veteran. I cannot lift the stones and tamp down the ground to level it and put the stones back. Theres just no way. Im hoping there might be a local company that could do it and not cost $5k. We dont have a ton of money but we have a decent amount to put into it. Anyway if anyone has anyone they would recommend I would appreciate it. Thank you for your time.