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ArtreusI'm a wizardAnd that looks fucked upRegistered Userregular
edited July 2011
well great. Now I want a google plus invite where before I didn't care. I'm sure a new round will come out eventually
unless you are doing Hella Graphics editing. if this is just a video game computer like the 6970s indicate, get an i5 w/ 6gb. its a waste of money to go any other combo now.
Doesn't sandybridge use dual channel memory, making 6GB a weird amount?
You either get 4 or 8
it's bad for your note-taking and it's terrible for the rest of the people in your class
also you can't refrain from going on facebook so please just fucking stop
Nah.
I can type way faster than I write. One Note is a good program.
And I don't see a netbook disrupting a lot of people.
the bolded part is the whole problem
you end up simply transcribing everything the prof says rather than actually listening and engaging with it
and ok, it's not bad for the whole class but when a prof reiterates something she said at the last session and I hear everyone behind me typing furiously rather than just listening and recognizing that it was all said at the last session
well I just go fucking crazy and want to murder you
it's also terrifically distracting for anyone who is sitting behind you when you're internetting during class
I have one of the new 27' iMacs released this year. It is awesome.
The plan is to build a gaming rig next year, and put the iMac in target display mode, using it as a monitor, provided something comes out that requires more horsepower. I don't think The Old Republic is going to be that game.
it's bad for your note-taking and it's terrible for the rest of the people in your class
also you can't refrain from going on facebook so please just fucking stop
Nah.
I can type way faster than I write. One Note is a good program.
And I don't see a netbook disrupting a lot of people.
the bolded part is the whole problem
you end up simply transcribing everything the prof says rather than actually listening and engaging with it
and ok, it's not bad for the whole class but when a prof reiterates something she said at the last session and I hear everyone behind me typing furiously rather than just listening and recognizing that it was all said at the last session
well I just go fucking crazy and want to murder you
it's also terrifically distracting for anyone who is sitting behind you when you're internetting during class
What if you have a tablet pc and are also naturally snooty
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Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
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MrMonroepassed outon the floor nowRegistered Userregular
edited July 2011
in that case you're just like me and therefore I hate you extra
I put a computer together on Newegg earlier for $1690. Could probably shave $100-150 off of that by getting the ram and CPU from Microcenter.
It was everything but a case and PSU. Included a 27" monitor, new mouse, and new headset in on that.
Radeon 6970 2GB
i7 2600k
8GB of DDR3 2133
128GB Sata 3.0 SSD
And a Z68 mobo with the crossfire from Gigabyte
Not that I am buying right now. Just getting an idea of prices before I build a new on in a few months. I'll probably swap the mobo for one that does SLI and get a GTX 570, though.
there is literally no reason to get 8GB, and there's no reason for the i7 when the i5 sandybridges exist
unless you are doing Hella Graphics editing. if this is just a video game computer like the 6970s indicate, get an i5 w/ 6gb. its a waste of money to go any other combo now.
I run fold@home often when I am not using my computer, and Minecraft with a 256x256 texture pack eats ram like crazy. 4gb only gives me a small amount of playing time before it runs out of ram and crashes.
And 6gb would be for a tri-channel board. Which the 1155's aren't.
Also I will be getting the 2600k for cheaper than newegg charges.
Before anyone says anything I have java set to use all of my ram and have used the HD fix. It still kills my ram.
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Big Red Tiebeautiful clydesdale style feettoo hot to trotRegistered Userregular
edited July 2011
seriously unless pcs use different ram or some shit it's so cheap to get why not go with 8gb+?
My computer is broken. It crashes usually during games, but also at other times occasionally. Temperatures are fine.
A diagnostic stress test thingy says my video card memory is faulty. However, things started going downhill after upgrading my CPU and motherboard, so I'm wondering if one of those is bad and making it look like the video card, or if the video card broke at the same time by coincidence.
Besides it's only a $120-160 price difference for twice the ram and 8 threads with better CPU performance.
Not a huge deal to me, and I'd actually be spending quite a bit less than I've already saved for a new computer.
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MrMonroepassed outon the floor nowRegistered Userregular
edited July 2011
I find it fascinating that 32-bit OS's were the norm for so long because no one expected that there would be any reason to plan for computers with such astoundingly large amounts of RAM
My computer is broken. It crashes usually during games, but also at other times occasionally. Temperatures are fine.
A diagnostic stress test thingy says my video card memory is faulty. However, things started going downhill after upgrading my CPU and motherboard, so I'm wondering if one of those is bad and making it look like the video card, or if the video card broke at the same time by coincidence.
Is there an easy way to find out?
Have you run a CPU specific stress tester like Orthos or Intel Burn test?
Does your motherboard have leds that give off specific error codes when shit goes bad?
My computer is broken. It crashes usually during games, but also at other times occasionally. Temperatures are fine.
A diagnostic stress test thingy says my video card memory is faulty. However, things started going downhill after upgrading my CPU and motherboard, so I'm wondering if one of those is bad and making it look like the video card, or if the video card broke at the same time by coincidence.
Is there an easy way to find out?
Have you run a CPU specific stress tester like Orthos or Intel Burn test?
