Tech Things You Dont Know But Are Too Afraid To Ask.

[joelthezombie15]

US Fancy S $

UK Fancy E £

EU Fancy C €

An yen is fancy Y

[Alex(PlayMedium)]

Okay but for someone who will never move their keyboard, is worth paying the extra cash? Are the Ducky/Filco worth it in my scenario (same for most people)? I have found very little info on mech keyboards actually braking. Usually its little things like back lights that go. I don't have my keyboard very long. How often do people go through them (as long as they didn't do something stupid)?

Very different, some people get a new keyboards every couple months, but their old one(s) aren't broken most of the time they just want a new one, becasue they want a different switch, layout, backlight or something.

Some people ise their kbs for decades, but if the kb actually fails after only few years it is probably user error, like taking stabilizers apart or removing keycaps at a wrong angle, with normal usage a mech kb just sort of doesn't break ;)

[MrJakePrince]

If you turned an anti-static bag inside out, would it still be unsafe to put a part on it?

 

Why don't GPU manufacturers flip their designs so the PCB faces down and the fans point up?

I would assume it's so nothing falls into the fan blades from above which would mess them up pretty bad and also because the air will be cooler as heat rises so the lower down the air comes from the cooler it is, that's why I think they do it anyway, I may well be completely wrong

[Jay123]

What is the die of a CPU or CPU die? Don't even know if that the correct spelling of die.

[smjpl]

Very different, some people get a new keyboards every couple months, but their old one(s) aren't broken most of the time they just want a new one, becasue they want a different switch, layout, backlight or something.

Some people ise their kbs for decades, but if the kb actually fails after only few years it is probably user error, like taking stabilizers apart or removing keycaps at a wrong angle, with normal usage a mech kb just sort of doesn't break ;)

 

That's my whole point. Why is Ducky/Filco considered the be all and end all of mech keyboards? Maybe they aren't but people just seem to go mad for them think everything else isn't worth it. Is it fanboyism?

[Magic8Ball]

Why is it that pro gamers seem to use old opticals when gaming companies have been pushing the apparently better laser technology?

[MrJakePrince]

Why is it that pro gamers seem to use old opticals when gaming companies have been pushing the apparently better laser technology?

Probably because they are used to using that and have enough skill that they don't need a different type of sensor tech which isn't going to make them a better gamer

[ccaian]

Is a GPU like a mini computer inside a computer? Always wondered that.

[FireFox]

Is a GPU like a mini computer inside a computer? Always wondered that.

 

I don't think so, just a parallel computing device or something, I need to study it lol

[Alex(PlayMedium)]

That's my whole point. Why is Ducky/Filco considered the be all and end all of mech keyboards? Maybe they aren't but people just seem to go mad for them think everything else isn't worth it. Is it fanboyism?

They are just well made and have a good reputation. also ducky has much more backlight options than any others do.

But with filco I don't fully understand it either. I have never typed on one, but here where I live they are very expensive, you pay more for a tenkeyless filco without any backlight than for a full size ducky shine 2 with fully customizable backlighting.

[joelthezombie15]

They are just well made and have a good reputation. also ducky has much more backlight options than any others do.

But with filco I don't fully understand it either. I have never typed on one, but here where I live they are very expensive, you pay more for a tenkeyless filco without any backlight than for a full size ducky shine 2 with fully customizable backlighting.

Ducky also has almost every switch known to man kind :D

[rashdanml]

Jay123, on 20 Jun 2013 - 1:06 PM, said:

What is the die of a CPU or CPU die? Don't even know if that the correct spelling of die.

Someone correct me if I'm way off base, but the "die" is the thin disc on which the transistors and circuitry are connected. The die is then sliced into smaller chips, which are the chips that go into a CPU PCB (which has the necessary connections on it for the pins). To top it all off, the chip is enclosed in a heat spreader which is the metal casing you see when you buy a CPU. Thermal paste applied above and below the heat spreader.

e: Quick google search later, the Die refers to the integrated circuits in the chip, which you see being made partway through the above video.

[fishymamba]

What is the die of a CPU or CPU die? Don't even know if that the correct spelling of die.

 

The die is the actual group of circuits in the CPU/GPU. They are made in large batches on a thin silicon wafer and then "cut" out.

