The Computer Megathread

[Ethan]

1 COMPUTER.
otherwise, explain how my vista desktop worked on a downloaded vista dvd with an OEM key?
just now i realized that.

otherwise, why would they have an oem key on the computer if its worthless?

It's not completely foolproof, sometimes it will reject the key no matter what, for no reason. Especially if you upgrade hardware. You pretty much have to keep everything the same.
Yeah, I've had the odd Vista disk which will do 4 installations on different computers, but then I've had one that will also only do one (retail) and then stop working after that, or it will charge one use each time even though it's the same computer.

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[Warground]

Yes, sometimes the online activation rejects it.
But then just use the phone method, works everytime.

[Doomonkey]

you can reduce the resolution to get better framerate, that's probably what he did.

I played it, resolution was not reduced. Or didn't look it.

[zefoo]

I know a person who plays Skyrim on high with a $500 laptop. He gets around 30-60 fps. I forget exactly which but it was at least 30 and seemed seamless.

It was a graphic design laptop or something. It has an AMD fusion that designates two cores to graphics.

Skyrim can play on ultra on my laptop. Idk the exact fps but it runs fine.

you can reduce the resolution to get better framerate, that's probably what he did.

And I did not reduce the resolution.

[zefoo]

Sure, speed does help, but an i7 Quad core @ 2.2GHz would be better than an i5 Dual core @ 2.4GHz anyday.

I have a quad core i5 at 2.4.
I have a program that monitors them to and there were 4 cores it was monitoring.
Here is EXACTLY what I have.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz

[Pentium]

I have a quad core i5 at 2.4.
I have a program that monitors them to and there were 4 cores it was monitoring.
Here is EXACTLY what I have.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz

The mobile i5's are actually dual-cores with hyperthreading.

[zefoo]

The mobile i5's are actually dual-cores with hyperthreading.

But then how was the program monitoring 4 cores?
And how did all those other programs detect 4 cores or a quad core?
This:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz

Was from dxdiag.

[Pentium]

But then how was the program monitoring 4 cores?
And how did all those other programs detect 4 cores or a quad core?

Which program did you use? Did it really say four cores, or did it say four threads?

[zefoo]

Which program did you use? Did it really say four cores, or did it say four threads?

4 cores. Not threads. I know that for sure.
The program that monitors it saw 4 cores to.

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2430M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz

[Pentium]

4 cores. Not threads. I know that for sure.
The program that monitors it saw 4 cores to.

Wait a minute, you're using dxdiag? That program sees every CPU thread as a separate CPU. Also, according to Intel's website the 2430M has two cores with two threads each, just like the desktop i3's.

[zefoo]

Wait a minute, you're using dxdiag? That program sees every CPU thread as a separate CPU. Also, according to Intel's website the 2430M has two cores with two threads each, just like the desktop i3's.

*tear* IT LIED TO ME! jk
How can it play games that require a quad core 2.4GHz like grand theft auto maxed out with decent fps (Im not sure like 30-40 fps)?
And is it better to have a i5 dual core at 2.4GHz running 1 program or a i7 Quad Core at 2.2GHz running 1 program?

[Pentium]

*tear* IT LIED TO ME! jk
How can it play games that require a quad core 2.4GHz like grand theft auto maxed out with decent fps (Im not sure like 30-40 fps)?

The system requirements for GTA IV assumes a Core2Quad CPU, the less efficient predecessor to Intel's current Core series. Also, the i5's ability to run two threads per core also makes for some performance improvement.

And is it better to have a i5 dual core at 2.4GHz running 1 program or a i7 Quad Core at 2.2GHz running 1 program?

Depends on what programs you intend to use. Those that supports multithreading will run better on the i7, while those that don't may or may not. I can't really give a complete answer, since the i7 has a larger cache than the i5.

[zefoo]

Out of these laptops:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006740&IsNodeId=1&page=10&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=32%7C34-200-412%5E34-200-412-TS%2C34-200-532%5E34-200-532-02%23%2C34-127-681%5E34-127-681-TS%2C34-200-417%5E34-200-417-TS%2C34-158-260%5E34-158-260-02%23
Which is the best one for gaming?

[Trymos]

Out of these laptops:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006740&IsNodeId=1&page=10&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=32%7C34-200-412%5E34-200-412-TS%2C34-200-532%5E34-200-532-02%23%2C34-127-681%5E34-127-681-TS%2C34-200-417%5E34-200-417-TS%2C34-158-260%5E34-158-260-02%23
Which is the best one for gaming?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230455
this one is best if refurbished is okay.

[Pentium]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834158589 if you're OK with a refurbished machine.