Your run ins with boastful computer guys

[asim1999]

Just saw @Nicholas15 's thread and i can completely relate to him. Read the post i had in that thread for the 3 idiots in my class. Anyway, please feel free to post your expereinces with guys who think they have better rigs than you or act boastful for their overspending (e.g £2000 Alienware owns £1200 custom desktop).

[Arty]

we have a non techies thread 

[Me1z]

retoast

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/34813-experiences-with-non-techies/

[DarkBlade2117]

we have a non techies thread

  

retoast

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/34813-experiences-with-non-techies/

I feel like that thread goes way to off topic way to often.

[asim1999]

No this is different, these are guys that boast of their computers. That doesnt mean they are non-techies. That thread is about stories of people acting dumb with tech 

[OAcesync]

Some guy was calling me a peasant for saying that 1080p was enough for me and that I should be on 4K even though nothing can fully run it and that I should stop being poor and save up but not everyone wants to throw money at computer parts like he does.

[Chugle]

Some guy was calling me a peasant for saying that 1080p was enough for me and that I should be on 4K even though nothing can fully run it and that I should stop being poor and save up but not everyone wants to through money at computer parts like he does.

Them rights there are sum morons. 

[Guest]

Never really had any... Don't know that many true techies, and those who I do know of I don't really talk to because they're the kind of cunts who use the term "dirty casuals" and think they're superior in every game they play. 

 

retoast

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/34813-experiences-with-non-techies/

 

This is a completely different thread. 

[007agentHP]

a guy once bragged about having a best computer, here are the specs

2 GB ddr2

e8400

gt 210

 

i showd him my rig, he laughed about his being better. we did benchmarks and said i tricked him. too stubborn to realize his own stupidity

[LegacyStijncat]

Some guy was calling me a peasant for saying that 1080p was enough for me and that I should be on 4K even though nothing can fully run it and that I should stop being poor and save up but not everyone wants to throw money at computer parts like he does.

 

a guy once bragged about having a best computer, here are the specs

2 GB ddr2

e8400

gt 210

 

i showd him my rig, he laughed about his being better. we did benchmarks and said i tricked him. too stubborn to realize his own stupidity

Is it legal to kill idiots?

[Octavialicious]

People who boast about their Alienwares lol

[007agentHP]

Is it legal to kill idiots?

im not saying we kill them, im saying we take off the safety labels off everything and just let the problem sort itself out

[Bob Jim]

My friend with his lowest end 15" Retina MacBook Pro thinking that it will be about the same performance as the 6600k/R9 380 build I will soon be doing, because he says,' Oh, well, my laptop is more expensive, and allowing for the fact that laptops always are more than desktops, our computers will be equal in performance'. ...

And (I go to a private school that normally costs $19k USD/year, got in for free because academic bursary :3) I am always surrounded by people with their iPhone 6+es and their fancy $500 pens... The school is really good and there are some nice people, but there are also quite a few rich, posh, snobs.

[Me1z]

Never really had any... Don't know that many true techies, and those who I do know of I don't really talk to because they're the kind of cunts who use the term "dirty casuals" and think they're superior in every game they play. 

 

 

This is a completely different thread. 

Technically, you're correct. My logic was that for someone to brag about overspending on mediocre gaming rigs they must be a non-techie. Anyone who knows anything about computers wouldn't be bragging, they'd be crying in the corner because they got ripped off. If you guys want this to be a separate thread, be my guest. It's not like the other thread stays on topic for longer than 5 posts anyway. Last I checked it was some tangent about programming batch files or something....

[Aseliot]

Some guy was calling me a peasant for saying that 1080p was enough for me and that I should be on 4K even though nothing can fully run it and that I should stop being poor and save up but not everyone wants to throw money at computer parts like he does.

 

Sure you can, just need 3 Titan X's

[Textosterone]

My neighbor was bragging about his shitty Cyberpower PC that apparently had 32 GB DDR5 RAM.... I kid u not... Like srsly.... DDR5...

[Guest]

Technically, you're correct. My logic was that for someone to brag about overspending on mediocre gaming rigs they must be a non-techie. Anyone who knows anything about computers wouldn't be bragging, they'd be crying in the corner because they got ripped off. If you guys want this to be a separate thread, be my guest. It's not like the other thread stays on topic for longer than 5 posts anyway. Last I checked it was some tangent about programming batch files or something....

 

There are, however, those that think they know a lot about computers because they know how to build one and use one (many of those on this forum)... Which is why some people who are considered techies, also brag about their computer without knowing it's shit & overpriced or they're being arrogant. As demonstrated by Jayztwocents, a 5 year old can build a computer. 

[OAcesync]

Sure you can, just need 3 Titan X's

You actually can't past 2 way SLI you get no improvements in performance and just more headaches. SLI is still problematic so not even SLI Titan Xs can run AAA 60fps Ultra. And nothing is even close to running triple 4K monitors.

[Oberon.Smite]

Have anybody who thinks building a PC is impossible? Show them this 8 minute video.

 

 

 

This will remove any doubt they have.

[Infernal Burrito]

My friend with his lowest end 15" Retina MacBook Pro thinking that it will be about the same performance as the 6600k/R9 380 build I will soon be doing, because he says,' Oh, well, my laptop is more expensive, and allowing for the fact that laptops always are more than desktops, our computers will be equal in performance'. ...

And (I go to a private school that normally costs $19k USD/year, got in for free because academic bursary :3) I am always surrounded by people with their iPhone 6+es and their fancy $500 pens... The school is really good and there are some nice people, but there are also quite a few rich, posh, snobs.

380 and 6600k is not an optimal configuration. A cheaper i5 and a 390/390x will have much better bang for buck.

[Bob Jim]

380 and 6600k is not an optimal configuration. A cheaper i5 and a 390/390x will have much better bang for buck.

Who said I was just gaming? My gaming needs amount to CS:GO, some random steam games, and Minecraft.

[Bob Jim]

in more on topic terms though, someone I know seems to think that a OEM PC with a GT720 will outperform FENrIR just because it was put together by a manufacturer and is therefore higher quality.. pssht..

Well yeah, if you have a bored under payed summer job person plugging in PCIe cables the game will run so much faster... DUH.

[Aseliot]

You actually can't past 2 way SLI you get no improvements in performance and just more headaches. SLI is still problematic so not even SLI Titan Xs can run AAA 60fps Ultra. And nothing is even close to running triple 4K monitors.

 

Ehm apparently you can

http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/6032/3/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-x-sli--3-way-sli--4-way-sli-review-ongekende-prestaties!-benchmarks-alien-isolation

It's not in english but this is a trusted site. 

I don't have personal experience with 3-way Titan X sli (obviously) so i can't really verify it myself.

 

EDIT - Oh you meant that you just need two of them

[Infernal Burrito]

Who said I was just gaming? My gaming needs amount to CS:GO, some random steam games, and Minecraft.

No one, I just tend to assume that because most people do build for gaming and those that don't usually don't get graphics cards as high end as 380s and overclock able CPUs.

[LegacyStijncat]

im not saying we kill them, im saying we take off the safety labels off everything and just let the problem sort itself out

You ARE 007 O_O