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Off Topic / Re: uh, youtube

« on: July 03, 2012, 07:32:14 PM »

I press it...

AND IT DOES NOTHING!

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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread

« on: June 21, 2012, 06:24:29 PM »

Ethan which build would you recommend for someone that makes music, I need something that can take allot of usage if you know what i mean, My laptop right now just freezes/clips music that i make so i really need an upgrade

Hmm, you'd need something with a good sound card and a good processor.
What else are you planning on doing with this computer? What is your budget?

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Off Topic / Re: My laptop (HP Pavilion dv6-2153eo) refuses to boot

« on: June 20, 2012, 07:33:14 AM »

bisjac's prebuilt PC's rankings, from highest to lowest

1) ASUS, Sony
2) HP
3) Dell, Gateway, Compaq, Acer, eMachine, dozens of others

Agree, but:
1. Asus, MSI, HP, Compaq (HP and compaq are the same brand)
2. Lenovo, Acer
3. Sony, Toshiba
4. Everything else

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Off Topic / Re: My laptop (HP Pavilion dv6-2153eo) refuses to boot

« on: June 19, 2012, 08:17:27 PM »

HP DV6 series is infamous for hardware failure, so probably the mobo is dead.

I have no idea where you get this information

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Off Topic / Re: Post pictures of your car.

« on: June 19, 2012, 08:08:53 PM »

My car is bad because it gets about 10 MPG. It also runs on that 91 Super Unleaded gas, so that adds price. >.>

I love how 91 is premium over there.
We have 91 as our base petrol, and you pay extra for 95 or a lot more for 98. I have to have 98 as my engine is built to run on 103 but you can only get that in Japan.

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Off Topic / Re: Wtf is it with all the creepy avatars?

« on: June 19, 2012, 06:02:28 PM »

Does anyone remember Zoneark's old avatar?

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Off Topic / Re: My laptop (HP Pavilion dv6-2153eo) refuses to boot

« on: June 19, 2012, 05:58:42 PM »

No, it doesn't bring up the monitor, but according to the manual the blinks of the caps-/numlock lights say so. It happened just after I replaced the CPU fan because the old one refused to work.

I'm just gonna say that you shorted something out when you opened it up. If you didn't do anything else (hardware or software replace) then that will most likely be the issue.

Would probably be way too expensive for the quality, considering the general quality of HP products.

Implying that HP is bad quality.

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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread

« on: June 19, 2012, 05:36:19 AM »

I've used a vacuum cleaner, just while the case was still on. The risk of ESD is not that high.

Risk = still a risk.
Why do it if there's a risk?

Can I upgrade my stock dell 620 motherboard?

Anything is possible. You'll need more specs though.

So I just upgraded my Core 2 Duo CPU (mentioned earlier in the thread). To an i5-3570k, My GPU to a gtx 550 TI, aGIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H motherboard, my memory to 8 gb corsair vengeance 1600 mhz, and got optical drive, 1 tb caviar black drive for about ~550.

Good build?

Very nice. :)

yes

by buying a new computer that doesn't suck 

If you're not going to contribute constructively to a question, don't reply.

my brother just bought a very nice computer off of craigslisthe got it for $380, he's really happy lol he can play arma 2/a bunch of other games when they come out.

The case is really sweet, it has green lights on the front and side fan. The side is clear so you can see inside it.

Meh, quite outdated as it's a few generations old but still good performance per dollar.

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Off Topic / Re: Hey guys, i'm a hypocrite!

« on: June 19, 2012, 05:09:20 AM »

lol I remember little feep with your squeaky voice

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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread

« on: June 17, 2012, 11:35:01 PM »

Wait, so it's blowing air out? I thought it was blowing in.
What about the other fans?

Also how should I clean the dust?

Whatever you do, don't use a vacuum cleaner.

