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clocked
111 Posts
On November 09 2012 15:11 StarStrider wrote: Nope. You have all the power you need until you choose a more demanding game or video app. Well I use Photoshop, Illustrator and Sony Vegas a lot. I don't know fif I should upgrade my 560 or my 3570k. | ||
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nanospartan
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aBstractx
United States287 Posts
now my problem: the 2 fans that are in the front of the case are to be connected using a 3 pin to molex or something (im not positive but pretty sure) (the fans have 3 pin connectors but on the little molex adapter it only has 2 pins not sure if this will help) now im not sure how these are to be hooked up but i tried hooking up the 2 molex adapters together & then connecting them to the molex on the psu. computer wont start. tried hooking them up to their own individual molex to the psu, computer wont start. there is only 1 place i can be plugging these in it seems to me cuz there is only 1 4 pin fan connector and i cant get the computer to start while doing it. the pc starts for like millisecond then kicks off. as soon as i pull the 4 pin connector out pc starts right back up. help please  what am i doing wrong? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On November 13 2012 15:09 clocked wrote: Well I use Photoshop, Illustrator and Sony Vegas a lot. I don't know fif I should upgrade my 560 or my 3570k. Well, which operations are slow, and which can be accelerated? What are the CPU loads when doing things you want done faster? I don't use these programs, so I wouldn't know, but if you can figure out the bottleneck, then you can figure out what can be upgraded. btw 560 ti -> 660 is not much of an upgrade for anything. On November 13 2012 19:31 nanospartan wrote: Are emulators for this gen consoles(360, PS3) viable and do they exist? I've been finding wildly different claims all over, just curious I don't know offhand, but probably not, at least for trying to play commercial releases—which I figure is the actual question people want answered. Relatively modern hardware is not exactly way faster than it needs to be to even do realtime ps2 emulation, and glitchiness / game compatibility are still issues with current ps2 emulation. I think there's less interest in original xbox emulation, and I don't even know if that exists...? DC / NAOMI emulation is not that advanced either. If you expect emulation of 360 / PS3 (particularly PS3 and its architecture...), just consider how much more complex and powerful those are than the previous generation, then reset expectations accordingly. On November 14 2012 05:27 aBstractx wrote: + Show Spoiler + okay so i just built a new computer. i ordered a bunch of blue led fans to light up the case and for good cooling. anyway. im installing them in a haf 912, theyre all 140mm. i installed 2 on top, 1 in the back, they all light up nicely and run fine. now my problem: the 2 fans that are in the front of the case are to be connected using a 3 pin to molex or something (im not positive but pretty sure) (the fans have 3 pin connectors but on the little molex adapter it only has 2 pins not sure if this will help) now im not sure how these are to be hooked up but i tried hooking up the 2 molex adapters together & then connecting them to the molex on the psu. computer wont start. tried hooking them up to their own individual molex to the psu, computer wont start. there is only 1 place i can be plugging these in it seems to me cuz there is only 1 4 pin fan connector and i cant get the computer to start while doing it. the pc starts for like millisecond then kicks off. as soon as i pull the 4 pin connector out pc starts right back up. help please what am i doing wrong? Try checking the 3 pin -> molex adapter and/or using a different one. Or try running the fan directly from an actual 3-pin fan header on the motherboard (which also gives you a speed reading, in case that was of any interest; also potential voltage -> speed control on some headers on some motherboards). Could be a faulty adapter or wiring shorting something out. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
On November 13 2012 19:31 nanospartan wrote: Are emulators for this gen consoles(360, PS3) viable and do they exist? I've been finding wildly different claims all over, just curious Dont expect emulators until mid 2020's. Most groups arent even going to start looking into it for another 8 years or so. Any program that claims to emulate PS3 or 360 is a scam trying to steal something from you. As a rule of thumb, you need about 30 times the processing power of the console you are trying to emulate. Playstation 2 emulation has just about peaked. PCSX2 is now in release stage and it plays just about everything fine. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On November 14 2012 06:35 Medrea wrote: Dont expect emulators until mid 2020's. Most groups arent even going to start looking into it for another 8 years or so. Any program that claims to emulate PS3 or 360 is a scam trying to steal something from you. As a rule of thumb, you need about 30 times the processing power of the console you are trying to emulate. Playstation 2 emulation has just about peaked. PCSX2 is now in release stage and it plays just about everything fine. That said, a certain few 360 / PS3 titles are Taito Type X (X2, X3) ports. Probably most of these are games that most are not interested in, since they are arcade games, but Type X is just PC hardware running embedded Windows and can apparently run on PC hardware, no emulation required. And if you want accurate emulation, bsnes was updated not too long ago with full coprocessor support. Took how long to get every SNES / SFC game working properly...? Check the hardware specs required compared to native hardware, too. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
