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Stupid Questions thread: can't be fucked to dig up the copypasta edition. Ask only once, not entitled to an answer, blah blah blah.
I'm looking to get just a little bit more RAM since it's cheaper and I don't really need much more. Would buying just a single stick with the same timings and speeds fuck up my two existing, dual channel sticks in any way?
Building my first PC and I have it all together and working... Except for the top fan. I am using an S340 case. My liquid cooler is working, and so it the rear fan. I am guessing this is the cable for the top, but I'm not sure where I could plug it into? Thank you.
I need to crop a video, but I'd rather not re-encode it.
I gather that I have to do just that, but I'm curious as to how I can retain the best quality in doing so.
Best black Friday deals for. 2.5" hard drives?
Just download more, no need to pay for the physical copy.
>>51543011
how would one run shell scripts on Windows?
So I was forced to go to W10 against my free will. I was wondering, can I delete Windows.old? Will there be anything in there that I don't have on my Local C?
i have simple 2.0 speakers, power and signal goes into the right one, and from there a single signal cable to the left.
a while ago i noticed that the right speaker stopped working. I havent even touched the volume controls in the past two years, so its unlikely to be a loose wire, i took it apart and it seems fine, no bloated capacitors, touching a battery to the speaker makes crunchy noises. WTF is going on, did i acidentaly disabled stereomode systemwide?
How do I change my primary graphics card? My computer keeps saying all I have is a Intell Graphics but I have another that is meant for gaming but it never shows up. How do I change it to my primary
I'm thinking of putting a really low-power server (Sun Fire V100, the x3250 is just being stored there right now) in this empty space in my desk, however the only opening for air when the door is closed other than the space around it is the hole in the bottom for cables.
I'm planning on using the system as a basic web server (raw HTML/CSS only) and ssh box, is it safe? I don't really have the proper tools to drill out some vent holes in the back.
Best build on amazon for $600.
(I have $600 in amazon gift card left over)
Which version of 390 should I get?
>>51544594
Sapphire.
I just found a camera drone on the ground in my backyard while taking the dogs out. I covered it with an upside down trashcan cause I'm not in the mood to deal with it yet since it's turkeyday.
What should I do with it? I figure I can drop it off at the sheriffs station later, but is there anything legally wrong with checking out what footage is on it? I'm CA.
>>51544517
Same. My computer can't find my video card
>>51544881
>drop it off at the sheriff's station
It is not only your patriotic duty, but your privilege to destroy it along with all footage it has captured.
>>51544517
If you're running Nvidia, there should be a control panel that lets you force it. I haven't had to deal with Optimus in 4 years, but if it's as shit as I remember, I wish you the best of luck.
>>51544952
Its an AMD
Is the 12v rail requirement on video cards for a single rail or for the amount of the total combined 12v rails? My psu has 2
stop fucking making a new thread every time you want to ask a question you fucking faggots
the whole point of putting that in the subject line is so you can ctrl f to see if a thread already exists that hasn't reached post limit yet, which it does
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>>51545093
I ctrl+fed "stupid" to get here, my mistake on bumping this one.
>>51545093
Sorry about that, I control+f'd "stupid questions thread" by reflex and the OP neglected to include it in the comment field.
Can't delete my own thread anymore though. Thanks, moot.
>>51543011
does anyone have a link to that /g/ torrent that has like 10+ gigs of programming books and other things
>>51545174
ask in this thread
>>51540760
>>51545157
found it
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Programming_Books
the first link that says torrent should be it
>>51545155
who's moot?
>>51545311
the man that created 9gag and facebook
>>51543011
All my video files have generic identical looking icons. When I had windows I could see what vid it was before clicking on them because the icon was a screencap image
How can I change this?
>>51544952
> CA
>>> patriotic
9/10 chance he doesn't do anything with it and just gives it to the sheriff's station
5/10 chance he gets arrested/detained
and on the off chance he does do something with it, 10/10 chance he gets arrested if he gets caught, because Cali is a shit state.
How much hotter will a GPU with 2 fans be than the 3-fan versions? (Let's take the R9 390 as an example)
>>51545093
>>51545185
>>51545410
Fuck off, this thread is better because no anime.
144hz are too expensive.
Is there a reason I shouldn't order pic related? Seems like a decent compromise. Although I can't tell the difference between 60hz and 75hz.
>>51545698
If you're a gamer, you should avoid the 5ms response time (at least if you're playing millisecond games like CSGO and similar).
How do I change the colors on this little tag indicators in i3?
>>51545698
5 ms is "fine" if you're not being a competitive super pro. Lower is obviously better
Just be warned though, my current monitor 'can' go to 75hz but at what resolution? Mine only does 75hz at awkward ass resolutions and the picture degrades horribly on top of that.
Is there something wrong with Selling graphics cards on eBay. For the THIRD FUCKING TIME, someone has bought my 4gb gtx760 now and not paid, 2nd time it's some shitskin from south America with 0 feedback.
What the hell is going on?
>>51546442
Just put "no shitskins" in the ad
Is the new generation of the i5s worth getting? Or should I just go for that one everyone talks about?
>>51546905
Skylake gives 5% better performance for 20% higher cost, you decide
>>51546442
Only sell to your own country.
