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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Building my first computer for 1000 dollars or less |
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Posted: 23 Oct 2013, 12:07 pm
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| What kind of games are you looking to play? nopenope had the best advice in the original reply. I would also suggest looking through hardware forums like http://www.overclock.net which have a wealth of knowledge in building systems. Best piece of advice is not to skimp on the cheapest power supply y... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Your computer OS? |
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Posted: 08 Oct 2013, 1:48 pm
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Depends on which computer we're talking about 
Desktop - Windows 8.1
File Server - CentOS 6.4 w/ 3.11.4 kernel
VM Server - ESXi 5.5 (that runs a bunch of other stuff like Cisco WCS and Win2k12R2) |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Help picking out a motherboard for my new build. |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2013, 7:53 am
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| You'll be paying a LOT more for 16 GB DIMMs and/or server grade hardware. Once the time comes that you'll actually need 64 GB, your platform will be really out of date. It'd be more cost effective to get a normal 1150 board and 2x 8GB kit, and then upgrade again down the road (would still likely be ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Might build a computer, cannibalise old one |
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Posted: 14 Jul 2013, 4:33 pm
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| Theoretically, it's possible. But the connectors will probably be the real snag. If you're using a 2.5" HDD, then you need a 2.5" HDD Connector that will work on a board that is running a 3.5" HDD Power flow...if something goes wrong, you could lose your whole HDD to either electrical shock or hard... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Might build a computer, cannibalise old one |
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Posted: 06 Jul 2013, 3:21 pm
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| You should be able to re-use everything but the 'core platform' devices, which encompass the motherboard, CPU and RAM in some cases (including this one). Anything else should be fair game given the availability of expansion slots. I'd get something other than that 9500GT, though. That was considered... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: How can 1.4ghz be a fast computer? |
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Posted: 16 May 2013, 1:21 pm
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| That APU isn't too horrendous. Most browsing and stuff should be fine. I have an E-350 for a low power desktop that's a bit slower than the one you listed (gaming rig is an overclocked FX 8350). It's even suitable for a development environment if you have enough RAM, stuff like Netbeans runs pretty ... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: I have a stupid question. |
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Posted: 26 Apr 2013, 9:57 am
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What provider?
If you dial your own number from your phone and don't reach a voice mail prompt then it may be worth following up with customer care to verify that they have a voice mail box configured for your DID.
The 'System Manager' in this case would be the provider. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: What is/are your preferred Unix/Linux filesystems? |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2013, 9:19 am
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Replies: 6
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I used reiser for a while until I discovered the main guy was a murderer as well, lol. That and it's been decreasing in performance over time, which seems suspicious, also as has been stated.
Now I don't really mind and just use ext4 on everything. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: ram cache for hdds and ssds |
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Posted: 06 Mar 2013, 8:17 pm
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Making an explicit cache in RAM is a bit redundant.
It's like saying I'm going to section off a chunk of RAM to store this data in, instead of storing it in this chunk of RAM.
Just turn off paging for the drives in question. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: A+ cert |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2013, 12:03 pm
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| I took it in 2004 and someone wanted me to take it again in 2011 even though I was already certified. If you've been involved with a personal enthusiast mindset toward computing for any length of time you could likely pass it right now. This site : ( http://www.professormesser.com ) has a lot of fre... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: computer repair jobs.... |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2013, 11:58 am
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| An "A+ Certified Technician" certificate is fast, cheap and easy to get - he may even be able to challenge the test and get it without a course at all. With that small certification, he can get repair jobs at some big-box stores that sell computers... the pay's not great but better than unemploymen... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Do Americans understand celsius? |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2013, 11:53 am
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Arran wrote: Do central heating thermostats and HVAC equipment in the US have the option of displaying temperature in celsius or are most fahrenheit only?
Most of them are just in F.
A few fancy ones will probably give you Celsius numbers but I haven't been in a residence with one. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: quad core |
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Posted: 02 Mar 2013, 11:51 am
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| agreed, more ram equals more disk cache. and to be honest i feel i got a bigger performance boost upgrading my ram to 8GB then upgrading my dual core CPU to Quad Core. AMD A83850 =D Any plans for dual graphics? You can pull a 7570 off of eBay in the $25-30 range without much effort at all, and pair... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: quad core |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2013, 9:10 am
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| As stated, it depends on usage. A large quantity of RAM usually provides a smoother experience. My A6-5400K dual core HTPC feels equally as snappy as my FX 8350 octo core at 4.8 GHz for general usage. They both have a sufficient amount of RAM (8 & 16 GB both @ 2133 CL9) and solid state drives. I... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Anyone into arduino and raspberry pi? |
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Posted: 26 Feb 2013, 9:03 am
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I have an Arduino in the closet and just bought a Pi.
Trying to get into the electronics/microcontroller thing.
I'm pretty thrilled that XBMC was ported over for this platform. |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Slow broadband |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2013, 11:00 pm
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Replies: 11
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0.1 mbps is painful and indicative of an underlying problem.
It'd be best to follow up with your ISP. |
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