/sqt/ Stupid Questions Thread
Post all your small and stupid questions that don't deserve their own thread.
What host are they referring to here and how do I access it?
I need help on deciding what to buy next.
Pic related is my current specs.
Should up upgrade to the 6700k, Maximus VIII Hero Alpha, and 3200 Mhz DDR4 RAM or upgrade my monitor to the Asus PG278Q?
>>54985583
%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts if windows
i just installed kodi for the first time. what addons should i get
when I open desktop through the file manager in windows 10, it kept refreshing itself which reset the scroll back to the top.
My Iceweasel stopped receiving and sending data. It didn't even resolved the addresses. I had to close it and open again to get to normal. Wtf happened?
so just to clarify, everyone uses gmail right?
even anti-botnetters?
What does "bad airflow" mean when people talk about the H440?
Is there a good processor for a motherboard with a LGa 1151 socket?
>>54986820
No, i think they use something like proton mail
>>54986455
you may have a broken key that refreshes it. also do a virus scan
>>54985629
no difference between d3/d4 in terms of frames
i would get a future proof monitor because only the new intel chipset will support crosspoint
where do I go to pirate linux games?
How do I install PVR Clients in Kodi for Debian?
Are appliances tech?
Is there a way to stream the audio of my pc to my phone through an app so i can plug my headphones and listen while moving.
Running ubuntu.
What do you guys use for ios development? Android?
Whats the best way to back up 400 MB of my entire life? I usually spend a long time making the folder into a .7z file and back that up onto a external hard drive. Is there a better way?
>>54987962
Google drive?
I want to play league of legends woth my friends but the only computer I have with me is a thinkpad running ubuntu
How can I optimize wine to run LeL?
Also I've only used Fedora and Ubuntu, what Linux distro should I check out next? I'm interested in debian because i heard it runs nicely on rasberry pis
>>54987962
>>54987971
I'm in no position to make posts. It's not MB, it's GB. No way Drive will allow that size, not even Mega will.
>>54985535
How does /g like this case.
>>54985535
Why are sysadmins called sadmins?
>>54987962
> 400 GB
FTFY. Also, given that (very large!) volume of data, what you are already doing is probably the best way. You might separate the folder into different parts, and only update what is necessary against the previous backup to save some time, but other than that just be careful not to drop the drive lol.
>>54987996
I think you can purchase more mb from google. Even amazon has great rates
Need some help recovering some of my lost files.
My laptop shut itself down couple days ago (which is fairly normal for me since it's pretty old) and i rebooted like i always do. However, the start up process took almost damn near 20 minutes and all the files in my desktop disappeared by the time it finished loading and my desktop wallpaper was a default windows one.
I navigated through my computer and found all the previous desktop files, which i promptly moved to my new one. After that my computer shut itself off again with another 20 minutes booting sequence.
This time my wallpaper was reverted to my usual one but all my files disappeared. I cant seem to find it and i tried searching as well. I also tried to open one of the folders from my frequent list but it says the shortcut has been changed or moved.
Are my files gone forever? currently running windows 8 atm.
>>54988056
Thanks. Are these good settings for the compression for a file of that size? I just go for the default.
my wifi seems to get really slow out of a sudden.
I have tried to change the channel and it helped for a while, but suddenly it drops again.
By slow I mean usually I have 20-50 mbit on wifi and now I have 15 kbit.
It doesn't affect wired traffic.
Im doing a homework where I need to look for software solutions and I really need help with it.
My last work was on a clinic that needed a software to make the schedules of the appointments, so it was easy to find many options to buy/rent a software that do that.
But now my project is about an app for my college that allow you to check your schedule and receive notifications from teachers in case a class is canceled or the teacher is coming late, and I really dont know how to start looking for somebody who sells an app that do at least part of that. I know the best option is to create the app from zero, but I still need to look for buy/rent solutions
>>54985535
anyone use lynda.com? any recommended beginner courses for anything to do with networks/servers? i've got free access to it.
Is there a good way to get an oversized desktop on Windows 7?
(not downsampling)
>>54988098
I don't really know anything about what you are compressing (and it would be hard to reconnoiter such a large collection) but unless you are hurting for file size/memory usage in making the final archive, I wouldn't worry about changing the settings. It might be worth noting that 7z archives do not preserve (NTFS) file permissions (*.rar archives do though) but I don't know if that matters to you.
A lot of the settings there get into some fairly complicated technical details on compression, but just as an example of what you could change, you might try increasing the word size if you have a lot of fairly similar files.
Maybe play around with some of these options against a smaller sampling of the sorts of files you will be compressing, and try to find the best balance between speed and resultant size.
Keep in mind that you are likely looking at diminishing returns for very large values against e.g. dictionary or word size. Making these larger generally will always increase the time it takes to compress your files, without necessarily yielding proportional (or even noticeable) gains against the size of the archive.
>>54988202
The files range from pictures to videos to webm's to html files. I just want the files to be backed up. I remember when I dragged and dropped the folder long ago into an external HD, files were missing. It's not the size that worries me, its having them all go onto the HD, every single one of them and not become corrupted or unplayable or unviewable.
