The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V4
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[QUOTE=Dr. Flame;43071330]Late 2012.[/QUOTE]
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007609%20600213067%20600000410%204115&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20]Anything on this page should work[/url]. You just need any DDR3-1600 204-pin kit - doesn't have to be Apple-branded in any way.
And it's a hell of a lot cheaper than their "official" upgrade, which costs [url=http://store.apple.com/us/memorymodel/ME_MACMINI_F12_DC25]$400[/url]. That's overpriced even by Apple standards.
How long will this PC keep being able to run new games on high at a reasonable FPS? I bought this thing 5 years ago. Its biggest bottleneck is my DSL which will make next-gen downloading impossible, but still.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/3GXaiO0.png[/img]
[QUOTE=The freeman;43073583]How long will this PC keep being able to run new games on high at a reasonable FPS? I bought this thing 5 years ago. Its biggest bottleneck is my DSL which will make next-gen downloading impossible, but still.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/3GXaiO0.png[/img][/QUOTE]
We both have the same cards, dunno if your mainboard supports PCIe 3.
The 5770 chugs along really nicely, even with games like Last Light, where it can run high-very high with FXAA, but I think with the newer games coming out it's gonna start falling behind real fast. It definitely won't be able to support two large monitors with the new things coming around. I'm looking to update my card, but I don't know if the whole PCIe 3 thing will cause any problems.
I have a quik question:
i'm trying to get a hard-drive running again, what is on it is non-vital.
Windows can't format it nor attempt to fix it with any inbuilt features.
when i tried setting spinrite do it's thing, it said there was a discrepancy in the size/number of sectors or something, it stated that i couldn't do anything with it because BIOS was misreporting an aspect of the drive.
can anyone recommend me a software or a tutorial on how to fix an error like this? if it's not clear enough i can run spinrite and tell you exactly what it said.
it's sitting plugged in on my main rig, so any windows or standalone bootable software.
The hard-drive is a cheap 500 gigabyte Maxtor, SATA, not sure of any other details i can give about it.
[QUOTE=Torekk;43062924]So I propably need a new cooler for my old 64 X2 5600+, been thinking about the Arctic Alpine 64 Plus or a Xigmatek Apache one, any suggestion/experiences?
Right now I'm using a stock one, but the temperature rises up to 80°C at full load and idles at ~50°C.[/QUOTE]
Does the Hyper 212 Evo not fit on that socket? AM2 right?
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;43076336]Does the Hyper 212 Evo not fit on that socket? AM2 right?[/QUOTE]
It is AM2, and I found a Hyper 212 Evo for about 33€. Now there's a Hyper TX 3 Evo though for like 25€.
What didn't come to my mind is changing the thermal paste, seeing as it's the stock it's propably on there since 2007. Guess I'll do this tomorrow and see if it fixes it, if not I still got an older Xilence cooler, which always worked with my X2 3800+ and kept it at ~35°C, but it doesn't feature PWM like the stock one.
So, my TV has a VGA port and I decided to add it as a second monitor.
I have 2 HD 6870s, both of which have 2 DVI ports, an HDMI and 2 Display ports.
I have my normal monitor plugged into the main dvi port on the main card.
I have a VGA cable and a DVI to VGA converter that came with one of the cards.
Now the problem is, when I just plug the VGA cable (with converter) into the other DVI port on the main card, I get no signal on the TV. I read that one DVI is disabled while the other is in use or something?
If I just put the VGA cable in alone and use it as the main monitor it works fine, so theres nothing wrong with the cable/converter/tv.
Can anyone tell me what exactly I need to do?
Can I just plug the TV into a DVI on the other card?
[QUOTE=tom1029;43078436]So, my TV has a VGA port and I decided to add it as a second monitor.
I have 2 HD 6870s, both of which have 2 DVI ports, an HDMI and 2 Display ports.
I have my normal monitor plugged into the main dvi port on the main card.
I have a VGA cable and a DVI to VGA converter that came with one of the cards.
Now the problem is, when I just plug the VGA cable (with converter) into the other DVI port on the main card, I get no signal on the TV. I read that one DVI is disabled while the other is in use or something?
If I just put the VGA cable in alone and use it as the main monitor it works fine, so theres nothing wrong with the cable/converter/tv.
