Stupid questions thread for stupid questions.
>>54912963
How safe to use is the testing branch for Ubuntu (****-proposed) ? Are those packages really unstable or did they just not have been reviewed by Canoncial ?
I am working on a script that converts JPG and PNG images into hacked Webm images.
JPG:for %f IN (*.jpg) DO ffmpeg -loop 1 -i "%~nf.jpg" -an -c:v libvpx -qmin 50 -qmax 50 -quality best -threads 4 -t 2 -r 1 "%~nf.webm"
PNG:for %f IN (*.png) DO ffmpeg -loop 1 -i "%~nf.png" -an -c:v libvpx -qmin 16 -qmax 16 -quality best -threads 4 -t 2 -r 1 "%~nf.webm"
Anyway how do I make a single script that will accept both PNG and JPG images?
>>54913109
>hacked Webm
Would using a PCI-e x1 to x16 extender slow down the graphics card if crossfired?
And which would be better, straight connecting a PCI-e x16 riser cable between the slot and the card? Or using the expansion board?
http://smile.amazon.com/PCI-E-Express-Extender-Adapter-15Pin-4Pin/dp/B01D4U2GYK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1465077840&sr=8-6&keywords=graphics+expansion+board
Here's an example of what I COULD be looking at.
OR:
http://www.moddiy.com/products/Premium-Gold-Plated-16x-PCI%252dE-Extension-Shielded-Cable-Riser-%2830cm%29.html
Wanna crossfire 3 cards together, but board only has 6 slots, and I might need the extras, so I wanted to NOT block them with double-highs.
So, for off-mainboard, x1 to x16? Or shielded x16 to x16 riser cable?
Furthermore, is there an x16 to x16 expansion BOARD like the x1 to x16 I showed?
I accidently changed my windows license key while using a key-gen. Now it keeps asking me to activate my copy of windows.
The Magical Jelly Bean only shows me the illegitimate license key, Is there any way to restore or find my original key?
>>54913134
Why not? hiroshima nagasaki won't allow us to upload webp photos anytime soon.
>>54913109
fuck is a "hacked webm"?
Foobarfags, how can I get f2k to have separate UI elements for the "currently playing" playlist and a list of whatever is currently selected?
Why does Google play store white screen on my phone every other day?
>>54913173
Visual of what I'd like to accomplish. I've done a bit of googling but have yet to find a solution
>>54913173
heh?
This one's mine
What do you want to do??
>>54913171
A webm that displays an image instead of a video. Since it retains the massively good compression of VP8 it results in smaller images compared to PNG and JPG. It's especially useful for images of chinese cartoons.
Webm related was 415KB as a PNG. Quality is pretty much the same.
>>54913171
WebP, not sure why people are calling it "hacked webm".
>>54913255
oh that's cool
>>54913159
anyone?
>>54913268
Because it turns a Webm, intended to show a video into a half baked image container. I would honestly love to use Webp and not have to do this but hiro won't allow webp on 4chan ever.
>>54913268
Because it's not actually WebP
>>54913248
I'm trying to get winamp-esque playlist/now playing management, as in, a separate UI element for selection and a separate UI element for whatever is currently playlist
i instaled a dds plugin for photoshop cs3 and enabled plugins in preferences, but when i try to open one it says it can't. i restarted photoshop and restarted my computer but neither of those worked.
what do i do?
Upgraded to WIn 10 a few days ago because I'm a clown.
Only real issue I've had (besides XBMC not being supported anymore so need to find another cheap way to stream films) is the audio, audio output worked fine for me (I know a lot of others have had issue with it), but it wasn't detecting any of my microphones that I plugged in (I'd get the pop up from my onboard audio drivers but couldn't actually use them).
Anyway, updating my motherboard's audio drivers seem to have fixed it, I can now plug in mics and use them, but now I can't open the VIA HD Audio Deck program that typically controls things like microphone boosting, noise suppression, etc. (not like I used the effects, but I occasionally used the boost).
Any idea what's going on? Not sure if it's me updating my motherboard's audio drivers that's caused the program not to function, and it's just the restart that fixed my mics not being detected.
I moved into my grandparents house and found out they have two modems, which is why their internet keeps cutting out periodically. They have can't move them because they need the physical ethernet cable in two seperate, far away rooms. One of those rooms is for a home phone they refuse to get rid of despite never using. Can I buy them something like pic/link related and use that in the phone room? Or is that not how phone lines work?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320168&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=EXPRESS060416&cm_mmc=EMC-EXPRESS060416-_-EMC-060416-Index-_-WirelessRouters-_-33320168-S0b
>>54913159
1 lane isn't enough, 4 is the minimum I would consider
I want to make a MUD in C#, but with the output through a web browser like how IRC is done nowadays. For the front-end stuff, what languages and tools should I be looking at?
>>54912963
What the fuck am I doing wrong?
>>54913452
try cd-ing to the f:/sources directory first
>>54912963
I need a mic that meets the following criteria
>sub £50
>on amazon
>hardware mute button
>>54913349
You right-click in the "Playlist" module and create a new list. Activate it, add songs to your list, and then you can switch between lists?
>>54913431
hmmm, do you know where I could get a riser board that will do that? It would have to be a maximum of 4-slots high, though, because it would be going under a server board. So, the server would be on top, and whatever I connect to off-board cards to will have to fit like that.