Do I have to worry about a cpu if I plan to use art related softwares a lot?
>>51543011
is there an equivalent for desktop computers/parts and laptops ?
http://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone2.html
Something build with respect of eveyrthing where you know how each component was done, what was used, who made those phones, where the raw materials come from etc.
>>51547099
Like Photoshop? Photoshop can use a lot of CPU.
>>51547189
I might end up using that. Right now I'm using a free program called Krita. Doubt it takes the same amount of resources as PS though.
My graphic card gets very hot (over 80 degree) at 100% gpu load but drops down to around 7x (74~76) when I remove the case's side cover.
Is it safe to assume that my case is too air tight?
Planning on getting a i5 4690k.
So for motherboard I can't decide:
MSI Gaming Z97 Gaming 5
ASRock Z97 Extreme4
MSI Z97S SLI Krait Edition
ASRock Gaming Fatal1ty Z97X Killer
ASRock Z97 Extreme6
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157503
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130801
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157505
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157501
Open to other ideas and brands I just know those support a few things I'm after though I will need to make sure they support usb 3.0 for cases now that I think about it.
do I need any of these Nvidia services activated?
>>51547099
art software like photoshop and illustrator?
2.4ghz will do just fine for hobby work
2.7ghz is ideal if the tiniest stutters or latency is a huge deal
that'll handle any 3d modeling tools up to 1million polys at a reasonable framerate of 20fps when it hits that mark as well
Should I buy an fx-8320 for $160 or an fx-8350 for $185? These are in canadabux of course.
I'm fully aware you can OC an 8320 to have it perform just as good as an 8350. Is the extra $25 worth it for a better binned chip?
Sandisk or Crucial SSD? (can get more size on a Sandisk)
>>51548031
Just get an i5. I like AMD more, but I really regret buying the last AMD processor I bought, it got left behind fast and hard. I honestly hate that their rough run of CPUs is tainting the name of their actually good GPUs.
>>51543011
Please help.
I was just informed that ATT sent my home a "cease-and-desist" letter regarding my torrenting, which ive been doing for years now, and we would be fined if I didn't stop.
Is a VPN the only way to hide torrenting from my ISP?
Is a 420W power supply okay for a GTX 970 with an i5 4670K? My power supply just died, and I happen to be getting my 970 this weekend, so need to get a replacement PSU fast. Don't have much money though.
It's a Seasonic one though. Just wondering if the wattage is enough.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P7TLQF2
>>51548203
>Just get an i5.
Yeah, no. I'm not looking to spend $300-400 for an unlocked processor along with however much a new mobo would cost on top of that just cause I want a bit more performance in games versus my 6300.
>>51547045
but then how am I meant to jew people?
>>51548303
Just trying to help because the last AMD I got was 200 dollars down the drain while the computer I have with a 2nd gen i5 is still worth a damn and was only 100 more at the time.
I just built a new computer with an new SSD as my hard drive today.
My BIOS recognizes that the SSD is there but when I use my Windows 7 USB boot, I get ---
"A required CD/DVD drive device driver is missing" or "A media driver your computer needs is missing" error message when you install Windows" error and Windows does not recognize my hard drive at all.
Out of curiosity I tried my Linux USB and while installing, Linux recognizing my SSD. Mind you the SSD is completely new.
What's wrong? I just want to install Wangblows but Wangblows tell me there's no hard drive
I need a laptop since my current laptop (Thinkpad x100e AMD Athlon Neo 1.6ghz single core/4gb ddr2 ) is way too underpowered for even basic browsing and music. I'm gonna try to get a new laptop from best buy from black friday. What CPU should I be shooting for? Is Pentium or Celeron be better?
New World Order has declared spicec is dead, long live remote-viewer and other gtk spice clients.
As a dumb end luser, I could care less except remote-viewer and spicy try to scale the VM to my window size, making my fonts blurry and the veins in my forehead bulge in aspy rage.
So how do I into non-scaling spice client?
>>51548274
I hope you get sued. Get with the program and use a VPN, or a VPS (seedbox), or join some private trackers.
>>51548533
You need to grab the SSD driver for windows. During the install, you select load driver and insert a cd with the driver burned to it.
>>51548645
Your laptop is fine, you just need an OS that respects not only your freedoms, but your desire to run antiquated equipment. Do not buy into consumerist M$ crap anon. Your computer is fine. Release the evil.
>>51548731
It ran like shit with Lubuntu, though. Besides I would prefer M$.
>>51548785
Please send me your laptop then, anon. People NEET isn't cheap.
>>51548341
T420 is <$200 on newegg. Can't go wrong there.
T60 is even less, if you are gay for 4:3
>>51548800
Nice double dubs
>>51548816
meant for >>51548645
I feel sick.
someone hacked my email account... my yahoo account I've been using for years that's connected to pretty much fucking everything in my life. they didn't change the password so I didn't notice until I saw a few odd email requests.
they stole my fucking runescape account. I don't play anymore but this is what tipped me off. I look in my email preferences the fucker changed my alternate email AND mobile number for my yahoo account. thankfully I was able to change them back but I'm still freaked out.
how can something like this happen? I don't have any viruses and I didn't enter in my info into any sketchy sites..
