There is no Stupid Q thread so I am making one.
Everyone is free to ask their stupid questions here.
I'll start:
Is there any point to getting a USB3 Flashdrive if none of my usb ports are usb 3? Everyone talks about usb3 on external hdds and flashdrives to be faster, but how could it be faster if both sides aren't usb3?
Is there any reason to give a shit about mobo chipsets if you're not overclocking?
>>51728718
USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with 2.0 but will only be as fast as 2.0 unless both ends are 3.0. Just get a 3.0 stick so it'll be faster when you upgrade.
Why.
>>51728718
see
>>51728784
Or just use a cloud storage device like Mega
>>51728784
>Is there any reason to give a shit about mobo chipsets if you're not overclocking?
No. Not unless you need a specific feature, like RAID or a specific audio/lan/wifi/bt chipset, like if you're making a hackintosh build.
>>51728784
Related question: would it still be advantageous to use a usb 3.0 device with usb 2.0 ports? Does it max out the 2.0 interface?
>>51728718
I can't seem to figure out if you can control fans hooked up to a fan hub via PWM but power everything using the PSU... I don't want to draw too much power from the MOBO header...
>>51728869
It wouldn't work, the PWM provides data on how fast the fan is spinning that the source uses to regulate the speed of the fan. If the PWM sensor isn't providing the voltage it cannot control this.
>>51728928
the fans have a third line that carries a logic level switching signal that they apply to an onboard transistor though don't they? i don't think the mobo itself generates a 12v pwm signal.
>>51728963
I think you're right, PWM works by having a pulse that is separate from the voltage provide the control, right? It may well work.
>>51728928
>>51728963
>>51728978
I envisioned a setup where the hub is connected to the PSU for power and the motherboard header is connected to the hub but only for the signal (the hub wouldn't draw any power from the mobo).
>>51728978
well the pwm starts out as a generated square wave that's at most 5 volt and has little ability to source current. at some point that signal is applied to a high speed transistor to switch a higher current supply. that could happen on the mobo or in the fan, but i assume it's the fan because that third wire has to do something.
Can I set up a RAMdisk for my windows install and use an hd/ssd for storage? Or will i have to dump the windows RAMdisk to HDD every shutdown because of settings files? Just the core OS, everything else (besides essential apps) would be installed on a separate drive.
Or is a RAMdisk only usable after booting into OS?
Best resources for a person to learn Javascript through progressive projects?
When I search it up, usually the projects are either too easy or too advanced, and I'm just looking for some progression so I can expand my knowledge at a constant pace instead of learning colossal chunks at a time for a project.
>>51729019
you mean this? this would probably work. if for whatever reason the mobo shuts off the signal if it doesn't detect that it's providing power, then all that'll happen is your fans run full speed all the time.
it would be way easier to just hook all your case fans up to the same fan pins using a splitter. the mobo can probably source enough current to run 5 fans off one pin.
if your case has a fan hub though, like on the enthoo pro, then the case's manual will tell you what to do with it.
>>51728718
Is there any point to getting a USB3 Flashdrive if none of my usb ports are usb 3?
It might be cheaper per GB to get usb 3. In the future you might get a usb3 computer.
>>51729103
Yeah that's pretty much it. If I get desperate I'll just run fans off the header. I just wanted to see if a fan hub would do this sort of thing. Thanks for the help so far.
How would I go about splicing together a two port USB cable for using a HDD on a Pi?
Would it be hard? Do I run the risk of fucking my HDD? The HDD is also 3.0, so I assume I need to keep the data cable running on the 3.0 plug?
No matter what, my headphone audio jack just doesn't seem to want to work.
I have Realtek, and I uninstalled and reinstalled, tried the front and rear audio jacks, i tried disabling my speakers, I tried using the standard default Windows sound drivers, i opened my computer and reattacked the cables for the front jack. I just don't know what to do anymore
Realtek detected the headphones and I've tried the headphones for other devices so I know neither are broken. I'm about to give up. I don't know what to do at this point.
I'm using Windows 7 btw.
>>51728718
Just get whichever is cheaper / has better reviews. USB3 is fucking pointless for flash drives nowadays since the flash drives aren't even close to fast enough to saturate even USB2.
>>51729184
have you tried the different settings in this menu? i don't know shit about audio but it's given me issues before
How do I remove this dumb shit from my URL bar suggestions?
>>51729247
>firefox
You deserve it.
>>51729261
>Using a botnet
>>51729232
Yeah, I tried that. Still doesn't seem to work.
>>51728846
You'd probably be changing the potential bottleneck from the drive to the port, yes.
>>51728846
No, it will run exactly at 2.0 speeds.
