The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V3 - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=SataniX;37092838]Use Lagarith as the codec.[/QUOTE] Did that, but after I render the video, it's still there

Having an error with my new laptop. To put it in short, I can't hold any button on the keyboard and click at the same time, which is making it impossible to play virtually any game. I tried looking it up, but I couldn't find any results. For example, in Garry's Mod, I can't spawn anything. I open the spawn menu, and clicking on any icon does nothing, because I'm holding down the Q key. When I edited the console to make the spawn menu toggleable, I was able to spawn props, because I wasn't doing anything but clicking. Does anyone know if there's some kind of driver option that allows me to hold buttons and click at the same time?

I'm out shopping for electronics. I want to have a small Netbook that I can use for school. Word processing, internet browsing, and at most a couple of emulators for games. My price range is $200-$250. Is it worth getting a Netbook or should I just get a Nexus 7 tablet and use that with a Bluetooth keyboard?

I also might need a quick answer. I'm in a mapping contest, and as I said, I literally can't play any games without being able to hold buttons and click at the same time. fuck, broken automerge. Thanks, sgtnapalm.

On my Dad's netbook (Windows XP) Avast blocks all connections to any websites because of URL:MAL but a scan shows nothing What can it be?

[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;37093771]I'm out shopping for electronics. I want to have a small Netbook that I can use for school. Word processing, internet browsing, and at most a couple of emulators for games. My price range is $200-$250. Is it worth getting a Netbook or should I just get a Nexus 7 tablet and use that with a Bluetooth keyboard?[/QUOTE]Nexus 7

I would say a netbook is better for word processing. But it depends. If you already own a copy of Microsoft Office for PC and you like it, then definitely get a netbook.

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37094662]I would say a netbook is better for word processing. But it depends. If you already own a copy of Microsoft Office for PC and you like it, then definitely get a netbook.[/QUOTE] With a netbook I would be totally fine with LibreOffice, but I'm not sure if there are any good netbooks in the $200-$300 range. At the same time, I don't know of any good word processors for Android that are free.

Well, it depends what you mean by "good". The Acer Aspire One is decent, and most models are less than $300 (but you only get 1 GB RAM).

Can anyone reccomend me a nice 27" screen (1920x1080) with a thin border?

[QUOTE=rider695;37092823]Put them in my first post.[/QUOTE] Your render settings, not the project settings. Also why 720x480, that's like DVD quality. Set it to the resolution of the video. Also don't use a pixel aspect. Set it to 1. The lines are interlacing and it's being added in the render stage. [editline]5th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=David Tennant;37065443]Why does v-sync force mouse acceleration anyway? I remember BRT explaining a while back but I can't remember, it completely ruins it for me.[/QUOTE] It's not acceleration, it's that generally double buffered Vsync allows for like 2-3 frames of delay before the image is shown. Triple Buffering generally helps this along with keeping the FPS from cutting in half like 60 to 30 to 15, etc. There are ways around it, but generally, Vsync will give mouse lag.

Is there a way to completely disable temperature sensors? [b]Without[/b] breaking them with something? [editline]5th August 2012[/editline] Betterquestion What's an easy and cost free way to stop my CPU from idling at near 90° celsius

Are there any significant differences in performance using a different number of RAM modules? E.g. if I were to buy 8 GB of memory, I could do so with a single 8 GB stick, two 4 GB sticks, or four 2 GB sticks. Would any of those options be better than the others?

I noticed someone said lagarith for DXTory, are you on about as a codec to record with or a post-prod codec

Generally both. Since it's lossless, it's good for recording and intermediate editing work. Though I find it slightly unstable in vegas. UT is more stable for me. So I stick to UT422 for most stuff.

[QUOTE=TheLolrus;37096672]Are there any significant differences in performance using a different number of RAM modules? E.g. if I were to buy 8 GB of memory, I could do so with a single 8 GB stick, two 4 GB sticks, or four 2 GB sticks. Would any of those options be better than the others?[/QUOTE] If you have a multi-channel memory controller (you almost definitely do), you may get a *slight* performance increase from doing more sticks. However, that's often so small as to be undetectable even by testing. I would recommend getting 1x8gb if it's the same price as 2x4gb, simply because you'll be able to upgrade more cleanly. But if 2x4gb is cheapest (and it likely is), go with that, because honestly, the performance differences are that small.

