/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

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While a lot of C and C++ libraries provide bindings, almost nobody seems to use SWIG to create them.

How comes?

What does it mean when a website doesn't return anything? Not even an error, the tab will load for like 1 or 2 minutes and then nothing changes, I'm still in the same page I was before. What's going on?

>>59238378
Wouldn't that mean the server keeps the connection alive but does nothing else apart from that?

>>59238378
This sounds like completely normal behavior.

From previous thread.

Any pointers what to research if I want to build a physical side storage with multiple drives that act as one drive and preferably have some sort of RAID control to reduce risk of failure that can be accessed from my main machine as if it was just an external hard drive?

I've heard about NAS, but not sure if it meets these requirements.

I want a very simple server to play around with dumb shit.
It doesn't need to be beefy, would a Pentium 4 with 1 GB DDR1 suffice? I have the option to have that donated to me for Computer Science courses, but I am not sure if it'll even work.
Ideally I'd be installing Apache and some Linux distros to play around with - worth mentioning I never used/installed Linux before, so the point is for training exclusively.
Or should I opt for a old Xeon for that type of purpose?

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>>59238378
With my company that usually means the server received your request but hung after telling you it was gonna send you something, so it sends you a blank page instead. Usually if it's connectivity-related you would get a numerical error code.
>>59238498
Look up FreeNAS builds. When configuring the software, take the options for samba/CIFS. You'll be able to add that storage pool as a network location and browse to it with a drive letter.
>>59238529
have you looked at raspberry pi?
An old xeon is fine for that purpose.

>>59238498
>a physical side storage
a wat?

>>59238529
>I want a very simple server to play around with dumb shit.
raspberry pi, not meming
if you're just playing around and learning, rasp pi is perfect and cheap

>>59238602
>>59238577
A Raspberry Pi actually costs more than the Pentium 4 PC I can get for free, though.

>>59238602
I disagree.
Go for an amd64 system in stead.
Many operating systems have specific peculiarities for arm.

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>>59238647
The power bill for the P4 will cost more than the RP and its power bill combined, however.

>>59238733
Why not just use a VPS?
Vultr has the 500MB ones at 2.5 usd per month.

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>>59238788
dunno, better ask >>59238529

>>59238647
>>59238733
Yeah, you can estimate that 1 watt constant draw is about 1 dollar on your power bill per year depending on local rates.

>>59238577
When using FreeNAS, will I only be able to access contents of the storage through some network protocol or will there be a physical connection available somewhere? I thought about FreeNAS before, but wasn't sure of how the storage is accessed from a machine.

What about encryption support? Does it require external tools to encrypt things, or does the underlying system already handle it?

>>59238848
If you mean plugging into it over USB like an external drive, no - you need to use the network to transfer to other devices

You can do disk encryption though freenas itself or you can use encrypted containers on it

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Why should I use a Whonix gateway instead of just using Tails?

Why is resource-hogging software allowed to make the whole OS unresponsive? Shouldn't any system keep a small reserve of CPU cycles and memory to allow enough responsiveness to shut down the problematic software?

Was managing to get computer graphics degree without knowing even a bit of any programming language was a huge fucking mistake?

>>59239101
nah just pick up a book and learn the syntax

>>59238890
When you mean network, do you mean internet connection, or is it possible to transfer over say just an Ethernet cable?

Also, are there any other alternatives that allow physical connection just like USB, and if not, is securing the transfer connection a problem or can it be done through something along the lines of SSH?

Why are ads suddenly playing on YouTube again?

Using uMatrix btw (recently updated hosts files and restarted Firefox due to ads playing).

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Does a 64-bit OS use a 64-bit blocksize for memory?
If so, does it not waste more memory by placing values smaller than 8 bytes into 8 byte blocks, as opposed to placing them into 4 byte blocks like 32-bit systems?

>>59239608
I'm almost sure compiler pack them as efficient as possible.

>>59239586
Add http://adblock.mahakala.is/

>>59239237
Most people just use them on their LAN but you can configure it for WAN access if you want.

If you just want something with multiple drives to plug in via USB look for external RAID enclosures.

Are exposed AV cables dangerous as in electricity?

>>59239656
But there's no direct access to the upper 32 bits in R registers, just like there's isn't any to the upper 16 bits of E registers, right?
You'd have to shift those registers if you want to access the values stored in the upper register parts?
Does that mean that 64-bit systems either waste more memory or execute slightly slower than 32-bit systems in most cases?

I guess the increase in total addressable system memory would still make 64-bit systems better, but I wouldn't have suspected such a drawback.

>>59239753

You might damage the equipment but you won't hurt yourself.

When getting RAM, do you need some with heat spreaders? Or are they not necessary?

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I'm wondering if these cheap windows 10 pro enterprise cdkeys on ebay are legitimate?

>>59239056
That's why you should have a swap partition.

>>59239681
It seems to have some small issues, but I'll assume it does the trick. Thanks.

>>59239753
If you were about to receive a lethal shock, the breakers would tip. At least, I'd hope so.
Otherwise my mom would've died by toaster many times by now.

How can i live forever?

so i have a spare 780 is there anything i can do with it other than throwing it up on craigs list? not even sure i would get much for it in the first place if it even sells

>>59239819
Tried a bunch of videos after adding it, but still got one ad playing. I guess it's better.

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So I was watching this video about binary numbers and I decided to try (pic related) in my calculator I got 14,776,335 instead.

Is the video wrong or can someone confirm my result, thank you.

Buying 4 3TB+ drives for a nice RAID is expensive huh.

Is there a special season I should wait for before buying drives or something?

>>59239967
fuck linus "we are quirky pc master race gamers" dick tips

>>59239967
14,776,336 is 62^4, so 10000(base62)
I'm not sure if z<Z or Z<z in base62, but if Z(b62)=10(b62)-1, you're correct

>>59239785
no, it's a gimmick. some are even cheaper with giant heatsinks so you have to buy the more expensive "low profile" ones to make them fit under your CPU cooler.

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I'm thinking of buying this rig, completely built and delivered to my home as I've been out of the loop for a while. Would this be able to play virtually all games very comfortably on high-ish settings? I like R6 Siege and WoW. It would cost me 1000 euro, delivered. Is this a fair price?
* Sharkoon Shark Zone C10
* Intel Core i5-7500 3,4GHz
* Cooler Master Hyper 103
* Asus B150I PRO GAMING / AURA
* Crucial Ballistix 8GB DDR4-2400
* NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4GB
* 1000GB HDD SATAIII
* 650 Watt Corsair
* 1200 Mbps TP-Link WiFi USB Stick

>>59239936
Took a peak in Developer Tools and dug up this link while/after the ad was playing.
https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/p3p.xml

It seems to be blocked by uMatrix though, and I didn't see any other links.

>>59240175
that's around 350euros more than buying the parts yourself.
and it doesn't even have an SSD.

so no, it's a shit deal.

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Why do some of the icons of transparent PNGs keep changing to a black background in Windows Explorer? They change back when I copy them and the images themselves are unchanged.

