Post small or dumb questions here, someone will probably answer you! This thread is for questions that dont deserve their own thread as they would not inspire discussion.
My questions here:
>where can i find windows xp 64 bit with a key
>what spraypaint works good on galvanized steel
What thread do I go to to ask about flight sticks/racing wheels? What about VR shite?
Please don't say /v/.
From Wikipedia : On 28 December 2014, Der Spiegel published slides from an internal NSA presentation dating to June 2012 in which the NSA deemed... privacy tools such... TrueCrypt... as "catastrophic," leading to a "near-total loss/lack of insight to target communications, presence..."
Am I the only one that thinks the gov shut down tc with false claims of security flaws. Also, tc recommends bitlocker, given the recent botnet fiasco with ms, wouldn't this be a play by NSA to get gullible idiots to migrate to a backdoored software?
>>55082883
battlestation threads, theyre all about peripheral stuff like mice, keyboards, and stuff like controllers and all that
>>55082788
>>where can i find windows xp 64 bit with a key
on amazon.com
>>55082883
/vg/ has a flight sim general i think
>>55082902
>>55082903
Christ I never would have thought of either of those. I'm glad these threads exist where I can feel stupid but not too out of place.
How do I just snap windows to the sides/top in Cinnamon? It just prompts me to "press <Ctrl> to enter snap mode" but if I press or hold Ctrl with any combination of mouse/window movement the window never snaps.
>>55082788
I want to get into cyber security, where do I even start?
I'm planning on upgrading my system and I'm debating whether I should retro-fit a new system in this old thing.
Should I do it /g/?
>job interview tomorrow
>can't sleep because i'm nervous as fuck
what do i do now? i already took a sleeping pill like 3 hours ago.
i'm going to fuck this up
>>55082981
holy shit, OP here, thats what im doing right now with my old thinkcenter
just stripped it down a while ago, waiting on the parts to show up now
thinking of painting the inside so i dont see galvanized steel
>>55082995
I've been there my dude, I usually turn on some cozy background noise and play a relaxing, low stress video game. Obviously this won't work for everyone but you need to take your mind off it somehow so that you can feel relaxed enough to get some rest. Staring at your ceiling in bed isn't going to help.
My Oculus Rift is arriving tomorrow and I only have an Nvidia 750. I was waiting for the 1070/480 to become available before I upgraded but I wanted to use my Oculus as soon as it arrives.
What I was thinking of doing was ordering a 970 off of amazon, then returning it for a full refund once the 1070/480 becomes available. Now I don't want to get somehow stuck with a 970 that I can't return so do you think I could run into any problems doing this?
Thank you my friends.
>>55082995
Got weed? That helps me
Maybe a shot to help you sleep? I would be careful with that sleeping pill though
If your interviewer says something about you looking tired say you were anxious or excited and had trouble sleeping.
What's the hot new video card shit to get right now? Budget is $200-300.
When will there be more 1070s and 1080s in stock, do you think?
Are AMD's new Polaris cards any good if I want good performance?
>>55082981
>>55083066
but yes, you should
the cases are beautiful, and have fantastic airflow and most of them have a panel below the motherboard that allows you to tuck cables underneath it safely
its a dream for cable management
i got some shitty biostar micro atx board, a zotac gt430 (needed VGA), 8gb of hyperx blue, and a kit of misc screws and such (because half the fucking motherboard hex risers were fused to the screws and were a bitch to remove)
next paycheck im going to get an evga 430w psu, a pentium g3260 and some SSD
overall, the whole build is costing me less than 250$, as i already have the stock case fans, the pentium 4 heatsink fits lga1150 motherboards, and the HDD uses Sata II so i can use that alongside the SSD
>>55083066
iirc, the ones with the honeycomb front are a few years newer than the one I have. Still looks good tho. Hard to believe it's 10+ years old, it just looks so modern.
What are your putting in yours?
I'll repost this since the old thread died shortly after I posted it there.
So I've been thinking about making my condo into a "smart home". The core of this would be IFTTT for connecting everything together and programming the devices to do scheduled and predefined tasks, while an Echo Dot would be used for controlling it as needed and be a sort of hub for all of these devices (smart lights, smart lock, etc) to run through.
I want an Echo Dot instead of a normal Echo because of its ability to use external speakers. I want to be able to have a speaker in every room so that I don't have to have the Echo at full blast just to hear it in the room over, I can hear it evenly throughout my condo at a reasonable volume.
Basically what I'm wondering is if you guys have any recommendations for a speaker solution that would do what I'd want it to do. I'm thinking a receiver next to the Echo Dot with wireless speakers throughout my home, but I'd have no idea where to start when it comes to finding good ones.
