General Computer Chat v2.0

Started by twocows March 7th, 2012 9:41 PM
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twocows

The not-so-black cat of ill omen

Age 32
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Michigan
Seen February 19th, 2023
Posted April 30th, 2021
4,307 posts
14.2 Years
Old thread here. Last page of the old thread here.
This is the general computer chat thread. Discuss technology here! Anything goes, as long as it's tech-related (and follows the rules, of course).
VNs are superior to anime, don't @ me

Hybrid Trainer

Age 28
Him/Them
«UK»
Seen April 12th, 2023
Posted January 27th, 2022
2,096 posts
14.5 Years
Woo yea! New chat!
Right a topic. Hmm... Oh! I know. Do you guys think you use your computer to its full potential?

Dawn

Queen of Magical Girls

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East Coast, USA
Seen 20 Hours Ago
Posted December 13th, 2022
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14.7 Years
Naaah... I could probably do better. Buuut? I'd rather not, because not pushing my computer to it's limits means it'll be ready for whatever I need it for.

In other news, I bought a new laptop! It's pretty sexy, if I do say so myself~

Xplorer X6-9400 Gaming Notebook NTBKX69400,
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X6-9400_Gaming_Notebook/
Price (Including the $0 of shipping and tax): $1288
ADAPTER: Universal AC-DC Adapter
BAGS: Free Deluxe Carrying Bag for 15.6 Inch Notebook
BATTERY: 9 cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack, 48.84WH
BLUETOOTH: Built-in Bluetooth
CD: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X + DL Super-Multi Drive (NB-359-DVDRW)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Mobile Processor 2.20 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 3.10 GHz
FLASHMEDIA: Built-In 4in1 Media Reader
HDD: 500GB 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive
HDMI: Built-in HDMI Port
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-1333 SODIMM Memory (Corsair)
MOTHERBOARD: Intel HM67 Express Chipset Mainboard
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
NETWORK: Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Card
NOTEBOOK: MSI MS-16F2 Gaming Notebook 15.6" FHD LED-Backlit
1920x1080 LED Display w/ Built-in 2.0MP Webcam, HDMI Port, Li-Ion
Battery, & Universal AC Adapter

NOTEBOOK_COVER: Xplorer X6 Gaming Notebook Cover
OS: Microsof t® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
SOUND: Built-in 3D Premium Surround Sound
SPEAKERS: Built-in Stereo Speakers Sy stem
USB: Built-in 2x USB2.0 Ports + 2x USB3.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GTX 570M 1.5GB PCIe Video
WNC: Intel® Centrino® Adv anced-N 6230 a/b/g/n + Bluetooth WiFi CombovCard [Intel WiDi Ready]
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twocows

The not-so-black cat of ill omen

Age 32
Male
Michigan
Seen February 19th, 2023
Posted April 30th, 2021
4,307 posts
14.2 Years
Naaah... I could probably do better. Buuut? I'd rather not, because not pushing my computer to it's limits means it'll be ready for whatever I need it for.

In other news, I bought a new laptop! It's pretty sexy, if I do say so myself~

Xplorer X6-9400 Gaming Notebook NTBKX69400,
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X6-9400_Gaming_Notebook/
Price (Including the $0 of shipping and tax): $1288
ADAPTER: Universal AC-DC Adapter
BAGS: Free Deluxe Carrying Bag for 15.6 Inch Notebook
BATTERY: 9 cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack, 48.84WH
BLUETOOTH: Built-in Bluetooth
CD: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X + DL Super-Multi Drive (NB-359-DVDRW)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Mobile Processor 2.20 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 3.10 GHz
FLASHMEDIA: Built-In 4in1 Media Reader
HDD: 500GB 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive
HDMI: Built-in HDMI Port
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-1333 SODIMM Memory (Corsair)
MOTHERBOARD: Intel HM67 Express Chipset Mainboard
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
NETWORK: Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Card
NOTEBOOK: MSI MS-16F2 Gaming Notebook 15.6" FHD LED-Backlit
1920x1080 LED Display w/ Built-in 2.0MP Webcam, HDMI Port, Li-Ion
Battery, & Universal AC Adapter