>>54987962
I use Crashplan. Unlimited storage, secure client side private key encryption, and (if you tell it to) unlimited revision history/never deletes files.
My only complaint is that the background service uses a fuckload of RAM.
I like to listen to music and play games at the same time so I got a splitter and a volume controller so I can have audio coming from my pc and consoles sent to one pair of headphones, the issue I'm having is when I turn the volume down from the volume controller connected to my consoles I start to hear a buzzing sound the lower the volume the louder the buzz, I tested a bunch of things and it only happens with the splitter plugged in. so my question is would replacing the splitter get rid of the buzzing noise? if not is there any other solutions to have audio playing from two sources with volume control independent from one another? the splitter is 2 male one female if that helps
Can't afford food for about 10 days, anyone have any tips to get by without eating for that long? I do have some mustard and some salt, so I guess I can make myself a bowl of salty mustard if the cravings get to be too much, but that's pretty much it for my pantry at the moment.
>>54988471
You could just use SPDIF or something to output the audio to your PC (I got a $20 USB adapter that does SPDIF in if your sound card doesn't have the functionality built in) this would kind of sort of allow independent adjustment (though it'd be fiddly and have to be done through your software volume controls)
>>54988682
plain rice
>>54988714
Would have been nice if I'd stocked up beforehand, but I don't get my welfare check for another 10 days and have literally no money, I dunno I guess I could go out and beg for change or something but I don't really like the idea. It somehow offends my dignity.
How can I make my cheat less "detectable" by humans? The community has realized that the anticheat is useless and has taken it into their own hands to find cheaters. They're making suspected cheaters dump Explorer and looking through displaydns and even looking in the Prefetch folder. What can I do?
>>54988727
Just do mechanical turk shit and get a couple bucks, should be enough to keep you from starving. You don't want to not eat for 10 days, it will be super unpleasant.
>>54988471
Sounds like more hassle than it's worth. I'd probably just get a flash drive, load it with my music and plug it in to the consoles.
Alternatively, if you don't mind spending money there is this option
http://www.plantronics.com/us/product/rig
>>54988727
Go to a local church with a food pantry
>>54988727
If you're worried about your dignity go sell something of yours at a pawn shop. I'm sure you have something you can get a quick 50 bucks for.
>>54988758
fuck dude that rig thing is perfect but I really don't want to spend that much, I've already bought 2 mixers and both only output audio to 1 headphone
>>54988834
It's a lot cheaper on eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plantronics-Rig-Black-Headband-Headset-Multi-Platform-PS4-Xbox-IN-BOX-/231970217514?hash=item3602809e2a:g:K1AAAOSwn8FXSFK3
I need to put a non-pirated OS on a laptop for a normie. Early Core 2 Duo era Dell. Which distro should I use?
so, pic related is my current rig. about how much power do you guys thing I'm drawing (assuming full load)? I got one of those Phanteks Mini XL Dual system cases and I was wondering if I could run a low power mini ITX system off the same Power supply (850w Corsair HX series). the Mini ITX will just be a file server/HTPC/Porn stash/seedbox, so it shouldn't suck up too much power, even under load. the main system (pic related) will get updated to the botnet.
>>54988864
It's also on Amazon new for $40
http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-Stereo-Gaming-Headset-Playstation/dp/B017A61FNM?ie=UTF8&keywords=plantronics%20rig&qid=1465452182&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
>>54986869
>H440
I don't know about that case, but in general it means the case design does not allow for good airflow. That is, the hot air around the cpu/ gfx / mobo is not fanned out of the case efficiently.
>>54988864
>>54988889
>Does not ship to Canada
just fuck my shit up senpai
>>54988906
Just keep looking through the eBay results. There are ones that ship to Canada. You'll pay more but still a lot less than what MSRP is.
There actually is a guy shipping free to Canada but his has a broken mobile cable.
should i use a core2 duo e8400 or pentium dual core e5400 for my media center. i have both
the pentium computer has ddr3 ram and the core2 duo has ddr2 ram
![[Zeonic-Corps]_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_-_26_[640x480_H.264_AAC]_[784F72CD].mkv_snapshot_14.16_[2016.06.02_16.46.49].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/EDhnluc.jpg "[Zeonic-Corps]_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_-_26_[640x480_H.264_AAC]_[784F72CD].mkv_snapshot_14.16_[2016.06.02_16.46.49].jpg")
I'm looking for a simple music player for Android that is really just a file browser. I'd like it to play the entire contents of a folder when selecting a single file. Basically, the Rockbox file browser on Android.
Any recommendations?
I'm moving over to W8.1
Does /g/ even recommendate using windows apps? for example how is the app version of skype different?
any apps /g/ recommendates?
>>54989326
Player Pro does this. Just tell it to use the folders browser in settings.
