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

[jertan]

[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;38545444]Whats the best card you can get for under 110$? I really don't want to spend much but my card is pretty damn bad. Including whats on sale tonite[/QUOTE]
More info on your pc?

[MetricMoose]

[QUOTE=***zer0***;38542972]Just bought a new keyboard and basically what it does is it stops responding in any way every 1-20 mins. The only solution i've found so far is to unplug and replug the keyboard.

The keyboards a logitech G110.

Super irritating. Thinking of returning the damn keyboard tomorrow.[/QUOTE]

You might want to read this: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/13kx8r/psa_if_your_keyboard_randomly_freezes_its_steams/[/url]

[TehWhale]

snip wrong thread

[wickedplayer494]

[QUOTE=benjgvps;38546016]You might want to read this: [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/13kx8r/psa_if_your_keyboard_randomly_freezes_its_steams/[/url][/QUOTE]

I guess that explains this CIPWTTKT post:

[QUOTE=paul simon;38540408]18:11 - Flim: what is wrong with you
18:12 - Paul-Simon: hm
18:12 - Paul-Simon: something wrong?
18:12 - Flim: what is wrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
-more Rs-
18:14 - Flim: rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Flim is now Offline.
Flim is now Online.
18:18 - Flim: test
18:18 - Flim: ok
18:18 - Flim: well that was weird
18:18 - Paul-Simon: what
18:18 - Paul-Simon: :V
18:18 - Flim: computer wouldn't do anything but send you r's
18:18 - Paul-Simon: what are you for real?
18:18 - Paul-Simon: :V
18:18 - Flim: yes
18:19 - Flim: had to restart
18:19 - Flim: couldn't do anything to fix it
18:19 - Flim: also
18:19 - Flim: what is wrong with you

:v:[/QUOTE]

[404 error]

Upgrading my computer and my brother brought up "Overheating", How would I cool my pc? I can add 2 more fans on the side of the case. Would that be worth doing even if I'm not upgrading?

[Blueridge]

im using an amd athlon II x3 and a radeon hd 5550. i want to upgrade one of them(only have money atm for one or the other, budget around $100 - $130) without buying a new mobo/power supply(425W). my options that ive found so far are

amd phenom II x4
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727[/url]

or radeon hd 6850
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353[/url]

i know nothing about graphics cards, so i just found one that looked okay. which one would be better for increasing performance(guessing gpu), and would one of them bottleneck the other?

[draugur]

Damn, I wish I could use a 425W power supply. I've always taken to the ideal of having at least double what I need, keeps the PSU from running at capacity and thus, prolonging the life of the thing. My current PSU is 1200W. :p

[SEKCobra]

[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;38543172]I tend to look at software that comes on a disk with any hardware I buy, laugh, and then snap it in half and throw it out.[/QUOTE]

DDL is usually exvlusive to the disk

[Lamar]

Should I get a 7850 with 1 or 2 GBs of vram. If I get the 1gb model I can afford to have 2 ports which will come in handy. I'll be playing at 1920x1200

[RoboChimp]

Does Windows Home server 2011 have RDP aka remote desktop?

[DesolateGrun]

[QUOTE=jertan;38545761]More info on your pc?[/QUOTE]

cpu-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Kentsfield 65nm Technology

Ram-4 gigs ddr2

A dell motherboard
Current card is a Radeon HD 2600xt

[Party Boy]

Anybody want to find me a cheap HTPC build?
I'm talking like 250 euro maybe.

Off this website cause I'm in Ireland
[url]www.dabs.ie[/url]

It's a Christmas present for the family.

[MR-X]

[QUOTE=alien_guy;38540132]I'd get the 680.

[URL]http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html[/URL][/QUOTE]

The 7970 isn't that far behind with a little OC'ing wouldn't it catch up to stock 690 speeds?
Also wouldn't the 3gb vs the 2gb of ram on the nividia card be better?
Who has the best drivers?

[Terin7]

So I have about $170-$220, and I'm considering upgrading either my graphics card (an HD 4850, quite old and loud at this point), or getting an SSD to put my OS and common games on. I'm leaning towards the GPU, although I'm able to run games at a satisfactory performance.

Mostly I'm wondering, are SSDs worth it now, for say, 128GB? I had a friend say that they're prone to fail, although I'm not sure about that, and my current GPU has 512GB of GDDR3. If a new GPU wouldn't lag behind too much on loading gains for games, I might get that for all the extra benefits it gives.

