Asking somebody who plays computer games, how much ram their computer has and them responding with "500 gigabytes" never fails.
Just had a guy come into the shop with cryptolocker. Got EVERYTHING but his wedding photos and a few temp files. Guy's lucky as fuck.
[QUOTE=wingless;44326772]Res and FPS? That's really funky. Oh, and do you have VSync on? I've heard some reports of that somehow fixing the framerate problems for some.[/QUOTE]
playing at 1080p, haven't measured the FPS but I can tell for sure that it's not constant 60 FPS at least. vsync is disabled
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[QUOTE=Trekintosh;44326848]Is Titanfall worth the price if I'm not a huge fan of bro shooters but love big stompy robots?[/QUOTE]
imo, it feels a lot like CoD with added on parkour, titans and minus the killstreaks. the campaign is a whole different story though, feels a lot more different and enjoyable.
game does a better job at feeling like an actual war though compared to for example CoD. worth the full price? eh... it's a great game and I'm enjoying it a lot, but I still haven't been able to justify buying it at full price
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[QUOTE=Levelog;44327046]Just had a guy come into the shop with cryptolocker. Got EVERYTHING but his wedding photos and a few temp files. Guy's lucky as fuck.[/QUOTE]
how were you able to retrieve the files without a key? wasn't it done encrypting everything?
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I lied about FPS in titanfall, apparently it's a constant 60 fps with the occasional dips down to 30-40 whenever too much happens at once.
[QUOTE=PredGD;44327162]
how were you able to retrieve the files without a key? wasn't it done encrypting everything?[/QUOTE]
He unplugged it before it finished encrypting. It encrypted every file but those photos and temp files.
[QUOTE=kaze4159;44321161]Don't you have a titan and dual xeons? :v:[/QUOTE]Yeah, but they're only mid range Xeons. :tinfoil: But seriously, that computer is the most expensive thing I own.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;44327533]Yeah, but they're only mid range Xeons. :tinfoil: But seriously, that computer is the most expensive thing I own.[/QUOTE]
>Mid range
>Dual Xeons
IMO mid range xeons are the E3 1230's, anything capable of running dual socket is high end.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;44327533]Yeah, but they're only mid range Xeons. :tinfoil: But seriously, that computer is the most expensive thing I own.[/QUOTE]
iirc it's 2xE5-2620. About $800 for both. That's still 3x as much as what most people pay. Plus Titan. That's another grand. Plus 2s Mobo. That's another $300-400 [b]MINIMUM[/b]. Plus COSMOS 2. That's another $350. Could probably go on further.
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[QUOTE=Trekintosh;44327775]>Mid range
>Dual Xeons
IMO mid range xeons are the E3 1230's, anything capable of running dual socket is high end.[/QUOTE]
There's no opinions about it. E5s [b]ARE[/b] mid-range. E7's are high end.
[QUOTE=Trekintosh;44327775]>Mid range
>Dual Xeons
IMO mid range xeons are the E3 1230's, anything capable of running dual socket is high end.[/QUOTE]That's low end, my E5 2650s are mids range and have been overtaken by the Xeon v2 line, the 12-core 2697 v2 is high end, well what I mean by high end.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;44327811]That's low end, my E5 2650s are mids range and have been overtaken by the Xeon v2 line, the 12-core 2697 v2 is high end, well what I mean by high end.[/QUOTE]
Oh Christ... I revise my previous post. That's $2000-2200 for them. That's [b]9-10X[/b] what most people pay for a processor in their PC. Keep trying.
holyshit, the E5 2650 costs $1650 around here. why would anyone buy a CPU at that price for a desktop computer? my desktop in its entirety is around that price. what would a desktop computer benefit from a xeon CPU anyway?
[QUOTE=wingless;44327803]iirc it's 2xE5-2620. About $800 for both. That's still 3x as much as what most people pay. Plus Titan. That's another grand. Plus 2s Mobo. That's another $300-400 [b]MINIMUM[/b]. Plus COSMOS 2. That's another $350. Could probably go on further.
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There's no opinions about it. E5s [b]ARE[/b] mid-range. E7's are high end.[/QUOTE]Fuck me, Look at those E7's [url]http://ark.intel.com/products/75242/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E7-2890-v2-37_5M-Cache-2_80-GHz[/url]
They're probably used on servers with thousands of VMs or dedicated rendering machines.
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[QUOTE=PredGD;44327831]holyshit, the E5 2650 costs $1650 around here. why would anyone buy a CPU at that price for a desktop computer? my desktop in its entirety is around that price. what would a desktop computer benefit from a xeon CPU anyway?[/QUOTE]Keep in mind there are 2650 v1's (what I have) and 2650 v2s, probably what you're looking at. And it's for 3D rendering. Also Hexxeh's HP Z620 beast is much more powerful than mine.
[QUOTE=PredGD;44327831]holyshit, the E5 2650 costs $1650 around here. why would anyone buy a CPU at that price for a desktop computer? my desktop in its entirety is around that price. what would a desktop computer benefit from a xeon CPU anyway?[/QUOTE]
A lot of high end workstations will benefit highly from them, but if you're ever considering a 115x Xeon, look at the E3-12xx line, they'll drop right into any matching mobo and are generally i7 levels, with no iGPU and depending on where you look, cheaper than the comparative i7.