>>55082981
server dooty
>>55083138
>>55083137
seems we posted at the same time
IBM always made their shit look modern minimalist, no excessive detailing, only 2 LED's, clean cut lines
got the original system for like 30$, used it as a shitposting machine for a while
>>55083120
Thats horrible. Most often you will be hit with a 15-25% restocking fee if the card is not defective. But It's amazon, so just say it didn't come. They will ship you a new one, usually.
>>55083104
>>55083127
i'll get a beer and play some tf2, thanks. i hate it when that happens, used to be the same when i had presentations in school. i would usually just take caffeine pills, but i had to stop taking them at some point. i hope everything will be fine, i'm probably overthinking it again.
>>55083137
This person here:
>>55082981
Nah, I got the the mATX version, the power supply is top mounted and the layout it average at best. I'd have to modify it to have a front intake, as it has a single 3.5" drive bay that's accessable from the front instead of an intake.
>>55083120
Well Amazon is usually very good, but seeing as you'll use the card it will likely have a "restocking fee" and cost you some money.
>>55083193
good luck~ I hope you get the job anon!
>>55083198
ah, mine has 3 3.5" bays, a 2.5" bay, the floppy bay and two bays for things like CD drives
and it has the front mounted fan, plus the back mounted fan
even with a dothan pentium 4 housefire with original thermal paste it idled at about 34c
>>55083144
botnet is absolutely disgusting, you are not welcome here, kys
How do I get Samba shares working properly in linux mint? I have it set up but constantly get disconnected or I am unable to add/edit/view files from either Linux or Windows?
hello stupid questions thread i am a stupid frogposter . if a cpu is dead, will the motherboard internal speaker beep ?
the cpu LED is red indicating there is a problem with cpu but i'm not sure if it's the mobo of the cpu .
>>55083235
sudo chown root:sambashare /var/lib/samba/usershares/
sudo service samba restart
>>55083275
Did nothing.
>>55083146
MYSTERIOUS AS THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
>>55083229
We're on the internet, if you cared about avoiding the botnet you're too late.
>>55083144
our recommendation is don't fucking do it unless you like the NSA watching you masturbate
Do WebRTC offers expire?
>>55083394
Well I see no need for cameras. They can listen all they want, not like they couldn't just point a mic at my winder if they were really desperate to hear me in my "alone time."
>>55083243
a motherboard will post without a cpu installed.
post=beeps
>>55083450
>winder
Window*
>>55083454
so it will beep but not actually have the video card display anything ?
it's a mobo from 2012 i believe
>>55083190
Why is that horrible?
>>55083207
Here is the response I got from Amazon customer support if you were interested.
So I've currently a R9 390 as my graphics card.
With the new cards coming out, should I just crossfire another 390 or consider a single card from the latest Nvidia? 1070/80
>>55083235
Try sharing a folder within the Home folder, tick 'Share this Folder', 'Allow others to create and delete files in this folder' and 'Guest Access' and see if you can access the share from a Windows machine.
>>55083530
I hope you have a hefty psu. And a case that can handle heat. But you could get another 390 for 250-300 I bet, which is less than 1070/80.
is defraggler still the best option for windows 7? because I forgot to defrag for a long time and when I start it, it makes pretty good progress but slows down around 50+% and says it will take >1day
>>55083530
The crossfired 390s would outpace a 1070 at a cheaper pricepoint (since you're only buying one), but there's always the issue of games needing Crossfire support for you to take advantage of that.
A 1080 will still beat that setup.
Facebook keeps me logged in, even after exiting my chrome browser, why is this?
>>55083800
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
firefox has many tools to manage the HTTP session to get the results you want. not sure about chrome.
>>55083800
cookies m8
I'm trying to upload 300TB of music data in a cloud storage so what is a good service to use to upload all this crap I have?
>>55083872
I hope you're using hyperbole.
At 100mbp/s upload it would take almost a year to upload all of those files.
Why I can't use an animated GIF as a desktop background?
>>55083976
You use to be able to in XP.
i'm planning to buy another gtx 970 but i don't know if my 700w psu is enough for a sli.
I got a gtx 970 and a 4790k.
>>55082898
Devs gave up and didnt want to have anything to do with it anymore.
bitlocker was for the lulz
what gpu do i need to be able to play skyrim with good enb at 1440p60?
I'm not going to play skyrim but it seems like a popular enough reference.
Hey guys I tried installing debian on my machine but now it asks me for a username/password and I never specified one. How do I get around this and can I directly delete the partition with GRUB?