I think they were just after the RS account but I'm still just really nervous.
halp.. what do I do to prevent this from happening again?
How expensive and stupid would it be to design my own sbc to manufacture and sell?
Pic semi related.
>>51548920
by not using yahoo, anyone who bitches enough at yahoo can get access to any account since yahoo randomly locks people out of their accounts.
switch to gmai.(or protonmail if you tinfoil) and redirect all your accounts there, and for gods sake change all your passwords
EVGA GTX 970 or MSI/Sapphire R9 390?
I can't decide witch one to get
>>51549011
Unless you're using a 1440p display a 380x will be more than enough, but if you want to go a little overkill I'd say the 390 simply because it has more vram amd AMD is improving their drivers a lot.
>>51548816
Has to be bestbuy, I have a bunch of bestbuy giftcards. Problem is t420 is reasonable on bestbuy.com too but marketplace on bestbuy doesnt accept giftcards.
>>51549004
I know it's not the best option but I've never had an issue with yahoo until now. sigh. I just have a pit in my stomach about this. I just tried signing into an even older yahoo account and it had a security question on it I didn't recognize.. I fear I may have had my current yahoo account as an alternate for that one.
I'm going to cry.
>>51548980
you won't profit
>>51543011
any /g/ recommended fan controllers?
my mobo only has one header so if I could get like a splitter or something that would be great.
I'd prefer to not have to plug in a molex adapter into my psu
>>51549422
the only real point of manual fan controllers is their rice value so you can pretty much pick any random one that you like and it'll be cool till it breaks in some way or another, which fan controllers are known to do
So my onboard LAN drivers fucked up, If I install a usb wifi adapter would I need drivers or windows just detect it and its ready to go?
>>51549513
if it doesn't use the generic windows drivers, and often even if it does, the adapter should come with a driver cd
>>51549481
do splitters tend to break
doesn't seem like there's much that could actually fail.
and if it does fail I could probably easily fix it with my shitty soldering iron
>>51549552
the controler interface part usually has shitty guts
I know how to create a bootable installer on usb flash drives using an ISO file. I've done that with Linux distributions a million times. My question is: Can I install an operating system TO a usb flash drive?
I'm interested in playing with OpenBSD, but they don't use GRUB and setting up dual booting to work with it is a bit of a hassle for a beginner. Since I'm new to OpenBSD, I rather just install the OS to a flash drive and boot from it that way. Again, I'm not talking about putting the installer on a flash drive. I'm talking about the fully installed OS on a flash drive.
If my understanding is correct, during the installation I would just select the USB drive like it were any old hard disk. Is this correct? Is there any other special setup I need to be aware of?
>>51549284
I'm not looking for a big profit, I'll sell cheap if I have to, I just don't want to lose money.
Why do torrents eat up bandwidth so much?
For example, on a good day with good torrents I can get about 2 mb/s downloads. While do that I can still browse the web but it is super slow, videos are out of the question, even loading large images on 4chan take a while. If I don't run torrents I can stream HD and such no worries.
Now I also have 4 or 5 torrents with few seeders, all big at over 200GB each, but they download at like<30kb/s each and have usually on 3 or 4 peers active at a time each. So running just them means I'm only downloading about 100-150 kb/s, yet I get the same problems as I would downloading torrents at 2mb/s, that being super slow speeds and that.
What gives, I surely have spare bandwidth avalible.Does tranmission-qt allocate itself all the priority for speed or something? it's extremely frustrating because I can't just let these big run 24/7, any time I want to use the net I have to pause them regardless of how fast they download (they do occasionally get good seeds but they still will take 40 days+ each to finish).
Crucial BX100 500GB vs SanDisk Ultra II 480GB?
Do they really make that big of a difference?
>>51549575
Yea you can. You just point it at the flashdrive during the install and it will accept it just like any other drive. Would recommend 3.0 or it may be a tad sluggish. Ran a small linux build on a shitty laptop when they HDD died.
I was cleaning out and uninstalling some drivers with the driver sweeper. It then restarted and then my monitor won't turn on. Computer is running but nothing is showing on my monitor.
What happened and how do I fix it?
>>51549609
Wouldn't it just load the essentials into the ram to make the os faster?
>>51549573
i'd probably get a cheapo splitter
there shouldn't be any logic
even if I got a fancy molex ones I don't need voltage switching, just constant 12V
>>51543011
What should I do with my RPi? It has no ethernet right now but I can get an ethernet usb dongle for cheap tomorrow if I have to.
>>51549749
Generally yes, at least Linux does, so I would say BSD would as well. My latency was more likely due to being a terrible laptop, seriously shit feel apart in a year and I'm kind to devices.
Are there any laptops that aren't a disaster?
>>51549998
Thinkpads
>>51549935
nothing
the most they are useful for are butttorrent server or some sort of a nas
I was thinking of making a system as a complete upgrade to Skybridge, except for one problem:
I feel Skybridge is too new.
Like, any kind of problems that are going to show up haven't made themselves known yet, and if I buy it now I'll essentially be a beta tester in a program that cost me a thousand dollars to enter.