NOTEBOOK_COVER: Xplorer X6 Gaming Notebook Cover
OS: Microsof t® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
SOUND: Built-in 3D Premium Surround Sound
SPEAKERS: Built-in Stereo Speakers Sy stem
USB: Built-in 2x USB2.0 Ports + 2x USB3.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GTX 570M 1.5GB PCIe Video
WNC: Intel® Centrino® Adv anced-N 6230 a/b/g/n + Bluetooth WiFi CombovCard [Intel WiDi Ready]
That's pretty awesome. Probably better than the desktop I built (granted, I built a budget desktop, but still). Of course, my desktop only cost about $500.
VNs are superior to anime, don't @ me
Age 31
Non-binary
Seen July 18th, 2016
Posted May 26th, 2014
343 posts
11.5 Years

Xplorer X6-9400 Gaming Notebook NTBKX69400,
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X6-9400_Gaming_Notebook/
Price (Including the $0 of shipping and tax): $1288
ADAPTER: Universal AC-DC Adapter
BAGS: Free Deluxe Carrying Bag for 15.6 Inch Notebook
BATTERY: 9 cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack, 48.84WH
BLUETOOTH: Built-in Bluetooth
CD: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X + DL Super-Multi Drive (NB-359-DVDRW)
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Mobile Processor 2.20 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 3.10 GHz
FLASHMEDIA: Built-In 4in1 Media Reader
HDD: 500GB 7200RPM SATA300 Hard Drive
HDMI: Built-in HDMI Port
MEMORY: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-1333 SODIMM Memory (Corsair)
MOTHERBOARD: Intel HM67 Express Chipset Mainboard
MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
NETWORK: Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Card
NOTEBOOK: MSI MS-16F2 Gaming Notebook 15.6" FHD LED-Backlit
1920x1080 LED Display w/ Built-in 2.0MP Webcam, HDMI Port, Li-Ion
Battery, & Universal AC Adapter

NOTEBOOK_COVER: Xplorer X6 Gaming Notebook Cover
OS: Microsof t® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
SOUND: Built-in 3D Premium Surround Sound
SPEAKERS: Built-in Stereo Speakers Sy stem
USB: Built-in 2x USB2.0 Ports + 2x USB3.0 Ports
VIDEO: NVIDIA GTX 570M 1.5GB PCIe Video
WNC: Intel® Centrino® Adv anced-N 6230 a/b/g/n + Bluetooth WiFi CombovCard [Intel WiDi Ready]
Woah. That's a pretty good deal for just over $1200.

I believe I do push my computer to it's limits, but that's not very hard, considering it's just a netbook. In other news, I calculated what the cost of my dream computer, a fully tricked out Mac Pro, would cost:

Xeon “Westmere” (12 cores)
64GB (8x8GB) Memory
Mac Pro RAID Card
2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive x4
Two ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Two 18x SuperDrives
Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel) x2
Apple Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
Epson WorkForce 545 All-in-
Grand total: $15,094.95

Guessing I won't be buying this for a while.

Legendary Silke

You like dragons?

Seen December 23rd, 2021
Posted April 22nd, 2020
5,925 posts
12.5 Years
I believe I do push my computer to it's limits, but that's not very hard, considering it's just a netbook. In other news, I calculated what the cost of my dream computer, a fully tricked out Mac Pro, would cost:



Grand total: $15,094.95

Guessing I won't be buying this for a while.
Also, if you're buying an unbranded PC instead of buying that computer from Apple, I think you might end up getting a sizable discount on everything.

Xeon “Westmere” (12 cores)
64GB (8x8GB) Memory
Mac Pro RAID Card
2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive x4
Two ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Two 18x SuperDrives
Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel) x2
Apple Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
Epson WorkForce 545 All-in-
That system you posted is truly the machine that just works within the entire decade, and further beyond! On the other hand, you could buy a whopping 10 really capable gaming PCs with that budget. :)

Let's see what I would buy...
*ditches Xeon for Core i7/5*
*Cuts RAM to 8GB*
*Skips the RAID card*
*Stops at one hard disk*
*Gets the newest single-card, single-GPU card*
*Gets only one DVD Super Multi drive*
*Skips the other monitor and opts for a Samsung*
*Goes Logitech on keyboard and mouse*
*Skips the PCI Express card*
*Skips the DisplayPort adapter*
*Keeps the AIO printer*
*Replaces OS X with Windows 7*

I wonder how many thousands did I just save by doing exactly that?
Age 31
Non-binary
Seen July 18th, 2016
Posted May 26th, 2014
343 posts
11.5 Years
Also, if you're buying an unbranded PC instead of buying that computer from Apple, I think you might end up getting a sizable discount on everything.
Well of course, but what's the point of having a Computer like that if it's not from Apple? ;)