>>55084286
try user and live
or root and password
>>55084309
both of those failed. any ideas?
>>55084326
install again or just toast it like an english muffin
>>55084084
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,review-33038-11.html
Power spikes happen with the 970 that would overpower a small psu. It would be somewhat questionable.
>>55084360
how do I install again I am trying to boot from the usb but I can't find an option for that
>>55084379
nvm I got something to work
anyone know where I can get a DVI-D m to DVI-I m cord?
>>55082788
Anyone have recommendations on building a decent home server?
>>55084528
used xeons + motherboard, maybe 8gb of ram, and a shitload of WD blues
>>55082788
What's the difference between 32 and 64 bit programs?
How trustworthy is a power supply calculator
It recommends 550w under full load, overclocked and extra things added. If I get a 550w I'll be fine right, it says it only uses 500w at unrealistic worst case scenarios.
What would even happen if I managed to need more than 550w anyway?
>>55084528
What do you plan on doing with it? You could be anywhere from a Raspberry Pi to a room full of racks.
>>55084603
They generally overestimate by a safe margin. Look at Anandtech's bench for your GPU. AT benches with an overclocked 130W hex core, so if you're running just a standard consumer desktop processor you're going to be under their max load.
>>55084655
I want to stream 1080p video, store files so that I can access them when i'm not at home, and also act as an auto torrent downloader/seed box.
>>55084589
How much memory they are able to address (make use of). Also when comparing x86 against AMD64, you get more CPU registers to work with, which could allow a program to run faster.
>>55082788
what anime is this from
>>55084690
So a desktop.
>>55084748
Howl's Moving Castle
I was an idiot and tilted the can of compressed air I was using to clean my PC. I was spraying my GPU. Haven't plugged my PC back in yet. How fucked am I?
>>55084690
This thread is geared towards hardware that will run FreeNAS. FreeNAS is designed primarily as a storage server ("Free (as in freedom) Network Attached Storage"), but it can also run "jails" (think VM's) that run Plex (video transcoding), ownCloud (remote file access), and Transmission.
https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/hardware-recommendations-read-this-first.23069/
If you end up deciding not to use FreeNAS and run a Linux distro instead, the guide is still valid, but you can ignore the emphasis on ECC memory.
>Reposting because nobody replied the first time
I was sent a .mov movie file. The audio cuts off after the first like ten seconds (at a consistent time) for the rest of the video. If I skip past it, the audio will play and then cut off again at seemingly random times. I can listen to cut off parts by skipping ahead, so I know the audio is there somewhere. Something is just telling it to switch off. It generally looks like it syncs up with a spike in noise level? Again, I know the audio is there so this isn't like a noise filter that activated when it was recorded.
I've never had this issue before so I don't really know how to troubleshoot. I tried playing it through different programs, and the same thing happened for each.
Apparently it plays fine all the way through for them.
What's going on here?
>>55084655
There's no benchmarks out for the specific card I want, but their site says 230w and recommends a 500w PSU too. I think as long as I don't raise the voltage I'll be fine.
>>55084861
Throw a hair dryer on it on the spot for an hour to be safe
>>55084861
So you got it all wet?
Just dab it with some paper towels and let it air dry for a couple hours. No need to go crazy and scrub it with towels -- a little water's seriously not that bad.
>>55084881
Just fucking say what CPU and GPU you're getting. "Stupid question thread" doesn't mean to make your questions extra stupid.
This may seem like a weird question, not even sure if /g/ is the right place to ask. But, if I wanted to connect something like pic related to a computer that runs ubuntu, how would I do it? Are there any bill acceptors that already have drivers for it?
I can almost expect the answer, but what's your guys' opinion on RAID0 vs RAID1 on a NAS?
I need a new computer and I'm tired of waiting for Am4. Is Am3/Fm2 still worth buying in 2016 or I jump ship to Intel?
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/ryYqsJ
Can someone make sure I'm not being stupid with anything? This will be my first build in a long time and I'm going to wait for partner 1070s to come out before pulling the trigger. An NVIDIA GPU is non-negotiable as I do CUDA-based work but I'm open to advice on anything else.
>>55085058
I have no idea, but I really want to know why you're doing that.
can anyone tell me how to backup my systems. Do I just copy the entire filesystem to an external drive or is it more complicated than that.
>>55085116
Depends on if you care about drive failures.
Wondering about cooling.
Getting a new CPU, going for an I7 6700K 4.0GHz, wondering if I this is the time I should fainlly bother with water cooling or just do the usual and get a fat heatsink/fan combo going. I tend to play the occasional thing that loves to eat CPU time more than anything else, Cities Skylines in particular causes my current machine to shit heat and fan noise.
