technology The Glorious PC master race thread

[Azure Envy 1,092]

lol it had a p90 in it, maybe thats why it was so slow

 

I wish I had 1080p with my P90. Hawt.

[Plageius 263]

Or maybe it was like BG60, it was some string of random characters and made by Intel. 

joke

>>>>>

your head

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90

do you get it now

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

joke

>>>>>

your head

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90

do you get it now

 

I know what a P90 is, I though maybe there was a horrible CPU called that to XD.

[Trixie Heartstrings 434]

Got a new PC for Christmas, one that I can actually play games on. I've downloaded Half-Life Complete, Counter-Strike complete, the Left 4 Dead Pack, and Garry's Mod.

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Got a new PC for Christmas, one that I can actually play games on. I've downloaded Half-Life Complete, Counter-Strike complete, the Left 4 Dead Pack, and Garry's Mod.

Ooh, nice, mind sharing the specs?

[Trixie Heartstrings 434]

Ooh, nice, mind sharing the specs?

Intel Core i7-4510U processor, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 840 M GPU. It's a laptop, but a pretty good laptop for gaming. Trying to remember if there are other specs to share.

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Intel Core i7-4510U processor, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 840 M GPU. It's a laptop, but a pretty good laptop for gaming. Trying to remember if there are other specs to share.

Why 16GB RAM when you have an i7-4510U and a GT 840M? 8GB would work well with that configuration.

[Trixie Heartstrings 434]

Why 16GB RAM when you have an i7-4510U and a GT 840M? 8GB would work well with that configuration.

Didn't know that. It was a gift.

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Didn't know that. It was a gift.

Oh well. Use the extra RAM wisely!

[Trixie Heartstrings 434]

I need to update it so I'm logging out.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,984]

Oh well. Use the extra RAM wisely!

It's justified if he leaves many Google Chrome tabs open; that's the biggest reason why I need additional 8GB of RAM since half of my total RAM is already used up by it.

Edited December 31, 2014 by Krovavaya Luna

[long gone 8,929]

KSP mods can also take up a lot of RAM, especially if you run the game in 64-bit mode, I've noticed.

[VictiniStar101 214]

Linus made this guide about a value gaming build

 

[Windseeker 546]

Well I got my gaming rig! Now I have to wait for a DVI-D to VGA display adapter to arrive in the mail. My Nvidia graphics card has a all DVI interface apparently.

[long gone 8,929]

So I do have a game that supports Dynamic Super Resolution, Skyrim. Only thing is with the ENB I have installed (RealVision Performance), my frame rate gets a bit... cinematic. I'll see if removing it improves my frame rate.

 

yup, back up to 60. (warning, 2715x1527 image)

[Mouse 302]

 

This is actually incredibly cool. He manages to make a low-powered 9 year old laptop run Skyrim fluently by hooking up an external desktop GPU. I may just have to do this instead of building or buying a desktop/laptop....

[Admiral Regulus 2,769]

 

This is actually incredibly cool. He manages to make a low-powered 9 year old laptop run Skyrim fluently by hooking up an external desktop GPU. I may just have to do this instead of building or buying a desktop/laptop....

 

Having a cable run from underneath the laptop might get annoying, though.

 

Not that it isn't a cool idea or anything. I'm actually kinda curious why it connects via hdmi. That seems a little weird, and I wonder if there is any bottleneck there, or how much of one.

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Having a cable run from underneath the laptop might get annoying, though.

 

Not that it isn't a cool idea or anything. I'm actually kinda curious why it connects via hdmi. That seems a little weird, and I wonder if there is any bottleneck there, or how much of one.

 

Looks like it connects via the Mini PCI-E or ExpressCard slot. I was about to say, how the heck did they pull it off over HDMI only...

[Plageius 263]

wouldnt the static from outside fry the gpu?

[Admiral Regulus 2,769]

Looks like it connects via the Mini PCI-E or ExpressCard slot. I was about to say, how the heck did they pull it off over HDMI only...

Yeah, but the other end is hdmi. I assume it's just to transfer raw non-video data, but hdmi strikes me as being a weird choice. I would expect a x1 to x16 adapter, or a proprietary connection on the other end.

 

wouldnt the static from outside fry the gpu?

Possibly. But I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to rig up an enclosure. Edited January 2, 2015 by Regulus

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Isn't there this one Thunderbolt-based enclosure that allows for eGPU setups? Although that'd only be useful on Apple and Asus laptops since I don't know of any other laptop manufacturers that use Thunderbolt.

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Yeah, but the other end is hdmi.

 

Possibly. But I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to rig up an enclosure.

 

Weird. At least the connector is. Probably isn't transferring any sort of HDMI signal though.

[Simcity11100 772]

I've been looking to buy a used monitor and just curious, should i get a 23ea53 or a vp2365wb? both are $100 so just curious.

[Plageius 263]

I've been looking to buy a used monitor and just curious, should i get a 23ea53 or a vp2365wb? both are $100 so just curious.

no VN247-H-P. 1ms, 23.6 inches. what more could you need?

[Simcity11100 772]

no VN247-H-P. 1ms, 23.6 inches. what more could you need?

It's not going to be for gaming, it's going to be for making drawings and stuff on it.