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[tech] It's Tech Spring Cleaning Week now. Clean your....tech....stuff.
T4CT
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TECH THREAD
Summer 2015
The Summer of Smart Appliances
Sponsored by Mountain Dew
Welcome to the SE++ Nerd Thread, where we talk about the absolute nerdiest stuff you can possibly imagine
Sometimes we talk about smartphones
Computers
...watches.....
................dryers..........
Apparently if it has an on switch, it's fair game to be discussed here.
Additionally, sometimes we talk about apps
Sometimes @Abracadaniel yells about 1Password, which you shouldn't download, waste of money. Instead, follow these helpful password tips
1) Don't use 2 factor authentication. It's dumb and a waste of your time. You're not getting any younger. You don't have seconds to spare fishing for 2-factor.
2) Try to use all the same password. Two if you must. No more than 3, cycle between them, and if work FORCES you to change your password, just add another sequential number to the end of it.
3) Some unhackable passwords include "mikeisacoolguy", "mikehasasubstantialamountofequity", "mikeischaritable", "mikeisacoolguy2", or even "m1k3isac00lguy"
Hopefully with these helpful password tips you will be able to keep your data safe!
I have big plans for this OP, people. Big plans. This time it'll happen. You'll see.
Summer 2015
The Summer of Smart Appliances
Sponsored by Mountain Dew
Welcome to the SE++ Nerd Thread, where we talk about the absolute nerdiest stuff you can possibly imagine
Sometimes we talk about smartphones
Computers
...watches.....
................dryers..........
Apparently if it has an on switch, it's fair game to be discussed here.
Additionally, sometimes we talk about apps
Sometimes @Abracadaniel yells about 1Password, which you shouldn't download, waste of money. Instead, follow these helpful password tips
1) Don't use 2 factor authentication. It's dumb and a waste of your time. You're not getting any younger. You don't have seconds to spare fishing for 2-factor.
2) Try to use all the same password. Two if you must. No more than 3, cycle between them, and if work FORCES you to change your password, just add another sequential number to the end of it.
3) Some unhackable passwords include "mikeisacoolguy", "mikehasasubstantialamountofequity", "mikeischaritable", "mikeisacoolguy2", or even "m1k3isac00lguy"
Hopefully with these helpful password tips you will be able to keep your data safe!
I have big plans for this OP, people. Big plans. This time it'll happen. You'll see.
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PS I got a Watch it's p neat so far got Authy on it
Satans..... hints.....
Pretty scary stuff, but it also requires you to install malware and presumably Apple is going to fix those holes in its review process that would let such a thing in in the first place.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/serious-os-x-and-ios-flaws-let-hackers-steal-keychain-1password-contents/
https://blog.agilebits.com/2015/06/17/1password-inter-process-communication-discussion/
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/
Satans..... hints.....
Oh, yay...
SPEAKING OF THESE I FINALLY GET MY FREE ONE TODAY
http://techreport.com/news/28495/lian-li-computer-desks-put-regular-cases-to-shame
http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/dk-03/
and then they start talking about the new R9s, at seemingly very affordable prices
Though I'd guess that the cards at the same price levels perform pretty similarly.
this is sweet
E: never mind. It was attempted.
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I currently have ridiculously fast cable internet right now: 50+ Mbps down and 4-to-5 up. I am also, as you can imagine, paying a hefty chunk of change for this: about $60 a month. However, I did find another company in my area offering broadband of "18–25Mbps download speed" and "Up to 5Mbps upload speed" for $35 a month.
I usually use my internet to watch HD Netflix and play the occasional online game, like Smite or TF2. I do play other online games but they are slower and/or turn based, so ping isn't such a big concern there. I don't do a ton of downloading, save for the occasional game via Steam or a large file for school. Would the cheaper option detailed above work well for me? Or should I stick to what I have?
I average around 12mbps down and the only time it becomes difficult is for ridiculously large steam installs.
Are you the only one in the house that streams video?
Satans..... hints.....
The tl;dr is one device would be streaming at a time, at best. 1-2 other devices may be connected but they wouldn't be doing more than, say, browsing or the occasional online game.
Sitting at 34% right now, and phone is at 70% or so. Less time spent dinkin around on my phone. Granted, I was on site at a client all day but I like it so far. Less time turning on/turning off/being distracted by notifications on my phone, when I can quickly view/triage/dismiss stuff from the watch.
Plus one of my coffee apps has a great watch app.
they sent me one locked to the wrong carrier (one that I do not work for)
I paid the fifteen bucks to unlock it
my friend is the rep and she said the unlock code would be free but might take til monday to make it to me and I was like NOPE
That's great for when I actually need to find the new thing I need to get but not for which parts in my computer are in most need of replacing.
At this point I'm pretty sure it is either the graphics card or processor/motherboard. I have an pretty new SSD and a lot of ram.
Processor: AMD Phenom II Quad
Graphics: GTX 560 Ti
Power Supply: Corsair 750w.
Hard drives: 250 Gig SSD for windows, 3 Tb of other storage.
Ram: 16 Gigs.
If I change out the processor and motherboard I'd want to get a new case. This case is over a decade old.
Can you give me a model number for your Phenom II Quad? That would help out, there's a lot of spread among the Phentom II Quad range in terms of performance.
Also, do you have a budget?
Pretty sure it is this one,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727
Ok, I think that upgrading your GPU would net you the biggest performance gains. That Phenom is still relatively solid, all things considered. Like @a5ehren said, a GTX 960 would be a big improvement over the 560Ti. If you have the budget, going up to a 970 would be an even better choice, it would give you room to grow when you decided to go ahead with upgrading your CPU/Mobo. That's like a $150 jump in price though, so it may well be more than you want to spend.
If you want to go the AMD route for a GPU, go no lower than an R9 285.
Oh man is that a big concern?
I can't seem to find the dimensions of a 960, but the 970 is only about an inch longer than my 560 so it should fit.
Do I need to worry about my power supply with upgrading the GPU?
not necessarily just for the 960, but in general. it sounded like your case was older so just wanted to make sure you kept the size factor in mind.
Cool. I might get the 970. It might have legs for longer than the 960. Looks like the new Batman comes with it too so that makes it a bit cheaper in my mind since I was thinking of getting it on console.
Should I just go with the specific model of card that Logical Increments recommends?