/sqt/ Ask your small/stupid questions that don't deserve

I have a laptop hard drive that makes a squeaky/chirpy noise. What's the exact cause of this? Should I expect failure soon even though S.M.A.R.T. shows nothing wrong?

Is it okay to just use bacteria from my mouth to make soy yogurt? I made soymilk last week then drank from it and left it out for a day and it had turned into pretty good yogurt. Should I do it again?

>>55285121
Issue with the head. Smart won't show a lot of things. Back up time
>>55285218
1/10

So I'm torn between two versions of the same laptop at the same price:

>i5-6200u and 256GB SSD
>i7-5500u and 128GB SSD

Performance wise they should be about the same but I care more about battery life than SSD size and I remember reading something about Skylake having significant worse battery life than Broadwell

Any help?

Cross platform (PC & Android) text chat program that saves offline messages? Preferably self-hosted, but not mandatory.
SSHing to irssi in server is a bit cumbersome.

Is there a way to search for only IPs using google or something similar? I want to search for specific text/titles hosted on them..
I know there was a site like this but it had a limit and a paywall.
----
How do I ignore this and go to the site:

This site uses HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to specify that Firefox Developer Edition may only connect to it securely. As a result, it is not possible to add an exception for this certificate.

There is no option to allow and I tried to do it manually. Nothing works.
https://home.parleur.net/test/

>>55285330
Skylake is far more efficient, this info is a Google search away you lazy fuck

>>55285330
Broadwell does much better for battery life

>>55285452
>>55285455
So which is it?
Better or worse?

I found a review which compared the Core M(eme) models from both generations and the Skylake one had significantly worse battery life.

I can't seem to find a comparison between the i5/i7 models.

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Can someone tell my why this doesn't work on some boards? Pic related is just an example, the G works fine on /g/, but on trash it doesn't, why?

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Is there anything wrong with placing my PC case horizontally if I put rubber feet on the bottom (as in heat issues, components falling, etc)

>>55285544
If everything's put in properly and it's not covering any vents.. go for it.. Though probably will build up dust faster since it's closer to the ground

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>>55285544
Some HDDs dont work good on the side (like picrelated).

>>55285493
Skylake was built to improve energy efficiency as Intel knows they can't really get much more computation power without some radical changes in chip making. Thus they are going for lower energy consumption to make money appealing to energy cost conscious businesses. After all a fewer hundred computers can really add to the power bill.

As for that part about worse battery life I find that very odd and would love to read the details, especially the test metric. But not impossible as some software my not take full advantage of the new features.

If you really want better battery under-clock it, adding a a little time to things saves a huge amount of energy as the CPU stays cooler and thus has less heat resistance loading draining the power.

Also drop as much bloatware and software as you can.
On my laptop I get
Windows 7 = 4 hours
Mac OS X (SL) = 8 hours
Debian (with optimized power settings with LXDE) = 10 hours
Debian (without DE and main GUI) = 14 hours

I like how Linux uses Mac hardware better then Mac does :^)

>>55284993
/g/entlemen, quick. Is this a good deal? Should I bid?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162111154869?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Best way to dual boot Hackintosh (El Capitan) and Windows 10?

I already have ElCap installed on one SSD. Can I just install Win10 on my other SSD and will Clover automatically detect the Windows install?

>>55284993
how do i make 4chan x load a theme without using cookies

>>55285757
idk, but use jbidwatcher to snipe

>>55285757
>$70 for LGA1155
Do you have a LGA1155 CPU?

It's not bad, but I wouldn't go over that.

>>55285802
Thanks. Lets see if I get fucked

>>55285515

/fatty/i;boards:op:only

you mixed up a : with ; here.

>>55285845
I'd say stop. There's at least one Z68 for $66 shipped buy it now.

>>55285902
I got fucked. I'll keep looking

>>55285928
No you didn't. $83 for that would be overpaying.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-P8Z77-V-LGA-1155-Z77-ATX-Intel-Motherboard/322161570656?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3D81e5a2a82cc640738dbac57ff7413785%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D162111154869

Z77 for $52 free shipping buy it now.
That's without even looking.

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Need new PC. How's this look?

Using it for heavy gaming, shadowplay and video editing/rendering.

>>55285959
* for parts not working
Boy, I really wasn't looking.

>>55285967
it'll work, but really you're putting $90 more than you have to into that PSU.

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Guys please help me!! I was reading hentai and now I don't know what to do!!

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>>55285997
There's was another one as well and I don't want to lose my stuff, please help /g/.

>>55285988
what should i go with?

>>55285997
>>55286007
It's illegal for me to interfere.

>>55285877
Thanks, now it works

>>55286012
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/kz7CmG/evga-power-supply-210gq0650

So I had been using a dvi monitor, and I wanna get a monitor that has hdmi or display-port.

And I wanna know, if I do get one, I dont need speakers? Like actual speakers.

Im still using my dell speakers from 2001

>>55285967
* also, if you're not going to overclock (non-K CPU), you should go with a Xeon E3 1231 V3
Same damn thing as an i7.

>>55286068
thanks, will do

Not be a dick, but in the future when you say "no dont pick that". you should just mention what they should pick instead. Says them from having to ask and you both from posting again.

My HDD makes strange, rhythmic noises. How can I check it something is using the HDD on Linux? Just to make sure there is no hardware defect.

>>55284993
How do I open a whole folder with MPlayerX?

>>55286071
If the monitor has built in ones then no.. But if you listen to stuff out loud you really should since quality from monitors is usually bad

>>55286129
It doesn't work to tell a person what to do, they have to ask.

If I delete files that are tracked by git (and delete them from the recycle bin as well), is the history for those files gone? Like, could I restore them through git even though they were completely deleted?

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On my mechanical keyboard , my shift button doesn't register when you here the "click" and only registers when i press it down a bit more . All my other keys register when it clicks.


how would i go about fixing this issue?

Asked yesterday but got no answer, what can I do from the command line to launch a minimized instance of Firefox pointing to a page that will be passed as an argument? I already know how to do the latter part by firefox.exe -new-window %arg% but nothing I have tried has been able to make this window launch minimized. Even tried passing through the task scheduler and setting the task to be hidden and that didn't work, which usually always has in the past for me. Is there some other trick I can employ here?

>>55286301
If they were commited or staged and you did not tampered with .git directory then yes. Thats pretty much the whole point of git.

>>55285967
>DDR4 ram
>ix-4xxx

i think i see a problem here anon

>>55286325
You might be able to replace the individual switch for that key, though I'm not sure how easy this is to do.

>>55286350
? explain

>>55286344
Okay, thanks for the answer!

>>55286341
Also I guess it doesn't HAVE to be Firefox, so if I can do the same thing in another browser more easily I could just install that, though it feels clunky to install a whole other browser just for this one purpose of helping JDownloader get easier captchas without stealing focus from whatever else I am doing at the time.

>>55286360
ddr4 ram is only compatible with skylake(i think)

Does anyone know why when bluetooth is enabled on my laptop it alt tabs out of games randomly? Pls halp it's annoying when trying to use a controller

>>55286407
i can't find anything to confirm this. Can you check for me?

>>55286439
Sky lake is compatible with some of the ix-5xxx series but i know for a fact that it wont work with your cpu , since it is the 4th gen.

>>55286408
Anyone help? I'll buy you a game

>>55286341
start /min C:\[location of firefox.exe]

That launches the program minimized. Could you append the other arguments onto that? Maybe a script to do the commands separately if needed.

want to cum over? :3

>>55286408
That might not be enough information to diagnose the problem.

You could try disabling and enabling Bluetooth from the Device Manager (assuming Windows). If that doesn't fix the issue, uninstall and reinstall the drivers for the Bluetooth chip.

