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So, I'm considering in getting I3 or FX.
Not sure which i3 should get, but I'm thinking about i3-4150
Not sure about FX too, but I'm thinking about FX-6300
Price limit is up to 120 euros for CPU.
So I ask your advice.
I don't want after buying it be like "FUCK, x CPU sucks, I wish I could change that to other one."
imo i3 has nice upgrade path, and AMD is kinda outdated.
AMD has very nice overclocking.
I would use it for gaming, Arma 2, War Thunder, Project Zomboid, Total war and etc.
Maybe playing around with Unreal Engine 4, but not sure if requirements would be good enough.
i3 is dual core, but has 2 threads in each core. Does that make it kinda quad-core?
So if there is kind based anon, and has nothing to do, would appreciate help. Thanks in advance!
>>52136076
For games, the i3 is a clear winner.
You're paying a premium though, but that's mainly because there's no competition
someone already made a thread
>>52132028
>>52132028
>>52132028
>>52136107
Both costs same here
>>52136107
So okay, I choose i3-4150
What mobo I should get? budget one.
what would happen if I had the system requirements for a newer game but the CPU is old(quad core amd)?
>>52136030
are codec packs something I still have to worry about in 2015?
I've been using CCCP all this time, but does installing MPC-HC separetely (or any other video player) already install/download codec packs you need automatically?
I have a binary value in C, like 23, or 10111
In an 8bit unsigned integer that would be 00010111
What I'd like to figure out, using C, is how can I count the number of bits that are significant? In this instance, it is 5, as removing the unimportant left-bits leaves 10111, 5 bits with a significant value.
I'd like to be able to do this with any arbitrary integer. Any suggestions towards and approach? I was thinking bitmask towards the LSB, stop when I hit a 1, and count the remaining bits.
Help appreciated.
>>52136076
Speaking of 4th gen i3's, will the 4130 be a good pair with a 960 2GB?
>>52136910
Go budget but not too budget. Low end but not Asrock.
>>52136076
Logical increments. Google it.
>>52136910
Go and check what H97/Z97 mobos are on sale in your area. Z97 is for overclocking which you can't do but there might be one with a great value anyways.
is it your first build? Do you know what you should be looking for?
>>52136910
Asrock h97 anniversary is on sale for $65. Z97 is like $75.
>>52137475
>Low end but not Asrock
I've never been bitten by cheap motherboards. I've ended up with boxes that couldn't be upgraded, because of a lack of slots, or unusable slots due to cable placement, but never a box that was unstable or died suddenly.
Is asrock really that bad?
im trying to get star wars the old republic running on linux mint. i tried to download wine but it fucking wont let me. someone on here told me to get playonlinux. i got it downloaded the game and it's on my harddrive. so this is what happens. i open the game with leads to a small login window, enter my shit, then it goes to the event announcement screen with a PLAY button at the bottom. problem is i click and nothing happens. a
C;/ window pops up with the syntaxWaiting for swtor...then nothing happens. i also cannot type in this box. please help. this shit literally took some 8 hours to dl and install
Found, PID:109
Waiting for threads to end...
>>52137465
how much is the R9 380 for you? It should be slightly cheaper and still has a slightly better performance (irrc you will want to adjust the fan settings to turn on sooner though)
>>52137524
Nah, Asrock has cleaned up their game, their motherboards aren't bad. Just kinda featureless.
Is this good?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4sfbmG
Or should I change the APU to CPU? please help I just slapped shits here and there
What are some good websites similar to /g/?
>>52137444
nvm done itint main(int argc, char* argv[]){
int masks[8] = {0x80, 0x40, 0x20, 0x10, 0x8, 0x4, 0x2, 0x1};
int t = 23, i = 0;
for(; i < 8; i++){
if (t & masks[i]){
printf("%d\n",8-i);
break;
}
}
return(0);
}
>>52137444
You could also try dividing and checking for the integer part of division for 128, 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1.
The first one that returns a 1 corresponds to the significant bit.
i.e. you got 129 //128 = 1
that means all bits are significant
if you got 126 // 128 = 0
but 126 // 64 = 1, that means that one bit is not significant, the others are.
>>52137551
Featureless is good, if it saves money, and keeps poorly made features and options from intruding (software RAID)
>>52137564
That's.... the most reasonable build I've seen posted in a long time...
I have an acer aspire AX3300. I haven't used it but it has been used in the past, the ram has been upgraded by someone at some point. However, when Ipower it on the fan satrts to spin and then it turns off, no bios beeps or anything! I've tried it with a different PSU and I get the same results, any ideas?
I assembled my first build and now I'm looking for drivers online since the ones on the CDs are probably outdated.
I get the motherboard and GPU drivers, but what about my SSD and monitor? They also came with CDs.
>>52137824
Just use the CDs
>>52137545
>i tried to download wine but it fucking wont let me
?
>>52137496
>is it your first build?
Yes.
>Do you know what you should be looking for?
I have some knowledge, but not too much. Wasn't getting deeper in tech news, because had problems with SAD and depression, so yeah.
Because I don't have shitload of money, I want to build budget.
I have GPU already, not the best but would be good. GTX 650ti 2GB.
I have 600w 80 plus bronze PSU.
So what's left is RAM, CPU and Mobo
If I take i3-4150, it will cost me 120 eur.
