If you want help:
>Assemble your parts list
https://pcpartpicker.com/
>State the budget for your build (and country if not the USA)
>List games/software you use often, as well as your monitor resolution + refresh rate
>Clarify your goal for build improvements: lower price or improved specs?
How to assemble a PC, select components & more (kind of outdated)
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Build_a_PC
CPUs:
No i5 unless discounted
>G4560/G4600 - Budget builds (<$500)
>R5 1400 - Cheapest quad core you can get (Ryzen 3 soon)
>R5 1500x - Good but up to 1600 if you can
>R5 1600 - Best value for higher fps gaming / mixed usage; 1600x if you want higher stock clocks
>i7 7700k - Only for 144hz
>R7/Used Xeon/Threadripper - Compute/Multitask/VM/mixed use; Not for just gaming
GPUs:
Coin miners have driven price up and stock down, waiting to buy a GPU might be wiser
>Integrated CPU Graphics - Desktop stuff and very light games
>GTX 1050(Ti) - Lower end budget cards, drop settings on newer games, RX560 beaten by both
>RX570 - 1080p@60~hz maxed, running most maxed older games at 100~Hz
>RX580 and GTX1060 6GB - 1080p@80hz maxed, 1440p@60hz at lower settings; RX580 better in newer games
>GTX 1070 - 1080p@130hz /1440p@60hz at high
>GTX 1080 - 1080p@144hz / 1440p@60hz maxed, 4k@60hz in a few games; Probably the highest end card you need for 1080p/1440p
>GTX 1080Ti - 1440p@144hz and 4k@60hz maxed/high in many games
RAM:
>Check your Mobo QVL before buying any RAM
>Ryzen CPUs benefits a lot from high speed RAM
General:
ALWAYS LOOK AT PRODUCT REVIEWS!
Always consider an SSD. Try buying a large SSD for what you'd pay for your SSD+HDD combined, and add a HDD later
NVMe SSDs aren't for a faster OS boot, they're for productivity/scratch disk/VMs. NVMe and M.2 are not the same thing, M.2 is a form factor.
The Ryzen lineup comes with surprisingly good stock coolers. consider using them over any <$30 cooler.
>>61433979
feels nice that we can finally let the thread reach page 11 peacefully without people trying to hijack the OP with their own stuff or anything
no more fighting for early threads, just a peaceful thread death
>>61446048
>upside down and mirrored
what the fuck.
any suggestions for good colorometers for monitor calibration?
>>61446089
Maybe AMD stopped paying that moron
Studied math in undergrad want to learn more CS. Currently working through the /g/ meme C book (Ritche). When should I start reading pic related?
>>61446030
Here you go, should tear through this if you already have the math background
https://functionalcs.github.io/curriculum
The meme book is still good, gives you everything all at once
>>61446030
Automata and Computability by Kozen and
Computational Complexity: A Modern Approach by Arora and Barak
I'm finally upgrading to a real memestation and am stuck on what I should do for graphics.
Is 4k worth it?
Will I be able to find a decent monitor at a reasonable price? I want at least 2 and want them to be quality enough that I don't mind buying a third of the same type later on.
These are the two I'm looking at:
>Samsung U28E590D
>LG 27UD58-B
It's hard when I could get 3 normal screens at a fraction of the price.
I also don't play vidya, should I be concerned about:
>ips vs tn
>response times
>refresh rate
>linux
Basically I'm worried that I'll max out just the 4k spec and end up with something that's complete garbage in every other regard.
...and having trouble finding non-affiliate non-prole recommendations
Oh yeah and lets say a hard budget of $800 on screens.
Fuck it seems absurd, but I also want to be "future proofed"
>>61445924
Has science gone too far?
YES NO
>>61445924
If you're not gaymen get a gook 40 inch 4k.
Redpill me on e-ink readers. I want one with f.lux capability, waterproof maybe, good value for the money
I'm not above paying for books, I'm not NEET
>e-ink
>f.lux
Negro just turn off the backlight and get a lamp.
