• @[email protected]
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    Okay I’ll bite the bait. THE TOP ONE‽‽‽ What sick form factor are you using with vertical VGA ports?

    • @[email protected]
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      You need to rotate your pc case if the VGA port isn’t vertical. The ground pins always need to be on top so all those grounding electrons weigh down the other conductors to make the data flow more quickly.

      • @Infernal_pizza
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        Uh no, the ground pins need to be at the bottom so they’re near the ground idiot

      • @[email protected]
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        That’s not true. VGA is a horizontal spec with the entire trapezoid housing being the ground contact. The data electrons to one side is due to the earth’s axial tilt spinning them into a corner via healing crystals.

    • andrew_bidlawOP
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      That’s when you use the ports placed on the motherboard in a standard verical PC case, meaning the system uses integrated graphics for the visual output instead of deticated videocard. Videocards that are put into MB at 90° are horizontal, right, but in most office setups I handle they are rare nowadays. Videocards are almost exclusively installed when you handle 3d and content rendering in demanding apps, and for office and browser stuff they are too costy after the crypto price hike and in a sanctioned Russia.

      Nettops have horizontal motherboards tho.

      • @grue
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        standard verical PC case

        Excuse you! Standard PC cases are horizontal:

    • @Jesusaurus
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      Desktop computers that have a vertically standing motherboard.

    • @[email protected]
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      Many machines have vertical connectors, if the machine is turned for any reason. Or you’re using the on-board card, etc.

  • @[email protected]
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    5922 days ago

    Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time. As someone else pointed out it depends if it is temporary or long term… I always screw them in if it is long term

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      Haven’t plugged in a VGA cable in a long time.

      Exactly. What have you done to HDMI and DP ports?

  • @Psythik
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    Both every time but I also haven’t used a VGA cable in at least 15 years.

    • @[email protected]
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      Lucky you lmao

      I still see them once every so often

      In fact, I went onsite to a customer who wanted a new PC set up because the old one “wouldn’t boot”. Sure enough the cable was sticking out of the monitor at about a 15deg angle. I pushed the VGA cable in a bit extra hard and it came right back.

      I was out of there in about 30min.

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    For quickly testing something: fuck screws.

    For long-term use: both a tight as I can so I barely can unscrew them later because why not.

  • Scott
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    Long term use, at least one

    Temporary, fuck the screws all together

    • @[email protected]
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      722 days ago

      And it was always temporary!

      I’ve had less fall out than I had cases where the screw stuck in the socket and it started unscrewing out of the motherboard that I just gave up on them altogether

    • @mumblerfish
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      Yeah, there was always one broken on these fuckers

  • UKFilmNerd
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    Jesus Christ, both!! 😆 But only finger tight. Sod you bastards who get the screwdrivers out! That’s overkill. 😁

  • @[email protected]
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    Who does just one? That’s worse than not doing either. Since they’re captive screws, doing just one can force the connector to wedge in crooked. I’ve had issues with tightening one too far before starting the threads on the other. Sometimes you have to go back and forth a couple times

    • andrew_bidlawOP
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      After you properly connected it, sealing just one seems okay, isn’t it?

      • @[email protected]
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        If you tighten just one side, it can pull the connector in that direction. Think of tightening heatsink screws unevenly on each side.

        • andrew_bidlawOP
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          These seem way more forgiving tho. Up to the point you can connect it hot and working and it’d go nice.

  • @Sanctus
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    Both, heathens dont bother and they reap what they sow.

    • @[email protected]
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      Hahaha, I can’t disagree, even as a heathen.

      As others have said, depends on how permanent something is

  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod
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    Pro tip: It’s a lot easier f you twist both knobs at the same time using the same motion as opening a bottle cap.

  • @Entropywins
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    I loathe when the stand offs come out with the vga cable!!!