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United States6228 Posts
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Rachnar
France1526 Posts
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CouchWarrior
15 Posts
On October 20 2012 14:07 CouchWarrior wrote: I have a maxtor 250gb external hard drive and I lost some files on it due to dumbassery. Is there a way to restore my hard drive to an early date say two weeks ago? Got buried :/ | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On October 20 2012 14:07 CouchWarrior wrote: I have a maxtor 250gb external hard drive and I lost some files on it due to dumbassery. Is there a way to restore my hard drive to an early date say two weeks ago? How would you return all data to a previous state without some kind of data backup? Anyway, it depends on how the files were lost. When a file is deleted, the data blocks are just tagged as not containing data any more (but the bits can still be read). It's not like the system bothers overwriting the data unless it's actually writing new data. Some data recovery utilities can look through all the blocks on the hard drive and look for unmarked data grouped together that seems to correspond to what was once a file. As long as they have not been actually overwritten since then (and not fragmented, though maybe some are smart about that), you may be able to recover them. | ||
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CouchWarrior
15 Posts
On October 21 2012 01:13 Myrmidon wrote: How would you return all data to a previous state without some kind of data backup? Anyway, it depends on how the files were lost. When a file is deleted, the data blocks are just tagged as not containing data any more (but the bits can still be read). It's not like the system bothers overwriting the data unless it's actually writing new data. Some data recovery utilities can look through all the blocks on the hard drive and look for unmarked data grouped together that seems to correspond to what was once a file. As long as they have not been actually overwritten since then (and not fragmented, though maybe some are smart about that), you may be able to recover them. I deleted the folder and emptied it from the recycle bin on my desktop, most likely not overwritten unless im missing something. What utility do you suggest I use? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On October 21 2012 01:37 CouchWarrior wrote: I deleted the folder and emptied it from the recycle bin on my desktop, most likely not overwritten unless im missing something. What utility do you suggest I use? Just in case it wasn't really obvious, don't be writing anything new to that drive in the meantime. There's a lot of software for that purpose, and I have no idea which is best. I'm sure there's more than is listed here under file recovery: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_data_recovery_software | ||
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formless
Canada3 Posts
i posted here a month ago but i did not expect it to take so long to get a credit card it just came in the mail What is your budget? 1000$ flexible What is your resolution? 1920x1080 What are you using it for? browsing internet and gaming. What is your upgrade cycle? he may upgrade next year for rome total war 2 When do you plan on building it? ready to start buying whenever Do you plan on overclocking? no Do you need an Operating System? yes Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? no Where are you buying your parts from? ncix.ca or other canadian stores | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Core i5-3550 - $210 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70542 Gigabyte B75M-D3H - $65 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70273&promoid=1295 G.Skill 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600MHz - $35 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=57953&promoid=1295 MSI GTX 660 Ti Power Edition - $265 (price ends today?) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=75201&promoid=1382 Crucial M4 128GB - $105 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60445&promoid=1295 Toshiba 1TB 7200rpm - $60 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=75817&promoid=1295 Samsung CD / DVD burner - $15 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=76258&promoid=1382 XFX Pro 550W - $60 (no good PSU deals... or just get the 450W version and use the molex adapter that comes with the graphics card) http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=59615&promoid=1295 BitFenix Shinobi - $60 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=60584&promoid=1295 Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit OEM - $98 http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=45271&promoid=1295 | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
I have a monitor/keyboard/mouse, and a lot of my shopping is from Amazon for Amazon prime. I don't need much storage - a 320GB hard drive would probably be enough but I think I have a good deal on the 60$ one. But every dollar pretty much counts - if I can save 10+$ on a part, please let me know. Build currently: GTX 650 @ 110$ on Amazon DVD Drive 20$ Fractal Design Core 1000 40$ Antec earthwatts 380D @ 45$ G2120 @ 80$ G.Skill 8GB Ram @ 33$ Asrock B75 Motherboard 55$ Western Digital 500GB Hard Drive @60$ I picked a GTX 650 because of its great SC2 performance relative to other stuff. G2120 is just because I wasn't sure if it beats a ~50-60$ Pentium G645 (2.9ghz SB iirc) for cost/performance. I figured 25% increase in price, 10% clock increase and slight IPC increase + lower power consumption makes it worth it? I think I can get a smaller PSU, but I'm not sure and this would allow me to bump up the parts a little bit without having to get a new PSU. I'd love to save money on the Case or anywhere else - so please let me know! Total atm: 443$ - I have an OS. I don't necessarily need to buy now, but I'd like to before christmas. Would black friday be a good time to shave 50-100$ off if I'm lucky? | ||