>>61445825
nigga I want to read in the dark
>>61445817
i have an old kobo whatever i got years ago for around 60€
haven't red so many books since before getting into computers, scans look decent on it as well
don't get tricked into buying an expensive one, don't buy an amazon reader because of their retarded format support
bonus points for wifi + embedded browser so you can set a calibre server up and use it as your bookstore
you shouldn't pay for books that are freely available
>tfw you fell for the 16GiB ram meme
I lived in a time when 16Kb was the norm.
I know, my next build will have 32GB
i got laughed at for buying 8GB RAM on here back in the day
"youll never use it all!!! xD"
In /csg/, we discuss the cheap shit you see on Gearbest, Taobao, AliExpress, Banggood, eBay and similar sites.
>IRC channel
https://qchat.rizon.net/?channels=/csg/
#/csg/ on rizon
>Discord link
https://discord.gg/bUJ3VGM
>Chink Shit Randomiser
http://chinkshit.xyz/random/
>Chink Shit Wiki
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Chink_shit_general
>Chink Shit Infographic
http://chinkshit.xyz/infographic.pdf
>News
• Anon bought shitty bandages off AliExpress >>61429347
• Anon's new kirby shirt gets a lot of (You)s >>61431396
• Anon wants to root his Oukitel C3 >>61432299
• Great news, cheap cent chickens are now shipping out >>61433888 >>61435051
• Anon just got a R4 Gold >>61434496
• Anon is overwhelmed by mountain of chink shit packages >>61437586 a bunch of cable management gear >>61438168
• Anon can't stop buying cheap magic tricks and making webms of them >>61438300
>>61438315
• Anon ordered a pair of bike grips but the end caps come with nazi imagery >>61438784
• Anon compares Ruizu's he bought a year apart >>61439248 >>61439267 shows of a years worth of chink shit >>61440465
• Comfy's Pastebin of Daily Deals! >>61441927
Previous thread >>61430764
first for tracked syrian shipping
VIIIIICKY
New thread new trick of another Chink magic thing I got:
>>61438300
This time: the spike through coin
Technology Story:
I made a video for the local Seattle band "Step Dads." The video was shot on a Cannon 70D and eventually, after many setbacks, recorded to VHS and back to digital. I had no digital to analog, analog to digital converter of any kind. At first I thought I would burn the digital version to DVD then record a VHS from a DVD player playing my DVD. That worked as planned except now I had to get that VHS recording back to digital. Yes i could have used a converter but those are upwards 80 bucks. I went to a 2nd hand computer part store to find a VHS/ DVD Combo recorder deck but came up short. I did however find some 3 dollar PCI-E cable TV tuners with S-video in. I bought a couple of those, hooked it into my PC and realized my VCR has no fucking S-video out. Also, I had to find the out what card I actually had and find windows drivers to even use it which led me to a guy in India that had a google drive with a ton of random drivers and he hooked me up. I could make this go on forever but what I ended up doing was designing my own composite video to S-Video adapter cable by soldering the data and grounds together. This allowed me to see the S-Video input in on a program called "VirtualDub" which let me access my TV Tuner card. The signal was weak and unstable, cutting in and out. I guessed it was because composite isnt supposed to go to S-Video at all because S-video is basically composite but instead of the entire signal going down one wire, its spit into two for brightness and color. I figured the signal was being split or some shit. I soldered a 1000 nf capacitor through the data, plugged it in and to my surprise, worked perfectly. Never thought I'd have to use a god damn soldering Iron to make a music video.
The final product can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9JEvxLzH00
Another pic
>>61444294
Now that certainly sounds like a road less traveled. The end result is pretty nice though. Good job.
>>61444434
Thank you! Yeah TV tuners aren't exactly the best or obvious way to do that lol but besides it being frustrating, it turned out to be a fun project.
Glad you like the vid!
>age
>savings
>salary
>OS
30
about a month's wages
30k last year, will be less this year
Windows 10 on gaming rig, Android on cellphone, various Linux distributions on everything else
>>61444251
26
~50€
0€/kk
Arch Linux
inb4 pottery
40
none
usd 3200 / month
LUNIX
With new CPUs and GPUs being insane housefires
i9 7800x-350w
Vega-400w
will we see a resurgence in custom water cooling loops?
