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*less active

Everyday there's about the same amount of people

No not less active, the fonts... the buttons theyre 30% smaller

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I was doing a repair for someone, and when I suggested they upgraded their MacBook up from 2GB of RAM, he looked worried, and asked if that would erase everything he had saved on it.

 

I had to explain the difference between RAM and a hard drive to him, and he finally trusted me.

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I did this to reduce the noise created by the vibrations of the fan. Nothing bad has happened it's just kind of not recommended...

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This is actually genius… Patent it quick, before companies start selling 'Advanced Rubber-Based Anti-Vibration Straps' for fans!

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Continueing to use 5 year old hard drives.

 

My 7 year old drive still works perfectly. Don't see an issue with this.

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My 7 year old drive still works perfectly. Don't see an issue with this.

Aaah... But the issue is Im useing a 5 year old 74GB hdd... And its filled to 67GB.... Did I mention its my boot drive?

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Aaah... But the issue is Im useing a 5 year old 74GB hdd... And its filled to 67GB.... Did I mention its my boot drive?

 

Was in the same boat 6 months ago.

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Was in the same boat 6 months ago.

This boat is very cramped, and a bit slow

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What they are doing with the graphics of Watch_Dogs is so annoying

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The fact i haven't upgraded my desktop in a decade because of other obligations and i inherited 2 laptops (gifts from repair jobs. details on that in a different thread). My desktop is still running a Pentium 4, with an Abit IS7-V2 mobo, 2g of ram, and a Diamond Stealth Radeon 9550 in an agp 8x... Correction admitting my desktop specs in public. :'( But i am fixing that in the near future and won't let it lapse for another  decade.

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Dummest one I've heard, 

 

go download more ram lol  :lol:

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One of the two computers in my house is 10 years old and still gets used on a regular bases(Not by me haha)

 

 

Dummest one I've heard, 

 

go download more ram lol  :lol:

 

I'm embarressed to say I've heard someone say that before too :lol:

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plugged a usb thumb drive to the ethernet port on my laptop can't help it.. it fits right in to it -.-

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plugged a usb thumb drive to the ethernet port on my laptop can't help it.. it fits right in to it -.-

I feel you.

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plugged a usb thumb drive to the ethernet port on my laptop can't help it.. it fits right in to it -.-

Happens to me too.

 

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OK, here are some stupid things I've done.

 

  1.  Stuck my finger in a 6K RPM fan. Nearly broke my middle finger.
  2.  Licked a hard drive while moving. IDK why. Brain fart at the time.
  3.  Plugging in a USB into my ethernet port.
  4.  Told my dad to get 56K internet.
  5.  Ripped the tray of my DVD drive while open. Didn't realize till I saw the tray on the floor.
  6.  Bent a laptop screen too far back. Almost broke the screen off.
  7.  Buying a GT610. 
  8. Sucker punch my computer.
  9. Buying a Raidmax PSU.
  10. LET MY BROTHER USE MY COMPUTER.

As you can see, that is a lot.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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USB drive doesn't and she (my boss) says it's "probably a virus". That is dumb but the weird part was the complete nonchalance about it as if a virus was no concern.

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I made a computer with no GPU/ Aftermarket cooling thinking I'd "save up and buy them".  To all you people who are saving up for a PC: be patient.

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a friend said he had this genius idea to make money. 

his idea was a USB SSD to make computers faster, and he thought it was genius because it would be easy to do

I explained that A. this already exists B. it only makes your computer faster if you boot or run programs from it C. USB is not fast enough to handle the IOPS of a SSD

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@, would he even know what IOPS is?

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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I bet he still didn't understand.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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I didnt uninstall and pay for winwar after the trial... im going to hell :/

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Same here.

"If it has tits or tires, at some point you will have problems with it." -@vinyldash303

this is probably the only place i'll hang out anymore: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/274320-the-long-awaited-car-thread/

 

Current Rig: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Abit IN9-32MAX nForce 680i board, Galaxy GT610 1GB DDR3 gpu, Cooler Master Mystique 632S Full ATX case, 1 2TB Seagate Barracuda SATA and 1x200gb Maxtor SATA drives, 1 LG SATA DVD drive, Windows 10. All currently runs like shit :D 

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