The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V4
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[QUOTE=Demache;45747708]Yes it will. My first gaming rig was an Athlon II X4 630 in an AM2+ motherboard. That processor series has both DDR2 and DDR3 controllers so it will worth in either type. Just make sure the BIOS is up to date and reset the CMOS settings to prevent any weirdness.[/QUOTE]
Neat, thanks!
[editline]20th August 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=whatthe;45747525]No I meant the 3.5mm jack, sorry I need to edit my post. Like for it to transmit the full audio from both channels I have to apply pressure in a certain direction. It seems to be the doom for all my headphones/3.5mm cables eventually.[/QUOTE]
Where are you applying pressure, the headphones 3.5mm jack or on the output (phone or whatever) ?
[editline]20th August 2014[/editline]
If you're lucky the cable is damaged at the ends, but it could be that the jack is broken which is very difficult to fix in my opinion.
I apply pressure to the actual cable/jack, so i have to-do this whether they are plugged into my computer or iPod.
If you need to apply pressure on pretty much anything you plug it in then it sounds like the cable is damaged. If I were you I'd try finding another cable that I could plug into the headphones just to test if that fixes the problem.
[QUOTE=whatthe;45747525]No I meant the 3.5mm jack, sorry I need to edit my post. Like for it to transmit the full audio from both channels I have to apply pressure in a certain direction. It seems to be the doom for all my headphones/3.5mm cables eventually.[/QUOTE]
replace the cable with a good one.
As in a female to male 3.5mm as an addition to the already fixed wire? Because on this model it is not a removable cable.
extending the cable using another jack won't fix it. You'd need to cut the cable and solder an new plug to it or to make it look nice and clean open up the headphones, remove the old cable and solder on a new cable with a 3.5mm jack at the end.
[QUOTE=Plaster;45748093]extending the cable using another jack won't fix it. You'd need to cut the cable and solder an new plug to it or to make it look nice and clean open up the headphones, remove the old cable and solder on a new cable with a 3.5mm jack at the end.[/QUOTE]
Ok I'll have to ask somebody else to help me here :I
thanks dude.
[QUOTE=whatthe;45748110]Ok I'll have to ask somebody else to help me here :I
thanks dude.[/QUOTE]
Simple soldering like this isn't difficult - daunting yes but not difficult. The hard part would be getting it as neat as it was before. I've replaced audio parts but the replacements have always been chunkier to ease the process. It'd be worth having a go of it yourself if you find someone willing to do it/help you with it. It's a really handy skill to have.
[QUOTE=Wickerman123;45748239]Simple soldering like this isn't difficult - daunting yes but not difficult. The hard part would be getting it as neat as it was before. I've replaced audio parts but the replacements have always been chunkier to ease the process. It'd be worth having a go of it yourself if you find someone willing to do it/help you with it. It's a really handy skill to have.[/QUOTE]
I guess it is simple. Strip back the cables, solder it, make it look neat (optional). lol now to find a soldering iron.
[QUOTE=whatthe;45748798]I guess it is simple. Strip back the cables, solder it, make it look neat (optional). lol now to find a soldering iron.[/QUOTE]
If they deliver to you, Maplin's usually has good options when it comes to random spare parts and soldering irons. We got a really good one for really cheap - Digital Display and such. They even replaced it no hassle because the first one we ordered didn't actually work.
AMD supports a 2x2 grid of screens for their equivalent of surround, right?
[QUOTE=Levelog;45749367]AMD supports a 2x2 grid of screens for their equivalent of surround, right?[/QUOTE]
[URL]http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/gpu50-ati-eyefinity-display-configs.aspx[/URL]
This article says it does, but I'm curious to know why anyone would want to be playing a game with the screen divided into four quadrants by their bezels like this. I understand if it's not going to be used for gaming, but if it is, you might as well just go out and buy a single 4K monitor instead of four 1080p monitors.
Yeah, wouldn't be for gaming. 4 1080p screens and a mount is more expensive than a 4k anyways, but I'd be getting more size wise. Came to mind because I used to play with someone who used a 3x2 grid for gaming. Possibly going to be used at work for team viewer and monitoring software for the companies we work with
Anyone know what I should do with this computer and monitor? I'm thinking of selling but I don't know what price range to set it at.
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SPECS
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Monitor, keyboard, mouse and HDMI Cable.
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Hey, my aunt had one of those!
I donated it to my private school. They're honestly not worth a lot, and they're not really powerful enough to do anything with.
Recommend me a gaming laptop, something powerful enough to play dota on.
Thanks in advance.
Lenovo IdeaPad Z575 (12992PU) - It will get you medium, maybe high. $400
ASUS A53Z-AS61 - Low to medium, around same price I think.
Source? Mate told me lol
[QUOTE=woolio1;45750612]Hey, my aunt had one of those!
I donated it to my private school. They're honestly not worth a lot, and they're not really powerful enough to do anything with.[/QUOTE]
Might donate it if there's no other choice.
I'm just wanting to get rid of it, there's no real use for it here.
[QUOTE=QuickShot;45751337]Might donate it if there's no other choice.
I'm just wanting to get rid of it, there's no real use for it here.[/QUOTE]
It could run Linux decently (minus the GUI). But yeah, its not worth a lot, since you can get Core 2 Duos for fairly cheap nowadays. The monitor is probably the most useful part of the entire thing, provided it works.
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Monitor, keyboard, mouse and HDMI Cable.
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That is a VGA cable, not a HDMI cable..
