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Allupyourfinger

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    Allupyourfinger reacted to Slottr in Will Gigabyte B450m DS3H work with 3rd gen ryzen   
    You'll need a bios update, but if you plan on upgrading and already have that board- swap it out.
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to CodeNova in pls I need some math help   
    y=((2^(x-2))-3)/2
    maybe? I haven't taken a math class in years.

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    Allupyourfinger reacted to Dash Lambda in pls I need some math help   
    This looks like a homework problem. I'll explain what you're doing at each step using an arbitrary function f(x).
     
    Reflection about the y-axis: You're flipping the direction of the x-axis, so f(x) -> f(-x).
    Translate 5 to the right: You're moving it along the x-axis, which means you're changing x again, so f(x) -> f(x - 5).
    Translate 3 down: Now you're moving it along the y-axis, which means you're modifying y, and the function itself is your y coordinate, so f(x) -> f(x) - 3.
    Compress vertically by 1/2: You're squishing the function so it's half as tall, so f(x) -> f(x)/2
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from PopsicleHustler in New build wont post   
    Can you please provide me with the parts list?
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Fasauceome in New build wont post   
    Can you please provide me with the parts list?
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from TH3R34P3R in White bar and green dots on my screen   
    Maybe the Gpu was slightly knocked or sagged in a way that was causing this.
     
    Maybe just make sure it is seated correctly to avoid any future problems.
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to Enderman in 8D Music is crazy!!   
    Yes.
    Pretty much any decent headphones, because mono is no longer used, that was obsolete decades ago.
    It is mostly just how the audio is mastered and what effects are used in the music.
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to Dissitesuxba11s in 8D Music is crazy!!   
    Then you might enjoy this: 
    You don't really need a good pair of headphones to enjoy it, just make sure you are wearing a pair.
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Fasauceome in 8D Music is crazy!!   
    Thanks for the link I will definitely check it out.
    True 8D sounds way more epic and if you add a "=" between the '8' and 'D' its even more  EPIC
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Juniiii in Wifi does not work HELP!   
    Just buy a USB wifi adapter and be done with it.
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Turretgaming in GTX970 fan only spins with no pcie power   
    Try reseating it again if that worked before. Seems kinda odd.
     
    You could also try using a program such as SpeedFan and mess with some of the settings.
     
     
    SpeedFan: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to dalekphalm in PC Building Buisness?   
    It will certainly depend on your countries local laws. It also may differ depending on whether the system is used or new components.
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to Kamjam21xx in PC Building Buisness?   
    After doing some research.... it appears you would have to do this in bulk to turn a profit that could actually sustain a legit business. Atleast 100 a month. 
     
    Maybe get into another business first. 
     
    Oops wrong person.
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to Ultimatebuster in PC Building Buisness?   
    For B2C market it might be a bad idea.. you will have to face big player with big reputation... but for B2B, e.g companies you might find some companies are still going to buy PCs in bulk.. usually to renew their office computers..

    however, these companies usually go for low end, office-and-chrome-only kind of PC.. even old pentium DDR3 PCs are often good enough for them.. but hey, it's still a business.. you can also provide tech support for them..

    for a startup company, forget it, most of digital startup are using laptop so they could work from starbucks..
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to dalekphalm in PC Building Buisness?   
    I will say that this largely depends on the business and their needs.
     
    I work at a Library, and we used to contract out all our PC purchases through a local mom & pop style business. The prices were decent, and we could get exactly the hardware we wanted, but the problem is that they weren't able to keep up with support/RMA/warranty needs - especially as our company grew and we had more and more computers.
     
    These days, we wouldn't even consider a mom & pop shop, since when we buy computers, we're buying anywhere from 30 to over 100 at a time, and we need them to have a minimum 3 year total complete warranty.
     
    For a small office of 3-10 people? Yeah - these are the people you want to target.
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from mr moose in PC Building Buisness?   
    That's pretty awesome. Sounds like you have put in a lot of hard work.
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Edwardk326 in PC Building Buisness?   
    The only thing for me is the upfront cost of components. Have you guys ever had anyone back out of a deal after you bought the components and did the build?
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    Allupyourfinger reacted to Mutoh in PC Building Buisness?   
    I do this on the side as a hobby as well. I tend to focus more on used parts so my margins tend to be a bit better than if I were to just buy a bunch of new parts and hope that I can find them for cheap enough/sell them for cheap enough and make some money back. I definitely wouldn't be able to compete with the bigger guys that way either since I would say a lot of them can afford to buy a ton of parts in bulk and get a better deal on them whereas I would have to just buy them individually and usually for retail or a maybe 10 percent off on a sale. 
     
