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TheToast
United States4808 Posts
On April 11 2012 01:09 Tungaska wrote: Hey , can i put a HDD sata 3 in a motherboard that supports sata 2? Thanks And unless it's a SDD, you would be unlikely to see any speed differences even though it would run at a maximum of SATA 2 speeds. | ||
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Josh_rakoons
United Kingdom1158 Posts
I know that sounds like a stupid question but what im actually asking is that are these statements actually true? All i've heard is that the GTX 680 > 7950 | ||
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Makaveli1
United States118 Posts
And what is the difference between the ivy and sandy bridge, and is it going to be noticeable? | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On April 11 2012 09:29 Josh_rakoons wrote: Was buying a 7950 a bad choice when the GTX 680 comparatively performs better in nearly ever single instance and is only marginally more expensive? I know that sounds like a stupid question but what im actually asking is that are these statements actually true? All i've heard is that the GTX 680 > 7950 Check the benchmarks yourself. GTX 680 is better than HD 7970 generally. I still don't think that necessarily means the 7950 was a bad choice, since it was available sooner than the GTX 680 and may have some more desirable features aside from performance. Then again, the GTX 680 has features the Radeon doesn't have, too. I don't know what other kind of response you're expecting here. On April 11 2012 09:46 Makaveli1 wrote: Should I upgrade my cpu right now or wait for the ivy bridge ? And what is the difference between the ivy and sandy bridge, and is it going to be noticeable? Depends what you're upgrading from, and what you want to do. Ivy Bridge CPU performance should be some 5-10% better, but Sandy Bridge is already plenty fast for most things. In most games, it won't help you much as the GPU is the more important factor. It's not really a big deal for anybody, yet alone most people asking here. Ivy Bridge has lower power consumption and significantly improved integrated graphics. However, if you want to run games, you'd be ignoring those integrated graphics and using your own dedicated graphics card anyway. Ivy Bridge is mostly just a small tweak and redesign, except with revamped integrated graphics, on the brand new 22nm process. Sandy Bridge is mostly the same thing but on the older 32nm process. That's what is responsible for the lower power consumption. | ||
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Medrea
10003 Posts
7950 is not worth the money but not really because of the 680. Its because the 7870 is really close and sometimes flat out outperforms or directly challenges the 7950 even at stock clocks. While costing $100 less. I expect this is partly because of drivers though. That being said the 7870 is just an incredible value right now. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
So I'm graduating this month and I've landed myself a job as an IT support tech for at a local datacenter, where many of the servers are running Linux. I'm honestly a huge newbie when it comes to Linux, so I was wondering, are most server configurations done in Linux just done in runlevel 5 then switched to 3 after it's set up, or do people actually configure all the server apps/services through command line? The servers are HTTP, database, etc, etc, lots of services provided (www.rackforce.com). Super Linux noob, sorry @_@. We really didn't do like any Linux in my school :S | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 11 2012 12:19 Grobyc wrote: Hey guys, quick question to anyone decently familiar with Linux: So I'm graduating this month and I've landed myself a job as an IT support tech for at a local datacenter, where many of the servers are running Linux. I'm honestly a huge newbie when it comes to Linux, so I was wondering, are most server configurations done in Linux just done in runlevel 5 then switched to 3 after it's set up, or do people actually configure all the server apps/services through command line? The servers are HTTP, database, etc, etc, lots of services provided (www.rackforce.com). Super Linux noob, sorry @_@. We really didn't do like any Linux in my school :S Well, unless you lied on your resume, I'd assume they plan to give you at least some basic OJT, but AFAIK, most of that type stuff will still be done in command line. (Been a while since I messed with it.) However, if it's anything like the time my dad had me help him set some servers up over spring break about... 10 years ago I guess, you'll mostly just type in a couple of commands and watch the progress. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 11 2012 12:29 Grobyc wrote: Nah I wasn't dishonest or anything. There's still some training and they were aware of my familiarity with Linux during the interview, but I just don't want to be a complete chobo when I walk in. I didn't think you were, was just saying, if they know what you do and don't know and hired you anyways, don't worry about it too much. More than anything, just go in with an open mind. If you want to try and squeeze in some basic knowledge, just set up a bootable USB distro of Linux to muck around with. | ||