I could do 2 singles, but if there's some kinda small backplane that is like, maybe and x[whatever], x16, x[whatever], x16 or something, that'd also work.
However, where's the jury stand on straight-up connecting to a riser CABLE?
>>54913467
No dice.
>>54913371
Nevermind, think I may have fixed it.
I unplugged the microphone that was suddenly working again and the drivers disconnected my headphones and wouldn't pick them up, restarting wouldn't fix it, so I opened the device manager and found an audio driver there and let the wizard up-date it.
One restart later and it seems to be all up and running, suddenly have my effects (boost, beamforming, etc. Like I said I don't really use them but I want them to be there just so I know my drivers are working). Can unplug/plug everything in and it doesn't fuck everything up.
Kind of pisses me off that either Microsoft/VIA (if that's even the company's name) hasn't sorted their Win 10 drivers out yet, though. This should all be done automatically on updating to Win 10.
Recommend me a software for capturing screen on video and adding text
>>54913604
at the same time?
OBS
>>54913604
XSplit.
>>54913642
not this, it's shit.
>>54913536
>>54913431
Do you know of any? Or would using a shielded CABLE be good enough?
>>54913731
I was also looking at something like this
http://smile.amazon.com/Startech-Com-Pci-Express-Category-Supplies-Accessories/dp/B00MOSFY3Y/ref=sr_1_25?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1465081013&sr=1-25&keywords=x16+riser+card&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_four_browse-bin%3A6030981011
What about connecting a shielded cable TO this?
Is it any safer? Basically, I'm just concerned that using a cable on its own might not be as safe as sticking the graphics cards onto a riser card...
is there any worry, or no?
Are intel 4600 graphics okay for new games?
>>54913501
I don't really create or use specific playlists, I just wanted one for what I have selected and what I have now playing, I figured it though. But thanks for being a qt and trying to help me anon
For anyone in the future ever trying to do this, I used the ESPlaylist component. If you right click, it lets you lock a specific element/module/whatever to a specific playlist, in my case "now playing" and "currently selected"
Does anyone have any suggestions for vertical side-monitors?
I probably have no need for some UHD shit, right?
How important is RAM speed?
>>54913907
pretty important if you want to open your programs faster.
RAM speed relates directly to how fast you can get the program from memory to the processor's cache.
In other words, slower memory loads instructions to the processor slower than does faster memory.
However, it also depends on what you're doing and how fast you need it to go. The fastest memory available is expensive as fuck, so it's good to find a balance.
In other words, if your memory runs 1600MHz or higher, you're probably good. And if you got like 2133MHz, don't even bother going for Overclocked (OC) 3300, because it raises the price like 5 times or some bullshit.
On the other hand, the generation of the RAM is EVEN more important. 800MHz DDR4 runs about the same amount of data as 1600 MHz DDR3, because DDR means double-data-rate. Every generation, the rate of data doubles, so with 800MHz DDR4, you have half the SPEED of data transfer, but TWICE the VOLUME as 1600 MHz DDR3
>>54913875
hmmm, sorry I wasn't much help then. I'm not sure I've actually tried to do what you were suggesting, because I normally used only default list and opened individual songs.
However, now that I've tried it, I think I'll see how these playlists actually do for me.
>>54913986
Not him, but thanks for the nice explanation.
I have recently installed fedora and i want to create a live usb with debian.
When i try to liveusb-creator or simply copying the iso image to the usb stick it won't show as an option when i hit f12 and try to change boot options.
What am i doing wrong?
Is there a way to find out the install date of a linux distro?
>>54914111
That's a good question, but is there even a way to do that on Windows?
For Windows, I assume it MIGHT be in the registry, but I'm not entirely familiar with what Linux uses in place of a registry to store data of that nature.
What's the latest /g/ approved laptop that's at least 1080p?
I need something that can run YouTube and Microsoft Office. That's it. Should I just stick with a Chinkpad?
>>54914080
Open a terminal and do this:# List all your block storage devices and find the name of your USB flash drive. It will be something like /dev/sdc
lsblk
dd if=[Path to ISO] of=[Path to USB flash drive]
# For example "dd if=/home/nigger/Downloads/debian.iso of=/dev/sdc"
# Just make sure your block device is correct because if you write to the wrong drive you're going to overwrite your data on that drive permanently.
That will write the contents of the ISO directly to your flash drive. Since Linux ISOs are almost all hybrid ISOs, it will be bootable without any extra work on your part. Just make sure that if your PC has UEFI that you disable Secure Boot.
>>54914245
Depends on your budget. To be honest, I'd look for an ultrabook because it's really nice to have a lightweight low-profile device. Most people here are destitute level poor and stick with used Thinkpads that are old, large, heavy, and have shit battery life.
>>54913986
The reason I'm asking is because apparently my pc throttles 8 gig sticks down to 1333MHz.
So I was wondering if I should go through the trouble of exchanging the 1 8 gig stick for two 4 gig sticks which will run at 1600 MHz.
>>54914299
Just go into your bios and manually set the correct speed
>>54914299
Hmmm.
Well, that'd be a pretty good idea in a few senses. You'll then be running in dual-channel mode, most likely.
However, do you know WHY it's throttling? Is the RAM you have compatible with your board AND processor?
If your processor and/or board only supports up to 1333, then it won't run faster.
