/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

What are some good (fairly cheap) wireless cards that are compatible with Windows and Ubuntu?
Setting up a PC on my second desk and I won't be able to use an Ethernet connection.

Copying from last thread:

So if I'm going to overclock my ryzen, is there any point in getting a 1700x or 1800x? Will those use less power/have less heat for the same clockspeed? Does the 1700 having a lower TDP affect the overclocking at all?

>>59596238
Poorfag wageslave here. There's been a boom in IT outsourcing where I live so I'm asking. What decent free online courses can I take to become a pleb code monkey in, let's say, half to 1 year? I've done some basic C++ and C# in highschool, so I have a basal understanding.

How long will a psu last

Should I stop being a cheap fuck and buy a new one for a new build?

Old one is 3 years old tjat was used for a budget amd build

650 watts

This vid seems too good to be true, is memory speed really the silver bullet for Ryzen performance?

Shoot down my hopes /g/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZS2XHcQdqA

>>59596311
Learn JavaScript, Python, Maybe Java and that's all you need for code monkying.

>>59596324
A PSU can last a very long time, if yours is working good and has enough watts I wouldn't worry.

I've had Windows 10 for a few days. What are related programs or tricks I should be knowing about?

So I'm running Windows 10 in a VM on Linux, I have a Windows key, but the only problem is it won't activate since it says it's already being used. I deleted the association with my old install by removing it from the Microsoft account device list, but it still wouldn't work. Unfortunately this seems to have been a mistake, since apparently you can change one piece of hardware to another by troubleshooting the activation, and switching one device to a new one. But I already deleted the device so nothing appears. Is there anything else I can do? The only thing I can think of is reinstalling Windows on bare metal, reactivating, and hoping it works so I can switch it to my VM. Not sure if it will work though and it's tedious and annoying as I'll need a drive to format for the install so I was hoping for an easier option.

Why aren't the symbols for Roman numerals ordered properly in unicode? It's fucking all over the place!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerals_in_Unicode#Hexadecimal_digits

>>59596324
I salvaged by psu from my previous build, its been atleast 12 years

How do I find happiness

>>59596553
Reevaluate your measures of self-worth, fulfilment and success in such a way as to suit your lifestyle and/or the potentia changes you make to it.

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Something fun to program in assembly?

Sup /sqt/.

I'm currently with a semi formatted very limited notebook, I'm pretty sure the HDD is compromissed since the notebook is running windows xp 32bit veeeeery slow.

So, do you guys know any good free software that can help me with maintenance of the computer? I only know CCleaner.
Thanks in regards.

>>59596238
Should I wait for oled screen laptop? I want to get a laptop that has really good color accuracy since I've been using thinkpad for all my laptops and the panel really suck

>>59596669
oled on laptops is still a ways out,and will be expensive as fuck,more expensive then led by a margin

>>59596669
You'll be waiting a decade for that one, or buying a 9000 dollar laptop.

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Trying to create a calendar. what am I doing wrong?


#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
int year = 0;
int month = 0;
int day = 0;
int maxDay = 0;
int daysToAdd = 0;
int daysInMonth = 0;

printf("Enter a date (yyyy mm dd), 0 0 0 to quit");
scanf("%d, %d, %d", &day, &month, &year);

printf("Enter the days you want to add: \n");
scanf("%d", &daysToAdd);
if ((daysToAdd = 1)) &||((daysToAdd <=0)){
printf("Make sure you input a postive number. \n");)
}

int day = daysToAdd;
maxDay = daysInMonth(int month, year);
while( day>maxDay){
day -= maxDay;
month += 1;
if (month==13){
month = 1;
year += 1;
}
maxDay = daysInMonth( month, year);
}
printf("%d/%d/%d", day, month, year);

return (0);
}

int days_in_month (int month, int year){
if (month == 4 || month == 6 || month == 9 || month == 11 ){
return 30;
}else if (month == 2){
if( year%4==0 && ( year%100==0 || year%400==0) )
return 29;
else
return 28;
}else{
return 31;
}


}

>>59596749
>>59596732
So I guess right now, I've only got xps 13/15, macbook pro, Asus ux510. Maybe waiting the x1 yoga?

>>59596837

You're not using [ code] brackets

>>59596837
Read the sticky please

>>59596632
Reinstalling Windows works quite well.

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>>59596238
I have an old laptop (Acer Aspire i think) hard drive full of antiquated porn, family photos, etc i want to save, but the laptop has been dead since 2012.

I don't remember how the laptop died. When i try to start it, it just says "No bootable device".
I want to just connect it to my desktop, but i can't remember if i had any viruses on it.

What are some security measures i can take to avoid fucking up my desktop?
Do i just disconnect my internet and take out my main hard drive?

>>59596279
1800X overclocks better than 1700X.
Look up siliconlottery.

>>59596252
All Intel wifi cards.
I have an Asus USB-AC56 that works fine with third party drivers.
Check wikidevi for compatibility lists.

>>59596966
No. Boot the laptop with a Linux live USB.

>>59596979
Yes but what are the practical differences between say, 1700 @ 4.0, 1700x @ 4.0, and 1800x @ 4.0 (if we assume its not creme of the crop nor absolutely awful)

What's the name of that program that tags audio files automatically? (Windows)

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>>59597015
Noted, but i'm looking for several alternatives.

What else could i do?

>>59596238
How do I disable auto extraction in JDownloader 2? Where are the advanced options?

>>59597103
Botnet.exe

>>59597001
Thanks. Is this one any good?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003CFATNI/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1XQFZ3DOPYQ51

>>59597128
hahaha

>>59597121
You litterally just turn it off

>>59597184
Could you please show me where? I am clinically retarded, otherwise I would not be posting the question here.

>>59597195
Its in settings
then read
then turn it off

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Does unused space count as "unallocated" when it comes to maximising SSD lifespan, or does it have to be outside the partition?

>>59597327
It has to be space not holding files

>>59597379
Well, space that Windows says is unused isn't holding files, is it?

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I have a TP-LINK Archer C2600, which mostly works great, but maybe once a week, my phone(HTC 10) will be connected, but not get internet for a couple hours or until a restart, and maybe once a month, it stops broadcasting on the 5Ghz until I restart it. Is it probably a hardware issue or a software one? I actually kinda like the stock firmware, it's simple enough but still does what I need, so I'd prefer to stick with it unless it's probably the problem. I don't think the modem(Motorola Surfboard 6020 or something. The older black one, not the current gen black or white) is the issue, it always worked flawlessly on the old WRT54GL router.

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>>59596238
How likely can my lvds connector be the cause of my altered color panel? It was years ago when I shocked the motherboard with my finger (static electricity)

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>>59597590
Here's a better view

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>>59597207
I think one of these, me or my installation, is broken
W-where ;_;

>>59597433
unallocated = outside the partition

4x3TB. OS on an m.2.

Don't know shit about raid or whatever. What's the best solution for me?

>>59596324
it really depends on if you initially cheaped out, what i tend to do is use it for decades, but i do buy a reliable one, and if one is cheap or doesnt seem reliable i often throw it out ASAP and replace it.

