I fucking hate computers. I hate that stuff just stops working and I have to google obscure things to try and track down the root cause. Fuck the PC master race. I just want to plug something in and it works and it stays working.
My expensive mic stopped working weeks ago and I've tried everything I can to get it working again but I have absolutely no idea what the problem is because there's no errors it just doesn't pick up sound anymore.
So I give up. You win technology. I just can't be fucking bothered anymore. I don't want to have to have a degree in building a pc to get a fucking usb microphone to work.
So... Elon Musk needs to go to after school detention, and think about what he did.
Mostly accurate.
People just need to stop doing tweet-fests, for the same reason AMAs are a bad idea 98% of the time. Even if your message is a decent one, which in this case it wasn't, you're not going to get it out the way you want it to.
Oh, ok, thank you
Even with the link of the scene, I still wasn't quite getting it.
This was in response to the tweet immediately above, which asked "Do you think the rich/powerful want a weak media or a strong media?"
So his answer being "Who do you think owns the press?" is meant to signify "yes, the rich/powerful want a strong media, and they want to wield its strength to control their personal narrative"
Musk is an idiot and a shithead, but probably don't post that tweet anywhere else. Posting those tweets out of context just helps out the alt-right even more by saying "see, this genius guy supports us too!"
"Who do you think owns the press?" is a fucking byline for white supremacists
don't even pretend this isn't at least suspicious as hell
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now that I think about it some more that'd really only cover up the fact that he's a shithead and not actually change his views
While this is sort of true, a good PR department can do a lot to channel a company into being overall a force for good even if the owners are shitheads. "Let's help this [underprivileged group] because it's something near and dear to your heart" and "Let's help this [underprivileged group] to cover up the fact you're a giant turd" can have much the same outcome.
Someone walk me through liquid cooling and if I need to even do it if I don’t overclock.
It's almost never NEEDED. You can get similar results with the giant tower coolers from Noctua, beQuite or any of the other major manufacturers. If you do want to go with water, an AIO gets the job done with a minimum of fuss. JayzTwoCents has a good primer he put out at the beginning of the year
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All-in-ones are pretty simple, I've got one on my CPU. But then I'm running my 3770K at 4.4 GHz. Plus this computer was meant to be a put it together and not have to worry about touching it again (except to clean it) for as long as possible, and really the only thing holding me back in any way right now is my GTX680.
If you're running at stock speeds the stock cooler is fine, if you want quieter then the latest version of the 212 should keep you cool and quiet, and it's ~$30.
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Someone walk me through liquid cooling and if I need to even do it if I don’t overclock.
Nope.
Liquid coolings main focus is for overclocking or getting a computer near silent. If you're going the silent route make sure to get case fans, graphic cards and a power supply that all work towards that goal or watercooling isn't going to help there.
I've been running the stock air cooler on my i5 for years and it runs just fine and isn't loud at all.
It's arguably the best high-end desktop CPU for mixed use. If you're going to game and stream, or do anything that can leverage a lot of CPU cores, it's the best choice among mainstream desktop processors. Intel can still put down better absolute results in gaming, but the difference in FPS between the 2700X and Intel's 8700K is less than 10%.
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Water-cooling my Titan puts it in a while new tier. It's also really fun to do.
But, it isn't necessary.
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eh I run with 8 GB and keep a memory-hungry browser open in the background while I play vidja gaems and never notice it, games make do pretty well. Alt-tabbing is quick and responsive.
If you go Ryzen, they love fast RAM. RAM is kinda in a weird place between the price, compatibility issues, and importance of speed/number of RAM slots occupied.
A good place to start is to pick a motherboard and CPU, then checking the motherboard manufacturer's website for the RAM QVL (qualified vendor list). That'll tell you what RAM is compatible with your board and the speed you can expect. Then try to find the 16GB kit with the best speed to price ratio.
For a 2700X I think 2933MHz is the sweet spot but if you can swing faster or find a cheaper 2800MHZ kit or whatever that's totally fine.
eh I run with 8 GB and keep a memory-hungry browser open in the background while I play vidja gaems and never notice it, games make do pretty well. Alt-tabbing is quick and responsive.
