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by Ari Atari
Sun May 19, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Format ext4 from Windows
Replies: 44
Views: 17477

Re: Format ext4 from Windows

Ah yes, I was having a similar problem and DISKPART was the way to go. I don't see why the gui version won't even try to simply nuke the partition table if it doesn't know what the partitions are. It's obviously possible because DISKPART will do it.
by Ari Atari
Sun May 05, 2019 2:06 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: Firefox's Addons Disabled
Replies: 8
Views: 5592

Re: Firefox's Addons Disabled

Just to parrot other people: "Don't try deleting the add-on as a fix! If you sit tight you won't lose the add-on data." Some of the thing is that the check doesn't all happen at the same time, so some people got the problem as late as today. My desktop had this problem three days sooner th...
by Ari Atari
Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:48 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: i7 4790k to i5 9600k?
Replies: 29
Views: 12807

Re: i7 4790k to i5 9600k?

I did a similar upgrade to what you are debating and I noticed a reasonable jump between the generations. It won't be night and day considering what you already have, but I'd think of it like this: take the fps you get now and scale it based on the clock differences between the cpus to get your &quo...
by Ari Atari
Mon Oct 08, 2018 8:30 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: derFunk's freebie Friday: Google Home Mini
Replies: 34
Views: 5536

Re: derFunk's freebie Friday: Google Home Mini

I see this turning into a thread where everyone who doesn't want the prize posts such and all those who do will sadly continue stalking.

But a little more on topic, this comic got me as it is all too true.

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/a-severe-disorder
by Ari Atari
Sun Jul 08, 2018 1:37 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Air conditioning: Dual-zone mini split vs two portable units
Replies: 43
Views: 8805

Re: Air conditioning: Dual-zone mini split vs two portable units

In my experience, all portable units are terrible. An in window AC uses air from the outside to cool it's hot side while a portable unit doesn't have that luxury. Instead, it uses the air of the room to cool it and then throws it outside. This creates a vacuum which will suck the hot air though all ...
by Ari Atari
Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:41 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: How long a wait for Spectre/Meltdown-proof CPUs?
Replies: 12
Views: 4217

Re: How long a wait for Spectre/Meltdown-proof CPUs?

I get the feeling that it's the same for any computer part: wait until you need to buy it or like a month after it comes out. Whatever it is, there's not much you can really do about it anyway. It's not like you can change the silicon or engineer new things faster, so just install the patches when y...
by Ari Atari
Sat Jan 06, 2018 6:00 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: New Netgear Router...Config Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 6098

Re: New Netgear Router...Config Questions

For number 3, it's not that it'll be flaky, it's that it'll be slow. Like 30MB/s slow at best. Routers simply don't have the CPU power for much more than that.
by Ari Atari
Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:06 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Need ideas for my next game...
Replies: 25
Views: 11809

Re: Need ideas for my next game...

Stellaris is great if you use the game elements to make a story. Like in my first game, we were a race of scientists looking to explore the galaxy. For 50 years we searched for extra terrestrial life finding nothing but some bacteria until one day an unidentified science ship came our way. Soon afte...
by Ari Atari
Sat Apr 15, 2017 10:05 pm
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Need some advice about microphone purchase
Replies: 11
Views: 4921

Re: Need some advice about microphone purchase

I got the very same mic for the very same reason. The listing on Amazon was a bit confusing and said that a desktop could use it without phantom power... this is half true. My xonar D2X can just barely make things a good volume with microphone boost and 100% volume. My onboard sound just can't. If y...
by Ari Atari
Sun Jan 08, 2017 2:37 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Is this a GPU Artifact?
Replies: 10
Views: 10502

Re: Is this a GPU Artifact?

Well, I'd say it's one of three things: 1. Some funky draw distance thing is happening with their face and its fading out at close range 2. Driver or game issue 3. GPU memory isn't working 100% of the time due to failure or overclocking, may need more memory voltage Does this strangeness happen with...
by Ari Atari
Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:52 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Winter driving sucks!
Replies: 85
Views: 6867

Re: Winter driving sucks!

What gets me is how many times it seems like someone is coming to help and instead they just add to the fun.
by Ari Atari
Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:55 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Free software for recording video/audio from webcam
Replies: 18
Views: 3533

Re: Free software for recording video/audio from webcam

OBS works. It's like streaming, but only streaming the webcam without any game and only to a file instead of Twitch.
by Ari Atari
Sat Sep 10, 2016 6:16 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Checking Ethernet cables
Replies: 17
Views: 3255

Re: Checking Ethernet cables

There are Ethernet cable checkers you can get like this:

https://www.amazon.com/HDE-HDE-H11-Netw ... B000P1OA1O

They are a lot like the 3 prong wall socket testers. Alternatively, if you could get come really long cables for a multimeter you could check them that way.
by Ari Atari
Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:00 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Mom clicked on something
Replies: 18
Views: 2193

Re: Mom clicked on something

Avira has a bootable virus scanner that could work, that is if you can burn it to a cd or a usb stick.

https://www.avira.com/en/download/produ ... cue-system
by Ari Atari
Thu May 26, 2016 10:57 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: WiFi routers: internal antennas, yes or no?
Replies: 13
Views: 15119

Re: WiFi routers: internal antennas, yes or no?