I ordered new build parts last week (MSI Z170M Mortar, i5-6600k, Corsair 2x8GB DDR4-2666 MHz, 550W EVGA power supply) and got them earlier this week. Put everything together, got it working, 6 hours later had a MEMORY_MANAGEMENT BSOD in the middle of installing shit, and trying to boot into Windows after that gave me any of about 8 different blue screen error codes, from SECURITY_KERNEL_CHECK_FAILURE to IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I also got a kernel panic trying to boot any Linux LiveUSB. After stripping the system down to motherboard, power supply, CPU, power supply and one RAM stick, it still did this. I got the system to boot after a chance Leddit tech support post from a year ago about Skylake processors having a dead core and only working with an overclock. Lo and behold, setting a mild (3.5GHz to 4.2GHz) overclock and overvoltage got the system running.
This is gonna be a 2 part post, fuck

>>59240460 Continued
Since I was going to RMA the processor anyway, after a day I lowered the clock speeds back to their defaults in BIOS, and now the system won't even POST.

My question is: what are the odds that it's the i5-6600k shitting itself? Every symptom I had before the system wouldn't POST is identical to some Skylake defective CPU threads I came across.

>>59240175
lmaooooooo

>>59240399
you broke it anon, good job.

What are some good intermediate C# books?

Can someone explain to me objects and classes in a basic technical manner without use of stupid analogies (I just want a straight answer for once)

>>59240728
>A class is a construct that enables you to create your own custom types by grouping together variables of other types, methods and events. A class is like a blueprint. It defines the data and behavior of a type.

>>59240751
fuck off

Does anyone have experience with competitieve programming websites like Topcoder, hackerrank or codeforce? Which one is the best to develop your skills and learn about algorithms?

>>59240827
you wanted a technical explanation, how are you not satisfied?

>>59240844
this >>59240827 is not me.

How do objects fit into it?

what is the best cheap chromebook that can be purchased in canada and can boot linux? i need 4gb of ram and preferably something that won't fall apart immediately

>>59240399
Mind posting that "I wish I was at home"-hiro?

right so truly dumb question coming through, is there any a way to set up password for connections to a network via Ethernet cable short of spending way too much money on a managed switch?

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>>59240941

Any good music players for android. What I want
>ad free
>sorting by folder
>starting to play when inserting headphones
I've tried AIMP recently, but the folder view in it was retarded. It sorted like this:
/music_genre1
/album1
/album2
/music_genre2
/album3
instead of this:
/music_genre1
----/album1
----/album2
/music_genre2
----/album3

>>59240993
Thanks.

I'm looking to buy a new hard drive for media storage. Money isn't an issue per se but equally I'm not keen on the idea of spending money for the sake of it. Speed isn't a massive issue; HDDs are completely fine. I was thinking of going with a Toshiba X300 6TB, does this sound like a sensible option or can you suggest a better alternative?

>>59240728
Classes are custom types that you define by yourself.
Objects are complex variables which can contain other variables in them.
You can put functions in there which will operate upon the data in the object.

Out of the box you have things like boolean, int, double etc, which aren't enough to represent problems.
Say you want to draw a line on the screen. You need coordinates and a color to represent your data. You can go:

int x1, y1, x2, y2;
int color;

with classes you go:

 
class YourLine {
 Point start, end;
 Color color;
}

class Point {
 int x, y;  
}

class Color {
 byte r,g,b,a;
}

//and then to create the object
YourLine line = new YourLine(); 

Everyone is posting about the new Ryzen CPUs but is AMD going to release any lower end CPUs to compete with the i3-6100?

>>59241176
in Q2

>>59241065

So what's the advantage of using object oriented programming languages with specific reference to class and object use?

>>59240617
Murach's is pretty nice.

>>59241182
All I can find is the 1300 for $175. But I don't see why I would bother with that when the i3-6100 already performs so well at 1080p for like $110. (and might even have another price drop when Ryzen 5 drops)

>>59241195
If you're smart you only have to write shit once.
But it's just an illusion. If you're smart, any language can do that for you.

The real reason is control. Object oriented languages usually have tons of safe-guards that prevent you and your colleagues from making beginner mistakes. If you're working in a team, these safe guards guarantee that the team leader can weed out obvious mistakes from the other team members without having to go through every line they write, saving him (and yourself) time.

>>59241040
per se
per se
per se
per se
per se

I have some experience with Linux and worked with NAS systems before.
I want to make a small homeNAS with raspberry pi + external hdd.
How hard would it be to make those files accessible on the go via internet?

>>59241356
If you have a static IP its quite simple, just set up port forwarding
If you have a dynamic IP you'll want to set up dynamic DNS

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>>59238174
That's my icon on wangblows

>>59241400
>tfw we'll never be maple royals

Friend got a laptop, an ASUS X540SA just for kicks. A pretty cheap piece of garbage. I installed Windows 10 on it (it's the only OS supported too, no drivers for other platforms) and the thing kept having problems with cpu usage and slow everything. I decided to check DPC latency and I found the issue: The touchpad goes fucking crazy on latency. I tried with drivers both installed and uninstalled. If I install em, everytime there's some high CPU usage with any random program the cursor lags like shite.

Now, what do you suggest I could do other than suggest my friend to just not use the touchpad ever?

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Where can I read more about digital video formats? Stuff like: bit-rate, codecs, etc.

>>59241539
wikipedia

>>59241477
RMA the laptop.

>>59241539
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/#Encoding

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Can I fix this?
How do I work with such small wires?
Considering I can get a new heatsink and fan for $30, is it even worth trying?
I don't even need this laptop but now that I messed it up I want to fix it.

>>59241663
Find another cable with the bit that goes into the motherboard. You can cut it off any old fan you no longer use, or buy one. Then strip, splice, and solder the wires, and secure with hot melt.

What happens if I use my rooted phone to tether and my network finds out and dont have tethering in my plan?

How good of a programmer do I have to be to make a website that makes any profit?

>>59241764
Sprint sends a letter saying "stop that or pay us more"

>>59241775
How good a carpenter do I need to be to build a shop that makes any profit?

>>59241746
Solder is not absolutely essential here. Could just splice and tape them down.

>>59241663
solder it together

>>59241195
It's mostly about managing code complexity. OO provides you with a good framework to express concepts in simple, human readable terms. It allows you to effortlessly grow your code base through abstraction.

>>59241819

Being a carpenter isn't the same as being a programmer, any Cletus can become a carpenter, you actually need to be smart to be a programmer.

How can I make 7zip extract files by directory order instead of filename order? When I extract large archives with thousands of files and hundreds of folders it extracts in the following way:

DirA\file001
DirB\file001
DirC\file001
DirD\file001
DirE\file001
...

What I want is to extract like
DirA\file001
DirA\file002
DirA\file003
DirA\file004
DirA\file005
...

This makes seek times higher when I need to access all files in a directory.

I'm looking for an IPod Touch 5G case to cover my stupidity and my Ipod's frailty.
I knew a guy who had a shockproof case that came in three parts, but I want waterproof first. What should I get?

Does streaming a torrent, say a movie with popcorn time or web torrent reduce the quality of the video? I don't really see why it would but I'm wondering anyway.

>>59240617
thanks based anon

>>59242575
No.

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I have like 3 different fingerprint blockers but like it still tells me i can be tracked and tells me everything about myself which is true

Should I buy a nintendo switch?

