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On May 16 2013 02:56 leo23 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 16 2013 02:49 Cyro wrote:
A few degrees, they are functionally identical for practical purposes. Thermal paste and case fans can make 5x as much difference Have you ever tried the paste that comes with CM? Is it any good or should I buy a new one? Also I have two small case fans probably like 40mm, I haven't really measured them but is there any way they should be arranged and facing? I have one on the top so that it works as an exhaust and one on the bottom(side) that takes in air.
Unless you're pushing your overclocking to the maximum, the supplied paste is good enough. Proper application is more important than the brand.
Regarding the case-fans, 40mm is extremely small for a fan. Unless it spins at very high rpm (= tons of whining noise), it's not going to move much air around. The positioning is good: Hot air rises, so it's best to have an intake in the bottom (front) and an exhaust in the top (rear).
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Well guys so far so good I went to my local tiger direct and bought the CM 212 plus and installed it successfully along with a case fan and so far on my stress test my maximum temperature has been 60C and they usually hover around 55C. While it's idle the temp hangs around 35.
So I'd like to thank Cyro, Ropid, Rollin and Rannasha for their input and hope that the build remains healthy. Cheers.
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Hi guys. Just need a simple guide on how to overclock my MSI motherboard. Long story short, I would like to overclock to a level that would allow me to safely stream at 60FPS using Xsplit.
This is my motherboard:
MSI Z77A-G45 Intel 7 Series Motherboard
And my processor:
i7 3770k.
I guess just post here about what I should overclock my voltage to while simultaneously telling me to what levels I should overclock my processor itself to.
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Hey guys,
I don't think my starcraft 2 has been using my GPU for the past 2 days. I say this because all of a sudden the game became unplayable at about 20 fps at high ( i had it all maxed 2 days ago, and got 80 ish ). My card is the gtx 550ti.
Anyone knows how to force it to use it? (the temperature stays at 42 degrees. which is it's idle normal temperature, thts why I believe its not being used) .
I been playing league of legends and I can play it well . Everything seems to be fine with the GPU, its just for sc2.
Ty
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Does anyone know if it's possible to disable the functionality of Caps Lock in Windows? I'd like to use it as a hotkey in SC2, but without it making me type uppercase all the time.
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There's this for remapping keys: http://sharpkeys.codeplex.com/
Turn CapsLock for example into F12, then use that new F12 key in SC2. It's a registry change, so you don't have to keep that program running afterwards.
An AutoHotKey script can also do it.
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I guess this is a tech question How do I view all of the streams I marked as favorite?
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Is there a way, using Windows 7, to configure a folder to auto-delete files after X days of non-use? Thinking specifically of my World of Tanks replay folder and my Eve-Online chatlog folder so that I don't have to go in and manually purge the folders of like 1000 items every 2 weeks.
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On May 17 2013 19:45 Hellfury wrote:
Is there a way, using Windows 7, to configure a folder to auto-delete files after X days of non-use? Thinking specifically of my World of Tanks replay folder and my Eve-Online chatlog folder so that I don't have to go in and manually purge the folders of like 1000 items every 2 weeks.
This may help. And this.
There's an actual way to do this through scripting but its honestly easier to just use a program with an actual GUI.
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Does anyone know how warranty works in Germany regarding overclocking of processors? Do I just lose it instantly once I change the multiplier or even the cooler?
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On May 18 2013 02:20 Flaiker wrote:
Does anyone know how warranty works in Germany regarding overclocking of processors? Do I just lose it instantly once I change the multiplier or even the cooler?
They have no idea what cooler you're using, and that's not really relevant. For that matter, they can't really tell what multiplier you're using either, but if you're overclocking, that's operating it out of spec and probably shouldn't be covered under normal warranty.
Pretty much the chance of a CPU having issues is next to zero unless you overclock, unless you're looking at physical wear like pins being broken off on a model that actually has pins.
If you've got an Intel Sandy or Ivy Bridge processor, you can actually buy a warranty (for like 20-35 USD, I think in other countries too) that covers overclocking:
http://click.intel.com/tuningplan/
And even if you do overclock, you pretty much have to cram too much voltage for there to be issues, and that's mostly some degradation over the long run rather than it not working, unless you set something totally unreasonable.