>>54985629
>Windows 10
>Intel
>NVIDIA
>Samsung SSD
You're so deep into the bullshit I don't think we can help you anymore
what's a cheap low power video card i can throw in an old dell optiplex 780 to watch shit on kodi. pretty much just need one for the hdmi port. it just need to be able to play 1080p videos. i wanna spend like 20 bucks tops
>>54986721
http://mozilla.debian.net/
>>54988868
Ubuntu MATE
>>54989501
No, there's nothing of interest. I've used 8.1 for about 2 years and the only app I occasionally get thrown at me is PC settings, otherwise I'd have forgetten they exist.
>>54989692
GT610 if you can get it to fit
>>54989730
sweet thanks
Hey guy, I bought this giant ass case with a side panel about a year ago. Is there anyway i can cover the sidepanel up and make it look nice? Or better yet buy a sidepanel for it without the window? Its a bit to gaymer for me. Thanks for the help
>>54989205
Swap the CPUs over, use the E8400 in the DDR3 motherboard.
>>54988879
Assuming that's a R9 280X ãnd no significant overclocking you'll take a maximum of ~250W for the GPU + ~100W for the CPU + ~50W for the rest of the system = 400W total.
You can't really use the same PSU for two systems, the motherboard expects to be able to switch on/off the PSU, and will behave weirdly if it doesn't switch on/off when it's expected to.
>>54988121
Try turning your modem/router/access point off and on again
>>54988032
SYStem ADMINistrator
I need a WRT/AP that gives me a ton instead of 30 mac addresses authentication
thx
Can anyone tell me what program is closest to mspaint but is available on osx? Total noob on the whole apple stuff and i need some program i can do drawing and really simple image editing with. Sorry if poorly worded, slept only an hour last night.
>>54990075
run Windows xp or something in a vn and use mspaint
>>54986454
Genesis
>>54989942
>You can't really use the same PSU for two systems,
Phanteks Disagrees.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812987009&ignorebbr=1
I'm not sure how it works exactly, but according to reviews, it does actually work.
>>54990181
Wouldn't bootcamp be easier tho? but idk if i can install off of a usb drive (boot camp says it needs an optical disk) and im on a late 2010 mba (that i got for free from a friend since he fucked up the mouse pad thing, gonna order a replacement and fix it myself oy vey)
here's a stupid question;
Why do we continue to invest in faster processors/gpus for better looking/bigger games instead of making better software?
>>54990272
Im shitposting.
>>54990276
because of the jews
>>54987962
Why do you have this on your desktop?
Also, buy any cloud storage. They are pretty cheap.
>>54988157
>lynda
shit is outdated.
>>54988727
Why are you such a leech to your country?
>>54990276
Why does America burn money in Military "investments" instead of using it for other greater good?
>>54990276
we should be doing both but the big players in the field would rather churn out 10 games a year than optimize 2-4 games a year
>>54990373
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military%E2%80%93industrial_complex
I am fairly new to /g/, and I don't know much about anything. I need help finding a good free open source video editing software that works with windows. If anyone has one, I would be very thankful.
Looking at RAM to buy, should I spring for Kingston or the slightly cheaper Hynix branded ones?
I'm using my PC for regular gaming mostly, no overclocking or anything.
Is there a way to increase the size of a disk partition on the far left? Disk manager says it can only shift space in one direction.
In the code for the fast inverse square root, what does the "F" at the end offloat x2, y;
x2=0.5F;
Stands for and why is it necessary?
How do you hack a wifi with Ubuntu?
Why is it I see ps1s in audiophile threads?
Are they good/decent alternative to having nothing prior?
Was it only me or did no new posts appeared nor could you post for about two hours?
>>54990612
float literal, as opposed to double literal, avoids conversion from double to float.
>>54990686
Explain please, why would it convert to double if i explicitly defined the variable as a float?
>>54985535
Previously I installed linux-vfio-lts and would now want to move to linux-vfio.
Installed both from AUR using yaourt.
After installing the vfio kernel, my system still boots into the lts one. Why?
Any self taught java developers with jobs and without educations on here?
I'm building a PC that needs to go in an enclosed space, any way to make that less fucking hot? My guess is that just adding more fans/better heatsinks won't really work because you're just pushing around hot air anyway.
>>54990708
http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/floating_literal
>>54990791
I can't make head or tail of what's written there. Explain it to me like i was a retard
I want to program for iOS. I now have a Thinkpad and a Nexus 5X. Do I need to get a Macbook? Xcode seems to require the latest macOS
>>54990803
Mostly the part of "why a variable that i defined as a float is treated as a double unless i tell the program that it is a float in the number".
That seems counterintuitive as fuck.
I shouldn't use copressed air with rubber dome keyboard right? Because I just did and the rubber under under the plastic got all twisted in the key holes, it eventually came back into its original shape after it cooled down but I guess I could fuck up the keyboard this way so I should avoid doing it in the future correct?
>>54990803
suffix, if present, is one of f, F, l, or L. The suffix determines the type of the floating-point literal:
(no suffix) defines double
f F defines float
l L defines long double
>>54990825
But isn't the type defined during the creation of the variable?