>>59242876
Change timezone?

>>59242944
Timezone is the least of my worries.

I don't like how it knows i use windows, firefox, my screen res, fonts used, extensions used & the details of the plugins i use.

>>59242929
If you really want to? Or if Nintendo games are part of your social life? I'm not. On just the computers I have for other stuff, I have immediate access to more games than I could play in a lifetime, so I don't buy any dedicated computers for games, which I don't even play every day. I live very frugally so I can maximize my time spent traveling.

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>>59242929
No buy a Wii U then go to >>>/vg/
Free Wii games and Free Wii U games

Pic related. Got Zelda BoW 2 days early.

>>59242961
Well from that diagnostic it seems your timezone is the most unique.

To fix the Windows, Firefox thing you could probably get some user agent spoofer addon. The screen res thing I think you have to run it in windowed mode and not have it fullscreened.
You could also run noscript or similar, I do and for me stuff like you complain about just showed up as "No JS".

What is a good place to find Foobar skins and not get my PC full of malware?

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My GPU won't slide all the way into PCI.
This is the same case (n200), same GPU (XFX GTR RX 480) that I had before, but with a new motherboard.

Wondering if the backplate was getting in the way of the I/O, I tried putting it into the 2nd PCI slot and it wouldn't slide in either. I moved back the locking clips or whatever.

Any tricks for this? I lined it up and put in a decent bit of force.

>>59243097
You arent pushing it hard enough.There is no "slide" in, you square it up and push it in

>>59238174
I have one extra fan connection in my new case for the fan control switch, do I attach to my CPU fan or GPU fan? Both are in radiators and probably don't need it if I had to guess but whatever I'll ask

I've decided on a GPU: either Asus 1080 STRIX or the 1080ti

I've decided on a CPU: 7700k i7

I've decided on the RAM: 16gb of 3200

I've decided on the cooler: Corsair H100 v2

What fucking motherboard do I use? I have no idea how to pick one. Well, I know what makes one compatible, but I have no idea what makes one top tier or a house fire starter kit.

What's a good one based on the other parts I mentioned?

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Where does this Power SW go again?

constant 60 with no tearing

or

60 - 144 with tearing

>>59242179
You could list the archive, "sort" that output, and then just instruct 7z to extract specific files in the order you want, as part of a script.

You can't do it just with the command line binary.

>>59243155
What the fuck is the point of 144 if it tears?

I have an n2 elite (amiiqo), and I recently got an Iphone, not realizing that it doesn't have nfc. Can someone recommend me a good pc compatible reader/writer that would work with the n2?

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Modern CPUs built by AMD and Intel, are they developed with FPGAs and HDL?

>>59243154
On the PWRBTN. You can short that pin and the ones around it to find out which one it's supposed to connect to if you're too lazy to google the manual.

>>59243145
I just picked a MSI z270 Gaming Pro Carbon whatever.

Carbon only 'cause I wanted more USB 3.1 ports. Figures you might want something like it. Even though it doesn't support DDR4-3200 AFAIK (few mainboards do that or faster, but they again cost a hundred or more more).

Also check out logicalincrements.

> but I have no idea what makes one top tier or a house fire starter kit
They never start house fires, but maybe it's a crash engine. Can't really ever get a particularly objective review of these though.

Just pick the ports and approximate specs you need supported and then check if people found any horrible flaws with the model(s) you wanted. It's about as much as you can do.

>>59242876
If it's doing as well as Random Agent Spoofer, it's probably unique, but it won't be "you" in a moment when you swap fingerprint.

>>59243219
I got it, what do you mean "short a pin?"

>>59243281
You can just touch multiple of these pins with a screwdriver to see if the computer turns on.

I think that's what he meant.

>>59243155
Get a Gsync/Freesync 144hz monitor = No tearing 60 - 144 fps

I have a supermicro X8TDi motherboard that had one or two obviously bent pins in one socket.

I was able to reach BIOS just fine and it is registering both CPUs.

I was not expecting it to work. It will be a while before anything is done with the system so before I put it away I just want to make sure I am in the clear if BIOS shows both CPUs.

Is it worth upgrading from an i5 4430 to an i5 4690k, or should I go one step further for future proofing? Also keep in mind my mobo only supports LGA 1150, so would it be worth to get a whole new mobo along with a 6th or 7th grn CPU?

>>59243120
You were right. I figured as much, but I was being a puss

>>59243155
I'm getting a ViewSonic XG2401 soon - 144Hz with Adaptive Sync. If you search around you can find plenty of 144Hz monitors without screen tearing, the one I'm getting is pretty good for example.

so what does it mean when my login screen stops showing up?

> windows 10
> restart pc
> get splash screen with date/time
> hit spacebar
> no login screen

am i hacked? is it russians?

>>59243347
Try reinstalling Windows. Or go to the boot screen and select "run from last stable session" or whatever the option's called.

>>59243319
IMO, only do pretty large upgrades that gain you like 50-100% on each component that you care about and are currently upgrading. It's more worth your time. [I'm not saying you need to get the highest end components available at the time though - usually that's just pointless overkill.]

So yea, swap the Mainboard too if you already are doing it. Or make this machine your Linux box and build a new faster gaming PC.

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>>59243298
Wait, is this right? Do they go in horizontally or vertically? and if they all go in the buttom what do the pins above do?

Is this the thread for asking stupid questions?

>>59243342
>you can find plenty of 144Hz monitors without screen tearing
Unless you mean monitors with Gsync/Freesync I dont think you know what causes tearing

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Is there any benefit using files from libgen for a one time pad, and sending out the file ID, page, and offset?

>>59243396
Obviously. Why would anyone buy a monitor without Gsync, Freesync, or Adaptive Sync? Also can't all monitors technically use Freesync?

>>59243382
Well shiiiiet, any reccs? Will post Speccy in a minute, also bear in mind I'm getting a new monitor soon and likely an RX 480 4GB as well.

>>59243384
> Wait, is this right?
You probably got it right. May I suggest quickly sucking up the dust with a vacuum cleaner? Just hover the nozzle at a distance above the board, it should usually do the job.

> d if they all go in the buttom what do the pins above do?
Typically most things on your case just go into 1-2 groups of pins, yes.

Can't tell what the other pins are for right now. But pins can have a lot of functions on boards. Some are for (setting/clearing/overriding) settings, some are for connecting ports, and other things.

Usually you have this documented in a manual somewhere, download it...

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>>59243436
My current PC. Also an ASUS VS247H-P 24" 60Hz monitor and a SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze PSU, if that's relevant at all.

>>59243192
ive never tried it - some people say although tearing still happens in 144hz monitors its not as noticeable

>>59243300
>>59243342
yeah i heard about those but theyre are expensive

>>59243483
There are 144Hz monitors out there for around $200, but honestly if you're not willing to shell out $250 for a new monitor you shouldn't expect quality by any measure. Even if you're sticking with 60Hz, for good color (and maybe even an IPS panel) and input lag you're gonna have to spend a bit.

>>59243436
>Well shiiiiet, any reccs?
Basically, take http://logicalincrements.com/ as a guide, it'll help you decide on what you might want to buy at some or another budget.