However, I don't know why you're not using the full capacity of your board anyway. My laptop only SUPPORTS 8GB, but I'd go higher if I could.
>>54914431
I have an HP and from what I can tell after searching a little bit, it just doesn't like 8 gig sticks.
The 4 gig sticks are running at 1600, so I know it can support it.
I'm upgrading from 10 to 18 gigs, although if I do the 2 stick setup I'll only get 16 gigs.
Am I banned?
my tv finally gave out, /g/. what are some /g/ approved TVs preferably with 3 hdmi and at least 1 composite?
>>54914111
This method requires that you created the partition during the installation.sudo tune2fs -l /dev/sdXY | grep 'created'(replace XY with partition containing Linux)
If you don't know which one Linux is installed on, you can doinxi -p
Please useman <command>for any command you're unfamiliar with to make sure you understand what it does.
>>54914147
On Windows you can just dosysteminfo. It's stored in the registry somewhere but unless you changed it manually it'll be correct.
>>54914603
Why don't you join the kool kids klub and not own a tv? Do you need it for netflix and chill?
>>54914619
Thanks anon.
Is there any application firewall for Linux? All I could find was something from 2014 but I don't really want to use something that is no longer being developed.
So my cousins reinstalled my grandma's heatsink but I don't think they did it properly. When you log in you instantly get a 0x51 stop error, and a strange thump/drop sound comes from inside when it boots up/shuts down. Any idea what that drop noise might be coming from? I'm guessing it's coming from the heatsink. There's nothing in the optical drive so it can't be that.
I'm not finding anything useful for this 0x51 error either. How can I confirm that the heatsink was properly installed?
>>54914713
iptables?
So I decided to fire up some old buggy piece of ubisoft trash to check if my GPU was working good after a few months of no games.
And suddenly it starts smelling a bit funny. Definitely sort of different. I have headphones on but I can definitely hear a literal helicopter in my room. Really quick I just close the game.
Since the game seemed to run at a pretty high temperature (I have a 280x, the ASUS TOP edición which has slightly higher clocks) which steps should I take to prevent this from overheating and burning my house down? I probably can manually turn the fans higher but then I would become deaf. Maybe it's a case of bad cooling? Maybe it's a case of a bad... case? Cause I touched the case and that thing was warm enough to be concerned about. Is there anything I can buy for under 60 bucks that will completely solve this issue?
I just got Chromecast 2. It's great, but why is the quality on casted photos a disaster? The difference is obviously not simply due to the larger pixels on the TV.
Even by filtering those tripfags the post is still here, hidden, but here.
Is there a way to make the post completely disappear ?
Can someone for the love of God please tell me why windows 7 keeps shitting the bed when it's left on for a long time? My main pc is windows 7 and used for encoding, general use, gaming etc. It gets turned off everyday. Shuts down quick
Boots even quicker.
My media file server on the other hand, also windows 7, has been on for 2 months. I had a drive die, so I shut the girl down, removed the dead drive, and rebooted. It takes 25minutes just to get to the desktop now. Longer to shutdown. Tried using the repair option on Windows 7. Tells me "the version of Windows you're attempting to repair isnt the same as this version of Windows on this disc"
I'm just going to reinstall this shit show. But what the fuck. How fucking hard is it to have a PC on and idle for weeks? I had my Linux box up for 5 months and it got FASTER as more shit was cached. This is the 2nd time this shit has happened. Is it normal for Windows to require a complete refresh every 2 weeks? Fucking bullshit.
>>54914807
>filters
>>>/reddit/
>>54914713
The Linux kernel has a firewall built in, it's called iptables. If you need a GUI for it, there's Firestarter.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work in the way you probably expect it from Windows firewalls. For example, it doesn't work on an application by application basis and it's fairly difficult to coerce it into working that way.
There's a project called LPFW which may be what you're looking for, but I've never used it.
https://github.com/themighty1/lpfw
>>54913268
TL;DR it maxes out phones(mostly iphone) who have shit ram and shit cpu.
There was a thread up yesterday.
>>54914807
Turn off stubs.
>>54913190
They are the same? the fuck
>>54914551
wait, saying you will only get 16GB with 2 sticks, but you can get 18GB elsewise doesn't make any sense.
Firstly, it's unusual to have a system that supports RAM amount that isn't SOME power of 2, unless it's 3, 6, or 12 GB. I've never heard of an 18GB system.
It's usually 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 32, 64, 128, and I've once seen a 1TB.
However, if you CAN support 8GB sticks, and you CAN go over 16GB, then you can almost DEFINITELY have 32GB. I don't understand the whole 10GB anyway, 4-4-2? Why not use either 4 4's or 4 8's?
Sorry, but the RAM you're suggesting doesn't make sense. What's in your slots?
>>54914619
That's interesting. I didn't even know about that command.
>>54914909
kek this.
>tfw icucks can't save webms
This is probably a really retarded question but this is the right place to ask it.
So if I buy one stick of 8gb ram and I want to upgrade that to 16 I can just buy another one of those single sticks of 8gb ram right?
Would that be any different than just buying a set of 2 sticks for 8gb each or is that literally just the same?
It's summer in Arizona and my laptop gets pretty hot playing games.
CPUID has my temps at 72 Celsius under full load from Prime95.
Should I not be worried about it?
