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Start Multithreaded and Separated

It's not difficult to rearrange this with native C++ threads. The benefit to starting with this template is easy compartmentalization, easy debugging, easy expandability, and it's not overly difficult to optimize or rebalance if one thread is getting bogged down. You can rapidly figure out where in the system you're choking and can find ways to alleviate it.   If you're building a game and you don't start with something similar to this, I blame you for the mediocrity of ga

patrickjp93

patrickjp93

My $400 Console Contender Build

I thought this up during work today. For $400 this comes really close to killing a console, but it doesn't so I call it a Console Contender.   PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant   CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($76.98 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($50.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R7 360 2GB Video Card ($113.9

Zeruel

Zeruel

Microsoft Partner Conference 2015

~ Watch The Conference Here ~   Wow guys just wow !   I just spent the past 3 hours stuck to my TV watching the keynote... And all I can say is, WOW ! It was boring as heck, yet I woke up when I heard Windows 10... The guy that was talking about it was funny looking with his hat. Te webernet or Internet all noticed that they were using Build 10166 of Windows 10 to demo all the features, which is a public build. Not their usual thing. They usually use an Internal build. That was a surpris

TechXero

TechXero

Starting New Job @ iStyle

Hey guys....   I am happy to announce that, only a few short months after I re-located to Dubai UAE, I have found a new job @iStyle. It's an Apple Retailer here. I love the idea that I will be surrounded by Apple products. No I am not an Apple Fanboy. As proof I own an iPhone 4S, an iPad Air 1st Gen and a Galaxy Note 3. The Note 3 is my daily driver, the iPhone 4S is only used for my Lebanese line which I seldom use. I love both platforms equally.   Anyway, I will be occupying the Sales Exec

TechXero

TechXero

Where to start?

I've decided to build my first gaming PC and I have no clue from which components and monitors and everything to chose. I have a budget of probably $2000. Can someone suggest something?

AK Angel

AK Angel

Clearing up the AMD 300 series confusion

OK, so there's a bit of a debate about it recently and a few tech YouTubers have also given their opinion, so it's only relevant that some random nobody with too many posts on a tech-forum also gives theirs.   I'll start off with what GCN cards AMD has released since 2012.   300 Series:   R9 390X - Hawaii XT 2816 Stream processors based on GCN 1.1 R9 390 - Hawaii PRO 2536 Stream processors based on GCN 1.1 R9 380 - Tonga PRO 1792 Stream processors based on GCN 1.2 R7 370 - Pitcairn PRO 102

harrynowl

harrynowl

Windows 10

Will I been waiting for Windows 10 for along time I been wondering different things about the OS a lot that I already learn about. But Windows 10 is going to be a great support OS for Home Users and business owners it going to be a great OS I think.   I tryed the Consumer Preview and The Tech Preview when it first came out I thought it was a great OS. Even the Started Menu has come back everyone that I know loves that idea. I can't wait to game on Windows 10 with DirectX12 and Just seeing how

tebinsta

tebinsta

What parts should I upgrade on my pc?

-Computer case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I $129.99   -Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark II $174.99   -Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K $338.99   -Graphics card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC $507.82   -Disk drive: LG 24X Internal DVD SATADrive $19.99   -Hard drive: WD Blue 1TB Desktop $52.99   -Cooler: Intel stock cooler $8.99   -Power supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 $79.99   -Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB $94.99   -Headphones: ROCCAT Kave XTD 5.1 $162.99   -Microphone: Blue Yeti

JakobRosell

JakobRosell

Building on a LGA 775 Core 2 Quad

Hello...   So there's a friend of mine right, he'll be giving me some old parts to me and one of those parts happends to be a Core 2 Quad,   and the rest are just some random PSU with a Asus mobo and a case. I wanted to get some ideas of what could i buy (Budget oriented)   to make this "rusty parts" come to life.     Let me know what you think our just drop some ideas.   Thanks on advance.