If i writefloat x=1.01
I'd expect x to be a float, not a double
So I have a 2TB drive that has music and other crap, it's formatted to NTFS. There's one folder on the drive that I cannot access on Windows but opens fine on Linux. When I try to open it on Windows I get:
[redacted] refers to a location that is unavailable. It could be on a hard drive on this computer, or on a network. Check to make sure that the disk is properly inserted, or that you are connected to the Internet or your network, and then try again. If it still cannot be located, the information might have been moved to a different location.
>>54990843
Assignment is evaluated last. You define float x and double constant 1.01 then assign the value of that constant to x which requires conversion double -> float.
>>54990880
For what purpose was this design choice agreed upon? Doesn't that also mean that the variable won't be equal to 1.01 unless i put the F because of rounding errors when switching from one format to the other?
can anyone download MPC-HC from mpc-hc.org?
they host everything themselves now instead of using sourceforge, and all of their downloads fail, also no mirrors.
>>54990903
> For what purpose was this design choice agreed upon?
C and C++ designed in a way that imply that programmer knows what he is doing and what kind of a constat he needs.
> Doesn't that also mean that the variable won't be equal to 1.01 unless i put the F because of rounding errors when switching from one format to the other?
It will not be equal 1.01 anyway.
http://www.binaryconvert.com/result_float.html?decimal=049046048049
http://www.binaryconvert.com/result_double.html?decimal=049046048049
>>54990987
>C and C++ designed in a way that imply that programmer knows what he is doing and what kind of a constant he needs.
If i say that the variable is a float i think i have a pretty good idea of what kind of constant i want, if i know what kind of constant i want why should i have to say it twice in order for the processor/compiler/whatever to understand?
>>54991105
He's memeing you, it's a float:#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
using namespace std;
int main() {
float x = 1.0;
std::cout << typeid(x).name() << std::endl;
return 0;
}
How to move an OS image from one HDD to another? Like which programs are involved and how to restore it properly again
Is it possible to make GIMP keep my selections within the confines of the image so I don't need to autistically zoom in 5000% to see the edges?
>>54991172
dd/gparted
>>54991105
Because in your statement you initializing two objects and you explicitly say of which type. You may want for whatever reason to create 1.01 as double and then convert to float and assign to float variable - compiler can't know for sure.
Those of you who have completely moved away from Flash, what sites or services can you no longer use?
It's pretty much just browser-based porn at this point?
>>54991217
At first it was porn sites and my ISP's online payment service but most porn websites support HTML5 nowadays and my ISP shifted to HTML5 as well.
>>54991196
I think that wanting to do a type conversion would be a much rarer occurrence than "i want a float, gib float".
I can understand a default type for "orphaned" numbers esif (x>1.24)
though
was 4chan frozen all night until recently?
why?
>>54991248
sys.4chan.org was down because we failed to hit daily 4chan pass goal
>>54986869
There isn't good air flow / circulation through out the case to keep parts cool
>>54991242
Guesswork from compiler side is bad - its opacity which in turn may lead to ambiguity, so its avoided at all costs.
Are there any touch screen monitors ever made that are available that aren't a Cintiq or any alternatives like Yiynova or Monoprice?
It's just that Windows Promote touch screen function a lot and desktops are still a popular thing.
>>54991217
Been Flash-free for what must be almost exactly a year now. Even the dankest porn sites tend to have HTML5 support these days, but even with those that don't like XTube, there's ways around it. twitch is also being monolithic about it, but it's irrelevant since you can use livestreamer.
Quite literally the only thing I can think of that I might want to use that just doesn't work without Flash is the Spotfiy Web Player. Certainly not a big loss.
Flash is fucking ded.
>>54991322
If it is known that "hey, if you define the variable as a float the compiler first go see what kind of variable is and then write the value in that format, but "orphaned" numbers default to double"...
I mean, till now it is what i thought the compiler did. "Hey, there is a number assigned to a variable, let's go back and hey! This variable is a float! I'm gonna write the number as a float since that's what it is!"
>>54991149#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>
using namespace std;
int main() {
float x = 1.0;
std::cout << typeid(x).name() << " : " << typeid(1.0).name() << std::endl;
return 0;
}
Theres your (You).
Do you niggers think AMD RX480 third party cards will have an extra HDMI or DVI connector?
You see, I'm asking this because my computer is 10 feet away from my PC and the DisplayPort 10 feet cables have shit reviews compared to the HDMI ones. I'd rather just continue to use my two 10 feet HDMI cables.
Thanks /G7
>>54985535
What's the best CPU for video games and emulation right now?
I know the 6700k seems to be great for gaming, but I'm not sure if that also translates to emulation.
>>54991388
>cable
>reviews
You kidding?
>>54991363
This will require special evaluation rules for constant assignment. This will be much more confusing than defaultnig floating point constant to double.
Is my main bottleneck my gpu at this point? My build is very obviously several years old, and was wondering if I should pick up a 970 or 980 when the price drops, or if anything else (or in addition to the gpu) needs upgraded dramatically.
>>54991418
970 would be OK, 980 would bottleneck
>>54991328
I've seen them from Samsung and Dell and such, though they're pretty rare yes. I think it's mostly for laptops and shit that have them integrated.
>>54989755
Paint it black, unless the manufacturer has a no window version like fractal then that's all you can really do.