I just connected my old Yahoo account to Thunderbird. The date is wrong on a lot of the emails. I'm seeing stuff listed as received today that I actually received six years ago.
Any way to fix this?
>>55085058
arduino or raspibill acceptor arduinoorbill acceptor raspberry pi
for example:
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=125119.0
>>55085157
Im working on a small personal project, basically making a jukebox with a microcontroller. And I dont know how to implement the bill acceptor. Also, it doesnt have to be ubuntu, as long as it can run an os with a video and audio output. Im really lost here.
How do i customize my firefox appearance?
is there a way to get the nightly theme on firefox?
why is firefox developer edition not syncing my nightly stuff but normal firefox does?
>>55085130
Obligatory >Seagate and >Rosewill
But it seems okay
>>55085130
>cuda
Kek
if you're spending that much, there is no reason to not have an ssd
>>55085256
>basically making a jukebox with a microcontroller
That's cool.
>Im really lost here.
I can imagine, I don't even know where to begin with researching something like that. I imagine google is no help whatsoever. I wish you the best of luck though.
>>55085130
That case has openings everywhere. As far as sound is concerned it might as well not be there.
Do you really need a mATX build? For all the money you're putting into this, I'd get a Fractal Design R4 or R5.
>>55083800
this is such a pure and innocent question
>>55085252
Thanks a lot, anon. I think the raspberry pi might be what Im looking for.
>>55085320
Thanks, anon.
>>55085352
>That case has openings everywhere. As far as sound is concerned it might as well not be there.
What is best to look for in a case?
Beyond if it fits the hardware that is.
>>55085385
That it is a Fractal Design Define R4 or R5.
>>55085058
>bill acceptors
The manufacturer ought to have a PDF somewhere that documents how to talk to that thing.
Good luck.
>>55085165
>backup
There's a lot of different ways to do it. It depends on how you want to store stuff and how much you're trying to protect.
I'd probably just recommend copying shit you want to date-named directories on an external HDD,
Personally, I copy the files I care about to an archive, then compress it, generate parity and burn it to DVDs.
>>55085294
Yeah, I don't feel too confident about either of those choices. At that point I was just looking to choose the cheapest option.
>>55085312
Forgot to include it but a 950 PRO is already taken care of.
>>55085352
I don't _really_ need one, but the idea is to make the setup as small as possible. I already have an R5 on hand but it's humongous -- I'll keep that in mind though. Not limiting myself to an mATX motherboard might change things too then.
>>55085480
Return the 950 and get an 850
950 is shit
>>55085429
What's so great about it?
Genuine question that is, I am not experienced enough to tell.
What are the general differences between Debian and Arch?
Does Arch have a synaptic package manager like Debian?
Is it worth the switch? for fun
>>55085510
It is just a solid well built case,and its exceptional quality for the price
>>55085524
>>55085444
lets say i do something that destroys my entire system. how would i back it up so that i can "restore from backup" as they say
Is it okay for me to ask stupid questions here?
>>55085557
Create clones of your drives and you can drop them in a new machine.
>>55085444
Looked it up. Different manufacturers have different connectors, and there are several protocols for communication. And there are no bill acceptors, from what Ive found, that have a way to connect to a full fledged computer. Im going to have a fun summer, or give up.
>>55085586
you mean all the files in the drive. How do i back it up so that I can keep my partitioning and stuff too. I cant just cp /dev/sda* can i
>>55082788
I'm playing an old game that only supports 800x600 resolution in windowed mode. If I use an external program to make the window resizable, it only makes the window itself bigger and not the game assets inside it - in other words, the game window stays the same size and the rest of the window fill with black space.
Is there a program of some kind I can use to be able to "stretch" the window to a larger size? I don't mind if it gets blurrier. Already tried resizeeverything and Scott's Window Resizing Utility.
>>55085644
use dd
>>55085660
Resize your display.
Thinking of jamming some old harddrives into my Win10 machine because fuck it, saving money instead of buying all new drives.
Am I going to have to format the drive with Win7 on it or will it just be not a problem?
>>55085670
sodd if=/dev/sda of=/path/to/backup/file
huh, i guess that really was a stupid question
>>55085672
I want to keep my display the same resolution, just make the window larger on it. Basically I want to "scale" the game window up to a larger size on my screen, even if it makes the game blurrier or more pixelated in the process.
>>55085698
Why would you need to use Windows 7 to format drives for Windows 10?
>>55085660
the sauce jimmy, give me the sauce
>>55085718
I think he's asking if, if he has a drive with Win7 installed on it that he wants to use as extra space for a Win10 machine, does he have to format it first.