Is this normal? This will be the most 'new' system I've ever bought. 380X card, 6600K cpu.
Is this a smart idea?
>>51550056
I don't think you should, because it sounds like you only have a vague idea of what you're talking about.
>>51549733
Having the same problem
>>51550075
>I don't think you should, because it sounds like you only have a vague idea of what you're talking about.
Okay,
explain.
>>51549733
It wiped your display adapter, is what it sounds like.
If you have an on-motherboard DVI slot, use that and boot into safe mode. If not, try booting into safe mode anyway.
>>51550119
For starters, it's Skylake, not Skybridge.
I am stupid with multiple drive setups. Right now I have an ssd for boot, an hdd for games and larger programs, and a large drive for file storage. If I want to make a partition on the ssd to dual boot, if I want to use some space on the game/program hdd with the other os, should I partition that drive as well?
>>51550141
>For starters, it's Skylake, not Skybridge.
My mistake.
What else is wrong with my understanding besides a harmless typo?
What's a good rgb mouse I can get for a friend that isn't super expensive and doesn't have sensor problems like acceleration and stuff?
>>51550139
Will it still be able to go into safe mode without that adapter?
>>51550199
Yeah.
Just mash F8 and you'll boot into safe mode. It loads a generic adapter.
Got a couple questions.
First off, should I buy another one of the same GPU I already have for half of its original price, or should I just save for a better one? I currently have a Sapphire Radeon HD7950, and I could buy another one from eBay for about $120. Would a 750-watt power supply be enough for two of them?
Also, I'm worried that my motherboard won't be able to fit both of them, based on a few of the reviews on newegg. I've got this one:
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3
>>51549599
please respond
>>51550150
>>51550056
Ignore him, he's being a pedantic faggot.
That said
>6600K
>380X
Why?
I mean.
You're not even using a card that can really take advantage of it. Just upgrade to a 980 and be done with it. You're already spending 1K+ on this, right?
>>51550217
>>51549599
It's because of your bandwidth, not necessarily because of your down/up speed.
Right now your torrent program is saturating your download and upload, it does this because it establishes many connections, maybe even to the same peers you're connected to. So while you see 3 or 4 peers, you actually have 30 or 40 active connections to them, each.
You can fix this by going into your torrent settings and adjusting the maximum and minimum connections settings. You can try playing around with max and min peers as well.
>>51550207
I'll give it a shot
>>51550365
now, question
Is it blank on the BIOS screen as well?
If it is, then you have other problems besides wiped windows drivers. You WILL need to connect to a spare DVI slot if you have one
Or just try it anyway and see what happens.
>>51550236
I'm sorry, this doesn't answer my question
Is the 6600K too recent for me to invest in? If a problem comes up, where do I go to fix it? Is DDR4 really worth the upgrade?
>>51543011
what are some suggestions asto what the probelm is..
arch
nvidia-304xx
cinnamon
cinnamon boots up but is in software rendering mode, bitches about hardware acceleration.
There is this page I have to sign in every 2 hours to have internet access. http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=YkaUZ2qp
How can the process be automatred? I see something with curl but not very clear how to make it work.
I am on Arch with XFCE and want to assign this command to the PrntScreen key:scrot -s '%Y-%m-%d_%T.png' -e 'mv "$f" /home/rev/Screenshots/'
The "Application shortcuts" under Keyboard settings is not working.
I usedxbindkeys -kand added it to ~/.xbindkeysrc but it is also not working.
The code works fine on terminal.
Any idea? Thanks
>>51550463
Must you log in to have access per PC or per your whole network?
If it's network-wide:
Do you have an old junk shitbox with Windows XP or something installed on it?
If so, connect it somewhere, put AutoHotKey on it, and be done.
If it's only for your computer:
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/httpscripting.html
Start reading.
>>51550383
Nah it's just black screen. I hear the windows theme and everything but I just don't see anything.
>>51550528
Did it boot into safe mode? Can you see anything in bios?
Try disconnecting your graphics card and connecting to the DVI slot in your motherboard.
>>51550437
https://forum.antergos.com/topic/1793/cinnamon-keeps-running-in-software-rendering-mode
>>51550569
I'm trying it right now
I've had my HDD for less than a month and have probably made like 20 different linux partitions on it and formatted them in that time. Am I killing the life span on this thing?
>>51550595
Any luck?
Any reason I should spend the extra money on a 980 instead of a 970?
>>51548816
>>51548872
>>51548731
>>51548645
I just went and bought Battlefront and a steamcard and a cherry coke, all their laptops were out of my range. Thanks anyway.
>>51550685
>having 20x of the same (or almost identical) packages
>>51550823
They weren't all on the HDD at the same time.
>>51550689
Nothing yet
>>51545028
Single rail unless your psu has pcie cables on multiple rails
>>51543011
I've got an old laptop with a two hard drive partitions. One is 30 GB, almost entirely free. Can I put Linux on it without fucking things up?
Does anyone with a pirated version of photoshop CS6 or CC know how to get addons/extensions to work with it?
>>51548289
600 is recommended min for that card. You could probably skate by on 550. Any lower than that and you're risking not being able to put out enough power.