Does your motherboard have leds that give off specific error codes when shit goes bad?
I used BurnIn Test and setting it to stress the CPU gave it no issues.
There is only a LED for RAM problems but I don't think that includes video RAM.
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BroloBroseidonLord of the BroceanRegistered Userregular
My computer is broken. It crashes usually during games, but also at other times occasionally. Temperatures are fine.
A diagnostic stress test thingy says my video card memory is faulty. However, things started going downhill after upgrading my CPU and motherboard, so I'm wondering if one of those is bad and making it look like the video card, or if the video card broke at the same time by coincidence.
Is there an easy way to find out?
Have you run a CPU specific stress tester like Orthos or Intel Burn test?
Does your motherboard have leds that give off specific error codes when shit goes bad?
I used BurnIn Test and setting it to stress the CPU gave it no issues.
There is only a LED for RAM problems but I don't think that includes video RAM.
I would use furmark to stress your video card. See if it gets artifacts, locks up, or crashes your computer.
I'd update or rollback the video card drivers if it doesn't do anything but run properly.
My computer is broken. It crashes usually during games, but also at other times occasionally. Temperatures are fine.
A diagnostic stress test thingy says my video card memory is faulty. However, things started going downhill after upgrading my CPU and motherboard, so I'm wondering if one of those is bad and making it look like the video card, or if the video card broke at the same time by coincidence.
Is there an easy way to find out?
Have you run a CPU specific stress tester like Orthos or Intel Burn test?
Does your motherboard have leds that give off specific error codes when shit goes bad?
I used BurnIn Test and setting it to stress the CPU gave it no issues.
There is only a LED for RAM problems but I don't think that includes video RAM.
I would use furmark to stress your video card. See if it gets artifacts, locks up, or crashes your computer.
I'd update or rollback the video card drivers if it doesn't do anything but run properly.
Furmark locks it up. Lockups are the most common error in general, but sometimes the display driver crashes and recovers, and sometimes there are artifacts, like a pattern of green dots.
I have tried a whole bunch of different drivers, but they don't help.
Well, I'd say it needs replaced, if furmark fucks it up, you get artifacts on screen, driver changes don't help, and that program told you the graphics card was bad.
If you have another graphics card you could try installing that and testing it. It's probably the only way at this point to be sure that it's the graphics card. Make sure to run driver sweeper if you do try another graphics card.
I too am constructing a computer
a mid-ranger that one of my friends keeps giving me shit about
"why would you spend 800 on a computer"
man you just don't understand man
man
Well, I'd say it needs replaced, if furmark fucks it up, you get artifacts on screen, driver changes don't help, and that program told you the graphics card was bad.
If you have another graphics card you could try installing that and testing it. It's probably the only way at this point to be sure that it's the graphics card. Make sure to run driver sweeper if you do try another graphics card.
I don't have a spare video card, but my new CPU is an i5. Don't they do video or something? I tried plugging my monitor into the motherboard's DVI port but nothing happened. Do I need to do something like remove the video card?
Fuzzy, as long as you've got a video out on your mobo, you should be able to use intel's onboard graphics
so I dunno, yeah, try taking out the GPU or something
Well, I'd say it needs replaced, if furmark fucks it up, you get artifacts on screen, driver changes don't help, and that program told you the graphics card was bad.
If you have another graphics card you could try installing that and testing it. It's probably the only way at this point to be sure that it's the graphics card. Make sure to run driver sweeper if you do try another graphics card.
I don't have a spare video card, but my new CPU is an i5. Don't they do video or something? I tried plugging my monitor into the motherboard's DVI port but nothing happened. Do I need to do something like remove the video card?
probably a bios setting to prefer mobo video over expansion port
Fuzzy, as long as you've got a video out on your mobo, you should be able to use intel's onboard graphics
so I dunno, yeah, try taking out the GPU or something
$800 is a perfectly reasonable amount to spend on a computer though
especially if you are building it yourself, you'll end up with a computer that would cost you twice as much if you bought it wholesale
I am so confused
well
dude doesn't use computers like you and me
he is literally just a social networking, studying, MS Office, and videos guy
he runs a business with his bro
so no gaming, photoshoping, folding@home, or HD video for him
so he just don't get it
also he is kind of a jackass and insists that I "don't need to be doing half that shit anyway"
You are living your life wrong and need new hobbies. How dare you enjoy things.
Also I really need to dust my computer. I haven't looked inside for a while and the fans have been goin pretty hard. It has been really hot here though.
Fuzzy, as long as you've got a video out on your mobo, you should be able to use intel's onboard graphics
so I dunno, yeah, try taking out the GPU or something
$800 is a perfectly reasonable amount to spend on a computer though
especially if you are building it yourself, you'll end up with a computer that would cost you twice as much if you bought it wholesale
I am so confused
well
dude doesn't use computers like you and me
he is literally just a social networking, studying, MS Office, and videos guy
he runs a business with his bro
so no gaming, photoshoping, folding@home, or HD video for him
so he just don't get it
also he is kind of a jackass and insists that I "don't need to be doing half that shit anyway"
well then he is a normal computer user and probably doesn't have any interest beyond a quality netbook
it's perfectly reasonable for him to think people like us, that is, people who put a premium on gold-standard home computing and PC games, are completely insane
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thinkpads are good yes
im thinking of getting a new laptop and im wondering if this still stands true
This way I could tell my family and close friends i'm engaged without sharing with everyone that I have as friends on my social network.