H97 Anniversary here costs 75 Eur
it's already 195 eur
But.. roughly trying to fit in 200 eur for MB+CPU+RAM
I know sounds cheap, butare H81 chips bad? I mean it has everything I need, and well, it's cheap(Pic related).It costs 40 Eur. Will not overclock anyways(not sure if you even can on not-K cpu). Or it's just waste MB, and will be like "tried to spend less, but got nothing"
Thanks in advance.
>>52138473
Forgot to include picture
ASRock H81M-VG4 R2.0, H81, DualDDR3-1600, SATA3, D-Sub, mATX
>>52137753
I've tried it wiithout the ramsticks, same problem. Should I just give up? Is it the motherboard?
>>52137753
>>52138490
Try creating new thread, because mostly only first questions gets attention in /sqt/
>>52138473
I've had no problems with intel's lowest chipsets. I've got two computers running the cheapest B75 motherboards I could find.
Only thing to watch out for in the older ones, is to make sure they have SATA 6Gb/s. Some of them don't have it and you'll need it if you ever want to use an SSD in the future.
>>52138485
H81 is pretty outdated and will lack ports for future upgrades so you'll have to buy a new mobo pretty soon in the future instead of just using whatever news things you buy.
>>52138490
Breadboard results? If no beep, jump the PSU with a paperclip. Very easy. If PSU works, dead mobo.
What is your opinion on the ASUS ZENPAD C 7" ?
>>52138525
>Try creating new thread
Fuck you. If anon makes a new thread for a stupid problem they will get troll answers or be told to ask here.
>>52138525
>mostly only first questions gets attention in /sqt/
That's a fucking lie. The problem is there are two stupid questions threads right now.
>>52138580
I tested it with a different, working, PSU. So the motherboard is probably rip? I'll make sure to check everything else before of course.
>>52138607
Yes. If you can, check the CPU with someone else, but it's motherboard 99% of the time.
Own iPhone 5S
should i trade it for opo2/zenfone/anything else?
how am i supposed to configure a SLI setup in terms of placement in PCI slots? do i put them right next to each other or as far away from each other as possible? i noticed my GPU's to have a pretty large difference in temperature. Right now theyre right next to each other. In idle (only firefox, skype, thunderbird and and steam open) theyre on 42°C and 32°C
>>52138746
I always recommend a Nexus device if someone wants to go Android. In this case, the 5X because you probably don't want a phablet coming from a smaller iPhone.
>>52137903
when i try to install it is says im holding broken packages. ive tried literally everything possible.
>>52138761
Download your motherboards manual. It'll say. I assume is blowing hot air on the other or doing most of the work.
when i open system properties i get "intel core i5 @ 3.5GHz" but when i enter BIOS i get 4.5GHz
i have a Z97X-UD5h so it has some fancy menus with a GUI, it said something about "automatic frequency" in the BIOS settings. can a system change the CPU frequency while an operating system is running?
>>52138797
As a 5X owner I can absolutely vouch for the phone. You get all the 'it just werks' of an iPhone with all the benefits of Android. And it's not a bloated version but a pure, fresh 6.0. The size too is perfect.
Best of all is the fingerprint sensor and how fast it is.
>>52138829
Why aren't you using Windows?
if i wanted to provide people with free WLAN could i just lock out the ports that torrenting software commonly uses to atleast give myself some security?
what editors do you guys use? ive used eclipse but nothing else.
does it even matter which one you use?
>>52138473
Go for an h81 then. I would avoid P33s though, they've been failing quite a lot lately.
>>52137564
Looks good, I'd get a different PSU though, CX series are very hit or miss.
What are you using this PC for?
Thinking about making a really small tablet using a raspberry pi and giving it a tft touchscreen. How hard can I fail also how to make the battery work? Was thinking about a slim powerbank.
>>52139491
Also how shitty idea is this?
I am getting INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE on windows 10 and safe mode doesn't work either. I deleted (unplugged) storage devices drivers in device manager for disks because my external hdd would not be detected anymore, but it somehow caught a boot device. The menu to access safe mode still works,but that's it. Is there a way to fix this,with CMD perhaps?
Can someone explain to me what they mean about keepass passwords being read in memory plain text?
>>52139491
friend has one rpi based device like that in a pip-boy like configuration. uses a couple 18650 batteries for power. It's a decent idea, no big problems as long as form factor is okay for you, will be quite blocky.
>>52139866
You will probably have to reinstall
>>52139890
Doesn't matter
>>52139978
what do you mean by it doesn't matter?
>>52139890
>>52139991
Basically, the password is used as-written when it's passed around in memory by the application.
If someone sniffed that segment of your RAM, they could discern the password just by converting bits to ASCII.
Is there a downloader add on for browsers(or an application, for that matter) that alows files to be downloaded to different folders via file association? i.e exe's,zips ect into one folder and images into another one automatically?
>>52140002
so literally any password manager would be fucked, even if I saved my password in a text file and hashed or encrypted it?
1.Can i have iso file windows 10 on usb and other files like pictures music and shit. Will i be able to boot windows or do i need to delete music and other stuff on usb?
2. fat32 or ntfs
>>52140019
Well, at some point, any application has to read in the plaintext of your password.
If your machine is compromised to the point where you're worried about someone sniffing your RAM, then they might as well just be using a keylogger instead.
The only time this is really an issue is if your password is stored plaintext on disk or passed over any network in plaintext.
I have a 27 inch 4K IPS monitor Dell P2715Q.
There is a minuscule black dot (not a dead pixel) clearly as a result of some debris getting between the LCD and backlight. Does anyone know how to fix this? I've seen people successfully use suction cups to pull the LCD forward enough for debris to fall to the bottom of the monitor out of sight. Does that work?