I need a Matx (itx would do in a pinch) Socket 1155 board that supports overclocking, and doesn't cost a fortune
Where to look? Ebay is crazy overpriced
Might have to just buy a h61 and live with stock clocks until Zen / next big Intel thing
>>51729170
On another note, I assume the reason my external HDD plug into my Pi spins up and then makes a loud clicking noise before spinning up again and repeating it is because it's not getting sufficient power?
>>51729170
Just buy one, they're cheap as from any of the Chink sites
Is there any way to adjust manually my laptop's brightness?
It goes at max brightness and almost minimum every 10 sec.
It's like fading , not instantly.
Only used windows 8.1 with all of the updates and adjusting brightness via windows or by laptop's hotkeys doesnt work efficiently.
Brightness is ok at bios.
Gpu drivers also ok.
Any hints? except installing w10 or gentoo i mean
>>51729658
Any reason you're opposed to installing gentoo?
>>51729622
I can't find any y-cables with the 10-pin male plug
I've been looking into ereaders and have decided on going for Kobo Aura or Kobo Aura HD. Are there any real differences aside from higher res?
I just have one question for anyone who owns it because I can't find the answer anywhere. Are the black borders reflective? Because if so that is a deal breaker for me
I have USB headphones.
Will they have better quality if I get a soundcard (PCI) but the headphones arent connected directly to it but connected to the motherboard ?
>>51729795
Thanks senpai, I had this question since I bought USB headphones and my friends told me that the mic was shit, then I tried them on a friend's PC who have a soundcard and the mic worked really good.
>>51729780
I know how you feel senpai
>>51729889
if you've got a USB cable with a choke on it, you might want to give that a shot. i don't think it'll make a difference but you never know.
>>51729780
this is where youtube reviews shine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KtC9OBzuEE
>>51728826
Who ever was seeding decided to stop uploading
Built an mitx build specifically for school, web surfing, anime, and porn. Powered by Sempron 3850, 4gb ddr3 (1gb dedicated as vram) and 250gb SSD.
Even Linux Mint is a bit laggy at times. Is there a *buntu distro that is light weight? I don't want Arch or any DIY distros. Looking for something that will just werk.
>>51729978
Ok so it looks like I'm fine
Thank you friend. I accidentally bought a tablet a while ago that was pretty reflective so I'd only use it at night and close my eyes when I knew the screen would go black. I don't want to have to deal with this again
>>51729780
What is this gif supposed to mean?
>>51729184
I had this issue:
Device Manager>Uninstall all sound drivers
Restart and test,
if not update mobo drivers
>>51730018
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/GetLubuntu/LTS
If you need wifi on 14.04: Connect it to ethernet, run system update once to get the wifi icon (nm-applet). If you have a broadcom card you might need to run Preferences -> Additional Drivers once while connected to ethernet.
Is software that measures your Hardware temprature bad for your pc/components?
The reason i ask, because for some reason i think that for software to acces this info it has to put extra stress on the hardware
is there a consistent place to find noise/heating comparisons between different brands of the same graphics card?
i'm specifically looking at the r9 380.
>>51729184
is it a laptop or desktop
>>51730139
Lubuntu is that light weight? I mean Mint was only using like 750mb of ram out of the 3 left so it wasn't like I was running out.
Could the laginess be because of the sempron only supporting single channel ram? I mean I know the CPU is only 1.3ghz quad core, but I've had a C2D in a co-workers laptop run Mint better.
>>51730160
desktop
In terminal,
How come
ls.txt | wc
and
wc < lst.txt
do not print the same thing?
>>51729658
gentoo you fucking faggot
>>51730086
he's fat and doesn't want to look at his unaesthetic face when flipping pages on his hardcore mongolian mating diagrams
>>51729247
Not sure what is dumb in this..?
Anyway shift-delete usually works
I have an ASUS ROG GL552VW-DH71.
Can I safely switch from Windows 10 to Windows 7 without some sort of incompatibility or any potential issues?
>>51729780
I have a Kobo and I am very satisfied with it. I personally have not noticed any reflectivity with the borders on my Kobo.
They're pretty sensitive though, I'd recommend a decent case to hold it.
>>51730398
are those screens e-ink like the old kindles, or just reflective rather than emissive?
I'm on windows 7, pirated. Should I upgrade to 10? or what
>>51730161
Lubuntu ran perfectly on a 1.6 Ghz Atom/ 512 MB single-channel DDR-533 netbook (I've since updated the ram). After a cold boot it uses ~100 mb idling at the desktop.
Do you mean "it lags when I try to watch twitch while downloading porn and I have GIMP open + a music player and oh it's also a NAS and I have 3 pdfs and 8 tabs open with flash"?
Or "it lags just opening a file browser from a cold boot"
>>51729459
Which, in non-nerd speak = max out the port
>>51730398
e-ink, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
The best part about Kobos is that you can convert text and pdf files, and load them into it. If you pull the trigger, utilize that feature. It's really nice.