>>59597519
hmm, how long have you had the thing? might advise RMA since my TP-LINK WDR4900 hasnt ever had said issue, also yes the stock firmware is really nice, i cba to install OpenWRT but im really happy at the fact that flashing a third party ROM is supported through the standard router options, instead of having to physically connect to the chipset.

Im trying to get into encoding, but i do not know where to start and where to find more info on the process, any place that writes nice concrete guides on encoding/transcoding?

I have homework about types of users in SQL databases. I tried to look it up but all I get are lots of results about "user-defined types" and I don't think that's what I'm supposed to learn. What am I even looking for?

>>59596238
is there a use for an old modem? I've got one and I was thinking about doing something with it, for instance, is it possible to use it like a mini switch? in a rj45 and out 2~3?

>>59598288
it might be possible, but it all depends on the firmware, and most standard firmware does not over any of these functions, so it all boils down to if installing custom firmware (probably OpenWRT) is possible and/or easy enough.

After this nougat update, my galaxy s7 won't charge unless the charger is in an extremely specific and inconvenient position. Clearing the cache helped but only for about 5 minutes.
What am I supposed to do? It's starting to really piss me off.

>>59595426

>>59598183
roles. Here are some:

data reader: least privileges. Can only look at data.

data writer: more privileges. Can look and edit data.

admin: even more privileges. Can look, edit data and also create and edit tables and datatypes. Usually has db maintenance privileges as well, including user management.

owner: all privileges, including deleting and creating databases.

>>59596360
spybot anti-beacon

Can you encrypt an SSD? Or is a HDD better for that situation?

>>59598432

Have you tried cleaning out your charging port?

>>59598694
Yes you can encrypt SSDs

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What is the best way to stream audio for a website? sockets? webrtc? just download the thing and play it?

I've been dealing with this for like a week and checked all kinds of forums online.

A couple weeks ago, I started getting "file priveledges missing" errors on steam, and "you can't save to this folder" error messages from firefox, and general file permissions issues.

The problem though is that is was working fine a few weeks ago. I have of course tried to edit the files so that I have full ownership and permissions for all of them but it keeps just reverting back, I even followed a tutorial on how to make those edits stick even if it keeps reverting and none of them work.

The only thing that changed that I can think of is that I upgraded my malewarebytes subscription, but I don't know why that would start locking me out of random stuff like my steamapps folder and my images folder and stuff like that. I can't even edit some folders that contain videogames to access mesh and texture data for making mods and stuff for like fallout.

It's so weird, and no matter how many times I take ownership of folders, as an administrator, it keeps happening.

I wanna reduce my Latency in games as much as possible.

What can i do?

Since moving closing to the servers is not a option and my ISP wont do anything.

What i can do in my end?
I assume replacing the Ethernet cable wont do anything but what about my router/modem?

>>59598703
How do? It's pretty small.

>>59598805
If it's a combo unit and you've got a direct ethernet connection from it to your PC, that's about it. Out of your hands.

>>59598936
Yeah its a router & modem.
Well good to know.

Is Malwarebytes 3.0 legit? Or is it a scam completely unrelated to the good old malwarebytes?

I just formatted so I'm a bit confused, a few months ago that thing didn't exist and now it's the top result on google.

>>59598953
Its good, what people complain about is that the trail cant be skipped anymore.
So the real-time protection services run in the background even if you close it.
You can end the trail manually.

TLDR: its still good, it scans faster now and now with more stuff (Built in Malwarebytes anti-Exploit, anti-rootkit and a light version of Adwcleaner).

>>59596526
design by committee

if I plug someone else's harddrive into my pc, can I access the files?

>>59597118
move the harddrive to pc and boot through a live cd

>>59599053
99% of the time

Where do I place an M3U file/what do I name it, for a device to read it?

Burned cr-r
FOLDER
 SUBDIRECTORY
  song.mp3
  song.mp3
 SUBDIRECTORY
  song.mp3
  song.mp3

>>59599077
aii I just wanna grab stuff off an old hard drive

>>59599180
Then do it.

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>>59598763
why would I get this if I'm logged in as an administrator and owner.

What is the most recent/best guide to de-botnetting windows 10?

>>59599227
Probably another process is using it. Try restarting the computer. If that doesn't work, use process explorer to hunt down what's using it. It might help to disable steams boot service.

>>59599305
W10 Privacy

>>59598996
Alright, thanks.

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I need some upgrades, I want to be able to play the newer games such as H1Z1 and Players Unknown. Here are my current specs

How do I use my android phone as a webcam? Is there a trustworthy app?

>>59599424
http://logicalincrements.com/

I see no reason for you to keep any of those things.

>>59599487
>http://logicalincrements.com/
im poor af lol

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Hey /sqt/, I need help. My mate wants to game on PC so I offered him a workstation PC and just to stick a graphics card in. But the problem is the cooler is fucking huge, can I put a custom one? and what graphics card and power supply do you guys recommend that can cost 200 AUD all up?

The PC is a Dell Optiplex 980 with an i5 650.

>>59599496
Don't ever get a higher res screen

>>59599505
for an i5 650, just pick up a 7870.

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After I live trace an image, how do I like finalize it so it doesn't need to fully recalculate it every time I want to resize it?

why the fuck can't I post a thread with appchan on chrome?
I have to disable the exension to be able to post a thread

>>59599832
>using botnet the web browser

What is the most essential things to escaping the botnet. Like browser, addons, programs, etc...

>>59599887
Don't use computers

>>59599553
rasterize?

>>59599955
Doesn't seem to have done anything, still fully recalculating when resizing

If only there were a way to just grab the outline of an image for a vector shape

Anon who upgraded/formatted here. Where the hell is 4chan-x? I can't find the page I'd usually find when googling, which had greasemonkey hotlinked on it etc.

Could someone help please?

Incidentally, is there better than 4chan-x out there?

>>59600067
http://www.logicalincrements.com/firefox/

>>59600085
Oh that's it, thanks.

Should I re-install Adblock Plus on Firefox or is there a better alternative out there?

who got >>59600000

Question related to Amazon.

There was a motherboard with 30% off, i went to deposit but by the time i was back the message they ran out of them and they will have more again this 29th was showing.

I bought it anyway.

What are the odds they send it before the 29th?

>>59600172
uBlock origin.

I'm thinking about buying windows surface pro, is win10 a problem if I'm not gonna connect it to internet?

Whenever I watch a video (mkv) it freezes 3-4 min in and I have to back out and continue from where I left off. This happens in every video player I tried (vlc, mx player, bs player, ac3 player, media player classic) so it must be due to the phone and not the player. Youtube and Twitch are unaffected. I tried updating to the latest ROM on Xiaomi.eu but it didn't fix it.
Please help, I'm at my wits end.

>>59600308
What the hell are you going to do on a tablet without internet?

>>59600343
the phone in question is Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro

I need universally accepted/known IT certificates, besides Cisco's
bonus: if pearson vue compatible
go!