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Artline
177 Posts
My computer won't start. I built it three days ago and it worked fine but yesterday it didn't turn on so I reseated the power switch cord onto the motherboard and it worked. Today I did the same thing and the cpu fan starts for about half a second and then stops. I was thinking maybe one of the components didn't get power so I checked everything and its all fine. I did keep this computer on for 5 hours so it might be heat related, but this shouldn't be happening right? Can anyone help me? i5 2500 h67 intel motherboard 2x4gb g.skill 1333 ram evga 560ti sc intel 520 120gb ssd corsair 550 txm psu Thanks in advance! | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 11 2012 12:50 Artline wrote: Hope this is the right place for this. My computer won't start. I built it three days ago and it worked fine but yesterday it didn't turn on so I reseated the power switch cord onto the motherboard and it worked. Today I did the same thing and the cpu fan starts for about half a second and then stops. I was thinking maybe one of the components didn't get power so I checked everything and its all fine. I did keep this computer on for 5 hours so it might be heat related, but this shouldn't be happening right? Can anyone help me? i5 2500 h67 intel motherboard 2x4gb g.skill 1333 ram evga 560ti sc intel 520 120gb ssd corsair 550 txm psu Thanks in advance! Are all your loose cables neatly tied to not touch anything they shouldn't? | ||
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Punic
United States152 Posts
OR Will adding my old drive into the new build just require me to format/partition it as I would a new drive? Thank you. | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On April 11 2012 12:58 Punic wrote: I'm purchasing parts for a new computer today, but I want to take my current hard drive and install it in the new computer as well. I will take the new hard drive and make it the main drive for the new computer, and my question is will installing my old drive into the new computer going to cause any boot problems? For example, my old drive was originally the main drive. If I put it into the new build will my computer try to boot from the older hard drive? OR Will adding my old drive into the new build just require me to format/partition it as I would a new drive? Thank you. If you're installing it as a second drive, my personal preference is to build once without connecting the old drive, install OS on the new drive, then attach the cables to the old drive and format from inside windows. Otherwise, if you're not careful, you can cause bootloader issues. It takes about 5 minutes more, but without the room for error that causes you to spend an extra half hour or more instead. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On April 11 2012 12:58 Punic wrote:+ Show Spoiler + I'm purchasing parts for a new computer today, but I want to take my current hard drive and install it in the new computer as well. I will take the new hard drive and make it the main drive for the new computer, and my question is will installing my old drive into the new computer going to cause any boot problems? For example, my old drive was originally the main drive. If I put it into the new build will my computer try to boot from the older hard drive? OR Will adding my old drive into the new build just require me to format/partition it as I would a new drive? Thank you. You'll need to install the operating system onto the new HDD before installing the older HDD. This is because you don't want the Windows installation process to be skipping critical files because they already exist on the other HDD. Once you add in the other drive, you can set priority in the BIOS as to which drive you want to boot off, otherwise you'll be prompted to select which drive you want to boot from everytime you start up the computer. You'll be able to access the older drive just like any other drive once you're in Windows. | ||
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Artline
177 Posts
On April 11 2012 12:52 JingleHell wrote: Are all your loose cables neatly tied to not touch anything they shouldn't? Ahh okay let me go do that. Edit: problem persists T___T Edit2: Fan only starts occassionally. Usually after about 2 minutes when I leave the computer alone . Ah also, the case fans work too, just briefly and they shut down soon after they start. EDIT3: NVM FIXED IT! turns out I placed the usb cord into the wrong pins. I'm such a retard. Thanks guys. | ||
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xsksc
United Kingdom1044 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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MartynX
United Kingdom122 Posts
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Alryk
United States2718 Posts
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