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TT1
Canada10045 Posts
On April 16 2012 11:34 skyR wrote: $1251 before mail in rebates, applicable taxes, and other fees. Corsair 550D @ $122 (pricematch with http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=11180AC8844 ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=66726 ASUS DirectCu II Radeon HD7850 @ $250 (pricematch with http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=10530BD5564 ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=69864 Intel Core i7 2600k @ $295 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=57960&promoid=1259 MSI Z77A-G43 @ $120 ($100 after mail in rebate) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=69230&promoid=1201 Crucial M4 128gb @ $143 (pricematch with http://www.hookbag.ca/product/H3C06ML4Y/ ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=60445 Mushkin 2x4GB 1333MHz @ $40 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=55544&promoid=1259 Noctua NH-D14 @ $72 (pricematch with http://www.computervalley.ca/nh-d14/noctua-nh-d14-cpu-cooler-1-x-120-mm-1-x-140-mm-1200-rpm-1300-rpm-2-x-sso-bearing ) http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=47090 Seasonic X560 @ $113 (pricematch with http://www.agileelectronics.ca/prod_details/tab/details.asp?prod_id=R-X-560-A ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=55672 DVD Burner @ $17 (pricematch with http://www.bestdirect.ca/products/239388/LG_Electronics/GH24NS90/ ) http://ncix.com/products/?sku=66853&promoid=1259 Seagate Barracuda 500GB @ $79 http://ncix.com/products/?sku=63468&promoid=1259 ok so around 5-6 months ago i bought this computer. a couple of days in i started having issues with the video card(it kept crashing whenever i would run xsplit or watch a stream) so i exchanged it for gtx 570. at first everything was fine but ive recently started to experience massive lag, i used to be able to run my stream on 720p w/ 2500 bitrate but these days i cant even play without having any lag on the na server(no stream). my gpu's standard temp is between 75c-80c on sc2 i dunno what the issue is tt. is this something cpu, gpu or internet related? i also used to have this issue where my computer would automatically reboot on its own whenenever i booted it. however i recently set my cpu back to factory settings it stopped occuring, my cpu used to be oc'ed @ 4 ghz and now its back to 3.4 ghz edit: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=58573&vpn=012-P3-1571-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1295 < vid card i exchanged for | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Either way. GPU is pretty irrelevant here. What temps does your CPU get to? | ||
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TT1
Canada10045 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Z7Jqf.png) thats when its idoled tho, gonna test it ingame | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Sitting there idling at your desktop doesnt do anything lol. Come back with numbers after you actually experience the drop framerate. Also if you want, post a replay, and a timestamp. And tell us what framerate you get at said timestamp. Because this way we can provide the best assistance since a lot of us have the same or similar CPU. | ||
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TT1
Canada10045 Posts
On October 22 2012 08:15 Medrea wrote: You have to actually play the game to get a reading on temperature. Sitting there idling at your desktop doesnt do anything lol. Come back with numbers after you actually experience the drop framerate. Also if you want, post a replay, and a timestamp. And tell us what framerate you get at said timestamp. Because this way we can provide the best assistance since a lot of us have the same or similar CPU. i have 160 fps when the game starts and it drops down to ~60ish lategame(dropped to 40 when i tabbed to coretemp) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/DXkxG.png) edit: and its weird because my games laggy even in the early game | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Someone else will have to chime in though. Ive been up for nearly 24 hours (Im too old for this), and im afraid it might hurt my deductive reasoning ability without me realizing it. Im sure someone else will come by in just a moment. | ||
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TT1
Canada10045 Posts
On October 22 2012 10:07 Medrea wrote: That seems a bit low for 90v90 but I wonder does it just slow down when it loses focus? Or did it slow down and THEN you tabbed over? Someone else will have to chime in though. Ive been up for nearly 24 hours (Im too old for this), and im afraid it might hurt my deductive reasoning ability without me realizing it. Im sure someone else will come by in just a moment. it slowed down after i tabbed over, its odd because up until 1 month ago everything was fine =/. minigun told me that he used to have the same issue aswell, up until someone changed a few settings in his bios and that solved the problem | ||
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aBstractx
United States287 Posts
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetailPrint.aspx?ID=15661189 going for sort of a high end sc2 streaming pc, will be playing other games. mostly gaming. i feel 128 gb is enough storage for me. i dont store movies/pictures or any other media. anyone recommend any good ram? just 8 gigs, preferably red in color so match the case & leds. i dont want to be a cheap ass. i really hate my current pc bcuz i went with a low budget build for around $700. total for the pc is roughly $1000. the monitor on there is $400. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