>>52140072
you can have any other spare files on it, I usually put drivers on there in advance.
same as the ISO, don't forget to make it bootable.
Just use rufus to copy the ISO.
>>52140085
alrighty, I guess I can trust keepass as long as I trust the machine hasn't been compromised.
any link to tutorials how to create video previews (like these for porn) using opencv? c++
Is there any reason to go with CCCP 64-bit instead of 32-bit?
I know you're supposed to go with 32-bit because of compatibility issues with MadVR but I don't plan to use that.
Consensus on silverstone SFX and Psu overall? How reliable are they? Any problems with coil whine and/or fan grinding/failing?
I'm looking to get one to power my mitx build. Pentium G3260, 2x2gb ddr3, 1 ssd and 1 hdd.
My case is a CM elite 110 so I'm looking at this psu because of its smaller form factor (cones with atx bracket) and it is gold certified plua full modular to cut down on wire clutter.
Any input is appreciated!
>>52140514
It's fine.
>2x2gb ddr3
Get 1x8GB faggot
I browse /g/.
Am I a faggot?
>>52140555
>Uses word browse instead of lurk
>>52140541
Ok good to hear. And no I'm good with 2x2gb. Got the kit for $15 and I have 8gb in my gaming pc. Barely use it there let alone on my mitx build for general purpose and browsing.
I saw a review of a guy running a gtx 970 and i7-5820k on that psu so that gives me hope.
Can someone please recommend me a VPN service for people living in the UK?
>>52140814
Astrill
>>52136030
I just bought a new keyboard, and I am trying to us a usb to ps/2 adapter to plug it in. Is the ps/2 for keyboards to blue/purple or the green one?
>>52140851
purple keyboard green mouse
I am installing a new boot drive (Evo 850) for the first time in nearly a decade and want to make sure it is assigned as C: instead of my old OS HDD.
Current set up:
C:/ (Old windows install - WD Black) - I will be formatting this drive
E/ (Data - WD Blue) - I will be keeping the data on this drive
The process goes like this, right?
Unplug everything except for DVD / SSD
Enable AHCI in BIOS
Change boot order to removable media
Install windows to SSD
Change boot order to SSD
Plug back in old HDDs
Format old OS drive
My question is now... if I plug in my old data/os HDD's will they still be assigned C: and E:?
Also does anyone have a list of windows updates to hide (nags, antipiracy)?
Final question.
Does anyone know if the Intel ICH10R supports trim functions (non-raid) on the P6X58D-E using the native MSAHCI driver?
>>52140829
Are you using it? Do I need to get a special router for torrenting, or just the client?
Which is better
DDR3 CL9 or CL11?
>>52140981
Thanks
DDR3 1.35V CL10 vs DDR3 1.5V CL9?
>>52141024
Uh you can't use DDR3L and DDR3 in the same slot. Both are different
>>52141024
>>52141036
If your laptop needs 1.35v you must use DDR3L. If it uses 1.5v you can use either
CL stands for cas latency
>>52141082
>>52141082
Well it says it's DDR3 and for DIMM
So thought it's legit
so gonna get
DDR3 Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB 1600MHz CL9 1.5V
Thanks
>>52141129
Sure
Anyone here owns a Pixel C? Can you recommend it?
So I have two hard drives here I use alongside my SSD. I've been thinking of distributing files in a different way.
One of them is 500GB, the other one is 1TB.
What would you do in this situation:
1. Temporal downloads and any kind of content in each hard drive
2. Temporal downloads in one hard drive, content in the other
I'm going to be using these two for music, tv shows and games for the most part.
>>52141365
Downloads + 375GB of storage
1TB storage
>>52136030
My GPU datasheet says 55°c is the max fan inlet temperature, but i don't know is the temperature of the air or of the die. It's a quadro k620
How do I convert video files to mp3 files? What's a good and simple software to do this?
>>52140318
Yo anyone? I'm entitled to an answer.
>>52139965
I made an export of the registry beforehand, but "REGEDIT reg.bak" in cmd doesn't work... It couldn't find the registry. Can we convert an export to the actual registry files on the C:\?
>>52143179
How so?
>>52136030
Alright, here we go.
I'm upgrading my rig soon; i've got a 650W EVGA psu on the way and i'll be ordering an XFX R9 380X gpu when payday hits (I just want that security of having the extra funds).
My question is: I have a Phenom II X4 820 cpu and 16GB of DDR3 RAM. Obviously the RAM won't hinder anything at that point (especially when the card has 4GB), but how bad of a performance hit will I take from the CPU? Will the GPU make up for it? It only has an ~3500 rating on cpubenchmark as opposed to the ~6000 from an i5. I don't expect to do super ultra settings, but i'd like to play various things at high settings with good FPS. Sonic Generations, Assassin's Creed IV, Skyrim, etc.
tl;dr will a Phenom II X4 820 hold back my R9 380X significantly
>>52136030
what's the best cheapest ssd to get for 480/500GB? I looked at a Sandisk Ultra II for 130€, but I kinda want encryption and would be willing to pay a bit more for it.
What gives me gud endurance while not paying more than 150€? (germoney)
>>52143791
samsung 850 evo
>>52136030
I've always wondered about this, is it a stupid idea to have the custom url profile in Steam to be the same as your login ID?
I figure that's what everyone does anyways but yeah.