>>54914984
its the same
>>54914936
>>54914551
actually, come to think of it, I don't get how you have RAM at 2 separate frequencies. They shouldn't be able to run at multiple frequencies simultaneously. If you have 4GB sticks running 1600MHz, but your 8GB stick is running 1333MHz, there's something wrong with your system. They should ALL be running at 1333MHz then...
>>54915012
That's a bit toasty but not enough to damage anything.
If you're really worried about it then try getting some air circulation or making more space around the exhaust.
>>54914984
It's the same, so long as they run at the same frequency.
You could get a single Corsair 8GB, 1600MHz and an HP stick 8GB, 1600MHz and it's the same as 2 Corsairs or 2 HPs, except the quality of the HP might be shit, because everything HP makes is shit. I mean, you can't go RIGHT with HP.
My machine runs Crucials
Should i buy ssd for my old c2d rig? Will it make any difference other than faster boot times?
>>54915173
IDK about core 2 duo. I got an i3 first gen
But SSD is HELLA faster than HDD.
My boot time went from like... 2 mins to boot desktop and like 2-3 more minutes for web down to like 60 seconds from BIOS to web.
Highly recommend. Just make sure you turn off hibernate and pagefile. I also turned off most indexing. and DEFINITELY don't defrag it.
Also, you absolutely MUST (no exception AT ALL) turn off prefetch and superfetch. Those will RAPE the drive, and it'll be dead in like 3-4 months if you don't.
Is the PCI slot supposed to line up perfectly with one of the back connector holes of the case?
I think there is a offset but I want to be sure.
>>54915279
Thats most likely the fable lean.As lon as the screws go in without downard torque its fine
>>54915233
Thanks man, that would really save those precious writes.
Can you also enlighten me on the performance change.
>>54914918
Lol. Fucking gimp.
>>54915279
It SHOULD line up perfectly, unless there's a problem with the board, case, or installation.
>>54915358
programs generally load up in about half the time, boot is like 3-5 times faster, security scans are somewhat faster.
Checking Speccy, though, I don't notice much of a change in heat, although I have a laptop. However, I haven't seen it shoot up into the 50°s like my HDD used to.
Just generally, much faster.
Before I disabled all hibernate features, though, Windows 10 Hybrid Shut Down actually booted my thing up in less than 20 secs.
So, if you don't mind SOME of the extra writing, you can even cut the 1/3 boot time in 1/3.
>>54915459
Not the guy you're responding to but would it be worth buying like a 32 GB ssd just to install the OS on?
I recently bought a MSI GTX 980 TI Golden Edition, which has an all-copper cooler.
Now, I know it's probably not the best cooler out there, but I thought cooper was the bee's knees when it came to thermal conductivity.
So why am I hitting 80C when I'm playing Overwatch, other than the fact Overwatch is an un-optimized piece of shit......
I installed a new stick of ram in my laptop. now the boot up time is long, like very long, did i fucked up somewhere?
>>54915522
80c is fine for full load
>>54914768
It's the native Xperia Album app which is to blame it seens
>>54915487
depends on what OS you're using. If it's Windows, no fucking way in hell. I only have like 15GB left on my OS partition (64GB). I also have stuff into my primary Programs partition.
If it's Linux or something ,and you DON'T have bloated shit to install, probably.
But, where the REAL performance boost comes from is the program loading, so you'd WANT to install most programs on an SSD.
As such, if you have both an SSD AND an HDD, I'd recommend OS and system programs on one SSD partition, other programs on another SSD partition, games can be on either the SSD or HDD, but they will be MUCH faster SSD. Like, no fucking lag, especially if you're using SATA 3. I don't even have SATA 3, and it's this much faster. If you got SATA 3, it'll be twice as fast as what I'm getting.
Media can be stored on the HDD. Since I have an old laptop, though, ALL my major stuff is on my SSD. I only have 1 disk drive slot. However, I store a lot of my home made videos on an SD Card.
If you JUST want a slight boost in speed, though, you COULD do that. You may also want to consider an SSHD (Solid State Hybrid Drive), but I'm no expert in those.
You can get a 500GB Samsung EVO for like $155
http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00OBRE5UE/ref=twister_B00PRDMHLU?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
It's really not that much of a problem, /g/roski. The price is definitely worth it, esp since it's not THAT much more than the HDD's you might wanna get
>>54915173
SSDs are the best cost for dollar improvement you can make for an old PC. They are faster than an HDD and they have a much lower latency than an HDD. Instead of having to wait for an HDD to seek across a fragmented platter, your data is just available pretty much instantly.
SSDs are so much faster than old HDDs that sometimes the old hardware will bottleneck them. Older PCs often have SATA I or SATA II, when modern SSDs will fully saturate a SATA III connection. The difference is pretty big there. SATA I is capped at 150 MB/s, SATA II is capped at 300 MB/s, and SATA III is capped at 600 MB/s. Minus around 50MB/s of overhead as well. This means that if you've got a SATA I connection it may not be worth switching to an SSD unless you're desperate for an upgrade. An old HDD will struggle to hit 100 MB/s of read speed, so you could see performance gains that make your computer five times faster at loading data if it supports SATA III.
>>54915358
>precious writes
Write usage isn't an issue in modern SSDs. Generally speaking, you'll need to write the full capacity of the SSD every day for several years before it dies from write wear. By the time your SSD dies you'd be looking for new hardware anyway. And at that point the price of whatever storage capacity you were using would be insignificant. For example, I bought a 120 GB SSD for $200 a few years back. Now those cost like $30 - 40.