External antennas can help a lot, but it depends on the antenna. Just like any product, the quality and type of antenna matters. Having external antennas give you the freedom to use directional antennas, which can vastly increase signal in a give direction. There is also the ability to amplify an ex...
by Ari Atari
Sat Mar 26, 2016 12:31 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Opinions on Xbox 360 controller vs the Xbox One controller
Replies: 20
Views: 13111

Re: Opinions on Xbox 360 controller vs the Xbox One controll

I have both and really they are very similar. If you want just a controller either work fine, but I prefer the xbox one controller for the ridge around the thumb sticks. It felt like I couldn't keep my thumbs on the joysticks as easily without it. The D-Pad is MUCH more defined as well but loses the...
by Ari Atari
Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:50 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Whats the most recent dumb thing you did to your PC?
Replies: 131
Views: 12326

Re: Whats the most recent dumb thing you did to your PC?

I turned my 1090T 6 core processor into a single core one in the BIOS, just to see how windows 7 would take it.

It wasn't recent, but it was stupid. Thing ran terribly, just as expected.
by Ari Atari
Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:07 pm
Forum: Storage
Topic: I figured it out!!!
Replies: 35
Views: 5541

Re: 133gb limit on hd's and old machines

From what I understand, size limits come from the way the disk is formatted: e.g. using FAT32 you can't have a file greater than 2 and something GB. There are recent issues with 3+ TB drives but again, I thought the drivers / OS was the problem. Anyway, do you know how the new drives are formatted? ...
by Ari Atari
Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:57 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Tech Report Down?
Replies: 20
Views: 2922

Re: Tech Report Down?

Ya I just had some weirdness happen. Seems to ok now.

Edit: Nevermind the forums seem fine, but not the homepage, which is loading slowly.

Edit2: Nevermind even more. Everything seems wonky.
by Ari Atari
Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:43 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: "Show windows side by side" in Windows 10 behaviour
Replies: 2
Views: 1216

Re: "Show windows side by side" in Windows 10 behaviour

It does the first picture for me in Windows 10. What if you maximize all of the windows before clicking the side by side button?
by Ari Atari
Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:17 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 10 mandatory updates
Replies: 29
Views: 2889

Re: Windows 10 mandatory updates

Get Pro/Enterprise. Those SKUs should still allow you to not be force-fed updates. Actually it is my understanding that Pro only allows you to delay some updates, like drivers or something. Kougar, I was hoping someone found that hack already. So far the hack is "disable the service," whi...
by Ari Atari
Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:00 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows 10 mandatory updates
Replies: 29
Views: 2889

Windows 10 mandatory updates

As the release of windows 10 draws near, I've been backing things up preparing to upgrade and after reading up on the changes, the new "You will download and install all updates when we want you to!" would really be a thorn in my side. In XP, 7, and 8 there is an option to be told that the...
by Ari Atari
Fri Jul 10, 2015 11:58 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Irritating complications using screen mirroring...
Replies: 3
Views: 1473

Re: Irritating complications using screen mirroring...

There is an actual 59.997hz refresh rate with something to do about cinema. When you screen mirror I believe the GPU outputs the lowest common denominator between the screens, which if you have a screen only capable of exactly 60hz and one set, for whatever reason, to 59.997, you're going to have te...
by Ari Atari
Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:39 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: ATTs Privacy fee
Replies: 4
Views: 1221

Re: ATTs Privacy fee

tanker27 wrote:
Yeah, if my current ISP introduces bandwidth caps I will for sure jump to business tier.


Seems like the perfect marketing strategy, if the market could bare it.
by Ari Atari
Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:28 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Those Homeworld ads - Crashes IE11
Replies: 56
Views: 5786

Re: Those Homeworld ads - Crashes IE11

It possibly something weird about the html code.
They've been talking about it in the other thread here: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=107042
It happens in firefox too.
by Ari Atari
Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:56 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How much space is Windows robbing from you?
Replies: 40
Views: 6164

Re: How much space is Windows robbing from you?

Huh that's weird. The default allocation on my Win 8.1 install is 4%. Maybe that's because of my SSD RAID?
by Ari Atari
Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:41 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Recommendations for killer screensavers?
Replies: 13
Views: 2446

Re: Recommendations for killer screensavers?

Someone here brought up this screen saver for fixing stuck pixels. It's uh... colorful. :P

http://www.jscreenfix.com/screensaver.html
by Ari Atari
Sun Oct 26, 2014 1:02 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Mainboard Temperature
Replies: 14
Views: 8369

Re: Mainboard Temperature

This is at idle right? If so, you could check to see if it reads the same in the BIOS. I've heard that sometimes HW monitor is way off, though usually with voltages. Also, your Vertex 3 is way out of line too.
by Ari Atari
Mon Oct 13, 2014 12:11 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Where are 128gb blu ray discs at?
Replies: 4
Views: 5564

Re: Where are 128gb blu ray discs at?

Like Wako said, hard drives are cheaper and easier to use in basically all cases, and if you want to move that data around you use the internet.
by Ari Atari
Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:53 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Shadows of Mordor uses tons of Vram!! Thoughts?
Replies: 18
Views: 4268

Re: Shadows of Mordor uses tons of Vram!! Thoughts?

Welp, looks like I only read half of every sentence sorry...

Anyways, would there even be a way to see if could use more than 6GB? Last time I checked only nvidia cards had 6GB of ram per card and even those were few and far between.
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