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Nothing crazy, just a simple mortgage payment/interest calculator written in a .NET Core console app: using System; namespace _100LineChallenge { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { Console.WriteLine("Welcome to the simple mortgage calculator!"); while (true) { Console.Clear(); Console.WriteLine("Please enter the principal balance (numbers only):"); int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out int principal); Console.WriteLine("Please enter your interest rate in a whole number format (example: 3.123%):"); double.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out double interestRate); interestRate = interestRate / 12 / 100; Console.WriteLine("Please enter the desired number of years for your mortgage:"); int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out int months); months = months * 12; double monthlyPayment = (principal * (interestRate * Math.Pow((1 + interestRate), (months)))) / (Math.Pow((1 + interestRate), months) - 1); Console.WriteLine(String.Concat("Your monthly payment will be: ", monthlyPayment.ToString("C"), Environment.NewLine, "Total cost of the loan: ", (monthlyPayment * months).ToString("C"), Environment.NewLine, "Total loan interest paid: ", ((monthlyPayment * months - principal).ToString("C")))); Console.WriteLine("Run another calculation? (Y / N)"); if (Console.ReadLine().ToLower() != "y") { break; } } } } }

First of all, I would like to say that this post is in no way to defend Apple, their products, or their business practices. It is simply designed to make the current MacBook Pro experience more consumer friendly. That being said, if you're here to hate on Apple please move on and leave room for those who need to use the platform and are looking for help. DISCLAIMER: Following what I have done here could potentially damage your MacBook Pro and/or void your warranty. If you so choose to continue on you are accepting the risks. Also, I am no way affiliated with the software recommended in this post. Now, on to "fixing" the thermal throttling on the 15" Core i7 6-Core MacBook Pro: Download and install Volta at: http://volta.garymathews.com/ (or any other trusted piece of software that can control wattage). Volta is free to try. Follow the setup instructions here: http://volta.garymathews.com/installation.html (This will involve booting into recover mode). Once you have your machine configured and booted up, you may now open Volta. If you're looking to get the most power out of your MacBook Pro, ensure that Turbo Boost is enabled within Volta. If it is not already enabled, enable power limit (my most optimal setting was 51w). Results: Default (Turbo Boost Enabled): 875cb Thermal throttled for about 50% of the test Unable to maintain stock 2.6ghz (a low of 2.0GHZ - 2.3GHZ) Power Limit (51w): 1032cb No thermal throttling Maintained a constant ~3.2GHZ Unfortunately, I do not have the time to perform extensive testing with these settings (i.e. Final Cut Pro, Premier Pro, etc.). However, this appears to be a relatively easy-to-obtain 18% performance gain that results in the 2018 15" MacBook Pro Core i7 6-Core performing above its spec rather than below. Also, I know Apple claims to have an update to fix the thermal throttling issue with a "missing key", but that doesn't seem to be the core of the problem (no pun intended). Instead, the Intel chip appears to be a bit too optimistic with how much it attempts to turbo, because the chip will do its best to climb above 4GHZ which results in a thermal plunge that the MacBook Pro's cooling system cannot recover from.

I agree with the haswell build suggestion, but I would strongly suggest 16gb of ram instead of 8.

So it's my fault for not being descriptive enough, but you can only tell the power button to "Do Nothing" <- literally nothing, not even screen off, "Sleep", and "Power Off". When you set the "Lid Close" action to "Do Nothing" the screen stays on when the type cover is closed (I know it's registering the "lid close", because the device will instantly sleep if I enable said feature).

I recently bought a Surface Pro 3 (not a big fan of 2 in 1s) and I'm having issues with process activity in "sleep" mode. I have set the active power plan to "never sleep" but this doesn't solve my issue. I would like to use the power button to simply turn the display off, AND continue to download/compile/install things with the screen off. I am aware that the type cover could potentially solve this issue, however I don't intend to have it on hand 100% of the time. Thanks in advance!

I haven't had a chance to do any overclocking yet, but after running Heaven 4.0 overnight my max GPU temp was 40c. I may post some benchmarks if anyone is interested, but I don't have a lot of free time, so please be specific about what you want benchmarked Original Specs: CPU: Core i7 5960x (overclocked to 4.3ghz) Motherboard: Asus Rampage V Extreme RAM: 32GB (4x8GB) 2400mhz G.Skill Value Memory Main Storage: 2x512GB Samsung 850 pro Video Card: XFX HD 7970 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Primo (Black Edition) PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1 Cooling: Custom Liquid Loop (see partpicker list) Final Partpicker List: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/awettree/saved/xVBzK8

When I render a project using .mp4 source clips Premiere pro uses about 88% of my cpu, and it renders faster than the final video length. However, when I use source clips from fraps (.avi) it only uses about 33% of my cpu and takes about 2.5x longer than the final video length. RAM usage is identical in both situations, and no I do not have CUDA enabled as I do not yet have an Nvidia gpu.

This seems... unlikely.

The Evga Hydro Copper 980 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487083

What does it looks like when you go to the screen resolution menu via right clicking the desktop? And do you mean you want to use your laptop screen as one of your desktop displays?

Oh don't worry. I've already ordered the 980, lol.

I would go to a store such as Verizon or Best Buy, and try out the phones. I currently have the note 3 and absolutely love it.

I'm currently rocking the LG 34um95-p with the HD 7970. It doesn't do bad, but it's not great. You certainly cannot max out AAA titles with it. I'll be upgrading to a hydrocopper 980 in a couple days. If you want I can benchmark a couple games on the 7970, so you can get an idea of what to expect with a cheaper video card.

Well this is rather strange. I tried the usual troubleshooting tactics, and got nowhere, but I left my pc completely powered down for a couple of hours and it's fine now...

If the game is pinning your CPU at 100%, then definitely test those temperatures before you get into gaming. Improper cooling could potentially drop clocks below what you currently have when you overclock, and you could seriously damage your CPU. Also, it's possible that your CPU is already thermal throttling as it is. Although, based on what I've seen you're already getting about the max potential out of your 970.