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SL the Pyro posted:
I have the exact same case+psu by the looks of things. And what you've done there with those cables is a lazy atrocity.
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So, let's talk RAM. To me, it's always been an issue of having enough of it, rather than how fast it worked. I mean, paging and associated disk thrashing causes slowdown, not waiting for stuff to read out of RAM.... right? Been looking at the various brands, and I've learned that anything above 1.5v @ 1600mhz has custom timings that overheads the memory controller (bad). But what about CAS latency? Does the read time difference of a few ns actually make a real-wold difference? CL 11 v CL 8 noticeable? The warning not to use multiple sticks over a single for a single-digit performance drop.... in what exactly? Boot speeds? Game FPS? Synthetic tests to read off the stick?
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Apr 11, 2014 09:00
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Alereon posted:Reminder: Memory is installed in matched pairs. Installing only one module will cut memory bandwidth in half, severely impacting system performance. This needs to be put in the OP, badly.
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Apr 13, 2014 22:39
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teagone posted:While we're on RAM talk, I just realized the Kingston RAM I ordered for my SteamBox is 1.65v, not 1.5v - is my mainboard going to crap itself? It's an ITX MSI H81I. I ordered from Amazon so I can swap it out if absolutely necessary. It probably means it has XMP, which needs to be enabled in BIOS to make sure it's running at the right speed. It's basically a stock overclock that afaik might affect lifespan. I think.
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Apr 14, 2014 02:40
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Agent Escalus posted:EDIT: forgot to ask, is there any reason I should go for two 4 GB RAM sticks instead of one 8 GB stick, leaving the other slot for another single 8? (this would be on a mobo with 16 GB max, by the way). If I go for a different mobo that can do 32, same question: any advantages between single or double sticks? Read the last page and this one, it was just discussed.
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Apr 14, 2014 14:20
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Illusive gently caress Man posted:I have a box with a 2500k in it that I'm using as a linux machine for programming and poo poo. No games. It has an old radeon HD4890 in there, but the linux drivers seem to be broken and it only has two monitor outputs (I want to start loving around with three). deimos posted:Correct, 750 or 750Ti is probably what you want, inexpensive and fairly good performance, they're up there on the price/performance curve so it's the best deal. Having JUST bought a 750 for low-end gaming, I can vouch for it. Currently the maxwell drivers are not fully released yet, which just means you have to goto the NVIDIA hompage and run their binary blob. It's no sweat, there's like 30 google articles on it.
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Apr 14, 2014 22:21
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Might as well ask since we're talking about them; What's so wrong with a itty bitty USB wireless adapter the size of a peanut? Poor reception I'll take for granted, but that's usually a total non-issue as the modem is nearby. Lower max transfer speeds? What?
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Apr 16, 2014 12:24
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The Lord Bude posted:That is by definition not a decent one though - there is a reason why Intel and Asus adapters are the best performers - they have recievers that you can place away from the interference of the PC and in a good spot. The absurdity of this! What type of use case calls for this; who has trouble picking up wireless signals to their static pc tower?
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Apr 16, 2014 14:02
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Not gigabyte.
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Apr 17, 2014 05:16
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So, the rest of my parts are coming tomorrow and I'll finally assembly a *new* computer into this Obsidian 350D case, instead of my old one re-housed. yay! Trouble: there's been some INFERNAL VIBRATION coming out of the case that I've been too lazy to hunt down properly, but it's not the case itself but rather something in it. Should I be looking to get rubber washers or something when I put my new mobo in? It's really annoying, much louder than eg an old HDD.
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Apr 17, 2014 11:08
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I bought a 750 non-ti on a brand-new spanking rig that the OP recommends, ie i5 CPU, B85Mmobo, 8gigs ram, so forth. Why? 1. Linux compatability, so I HAVE to go NVIDIA. 2. Local prices outside of US. The 760 is literally double the price, and I don't even play anything that could use it (mildly related to point 1 above) 3. As an "I'll upgrade it in two years when something comes out that I care about" part, the GPU is the most modular by far. Upgrading CPU after a long time means you need a new mobo, which can mean you need new ram, etc.
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Apr 23, 2014 00:04
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Oh, and question regarding old PC parts: I'm going to be giving an old box to a mate so he can play games from the 90's like Riven and Age of Empires. His only req is that it has sound out via HDMI so it can sit hidden in the living room next to the Playstation. And that it be as cheap as humanly possible. So I've got an old Veriton S460 lying about and thinking of chucking in, say, a Geforce 610. Is this going to work for sound-via-HDMI out? Looking inside it, the mobo has a SPDIF jack if that's relevant.
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Apr 23, 2014 00:17
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Serephina posted:Oh, and question regarding old PC parts: I'm going to be giving an old box to a mate so he can play games from the 90's like Riven and Age of Empires. His only req is that it has sound out via HDMI so it can sit hidden in the living room next to the Playstation. And that it be as cheap as humanly possible. Reposting this as it seems to have gotten lost. Again; using a 610 in old hardware to get sound-out via HDMI, sounds about right?
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Apr 24, 2014 03:04
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Chiming in on windows 8.1, I got it for my folks and added in classic shell, but you still see a lot of metro stuff here and there. Lots of 'settings' require you to use that Metro crap it seems, and some applications install with a Metro-style UI, ie skype. I'm not really sure I see why win8.1 is so much better than the win7 stuff I use at Uni.
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Apr 29, 2014 02:05
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Acer Pilot posted:So my dad's secondary HDD is on its way out. The only way it interacts with your mobo is via the SATA port, which every mobo on earth has. It's also the 'normal' form factor and uses SATA power from your psu. So, yes.
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Intl Cron posted:and nine of the pins are damaged or bent This might be your problem?
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