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Am I correct in assuming that the Radeon 6870 uses a DVI-in on both its ports? EDIT: And that one DVI-out and HDMI-out should work fine. ufarn fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Oct 8, 2014 |
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Best wireless adapter for a 80/30 connection on a ASUS P7P55D-E P55 S-1156 ATX motherboard?
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Mar 14, 2015 22:32
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Alereon posted:Intel Wireless-AC 7260 Desktop kit, a bundle of the laptop and a desktop slot adapter with antenna kit. This is the best option for desktops, and the version without the desktop adapter is excellent for laptops as well.
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Mar 15, 2015 14:28
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I've put my Intel wireless adapter in the bottom slot of my motherboard (because that was the only short slot available), but the Intel software diagnostics says the "Wireless Hardware is not bound to transport driver". (ASUS P55.) It can't be that the Bluetooth is connected to the wrong pins, I assume. Nothing appears to show up in Device Manager, but Windows appeared to look for drivers, when I booted. EDIT: Bluetooth works now, and the wireless adapter shows up in Device Manager, but I still get the same error. The automatic driver tool does not appear to have a newer driver version. EDIT2: Uninstalling the driver and running the updater tool once more fixed it. Even though the software said I had the same versio and threw an error, but hey. ufarn fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Mar 18, 2015 |
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Mar 17, 2015 20:12
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Need to connect an SSD via USB to a laptop. What’s a decent enclosure connector thingy? Might need one for a mechanical HDD as well.
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Jul 10, 2015 08:15
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Not sure whether to put it in software or hardware, so I put it in both: I am formatting my SSD in Windows; do I format the separate 10% partition that Samsung’s SSD tool created, and merge it with my partition, or do I just leave it as is? There’s also a system-reserved partition, but I just figure that should be left as-is. In other words: - [ ] System reserved - [ ] Primary - [ ] Unallocated (10%) I’m thinking of doing this: - [ ] System reserved - [D] Primary - [D] Unallocated (10%) Where D is “Delete” instead of Format. It’s been forever since I installed Windows on a computer, so I might be wrong here.
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Jul 14, 2015 16:22
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I've already got my SSD and primary mHDD set up to my two regular SATA ports, (11). Now I've got a second mHDD I need to connect, and nothing seems to be happening, when I connect it to (2) here:  Before I start troubleshooting, should I really be connecting it to (10) instead? I'm using AHCI for my SSD - at least for the regular SATA ports - and an Asus P7P55D-E motherboard. For some reason, Asus wants me to install the drivers on my CD(?!) without offering me a place to download them from on their website? I can't recall how many drivers beyond the Intel chipset drivers I've installed.
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Feb 16, 2016 19:51
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Alereon posted:You should be connecting your drives to the six Intel SATA ports labelled 11. Do not attempt to use the ports labelled 8 or 10. Do not install any software from the Asus CD or website, you get any drivers you need from the manufacturer of that hardware. That's Intel for your chipset and its built-in AHCI controller. Do I initialize it with GPT or MBR? It's just for temporary drag-and-drop storage from within Windows. Later, it'll go in a NAS, but I assume it'll have to be formatted for that first anyway.
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Feb 16, 2016 20:39
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Alereon posted:If the drive is 2TB or less use MBR, if it's >2TB use GPT. ufarn fucked around with this message at 22:16 on Feb 16, 2016 |
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Feb 16, 2016 20:46
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I've been over this on a number of other occasions, but just in case someone miraculously had an idea for what the problem might be, what could be the cause of a ~2Mb/s speed on a 100Mb connection with a network chart that looks like this: I've had this problems across two ISP modems, so I wonder what else it might be. The antenna cable is connected directly from the socket to the modem, and I'm using an ethernet cable to rule out wi-fi.