You can deviate a fair bunch on parts you want different (I myself changed 3+ components according to my own preferences), but it can help a lot to orient yourself by that.

>>59243478
Yea, if you want to upgrade this I'd suggest starting with a new mainboard.

What's a good app for encrypting on Android? Looking for something such as VeraCrypt.

>>59243179
You mean like making a file that enlists the archives contents by directory structure? How would I then make 7zip extract in that order and wouldn't a 50k lines script be a bit too long?

>>59243518
>logicalincrements.com
Holy shit, I bought my current build based on that site back in 2013 (I was directed there from /g/, lel). I didn't know they updated it as new shit came out, I figured it was just obsolete. Thanks anon, I've just been ignoring that bookmark entirely.

Also, what's some stuff to look for in a mobo? All I'm looking for right now is 1151 socket, standard size, and enough PCI slots for 2 GPUs and a sound card. Other than looking at consumer reviews, is there any other glaring criteria I should look for?

>>59243470
Oh your right, manual says it's another power led and speaker pins

Also I live in AZ so no matter how much I try to get the dust out it settles back in before the end of the day, I go through canned air like no one's business

>>59243576
You could make an intermediate file, but it'd be equally common just to use a shell pipes to hand the archive listing generated by "7z l archive.7z" to "sort".

In case of various non-shell scripting languages that don't have a suitable equivalent to a pipe it'd typically be just some array / list type of structure containing strings if not a trie / prefix tree (which certainly isn't implemented in every language's standard library, unfortunately).

> How would I then make 7zip extract in that order
After you used "sort" or another sorting mechanism on the list, you just tell 7z to extract each entry in that order.

AFAIK you did one file extraction like this:

7z x file.7z path_in_archive/file_in_archive

So obviously you'd just take that "path_in_archive/file_in_archive" bit from your sorted list.

>>59243513
I can afford a 144hz - but 144hz with gsync is around the cost of my 1070

>>59243682
Then get one that supports Vsync, adaptive sync, or Freesync. Gsync isn't exceptionally better.

What linux filesystem can support a 5GB iso?
FAT32 only supports up to 4GB

>>59243751
Basically any of them which isn't old as shit.

>>59243751
Every filesystem currently in use and even most from the early days of Linux.

>>59243751
It'd probably be more useful asking what common Linux filesystems can't, in which case the answer is: I don't know. Even early versions of ext2 from 1993 had a 16 GiB maximum file size at the lowest block size according to wikipedia.

i bought a q6600 core2quad bout 7-8 years ago that's still going for about 250-300 back then
what can i get in the next couple months of comparable price/longevity? will probably also need motherboard/case/ram eventually but primarily asking for cpu

>>59238174
Can usb killer kill my device even if i have a bios password?

>have windows 10
>it's downloading something through Service Host: Local Service
>check for updates
>no updates

what is it downloading ?

>>59243825
Botnet.

>>59243801
Yep

>>59243825
Its uploading screenshots of everything youve looked at on your screen.

>>59243885
>>59243854
it's using 1mb bandwidth and my connection is 1 down .5 up

so it basically uses all my bandwidth, I can end the processes and it stops but I have no idea what it is, active hours are on right now so it shouldn't be doing shit

>>59241746
Thanks for that suggestion, didn't even think of that. Unfortunately it's not a connector I would have extra of lying around. Bastard is so tiny, 1.00 mm pitch. Tried to repair it but it just wasn't gonna happen. Found a whole new fan for <$6, good enough for me.

I work in a network installation company and we set up our networks as 10.x.y.1. Is there a command to discover all connected hardware in this network, ping it, and check for packet loss?

>>59244402
I'm pretty sure you can use nmap to do it somehow but I'm not sure

>>59243825
>what is it downloading ?
gentoo tarball

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Does this really need power? I don't remember having a bulky cord sticking out so close to the GPU socket

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Will they ever allow me to use WhatsApp in my SD card? Or at least allow me to store the messages in it?

>>59244515
>PCIE_PWR1
Lolwut
Never seen a mobo with one of these, maybe yours is just special. Is it super old or something?

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>>59238174
Is shit like this common in C++ or am I an idiot (or both)?

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I got a free PC recently and it has a AMD Athlon II X3 445 CPU.
The motherboard GPU is pretty shit though and I wanted to replace it with this
https://www.amazon.ca/AMD-CPU-AD7300OKHLBOX-7300-4000MHz/dp/B00MU00HGK/

since it should fit the AM3 Socket.
Is there anything else that would stop me from using this APU in the socket?
The PC is an Acer AX3400

Could any Phonegap Cordova users help figure out this question?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42603376/incomplete-file-download-from-filetransfer-in-cordova

Is there any reason to use Photoshop over GIMP?

>>59244871
It depends on what you do.

>>59244791
Both.

>>59244797
That CPU you linked is FM2, not AM3. AM3 can't use an APU since there's no link out of the socket for graphics (or even PCIe), it's just power + DDR3 + HyperTransport to the chipset.
Only option to improve graphics there is to add a PCIe card. You're limited to single slot, low profile, so the best you can do without modding is an R7 240 like this http://pcpartpicker.com/product/7RQypg/xfx-video-card-r7240aclf2.

>>59244871
More features.

>>59244619
Could use adoptable storage if you're running a recent android version.

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>>59244871
What this anon said >>59244886

Personally I like GIMP for pixel-editing type stuff like pic related, while photoshop is good for editing of actual photographs. Photoshop is also pretty good for drawing digital art whereas GIMP isn't meant for that at all.

GIMP is basically a beefed up ms paint.

>>59244927
>Could use adoptable storage if you're running a recent android version.
5.0.2. How to do that in that version?

>>59244758
It's was the newest model two years ago, with thunderbolt connectivity and everything

Hi everybody! I'm running a raspberry pi with raspbian installed. I uninstalled openssh-server and tried to reinstall it. I'm not too sure if it is actually installed. How do I check?

>>59245067
It was added in 6.0.

Hey /g/, using an FM2+ motherboard with an Athlon, and an AMD Rx 480 gpu
i want to hook up a second screen which uses vga, but i don't have any means to connect it to my Rx 480

question is: will it work if i put my old Radeon HD4350 in and hook up the second screen on that?
the gpu itself works fine still

Is it even necessary to scan rar/zip files for viruses nowadays?

>>59245151
not if you plan on extracting the contents quickly, if you plan on just letting it sit there for archiving (and why would you when you can extract and recompress using 7zip) it would be quite useful and somewhat necessary

>>59245161
Huh? Did you get that mixed up? Why would it make sense to not scan rars from the internet but to scan instead files I created? Im guessing you're implying the possibility of them being infected but im pretty sure my computer is currently clean.

What cpu should I buy for maya?

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When do you guys replace hard drives?

I've had this one for 7 years now. It's more of a storage/media HDD so I don't mind if it goes, but it'd definitely be annoying to have to restore everything.

>>59245185
oh,sorry, i only adressed archives from the internet, if you create the archives yourself it would be extremely unneccessary
>>59245201
i don't, i make sure to backup plenty and buy new HDDs when my storage needs become larger, i only replace them when they break, or temporarily store them when my PCs cases/motherboards cant hold any more.

