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I am disappointed that TR so firmly backs everything anti-privacy.

Saber Cherry

I think the OP may have HDMI signalling problems? (ie. cable is not good enough) Sounds like that to me as well. But it's just possible that the TV is defective. I would try a different (read: better) HDMI cable and if it still does not work at any chosen setting, return it. I realize the problem a...

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NovusBogus wrote:
windwalker wrote:
Of all the crazy flame wars that users of this site indulge in, the ATI/nvidia fanboy battles are by far the most ridiculous.

vi sends its regards :)

vi has been Eclipsed:)

Saber Cherry

(to quote Wikipedia) I now see the problem. Classy. Where do you get your superior information? I'm not necessarily opposed to DRM that does not secretly scan your HDD and send back undisclosed information under a total indemnity clause. Where did he say he supports such things? Where did I say Joh...

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People don't get it... Origin's online connection is a form of DRM. You can prevent the Origin-enabled games from accessing the Internet but that involves circumventing the DRM. Which is illegal. So I kindly suggest not to discuss such things in public forums. I completely agree. If a company, or s...

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Yeah, but EA is evil. Or more evil than everybody else. Yet you talk about them like they're "the same" as everybody else as if you are "unbiased." I can't blame Cyril or anybody for being biased against evil. So I must ask you, in your effort to portray yourself as unbiased, ar...

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This is really pathetic. Someone posts a legitimate request for information, and everyone gangs up to make fun of him? Not a single post that even attempts to answer the question? I'm ashamed. I looked at this thread because I'd like to know if there is a simple way to block Origin, too, but I guess...

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A good programmer is like a good compiler;
The output is perfectly efficient and utterly unreadable.

Being unreadable adds to the mystical, inscrutable image and has no drawbacks;
Since it was perfect already, it will never need modification.

Saber Cherry

Battery voltage can decline as charge is expended, at high load, at low temperatures, and probably in other scenarios. Ah is more accurate IMO because it is more closely to the amount of active chemicals in a battery. Wh depends on the actual (rather than nominal) voltage, so it varies more with usa...

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There are Bluetooth audio transmitters made to plug into smartphones and digital audio players. I have no idea how good any of them are in terms of audio quality, latency, weight, or pairing. Latency, I don't care about, since it's mainly music that's interesting. But I'll have to look into those (...

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In short - how can I get audio from a stereo miniplug to analog speakers? Possibly including a computer in the middle? In long - I have a Nintendo DS and 3DS. They have pretty crappy internal speakers, but sound a lot better when I plug in something to the 3.5mm stereo out socket - for example, head...

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HT can only show great benefits in niche scenarios: for example during a branch prediction failure and the subsequent pipeline flush, HT can run another waiting thread through the pipeline. I disagree about the 'niche' tag; HT is great for loads that involve similar amounts of FP and INT processing...

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Someone will likely strongly disagree with this, but increasing thread count has sharply diminishing returns for desktop users once you hit 4 threads. Beyond 8 thread, it's a near vertical drop. I'm glad Intel (and hopefully AMD has reached this point too) isn't focusing on adding additional thread...

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I'm betting they both start at around $350 for the lowest-tier version, and have 2GB RAM, or 4GB as an absolute maximum, so they can stay 32-bit. Sony especially got burned by making their console too expensive last round so I think they'll overcompensate in the opposite direction. Probably both wil...

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Meadows wrote:
If you type "hehehe" one more time, I'm going to slash your throat.

I agree, hehehe. But he gets mad props for making a thread about Dungeon Keeper in 2012.

Saber Cherry

For what it's worth, I have 4x8 GB up and running stably at 1866 on Intel's motherboard... but it was sold as a 4x8 1866 kit , so nothing is overclocked. It was a pain to get it up and running, though, since Intel's bios (at the time) did not correctly support XMP profiles. Make sure you get a mothe...

Saber Cherry

Great, I'm glad it's working for you.

Saber Cherry

Also, someone asked what video card I have. I got the GTX 570. After picking up the processor and motherboard and all that, I went mid-range for the card knowing I could upgrade in the future. (Remember my old monitor I bought it for was 1600x1200) I think TR's review for this said, "little pr...

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Socket A heatsinks that cracked the CPU core Been there, ripped the heatsink retention tabs right off the socket? Done that, applied so much pressure they bent the motherboard Seen the video. Since Socket 775, the Intel retention mechanism has clearly been designed for low-cost of manufacture and q...

Saber Cherry

yuhong wrote:
jenniferolsen wrote:
For less powerful computers is still a better option!

BTW, Windows 8 will take *less* RAM than Windows 7.

Of course; that's because it's primarily designed to run on cellphones.

Saber Cherry

I just got a Dell 2410, and (at my suggestion) my friend did, as well. One of the great things about Dell is they have a no-questions-asked return policy (21 days, I think). His monitor was initially fine but after a couple days developed 2 dead pixels. So he returned it and bought a new one, which ...

Saber Cherry

TVs tend to have a much higher input latency than monitors. My TV has at least a 200ms lag, for example, which does not really matter when watching videos but is extremely annoying when I try to use a mouse with it. So, be sure that wherever you buy this TV, you can return it with no restocking fee ...

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The distance I keep my monitor is a bit more then a keyboards width away, in consideration of that, what might be the best size for me? 19" if you wear strong glasses for severe nearsightedness, or 17" otherwise. A 24" monitor would not be good at that distance. By the way, I don't s...

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What should I aim for a max/native resolution for a monitor? I suggest 1920 x 1200, for a 24"+ monitor; otherwise, lower. Is there such a thing as a monitor with a lower native resolution then it's max? No. What resolution is good for most games? (say a 27 inch screen) I also want to be able t...

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I'd be thrilled if you were a programmer who wasn't incapable of parallelizing MCMC code so that it could saturate hundreds of cores. You know what, I bet he is. He does not understand why a hardware FPU is remotely useful to anyone, and can't write a working "for" loop, but I feel confid...

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float i = 0; while (i != 1) { i += 0.02 } cout << "I iterated " << 50 * i << " times" << endl; How many times does that iterate? There is an inordinate number of examples where the rules of mathematics are violated by floating point numbers. So, I have learned 2 things here: 1) ...

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Whatever your choice of engineering discipline, I highly recommend taking a lot of computer science classes. As Kevin implied, you'll be sitting in front of a computer most of the time you are not in meetings or consulting with colleagues. So the ability to use one is indispensable... of course, you...

Saber Cherry

You're too negative. I thought Civ 4 was terrible, and any major changes away from that track could be good. You can't really feel what a strategy game is like from screenshots and bullet points.

Saber Cherry

Seriously, why is the OP so butthurt about forking another $13 for a dumb cable? He could calmly explain his situation to MS and they might ship a unit for "free". He did and they didn't, as he already stated at least twice. Now go away; I'm sure many other threads are begging for your va...

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Welch wrote:
You never answered back Saber... Have you read the book? If not it sounds like something you would really enjoy.

Nope, I have not, I just do a lot of work with random number generators. Maybe I'll look at it.

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