The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V4
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[QUOTE=Protocol7;41639020]If it's exactly what it sounds like (factory overclock) probably not, unless it's like a $5 difference.[/QUOTE]
It's about £15 or so, from what I've seen it looks worth it.
[QUOTE=MasterFen006;41638956]CIPWTTKT didn't notice my question so I'll post it here instead.
Is the 650 Ti Boost worth the price difference between it and the 650 Ti, it's a pretty small amount.[/QUOTE]
[url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6838/nvidia-geforce-gtx-650-ti-boost-review-]Anandtech says yes[/url]. It's a pretty hefty clock increase (925MHz -> 980MHz, boost to 1033MHz), a wider memory bus (the 192-bit from the 660, not the 128-bit from the 650 Ti), more ROPs. It basically fits halfway between the 650 Ti and the 660. For just $20, I'd say it's worth it.
My computer is having issues, and I have never encountered this.
Specs:
windows 8 64bit
4770k
Corsair h110
4x4gb gskill ddr3 2400
Evga gtx 780 acx
Samsung 256gb 840 pro
Asrock z87m extreme4
Corsair ax760 psu
My computer will randomly shut off, most of the time it will start right back up. But sometimes it turns on and off repeatedly. I will be stress testing my cpu and gpu sometimes and it's fine, then I an browsing the web and it restarts. It's completely random.
Any ideas? I spent way too much for this to happen.
[QUOTE=QuikKill;41643201]My computer is having issues, and I have never encountered this.
Specs:
windows 8 64bit
4770k
Corsair h110
4x4gb gskill ddr3 2400
Evga gtx 780 acx
Samsung 256gb 840 pro
Asrock z87m extreme4
Corsair ax760 psu
My computer will randomly shut off, most of the time it will start right back up. But sometimes it turns on and off repeatedly. I will be stress testing my cpu and gpu sometimes and it's fine, then I an browsing the web and it restarts. It's completely random.
Any ideas? I spent way too much for this to happen.[/QUOTE]
Anything in the event viewer?
[QUOTE=QuikKill;41643201]My computer is having issues, and I have never encountered this.
Specs:
windows 8 64bit
4770k
Corsair h110
4x4gb gskill ddr3 2400
Evga gtx 780 acx
Samsung 256gb 840 pro
Asrock z87m extreme4
Corsair ax760 psu
My computer will randomly shut off, most of the time it will start right back up. But sometimes it turns on and off repeatedly. I will be stress testing my cpu and gpu sometimes and it's fine, then I an browsing the web and it restarts. It's completely random.
Any ideas? I spent way too much for this to happen.[/QUOTE]
You have a nice computer
My cheap keyboard has a lot of ugly special buttons like "Calculator", "Sleep", "E-mail", volume control, and a play/pause button that works on Youtube videos. I'm on Windows 7. How does this work, and how would I change/disable their functions? Device manager says it's just a "Standard PS/2 Keyboard" and I'm using the drivers that came with the OS.
[QUOTE=QuikKill;41643201]My computer is having issues, and I have never encountered this.
Specs:
windows 8 64bit
4770k
Corsair h110
4x4gb gskill ddr3 2400
Evga gtx 780 acx
Samsung 256gb 840 pro
Asrock z87m extreme4
Corsair ax760 psu
My computer will randomly shut off, most of the time it will start right back up. But sometimes it turns on and off repeatedly. I will be stress testing my cpu and gpu sometimes and it's fine, then I an browsing the web and it restarts. It's completely random.
Any ideas? I spent way too much for this to happen.[/QUOTE]
Check if it happens in the BIOS.
I wonder if it'd be the PSU too.
[QUOTE=QuikKill;41643201]My computer is having issues, and I have never encountered this.
Specs:
windows 8 64bit
4770k
Corsair h110
4x4gb gskill ddr3 2400
Evga gtx 780 acx
Samsung 256gb 840 pro
Asrock z87m extreme4
Corsair ax760 psu
My computer will randomly shut off, most of the time it will start right back up. But sometimes it turns on and off repeatedly. I will be stress testing my cpu and gpu sometimes and it's fine, then I an browsing the web and it restarts. It's completely random.
Any ideas? I spent way too much for this to happen.[/QUOTE]
Run a registry fix. I've never trusted Asrock boards.
In Winamp I tell it to ordedr by path and filename
It counts: 1 10 11 12 13 2 3 4
Why does that happen?
[QUOTE=gokiyono;41647778]In Winamp I tell it to ordedr by path and filename
It counts: 1 10 11 12 13 2 3 4
Why does that happen?[/QUOTE]
It's sorting alphabetically, and " " comes before "0". So you get:
"1 "
"10"
"11"
etc.
You can fix it by zero-padding:
"01"
"02"
"03"
...
"09"
"10"
"11"
How much difference is there between [URL="http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_V5-571G_1362006.html"]this laptop.[/URL] and [URL="http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_Timeline_Ultra_M3-581TG_1290266.html"]this one[/URL] power wise? Because I'd rather go with the former and get the Bioshock Infinite DLC
I'm on a 21" LCD monitor, 1680x1050 resolution atm.. thinking about upgrading to a 24" BenQ 120hz LED.. is it worth it?
[QUOTE=Genericenemy;41648547]How much difference is there between [URL="http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_V5-571G_1362006.html"]this laptop.[/URL] and [URL="http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_Timeline_Ultra_M3-581TG_1290266.html"]this one[/URL] power wise? Because I'd rather go with the former and get the Bioshock Infinite DLC[/QUOTE]
If you plan to game on it the more expensive one's GPU is considerably better than the cheaper.
For everyday browsing and such though the cheaper one would be okay.