[alien_guy]

[QUOTE=MR-X;38552607]The 7970 isn't that far behind with a little OC'ing wouldn't it catch up to stock 690 speeds?
Also wouldn't the 3gb vs the 2gb of ram on the nividia card be better?
Who has the best drivers?[/QUOTE]

The extra ram isnt needed im sure unless you are playing @ 2560x1440 or something. There is also a 4GB version of the 680 afaik.

In terms of drivers I think AMD have more issues with games, like when rage came out.

You would also be able to use TXAA althout im not sure how much it blurs textures.

[IMG]http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_680/images/bf3_1920_1200.gif[/IMG]|[IMG]http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_680/images/arkhamcity_1920_1200.gif[/IMG]

[IMG]http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_680/images/crysis_1920_1200.gif[/IMG]|[IMG]http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_680/images/metro_2033_1920_1200.gif[/IMG]

[img]http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_680/images/3dmark11_1920_1200.gif[/img]|[img]http://tpucdn.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_680/images/heaven_1920_1200.gif[/img]

[Loogaroo]

[QUOTE=Terin7;38553048]So I have about $170-$220, and I'm considering upgrading either my graphics card (an HD 4850, quite old and loud at this point), or getting an SSD to put my OS and common games on. I'm leaning towards the GPU, although I'm able to run games at a satisfactory performance.

Mostly I'm wondering, are SSDs worth it now, for say, 128GB? I had a friend say that they're prone to fail, although I'm not sure about that, and my current GPU has 512GB of GDDR3. If a new GPU wouldn't lag behind too much on loading gains for games, I might get that for all the extra benefits it gives.[/QUOTE]

With ~$200, you can get a 256GB SSD such as the Samsung 830. Your friend is only partially correct for the shit SSDs such as the Solid/Vertex 3 series from OCZ, but Samsung, Crucial, Intel, (and some others others probably) are pretty damn reliable.

Go SSD.

Second choice would be Crucial M4.

[ehheh]

[QUOTE=ehheh;38480870]
Which one of these monitors would be the best to get for >$200?

[editline]5:56PM[/editline]

Much appreciated for the quick answer, TehWhale.[/QUOTE]

VW246H came in and I'm loving it, thanks again TehWhale.

Had another question though, I'm pretty decent at everything except networking. Me and my room-mate have this situation where we both have our own desktop PCs and other devices; but we're using our ISP-provided modem which just allows for one thing to be connected, so we're basically disconnecting and reconnecting everything everyday.

Since I know little to nothing about networking, what would you guys recommend me to do? Get a wired (or wireless I don't know) router from NewEgg/Amazon or what? I wouldn't even know what product or brand to start with. Do you guys know of any routers that would good to start out with?

[alien_guy]

[QUOTE=ehheh;38555783]VW246H came in and I'm loving it, thanks again TehWhale.

Had another question though, I'm pretty decent at everything except networking. Me and my room-mate have this situation where we both have our own desktop PCs and other devices; but we're using our ISP-provided modem which just allows for one thing to be connected, so we're basically disconnecting and reconnecting everything everyday.

Since I know little to nothing about networking, what would you guys recommend me to do? Get a wired (or wireless I don't know) router from NewEgg or what? I wouldn't even know what product or brand to start with.[/QUOTE]

Wireless router would be good.

[MTMod]

[QUOTE=ehheh;38555783]VW246H came in and I'm loving it, thanks again TehWhale.

Had another question though, I'm pretty decent at everything except networking. Me and my room-mate have this situation where we both have our own desktop PCs and other devices; but we're using our ISP-provided modem which just allows for one thing to be connected, so we're basically disconnecting and reconnecting everything everyday.

Since I know little to nothing about networking, what would you guys recommend me to do? Get a wired (or wireless I don't know) router from NewEgg/Amazon or what? I wouldn't even know what product or brand to start with. Do you guys know of any routers that would good to start out with?[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833122320[/url]

[Havoc Ryder]

I've spotted this bargain on Ebay.

[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-SC1425-Dual-Xeon-2x2-8Ghz-64-Bit-6GB-RAM-SATA-Server-1U-Rackmount-/140816072507?pt=UK_Computing_Servers&hash=item20c94abf3b[/url]

Got a few questions.

With the processing power it has, what could it be used for? (Minecraft server, web server etc)

What OS do these usually run on? Or which is the best?

Will this use a lot of power if it's on 24/7? We have high enough electric bills already.

[skynrdfan3]

what's the deal with the 5870? it used to be the bee's knees a few years ago, now it's like $100 on ebay.

[Shadaez]

[QUOTE=skynrdfan3;38555952]what's the deal with the 5870? it used to be the bee's knees a few years ago, now it's like $100 on ebay.[/QUOTE]

Because it's a few years old :=-0)
It's still decent, there's just better out there. For $100 it's a great deal.