>>51730432
If you can, do it. Wait a few weeks for updates though.
You'll more or less need to eventually anyway.
Hey guys, I just fucked up and spilled cola on my laptop... Tried to soak it up as fast as I could but it now won't start. Does that mean the component are fucked 100%, or is it worth a shot to open it up and clean it with alcohol?
>>51730629
if it died while wet then it's beyond saving.
>>51730648
Yep, that's what I thought, sadly I couldn't take away the battery (ultrabook) so I just plugged it off and prayed
>>51730629
Don't try to start it up again until at least tomorrow: that's something you don't do with wet electronics.
Remove battery, and open it up tomorrow.
>>51730666
(nevermind the part about the battery then)
>>51730629
RIP.
You could try putting it in a bag of rice and leaving it for 24h.
But chances are, it's a goner mate.
>>51730666
Can't remove battery, and it happened yesterday, I let it sit upside down on absorbant paper for 24h first
>>51730684
Yeah it's looking pretty grim
I'd still open it, you never know.
And you could also take your hdd/ssd
>>51730702
Yeah I'll savage the ssd and the ram I guess
could anyone help with my script for class?
its used to disable usbs on stuff.
Alright if my pc burned out does the hdd burnout as well? My dad left it and I tried turning it on.
What's wrong? Sorry for making anyone cringe.
Are Ruby and RoR memes or are they actually useful in industry?
>>51730831
rails and django are both used widely in webdev, but webdev itself is one massive meme
>>51730831
NO!
>>51730244
>Not sure what is dumb in this..?
The very top entry. The "Visit whatever.com/" entry where it will bring you to the top page of the site.
But it's dumb, because if, for example, the only page on x.com you go to is x.com/y/z/, it will still display x.com/ as the top result.
>>51730211
This is true minus the fat part. I don't want to face the reality
is a 4.4Ghz-1.264v overclock on a 4690k good or is the voltage too high?
>>51731090
Dude, you have to start taking care of yourself.
exfoliate+moisturize+sunscreen
>>51731090
oh god you poor thing
If you connect to PIA before you use freenet or tor does it help in concealing your IP address?
>>51731109
I've tried before and it doesn't help all that much
>>51731144
I imagine it would. I'm not expert though
>>51731180
keep looking for something that works. hell save up money and go to a dermatologist if you have to.
oh yeah, this it a tech board.
>>51731144
connecting to a VPN and then using Tor over it will conceal from your ISP the fact that you're using Tor. If you're using Tor to go back out to the clearnet, the place your visiting will still see your traffic coming from a Tor exit node. It's also possible to connect to Tor, and then connect to a VPN. This hides your IP from your VPN provider but not your ISP. Clearnet sites will see your traffic as coming from the VPN server.
Both of these have benefits and drawbacks, which you should consider in your threat model. Note that if you are using hidden services, your only choice is you -> VPN -> Tor, since the traffic never exits.
Remember that Tor is not safe if you have javascript enabled in the Tor browser.
Does a burnt power supply/motherboard effect the storage?
>>51731324
Your PSU can kill your hard drive when it dies, if it's complete shit. It's easy to put the hard drive in another computer to see if it's fine though. It probably is.
>>51731324
Maybe. When a power supply dies it may do so benignly, leaving the rest of the system intact, or it may put out-of-spec voltages on its wires, which can kill various things that are connected to it. If it killed the motherboard, I wouldn't be surprised if it killed hard drives, too. Plug the drives into a working machine and try. If anything is failed shorted the good PSU should refuse to power up.
From a gaming performance standpoint, is there much to be gained by upgrading from 8GB of 1600MHZ RAM to 16GB of 2133MHZ RAM? Will it increase framerates substantially in recent games like Just Cause 3, Fallout 4, GTA5, Arkham Knight, etc?
I could buy 16GB of DDR3 for $60 right now. I don't expect it to get much cheaper than that, but I'd still rather keep the money if there won't be any substantial difference for the next few years.
>>51731471
> Will it increase framerates substantially in recent games like Just Cause 3, Fallout 4, GTA5, Arkham Knight, etc?
Not really, you'll just be able to load more textures.
>>51731471
The increase in capacity will make zero difference. The increase in frequency will make very little difference, broadly speaking 3 fps max. Be sure your mobo will take oc'd ram if you decide to buy it.
>>51731228
Thank you
Are freenet,Tor, and I2p all the same thing?
>>51731573
No. Not even remotely close. Stay off of all three of them until you learn the differences.
dose anyone know how to reflash pc duino 3b to Ubuntu with lvd screen got the lvd to work but it wont download the ubunto off the usb drive
>>51728718
I just updated to Windows 10 on a not fully supported PC (Lenovo Ideacentre B320)
I cant play minecraft due to a video card driver issue but there is no update
what do?