>>54915636
Thanks for all that information. Actually I'm on the verge of finalizing my first PC build and I'm currently deciding between a gtx 1070 and the 480. If I get the 480 I'll have enough extra cash to get an ssd and more ram, but I'm going to wait for benchmarks to see the difference between the 2 gpu's. If there's a significant difference in performance then I'll probably go with the 1070 and then get an ssd sometime later when I have more expendable income.
>>54915636
oh yeah, before I go afk for a while, since you mentioned multiple disk drives, you actually COULD keep hibernate, indexing, pagefile, and everything on if you move the pagefiles, hibernate files, and index files to the HDD.
I don't think you can keep the prefetch and superfetch, though. Those I think still need to be turned off.
I'll be outta here for a while, though
>>54915678
>>54915686
Just make sure to check that last part, ok?
>>54914766
Firstly, dust out your case, thoroughly.
If that doesn't help and you're not willing to live with the fan noise you might want to reapply thermal paste on your GPU. Taking off the heat sink is usually a bit involved but it's probably your best long term solution.
What program can I use to see the health of a harddrive and possibly fix it?
>>54915925
You can't fix bad sectors and other HDD issues. At best you can look for something that will show you SMART data and use it to decide whether you should replace your drive before it fails or not.
>>54915925
HD sentinel.
HD Tune Pro trial.
SMART Data.
You cant fix a damaged HDD, only look up how fucked up it is.
Do a surface read only test and you will see how fucked up it is, will take some hours.
Other than firefox for android what are other browsers that let me use extensions, like uBlock origin.
Any good image browsing/viewing software on windows? What do you use? been using ACDsee for many years, looking for something a bit more "modern." Like an Adobe bridge equivalent, minus the bloat that brings.
what's the best CPU benchmarking tool?
Cinebench doesn't work well for me (my 4.6GHz 2500k scores less than their stock 2500k). I think it's a Windows 10 issue, but idk
pls help
What the fuck is going on here?
It has been "downloading" for about an hour but its still at 0%.
I've tried rebooting but nothing happens.
What do?
What are the commands to download and upload files via SSH?
>>54915946
>>54915993
Well fuck. Guess I have to get a new drive then. Thanks
>>54916047
It cant be that fucked.
Post SMART data anon.
Cristaldiskinfo or Speccy can show it.
>>54913452
>>54913556
Anyone? No amount of googling is helping with this problem.
>>54913426
put dd-wrt on one router and put it in access point mode
>>54916014
ImageGlass
>>54912963
i was using win32diskimager on a usb and my power went out know i cannot read the usb on winblows or gparted how fucked am i?
why is php a bad language?
Why does Speccy and AMD Overdrive gauge my CPU at different temps? Should I go by the speccy temp, or the overdrive?
Reposting this here; pic related is current build and been using it for two years with a stock cooler.
Recently while gaming I noticed my graphics were glitching out, and I quickly noticed it was my cpu's heat that was around 80 Celsius. So basically if it's really hot in my house, cause summer, I need to kill my graphical settings to get my CPU temp down, not by much tho.
Im not overclocking, and I heard stock coolers are fine in my regard. Should I try re-installing my stock cooler and get some thermal paste on it (the intel stock one appeared to have some solid-gel already on it so i didnt bother) or go straight for an aftermarket cooler?
>>54916505
It could be a malfunction of the sensor/s. Go with the higher temps because better safe than sorry.
>>54916015
prime85/mprime
>>54916034
man ssh
What is the best video card I can buy for under $200?
I don't play video games or care, but I'd rather have a good one for performance and all that.
I was thinking the 700 series of GTX.
>>54916523
its a much better investment to get an aftermarket cooler. Even those cheap ones by cooler master do a pretty good job. Also, try and go for a mid rage to mid-high end thermal compound. Don't cheap out on it but don't go overkill.
>>54916505
They might not be polling at the same rate
>>54916523
If you're having graphical issues, it's likely not your cpu. If it was stumbling in terms of fps after a bit of gaming, then it may be. Graphical artifacts though implies your GPU. Maybe look into better cable managements/better fans throughout your case to cool your gpu. Though, a new heat sink wouldn't be a bad idea either.
>>54916549
get a really cheap 960
>>54916523
80C at peak is perfectly fine.
Still, get an after market fan
>>54916549
>I don't play video games or care
Then why a $200 card? A 750ti is good for gaming and us $100
>>54916546
Thanks my good sir. I have forgotten about this basic command.
>>54916549
750TI is a solid card
>>54916588
>>54916568
I never had it before and the CPU wa the only thing heating up. I thought it would be my graphics too but I'd think the CPU flipping out would affect graphics too.
>>54916574
Idk if it's fine when it causes some graphic errors, desu I think it hit 90c too since it looked at it with the game windowed.
Thanks for the help btw, definitely getting a better cooler
If I were to delete a program and then reinstall it in the same folder, would it occupy roughly the same physical location on the hard drive?
>>54916546
To copy from a remote server to your machine:scp user@remote_host:remote_file local_file
To copy from your machine to a remote server:scp local_file user@remote_host:remote_file
>>54916607
Outdated by GTX 950SE.
>>54916549
Wait for RX 480.