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>>59596238
Is there any way to fix Foobar2000 having the wrong album art display 90% of the time? I have lived with it for years but I've recently started giving a shit and gave all of my tracks proper album art, but Foobar keeps attaching the wrong art to what's playing (pic related is Foobar showing a SF3 track with SF5 album art that belongs to SF5 songs only).

I see a good amount of people complaining in reviews in sites like newegg and amazon about bad/damaged motherboards that are DOA or fail after a short time.

Is this really that common? Reviews like those are on all motherboards.

Shoukd i be worried about it?

>>59600481
Draw, read books and watch anime on toilet, that what I'm doing with my current tablet.

If VLC is a meme player, what's better (not just for anime).

>>59600782
MPC

>>59600682
Motherboard RMA rates are around 2%
People are more likely to submit a review if they had a bad experience

Is there any way to get rid of screen tearing when using the Windows Classic theme?

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Is ~4Ghz pretty much the cutoff with modern transistor tech? Seems like we've been stalled in this range for ages now...

What are the suit of programs called for virus/malware detection? Not for 'real time' but the programs you run after you think you're infected to search for malware/rootkits etc.

Like you'd run MSE, malwarebytes to find stuff, but they won't always find everything.

>>59601005
I believe it's mostly a heat dissipation issue, though it should be noted that clock speed tells a very incomplete story. Processors use clock cycles far more efficiently these days and do more per cycle.

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Is this normal for the old Samsung 850 EVO?
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U

>>59601066
The thing about heat dissipation is that there's a theoretical maximum that you can dissipate through cost effective methods like air and liquid cooling so in order to exceed that you pretty much have to change the underlying architecture such that it uses less power and creates less heat in the first place. Consumers aren't going to be dipping their shit in liquid nitrogen.

is there a way to set every folder on my hard drives to Details instead of Tiles in windows 7?

ANYONE HAVE A HAWAII PROXY?

>>59599553
>Doesn't need to fully recalculate it every time I want to resize it
That is not how computer graphics work anon, make multiple copies if you must ensure performance.
>>59599977
That's the SVG standard and I haven't seen it used for textures, probably due to lack of library support.

>>59601236
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=set+every+folder+to+Details+windows+7

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>>59601325
Thanks anon, seems pretty easy to do actually.

>>59599887
There is no escape.

I got a job interview coming up this week.
It's 90 minutes.
How do I prepare? Never been in one before. It's a programming job

How likely is a leak of services like whatsapp, telegram and other chat's programs conversations?
Did it ever happened before? As in a huge database of chats that people could download and read?

>>59601522
Take 3 shots of vodka to raise your confidence levels and google "Fizz-Buzz" in case they ask you to solve one.

I'm trying to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 (for the first time). I have two storage drives, one is a 250 GB SSD which has programs and Win7 on it (147GB free), and the other is a 1 TB storage HDD (477GB free).

When I tried partitioning the SSD through Windows' Disk Management, it says I only have 21GB available to shrink, even though I have 147GBs free. What should I do?

>>59601668
Use a third party tool like Easeus Partition

>>59601546
E2EE makes that pretty unlikely, although a lot of people won't use that. It's still much more likely that individual conversations would be cracked, especially with telegram

>>59601691
But is it even benefitial to partition an SSD or can parttioning it slow it down/fuck it up?

How can i set windows photoviewer as my default for all image type on windows 10? no matter what i do in the settings i only see photo, paint, or look for app in the webstore on the menu i get. Alternatively, what is a good image viewer to download?

I dont understand how one of the largest tech companies in history is this incompetent. Wouldnt it be way easier and user friendly if i could just search through my computer and choose whichever program i wanted instead of making some useless ui

>windows 10
I just bought a new laptop and thought i would try it out for a bit.

>>59601704
The opposite. SSDs don't give a fuck about partitions. On the level of the physical medium they completely ignore them.

>>59601736
Alright, thanks for the help lad

>>59601698
>It's still much more likely that individual conversations would be cracked, especially with telegram
How would that work?

Deathadder Chroma or Elite?

Why is it called Chroma?

>>59601897
don't buy useless junk..

>>59601907
But my Logitech G500s is malfunctioning.

>>59601907
They're actually among the better gaming mouses that aren't overpriced

>>59601912
You know the mousewheel is going to be shit and scroll randomly when you buy brand shit

>>59601837
Someone would find an exploit for their shitty protocol and peruse the conversations at leisure, or do a MITM by exploiting their reliance on certs

>>59601928
No, it's double-clicking. Which mouse would you recommend, then?

>>59601912
you mean the chord is fucking up right?
same shit happened with my g400s, you need to unscrew it and pull the chord into the mouse a little bit. there are plenty of videos on yt on how to do it.
i did this about a year ago, hasnt been malfunctioning ever since. before i did the fix it was disconnecting every couple of minutes or so

>>59601944
I apologize for making you write out that response when I could have specified the issue earlier.

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>>59601897
Why is anything called anything? Just get a steelseries

>>59601938
honestly, I don't even know. I got a steelseries thingy right now and.. the mousewheel is fucked up. I'm just salty

>>59601935
What about old conversations you and your partner deleted?
https://telegram.org/privacy#messages
Or if you delete your account.
I wish there was a way to know for sure if they really delete contacts and messages from their servers, that would actually be secure

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Can the sticky-outy mounting bit on rackmount cases be removed, typically? I know handles can usually be removed, but what about this part? I'm thinking about using one as a desktop, with my monitor on top, like the old days with "pizza box" style PC cases.

>>59596553
Buy yourself something nice and open a beer while you enjoy it

>>59601955
im on my computer so it took me maybe like 15-30 seconds to write, nbd.
but ye, pulling the cord back should fix it

>>59601998
AFAIK you have to grind that shit away. Its usually a part of the case structure itself.

Can I permanently hack the firmware in my intellimouse explorer 3 instead of doing stupid USB driver hacks to overclock it to 500hz?

>>59596238
How do I maek post

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>>59602055
Damn, that's a shame. I only asked because I noticed some cases have a bunch of screws in that area, and I was hoping that those brackety bits could be simply screwed off. (pic related)

>>59601984
Unless you're using well designed E2EE you can't ever count on the servers deleting anything. Even then they still have the metadata. Avoid telegram in particular tho, it's really shit.

Is there any way to make sublime folder tree more pleasing for the eye? It's really hard to distinguish folder levels

>>59602025
this

fucking this

-Syu'd yesterday, now unicode support in urxvt is fucked, tried reinstalling it, /etc/locale.conf is still correct. Kernel update to 4.10.5-1 seems to be the only relevant change. What do?

>>59602094
Can you recommend some alternatives?
I only need it to talk with people I know on the internet, so something without phone number would be great.

>>59602091
Oh, hmm maybe it is possible then? That bracket has to hold a lot of weight so they are built quite sturdy. But with that case, it does look possible. What is the name of the case?

How do I set a .bat file to run for a specific period of time? I know how to set it to start at a certain period of time everyday, but I'm not sure how to tell it when to stop

>>59596617
Make it print 'Hello world!'.

