EPTTL Tech Support Forum Hall of Shame - Page 2
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R1CH
Netherlands10341 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 12 2011 10:57 R1CH wrote: I wish I got to use my BAD ADVICE stamp more. Well, if you want, any time I see something worth updating this for, I'll PM you the post number too, so you can see if it's worthy. That stamp is awesome. | ||
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
On June 12 2011 10:57 R1CH wrote: I wish I got to use my BAD ADVICE stamp more. Wait, can someone link a post with this please? I don't frequent the tech support for the very reasons outlined in this thread... | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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emperorchampion
Canada9496 Posts
On June 12 2011 11:37 skyR wrote: here's one: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=215432 Hahaha, so awesome! | ||
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krndandaman
Mozambique16569 Posts
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
On June 12 2011 11:59 krndandaman wrote: this is really scary because i have no idea what they are talking about so they all sound really smart and knowledgeable to me... Hence the problem. As helpful as the internet age is, it can also lead to many issues. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 12 2011 12:05 divito wrote: Hence the problem. As helpful as the internet age is, it can also lead to many issues. Pretty much. That's why I thought some mockery for the people who make the internet a little less safe for the tech-savvy might be a good idea. If enough people see this, maybe they'll start fact-checking themselves first... or am I dreaming again? | ||
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Radical
United States481 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 12 2011 13:05 Radical wrote: Those are pretty funny, but I don't see why the last 2 quotes about temperature are included. He was saying you shouldn't worry about CPU temps, that your CPU is guaranteed to be unstable before reaching dangerous temps. | ||
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zZygote
Canada898 Posts
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Radical
United States481 Posts
On June 12 2011 13:08 JingleHell wrote: He was saying you shouldn't worry about CPU temps, that your CPU is guaranteed to be unstable before reaching dangerous temps. Yeah I mean I get that it's kind of extreme to say that temps don't matter at all, but really, modern CPUs will most likely shut off if they reach unsafe temps, and the temp readings that the vast majority of people use are very inaccurate anyway. So yeah, I would say stability is far more important than temperature is. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 12 2011 13:12 Radical wrote: Yeah I mean I get that it's kind of extreme to say that temps don't matter at all, but really, modern CPUs will most likely shut off if they reach unsafe temps, and the temp readings that the vast majority of people use are very inaccurate anyway. So yeah, I would say stability is far more important than temperature is. The issue is more generalizing it the way he did, to a novice, on a non-enthusiast forum. TL Tech Support isn't Hard OCP. People who know OCing know what he meant. People who don't that take him the wrong way could fry a rather expensive chunk of brand new silicon. A novice could easily raise voltages too much, be stable, but get temps up high enough to start causing problems. OP Edited with links. R1CH's content search is amazing, was able to re-find all those fast as hell. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On June 12 2011 10:57 R1CH wrote: I wish I got to use my BAD ADVICE stamp more. On June 12 2011 11:37 skyR wrote: here's one: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=215432 holy shit that is so fucking obnoxious and funny of a stamp | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
I've seen some of the strangest descriptions about what hyper-threading is on Intel CPUs that support it, but it's somehow a common mistake. e.g. this, but I already responded to the below so no need to harp on it too much: The i3-2100 has hyperthreading, so it technically utilizes 4 cores, but its not as good as a true 4 core like an i5 | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On June 12 2011 14:21 Torte de Lini wrote: I didn't find any of these funny, they were just sad and aggravating ): Kudos to you for having the patience to sift through these, I think even my own advice may find its way to this topic. They have multiple effects. First, I do a double take, and try to hope they're trolling. Then I facepalm. Then I type out what I want to say back. Then I delete that, and respond with something that won't get me banned. That's usually followed with an email to my wife and dad, both of whom work in IT, so they can get a giggle. My giggling runs simultaneous with the emailing. | ||
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Z3kk
4099 Posts
Loved the stamp too LOL | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Why overclock an i5? The performance increase will be negligible. It's not the computations that slow you down its things like cache misses, which will load from your 1333MHz memory. On second thought, this kind of intuitively doesn't seem that wrong. It's just that the reality is that for most tasks, there are apparently many cache hits, proper out-of-order execution and branch prediction, and so on, so the limiting factor generally is the computations rather than the memory access speeds. If it weren't for those clever tricks in the CPU, we probably would all be wanting that 2000 MHz RAM or whatever, complete with RAM coolers and the whole deal. | ||
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