>>55286542
Yeah I've tried both. Even when I'm not actively using the bluetooth it will still take me out of the game

>>55286477
so...?

Also what's the dif between that cheap mobo in my list and something like link related? Why the price dif?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128846&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=11552995&PID=6361382&SID=hawk-156074197

>>55284993

Is 75 Mbps a good internet speed for a home with 3 people? Comcast seems like the only provider here and they offer 25 and 75 Mpbs. Is 25 too low for 3 people with Netflix etc.?

I have extremely shit internet at my work and often have to download large files off more or less standard commercial sites, what's a good download manager that doesn't just cancel the download if the connection is lost and lets me resume later even if turn off the machine. You know, like JDownloader except not shit.

>>55286655
get 75 anon

listen

anon

no stop talking


shhhh

listen


shh


get 75

>>55286671
downthemall.
though the server has to actually support resuming downloads.
if it's session based it also won't let you.

>>55286655
I'm on 20 and it's good enough for Netflix with 2 people. Still stutters when downloading and doing other tasks so I wish I had more, but that's the best my area provides. Go with 75.

How much can I sell my 295x2 for
What other video cards can realistically play 4k video games without dual gpu bullshit

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So I keep getting BSOD after unwillingly updating to Windows 10 (from 7). The errors varying from "irql_not_less_or_equal", "critical_structure_corruption", "pfn_list_corrupt". I'm thinking of doing a clean sweep of both my hard drive and SSD and re-install Windows 7, upgrading to Windows 10 straight away. I might fiddle around with some cables and boot priority in BIOS, since it seems like on startup, it refuses to boot from the SSD straight away.

Think this will fix my problem, or might there be a problem with my storage?

I'm not completely new to doing a clean sweep and reinstalling OS, but it's been a while since I've had to do this. Anything I should keep in mind/avoid before doing this?

I've tried updating all the outdated drivers I could find, scanned for malware/viruses, removing deamon tools and other junk that might have caused the errors, but it doesn't seem to do the trick.

I doubt there are any problems with any of my other components.

>>55286408
Bump

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DBVH16U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2U3R73MNHPWPS


Is this pcb mounted or plate mounted?

What a good 1080p monitor for under or around 200$ ?

Is network attached storage the best or worst way to back up/sore all of my shit?

If I'm using a HDD just for storage/backups, do I really need to worry about RPM?

>>55286779
In my experience, you CANT go wrong with an AOC IPS monitor.

What are the good settings for HEVC video?

Someone knows an iOS app which can sync dropbox but can save entire folders locally (and automatically save any new file that I added)?

The default dropbox app can only save single pictures and I don't want to tick manually 30 times when I add new pictures to the folder.

>>55286904
crf 28 is about the same as crf 23 for h264 quality wise.

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>>55284993
Format type for my future archive hard drive?

So it finally happened, I found a file larger than 4GB that I want to keep and I have been finding more and more that I won't mind having.

Problem is I use FAT32 as it just works with everything and a few rare cases when I use FAT16, compatibility has never been good in my life, so I am reluctant to change to some "new and improved" file system as compatible trumps features for me. So which one is going to keep working on all the different OS types so I don't need to switch hard drives all the time?

>>55285121
SMART is mostly statistical, and you don't want to trust statistics when you got hard drive noises. Back up now.

>>55285218
No, your mouth can also seed bad bacteria. Just because you don't get sick from it very often does not make it a good idea.

>>55285544
Depends on the case design, also seems like most spinning disks (CD, DVD, HDD) all do better spinning parallel to the floor.

>>55285997
Auto lock vulnerable phone? Sounds fishy.
Assume hacked with malware and take to Apple store. Hope you didn't have anything important on it.

Also if you are going be stupid and go to those dangerous places get a cheap computer with a non-persistence setup so it wipes clean at every cold boot.

>>55286947
exfat

>>55286717
980ti 1070 1080

1080 at max 60fps

Other are medium-high

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I've had one of these memes for a couple of years. I've noticed that temps are a little on the warm side for a while now. How do I find out if the pump is working?

>>55286795
The best backup is done frequently and isn't attatched to any of the data you want to back up. External HD that's only plugged in during backup

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Whats thr best way to clean a GPU?

I've got this GTX 650 I'm gonna sell and I want it free of dust. I've already blown up the large clumps and want to know the best way to remove the surface dust.

Every guide for "find out your gpu" just says what series I'm running, not the actual card.

How do I find that out? Can't remember if it's a 7950 or a 7970.

also anyone?
>>55286637

>>55287115
start>in search bar type "dxdiag">enter
computer model

How can bi figure what's alt tabbing me out of my games?

>>55287102
work with damp microfiber on the fan/fan case. anti static brush on the card surface/SMDs

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>>55287155
?

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Shouldn't the top bar icons change with the icon theme in GNOME? Switched from Xubuntu to Fedora 24 last night and after installing Numix Circle, my indicator icons like wireless, volume, and battery are still the default icons.

>>55287102
air duster and a paint brush

>>55286744
Anyone? I'm a bit uncertain how to go about formatting a hard drive and SSD at the same time

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Hello /g/ents

tldr; Is a Z87 with 4670k to a 1366 with x5660 a lateral upgrade not worth doing for $60~?

Is it a stupid idea to buy an x5660 from a surplus "server" with some ram for about $60? I want to scavenge the cpu and ram for a 1366 mobo I have thats unused.

Currently have a 4670k and I don't know if I want to just go back to the old mobo for more cores or spend an extra $100-$150 to make a second pc

>>55284993
Why does apple apply a password i never defined to backups and literally NO WAY to recover it

>>55287012
it should be audible if you stick your ear near it when its running. you might just need to clean the radiator from dust build up and apply new thermal paste

>>55287265
What do you plan to do with it? It is a downgrade in many cases (games lol). But if you're doing parallel work it might be ~5% faster.

>>55287182
The system tab.. system model, that's your mobo number

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>>55287115
Third party software like this might tell you.

Best affordable way for long term storage?

I need a secure backup of about 16GB of files.

>>55287387
3-2-1

>>55287375
I DON'T NEED MY MOBO INFORMATION YOU STUPID FUCKING NIGGER LEARN TO READ

>>55287387
A USB flash drive.

If you mean on the internet, https://mega.nz/ offers 50 GB of free, secure storage.

>>55287265
Not worth replacing the 4670k

>>55287372
I'm a casual faggot in terms of tech so it will be for gaming but nothing too demanding because all I play is WoT these days.

My parents are using a smaller laptop for their streaming needs so I might just setup the computer I don't use for their TV in their bedroom or living room

Gonna sell my PC. What do y'all think of these prices?

$50 -ASRock B85M Pro4 mobo
$100 -haswell i5 4570 cpu
$100 -AMD 7950 gpu
$50 -12GB DDR3 mixed ram
$100 -Corsair 700W psu

>>55284993
What is the best way to make a gmail account without using my own personal number for free.
How do i make a FB without showing my id

>>55287453
Around 2-3 years old at this point. psu is 5.

>>55287461
I've never needed a phone number for gmail accounts? Are you seeing an optional field and assuming it's required? Is it because of where you're connecting from? Could you post a screenshot?

>>55287422
Mega was was my option for internet backup, but last time I was unable to upload more than one folder at once, so I'll have to zip it, which is inconvenient for future use.

I want to allow machines on a network to add their hostname and IP to a local DNS.

>>55287510
k

What FOSS programs does /g/ recommend for creating audio BINs and CUEs, anything that doesn't require a disc?

Is there a gaming graphics card that's not a meme that I can use? I was looking at the GeForce 980, but I've seen people here say that it's not worth the price. I'd like my games to have that sweet, smooth finish. Is there anything else without looking like I'm trying to stroke my tech schlong?

