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On December 18 2012 13:24 Alryk wrote:Show nested quote +On December 18 2012 13:01 alQahira wrote:Blizzard help! So a friend thinks his account was hacked. He hasn't tried to log on in two weeks, and when he did his password was wrong. Then he tried to do a password reset, but never got the email, so I guess someone hacked his account and then changed the email address linked to the account. But every method of contacting blizzard involves his email address. When he tried calling them, they detected his phone number (which hadn't been changed I guess) but then automatically sent a password reset (to the presumably hacked, now changed email). On the blizzard website https://us.battle.net/support/en/ all the solutions are circular and require him to put in his email address. Any advice? Call blizzard and try and speak to a real person, not an automated service. They can probably set up some kind of reset with his phone. That would be my guess, I don't know if that's possible.
They should ask you for a copy of your driver license actually (or some other official thing that has the same name as your account).
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You can also fax a form over.
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On December 18 2012 03:48 n0ise wrote:
Would you get 3-year warranty on a i5 3570k, yes/no/why? ($215 without, $265 with)
Really need to make a decision soon so any input would be quite helpful, cheers
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On December 18 2012 16:56 n0ise wrote:Show nested quote +On December 18 2012 03:48 n0ise wrote:
Would you get 3-year warranty on a i5 3570k, yes/no/why? ($215 without, $265 with) Really need to make a decision soon so any input would be quite helpful, cheers
Depends how far you'll be overclocking it, anything under 5gHz with appropriate cooling and voltage is very very unlikely to die in three years.
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Hey guys I need some advice, I am looking for a cheap GPU around 50 euro for an old pc that I have. I just want it to run some basic games like sc2,lol,dota2, (maybe bf3 everything on low?)
Current specs: Q9550 , EP31 gigabyte, 4gb DDR2 ( old GPU gts 250 ). Any thoughts?
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GTS 250 is better than everything under ~100 Euros. You need to spend at least around 130 to get a noticeable upgrade (HD 7770 is about that much I think and roughly 50% better than your GTS 250).
Look at this gaming performance summary chart; your GTS 250 is actually about as good as the GTS 450 so you can use that as a proxy:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Catalyst_12.11_Performance/23.html
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I wouldn't get a 3 year warranty. A one year if anything. Overclocking technically voids warranties, so if you kill it via overheating/overvolt it then you're SOL anyway, but otherwise they probably won't know/care that you OCed it.
Even if it dies 2.5 years down the road, you're still out $50 on the warranty and $20 on shipping it back to them. If it dies super early it's probably covered under the limited warranty.
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Does Xsplit/Obs/FFsplit utilize Quick Sync?
Quick sync is to improve capture, not encoding, right? I'm a bit confused on this feature, it looks to be an improvement, but does it matter if you use a discrete GPU, or is it just for people streaming off igp (who would do that?). I don't understand what quick sync is for.
g. Overclocking technically voids warranties, so if you kill it via overheating/overvolt it then you're SOL anyway, but otherwise they probably won't know/care that you OCed it.
Many companies cover overclocking, and will even cover overvolting in their warranties. I know most GPU companies cover overvolting through software (since a voltage limit is hardwired into the bios to prevent you from really overvolting unless you flash a different bios).
I'd be surprised if any component these days had their warranty voided by overclocking. The impression I have is that most companies allow overvolting 'to a reasonable level', ie it doesn't expressly void the warranty but it's the company's call.
I hear that line over and over how overclocking/volting voids warranties and it's simply not true. Every component/company has a different policy. Not to mention, often times a company can't tell you overclocked so it's not like they'd know you overclocked. Hence the grey area most companies have about it.
edit:
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-020033.htm
I would not pay for a warranty when it already comes with one...
Where are you buying your i5 3570k? The cheapest I see right now is $189 at microcenter.
And what shady company is trying to sell you a warranty on a component that has a manufacturer warranty, like most computer components do?
edit 2:
http://click.intel.com/tuningplan/
Intel has a specific overclock warranty. It ranges from $20-35 depending on if you have an i5-2500k up to the i7-3970x.