I'm having a tiny issue with my new VPS. my previous VPS had about 700mbit (according to speedtest) and I could download from it at the highest my own connection allowed me (roughly between 10-12MB/s) to. with the new vps which says it has about 200mbit up only allows me to download at 1.5MB/s. there's no traffic to the server at the moment, how come I'm downloading so slow? 200mbit should be more than enough to allow me to download at the highest my own connection allows. it's literally not moving at all from 1.5MB/s
any idea what could cause this?
I posted this in the Tech Support forum but it didn't get too much attention, so I will try here and try be as brief as possible.
I've got buzzing audio after getting new mobo, CPU and RAM (I also did a fresh install of Windows with this). It happens most noticeably during games, but faintly when watching movies/youtube videos too.
I've tried reinstalling audio drivers, using the default windows ones, using different headphones and removing all other connections and the problem still persists. My front panel doesn't work, but that's unrelated, so I've only got the back panel ports to use.
I took my graphics card out and tried using the on-board gpu, and that got rid of the buzzing, but obviously that's not an ideal solution.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Specs: [URL]http://i.imgur.com/hJqYCk8.png[/URL]
Tech Support Thread if for whatever reason you want to look: [URL]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1419044&p=45746834#post45746834[/URL]
Are laptops a safe alternative to desktops nowadays? I know that before you were considered extremely retarded for buying a laptop over a desktop and setting up your own parts but is it still considered bad in this day and age?
It's not considered bad, it's just that a desktop has higher performance/cost ratio than a laptop. You're paying a premium for someone to try and squeeze everything into a convenient form factor.
[QUOTE=Porky.;45777137]Are laptops a safe alternative to desktops nowadays? I know that before you were considered extremely retarded for buying a laptop over a desktop and setting up your own parts but is it still considered bad in this day and age?[/QUOTE]
It all really boils down to what you need a computer for, and it's been this way for the longest time. Are you doing a lot of traveling or commuting to school/work? Are you going to be sitting in one place for most of the day and/or working from home? Do you need something cheap and simple, or expensive and powerful?
[QUOTE=phabeZ;45775848]I posted this in the Tech Support forum but it didn't get too much attention, so I will try here and try be as brief as possible.
I've got buzzing audio after getting new mobo, CPU and RAM (I also did a fresh install of Windows with this). It happens most noticeably during games, but faintly when watching movies/youtube videos too.
I've tried reinstalling audio drivers, using the default windows ones, using different headphones and removing all other connections and the problem still persists. My front panel doesn't work, but that's unrelated, so I've only got the back panel ports to use.
I took my graphics card out and tried using the on-board gpu, and that got rid of the buzzing, but obviously that's not an ideal solution.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Specs: [URL]http://i.imgur.com/hJqYCk8.png[/URL]
Tech Support Thread if for whatever reason you want to look: [URL]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1419044&p=45746834#post45746834[/URL][/QUOTE]
The info you got in that thread is really all you can do. Adjust or replace your audio cables so you no longer get crosstalk or get an USB or internal sound card (USB more likely, since it seems to be coming from your GPU). Not really much you can do to get around physics.
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[QUOTE=Porky.;45777137]Are laptops a safe alternative to desktops nowadays? I know that before you were considered extremely retarded for buying a laptop over a desktop and setting up your own parts but is it still considered bad in this day and age?[/QUOTE]
They just are used for two entirely different purposes. You need to acknowledge if mobility is an important factor. If you need to your PC to go with you on a regular basis, a laptop is more suitable. If you primarily do your computing at home, a desktop is better suited.
Gaming laptops have been traditionally ragged on because a decent one is going to cost as much as a average laptop and decent gaming PC combined. And the desktop is upgradable and will have better performance most likely. They are also not very good laptops in terms of mobility. Below average battery life and are large and bulky. I would only recommend one in extreme circumstances, like your parents are divorced and you have to move between them on a regular basis or you live on the road. Stuff where a lugging around a desktop would be a huge pain. No, LAN parties don't count unless you don't have a car.
Is it posible to hide the windows 8.1 taskbar with a hotkey?
Like Win+T to toggle
[QUOTE=phabeZ;45775848]I posted this in the Tech Support forum but it didn't get too much attention, so I will try here and try be as brief as possible.
I've got buzzing audio after getting new mobo, CPU and RAM (I also did a fresh install of Windows with this). It happens most noticeably during games, but faintly when watching movies/youtube videos too.
I've tried reinstalling audio drivers, using the default windows ones, using different headphones and removing all other connections and the problem still persists. My front panel doesn't work, but that's unrelated, so I've only got the back panel ports to use.
I took my graphics card out and tried using the on-board gpu, and that got rid of the buzzing, but obviously that's not an ideal solution.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Specs: [URL]http://i.imgur.com/hJqYCk8.png[/URL]
Tech Support Thread if for whatever reason you want to look: [URL]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1419044&p=45746834#post45746834[/URL][/QUOTE]
That's called a ground loop. Some part of the audio pipeline on your motherboard isn't grounded properly, and that introduces interference. You might want to make sure your computer is properly grounded to both itself and the socket. It could also be interference from your graphics card, a low quality sound chip, or any one of a dozen causes.
My computer does does it as well through the 3.5mm ports. I found that I was able to mitigate it by adjusting the volume boost setting for the playback device, but I eventually just switched to a pair of wireless headphones with their own USB sound card.
So my computer's power button is very far away from my chair. I'm looking for the best way to power it on at my desk. Any ideas? And no, I will not just get off my ass.
[QUOTE=Levelog;45783559]So my computer's power button is very far away from my chair. I'm looking for the best way to power it on at my desk. Any ideas? And no, I will not just get off my ass.[/QUOTE]
Can't some BIOS/UEFI support powering up a system using a keyboard button?
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