Black Community Speaks - Personal Computing, PC Building, Programming, and Electronics https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/ The place to discuss personal computing, pc building, programming, and electronics. en Fri, 15 May 2026 22:15:47 GMT vBulletin 60 images/misc/rss.png Black Community Speaks - Personal Computing, PC Building, Programming, and Electronics https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/ The surprising reason gamers haven’t upgraded their PCs yet. https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/pc-building/14230-the-surprising-reason-gamers-haven’t-upgraded-their-pcs-yet Fri, 15 May 2026 01:38:51 GMT
The surprising reason gamers haven’t upgraded their PCs yet​]]> PC Building jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/pc-building/14230-the-surprising-reason-gamers-haven’t-upgraded-their-pcs-yet 7 GPUs that are officially too old for gaming in 2026. https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14228-7-gpus-that-are-officially-too-old-for-gaming-in-2026 Fri, 15 May 2026 01:07:31 GMT Yeah. A lot of the GPUs on that list I have totally forgotten about. The only one that rings a bell is the Nvidia RTX 1080TI. 7 GPUs that are...
7 GPUs that are officially too old for gaming in 2026​]]> Parts Of A Personal Computer jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14228-7-gpus-that-are-officially-too-old-for-gaming-in-2026 This prebuilt PC just needs one fix https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/pc-building/14224-this-prebuilt-pc-just-needs-one-fix Fri, 15 May 2026 00:49:24 GMT
This prebuilt PC just needs one fix​​]]> PC Building jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/pc-building/14224-this-prebuilt-pc-just-needs-one-fix AMD adds 3D V-Cache to Ryzen 9000 PRO workstation CPUs. https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14220-amd-adds-3d-v-cache-to-ryzen-9000-pro-workstation-cpus Fri, 15 May 2026 00:29:05 GMT
AMD adds 3D V-Cache to Ryzen 9000 PRO workstation CPUs​]]> Parts Of A Personal Computer jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14220-amd-adds-3d-v-cache-to-ryzen-9000-pro-workstation-cpus <![CDATA[Stop using SSDs for long-term backups: Why 'cold' storage kills them.]]> https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14215-stop-using-ssds-for-long-term-backups-why-cold-storage-kills-them Thu, 14 May 2026 23:41:15 GMT
Stop using SSDs for long-term backups: Why 'cold' storage kills them​]]> Parts Of A Personal Computer jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14215-stop-using-ssds-for-long-term-backups-why-cold-storage-kills-them 10 basic Windows commands for beginners. https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14203-10-basic-windows-commands-for-beginners Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:15:54 GMT I thought that this would be a good thing to know. 10 basic Windows commands for beginners...
10 basic Windows commands for beginners​]]> Tech Talk jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14203-10-basic-windows-commands-for-beginners <![CDATA[The Raspberry Pi's 15-year reign is quietly ending—here's why.]]> https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14199-the-raspberry-pi-s-15-year-reign-is-quietly-ending—here-s-why Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:42:47 GMT
The Raspberry Pi's 15-year reign is quietly ending—here's why​
​]]> Tech Talk jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14199-the-raspberry-pi-s-15-year-reign-is-quietly-ending—here-s-why Microsoft is finally letting you skip updates during Windows 11 setup. https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14192-microsoft-is-finally-letting-you-skip-updates-during-windows-11-setup Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:16:11 GMT This sounds pretty good. Sometimes, you get tired of having to wait through Windows 11 installing updates when you are installing Windows. ...
Microsoft is finally letting you skip updates during Windows 11 setup​]]> Tech Talk jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14192-microsoft-is-finally-letting-you-skip-updates-during-windows-11-setup New SSD price hikes are rumored — but CPU price increases may be much worse. https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14182-new-ssd-price-hikes-are-rumored-—-but-cpu-price-increases-may-be-much-worse Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:19:08 GMT I wonder when this nightmare is ever going to end. Everything is going up in price. Things cost TOO much these days. New SSD price hikes are...
New SSD price hikes are rumored — but CPU price increases may be much worse​​]]> Parts Of A Personal Computer jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/computer-parts/14182-new-ssd-price-hikes-are-rumored-—-but-cpu-price-increases-may-be-much-worse Your Windows restart button is getting an update — now it does what you tell it to. https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14180-your-windows-restart-button-is-getting-an-update-—-now-it-does-what-you-tell-it-to Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:12:06 GMT This is a good feature that they added. Sometimes, those updates can be rather cumbersome. It takes a while for them to finish, sometimes. Your...
Your Windows restart button is getting an update — now it does what you tell it to​​]]> Tech Talk jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14180-your-windows-restart-button-is-getting-an-update-—-now-it-does-what-you-tell-it-to I switched from Adobe to Affinity and found 5 things it actually does better https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14170-i-switched-from-adobe-to-affinity-and-found-5-things-it-actually-does-better Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:45:05 GMT I have never used Affinity before. It looks like pretty good software. I switched from Adobe to Affinity and found 5 things it actually does...
I switched from Adobe to Affinity and found 5 things it actually does better​]]> Tech Talk jboldeniv https://www.blackcommunityspeak.com/forum/tech-talk/14170-i-switched-from-adobe-to-affinity-and-found-5-things-it-actually-does-better