Or get a GTX 960 or R9 380.
Can't install this fucking thing with Windows 10. It doesn't recognize my hdd when I attempt installation via the live usb. Yes I allocated over 130 gb of hard disc to accomidate it before I attempted.
I want Linux...what do?
>>54916747
Go into bios and set boot from UEFI to Legacy. Had the same shit.
>>54916018
wait. it can take a REALLY long time. I recommend leaving it on overnight.
>>54916747
I'm not familiar with Mint, which installer is it using?
Try downloading another distro and seeing if one of those recognizes it. I use Manjaro and recommend it, but literally any of them should work.
>>54916505
Now I'm even more confused!
>>54916795
Yeah...where the he'll is that option in Asus uefi? Nothing says legacy? Should I start posting pics?
>>54916827
>margine
Does water&baking soda really fix cellphone screen scratches?
>>54916843
Not really sure what to tell you anon, I've only done it on Gigabyte boards, or Acer boards.. (whatever they use).
It should be under boot options, though it may be hidden behind another setting called "secure boot" or something along those lines.
>>54916812
Installer? I used Rufus to create the usb...
>>54916897
Yeah I set secure boot to 'other OS' already...prolly gonna say fuck it and give up on Linux again. Try again in 5 more years
>>54916899
Considering your inexperience, I assume that you're using the graphical installer rather than a CLI-based one. Calamares is one of the most popular installers, but I haven't tried Mint so I'm not sure which one they use.
>>54916843
Is yours a desktop with an Asus mobo or an Asus laptop? Because I'm running Manjaro KDE on my Asus laptop right now.
Everything just werked.
>>54916943
Heh that's the first time anyone has referred to me as inexperienced regarding tech...then again this is the first time I've needed assistance.
Of course I'm using a GUI installer...I gave up the command line when we stopped using DOS. I've installed Linux several times before in the past but...I've never had anything like this happen before...
Then again last time I did this I was dual booting xp and we had Old style BIOS...
>>54916984
Asus mobo specifically am1m-a (amd am1 socket). Its a custom build so no one stuff here.
Would a I5-4460 be enough for VR?
What is the best way to learn about ubuntu besides Gosgling problems? any good books?
Whats a good program to convert .mp4 to .avi?
Why do the 6+ core Intel CPUs have such shit single core performance?
Will Skylake-E save us?
I'm a fucking retard and accidentally spilled a small amount of water into my desktop two days ago. I turned it off right away, let it dry out and everything seems to work ok until I start playing games. I can run windows or xubuntu fine all day but as soon as I run something graphically intensive the screen just goes black randomly 15/20 mins into playing and I have to do a hard reset on the computer.
I'm assuming if the graphics card was fucked it just wouldn't work at all, right? I ran some memtests on it and they all can't find anything wrong with it.
Should I try replacing my PSU? I can run to best buy tomorrow if that's a likely culprit.
Is there anyone in the Cleveland, OH area who would be willing to sell me a 1993ish vintage PC?
Craigslist surprisingly returns little, but I guess that was almost 25 years ago.
Anything Pentium, MMX, or P2
>>54917267
ffmpeg
>>54917267
Definetely ffmpeg.
>>54913162
Desktop or laptop?
Did it came originally with windows preinstalled?
>>54913185
Maybe network problems, it does that when page doesn't load fully.
>>54916664
That cannot be guaranteed
>>54917291
Because there's more of them.
No.
>>54913162
Laptop: Printed under it on a sticker.
prebuilt Desktop: Probably on the side.
I get slow performance and frame drops when I'm playing vidya or even just watching videos on the internet with my new computer. This is my processor's temperature while I'm running a game. I think it caps out at 100 degrees.
All the fans are working properly, but I think I might have fucked up applying thermal paste when I was putting this thing together. But just so I've got all my bases covered before I go and buy another syringe of the stuff, what else could possibly be causing these temperatures?
>>54917663
Dude your HSF is kill.
Try to repaste it, remember to clean the surface of the CPU and the HSF.
>>54917663
This is bad thermal paste guaranteed.
>>54917686
>HSF is kill.
Holy fuck please tell me I don't need to go buy a new heatsink and fan for the processor as well as repaste the whole assembly. The processor fan is running just fine.
>>54917740
Highly probable, unless you are using the stock intel HSF with some horrible paste job.
I have a Razer Abyssus mouse and after turning my computer on now and use it for about 5 minutes the mouse suddenly stopped working. Now it comes to live again, but only for 1 minute, everytime I plug its USB off then plug it in.
As I usually do periodically, today I opened my case and took some dust off of my hardware but when I plugged my mouse back I did it in a different USB port then Windows 7 recognized and installed a new device, I keep thinking this is the problem.
What do?
>>54917298
Should've waited for it to dry a bit longer.
>>54917800
Probably. It's just odd it works at all until I get into a game. Does that sound like a PSU issue? Or should I not bother with that and RMA the card?
I don't like that modern computers are too secure. So I want to set up a SSHD without authentication, I don't mean "no password", I mean no authentication, just log in straight.
How do I do such thing?
i have a compaq presario f700 that i am trying to get running. when i turn it on the screen backlight comes one but the screen remains blank and doesnt display everything. it works fine when i hook it up to an external monitor. i have tried replacing the screen and the lcd ribbon cable. what else could be the problem? damaged motherboard traces somewhere?