So Intel does not cover overclocking, unless you buy a special warranty from them. You buy your CPU wherever, and then go to this web page to purchase overclock warranty. Meaning ANYTHING and ANY overvoltage will be covered, even dice/ln2 crazy 1.8volt overclocks.
Holy shit that sounds awesome, time to buy an i5, get this warranty, then overclock it to an utterly insane 1.7volts for a 24/7 air overclock. You also have up to a year to buy this warranty, it's not like you have to buy it immediately, or have to buy it through whom you purchase it through.
edit 3:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1622351
Intel has a serial number based warranty, meaning even if you buy the chip used, it is covered under warranty. officially, on their web page, it says they want an original invoice, but all anecdotes on the internet show that no one has been asked for their original invoice or receipt, meaning they are like most computer components - serial number based warranty meaning it's covered even if you bought the chip used from ebay.
edit 4:
"...there is a 30 day wait period [to redeem The Plan, as it is called by Intel]"
So either buy it in advance, or fry your cpu and then have to wait 30 days. still great though. definitely worth $20.
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I recently bought OCZ ZT 550W modular and have a little problem with my atx-mobo cable. It is 24 pin, but from the mobo side it only has 23 pins ( looks simillar in this pic). My first thought was "shit its broken" but now i got into mechanical drawing of my PSU and this particular pin nr 20 is listed as "not used".
So my question is, am I a chobo and don't know that it should be like this, or do i have to use my warranty?
Thanks for help!
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Thanks for the answers!
My main concern is getting a faulty chip, but if even in that unlikely scenario I can STILL rma it, then it's definitely not worth paying extra $50 for it.
edit 3: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1622351Intel has a serial number based warranty, meaning even if you buy the chip used, it is covered under warranty. officially, on their web page, it says they want an original invoice, but all anecdotes on the internet show that no one has been asked for their original invoice or receipt, meaning they are like most computer components - serial number based warranty meaning it's covered even if you bought the chip used from ebay.
About OC, I'm not worried about voiding any potential warranties - more curious about - in the case of a 'low-mild' OC (proper cooling, barely any extra V), how much more likely is it that I do actually need the warranty. I figure it's barely more like it, or it doesn't even make a difference.
About the random pricing - sadly, I'm don't live in the land of Neweggs & Microcenters (*envy*), I'm in EU where the prices get real nasty, real quick and shady stuff is more likely to go down. Oh well.
Also, the Tuning Plan looks pretty sick, seems to be worth it if you're an enthusiast and Plan on pumping a lot into your cpu
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not much at all. its rare to hear reports of a 24/7 oc doing damage, almost unheard of. ive never heard of it, really. with pushing past voltage limits on 24/7 overclocks for compute workloads you might have to raise volts/lower clock slightly after years. i mean these sort of problems take years to manifest and even if they do, you cant tell that program error or crash that haapened once in a year was because of damage. i mean these cjips havent even been out for the like 8+ years itd take for issues to manifest, instead of dying at 10 or 12 years instead.
i mean im talking out my ass here on the numbers, but generally even extreme overclocking on ambient cooling wont cause problems. the only issues i hear about are blown VRMs (more an issue with i7, not i5, and motherboard quality, not cpu) than cpu damage.
if you upgrade your cpu at least in like 6 years you shouldnt worry. cous are strong as hell, oh no a 10 year chip dies in 9 instead because of 5ghz@1.35v. you can see how no one really knows the exact answer here. but basically even high end 24/7 overclocks are perfectly safe on a half decent motherboard (or even less), its only with like liquid nitrogen benching and such that you risk damage, and even then not really.
the overclock plan i wouldnt even saty is worth it since even with a high end overclock you arent going to cause damage within 3 years. i was somewhat joking, by saying id abuse the insurance and run an absurd voltage and clock that would clearly destroy the chip (and would 1.5v even kill it?). cpus also have heat throttling features to prevent damage and im sure many mobos wont let you hit dangerous voltages easily.
