Is the 1700 the cheapest processor that is good for heavy software? I am pretty sure my PC is dying soon and i will need to upgrade, problem is i didn't realize it until its not coming and i don't have too much cash for it near me.
>>60099756
If by "Heavy software" you mean heavily multithreaded workloads, then yes. If you need single threaded performance, go Intel.
>>60099826
Problem is cheapest 6 core Intel processor is expensive as fuck + their mobos are for some reason expensive too
>>60099832
Yee... After effects and C4D is the shit i use a lot and CPU helps quite a lot there (GPU too ofc)
>>60100002
Isn't the 6800k actually a lot weaker than the 1700/1800 in workstation shit tho.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/26/grsecurity_linux_kernel_freeloaders/
For those who don't know, grsecurity is a patch set for the Linux kernel that implements a wide array of exploit mitigations. For years, it's been on the cutting edge of security research and has pioneered many techniques. There isn't anything else like this. https://grsecurity.net/compare.php
From now on, it'll only be available to paying customers. This is a severe blow to non-enterprise Linux users (especially Hardened Gentoo users, who used the test banch), because they've lost the best (by far) security features out there. Now there's nothing to protect you from more shitty network stack vulns in the future, among other things.
If they were actual security fixes, why don't they just submit them to the linux kernel?
>>60099503
"To date and going forward, Grsecurity's patches are and will be distributed under the GPLv2 free-software license, just like the Linux kernel. You could, therefore, pay for future code and release it for everyone, but that would be a surefire way to end your Grsecurity subscription for good."
Nice loophole, faggots.
>>60099554
Would that even hold up in court?
does scythe make the best coolers and fans?
>>60099343
bumpu
>>60099343
If you're a weeaboo, sure.
I do want a Rev C of the Orochi though.
>>60099343
Get an ass first before cosplaying as 2b
I've been using it for years but Linux and the terminal are slowing me down. All typical file operations (moving, directory navigation, file retrieval+use) are more awkward using the command line, except for rare cases like bulk operations. Vim is a decent text editor once you get used to it but it's not a real IDE: auto-completion of module/library definitions never worked for me (despite being "included"), code refactoring is impossible, and for every missing function there's a broken plugin to make your life even worse.
I kept asking myself why I was up at 1 AM still working on relatively basic tasks, when in college homework assignments were a breeze when I was using the GUI, IDEs and minimized my terminal usage to compiling or what actually required a terminal. So that said, after abusing my body and mind and forcing it and my workflow to conform to the keyboard-only console Unix way, I'm finally saying goodbye to all that and going back to using a mouse and GUI.
The other problem is Linux as a whole. Most productivity apps available on Linux distros are nowhere near as good as their "proprietary" counterparts: (Office, Visio, etc.). Maybe you can run some through Wine (I heard so for PhotoShop) but not all. Dia for example cannot do something as simple as rotate text. If I'm forced to make a presentation I either have to use Impress (yuck) or Beamer (about as fun as hammering nails in your feet when your presentation needs graphics and not math notation).
The last thing I wanted to mention to illustrate the ineffectiveness of the terminal for many tasks is comparing a text-only browser like Elinks to a GUI browser like Chrome. Sure it consumes less resources, but you get what you pay for. Navigation is clunky and awkward, functionality limited, and requires you to memorize a whole bunch of key commands. The same is true for Midnight Commander, mutt, and pretty much every other terminal app: it's kind of okay, but doesn't have a lot of useful features.
>>60099259
>/g/ is NOT your personal tech support team or personal consumer review site.
>or personal consumer review site.
>>60099259
Now you understand why Linux is a timesink OS.
Hint: use macOS
Example for mutt: try hooking up multiple e-mail accounts in a non-painful way, something Thunderbird (itself a broken app) can do without a hitch.
in b4 some links to some complicated way to do this, missing the point. I guess "complicated" is relative to your pain tolerance.
>third "women in STEM" event this month on my university
>not even some leftist country but shithole Poland
>most women i know on my faculty are dumb and get all their assignments from beta orbiters
>woman after a bootcamp still has a higher chance of employment than man with education
why is it even allowed? whats the point of pushing women into technology when they are uninterested in it?
If they cared enough to use their feminine charms to woo nerdy guys into doing their homework, they must care enough to succeed.
So no, they're not "uninterested in it".
>>60099256
In the name of "diversity" and "equality". Women are oppressed snowflakes and need help. There is really no reason to push so hard to get women into tech related fields as the differences in desires of men and women have a deep biological base. This is why Norway is so gender neutral but yet no parity in the fields.
There is no benefit to wider society to having more women in technology. They don't solve some special issues that will benefit at all. Literally only pushes unqualified women into the labor force when they shouldn't be there.
>>60099308
Caring =/= actually being smart
Also women are whores so it's in their nature to woo men and get attention like this. If they were truly interested they would do their damn homework.
>>60099256
I'm not against (semi-)nude women in the workplace as long they don't touch code
What does /g/ use as torrent client on headless GNU/Linux servers?
I have tried both transmission and rtorrent and they are both horrible to configure.
>>60099069
fucking qbittorrent-nox
>>60099069
>they are both horrible to configure.
You are joking right? transmission is piss easy to configure.
>>60099088
>qbittorrent-nox
thanks senpai, will check it out
Can you solve these questions? It's a big company in the news a lot and I didn't have to sign an NDA. If you tell me the answers I'll tell you the company.
new sqt
Post your simple/stupid questions here rather than making a whole thread for problems that can be answered with 1 post.
old: >>60086345
what cable do i need?