I'm just thinking future proofing. depending on the amount of RAM slots I would plan to do an upgrade to 32gb at some point, so if there are 4 slots I would go with 2 sticks of 8gb to take advantage of dual channel, and then there will still be a couple slots open for an upgrade down the line. Can't have enough RAM.
In my old PC I had a i5-2500K OC'd to 4.0GHz on stock cooling and it survived multiple Aussie summers in an unair-con'd hotbox of an apartment, so it's not always mandatory to upgrade the cooling.. but it's never a bad idea to. My newer rig has an AIO water cooler on the CPU and it's lovely and quiet, mainly due to larger/slower fans than stock cooling and the (Asus Dual fan) 1070 is waaaaaaaaay quieter than the old Radeon HD6970.
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can you get it to work on another PC?
Oh, ok, thank you
Even with the link of the scene, I still wasn't quite getting it.
"Who do you think owns the press?" is a fucking byline for white supremacists
don't even pretend this isn't at least suspicious as hell
Twitch (I stream most days of the week)
Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
no big deal, right
he only accidentally rallied a bunch white supremacists because he's that much of a chucklehead
clearly the alt-right is having lots of trouble claiming ownership without my help
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But I'm certainly thinking it loudly.
waving my fears away like it's nothing, and then implying that I'm actually helping the white supremacists kinda pisses me off
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Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
Whoopsie-daisy
now that I think about it some more that'd really only cover up the fact that he's a shithead and not actually change his views
While this is sort of true, a good PR department can do a lot to channel a company into being overall a force for good even if the owners are shitheads. "Let's help this [underprivileged group] because it's something near and dear to your heart" and "Let's help this [underprivileged group] to cover up the fact you're a giant turd" can have much the same outcome.
Absolutely not.
Okay good. It looks scary. It has been a while since I fully built a computer. Only going to keep my 1070.
It's almost never NEEDED. You can get similar results with the giant tower coolers from Noctua, beQuite or any of the other major manufacturers. If you do want to go with water, an AIO gets the job done with a minimum of fuss. JayzTwoCents has a good primer he put out at the beginning of the year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU2KvawDP10
If you're running at stock speeds the stock cooler is fine, if you want quieter then the latest version of the 212 should keep you cool and quiet, and it's ~$30.
Nope.
Liquid coolings main focus is for overclocking or getting a computer near silent. If you're going the silent route make sure to get case fans, graphic cards and a power supply that all work towards that goal or watercooling isn't going to help there.
I've been running the stock air cooler on my i5 for years and it runs just fine and isn't loud at all.
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If you're not doing serious overclocking you absolutely don't need a liquid cooling setup. Stock fan and heatsink is plenty.
If you aren't overclocking at all then the stock cooler is plenty. Even Intel's coolers are 100% fine and they're the worse of the two.
AMD's Ryzen coolers, even the lesser Wraith Stealth, are actually good enough to support light overclocking.
It's arguably the best high-end desktop CPU for mixed use. If you're going to game and stream, or do anything that can leverage a lot of CPU cores, it's the best choice among mainstream desktop processors. Intel can still put down better absolute results in gaming, but the difference in FPS between the 2700X and Intel's 8700K is less than 10%.
But, it isn't necessary.
I know ram prices are up but I would shoot for 32gb with a minimum of 16.
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A good place to start is to pick a motherboard and CPU, then checking the motherboard manufacturer's website for the RAM QVL (qualified vendor list). That'll tell you what RAM is compatible with your board and the speed you can expect. Then try to find the 16GB kit with the best speed to price ratio.
For a 2700X I think 2933MHz is the sweet spot but if you can swing faster or find a cheaper 2800MHZ kit or whatever that's totally fine.
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I'm just thinking future proofing. depending on the amount of RAM slots I would plan to do an upgrade to 32gb at some point, so if there are 4 slots I would go with 2 sticks of 8gb to take advantage of dual channel, and then there will still be a couple slots open for an upgrade down the line. Can't have enough RAM.
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Like EVE: Valkyrie that was literally developed as a VR game from the beginning?