I'm planning to turn a laptop screen into a standalone monitor to use as second screen
Will using a 1366+768 screen alongside a 1080p one cause any issues, or require some special configurations, or anything^?
>>52143873
That's 156€, compared to 130€ for the ultra 2. What justifies the 26€ more?
>>52143898
5 year warranty
Is a hp streambook with 2gb of memory good if all I'm doing is using chrome for papers and youtube?
>>52143905
sandisk offers 3. I'm pretty sure in 3 years ssds will be way cheaper. By the way it went til now, 500gb SSDs will be like 50 bucks, so I don't see the point in warranty over 3 years, especially since I'll have finished uni and will be working full-time at that point.
>>52143910
Youtube is gonna suck on it because of its shitty gpu. Don't expect any 60fps.
Beyond that, it's what's referred to as a cloudbook. Anything internet related will probably be fine.
>>52143892
No, there shouldn't be any issues. I have a 1600x900 monitor and a 1440x900 one running together, 20" HP and a 19" AOC.
>>52143987
That's what I figured. I'm getting something cheap for travel while having a decent desktop at home.
>>52143950
It's just important to keep in mind in case you don't want to do that. Some people value being able to grab something that lasts longer without having to spend money, but if you're going to be buying things more frequently then yeah, a 3 year warranty for a cheaper price would be better.
What can I do with a Raspberry Pi and a 5 inch screen?
Can I put them together with some sort of small battery and make a portable media center?
Is it possible to organize an ipod without Itunes?
I opened it up in windows explorer and it looks like all the songs have been renames to four random letter ex. AGBW.mp3, and are all stored in folders called F00, F01 etc. Can I just drag and drop music? Do I have to rename everything to four capital letters?
>Waiting for hamradio to arrive
Anything I should know, be aware of, or fun stuff to do with it once I get it?
Obviously, no license yet but will get one.
Need a cheap 3G-capable tablet (that won't degrade to unusable speeds within a year like my N7 2012 did). <£60, maybe £70 at a push. Is there such a thing?
Is there a simple tool that will show me what refresh rate my monitors are actually running at? For some reason the nvidia driver does a lot of fucky rounding to whole numbers.
If I need to pick one, XFX or PowerColor?
/g/ I need your help!
Im running OpenSuse 13.2 and just downloaded a .deb file.
So far I tried
dpkg: missing file var/lib/dpkg/avaiable ,
alien: tried to get it but the dev stopped hosting it in the repo and
kpackage: doesn't respond. Whats the command for kpackage?
the fuck?
>>52145100
also, the file is not in the repro.
It's [spoiler] Steam [/spoiler]
>>52145100
Hi anon, I have found your problem!
>Im running OpenSuse 13.2
This is your main mistake. You see, OpenSUSE is a version of Linux. Linux is good for servers, and modified versions of it are used on phones and tablets- but it is no good for desktop or laptop computers. People have been trying to do so for decades now but there are just too many problems.
You need to back up your data, and install an Operating System (OS) designed for desktop/laptop use. Windows is popular, and OSX is also good if you're prepared to fiddle a bit to get it working on non-Apple hardware.
I hope this helps.
>>52145172
Thank you
What case is this?
I bought this on eBay thinking it was a Source 210, however I wasn't paying attention and realized that a Source 210 looks nothing like this until after I ordered it.
I don't really mind if it's wrong anyways, it's fine with me, just curious what it is.
>>52145234
Unbranded, used for decent spec pre-builts would be my guess.
>>52145224
Where you even got idea to run openSUSE as desktop OS?
Can I get some help with this build?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZZwsdC
I'm pretty set on the GPU/CPU, but I'm wondering if there's any room to cut costs on the PSU/case/mobo. I have $600 to work with, but I would like some extra to spend on games
>>52144160
Sure you do
Google, there loads of information there
I'm super new to PC building. Is there a good alternative to
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128656&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-LogicalIncrements.com%20Inc-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10440897&PID=5961731&SID=0
anywhere? Shit's sold out on newegg and it takes forever to restock. Is there a performance difference between motherboards and their micro ATX counterparts?
The PC doesn't recognize the new monitor I just got? I feel likea retard
>>52145543
Did you turn on the power button?
>>52145560
YEah.
>>52145427
>AMD CPU
Scrap that and get an i3 4170 or something, it will be better at games
I'm writing a little game in python, and I want to handle the case in which a player makes a typo. I tried the code at the bottom, but it can't handle 2 consecutive errors. How should I change my code in order for it to handle a typo every time one shows up?while game_not_ended==True:
try:
if player1turn==True:
x=input(['Player 1 turn:'])
else:
x=input(['Player 2 turn:'])
except NameError:
x=input(['You must insert an integer. Try again:'])
>>52145351
I just used a random stick that was lying around for a thinkpad I repaired, to test it out.
Turned out that in my opinion OpenSuse is very smooth yet powerful as a Desktop OS.
Of course it was a foolish thought to run multimedia on it.
>>52145427
Also, I would have to get a wireless adapter if I wanted to use wireless, correct? Are there any recommended adapters or is it pretty much whatever?
And what version of windows is good? I'm pretty dissatisfied with 10, so I'm not going to be using that again.
>>52145899
I would do win7 because it looks the least like a giant pile of shit.
I don't think that there will be any support problems in the next 5 years.
Does anyone know why alt-click to save is not working in Firefox developers edition?