Nice video about how CPUs are made: 

Globalfoundries makes AMDs CPUs.

[orangecat]

The one thing I'm afraid to ask sometimes is... well I can't think of anything.

[christoi]

Is a GPU like a mini computer inside a computer? Always wondered that.

 

Not really, though it depends on how you define it. A GPU is very similar to a CPU as it's a chip that can execute set instructions, but it's optimized specifically for specific tasks. It acts essentially as an additional chip to the system, for graphics-related stuff.

[LapX]

Look at that fancy title.

Edit:

Oh right a question. Why are 16x (or just any high speed lane) lanes generally the prefered top slot on motherboards?

I want to put a sound card in my system without restricting airflow to my video card, shouldnt it just be standard to have a 4x lane first, followed by a 16x??

I actually have a slot for my soundcard on my Asus P6X58D-E. I don't know why this is not common. Maybe it doesn't look good, I don't really care.

[Tomislav Matic]

In what situations is faster RAM truly useful?

I know heavy video editing and rendering, but is that it? Does it make a difference for photo editing (big ones, I'd assume it would)?

But, more specifically, why doesn't it matter for gaming, but does for rendering/video editing?

Also, since Hyper Threading depends on errors being made and waiting time on the RAM (that's how it works, btw), does faster RAM actually hinder Hyper Threading's "extra cores" aspect, or does it help it?

... Mine are more technical than I thought they'd be.

faster ram is truly useful for creation of virtual machines. For rendering and stuff you won't notice speed difference between 1333 and 1600. You will notice the amount of RAM. In my experience for editing and rendering it's better to have 32 gb of 1333mz ddr3 than 16gb of 1866mh ddr3. but that's just my experience I might be wrong. I usually work with Adobe Suite.

[PCBudgetSolutions]

Here is the trouble I am having with HTT. You said "it makes 1 core two different threads at the same time". A virtual core is not as powerful as a physical core. This I know. So do you end up with one physical core and one virtual core or do you end up with two virtual cores (from 1 physical core)? I take it, it is the former. So with that, is the physical core less powerful now that you have to take some processing power and dedicate it towards the virtual core? So, is a single i5 core more powerful than an i7 core (2500k vs 2600k)? If you are not doing a lot of multi-threaded applications, would it be more beneficial to disable HTT?

 

Sorry if this is taking the thread off topic by focusing too much on one topic. PM if you feel it is.

Here is my understanding of it.  It gives each core the ability to process 2 things at once.  But essentially it takes 1 task, splits it into 2 tasks and runs it at the same time.

[smjpl]

 

 

 

 

So basically, they're probably the best but if you can get something that suits your needs at the right price, get it and it will be fine.

 

Cheers for your replies.

[Alex D]

how to build a computer without breaking anything?

[Mo5]

How does more power stages help? And their confusing marking (i.e. 8+1, 4+1...)

[Cbeeman]

The fact that's three different sockets RIGHT NOW is what made me confused updating my system this year :P

My advice and methodology: choose your cpu, find out what socket it is, and then schoose motherboard. Unless you relly need some features of the chipset (z77 z87 x79) that is the easiest way to deal wiith it. Also pcpartpicker atomatically compatibillity checks that.

[Cbeeman]

how to build a computer without breaking anything?

This is the question that's answer shall never be known.

[Mrbluee]

Why is everyone highly criticizing EA ALOT?  Check on linus meme on off-topic and ALOT of jokes are about EA?  

[LapX]

Not really, though it depends on how you define it. A GPU is very similar to a CPU as it's a chip that can execute set instructions, but it's optimized specifically for specific tasks. It acts essentially as an additional chip to the system, for graphics-related stuff.

It is optimized for simpler task than what a CPU can handle but doing it all at the same time. CPU handles 1 task per core lineraly and can calculate more complex equations (let's say f(x)=300(1.50)e35)

 

as a GPU handles multiple task at the same time (parallel processing) but they are really simple equations (Like 2+2=4) (BTW my equations are totaly not what they calculate)

 

Here a funny video that demonstrates it. 

 

 

Edit: I'm not totally sure if I'm right but that's basically what it is. Don't quote me on that (Like Linus would say).