>>55085698
If that's your question, the answer is no. As long as that drive isn't set as your boot medium, it won't matter what OS is installed on it. If you want to select your boot device use your BIOS settings.
However if you have no intention of using the drive to boot anymore and just want to use it for storage from now on, I'd delete unnecessary Win7 files from the drive just to make more room.
>>55085738
http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/888475
>>55085712
You'll want to increase the blocksize, dd uses a pretty small default.
>>55085760
I believe the other anon was having a bit of a jape or jest perhaps.
But yes, thanks for the answer, that was my question. Gotta free up them gigs for ...filling right back up with other shit.
I want to rearrange my room so that my monitor is facing away from both doors to my room. Room is 15 ft by 15 ft.
>Bookshelf has to face away from windows
>Nightstand stays to the right of the bed
I'm planning on getting a real computer and to just keep upgrading it, eventually filling all of the ram slots with 16gb..
I Don't know a lot about hardware though, I'm trying to build the most minimal thing for under 1k that I can upgrade all I want.
>http://pcpartpicker.com/list/Js2YJV
no idea what CPU
Don't know what power supply because I don't know the /full/ computer wattage..
Help? Is what I have at least in the right direction?
>>55085979
http://www.logicalincrements.com/
why dont the new AMD cards feature HBM?
>>55086074
Because its expensive
What's a good English text-to-speech program?
What's a good site for benchmarks? Particularly one showing off APUs.
>>55082788
Does FTP slows down like internet if there are too many connections at the same time?
>>55085853
Lock your doors, anon.
My headphones are dying. I have to set my head still or hold the wire going into them to keep both speakers working so I'm looking for something new.
I have about $100 to spend right now. I mostly want something that feels good to wear. Everything else is not to important.
What's the difference between having a normal copy of windows 7 and windows 7 downgraded through windows 10?
>>55086415
But I have fixed shelves.
>>55086430
ask in the audophiles thread
>>55086430
Be a fucking man and repair them.
>>55086402
pls, i will give you 2 internetz if you answer me. All I can find about it is slow down problems in forums rather than if it slows down with a lot of connections. there are not that many tho, like 40 or so.
I can get an Intel i5-2500k, or an AMD FX-8350.
They're the exact same price.
According to CPUbenchmark the FX-8350 performs significantly better.
But my friend is telling me to get the i5 because the FX-8350 is a "shitdozer".
Advice?
>>55086570
Are these completed builds? I wouldn't build a new system just around those CPUs.
It just depends on if you want more threads or faster threads. For most games 4 faster threads will be better than 8 slower threads.
>>55086435
You didn't honestly consider moving into the closet so you could play your eroge, did you?
This is the best solution I can think of. You will either need a bigger desk to waste less space, or find something to stuff in the area behind it. Pick up some plants and those can obscure the vision, and the closer the monitor is to the bed the less light you'll get and the less they can see.
Also consider putting those hippy beads in front of your doors.
What is the best way to learn everything involved with A+ certification? It doesn't seem to be too hard and I don't want to pay money that I don't have for a course.
What is the best way to get into reverse code engineering? I've always been interested in that stuff.
>>55085530
Brain dead easy cable management.
Lots of room to work in.
Sound dampeners if you get the non-window version.
>>55086755
Do you mean writing a decompiler or just toying around with one? Or other sort of reverse engineering?
Writing one is tons of guesswork and research, a C decompiler would be a good start though.
Ubisoft just announced the most hardcore hacker character of all time.
But what does his binary arm tattoo translate to?
My terminal has UTF-8 encoding.
How do I convert escaped UTF-16 into the actual unicode character?
Example:
http://www.charbase.com/1f47c-unicode-baby-angel
UTF16 Javascript escape is \ud83d\udc7c
How do I either a) get my terminal to print the character, or b) convert it to escaped utf8?
Is it possible to use CSS to make a GUI for a Java program? Swing sucks ass and JavaFX is just wannabe CSS.
>>55086812
I meant are there any resources to get into the "cracking software" side of reverse engineering.
when is the windows 10 anniversary update
i want muh bash without running a buggy insider "preview"
>>55087104
>i want muh bash without running a buggy insider "preview"
Get linux. Free bash without crappy insider previews, upfront fees and massive vulnerabilities.
>>55087104
What can you do on bash that cmd/powershell doesn't offer?
Are there and sub $75 solutions to back-lighting a monitor with colors that match whats on screen? Do they really help with your eyes? I like playin spoopy horror gaymes in the dark but my eyes start to hurt after awhile.