I've already changed the setting in about:config but its still not working
Bought a hard drive for my first build and it wasn't detected at all in Windows or BIOS, and I read you should feel the HDD hum when the computer is on with it hooked up and I didn't. Had a smaller spare around and it worked fine and I did feel it hum. Sent the dud back for a replacement and had the same problem with the new one. After sending the replacement back and saying I wanted a refund they said they tested it and it works fine but hadn't been initialized. So I looked into that and read the drives should've still been detected before being initialized.
So am I retarded or is there something wrong with my pc? Or are they trying to screw me out of the restocking fee, assuming I'll still want a refund instead of having them send the drive back?
>>52145899
>Also, I would have to get a wireless adapter if I wanted to use wireless, correct?
Duh. Althought I think some motherboards may come with their own wireless adapter
Can i leave my sata hdds connected to power and just remove the data cable for testing purposes? or would it harm the drives.
My headset broke, but I still got the detachable microphone. I want to keep using it, but my computer won't recognize it.
What do?
What the fuck happened to Ian Murdock?
>>52146107
This is the headset.
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Labs-51EF0360AA000-HS-850-Headset/dp/B004AP8R3S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451518103&sr=8-1&keywords=draco+hs-850
>>52136030
What's vagina?
My computer is constantly writing to C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\WMI\Wifi.etl
What the fuck is it writing there? It's only a 8420KB file.
>>52146116
Ded
>>52146116
Police beat the shit out of him, and he said he was going to kill himself on twitter. There's varying levels of conspiracy theory about that though, which mostly talk about the NSA assassinating him because of what he said about Debian?
>>52146162
I love the idea of this conspiracy theory. Get /x/ involved, see if you can find out the "truth"
Question to mods.
Why aren't the dozens of conspiracy threads moved to /x/???
Let /g/ be stupid and uneducated about technology instead of conspiracies like it should be.
>>52146185
unfortunately /x/ is a complete shithole how. I doubt they'd touch it. They're too busy being cynical assholes and ironically asking how to summon succubi
>>52145427
>>52145672
This. 4160 here, runs everything perfectly. A Haswell i3 won't be the limiting factor in games until you hit around GTX980-level with the GPU (and not even then in 90% of titles).
I would not recommend cheapening out on the PSU, since a bad unit could fry everything else. Seasonic is a great brand and that's a solid price.
>>52146116
He killed himself because this years ccc conference was so retarded.
He just couldn't stand it.
rip in piece
>>52146297
>this years ccc conference was so retarded
You thought so too? Kek, I'm glad I have someone to share a boat with.
This is the end of my cable that plugs into my headphones. What is this plug called?
>>52146281
I got to this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wj7ZhM
I haven't heard good things about Asrock, but I have to keep it under $600. Maybe there's somewhere else I can cut costs? Also can I be sure this will all fit in the case?
>>52143892
And another question about this: the control board I need for the LCd screen recommends a 12 V 4A power supply. If I were to add speakers to the monitor (speakers from the same dead laptop), would the energy requirements go up considerably or would it be fine with the same 12 V 4A supply? I don't know how much power those speakers might draw but I don't think it's a lot, they're pretty small and not very loud
>>52146315
It was terrible, they went full force sjw feminism.
And that keynote at the beginning, oh god.
>Woman obviously doesn’t know shits about Computers
>Is known for being a radical illegal immigrant in Germany
>I'll become a great hacker one day!
And then all these children pretending to be hackers.
I really enjoyed previous conferences but this one was shit.
Anyways...
>>52146394
If you're okay with cutting back the number of RAM slots and USB ports, I suggest going with a Gigabyte H81 or B85 board instead of an ASRock 9 series. I went with a GA-H81M-H and am happy with it; you'll probably want one with a header for front USB3, though.
Suggestion: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/JnhBMp
PCPP gives a warning about Haswell Refresh chips, but not to worry- I checked their site for you: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=5174 and it's good to go for all Haswell chips, no update required.
And your case is more than large enough.
I'm looking at an electric kettle on Amazon and it says it's uses 1100-watt power.
That sounds insane to me. That's like twice the wattage of my computer for a small dedicated device that just boils water.
Could somebody explain why it's so high?
>>52146783
it likely doesn't convert to DC and the element rapidly switches between on and off at a very high wattage so you get boiling water in only a few minutes. Sounds pretty normal to me desu.
Is it possible to partition a usb and have two OSs on it?
Want tails for privacy stuff, and a linux distro for recovery stuff.
>>52145543
This is happening a lot recently in sqt. What is going on with monitors?
Trying to upgrade my computer and came across a small plastic box I can't ID. Its stuck to the bottom of my PC case with what I think is thermal paste and is connected to the motherboard by an internal USB cable. Best guess is that its a ground, but I'd like a second opinion.
Is it in fact a ground and if so can I relocate it? It's blocking me from installing a new PSU
>>52146951
Maybe displayport isn't as plugandplay as dvi/hdmi? seems unlikely in this day and age.
I want to build a cheap Linux PC for programming and light gaming (grand strategy like EU4, CK2, etc.). Is an APU good enough?
>>52137591
Lainchan is good. Just read the rules before posting, please.
lainchan org/rules
Mum asking about facebook and I have no idea. Is it possible to remove "do-you-know" even for friends of friends?
her partner has facebook and is on shitloads of medication that sometimes his mind goes and he's concerned that he might add someone that he doesn't want to.
>>52146783
Put simply, it's going to take the same amount of energy to boil a given volume of water no matter the power, so you might as well apply lots in order to heat it quickly.