[myalt22]

I am woefully inept, can someone tell me if [url=http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221141117446?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649]this[/url] is worth the purchase? Seems really, really cheap.

[12voltsdc]

[QUOTE=Adamhully;38555874]I've spotted this bargain on Ebay.

[url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-SC1425-Dual-Xeon-2x2-8Ghz-64-Bit-6GB-RAM-SATA-Server-1U-Rackmount-/140816072507?pt=UK_Computing_Servers&hash=item20c94abf3b[/url]

Got a few questions.

With the processing power it has, what could it be used for? (Minecraft server, web server etc)

What OS do these usually run on? Or which is the best?

Will this use a lot of power if it's on 24/7? We have high enough electric bills already.[/QUOTE]

With this sort of power it could handle a Minecraft Server and a Web Server.

These Dells are most commonly used with Windows Server, or Virtualization. I would recommend Windows Server if you're going to be using it at home.

They do indeed consume a lot of power, since I've started running my server 24/7 my electricity bill has risen a fair amount.

[DesolateGrun]

[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;38551593]cpu-Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Kentsfield 65nm Technology

Ram-4 gigs ddr2

A dell motherboard
Current card is a Radeon HD 2600xt[/QUOTE]

I've been recommended a HD 7770 for >30fps in Arma 2 on high, at 120$ its reasonable enough to buy. Is this a good and reliable card, I've had a shitty card for 5 years but its held up for long.

Also on Newegg theres a hundred of these same cards, which do I buy

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

For the money it seems like a HD 6850 is a better deal
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353[/url]
It's a gigabyte brand and all 300 views are mostly positive,

Agree for the HD 6850
Disagree for the HD 7770
Funny for another

keep in mind im going under 150$

[Bellminator]

So, recently the back panel audio jacks on my motherboard have completely stopped working, and I'm clueless as to how I might fix it. At first I thought it might be the audio/motherboard drivers going wacko, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Is it common for soldering to wear off/melt off? As that's the only reason I can see for them to suddenly stop working.

[Shadaez]

[QUOTE=DesolateGrun;38557643]I've been recommended a HD 7770 for >30fps in Arma 2 on high, at 120$ its reasonable enough to buy. Is this a good and reliable card, I've had a shitty card for 5 years but its held up for long.

Also on Newegg theres a hundred of these same cards, which do I buy

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

For the money it seems like a HD 6850 is a better deal
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353[/url]
It's a gigabyte brand and all 300 views are mostly positive,

Agree for the HD 6850
Disagree for the HD 7770
Funny for another

keep in mind im going under 150$[/QUOTE]
if you can go slightly over after tax / shipping (but rebate's quite large)
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561[/url]
560 ti for $150, too, with free shipping (referb) [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133444[/url] - prob best choice at $150 or less if you don't mind refurbished.
If that's pushing the budget too much, go for [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130765[/url]

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

[QUOTE=Bellmanator;38558119]So, recently the back panel audio jacks on my motherboard have completely stopped working, and I'm clueless as to how I might fix it. At first I thought it might be the audio/motherboard drivers going wacko, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Is it common for soldering to wear off/melt off? As that's the only reason I can see for them to suddenly stop working.[/QUOTE]

Make sure nothing's in the front panel headphone slot, it will override the back for some audio cards.

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

also make sure it's set as the default

[DesolateGrun]

[QUOTE=Shadaez;38558326]if you can go slightly over after tax / shipping (but rebate's quite large)
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561[/url]
560 ti for $150, too, with free shipping (referb) [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133444[/url] - prob best choice at $150 or less if you don't mind refurbished.
If that's pushing the budget too much, go for [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130765[/url]

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

Make sure nothing's in the front panel headphone slot, it will override the back for some audio cards.

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

also make sure it's set as the default[/QUOTE]

Those all look great expect the first two seem loud, like what level of sound will I be getting from those and also they say "Minimum" 500 wat psu, I'm pretty sure an old dell psu isn't top tier quality so will those break it.

How much of a step down is the last one from those?

[Shadaez]

If you're not upgrading your PSU, stick to the 7770, I don't think the others will like running on an OEM PSU. Or maybe wait and see what happens on fri-mon. Might be a good deal.

[DesolateGrun]

Also I believe my psu is 475 watt not 500

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

and also I looked up a video and those cards are massive, probably might not fix with the wonky dell standard 420 xps case

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

alright thanks, I'll get measurements tomorrow and see if any deals pop up

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

one last thing, is the 7770 a decent card?

[editline]22nd November 2012[/editline]

ugh in the mean time can you guys recommend a good 500 watt psu?