Even if you see a graph that shows "oh this config never pulls over 400 watts" a PSU is like a car engine, just because it can hit a top speed of 120MPH its still the most efficient at 65mph. PSUs are similar in that they are most efficient well below what they're capable of outputting at peak.
Do any of you know how the fuck mty_cl should be closed? I'm not even sure if it's getting any tripcodes, once in a while it throws a "Done." and continues on a new line. If I close it, the log is empty.
So I bought Pi 2 and it finally came, but now it wont boot.
I've put NOOBs on a SD card, but after putting it in and turning it on, the green light will flash for a few seconds before stopping and then nothing. After that, the card is also formatted to 1gb.
Any help would be appreciated.
>>51551090
Does it get enough power? Try with another power source
>>51551098
The PSU was delivered today too, it's 5v 2a 10w, so I don't think it's that.
>>51550499
install gentoo
>>51550212
>https://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3
750w should be enough to xfire as long as you don't have a shitload of other peripherals (HDD, wifi card, sound card, etc). I wouldn't recommend it though, xfire doesn't work with all games as well as you'd hope and getting everything configured correctly usually takes some time, not to mention how much more power you'll use and increased noise/heat.
I can't see any reason that board wouldn't hold two GPU from the photo you provided.
>>51550145
Probably. Though you might be able to mount the single partition and install programs from a different OS on it, it will work better to have a second partition for that OS specifically. Doing otherwise is veering into sorcery/witchcraft that might cause bizzare problems with no real gain, especially since extending/shrinking partitions is a trivially easy operation to do.
>>51551120
Try using a distro that isn't NOOBs. It's kinda buggy at times. When I got my Pi1 I couldn't get NOOBs to work for like 3 months, until a day I tried and it just werked.
>>51551073
nvm problem sold, turns out the "Done." is just fucking random and has nothing to do with tripcodes being generated.
Two questions - one dumb, one vague. You choose which is which.
1) Do we know what's happening with Z1170 chipset Xeons (aka Purley)? Is it confirmed if it'll be dual-channel RAM or quad-channel? Finding it difficult to justify building a system on Z1170 without knowing about the Xeon space.
2) Do 390X fully use PCIe x16? I remember talk a while ago of AMD not being running x16, and it running x8, but can't recall if that was AMD APUs, AMD CPU controlling GPUs, or AMD GPUs. I'm tired so if someone could clarify it would be appreciated.
>>51551193
2) If I'm not wrong, AMD CPUs don't completely support PCIe 3.0, so it wouldn't work at full speed. AMD GPUs are full PCIe 3.0 x16 tho.
Can I buy an Android Teclast X98 Air III and install Windows on it?
Bought SGS i9000 to be media player/navigation but gps doesnt work on cm11, didnt check does it work on stock before flash, can i now flash stock with cwm, or do i need stock recovery too ?
Building a PC. I'm trying to decide between the R9 390 or R9 380. I'll be doing light gaming. No AAA games just stuff like LoL and similar. I'd also like to be able to play Starcraft 2. Am I right in thinking the 390 would be overkill? Would I be fine with a 380?
>>51551652
Depends on monitor dude, but 1080p you'll be fine using a 380 for MOBAs/RTS
http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/YqVFvK
Hiya /g/
I would like to ask for some final advice before purchasing all these parts before any regrets!
The power Supply was picked at random so if you got any better recommendation
The total price is:$1525.00 AU
Thanks a bunch
>>51551659
Even at 1440p it should be fine for starcraft if you don't mind not running on ultra
>>51551659
Yeah, I just have 1080p. Which brand 380 is generally considered to be the best?
Are Das Keyboard worth the money?
Brother is building a pc and I wanna splurge on a nice keyboard for his christmas gift
>>51551670
Definitely get a better power supply. Corsair is a decent brand, but you want one that's at least silver certified. Power supply is one part you don't want to skimp on. If it's cheap and shit, it can literally start a fire.
What does /g/ use to monitor ssd/hdd health on windows?
>>51551835
speccy. also defraggler will scan you hdd before it defrags and give some stats.
>>51551851
How often should one defrag?
>>51551865
when one lands at your feet
>>51551865
It depends on your use, just defrag any time its significantly fragmented
Is a graphics card just overkill nowdays? Assuming I don't do any video editing, or video gaming.
if I built a mid range PC with a mid range CPU would the onboard graphics be enough to play new games on low settings with a respectable framerate?
>>51551865
(to reply seriously) when you've reviewed system's info and it looks fragmented
>>51551899
integrated graphics will struggle with new games even on low settings
I am trying to set a custom resolution on the intel HD drivers from Dell.
I get this error no matter what parameters I set.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
Should I just try the drivers straight from intel?
Thank you for your time.
>>51551899
Depends on the game. You may struggle with games like FO4 even on lowest settings. But it would be fine for other games.
>>51551865
I do a check in defraggler once a week and if it's aboe about 20% I defrag. Note it will reduce the life of your HDD if you do it too often since it basically reshuffles (delete and write) the whole drive and having it fragmented a bit is not a problem. Unless you are constantly creating and deleting lots of files you probably won't need to do it often. I download and shift tons of torrents and that so I do it a bit.
