• The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V4
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[QUOTE=Shadaez;39828581]Power supply?[/QUOTE] I don't think it's my power supply, it's around 850 watts and running fine. It's my GTX670, sorry if I didn't make that clear.
[QUOTE=gparent;39831163]What OS are the clients running?[/QUOTE] XP, Vista and 7 at the moment, but they're all due to be upgraded to 7 in the near future.
[QUOTE=Jax Strife;39832322]I don't think it's my power supply, it's around 850 watts and running fine. It's my GTX670, sorry if I didn't make that clear.[/QUOTE] I'm asking you what your power supply is, and it is possible for it to cause problems with your GPU. Saying it is 850w isn't enough, what brand and model is it?
[QUOTE=Shadaez;39832949]I'm asking you what your power supply is, and it is possible for it to cause problems with your GPU. Saying it is 850w isn't enough, what brand and model is it?[/QUOTE] This.. Some power supplys are rated at 1200W or whatever but can't output more than 350-450W
[QUOTE=Killervalon;39833947]This.. Some power supplys are rated at 1200W or whatever but can't output more than 350-450W[/QUOTE] That's crazy if they actually pull that much power and only have 30-40% efficiency. (I think most power supply companies give the input as the rating, but I'm sure some no-name ones just literally make it up)
[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;39834423]That's crazy if they actually pull that much power and only have 30-40% efficiency. (I think most power supply companies give the input as the rating, but I'm sure some no-name ones just literally make it up)[/QUOTE] The ones that have efficiency that bad are usually referred to as IEDs.
Where do I find this thing again? [IMG]http://gyazo.com/a60242f27688f8b530875ec06975d44b.png?1362257056[/IMG]
[QUOTE=A_Pigeon;39836273]Where do I find this thing again? [IMG]http://gyazo.com/a60242f27688f8b530875ec06975d44b.png?1362257056[/IMG][/QUOTE] Speccy
[QUOTE=Oppenheimer;39832568]XP, Vista and 7 at the moment, but they're all due to be upgraded to 7 in the near future.[/QUOTE] Well on Linux you can use Samba for filesharing. It's rather simple to setup and you should find plenty of documentation online.
i want to ask you guys if the new nvidia driver is safe to download. mainly i want to know because i don't want more issues if i download it
For some reason, my extensions on Chrome are bugging out. I've reinstalled Chrome. I switched from the dev channel to the beta channel, but none of that fixed it. It's this: [URL="http://imgur.com/NHwiN7u"][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/NHwiN7u.png[/IMG][/URL] Basically clicking on any of the extension buttons pops up with that little box.
So I want to delay an application from starting up but not stop it, I have seen many programs that do this but there are many mixed reviews so do any of you have any recommendation's? An added bonus would be able to see the start up services too.
What's the difference between gigabit ethernet ports and standard ethernet ports? I'm looking for a new wireless modem and I came across those two terms [url=http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1268327]link[/url]
[QUOTE=ashxu;39841915]What's the difference between gigabit ethernet ports and standard ethernet ports? I'm looking for a new wireless modem and I came across those two terms [url=http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1268327]link[/url][/QUOTE] Gigabit ports can operate at a faster speed, if the computer at the other end also has a gigabit port and the cable can support it. "Standard" ports are just 100 megabit, one-tenth the speed. Gigabit ports can operate as slower ports for compatibility (both gigabit and standard ports can even slow down to the original 10Mbit speed, in case you have a computer from the early 90s around somewhere). However, unless you've got a *really* good Internet connection, Gigabit only improves performance on the LAN. If you have a NAS or another home server, I would definitely try to get Gigabit working. If you literally only use your network for internet usage, though, it's not something worth paying extra for (although you might end up getting it anyways - gigabit ethernet is pretty much common nowadays).
When I change my motherboard and CPU, when should I wipe the hard drive? Before or after changing the parts? Also, how? Just use the windows disc then cancel the set up after wiping or something?
[QUOTE=gman003-main;39842524]Gigabit ports can operate at a faster speed, if the computer at the other end also has a gigabit port and the cable can support it. "Standard" ports are just 100 megabit, one-tenth the speed. Gigabit ports can operate as slower ports for compatibility (both gigabit and standard ports can even slow down to the original 10Mbit speed, in case you have a computer from the early 90s around somewhere). However, unless you've got a *really* good Internet connection, Gigabit only improves performance on the LAN. If you have a NAS or another home server, I would definitely try to get Gigabit working. If you literally only use your network for internet usage, though, it's not something worth paying extra for (although you might end up getting it anyways - gigabit ethernet is pretty much common nowadays).[/QUOTE] Or if you live in one of those rare places where you can get Google Fiber, you definitely want the gigabit.
You just want to clear it, or you want to wipe it and install again? To wipe it you can use programs like partedmagic bootable CD, it has a HD eraser on it which zeros the drive. Or if you're just reinstalling yea, when you go to reinstall windows, go to advanced, delete the partition, make a new one and install.
[QUOTE=tom1029;39844060]When I change my motherboard and CPU, when should I wipe the hard drive? Before or after changing the parts? Also, how? Just use the windows disc then cancel the set up after wiping or something?[/QUOTE] As brt sort of mentioned - in your installer, just remove the partition and make a new one and install on that. The only difference is you have to remove the old one. You can do this like any other installation process. The reason why some Windows install fuck up after getting new CPU / motherboard is the drivers can fuck it a bit up. Which is why people recommend reinstalling.