Yo, I'm just dipping my toes into the vast ocean of audiophile-ness. I'm looking for an amp for my headphones to use with my laptop and Ps4. Since I'm just using it with my headphones and not a regular speaker system, I don't need a DAC, right? Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's pretty much for converting the audio signals for your speakers, yeah?

I'm fairly illiterate when it comes to technology, so any help would be appreciated.

>>59602130
It's a Rosewill RSV-L4500, the pic is from Amazon.

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A friend of mine has a problem with screens while using kali(dual boot with windows, says the problem doesn't happen on windows). Reinstalled both OS, did a hard drive clean too
"I have a Geforce GTX 660, Intel i5-4460 3.20ghz 4 cpus,dual monitors LG L194W and LG E2241 . the computer doesnt freeze, it functions fully, and those stripes like move when i move mouse or click on something, weird."
He did try updating gpu drivers for kali before the reinstallation and before the HDD cleaning, but that just resulted in a fuck up with both kali and windows at the same time(one screen wouldn't display anything while it was being detected and programs would see the screen as normal, therefore they would open in that screen, use the resolution etc, but you couldn't see them, you could try fishing them out by dragging them)

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Where do you guys purchase your routers?
Down in Australia all routers are just overpriced consumer whore garage in most technology stores.
Also which are the better brands in todays stands?

>>59602121
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_Windows_software#Instant_Messaging_.28IM.29_clients

For use with phone, Signal is pretty good.

>>59602153
>Since I'm just using it with my headphones and not a regular speaker system, I don't need a DAC, right?

People using DACs with headphones all the time, it's in no way a speaker-specific thing.

>Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's pretty much for converting the audio signals for your speakers, yeah?

Correct, a DAC converts the digital signals (such as that from an MP3 or FLAC file) to analog signal that can be played by headphones or speakers.

Most people don't need to bother with amps unless they have high end headphones that actually require an amp to drive them.

I'm not sure what sort of external audio equipment is compatible with a PS4.

>>59602108
just werks

kek

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Would 16gb of ram be quite noticeable compared to 8gb when it comes to vidya?

>>59602220
Only if you have really big textures to display, otherwise no.

>>59602220
What kind of vidya do you play? (If you're the sort of person that plays CS:GO, LoL, etc., then 8GB is fine)

Also, how much RAM do you currently have, and how is that working for you?

is there a userscript/extension that can keep track of youtube channels without needing a youtube account?

>>59602259
Usually just L4D2 and sometimes Saints Row 3. I plan on playing more games after building a gaming pc, like the recent Far Cry games and maybe GTA 5 eventually.
At the moment I'm only using my brother's laptop for my vidya, and it's working okay. I think it's at 6 gigs of ram.

>>59602214
not for me unfortunately, at least I now know I fucked something else, thanks

>>59602415
In that case, you would probably be just fine with 8GB. Put it this way, if you can do 16GB without sacrificing something else, do it. If your on a budget, and you have to decide between 16GB of RAM or a better GPU or CPU, just go with 8GB.

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I want to max out Overwatch on my 144hz monitor never dipping below 144hz to minimize input lag. Is a 1070 sufficient or do I need to go higher?

1070s cost ~$720NZD here, while the 1080 is ~$1079NZD (don't even ask about the 1080ti).

Is it worth the shelling out for the big bucks for the upgrade? I plan to buy a new card in a month once I've saved up enough.

>>59602444
Already sold my 970 for $250 btw. I'm going card-less for a bit so I can catch up on my Wii U/3DS backlog. But yeah don't really want to wait more than a month.

>>59602163
nouveau doesn't work for gtx 660.
> the computer doesnt freeze
Weird, it should freeze when acceleration is heavily used - if he plays hd videos/use 3d acceleration for a while it'll most likely freeze (does for me at for a few people who reported this bug to nouveau developers).
He should install binary nvidia driver or add a nouveau.noaccel=1 boot parameter (turns off acceleration)

>>59602443
Okay, I'll keep that in mind. Thank you, Anon.

Is "sudo dd if=/dev/zero" the best way to completely erase a hard disk?

>>59602202
Awesome. That's the clearest answer I've gotten yet. Cheers.

The headphones I've got have an impedance of 80, so I need an amp to drive them, but is a DAC necessary? What exactly does it bring to the table? The little wiki that /hpg/ has linked doesn't go into specifics.

>>59601938
Anything that's not Razer Deathadder is good.

>>59601944
You can also buy ar replacement cable on ebay.

>>59601938
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZzbKDmFOqsP_ut2RdctD01OEbZzbXol6HLwqVkSmZcg/edit#gid=0

>>59602137
your OS scheduler.
make another thing that kills that earlier process if you cant set this in the original BAT.

>>59602185
Online. Best router is an old PC with a multi-port NIC.

>>59602220
No. Games dont use that much RAM.

>>59602444
If you have a 1080p screen, yes a 1070 will be OK.

>>59602473
Depends. Do you want the disk to be usable afterwards?

>>59602598
Yes.

>>59602163
>anonymous bg
tell your "hacker" friend to kill himself

>>59602632
>getting so triggered

>>59602483

Two main ideas behind DACs:
1. An external DAC will experience less electrical interference than the DAC built into your motherboard, and will thus produce cleaner sound. Remember, a DAC converts digital signals into analog signals, and analog signals are much more subject to quality loss. Think of it like an old, analog TV; a lower quality signal can result in a fuzzier picture.

2. You can buy a better quality external DAC than your motherboard came with. This becomes less relevant with higher-end motherboards.

Personally, I don't have a DAC. I have a (somewhat older) ROG motherboard, and after considerable research I decided the cost of getting a DAC that offer substantially better sound than my motherboard's built in DAC was just too high for me. Also, I use Audio Technica M40x headphones, and they don't really need an amp.

>>59602632
why don't you want to help russian hackers get a working linux installation it's as if you're against draining the swamp or something

>>59602163
So, just to confirm, is it currently working on Windows, or not?

whats the point of calculus?
doing calc 2 and I get the lessions but whats the purpose?
its like some guy started making shit up and others joined
like religion

I want to increase my computer's storage capacity.

Currently, all storage is in a 125gig SSD. I would like to keep this drive with everything on it, and add a 250gig SSD which will host all of my games.

Do I need to do anything other than buy the SSD and plug it into MOBO?

>>59602668
yeah, he says it works on windows normally, also the shit on linux doesn't happen on boot too, this time he said it took around 24h since the installation of OS

>>59602669
>its like some guy started making shit up and others joined

That pretty well sums up mathematics higher than Algebra (with the exception of geometry and trig, which are actually fairly handy.)

>>59602687
Don't think so, you should be fine, you will have to reinstall/transfer the games to that drive though

>>59602687
You might want to set the boot order in BIOS depending on which slot you plug the drive into. Other than that you should not have to do anything, maybe activate the drive in your OS disk manager.

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>>59596238
How far are we away from realistic robotic daughters/romantic dolls?

>>59602687
Nope, you're fine. Just make sure you have the cables and format the correct drive.

