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

[QUOTE=MR-X;38981631]So I got a new monitor and now using duel set up with my old one so i can have apps open on it while I game. I know you use the mouse and scroll over to the next screen, but how do i disable that. So when I play games i can't mistakenly switch to the other screen when aiming, etc. I would much rather just use a hotkey to switch over to a monitor.[/QUOTE] Your best bet is to run your game in a window and alt+tab to the other screen.

What is a good, cheap fan controller? I need to control 4 casefans in total, no need for GPU/CPU.

[QUOTE=MTMod;38981686]Your best bet is to run your game in a window and alt+tab to the other screen.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but how do i prevent the mouse from scrolling to the next screen while in a game on the primary monitor.

[QUOTE=MR-X;38981710]Yeah, but how do i prevent the mouse from scrolling to the next screen while in a game on the primary monitor.[/QUOTE] It shouldn't, that's the games fault. Well I haven't had this problem in any of mine so I'm saying this from experience.

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;38981692]What is a good, cheap fan controller? I need to control 4 casefans in total, no need for GPU/CPU.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992007[/url] Looks like there aren't a lot of options, though. At least on Newegg.

[QUOTE=MTMod;38981769][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811992007[/url] Looks like there aren't a lot of options, though. At least on Newegg.[/QUOTE] UK store, preferably :smile:

Trying to setup a OpenVPN on a VPS this time, struggling a bit with Linux though. I have installed bridge-utils But it's giving me a /sbin/brctl not found error... Any ideas? Running Ubuntu 10.04

So I need some help optimising my network sort of. Basically every time I'm playing a game and someone else loads a page or downloads it sends my ping crazy.I've only got a 1mbps connection so I can appreciate I can only do so much (100~kb/s download speed and maybe about 20kb/s up :v:), I've set up QoS for DOTA 2 (as shown below) so that it has highest priority and it only uses 8kb/s down/up max. I don't understand still if someone is downloading a webpage or a file why the router gives them all the bandwidth. Is there anything I can actually do? DD-WRT and Tomato aren't an option on the ASUS RT-56N. I'd really like to use QoS to give priority to devices not traffic if you know what I mean. [t]http://i.imgur.com/6pBx7.png[/t]

Wired?

[QUOTE=Shadaez;38982354]Wired?[/QUOTE] Everything is Wireless on the network, I'm going to try using the 5GHz network to myself and see of that helps and everyone else being on 2.4GHz.

I have wondered this for the longest time but Exactly what do LED monitors consist of? Like is the screen just a large piece of heavy plastic but the LED's are under that? or is it like PLASTIC-LED'S-PLASTIC Are the LED's contained within 2 larges panes of plastic/glass I have no fucking idea? anyone have an answer?

There's a couple of methods, My netbook had a strip of LEDs on a small circuit board along the bottom of the display panel and plastic light spreader along with some very thin lenses to spread the light across the display uniformly. But there are displays where they have a large array of LEDs directly behind the LCD panel. Some people don't get it but an "LED" display IS an LCD display with an LED backlight. Though actual LED displays do exist (With each pixel being an RGB LED or a set of three LEDs) I haven't seen one small enough for desktop use.

[QUOTE=Egon Spengler;38982621]I have wondered this for the longest time but Exactly what do LED monitors consist of? Like is the screen just a large piece of heavy plastic but the LED's are under that? or is it like PLASTIC-LED'S-PLASTIC Are the LED's contained within 2 larges panes of plastic/glass I have no fucking idea? anyone have an answer?[/QUOTE] LED Monitors only light up the monitor. OLED however is the individual pixels if I recall correctly.

[QUOTE=Egon Spengler;38982621]I have wondered this for the longest time but Exactly what do LED monitors consist of? Like is the screen just a large piece of heavy plastic but the LED's are under that? or is it like PLASTIC-LED'S-PLASTIC Are the LED's contained within 2 larges panes of plastic/glass I have no fucking idea? anyone have an answer?[/QUOTE] A LED monitor is an LCD monitor but instead of having a cold cathode for the backlight it has LEDs. The display itself is the same. Here's how the LEDs are placed in the cheapest monitors and in small devices, in rows on the sides behind the screen, with a reflective plate, in the same basic position as cold cathode tube LCD monitors: [IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/IPod_Touch_2G_Backlight.JPG/800px-IPod_Touch_2G_Backlight.JPG[/IMG] And the more expensive ones have a full grid of LEDs behind the actual display, which enables stuff like localized dimming (for better contrast)

Yeah, seems as if I was right. OLED has light on the spot. This way it is also capable of being bendable. (Since you can bend the actual panel - but usually you're stuck with the light) [IMG]http://cultofmac.cultofmaccom.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/samsung_flexible_oled_screen_phone_xluet.jpg[/IMG]

OLEDs are godly

If I get an SSD, what should I use it for? Operating system only? Games only? Storage?

[QUOTE=Pelf;38983239]If I get an SSD, what should I use it for? Operating system only? Games only? Storage?[/QUOTE] Dont use it for storage, OS - yes, Games - if you have room / want faster loading times.

[QUOTE=Pelf;38983239]If I get an SSD, what should I use it for? Operating system only? Games only? Storage?[/QUOTE] OS, heavy programs and whatever games you're playing

[QUOTE=Pelf;38983239]If I get an SSD, what should I use it for? Operating system only? Games only? Storage?[/QUOTE] Don't use it for OS, really. It's a 1 time load at boot so it would be better to save the space and use it for more heavy programs that get more regular usage

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;38983826]Don't use it for OS, really. It's a 1 time load at boot so it would be better to save the space and use it for more heavy programs that get more regular usage[/QUOTE] You do plenty of things with the OS files, far more than just booting

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;38983826]Don't use it for OS, really. It's a 1 time load at boot so it would be better to save the space and use it for more heavy programs that get more regular usage[/QUOTE] An OS is what, 15 GB at the very most? And there's a ton of stuff the OS doesn't load to memory on boot, all those little apps and stuff.

[QUOTE=latin_geek;38984011]An OS is what, 15 GB at the very most? And there's a ton of stuff the OS doesn't load to memory on boot, all those little apps and stuff.[/QUOTE] just about everything you see that isn't thirdparty is in that location, including explorer...

I'm looking into getting 2 24" monitors. I was wondering whether getting IPS monitors is worthwhile. They'll be mainly used for games, movies and internet browsing. I'm also wondering if anyone could make any recommendations of 24" IPS monitors around $250(preferably lower). I haven't been able to find too many although I've found several 23" IPS monitors below $200.

Don't know about any 24" ones but for 23" [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236292[/url] is going to be your best bet. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005342[/url] if you don't want the stand adjustment capability, also an HDMI version [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005364[/url]. [editline]27th December 2012[/editline] If you don't need IPS then [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236154[/url] no DVI, has DisplayPort or [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236102[/url] has DVI, no DisplayPort.

Anyone know where I can get an adapter that'd split a hdmi cable into vga/dvi+audio output? Decided to hook my my Wii U to a spare monitor I have.

cant you listen to he wii u with headphones through the tablet? so just HDMI->DVI converter + that

But I want to use my fancy speakers :(

what I'm reading you can't use HDMI out + RCA audio on the Wii U, so you'd have to run a cable from your tablet to the speakers or buy an expensive converter

Hooking up the speaker to the tablet is not doable. How much would a converter cost?