Jump to content

Blogs

Why multi-video card setups can't combine VRAM

( I need a name for blog posts like these, but all the good ones are taken )   While I don't think it's often brought up, an idea might come about that when using multiple video cards, such as in SLI or Crossfire, their VRAM combines. So if you have two 8GB cards, you effectively get the same thing as a 16GB card. However, this isn't the case. You might be asking... but why? If these setups combine GPU power, how come VRAM doesn't combine?   On a broader view, the video cards

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

The GeForce Partner Program is dead....but the damage is done

It’s official. NVIDIA’s GeForce Partner Program has been killed off by NVIDIA after weeks of controversy surrounding the potential implications, not helped by the news that ASUS launched the AREZ line as their new home for formerly RoG-branded products which utilized Radeon GPUs.   In a blog post, NVIDIA had the following to say; Source: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/05/04/gpp/   If you’re like some of the other guys on here, you may be cringing a bit at the state

D13H4RD

D13H4RD

When something seemingly designed well still has a problem.

With yet another security bug found on processors, one has to think how anyone would've let this through for this long. People would like to think there's incompetent engineering out there and while sure, they exist, what people also don't see are the designs that even you would agree with all of the knowledge and experience in the world that seems sound without experiencing it in the real world. So I have an example of such. This one I love to share, partly because pride (I was a junior develop

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

LG Mobile doesn't seem to be interested in selling phones if it repeats the V30’s launch

If you've been following the news section of the LTT Forums, you would've noticed that the LG G7 was launched. And it does look like a solid, if slightly underwhelming device. But there's one issue; lack of information on availability.    No, see, this is a problem that's been obvious over the past few LG devices. The G5 took a long while to reach the market and some of its modules ended up not making it to North America, the V20 suffered from lack of availability info nearly a month a

D13H4RD

D13H4RD

Which is better for gaming: Windows 7 or Windows 10? A comparison of benefits.

My experience while dual-booting both Windows 7 and Windows 10 is that more games run on Windows 7, and games run better on Windows 7.   1. Windows 10 has DirectX 12, but Windows 7 has Vulkan, which does the same thing as DirectX 12. And Vulkan seems to be the favourite between the two by current developers, due to its cross-platform abilities and open-source nature. The only games that you'll miss out on by not having Windows 10 and DirectX12 are Microsoft exclusive games (as Microsof

Delicieuxz

Delicieuxz

About that Task Manager CPU utilization "being wrong" (and about idling)

Note: I posted this as a status update, but it got long enough that I wanted to preserve it as a blog.   This popped up in my news feed: Netflix's senior software architect says Windows' CPU utilization meter is wrong. He has some good points in that it's not measuring the time a thread is actually doing useful work, rather than waiting on something, like data from RAM. Which he also points out that there is a gap in performance between RAM and CPU, but that's been a known problem for

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

The Software Enigma Machine blog Pt. 4: The GUI

Part 4 in the making of the Software Enigma Machine. This last part deals with the graphical interface.   The Outline A recap on the outline. Part 1 What is the Enigma Machine? Why did I choose to implement the Enigma machine? Before Programming Begins: Understanding the theory of the Enigma Machine Finding a programming environment Part 2 Programming the features Rotors

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

The Software Enigma Machine blog Pt. 3: The Plug board

Part 3 in the making of the Software Enigma Machine. This time, talking about the plug board.   The Outline A recap on the outline. Part 1 What is the Enigma Machine? Why did I choose to implement the Enigma machine? Before Programming Begins: Understanding the theory of the Enigma Machine Finding a programming environment Part 2 Programming the features Rotors

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

Expanded details regarding Craig Murray alleging Facebook censorship

Here is the expanded-details OP text for the thread: Facebook is stealthily blocking / hiding posts and post-shares featuring verified information inconvenient to US / UK propaganda     Blocked By Facebook and the Vulnerability of New Media     The person this information comes from, Craig Murray, is a former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, who is probably most known for whistle-blowing US, UK, and Uzbekistan partnership in torturing people in 2005, and also for deli

Delicieuxz

Delicieuxz

The Software Enigma Machine blog Pt. 1

Since enough people seemed interested in a status I posted some time ago that I thought, hey, it might be a good idea to do a write up. It'll be short enough that it'll actually end!   The Outline This section is just to provide an outline of this series: Part 1 What is the Enigma Machine? Why did I choose to implement the Enigma machine? Before Programming Begins: Understanding the theory of the Enigma Machine

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

DMVPN - Basic lab and theory

DMVPN is mentioned in the official CCNA guide and also in the CCNP (specifically Routing and Switching I'm talking here) but it isn't really listed to configure in the exam topics for the CCNP route. The exam blueprints state you need to 'Describe' but if you've ever attempted a Cisco exam before then you might know, that doesn't mean you might get a question related to the configuration side. We are going to be looking at a simple lab with some theory behind DMVPN without the encryption, but a