Monitor LCD 21.5 BenQ GW2270
ASUS Expedition GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti, 4GB GDDR5, 128-bit
>>60098910
>answered with 1 post
That's optimistic.
>>60098949
DVI
Why haven't you switched to colemak yet?
My phone would still be QWERTY as would everyone else's keyboards.
>>60098888
why should i?
>>60098913
In fact the colemak layout is not intended for mobile devices
>Headphone purchase advice
http://pastebin.com/fYZLW7Ub
Please put some effort into your requests and questions.
If you dislike a suggestion, explain why and try giving a better suggestion to whomever asked.
For sub-$50 headphones and IEMs, check out infographic in >>>/g/csg
>/g/ wiki headphone FAQ:
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Headphones
Previous thread:
>>60073903
What are the major differences between the Massdrop x AKG K7XX and the AKG K612?
>>60098616
Not lewd enough
>>60098616
I want the new Golf R.
>It's another LaTeX document that uses Computer Modern
Why do people still use this shitty font? It looks like absolute shit on a screen as it's too thin
>>60098583
Sans-cuck detected
Fact:sans serif fonts are for children
>>60098583
Because it's a pleasure to read.
>>60098743
I find it harder to scroll throughtexts with serif fonts than sans-serif.
Your gf wants to learn programming and asks you about the cutest programming langauge, what do you say?
>>60098073
javascript because the community is awsome and trans accepting.
Python because, memes aside, all the cute girls that are interested in programming never go deeper than that.
>>60098131
Actually girls love shiny things that's why the love ruby
This is what you allowed to fester on this board.
These are the kind of people that partake in discussion with you.
This is all your fault, /g/, you should have stayed /l/ or /guro/
>>60097981
"Uneducated American kids were asked to give opinion on propaganda history which they have no idea about"
Jee plenty of MIT research is just garbage.
>>60098008
THIS DESU
But no Tesla?? I don't understand
Hello /g/uys,
which laptop would you agree is the best price to performance + mobility + durability ratio? Every laptop I ask about on /g/ apparently sucks.
I need a new laptop, location Europe, budget up to 1600e (soft limit).
I would use it for writing, so a good screen and keyboard is a must. It needs to be able to take a few hits as I enjoy traveling, and a spill resistant keyboard is a plus but not necessary. Basically, if I accidentally knock it off a desk I don't want it to shatter. I would also play the occasional game, nothing intensive, CS:GO and Civilization V or VI.
The laptops I was looking at:
>Dell XPS15
>System76 Gazelle
>Lenovo X1 Carbon
>Lenovo T450s
>HP EliteBooks
>ASUS Zenbooks
Please no macbooks or ten year old T4{20,30}, I want this laptop to last me at least 5 years. My previous one, HP EliteBook 2730p, lasted 7.
>>60097878
Why in the fuck isn't everybody just copying Apple with their laptops?
I am so fucking full of these spaceship looking motherfuckers
Fukken hell
buy t420 and big bag with weed.
"I would also play the occasional game" hahaha
You can get the 2017 carbon for like $900 with the epp discount thingy
i'd buy it but i'm a poorfag
/pcbg/: Post your component list; rate other anons'; ask questions in general.
State the PURPOSE of your PC & BUDGET. State COUNTRY if not USA.
List GAMES/SOFTWARE you use often. List resolution & hz if gaming.
Seeking build improvements? Clarify goal: lower price or improved specs?
ctrl+f to see if your question was answered already
>Assemble your parts list with price comparisons & compatibility filter.
https://pcpartpicker.com
>Information on how to assemble a PC, select components & more. (somewhat outdated)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Build_a_PC
Currently worthwhile CPUs:
>G4560 for budget builds (<$500) unless G4620/i3-7100 is heavily discounted
>i3 are only worthwhile for dwarf fortress & single-purpose emulator boxes
>i5 aren't worthwhile. Get Ryzen 5, drop down to G4560, or up to R7/i7
>R5 1400 is not worthwhile unless discounted
>delidded i7-7700k is good but pricey. If over budget, an R5 is probably as good or better for you
>R7/Xeon for compute/multitask/mixed use
Currently worthwhile GFX cards:
>RX570, RX480(if cheap & not blower), RX580, 1080, 1080TI
>RX570 is usually all you need for 1080p@60hz
>RX550 & RX560 are worth considering if you just need 6 monitor support for cheap and/or play low end shit
>1060 & 1070 are worth considering if you already have a Gsync monitor. 1050Ti is for mITX builds or if on sale at ~$100
>Nvidia GPU + Ryzen has issues in many games atm
>Budget builds: consider integrated graphics over a card weaker than RX560
>May for Vega
General:
>No brand/model loyalty. Parametric filters on pcpartpicker can help
>Consider larger SSD-only for what you budget SSD+HDD combined. Add HDD later once needed
>NVMe aren't for faster OS boot. They're primarily for productivity as a scratch disk
>mATX can often save cost as the board+case is usually cheaper
>1 DIMM is slower than 2 DIMMs, you dumbfucks.
If you see any other build advice or part list threads, direct them here with >>>/g/pcbg and report.
Continuing from last thread.
I tried to disconnect the USB 1112 connector and it's still shows the same screen.
Please help I'm fucking exhausted I just want to finish with this and eat.
>heroes of the storm freezes on first combat
A new PC can't come soon enough.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/8YtyTH
Please tell me how bad of a starting point this is