Also do not defrag a SSD. You defrag HDD's because they are essentially like a vinyl record, the needle has to seek data on the record and if it's fragmented it has to skip all over the place to find it. SSDs don't have moving parts and it doesn't matter if the data is scattered over the place, it's all the same. defragging will just reduce the life of the drive.
>>51551943
>>51551962
cool thanks, I don't play pc games, was just curious.
i5-6600k
Sapphire R9 390
1080p
550W should be enough, right? Let's say I overclock sometime later, how much will I need? Will 650W suffice?
Also, how much watt would I need for 1440p gaming? Please answer for non-OC and OC.
4690k or 6600k?
>>51552071
4690k if you're upgrading from a pre sandy bridge platform or a stock clock 2500k/2700k
6600k if you're building a new PC
>>51552071
I'm in the same situation. Skylake is definitely more future-proof. I think I'll go for Skylake, even though it's a bit more expensive.
>>51552109
Really the only future-proof thing about it is the fact that DDR4 will be around for a while, so you could carry that over to a new build.
Intel changes sockets with every generation now, so its not like you'll be keeping your motherboard next time you upgrade your CPU
Building a PC for the first time and I know virtually nothing about PCs. How is pic related so far? Are there going to be any compatibility issues or better/cheaper alternatives for any of the parts?
>>51552207
Hard to give advice without knowing what you want to use it for
4790k is overkill unless you're doing video encoding or something similar
Full tower is probably overkill
PSU is overkill unless you want to do SLI
970 is a bad choice for SLI if you were planning on SLI
>>51552207
Massively overspending on your case.
>>51552256
Oh, sorry, I want to use it primarily for video games and later on for music production when I get more mone to blow on a good sound card and headphones. I was just picking the higher end things from the Logical Increments guide.
What's a good alternative for the 970? I heard the Sapphire R9 390 was the best one so far. And is the motherboard serviceable?
>>51552283
Alright, I'll look around for something less overpriced then. Thank you.
How can you quickly exploit unsanitized SQL or similar within a POST or GET request within the browser using js?
Such as$.ajax({
type: "POST",
data: {"user_id":"admin","download_item":"1' INTO OUTFILE '/tmp/whatever.txt"},
url: "https://www.google.com/index.php/get_download",
})
I know I can break out using a '
but then what methods should be used afterwards?
INTO OUTFILE?
AND ALTER TABLE?
Something which can nest an extra sql command, but also not cause a syntax error by leaving an unclosed ' or "
INTO OUTFILE for example almost always triggers access denied, but it at least exposes the full paths
Does a dead body in space have any smell? I imagine that it would just freeze and not even decompose.
Similar question, dead animals found conserved naturally in ice would also have smell? Either by dying of being frozen or being dead beforehand.
On my new build, I opted for an R9 290 and an FX-8320. The only intensive tasks I will be using my computer for is gaming. Will my GPU be bottlenecked by my CPU? I hear that nowadays, CPU power isn't that important for games, it's all about the GPU.
>>51552510
>Video games are more intensive in this or that.
There isn't a black or white answer, it all depends on the developers, some games are efficient on the gpu but high on the cpu, others the other way around. Some are even not too high on both but require lots of vram. Other games shouldn't require jack shit but will always run like ass because of hack developers.
Also going full amd/ati, you only had one job.
>>51552571
You didn't answer my question though.
Also, what's wrong with going full AMD? AMD has much better performance per dollar than Nvidia and Intel.
Any laptop deals anyone's aware of for tomorrow?
I haven't been keeping up with specs since I built my PC like 3 years ago, so I have no idea if I'll be buying shit or not.
If no recommendation, what should I look out for in term of specs? What should I avoid?
>used RADEON R9 270 2GB for ~$125
worth it?
does anyone here have a PCI express SSD? how does it perform compared to regular ones? i'm not sure if i can trust the benchmarks
>>51552656
definitely get one with a dedicated graphics card
>>51550978
yes you can, most if not all automatic linux distro installers will actually (unlike some other os) ask you where to install the boot loader, Lubuntu would be a good choise
I need to make a site authentication so you can't use a page on a site without being logged in. What is the best way to do this? I'm currently trying to make a token, but it doesn't seem to be that easy.
About to sell a Moto G on a store because I'm really shit at selling things myself
Should I lock the bootloader? I'm concerned about whoever buys it later not being able to unlock it, but I'm not sure these people will accept it unlocked either.
Would I be able to have single drives as well as a Raid 0 setup all in the same PC? So for example, an SSD with the OS on, two other SSDs set up in Raid 0, then a HDD as well?
>>51553300
Yes. Though I don't see why you would have one ssd by itself and 2 in raid 0, then not use the raid 0 ones for the OS.
I gave my friend a 16GB usb formatted to FAT full of music on it. I transferred it from a Macbook Air.
He tried to read it on a Windows computer but it kept asking him to format it. It's a brand new USB and it's reading fine when he plugs it straight into his stereo.
Recommend me a LISP IDE please!
What's a good price for buying a used 19'' LCD screen?
