If you’re interested in buying a headset yourself you might like to know that CORSAIR has other models. I am very happy with my new HS55 headphones. They sound great and they feel great too.

In the video I install the iCUE software from CORSAIR and the NVIDIA App from NVIDIA.

The NVIDIA App is used to install the drivers for my RTX 4060 graphics card in my gaming rig ‘treat‘. NVIDIA maintains a list of games supported by the NVIDIA App.

We also install the NVIDIA Broadcast software following this setup guide.

I had some trouble I think with the compatibility of the NVIDIA Broadcast software and the iCUE software. If I had my time again I wouldn’t have bothered with the NVIDIA Broadcast software, I don’t intend to use its features (it can filter out background noise on your microphone, but I don’t care about that). The only reason I installed the NVIDIA Broadcast software at all is that the iCUE software seemed to suggest that it integrated with it, but if it does it didn’t work for me. After I reinstalled the iCUE software it seemed to work properly again, so not really sure what happened there, but I think it all worked out in the end. Also I seemed to have some trouble when using VNC to connect to my gaming rig that didn’t happen when I used it directly (via the ATEN CS1922 2-Port DisplayPort KVM on my desk).

There were some YouTube videos from CORSAIR which played during the iCUE installation:

While reading about the NVIDIA driver options I learned about WHQL Testing:

The Windows Hardware Certification program (formerly Windows Hardware Quality Labs Testing, WHQL Testing, or Windows Logo Testing) is Microsoft’s testing process which involves running a series of tests on third-party device drivers, and then submitting the log files from these tests to Microsoft for review. The procedure may also include Microsoft running their own tests on a wide range of equipment, such as different hardware and different Microsoft Windows editions.

There is some more info from Microsoft about the program over here: WHQL test signature program.

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Designed by in California

Posted on 2024-12-04 [Wednesday] by Jay Jay

My Chinese knock-off USB wall chargers say “Designed by in California” on the back. Classic.

I got myself a new iPhone 6s this week on eBay for forty bucks. Gonna use it as an extra small screen on my bench. The features to price ratio is insane. When I was a kid I couldn’t even imagine a pocket computer like this, let alone getting one for forty bucks.

Here’s a happy snap of me getting the new iPhone setup:

CORSAIR HS55 Surround Gaming Headset Plus Games

Posted on 2024-12-01 [Sunday] by Jay Jay

I’m such a good little consumer. Today I got myself some surround sound headphones with microphone attached. I got the CORSAIR HS55 Surround Gaming Headset which was a step up from the CORSAIR HS35 v2 option.

I am interested in getting a VR headset but honestly I don’t know anything about that technology yet, so I am holding off for now. I don’t understand why the price differentials are so drastic, there are $20 thru $3,000 options. I think some of them are just straps which you attach your smartphone to.

Also I am planning to get the Logitech G X56 Throttle and Stick Controller but I haven’t hit the buy button on that one yet either. I want this so I can play my Descent games (see below, I got Descent 1, 2, and 3).

There is a sale on games at the moment over on Steam and I got a bunch of games while they were up to 90% off:

A few days ago I got Prey which I have been playing on my new gaming rig ‘treat‘, that’s been a bit of fun.

Unboxing #17: CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 RAM 128GB (4x32GB) 5600MHz CL40 Intel XMP Computer Memory

Posted on 2024-11-27 [Wednesday] by Jay Jay

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In this video I unbox the CORSAIR Vengeance DDR5 RAM 128GB (4x32GB) 5600MHz CL40 Intel XMP iCUE Compatible Computer Memory – Black (CMK128GX5M4B5600C40) which arrived today. Fair warning though: you will never believe what is in the box! Spoiler: it’s not RAM at all!

I had to return this product to Amazon and the replacement product I ordered instead was the Kingston Fury Beast White XMP DDR5 128GB 5600MT/s CL40 DIMM Desktop Gaming Memory (Kit of 4) – KF556C40BWK4-128. I will unbox that when it arrives later in December.

Update: it’s December 10 now and the replacement RAM has arrived, you can learn more about that over here: Unboxing #19: Kingston Fury Beast White XMP DDR5 128GB 5600MT/s CL40 RAM DIMM – KF556C40BWK4-128.

In this video I mention the Make: Guide to Boards, they have a searchable online database over here: Make: Boards Guide.

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Maxitronix AM/FM Radio Kit Electronics Project

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Unboxing #16: StarTech.com 7.1 USB Sound Card and ASUS XONAR SE 5.1 PCIe Sound Card | In The Lab

Posted on 2024-11-25 [Monday] by Jay Jay

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In this video I unbox two surround-sound sound-cards which I ordered recently from Amazon:

These were replacements for this sound card which I couldn’t get working in surround sound (only stereo): USB 5.1 Audio Sound Card 6 Channel Sound Card Built in HighEnd Chip, with Sound Mixing Function Support 48/44 KHz Sampling Rate for Both Playback and Recording.

You can get the latest software for the StarTech USB sound card over here: https://www.startech.com/ICUSBAUDIO7D

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Yum Cha Metal Spudgers

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Decade Resistor Box

Posted on 2024-11-23 [Saturday] by Jay Jay

I got two of these Resistance Box 0-9999.9Ω Adjustable Lab Resistor Substitution Box Precision 1W Variable Knob Switch Boxes from AliExpress, but they kind of suck a bit. The resistors are only 1/4 Watt, the precision only 5% or 10%, and I had to mod it myself to replace the terminals with banana sockets.

Today I came across Build a Pro Decade Resistor Box for Cheap! PCB & 3D Print Files Included which includes all the plans necessary to make my own resistor box and with 1 Watt resistors.

I might take this on some time.