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I have had this question for the longest time. I don't even use my CD/DVD drive most of the time, but is there any sensible reason why it locks my PC every so often when copying from a dirty/scratched disc? I remember drives have been doing that since I had my first pure CD drive back in 2002 and the behaviour didn't disappear even know, several OSs and PCs later. So what gives?
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If it encounters enough errors so that it drops the read down to PIO Mode, then it could freeze a bit, potentially. I had a godawful SD Card reader that worked in PIO Mode, and it ran the system at 100% CPU usage on a Pentium M 2GHz, and copied at less than 1MB/s. I replaced it with a decent one that had bus mastering, and woo, we're off.
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Dec 21, 2011 23:19
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I'm just trying to get rid of most of my dusty old discs, and this is literally painful. What sane reason is there for the drive to freeze whole goddam system? I get it, the dics' condition is bad, just copy slowly and let me browse on my quadcore with 8 GB RAM without it looking like my I was working again on my first Celeron @ 500 Mhz with 256 MB RAM 
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Dec 21, 2011 23:25
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lordfrikk posted:I'm just trying to get rid of most of my dusty old discs, and this is literally painful. What sane reason is there for the drive to freeze whole goddam system? I get it, the dics' condition is bad, just copy slowly and let me browse on my quadcore with 8 GB RAM without it looking like my I was working again on my first Celeron @ 500 Mhz with 256 MB RAM
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Dec 22, 2011 00:22
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Any recommendations for a way to monitor all ingoing/outgoing traffic on a home network? I'm currently using a 3g connection that seems to bog down completely at night, probably because the cell towers are overloaded. Since I pay per gigabyte, I want to make sure there isn't anything wrong on my end in any case. The router I was supplied was the Ericsson w35. I don't know if I have much choice over router, since I think it came with custom firmware from the provider.
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Dec 22, 2011 01:43
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Fruits of the sea posted:Any recommendations for a way to monitor all ingoing/outgoing traffic on a home network? I'm currently using a 3g connection that seems to bog down completely at night, probably because the cell towers are overloaded. Since I pay per gigabyte, I want to make sure there isn't anything wrong on my end in any case. The router's setup webpage has Transmitter/Received counts on the Internet tab, and even conveniently counts it up by month.
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Dec 22, 2011 02:00
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I'm looking for a good prebuilt gaming rig and found this one on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227383 Is this a good price/value for what is included? I basically want it for Skyrim/The Old Republic.
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Dec 22, 2011 11:17
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AllisonByProxy posted:I'm looking for a good prebuilt gaming rig and found this one on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227383
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Dec 22, 2011 11:21
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I wouldn't touch Bulldozer with a barge pole. Tom's Hardware recently did benchmarks doing that very chip in a $1000 system, and it bottlenecked the GPUs over and over. But I guess if you live in a cold place, an extra space heater is a bonus.
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Dec 22, 2011 11:33
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All the tests I've seen so far indicate that you'd be much better off with a Phenom II X6 than any Bulldozer chip, in both price and performance. Oh AMD 
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Dec 22, 2011 14:04
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Alereon posted:Tools, Folder Options, View, "Launch folder windows in a separate process." Then it should only freeze the Explorer window you're accessing the disc through. I am using alternate file manager, which makes that tweak useless for me (even if it worked). From what I've gathered, it's caused by the CD drive overflowing the system with interrupts from trying to read a bad disc that generates tons of errors and retrying over and over. System has to handle each interrupt and thus the micro-lockups. It can't be solved in any way short of totally changing/removing the interrupt system that's been with us since forever.
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Dec 22, 2011 22:34
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So I'm looking for a new motherboard for my computer, but I'm on an i7 870 processor, and from what I've seen, my options are pretty limited. I was looking at this: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=42478&vpn=P55-CD53&manufacture=MSI%2FMicroStar The reason I want a new one is because I'm on a lovely OEM board and have basically no options on the bios. Honestly all I do is gaming, and I've heard a ton about how disabling hyperthreading will give me a huge performance increase on games like BF3, and I can't even do that with this current board. Any recommendations on a board? Or should I just wait and pick up an i5 2500k and a new mobo when I'm not so poor?