>>51553337
>I gave my friend a 16GB usb formatted to FAT full of music on it. I transferred it from a Macbook Air.
if it's fat and not fat32 windows is probably complaining about that
the solution is to not use windows and try to avoid using fat (although, for usb sticks, there's not usually a better solution, unless you can tolerate ntfs)
>>51553300
yes
>>51553251
the /dpt/ is this way >>51547490
if you want security to not be a joke, get good or use a prebaked solution
>>51552934
the difference between a decent sata ssd and a top of the line nvme m.2/pci ssd isn't all that much for regular desktop use
ssds excel reading and writing to a metric fuckton of files at the same time, while this helps with loading operating systems and games and other things like that, the limiting factors of cpu speed and how fast that data is processed and stored in ram are still there so the difference between 500MB/s disk bandwidth and 2500MB/s disk bandwidth aren't going to be seen, but if you want an nvme m.2/pcie ssd and are using it as storage for a dozen vms then yeah, it's going to be a massive improvement
>>51543011
Don't want to make new thread, but what is an alternative to the Sansa Clip+. The prices on them have skyrocketed and don't want to purchase them for $50+
>>51551982
If you don't play games, then you're pretty much good to go. Skylake 6600K/6700K have Intel HD Graphics 530 integrated on die, which will easily stream videos at 720p, and 1080p in most cases.
Is the core m3 surface pro good enough for basic tasks? 4GB seems a bit little for windows.
Do you know an hex editor with extended script-based editing features? something like xvi32 but with more commands if possible.
I'm currently looking for an optical drive which is good for installing games from discs, and can read and write cds. Any recommendations?
I can't change view in CMUS atm on my arch install. Which means I can't add music or anything like that.
Changing view means adding music and other things, so not being able to do so makes it inoperable. What can I do?
i got all my pc parts coming in the mail. i do however need it to connect to the wifi at my house. will any $15 usb wifi antennae work okay? if i have to spend anymore ill just run a cable
How the fuck do I properly whitelist Edge in tinywall? It's whitelisted yet I can't browse shit.
>>51554255
Perl's nice.
>>51554512
Probably. Just make sure it supports the WiFi version (a, b, g, n, ac etc) and authentication settings (WPA, WPA2, WEP, etc) you have at home.
>>51554575
do you have a link to some command list? I've no idea how edit hex with perl tbqh.
>>51554659
There you go family:
http://perldoc.perl.org/
>>51543011
Looking for a Bose TV soundbar that doubles as a portable battery powered speaker, does such a thing exists?
seagate vs western digital for daily use?
I need to dualboot Windows 7 to play a game that doesn't work in 10. How do i dualboot an older OS from Windows 10?
What are some laptops with good build quality. Preferably new, and within 500-600$
>>51554899
I dual boot 7 and 10. I have two drives in my computer though. I go to BIOS and set UEFI to boot 10, and then CSM or Legacy to boot 7.
You need two drives for this solution though.
if I install puredarwin, am I essentially getting mac osx from scratch?
>>51554926
Fuck, I might just have to roll back to 7 to play these shitty Mdickie games then. Only have a single drive.
Hopefully it's easy to roll back and then go back to win10 when I'm done
my lg e970 (at&t optimus g) won't boot anymore,yesterday it drained out and when i wanted to charge it it didn't show any signs of life,battery is non removable so i can't really fiddle around with it,what can i try before taking it to someone who can check the battery?
>>51554569
Ok I found it out but I can't whitelist hexchat for some reason. Whenever I try tinywall crashes.
if i have two arrays of pointers in c and i want to make lets say ptr[x][y] the same as ptr2[z][u], gcc gives me Bus Error, how can i make this work?
>>51554957
dont listen to that guy, it' so much easier than that
go to disk paritions in windows and shrink your hard drive down to the space you want
just get a windows 7 iso, use the microsoft iso creator tool, boot to your USB and follow the install instructions to install windows 7 on to your second partition you just made
when you boot youre given a choice between either.
Windows 7 and 10 both carry UEFI and BIOS support so dont mess around with it, stay with what you have
>>51548533
my friend had the same issue. He had to use a Windows installation disc instead of a USB
>>51554593
ill watch out for those thanks
DRIVERS LADS!!!
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So I just finished building a secondary PC, but when I try to install the LAN drivers, got the "The Realtek Network Controller was not found,if deep sleep mode is enabled please plug the cable"
I have tried everything, I`m going to buy a separate LAN card, it would need drivers or its plug and play?
>>51555555
LE SEXTS
>>51555555
Head into device manager and check unknown devices or network controllers, see if the device is listed. If you can, right click it, go to the properties tab and look at "hardware ids", google that id and download that specific driver.
>>51555555
checked
>>51555555
Realtek is incompatible with hexa gets
>>51555555
fake and gay
>>51555555
nice doubles
>>51555555
dayum
>>51555555
solid digits lad
I wanna do that VGA passthrough thing the cool kids do
By buying a 4460 for instance, and any GPU, since it needs 2 GPUs, can't I just use the integrated graphics + dedicated? Or do I actually have to go and buy 2 GPUs?
>>51555707
Integrated + dedicated is a good option. Make sure both of them appear in lspci.
I use a Raspbarry pi with a 2TB HDD as a fileserver, what are /g/ approved backup strats?