>>55083847
>>55083856
>>55085363
Interesting, thanks ill take a look. It's just it use to log me out when i would exit out of chrome, so i was just curious as to what i might be. But once again thank you for your time.
>>55087129
>and massive vulnerabilities.
GNU + Linux has the same ``massive vulnerabilities'', it is called stupid users.
Get a grip.
>>55087242
You mean setting a color profile? You don't need to spend money to do that.
>>55087330
I mean something like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aamGdhMQWhI
This unfortunatly is no longer sold
http://www.leawo.com
Is this bluray player legit?
How do i get a shitty entry level job in IT or programming?
Is there any significant added energy consumption when using an SDD for the OS and an HDD for everything else as opposed to just using an HDD?
Ive got a hand me down laptop and want to upgrade the intel Core 2 Duo processor, whats a decent step up from this one that isn't way too expensive? Im just looking to run more games and handle more software than i can now, this one maxes out at around 2 gHz
>>55087412
About 5 watts
>>55087415
>isn't way too expensive
That isn't a budget
I need to rip data off of a galaxy s3's internal memory. The screen is malfunctioned and there is no battery however the charge light comes on when plugged in. But it isn't appearing in my computer directory.
>>55087420
damn, you just made realize that this question is easy to good the answer for. but thanks anon
Solid State Drive SSD
0.6 to 2.8 W
2.5" Hard Disk Drive HDD
0.7 to 3 W
3.5" Hard Disk Drive HDD
6.5 to 9 W
>>55087432
okay, well i am kind of new to this stuff so i dont know what would be a reasonable budget for a decent processor. Since i did get it for free and it's really the only component that's lagging, i could probably stand to spend somewhere around 125-150. I don't need something extremely powerful but i would like to worry less about what games and such i can and cant run
What's a better alternative to the official YouTube android app? Someone mentioned One something but I don't remember the full name.
if I go to a VK page with NoScript/scriptsafe turned on, it runs:
<noscript><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL=/badbrowser.php"></noscript>
What should be written in a greasemonkey script to disable this behavior while keeping NoScript/scriptsafe on?
>>55087489
Oh, you just wanted to upgrade the processor?
That isn't going to work.
>>55087513
yeah, i was hoping to atleast. Is there really no way to swap it out for something better? seems like it should be possible to just open it up and change it around, given someone who's experienced enough
>>55087534
Laptop CPUs are generally soldered to the board, in theory if you wanted to spend $1000 you might be able to source a compatible faster bga processor and have it installed, but its far more economical to get a new laptop.
How do you improve the cooling capabilities in the Fractal Design Define R4 while still keeping it as silent as possible?
How do I get the google play store to acknowledge my SD card as a a place to download an app to instead of constantly forcing me to try and free space in my internal storage?
How can I make Downthemall create and save downloads in title folder?
>>55087567
well shit. Do i have any reasonable options as far as processor upgrades, then?
>>55087585
Get some high quality fans.
>>55087606
That's what I just answered. If you want something faster start saving up for a new machine.
If for various reasons I am stuck on haswell and can't buy a k processor, for a gaming only use, would an i7 be worth it over an i5 4460, or will I never notice the benefits?
>>55087676
For 90% of games, no.
What is a good program to extract RARs in android?
>>55087676
Get a I5-4590.
Get Skylake unless you cant in your country/already bought the motherboard.
>>55087857
A whole 10% extra speed for only $150, what a steal.
>>55087892
Which is $20 more.
Seems worth it for me.
>>55087903
If he already has the 4460 it's not $20 more, its $150 more, minus whatever he can sell the 4460 for, plus the effort of selling it.
>>55087857
>>55087929
Actually, I was dumb enough to get an i3 4160
I'll get the 4590 then
>>55082788
Is there anyway to upload an entire folder of files on github?
Is it worth getting a separate sound card for a media pc?
I bought a decent receiver and some good-quality speakers secondhand, 5.1 surround.
>>55088320
A decent receiver should have an optical input making a sound card entirely pointless.
How do I bring back the reply box in 4chan X? I can only reply by pressing on a post number but I cannot start writing a reply without clicking on a post nor create a new thread.
>>55088432
press q?
>>55082977
https://nmap.org/
>>55088350
Aah, yep. I checked it has one of them, and my motherboard does too! I haven't owned a television in like ten years.
>>55082977
Watch the documentary Hackers.
>>55088440
Yeah but how about the reply box being permanently hidden in the corner and brought back with a mouse click? My other computer has it so I assume it's default option but I cannot find the setting for the fuck of me.
Which reseller has the best cooling for the 1080 at the moment?
