Experiences with non-techies

[brune67]

On 6/11/2016 at 9:31 PM, themaniac said:

this is why i wonder how the hell the idiots of this world have not killed them selves off yet

 

On 6/11/2016 at 9:25 PM, ShadowTechXTS said:

My brother came up to me with a USB drive and said "where do I put your graphics card?"

My sister once came up to me when I was putting my pc back together from a case transfer, pointed at the GPU and asked "is that the screenaninator?"

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55 minutes ago, matrix07012 said:

it is not bad, but why did they put the GT 730 when it is equal to a Skylake iGPU

So they can say "Powerful dedicated NVIDIA graphics card"  It's all marketing...

[kelvindeschutter]

3 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

So they can say "Powerful dedicated NVIDIA graphics card"  It's all marketing...

"Powerful"

[daniellearmouth]

10 minutes ago, kelvindeschutter said:

"Powerful"

Dear god, you're never satisfied, are you?

[kelvindeschutter]

1 minute ago, daniellearmouth said:

Dear god, you're never satisfied, are you?

indeed not until i have my rx 480 CF

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47 minutes ago, kelvindeschutter said:

"Powerful"

Yeah.  You know they would.  Any they would get away with it too, since that doesn't inherently imply any particular level of performance.  It's subjective, and relative   It is god damn powerful compared to the computers used in the 1950s  

[MoonlightSylv]

1 hour ago, brune67 said:

 

My sister once came up to me when I was putting my pc back together from a case transfer, pointed at the GPU and asked "is that the screenaninator?"

The screenaninator  

[brune67]

2 hours ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

The screenaninator  

Yes..... hence my signature.....

[Fgtfv567]

On 6/16/2016 at 0:46 PM, CandleJakk said:

"The next Xbox will play games in 4k 60FPS."

- my friends

 

*sigh*

If you build an SFF computer inside of an Xbox case, does that count?

On 6/16/2016 at 2:02 PM, Sauron said:

is it?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($47.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.49 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 370 4GB Vapor-X Video Card  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($84.99 @ NCIX US) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Edimax EW-7811UTC USB 2.0 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($13.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: Gigabyte USB3.1 ($15.00)
Total: $613.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-06-16 17:03 EDT-0400

 

It's obviously much cheaper if you already have a windows copy or are fine with linux.

See below quote

23 hours ago, daniellearmouth said:

Bear in mind, you've got a heavily discounted case there. Had that not been on discount your thing would be closer to $650. Yes, it's still under the $700 mark, but you're not really saving all that much.

Having to buy a USB 3.1 add-in card feels like cheating to me, and considering that only has one of either Type-C and Type-A, it doesn't quite cut it, given the Best Buy machine had two Type-A USB 3.1 inputs. Yes, Type-C can be a bonus, but it's not nearly ubiquitous enough for it to be worth it right now.

 

Looking around will net you a bargain, but as my point states, pre-built computers have a place. Pre-builts are not necessarily always more expensive than they should be, and all things considered, the one that Linus showcased is good value for money, all things considered.

Basically, the people complaining about pre-builts existing can shush. If you want to build a computer rather than buy one ready built, go ahead - you do you. That's what I do. But if you want to go pre-built, that's fine too. Shop around; you're sure to find a bargain somewhere.

If you do Paul's method and buy a Win 10 key for 20 bucks, couldn't you just use that 65 bucks and get a better case?

6 hours ago, RahulR said:

I just got back from Costco and saw a $1299.99 HP mini-tower that according to the tag had:

 

Core i7 6700T

16GBs DDR3 RAM

and a damn GT 730.

 

It claimed to be a "Workstation PC"

Do workstation PCs require a high end GPU? If not, the i7 will be powerful enough

2 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

So they can say "Powerful dedicated NVIDIA graphics card"  It's all marketing...

I mean, it is more powerful than an HD 3000 or the like...

[BingoFishy]

2 minutes ago, Fgtfv567 said:

If you build an SFF computer inside of an Xbox case, does that count?

See below quote

If you do Paul's method and buy a Win 10 key for 20 bucks, couldn't you just use that 65 bucks and get a better case?

Do workstation PCs require a high end GPU? If not, the i7 will be powerful enough

I mean, it is more powerful than an HD 3000 or the like...

