The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V3

[mobrockers2]

[QUOTE=ica|kvantum;36002669]So I will buy a new phone soon (I hope) and I just wonder what brand I should look at in a budget of around 300 USD (MAX 3000 Swedish KR).
I've heard good stuffs about Samsung but I have no idea so could you help me out here?

I found this one for a good price and I thought it was pretty good but I have no idea when it comes to phones
[URL]http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/android/GT-I9001HKDVOD[/URL]

If you don't understand - Good phone for max 300 USD[/QUOTE]

You should be able to get an S2 now, for 300USD.

[ica|kvantum]

[QUOTE=mobrockers2;36003151]You should be able to get an S2 now, for 300USD.[/QUOTE]
Not really yet here what I can see but I've heard that S2 will drop in price so I will keep my head cold.

[Lexic]

[del][url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0053GR2HA]ASUS AM3+ SABERTOOTH 990FX S/L[/url] (£114.92) or [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006I33CO4]Sapphire AM3+ 990FX Motherboard - Pure Black[/url] (£112.90)?
Given an AMD Phenom II X4 955, 4x2GB DDR3 sticks and 2 AMD HD5850s[/del]
Nevermind, someone bought the last Sapphire while I was deciding, and I went for the sabertooth.

[Ragamuffin]

What would be a reasonably good AGP graphics card to buy, something that could run something like GMOD or ARMA 2? I'm asking because after taking apart my computer to have a poke about inside I saw that there was no PCI-E slot, would it be better to buy a PCI-E card and a whole new motherboard or is that just impractical?

[install gentoo]

[QUOTE=Kecske;35991708]Is there any way to delete the audio track on an MP4 video without reencoding?[/QUOTE]

Avidemux can do that. Open up your file with it, hit audio>main track then none in the dropdown menu. Then just change the output format to MP4 and file>save. Should only take a few seconds to remux.

[PyroCF]

[QUOTE=RagamuffinIIII;36004551]What would be a reasonably good AGP graphics card to buy, something that could run something like GMOD or ARMA 2? I'm asking because after taking apart my computer to have a poke about inside I saw that there was no PCI-E slot, would it be better to buy a PCI-E card and a whole new motherboard or is that just impractical?[/QUOTE]
I believe the AMD 4xxx series had the best AGP graphics card ever made.

[install gentoo]

[QUOTE=PyroCF;36004950]I believe the AMD 4xxx series had the best AGP graphics card ever made.[/QUOTE]

This is true but it's likely not worth it as AFAIK any CPU that fits in a motherboard with only AGP won't be powerful enough to run those games terribly well even with the extra graphics power.

[BrickInTheHead]

anyone have any opinions on seagate drives?

[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245]this drive[/url] is on sale for 100USD which I feel like is a great deal; but a lot of the reviews of it are pretty worrying. people complaining that it was DOA, clicked through formatting, etc. I myself had a pretty iffy seagate drive once, but I've also had a really iffy samsung drive so idk.

[editline]18th May 2012[/editline]

reason I say seagate is apparently samsung is contracting them to manufacture these or bought them out or something

[Fresh?]

Could someone recommend me a new CPU cooler?

Socket LGA 1156

Preferably ~£30

[Flaming Spaz]

[QUOTE=Fresh?;36005675]Could someone recommend me a new CPU cooler?

Socket LGA 1156

Preferably ~£30[/QUOTE]

[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/COOLER-MASTER-Processor-Cooler-RR-212E-16PK-R1/dp/B005HIRDVY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1337363876&sr=8-2]Hyper 212 Evo[/url]. Make sure it can fit in your case though.

[Fresh?]

[QUOTE=FlamingSpaz;36005804][url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/COOLER-MASTER-Processor-Cooler-RR-212E-16PK-R1/dp/B005HIRDVY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1337363876&sr=8-2]Hyper 212 Evo[/url]. Make sure it can fit in your case though.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the recommendation, do you think it would fit in this case?

[url]http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=392&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=62[/url]

[Flaming Spaz]

Yes, with about 20mm to spare.

[Stjartgossen]

I just had a BSoD and I don't know what could be causing it. It's the first time I have this type of BSoD.

[img]http://i48.tinypic.com/3bl0y.jpg[/img]

System specs:
Core i7 930 @2.8GHz
6GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM
ASUS P6T SE motherboard
Sapphire Radeon HD5870

edit:

Here is the debug information from the dump file.

