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    BristolBrick reacted to dreamboatcap in Thread for Linus Tech Tips Video Suggestions   
    NTFS vs. ReFS vs. Ext4
     
    Ext4 is an open source file system and most linux distributions uses it. While NTFS and ReFS (improvement on NTFS according to Microsoft (yes i am a microsoft hater)) may fragment files and needs defrag regularly, ext4 allocates files in a more intelligent way and doesn't need any defrags at all. NTFS saves files close to the start of the disk and allocates buffer free space around files on the drive. Ext4 scatter different files all over the disk, leaving a large amount of free space between them. When a file is edited and needs to grow, there’s usually plenty of free space for the file to grow into. If fragmentation does occur, the file system will attempt to move the files around to reduce fragmentation in normal use, without the need for a defragmentation utility. Moreover ext4 has superior speed as well according to this reddit post. I think this need more testing. This channel did a lot of ssd testing for gaming, software opening times etc. but not one file system testing. We should force microsoft to use ext4 or develop something like it.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Rower85 in Thread for Linus Tech Tips Video Suggestions   
    Video idea:
     Scrapyard wars, but you aren't after the BEST performance, you're after the WORST.
     
    e.g. winner is whoever can run some game (like Rise of the tomb raider) at the lowest FPS, but it has to run.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Por2gal in 802.11n WLAN NIC where to download drivers?   
    USB\VID_0BDA&PID_8179 &REV_0000
    USB\VID_0BDA&PID_8179
     
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    BristolBrick reacted to Tarun10 in Logitech Prodigy G233 - Why does the mic work but only if I plug it into my PC?   
    So it works when plugged directly into the computer but not when it is plugged into the headphones which are in turn plugged into the computer via splitter. I presume the splitter takes a 3.5mm 4 pole (from the headphones) and converts it to two 3.5 mm jacks one for the mic and for the audio out.
    I think it should be a defective splitter unit, do you have any other headsets you could try this with even cheap stuff you get for free with your phone?? This will confirm a defective splitter otherwise it could be the Mic Input jack on the headset itself.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Brennan Price in Driver for 'driverless' USB headphones?   
    Thanks, uninstalling the device and plugging it in again worked.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from mitchal01 in How to Host email server?   
    No! It works perfectly fine as a lightweight OS with decent support.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from jagdtigger in Steam fixes its hardware survey system. Now shows large changes in OS, CPU and more.   
    By the way over what time-span are these numbers changing? And yes, the increase in other windows is small, but not compared to the following they already had. I am surprised given windows 7 works fine and 10 has been involved in a bunch of privacy scandals. Personally i hate the damn thing and will never again use 10, 7 until the wheels fall off then linux!
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from cj09beira in Steam fixes its hardware survey system. Now shows large changes in OS, CPU and more.   
    By the way over what time-span are these numbers changing? And yes, the increase in other windows is small, but not compared to the following they already had. I am surprised given windows 7 works fine and 10 has been involved in a bunch of privacy scandals. Personally i hate the damn thing and will never again use 10, 7 until the wheels fall off then linux!
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Sfekke in Windows Troubleshooter Doesn't Work   
    Thanks for teling me about this, I will definitely consider it before I go to linux. I'm going to stick with 7 for now, it works pretty well. (Mostly)
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Elandor in What should I review next?   
    Linus, please review the grandpa of mechanical keyboards:

    The IBM Model M.
    How well do they do in 2017? How do they compare to modern mechanicals?
     
    Having used a keyboard without a windows key, not a problem.
     
    You could also review the modern replicas:
    https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UNI0416
    https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB4044A
    Unicomp also sells USB versions. Please do it Linus, they are very loud and clicky.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Mamqa in What should I review next?   
    Linus, please review the grandpa of mechanical keyboards:

    The IBM Model M.
    How well do they do in 2017? How do they compare to modern mechanicals?
     
    Having used a keyboard without a windows key, not a problem.
     