3000 watt kettles are standard here in the UK, because as a Brit I am culturally mandated to drink eight thousand gallons of tea every 45 seconds. Computers are low wattage devices unless you have a cryptocoin mining rig/similar.
1.1kW seems frankly embarrassingly weak. I assume your mains is 120V?
>>52147219
I don't use Facebook but I suggest installing Adblock Plus/uBlock/something similar and using the custom filter feature to hide that part of the site. Generally you just click the add filter button and then click on the offending element.
I put a GTX 960 in my PC. My processor is an Intel Core i3 3240. Will it bottleneck my CPU, and if it will, how can I prevent it without getting a new processor?
>>52147333
Nothing is going to bottleneck anything outside of games, and the only thing that's going to really bottleneck at the CPU are MMOs probably.
I got a brand new laptop with windows 10 shit pre-installed. I get the dumb no drivers detected message when I try to install windows 7 over it. What should my next step be? I've done shit like try on usb 2.0 and try a different iso with no luck.
Is Dashlane safe to use? Cause I had my credit card number stolen and use recently and I don't see an other stuff or site I use that could've caused this...
>>52147242
>I don't use Facebook
man /g/ just full of normal people. Thanks. Think he uses phone too, but that'll be good for laptop.
What's the best wireless wifi extender on the market?
>>52147345
Or BethSoft games. They smash the CPU unnecessarily.
I am replacing the screen in a HP-f205dx. I think that I may have gotten a screen with the wrong number of pins in the connector. The connector fits properly though. Are there a 30 pin and a 40 pin that are exactly the same size, just having a different number of pins?
Trying to switch to MusicBee, is there a way to make one of the columns at the top sort by folder?
>>52147333
>Will it bottleneck my CPU
No offence but the way you phrased this makes me suspect you don't 100% follow what bottlenecking is.
Essentially:
* To be "bottlenecked by your CPU" means that the graphics card could go faster, but the CPU is too weak to drive it at its full potential (I.E. can't keep up with the game logic at a high enough rate)
* To be "bottlenecked by your GPU" means that the CPU could simulate the game faster, but the graphics card is too weak to render the results any faster and is running at capacity
You are always limited by one or the other. As long as the game looks good and is running smoothly enough for you, it doesn't matter. Most people prefer gaming rigs to be GPU-limited, since they feel that the potential of their expensive GPU is somewhat wasted if it isn't running at capacity. When selecting parts, one generally makes sure to select "balanced" parts- for example, there is no point going with an ultra high end i7 with a budget GPU.
To directly answer your question: Your Ivy i3 and the 960 seem like a good match to me. I expect you will be GPU-limited in 99% of games, which is what you want.
Is it possible to be banned from Spotify? Their website gives me a "connection refused" and I can't log in. (Error 2)
Anyone know a good alternative to Daemon Tools? Mine expired and I don't want to keep downloading a trial version just to have it expire again.
>>52147682
I use WinCDEmu
I have these parts coming in the mail.
EVGA GTX 950
i3-4170
MSI H81M
8GB RAM
480GB SSD
500W EVGA PSU
tell me how bad i fucked up
>>52147774
Not bad. Seems like a solid budget computer. I'm sure you technically could've done better in some regard, but honestly your choices are alright.
>>52147774
Your only major mistake is the i3, having a dual-core processor in almost 2016 is disgustingly bad.
I have the same video card, evga gtx 950. I hope you don't mind playing Fallout 4 on "middle-high settings with low god-rays" and Witcher 3 on medium settings and locking your fps at 30. You'll get around 45fps normally, but I recommend locking it at 30 just so it's a smoother experience; Not getting all jittery with the fps fluctuating between 40-55fps all the time. That's what you're in for.
>>52147984
I'm really hype for it. Hopefully the motherboard doesn't need the dreaded BIOS update or I'll be screwed.
I don't know a better way to rephrase this because I am retarded, so I'll just ask it
I have just installed Debian. It is my first Linux distro. What the fuck do I do now? Is there a guide of how to do shit, documentation or something? Recommended practices?
>>52148136
Make sure your user account is added to the sudoers list. It may or may not be by default, I haven't used Debian in ages. Like, right now, try "sudo apt-get update" and enter your password when it prompts for it. If it works, you're golden and don't have to do shit, if it says the aforementioned "your name isn't in the sudoers list" then you have to use the "su" command for root privileges and go to /etc/sudo or some shit with "nano". I don't even remember the exact spot anymore.
You can use the package manager gui or use the command line to install whatever you want from the Debian repositories. sudo apt-get install iceweasel
Also, there is no "apt-get search." You have to use "aptitude search" to search for packages. Yes, it's retarded.
>>52147576
I'm actually wondering this as well. The only reason I didn't switch from foobar2000 is because there didn't seem to be a way to do this.
Does anyone have an RWATCH R11 smartwatch? And if so, would you recommend it to others? http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_203003.html
Best resources for learning C++?
>>52148241
The Debian website has a wiki. There's also this reference card.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/refcard/refcard
>>52148241
When I triedsudo apt-get update
I got an error that said:bash: sudo: command not found
>>52148291
If you specify a root password during the installation, then sudo is not installed by default.
>>52148291
>>52148358
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/discussion/18063/debian-8-1-0-jessie-sudo-fix-not-installed-by-default
>>52148358
Oh
I don't know what to do in that case, I did not mean to make an account separate from the admin account
>>52148053
I don't really play the latest games. I'm hoping it will be good enough for Second Life, as that's what I'll mainly be using it for.