>>55287461
What country are you from?

You can leave the phone number field blank and it will still work. Not sure what you mean about FB.

>>55285997
Is this a meme....

>>55287586
Yes

>>55287617
Any suggestions? I've been an nvidia man, but I'm shopping around and wouldn't mind looking over at AMD.

>>55287632
im buying a 1070 because the price-performance. Not too expensive but good enough to last two years at the least, triple AAA games 1080-60fps.

>>55287586
You need to pay more to get more. If you want to pay less, GTX 960 is a good value. Or you could wait for GTX 1060 or get one of AMD's.

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

Your post is very obnoxious.

>>55287586
gtx 950 is good for its price.

>>55287632
I guess you haven't been paying attention. There's a new series of AMD cards coming out in 2 days, with the RX 480 supposedly being a really good value at $200. It's not as good as the GTX 1070/1080, but it's less than half the price.

I suggest waiting for benchmarks when that card comes out. Depending on your monitor refresh/resolution and budget, you may want a cheaper 470 instead, or one of the new nvidia cards.

>>55287645
Hmmm not too shabby. Price is good too. Also, is a 144 monitor seriously any different in terms of picture? I play Battlefield 4 and Planetside for example. Does the refresh rate actually make that much of a difference?

>>55287598
>>55287494
USA i have used vpn etc always asking for sms confirm

Bluetooth being on alt tabs me out of games. Any reason why that would happen?

>>55287683
>1070
>price is good

nvidiots everyone

also that card is sold out everywhere for weeks so good luck finding one

I just cleaned the dust out of my PC with an air blower.
Do I need to do anything about le static buildup meme before I put it back together or is it already too late?

Can the app iTube be trusted?

Its made by Russians and needs a lot of permissions so yeah

Itubeandroid.com

Hey /g/ I've been having a problem for a while on my gentoo installtion. Some steam games lag like crazy whenever I move my mouse, seems to cause input lag. Nothing else in my games respond until the mouse seems to catch up(and the mouse catching up is REALLLLLY slow). I have not had this trouble until fairly recently, maybe a few months ago. I am running Gentoo linux 64bit with a nvidia card and proprietary drivers. Weird thing is I have debian on my system too (dual boot) and ive tried the same game on it but had no problems at all. I've tried searching numerous forums but no luck, any help would be greatly appreciated

>>55287838
Stop.

What static pressure fans should I buy?

>>55287745
Just games? Like games from Steam? It might be a bug in the games if they are all made by the same developers. You could try reporting the issue to them.

>>55287740
There are website that have temporary/disposable phone numbers. Use one of those, confirm it, and then remove the number from the account settings. The only problem I've had with this is Google blocking those numbers or saying they've been used too much.

>>55287928
It does it to all the games but only when I have bluetooth on

>>55287900
Something that might help too, I noticed that I tried playing a game SOMA recently. Playing it Through steam would cause the lag, but it comes with an external .bin file that lets you play it without Steam and there is virtually no lag.

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am i stuck with this fucking activate windows watermark in the bottom?

>be me
>buy windows 10 OEM key from kinguin for $23 cause i am not going to pay microsoft any more for some fucking software
>use key
>get a fucking watermark

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/45583x/windows_10_activation_watermark/

reddit guy says it is not possible to remove because of different motherboard, is he right?

>>55288074
kinguin is a scam. keys are stolen most of the time.

>>55288074
You don't belong here if you paid for Windows 10 for personal use.

I'm using my shitty GPU to decode HEVC or VP8/9 video so why can't I use it to encode?

>>55288111
Who says you can't?

>>55288118
I can't on ffmpeg. I don't know any program on which I could.

>>55288102
>You don't belong here if you paid for Windows 10 for personal use.
how else do u get it?

>>55288144
Write your own OpenCL encoder

>>55288144
>encode
>ffmpeg

>>55288153
lol

>>55288074
>He paid to be the product

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Im looking to buy a USB charging station like pic related

Can I safely hook up devices which require far less than 1.5 Amps to this thing? For example a 2nd gen ipod touch and 6th gen ipod nano?

If it is safe then will it wear out the battery?

>>55288144
which gpu?

A friend lent me his old led tv but I have nothing to connect to it right now, I do have a computer that I use as a server at home but it's just a very basic setup with no gpu or hdmi, but I I do have dvi.

Should I be able to use the vga connected to my main display and connect the tv to dvi and have a dual monitor setup?

>>55288153
What the fuck... You are the dumbest kind of human, paying for a shitty broken OS that makes 100x more money selling your data rather than buying it. Pirate windows 7 and use kmspico, nerd

>>55288186
Radeon HD4570

>>55286502
Tried this but it still launches it maximized and steals focus.

>>55288203
you're a shitter too if you'd waste time on a new install of Windows 7

https://stallman.org/articles/children.html

Stallman thinks it's good not to have children for various reasons and that's why he never had children.
I agree and I think most men actually agree. But how the fuck do you convince your wife to never have children? Is Stallman a virgin or how does he get away with it?

>>55288236
If she wants kids but you don't just find a bull and never claim fatherhood.

What's a good HDMI extender / repeater?
I bought some cheap chink pair with HDMI to 2xRJ45. It does work.. for about 5m long cables, which makes it absolutely useless. I need to cover about 20m in distance.

As someone starting completely from scratch, can anyone suggest to me some good beginner tutorials and resources for learning PowerShell?

>>55288230
Why? I play games and Windows 7 with selected updates (No telemetry or windows 10) works best

>>55288203
windows 7 was same price

>>55288225
Also found this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34976282/start-firefox-minimized-from-batch-file on a similar problem but their solution isn't really applicable to me since even if it immediately minimizes on opening, it will still steal focus away from what I am doing, which will be potentially very annoying if it's a full-screen game or movie or something.

>>55288204
the hd4570 has no video encoder.
amd started supporting this with the HD7700 series.

I want to try Linux in a virtual machine. I have zero experience in it, I don't know what to expect. Which one is a good starter for a noob ?

>>55288271
Maybe device does not support pinouts you have on that cable?

>>55288377
Virtualbox will do.
Kubuntu 16.04, because the look and feel is more akin to windows.
10GB Disk
2GB Ram
Good to go.

>>55288377
Ubuntu, Mint or Fedora

>>55288278
> PowerShell
MSDN

>>55285772
set a cookie

>>55288386
I tried many different ethernet cables, it even worked when I had two different lenghts, like 1m and 5m. But anything longer than 5m just won't work.
So I guess I need a more sophisticated, powered one. But I don't want to get chink'd again.

>>55288181
If you plug one plug into another it will charge itself, so the battery won't wear out

got a non-retina mbp from 2012.(2.5 i5,4gb,500gb hdd)
what should I upgrade first?

Looking for an android streambox for my bedroom TV since the xbox 360 is an abominable piece of shit.

Do I just grab any quad core 2gb ram box I can find on Amazon? They're like £25 and all I need is wifi and using the plex application.

>>55288586
the mbp

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Is this behavior normal? Whenever I decide to play something, for some reason everything always runs at ~30fps until I Alt+Tab out, then when going back it runs smoothly again, and this happens with most things I try to play. I've tried reinstalling drivers, using older drivers, reinstalling Windows, etc. and nothing seems to solve the issue. I have a 4690K along with a 750W power supply. Is this something worth doing an RMA for?

>>55288194
>no gpu

Without even integrated graphics, you aren't going to get anything.

As for the second part, it depends on the GPU. Some support the setup you described, some don't.

>>55288377
Ubuntu server (command line only). You will learn the command line quickly. All Linux distros are based off it. Linux with a GUI is pretty much Windows with a theme.

>>55288586
Swap the HDD for a SSD.

