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On December 20 2013 00:57 AxelTVx wrote:
Is malware bytes still the best software for detecting malware?
Hm, maybe. It still has a reputation, but I don't really follow or know if it's still warranted. The best protection is the don't-do-stupid-stuff plan though.
Not really. It's not much more than 50% faster or so, but higher-end offerings are many multiple times as fast. The price is relatively high on that HD 6670 model because it's fanless.
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Im not entire sure how SSDs work compred to HDDs. So far all I got is that it starts up windows ridiculously fast.
My question is: Im about to install Day Z. Would it help if I installed that game into my SSD rather than my HDD? My SSD has limited space so I never really install games there in the first place. And I know Day Z takes up a lot of resources. Just wondering if this might help it whatsoever.
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Whatever is on your SSD loads faster. If you want DayZ to load faster than install it on the SSD.
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Hi, I have a set of JBL Control One passive speakers and I was thinking about using them as the main speakers of my computer. Since they are passive though they need a power amplifier. Atm I have my old stereo set up via aux to my pc but I kind of dont want to have it running all the time. Are there internal soundcards for this scenario? Or are these more expensive than buying new active speakers?
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United Kingdom20326 Posts
If your other components support it, yea
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I configured my router to use OpenDNS but my desktop is constantly running into DNS resolver issues and I have to flush the cache about once every 3 hours. On my laptop I edited the TCP/IP settings for the connection itself to use OpenDNS and haven't had any problems at all.
Does this just mean my router is total garbage? Its a Cisco branded Linksys, WRT160N v2.0
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So my computer is about 3 yrs old, and I'm planning to do an upgrade. Just wanted to get some opinions on my specific plan, whether there's better bang for my buck for an overall plan, etc. Also would it be worth it to get more ram, maybe go up to 8 GB? I do not plan to overclock or expand to SLI etc. This is for SC2 & FPS gaming.
Current rig:
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1333
CORSAIR HX series HX650 650W
MSI Radeon HD 6970
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Samsung SSD
Planned upgrade:
Intel i5 4670K Haswell ($220)
PNY VCGGTX7702XPB GeForce GTX 770 2GB ($313 on B&H, seems like a good deal)
ASRock H87 Pro4 ($90)
I am not really sure what mobo to get...ASRock has a ton of different Intel ones.
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United Kingdom20326 Posts
4670 (k) is for overclocking
You could get 4gb more RAM if you will use it, some won't need though
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What kind of stream quality can i expect with:
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 4.7GHz (overclocked)
GeForce GTX 760 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
8GB DDR3 SDRAM
3Mbps upload speed
I know my upload speed is probably my bottleneck, how much will it effect me?
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United Kingdom20326 Posts
Pretty good (if that is 3mbit actually benchmarked) considering the highest bitrate stable streams that are stable are around ~3500kbit
Not much point going over 1920x1080@48fps though maybe better to stick to 20-30 depending on the game
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This thread needs more experts contributing  .
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Some questions
1) I know that the K means that a CPU can be overclocked.
but what about in a CPU like the Intel pentium 4? these processors have no "K" or regular version, so how do i know if it can be overclocked?
2) is it worth buying these cheap CPU to practice overclocking? on ebay they are like $10-$30.
could i buy 1 mobo that fits the correct socket and buy like a who bunch of CPU and use that 1 mobo to keep practicing OC?
i would like to try this later in the future.
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Pentium 4 can be overclocked but the way you overclock on it is different from the way you overclock on the modern processors.
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On December 25 2013 18:35 IMKR wrote:
Some questions
1) I know that the K means that a CPU can be overclocked.
but what about in a CPU like the Intel pentium 4? these processors have no "K" or regular version, so how do i know if it can be overclocked?
2) is it worth buying these cheap CPU to practice overclocking? on ebay they are like $10-$30.
could i buy 1 mobo that fits the correct socket and buy like a who bunch of CPU and use that 1 mobo to keep practicing OC?
i would like to try this later in the future.
There is no need to "practice". Ask someone that knows what they're doing what various max safe voltages are and don't go above that and nothing can go wrong.