What's the most reliable hard drive that doesn't cost a fortune? I'd like something that'll easily last for a decade.
>>54918117
Telnet.
add a netcat listener on 23 that maps to /bin/bash
>>54918171
Ok, but I like ssh enviroment, like sftp, x11 forwarding. scp... and telnet protocol doesn't support that
>>54918195
Then you're fucked. The best you can do is no password. There !exist a way to implement a ssh server without the first s. That would just be telnet.
Is it normal to have your computer freeze requiring a forced shutdown every once in a while?
>>54918257
On windows, yeah. Some application developers are lazy/shitty and their apps do not interpret the windows equivalent of SIGINT or SIGKILL, thus you'll just get that endless circle shutdown. It's especially common with services/background processes because without a handle to a primary window, Windows OS isn't really aware that NTKERNEL is still waiting on a process to terminate.
Do USB hubs introduce input lag? I want to fix my cable situation at my desk but I'm kind of a CSGO try hard.
>>54918257
Depends on what are you doing.
But in casual use? No.
>>54918412
Usually no, and if it does is almost nothing.
If you wanna go full autist get a PS2 keyboard.
>>54918298
Fair enough.
>>54918425
It seems to be pretty random, I'm not doing anything specific and it just completely freezes with no hard drive activity.
>>54918245
can I log in no password in an account with password.
Wasn't sure where to ask this. My weed dealer mostly contacts people through steam because "the cops aren't looking there". He's not the most intelligent person ever.
Is arranging drug meets on Steam as retarded as it seems?
>>54918548
Use key authentication. As long as you've got your key in ~/.ssh/id_rsa it'll just log you in without any questions.
>>54918579
It wasn't, now it is. I'm writing an e-mail to steam.
>>54918448
Don't tempt me into more autism Anon. Please.
>>54918592
But that is too secure.
I guess ssh without authentication is just not possible.
>>54918159
Well your options are as follows:
Can someone explain C++ redistributables? Why must every intermediate version have its own install? I was looking through my programs list and noticed I have quite a lot from various programs. Is there no better way they could have streamlined this?
If I want to contribute to linux distros one day, what should I be teaching myself? C?
>>54913448
CSS, HTML, JavaScript
>>54918719
The art of getting food stamps.
>>54918719
C is an absolute neccesity for open-source programming, and programming in general.
However, "contribute to linux distros" is a little vague. It's possible to contribute to a distro without programming at all.
What sort of dosh should I be looking to drop on a decent office chair? Are there any /g/ approved brands that I should know about?
>>54918579
Doing illegal things in writing is dumb
>>54918719
Designing a good fucking interface is what linux needs.
Just make it stop being retarded and make it just work
>>54918793
what if you use secret invite only irc servers.
>>54918739
Fuck that
>>54918745
I was thinking more along the line of getting drivers moving forward and things like that. But really I wouldn't mind contributing where I can
I'm installing windows from a USB, and I'm having issues specifying filepaths in the cmd.exe. As a test, I created an empty text file named "delete.txt" in the root of the usb. As you can see, winblows isn't cooperating.
What am I doing wrong?
>>54918848
use linux, come up with a need, fulfill them, license them under GNU
>>54918878
x: isn't the usb path, you nigga
type c: or d: or g:
>>54918878
type diskpart or mountvol
"x" letter is just the windows installation wim, not the usb
>>54918579
Honestly unless he's big shit, no. If he's selling eighths out of a college dorm then who gives a shit.
If he were doing hundreds upon hundreds of deals a day over steam then yeah, that could be an issue. I do not think that's the case.
>>54918896
>>54918916
>tried c: and f: but not d:
Good thing I'm in the stupid questions thread.
Thanks, anons.
Ive never upgraded before, just built my first rig ever 3 years ago.
If I upgrade to the gtx 1070 how do I know which brand to get? Do you go for the geforce and stick with gigabyte?
Also if I upgrade my gpu will I need to upgrade anything else?
How can I force a female to give me the consent so I can do sex of it but not go to jail again?
>>54919005
Prostitutes.
I'm trying to reformat my live USB to install kubuntu. My USB does not have 31Mb of storage. It's 8gb. How do I fix this?
It doesn't let me remove the 31.0mb partition in windows disk manager.
>>54918996
>which brand to get?
What do you mean? If your 1070 is gigabyte, asus, MSI, ZOTAC, etc. doesn't matter. It's the exact same card just the coolers and clock speeds are a bit different.
>>54918996
A decent SSD (850 EVO).
And what PSU you got?
Also for now, there are no aftermarket cards for GTX 1070, you better wait.
And never, but never buy reference cards.
>price
>cooling problems
>overclocking problems
>problems in general
See GTX1080 users complaining about fan and temperature throttling.
Recommend any decent computer desks? I've heard ikea has decent things, not looking to absolutely murder my wallet, mid tier will do.
Thanks in advance
>>54918579
He should be doing it through some game. It could be very hard for anyone to intercept and read that shit without a keylogger or the ability to see what's going on on the screen. I imagine Steam has all the chat logs saved somewhere.
If I want to have kids.
Can I hire a prostitude to get a kid with me?
How much do surrogate mothers cost?
>>54918710
Because Windows doesn't have a package management system, so every time a piece of software depends on a C++ Redistributable it needs to provide an install of that, and they usually provide the most recent version at the time unless it requires an older version for some reason.