What's the best temperature monitoring software for Ubuntu? So far I've found several that monitor only 1 thing (HDD, CPU, GPU) through the console, but none like the ones in Windows that show everything in the same place.

>>55286744
>>55287215

Bump

What's the /g/ approved player/codec pack for android?

>>55286675
>>55286707
Thanks anon. 75 it is.

>>55288912

Stop the gay rant and ask a question instead.

>>55286744
You might try physically disconnecting your magnetic drive, doing a clean install on your SSD and going through setup/install of Win10 before reconnecting your magnetic.

You might also just leave the magnetic, boot from your image, and use the Windows installation environment to wipe your magnetic and SSD, and install clean to your SSD.

>>55288900
lm-sensors (invoked with just "sensors") + watch if you want it to continue updating, and smartctl or other S.M.A.R.T. utility for hard drive temperature. Learn to use a terminal multiplexer and you can have both conveniently in one window.

But your PC is not a battlemech. Stop pretending it is. You shouldn't have need to see that information more than a few times a year. Let it take care of itself and maybe actually use your PC for doing something.

>>55288978
Mx player

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This question is related to Discord.

Every time I get a message the bottom right of my screen freezes for a second and i'm not sure why. I can turn off notifications but this also turns off sound and orange task bar notification.

I'm assuming it's supposed to come up with a pop-up of what the message said or something.

Is there a way to turn off notifications BUT the sound? Attached picture is scrolling down with the freeze at the bottom right.

>>55284993
in windows 10, how often should i do a file backup and a system image?

Ok fags, I got a NAS and now want to stream shit to my phone, laptop etc. as in File stream to watch, decoded on the device I'm watching on.

Desktop, no problem at all, instant access, connected via LAN
Laptop - No problem either, WLAN, LAN, both work great. Linux AND windows.
Now, my phone. Redmi Note 3.
I've tried File Commander, ES Explorer and DSfile. With all three, I can't get over 200kb/s transfer speed for some reason, even when just downloading a file.
Same happens when I try to access a file off my PC, so it's not the NAS.
Internet access is >8MB/s through WLAN though, so it's not WLAN throughput either.
What the fuck is happening?

>>55289259

Don't worry friend, I'm sure multiple intelligence agencies are already doing it for you.

>>55289283
welp, enabled NFS, SSH, FTP and SFTP services on my NAS now, now it seems to work a lot more smoothly.

>>55288645
I would RMA it, if it's acting wierd while its under warranty, it could only get worse once its not

>>55289259
I've never backed up shit, and I'm doing just fine.

>>55289469
Probably don't need SSH enabled.

>>55284993
Changed my phone number because I was getting too many telemarketer calls. I want to use Google Voice. Would using my real phone number potentially open myself up to more telemarketer calls? I.e. by my phone number being on Google's servers, does that mean spammers could now get it?

best 1000€ laptop?

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Is there any real difference between installing addons in Firefox with [about:addons] or through Mozilla's website? I don't have to "approve" the former, but it's not like that's terribly inconvenient.

I have an old PC
It had 4gbs of ram matching 2x2gb DDR2

I added a random 2gb stick and a 1gb stick because I found them laying around.

Is that going to slow the rest of the ram down significantly now that its all considered single channel?


Likewise, I have a 4gb thinkpad t520. 1 stick of 4gb from factory.
I added a random 2gb stick I pulled from a dead laptop. Is this going to be ok, but since its mnot matched it wont be dual channel?

>>55289652
Non matching does not mean not double channel... there is just simm and dimm

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So I installed appchan x in order to make my 4chan "experince" a bit easier and manageable.

The issue is however, that I have no idea how to setup filters, I can navigate to the filter section of course, but I have really no clue on how to correctly use the filter (You kinda have to know how to use java I suppose)

All I wanna do is filter simple words and sentences out.

Example: I wanna filter out the word "loli" and "fur thread" for every board possible how would I go on about doing that? Could someone just provide an example on how the command should look, I would appreciate that.

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>>55289873
p-please respond.

>>55289981
no

are there any decent instant messenger applications for phones?
looking for something that supports sharing images along with gifs and webm and doesn't compress image quality too much
>facebook messenger
no webm support
>whatsapp
no gif support
also both compress image quality
not much experience with others

>>55289998
okay.

>>55290023
Discord does all popular file formats I think. Also you can use it on your PC too

Personally I prefer whatsapp tho

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if you were going to custom build a laptop to play games really good, where would you go? i've used ibuypower in the past and had really bad experiences and overpaid for shitty hardware
also assume I don't have the ability to order parts and assemble a laptop in my house

>>55290056
yeah currently using WhatsApp
but thanks anon i'll check out discord

>>55290061
I wouldn't. I'd get the laptop I need for doing laptop things, and play whatever happens to run well on it. But I'd more likely be reading on my e-ink device or doing other stuff I can't do at home, because I'm not a pathetic addict. There's loads of pretty good games with minimal hardware requirements.

I wanna play flash games I have downloaded on my Debian VM.

How can I play them without installing a flash browser plugin and jeopardizing my safety/freedom?

CD/dvd drive isn't working in Linux Mint.

Like the device isn't even detected.

Drive spins when i put a disk in
What do please?

>>55284993
Whats some cool shit I can buy on amazon, currently have a new wallet and a wallet ninja - I'm ok with any recommendations , books, films, graphic novels, little gadgets

>>55290234
>extremely low density optical media in 2016
Why?

>>55290259
want to watch dvd.
been searching around trying to find a fix, no luck so far.

>>55290256
You're doing it backwards.

>>55290276
why not just torrent the film you want to watch

>>55290276
Why are you trying to watch 720 x 480 video? Is it something obscure that was never released in higher quality?

Album downloaded from bandcamp freezes/crashes foobar. Didn't happen before, doesn't happen with other players, doesn't happen with any of the bands other albums, getting a fresh download changes nothing. So the files aren't corrupted.

What could this possibly be?
How do you crash dump foobar? It freezes before the console shows what happens.

>>55284993
Is NirSoft a trustworthy company? I want to download a tool to check what devices are on my wifi at any given time, but I don't want to download something that might end up violating my freedoms.

>>55290234
>Linux
Try buying a real OS.

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My computer has been having these problems for a few months now and I was wondering if they're signs the hard drive is failing. They include:

>When I boot up my icons on the desktop will look like the snap on the left, and sometimes stay that way for up to half an hour

>The icons on my task bar will be blank like at the top right, and stay that way for several minutes

>Task manager will say my disk use on that drive is 100% even when doing nothing

>Steam takes around twenty minutes to open at times due to showing that stupid verifiying pop up for ever, even when I close steam properly before shutting of my computer

>Games have all kinds of slow down problems now and ones I could play hundreds of hours on before no longer work well at all

>sometimes it will stay on the boot screen for 15-20 minutes

>it takes forever to save things and access them

I already did a fresh install under a month ago and it's still having these problems and they're extremely frustrating. Is it a problem with the harddrive? It's a 1TB WD Blue Hard Drive 3.5" HDD 7200 RPM if that helps

I'm having trouble installing a fresh install of windows on a broken PC. Getting to the install Windows screen with no trouble. When it asks where do I want to install windows it tells me I can't install it to Disk 0 Partition.

I'm using a DVD RW Drive not a USB.

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>>55290587
click options at the bottom and click format new or delete the current partition and create a new one

>>55290574
It's dead jim.

Were desktop threads always this retarded or did it ramp up when they were banished to /w/?

I bought a game, but my toaster computer can't run it properly, it is very laggy, almost impossible to play. What should I do now, I can't afford to buy a new computer atm. Is there anything I can do to improve the way the game runs?

>>55290700
Get a refund

>>55290700
Look up the hardware requirements before buying a game.

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>>55290674
I thought so, would it also be responsible for this sweet download pattern?