>>59602669
Calculus is about calculating the rate of change. Important stuff in today's world.

>>59602725
>daughters/romantic dolls?
...it distresses me that you put these two together like that.

>>59602669
Thought literally the same thing ever since started university and had to deal with all the different mathematics(can't differentiate between algebra calculus and all that shit, English isn't my native)
I could understand and basically had perfect score on maths at school, and I think that was because I could at least understand where everything is/could be used. Now the uni shit seems like it's pure theoretical bullshit, you get no fucking numbers, you can add or substract seemingly random portions of the equation to get an answer that I have no idea what even means and then I have to implement it into a goddamn programming code as an algorithm, I'm fucking baffled this semester

>>59602744
Not as distressed as the latex cunny being torn the fuck up by my dick

>>59602744
He just wants someone to call him daddy...

>>59602708
>>59602719
>>59602731
Thank you.

I'm planning on drag-dropping the steam and program files from one drive to the other, however if things seem to fuck up I'll delete them and re-install on the new drive (all steam games).

Good tip re: bios, will check out after first boot.

What do you mean by formatting the drive? Does the computer not give the drive the next letter name?

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Should I? Are there cheaper laptopts with the same specs? I have no idea which are good, but a lot of reviews recommended this one. What are the alternatives?

>>59602785
you need to make a new steam library on the new drive in the steam settings, then you just enter properties for the game and go to the local files tab and click Move Game Files.

>>59602798
how about you post the fucking specs for us if you want any help

>>59602798
we cant see the specs
its cheaper to get a pc and a cheap laptop like a thinkpad for when u travel

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>>59602814
>>59602821
Oh, sorry.
Yeah, I know desktops are cheaper, but I will be abroad for a while and I don't feel like mailing my pc to my new location.
Only downside is no ethernet port.

>>59602857
Also, i7-7700HQ.

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>>59596238
Okay, /g/, i really need your help

> Need to move around a lot due to work obligations. Most of it is testing/coding web stuff
> Not a complete idiot around linux, but kinda meh - used ubuntu since 11.x for a while and Kali just for fun, but never actually did anything productive with it
> Hell, i code mainly on Python, but i execute code mainly from Windows. Kill me now.
> Have a okay-ish laptop Dell Inspiron 15 3542
> http://laptoping.com/specs/product/dell-inspiron-15-3000-3542/ (spec)
> Finally decide to switch to Linux, since my workflow mainly resides around writing tests and debugging/fixing minor issues
> Ubuntu here we go
> Support is kinda nice, but since laptop is aging fast, can't comfortably run Unity+IDE+Browser
> Time to switch to LXDE!
> HOLY SHIT, IT'S UGLY, TIME TO FIX IT
> Fix it, still gorillion of minor errors bugging me all the time. XFCE time
> TEARING EVERYWHERE! Compton now!
> Still run into a few problems. Fix them daily, but then...
> Oh, new KDE looks nice. Only 350mb on boot?! I'm in!
> A week later realize that i spend 60% of my time tweaking my DE instead of working
> Fuck it, GNOME time
> Oh it's nice! B-but performance is almost the same as Unity... eh.
> Maybe it's a distro?
> Fast forward 2 months
> Tried Opensuse, Arch, Manjaro, Fedora, Debian Testing, Mint, KDE neon, LXLE, #!, you name it.
> Every single non-.deb based distro had some huge issues i've spent hours fixing. OBS/Building from source was fun, but so unproductive.
> New job offer
> Literally 95% automating, testing, fixing, refactoring on web/Linux servers
> I have to use this shit to WORK. Due to contract, i must either bring my own laptop with Linux installed on it or work on a shitty old Lenovo with RHEL on it.

Please help me. I can't handle this distrohopping anymore.

>>59602761
Everyone deserves pure, true love that can only be experienced between a man and his daughter love doll

>>59602857
gtx 1050 for 1800 euro
wow
fuk no
just build mini itx pc

>>59602857
Dell Inspiron Gaming 15 2017

>>59602785
>What do you mean by formatting the drive? Does the computer not give the drive the next letter name?

The SSD won't come with a file system out of the box, you'll need to format it. It's no big deal, just go to disk manager (assuming your on Windows) and right click on the big black "UNFORMATTED" drive, click "format", and choose NTFS. There's loads of tutorials out there if you need them.

If you're using Linux....how do you not already know this?

>>59602887
What do you mean? I still need a screen and a couple of cables, something I would like to avoid.

>>59602892
Isn't the battery life worse than on the xps? I'd like it to last more than 2 hours.

Malware paranoia here, /g/. I have a W7 machine at home used almost exclusively for gaming these days. All above board, no pirate copies. Less than 30 hours uptime a week. I usually do a full scan with MSE every weekend, but I skipped it the last two weeks due to not turning on the PC at all. Earlier I ran a quick scan. During the scan I got a 'might be unwanted or malicious software on your PC' message, but when it ended it had detected nothing. MSE interface remained yellow, as it usually does when you haven't scanned for a while. I downloaded and ran malwarebytes and it didn't turn up anything serious, just cookies. Deleted all of them, rebooted, ran MSE quick scan again - same result.

MSE has a live readout of what it's scanning
but when I did quick scans, the 'maybe PuP or malware' message only popped up when it was scanning svchost.

What should I do, /g/?

>>59602935
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00Bi_iT1zzQ

if you game on the battery you're fucking retarded, and if you just do regular stuff on the battery it will last far longer.

>>59602868
>Literally 95% automating, testing, fixing, refactoring on web/Linux servers
Software you need for this:
ssh
terminal emulator

You're just an idiot who can't control his own tools. You don't need desktop composition to maintain a remote linux system. You can do that on your phone.

And somehow I feel like the solution you're asking for is yet another distro, another desktop environment, another composition manager...

>>59602974
> Software you need for this:
> ssh
> terminal emulator
Nah, i need to use Selenium too for Web testing. I can use remote driver, yeah, but it's harder to debug it while writing tests.

>>59602936
>malware paranoid
>only uses MSE
top fucking kek. uninstall that shit and get Kaspersky or Nod32, plus MBAM (not active, just scheduled scans).

PS. you dont need to scan more than once a month unless you're a fucking retard that clicks random links on the internet and installs smiley packs and shit for your chat programs.

PPS. get ublock origin and umatrix for your browser.

>>59602874
But how will he know why he's spanking it?

>>59602972
Of course not, I just thought that doing regular work (programming, writting documentation, making powerpoints) drains more battery on the inspiron than on the xps.

>>59602725
Maybe a century with a major robotics break through in the next 20 years

>>59603009
no, the CPU will adjust clock speed for your task and they will drain aprox the same amount, but one of them might have a better battery.

compare the battery specs yourself.

>>59602785
I'd go ahead and clone your OS onto the bigger drive. Saves you having to worry about overfilling it. Or if you like saving all your shit to the desktop/my documents you could relocate those to the second drive. You could also use systemlinked folders to the second drive. There's a lot of ways to play around with the divide.