If Windows had a package manager it would just check that dependency and install it if necessary, but as it is you get that mess.
Going to build a computer and I have a hard time choosing motherboard, any brands to avoid? Any brands to get?
>>54919085
slab of anything, such as countertop, butcher block, an old solid door + things to set it on. Filing cabinets, table legs/table base, rectangular prism you cobbled together from scraps, whatever. Don't buy a particleboard desk. Ikeas has some nice butcher block if you can stand the price.
>>54919064
>It's the exact same card just the coolers and clock speeds are a bit different.
Why do you reply with such terrible advice?
>>54919072
Ahh so nothing other than the geforce 1070 even exists yet?
When are the other brands rolling out? I dont plan on buying for a few more months anyway
>>54919148
It's true?
>>54919168
It's technically true. They typically have far, far better performance than reference card and are usually cheaper as well.
Why would you advise him to go for the objectively worse option?
Porque?
Just trying to put some FRAPS .avi files into a montage.
Is updated.
>>54919188
I assumed he was asking about the difference between third party ones. But yeah to state the obvious reference cards are generally much worse, but blower style cards can be better in those incredibly cramped mini ITX builds tho. And afaik reference are actually cheaper usually, this is the first time they've pulled this Jew Edition shit
>>54919271
Get a better video editor you cuck
>>54917543
Is it likely?
>>54919271
>2016
>Fraps
>looking for 2011-3 socket motherboard
>not a single one seems to have more than 60% positive reviews
What the fuck is a good 2011-3 board then?
are there any chromebooks that i can put a 2.5" hard drive in and dual boot xubuntu and windows 7 on
>>54919738
Yes, but they don't come with ChromeOS.
>>54919764
which ones? i don't intend to use chromeos i just want a cheap computer with a decent screen
>>54919693
User reviews are self selecting for negative experiences
How do I fix this?
Is it trying to write to a bad sector or something?
wat do
>>54919792
>>54919819
Yup. Who the fuck reviews a motherboard? Probably "gamers" since most of them are too lethargic from their addiction-induced fatique cycles and poor diets to play games all that much.
>>54919819
I know, but normal boards don't have spreads like that normally.
>>54919851
I'm talking about amazon/newegg reviews you dumb shit, not like youtube videos.
>>54919163
>When are the other brands rolling out?
1~ month maybe
>>54919880
>>54919901
sent ;)
Some guy with an Indian accent called me a minute ago saying he's from Google and they need my SSN in order to verify my gmail account, otherwise it will be disabled. Is this legit?
How do i rip dvds on windows?
>>54919974
yes
Does taking a screenshot of an image and pasting said screenshot in mspaint remove exif data?
>>54920032
Yes. Exif data is only there in the file. Some editors save the exif some don't. But a screenshot doesn't contain the exif data unless the format somehow incorporates it into the pixel data.
That doesn't happen.
If you want you can open the image in MSpaint. Select the entire thing with Ctrl+A and copy it into another mspaint. Save and it's gone.
>>54920107
Neato. Thanks.
>>54919974
I want to troll you for being gullible but I've needed /g/ from time to time. The Indian dude is not from Google, and if he was, he wouldn't call you on a home phone number. Google sends you a text or email with a verification code when they need to verify your account.
This currynigger is trying to steal from you.
I'm building a PC which will be used for gaming and streaming. Should I go with an i7-5820K for the extra cores so the streaming software has more room for encoding, or should I go with a i7-6700K for the higher clock speeds?
>>54919974
lmao.
Just like the guy who called me saying hes from telstra and that my pc is infected, and as soon as i said im using a mac he hung up
I just moved houses and the Internet here keeps going slow from time to time.
I usually get about 6-8mbps speeds (lol Australia), but now I'm only getting 2 to 3.
Additionally my ping in Overwatch has been around 50 but right now it's 250.
It seems to do this at random intervals for a few hours, swapping back and forth. I considered someone else on my network but I changed my router name and password and it's still happening.
Could it be something like the net slowing down during peak usage due to lots of people in my area on the Internet? Is this a thing?
>>54920219
>Gaming
I7-6700k
I5-5820k is good, but 15-20% slower single core performance, which is bad for games.
Who is the best aftermarket manufacturer of vidya cards?
>Nvidia
Msi/Evga
>AMD
sapphire
>>54920335
>NVIDIA
MSI/EVGA
>AMD
XFX/Sapphire
Where can I buy a 1070 in Australia? I see 1080s everywhere but no 1070s.
Also are they likely to have a price dip in the next year?
Is there a way to extend battery life on Windows?
On Linux, with laptop-mode-tools, I have around 11-15 hours of battery life. Then I boot into Windows and have around 4 hours with full battery.
>>54920453
I've looked for that. Nothing seems to work aside from disabling stuff like wifi/bluetooth from the device manager.
I'd look into getting a batterypack to store in a backpack or whatever. Or just get a spare battery.
>>54920453
You can underclock your CPU in the power settings, but that's about it. Disable wifi when you're not using it, but usually you're using it so that's not helpful.
So I'm using this with its stock cooler.
I'm looking for a new one, because I'm getting 60C when playing games and the sound of that fan is really unpleasant.
Any recommendations?
>>54920673
Coolermaster evo if you can fit it in your case and if you can work your ram around it.
