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The importance of internet forum users.   :ph34r:  true though.

Grammar and spelling is not indicative of intelligence/knowledge.  Not having the same opinion does not always mean lack of understanding.  

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Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

Please people, try Linux.

Too bad software devs nor major game devs have no love for Linux... If more software would be made / converted for Linux (including games), I'd probably ditch Windows.

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Too bad software devs nor major game devs have no love for Linux... If more software would be made / converted for Linux (including games), I'd probably ditch Windows.

Completely agree mate. Problem is that most software devs just don't want to put in the time to make software Linux compatible when so many more people use Windows.
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Completely agree mate. Problem is that most software devs just don't want to put in the time to make software Linux compatible when so many more people use Windows.

And Wine doesn't necessarily help (it's not a Windows emulator, after all. Just runs .exe files) with like steam games. Sure, some software would run no problem, but for playing games Windows is still pretty much necessary.

 

Hmm... Maybe I'd install some Linux disto alongside Windows. Got so much empty HDD space and don't know what to do with it, so...

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And Wine doesn't necessarily help (it's not a Windows emulator, after all. Just runs .exe files) with like steam games. Sure, some software would run no problem, but for playing games Windows is still pretty much necessary.

Hmm... Maybe I'd install some Linux disto alongside Windows. Got so much empty HDD space and don't know what to do with it, so...

Go for it! Oh, and if this is going to be your first time installing a distro I'd recommend going with Xubuntu :)
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Beats and consoles.

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  • Fashionable audio gear

cdr-king (they sell almost everything (including a USB-powered fridge))

Samsung (Screw Touchwiz to hell! What do you mean I can't use my external speakers on your cheapest 32"!? I've got a cheaper one that does audio pass-through!)

Apple (I used to like the classic iPod, never got the chance to own one.. Might've regretted it due to iTunes (software) which I hate with a passion)

i5s & i7s (yeah you heard me!)

APUs

nVidia Graphics Cards (from experiencing the 650Ti)

GSync

PhysX

High-end graphics cards in general

"Audiophile"

"Pro"

"Gamer"

4K

1080p (I sit with my face around 3 ft from a 1366x768 18.5" screen)

Water cooling

Cooler Master 212* (shit's expensive as fuck here)

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Go for it! Oh, and if this is going to be your first time installing a distro I'd recommend going with Xubuntu :)

Actually had some experience with Ubuntu and Lubuntu on my old desktop and laptop. All of my family's computer's (except mine and my sister's laptop that's charger is broken) runs on Ubuntu. First time using Linux on main rig, though. Maybe I'll try ZorinOS now.

 

Let's now stick to the topic...

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What's something so overrated but not actually that good?

 

My face... apparently it's quite nice, I don't see the appeal.

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Not sure if I've said it or not, but the One Plus One. YOUR PRODUCT CAN'T KILL FLAGSHIPS IF YOU CAN'T BUY IT! Esspecially with iPhone 6 and Note 4 set to come out next month and the LG G3 out earlier this year.

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SNIP

 

Wow

 

Any reasons for all of those that you think are overrated? I seriously do not understand how some of those are overrated and not good

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Wow

 

Any reasons for all of those that you think are overrated? I seriously do not understand how some of those are overrated and not good

 

I tend to focus on price-performance ratios and mid to long-term returns... This should explain some of them...

 

As for i5s and i7s, you can get something cheaper and it should perform acceptably (on my standards)...

 

APUs are being marketed right now as something like an FX-ish chip...

 

Samsung is overrated as it is (esp. in my country... wherever you go, there would be at least 1 samsung phone in the vicinity, and I tried to set-up the audio for my relative's TV system (a 32" Samsung, not sure which model but it's one of the lower-end ones) only to find out that it can't do audio pass-through via RCA cables...

 

GSync, there's a VESA standard for that...

PhysX, is this still even relevant? I haven't encountered one person (IRL) who stated PhysX as a deal-making factor....

 

"Audiophile" stuff can become a marketing term and I've encountered some stuff...

Same with "Pro", and "Gamer"

 

1080p, sure it's nice and clear, but it doesn't matter to me too much, especially since it taxes the fuck out of budget systems...

 

4K, as much as you try to push it, it's still overrated until it can reach the midrange, with acceptable performance...

 

Water Cooling, I've seen comparable performance with air cooling, also it adds another possible point of failure which can compromise the whole system...

 

High-end graphics cards are money sinks, and the addiction to the hardware that they trigger...

 

But these are just my opinions, so feel free to hate all you want...

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But these are just my opinions, so feel free to hate all you want...

 

I did not come here to argue :) you are free to have opinions

 

Just wanted to hear your reasons, not going to sit here and debate them

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I did not come here to argue :) you are free to have opinions

 

Just wanted to hear your reasons, not going to sit here and debate them

 

Sorry about the abrasive language...

Mutsuki:

CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

Acer ES13 | CPU: Intel Pentium N4200 | GPU:  Intel HD 505 | RAM: 1x 4GB (unidentified) DDR3L | HDD: (unidentified) 500GB 5600RPM

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Aww, c'mon man. What else did we have back then? It was either cs or sc:bw.

Or RollerCoaster Tycoon 2.

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Titan GPU's, iOS, IPhone and iPad, Android Wear and smart watches in general, PewDiePie, and SwiftKey.

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Every product with "Gaming" in the name

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Titan GPU's, iOS, IPhone and iPad, Android Wear and smart watches in general, PewDiePie, and SwiftKey.

This. Definitely this!

 

I used SwiftKey for a week, and while it was a bit more responsive, it was worse than the stock android keyboard in every way. The auto-correct in SwiftKey is utter shite, it only goes wrong, never correctly. Can't turn that damn auto-correct off, and with all the typos and wrong corrections, it was way slower to type with SwiftKey.

 

Your experience might be different, but I personally don't like it.

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600 Dollar/Euro smartphones. I regret getting an S4, I only listen music on it and use whatsapp. The games are garbage and there's no useful app that needs that kind of hardware.

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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah :D  :lol:

That was easily one of the funniest things I have ever read so I agree with your laughter lol

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Life.

jk

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