Can you guys find me a graphics card/make sure this all plays nice together?
Intel Pentium G840 CPU: http://amzn.to/uGHcWg
ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM Motherboard: http://amzn.to/suVR3Z
Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 Graphics Card: Missing :C
Corsair XMS3 8GB RAM: http://amzn.to/vKC1XN
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB Hard Drive: http://amzn.to/sVdqQZ
Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Case: http://amzn.to/tv2pDK
Cooler Master 120mm Case Fan: http://amzn.to/u5ZgwF
Cooler Master Elite 460w Power Supply: http://amzn.to/tJh6G2
Asus 24X DVD Burner: http://amzn.to/skDoFQ
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit: http://amzn.to/sJCwgC

I'd personally go for something above an H61/pentium setup (at least i3 or Phenom II).
But everything appears compatible.

lol HP you so funnie.

my brothers laptop automatically restarted in a middle of a game without warning and HP started flashing the bios to an updated one without WARNING.
jesus christ HP why are you all richards?

my favorite part of the bios update was that i had a very laggy cursor. (it was amazing that i even had a cursor)

The HP update assistant always shows a warning. It's likely that it recorded your keystrokes made during the game and selected yes.

Okay. What about the grahpics card? They don't sell that one anymore  so I'd like one as good or better than it.
Oh, and am I missing anything?

They still do sell the 6770, just get a different brand one.

pentium g840 is an i3 without the hyperthreading.
it's good for games that dont support hyperthreading.

And what's the point of that? No game is worse off with hyperthreading, just spend the extra IMO.

Finally found a star-of-david screwdriver that can open this old laptop harddrive I had.  Lookie!

-snip-

I was gonna say, I hope you don't want to use that hard drive again because of the vacuum seal, but then I looked at the pins :P

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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread

« on: June 17, 2012, 11:28:31 PM »

You can install both retail versions and OEM versions as many times as you want. The OEM version cannot be transferred to a different computer. You may have to activate the OEM version over the phone if you reinstall it.

This does bring up the issue of George Washington's axe - at what point does your computer become a new computer if you upgrade it? The answer is it's tied to the motherboard, you will probably need to call up Microsoft and ask them nicely to activate it for you if you change it. I don't entirely know how this works since I've never been in this position but it's worth a try.

In any case, you will have no problem reinstalling the OEM version on a laptop since you will probably never replace the motherboard. This is why the license key is generally printed on a sticker and stuck to the bottom of a laptop, just in case you ever need to reformat your laptop.

Ars Technica has a great article (including the long form of what I just summarized) on reinstalling Windows on laptops. I'd highly recommend anybody purchasing a laptop do this.

Yeah, the issue of upgrading can be strange. I've had instances where I've replaced the motherboard and have used the same OEM key, and it's been fine, which is really really odd. Then, on the other hand, one time I replaced the RAM, CD drive and GPU and was turned down for online authentication.

OMG that is sick. Do you think this is a good option?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833146001&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Network%20-%20Powerline-_-Western%20Digital-_-33146001&AID=10440897&PID=1796839&SID=20316247

I'd personally use this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124448

Ok my CPU still turns on high even though I bought a new case with 5 fans in it. I think the problem is that they all are facing wrong directions and stuff. Can anyone tell me which way the fans are facing and which way they should be? I suppose the top and back fan should be blowing out the hot air. Also could someone tell me which way my CPU fan blows? I believe the two side fans are blowing into the case. I know the front fan is blowing in.

-snippity doo-

It appears that all your fans are acting as exhaust fans. Research positive airflow and configure something like that.

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Off Topic / Re: Can someone tell me what's going on with this page

« on: June 17, 2012, 11:23:21 PM »

mole patrol

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Off Topic / Re: Loosing 1GB of space a day

« on: June 17, 2012, 11:21:29 PM »

I've forgotten the exact details but Windows 7 has some kind of dynamic cache or something similar that varies the disk space available by considerable amounts (a range of 10GB in my case) randomly.
Just monitor it.

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Off Topic / Re: Loosing 1GB of space a day

« on: June 17, 2012, 11:18:32 PM »

No.

You're pretty funny

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Off Topic / Re: This guy's driving.

« on: June 17, 2012, 04:48:16 AM »

The other drivers aren't really driving badly. No big risks were taken from what I can see. Maybe drivers are just really bad in NZ.