Can anyone tell me what exactly I need to do?
Can I just plug the TV into a DVI on the other card?[/QUOTE]
On my 6870 at least, only one of the DVI ports can be used with a DVI-VGA converter. Have you tried putting the TV on the first DVI port, and the monitor on the second?
Hmm, I haven't. I'll give it a try.
Edit: That worked! Thank you. Don't know why I didn't think of that.
Edit: Now I realise I have nothing to do with the second monitor. I wanted to use it while playing games but you cant because the game still minimizes when you click out of it. I know you can run some games in borderless windowed but then it doesn't use both my GPU's :/
Youtube is slow as fuck, internet is super fast for everything else based on speedtest. What chrome extention can i use to speed up youtube?
[QUOTE=garychencool;43080478]Youtube is slow as fuck, internet is super fast for everything else based on speedtest. What chrome extention can i use to speed up youtube?[/QUOTE]
Your ISP probably throttles YT
[QUOTE=Torekk;43077306]It is AM2, and I found a Hyper 212 Evo for about 33€. Now there's a Hyper TX 3 Evo though for like 25€.
What didn't come to my mind is changing the thermal paste, seeing as it's the stock it's propably on there since 2007. Guess I'll do this tomorrow and see if it fixes it, if not I still got an older Xilence cooler, which always worked with my X2 3800+ and kept it at ~35°C, but it doesn't feature PWM like the stock one.[/QUOTE]
You'd be better off with a 212 Evo, it has PWM. As far as thermal paste you could go with the old standard AS5, I Like Arctic MX-4 because it performs better without being conductive
[editline]5th December 2013[/editline]
The TX3 is okay, but worse than even the 212+
[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;43081727]Your ISP probably throttles YT[/QUOTE]
Now nothing buffers...
[QUOTE=FreaXx;43061826]I'm looking for a new PC, since mine sucks really hard, but don't know much about all this. I found a shop with repacked PC, but don't know if it's really worth it. I'll mainly use it for web browsing, but I would like to play games on it and, ideally, use Photoshop and Illustrator without fear of it catching on fire.
Here's a model that go for about 120$. Would I be able to do such things on it, and does it is worth that money?
DELL GX740 with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bits
Processor: AMD 64 X2 2,70 Ghz
RAM: 2 GB DDR2
Hard drive: S-ATA 500GB[/QUOTE]
Repost. I don't understand all these words. If someone could tell if it's a viable computer, that would be helpful.
That would be horrible
Wouldn't touch it with a 5 ft stick
I have been interested in buying my self a new gaming computer for Christmas. And my friend sent me this to me in an e-mail asking me if it was something I would be looking for.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/vZ0fVl0.png[/t]
I don't know much about computer specs so I really need some help from people that know this type of stuff. :v:
Haha no.
Reasons:
-Below average processor
-No SSD (they're ideal but not required, they're fairly cheap now. I'd recommend a 120GB one for your OS and current games)
-[B]No dedicated graphics card[/B] Unless your idea of gaming consists of playing Farmville or browser tower defense, you aren't going to be doing much without some kind of dedicated graphics card
-Why change OS to 7? 8's fine
-Super weak PSU with no room for expansion/upgrading
Overall 1.5/10 system
Does anyone here have any experience with Autodesk Inventor? I'm having trouble getting a bunch of surfaces to form a solid
[QUOTE=joshjet;43085629]Does anyone here have any experience with Autodesk Inventor? I'm having trouble getting a bunch of surfaces to form a solid[/QUOTE]
Solidworks user here (with limited experience in AutoCAD). Prefer Solidworks over AutoCAD for any mechanical design.
[QUOTE=joshjet;43085629]Does anyone here have any experience with Autodesk Inventor? I'm having trouble getting a bunch of surfaces to form a solid[/QUOTE]
I do, I worked at a company for three years modeling. Private message me.
[QUOTE=Angus725;43085657]Solidworks user here (with limited experience in AutoCAD). Prefer Solidworks over AutoCAD for any mechanical design.[/QUOTE]
Give it a try, I used to use solidworks, but after working with Inventor, I feel it is superior, at least for what I was doing.
Quick question for a upcoming pc build.
Do I wait for the R9 290 non-refs?