A 640m is much better than the 620m, it's definitely worth the £20 if you're going to use it. The Bioshock DLC can wait!
What GPS should we buy for our car?
Like, should we go with a nice GPS unit, or just get some 5" Android tablet and use that? Because from my experience, the tablet CPU is a fuckton faster and Sygic Navigation is amazing, units usually suck. Also maps are cheaper and shit for the tablet.
and yeah, what unit? Around 100€.
I am thinking about going with some chinese 5" GPS/Android tablet still.
Just use a phone imo, GPS units are awful.
[editline]30th July 2013[/editline]
What navigation application do the tablets use?
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;41646498]Run a registry fix. I've never trusted Asrock boards.[/QUOTE]
I've been pretty lucky with mine (P67 Extreme 4 Gen 3), but I agree, they're not the best.
I'm hoping to upgrade eventually, maybe get a decent ASUS board or something.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;41643767]Anything in the event viewer?[/QUOTE]
Even 41, kernel power. "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."
Shocker.
[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;41644827]You have a nice computer[/QUOTE]
Thank you.
[QUOTE=digigamer17;41646446]Check if it happens in the BIOS.
I wonder if it'd be the PSU too.[/QUOTE]
It hasn't done it in bios, but sometimes during the restarts, it resets my bios. I think that's a feature or something. I have one of the best psu's and I will be severely disappointed if this is the case. It's weird how I can stress test just fine, then web browse and shut off.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;41646498]Run a registry fix. I've never trusted Asrock boards.[/QUOTE]
I have been buying asrock boards for years, never had a problem. My registry is clean.
Anyone have any experience with Clevo barebone laptops?
[url]http://rjtech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=220[/url]
[QUOTE=Shadaez;41648815]Just use a phone imo, GPS units are awful.
[editline]30th July 2013[/editline]
What navigation application do the tablets use?[/QUOTE]
Anything, it runs Android, so probably Sygic.
I'm looking for a windows program that will scan a hard drive and present to me graphs or whatever showing me where a bunch of crap is
Something similar to this app but for Windows 7
[url]https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.diskusage[/url]
[url]http://windirstat.info/[/url]
[QUOTE=tratzzz;41652776]Anything, it runs Android, so probably Sygic.[/QUOTE]
If you've got a smartphone, why not just use that?
[QUOTE=woolio1;41652888]If you've got a smartphone, why not just use that?[/QUOTE]
3.5" vs 5" and we could keep the GPS inside the car all the time, mounted to the dash. Using the phone gets a bit annoying.
I feel incredibly dumb asking, but I'm not familiar with laptop RAM, and I want to be sure:
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Modules-Notebook-KHX1600C9S3P1K2-8G/dp/B004Y4XAAK[/url]
is compatible with [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LL9V6S/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/url] ?
edit: no im not paying $74 for it, im paying $53
[QUOTE=Shadaez;41653905]I feel incredibly dumb asking, but I'm not familiar with laptop RAM, and I want to be sure:
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Modules-Notebook-KHX1600C9S3P1K2-8G/dp/B004Y4XAAK[/url]
is compatible with [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009LL9V6S/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/url] ?
edit: no im not paying $74 for it, im paying $53[/QUOTE]
Yes, it's compatible. However, I'm not sure there's four slots on that laptop - you may have to remove the current RAM to install higher-capacity RAM, so if you were counting on getting 12GB of RAM, you might not get that.
Edit: nevermind about the extra slots thing... hadn't caught up on sipwicket...
[QUOTE=gman003-main;41653961]Yes, it's compatible. However, I'm not sure there's four slots on that laptop - you may have to remove the current RAM to install higher-capacity RAM, so if you were counting on getting 12GB of RAM, you might not get that.[/QUOTE]
There's only 2 slots, the PC's supposed to come with 4GB but only had 2GB, and yeah I plan on getting rid of the other. It says it only supports 8GB RAM anyway.
[editline]30th July 2013[/editline]
thanks
[QUOTE=tratzzz;41653150]3.5" vs 5" and we could keep the GPS inside the car all the time, mounted to the dash. Using the phone gets a bit annoying.[/QUOTE]
Yes... But you've already got what you need. You can look up information, view maps, get turn-by-turn directions... And you WON'T SPEND ANY UNNECESSARY MONEY.
Not trying to sound like a jerk there, it's just the most practical solution. Get yourself a dashboard mount and a car charger, and you're set. Less junk, less stuff lying around, less having to worry about it dying in a year (and it will die in a year, trust me. GPS units are notoriously poorly-made).
Do the environment, your sanity, and your wallet a favor. Don't buy a GPS.
It's not even that, but google maps are always up to date and accurate, not so much with GPSes
So I just got a [URL="http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/desktop-hard-drives/backup-plus-desk/?sku=STCA3000101"]3Tb Seagate Backup Plus Drive[/URL], is it worth using the Seagate Dashboard 2 software it comes with, all it does is allow me to set up backup schedule's and things like that? I ask because the 3 times I have tried to back up today I got a BSOD (Driver_irql_not_less_or_equal (storport.sys)) about half way through, it could also be the new nvidia beta drivers causing it but I was not playing any games when it happened.
Edit:
I'm running Windows 8 on an Samsung 840 pro ssd (Boot),
Samsung 830 ssd for games and a few apps,
WD 1tb drive for regular apps and documents, music, videos
And an older 1tb drive as a makeshift backup/storage for misc.
I am trying to back all of these up as the hdds are 2+ years old, I have tried not backing up the windows directory as I heard that can cause issues but I still get the bsod,
I tested the nvidia beta drivers and can confirm that is not the case.
Would I be better off manually backing stuff up and managing it instead of the Seagate dashboard?
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