That system you posted is truly the machine that just works within the entire decade, and further beyond! On the other hand, you could buy a whopping 10 really capable gaming PCs with that budget. :)

Let's see what I would buy...
*ditches Xeon for Core i7/5*
*Cuts RAM to 8GB*
*Skips the RAID card*
*Stops at one hard disk*
*Gets the newest single-card, single-GPU card*
*Gets only one DVD Super Multi drive*
*Skips the other monitor and opts for a Samsung*
*Goes Logitech on keyboard and mouse*
*Skips the PCI Express card*
*Skips the DisplayPort adapter*
*Keeps the AIO printer*
*Replaces OS X with Windows 7*

I wonder how many thousands did I just save by doing exactly that?
1. Okay, I could live with that..
2. RAM's cheap. Why not max it out?
3. S'pose I don't need the RAID card, but it's nice!
4. Now how am I going to store a 300GB music collection, and give a VirtualBox Windows 1TB?
5. Okay, okay, I suppose that wouldn't kill me..
6. Now how am I going to copy from one disc to another instantly?
7. 54-inch sexy Apple HD canvas > some 20-inch Samsung thing.
8. For $30 more, keep the beautiful white keyboard and awesome multi-touch mouse!
9. Hmm.. I'll have to thing about this one.
10. Now how am I gonna project movies on to a huge canvas?
11. First good thing you've said all day. ;)
12. That's like replacing a 3DS with a Game Boy original! WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING? :shocked:

There's your answer.

Legendary Silke

You like dragons?

Seen December 23rd, 2021
Posted April 22nd, 2020
5,925 posts
12.5 Years
One thing I know for sure - I wonder how high the WEI score for that computer would be? All 7.9s? Ahahaha! I'm not sure on 9.9, though. I think the GPU might be a bottleneck in this case, if you're aiming for the perfect computer. Haha

Meganium

memento mori

she/her
Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
I believe I do push my computer to it's limits, but that's not very hard, considering it's just a netbook. In other news, I calculated what the cost of my dream computer, a fully tricked out Mac Pro, would cost:

Xeon “Westmere” (12 cores)
64GB (8x8GB) Memory
Mac Pro RAID Card
2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive x4
Two ATI Radeon HD 5770 1GB
Two 18x SuperDrives
Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel) x2
Apple Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
Quad-channel 4Gb Fibre Channel PCI Express card
Apple Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
Epson WorkForce 545 All-in-
Grand total: $15,094.95

Guessing I won't be buying this for a while.
64 GB memory whaaaaaaaaat. I really hope I read that right. O____o

Though I'm not very fond of Apple, but with that much memory, I can pretty much do everything faster than my current comp. xD And gaming would be a piece of cake.

Here I go wanting an Apple computer again. xD
Age 30
Male
Long Island, New York
Seen May 31st, 2013
Posted February 1st, 2013
289 posts
12.7 Years
Well of course, but what's the point of having a Computer like that if it's not from Apple? ;)

There's your answer.
Pfft... For that much, I'd build something myself with custom liquid cooling and 3 monitors. I'd still have a lot left for myself after that.

Meganium

memento mori

she/her
Houston, TX
Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 1st, 2023
I really want a MacBook Pro at this point.

However, one of the first things I'm going to do with a MacBook Pro is to...

Obliterate the OS X install and stuff Windows 7 for some reason.
I wouldn't mind adding Windows 7 in the Mac computer. If I do get an apple computer, I'd keep the OS. I'd like to expand my horizons and explore the OS, giving me experience.

This doesn't really convince me though, as there are windows software available for Apple. :P

Hybrid Trainer

Age 28
Him/Them
«UK»
Seen April 12th, 2023
Posted January 27th, 2022
2,096 posts
14.5 Years
I really want a MacBook Pro at this point.

However, one of the first things I'm going to do with a MacBook Pro is to...

Obliterate the OS X install and stuff Windows 7 for some reason.
Am I missing something? What's the point of getting a mac if you're just going to put regular windows software on it?

donavannj

Age 32
Male
'cause it get cold like Minnesota
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted 1 Week Ago
22,513 posts
18.2 Years
I really want a MacBook Pro at this point.

However, one of the first things I'm going to do with a MacBook Pro is to...