>>55290700
port it to console

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My friend is worried about getting a different brand/different clock speed RAM. He currently has these sticks of RAM (pic) and he wants to get this https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Certified-OptiPlex-Desktops-SNPXG700C/dp/B005CPTXQA. Is it fine?

>>55290744
It could be, you're spiking io as you're download increases

Backup and move off that drive asap

>>55290811
Allright, thanks for the info. I'll buy a new drive tomorrow then. Is it fine to use the WD Acronis True image software to move all my data off? This is the drive I applied for and it says it comes with software to do that http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139235/CATID=235/ID=22088/SID=567286761/productdetails.html

>>55290779
No point, it will be throttled down to 200mhz,

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>>55289873
If you want to filter "loli," type /loli/i into the filter field.

>>55290843
I used acronis on xp, i cant vouch for how it has changed, but it was solid software back then.

>>55290779
Did you really take the time to censor the part/serial number of 10 year old ram?

>>55289873
Here are my filters, should give you enough situations to work off of
http://pastebin. ca/3652417

Why is 144hz a thing? Why is that the refresh rate most gaming monitors settled on? Seems like an odd number to use as a standard.

The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that it's 6 times the rate of a standard film, but that seems like an odd thing to go off of for a refresh rate.

>>55290882
found the Indian, are you buttblasted Ramesh?

>>55290627
Gracis anon

Bought an 850W EVGA bronze PSU, and 2 years later I think it's died on me, and my friend said that was a shitty power supply and it's probably dead.

Should I cut my losses and buy something better or just use the 5 year warranty and get another one? I really don't want to spend a lot but I also don't want my pc crashing in another year

>>55291054
It's not an odd thing to go off at all, and that's pretty much the reason. Also 72hz is a multiple of 24, which some monitors go to.

>>55291123
its not shit, and you disassociate your self with him, due to retardation.
Use the warrenty, but you need to give them a solid reasoning for replacing it(they all jew you hard)

>>55291141
Ok thanks, it was one of the highest rated power supplies in that range so I was kinda surprised he said it was shitty. I don't 100% even know if it's the power supply, but me and a (different) friend are gonna set it up on his table and run a few tests on it to find out.

If it is the PSU'S fault, should I just make sure to mention I didn't fuck with anything and it just quit on me?

>>55291163
>jew
Yes just tell them that it keeps turning off your system when ever it is being used alot(or w/e else)

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Internet friend needs a new computer. They're using an old piece of shit desktop, and are in the market for one that runs decent enough-- considering getting a laptop.

Specs are:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
3.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz

and the troubling part, speccy reports "ATI AMD Radeon HD 6500 Series" (unknown)

I don't know shit about graphics cards. I don't understand how to tell if one will be better than the other especially when it comes to cards that are really old. I don't even know how good the current card technically is.

Would most new laptops with dedicated graphics be better than that one? It's easy enough to get more, high clocked ram, newer similar spec processor etc, but GPUs?

Scratching my head /g/. They want to do gaming, but don't need to run things at the best settings. They'd likely even settle for the lowest of the low so long as it ran at 60fps. Heeeelppp

(Picture loosely related.)

I can't bill my carrier in the Google Play Store anymore?

What gives?

>>55291176
Well it was freezing every day and giving me a loud beeping noise, I tried memtest and didn't get any bad results and I boot off an SSD that works fine so i figured it must be the power supply or the mobo, so i started with the power supply. I tried replacing it with an old one, it wouldn't power on with it so I put the 850W back in it and now it still won't power on. I'm probably an idiot who just didn't plug something in right but in the case that I friend the PSU or something I hope they don't jew me too hard for it

>>55291191
tell em to get a 750ti or 950 and get em some overclocking guides for his CPU

>>55289542
Bump on this

>>55291218
The computer is really fucking old. Crashing 24/7 and sluggish as hell. This is not a machine worth upgrading.

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Does pic related come with low profile heatsink or do i have to buy aftermarket cooler?

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What's a good (offline) software to generate a .pdf file from a sequence of image files? Windows and gratis pref.

Have some Maki.

>>55291633
>Have some Maki.
No. Fuck off.

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How would I go about setting Synergy to connect to respond to multiple servers? I'm using it for a GPU passthrough VM, and whenever my IP changes I can't get back into the VM without restarting it.

Also is thrre a better option than Synergy for sharing a mouse with a VM?

>>55291680
*sharing a mouse and keyboard

>>55291543
Unlocked Skylake chips do not have a heat sink included.

What's a good affordable monitor that can pivot for portrait mode?

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Why are there screw holes on this opening at the bottom of my case?
Why would you put a fan at the bottom of the case where it can't even get air?

>>55291942
k

When a cpu/gpu etc says it's "x nanometers" what is being measured?

>>55291987
length

>>55291942
First you add legs to the bottom of the case to allow airflow, then you install a fan. I hope i didnt fall for a bait.

>>55291987
The size of the transistors
Smaller = more efficient

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So this is my shitty rig (pic-related).

I'm going to upgrade the GPU to this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487091

and nothing else.

My PSU is 480W. My buddy almost had a heart attack and said to upgrade the PSU and to get a better GPU than the one I linked because 2GB isnt competitive.

I can't afford anything more than the GPU I linked though and I don't need anything else. He said it'll last me 2 years and that's it, I figure that's long enough if I'm making small incremental changes.

Should I heed his advice? I won't upgrade again for another 4 years anyway and I need cheap stuff, I can't shell out hundreds of dollars.

More important than anything, is the card relevant still? It seems fine to me.

>>55291987
The size of the die, smaller means less power and less heat. It's one of the main things that happens each time a new series of cards comes out

>>55292054
And pay $75 for legs just to put another fan on?
Thats just dumb

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>>55292054
>First you add legs to the bottom of the case

Has anyone had luck with max/msp through rutracker, and as someone completely ignorant to programming music am I better off downloading fruityloops?


Also, what methods/apps can use i with my Iphone in tandem with my computer to compose music ?

>>55292110
It should be fine, depends on the power supply quality though.

If it's a cheap brand you'll likely run into problems, anywhere from underpowered gpu to crashing and hurting your system but if it's a good brand you'll be fine.

I'd personally recommend waiting for price drops that the 480/470 will cause and try pick up a much cheaper card and a quality power supply.

If you get a 970/470/480 and a good power supply in a few weeks after saving up a bit more you can upgrade your other parts and fully improve your system rather than making cheap small upgrades that don't bring you very far.

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Hp Proliant ML350 G6

Xeon E5504 quad
4gb ddr3

Mobo holds Two CPUs, dont know if this one HAS one or two though one is likely

Worth 250$?

>>55292228
idk, check ebay. For my own use, I wouldn't take it for free, because powering it costs more than a VPS.

>>55292209
Oh no kidding. Thanks for the advice, I think I'll do just that.

My PSU is from a built-in case, its 480W as I said and the case is Logisys. It had 4 stars on pcpartpicker but idk if that means anything.

I assume the 970/470/480 are all Nvidia? As for my CPU, could I get a decent cheap one that'll last or can I get away with using it? As you saw in the speccy, it's a Phenom II X4 965 lol.

Really appreciate the help, I'll heed it.

The PSU I can get for about 60 bucks for a decent 700W one my buddy said so that isn't too big an issue if I absolutely must do it.

>>55292228
No. It's not worth $100 as specced, and you can get a Z600 with two hex cores for $350.

>>55292176
Good representation

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okay so I had to reinstall Windows 10 today to get some features, I had windows 10 before it.

Now of a sudden my gpu idles at 40 C instead of 30C, at 0% usage I guess its not a big deal but i guess im worried.i did update drivers GPU is an amd r9270

any ideas why this would happen?