>>59245201
When they start showing deffective (and growing) reallocated sectors. For non important stuff pretty much when they start causing frequent IO errors or become notably slow.

>>59245140
If you've got a PCIe slot that'll fit the card, yes.
Better solution is just get a DisplayPort to VGA dongle and have them both hooked up to the 480.


>>59245199
How much would you be willing to spend?
Do you care more about the performance when working with the model, or when doing renders? What renderer do you use?

>>59245223
Ah, makes sense. I'll pick up some SSDs to replace this when it breaks.

Who really cares about the rizen? Why does it really even matter at all?

How come, when looking at a cat, you see light coming out of their eyes? What causes this? I've never seen that with humans.

>>59245255
i've got a PCIe slot that fits ofcourse, im a bit worried about drivers but i'll just plug it in and return to this thread, see you in a bit.
>>59245258
SSDs are a real improvement when used as an OS drive, or when frequently dropping a laptop.

What's a good alternative to VLC?

Also, I'm getting a new PC. I already picked some goof parts but I'm not sure which OS should I get. Any tips?

>>59245090
I'd just plug it in and try to install your GPU(s) as normal, maybe try routing it from the back so it's not in the way.

Also, since this is the stupid questions thread: what exactly is thunderbolt? Up until now I never bothered looking at different mobo specs so I just ignored all of the new terminology coming out.

>>59245297
Thunderbolt is basically an alternative to USB and eSATA, with different strengths and weaknesses

>>59245251
Yeah, I'll pick up some SSDs to replace this eventually.

>>59245283
That's fair, just hoping SSDs get cheaper before this thing craps out on me.

>>59245294
FreeBSD

Best book to learn about computers hardware/software? I am currently learning C, but I want to learn about ram, processors, and stuff.

>>59245255
i'm willing to spend $400 on the cpu
I'm more concern about working with high polygon so I care more about performance with the models.

also if I spend 400$ in the cpu I may go with a 1070 instead of a 1080 for the gpu.

>>59245325
wikipedia is a good friend. learning the history on why they came about thru wiki can lead you to learn why they are still useful. also look at older hardware and how it evolved.

>>59245305
What kind of hardware uses it? Is it near the PCI slots or is it a connector for some sort of front panel thunderbolt port?

>>59245374
Aight, thx anon. I will do that.

>>59245201
I tend to wait until they die or start failing. Normally with mechanical drives you will get some warning, and often it's not terrible to go about recovering if necessary. But in all seriousness, if you are worried about losing data, set up a raid, or some other method of backup/redundancy.

Like if you have the money and are worried, back up your data, buy another drive similarly sized to your current one and set up a raid 1, or get two and set up a raid 5.

>>59245294
Shitty as it is, it seems like everyone's going the way of only optimizing their shit for Win 10. I use Win 7 and would obviously say it;s way better, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for a new build.

We live in a cruel world, anon, where hardware manufacturers buy into Windows's botnet OS and leave God's OS in the dust. But you;'re either gonna have to suck it up and live with the botnet or figure out Arch or Debian (and if you're going to make the switch to Linux it honestly should be one of those two distros).

>>59245312
Just a warning about SSD's. They aren't much more reliable than an HDD. and if one fails it's very likely that no information will be at all recoverable.
I had one fail last week that appeared to be perfectly healthy. Now everything on it is totally gone

>>59245425
Should've fallen for the Raid 1 meme.

>>59245294
Dunno why you are looking for a VLC alternative, but theres media player classic, and pot player that seem pretty good.

OS doesn't matter a hole lot. I have 3 different computers running windows 7, 8 and 10. Out of them all I like windows 10 the most. I install classic shell on all of them (except the windows 7 one) so that they all interface like windows 7. Having virtual desktops in windows 10 is great though.

>>59245444
I was under the impression SSD's were more reliable. I kept most my important stuff backed up so it's not too bad. But still sucks. Probably gonna replace it with a raid 5. I dont like raid 1 because it seems like such a waste. losing half of your storage space.

>>59245490
Just build a server room, pussy.

>>59245377
its usually on the back of the motherboard or on a PCIe expansion card, havent really seen it on front panels though that might be possible
>>59245421
Honestly Debian is good but Arch is basically the same as Gentoo but worse, don't ever use Arch, its shit.
>>59245425
mhmm, it is true that signs of imminent failure are non-existent, but still the actual failure rate of SSDs is way lower than that of HDDs, either way, do tell us more, like what brand and model SSD you used, and how you used it.
>>59245490
Raid 5 is somewhat less reliable than Raid 1, Raid 6 is ideal in that case.

>>59245511
So is it just a meme that mobo manufacturers put on their boards to charge $50 more or is it actually beneficial? Seems like most of the hardware coming out now is still the standard PCI, usb, SATA, etc.
>Arch is basically the same as Gentoo but worse, don't ever use Arch, its shit
There was some Linux thread where people were saying they started with Arch, it wasn't hard for them to learn, and it worked really smoothly, what's wrong with it? I assumed it wasn't as esoteric as Gentoo.

>>59245330
For working with models you want the best per thread performance possible. i7 7700K would be nice, or go cheaper with i5 7600K.

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>>59245476
>Having virtual desktops in windows 10 is great though.
7 and 8.1 had them a while ago.

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>>59245511
I'll look into raid 6 then. What makes Raid 5 less reliable than raid 1?

The SSD was used for my desktop. It was on almost constantly for a year, (I used that computer as a personal ftp server, also had a few tb drives attached to it.). But all estimation software said it was at 90% health.
But yeah, just blue screened and I figured it wasn't something so terrible, spent about an hour verifying that she was dead.

>>59245595
If you really care about what's on there you could get it recovered but that shit's probably super expensive.

Does anyone know the name of the historical event where the internet essentially went mainstreme? I had a " 'letter' day " name and there's a famous timer since that day that's still up that I'm trying to refind. It was the day when aol or someone made it possible for non-government/university/engineering people to really communicate.

>>59245622
Man you're old.

>>59245632

I'm just out of college, dude, I just like history.

>>59245617
yah. I am sure it wouldn't be worth it. It will probably be years before I find something that I will really miss.
Honestly so far I'm saddest about losing all the folders I told john's background switcher about. And the use of my desktop until I get some kind of replacement up and running.

>>59245656
>And the use of my desktop until I get some kind of replacement up and running
Install gentoo

is i7 6700 even worth it?
I domt see it in benchmarks

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Just got this with my Tesltra Bundle. Problem is there are like 5 apps i can download and the only app that allows you to play removale media only supports - MKV (H.264), MP4 (H.264), MOV (H.264), WMV

Wondering if there is a way i can like unlock it and make it work like one of the official roku things or just install apps that are not on the store.

>>59245667
Check cpuboss, I think they have benchmarks for all of the 6th gen CPUs.

>>59245595
>buying Intel SSDs
why would you do that

>>59245753
I bought it purely on reasons of price point. I hadn't seen any evidence to say that it was a worse drive, and so that's what I got, I didn't look into performance a whole lot either, because it didn't matter it was way faster then a platter drive.

>>59245829
So you bought it before the SSD endurance test article came out showing a HyperX and a Samsung Pro outlasting Intel by a huge margin?

