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On March 04 2012 20:40 Rannasha wrote:Show nested quote +On March 04 2012 20:29 x2fst wrote:
I've recently set up a USB to boot linux, and I'm wondering if there's any precautions I need to take to make sure I don't damage my computer or existing windows 7 installation.
Is there legitimate reason for me to be worried about this stuff? What sorts of things can go wrong. I'm using "Liberté" by the way.
Obviously I'm a noob so if you could keep the jargon to a minimum that'd be great. Your Windows will be left intact if you boot Linux from a USB drive. Note that Linux will have access to the harddisk with Windows on it, so if you decide to do weird stuff like delete your Windows folder or something similar, it will have consequences. But other than user error, nothing should go wrong. Show nested quote +On March 04 2012 19:18 iKill[ShocK] wrote:
cpu-z came up 1.37 too, something like 1.4 is max for 2500k? There's no clearly defined maximum, but assuming temperatures are under control, I'd use 1.4 as the maximum for 24/7 overclocks. Experienced overclockers go higher, but often with more advanced cooling or just temporarily to get a higher benchmark score before they lower the settings again. Obviously, the lower you can keep the voltage the better: Less power consumption and less heat.
They also do a lot of those adjustments post-boot, past a certain point. Extreme OCs are done in stages, with all kinds of extra tools besides the BIOS.
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Hi! I'm new to the whole tech thing, so please bear with me if anything I ask is really stupid or obvious.
I've been playing sc2 for awhile now, but I've been surviving with a low framerate for awhile now, and it's making playing sc2 pretty hard. If I could get any help with this (I heard turning on "Vsync" might help - what is that? how is it done?), I'd really appreciate it. I searched around for awhile about 'framerate issues', but i didn't find what I was looking for.
My computer specs are:
Model: HP Pavilion Slimline s5680d
CPU: Intel Core i3 550 @ 3.20GHz
RAM: 2.00GB
Windows 7 64bit
Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5450.
Please let me know if there's any more info you need, or if I'm a total idiot, etc.
Thanks!
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What's the cause of relatively smooth gameplay interrupted by like random freeze frames for ~half a second?
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On March 05 2012 00:26 Slate wrote:+ Show Spoiler +Hi! I'm new to the whole tech thing, so please bear with me if anything I ask is really stupid or obvious.
I've been playing sc2 for awhile now, but I've been surviving with a low framerate for awhile now, and it's making playing sc2 pretty hard. If I could get any help with this (I heard turning on "Vsync" might help - what is that? how is it done?), I'd really appreciate it. I searched around for awhile about 'framerate issues', but i didn't find what I was looking for.
My computer specs are:
Model: HP Pavilion Slimline s5680d
CPU: Intel Core i3 550 @ 3.20GHz
RAM: 2.00GB
Windows 7 64bit
Graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5450.
Please let me know if there's any more info you need, or if I'm a total idiot, etc.
Thanks!
Explain your situation better... did you once get high framerates and now you're suddenly experiencing low framerates? Do you play at 1080p?
If you play at 1080p and it's always been this way than the answer is obvious, your graphics card sucks.
Vsync doesn't do anything except limit your FPS to the monitor's refresh rate which helps eliminate tearing.
On March 05 2012 01:16 Alryk wrote:+ Show Spoiler +What's the cause of relatively smooth gameplay interrupted by like random freeze frames for ~half a second?
Bad internet, 100% load CPU, thrashing HDD
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Thanks skyr. One other thing that just came up that I'm not too sure about. My friend accidentally bought 1.65V ram for his 2500k. I told him he needed to replace it, but he downvolted it to 1.5V, or so he says. Does that prevent him from needing new ram?
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1.65v is fine, don't waste money if you don't need more memory.
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It's just RAM; ratings are not absolute. If it's being run at 1.5V and is stable, then it's functionally the same. In fact, it's possible that the actual ICs from the same process and foundries are packaged and sold under the same brand or another brand, in 1.5V-rated DDR3 RAM modules.
Even if you run it at 1.65V on Sandy Bridge, that's just bad for the memory controller in mostly the same sense that overclocking and overvolting the CPU cores is bad. It's not an ideal situation and 1.5V RAM can pretty much be found just as easily for the same cost (so the situation is easily avoidable), but I'm sure that there are plenty of Sandy Bridge systems in the wild running RAM at 1.65V or so with no ill effects yet.
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I am just wondering, am I able to stream a watchable stream with my internett connection?
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My PC is rather old, the only new thing in it is my graphics card, so my CPU is kinda outdated.
Thanks in advance
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No. If you had a pretty good CPU you could maybe manage a mediocre (as opposed to really bad) 360p stream at best, or something like that.
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On March 05 2012 08:01 Myrmidon wrote:
No. If you had a pretty good CPU you could maybe manage a mediocre (as opposed to really bad) 360p stream at best, or something like that.
Thanks for the quick response. I guess Ill just have to move out. The internet here is, excuse my french; fucking shit.
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Is it my Processor that is bottlenecking SC2?
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
System
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Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Model HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC
Total amount of system memory 8.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2 (450-e 1.65GHz)
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 298 GB
Disk partition (C 189 GB Free (280 GB Total)
Disk partition (D 2 GB Free (14 GB Total)
Disk partition (E 1 GB Free (4 GB Total)
Media drive (F CD/DVD
Graphics
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Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 6320 Graphics
Total available graphics memory 4021 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 384 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 3637 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.861.1.2000
Primary monitor resolution 1366x768
DirectX version DirectX 10
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Yes, E-450 is a netbook-class processor much slower than most regular laptop processors, and is a huge problem for SC2. The integrated graphics is okay for low settings.
Most people would say even the AMD laptop processors are too slow for running SC2 comfortably, with the lower-end Intel ones not really being ideal either.
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Don't suppose it would be feasible to replace the Proc?
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Possibly soldered on so not possible and even if it was possible, you wouldn't want to spend a few hundred dollars upgrading a netbook.
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Without knowing the exact details of the power supply, you might be cutting it a bit close.
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On March 06 2012 03:34 skyR wrote:
Without knowing the exact details of the power supply, you might be cutting it a bit close.
I'm having quite a bit of trouble trying to fit all of this into a $350 budget. I'm determined to use the Llano, a mini itx board, and a mini itx case, but can't seem to find a good case/power supply combo within budget. Most importantly, it has to be a very small case, as it would be moved around very often.
edit: that, or a capable quad core llano based laptop. even used would be fine.
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Hmm guys, I have this problem in SC2. I cant add real-id friends... When i want to do it, my fields are all blacked out...and i cant enter anything in them??? anyone have same problem and know how to solve it?
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Corsica, isn't there an option somewhere that disables sharing your Real ID?
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