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Jun 17, 2016 13:45
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I’m doing some MEMTEST on my RAM (2x2 and 2x4), and I can’t remember what’s consider a good amount of passes, and what the best metric for bugged RAM is in terms of errors. Some errors are acceptable I imagine, but what’s the threshold? Also, when I’m getting 30+ errors during my second pass, I reckon I might as well hang up that module at that point, but I’m going to let it finish a second pass for now (given I’m only testing one module at a time). ufarn fucked around with this message at 15:52 on Jun 25, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 15:33
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I removed the one module - another one appears to have had 1 error, as I left the remainder to run overnight. My display driver keeps crashing lately. Is this RAM-related, or could it be a number of other things? It happened before I upgraded to W10, too, but not as frequently. I've also re-installed my AMD drivers (non-whql-64bit-radeon-software-crimson-16.6.1-win10-win8.1-win7-june2) a billion times now. I can't remove whatever this is for some reason fwiw, though: 
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Jun 27, 2016 15:49
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ufarn posted:I removed the one module - another one appears to have had 1 error, as I left the remainder to run overnight.
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Jun 29, 2016 13:40
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Is there a sensible way to install something like a vacuum bag as exhaust for my rear case fan? I've got my computer in a very dusty room, and I think that as silly as this idea is, it's the most effective way to deal with the issue. It's facing the wall anyway.
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Jul 19, 2016 16:31
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Alereon posted:Put washable filters on the intake side of your case fans, so the dust never gets inside your computer in the first place. Ideally your case runs at positive pressure so you just filter one or two intake fans and don't need to worry about vents and gaps. There's aircondition in the place, but not in the room, so I don't know whether using a fan is for me. I don't live in a super warm place, so I only need a fan during peak summer.
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This is super useful, thanks. Quiet is something I value pretty highly, although ghetto look is fine if it's placed in a corner of the place or below my desk - assuming the latter doesn't diminish the purification. I assume I have positive air flow (two front fans, one back fan, a GFX with turbine fans, a CPU heatsink (Noctua NH-D14), dual, and I think that's about it. But maybe I'm wrong? It was pretty crazy how much dust was in the case either way, and cleaning that heatsink is such a goddamn pain. (I live in Europe, so I'll have to go with something that ships from within - or the UK.  )
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With Samsung, you can just let the firmware (Samsung Magician) overprovision the 10% so youo don't have to worry about it. It basically creates a separate partition that can't be touched.
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Aug 1, 2016 11:49
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I bought a WD Red, WD60EFRX. The shop said it is 7200 RPM, but the model appears as 5400 when I look it up on PCPP and elsewhere. Is there somewhere in Windows where I can clarify what the actual RPM is?
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Aug 7, 2016 14:04
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Well that's loving great. Guess I'll need to have a word with them.
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PCPP says a new i7-6700K would be incompatible with my Noctua NH-D14 - how come?
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Aug 27, 2016 12:53
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HMS Boromir posted:It doesn't say that if I just add the two parts alone. Can you link the build? EDIT: PCPP appears to have two versions of the cooler. Maybe I entered the wrong version. According to my online receipt, mine is the "NOCTUA NH-D14 S-1155/1156/1366/AM3". ufarn fucked around with this message at 14:36 on Aug 27, 2016 |
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Aug 27, 2016 14:08
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Cool, cheers.
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Aug 27, 2016 15:46
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Should I also go for a quad channel motherboard, even though I'll only start out with two RAM sticks?
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Aug 29, 2016 18:45
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Alereon posted:You don't get a choice, you need a dual-channel motherboard for a dual-channel CPU. Do not buy a quad-channel CPU and motherboard unless you know why you are doing that. Didn't know the CPU compatibility was a thing. How can you generally tell which memory channels a CPU supports?
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Aug 29, 2016 19:26
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Why can't I find any 2x8 GB RAM for my ASUS P7P55D-E with dual-channel support? Although I live in Europe, which would you go for? Maybe just an Amazon.co.uk link. I haven't really bought hardware from Amazon before, and their filter system as absolute garbage, but they at least filter based on dual channel unlike PCPP.