Tazmoar

Tazmoar

Let's Start!

So hey guys i am wanting to build my own computer case my grandad is an engineer and metalworker and has all the necessary tools i was wondering if i could get some input on the things i need to think about to make one good case and also if u know places where i can get hardware like USB & audio ports that connect to the motherboard etc. all your comments will be appreciated hey maybe when me and my grandad finish this project Linus might be interested in taking a look at it who knows i am i

Dominic Rowsell

Dominic Rowsell

MSI GS60 GHOST PRO

i want to buy MSI gs60 ghost pro laptop,can u suggest me is it good r bad?can i play any game with ultra settings(moderate also its k) for the next two years?one of its model 606 has only 3GB VRAM is it sufficient or i must go with 6GB VRAM?

kalyan chand

kalyan chand

It's Been a While... New Life Plan... New Beginnings

Hey guys I know it's been a while since I wrote one of my blogs but hey life is life right... right...?   Any ways I have been doing a lot of life thinking this past month and I finally decided that my current job that I have right now is not going to get me anywhere I want to go, for it doesn't give me the skills I want and need to go down the career path I have chosen, so I decided to give up my hours at the job and work as a sub until I get a job that will be my first step on the road to my

flip1012

flip1012

which display should i get? (i can go up to 400ish euros )

i want to get into real pc gaming (first time i have the money first time i am willing to use on a pc and not ps and first i am confident i have my own desk so i set it up, and i dont count only playing league of legends on pc to be enough) my pc set up in a hurry will be enclosed in an enthoo pro with i7 4790k gtx 970 16 gb of ram an 850 evo and a hard drive i havent decide yet on the model (feel free to suggest here as well, and save the trouble to search like another month). i do a lot of stu

ilias_ragkousis

ilias_ragkousis

#9 PEEEEEEEEEE

I've got asked by one of the teachers to look at some CCTV. It revealed a student peeing in one of the corridors and then realizing there was a camera looking right at him- he began running to the nearest toilet, grabbing TP and cleaning the puddle he made. When he finished he walked away looking at the camera with the most shameful face I've ever seen.   Some people... xD

blu4

blu4

#8 The thing that does wooosh!

AC, the acronym for Air Conditioning, also known as: The blowing thingy The woosher The air freshener (my favorite) The air blower The cold air blower The ceiling square thing   The AC has been around for ages now, I can't seem to fathom how people struggle to find the words for it... I understand that it "could" be mistaken for an air blower but the air freshener? The woosher?  

blu4

blu4

#7 THAT BUTTON?

Today was a fun one. I can't seem to process how people can get lost operating a keyboard. I get a call regarding a "printing issue". I love printers.. I go down and one of the staff is trying to type her printing PIN. She is trying to do that on the number pad... that is turned off.. I turn it on and the "printing issue" is resolved.   PRINTING ISSUE?!   I go away without saying a word.   BTW I'm not rude when this happens, just stunned.

blu4

blu4

The Backfire Effect: Why Facts Don’t Win Arguments

Let’s say you’re having an argument with a friend about oh, let’s say, Obamacare, or even who the best quarterback in the NFL is. You present your friend with a set of facts that you would think would clinch your argument. And yet, while the facts you present clearly contradict your friend’s position, you discover that presenting your friend with these facts does nothing to correct his or her false or unsubstantiated belief. In fact, your friend is even more emboldened in his or her belief after

Rohith_Kumar_Sp

Rohith_Kumar_Sp

I need help

Ive struggled with my internet for ages, i live in the netherlands and my internet speed is around the 50-100 Mbps. Everytime we buy a new Router it works well for a month, but after that the bad connection comes back. I want your guys advice, what is a good router, and how do i easilly improve the connection. My walls and floors are quite thick... I need a router that is good enough for my whole house. At the moment my provider is Ziggo. I dont know if you guys know it, but if you do, can

xStylezZz

xStylezZz

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