Im talking about titles that are console platform exclusive. PS3 and 360 won't have an emulator running the hardware in software mode for a very very long time. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
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Medrea
10003 Posts
And thats true, getting the PS3's septocore working in an emulator is going to fun to watch. | ||
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nanospartan
649 Posts
 looks like i cant get halo 4 on pc :'( | ||
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PhillyWild
United States59 Posts
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Imbajoe
United States857 Posts
I'm not really aware of the full scope of the motherboard's duty's for a computer, and given that the 970A is a more modern board, will my computer run faster than before? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
edit: the 970A-UD3 might overclock a little bit better. In the very least, they put a heatsink on the MOSFETs used to supply CPU power, whereas the 870A-UD3 has them bare. If you were to overclock the CPU and end up with a different clock speed, that would result in a performance difference. | ||
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hiimian
Australia3 Posts
another issue im having is that my taskbar will popup when im streaming in full screen. the screen doesn't get minimised, it's just the taskbar shows up at the bottom of the screen. it only happens when im using a browser and doesn't occur if im using vlc or windows media player. any help would be appreciated. thanks | ||
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GoShox
United States1837 Posts
Like I said, Cox is our ISP. We have 3 computers running through wired connections that go to a switch that then goes to the router, and a few Laptops and a Nintendo Wii that all go through wireless. I was just hoping to pick one up at Best Buy that would be relatively cheap that would work well. I just want to play it safe to ensure I get one that won't lag me when I play a game or try to watch a video on Youtube. FWIW, we have the high-speed premier package, which has 28 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload. The internet speed isn't the problem at all, so not being able to watch a video on YouTube is a little bit ridiculous haha. | ||
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Blitzkrieg0
United States13132 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Blitzkrieg0
United States13132 Posts
On November 17 2012 09:39 skyR wrote: Polarity only matters for the on/off and reset header, the rest is irrelevant. The common wire is negative, in this case - negative is white and positive is colored. Perfectionism has its price. I think the LED is just broken though because it doesn't light up for either setup unless I'm putting it on the wrong header | ||
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xeo1
United States429 Posts
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Belial88
United States5217 Posts
How does the corsair h50 compare to the Hyper 212+ when both are used in the same configuration (same fans in same config, ie 2x yate loons in push/pull, etc). I'm aware the hyper 212+ is a great heatsink, please, dont tell me that, I have one. And i dont need to hear about 'other' issues (water leaking, tower size, aesthetics), i think both look badass, theres ways to ensure a water leak never occurs, i dont care about weight straight on motherboard, etc. Mainly just asking about anyone who's used the Corsair h50 AND hyper 212+. I have a chance to get the H50 for under $40, possibly $25-35. Do you think that's a good deal? I need a cpu hsf that's a step up from the hyper 212+, that's what I'm getting at. Basically, what's the best cpu cooler for under $40 (im aware the noctua d14 is better than the h50 and is the best air cooler, but its $60+ used, so no thanks). And I dont care about fans, it's so stupid. I already have 10 fans, I will be just swapping the 2x yate loons on my hyper 212+ onto the h50 if i were to get it, or anything else. And reviews are terrible, they compare stock performance, like the h50 is better than the h70, but at stock the h70 is better because it comes with 2 fans that have higher CFM than the h50's single fan, but with equal configs, the h50 is better, et cetera. I already have 2 x 120mm fans for cpu cooling so its not like that would be a factor, whatever stock fans come with the system id just throw/sell them away anyways. | ||
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