>>55087501
literally just remove the line lol
>>55088471
Do you have that little speech bubble up top right?
>>55088487
yeah but how do i do it with a greasemonkey script so I can visit any vk.com page without getting redirected?
>>55088490
Yep I guess I could use that instead.
I need to replace a broken iPhone button, where can I best order one in Europe?
I usually just buy from ali, but I need faster shipping times this time
Will neighborhood cleanup take dead animals? I have a horse that died a few weeks ago and is really starting to stink, would be nice if they could get it out of here.
>>55089046
You should probably say where you live. How is a corpse lasting weeks? Couldn't you stick it outside and have it picked clean right quick?
Why is a for loop called a for loop?
It doesn't make sense in english like while loops and if/else.
Will sleeping/waking the computer in the middle of the task cause robocopy to fail? Set my mate's PC up to backup to his external hard drive since he didn't know how but it will definitely autosleep eventually, it will just continue as he keeps using it right? As long as he doesn't turn it off or close the cmd window I mean obviously.
>>55089148
I don't see it being that hard to understand. You're basically saying "for this amount of time, do this"
Obviously you are actually specifying a conditional instead of a timer, but in practice a for loop is usually used to count a certain number of iterations, so I think it still fits.
Windows Update is stuck at 0%. Tried restarting, same thing.
wat do
>>55085853
ur room looks familiar do you live in finland :D
>>55089215
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/software-download/windows10
What's a good quality 1080p60 IPS monitor? Preferably with FreeSync?
Do I have to shell out for a Dell Ultrasharp if I want a quality panel? No FreeSync on Ultrasharps though...
For displays:
IPS or TFT?
>>55089300
Those two things aren't even in the same category. All modern LCD displays are "TFT".
What you should be asking is "IPS or TN?", and the answer is IPS. TN is pure trash.
>>55089308
Can you explain why TN is trash?
I keep seeing that TN is bad because it has bad viewing angles but I don't want to look at my monitor from any other angle besides directly in front anyway?
>>55089319
Even if you shift in your chair the colors change
Even if you're looking at the center of the screen straight on you're still viewing the edges at an angle
>>55089319
>but I don't want to look at my monitor from any other angle besides directly in front anyway?
Viewing angles can be so bad that you'll get color shift even looking at your monitor head-on, as the outer edges of the display are at a different angle to the inner part of the display. A decent TN panel shouldn't be _that_ bad though.
The other reason to avoid TN is the pathetic blacks (blacks often look like cloudy blue-grey on a TN, whereas IPS panels are able to produce much truer blacks) as well as the generally lower quality colors.
>>55089331
Is the difference between TN and IPS huge?
Also, the reason I ask about TFT earlier is because I can't seem to find what type of display my monitor is:
https://www.cnet.com/products/hannspree-hf-237hpb-lcd-monitor-23/specs/
It only says TFT.
where do i get a good windows activator?
>>55089336
>>55089331
What if I got a 144hz TN Display. Is that bad?
>>55089343
>Is the difference between TN and IPS huge?
At the lower range it's phenomenal. I went from a $100 TN monitor to a $150 IPS and the difference was mind-bending. Well worth the money. The TN display looks like a hunk of dog shit next to the IPS, and this is just a BUDGET IPS.
>Also, the reason I ask about TFT earlier is because I can't seem to find what type of display my monitor is:
>https://www.cnet.com/products/hannspree-hf-237hpb-lcd-monitor-23/specs/
>It only says TFT.
Pro-tip: if something isn't explicitly marketed as IPS/PLS/VA, it's TN. TN isn't a selling point so they never advertise it.
>>55089345
Microsoft Toolkit from the official thread on MDL forums.
>>55089353
It will refresh fast, doesn't change the viewing angle issue.
>>55089353
They still look like trash, but if you purchased a 144hz monitor chances are you're using it for CSGO so you wouldn't care about the visual quality anyway.
>>55089360
>PLS
The monitor I'm planning to get is this.
Is PLS better than IPS?
Here's the monitor I plan on getting:
https://www.asus.com/Commercial-Monitors/PB258Q/
I've used 1080p my whole life and I hope to jump to 1440p will blow my mind. Do you think it will with this panel?
>>55089377
PLS is just a type of IPS
>>55089377
PLS is Samsung's IPS, it's the same thing. They just call it PLS because IPS was patented by LG. Also applies to AU Optronics' "AHVA" displays, which are again basically the same as IPS.
1440p will provide more screen real estate, but the real mind blowing aspect will be going from TN to IPS. That will be immediately noticeable.