>>59245844
Yes, actually I did. I think I bought three of them at the time, and looking at purchase histories It may have been back in 2014. But I bought the three of them for about 150$, which if I remeber right at the time 2$/gb was a great deal in the SSD market. I believe I sold the other two and made a profit. So it probably wouldn't have changed the purchase anyway.
would do again. Although honestly I've gained a bit of a fancy for Micron recently.

I got a fucked up monitor, when hdmi is plugged in the pictute gets all washed out looking. So I've just been using a vga to dvi cable and it's always looked great.

Bought a new gpu, this thing only has hdmi and a dvi-d port on it. I'm about to order a dvi-d to vga adapter but some of the reviews are saying that the 4 extra pins in a dvi are the analog picture.

So I'd be wasting my money since it won't actually have the analog picture?? Is this right? How the fuck do I get around this mess boys?

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Is it possible to change the default thumbnails for certain filetypes on mac? I want to customize the file thumbnail for pic related

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Is this server running apache?

>>59246066
Right click > properties > click thumbnail.

>>59245965
sure it was the monitor? tried plugging other things in I would assume? Tried adjusting settings on the monitor to get it working?

Unfortunately yes, if your DVI doesn't have the analog signal it won't work. If you had a display port on the graphics card you could get an adapter there. They also do make reasonably priced hdmi to VGA adaptors now (this actually really surprises me, and I kind of question their quality, but they have good reviews.... so ok I guess). Of course another option may be to return your graphics card and buy one that will work with what you have.

>>59246162
Well the thing is I think the monitor gets washed out because of some weird driver issue maybe? But my monitor has an issue with SOME hdmi cables where it will intermittently go black from time to time, but only with cheap hdmi s. It's a known issue with these bullshit westinghouse LCDs

I guess I'll get a hdmi to vga. If I'm out a few bucks then whatever.

>>59246162
Oh I forgot to say thank you. Thank you anon.

Building in a p400 case.
Looking for a z270 mobo from $100 to $130 that will support "mystic lighting".
This is the only thing I can really find, but hoping to find something a little cheaper.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813130974

>>59245255
yeah the GPU works but Windows 7 does not want to use it because latest driver doesnt support it and earlier drivers don't support the 480, im buying a Displayport to Vga.
this shit was hella easier back when we had multiple VGA and DVI ports, fucking passive adapters.

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My computer keeps lagging out. Why is it using all of my RAM and HDD? I don't know what the hell is eating up all of my resources to make my PC freeze up on and off.

I have 12 gigs of RAM and a normal 7200rpm hard drive.

>>59246577
You sure 12GB of RAM actually works? The Diskusage is probably cause it's using virtual memory/swap.

>>59245622
Eternal September?

If i format the HFS partitions on a Mac and install Linux, can i easily reinstall macos later?

>>59246632
that's usenet's day of disaster

how do people become weabs if there is literally only like 10 new animes every season and only a few are even worth watching quality-wise

like what do they do if there isnt any content to consume?

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>>59246610
Does this image indicate that it all works? This RAM worked fine on my old computer. This issue didn't start happening until months after I put this machine together, I think.

>>59246662
Try Proccess Explorer. And starting in safe mode. Could be a virus but it also could be a memory leak on some program not showing up in task man.

>>59246661
WORLD
MASTERPIECE
THEATER
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Masterpiece_Theater

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>>59239761
i don't know about specifics, but i do know 64bit stuff tends to run faster
there's rarely a good reason to use 32bit software on a 64bit cpu

do you need a sound card for the audio jacks to work ?

>>59246662
also resource monitor, and set taskman to show all user processes
Obviously there is something that we are not seeing here

>>59246770
No. Also wut?

>>59238174
Am I too dumb to learn programming? I'm about 3 weeks in, what kind of progress should I be expecting by now?

>>59246770
if you have audio jacks, then you already have a sound card.

>>59246911
my motherboard comes with the audio jack holes so i was wonder if it needed a sound card to actually work

>>59246963
No.

>>59246959
3 weeks into an intro course? Usually they expect you to know nothing so the beginning should be easy.

>>59246959
no usually everyone is like that unless you have been programming since you were a kid . Programming requires you to develop a different kind of thinking.It is a mental exercise.

>>59247001
Just teaching myself, but I want to major in comp sci to get a job.

WHY THE FUCK IS REGION LOCKING FIRMWARE INFESTING INTERNAL SATA OPTICAL DISK DRIVES
DO THESE FAGGOT MANUFACTURERS KNOW I CAN JUST BYPASS THEIR SHIT BY MAKING AN ISO AND PLAYING IT ON MPCHC

>>59247018
Most of compsci in university is math/theory (data structures, ect) imo. It's good you're learning some programming now should make the concepts easier to understand.

Best linux distro for running virtualbox, qemu, etc. ?

>>59247086
arch
opensuse
gentoo
debian

>>59239787
use microsoft toolkit. Won't even need to pay.

>>59247035
Of course they know people will be able to get around it, the point is to make it difficult enough for the plebs to not bother

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I Found a what sounds a like a good deal form gumtree. AMD 6300 with mobo 2x4gb ram with a t40 for $175 AU
Should I jump on that?

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if I've never worked in programming and would like to get ANY job in the shortest time possible, what's the more viable way:
1. learning webdev
2. learning Java

I know syntax of some webdev languages so far(+ Ruby/Ruby on Rails as backend), but I'm not sure if it wouldn't be easier to get a job in Java if I learnt it. Everyone says there are jobs and money in Java.

>>59247358
this varies too much by region.
go check your local job offers and look for what's being searched for.

>Play overwatch at 30 fps
>It's fine

>Play overwatch at 60 fps
>Speccy tells me my gpu is above 90 degrees
>Pretty sure the heat is coming from the cpu as well

What's going on here

>>59247505
install gentoo

>>59247505
you are rendering double the frames, of course your GPU is getting hotter.
Also don't use speccy for temperatures, use something like open hardware monitor/msi afterburner.

>>59247505
if you cap a game to render slower than your computer can handle, the hardware is used less, and makes less heat

it's pretty common to cap your framerate on laptops/mobile devices, where it also saves power

you need to sort out your cooling system if you can't max out your components without overheating

Is working in software testing or QA any good?
Im currently studying at the uni and don't have a job. Would software testing be the fastest way to go in making any amount of many in shortest amount of time?

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I'm running win10 and want to start messing with loonix more. i liked sshing into an AWS box whenever i felt like dorking around with linux in the past.
i have an old PC i can setup for this, but it seems like i might as well just run loonix in a virtual machine.
which route should i take? is there a decent free VM for win 10?

>inb4 fuckM$ kys

Friend got herself a new laptop, wanted me to replace the internal hard drive with an SSD which, by the way seems to get harder in these modern laptops.

Anyways the laptop included a 500GB Toshiba MQ01ABF050 hard drive. I'm sure it's not that great, but how shitty is it? I'm thinking of using this hard drive for random stuff, maybe I'll buy one of those thinkpad docks with a dvd writer and replace it with it or something. How much would you pay for this thing?

I've got a BluTooth usb dongle that seems to be really fuckin' picky about how it is oriented in the slot, like just a tiny nudge to the left (even when it appears to be seated all the way in there) and it will not function any more, tiny nudge to the right and it will work just fine.

