The Computer Megathread

[lcyGamma]

Ew, dat ugly underspec'd crapola.

Also your avatar makes me feel warm and fuzzy.

[Ad Bot]

[fawkes..]

Underspec'd? I'll have you know it can run Blockland without shaders!

And aww thankyou c:

[lcyGamma]

huehuehue

[PrototypeCow]

Have you guys heard anything about Tesla? I want to know its comparison to Kepler

[Demian]

Any ideas on why one of my cores disappeared on my AMD Phenom II X6 1055T? It says "5 cores activated" on boot but it used to say 6.

[Jerome]

I would recommend Asus and Compaq. HP is okay but they tend to have hideous case decals and fruity designs.

compaq is hp
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[lcyGamma]

compaq is hp
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They aren't the same.

Compaq was its own company, it was acquired by HP and is now a division, but is technically separate.

Pretty sure HP maintains it for budget systems, usually Compaq is the affordable end.

[Isjix]

how much difference would it make upgrading from this to this?

would it be worth it? the 720 is getting pretty old but I still want a good AMD cpu for gaming/tons of apps under $110

[lcyGamma]

how much difference would it make upgrading from this to this?

Significant difference.

The Phenom II X4 965 is twice as powerful.

[Isjix]

Significant difference.

The Phenom II X4 965 is twice as powerful.

thanks, I may consider upgrading to this since that's all I needed to know. it was like 84$ yesterday :(

[lcyGamma]

Do eeeet.

[Warground]

@laptop brand discussion

I personally love Lenovo Thinkpads, just bought a refurbished t400 and the quality is awesome.
They may have a boring design but that's not important.

IMHO quality > design

And buying refurbished ones is a good way to get powerfull laptops for little money.

[Isjix]

Do eeeet.

alright, how would this be against the 965? I decided I wanna spend a little more
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106009&Tpk=4170%20amd

[KoopaScooper]

I'm not planning to for a long time.

That's good; you won't have to for a long time. If your CPU gets too hot though, reapplying some nice high-quality thermal paste should fix it.

[ShadowsfeaR]

Arctic Silver is always a good brand