I swear I'm going to find a useful application for that socket 771 -> 775 conversion mod
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[QUOTE=RoboChimp;44327811]That's low end, my E5 2650s are mids range and have been overtaken by the Xeon v2 line, the 12-core 2697 v2 is high end, well what I mean by high end.[/QUOTE]
something something crysis
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;44327836]Fuck me, Look at those E7's [url]http://ark.intel.com/products/75242/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E7-2890-v2-37_5M-Cache-2_80-GHz[/url]
They're probably used on servers with thousands of VMs or dedicated rendering machines.[/QUOTE]
Generally, no one uses E7's because the last generation was 1) Outdated 2) HORRENDOUS. Ivy-EX is the first competent E7, and it's a winner only problem is they're charging ludicrous prices for it when you can get slightly worse for significantly less from elsewhere, and Ivy-EX's win wont last for long anyway when P8 drops, which is going to hold up as the fastest in the world for about 2/4-5/6ths of it's lifespan (Which is too long, anyway.)
[QUOTE=wingless;44327843]A lot of high end workstations will benefit highly from them, but if you're ever considering a 115x Xeon, look at the E3-12xx line, they'll drop right into any matching mobo and are generally i7 levels, with no iGPU and depending on where you look, cheaper than the comparative i7.[/QUOTE]
I'd imagine it being useful for a workstation of course, but when it comes your average consumer/gamer I'd never even consider the purchase of a xeon. but yeah, I have no clue what RoboChimp uses his desktop for so might be justifiable
[QUOTE=PredGD;44327871]I'd imagine it being useful for a workstation of course, but when it comes your average consumer/gamer I'd never even consider the purchase of a xeon. but yeah, I have no clue what RoboChimp uses his desktop for so might be justifiable[/QUOTE]
He plays lategame dwarf fortress at an acceptable FPS
[sp]he doesn't even need to make kitten stew several times a week[/sp]
maybe I should start saving up money so I can play games on a super computer in 10-20 years
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[QUOTE=PredGD;44327871]I'd imagine it being useful for a workstation of course, but when it comes your average consumer/gamer I'd never even consider the purchase of a xeon. but yeah, I have no clue what RoboChimp uses his desktop for so might be justifiable[/QUOTE]It's for rendering with Mental and Arnold, it also helps with video transcoding.
[QUOTE=PredGD;44327877]maybe I should start saving up money so I can play games on a super computer in 10-20 years
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merge[/QUOTE]Perhaps then, yes, but games seem to hate the fact that I have 32 threads and some don't work, some hate the low clock speed.
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[QUOTE=TrafficMan;44327876]He plays lategame dwarf fortress at an acceptable FPS
[sp]he doesn't even need to make kitten stew several times a week[/sp][/QUOTE]No, but I play Team Fortress 2 at 300 fps @1440p.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;44328022]I've seen a korean player stream Titanfall with a E5 Xeon. He was also packing sli 780 Tis. He was getting 120FPS consistently.
I would love the 32 threads. Maybe my minecraft server might actually stop being a pain in the ass to run.[/QUOTE]
isn't titanfall locked to 60FPS?
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;44327914]It's for rendering with Mental and Arnold, it also helps with video transcoding.
Perhaps then, yes, but games seem to hate the fact that I have 32 threads and some don't work, some hate the low clock speed.
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[B]
No, but I play Team Fortress 2 at 300 fps @1440p.[/B][/QUOTE]
My old desktop with an i7 870 and a GTX 570 could do that. But saying you've "only" got midrange Xeons is kind of like saying I've "only" got a midrange Ferarri. Certainly not going to win you any favors amongst the people with Fords and Hondas when you try to say you're just one of the guys. I'm not saying you don't deserve or utilize the Xeons, I'm just saying that calling anything a "rich kid's toy" when you own a dual-processor machine rings hollow.
I was doing some work on my laptop and thought I'd continue it on my desktop PC, but because transferring all the data to another PC is pain in the ass I thought I'd use Chrome Remote Desktop to access my laptop and do the work remotely.
I forgot I was using the mobile internet on my laptop:
[img]http://u.cubeupload.com/Akasori/KBgbiD.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=B!N4RY;44325499]Actually CF's eletrical interface is IDE, and it's electrically compatible with the standard IDE that your desktop computer uses, except the physical connectors are mechanically different in terms of size and whatnot.[/QUOTE]
thought so, that's what made me think they were the same. neat, though. i've seen a few NAS and router setups that use CF cards to save space
Just out of interest, have any of you worked with one of these old data tape reels? ;
[video=youtube;CEL8wnW5uvs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEL8wnW5uvs[/video]
Also how do they work, do they have directories/folders ?
I thought I'd have a tight squeeze with the SSD on my laptop, when it comes in.
Turns out that whilst Linux takes about ~30MB, compiling the fucking thing takes 15-20GB, which is interesting when you've compiled two different kernels, and still have the files kicking around.
Looks like im in full paranoid mode again.
Because I was an idiot and opened an attachment from an obvious Spam/Malware email.
Been running Mbam and Avast trough my HDD's for bout an hour now.
Found a "trojan" in the Syswow64 folder, but which aparently is part of a legit software used to hook onto key pressed.
Since I'm not sure if the virus got installed (opened RTF file with malicious objects inside), I am thinking of flattening the installation, and begin with a clean slate.
Also have changed the most important password from a different machine.
Jesus this is the worst time this could happen.
[QUOTE=kaukassus;44329815]Looks like im in full paranoid mode again.
Because I was an idiot and opened an attachment from an obvious Spam/Malware email.
Been running Mbam and Avast trough my HDD's for bout an hour now.
Found a "trojan" in the Syswow64 folder, but which aparently is part of a legit software used to hook onto key pressed.
Since I'm not sure if the virus got installed (opened RTF file with malicious objects inside), I am thinking of flattening the installation, and begin with a clean slate.
Also have changed the most important password from a different machine.
Jesus this is the worst time this could happen.[/QUOTE]
Try re-opening the virus/malware file in Sandboxie, look at what it does and then remove it?
If I have time, would anyone appreciate me creating a thread for rtl-sdr?
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