>>55292110

It's a good card. Not the best bang for buck ever, but not bad. You should be good on power, but I agree that it does rest pretty heavily on the quality of the power supply. Also make sure you have the right connections on PS. The 2gb really isn't a problem for most games. The card has a 4gb version and it really only sees minor improvements on a few games. You'll max out the cards processing before ram. Memory is an easy stat that plebs latch onto, but it doesn't matter when you have other things bottlenecking you. If you can I would wait a few months and let the dust settle on the new generations of red and green. There's gonna be big changes but nobody knows how worth while it will be for the non VR crowd yet. You might like the 470 when it hits.

>>55292382
bad sensor
If it isnt causing problems, then its temp is fine

>>55292274
You don't need 700w of power at all. 550w is more than enough for a very high end system these days as long as you buy modern parts and a good power supply.


And no, 970 is nvidia but 470/480 are new AMD cards designed to be $200 but good performance.

Seeing as it's a prebuilt I'd assume the power supply is very bad, they usually are. Get a power supply from a tier one or two from this list http://i.imgur.com/tgrbCnrh.jpg

Your CPU will likely bottleneck a high end card for a while, but like I say you can upgrade that later if you make room for it with a good power supply now.

For a CPU you'll likely need a new motherboard too. Something like a i5 6400 or 6600/6600k is more than enough.

In fact if you do plan to upgrade the whole thing you might be better off getting a 6600 and using the IGPU then upgrading your gpu later once the prices lower. The integrated graphics will be better than your GPU right now. By a huge amount, you'll likely be able to run anything you want with that alone.

In the end, because of bottlenecks you'll have to raise your whole system up to get proper performance.

You could also look into AMD side of CPUs which are usually very budget based. But I'd never buy an AMD CPU again personally after owning a 8320

>>55292400
Thanks, that helps a lot. I can afford to wait, I just wanted to snap that Newegg sale up because I thought it'd end soon and it didn't seem like I had any other option for a good card that was cheap like that.

The PSU is from a Logisys that came with the case. It's a Logisys CS368BB ATX Mid Tower Case w/480W Power Supply.

Kek, I guess my friend is a pleb then, that fag. The 470 what? Red and green generations?
Sounds good though, I'll wait.

Which monitor arm should I get?
Considering these 2:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XWRSOY2/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza
https://www.amazon.com/VIVO-Single-Monitor-Desktop-STAND-V001G/dp/B00V8ZUOY8/ref=sr_1_49?s=office-products&rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1467065607&sr=1-49-spons&keywords=arm&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&psc=1
My monitor only weighs about 6-7 pounds

Whats the best android ebook app?

>>55292459
Oh, the 470/480 are new AMDs coming out. Thank you, this post and the rest were immensely helpful.

>bottle-necking
Forgot to take that into account

I'm trying to install Gentoo on my laptop because I want to learn more about Unix systems. I've fucked around with other distros but this time I wanted to be masochistic.

But here's the issue: when I am tryin to install the fucking tarball after partitioning my drive, I get the installation on my fucking LiveDVD instead of installing on my sda4 partition so I keep on getting the error of having no disk space left. I know the solution is probably simple as shit but I'm tearing my hair out right now. I'm in the gentoo directory too. I've done it again from scratch making sure that I've don everything correct up to that step but I'm still retarded. Anyone else have this issue?

>>55291191
I'm not sure why you listed your specs if you just want to throw it out, but it would not be hard to find something noticeably better. Just look for an intel processor with the number 3000 or hire, i3 acceptable, i5 preferable. For graphics just about any dedicated card is going to beat what he had. If you go on passmark, aim for a gpu around 1000 score at the minimum 5000+ ideally.

>>55292554

run >history

post results on pastebin or something

and fair warning, unless your laptop is fairly modern don't expect anything short of hours of compiling time

>>55292459
>>55292538

Bottlenecking really depends on the graphics card. Traditionally AMD is a lot more dependent on the cpu to help it out, whereas nvidia barely touches it and works very well with older less capable processors. Can't know for sure if that will hold true for the next generation, but the basic differences between the two companies' architectures are usually consistent. That said, PCs are evolving much more slowly than a few years ago (excluding graphics), so investing in a quality intel processor now could really pay off in the long run.

>>55292459
Thanks for everything but one more question:

I'm looking for 6600s but only CPUs come up. Does this have a IGPU or am I missing something? And I'd need a motherboard. To clarify, the 6600 has an IGPU but not an integrated motherboard, right? I might be willing to drop the dough on the 6600 if it has an IGPU and then get the motherboard separate, as well as get a tier-one PSU.

My RAM is PNY 8GB, 2x4. DDR3 PC3-10666. Compatible with 1333Mhz/1066Mhz. I'm assuming I'll need new RAM too but that's fine.

First time pc builder here, very little idea what I'm doing, trying to use the /g/ wiki.
I'm trying to do a standard PC build with some gaming compatability, not a 1080p 60fps machine or anything, just a ~$700 build I can upgrade down the line.

I really have no clue what I'm doing, trying to pick parts when I don't even have a base of knowledge to start from is mindnumbing. I don't know how many cores my CPU should have, or what kind of GPU I need or anything.

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>>55292698
Thanks, I might do just that. Can you help with this at all? >>55292704

the more addons you have the slower your browser gets right?
if this the case is there a way for me to track how taxing individual addons are?
seems like a useful thing to know but I'm not sure how to figure that out

>>55292805
not sure, maybe about:memory

>>55292704
>>55292745
..Nevermind, yes it has an IGPU.

>>55292698
For bottlenecking, my CPU is AMD and my GPU is Nvidia. It sounds like bottlenecking won't be as much of an issue because my GPU is Not AMD

>>55284993

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/FV88KZ

AMD CPUs are cheap and work. The one aids thing is if you want to UPGRADE to Intel CPUs you're gonna need to replace your MOBO so it has the right socket.

>>55292745
The i5-6600 CPU comes with HD 530 graphics which is very good as far as IGPUs go. For a motherboard you would need to by one with a LGA 1151 socket.

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>>55292890
>the one aids thing
Kek, yeah I noticed this. On the one hand, the Intel CPU upgrades my GPU and my CPU. But I need a new MOBO. PSUs are cheap, not worried about upgrading that, especially if it needs it.

I'll do some thinking, might wait for 470/480. Will the bottleneck be as bad if I have a Nvidia GPU with a AMD CPU?


Thanks for the link but I can't afford 500 bucks right now, if I get the 960 I'm going to get it alone.

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>>55292948
Golden, thank you.

>>55292704
IGPU means integrated graphics. You'll have a motherboard With the LGA 1151 slot, if you Google that you'll find all the motherboards come with a HDMI port for skylake integrated graphics which runs the CPU. You plug your HDMI into the motherboard rather than a graphics card. Until you buy one.

If you're looking for the 6600 then the default 6600 comes with a cooler but the K edition does not, k basically means overclocking capable.

Depending on which CPU you want you'll need a motherboard to support it. For normal 6600 any LGA 1151 will do, but for 6600k you need z170 LGA 1151 which costs a bit more but has overclocking capable.

For your needs you can pick what you want. 6600 alone is more than enough for absolutely anything. I'd recommend an aftermarket cheap cooler like a hyper 212 evo even for a 6600 just to keep it silent and cool.

You could also look into the downgrades below a 6600, 6400 6500 etc will also be good enough for typical use.


In the end you get what you pay for and waiting an extra $50-100 can mean a big difference, but you might not need it if you never plan to put it overclocked.

>>55292952

The idea is to not have a really good CPU or GPU only

what is the difference between GNUnet and freenet?

are there any consequences to using either?

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>>55293002
Yeah, my buddy explained what k is. No need for that, and yeah don't worry I knew IGPU meant integrated.