BSpendlove

BSpendlove

Destiny 2 - Why? 18/04/2018

So as visible from the title this ones on the famous flop of a game Destiny 2 which was launched on all platforms. So what is their to rant about with destiny? Their base game is actually designed well, inventory system is clean and flush, The maps are clear and understanding, Gameplay in PVE is well and when you get use to it if your a Destiny 1 player the Crucible is alright. So what is the problem with the game? Oh right the End-Game content and content in general.    So to start of

Xander Cousins

Xander Cousins

Fortnite Rant 16/04/2018

So as the Title spells out for you all this is me going off on a wobbly over Fortnite, This fairly new Battle Royale game made from Epic games. Now I have many things to give off to epic games about this games system etc but firstly brief intro on the game.    Fortnite is a Game which has two modes save the world and 'Battle Royale'. I'll be Ranting on the Battle Royale aspect of the game which is a 100 player island survival and who every is last standing get to be lonely on a island

Xander Cousins

Xander Cousins

Teacher build.

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/8vP9GG Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/8vP9GG/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.95 @ Vuugo)  Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($102.99 @ Newegg Canada)  Storage: ADATA - SU800  128GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($66.99 @ Newegg Canada)  Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

NTDaws

NTDaws

Outpost 2 - A game that should be given a second chance

I recently had a bug of a niche side of the city building genre: colony building. But then I remember an old standby that I still think should be used as the yardstick for all colony building games. That game is Outpost 2: Divided Destiny.   What is Outpost 2?   Outpost 2 was a game developed by Dynamics and released by Sierra in 1997. It can be summarized as Sim City meets Command and Conquer. Well, loosely speaking.   The premise is that humans have left eart

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

AOC G2460PF 120 Hz over HDMI Testing

The AOC G2460PF supports HDMI 1.4. I will now demonstrate it operating at 1920 × 1080 @ 120 Hz over HDMI. These tests are performed with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, which also only supports HDMI 1.4.   Display Settings Demonstration These settings show the G2460PF (EDID identifies itself as the "2460G4", Windows however does not read the name) connected via HDMI at 1920 × 1080 @ 120 Hz with full RGB color. A custom resolution was necessary to expose the 120 Hz option (CVT-

Glenwing

Glenwing

ViewSonic XG2401 144 Hz over HDMI Testing

The ViewSonic XG2401 supports HDMI 1.4. I will now demonstrate it operating at 1920 × 1080 @ 144 Hz over HDMI. These tests are performed with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti, which also only supports up to HDMI 1.4. Display Settings Demonstration These settings show the XG2401 connected via HDMI on both ends at 1920 × 1080 @ 144 Hz with full RGB color. These settings are available out of the box without requiring any overclocking/custom resolutions. 1080p 144 Hz was in fact selected

Glenwing

Glenwing

How to Read the Product Description

"My laptop only has an HDMI port. I want to connect to the DisplayPort input on my monitor. Can I use this inexpensive DP to HDMI adapter I found on Amazon?"   To answer this question, we must apply some reading skills:                   No, you can't.

Glenwing

Glenwing

Think beyond computer problem solutions than just knowing them

Fixing computers is always a satisfying thing. Especially after chugging away at it for hours or even days. And when you come across the solution, you tuck it away in your memory, notebook, or what have you so the next time the problem shows up, you can fix it again. But I don't think that's enough to really "master" the computer.   I'm having a feeling that a lot of people who are beyond beginners accumulate solutions to problems or at least know how to find them online and simply spo

Mira Yurizaki

Mira Yurizaki

Version 0.2.7 TRIO

ABOUT Release TRIO is a pre-release that we have worked on since 01/16/18. We still haven't finished the program, which uses HTML, but we are constantly working on it. When we have free time, we get our computers and start to work on this. Release version 0.2.8 should be up very soon.    FEATURES The HTML program, as of TRIO release, has built in audio playing straight from the page without opening a new tab, embedded videos straight from our drives (There was some TechQuicki

HPTECHTIPS

HPTECHTIPS

HP Pavilion Elite Makes Me Money

Hey guys,   This is the pc I bought which got me into PC's and flipping them. I got this pc for 110 dollars.  It came with a keyboard, mouse, Logitech speakers, and monitor. This was when I barely knew that I could take the side cover off a computer. I really liked this computer, it had an i7 and to me, at the time I thought i7 was the best. I didn't even know there were different version and generations of the i7. Here is how this Hp Pavilion made me money. Before I sold the computer

PortzJ

PortzJ

×