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Raffy98 October 16th, 2017 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by EvilChameleon (Post 9774926)
This new laptop is way better and faster than that junk computer I had. Has a fingerprint scanner too!!

The fingerprint scanner is really cool! Wish I had that on my phone to be honest. :(

Also I discovered that I was due an upgrade of my internet fiber, so I requested an upgrade from 50 to 100 mbps for free! It should arrive tomorrow. yay

colours October 16th, 2017 11:58 AM

i feel like such a pleb having only 50 Mbps.

I mean, that's all I really need anyway; I don't do any heavy gaming or anything of that nature, so going any higher seems rather unnecessary.

Raffy98 October 16th, 2017 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by colours (Post 9775454)
i feel like such a pleb having only 50 Mbps.

I mean, that's all I really need anyway; I don't do any heavy gaming or anything of that nature, so going any higher seems rather unnecessary.

Don't worry, I survived for years with 1 to 4 mbps at best and I'm still alive lol. If you consider that at the beginning of this year I could access the internet with a radio antenna and with only 4 mbps in download and 256 kbps in upload, that's a big change for good.

EC October 16th, 2017 12:39 PM

Just last year I was upgraded to 60MB p/s. Makes downloading games on the XBOX One a breeze.

colours October 16th, 2017 12:41 PM

I think once I get a PS4 and a Switch I might upgrade to faster internet speeds, but I think even then 50 Mbps would suffice for the most part.

Tsutarja October 16th, 2017 12:42 PM

*has 50 down and 50 up*

TY October 16th, 2017 1:02 PM

I have 40 down and 8 up... never had any issues though... but seeing everyone else in college have like 400 makes me wonder

EC October 16th, 2017 2:17 PM

I don't even know what my upload speeds are. Probably sub 10.

Raffy98 October 16th, 2017 11:14 PM

I have 50/10, from now on it should be 100/20.

TY October 16th, 2017 11:34 PM

Sister's PC parts came in today except the GPU and the SSD... Probably the first time im building a PC from scratch and having to apply thermal paste... this can't possibly go wrong right? :P

Raffy98 October 17th, 2017 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TY (Post 9775768)
Sister's PC parts came in today except the GPU and the SSD... Probably the first time im building a PC from scratch and having to apply thermal paste... this can't possibly go wrong right? :P

Nah, building a PC is pretty simple and as long as you carefully handle the components while installing them everything should go fine.
As for the thermal paste I recommend you the rice method, apply a small dot in the middle of the heat spreader of the CPU and when placing the heatsink on top it's gonna spread evenly as shown in this image:


Arsenic October 17th, 2017 12:19 PM

I agree with Raff, it's actually pretty simple... I mean most stuff only fits in one spot anyways.

Though unlike the Raff-meister I was always taught to apply a thin but even layer of paste over the whole top. Then again that might just be the Military way as my teacher operated systems in the field during Desert Storm so idk. It's worked well enough for me!

Tsutarja October 17th, 2017 7:24 PM

I recommend at least a pea-sized dot in the exact center with thermal paste, as when you lie the cooler on top of the CPU, it will spread evenly and not make a mess at all.

Here's an example on how NOT to apply thermal paste:


string555 October 17th, 2017 7:59 PM

I've had a windows 10 box for a little while now, it's just a slim laptop. I noticed it right from the start going slow, and one day I got curious why. So I looked at the C drive's information, it's little 29 gb were almost full. So I uninstalled a bunch of crap, but mind you, I had only used it a handful of times. I got it down to about 24gb, but I still don't understand how it can be so full when I've barely done anything with it.

wtf is clogging that muk? :X

TY October 17th, 2017 9:35 PM

Yea the only issue I would face is the thermalpaste, the rest is doable for me. Thanks for the help! :D

Raffy98 October 17th, 2017 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 9776281)
I recommend at least a pea-sized dot in the exact center with thermal paste, as when you lie the cooler on top of the CPU, it will spread evenly and not make a mess at all.

Here's an example on how NOT to apply thermal paste:


That is so uncomfortable to look at. ew

Tsutarja October 19th, 2017 2:41 PM

Has anybody here crimped their own ethernet cables before? Yeah, it can be a bitch to do such.

Raffy98 October 19th, 2017 10:08 PM

Never did it, but yeah it doesn't sound fun at all. {XD}

colours October 20th, 2017 1:42 AM

what are ethernet cables

rhetorical question before anyone takes this seriously cause i dONT OWN ANY

Arsenic October 20th, 2017 3:33 AM

Yes, I have done a few. Of course they look terrible but it worked!

I buy cables for my PC though because Fuck all that work.

Tsutarja October 20th, 2017 7:55 AM

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Originally Posted by colours (Post 9777635)
what are ethernet cables

the thing that connects your router to the modem

(Unless you have a gateway device that is both a modem/router)

colours October 20th, 2017 7:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 9777757)
the thing that connects your router to the modem

(Unless you have a gateway device that is both a modem/router)

Quote:

rhetorical question before anyone takes this seriously

Tsutarja October 20th, 2017 9:00 AM

rhetorical question with a rhetorical answer :P

Raffy98 October 20th, 2017 11:51 AM

YEAH BOI

http://beta.speedtest.net/result/6723653864.png

TY October 20th, 2017 11:54 AM

Very noice

2 days ago this was me:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMbcWzhXkAAS4na.jpg:large

now we have this:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMkY2yWX4AQ8lwr.jpg:large

im happy I no longer have to wait 1 year for a download to be done :P


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