Chris
croback.bsky.social
Chris
@croback.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Gamer, Techie.

Follow me for tech(ish) projects as I learn a boatload of new things Techie related as a 40+ year old stay at home dad to two wonderful, crazy children.
I chose Windows 11 as the OS for a couple reasons.

First: SteamOS and Bazzite wouldn't recognize the WiFi/BT card and driver updates didn't do anything to help.

Second: I wanted to use this as a Plex client. It will passthrough lossless audio, creating a better overall viewing experience.
October 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This little guy is loaded with a Ryzen 5 7545U, Radeon 740M, 32GB DDR5 and 3TB (total) nvme storage. While also rocking a 2.5GB ethernet and WIFI-6E.

I've been able to play PS2 games at 1080/1440 @ 60fps. WiiU, N64, PS1, Dreamcast and every that came before runs smooth like butter.
October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
There's a whole subreddit dedicated to ripping your legally owned physical media and the best software to do it. Complete with guidance on which drives work and which ones don't.

Makemkv
February 25, 2025 at 5:26 AM