Concerns:
cp vs rsync?
Should I keep the previous backup on the backup drive so I have the old version in case the server drive fails during the backup itself? (I'll probably need a 3TB HDD backup drive)
>>51555248
I read that if you're on Windows 10, You can fuck your shit up if you dualboot an older OS because of older OSes overwriting the Windows 10 installation or something.
How well does the built-in system image creator work in windows 7?
Can I use it or should I get a third party program to backup my new, clean and updated windows install?
Hope you guys can help me out with this one: i'm currently jobseeking for a junior sysadmin position and i've been asked many times about my knowledge of Active Directory.
Is there a /g/ approved book or source for that topic?
Thank you, /g/entoomen
I just rooted my android tablet (galaxy S 10.5)
What are some must have apps?
I already pirated Titanium backup / Tasker / BetterBatteryStats
Also I play hentai games on this (using the MiKandi appstore). Is there anyway to cheat for coins in the games?
>>51555555
What do you guys think I should get? I've been leaning more towards the ASUS.
Mainly going to use whatever I get while working on my BSEE.
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Flip-Laptop-Intel-Black/dp/B00S44ADQU
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Surface-Intel-Core-Windows/dp/B00KHR4ZL6
Or maybe one of those thinkpad yogas
The i3-5010U and i5-5200U look almost identical. Is there a big difference between the two?
Is "Turbo boost" important?
sup /sqt/,
I have an HP tablet that has windows and android so you can dual-boot. I want to format everything with a clean boot-loader and install android only. How do I do this?
is there a console emulator on windows that supports multiple commands on one line, performing the second if the first is successful? i.e.:
somecommand -somearguments && secondcommand --secondarguments
I want to download a huge 500GB+ folder in google drive.
So I made a windows 7 virtual machine, installed google drive sync program. All good.
But the google drive program does not have scheduling downloads. I only want it to download files during the free hours that doesn't count towards my monthly cap.
What program can I use to limit it's download speed to 1KB/s during the day and lift the limit during the night?
Any program inside windows guest or gnu/linux host that does this?
>>51555803
rsync
I don't see why you would want that unless you have huge ass files. If the hdd fails mid backup, only the last file that was being replaced will get corrupt
Guys, I just fucked up big time. In an attempt to install windows, I accidentally formatted a disk worth of 1.8TB data. Is there any way to recover this? I used quick format, so maybe the disk haven't write zeroes to it.
>>51556682
recuva
photorec
>>51556682
>Is there any way to recover this
It's alot easier to just recover from your backups
Just bought a thinkpad and noticed there isn't anything in the SD card reader slot. Shouldn't there be an actual card reader thing, or at least the small plastic piece that fills the slot?
My autism is suffocating me I swear I'm dying right now.
>>51543011
What are the best and most important hardware monitoring programs?
I want to monitor
>Fans (CPU, case, GPU)
>CPU ("health", heat, CPU fan, ghz/clock/memory rates)
>GPU(health", heat, GPU fan, ghz/clock/memory rates)
>Monitor my watercooling (GPU, CPU both have watercooling)
>Hard drive/SSD health/heat etc.
I use HDD Guardian for now.
>Boot time(s)
If possible? How long does it take, the processor usage etc.
>Internet traffic.
What goes in, what goes out, who wants to phone home behind my back.
Preferrably simple, lightweight programs like HDD guardians which can test the equipment too - like HDD guardians tests hard drives with their own firmware.
>>51556841
Model?
When it comes to Core processors what does the letter signify? U, M, Q, whatever
I'm putting movies on to my USB 3 flash drive. It says on the box that it can have speed up to 100 mb/s and transfer movies in less than a second, but when I did, it only had the speed of 5 mb/s and I'm using a USB3 port. Is there something wrong here?
Windows 7 question,
where is Windows 10 image/installer(or whatever) downloaded to?
You can use a GPU bigger than your motherboard on it, right?
>>51557652
yeah
>windows 10 pop up
>upgrade 'later'
>starts downloading anyway
FUCK OFF
I bought a new HDD and have never used externals before (but roomate has an external enclosure).
If I use that usb enclosure and put files from my two old internal hdds to this new external one, then move it into internal to replace the old two internals will there be any problems?
>>51557668
Thanks anon.
Bought a 10.25in GPU without realizing my Motherboard was 9.6
Any virus/malware removal recommendations?
I ran out of my Hitmanpro trial and malwarebytes isn't detecting what hitmanpro is detecting.
I really can't afford to spend money right now so are there any other good options?
>>51558080
malwarebytes is enough.
>>51558080
Superantispyware is good desu
>>51558114
malwarebytes isn't picking up on what hitmanpro is though, the problem is I can't remove them with hitmanpro because I don't have a license for it.
I recently had my email tampered with and I"m worried about the security of my PC
How does this look for a first build?
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Rqs8D3
The 980 is 378 quid on Amazon, would swapping it out for a XFX R9 390X be beneficial? Currently 325 of the Queens nose on Amazon.
Cheers lads.
If I have a game on steam that is downloaded and I wanted to transfer the files of it to my brother's pc (he owns the game) how do I get steam to recognize that the files are already there?