Also with a new system like that it's nice to start fresh anyways. I usually copy my entire user account to an external harddrive before doing that so I can just go in and grab files later if I missed something.
Yeah I intend to just wipe the hard drive and re install windows fresh, what I mean is, should I just change the parts then boot from the disc and wipe / reinstall windows, or should I wipe and reinstall THEN shutdown and change the parts? But yeah, I just ordered an i5 3570k, an MSI Z77A-G45 and some arctic silver 5, and I already have a Corsair H80. Pretty sure the motherboard is decent from what I have read, I will hopefully be able to reach an OC of like 4.5ghz too, I saw a post of a guy with this mobo/CPU saying he had that, and I'm pretty sure my cooler should handle it, right?
No no, install the parts, then wipe and reinstall. The install should BE on the new system spec.
[QUOTE=tom1029;39844581]Yeah I intend to just wipe the hard drive and re install windows fresh, what I mean is, should I just change the parts then boot from the disc and wipe / reinstall windows, or should I wipe and reinstall THEN shutdown and change the parts?[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Killervalon;39844251]As brt sort of mentioned - in your installer, just remove the partition and make a new one and install on that. The only difference is you have to remove the old one. You can do this like any other installation process. The reason why some Windows install fuck up after getting new CPU / motherboard is the drivers can fuck it a bit up. Which is why people recommend reinstalling.[/QUOTE] Change parts, put in Windows disc / usb - when partitions arrive remove the old windows one and with the extra space make a new one (so you basically get the same, just in a new partition)
[QUOTE=tom1029;39844581]Yeah I intend to just wipe the hard drive and re install windows fresh, what I mean is, should I just change the parts then boot from the disc and wipe / reinstall windows, or should I wipe and reinstall THEN shutdown and change the parts? But yeah, I just ordered an i5 3570k, an MSI Z77A-G45 and some arctic silver 5, and I already have a Corsair H80. Pretty sure the motherboard is decent from what I have read, I will hopefully be able to reach an OC of like 4.5ghz too, I saw a post of a guy with this mobo/CPU saying he had that, and I'm pretty sure my cooler should handle it, right?[/QUOTE] the stock cooler can handle that
how much do you have to overclock a video card to actually see noticeable difference? I've bumped my card up from 1020mhz to 1070mhz and noticed no difference in performance. i've switched it back to 1020 since i don't want to put any unnecessary strain on the card that has little effect. Also 1070mhz is the highest i can raise it to without my card going haywire and dropping to 5-10 fps in games after awhile of playing.
[QUOTE=Crpto2007;39850454]how much do you have to overclock a video card to actually see noticeable difference? I've bumped my card up from 1020mhz to 1070mhz and noticed no difference in performance. i've switched it back to 1020 since i don't want to put any unnecessary strain on the card that has little effect. Also 1070mhz is the highest i can raise it to without my card going haywire and dropping to 5-10 fps in games after awhile of playing.[/QUOTE] it depends on the card and the framerate you're getting in the game if you're getting 25 fps, an extra 5 will seem like a lot, but if you're getting something like 50 you probably aren't going to notice a difference with my 570 I saw a ~7% performance increase (70 fps to 75) after increasing the core clock by 50 MHz newer cards need a fairly significant overclock to see similar gains, at least 100 MHz, so if you want a big performance increase you're going to need at least a 150 MHz overclock if you're only getting 50 MHz out of your card before it starts throttling you're going to need to increase your fan speed and set up a fan profile in Afterburner or something, and if your temperatures are ok afterward you could start trying to overclock it a bit more and perhaps overvolt it if you could tell me what card you have and your idle/load temperatures I can help you get more out of it
I have a Radeon 7700 2GB that came overclocked at 1020mhz originally. I don't think it's overheating as it never really goes above 65c while playing games with it overclocked or not but i've tried increasing the fan speeds once anyway and my card still ends up failing anyway. I'm kinda afraid to mess with the voltage though.
[QUOTE=Crpto2007;39850454]how much do you have to overclock a video card to actually see noticeable difference?[/QUOTE] Usually a healthy overclock will see a performance increase relative to the amount you upped. So if you increased the core by 5% then you will probably see around a 4%-5% performance increase. It also depends on the game your testing with and other factors.
[QUOTE=Crpto2007;39851037]I have a Radeon 7700 2GB that came overclocked at 1020mhz originally. I don't think it's overheating as it never really goes above 65c while playing games with it overclocked or not but i've tried increasing the fan speeds once anyway and my card still ends up failing anyway. I'm kinda afraid to mess with the voltage though.[/QUOTE] what are the rest of your specs?
[img]http://i.imgur.com/AY1nsEt.png?1[/img] I also have a corsair 650W PSU
[QUOTE=Crpto2007;39851037]I have a Radeon 7700 2GB that came overclocked at 1020mhz originally. I don't think it's overheating as it never really goes above 65c while playing games with it overclocked or not but i've tried increasing the fan speeds once anyway and my card still ends up failing anyway. I'm kinda afraid to mess with the voltage though.[/QUOTE] try setting power limit to +20% and then overclocking again, it shouldn't throttle and if it crashes, just gradually raise the voltage in increments of about 10 mV and continue testing
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