    I usually focus on a certain budget and market as well. In my area, it's quite saturated in the mid-tier, higher end market so there are tons of PCs floating around the 1k-2k price range and as such, I rarely bother building PCs at that price-point. In the more budget oriented price-ranges there are less people putting in effort on making nice builds and as such, the builds tend to be a mess of cables, the cheapest parts possible and are poorly optimized for whatever use case they're needed for. There is also a bit of a precedence in the sense that a lot of the budget gaming builders in my area tend to focus on the 1050Tis and 1060 3GB variants and while they are very nice cards, you can get older GPUs that can hang with them for a fraction of the price and would be able to throw more into your build on other things. Especially when you're trying to keep your build around 600 CAD and a 1060 3GB is pretty much half of that already. For me I felt like I could probably build better systems with slightly older hardware, with nicer cases and cable management and for slightly cheaper because I can usually source the parts for cheaper and it's worked out okay for me in that sense.
     
     
    Another thing is it does take a lot of time and effort to do these builds. It takes time to find deals, it takes time to source the parts, it takes time to assemble the PCs, set up the OS and the software and it takes time to stress test them. When I'm building, I'm generally looking for deals online, on local classifieds pretty much all day and I'm trying to secure those deals as quick as possible. It's also imperative for me to get the parts as quick as possible too since the more time I spend hunting and gathering is less time for me to stress test the machines if I want to keep my schedule on time. Then if anything goes wrong, that's extra time troubleshooting and possibly extra cash as well so it's also pretty important to at least know some basic things when you're buying hardware. Especially on older mobos where you might find caps that are inflated and about to burst, some corrosion or water damage on some ICs or other micro components that you might not want to risk on a system you're building for a customer. 
     
    On that note as well, be clear and concise with what you're selling and advertising. I mention every part, if I have them overclocked, what the system can be run at realistically (even individual games at certain FPS and resolutions if it's a gaming build) and if they are new or used. I also take a ton of pictures of the PC, inside, outside, front and back to make sure everybody knows what they're getting and I mention all the ports and outs. If its older stuff like mobos that might not support USB 3.0 and I have a case that has USB 3.0 front headers, I mention that they won't work because the mobo won't support it etc... I also offer them a bit of support in the sense that I'll help them with some issues so long as its not something that they themselves have caused (such as burning out VRMs because they didn't have adequate cooling whilst OCing or wrecking a USB header on a MOBO because they were plugging into the wrong thing). 
     
    Overall, I think it's pretty fun and if you're like me and are kind of addicted to hardware and building, it's a good way to be able to do it without just building a million computers at your house out of your own pocket or constantly upgrading your main rig because that gets pricey. Another thing is I would recommend not building a bunch at the same time even though it might be tempting. When I first was just testing the waters, I did one build and I didn't really start looking into parts for my next one until I was almost 100 percent sure it was sold. I also didn't really want to invest too much of my own money at first because I didn't want to be more out of pocket in case it didn't work out and I couldn't do it decently enough. Also, keep track of your budget and what you're paying for your parts and try not to overpay for your parts (and haggle if you can) or else you won't be able to get anything back for your time and effort. Once I started doing more builds and getting them sold on a more consistent basis, then I took risks and got to the point where I'm able to build a couple a month and have that flow going decently enough. Even made the money I initially invested back as well so the builds I do now pretty much pay for themselves.
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Wolf ~ IRONI in Should I upgrade or start a fresh build?   
    I would sell the current setup and build a new one.
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from BarackOBatman in PC Building Buisness?   
    Hehe, gotta test them out if you get what I mean
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from BarackOBatman in PC Building Buisness?   
    The only thing with the 'Money Back Guarantee' services is PayPal will hold the money for a couple of days even up to weeks in case they don't get the product than its easy to give the money back and you cant spend it. Making pre-paying pointless
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from BarackOBatman in PUBG Crashes in the Same Spot Every Time   
    Sounds like it worked out for both of you  
     
    Good luck  
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from sluz in It's on!!! (help me get started with building my new rig)   
    Component Name UK Price UK Supplier US Price US Supplier CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 £159 Overclockers.co.uk $180 Amazon.com Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Pro4 £99 Overclockers.co.uk $130 Amazon.com RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000MHz £183 Amazon.co.uk $203 Amazon.com Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB £340 Overclockers.co.uk $350 Amazon.com SSD: Crucial MX500 Evo 500GB £111 Scan.co.uk $130 Amazon.com HDD: WD Blue 1TB HDD £38 Amazon.co.uk $47 Amazon.com Power Supply:     Corsair CX650 £69 Overclockers.co.uk $65 Amazon.com Case: NZXT S340 £66 Amazon.co.uk $70 Newegg.com Cooler: Included with CPU £0   $0   Software: Windows 10 £120 Microsoft.com $120 Amazon.com   Total:
     
     
     
     
    If you don't need a copy of Windows than
    upgrade the GPU to GTX 1070,
    Also since its a little below your budget you
    can upgrade some of the other parts
     
     
    £1,185   $1,295
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Phantonex in PUBG Crashes in the Same Spot Every Time   
    have you tried to reinstall PUBG?
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    Allupyourfinger got a reaction from Ryujin2003 in PUBG Crashes in the Same Spot Every Time   
    have you tried to reinstall PUBG?
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