Pitboy64 - Linus Tech Tips (original) (raw)

Razer Deathstalker v2 Pro Wireless, Asus MB, intel chip, Nvidia Vid card. Very clean win install Having massive problems setting this keyboard up for the wife. Installed the Synapse and other software as required in every Razer FAQ I could find, and yet after setting up the rgb as desired, my choices didnt save, and reset everytime I rebooted. Also checked windows dynamic lighting, it was off. Basically it just didnt work after a simple reboot. I even tried OpenRGB ... but that didnt work either, with its limited save profile options. Rather than detailing any more of that, Im going to ask a couple very simple questions and start again: - in the end all I want is to use 2 colours to illuminate the keyboard, purple and green, choosing which keys to be which colours. Simple. This will only ever be full static. No motions or breathing and there are no external other RGB devices or lights to run ... just the keyboard. This should be a simple saved profile. - I want this saved profile to auto load when computer starts or windows loads ... either is fine. NO having to open software to set RGB every time I turn the computer on ... who does that ... I just want it to just open, set the profile RGB and work until the rig is shut down. - In addition, ON SHUTDOWN I dont want rainbow breath colours on the keyboard while computer is powered off, and I dont want to have to use the switch on the back of the keyboard to turn it on and off. I want it to just default to no lights while the computer is off. Simple. No breathing lights, nothing, just turn off when windows closes. This keyboard, using their software, showed rainbow lights as I walk away from the computer, I even waited all night to see if it auto shut down at all, but in the morning the breathing lights were still going, and I had to charge the keyboard. How is this a thing? All this does is sucks the battery dry ... Remember and apply a profile, just 2 Static colours, just a keyboard running RGB, and it turns itself properly off. That is all ... the simplest setup ever. and NO, I shouldnt have to turn of a switch on the back of the keyboard. I have a logitech G915 keyboard as well, and it just turns off. Doesnt razer do this as well? QUESTIONS; feel free to use these point numbers to aid in your help: 1 - of the horrible confusion mess that is Razer software, what is the bare minimum of their junk proprietary software to install, to facilitate this simple use case? Remember; static 2 colours, that is all, and remembers the profile and auto turn it on when the computer starts up or Windows loads. Do I want 'studio'? 'visualizer'? Chroma? ... what? No extras. Barebones. Also a link to a good tutorial to set it up for this use case. 2 - I should not need to use win task scheduler. But I will if suggested. 3 - I want the keyboard RGB to auto turn off when the computer turns off ... period, without using the switch on the keyboard. Do all Razer users have to turn off their keyboard switch and remember to turn it back on? Who wants this? Who wants to see their keyboard burn battery when the computer is off? If Razer software cant satisfy such a simple use case, Im returning it and will never buy another Razer product. Their software seems so highly focused on being ever powerful to run wall lights to music ... but fails at the most basic setup need. Im sure one day soon Razer will be somehow 'AI powered' ... I wont be impressed, just turn on colours I want and turn the keyboard off by shutting down windows. Anyone please help. Links to really good and simple setup tutorials is great, if it answers the questions here. Thanks in advance.
Moved to Peripheral thread
Actually the vast majority of her work materials are high density foam she builds her things out of, and she is also known for her leather carving work. Her studio space, especially the area this rig is installed in, is very much a vertical wood strip aesthetic ... so this matches. The point is ... its a coffee machine.
Two favourite things ... computer tech and coffee. She actually disassembled a bean grinder and coffee machine and put them inside a working rig, and then made it look good, cause thats what she does. Check this out. and a closeup still
Todays main channel offering - buying stuff from Shein, and David dressed him in this: Someone has to have the best meme joke for this.
Didnt knew it was broken? Me neither. For those who dont remember it, or didnt know about it at all ... almost 2 years ago (not sure exactly when) Linus and Alex did a custom loupe build for Spiffing Brit (gaming Youtuber), complete with a teapot in the case, and actual tea in the loupe. Then it was sent overseas to the UK, when apparently on route the riser cable snapped ... that happens. From there apparently it sat until recently, having not being used once ... until the 'Overclockers UK' Youtube channel picked it up, took it apart, fixed it and took it to Spiffing Brit. Never heard of Overclockers UK ... they looked pretty good and obviously know what they are doing ... I'd recommend a view or 2. Clearly ... the tea had to go ... and it took a few other parts with it, but they did a really good job with it. It actually looks better. btw ... mold is spelled mould in the UK. Recommended watching. Thats a long time to have a 13900K and a 4090 sitting around when it could have gone to a shop ... but hey ... the video got done and now it has been in 2 videos. Content for days.