Likely not better than HD530 or whatever's in the 6700T tho

[BlazingGunnerFTW]

9 hours ago, brune67 said:

 

My sister once came up to me when I was putting my pc back together from a case transfer, pointed at the GPU and asked "is that the screenaninator?"

1) How old was she when she said that?

1a) How long ago was that?

2) A screeninator for a GPU? Out of all of the things I've heard misidentified for a GPU, that one takes the cake.

[deWaardt]

2 hours ago, BlazingGunnerFTW said:

1) How old was she when she said that?

1a) How long ago was that?

2) A screeninator for a GPU? Out of all of the things I've heard misidentified for a GPU, that one takes the cake.

The most recent one I've heard is that someone pointed at the CPU heatsink and asked if it was the graphics card.

 

Close enough, and I get the thinking. Big heatsink cools things that get hot. GPU's often get hot.

[don_svetlio]

20 minutes ago, deWaardt said:

The most recent one I've heard is that someone pointed at the CPU heatsink and asked if it was the graphics card.

 

Close enough, and I get the thinking. Big heatsink cools things that get hot. GPU's often get hot.

Following that logic women should be covered in copper fins from head to toe

[laminutederire]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Following that logic women should be covered in copper fins from head to toe

Shhh you don't reveal 1 billion dollar ideas

[BingoFishy]

4 hours ago, BlazingGunnerFTW said:

1) How old was she when she said that?

1a) How long ago was that?

2) A screeninator for a GPU? Out of all of the things I've heard misidentified for a GPU, that one takes the cake.

Honestly, the fact that she "knew" what a GPU was is the thing that actually probably makes her smarter than most people. I mean, I only know like 3 people aside from myself who would be able to identify something as a graphics card.

[daniellearmouth]

12 hours ago, Fgtfv567 said:

If you do Paul's method and buy a Win 10 key for 20 bucks, couldn't you just use that 65 bucks and get a better case?

That was...far from my point, frankly.

[B33K]

On 1/16/2013 at 2:35 PM, ErwinS said:

Customer walks into the IT shop I worked at. She looks around (Computers and gadgets everywhere) . She walks to the counter and asks me if we sell clothes.

was it an apple store? lol?

[GirlFromYonder]

Dont put your phone on top of your pc, It will stop working.

[matrix07012]

15 minutes ago, TheCube said:

was it an apple store? lol?

 

[MDPS]

8 hours ago, BlazingGunnerFTW said:

1) How old was she when she said that?

1a) How long ago was that?

2) A screeninator for a GPU? Out of all of the things I've heard misidentified for a GPU, that one takes the cake.

Dude how else would you say it? SPREAD THE REVOLUTION! (see sig for context)

[deWaardt]

1 hour ago, DeezNoNos said:

Dont put your phone on top of your pc, It will stop working.

How does that work?

I put stuff on top of my PC all the time.

Heck, I used my previous case as screw tray because it had some sort of tray on top.

[brune67]

11 hours ago, BlazingGunnerFTW said:

1) How old was she when she said that?

1a) How long ago was that?

2) A screeninator for a GPU? Out of all of the things I've heard misidentified for a GPU, that one takes the cake.

10.  that was a few months ago. Once again, that inspired my signature... take a look at it.

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7 hours ago, BingoFishy said:

Honestly, the fact that she "knew" what a GPU was is the thing that actually probably makes her smarter than most people. I mean, I only know like 3 people aside from myself who would be able to identify something as a graphics card.

Well we all know how most people identify PC components  

http://imgur.com/gallery/m5JCP

[DocSwag]

On March 9, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Bsmith said:

I just did, I left at the "What is a modem" piece.... I know enough, I'm disappointed how big the difference of a 3y age gap is.

#1 I apologize for quoting something that is 3 months old.

#2 I am ashamed to admit that I had no idea what a modem did until just now when I searched it lol.... I knew it had to do with connecting to the Internet but I had no idea other than that. I know next to nothing about networking so maybe that's part of the reason  

[GirlFromYonder]

9 hours ago, deWaardt said:

How does that work?

I put stuff on top of my PC all the time.

Heck, I used my previous case as screw tray because it had some sort of tray on top.

IKR