Anyone know how to set up a VPN? I want to [spoiler]play games on Korean server.[/spoiler]
T-Mobile or MetroPCS?
>>51732267
Same thing, metro is owned by tmo, so they use same towers. So check the prices in your area and pick the best one.
>>51732214
smack yourself for upgrading to Windows 10. That was stupid.
wipe your drive and install Windows 7
>>51732335
Windows 10 isnt that bad.
Its clean and lightweight, aside from this I havent had any issues.
What do you think is wrong with it?
>>51729196
That's because they're made using utter shit parts. Go look at some early usb2 drives that use better chips, they have better read/write speeds than most usb2/3 drives nowadays.
>>51729247
>settings>privacy
scroll to location bar only check what you want.
>>51732354
Your little prebuilt doesn't have drivers for 10, since once something is out of production, the company has no incentive to update it with new ones. They've made all the money they'll ever make out of you for that computer, so they want to stop spending any money on it, and actually would much prefer to use that non-support as a lever to get you to buy a new one.
Driver problems like this tend to happen quite a bit with machines like that when a new version is released. Build your own next time. Barring that, either deal with not being able to play that awful game, or go back to 7.
Hi /g/uys,
I'm trying to practice some c++ by mentally figuring out some code snippets and then attempting to code them without reference afterwards but I have come into a snag that I think I have absolutely no control over.
Basically, I'm on this page: http://www.cprogramming.com/snippets/
and whenever I click a link it always redirects me to the same project which is a snippet of code that declares a power function.
Could someone maybe check the links too and see if maybe it's just me? I would really appreciate it.
>>51732389
Fair enough
>>51732408
Put your mouse over each of them, and in the status bar you can see that some redirect back.
about half work.
How's the X230 for a cs major? I got a desktop for long work, but on the go is it a good choice?
>>51732556
Yeah I did that and went into firebug just to be sure. I was really just worried that maybe my request policy was messing with the links. Thanks for that.
>>51732586
I wouldn't carry anything worth over $1000 in the presence of CS freshmen.
What's /g/'s opinion on VLC player?
Does it make a program libre when it's registered under the apache license?
>>51732586
I have an x220t and it works perfectly for me. It can be a little sluggish if I try and treat like my desktop, but for general purpose computing it will do just fine.
>>51732931
there's literally no reason to use it because MPC HC exists
>>51732931
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>51732962
>MPC HC
can this play weebems
>>51732979
yes
if god really cared about us though any of the dedicated image viewers would support weebms instead
>>51732931
there's literally no reason to use it because mpv exists
When do you guys reckon Pascal will come out realistically?
Are you guys saving up for 4K?
>>51732967
???
>>51732992
That's the reaction what you get.
>>51732962
>>51732990
can those be used as an RTMP server?
Do you store your scripts in ~/bin or ~/.local/bin?
>>51728784
are there any good 3.0 usbs that are like 8gb?
i went on amazon and all the low space drives had shitty reviews that said they ran slower than a 2.0 equivalent
>>51729184
Make sure your speakers aren't muted when you plug the headphones in.
>>51729467
Newegg
>>51733162
>matx/itx 1155 z chipset
>doesn't cost a fortune
good luck with that
How do I decide when a phone is too old to purchase?
The iphone 6s has come out. Is it still OK to buy an iphone 5 (not 5s, 5)?
>>51730018
...I run Linux Mint on an old single core Sempron LE-1250, with 2gb ddr2, on a 40GB HDD.
I don't know what your problem is, but it sounds like you might need to reinstall Mint completely, just to make sure you didn't get a bad install.
Can I use an m.2 SSD in an m.2 to mPCIe adapter in a laptop that doesn't support mSATA?
>>51733192
>iphone
kill self
>>51733226
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
>>51733168
Here's a link to what i could find for cheap:
http://www.rakuten.com/prod/asus-p8z77-m-desktop-motherboard-intel-z77-express-chipset-socket-h2/230428623.html?listingId=444585383&sclid=pla_google_SabrePC&adid=29963&rmatt=tsid:1012713%7ccid:221205289%7cagid:12111341449%7ctid:pla-253760877782%7ccrid:60879535249%7cnw:g%7crnd:17116446344802857018%7cdvc:c%7cadp:1o2&gclid=Cj0KEQiA-ZSzBRDp3ITHm5KO_JYBEiQA1JjHHF9K5kerPZUJ-IHrbmL0stZj7DHcdSBvNmRRj5-Sql8aAu868P8HAQ
>>51733226
I might in a few years. For now I want an iphone.
How do I determine it for any phone though?
Is it true that Macs are better?
>>51733356
for what?