>>55089369
Would you say someone that buys a 1080p144hz TN panel for singleplayer games is dumb?
I haven't bought it yet but I like the idea of my games going at 100+FPS. Is it not worth it?
>>55089215
http://ccm.net/faq/2471-how-to-purge-the-windows-update-cache#simili_main
>>55089390
I would, but that's your preference. I personally wouldn't enjoy single player gaming on a TN panel, only time I would use a 144hz panel would be for competitive multiplayer FPS like TF2 where the edge makes a difference.
I would recommend saving up for a more expensive 144hz + IPS monitor if you want to go down that road. TN is just nasty.
Is anti-virus vital?
As in only browse safe websites and play games, don't download games, music or movies etc.
>>55089442
Not in 2016. Windows Defender + uBlock Origin + Common Sense 2016 is really all you need nowadays. That's all I've used for years and I'm fine.
>>55089298
>60 FPS
>freesync
Choose one, dumbass.
>>55089465
Were you punted head first into a rock at birth or do you just have down syndrome?
>>55089405
>I would recommend saving up for a more expensive 144hz + IPS monitor
You think they are worth it at their current prices?
how does one convert information from optical cabels to bit???
>>55089462
tfw googling 'Common Sense 2016' and noticing in it's not a program name.
>>55089547
It's over for you buddy. Better just ask mommy to confiscate your PC now before you hurt yourself.
I doubt anyone will know the answer or read this anyway.
About a year ago my (4 or 5 year old build) computer bluescreen'd. I took it to a phoney repairman who took 4 days to "check out everything" before coming back to me with the wrong answer. I eventually took it to a trusted repairman in another town.
When I got it back it ran much hotter running the same games and tasks (no more Inquisition for me). After moving to hot Florida it's gotten worse to the point where using Crome takes the CPU to 54 - 64C. It's absurd.
Changing graphic settings on games doesn't seem to make a difference. I dust, cable manage, and AC my apartment like crazy.
I'm going to get a 212 evo and some Corsair casefans. But I expect to meet with failure.
>>55089618
maybe the thermal paste?
>>55089547
The joy of common sense is that it is unbeatable, and you can only ever install it incorrectly. If you get a virus it's because you didn't install it properly, not because it doesn't work. It's you that didn't work, always, and that's common sense.
How hot is too hot for a CPU to be?
>>55089682
Does javascript fuckery and such not happen just browsing legitimate websites?
>>55089618
What's the hottest it gets? Has actually shut down or anything? Are you obsessing over nothing?
>>55089734
>running scripts
>>55089734
How would javascript fuckery get past noscript?
If you're letting strangers run arbitrary code on your computer you failed to install common sense
>>55089716
For a desktop, 85 or less gives you good headroom. Mobile CPUs can run a bit hotter. If it's shutting itself off, it's too hot.
Anyone running an itx build? Do they get any hotter than a regular run off the mill tower?
>>55083466
change the cmos battery
I bought in ear phone with bluetooth in order to listen to music without a broken plug all the time.
the problem is, although I can listen to my music on my phone fine, my laptop receives shitty feedback and I can't listen to my music through my laptop.
What can I do?
What is the solution?
is the reason for the bad connection the bt version? it is 2.1
>>55089793
There are a hundred different types of ITX builds, in general they will run hotter.
Why hasn't China or Russia organised some crack squad of top tier software engineers to reverse engineer Windows'?
I'm slowly upgrading my entire battlestation, from the chair to the network card. Doing this gradually over a year to keep costs down.
As I'll be beefing up the RAM, replacing my GTX660ti with a GTX1080 and upgrading my CPU, do I need to upgrade/replace the mobo?
If the mobo needs to replaced, does this mean I need a new case to screw it onto?
>brother booted Overwatch and watched a video as it loaded
>PC made a weird noise and screen went grey
>PC restarted and had vertical green overlay lines on the motherboard display but wouldn't boot past that (black screen but PC is on)
>I took out the graphics card and cleaned the heatsink of dust (there was a lot and it was usually noisy as fuck, he wouldn't let me clean it before because he didn't mind) and reseated it
>still the same
I hooked up his monitor to the CPU integrated graphics for the time being, and I'm guessing the card is dead, but from what I'm reading baking it can fix it sometimes by resoldering or something? Am I being rused? The card is an R9 270X.
>>55090055
What do you think reverse engineering means?
>>55090042
I really want to build one for my little brother as he's running low on space. Just making sure it's viable and not an absolute meme like quad sli or hardware submerged in oil.
>>55090085
Analysing compiled code in machine form and painstakingly figuring out what it does step by step
>>55090055
>what is ReactOS