I was going to get the H170 from Asus for a mobo.

I certainly do not intend to overclock it as I am not an enthusiast. I'm a simple man of simple needs and just want to run muh games decently. Might go for 6400 or 6500 if it saves $100, which is what I can use the mobo money on.

You've been incredibly helpful and I think I know what I'm going to do.

Can I use my current internal HDD on the new parts, though? I know I need a new PSU but I'm a jew and am trying to save as much dosh as possible.

>>55293006
Dude what

A good CPU will always be more important than a good GPU.

Your CPU can limit the GPU power but never the other way round. A CPU running at 100% means the GPU will not be getting any more power, however a GPU running at 100% is what it should be at.

You can't ever have too much CPU power but you can have too much GPU power.

Sure in a perfect world you can get a GPU and CPU combo where the GPU and CPU use enough to keep everything at 100% without any loss in performance but that will likely never happen, since temperatures and what you are using it for can require different amounts of CPU usage compared to others.

it seems like my laptop is slowly dying.
it crashed 3 times in the last hour, several in the last week: the screen freeze, the audio glitches and no input works. happens randomly, it doesn't seem to matter what program i use.

how do i recognize what it might be? my guess is either CPU or HDD but i can't tell.
HWMonitor shows no anomalous temperature one minute before the crash.
Somehow last time it crashed it menaged to glitch the audio and skip one frame one second before the freeze, leaving me wondering if it could be the sound card. just to be sure i disabled it.

i am running a shitty asus laptop with an i3, windows 8 with W7 startbar modded in.

>>55292525
anyone have an opinion or should I ask in a battle station thread?

>>55293084
Like I said if you don't plan on OC you can save $50-70 right there and get a standard LGA 1151 board

A lot of the non-z170 boards support DDR3 RAM so you won't even need new RAM.

You can use that HDD on anything. Might have to reactivate windows, some people say reformatting when changing a motherboard is a good idea.

An even better idea is cheap SSD for just your OS though. Even the cheapest ones will speed up your OS and typical internet use by a huge amount

>>55293174
You're making my day more and more.
>won't have to get new RAM
>keep HDD
Kek, I had to reactivate Windows when I upgraded 3 years ago and I still haven't. Just get a perpetual black desktop so can't have fun with wallpapers but
>hundreds of dollars for wallpapers
and a message that chimes in every 20+ minutes to remind me "Your version of Windows may be counterfeit" but I've just dealt with it for 3 years and it largely doesn't get in the way of games top kek.

>cheap SSD for speedier OS and net use
I'll consider it but given I'm a jew probably not. I appreciate the tip though, and all the help once again.

My RAM is 16gb, so I don't know how speedy that makes the OS but from my non-understanding, it generally helps with speed doesn't it?

Is ExFAT my best option for a file system with full compatibility across Windows, Linux, and OSX?

>>55293257
Yes

>>55293231
Caching

When is next gen processors coming out I want to buy a new ssd but I really want one of those M.2 drives but I'm still on sandy bridge so I thought I might aswell get a new mobo and cpu and memory ontop of that.
Are there any good features coming with the next gen cpus?

>>55292733
This retard here again with a couple of what I'm sure are horrendously stupid questions:
>installgentoowiki does not say, but I assume a DDR3 motherboard and DDR3 RAM system will not support a GDDR5 GPU?
>do I need a separate sound card or will the videocard handle most audio?
>where can I find if my motherboard has a PS/2 port? pcpartspicker does not say but I assume these are standard?
>installgentoo has conflicting info, should I add 100w to my total calculated when selecting PSU or not?
Also, I have a 2002 Dell PC intact, is there any way to search for what components might be in it by model number?

>>55293306
Do you know off hand if there are any issues with write capability in OSX or Linux?

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>>55293002
>>55293174
Hey so the IGPU with the 6600 apparently can't run the latest games afterall. I would probably need to upgrade the GPU straight away anyway. That is, if game-debate is reliable...

>>55293231
RAM doesn't do that much. To see any difference you'd have to time it in milliseconds.

You can also buy cheap windows keys online, even Amazon has legit keys for $40 or less, windows 7 or lower keys activate windows 10 to. G2a and kinguin have even cheaper keys but might be stolen, so there's that.

If you want your PC to run faster an SSD is the best single upgrade

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So I want to start making games.
(One step at the time. I don't intend to make GTA in my first months )
But my question:

Should I use Unity to start learning?
Or is there a better path to take?
With better I don't mean faster, I want to learn.

Anyone know a program that counts the number of markings you make? I have to identify count hundreds of cells in images and was planning to just put a dot over each cell and having something count the total number of times I marked something. Please help?

>>55293379
Thanks, I'm caught with the dilemma from earlier though. I might just get the 970 afterall without upgrading my CPU because my GPU is the only thing in dire straights right now.

If I upgrade my CPU to 6600, I'd need a new motherboard so that's an extra $100 and I'd need a new GPU anyway so that's another $100. Might just wait for new AMD stuff, since my current CPU seems to be the minimum.

I'll definitely keep 6500/6600 in mind when the time comes to upgrade my CPU.

Where I stand now, I'll either get the 970 or wait for the new AMD 470/480. It sucks because if I didn't have to upgrade motherboard, I'd definitely get a new CPU. I'll screw around with some options, maybe I can get a new CPU that's friendly to my motherboard for cheap and then manage a new GPU too.

>>55293339
Intel is releasing Skylake-E Q1 2017, and AMD is releasing their Zen processors in Q4 2016.

Skylake-E will be your standard Intel fare with lower TDP and incremental performance increase on the same LGA1151 platform.

Zen is still a big question mark at this point. The best we can hope for is performance comparable to Haswell-E but at a lower price. If they even deliver that, it will be really tempting because Skylake isn't that significant of a performance boost compared to Haswell-E.

I just upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 and can't seem to find the option to turn on classic start menu.

I have downloaded every update but the option eludes me. Google has been no help at as Microsoft has purposely obfuscated any information not pertaining to Windows 10.

Can anyone tell how/where to turn this feature on?

>>55293366
Game debate is not reliable.

You will need a dedicated GPU to run the latest games on high settings. But you can run them in low 1080p at around 50-60fps.

It depends on the game. If it's CPU heavy you'll have an amazing time with integrated GPU.

Things like LoL csgo WoW etc are all things that you could play 60fps on medium high settings and see no issues

>>55293426
What would you go for considering I want to get an M.2 ssd and I'll be doing gaymen for around 600-800€? Do I wait or should I buy something now? 600-800 is for cpu+mobo+memory I'll slap my ndh14 on there and keep the 290 I currently have that I might upgrade if 400 series isn't garbo and/or overpriced

>>55293384
unreal engine is better

>>55293406
Like, I need to mark out stuff on a picture and at the end I need to know how many marks I made.

Anyone?

>>55292824
didn't really help me
cool thing tho

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>>55293471
very cool, I'm thinking of Dark Souls III, The Witcher 3, Shadow of Mordor (whose min. cpu is exactly what I have actually)

i was suspicious game-debate wasnt reliable, thanks for confirming. half i say is probably utter cancer to you but i really appreciate the help for this ignoramus.

the 970 would bring TW3 and DaSo 3 to medium. maybe i could do i5 6500 with a 970 but that's expensive at that point with the motherboard, where I could get a 960 alone for $179 and i'll i'd need extra would be a new PSU because my current one kinda sucks.

i could go 970 instead of 960 and upgrade the CPU/mobo later too. or wait for AMD's 470/480.

these seem the only available options, please tell me if i'm wrong.

regardless, thanks for all the endlessly useful info. unzip that dick

>>55293384
Check the license on the engine you plan on using. Its free up to a certain point then you have to pay up front or royalties

>>55293345
DDR5 will work on anything

You do not need a soundcard they are useless. Your motherboard will have audio. HDMI also gives audio to a monitor

PS/2 is a circle connector in the rear I/o usually green or purple or both. Probably under the specs, but it's mostly outdated technology as most things come through USB these days for mouse and keyboard.

