It was time for a new desktop PC. My newest PC was put together 3 years ago out of parts that were basically 2 years old then. I haven’t had a top of the line PC since my CUSL2 system around 2000-2001. So, I decided to treat myself this time out.
[Read more…] about My New PC – 2017
New PC – Final Specs
Core i7-8700K Coffee Lake 3.7 GHz LGA 1151 $399.99*
Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard $199.99 – $30 rebate = 169.99
Zotac GeForce GTX 1060 AMP! Edition $269.99*
Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-02 Mid Tower Gaming Case $59.99
Seasonic FOCUS Plus Series SSR-650FX 650W $89.90
Corsair Hydro Series H80i v2 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler $86.50
Samsung 960 EVO Series SSD – 500GB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD $240.00
Samsung 960 EVO Series – 250GB NVMe M.2 Internal SSD $114.99*
Pre-Tax Total 1,781.34
Tax 96.00
Total $1,877.34
All links are to Amazon.
All prices are what I paid.
* means purchased at Micro Center and were “In Store only” deals.
edited 17DEC2017 – forgot to subtract $30 rebate on mobo
Complete
Thursday Random Stuff…
Net Neutrality Gone For Now
Not a surprise. I expect multiple lawsuits to follow.
The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation
Regulators abolish ‘net neutrality’ rules in heated hearing that was stopped because of a BOMB threat as protesters rallied outside
It’s Time!
I’ll be leaving in an hour or so to pregame before the 6 p.m. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI OPENING NIGHT FAN EVENT
May the force be with you.
Part Number 5
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition
Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 17.12.1
In a nutshell: New GPU monitoring software including an Android App.
“We’ve designed Adrenalin Edition as a powerful tool for those who aspire to achieve gaming greatness among friends and the community.”
Marketing, LOL.
Download 337 MB, Minimal setup drivers are 39 MB
Release Notes
AMD Link mobile app for Android and iPhone
Linux Driver 17.50, Dec. 12, 2017
Part Number 3 And 4
Patch Tuesday
Time To Run Windows Update
Patches available for all things Microsoft. Full breakdown at the end of this post.
Windows 10 – December 12, 2017—KB4053580 (OS Build 15063.786)
“This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update.”
Flash Updated
APSB17-42 Security updates available for Adobe Flash Player
Download for Firefox and Opera: Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.126
Download for Internet Explorer: Adobe Flash Player 28.0.0.126
CCleaner 5.38 Released
***WARNING*** As of this writing only the standard build available. No portable or slim.
I am not downloading this until a portable version is available.
CCleaner Forums post about this:
“The devs have decided to delay the portable version until the slim release. it is unclear if this is just for this version or going forward but this is a test trial of this policy.”
I am considering switching to Privacy Eraser. If anyone is/has used this please chime in.
Break The Internet
https://www.battleforthenet.com/breaktheinternet/
All 535 members of Congress, and how much money they got from ISPs
PSA: The Net Neutrality vote is this week; Are you prepared?
Netflix Is In The Power Position Now In The War For Net Neutrality
The FCC plans to repeal net neutrality this week — and it could ruin the internet
Monday Random Stuff…
Another HP Keylogger
Security researcher Michael Myng found a keylogger on some HP laptops. There was one found earlier this year. This is on top of spyware found on HP devices.
Yikes!
GET OFF OF FACEBOOK
Another former Facebook exec rips social media:
“I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works…No civil discourse, no cooperation; misinformation, mistruth. And it’s not an American problem — this is not about Russians ads. This is a global problem.”
source: iVerge