>>51733356
yes they just work
>>51733372
Video editing like for youtube let's plays
My lappy take soo long to upload
is there any reason to buy a non-K 4690, when the price difference is $5?
RAID-0 SSD - 840 Pro 120gb
how can i update the firmware without breaking my data.
Setting BIOS to AHCI, loading a live CD and hope it works?
>>51733498
>not getting Skylick+latest tech
no, no reason to skip the K, might OC some day.
>>51733552
as far as i can see the mobo selection for memelakes is nearly nonexistant
is there a way to control ncmpcpp from systemtray?
>>51733580
My local store has two pages of Z170X and i live in the mid east.
i took a GA-Z170X-Gaming 5
Blender, Maya or Rhinoceros?
I would of course prefer Blender because it's free, but are there valid reasons why i should choose another programm?
I would use it for 3D-Prints and short presentation clips of my uni projects (starting to study product design). No games or >5min films.
>>51733678
autodesk products are the most bloated things ever to grace the earth.
go with blender. it's unintuitive at first but you'll get it.
I have headphones which were connected to my sound card in the back of my tower. All of the sudden the line in for the microphone stopped working on Skype (and other programs like audacity and teamspeak). If I unplug the headsets including the usb and connect it all to the front of the computer into the realtek audio ports and the usb slot it works fine. Normally this issue would be fixed but since I have two usb ports in the front and one of them is used by the headset I have one left next to it. I play most my games with a Xbox controller but when I plug it in to the usb port next to the headset it starts causing static then the headset glitches out and makes a repeating pitching noise that is very loud and cannot be fixed until I reboot my computer or unplug the audio cords and usb enough and the headset decides to work again. Is there any way to get my sound card to work with Skype again so I can continue using my controller without my headset blowing up?
Some things that might contribute to the problem and hopefully fix it.
I'm using windows 7
I have not update Skype in forever so it's obviously not an update issue
My sound card is an ASUS Xonar DG
My headsets are Turtle Beaches x12s
It's an Xbox one controller
I have also not had to do anything driver related when I hooked up these things, Except for the driver cd for the sound card when I installed it. The headsets and controller automatically downloaded drivers or just worked when first connected.
Just updated to those new crimson drivers but it didn't even run stable for 10 minutes until i got the first "radeon settings host application has stopped working" message, lel. This has NEVER happened before, so the problem lies 100% with the shitty new drivers.
Haven't tested yet whether it lets me play vidya without crashing but i'm assuming the crash only affects the new crimson control centre, at least i hope it does
Anyone know when amd will bring out a fix or do they really just don't give a fuck about their win7 drivers being broken? According to their forums there's shittons of people on win7 who have experienced the exact same bug for weeks now without those shitheads bothering to bring out a proper fix.
Should i just do a rollback to the old drivers now? I have a hd7850 if that helps
>>51733758
how hard is it to write fucking drivers? they have the full fucking hardware documentation.
How to keep writing outside of quotation marks without using the mouse or arrow keys?
When I for example write a string, the editor auto completes the the second quotation mark and I can write within them. But how do I keep writing outside the string without moving my hand to the mouse or arrow keyes?
Nevermind gw seems to run stable but in case of BSOD i'll do a rollback to the old june CCC drivers
>>51733790
disable autocomplete
keep it for brackets if you can though
>>51733799
I want to keep auto complete.
Same thing goes for brackets and all things that are auto completed. There must be an easier way.
Ctrl + Enter for example creates a new line, but ignores the cursor position and doesn't disrupt the line it was currently in.
>>51733829
There should be something like Ctrl + Space to jump to the next cursor position.
>>51733790
most editors should jump if you manually close the quotation marks or braces, so they won't add another, but assume you wanted to close it and just skip it.
>>51733699
Yes, i'm doing well with it atm
Thanks
>>51728718
I feel like I barely learned anything almost coming out of my 2year systems program
What should 100% know by now to be in the systems field or network technician etc
My program incorporates some of everything, we have windows server, networking, databases, some intro to security, exchange... Etc
I suppose this is more for a careers thread but I'm always afraid I don't know enough whe it comes to technology since there is so much to know and so much that is advancing.
The only thing I've noticed gaining more knowledge around technology is the majority of /g/ pisses me off with misinformation and really entry level content. Usually just about consumerism. And a lot of programming which isn't my forte
>>51730007
Also utorrent is usually black listed and win10 is starting to get black listed by trackers
>>51734968
>win10 is starting to get black listed by trackers
why 10 in particular? not like the government needs a botnet on every computer to see who's pirating what. they've got the isps for that.
>>51728718
Who i am inside?
>>51735002
A c͏uckold.
>>51734989
Basically going full /g/ tinfoil hat
https://torrentfreak.com/torrent-trackers-ban-windows-10-over-privacy-concerns-150822/
>>51733498
Sometimes k series don't have vt-d
My WiFi for my desktop says it's connected with excellent strength, then a few second later or says no internet access but the signal is still excellent.