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On May 18 2013 03:18 Myrmidon wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2013 02:20 Flaiker wrote:
Does anyone know how warranty works in Germany regarding overclocking of processors? Do I just lose it instantly once I change the multiplier or even the cooler? They have no idea what cooler you're using, and that's not really relevant. For that matter, they can't really tell what multiplier you're using either, but if you're overclocking, that's operating it out of spec and probably shouldn't be covered under normal warranty. Pretty much the chance of a CPU having issues is next to zero unless you overclock, unless you're looking at physical wear like pins being broken off on a model that actually has pins. If you've got an Intel Sandy or Ivy Bridge processor, you can actually buy a warranty (for like 20-35 USD, I think in other countries too) that covers overclocking: http://click.intel.com/tuningplan/And even if you do overclock, you pretty much have to cram too much voltage for there to be issues, and that's mostly some degradation over the long run rather than it not working, unless you set something totally unreasonable.
Thanks! So basically as long as I am reasonable and follow instructions for safe overclocking it should not cause any issues and sth. like machine fatigue which I normally like having warranty for is not a point of concern at processors (anymore)?
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I'm having the same problem as some people on the blizzard tech forums, which is the game constantly stuttering, and some guy said his solution the problem was: + Show Spoiler +I have found a solution to the problem (at least it seems to be).
Recently I have been watching the WCS coverage on twitch and having issues with stuttering videos. Well to fix that the solution was to block the ip's of the caching servers that twitch defaults through.
By disabling this rule in my firewall settings it seems to have killed the network spiking and stalling issues in Starcraft. Unfortunately, that leaves me back to crappy streams.
Problem is that I'm pretty bad with computers so I don't know how to do what he said.
Can anyone explain it to me?
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I don't see how that'd help you. He turned the rule on to help his stream stability, but back off because it tanked SC2 performance. The net result was that his SC2 went from good to bad (because of his change) back to good (with it off). Ergo, there's nothing here you would change for better SC2 stability.
Now, if you had implemented such a thing for your own stream stability (seems unlikely; you'd know about it), then disabling it would help.
Have you tried some of those "primer" maps that try to load all of the textures and whatnot into memory (so it doesn't have to do it in a real game)?
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On May 18 2013 08:01 Craton wrote:
I don't see how that'd help you. He turned the rule on to help his stream stability, but back off because it tanked SC2 performance. The net result was that his SC2 went from good to bad (because of his change) back to good (with it off). Ergo, there's nothing here you would change for better SC2 stability.
Now, if you had implemented such a thing for your own stream stability (seems unlikely; you'd know about it), then disabling it would help.
Have you tried some of those "primer" maps that try to load all of the textures and whatnot into memory (so it doesn't have to do it in a real game)?
Oh, okay, I guess I misunderstood then 
I've tried using the unit preloader, but it didn't help. I think it has something to do with my network, because when I went to my father's house, my computer while playing starcraft 2 never stuttered, but does so at my mom's house which should have a better internet connection.
One thing that I think may be the source of this is that I use one of those internet adapters so that I can connect to my own network without using one of those ethernet cables. However, I use the ethernet cable at my fathers house so that may be why? I don't know.
Thanks for your reply.
EDIT: Also, I play on the lowest possible settings. When I start up a game against AI on offline mode, the stuttering lag doesn't occur.
From speedtest.net, my ping is 9ms, 13.94 download speed, and 14.16 upload speed.
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You should be running pingtest etc to check for connection quality, not really speedtest. Starcraft only uses like 0.05mbit of internet traffic or something, so if you have 500mbits download and upload but high or random ping and dropping packets, you won't have a good experience
You should try using an ethernet cable with the connection you have trouble with before making any other conclusions about it
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Wireless is definitely a common source of jitter (which is what your issue sounds like).
Try re-positioning your adapter and/or wireless source closer (or higher in the room) to see if you can minimize or avoid interference. There are wireless repeaters (i.e. extenders), but until you know what the source of the issue is you don't want to go that route. It could just be that your wireless source is bad (e.g. your router), so extending it would do no good.
If it's just that your wireless signal is bad and the LAN is fine, then you could conceivably plug in an access port to the router for more stable wireless. You need to test while plugged in to ethernet.
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Thanks for the responses.
I just tried pingtest, and I keep getting scores of B-F, mostly around the D area.
I live in New York and the server I'm testing on is from Ashburn, VA.
Is that why the test is giving me bad results, or is it because my internet is bad?
Also, I'll try using an ethernet cable instead.
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