[img]http://puu.sh/OZ1X[/img] This is idle, any ideas what would cause it.

More sticks can also hinder CPU overclock headroom but in normal user scenarios (people who aren't watercooling or going further) you won't notice.

[QUOTE=gman003-main;37097384]If you have a multi-channel memory controller (you almost definitely do), you may get a *slight* performance increase from doing more sticks. However, that's often so small as to be undetectable even by testing. I would recommend getting 1x8gb if it's the same price as 2x4gb, simply because you'll be able to upgrade more cleanly. But if 2x4gb is cheapest (and it likely is), go with that, because honestly, the performance differences are that small.[/QUOTE] Looks like it's gonna be 2x4GB then. Bit of a post-question question: I'm looking at two 8GB sets of Mushkin memory on Newegg. One has their wavy-style heat spreader, and the other has the ridge-style heatspreader. Identical specs, identical price. Is there going to be any sort of difference there, or is it just a styling choice?

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37094874]Well, it depends what you mean by "good". The Acer Aspire One is decent, and most models are less than $300 (but you only get 1 GB RAM).[/QUOTE] This might be an ideal solution. When I meant "good," I mostly meant "good build quality," or more to the point, "won't explode." 1 GB RAM should probably be enough to hold me over. In all likelihood, I would wipe it and stick some Linux distro on it. Again, I only plan on using it for word processing, web browsing, and emulation of simple things like Game Boy games, so I don't need a super duper gaming netbook. [editline]6th August 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=TheLolrus;37098921]Looks like it's gonna be 2x4GB then. Bit of a post-question question: I'm looking at two 8GB sets of Mushkin memory on Newegg. One has their wavy-style heat spreader, and the other has the ridge-style heatspreader. Identical specs, identical price. Is there going to be any sort of difference there, or is it just a styling choice?[/QUOTE] It's largely aesthetic. In practice it really shouldn't make a difference.

is sli supported well in most games? i'm considering getting another one of the same graphics card i have now (gtx 550 ti) and putting them in sli, either that or getting a gtx 570/580 instead

I have at the moment 2x2GB Ram sticks in my Computer. Would there be a problem if I install a further 2 sticks of 4gb each? My motherboard is the Asus M4A78T-E btw.

[QUOTE=BlueYoshi;37095196]Can anyone reccomend me a nice 27" screen (1920x1080) with a thin border?[/QUOTE] Buy any monitor and take the bezel off.

I'm trying to make my own private svn repository on my host. I've created it via putty on my server. I'm trying to connect to it via Tortoise and svn+ssh, it continuously asks for my password to login, and never accepts it. What do?

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Got given a Dell 6400, but for some reason it isn't posting and theres no display either. Backlight works every now and then, but the hard drive does work. Does this mean the motherboard just shat itself?

[QUOTE=sofi;37102559]is sli supported well in most games? i'm considering getting another one of the same graphics card i have now (gtx 550 ti) and putting them in sli, either that or getting a gtx 570/580 instead[/QUOTE] Nowadays few games don't support SLI. Only a few I currently play don't support it. Such as RAGE, Minecraft, and a few other games. But you can pretty much buy a game and assume it will support SLI pretty well now.

[QUOTE=lavacano;37096215]Is there a way to completely disable temperature sensors? [B]Without[/B] breaking them with something? [editline]5th August 2012[/editline] Betterquestion What's an easy and cost free way to stop my CPU from idling at near 90° celsius[/QUOTE] Can you not afford thermal compound? You could use Petroleum Jelly if you need to. Mix it with some toothpaste. I could send you some if you'd like. (Thermal Compound, not Vasoline. Who knows what you'd be doing with that.)

When the hell are they bringing out the GTX660?

[QUOTE=Smashman;37104092]I'm trying to make my own private svn repository on my host. I've created it via putty on my server. I'm trying to connect to it via Tortoise and svn+ssh, it continuously asks for my password to login, and never accepts it. What do?[/QUOTE] plz halp