Tech: Open thread

2011-01-13 07:00:10

#6576

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6728

presidentsheep wrote:
Theres a high pitched sort of whistling sound in my satellite speakers whenever i listen to iplayer, doesn't seem to be a problem with anything else :S anyone have an idea what's causing this?

yeah some iplayer programs, or even specific scenes, seem to have a shitty codec or something... pretty sure its related to the iplayer itself.

annoying, i know... and when listening on a 5.1 system it separates the sound so pretty much one satellite speaker is constantly screeching

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2011-01-13 07:02:08

#6577

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6885|UK

I've never noticed any such problems with iPlayer.

You watching on the website or via the desktop client? Try the other one, maybe.

2011-01-13 07:26:27

#6578

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6219|Places 'n such

Via the website, I'll try the client and see if that makes any difference, uzique's explanation makes sense as i've got 5.1 and it was only my front right speaker making the annoying screech. Got annoying when my centre speaker started doing the same. Fixed it by having them face down on the desk. Messes up the sound a bit but stops the noise being too bad.

Last edited by presidentsheep (2011-01-13 07:27:11)

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2011-01-13 07:27:48

#6579

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6885|UK

You could change your settings to just use 2.1 or w/e, for when you're watching iPlayer. Could be a solution.

2011-01-13 08:17:16

#6580

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6008|شمال

Microwave wrote:
http://www.kfa2.com/gtx460whdi.html

Wireless graphics card WHAT

looking forward to c how this works out

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...show me the schematic

2011-01-13 09:13:27

#6581

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6825|NYC / Hamburg

Microwave wrote:
http://www.kfa2.com/gtx460whdi.html

Wireless graphics card WHAT

This is so going to rape wireless A & N networks and anything else that operates in the 5GHz band.

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2011-01-13 09:34:51

#6582

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5226|Dundee, Scotland.

i'm sure this came about a LONG time ago. Still fucking cool though.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-01-13 10:42:58

#6583

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6839|SE London

Uzique wrote:
presidentsheep wrote:
Theres a high pitched sort of whistling sound in my satellite speakers whenever i listen to iplayer, doesn't seem to be a problem with anything else :S anyone have an idea what's causing this?
yeah some iplayer programs, or even specific scenes, seem to have a shitty codec or something... pretty sure its related to the iplayer itself.

annoying, i know... and when listening on a 5.1 system it separates the sound so pretty much one satellite speaker is constantly screeching

iPlayer only outputs in stereo, does it not? Therefore you'd want something else to be expanding the sound to all those channels. Something like Prologic II or DTS Connect...

That's what I do with it and it sounds fine over 5.1.

2011-01-13 11:26:54

#6584

-CARNIFEX-[LOC]: Da Blooze; +111|6911

I have 6gb Corsair XMS DDR3 2000 RAM, but I've only been able to get it to run stable at 1800 on my Gigabyte X58 USB3 mobo. (However, I had read that 1800 is typically more stable with 12gb setups, so I wasn't too worried by this as I had considered eventually doubling my RAM....)

Newegg has Corsair XMS DDR3 1600 (6gb) for only $65 right now, and I've read that it handily OCs to 1800. This is $80 cheaper than an additional 6gb of the 2000-rated RAM I already have installed, making an upgrade to 12gb look attractive at the moment.

If I were to pop 6 GB of the DDR3 1600 into my mobo, set so that it was running at 1800 just like the RAM that's already installed, would/should it run fine in theory?

(I would basically have 1600-rated RAM that was overclocked to 1800, running alongside 2000-rated RAM that is underclocked to 1800....)

Or is this just batshit crazy and I should just wait for a later deal on DDR3 2000?

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2011-01-13 12:01:10

#6585

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6219|Places 'n such

Bertster7 wrote:
Uzique wrote:
presidentsheep wrote:
Theres a high pitched sort of whistling sound in my satellite speakers whenever i listen to iplayer, doesn't seem to be a problem with anything else :S anyone have an idea what's causing this?
yeah some iplayer programs, or even specific scenes, seem to have a shitty codec or something... pretty sure its related to the iplayer itself.

annoying, i know... and when listening on a 5.1 system it separates the sound so pretty much one satellite speaker is constantly screeching
iPlayer only outputs in stereo, does it not? Therefore you'd want something else to be expanding the sound to all those channels. Something like Prologic II or DTS Connect...

That's what I do with it and it sounds fine over 5.1.

I'm just using the funny little holes on the back of the mobo

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2011-01-13 18:51:42

#6586

alexb: <3; +590|6197|Kentucky, USA

-CARNIFEX-[LOC] wrote:
I have 6gb Corsair XMS DDR3 2000 RAM, but I've only been able to get it to run stable at 1800 on my Gigabyte X58 USB3 mobo. (However, I had read that 1800 is typically more stable with 12gb setups, so I wasn't too worried by this as I had considered eventually doubling my RAM....)

