Tech: Open thread

2010-08-23 13:02:08

#4451

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6714

sometimes my I/O freezes up when my hard-drive is throwing a shit-fit.

consider running some sector scans and/or defragging your main OS-drive/partition?

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2010-08-23 13:04:17

#4452

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6032|Catherine Black

CapnNismo wrote:
Which is better: the EVGA 460 1GB vanilla or the EVGA 460 768MB SuperClocked? The SuperClocked is in this case €10 cheaper.

Higher clocks don't make up for 64 more bits of data transfer
Spoiler (highlight to read):
and by that I mean the 1GB version

Run along, Uzique, tech nerds are talking.

2010-08-23 13:08:40

#4453

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6714

enjoy buying better cards for applications you dont need / games that aren't worth the expenditure, anyway.

whatever boosts that benchmark score!

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2010-08-23 13:09:31

#4454

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

It's all about future-proofing.

2010-08-23 13:12:38

#4455

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

Hot tip for you Goliathus users: if your pad gets really cruddy with your rubbed off skin, just chuck it in the washing machine at 30°C. Takes a bit of time to dry (best to let it dry over night, maybe drape it over a heater in winter?) but comes out silky smooth.

2010-08-23 13:28:44

#4456

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6714

CapnNismo wrote:
It's all about future-proofing.

for what? modern warfare 7: Mars Attacks?

i'll pass on the £500 upgrade fees

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2010-08-23 13:30:45

#4457

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7087|Reykjavík, Iceland.

My T410 arrived

SSD and 2GB of additional RAM installed, also bought a backpack for it.

I'm ready for my last year of Gymnasium .

Currently putting up Ubuntu. The Linux kernel supports TRIM, is it an automated function or do you need to manually do it?

2010-08-23 13:31:44

#4458

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6374|Carnoustie MASSIF

TRIM is auto iirc

2010-08-23 14:06:23

#4459

Mugen: Member; +19|6243

If it's only 10€ apart get the 1Gb. Any GTX460 easily reaches the clocks of the EVGA 460 768MB SuperClocked.

2010-08-23 14:33:31

#4460

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7053|Nårvei

Seems like the mouse and keyboard issue solved itself after a virus-scan and malware-scan ... found nothing but problem is gone

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2010-08-23 14:35:53

#4461

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6658|Finland

Wait guys, GTX 470 price is cutted to 250€, this could mean 460 price cuts are not very far.

I think it won't hurt wait a little before grabbing that gtx 460... also HD5 will soon get price slash before the HD6 is launched, putting more pressure towards nvidia to respond with price cuts of their own.

Competition sure is good for consumers.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-08-23 14:37:31)

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-08-23 15:15:36

#4462

mikkel: Member; +383|6845

Finray wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
Which is better: the EVGA 460 1GB vanilla or the EVGA 460 768MB SuperClocked? The SuperClocked is in this case €10 cheaper.
Higher clocks don't make up for 64 more bits of data transfer
Spoiler (highlight to read):
and by that I mean the 1GB version

Run along, Uzique, tech nerds are talking.

What kind of video card magic makes it impossible to make up for a narrower bus by increasing the clock rate?

2010-08-23 15:17:41

#4463

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6697|The Twilight Zone

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Wait guys, GTX 470 price is cutted to 250€, this could mean 460 price cuts are not very far.

I think it won't hurt wait a little before grabbing that gtx 460... also HD5 will soon get price slash before the HD6 is launched, putting more pressure towards nvidia to respond with price cuts of their own.

Competition sure is good for consumers.

god news for me as I was thinking of getting a better card now that Mafia 2 is out and 250€ is my preferred price range. How much do you think 460 will be after price cut.?

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2010-08-23 15:18:59

#4464

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6658|Finland

All depends which resolution and how much AA he is gonna use. But heck you can OC the 1GB model yourself so get that and leave the 768MB OC to the fools.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-08-23 15:20:40

#4465

mikkel: Member; +383|6845

.Sup wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Wait guys, GTX 470 price is cutted to 250€, this could mean 460 price cuts are not very far.

I think it won't hurt wait a little before grabbing that gtx 460... also HD5 will soon get price slash before the HD6 is launched, putting more pressure towards nvidia to respond with price cuts of their own.

Competition sure is good for consumers.
god news for me as I was thinking of getting a better card now that Mafia 2 is out and 250€ is my preferred price range. How much do you think 460 will be after price cut.?

I doubt you'll see nVidia cutting GTX 460 prices significantly any time soon. They're undercutting parts of their own lineup to grab the $200 market, and that typically doesn't leave much space for discounts.

2010-08-23 15:21:06

#4466

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6658|Finland

.Sup wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Wait guys, GTX 470 price is cutted to 250€, this could mean 460 price cuts are not very far.

I think it won't hurt wait a little before grabbing that gtx 460... also HD5 will soon get price slash before the HD6 is launched, putting more pressure towards nvidia to respond with price cuts of their own.

Competition sure is good for consumers.
god news for me as I was thinking of getting a better card now that Mafia 2 is out and 250€ is my preferred price range. How much do you think 460 will be after price cut.?

190€ would be good bet for 1GB, this store seems to have already updated its 470 prices and dropped the GTX 460 1GB to extremely good deal.

https://www.alternate.de/html/product/G … C/409868/?

e: mikkel see ^

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-08-23 15:21:53)

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2010-08-23 18:00:07

#4467

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6240

hai everyone. new windows questiones!
just installed windows 7. thought i'd ask what i should look out for before i maybe perhaps come across problem.

What partition style do I need to do? MBR or GPT?
i have a 500gb and 2 tera on the second. i plan to add more drives later

what do you recommend w/graphics card drivers? should i get the latest first? or use the one in disk..?
GTX460

is there an order i should follow for driver install blah blah?

2010-08-23 18:04:15

#4468

Bevo: Nah; +718|6764|Austin, Texas

mobo driver CD first (chipset)
latest drivers for video card
audio driver too perhaps
then w/e, go nuts

no clue about partitions

Last edited by Bevo (2010-08-23 18:05:21)

2010-08-23 21:18:43

#4469

doing GPT,, video drivers now here we go

cheeers

2010-08-23 23:31:20

#4470

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6032|Catherine Black

Yeah always install from the website, the ones on the CD are only useful if you've not installed your motherboard drivers for internet, or wireless adapter yet.

2010-08-24 04:02:33

#4471

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

YES! Going over to Alternate to place an order for my parts! I love computer shopping!

2010-08-24 04:36:55

#4472

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6374|Carnoustie MASSIF

Trying to free up all the freea-upable space on my HDD, where do I find Steam games that I don't play so I can uninstall them?

2010-08-24 04:43:52

#4473

FloppY_: +1,010|6529|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

CammRobb wrote:
Trying to free up all the freea-upable space on my HDD, where do I find Steam games that I don't play so I can uninstall them?

Are you kidding me?
Spoiler (highlight to read):
Steam -> Right click on game -> Remove local content
/facepalm

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-08-24 04:50:27

#4474

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6374|Carnoustie MASSIF

not too swtiched on today, thanks

2010-08-24 05:00:46

#4475

FloppY_: +1,010|6529|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

CammRobb wrote:
not too swtiched on today, thanks

Have a nap, chap

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