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Dec 23, 2011 01:54
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HalloKitty posted:Yes. CoreTemp. In case anyone was interested in seeing a plot of CPU throttling:  I think I hosed up the temperature plot by a few degrees. I had logging set to 'distance from tjmax' and not absolute temp so I did some spreadsheet math to work backwards from tjmax but it doesn't seem like its getting hot enough to throttle. Anyway I made this graph for the person I bought this laptop from so I can cover my rear end and get a replacement so I didn't really need to have perfect numbers. FYI its a HP 6910p with an Intel T9300. Shaocaholica fucked around with this message at 04:24 on Dec 23, 2011 |
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Dec 23, 2011 04:22
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Time for a new CPU cooler I guess  Speaking of which, are the Corsair Hydros worth the money? I really like the idea of having a little radiator that will basically carry the heat from the CPU outside of the case.
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Dec 23, 2011 04:40
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:Time for a new CPU cooler I guess It's a laptop but I'm guessing the heatsink might be damaged. How can I tell if the heat pipe is ruptured?
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Dec 23, 2011 04:52
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I probably should ask this question here rather than the part picking thread. A month ago, I sent back my old P8P67 PRO motherboard with the faulty SATA port issue back for RMA. I received back a "new" (because I'm not sure if its new or refurbished) P8P67 PRO motherboard (Rev 3.1). It came with a bent CPU fan header. Some effort bending the bent CPU fan header pin back into position later, I assembled my entire PC. Press power, and the system would not post; the CPU LED is red. I tried CLR RTC already and that did not work. I checked for bent pins but found none bent. I also went derpy derp and tried powering on the system without a heatsink. I'm thinking I got either another defective motherboard or somehow I ESD'd my CPU (which I honestly don't believe happened). Is there anything else I can try? or should I RMA it again (for not posting)?
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Dec 23, 2011 05:49
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:Speaking of which, are the Corsair Hydros worth the money? I really like the idea of having a little radiator that will basically carry the heat from the CPU outside of the case. Shaocaholica posted:It's a laptop but I'm guessing the heatsink might be damaged. How can I tell if the heat pipe is ruptured?
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Dec 23, 2011 05:51
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Alereon posted:You really can't, but this is very unlikely. Make sure the heatsink isn't clogged with dust and that the fan is still spinning, and if that's good, remount it with a new layer of thermal paste after a cleaning, that can really help temperatures. I would do this but there's a good chance the seller has another one they can just swap me. I'd rather not crack this thing open until I know I have to.
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Dec 23, 2011 05:55
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Alereon posted:No, they are extremly loud and don't perform anywhere near as well as regular heatsinks. Check out the Thermalright HR-02 Macho, they're a pretty good value for their extremely high performance, and use the quietest fan on the market. That sucks, the Hydros look really neat. Oh well. What about the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13? I only need 125W or so of heat dissipation and that claims to be 200W. I'll see if Fry's has that Thermalright too.
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Dec 23, 2011 06:35
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I'm fixing up an old computer and the fan on the CPU rattles pretty bad so I figure I'll replace it. Can anyone recommend a fan for an old q6600? I really don't want to replace the (stock) heatsink and have no plans on OCing it. It's just going to be my mom's email computer. Also, should this fan be blowing on or away from the CPU? Also, the power supply, while not loud, isn't really silent. Although it's hard to tell with all the noise the CPU fan is making. Should I worry about this if the system isn't really ever going to be stressed?
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Dec 23, 2011 06:42
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Detroit Q. Spider posted:That sucks, the Hydros look really neat. Oh well. ["dalp" posted:I'm fixing up an old computer and the fan on the CPU rattles pretty bad so I figure I'll replace it. What's the specific model of the PSU, and how old is it? future ghost fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Dec 23, 2011 |
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Dec 23, 2011 06:49
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The Macho is exactly the same with a fan included, I believe.Detroit Q. Spider posted:That sucks, the Hydros look really neat. Oh well. Well, mostly the hydros are crummy due to being a bad performance:value proposition and the constant noise of the pump, which may or may not annoy you. Some people like them, and they're not the worst thing in the world. Also yeah the Freezer is fine, or look for the Hyper 212+
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Dogen posted:The Macho is exactly the same with a fan included, I believe. There's a few other differences, like no nickle-plating on the heatpipes, no included screwdriver (for tightening the mounting hardware), and the center lug for increased CPU pressure isn't included. Otherwise they're identical, and the Macho comes with a fan. It's not the best cooler for high-speed crazy-person Delta fans, but you'll see great performance even in a semi-passive setup. ..assuming you can find one 
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Dec 23, 2011 06:55
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loving thermalright, man. Don't get me started. I want a couple of those new TY-150 fans for my Archon, only place I can find them is on amazon marketplace for 20bux a pop... screw that.