This my question to you: If it is in the "working" position should I still worry that some contact issues will cause it to not function as optimally as it could? Or if it seems to be working fine should I just not worry about it? It's not really hard to position it in a way in which it will work, but it does make me wonder if the contacts are bad and will cause other problems down the line.

>>59247793
i personally prefer installing linux on a hard drive if its possible, i dunno why, makes me more confident
if you want it to be a virtual machine then the virtualbox is the way to go

>>59247881
right on thanks. i thought virtualbox looked like what i wanted if i decide to run a vm

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Can a Chromecast2 replace the HDMI cable between my PC and TV, WITHOUT the need for a mobile device or Chrome browser?
If yes, then how the fuck does that work?

Most of the google results I get are irrelevant talks about cable TV, and the rest says the quality is awful if doing anything heavier than text editing plus they are vague about the app/browser req.

>>59247807

$20

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>>59238174
Whats the best fitness tracker? needs to track sleep and heart rate, bonus points for
>no need to make an account
>data can be exported
>data can be viewed on a linux pc (fedora)
>no GPS

anyone knows if amd released new driver for gcn 1.0 gpus? last time i had to use ubuntu 14.04 because of that. i am talking about AMDGPU-PRO not Crimson Edition 15.12. i want to use latest drivers on latest system.

>>59248104
chromecast works by streaming h264 encoded videos to it, in order to use it a s a normal cable something has to be constantly recording, encoding and sending your desktop to the chromecast.

there are several tools that do this like the chromecast extension for chrome, but there's no way to use it without those.

I'm using a linux machine where I don't have root access. The machine has php 5.4 installed, but I need to use 5.6 or higher. Is it possible to install a newer php to ~/bin and if so, how?

>>59248176
no, don't tinker with other peoples servers.
you have no root access for a reason then.

ask the server administrator to update it for you.

>>59248165
>no
Thanks, was expecting it.

Shame, had been nice getting rid of this long ass cable.

>>59248211

It's not a server, it's a work machine. I can invoke php from the command line and run a test server, but that version is too old.

>>59238174
how can I fix the disk1.cab corrupt when I try to install iridium bros, only happens with that installer

>>59248139
Damn, that's the exact price I was thinking.

Thanks, I will try to negotiate this

macfag question

Let's say you have two computers with macOS on em and one magic trackpad.

Is there any quick way to switch its pairing with each?

I just installed trisquel on a Thinkpad yoga 14 and the wifi isn't working. I bought an adapter thinking that would solve the problem but it hasn't. I then downloaded the drivers and tried to convert the file to work with trisquel but Linux doesn't see that the file exists

What should I do at this point

Should I go with the i7 6700k or i7 7700k? Yes the 7700k is slightly better, but i heard it gets really hot. I don't know if it's worth it

how to convert windows 7 uefi install to legacy/bios boot?
or if that's impossible how to install windows 7 legacy/bios on uefi mobo?

>>59248555
Not sure about the first one. For the second one:

-Grab a Windows 7 iso
-Use Rufus to put it on USB and select the MBR option for legacy bios
-Try looking on BIOS for an option that will let you work with legacy drives, which should be there if Windows 7 was installed on that thing. Would be a different matter if you got one of those shitty windows tablets.

>>59248483
>I just installed trisquel on a Thinkpad yoga 14 and the wifi isn't working.

trisquel uses linux-libre which doesn't include binary firmware but all thinkpads use intel wifi cards which require binary firmware, something that would work with linux-libre is some atheros cards but not all do and thinkpads require you to use intel wifi cards

the solution to use onboard is to find out whatever driver it uses and (probably) download the source and compile it, I'm sure there's binary drivers but it's usually just included with the standard kernel so you might be SOL in that regard -- there's plenty of documentation and tutorials to compile wifi drivers and load them or compile into the kernel

alternatively just use ubuntu

>I bought an adapter thinking that would solve the problem but it hasn't.

again, unless it's an adapter that can work with linux-libre it's not going to work unless you manually find the drivers and install them, it *probably* works out of the box on ubuntu again (your onboard 100% will work out of the box on ubuntu)

>convert the file to work with trisquel

wot

>but Linux doesn't see that the file exists

wot

>What should I do at this point

use ubuntu

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I have a printer cable like pic related. What is the point of it splitting like that?
I am not sure where it came from.

>>59248954

the plug with white plastic is for additional power draw, they're very common on usb harddrive enclosures

>>59248976
Cheers. If I used that cable for a USB hub (built into my monitor) would it help power things I plug in or would the hub already have a limit on the power it draws?

Can I use OVMF (UEFI) in a vm running on a BIOS host?

>>59248268

erm, for a start it doesn't need to be in '~/bin' to run it, you can just invoke the full path with /home/user/whatever/php [args]

there's an official docker thing for php, that's probably the easiest and cleanest solution and designed for this exact scenario (almost), otherwise you can just download php and run it manually (some config required)

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I just built a new PC which is here.

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/KtrhTH

So with hypert-hreading on the i7 hits 80 degrees often. When I turned it off it's more stable, and barely hits high 60s.

Now I added a water cooler. Will that help with hyper-threading on? I got the H7 because it was $30 off, more than 75%.

>>59249037
Under load or without?

>>59248984

tough to say if it'll help with anything but it shouldn't hurt

>>59249016
>Can I use OVMF (UEFI) in a vm running on a BIOS host?

I'm inclined to say yes as it emulates the bios after all but I've never actually tried it

>>59249051

It hits 80 under load with HT on, with it off it sits at 50ish. With HT turned off it sits between 30-45 idle, and in the 60s or lower depending on the game.

>>59249082
So Load
HT ON: 80
HT OFF : 50
Idle
HT OFF: 30-45
Oh, and we're talking celsius here?

>>59249037

I've used that case, and I'd just the liquid cooler just to have something on the top as it's naked otherwise.

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I'm still using a 8 year old Core2Quad computer cause I've been too lazy to upgrade and it just works, but I'm really considering moving up to Ryzen now. Should I wait to see how R5 is or do I just go ahead now and pull the trigger.

>>59249107

yep

HT just burns this fucker up, and I heard it's because Intel used cheaper toothpaste on it.

>>59249150
Yea, kabylakes Heat transfer is shit. I'd honestly not bother since 80 with synthetic benchmarks is fine. I assume it will kelp but deliding it would be a cheaper and probably more effective solution

I am being forced to replace my 2006 samsung plasma tv.
What are the brands to be looking in to now adays?
Needs to be at least 50 inch's

>>59249177
>https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/KtrhTH

man I don't think I'm confident enough to delid

maybe I'll take it to a shop and ask someone to try it?

>>59249136
Meh, wait for R5 if you're mainly stressing your processor with games. They'll be released end of April if memory serves me right, and hopefully by then AMD managed to fix most problems Ryzen is currently having with shoddy UEFI's on the motherboards and shitty software support.

Vega set to release around the same time as well.

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The cable shielding of the power brick of an old laptop of mine has opened up and I need a new power brick.

The issue is that the input of the laptop (Asus G60V) is 19V at 6.3A.