>>54986820
There are a lot of alternative that are better, proton mail, tutanota, ghostmail.
>>54988080
Is that the only computer you have? If noy then just hook up the hard drive to a desktop computer and get all of your stuff.
>>54990816
You mast want to sideload shit on it?
>>54990318
Because I remember where all the files are, and it's easier for me to access them from a single place. Also helps me clean up my PC. Why? I shouldn't be doing this?
How can I install kodi-pvr-iptvsimple in Debian jessie?
![Topre-Realforce-87U-UW[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/wmEuUaq.jpg "Topre-Realforce-87U-UW[1].jpg")
hey /g/,
how is this type of keyboard called?
I know it's a tkl but it has a numpad function, which works for alt-codes.
Best mousemat?
>>54991954
All the same shit, just look at what size you'd like or what design you like.
Is Hyper-V a real type 1 hypervisor? If it is, how? I mean it is running on host Windows OS. If it is not, which one performs better Hyper-V or VMWare Workstation?
is there a way to stream shit from the my htpc running kodi with the exodus plugin to other tvs in my house with roku streaming sticks?
so the movies would be streamed to my htpc and then from my htpc to the roku
Is okay to buy i5 4690 to hold up for next 5 years? What about 4460?
This seems like it should be really easy or even a built in feature of Microsoft Access, but Google is giving me nothing.
Every morning I run a query from Access, print it to a PDF, then email that query to the same users through Outlook.
How do I automate Access to do this for me?
A 60 Hz monitor playing on a 20 tick server (staying with zeroes just to make the question simpler to answer) will have to use interpolation, because the server doesn't update fast enough for the monitor's actual refresh rate.
How does a 60Hz monitor interpolate on a 120 tick server? Does it take every other tick? I understand that the server side game updates the same regardless, but what does it look like on a monitor that doesn't refresh fast enough? Even if there is minuscule lag, does it exist?
And finally, will a higher Hz monitor reduce that lag because it refreshes fast enough for the server's tick rate?
>>54990465
I'm pretty sure Blender cam do video editing, not sure if it supports Windows or not.
>>54985535
Is computer hardware region locked?
Yo
So when I play games, my PC sometimes makes a clicking sound
Whats going on with that?
>>54992367
It's thinking
>>54992416
No really, is it like the fans struggling or something?
Its just one loud crack then it stops for a few minutes
I'd discribe it as snapping a thin chocolate bar in half
If I have a Windows 10 Pro licence key that I got from MS Dreamspark, do I have to use the ISO available to download from within Dreamspark? Or can I just download the standard Win10 ISO and use that?
>>54992442
It's snapping a thin chocolate bars in half. It's hungry.
Maybe fans hitting something on higher rpm?
>be running win7
>have 3gb left on my ssd
>turn computer off and go to bed
>wake up next day
>suddenly 11gb free
What could have caused that? Does windows have big caches it can release if I'm about to run out of space or what?
>>54992964
Temporary files is my best guess.
After updating to a new driver on my gtx 560 ti I started to have artifacts when watching movies (squares having parts of the movies scattered around the screen)
After a while they started to become more frequent and I decided to clean reinstall (with DDU) the driver and then reinstall earlier drivers. However now it just crashes when I try to even install a driver.
Is that a driver issue?
pic related, but I get either BSOD with different error messages or it just freezes.
>>54985535
How do i convince my dad to join a better ISP? He pays £40+ per month and get on average 700 KB/s
>>54990785
Without knowing the specifics of the space its hard to say
>>54993456
I don't know the specifics either. Apparently it's some closet with some holes in it. I wasn't planning on doing any excessive shit like having some watercooling setup with the radiator outside the closet, I was just wondering how much certain heatsinks might help, and how certain form factors might help.
>>54993454
Suck his dick
One partition of my laptop increased by 10gb (and cutted the other one by 10gb). What the fuck is happening?
>>54993493
Best thing would be to just mount fans on those holes
Better heat sinks will help keep things cooler for a time, but unless you get the heat out of the closet eventually it will build up.
>>54993505
Real useful
>>54993454
Slowly throttle the connection until its unusable.
>>54991179
>Those hips
Nice
>>54993673
It's already unusable. It takes me a minute to update this thread
>PC restarted
>Teamviewer started running in the background
>CMD pops up for 1 ms
Should I be scared?
>>54993728
Be afraid. Be very afraid
>>54993716
Then your connection is much slower than 700 KB/s
>>54993728
Teamviewer had a big security breach recently, so yes.
>>54993589
Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought. Thanks for reaffirming at least.
>>54993762
I've checked steam and it downloads at 14 KB/s
>>54987552
>>54987582
And no, Rosa writer didn't work
>>54993788
Also it does depend on just how much heat you're talking about, if its low enough power it wouldn't matter as much
>>54993345
now horizontal white lines have appeared on startup, even if I switch the pci slot.
That is a card failure isn't it?
>>54993345
This looks like what happened to me. I moved my mouse over to my other PC using Synergy, and it freaked out. I was told it was a graphics card failure, so I took it out, and put it back in. Been working like a charm since. I'm no expert though, I'm very dumb. I just did what I did in the hope it would work.