Anybody know how to fix it? It's a PCIE WiFi card, not USB
I just bought all of these components:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/MXcZNG
is it necessary to get a fan for this as well (not overclocking) or am I fine?
Is it bad to use a TV instead of a monitor?
>>51728718
is it possible to completely wipe android from my android phone and install linux on it ? so it will boot just like on a pc
Will I be able to connect a 12864 Graphic LCD Display and an accelerometer to an arduino uno without any fancy Port expanders? I'm considering building a seismograph as my first arduino project but don't know shit about arduinos
Sold my 960 to one of my friends, it is running shitty tho. Ram en cpu bottlenecks are highly unlikely. He had a 5770 before this. Is this a software problem ? Can I run it software already showed 1 gb vram so that is making me think it's software fucking it up. Any suggestions?
I have a spare ~$250 that I want to spend on /g/ related stuff, but I don't know what. Somebody recommend something before I invest in something stupid like a PS4.
My current setup:
i7-4790K
MSI GTX 970
8GB RAM
XFX P1-750B-BEFX 750W
Asus Z97-A ATX mobo
2TB of HDD space
512GB of SDD space (Samsung 840 PRO as boot drive)
Fractal R4 case
CM Hyper 212 EVO (Not interested in CLC)
Two 1080p TN Asus monitors, one 144hz, the other 60hz. I want to stick to 16:9 or 16:10.
Is there any better motherboard than an Asus H81 PLUS for a similar price?
I have a problem with my graphics card drivers on my laptop. The screen is all fucked up right now. I tried reinstalling Windows with a fresh install, but it crashes every time at the "installing drivers" section and gives me a "TDR_VIDEO" error. I tried booting Linux, which at least work, but the screen is still fucked up. Is there a way to set the system back completely or any other way to fix this issue?
>>51736275
Type this again,and be more clear
Why are the servers still stored on earth? Why isn't everything stored in space at this point?
>>51741092
slow. costs.
I have no idea which monitor to get. I'm building a new PC (R9 390 GPU) but want to upgrade in the future to 4k and better GPU.
Should I buy 1440p/144Hz/60Hz or 4k?
I don't really play many games competitively.
The ASUS PB278Q 4k is cheaper than 1440p so I have no idea at all.
Is there any difference between a DAC and Amp vs an external audio card from sound blaster?
i have android 4.4.2 and my wifi randomly stops working
send help
I accidentally change my .txt file extension to open regedit and now it's impossible to get it back to notepad++
Any ideas how to fix it?
>>51741092
It costs about $10,000 to $20,000 to launch one kilogram into space, depending on the orbit
High latency due to signal travel times
Radiation
Cold
Etc
>>51741473
What? Is this a trick question? Just change it back.
>>51741092
What benefit would there be in putting servers in space?
>>51741515
I can't. It's greyed out. Even tried it with a third party program and nothing happened.
Sup /g/
I have a couple hard disks I want to nuke before recycling them.
Should I use DBAN's default autonuke (3 pass DoD), something lighter or something heavier?
There is nothing absolutely critical on the drives, but still, it's a bunch of personal data I don't want some random dudes to recover...
What are the best practices according to you guys?
>>51741582
One pass is sufficient, but also pointless if you're just going to just trash the drive since you could just have fun with a hammer.
>>51741575
Did you try running Notepad++ in administrator mode and registering it that way?
Also, which third party program? Types works quite well for this.
>>51741604
one pass of zeroes or a random number?
I'd gladly take a hammer to the disks but I have many of them, and some of them are next to impossible to open because the screws are really tight and my screwdriver is stripping cones into them. Not worth the effort IMHO (but I AM recovering the rare earth magnets from the other ones)
>>51741582
It mostly depends on how large your tinfoil hat is. One pass is enough, three passes is more than enough, and Gutmann method is about as thick as your tinfoil hat can get.
>>51741638
If you want to be certain to remove the information and hammering them would be too tedious, you could heat them up to around 1000K, at which point they would lose their magnetic properties until cooled, removing the possibility for information to be stored on them.
>>51741638
Single pass of zeros is plenty, IIRC the best recovery methods using an electron microscope have AT BEST 60% accuracy on recovery PER BIT (10 percent better than just guessing) so the chances of recovering even a single byte are essentially zero.
I love the look of server/media racks like you'd see in old sci-fi movies and such, but I have almost no need for such a thing nor ability to create a functioning system. That said, oscilloscopes and blinking lights turn me on.
Just thought I'd say that.
>>51741632
>Did you try running Notepad++ in administrator mode and registering it that way?
Yeah. I mean no program works. Not just Notepad++.
>Also, which third party program?
Think it was just called "Default Programs Editor".