I want to give this laptop to someone and I don't think it has a very long lifespan left. Buying a replacement adapter from the vendor is very expensive.

When I look at universal power bricks the only one I find that comes close is a Trust 120W 19v/6A (EAN: 8713439168914) brick.

Would it be possible to use this power brick or will it bring significant risk?

The laptop will only be used for word and youtube.

>>59249177
>>59249195

awesome I came into here to ask this very question

aside from warranty what's the biggest risk of deliding, and what are the odds of completely fucking the chip up

>>59249277
50% either you fuck it up or you don't

>>59249289

well fuck should I just wait for the new i7s? hopefully they'll use better paste

>>59249297

HT is a meme, I wouldn't worry about it until 2020. For gaming the i7 is still a beast with it off.

>>59249201
Nah, games aren't the main concern for me, though it is a factor. If anything I just want to be as cheap as I can, keep my case/fans and GPU and try to stave off having to spend my pennies for another decade or so.

If I get a virus (like a trojan) (from a torrent for example), will removing it with an antivirus leave my computer fine afterwards? I remember the last time I got one I felt thr urge to clean install just to keep everything perfect.

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>>59249037
>>59249082
>>59249150
>>59249195

pic related is from a review for the cyborg, you won't get *that* much extra cooling out of a corsair h105

too bad about the shitty TIM they used, my 140w soldered cpu on air with only 1 fan barely even touches 60-70c under heavy but non-synthetic loads

as far as delidding goes you'll probably get decent temps out of it but it's not the end of the world if you can't do it, just slap a couple of extra case fans in and run them on higher load and you'll get some improved temps out of it

that said, 80c isn't that high, you mention stability issues, what are you experiencing? it should be fine if you aren't overclocking (or aren't overclocking by much)

>>59249277
>aside from warranty what's the biggest risk of deliding

if you use the razor method you run the risk of cutting into the pcb and severing traces

if you use the hammer and vice method, assuming you don't get a freak accident the risks usually are you'll take other components like capacitors out

>>59249297
>well fuck should I just wait for the new i7s? hopefully they'll use better paste

maybe look back to earlier cpus, the haswell-e series are soldered, I think skylake-e is too

the next gen might have better tim so it looks like intel did a hell of a lot better on power management in benchmarks (look! 10-15c better temps!) but that's wishful thinking at best

>>59249354
Possibly, but antivirus scanners aren't perfect, and they didn't backup everything for you either (in case the virus made more than a few additions, these changes may not be reversible).

>>59238378
This was happening to me when the webpage had non-valid code.

Check the page source. If there's nothing, it's from the server.

If there is some messed up code, it's from the page source.

Also check in the Network tab in the dev tools if any resource gets downloaded.

>>59249360

I'm not overclocking at all, and there aren't stability issues. I just shit myself when I saw 80 degrees showing during gameplay.

>>59249379
Fuck..I need to be more careful then.
Thank you a lot.

Is there a decent guide out there on how to get a decent installation of windows 7 going these days?

You know, with all the update crap that's been going on with windows 7 and the like. I have a legit windows 7 pro key, I just don't know where the fuck to grab an iso and how to quickly update it.

>>59249511
mydigitallife

>>59249510
Having a backup is always a great idea and a borderline necessity if you actually want to avoid data loss tragedy over ~20y+

Having a staggered -keep more recent backups from recent times but also some from a while back- backup is an even better idea.

You'll need it for hardware failures too, it's the thing to look into...

how accurate is msi afterburner in terms of judging temps during gameplay

>>59249760
Why does it matter that it is MSI Afterburner?

The measurements come from sensors in your machine anyhow, and they're overall accurate enough to do what they need to do unless you OC like crazy..

Use whatever tool you like to read them.

Why am I not seeing any normal ads on 4chan? I disabled my adblocker because the board ads (which, I assume, are placeholders for regular ads) always crack me up but I started wondering why noone is buying ad space on such a popular platform. I get why it's risky to associate your brand with the infamous boards like /pol/ or /b/, but the blue boards?

>>59249807
I could tell you a plausible reason, but I don't have a mobile device and I'm too fond of my cookies.

>>59249360
>80c isn't that high

nigga

>>59249884

For high end CPUs it isn't.

>>59249884
>>80c isn't that high
>nigga

80c is hot don't get me wrong but it is absolutely not an issue on a desktop and is nowhere near throttling range or 'max' temps

high temps under normal conditions are only an issue when you're overclocking and facing stability issues because of it, in which case a 10c difference from an AIO or decent air cooler or a 20c difference from replacing shitty TIM might make a huge difference

Checked task manager on my X220 running Win 7 and I had almost 2.2k processes. Checked and for some reason my computer has a ton of IE processes using non of the CPU, but there are a ton of them.

Any idea how they got there, a way to stop it from happening it again, and a way to stop them all instead of going one-by-one?

I've got with me a notebook with no Hard Drive, any Linux/GNU I can put in a usb stick to use it?
The notebook itself is kinda limited(4GB Ram and Duo core processors 2kghz).

Thanks for the attention.

What OS should I use for gayming? I'm sick of Win10 and I don't even use it on a daily basis; only when gayming.

I will someday configure GPU passthrough into a VM in my main OS, but not today because I'm lazy. Saying that, I'm just gonna get Win7 until someone says otherwise.

>>59250818
puppy

I want to replace ALL file names on my library because my chinkshit player is shit (surprise) and it only shows file name on library view.
My file names are "tracknumber - track_title.mp3" so it looks like 01 - Bohemian Rhapsody.mp3
Renaming them in Foobar is easy enough, I do it all the time, but I also have several huge playlists in m3u format (because it's what my chinkshit supports) that would shit themselves if I change the naming convention.
Are there any easy ways to update the filepath on the playlist once I change the filename?

>>59250516
And by a ton I mean 2000.

>>59250939
which distro?

>>59251031
puppy

I'm using 1 monitor to browse 4chan while I play games on the other monitor, but while I'm doing that I'm getting really low fps. How do I improve my fps?

>>59250818
Any distro should work.
Try Mint.

>>59251358
Post your Build.

my adsl router (inteno dg200) keeps freezing (all the lights are on) but all connections drop and doesn't respond to pings
my nigger isp (telia) tells me it's working fine
wat do?

>>59251465
maybe try another modem. borrow one from a friend or something if you don't own another one

>>59251445
Intel Core i7 950 @ 3.07GHz
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 534MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

I'm playing dota 2. 3 years ago I used to have constant 120 fps with the same computer but now I only get around 70-80 fps and it drops even lower when more things are happening on the screen

>>59251521

{
    int i1, i2, i3, i4, largest, smallest;

    printf("Enter four integers: ");
    scanf("%d%d%d%d", &i1, &i2, &i3, &i4);

    if (i1 >= i2) {
        largest = i1;
        smallest = i2;
    } else {
        largest = i2;
        smallest = i1;
    }

    if (i3 > largest)
        largest = i3;
    else if (i3 < smallest)
        smallest = i3;

    if (i4 > largest)
        largest = i4;
    else if (i4 < smallest)
        smallest = i4;
    
    printf("Largest integer: %d\nSmallest integer: %d\n", largest, smallest);
    return 0;
} 

Feels like it could be more compact, anyone have ideas?