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50)
Invalid system memory was referenced.  This cannot be protected by try-except,
it must be protected by a Probe.  Typically the address is just plain bad or it
is pointing at freed memory.
Arguments:
Arg1: fffff87002dedf48, memory referenced.
Arg2: 0000000000000000, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation.
Arg3: fffff88001122fa9, If non-zero, the instruction address which referenced the bad memory
	address.
Arg4: 0000000000000005, (reserved)

Debugging Details:
------------------


Could not read faulting driver name
TRIAGER: Could not open triage file : D:\Windows Kits\8.0\Debuggers\x64\triage\modclass.ini, error 2

READ_ADDRESS: GetPointerFromAddress: unable to read from fffff80002eb90e0
GetUlongFromAddress: unable to read from fffff80002eb9198
 fffff87002dedf48 Nonpaged pool

FAULTING_IP: 
fltmgr!GetContextFromStreamList+99
fffff880`01122fa9 488b4820        mov     rcx,qword ptr [rax+20h]

MM_INTERNAL_CODE:  5

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR:  0x50

PROCESS_NAME:  firefox.exe

CURRENT_IRQL:  0

TRAP_FRAME:  fffff88002880680 -- (.trap 0xfffff88002880680)
NOTE: The trap frame does not contain all registers.
Some register values may be zeroed or incorrect.
rax=fffff87002dedf28 rbx=0000000000000000 rcx=fffffa80057eb3b0
rdx=fffffa80064c3bb0 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000000000000
rip=fffff88001122fa9 rsp=fffff88002880810 rbp=fffff88002880950
 r8=0000000000000000  r9=fffff88002880948 r10=fffffa80057eb3b8
r11=0000000000000011 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000000000
r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000
iopl=0         nv up ei ng nz na po nc
fltmgr!GetContextFromStreamList+0x99:
fffff880`01122fa9 488b4820        mov     rcx,qword ptr [rax+20h] ds:fffff870`02dedf48=????????????????
Resetting default scope

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER:  from fffff80002d007a1 to fffff80002c815c0

STACK_TEXT:  
fffff880`02880518 fffff800`02d007a1 : 00000000`00000050 fffff870`02dedf48 00000000`00000000 fffff880`02880680 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`02880520 fffff800`02c7f6ae : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x40d4b
fffff880`02880680 fffff880`01122fa9 : fffffa80`05ebb600 00000000`00000000 fffff880`028808c0 fffff880`0112232e : nt!KiPageFault+0x16e
fffff880`02880810 fffff880`0112dd4e : fffffa80`057eb3b0 fffff880`02880948 fffffa80`05975880 00000000`00000000 : fltmgr!GetContextFromStreamList+0x99
fffff880`02880890 fffff880`01173052 : fffffa80`057eb3b0 00000000`00000000 fffff880`02880ae0 fffff880`012b3bfb : fltmgr!FltGetStreamContext+0x3e
fffff880`028808c0 fffff880`01171b07 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`05ebb600 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : fileinfo!FIStreamGet+0x52
fffff880`02880930 fffff880`01122242 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`08469e18 00000000`00000000 : fileinfo!FIPostCreateCallback+0xf3
fffff880`028809c0 fffff880`0112138b : fffffa80`066ad030 fffffa80`05ebb6a0 fffffa80`064c3bb0 fffffa80`064c3dd0 : fltmgr!FltpPerformPostCallbacks+0x392
fffff880`02880a90 fffff880`011402b9 : fffffa80`08469a30 fffffa80`065f5010 fffffa80`08469a00 fffffa80`0648f8e0 : fltmgr!FltpLegacyProcessingAfterPreCallbacksCompleted+0x39b
fffff880`02880b20 fffff880`037b332b : fffffa80`00000060 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`05c7b778 fffff8a0`02f01b70 : fltmgr!FltpCreate+0x2a9
fffff880`02880bd0 fffffa80`00000060 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`05c7b778 fffff8a0`02f01b70 fffffa80`05a41d10 : AVGIDSFilter+0x332b
fffff880`02880bd8 00000000`00000000 : fffffa80`05c7b778 fffff8a0`02f01b70 fffffa80`05a41d10 fffffa80`05a42800 : 0xfffffa80`00000060


STACK_COMMAND:  kb

FOLLOWUP_IP: 
fileinfo!FIStreamGet+52
fffff880`01173052 8bd8            mov     ebx,eax

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX:  5

SYMBOL_NAME:  fileinfo!FIStreamGet+52

FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: fileinfo

IMAGE_NAME:  fileinfo.sys

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  4a5bc481

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x50_fileinfo!FIStreamGet+52

BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x50_fileinfo!FIStreamGet+52

Followup: MachineOwner

[kirbyguy22]

So I have a two year old PSU that's never been used. It's a PC Power and Cooling 500W.
Would it be a good idea to use it to replace the IED that's currently powering by gaming box? It doesn't have a brand name at all, and it doesn't have PCI-E connectors.