Types is giving me this which seems odd.
>>51735002
Intel
Is there a good packpack for electronics that isn't a laptop bag? Something with a bunch of little pockets and compartments for holding shit like external hdds, thumb drives, headphones, etc.
>>51741710
>>51741734
OK, thank you guys.
One pass it is.
>>51741882
Damn, I was kind of hoping you would go for the incinerator route. No one ever does.
So I'm building a PC for someone and they don't want "HAXOR CRACKED WINDOWS" but to keep the build cheap, I didn't include windows, it was a very fragile situation when it comes to pricing.
So I'm gonna pirate that shit anyways and haven't pirated since W7 with the loader. Is there any way to easily pirate W10 directly or do I have to install W7 first, activate it with the loader, and then install W10 with the key? I'd love to pirate it directly to mislead the person.
>>51741910
Pirate W7, install all updates, upgrade to W10. You now have a legitimate W10 key.
>>51741934
I understand I can do that. I was curious about a direct windows 10 crack.
>>51741978
I don't think one exists, but you could do the previous step to get a legitimate W10 key, then install directly to their computer using the key. To them it would just look like you're installing Windows.
>>51741907
On my bucket list is a plan to build a system with a kill switch that ignites a pad of thermite over each of my HDDs
However once I finally get to it I'll have nothing but SSDs in my machines...
Thermite would be overkill, what system could I use to near-instantly kill an SSD?
>>51742008
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't an EMP wipe an SSD? You could just rig one of those to a killswitch. Wouldn't be quite as dramatic as thermite, but should accomplish the same objective.
>>51741384
reset your wifi
>>51742053
>an EMP
What kind?
I take it you're not talking about the kind that requires a nuclear detonation to operate...
>>51742112
Well, if you're going all out...
I'm not an electrical engineer, nor have I researched this topic much. I just heard that you can relatively easily set up a device that will generate an EMP strong enough to wipe out small electronics. Hook up your PSU to that and it might be strong enough to wipe the drive.
This might be all bullshit, I don't really know. I think using thermite would be more fun.
Why does Firefox suck so much ass on windows
>>51731090
>that hairline + blonde hair
I'm not trying to be mean here, just passing on some advice I was given that I wish had been given sooner as I was in the same boat as you. It's time to cut it all off m8. You don't necessarily need to take a Schick to it, but buzz with a 1/8th inch or 1/4th inch guard.
It takes some getting used to, but trust me, being bald is better than being balding/receding. It's like a band-aid, you just have to commit to it.
Also, see >>51731109 + >>>/fit/ sticky.
>inb4 hurr durr this is a technology board
>inb4 >>>/leddit/
>inb4 >>>/soc/
Is PS2 Port hotswap a myth?
>>51742185
lol I'd love to hear more on this
even though it's a terrible idea (destruction of evidence) and even worst if thermite (hurrr you a terrorist because of your explosives (even though thermite isn't an explosive))
>>51742285
should be able to build an electromagnet for relatively cheap with a trip to the hardware store and a car battery
>>51742354
an electromagnet, IF strong enough (bear in mind that there are very powerful rare earth magnets in HDDs) could wipe a hard disk.
But an SSD? To my understanding of physics, it would do nothing. Except when the magnetic field builds up, there MIGHT be a generation of current in some PCB traces, but with no guarantee that it'll fry anything memory-related.
Can you rice Windows 8.1 64?
Looking to buy a new monitor, preferably 144hz. I have a gtx 660m and it's supposed to support DVI-D but my PC only has HDMI and VGA. Is there anything I can do to get 144hz, or should I just buy a 60hz monitor?
>>51729084
Pace yourself and get through large chunks one step at a time. Make plenty of notes and get your googler ready. You would be surprised what you come up with.
>>51742410
http://www.pcworld.com/article/116572/article.html
>>51742477
>http://www.pcworld.com/article/116572/article.html
My understanding is that you're supporting my argument, right?
In both cases, thank you for helping me understand these things.
>>51742564
Yes, supporting.
What is wrong with this code? Trying to create a chess board patrern.
>>51742947
you should use for loops.
you should always use braces, otherwise you'll end up like apple.
>>51729978
>Kobo Aura HD
Misread that and thought it said "here is your review, sunshine"
Kek'd so points for you for me being retarded
I'm started learning elixir which is a functional language and has immutable data, I'm not 100% sure what that means since I can set a = 1 and then a = 2 which will be 2 when a is called
is haskel hard to learn ?
what is a good am3 socket cpu for around 100$ and a 430w psu for around 40-55$
>>51743689
is Pluto a planet?
What's the most reliable hard drive brand? And I should stick to under 2tb to be safe, right?