In the past, the only way to get the full performance was a custom loop. (He 5970,6990, gtx 690) Power usage dropped and better coolers were designed so water was not necessary anymore.
But now, air cooling is reaching it's limits once again.
>>61444003
Water-cooling is pleb tier.
>>61444003
No. The same autists who already have custom loops are the market for i9s and nobody is going to buy Vega except miners. People aren't going to spend money on a custom loop just to get an Intel housefire. They'll either buy Ryzen, easily cooled on a free cooler that comes in the box, or stick with what they have.
Water cooling is worse than air cooling. It only exists to save space in extreme circumstances or for meme "aesthetics" like OP's image. Performance is worse than standard air across the board.
Previous thread: >>61418845
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Users of all levels are welcome to ask questions about GNU/Linux and share their experiences.
*** Please be civil, notice the "Friendly" in every Friendly GNU/Linux Thread ***
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If you would like to try out GNU/Linux you can do one of the following:
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1) Use a live image and to boot directly into the GNU/Linux distribution without installing anything.
2) Dual boot the GNU/Linux distribution of your choice along with Windows or macOS.
3) Go balls deep and replace everything with GNU/Linux.
Resources:
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$ help %command%
$ %command% -h
$ %command% --help
Don't know what to look for?
$ apropos %something%
Check the Wikis (most troubleshoots work for all distros):
https://wiki.archlinux.org
https://wiki.gentoo.org
/g/'s Wiki on GNU/Linux:
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Category:GNU/Linux
>What distro should I choose?
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Babbies_First_Linux
>What are some cool programs?
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/list_of_applications
https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page
>What are some cool terminal commands?
http://www.commandlinefu.com/
http://bropages.org/
>Where can I learn the command line?
http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide
http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/
>Where can I learn more about Free Software?
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html
>How to break out of the botnet?
https://prism-break.org/en/categories/gnu-linux
/t/'s GNU/Linux Games: >>>/t/769497
/t/'s GNU/Linux Videos: >>>/t/713097
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http://fglt.nl && https://p.teknik.io/wJ9Zy
First for freedom.
>>61443396
Asking again
>>61443394
>>61443435
aview
>>61443242
As accurate as reading the manual you get for your electronics gets because that's basically what he does (plus cringe entertainment pandering to 15 year olds).
Every time he does a sponsorship video, he downplays problems and basically lies for money to underage people on YouTube;
often contradicting things he previously said in the past.
I guess you could say that's the point of sponsorship, but still, the man makes a living by lying to kids about tech which translates to kids making hefty mistakes spurred by a shill. He's human trash.
>>61443242
he's smarter than all of /g/ combined, he not only created the Linux kernel but also runs a media enterprise focused on technology
Literally found this laying on a dumpster behind a pawn shop.
No charger.
What are the odds that it will work if I get a charger?
Is there anywhere that I can take it that would let me test a charger without buying it?
>>61442963
>>61442963
bed bugs
/g/ should start being nice to Indians
Let's poo boys
>>61442887
Designated
>>61442887
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_peUxE_BKcU
Post your simple/small/stupid questions
Take at least 10 seconds to google first
Old Thread: >>61420447
What piece of undocumented shitty software squid is!
Took me ages to setup a transparent proxy.
Is it OK to set it up like this?http_port 8888 accel vhost allow-directTunneled in ssh
I couldn't make the other modes work.
Re-asking since I posted before seeing the new thread.
What's the consensus on wireless mice? General browsing and gaming (tactical shooters like Arma/Squad/Red Orchestra mainly).
How's their latency? How's the battery life (they advertise like 3 months but I'm assuming that's just standby time)? Anything else I should know?
I've got a logitech G502 which I've had for a couple of years. Still going strong but the cable has become deformed and just from where it's been lying awkwardly and the braiding has shrunk and so it can't be straightened out. I upgraded to this from the G500 which shit the bed due to the cable as well.
I'm moving apartments soon and am looking for an excuse to upgrade my set up.
I have the same question regarding latency and battery life regarding wireless keyboards, too. I see those advertising battery lives of over a year which is just insane unless, again, they're just referring to standby time.
>>61442746
>ryzen
>old thread
callisto was old thread faget