I need to buy a laptop or netbook or something for school. Not sure which would be best though.
Steam
But in this case if your main goal is video games you could save yourself some money and just go with the i5.
If money isn't an issue go with the i7 though.
unless you need to do graphic design or architectural design, you absolutely don't need more than an efficient netbook
Doesn't sandybridge use dual channel memory, making 6GB a weird amount?
You either get 4 or 8
it's bad for your note-taking and it's terrible for the rest of the people in your class
also you can't refrain from going on facebook so please just fucking stop
Nah.
I can type way faster than I write. One Note is a good program.
And I don't see a netbook disrupting a lot of people.
the bolded part is the whole problem
you end up simply transcribing everything the prof says rather than actually listening and engaging with it
and ok, it's not bad for the whole class but when a prof reiterates something she said at the last session and I hear everyone behind me typing furiously rather than just listening and recognizing that it was all said at the last session
well I just go fucking crazy and want to murder you
it's also terrifically distracting for anyone who is sitting behind you when you're internetting during class
The plan is to build a gaming rig next year, and put the iMac in target display mode, using it as a monitor, provided something comes out that requires more horsepower. I don't think The Old Republic is going to be that game.
What if you have a tablet pc and are also naturally snooty
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
I run fold@home often when I am not using my computer, and Minecraft with a 256x256 texture pack eats ram like crazy. 4gb only gives me a small amount of playing time before it runs out of ram and crashes.
And 6gb would be for a tri-channel board. Which the 1155's aren't.
Also I will be getting the 2600k for cheaper than newegg charges.
Before anyone says anything I have java set to use all of my ram and have used the HD fix. It still kills my ram.
A diagnostic stress test thingy says my video card memory is faulty. However, things started going downhill after upgrading my CPU and motherboard, so I'm wondering if one of those is bad and making it look like the video card, or if the video card broke at the same time by coincidence.
Is there an easy way to find out?
Not a huge deal to me, and I'd actually be spending quite a bit less than I've already saved for a new computer.
Have you run a CPU specific stress tester like Orthos or Intel Burn test?
Does your motherboard have leds that give off specific error codes when shit goes bad?
i5-2500k, yet to be overclocked
8gb ram
69502GB GPU
Corsair 600T
and with my external HDD and my internal HDD i have a total of 3TB of available space
I used BurnIn Test and setting it to stress the CPU gave it no issues.
There is only a LED for RAM problems but I don't think that includes video RAM.
this is pretty much the same pc i built for swordfights
I would use furmark to stress your video card. See if it gets artifacts, locks up, or crashes your computer.
I'd update or rollback the video card drivers if it doesn't do anything but run properly.
Furmark locks it up. Lockups are the most common error in general, but sometimes the display driver crashes and recovers, and sometimes there are artifacts, like a pattern of green dots.
I have tried a whole bunch of different drivers, but they don't help.
If you have another graphics card you could try installing that and testing it. It's probably the only way at this point to be sure that it's the graphics card. Make sure to run driver sweeper if you do try another graphics card.
a mid-ranger that one of my friends keeps giving me shit about
"why would you spend 800 on a computer"
man you just don't understand man
man
especially if you are building it yourself, you'll end up with a computer that would cost you twice as much if you bought it wholesale
I am so confused
get the best you can in your budget
but skimp especially as little as possible on the mobo and psu
so I am getting an asrock z68 board and a XFX 650W supply (will crossfire later)
also i52500K and AMD HD 6870
I don't have a spare video card, but my new CPU is an i5. Don't they do video or something? I tried plugging my monitor into the motherboard's DVI port but nothing happened. Do I need to do something like remove the video card?
so I dunno, yeah, try taking out the GPU or something
well
dude doesn't use computers like you and me
he is literally just a social networking, studying, MS Office, and videos guy
he runs a business with his bro
so no gaming, photoshoping, folding@home, or HD video for him
so he just don't get it
also he is kind of a jackass and insists that I "don't need to be doing half that shit anyway"
probably a bios setting to prefer mobo video over expansion port
but i haven't built a comp in like 3 years, so
SE++ Map Steam
I just spent an hour trying to figure out how to take the front panel off my brother's computer to replace his broken intake fan.
You are living your life wrong and need new hobbies. How dare you enjoy things.
Also I really need to dust my computer. I haven't looked inside for a while and the fans have been goin pretty hard. It has been really hot here though.
My lappy has some overheating problems It is getting way too hot on things it just shouldn't!
I downloaded speed fan and guess what? There is no fan to select under the fan tab. Please help
well then he is a normal computer user and probably doesn't have any interest beyond a quality netbook
it's perfectly reasonable for him to think people like us, that is, people who put a premium on gold-standard home computing and PC games, are completely insane
and we kind of are insane, to be fair