Actually thats pretty darn good, better than the OG. ... unfortunately I doubt they will use it ... they dont go for new stuff often.
Soo ... has Dan and the Engineering people at LMG see this thread and watch JamesdB's videos on this? Might be worth a bit of an update on WAN?
I just watched the LMG top peeps video ... and that was the right call. Yvonne, stopping for a week is a great start, I hope you guys have asked the right questions, to create the right problem solving, to come up with a workable game plan going forward. Terren, Not taken any personal responsibility, but elsewhere on this (rather large) thread, I pointedly called you out to take the lead and listen to the community and that it was time reign Linus in. You have, and you know how to get the right people working on what, to get the train back on the track ... even if its a little slower. Gary, a lot is on your shoulders ... but a lot was asked of you to walk into a production schedule like that, so you have to be given some slack. Either way, test results have to be accurate first, on time second. I dont use LTT to learn about tech before pulling the trigger on buying a thing ... I go elsewhere. Your job is to change that. James and Ed and even Luke ... no worries guys; you're the ones that will benefit the most by getting to do a little bit less volume wise and doing what you do do ... better. Happier days, happier work, happier lives. The hard part is for very long term people, to distance themselves from how they used to think and do stuff. You can create a new way all you like, but it takes time to shed habit. Its not an overnight thing to not be human. Give yourself time, it will come. Do something nice for your own team ... this wasnt their fault, but they may be suffering a little. You may have a tiny tich of minor PTSD like thinking going on there. A lot of people there probably just breathed out all at once. Nick Light ... ALRIGHT ... I'LL BUY THE DAMN SCREWDRIVER. lol On the harder side, maybe you were the guy who should have sat on Linus earlier and made him slow down. You for a long time were the only position that could have made an impact, but we know you were too busy cleaning up after him and doing your own massive task list to take on the job of Linus-sitting. Just know that being too busy really is no excuse for seeing it happen, and doing nothing. Colton ... you're not fired ... but I realized that in another job in another breakneck industry ... you would have been, just for that email alone. The problem is you're actually good at what you do, but some of this is on you to find fixes. Linus ... bud ... I know you said you will be on hand to create the new, but you also need to just back off and listen to the people that are talking. The people at the bottom of the rung need to be heard, and they dont need you ... to be you. Thats all I got. The shopping list would be long but at the end of the day, thats all that matters ... the little guy knows how to do his job the right way, you just need to listen, not talk or decide. At least now maybe you realize that Brandon was right all along. Have a good week. Everyone; dont forget to eat and sleep, and give your loved one a hug.
So ... just last week, I pulled the switch and threw $77 Canadian at joining Floatplane for the year, pretty much only for LTT membership, so I could enjoy a better Wan Show chat experience. ... well ... that wasnt such good timing ... at this moment I donno if I really wanna even watch Wan Show at all.
Here's the thing, I kinda realized that in this space, you just have to focus your ingestion of content based on what you want to experience, or need to know, and direct that need to the channel that you are completely comfortable with getting exactly that information or entertainment. - If its about RAM timing overclocking, or PCB breakdowns, its Actually Hardware Overclocking and Buildzoid. - If its interesting part oddities and seriously hard core LN2 overclocking, De8auer or sometimes Bearded. - If its quality monitor reviews I can trust, There's literally no one better than Tim At Hardware Unboxed. He has the only Youtube testing process I trust, its the same every time. - If its case reviews, GPU and CPU detailed reviews ... before pulling the pin on a $ purchase, Its GN Steve all the way. Perhaps one day we can add PSU, Fans and other stuff to the list. If Im going to spend money, I go here, I can trust the methodology and trust the numbers. ... if I want to see timely light hearted news about tech or gaming, or watch unboxing of tech I'm unlikely to buy ... or more importantly just looking for some train accident entertainment like just how many USB's can I plug into a system ... I watch LMG's channels. They are good at asking odd questions like this, and delivering. Its this type of content that drove LMG to the top of the heap viewer and $ wise. All that said; I have learned too many times in too many ways, ... in not the long term history but as recently as last week: (Linus actually recommended for grandpa to buy an Alienware prebuild with a proprietary motherboard/case combo, ie; growing the E-waste pile, so you cant just throw out the case or the motherboard, but get to throw out both when anything fails), This was really a bad call; ... LTT isn't about exacting quality of review, or about product purchase recommendations ... its about the fun and the potential for some good ol' trainwreck. This has its place in the tech world ... just as Americas