>>59602936
I know that feeling, man. You're most likely completely fine, especially if you have made a conscious effort to stick to safe websites. Having said that, I'd gotten so paranoid about malware/viruses/spyware that I now use Windows exclusively for games, and Linux for everything else. Also has the added benefit of not having to download Microsoft's recent questionable updates, sense security is not an issue if you never go online (other than to download games from Steam, play online, etc.)

>>59603038
he doesnt have to worry about that anyway because he said he's gonna install shit on the bigger drive.

it's just a waste of time to move his OS.

My T60's radeon x1400 seems to have ate shit. Is there anything that can be done, or do I need to put the sweet prince to bed and finally fucking upgrade to some shitted up new model

>>59603026
Any other options with an IPS screen?
Should I opt for a different laptop brand alltogether?

>>59603054
replace the x1400

>>59603083
yeah lemme replace that embedded GPU :^)

>>59603049
A very small waste of time, that's likely to save him a headache at some point in the future. Having your OS installed to a small partition is a pain. It's like when people partition off their OS from their files, but don't leave enough space for the OS to grow.

>>59603082
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100167748%20601283907%20600003982%20601205664%20601285496%20601286598%204814%20600004804%20600136700%204022%204023%204084%20601296070%20600004945%208000&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&PageSize=96&order=PRICE

>>59603098
find an old busted T60 and swap the board

>>59603108
it makes no fucking difference except he wastes time for no fucking reason when he could just plug in the new drive and choose to install shit on that instead.

>>59603108
>>59603157
and to clarify why its a waste of time, he will have that same fucking headache no matter what he does if you take a second to think about it.

it's pointless

>>59602868
no1s gonna read that faggot
give us a tldr in two sentences or fuck off
weaboo filth

>>59603082
here's a couple more brands included but they have slightly worse battery

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100167748%20601283907%20600003982%20601205664%20601285496%204814%20600004804%20600136700%204022%204023%204084%20601296070%208000%20601286598&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&PageSize=96&order=PRICE

>>59603172
I do agree that if he's planning on playing any larger games he should definitely look into getting a large hard drive. But for a newb the practical difference between having your OS on a 120gb and 250gb drive can be pretty big. Whereas it takes about an extra 20 minutes to migrate the partitions. Or he could just expand the existing partition to cover both drives if he's not worried about increased risk of data loss from failure.

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i've written a couple of scrapers using python and selenium before but i'm currently having trouble scraping some data off of airbnb.

when you look at a listing, you can click the check-in box which brings up a date-picker. it shows which dates are available and if you hover over a date it shows you the price for that night. i'm looking to scrape this calendar data: so for each date of the month, is it available and what is the price?

however, the date picker and it's data is appears to be loaded dynamically using something called React which I've not seen before. when the date-picker appears it#s html doesn't seem to be inserted into the source and therefore doesn't show in firebug.

any tips?

>>59603246
no, it doesnt matter if he has the OS on a small or big SSD. he will run out of space in the same time no matter which drive his OS is on. it's a waste of time to move it.

>>59600555
Anyone?

>>59603269
He will run out of TOTAL space at the same time, agreed. I'm talking about the potential to have more than 120gb of files on his main partition that are inconvenient to relocate. That happens easier than you would think, and usually when people least want it to.

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>>59603326
he can just select the other drive when he's installing shit, the end result is the same except you want him to waste half an hour to move the OS to the bigger drive.

if he moves the OS like you want he will run out of space on that drive faster than if he just installs shit on the new drives while keeping the OS on the small drive.

why everyone are so excited about Q&A field?
why do we need Q&A niggers in the first place?

Hi /g/.
I'm looking into getting a VPN, and I think I've settled on Mullvad. I have a question though.
Everyone says to stay away from any VPNs based in the US because it's very likely that they are already compromised, and if not they could easily be. But don't VPNs that are based in other countries still have US servers? How is that any different?

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My HDD has gotten a few reallocated sectors. Is it fucked? It's still under warranty, should I return it?

>>59603424
go to manufacturer's website and download diagnostic tool

>>59603370
Meh. It doesn't matter a ton either way. He could probably leave it as is just to make you feel better. This has just been my experience of what usually goes down with people. Some install files don't like going on secondary drives. If every programmer followed best practices, it wouldn't be a problem, but it often is. Either way having two tiny drives is kind of a shit solution, and I think spanning spanning both of them with a single partition would be ideal. Or just get an HDD and use the smaller SSD to upgrade something else if he's weirdly short on drive bays and space.

>>59603414
I think the main issue here is that those companies might be conspiring with authoroties. Mullvad does not, and would not have servers in the US if there was any risks.
Since they dont store any user info, you're safe.

>>59603516
games use the most and are easy to move and install on secondary drives. 120GB is more than enough for OS and essential programs and the occasional touchy program like you mentioned.

it's not about making ME feel better, it's about you wanting him to waste time for no fucking reason.

and your analogy is fucking retarded and dont apply to where you install your software if you have multiple drives you fucking imbecile

Why can't KDE into clipboard?
>copy something from program
>close program
>now you can't paste copied content from program :^)
>gave to open the clipboard, edit the copied content, select all of it, then copy it
>now you can paste it
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>59602996
MSE + common sense kept that PC clean for upwards of 6 years now. I already use ublock, but not umatrix. Is there a notable advantage to using both simultaneously?

Anyway, it's just this particular situation I want advice on. Has anyone experienced anything similar?

>>59603516
Having your OS on the small SSD and installing everything else on the bigger SSD is no different than the standard practice of having a main SSD for OS and a big HDD for everything else.

>>59603557
just werks

>>59603563
yes, ublock block ads, umatrix blocks cross-site shit, scripts, frames and objects that will still load if you only have ublock.

>>59600301
Good morming bump.

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>get ancient graphics card from ancient pc.
>think it would be a good idea to install it on my pc alongside my graphics card since I have compatibility problems with it on GNU/Linux.
>touch power supply every 10 seconds cuz afraid of electrostatic charges (fried a RAM stick in the past).
>proceed to insert card in the slot.
>doesn't fucking fit.
>realize my mobo doesn't have the appropriate slot for it.
>fuck it, close the case and go back to wincuck.
>there's no fucking audio anymore.
The audio literally went to fuck itself.
Been trying to figure out what the fuck is wrong with my pc but no fucking luck. Did I just fry the onboard audio card? How's this even possible??

I want ask in wsr but it is very empty. I am from another board so sorry if wrong thread
I have interest in programming and I learn c plus plus now and I like it.
I have completed grade 12 however I can't go to college because issues. I interested in cryptography, I also interest in physics very much. What are good college level maths books I should learn? Sorry for my english, my home board is /int/ Thankyou /g/

>>59603610
the machine was completely off and unplugged when you tried to shove that AGP card into a PCI/E slot, wasn't it?

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How do I check if I have unsafe ports open? I don't want to run just any port checker website in case they are datamining my vulnerabilities

I'm trying to encrypt my android phone with:
vdc cryptfs enablecrypto inplace
but it won't let me, it says that the system partition is on read only, tried to remount it in RW but no luck so far..

also is rudin good book?