Can I get suggestions?
$1192 shipped.
>>52148053
>>52148394
>Your only major mistake is the i3, having a dual-core processor in almost 2016 is disgustingly bad.
i3 user here and I can tell you haven't used one. 2c4t Haswell at a decent clock speed is not going to bottleneck a 950 on ANY game. In most games, it hardly bottlenecks a 980.
Evidence: http://www.techspot.com/review/972-intel-core-i3-vs-i5-vs-i7/page7.html
How do I know if my CPU cooler is properly seated on my CPU without taking the whole fucking thing off?
I'm paranoid that the metal cover which goes over the CPU once the arm goes down left a gap between the heat spreader and the cooler itself.
I have a Netgear wifi dongle and the speed has slown down to a crawl, maybe 10kb/sec but not stopped. Interestingly if I take it out and put it in again it works at full speed for a few seconds.
Any ideas?
>>52148546
If your CPU is properly cooled it is probably properly seated.
Should I be concerned if after 15 minutes at 100% load, (prime95 torture test) my cpu hits 80 degrees celcius?
>>52148546
You fire up some complex (but real world) application while monitoring the temps and see if it gets too hot.
>>52148579
It is normal for an Intel processor with the stock cooler to reach frighteningly high temperatures under synthetic torture tests. These tests are not representative of any real world loads, even unusually intense ones. Do not continue to run these tests on the stock cooler or you risk damaging the CPU.
>>52148578
>>52148620
I'm a little new to building computers, what is a good temperature for an i5?
>>52148620
I have a water cooler
>>52148656
HAHAHAHAHA
HE BOUGHT THE WATER COOLER MEME HOLY SHIT
>>52148637
I googled and found this.
>Core i5-4670K
>Idle: 28 to 35°C
>Normal: 47 to 60°C
>Max: 72°C
These sound right to me and other sources on the matter seem to corroborate it.
>>52148656
I don't think it should be reaching 80c on water. Having said that, please try an intense real-world load representative of what you will actually be doing with the computer. If the temps are fine under those circumstances, I wouldn't worry about temps under synthetic torture.
Just got an Accelero Twin Turbo 2 for my old ass GTX 580 that was turning into a covection oven. Any one have any experience with installing these? The manual says to use the insulating tape on the circuit components but the tape doesn't seem to want to stick down very well. I can't imagine it would do much harm to just leave it off, but im curious if anyone else has ever installed one of these knows better. The few vids i looked at don't use it but none of them are installing on a 580 either.
>>52148533
>>52148533
>>52148533
pls respond
FUCK, I just installed Ubuntu on my computer and now it just skips straight to Ubuntu without giving me the option between Ubuntu or Windows.
>>52149029
Yeah, Ubuntu is pretty fucking shit
Reinstall windows
>>52148767
If it says to apply an insulating layer, do it. They wouldn't have bundled it if it wasn't needed.
Figure out some other way to keep it in place if necessary.
>>52149029
Have you tried holding shift as it boots? Keep it held from the time your motherboard's logo screen shows until you see a menu.
>>52149029
Grub2
>>52149052
Fek u, I've set this computer up to dual boot before and it worked perfectly. It's just that this time God decided to royally FUCK me in the ANUS.
The partition with Windows was completely unaffected by installing Ubuntu. But this fucker won't let me choose between the two. Grub boot loader menu doesn't pop up, it just skips that shit and goes straight to Ubuntu.
>>52149080
I haven't tried that yet, thanks.
>>52149100
Wot aboot it?
>>52149080
Just tried that. All that Grub shows is Ubuntu and Advanced options for Ubuntu.
>>52146339
it's some kind of DIN connector
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector
cop or not?
http://flash.newegg.com/Product/9SIA5YV3GP4755?icid=WP_0_12302015
Hello, it's the stupid fuck who installed Debian here again with another dumb question.
I am trying to get the proper video drivers from this page: https://wiki.debian.org/AtiHowTo
However, I don't understand the line that says
>Add "contrib" and "non-free" components to /etc/apt/sources.list, for example:# Debian 8 "Jessie"
deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian/ jessie main contrib non-free
I have tried inputting the following lines into the terminal but nothing seems to happen
Am I supposed to first cd to apt/ and open sources.list somehow?
>>52146339
>>52149296
You simply open the sources.list file with your text editor of choice (as root). You find that line and add "contrib non-free". The actual url may be different, though (probably http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian).
Then you use sudo apt-get update so your apt-cache can reflect the change you made.
Are these decent-ish speakers for listening to music and gaming and other pleb shit? I don't want amazing quality, just decent and better than the "computer speakers" I currently own.
Also, my current speakers buzz when powered on if they aren't playing any sound from the computer, is this because they're USB powered, and will these other speakers not suffer from this due to being mains powered?
Should i pull the trigger on this Sapphire Radeon R9 380 Nitro OC 4GB for Au $329 dollars?
or the Ggbyte G1 gaming version for a bit cheaper?
>>52149369
How much do you want to spend? The Dayton B652's are the typical go-to budget speakers and can be had for $40-50/pair.
Then you have to pair them with an amplifier, examples being the classic Lepai LP2020A for $20-30 or the SMSL SA50 for $60-70.
The Lepai + Dayton combo is a pretty barebones combo, but still a decent bang for buck.
Is it possible to download APKs from the Google Play Store without the Play Store apps?
