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    Tbh the only thing that stops me from completel…

    If you think iTunes on PC is awful, you should try it on Linu ... oh, hang on ... they didn't even bother with that one.
  2. Brabant? Nja, dat stukje is inderdaad misschien nog goed genoeg om te annexeren. ?
  3. According to pcgamer.com the minimum requirement is a 2500K at stock speed, so a 2400 is pushing it. If you have the multiplier maxed out it should be possible ... unless the game simply refuses to boot if it detects the 2400.
  4. I remember having HDD-related issues with a highly modded GTA:SA. On HDD it was a mess of missing objects, low-res textures etc, on SSD it ran just fine. If the object's data can't be read from the storage device fast enough, the GPU can't render it. That being said, I don't think that's the problem here. @whitZ : open the task manager before launching the game and go to the "Performance" tab. You'll see a histogram of the CPU usage there. Keep the task manager open and launch the game. Play a bit, and when you notice an FPS drop quickly alt-tab and look at the histogram. I'm suspecting that you're hitting 100% CPU usage most of the time, which would be a textbook case of a bottleneck.
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    wut [spoiler] the bots are evolving

    Oh, so it's just spam? With that "Open this!" part in the subject title I assumed it came with some malicious payload. Seeing as I'm on my unsecured Windows box, I had no intention of opening that.
  6. This could be a very good thing. With some luck the end result is a ban of Fortnite. Worldwide, preferably. Then they can ban the rest of the games for being addictive as well. Once that happens, the prices of GPUs will drop and mining can become profitable again.
  7. I've had my Sharkoon SATA Quickport Intern Multi since early 2016 and never had an issue. If you still have bays to fill, by all means consider a 5.25" storage drawer.
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    Damnit AMD! You're making me feel bad about my…

    If it makes you feel any better, my laptop uses Intel HD4000 graphics. Pretty sure you have a much better gaming experience.
  9. It's grammar nazis. Sorry, I couldn't resist. Anyway, a couple of degrees will usually not make much of a difference. Yes, a CPU or GPU that runs cool will last longer than that same part would last if it were hotter, but it doesn't matter because you will almost always be upgrading long before it breaks anyway.
  10. If having enough for a day is a concern, "The Coldest Water" has bottles up to a gallon.
  11. In use : 3 desktops (main rig, folding rig, NAS) 1 laptop Lying around : 1 netbook, but that's in the "electronics for the recycling center" bin right now and will be gone shortly. I hate to throw out stuff that still works, but even with Puppy Linux it just isn't usable anymore. Time to get rid of it.
  12. Looks like the cable was plugged in correctly. I see standoffs as well in the pic you just posted, so that's not a problem either. Looks to me like there was a problem with the 4+4 connector on the motherboard, but it could also be a problem with the power supply or the cable itself. If you bought the parts in a computer store, I'd take it there and let them verify that the power supply and cable work as intended and that the CPU still works. Once they find out which part caused the problem, that manufacturer should be liable for any damage to other components. If you bought everything online, I'd go to a repair shop anyway so they can identify the culprit and tell you the extent of the damage. It's better to pay $50 or so to a professional to get a proper diagnosis than to spend days on it yourself and possibly spend a lot more money on buying replacement parts you don't actually need. Once the shop has had a look at it, take it up with whoever you bought the parts from or get in touch directly with the manufacturer.
  13. From the article by The Intercept, which The Daily Mail links to : So the things you quoted were a) PR damage control and b) not even remotely effective at stopping the problem. The only positive thing about the whole situation is that Amazon at least seems to have tried a little. Even if Amazon would have been successful at stopping this, that doesn't change the fact that it happened. And it also doesn't change that Ring under Amazon's ownership started something that I can only describe as bribing police departments to get them to advertise and sell Ring's products. That is not the behavior of an honest company. You might have better luck getting in touch with him on here. Any input on this matter @nicklmg? I'm surprised we haven't heard anything yet. Normally the staff is rather quick at replying to such topics and taking appropriate actions (Synergy comes to mind), so I assume you simply hadn't noticed this topic yet.
  14. Barracuda. As you mentioned, the Skyhawk is more geared towards surveillance use. It's great at writing, not so much at reading. The latter is kinda important for desktop use. @seagate_surfer will probably be able to explain the details a lot better than I could. I wouldn't be surprised if it's because of the (very) bad reputation that these drives got back in 2011-2014. Even if the modern 3TB Barracudas have different internals than the ST3000DM001 of back in the day, the name is tainted.
  15. Nope, Steve had charisma. ?
  16. They can demand all they want, doesn't mean they'll get it. Even if they can create laws that force companies to build in a backdoor, nothing stops people from creating their own means of end-to-end encryption. The genie is out of the bottle.
  17. Nah, that was nothing compared to this : This whole account thing is Microsoft deciding that the peasants should make it easier for Microsoft to personally identify them.
  18. If short-term moisture would cause mold, you wouldn't be able to boil water for cooking anymore without the kitchen having mold problems. And forget about taking a hot shower too. It really takes lots of moisture over a long period of time for things to become problematic.
  19. If you need to temporarily get rid of dust (like for instance to apply a screen protector to a phone or tablet), water vapor can help. Cook some water in that room and as the air gets humid the moisture will cling to the dust, which will then become too heavy and fall down. As for permanent solutions ... forget about that. Not going to happen.
  20. Can't wait for the far right to start using ? as a symbol. Let's see how fast Facebook removes the "like" button from all over the internet then.
  21. Apparently the next version will not be available for download anymore. A Microsoft employee will come over with a USB stick and guide you through the install. I managed to get a photo of that, courtesy of a friend who's in the Windows Insider program.
  22. Nothing to worry about then, it was most likely just Avira giving a false positive. If the drivers are messed up as a result of that, a simple removal and reinstall of the drivers may sort it out. That being said, a full reinstall of the entire OS never hurts. Just be sure to back up everything in your personal folders (savegames etc) and perhaps your browser bookmarks and login details for the various sites and forums.
  23. Definitely needs headphone jack, microphone line in, USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, possible a type C, a FireWire port, eSATA port and at least two 5.25" bays. Joking aside, you do need to put a power button somewhere on the case, or at least behind a panel where it's easily accessible. Unless you set up the BIOS to boot from keyboard. The problem with that is that pets, and in particular cats, will regularly turn the PC on at night.
  24. Absolutely nothing. Tigger specifically said "Plus by the time they break even the SW based encryption it wont be any use", to which Lawlz replied that that won't do anything if someone steals the laptop. I'm not sure how you got the idea that this was somehow about T2 and TPM.
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