>>54994045
I was wondering if it wasn't seated properly at first, but the errors still occurred. Well the card did its job for 5 years...
Thanks for your reply, my lines were literal 1 pixel lines though
what is the best ISP in London, UK? Moving to live there, in my current country I've 100 Mb/s. I suppose ISP's will try to bullshit me into buying their routers, but I have my own.
>>54991907
bump
I fucked up my server, do I cut vertical or horizontally to make sure it works?
>>54994210
yes
>>54990630
Bump
Whats a good noise cancelling mic? Something that will cancel out all sound which is further than a foot or so.
I want to do some gaymen with friends on PC, but I much prefer using my speakers over a headset. Yes I can use push-to-talk but I dont want to occupy one of my fingers doing that.
um..
is joindiaspora and diaspora the same thing?
I don't know what the fuck I should be looking for in a decent monitor around $300-400. Ips or Tn, 60 or 144 Hz, normal 16x9 or ultrawide, adaptive sync or not. Seems like you gotta pick and choose stuff at that price range, what's the most important features to look for?
>>54994580
depends on what you use it for
Why is it that the solution to some basic troubleshooting is to create something that should have been included in the first place, i.e. variables in inis, directories that the program can use but doesn't create automatically to show that it does use it, etc?
does android automatically prioritize wlan over the mobile network so i don't waste my bandwidth while at home? i haven't had a smartphone in 4 years, last one was windows mobile.
>>54995017
Yes android does priroitize wlan over mobile network
>>54995082
neat, thank you!
I have 1600x900 and 1680x1050 monitors right now and I really need some upgrades. I want a 4k monitor and 2 other monitors eventually but 4k monitors aren't exactly usable yet I hear. If I'm wrong let me know.
For the time being - what's the next standardised resolution step down from 4k? Any monitor advice is appreciated, I like the idea of having a vertical monitor.
>>54995113
4k is perfectly usable with large enough screen or using an OS/programs that do proper scaling
Next step down is 1440p
>>54995113
what do you want to use your monitor for? graphic design? video games? facebook and youtube?
>>54994580
What do you want to do?
Do you want more colors and viewing angle or higher response speed, because screens tend to lean to one or the other depending on the tech, which translates into cost. If you pay enough you can get both, sort of.
Here is some general break down
TN = +lower cost, +higher speed, -lower colors, -lower viewing angle
IPS = +best color, +improved viewing angle, -more expensive, -lower speed
60Hz = +standard supported in most cases
144Hz = +future standard everyone is talking about, -too real for some old-school movie views (see the Hobbit reviews)
16x9 = +standard
ultra-wide = +more office productivity? (I question the claims)
adaptive sync = +prevents tearing and other frame errors
not adaptive sync = -no dynamic error protection, this can be very small or very big issue depending on image sourcing
Matt = +lower glare rate (preferred by some for outdoor use where lighting changes)
Glossy = +clear picture, -glare, -finger print magnet
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Personally I say just get a nice cheap monitor and move on, as most people can only see the difference in side by side comparisons. If I had a practical budget I would look for these features in this order
adaptive sync (everything should have this by now)
16x9 (standards are made for a reason)
Glossy (I setup my room to not have glare and don't touch it)
ISP (viewing angle and color matters to me, if I got the money)
60Hz (can't see the higher frame rate mattering much, many systems artificially limit to 60Hz as it stands today, but if I had the money may as well just get the 144Hz for when things start widely using it in the future, but by then costs could have come down a lot)
What port is this,
and can it be converted to sata?
How can I into linux?
>>54995165
>>54995151
>using an OS/programs that do proper scaling
That's my main concern with 4k
I'll be using mostly for video games and I like watching high resolution videos on my desktop. I like browsing Facebook and Youtube too.
>>54995239
Raspberry pi is a good start.
>easy install and config with NOOBS Raspian
>dont need to switch your pc to linux before knowing something about usage
>only use it over ssh to avoid any graphical UI and not require extra screens
>read a beginners tutorial to learn basic commands. Like "ls" to list the current directory
>start a project, can be a small one. Such as a basic script or a small game
>learn some programming and leverage google as a resource for looking up shit like "how do i check the temperature" etc
>>54995297
>I'll be using mostly for video games and I like watching high resolution videos on my desktop. I like browsing Facebook and Youtube too.
in that case you would be better off getting 1440p@144hz. tn if your main concern is video games, ips if you want better colors and viewing angles for videos.
the 970 is not powerful enough for 4k, but you should get more than 60 fps in most games when you turn down the settings a bit, making the 144hz worth the investment.
in addition to that there's barely any 4k content yet, 1080p is still the standard.
i'm using a 27 inch 1440p 144hz monitor right now and i'll never go back to 60hz.
also read >>54995171
he seems to provide good information on monitors
>>54995317
Also it is cheap and the largest risk you have is breaking the linux OS and having to flash your SDHC card.