>>59596238
Now where could my pipe be?

>>59603645
Yes it was.

>>59603653
install /g/entoo

>>59603652
since you don't know what you're doing, scanning from an external system is your best option
do you have a cellphone with a data connection? do a port scan from that (for example, "port authority" on f-droid)

>>59603610
Considering it's already really improbable that you would fry your onboard audio by attempting install a GPU, and then add on the fact that you took the proper de-staticing precautions, I think its safe to say it's just a coincidence. Have you tried the audio jacks on the motherboard itself? (not just the case's front audio jacks)

>>59603658
could be a weird coincedence
double check the onboard sound isn't disabled in the bios or something

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I need to replace a screenprotector, and I'm wondering what the best way to clean the screen is. Is it okay to just buy some of those disinfectant alcohol wipes and use those? I think that was what originally came with the screen protector, but it was only one and obviously I already used it, but the packaging just says "Alcohol Screen Wipe".
I also see a bunch of people saying alcohol will damage your screen when I look this up, but I find that hard to believe considering how common it is to sell these sort of things.

What on earth does "opening a port" mean? My bitcoin node says I need to open a port to allow more connections. I thought I have to go to firewall settings or something in my PC but every tutorial wants me to change modem settings?
Yes i'm not tech literate. Forgive me.

>>59603656
if you're using a US layout keyboard, pipe is between backspace and enter/return

is it possible to use some other drivers for a wireless device on linux?
i have a TEW-646UBH wireless stick but its discontinued.TRENDnet (company who used to produce it) only has drivers for mac and windows

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>>59603665

Throw me a bone if you know a "harder" way to do it. I've got time and willpower to research and learn.

I just don't know where to start looking.

>>59603687
GARFELD!

>>59603645
>>59603658
unplugged? u mean power cable not connected to the PSU or the wall socket? cus you need it to be connected to be grounded...

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I'm using Linux Mint with an i5-5300U

CPU usage seems high while playing movies in Chrome. Is this normal? Are there ways to decrease it?

Pic related.

>>59603675
I usually use isopropyl because those tissues are sometimes dried out

>>59603682
https://www.google.se/search?q=network+port

>>59603705
>chrome
>on Linux too

>>59603682
ports are "paths/tunnels" that seperate individual connections between applications on two machines across a network
on modern routers, incoming connections (connections originating from outside your network, aka, machines on the internet) are blocked ("firewalled")
to allow an incoming connection from any specific port, you need to allow it in your router, and tell the router to which machine the connection should go to (your computers' local IP address), this process is called "port forwarding"

>>59603157
>>59603235
Thank you. I might go with the dell then, still not sure which one, but most likely the gaming, even though I don't like the design that much.

Are there any thinkpads with about the same specs in the price range or no?

>>59603675
Isopropanol should be fine as long as you're certain that the screen is made of glass. I use alcohol wipes and they are good to get rid of skin oil, but after that you'll need to wipe again with something lint-free because they will leave behind lint.

Bumping my >>59603641
I think this is not correct place to ask. Where I ask?

>>59603710
I'm planning on just buying a pack of those for 2$, and they're individually wrapped anyway. And I can't really find isopropyl easily here either.
>>59603738
>as you're certain that the screen is made of glass
It's definitely plastic.

>>59603542
We've already wasted more time than he would. I don't think you're going to into my point. Also there are games, even in steam, that don't like being located on a secondary partition. And an SSD to SSD clone with macrium is completely trivial. If he was down to waste a little time, he could take the opportunity to do a clean install on a spanned volume so he could waste no space and not worry about allocating files at all, but symlinks are faster. Also I didn't use any analogies.

>>59603575
This is true, except in that case you have a reason to confine the OS to a smaller drive, even if it's a little inconvenient.

>>59603705
Stupid question, but what program are you using to monitor your system resources? I'm getting pretty tired of htop, and yours looks quite nice.

>>59603721
I just checked firefox and cpu usage is the same.

>>59603735
there is most likely, yes, but i'm not very familiar with laptops in general.

>>59603742
>bump after not even 15 minutes
fuck off and KYS, nigger

>>59603671
>>59603673
Just checked again, audio is enabled. Tried resetting CMOS and stuff but no luck. Reinstalled drivers aswell.

>>59603704
I left the cable connected to ground myself. I just turned off the PSU. I also discharged the components by smashing the power button for a while.

>>59603773
It's just called system monitor I think, it comes with Mate.

>>59603705
>>59603773
To clarify, I meant MY question is stupid, not yours.

>>59603795
Ah, neat, thanks!

>>59603781
ok sorry I am not familiar with this board I am very sorry

>>59603757
try searching for it, maybe you would find some in electronic and appliance stores, that's where I got mine, cost like 6 euros for a litre of it, lasts forever and I use it a lot too, in 2 years I've used like 600ml, those wipes will surely last for a lot less time

>>59603821
I'm really not planning on using it a lot though. I only need it for this one situation really.

>>59603790
sounds like you did what you should have, besides trying to push an AGP card into a modern motherboard, that is
you didn't bend any pins in the slot?

outside of physical damage, i don't see the attempted installation of that card being the cause

>>59603815
No, this IS the correct board for your question, that guy is just being a jerk.

I don't know the answer to your question, sorry :(

>>59603705
Hardware acceleration isnt working.

>>59603836
learn to read

>>59603831
I agree. I don't see how these two events could be related, unless he broke a capacitor or something while attempting to insert the card. Doesn't seem likely.

>>59603790
Maybe try coming at the problem from a different direction. Try testing your headphones/speakers with a different device. Maybe it's not the computer's fault at all.

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I've got my data backed up just fine already so not really super worried or rushed.

But I've got 5 HDDs and one is making an interesting sound.

All of their SMART ratings are Good.

I can't determine which it is because the drives are in close proximity and the interesting sound is so infrequent. Maybe once or twice a day.

But I did just have it 2-3 times in the span of 5-15 minutes so I'm a little more interested in narrowing it down sooner than later.

Any tips for this?

how are text/terminal-based browser concerning security/privacy/anonymity, compared to Firefox + Add-ons ?

>>59603829
I never used it before I bought it either, it's a miracle liquid goddamn
>clean anything that is in any way electronic
>clean dirty shit in general like that old stain on your desk (it does eat up varnish though, if you care about that enough)
>clean your hands too with the same wipe you just cleaned something else
>clean laptops, PCs, smartphones and all the other everyday use things with just a few drops of this magical™ isopropyl™ alcohol
Hell I've even read you can drink it if you're careful

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>>59596238
I'm a shitty programmer, so I'm very familiar with the error in pic related, but how do I actually get the invocation to show up?

I go to "Other Linker Flags" in "Build Settings" and add the '-v' flag, but it doesn't give me any additional advice...

On a related note, I'm getting this error because I'm trying to use the GMP libraries

I added them to the "Linked Frameworks and Libraries" tab in General and added header/library search paths, but I still get an error. What am I doing wrong?

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I can't mount this drive and it's driving me insane. It's an internal mac drive connected through sata to usb. Pls help mount. I really need to get shit off it.

