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    i5 4670K
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    GA-Z87X-OC
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    Vengeance 2x4GB
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    Direct CU || Gtx 770
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    840 120GB SSD & Barracuda 1TB
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    ahahahahahaa nice try linus straya
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    I actually physically booked the flights at a flight centre thing and they emailed the itinerary to me, and it had extremely specific information (flight number, booking reference, etc) that could only have been from the pdf.
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    This could be super well known, this could be completely irrelevant, but does gmail store information about you by searching inside email attachments? Recently, I was searching for flights and google brought up a whole bunch of flight information from a few pdf flight itineraries I'd been sent a while ago, no actual information in the email, just the attachments. The only information I could find about this was a few posts from 2012 about users being able to search for information inside attachments in google. Does anyone find this scary? Or is this just a super common feature?
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    As for the 'best' language, C/C++ are very important to learn as they are widely used, and once you do learn them, it is much easier and faster to learn other 'c like' languages such as Java, objective-c, perl, c# and many more (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_C-family_programming_languages), and the programming skills you learn in any language will almost certainly be transferable into other languages. That said, if you move into areas such as app development or work involved with websites/networking etc, it is still necessary to put time into learning the languages and software suited to the specific tasks, but C++ is a great starting point. In case you were wondering whether to learn C before C++, I would personally strongly recommending learning C++ as it is object-oriented, which is extremely important in modern programming and you will likely use objects almost constantly. Seriously, Objects are da thang (get out of here you pesky assembly master race!)
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    Python can be easier to learn initially, however, don't let this scare you off languages such as c++ & Java. In terms of difficulty to learn, learning the fundamental ideas of programming will be difficult at first in any language, but is a skill that you will be quickly acquainted with. If you are serious about getting into programming and practise often, you will be able to learn languages such as c++ without first spending time on 'easier to learn' languages. That said, I did learn Java first before going onto C++ as Java is a bit kinder and easier to learn, but with perseverance starting by learning C++ is definitely an option. My biggest word of advice would be this: - go through a series of learner tutorials for a language such as C++ or Java and follow along, typing your own code - try practising making a few simply programs yourself - download source code for some simple/slightly more advanced programs and mess with it to learn how it works - then follow along with a few more advanced tutorials such as simple game tutorials to get practise with more advanced techniques - as you learn, you will discover more techniques and topics such as sorting algorithms, research how they work and try to implement some of them yourself, or follow tutorials - finally, do an online course, follow more tutorials and access free lectures (MIT course work has tones of free lecture recordings and material!) to develop your skills in the area you wish to pursue The most important thing I found when first learning a programming language was this: you may become confused or frustrated at some point, but just keep on going. Even if you spend far too long stuck on some concept, just accept it, move on, and perhaps go back to it later once you have a better understanding. If you keep practising and put effort into it, you could learn a language moderately well in even a few weeks.
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    Besides building with it, will there be a problem with the board? I could also go for the gigabyte GA-H97N-WIFI
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    I'm making a mini-itx media/photoshop pc Any thoughts? CPU i5 4460 Motherboard ASRock H97M-ITX/AC Case Bitfenix Prodigy Ram 8gb Hyper X Fury PSU Corsair CX-430 SSD Cruxial BX100 250gb Monitor AOC I2367FH Keyboard & Mouse Logitech MK345 Combo
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    Would I be able to get away with something cheaper like a 7600K apu or an i3 4160? Also, would I be able to go much cheaper on the motherboard and powersupply without them being trash? Thank you!
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    Budget build primarily for editing raw 25 megapixel photos in photoshop, and light video editing. All prices are in AUD CPU: i5 4460 $255 PSU: CS450M 80 plus gold $109 Motherboard: GA-B85M-D3H $109 Ram: 2x4gb Hyper X Fury $99 SSD: 850 Evo 120GB $109 Case: Fractal Design Core $59 Windows & Shipping: $169 Total: $909 I had considered getting an fx8320, but I would need a dedicated graphics card which would push it far over budget, and I'm not sure about the cpu performance of something like the 7650K. But then I'm not sure how much cpu power I'll actually need. Any advice would be great, thanks
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    One more thing, if I did get the fx8320, would I also need a dedicated graphics card?
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    What kind of performance difference would there be between the 6300 and the 8320? Also, thank for your help P.s. The rig would most probably not be used for gaming
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    I'm building a cheap rig for a friend primarily for photoshop and photo editing, although she may use it for light video editing as well (she uses a nikon d5500). Should I get the Pentium Anniversary (~$100 AUD) Pros - Cheap - All right single core performance - Unlocked Cons - Dual core - System for a friend, so probably won't overclock heavily or at all Or the fx6300 (~$150 AUD) - 6 cores - Similar (?) single core performance Or should I invest more of the budget into something like an i5 4460 (~$250 AUD) - 4 cores - better single core performance (?) - Way more expensive (~$100)
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    Why an i5 or i7? They cost a lot more, is the extra performance really worth it?
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    I'm building a cheap photo and video editing rig for a friend. She's an artist and art teacher, and needs a new computer for editing photos, and also wants to learn video editing to teach her students. She will also need a monitor The budget is around $700-$800 AUD (although she is prepared to go up to 1000), and because of shipping costs, it would be preferable for all parts to be from an Australian site (e.g. http://www.pccasegear.com/) Would prefer to have an SSD over a harddrive, and shouldn't need too much storage initially (around 128gb) Primarily, she wants a cheap, responsive computer that can handle photo editing in the adobe suite with little no lag. - Should I get a cheaper powersupply, or a more expensive power efficient one? (I'm thinking the CS450M) - SSD definitely, cheaper ($80), or would it be worth it for something like the 850 evo ($109) - Case, I'm looking at the Nanoxia Deep Silence 4 (cheapish and quiet) - CPU: Will it need many threads? Could I get away with the cheap anniversary edition pentium, or should I get something like an fx6300? - RAM: ~$100 2x4gb dual kit? - Motherboard: Nothing special, as cheap as possible without being rubbish - CPU Cooler: Should I just use the stock fan, or would that get extremely whiny and loud? - Graphics card: For this system, would it even need a dedicated graphics card? - HDD: Will a 120gb SSD fill up too quickly with photos and videos? - Windows & shipping ~$180-220 - She will also need a monitor, so any recommendations for a cheapish, 1080p, ~21-23inch monitor would also be great Thanks
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    Thanks, it was a 5 minute short film competition. Also, we're in Australia so I might not be able to get some of that stuff, or it'll boost the price a lot. I'm also looking at the Canon 70D, I can get it at a local store for $1089 AUD plus two lenses, would that be a good deal? I'd have to check which lenses it came with though. Also, would there be much of an advantage of getting this camera over the cheaper G6 that you recommended, or what about the Canon Rebel that was suggested before? I already have an smc pentax-m 50mm 1:1.7 lens from an SLR, would I be able to use that? For filming would I need so many lenses? Also they are a lot cheaper than many of the other lenses I've looked at, would there be a considerable difference? You added an audio recorder, would I still need this if I was plugging a shotgun mic into the DSLR, or would this greatly degrade the audio quality? Thanks for your help
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