Got Talent has a place in the world of music; Occasionally something good happens, but more often than not its just stuff. Seriously tho, I just dont go here for actual $ purchasing recommendations, and I dont see this changing with Labs ... but why? What is unfortunate, is that Linus in his response here, missed or chose to not comment on the guts of what Steve had to say; LTT pushes high quantity content out so fast, that no one can guarantee quality or accuracy, its actually impossible to do both, more staff people will not fix it, neither will processes that could catch mistakes. The whole model is one of self implosion. Linus, maybe you do actually need to watch that staff roast video, and really listen to what they actually do say. They have a vested interest in the success of the company, if so many people are actually saying what Brandon did ... and they are saying the same thing, then maybe you should listen. Terren ... this is on you, seriously thar new bud ... look into this. Someone needs to take what happened here onboard, and make a decision or two. Linus has made the company into a good thing, but has also made some critical mindset fails, and the company is losing face. Maybe Steve opened the door today, but the issues are not new, we have heard Linus say for a long time now ... he will not spend money to reshoot or properly fix a video. That has to change. If keeping an incorrect video online because you just cant spend a couple hundred ... or five hundred dollars for a host, shooter and editor time to fix a bad mouse review mistake moment ... to ensure the viewers get good information, and the fear of lost revenue or a pissed sponsor is the risk of pulling and replacing a video when its too late and taking the hit ... then something in that decision making model needs to change. and no ... a quick splashed text on the screen or a pinned comment doesn't count, in the case of the mouse, I didnt see the pinned comment, I didnt scroll down ... the mouse was just no good. That video should have been pulled and re recorded ... period. What this means, and what I realized a long while ago ... I just keep in mind to not trust any LMG content, with my wallet open. But I'll still watch the Wan Show and click on the fun, I just have to turn off actual purpose. Kinda like reading a grocery store cashier lineup tabloid rag. Catch the title, enjoy the joke, scoff at the ludicrousness ... but leave it on the shelf. Is this what LMG and LTT will always be for me? The future? Thats up to Terren.
Whew ... kinda figured, I just didnt need the potential scare. Very unkind message to drop on ya ... makes you stop and reassess.
Hey, - Asus TUF b650 Plus wifi - AMD Ryzen7 7800X3D - Corsair vengence 6000t/ms RAM cooler, 1000w PSU, etc. All parts new, straight from manufacturer, nothing refurb as far as I know, etc. Sitting on box on table like a test bench to troubleshoot, setup, update bios, install windows, etc ... before dropping in a case, adding GPU etc. Turned rig on, have updated bios on thumbdrive plugged in, followed bios menu to EZ flash utility, select c orrect file ... and I get the: ----------- "IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! Please back up Bitlocker recovery key and suspend Bitlocker encryption in the operating system before updating bios. To avoid unpredictable situations, please load default settings before updating the bios." ----------- This system has never had a windows install waved in its general direction, much less installed so I can go there and turn off Bitlocker encryption. I have read elsewhere that not adhering to this need could in fact encrypt the computer and pretty much lock it up ... paper weight ... but how to I turn off Bitlocker in windows, if windows isnt installed? THE QUESTION ... and if 2 or more people can chime in with the same answer, I would move forward: - Is this a default bios update message everyone will see on first bootup and bios upgrade, even brand new builds that have no windows install, and I can ignore this terrifying message, update the bios and continue with the setup as per ... always?? - Has this MB been installed as a windows system previously (ie: refurbished), with a different CPU and I opened a can of worms here? If so, what to do? Not touching anything till the good people here sound off.
Honestly, just trying to come up with something that will work to solve this, so viewers who do prefer to watch live, can find info on long delays ... that is all. What they have obviously doesnt work, as a bunch of people here agree. And many more in chats (in this case the 24 hour video chat, at the time last friday), that complained of the excessive wait. There likely is no 'perfect answer', this was just an idea, and an opportunity to vent that waiting sucks... if an easy solution to communicate better means we dont need to.
Uhmmm ... no. Maybe misunderstood. Said carefully; post on the other many social sites a link to the WAN forum thread, that viewers could go to regarding relevant information regarding the WAN Show. Thats what I said the first time and the tried to say the second time. The 'telling viewers what to check in case of needing to know' might be misunderstood. Intended to say, tell viewers to check the forum for updates if the show hasnt started. That is all. The secondary thing is, live watchers of WAN are not massive numbers, compared to VOD later watchers. Thirdly, it may attract more forum users. Basically a win, win, win.