>>54995210
slim atapi
yes
>>54995351
>the 970 is not powerful enough for 4k
I have been thinking of getting another to put in SLI. How would this suffice? My end goal really is to have one 4k monitor and two 1440p monitors. How close could I get to this?
I would just be getting two 1440p monitors for the time being, assuming that most games are ready for that resolution right now. What have you noticed in difference from 60hz to 144hz?
I do prefer max settings, might have to do some build tweaking, but not sure how much further to go. That will probably be something I will look in to later, but at this point I guess I just want to know how it will perform on my current build.
I'll be saving any advice I get here to reference later, I'll take note of that comment as well.
>>54995449
970 SLI is about the worst thing you could do
If you want to run 4k sell the 970 and buy a 1080
>>54995467
Thanks for the heads up. Once I switch to 4k I will upgrade my video card, but for now I will be switching to two 1440p 144hz monitors and possibly one of my old moniors, assuming my built can take it well. I will then upgrade my computer to switch the old monitor, or add a third monitor that is 4k.
>>54995449
>How close could I get to this?
with two 970's? not very close, for video games that is. the 970 is held back by the low amount of vram, sli won't solve this issue. you'd be better off investing in a 1080 or a 980ti rather than two 970 in sli, but you still won't be able to play anything but source games (cs:go, tf2, dota) at 1440p+4k+1440p resolutions. the tech simply isn't there yet, sorry.
i use a 980ti with my single 1440p 144hz screen and i can barely get 110 fps in most games on the highest settings. i usually turn down the settings a bit so i can get the full benefit of the 144hz. but anything above 100 fps should be fine for someone coming from 60hz.
>What have you noticed in difference from 60hz to 144hz?
it just makes everything super smooth. bonus points for gsync/freesync, which prevents screen tearing.
trust me, once you've seen it irl, 60fps will look like 30fps does to you right now.
and 30fps will be absolutely unplayable.
Is there anything particularly difficult stopping me from gutting an old 2 inch thick monster laptop sticking a tiny little SoC in there and filling the rest of the space with dozens of batteries so it can run for weeks without needing a charge?
If my cooler comes with pre applied thermal paste do I still have to put some on the processor?
>>54995576
Depends on what you consider difficult.
>>54995578
No, but you're generally better off cleaning the shit they put on there and putting it on yourself.
>>54995536
>1440p+4k+1440p resolutions
I intend on playing games on 1 monitor only not spanning multiple monitors! I enjoy multitasking. See >>54995525 for the sequence in which I intend to upgrade my computer.
>30fps is absolutely unplayable
Anything under ~55fps is unplayable for me.
But yeah screen tear prevention is definitely something I want to avoid going over 60hz. Thanks for the tip.
is a pentium 4 good enough for to do basic office stuff on windows 7 and watch 1080p youtube videos?
Does anyone know of any 2TB 7200RPM 2.5" portable hard drives?
Do they exist? All I can find is 1TB.
What's the best Android TV box that's not the Nvidia Shield that supports x265 playback?
>>54985629
You should inmediately fuck off back to /v/ you fagtron
I managed to get this stupid shit, ad by advertise.
Every result I got googling it just told me to uninstall it, but there is no program in any way related to it installed, nor are there any plugins in my browsers.
I tried malwarebytes, spybot S&D, avira, running an anti-rootkit and that didn't do anything either. I'm stumped. Has anyone dealt with this?
I only noticed it today and I can't think of what I installed that did it.
Is there any way to make your computer stop doing anything at all? I feel like even if I am doing nothing on the computer the hard drive led is still blinking. Is there a way to make your computer completely stop doing things whenever you stop moving your mouse? No background processing?
>>54995740
Alright, thanks.
Should I go then for a G-Technology hard drive or a Touro one? They're both from WD after all.
>>54995806
yeah, turn it off.
>>54995852
Don't forget to take the CMOS battery out so it stops keeping time too
How do i get aero on windows 10
>>54985535
hi
Why are my thumbnails generating but not showing when I open my imageboard?
I'm using wakaba with imagemagick 7.0.1, windows 7, apache 2.4, strawberry perl 5.24.0.1.
Also, this is kinda barebones, where can I get some modified/better imageboard scripts?
I downloaded a movie and when I open this folder with MPC-HC it, it plays some behind the scene videos too that is right in the middle of the movie. How do I remove them?
>>54995633
xubuntu
SO IT IS SUMMER VACATION AND I TRY TO GO TO REDDIT AND SEE THAT BUT THEN I TRY TO GO TO /G/ AND SEE THIS
this cannot be coincidence what is going on
is there an addon that simply deletes cookies when the tab is closed for firefox and that's it
how do I install Tampermonkey? Greasemonkey is shit on Firefox now but can't get it from the store, can I force it to install without going through add-on store?
>>54995633
720p maybe, forget about full hd on such old computer. And try win XP or Lubuntu, Win7 is too demanding.
>>54996436
cloudflare must be having some issues
>https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/
it happens quite often
Can i send data from one computer to another via ethernet cable or will i have to plug in both hard drives in one pc?
>>54996809
Sending data from one computer to another is the primary purpose of ethernet.