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grumperfish posted:For the fan, you could strap any 80mm-92mm fan on it (blowing down towards the motherboard), but it's not really recommended for a quad as it won't perform that great. You should really consider a cheap cooler like the 212+. The trouble is that all of this is from a Dell Inspiron 530. So I believe the PSU is this one: http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Dell-Supply-Inspiron-Numbers/dp/B003CO04CU I'm guessing a 212+ wouldn't fit in the case.
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Dec 23, 2011 07:46
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This store was linked from Thermalright's site: http://nansgaminggear.webs.com/apps/webstore/products/show/2563126 I guess it's a front for Thermalright...? It's the same store that ships for Amazon. Panty Saluter fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Dec 23, 2011 |
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Dec 23, 2011 14:18
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I don't think they're a front, I think they're just the only US distributor currently for some reason. I was a little skeptical when I saw they were only started in September, but people on the HardOCP forums seem to be getting their orders.
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Dec 23, 2011 14:37
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I finally bought my new graphics card. An Sapphire HD6950. This thing has Dual BIOS, selectable using a hardware switch. And guess what, the second BIOS is the unlocked version. I have 1536 stream processors now, instead of 1408, and that without loving with any tools.
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Combat Pretzel posted:I finally bought my new graphics card. An Sapphire HD6950. This thing has Dual BIOS, selectable using a hardware switch. And guess what, the second BIOS is the unlocked version. I have 1536 stream processors now, instead of 1408, and that without loving with any tools. As long as your board has the ports for it (most socket 1155 boards don't have IDE ports so you'd need an adapter), sure, that would work. VVV future ghost fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Dec 23, 2011 |
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Dec 23, 2011 18:14
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Is it possible to take my old windows xp hard drive and stick it in my current windows 7 computer and have it show up as a second drive windows so I can get some files from it?
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Dec 23, 2011 18:20
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Macksy posted:Is it possible to take my old windows xp hard drive and stick it in my current windows 7 computer and have it show up as a second drive windows so I can get some files from it? Yes.
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grumperfish posted:What model # is it out of curiosity? Is it a Dirt3 edition card?
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I'm setting up a new computer my wife got, but I need to copy over a bunch of stuff from her old computer. Now I know SATA doesn't need slave/master jumpers like old IDE drives, but when both drives contain everything needed to boot Windows, how does it know which to use? Or rather, how do I specify which one is the boot drive?
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jackpot posted:I'm setting up a new computer my wife got, but I need to copy over a bunch of stuff from her old computer. Now I know SATA doesn't need slave/master jumpers like old IDE drives, but when both drives contain everything needed to boot Windows, how does it know which to use? Or rather, how do I specify which one is the boot drive? Boot order in the BIOS.
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Yeah, I figured so, and yet it won't boot. The new HD is set as boot device, the old HD is set to be ignored on boot, but I've restarted a couple times and it keeps hanging on the "starting Windows" screen. If I unplug the (old) drive, it boots just fine. Edit: after about ten minutes the loading screen goes away and it just goes black. jackpot fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Dec 24, 2011 |
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Set the port you are plugging the old drive into to hot plug and plug it in after booting?Alereon posted:I don't think they're a front, I think they're just the only US distributor currently for some reason. I was a little skeptical when I saw they were only started in September, but people on the HardOCP forums seem to be getting their orders. Frozencpu usually has a lot of thermalright stuff... They have the new Archon with the larger fans that came out recently, but not the fans by themselves yet
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Performance-pcs also has a decent Thermalright selection (no Macho yet though): http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=46_557_778&zenid=6459c41871d1a709f3acfef5e6e13427 Sidewinder has a few, but their selection is fairly limited: http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thvexcpuco.html http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thulbledrec.html http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thulexrevc.html
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The weird thing is that the Thermalright HR-02 Macho was pretty widely available awhile back, then it disappeared, and reappeared only at Nan's.
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Alereon posted:The weird thing is that the Thermalright HR-02 Macho was pretty widely available awhile back, then it disappeared, and reappeared only at Nan's.
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I'm building a new LGA2011 desktop for photo editing and most likely some gaming. Am I correct in that I have to choose between gaming cards and 30bit color? Would there be a way to get a 570 gtx and quadro 4000 on the same board and use each for their respective strong suit?
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