Also, I ran badblocks on my WD MyPassport and it had around 9 million bad blocks or so. Can this be fixed or is it dead? I can still pull files from it and they aren't corrupted.
posted in >>51741068
What's the best 120GB ssd around now? I have an 840 EVO running windoes, but I'm gonna dual boot arch.
>>51744046
For the PSU, id go with a Corsair CX430
>>51744400
>>51744400
>120GB SSD
>120GB
>GB
>>51744904
sorry i meant 4tb haha what a big mistake
120GB for OS, 2tb for programs, etc...
Tried to root my phone (Note 4, T-Mobile), followed the instructions to a T, and it is now stuck in a reboot-loop. Tried to factory reset it through holding home, power, and vol up, and flashing with ODIN (I couldn't get PDA to add the recovery file, wouldn't show up in the menu). What do I do now?
>>51744975
install gentoo
Probably a question beyond the regular stupidity here
But if I have a program that I run on my win 7 desktop (Image-Line FL Studio), can I transfer that program to my win 8 laptop?
>>51745090
yeah, probably.
>>51744875
alright thanks any recommendations on the cpu
>>51728826
add these
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http://bt.careland.com.cn:6969/announce
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http://mgtracker.org:2710/announce
http://tracker.best-torrents.net:6969/announce
http://tracker.tfile.me/announce
http://tracker.torrenty.org:6969/announce
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udp://9.rarbg.com:2710/announce
udp://9.rarbg.me:2710/announce
udp://coppersurfer.tk:6969/announce
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969/announce
udp://open.demonii.com:1337/announce
udp://tracker.btzoo.eu:80/announce
udp://tracker.istole.it:80/announce
udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80/announce
udp://tracker.prq.to/announce
udp://tracker.publicbt.com:80/announce
>>51733031
Add the directory to $PATH
export PATH=/home/user/bin:$PATH
>>51736073
Stock Intel coolers run well enough. If you have a little more cash pick up a well rated $20 heatsink+fan.
>>51741513
This mostly.
>>51741092
Light travels at least 30% faster in vacuum so not necessarily true.
The signal from/to 3.5mm jacks are the same right? Could I plug a 3.5mm output into a mic port and have it record my output that way?
>>51746239
if you're asking if you can use a speaker as a mic, then no
>>51746364
I'm asking if having a 2cm cable going out one port and in the other would allow me to pick up my speaker output on that mic port
>>51746418
ah, gotcha, I believe the answer is yes, either way it's not gonna fuck shit up so no harm in trying
>>51746239
mics are usually mono so you will probably only get one channel (left)
>>51737211
1440p monitor
mechanical keyboard
good headphones
external DAC
Putting a fast Micro SD vs a slow one in my android phone makes any difference?
Which brand is best?, by the way.
>GPU is better for every crypto stuff from password cracking to coin mining
>GPU is better for rendering
>GPU is better for calculating
why is there even cpu? like oh my shit its a 8 core 4ghz and everyone be like wow that awesome while oh my shit 1250mhz gpu OH SHIT NIGGA HOW????
>>51746766
How do you plan on doing anything without running your OS?
>>51746917
i mean why not just substitute cpu with another gpu? or just change the cpu architecture to resemble a gpu
Hey /g/,
I'm using Webm for Retards which works just fine. However, I want to get it to automatically make several 1 min webm out of the same source which is about 45 min or so rather than what I do now which is manually tell it to go 1 min ahead and encode each one which takes forever.
How do I get it to do this?
I just plugged in my new 970 and the fans were running at ~6-8% idle (~60c). I downloaded EVGA Precision to tweak the fan curve, but when I close the program my fans turn off. I can see them going to 0% in GPU-Z and I've confirmed that they stop spinning. As soon as I reopen EVGA Precision, the fan speeds return to the specified curve I've set. I can manually set fan speed to a static number and close the program just fine, but otherwise they go back to 0%. I've tried resetting to default within EVGA Precision, but that also sets fan speeds back to 0%.
I really want to uninstall EVGA Precision because of this, but I'm afraid that my fans will drop to 0% when I do. Is there any way to reset my fan curve to what it was when I first plugged the card in?
Me>>51750078
@echo off
:W
if %time%==04:58:00.00 goto :X
goto :W
:X
shutdown.exe /s /f /t 60 /c "Shutting down, 5 AM"
Will this work?
>clean friend's pc, dosen't boot
>change the ram stick and it werks
>put old ram in another mobo and works fine
??
>>51750227
free ram bruh
anyone knows why win 8/8.1 has the tendency to fuck up the Task Manager? I mean after a whilethe TM fails at shuting down the machine... it just keeps waiting for the TM...
anyone knows if this is created by bad registry entries or it is just fault of the OS?
>>51746766
>1250MHz > 4000MHz
That's not how math works
Getting ARP attacked on my local network, what can I do about it other than resetting the router?