>>59603933
have you tried just

mount -v /dev/sdc2 ~/Desktop/ass

>>59603902
Fine. Back to my original question though, is it okay to just buy some of those disinfectant alcohol wipes and use those?

>>59603955
yeah should be, since they get packaged with most screen protectors anyway

>>59603963
Okay, thanks.

>>59603871
Just tried hdmi audio output from my TV/monitor and it works, but it sounds like shit..
It's like all the audio jacks died (front and rear), not even my mic works anymore.

>>59603880
What kind of interesting sound are we talking about? Whining? Clunking? The dreaded clicking?

>>59604004
It sounds like the needle adjusting once. It's light and gentle, as best I can describe it. It's worrisome, but it doesn't quite enter the typical feared category of odd whirring, rhythmic clicking, etc.

If I had a working microphone I'd set it up just to get a good example but I don't.

>>59603880
>>59604004
Also my bad. My request for tips was how to best narrow down which drive it was. Would unmounting them temporarily be safe? I always am wary of fiddling with disk management even when I need to.

Would it be safe to unmount a bunch of my drives and then just remount them later? Not sure if that spins them down or not though.

>>59603979
That's really weird, man. I don't really know what to tell you. I really don't think this could have been caused by the attempted GPU installation, though. I've worked on PCs on fricking carpet (stupid as that is) without causing any issues.

Forgive me if this is obvious, but have you tried tested multiple OSes? If you're currently on Windows, then try Linux or visa versa.

>>59604071
>My request for tips was how to best narrow down which drive it was. Would unmounting them temporarily be safe?
Ah, I see. I don't see why you couldn't unmount them, but as you said it might not spin the drives down, depends on the make/model.

I don't suppose you could shut down the computer and just physically unplug all but one of them?

>>59604140
>I don't suppose you could shut down the computer and just physically unplug all but one of them?

Pffft, yeah, but I don't want to! If unmounting wasn't a sufficient option this was my next move.

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>>59604087
Gonna give it a try, but I've almost come to the conclusion that I fried the onboard audio by accidentally making direct contact with the graphics card and the mobo components. The front audio connector sits just underneath the pci-e slot, so that could be a clue.
Welp, gonna try linux or buy an external audio card if that doesn't work, thank you anon/s for your time.

>>59603836
i never said it's the wrong board you fucking retard.

>>59604051
you can record with your phone

>>59604274
>you can record with your phone
I suppose but I meant I'd have it recording all day long and even then it might not make the sound. My phone's not ideal for that really

drawing attention to this >>59603267 because even stack overflow isn't helping thus far. help me /g/.

how can i get the data from the datepicker once it's loaded up?

How do I change the size of the window border in GTK?

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All .png images on 4chan have these artifacts in dark areas. Other formats and .png images on other sites displays just fine. Running Chromium 59.0.3053.0 on W10.

is it possible to use some other linux driver for my wireless adapter if my wireless adapter doesnt provide drivers for linux?
have some shit, old adapter at the moment and cant afford a new one

why does explorer.exe restart every time I navigate to my music folder on windows 10?

>>59604659
If it has the same chipset maybe

ubuntu shat itself after i installed properitary nvidia drivers, wont even boot.
have no access to internet atm so i cant apt-get anything.
i still have iso burned on my flash drive, should i just reinstall?

>>59605147
Sure, and this time install something like timeshift so if shit goes down you can just revert to recent image.

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I understand how to read in a file using C, but I need to have each integer read in be placed into different equations.
How can I take the read in data and separate them to the variables?

file contains five ints separated by a space

Is there a good tutorial out there to learn how to do diagrammatic modeling in LaTeX?

Or should I just give up and use yed and import the diagram I make to LaTeX?

Is it worth it to also/instead learn how to make graphs and shit in LaTeX?

Is there any reason to leave NAT enabled on a modem combo that's been Transparently Bridged? The bridging option doesn't disable it by default.

>>59605464
in my face, picture meant to be C :^)

>>59605477
a DOCSIS modem? what country you from?
NAT isn't needed, unless its something more than just modem'ing

hi /g/
i want to change my gtx 760 for something newer (1080p gaming), and im thinking about rx 470 (4gb) or 480 (4gb) or gtx 1060 (3gb) wat do?
Also i found an new gigabyte gtx 480 G1 4Gb priced lower than a 470 with the same cooling , whats up with that, did they release some kind of gimped version or is it a glitch? Also will all those cards work on my Thermaltake smart 550W PSU?
Sorry for an obvious /v/ question, but i also use linux and wonder how is the state of amd drivers on linux, debian testing or ubuntu for example.

>>59605514
DSL, USA. The settings page points out that it's a security concern, opening up access to the outside world. I'm assuming that's irrelevant since the other router would handle it, but I thought I'd get a second opinion.

>>59598755
Why bother? Literally every human on Earth owns dsotm on cd

>>59605598
I don't. Haven't even seen wizard of OZ in years.

>>59605584
NAT can be turned off if it's acting as a Modem,
try killing it, see if you lose internet access, shouldn't

>>59605643
Thanks. I'm mostly just trying to make sure they can't do anything like access my modems web interface or telnet from the outside to do anything malicious to it

Does anyone have the Elliott destroying his computer and stuff webm?

>>59604652
I don't see anything

>>59605766
>they can't do anything like access my modems web interface or telnet
they can, its their own firmware, you can't even see the secret user they can using to log in ur device when you need "help".


you said ADSL, buy your own, be safe

so here's the thing, /g/

a friend of mine brings me an asus windows laptop and says that it randomly started logging into bios / safe mode settings thing and then back into bios.

so i start googling and mess with some bios settings based on what i found. anyway, nothing works so i get win10 on usb to reformat it

BUT i can't seem to boot into usb. in bios in the boot options, there is no boot order to even select the usb and now i'm lost, no idea what to do. google says it might be hard drive issue? no idea

any ideas, /g/? i'm completely lost

Sup /sqt/,

Should I install Windows 7 32bit or Windows XP 64bit in a 3GB RAM machine?
I don't plan to play videogames or edit images, I want a smooth computer for programming.

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>>59605818
Here's the bios looks like btw

>>59605803
Sorry, "they" was ambiguous. I meant general attackers on the internet, not my ISP.

>>59605874
ISP given routers are among the worst, unless business oriented, especially in terms in security, aka "attackers on the internet"
Whats the model/manufacturer ? if they're unknown its probably trash

>>59605838
f8

>>59605825
>I want a smooth computer for programming
why not install xubuntu/lubuntu instead?

anyway, i'd go with 7 and if it's too slow XP

>>59605825
Windows 7 64 bit. XP64 is ass. If you're concerned about ram, throw a flash drive in there for readyboost

>>59604674
your music folder probably has too many elements, use sub folders.

>>59605898
I know it's trash, that's why I'm using an external router.

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>>59596238
Why do my buttons look so puffy and rounded?

>>59605913
i'm sorry?

>>59605948
Hooah

>>59605913
F8, refers to the version/revision of that BIOS