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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to BlackManINC in Any recommendations?
I'd get rid of that internal Hard Drive and get an external one. If something happens to your computer, say it gets infected with a virus, nothing is stopping the virus from doing the same thing to your internal HDD as well. If you are buying an extra storage drive to be a backup, then its not a true backup if it still has to be connected directly to the motherboard for it to work. When you buy an external hard drive and your computer is all set, back everything up to that external drive as a system image file right away.
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from vanished in Can I install my old hard drive in my new PC with all the data saved?
I've had trouble with motherboards sometimes overriding manual boot order settings because fuck you but I guess that's just what you get when you buy ASUS
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from kirashi in How do I install Windows 8 from a Windows 10 machine?
Why do you want to install an outdated, generally terrible OS?
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from GDRRiley in $300 or less laptop for young students
Look for Lenovo ThinkPads on eBay. there are guides out there for buying them. Also you will want to get an SSD so the system is more responsive, whatever from Crucial or Samsung is OK
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to DildorTheDecent in A King of ten years past - fully unlocked GTX 480 found
This isn't news. There's members here that have owned 512 core GTX 480s.
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to WereCat in Still on 14nm (But better) - Rocket lake - S to come with PCIe 4.0
So the Rocket Lake is all about platform I/O improvements but still basicaly no tangible CPU performance improvement?
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from Eschew in LTT forum "banning" game
Banned because there are, like, 30 people using the dancing bird.
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from Eschew in LTT forum "banning" game
Banned for reusing the same dancing rgbird gif as a profile pic
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to PlayStation 2 in China & Huawei propose reinvention of the internet
China, Russia and Saudi Arabia: three good reasons to know that nothing good can come out of this.
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to emosun in [Folding@Home] [Twitter] F@H has now broken the exaflop barrier!
4.6 million cpu cores and adobe will still only render on the first 6
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from Entropy. in Build thoughts?
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RnqMmg
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($418.89 @ B&H) - No reason to go Intel in 2020. This offers much faster performance for the same price
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard ($154.00 @ B&H) - Good X570 motherboard that you can OC with (yes, you can OC with the stock cooler but you could always buy an NH-u12S if that is your concern)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg) - 4*8 looks way cooler than 2*16
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ B&H) - If you already have an SSD and HDD, substitute this for an AIO. Otherwise, it's a great drive
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB Video Card ($699.99 @ Best Buy) - fast boi
Total: $1568.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-26 23:19 EDT-0400
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from aus212 in Build thoughts?
PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RnqMmg
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor ($418.89 @ B&H) - No reason to go Intel in 2020. This offers much faster performance for the same price
Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 GAMING X ATX AM4 Motherboard ($154.00 @ B&H) - Good X570 motherboard that you can OC with (yes, you can OC with the stock cooler but you could always buy an NH-u12S if that is your concern)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg) - 4*8 looks way cooler than 2*16
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($92.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($109.99 @ B&H) - If you already have an SSD and HDD, substitute this for an AIO. Otherwise, it's a great drive
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB Video Card ($699.99 @ Best Buy) - fast boi
Total: $1568.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-03-26 23:19 EDT-0400
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from GamerBlake in Is my Internet good enough for online games?
Yes that is absolutely fine, many people play on single digits up and down. You are fine
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from Paul Rudd in 3 FREE Games at EG Valued at $62.99 on Steam March 26th + 2 FREE Games at EG Valued at $34.99 on Steam April 2nd
Nice! WWZ looks decent for when I run out of Far Cry 5
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to TetraSky in (update: available now)Stepping up from dull WMR goggles - HP announces new VR headset
Still waiting for VR headsets to not cost more than my PC....
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to Ulol60 in 5700 xt vs 5600 xt
I'd go for 5600xt Cause its better in all catagories except the age. MSI is a good bran and if you can buy it for cheaper it would totally go for it. It may be cheaper because of Corona virus but probs not.
https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-5700-XT-vs-AMD-RX-5600-XT/4045vs4062
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to Fasauceome in weird power supply / mobo adapter needed
It's a proprietary connector for HP elitedesk computers. In my opinion, getting a cheap H61 motherboard is the best option, and then getting a standard power supply.
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from Eschew in LTT forum "banning" game
Banned for not sentence maek good
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from kirashi in WILL A PSU WITH THESE SPECS WORK FINE WITH A 1660 SUPER/1650 SUPER ALONGSIDE RYZEN 5 2600 AND 4 HARD DRIVES?
That's a bomb. Get a CX550M
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from Fuzzykiss in mini itx monster gamer
OK. That unit is fine, will be perfectly good choice for your PC.
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from Fuzzykiss in mini itx monster gamer
I'd be careful of the RAM, but if you're confident then go ahead. Otherwise seems like a generally well rounded gaming machine, though please tell what specific PSU you are using since EVGA makes many gold rated unit and some are much better/worse than others
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orbitalbuzzsaw reacted to AngryBeaver in Gamestop claims they are essential retail and are staying open during lockdown
A lot of states are going to levy huge fines on these places. Which honestly will probably be the final nail in the coffin for gamestop.
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orbitalbuzzsaw got a reaction from VotingCanadian in Can a mod please delete my account?
Counterpoint to this.
1) Most people outside of cities do not in fact have a good enough Internet connection to do streaming.
2) Even for those of us who do have a good internet connection many people (such as myself) like to play games to pass the time on trains, buses, et cetera, where the wifi, if present at all, is never good enough for streaming
3) Steam streaming only works for Steam games. Nvidia streaming only for Nvidia-equipped systems. Some of us have large collections on GoG.com or other services not to mention first-party launchers making Steam streaming limited at best. Nvidia streaming does not work at all unless your system is nVdida GPU equipped ruling it out for a lot of people
3) Game streaming is not a good solution. It is often laggy, sometimes to the point of unworkability, and generally complicated and confusing. Compare this to running a game from steam, which requires three clicks from the desktop
4) A gaming laptop is not necessarily expensive. While I agree that expensive gaming laptops are not a great value, budget ones such as the Acer Nitro 5 offer very respectable performance handling most AAA titles at 1080p 60 high settings, and are often available in the $750 range, only $150 more than what you suggest spending on a game streaming semi-thin client. With a budget gaming laptop such as the Nitro 5 you also get the advantage of being able to do work such as basic CAD or video/image editing on the go which, to my knowledge, is not possible to stream from a desktop without a lot of complication.