    You could also review the modern replicas:
    https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UNI0416
    https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB4044A
    Unicomp also sells USB versions. Please do it Linus, they are very loud and clicky.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Pintsize12433 in What should I review next?   
    Linus, please review the grandpa of mechanical keyboards:

    The IBM Model M.
    How well do they do in 2017? How do they compare to modern mechanicals?
     
    Having used a keyboard without a windows key, not a problem.
     
    You could also review the modern replicas:
    https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UNI0416
    https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB4044A
    Unicomp also sells USB versions. Please do it Linus, they are very loud and clicky.
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    BristolBrick reacted to WAR Corporation in New and Need Advice   
    You're better off learning how to build a pc. Trust me, there's some usefull youtube videos about it and you won't regret it!
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    BristolBrick reacted to RoryDash in do you need thermal paste if you are liquid cooling a cpu   
    Just because I want to see what happens.. no
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Jurrunio in Linus forgot to mention in his PS\2 vs USB video...   
    25 this year, It was in my grandfather's attic, I cleaned it up.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Filiman3421 in Best CPU/Graphics Card combo?   
    I can imagine M.2 being nice, but I doubt it's much better than a regular (and cheaper) SSD.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Filiman3421 in Best CPU/Graphics Card combo?   
    I'm curious to know what you picked.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Filiman3421 in Best CPU/Graphics Card combo?   
    Yeah but for $100 dollars off he gets essentially the same performance, also (my pc is using a 2600 and I did this) you can just go into the bios and some setting lets you turn the speed up to 3.8ghz (non k version)
     
    Also, what actual features would be worth the $100 price increase? He probably just wants a gaming rig, in which case a pretty standard mobo would work just fine.
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    BristolBrick reacted to TetraSky in What if in the future, all graphics cards are same hardware wise, but you would have to buy software to get certain level of performance?   
    If it's a software lock, it will be unlocked sooner or later by pirates.
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    BristolBrick reacted to Godlygamer23 in What if in the future, all graphics cards are same hardware wise, but you would have to buy software to get certain level of performance?   
    This would be dumb for multiple reasons, but one of them is straight up cost. When you take a high end GPU and scale it down, you are still producing that GPU, and your costs will be high with crappy yields, and therefore the consumer would ultimately have to pay more somehow.
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    BristolBrick reacted to Aytex in Mechanical Keyboard Club!   
    It's rubber dome
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Aytex in Any sub $60 low arched well shaped mice?   
    Odd suggestion, but use a WMO 1.1. (Or 1.0, same difference) It's an old Microsoft mouse, but was very popular. They are sturdy, have good sensor (though a plastic mouse pad may be trouble) the buttons feel good and scrolling is great.
    Most only have the standard LMB, RMB, MMB; an example is this one:

    And if you need extra buttons (which BTW, would not recommend for any mouse) there is this:

    The arch is shallower than on a G602. That image does not show it well though.
    The mouse itself is quite comfy to use, I recommend it. I own 6, love them.
     
    Prices on ebay are high, but you can get them cheaper on places like craigslist sometimes as generic computer mouse or whatever.
    There are black ones, but I think they look ugly.
    Here's a good link:
    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4RE3038710
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from NoRomanBatmansAllowed in CRT Monitor Cuts Off Edge of Picture   
    How the fuck do you know I use a nokia 5110?!
     
    Also I use LCDs mainly, just experimenting with a CRT.
     
    Also, kinda yeah. Tablets are stupid. The cloud is stupid. I know what a musket is. Widescreen monitors are stupid too. Monarchies are better than republics.I like landlines. I hate Windows 8, 8.1 and 10.
     
    Yep, I kinda do live in the past.
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    BristolBrick got a reaction from Acerpwns in Did I win the silicon lottery?   
    Somehow that reminds me of me and my sister playing with a treadmill, we would turn it up as hiugh as we could to see how fast we could go, and we were amazing! We went at (km/h) 20, 40, 80, 102, 140!
     
    Then we discovered decimals as a thing.
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