Use a power supply calculator online. They usually give an estimate way over what you'd need so if you go by the you'll be fine. Just remember to buy a quality PSU. The reason people say to buy a 700w PSU for a pc only using 400w max is because trash power supplies only run well around 50% usage and usually run way worse than advertised. Just get a good power supply, you can't ever have a power supply that's too good.

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When I open 4chan in firefox running the 4chanx script it locks up for about 10 seconds as it loads the catalog. It is fine in chromium.
My add ons are:
Classic Theme Restorer
Decentraleyes
Greasemonkey with 4chanx
HTTPS everywhere
uBlock origin
And my rig is a i7 920 w/ 8 gigs of ram. Please help, I don't want to be part of the botnet.

>>55293589
Thanks for the answers. I'll probably trash the old keyboard and get a new one.

Some other questions:
>can the fan, optical drive and wireless network adaptor from an older PC generally be used or will there be compatability issues?
>what connections do I need to use an HDTV as my monitor? I assume HDMI and something else?

>>55293549
A 480 looks about perfect for what you want. When the dust settles and prices settle in a few weeks you will easily be able to see what's the best gpu for around $150-200.

And a 970 with a 6500 should max out dark souls 3 60fps, witcher 3 you could get away with high and no hairworks 60fps

Shadow of mordor will be no problem at all.

Assuming 1080p

You couldn't have picked a worse time to try pick a budget GPU. The only answer is to wait a while and see how it all stacks up. Wait for 480 benchmarks is the best answer. If it's equal or better than a 970 it will be very good to buy.

>>55293441
There's no native classic menu on W8*. You can use Classic Shell. It won't be the same as W8, but it'll be similar.

>>55293629
If by fan you mean a case fan then yes, if you mean a CPU cooler than most likely no

Everything else will work, HDMI is fine for 60hz but you need a displayport or dvi-d cable for going higher then that, but I'll assume HDMI will work fine as most TVs are 60hz

>>55293549
Oh if you meant just the GPU added to your current system then these games simply will not run very well at all. Everything you listed is hugely CPU dependant and your gpu will be running underpowered by a large amount.

You could try launching those games now and checking your temperatures, I'd bet the CPU is at deadly temperatures and 100% load at very very low fps. A new GPU will not change anything there

>>55293711
Meant a case fan, the tv is 60hz so that should be no problem.

This is the core build I have drawn up in PCPP right now, but I have really no idea what I'm doing aside from following installgentoo so please feel free to call me an idiot

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($42.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($27.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX TS 550W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $702.11

Assume anything external not on this is being scavenged from an older computer. My budget is around $700-$750 but I'll likely upgrade over time. I'm mostly going by PCPP's recommended parts.

People say to learn programming by myself. So I'm doing it, but let me ask some stupid questions:
How do I go on creating dll and why should I use/create it? I don't remember seeing about it besides the basics(what is dll) on any programming book I used.
What about software update? Suppose I released a game on steam, there're some bugs I got fix, how do I fix it that the end user doesn't to have to re-download the whole game and just what I changed?
How do I go from the .exe file to an installer package that install my software in another users computer? Do I use libraries for this or there are softwares for it?
I believe this one is more specific: when doing reverse engeneering and I want to add my code(or modifications I did on it, like fixing some old game), is on the right dll that I going to hook my code or change it?

>>55293426
So do I go for haswell-E or skylake?

Why is rufus such an useless piece of shit which claims to be able to create bootable usb from a win7 iso but actually fails to do so every single fucking time?

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How does this build look?
I'm planning on getting the 8gb rx 480, but I'm not sure if I should go with the reference card or an aftermarket one.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/GdNzM8

>>55293811
I'd recommend a CPU cooler, hyper 212 evo if on a budget, you can sort cpu coolers by rating and you'll pretty much see the best ones at the top.

And using 2 sticks of 4gb rather than one 8gb, unless you plan to add one more 8gb later and that motherboard only has 2 RAM slots, then one 8gb is fine,

Hard to see, you should copy paste the permalink in future

>>55293891
Just wanted to mention the keyboard I'm getting is the one with blue switches, not brown.

I have a folder, it is called project.In this folder is the source code i wish to compile.I have patches in this folder.
I am using patch < patch.patch
It is complaining about not being able to find the folder to which the patch is applied.
I tried varients of -p1 and t is sill not finding it.
What am i doing wrong?

>>55293695

That's not true, they released the option with their last update to 8.1.

My problem seems to be deeper as I have the correct update but the option does not appear.

Fuck Microsoft.

>>55293891
>$105 on a keyboard

Just budget that 105 extra onto your build. You will only regret it if you don't. It's a luxury item to don't need that yet

>>55293848
This is a you problem, not a program program

>>55293892
Alright, I'll note all that.

>>55293918
I'm using a gaming laptop right now and I'm really used to having a backlit keyboard.
The 710 was pretty much the cheapest mechanical keyboard that comes with a backlight that has good ratings.
All my friends also told me to definitely get a mechanical keyboard. I'm not going to be playing any ridiculously demanding games either. The most intensive game I'm playing is probably just doom and I'm pretty sure the 480 can max it out or get very close at 1080.

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>>55293676
>>55293802
Thanks, yeah I've accepted I need a new CPU.
I also misunderstood your whole intent at first, here is my plan:

I am going to wait for now, see what happens with the 480. I am certainly going to eventually get the 6500 or 6600 with a decent motherboard. I may or may not upgrade PSU sooner or later.

Maybe the prices of the 970 will go down in a few months? Maybe 480 will be a better choice at a cheaper price? We'll see.

All in all I expect to pay $400-500. I need a new monitor too and I might get that cooling thing you suggested if it's still you, but that's luxury stuff I'll get way later.

I appreciate all of this, I realized my CPU is out of date to the point I need completely new stuff. The good thing is I already have RAM, HDD, and a case so that's a lot of money I'm saving already. I am open to spending 400-500 in the long run if it means being future-proof and running my epic games on high at 60fps silky smooth.

I also realized the CPU would hold back the new GPU anyway, as you stated in earlier posts.

I finally sorted it all out and "get" it, the only move now is not to play and to wait. You've been a big help, can't stress that enough, gimme that cawk

>>55293930
Here's the permalink
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/yxn9WX

Also any recommendations for good cheap keyboards and cases would be nice.

>>55293943
You'll regret it. Get a better PC first, 6 months later you'll see a new game released and wish you had that extra 20% fps rather than a keyboard a short while earlier

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Any one of you tech wiz fellas know what this guy's on about?

He added me on Skype and gave me this code, I figured it might be for Bitcoin or something.

I googled dump track and got nothing.

>>55293891
Grab a 120gb ssd

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>>55293973
*I will absolutely upgrade PSU sooner or later. Kek. I meant I may not do it sooner, but I definitely will later.

>>55293982
alright so should I drop down to a regular keyboard and maybe put in that extra money towards a 6500 and more ram?

>>55293994
I was thinking of getting an ssd but at that size I probably won't be able to fit any games on it. Is an ssd still worth it if it's everything except games?

>>55294006
There is no need to put games on an ssd
Use the ssd for your system install(so everything is fast and loaded), then use your larger drive for game installation

>>55294006
PSU > CPU > GPU > SSD > RAM > MOBO

Yes an SSD will be good. You don't need to put all your games on it, just one or two you frequent as well as your OS is fine. 120gb is more than enough, just store all downloaded files to a HDD.

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>>55294030
>>55294042

alright, how's this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cxyHNN