Newegg has Corsair XMS DDR3 1600 (6gb) for only $65 right now, and I've read that it handily OCs to 1800. This is $80 cheaper than an additional 6gb of the 2000-rated RAM I already have installed, making an upgrade to 12gb look attractive at the moment.

If I were to pop 6 GB of the DDR3 1600 into my mobo, set so that it was running at 1800 just like the RAM that's already installed, would/should it run fine in theory?

(I would basically have 1600-rated RAM that was overclocked to 1800, running alongside 2000-rated RAM that is underclocked to 1800....)

Or is this just batshit crazy and I should just wait for a later deal on DDR3 2000?

You won't notice any real life performance differences above 1600, tbh...

2011-01-14 06:32:26

#6587

Toilet Sex: one love, one pig; +1,775|6829

does this sound reasonable for general home use, no gaming, £300-350?

Intel Pentium Dual Core P6000 1.86GHz
3GB RAM
320GB HDD
15.6" HD CineCrystal
Integrated (Intel® GMA X4500 3D Graphics with up to 384MB Shared Memory)
DVD Writer
HDMI, Upto 4Hrs Battery
Windows 7 Home Premium

looking for two decent and fast laptops to replace ours and i've only read positive reviews

however is this kind of spec going to get left behind soon or something gay?

♥

2011-01-14 15:13:13

#6588

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5226|Dundee, Scotland.

Toilet Sex wrote:
does this sound reasonable for general home use, no gaming, £300-350?

Intel Pentium Dual Core P6000 1.86GHz
3GB RAM
320GB HDD
15.6" HD CineCrystal
Integrated (Intel® GMA X4500 3D Graphics with up to 384MB Shared Memory)
DVD Writer
HDMI, Upto 4Hrs Battery
Windows 7 Home Premium

looking for two decent and fast laptops to replace ours and i've only read positive reviews

however is this kind of spec going to get left behind soon or something gay?

I've heard that BLANK laptops are pretty good...

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-01-14 17:53:03

#6589

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6911

just did some PC maintenance for the first time in months. CPU idle temperature dropped from 55 to 35c, lol

2011-01-15 02:59:55

#6590

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6911

My northbridge or whatever it's called for i7 gets too hot to touch after a quick stress test while the RAM and CPU heatsinks are still cool. even though 30 minutes of prime95 makes my cpu temperature a full 72 degrees, and that with a noctua NH-U12P cooler and several casefans.

another weird issue is that the temperature readings are fucked in the first place. No matter what program, it goes like:

CPU temp: 42c
start stress test, 1 second later temperature is 65
stop test, temperature INSTANTLY drops back down to 42c

I'm not sure you can gain and then cool upwards of 20c in under a second

2011-01-15 05:46:34

#6591

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6410|what

Lucien wrote:
just did some PC maintenance for the first time in months. CPU idle temperature dropped from 55 to 35c, lol

2011-01-15 06:38:49

#6592

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6911

sometimes your images can be too cryptic reap

2011-01-15 06:47:27

#6593

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6696|King Of The Islands

Dear Lucien.

How the fuck is that cryptic?

Looking forward to hearing from you,
Cheez

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2011-01-15 06:52:07

#6594

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6911

dunno who that is

2011-01-15 06:53:08

#6595

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

Watch the IT Crowd.

2011-01-15 06:59:58

#6596

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6410|what

https://img833.imageshack.us/img833/3148/550e2108c6fe3505.jpg

"I believe it already is a word, TNETENNBA"

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2011-01-15 14:49:50

#6597

Computer_Guy: Member; +54|6955

2011-01-15 15:06:19

#6598

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6704|Amsterdam‫

downloading WINDOWS 7 SP1 RTM wave 0

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2011-01-16 09:01:55

#6599

lxcpikiman: imbad @ bf2; +70|6853|Toronto-Canada

i need help with getting a new laptop charger
i dont even know which adapter to buy.
but the charger cable that i cut in half by accident say this information.

input: 100-240v~1.5A 50-60Hz
output: 19v----4.74A
if someone could kindly look it in this website would great
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.ph … 10_380_385

2011-01-16 09:14:31

#6600

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6825|NYC / Hamburg

Get the charger made for your laptop by the company that built yours.

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BF2S Forums Tech: Open thread

presidentsheep wrote:

Microwave wrote:

Microwave wrote:

Uzique wrote:

presidentsheep wrote:

Bertster7 wrote:

Uzique wrote:

presidentsheep wrote:

-CARNIFEX-[LOC] wrote:

Toilet Sex wrote:

Lucien wrote:

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