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On December 19 2012 05:17 Wabbit wrote:GTS 250 is better than everything under ~100 Euros. You need to spend at least around 130 to get a noticeable upgrade (HD 7770 is about that much I think and roughly 50% better than your GTS 250). Look at this gaming performance summary chart; your GTS 250 is actually about as good as the GTS 450 so you can use that as a proxy: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Catalyst_12.11_Performance/23.html
Oh thanks for the info, I didn't realise it was still half descent :p
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Does Xsplit/Obs/FFsplit utilize Quick Sync?
Quick sync is to improve capture, not encoding, right? I'm a bit confused on this feature, it looks to be an improvement, but does it matter if you use a discrete GPU, or is it just for people streaming off igp (who would do that?). I don't understand what quick sync is for.
I'm no expert on streaming but I'll explain what Quicksync basically is.
To actually create an image, it takes a lot of work dealing with colour bands, quantization, transformations, etc etc. You've got to get through all of this crap before you end up with a result so you want to do it in parallel...just so happens that GPUs are good at that. Quicksync basically harnesses a huge chunk of a Sandy/Ivy Bridge processor that is typicall idle and uses it for encoding and decoding video.
Lucid (or whatever its called) should be able to harness the iGPU with the dGPU installed and running so no, its not just for people with iGPUs.
The purpose of Quicksync is this: you have lots of huge video files that need to be converted (for whatever reason) from one video format to another. Doing it with a CPU is slow as balls, doing it with a GPU is a bit better, doing it with Quicksync is fucking lightning. Quality is not as good than pure CPU but the quality tradeoff is so miniscule that you're basically getting a whole lot of free performance for video transcoding.
Not to mention, it lowers CPU utilisation in the process so you can multitask better theoretically. There are also other uses of it, Apple's AirPlay Mirroring uses Quicksync and the video decoder FFDShow can use Quicksync for decoding H264 and doing shit with filters. Anything to do with video transcoding should be able to use Quicksync in some capacity.
The problem with Quicksync is that the software needs to support it through itself or through plugs ins...so we're back at square one where nothing fucking supports useful technologies like CUDA and AMD Stream. I imagine it would be a wise idea for developers to implement it considering how many people have Intel processors in their laptops and desktops these days.
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If I configure firefox to click to play for plug-ins would my page view on TL count towards ads if I don't make the ad play?
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So my new 7950 came in the mail and it has a mini Displayport but no regular Displayport, and my main monitor uses regular Displayport. Please tell me there's no issues with a mini Displayport <-> Displayport adapter/cable T_T. If so, does it need to be a certain kind? (i.e. passive vs active, etc)
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Excellent, thanks skyR!
edit: god dammit, I tried like 6 computer electronics stores in town and no one had a miniDP <-> DP adapter/cable. guess I have to order one online >_>
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I have been looking at possibly buying a 5.25" blu-ray drive for my pc, and since I don't have any blu-ray discs yet, I know that many blu-ray players can upscale dvds being played, which is something that I'm looking for. Will any 5.25" blu-ray drive upscale dvds, provided the software you have to play blu-rays allows it?
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On December 19 2012 16:50 Belial88 wrote:
Many companies cover overclocking, and will even cover overvolting in their warranties. I know most GPU companies cover overvolting through software (since a voltage limit is hardwired into the bios to prevent you from really overvolting unless you flash a different bios).
I'd be surprised if any component these days had their warranty voided by overclocking. The impression I have is that most companies allow overvolting 'to a reasonable level', ie it doesn't expressly void the warranty but it's the company's call.
But if you overvolt/OC to a level high enough to actually kill your CPU, you're pretty much well beyond "reasonable levels," barring some extreme outliers.
If you have an unrelated problem to the CPU while you happen to be OCing, they likely wont know the difference anyway.
In any event, that's why I specified "technically voids warranty," since in most cases its a non-issue even when it happens.
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Any point in waiting for Haswell for sub-$1000 builds? Not sure if I want to take advantage of holiday deals versus waiting it out for more future proof stuff. Same thing for AMD/Nvidia graphics. Hmm...
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