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I got Intel series CPU down. (naming is pretty simple)
with the xxxx pattern being pretty str8 forward.
how does AMD work? is there a simple general pattern that it follows like the intel counterpart?
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Black Edition means CPU multiplier unlocked.
For old AM3 stuff that is sadly still almost kind of relevant, X2 is two cores, X4 is four cores, and X6 is six cores. Athlon II has no L3 cache (rare low-end Sempron is one or two cores and also no L3 cache), while Phenom II has L3 cache and usually higher clock speeds too.
For AM3+, 4xxx is two modules (four integer cores), 6xxx is three modules (six cores), and 8xxx and 9xxx are four modules (eight cores). 9xxx is like 8xxx but with higher clock speeds and really high TDP at stock. It's like pre-overclocked 8xxx. All have L3 cache. The older Zambezi (original Bulldozer, worse than Phenom II largely) parts have 1 or 2 as the second digit. The current and aging Vishera (Piledriver architecture) parts have 3 or 5 as the second digit.
For FM2, we have A4, A6, A8, and A10 branding. All those have intetgrated graphics based on older VLIW4 architecture that was used on a couple cards prior to GCN (desktop HD 7000 and R7 / R9 series). A4 and A6 have one module (two integer cores), while A8 and A10 have two modules (four cores) on Piledriver architecture. A10 have higher clocks and better graphics than A8, and A6 is similarly better than A4. There are also Athlon parts based on these with the integrated graphics disabled and also FirePro parts with the integrated graphics being from the professional series line with those drivers. All these have no L3 cache and use die area on integrated graphics instead. The Trinity A series parts are 5xxx, while the slight refresh Richland A series parts are 6xxx.
Kaveri should be coming soon on FM2+ with A_ branding and 7xxx numbers.
As for server and mobile products... let's not go there for now.
edit: even though AMD sacked a lot of marketing staff after Bulldozer launch, note that the A series stuff on FM1 was already on the market.
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After switching out my old HDD for a new SSD for my laptop, there's a low memory error message popping up every 5 minutes when I play SC2/Dota2. I suspect it's because less space was allocated for virtual memory. Setting extra virtual memory from an external HDD doesn't seem to fix it though. Anyone knows how to fix this?
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On December 26 2013 03:00 Myrmidon wrote:
Black Edition means CPU multiplier unlocked.
For old AM3 stuff that is sadly still almost kind of relevant, X2 is two cores, X4 is four cores, and X6 is six cores. Athlon II has no L3 cache (rare low-end Sempron is one or two cores and also no L3 cache), while Phenom II has L3 cache and usually higher clock speeds too.
For AM3+, 4xxx is two modules (four integer cores), 6xxx is three modules (six cores), and 8xxx and 9xxx are four modules (eight cores). 9xxx is like 8xxx but with higher clock speeds and really high TDP at stock. It's like pre-overclocked 8xxx. All have L3 cache. The older Zambezi (original Bulldozer, worse than Phenom II largely) parts have 1 or 2 as the second digit. The current and aging Vishera (Piledriver architecture) parts have 3 or 5 as the second digit.
For FM2, we have A4, A6, A8, and A10 branding. All those have intetgrated graphics based on older VLIW4 architecture that was used on a couple cards prior to GCN (desktop HD 7000 and R7 / R9 series). A4 and A6 have one module (two integer cores), while A8 and A10 have two modules (four cores) on Piledriver architecture. A10 have higher clocks and better graphics than A8, and A6 is similarly better than A4. There are also Athlon parts based on these with the integrated graphics disabled and also FirePro parts with the integrated graphics being from the professional series line with those drivers. All these have no L3 cache and use die area on integrated graphics instead. The Trinity A series parts are 5xxx, while the slight refresh Richland A series parts are 6xxx.
Kaveri should be coming soon on FM2+ with A_ branding and 7xxx numbers.
As for server and mobile products... let's not go there for now.
edit: even though AMD sacked a lot of marketing staff after Bulldozer launch, note that the A series stuff on FM1 was already on the market.
How do i tell which generation an AMD CPU is?
like for intel.
i5 4xxx means 4th gen, and 3xxx means 3rd gen.
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x1xx is Bulldozer, x3xx is Piledriver. AMD's naming scheme is retarded.
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