Obliterate the OS X install and stuff Windows 7 for some reason.
What's the point in that when you can use Boot Camp to install Windows 7?

You might as well just buy a high-end non-Apple laptop if you're just going to install Windows 7 on there. Saves you the cost of having to buy an OS license twice, and the high-end machines contain just as reliable hardware as a MacBook, if not more reliable hardware.
whoops

Charizard★

Age 28
Female
Seen January 28th, 2019
Posted November 13th, 2018
13,369 posts
13.8 Years
Hey guys, I just have a quick question, do any of you know any good programs that download videos off of YouTube and convert them to iPod format? I've been using one, but I had to reboot my computer and just found out they only have the upgraded version, which you have to pay to use. :/


Legendary Silke

You like dragons?

Seen December 23rd, 2021
Posted April 22nd, 2020
5,925 posts
12.5 Years
Hey guys, I just have a quick question, do any of you know any good programs that download videos off of YouTube and convert them to iPod format? I've been using one, but I had to reboot my computer and just found out they only have the upgraded version, which you have to pay to use. :/
I think Freemake Video Converter works pretty well for me.

http://www.freemake.com/

Charizard★

Age 28
Female
Seen January 28th, 2019
Posted November 13th, 2018
13,369 posts
13.8 Years
I think Freemake Video Converter works pretty well for me.

http://www.freemake.com/
Thanks!

And just a quick question, for some reason each time I try downloading it, it downloads Microsoft NET, should I let it download, or is it something bad?


Legendary Silke

You like dragons?

Seen December 23rd, 2021
Posted April 22nd, 2020
5,925 posts
12.5 Years
Thanks!

And just a quick question, for some reason each time I try downloading it, it downloads Microsoft NET, should I let it download, or is it something bad?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

.NET Framework is required by a good number of software. Heck, if you're running Windows 7, it always has it up to a version number. It's a Microsoft component, and it should be installed when you need it. Chances are a Windows Update might give you one anyway on newer systems.

Tsutarja

Age 28
he / him
Florida
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Posted 14 Hours Ago
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13.2 Years
*sigh* before people hate on me for the OS I am questioning, I must ask this..

I ran recovery discs on my HP a6437c desktop tower with Windows Vista SP1, and for some odd reason, whenever I log in, it's stuck on some installation screen taking up the whole desktop that says:

• DO NOT turn off your PC during this one-time setup process
• Your PC restarts several times during this setup process
• Messages may pop up on your screen. Ignore these messages until you are prompted to Restart or Shutdown your PC
This message has been there for hours and has done nothing.. is the recovery process supposed to take this long on HP computers running Vista?

donavannj

Age 32
Male
'cause it get cold like Minnesota
Seen 4 Days Ago
Posted 1 Week Ago
22,513 posts
18.2 Years
The restore process certainly does take a long time (between 40 minutes and 2 hours depending on the speeds of your system). And if it's stuck there, it's highly possible the restore process was interrupted, and you'll have to start it over. :x

At this point your data is probably lost because you improperly ran the recovery process. You only use all the discs when you are wiping the system completely to get a completely fresh install. Otherwise you just use the OS disc to use Windows Startup Repair.
whoops

Tsutarja

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Florida
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Posted 14 Hours Ago
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I don't mind the loss of data, since I dont have a lot of files needed from the machine since it was given to me, but I did produce a backup just in case. And almost 12 hours later, it's still stuck >_<
Male
Seen November 6th, 2020
Posted May 17th, 2013
467 posts
11.3 Years
Still stuck..? Does the CPU appear to be working on anything? Or is it hung?

If it's hung on a recovery, you may just be SOL, I'd recommend you download a LiveCD for something like Linux Mint and use it to backup your more recent data, then proceed to either attempt to boot into "Safe mode" (Accessed by pressing [F8] as Windows boots) and if you manage to get in trying to run "sfc" (System File Checker) from the command prompt (Accessed by clicking or hitting "Start", typing "cmd" and hitting [Enter]) to make sure your system files are OK.

If they aren't, you may have to reinstall and restore your backup that you made from the LiveCD.

If that all fails, PM me, I can probably help you out.

Tsutarja

Age 28
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Florida
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Posted 14 Hours Ago
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13.2 Years
I am able to exit this screen and the OS will work fine (minus the HP bloatware), however it comes back up everytime I log in :\ Ive attached a photo of the screen.. and the PC model is an HP Pavilion a6437c with Vista Home Premium x64