[editline]May 18th[/editline]
Nevermind, works great. Quiet and powers everything nicely.

[tsar]

Quick Question: If I'm hosting a LAN (just between 2 computers in a house) server, does it's bandwidth count towards a bitcap set by the ISP?

[Havoc Ryder]

No, there shouldn't be any data leaving your house (From the game at least).

[Gaboer]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/NfSbh.png[/img]
??

[binch]

Quick question... I'm helping a friend replace her video card in an ol' desktop computer. I told her not to take it to bestbuy or any retail where they will rip her off..

Anyway, can someone help me with this? I got her specs, but I'm not great with matching them with a good, compatible video card. I told her to give me what she could from dxdiag, but from here, I'm awful.

Specs:
OS - Windows XP Home
BIOS - Phoenix ROM (+ version 1.10 A06)
Processor - Intel 'Pentium' dual CPU T2330; 1.6 GHz
RAM - 2GB
...and has Direct X 9.0c.

Thanks for the help guys. :smile:

[Gaboer]

Wait T2330 Pentiums are for laptop only.

[Makol]

Laptop or not, time for a new computer.

[binch]

Yeah I know, they told me it was an oldie. :v:
Regardless, even if it is a laptop - while repairing a laptop is a pain - is it possible to even find something for it?

I may have gotten miscommunication when she told me whether it was a desktop.

[Makol]

That's a laptop processor in the specs you posted. The only possible upgrades would be the hard drive or ram, if 2gb isn't the max amount of ram that the laptop can handle.

[binch]

I don't know if she necessarily needs an upgrade... a replacement would do, even.
I'll let her know it's time to move on, just in case.

[Fresh?]

Can anyone recommend me a new PC case? I've been looking at the CM Storm Scout, Thermaltake Commander MS-I, and the Coolermaster Elite 430 but there are so many and it's so difficult to choose.

I'd like a decent airflow to keep temps as low as possible, and decent cable management to keep it aesthetically pleasing.

Preferably ~£60.

Thanks!

[ijyt]

Does anyone know how to remove the tool-less locks from an 800D?

[editline]19th May 2012[/editline]

Got it, had to bend down a metal clip.

[Chubbs]

[QUOTE=Kirbyguy22;36008440]So I have a two year old PSU that's never been used. It's a PC Power and Cooling 500W.
Would it be a good idea to use it to replace the IED that's currently powering by gaming box? It doesn't have a brand name at all, and it doesn't have PCI-E connectors.

[editline]May 18th[/editline]
Nevermind, works great. Quiet and powers everything nicely.[/QUOTE]

That PSU is also an IED. Get a good one instead.

[.Lain]

What is the best monitor I can get for at max £90?

[Chubbs]

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;36015845]What is the best monitor I can get for at max £90?[/QUOTE]

Would you want a bigger res or better colours?

[.Lain]

[QUOTE=Chubbs;36016086]Would you want a bigger res or better colours?[/QUOTE]
If it can achieve 1920*1080 it's fine by me.
Better colours would also be nice, but it's not a necessity.

Also, it has to be a UK site that [I]isn't [/I]ebuyer.

[PyroCF]

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;36016106]If it can achieve 1920*1080 it's fine by me.
Better colours would also be nice, but it's not a necessity.

Also, it has to be a UK site that [I]isn't [/I]ebuyer.[/QUOTE]

Amazon is pretty damn awesome for refurbished cheap monitors/TVs that are in good shape. I picked up a 32" LED TV for like £250 because the box had a rip in it :v:

On OcUK this is the cheapest 1920 x 1080 I could find [URL]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-062-AC&groupid=17&catid=949&subcat=[/URL]

Ah, here we go better results on Amazon such as:
[URL]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Benq-GL2240M-21-5-Gloss-Monitor/dp/B004CZ6MA6/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1337442628&sr=1-7[/URL]
[URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_n_7?rh=n%3A340831031%2Cn%3A%21340832031%2Cn%3A428652031&bbn=340832031&ie=UTF8&qid=1337442614&rnid=340832031#/ref=sr_st?bbn=428652031&qid=1337442622&rh=n%3A340831031%2Cn%3A!340832031%2Cn%3A428652031%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A1628557031&sort=price"]Search results[/URL]