The list is quite unviewable to the masses. You need to make it a publish wishlist. In the meantime, my rating is ??/10. You want DDR3 RAM, preferably rated at 1.5V operation. Nothing much else matters unless you're overclocking RAM for e-peen warz. Well, it might be nice to get it from a larger brand, because they tend to have more buying power in sourcing the actual ICs from the actual chip makers, so maybe greater consistency in product lines. | ||
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aBstractx
United States287 Posts
Update COOLER MASTER HAF XM RC-922XM-KKN1 Black Mesh, Plastic, Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Model #:RC-922XM-KKN1 Item #:N82E16811119257 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $129.99 -$10.00 Instant $119.99 Update Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K Model #:BX80637I53570K Item #:N82E16819116504 Return Policy:CPU Replacement Only Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $229.99 $229.99 uses are gaming, sc2 mostly, streaming said games, perhaps overclocking if i need to. Update BenQ XL2420T Black-Red 24" 5ms (2ms GTG) HDMI Widescreen Height & Pivot Adjustable LED-Backlit 120Hz 3D-Ready LCD Monitor Model #:XL2420T Item #:N82E16824014270 Return Policy:Monitor Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $469.99 -$80.00 Instant $389.99 Update Plextor M5P Series PX-128M5P 2.5" 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Model #  X-128M5PItem #:N82E16820249026 Return Policy:Limited Replacement Only Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $139.99 $139.99 Update Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-550-M 550W ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified ... Model #:CAPSTONE-550-M Item #:N82E16817182262 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $119.99 -$35.00 Instant $84.99 Update COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case Fan Model #:R4-LUS-07AR-GP Item #:N82E16835103072 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $22.99 -$1.00 Instant $21.99 Update COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ... Model #:RR-212E-20PK-R2 Item #:N82E16835103099 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Mail in Rebate Card Note (Add) $36.99 -$2.00 Instant $34.99 Update GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Model #:GA-Z77X-UD3H Item #:N82E16813128544 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $169.99 -$20.00 Instant $149.99 Update XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ... Model #:FX-787A-CDFC Item #:N82E16814150605 Return Policy:VGA Standard Return Policy In Stock Mail in Rebate Card Note (Add) $259.99 -$30.00 Instant $229.99 Update ASUS DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS Model #:DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS Item #:N82E16827135240 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock sorry... thought every1 could see that. i made it public but couldnt find it? idk wtf :/ just copied it. | ||
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
On October 22 2012 13:39 aBstractx wrote: Update COOLER MASTER HAF XM RC-922XM-KKN1 Black Mesh, Plastic, Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Model #:RC-922XM-KKN1 Item #:N82E16811119257 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $129.99 -$10.00 Instant $119.99 Update Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K Model #:BX80637I53570K Item #:N82E16819116504 Return Policy:CPU Replacement Only Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $229.99 $229.99 uses are gaming, sc2 mostly, streaming said games, perhaps overclocking if i need to. Update BenQ XL2420T Black-Red 24" 5ms (2ms GTG) HDMI Widescreen Height & Pivot Adjustable LED-Backlit 120Hz 3D-Ready LCD Monitor Model #:XL2420T Item #:N82E16824014270 Return Policy:Monitor Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $469.99 -$80.00 Instant $389.99 Update Plextor M5P Series PX-128M5P 2.5" 128GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Model # X-128M5PItem #:N82E16820249026 Return Policy:Limited Replacement Only Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $139.99 $139.99 Update Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-550-M 550W ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified ... Model #:CAPSTONE-550-M Item #:N82E16817182262 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $119.99 -$35.00 Instant $84.99 Update COOLER MASTER Megaflow 200 R4-LUS-07AR-GP 200mm Red LED Case Fan Model #:R4-LUS-07AR-GP Item #:N82E16835103072 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $22.99 -$1.00 Instant $21.99 Update COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest Intel ... Model #:RR-212E-20PK-R2 Item #:N82E16835103099 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Mail in Rebate Card Note (Add) $36.99 -$2.00 Instant $34.99 Update GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Model #:GA-Z77X-UD3H Item #:N82E16813128544 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock Note (Add) $169.99 -$20.00 Instant $149.99 Update XFX Double D FX-787A-CDFC Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ... Model #:FX-787A-CDFC Item #:N82E16814150605 Return Policy:VGA Standard Return Policy In Stock Mail in Rebate Card Note (Add) $259.99 -$30.00 Instant $229.99 Update ASUS DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS Model #:DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS Item #:N82E16827135240 Return Policy:Standard Return Policy In Stock sorry... thought every1 could see that. i made it public but couldnt find it? idk wtf :/ just copied it. Spoiled cause so much text. From glancing... I think you can get a HAF912 instead of a HAF922; it's smaller (I think?), but has all the functionality that you need, and you'll save 60$. Then, get a 450W Rosewill capstone, you'll save 10-15$ I think. Nothing else freaks out to my eyes, although you can probably make do with a less expensive motherboard. Would anybody mind reviewing my build a few posts up? I edited it a bunch but now I think I'm done (minus reviews from y'all) | ||
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