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Alereon posted:Dual-channel isn't something you support or filter for, it's what the memory modules sold in pairs are. Notice how when you filter for "16GB" nearly everything that comes up is a 2x8GB kit? That's dual-channel. I can only go with PC3-12800 and 1600 MHz basically, right? Are any of these better than the others? The CL8s are not available in my country, and I don't want to buy Ballistix. The rest look like they have the exact same specs. Prob just gonna get the Corsair Vengeance (CL9, CML16GX3M2A1600C9). ufarn fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Aug 30, 2016 |
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Aug 30, 2016 22:45
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Alereon posted:You want RAM that doesn't have tall heatspreaders that won't fit under an aftermarket heatsink, the G.Skill Ares line for example. Aside from that as long as it's 1.50V and no higher than CL9 it should work fine. So not Corsair Vengeance.
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Alereon posted:Yes. I've also personally had poor luck with Corsair RAM over G.Skill, but I don't have any actual evidence Corsair is less good.
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ufarn posted:Cool, cheers. Just got my RAM, and I see this in Windows  Any idea what gives? EDIT: Maybe the placement is wrong: Right now, it's [Black] [Blue] [Black] [Blue]  And I've placed the sticks in both the blue slots (as my previous sticks). Gonna try the two As and see if ti works this time around. [Black] [Blue] [Black] [Blue] EDIT: Nope, still doesn’t want to boot with that config. ufarn fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Sep 2, 2016 |
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Sep 2, 2016 13:36
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MrMoo posted:Windows Home Basic? EDIT: After I put the RAM back, it suddenly works fine. I guess you just have to do it again and again until it works, but weird that it was detected and still didn’t work properly the first time. ufarn fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Sep 2, 2016 |
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Sep 2, 2016 14:10
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Alereon posted:You may have had a module not fully seated. Check using CPU-Z to make sure you didn't put the RAM in the wrong slots for dual-channel operation, as falling back to single channel will impact performance. The motherboard manual tells you which slots you should be using.
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Sep 2, 2016 17:13
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I'd probably look for a ready-to-order replacement just in case. Could be your cooling is busted with some dust that needs to be cleaned. The GFX is usually the one to take the main hit from obstructed cooling.
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bvckup is a really nice tool for backing up and scheduling backups, to make sure things go as smoothly as possible, too.
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Sep 27, 2016 15:26
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Berated Tham posted:Earlier today, my roommate enthusiastically hugged me while I was carrying my Lenovo T430 laptop and some papers and a can of soda. As a result, I dropped my laptop and the top cover of the laptop is now cracked. I have attached a picture. I think it's pretty groovy that I can see the light of the turned-on laptop at the point on the top cover where the crack is largest. Black electrical tape is fairly inconspicuous compared to duct tape.
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I can't find a cable that fits in the optical port of the receiver. The toslink cable does not fit, and the miniplug cable is too thick. Are you supposed to remove the cap on the toslink cable to make it fit in with a jack-like size? And if so, how the hell do you go about that? e: It looks like a piece of plastic snapped off on the receiver port. Not that I know where that leaves me. ufarn fucked around with this message at 13:48 on Dec 25, 2016 |
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Dec 25, 2016 13:44
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Geemer posted:Are you looking at a Mini-TOSLINK perhaps?
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Dec 25, 2016 14:03
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What's the deal with OCK connectors, and why do I only see beQuiet PSUs feature them?
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Sab669 posted:What is "T" designation in the Skylake i5's? I found a website in the past that says what each letter is but I can't find it now
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My i5-750 and Noctua NH-D14 are about 7 years old. Should I re-apply some thermal paste to the cpu? I don't really have any issues like temperature.
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Crossposting from the part-picking thread:ufarn posted:Apparently, my Dark Base 900 doesn't have automatic fan control ("4-pin PWM Connector to mobo"), but can I buy a third-party solution instead?
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