>>54996569
self destructing cookies
Need to buy a pair of in-ear headphones, by today (which means retail only)
what's a decent brand i should still to that will be available in standard stores?
aus btw
When i video chat(skype mainly, but ive tried jitsi, same problem) on ubuntu 14.04 with the most recent kernel, my internet hits up to 10k ping, the call quality it also terrible.
However, on my laptop with 15.09 and the 3.19 kernel skype runs fine and doesnt effect anything, I've also tried it on a clean install with 14.04, was going to try the other kernel to confirm that it was something to do with it, but 3.19 has a wifi problem.
What gives, i tried stackexchange but no help there
Pls no bully I'm a complete noob
I recently bought a 980 ti with a 1440p 144hz monitor. Every game I play still caps at 60 fps. Do I have to do something to the monitor to change it?
I know this is probably a retarded question
>>54997032
What cable are you using?
Also go into the Nvidia control panel resolution settings and make sure the refresh rate is set correctly
>>54996899
Im reading ill need some crossover cable. Is there other way with simple ethernet cable?
>>54997104
most modern devices support auto crossover
>>54990219
Genesis pretty dead, try exodus or perhaps search for install fusion on yt, will transform your kodi in uber addon machine
Will an AMD FX-9590 and RX 480 power an HTC Vive?
>>54997079
Hdmi
That's probably it tho, I didn't do that
Thanks.
>>54997124
Your monitor may not support 144hz over HDMI, it may require displayport.
>>54997135
I had another question on that too, when I installed my 980ti the display port wasn't working and I switched to hdmi
>>54997148
You may need to manually select the input on your monitor
Otherwise its probably a problem with the hardware somewhere along the line
>>54997169
OK I'll check it out when I'm home. Thanks
>>54997169
Actually it was set to displayport iirc but I'll try going into the drivers first. The hdmi came with the monitor so I'm assuming it should work right?
>>54997214
Anything you buy new should work, that isn't always the case though.
I got a NZXT Phantom 630 case and an i7 4790k and Gtx 980. For some reason I want to install a Water Cooler custom loop in this shit to make it look fancy and run slightly cooler. Money is of little concern. What should I get?
I need another hard drive. At least 1TB, and not loud as shit(so not a WD Black). What's the crowd favorite right now? My current one is a Seagate, but from the sounds of /g/ around when I got it, I got lucky, because it still works.
>>54997417
Theres a picture of HDDs failure rate over the years, I don't have it, but it shouldn't too hard to find through google. as far as sound goes, user reviews should tell you that
(how) can I set my on-screen-keyboard to use a different layout than my real one?
was hoping I could use that for foreign letters but there doesn't seem to be an option for it
>>54994157
bump
So I did a fresh install of windows and I automatically turned windows update off because of obvious reasons.
However, I essentially have a blank slate, are there actually CRUCIAL, IMPORTANT updates that I do need to make sure get installed?
>>54998150
Forgot to mention it's for 7.
Where can I get free books for my english class?
>>54998150
Nah, as long as you got SP1
I've been using Mate for quite a long time and now I'm trying out Cinnamon.
It seems alright with just a couple annoying quirks that probably can't be fixed easily. For example the panel launcher icons are too small relative to the height of the panel.
Another weird quirk is that whenever I close a window, it "whites out" first before the window itself fades away. It's obviously not a big deal, but it seems clunky and odd. Is it just my setup (Debian testing) or is this normal behavior?
Anyone else have random shut downs with windows 10? It's only happened 3 times but its annoying as fuck.. was in the middle of working.
The paranoid me thinks there's a secret fucking batch file shutting down my computer just to fuck with me.
>>54996178
bump
Hey can anyone help me?
I have manjaro downloaded, a disk on key, and rufus.
I want to make my usb bootable with manjaro, which rufus settings should I use?
I also want to dual boot just in case
>>54998366
Yep, even after turning off automatic updates and automatic driver updates I still got them. There's nothing wrong with my hardware at all, in Debian my PC is rock solid stable, memtest shows nothing wrong, and my temps are perfect. I also went through a few fresh reinstalls, and with most of them my only third party programs were Firefox and Steam. I still got the random reboots.
I decided that Win10 is just a piece of shit and I went back to Win7.
should it take forever to 'check for updates' on windows 7?
I reinstalled, and i'm kinda regretting it already
How do I switch off my phones voice connection but still keep data on? So it would appear off to anyone who tries to call but I could still use internet?
It should be possible. I had 3g dongle long ago and it could send and receive sms at the same time being online but if I tried calling the dongles number it would say phone is off.
Pic unrelated
>>54998486
Yes, it takes several minutes. If you do a fresh install of Windows 7 you absolutely have to use WSUS Offline Update. It downloads every update for you then you tell it to execute a script which applies every patch in sequential order.
>Do fresh Win7 install
>Run WSUS
>Make sure it starts properly
>Let it go overnight
>Wake up to an up to date Windows 7
I want to buy a big hard drive with 6 TB of storage so I can store lots of stuff.
I don't know too much about hard drive manufacturers, which brand of hard drive is most trustworthy?
Or do I just buy some cheap shit?