How long do newegg instant savings last anyways?
Is it better to buy it 50% of the build now and 50% January, or do all of it in January (with the chance of losing the instant savings)?
[QUOTE=gaboer;43086350]Quick question for a upcoming pc build.
Do I wait for the R9 290 non-refs?
How long do newegg instant savings last anyways?
Is it better to buy it 50% of the build now and 50% January, or do all of it in January (with the chance of losing the instant savings)?[/QUOTE]
I'd say wait cause the stock blower is ass. Now that AMD and nVidia have the GPU boost type shit, cooler cards will be faster as they will get to higher clocks at the same temperature target. Better cooling will return slightly better performance probably within the 5-10% range tops but it's neat
Or you could do this:
[video=youtube;YattxxyWRh0p]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YattxxyWRh0p[/video]
If i install windows 7 on a computer running ubuntu, will it completely remove Ubuntu? When i re-install Ubuntu alongside Win7, will it create problems? Before you guys tell me to just partition some free space on Ubuntu and install Win7 there, it's impossible. Some about boot loading which i don't understand. Apparently the only way you can do it is Win7->Ubuntu.
I'm thinking of getting a GTX 780 since it isn't expensive per se and my PSU [i]supposedly[/i] meets its power requirements. Are there any better GTX cards out there that aren't super expensive?
It has a minimum requirement of 600, my PSU is 600 watts and (stupid me), a Thermaltake unit. Will it run fine with that?
Plus, the card is PCIe 3.0 while I only have a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, but I heard it won't make much of a difference.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~v2;43086836]You can seperate the partitions so you have X size for windows and X size for ubuntu, I believe Gparted, windows and the grub installer for ubuntu do this already but you can allocate the partitions yourself as well in windows as long as you partition the part you want for ubuntu and it's not being used already by windows[/QUOTE]
I don't really have any important shit on the Ubuntu laptop, so i'll just install Win 7 over it. I know it's possible to partition some space during the windows install process so i'll do that. Then i'll install Ubuntu in the free space i made earlier. Simples.
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;43081954]You'd be better off with a 212 Evo, it has PWM. As far as thermal paste you could go with the old standard AS5, I Like Arctic MX-4 because it performs better without being conductive
[editline]5th December 2013[/editline]
The TX3 is okay, but worse than even the 212+[/QUOTE]
Think I'm gonna go with the MX-2, shouldn't be a noteable difference.
[QUOTE=U.S.S.R;43087094]I'm thinking of getting a GTX 780 since it isn't expensive per say and my PSU [i]supposedly[/i] meets its power requirements. Are there any better GTX cards out there that aren't super expensive?
It has a minimum requirement of 600, my PSU is 600 watts and (stupid me), a Thermaltake unit. Will it run fine with that?
Plus, the card is PCIe 3.0 while I only have a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, but I heard it won't make much of a difference.[/QUOTE]
I have a 780 on my 450w gold. I'm pushing it, you should be fine. The 780 tdp is 250w.
You will only lose about 5% performance on a 2.0 slot, if that.
[QUOTE=The Aussie;43086772]Before you guys tell me to just partition some free space on Ubuntu and install Win7 there, it's impossible.[/QUOTE]
No it isn't.
Though the process to fix it is a little complicated.
1) Boot to a live CD (like your Ubuntu CD) and mount your Ubuntu partition somewhere (we'll say /media/sda3 because I don't actually know)
2) As root, run: chroot /media/sda3 /bin/bash
3) within the same shell: grub-install /dev/sda
(may actually be grub2-install, I don't know ubuntu that well anymore)
So what's a good place to sell a gaming laptop. I have a latest generation Sager NP8255 in near perfect condition and I'm looking to swap to a 13" macbook pro because I don't really play games as much as I used to, and I want a good UNIX dev environment.
[URL]http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP8255[/URL]
I have this + a 120gb mSATA crucial ssd as the boot drive. (Total cost brand new: $1550) I'm trying to get $1300 out of it, since its in near perfect condition and is the latest generation. I'm open to either selling on Facepunch, or you guys directing me to a good place to sell it, since eBay doesn't really have anything like my laptop, and craigslist is scurry.
Every time I post in this thread, it dies for a few days. Come on guys, I'm not that ugly
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