Just installed my brand new 390, and now there's this, I dunno, strip at the bottom of video that's sort of...stuttery, choppy? It's a small strip across the whole thing at the very bottom; can't really screenshot it or anything since it only appears when in motion, so to speak. Fresh install of windows, drivers etc since I also installed a new HDD.
Posting this in the stupid questions thread because I have no idea what this is, even. Help?
>>52149442
>>52149369
Just realised I never posted the picture, here it is.
Thanks for your response, unfortunately I can't find those for sale in the UK, were they sold under another name or something? My budget would be up to about £80 excluding the amp. Will an amp reduce all risk of buzzing/fizzing background noise? I'm getting sick of having to unplug my computer at night.
>>52149356
So, I used the terminal to open the file through rootsudo libreoffice /etc/apt/sources.list
Then I added the appropriate text as new lines to the file, saved it, and closed it.
Now, when I try to update I getE: Type ' ' is not known on line 1 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list
E: The list of sources could not be read.
At first I thought that the document couldn't use quotation marks but I see quotes elsewhere in the file so I guess that isn't it
>>52149267
>>52149298
Thanks family
>>52149247
Is the Windows partition still there? Can you browse to it from within Ubuntu?
Figure I'd just post here instead of making a new thread.
I'm looking to make a portable but powerful boombox. Is pic related all I need? I have speaker wire and a 12V battery charger, I have any tools I'll need and I can make the case myself keeping in mind bass reflex ports. The speakers are RMS 30W btw
Am I missing anything else? I feel like the amp could use a heatsink.
Thinking of buying the Fractal Design Node 804 Mini Case for a NAS. Since it can fit like 10 drives/
But I would love something with front panels so that I could have some hotswappables.
Any suggestions?
>>52149649
Yup, everything on that partition is perfectly intact and I can browse it from Ubuntu.
I recently built a brand new computer but would like to add the HDD from my old one to my new rig as basic storage, however I want to wipe it down using Dban. Should I wipe it first from USB and then add it to my new rig or connect it to the new build and then delete it?
Once I've done that do I need to do anything else to be able to use it? I've never installed a second HDD, only used one and I know how to do that.
I have an i7 2600k and two GTX 680s (4gb). Which should I upgrade?
Which gpu should I choose if I want to use it for engineering work? AMD or NVIDIA?
I probably will use CAD for most of things.
Or it's not really different, if I choose either of those?
>>52149670
Trysudo update-grubin a terminal then reboot.
If not, try fully updating Ubuntu and then try that again.
>>52149613
My case came with a fan in the front that has three pin female plug plugged into a two pin male plug attached to a male and a female power plug. Do I separate it and hook it up to my mobo 4-pin chassis fan connector or the three pin power fan connector or just attach a power plug to it direct from the PSU?
Will this work?
if so, why?
I can't access my Seagate Barracuda® 1TB, what do?
I've already initialized it as MBR and I don't know what to do now.
btw I'm running Windows 10...
Can you run multiple raids at different times?
For a NAS 2 ssds on raid 0
and 10 hdds on raid 50/56
>>52149780
yes
most GPU's output in both digital and analogue from the DVI ports
>>52149780
1) yes
2) some of those prongs indicate that they're DVI-D, DVI-A, DVI-I, or whatever the variations on DVI are. without getting into it too much, certain variations support sending an analog signal which allows cables like the middle one to work.
So, my sources.list file is gone
A guide told me thatsudo apt-get update
would just re-download the file but it still isn't there.
What do
>>52149799
Right click -> Format
>>52149780
>>>>HE'S NOT USING DISPLAYPORT
>>52149771
Thanks, I will.
help ive done uninstalled my mouse
>>52148533
Pls respond
>>52150088
the monitor doesn't offer it, the card doesn't seem to either. i figure he could throw everything away or make the best of a bad situation.
>>52137465
the 960 is a garbage card the 950 is a better 2gb card and use the extra money to get a quad core
Is it a good idea to make a web server on a VM ubuntu? For educational purposes only, don't plan on running it all the time.
>>52150147
>DO NOT BUMP THE THREAD, You are NOT entitled to an answer.
Fuck off.
>>52150193
K
sorry
Some times when I reload the page it'll look like this. How do I fix this?
Hi /g/, so I made a rookie mistake. I was running out of space for my PC that I built last December, so I ordered a 3tb WD black. When I went to put it in I realized my mobo only had slots for 2 Sata data transfer cables. I already have a 1tb hdd and a SSD in there. I found a couple of SATA splitters on amazon, but they look like they're only for power and not for data transfer. Are there splitter cables for this type of thing?
>>52150264
Seems like CSS isn't loading. Have you testing your extensions? That's what usually causes the issue.
I made my windows 7 a fat32,explain too me like im a fucking idiot, how do I fix this mess. or better then that do you have a windows 7 iso file, link I can read this on linux.
>>52150297
There are no SATA splitters. You'll need another controller of some sort, such as a PCIe card.
while we're being silly
if you use connect 2 outputs from a GPU (say, HDMI and DVI) to teh same monitor, will the computer recognise it as 2 screens?
Switching the input source on the monitor will switch between the 2?
I can't think of a good reason for doing it, I'd just like to know what happens
>>52150227
Honestly man, it looks good. You only have an i5, so I doubt you would need a cpu cooler, especially if you don't plan to overclock, but I have one on mine. Don't pay $90 for it, look around on New Egg, I know they have refurbished ones for cheaper. Everything else looks like a pretty standard first PC build.
