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Team Fail said:
I want to get a desktop to upgrade and have more power, but I need a clean place first. We have a lot of rugs and they hold a lot of dust. I'd have to clean the desktop every couple of months because these rugs have a lot of crap in them - vacuuming doesn't help a bit.
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Computer cases with air filters all around?
 
Team Fail said:
Sounds like lots of money. Not that it's going to be a problem for long - the places we're looking at all have few to no rugs.
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You probably still want a case with air filters for intakes at the very least. Even a rug-less environment can be dusty, I've noticed.
 
I'll be the honest one to say that I never even knew they made air filters for computers...
 
Tsutarja said:
Sometimes, I wish there was a way for me to test out of some classes towards my degree and be exempt from taking them (while still getting the credit), such as Intro to Internet...
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I think they want you to do that just in case... and policies.

I'm not bothered by it in the slightest.

I think I better keep myself away from the card... I feel like buying computer things.
 
Tsutarja said:
Lemme guess... more RAM? :P
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I already have 16 GB of them!

Though I probably can do with a 4GB Surface 3. I mean, the extra RAM probably helps... especially when loads of apps are loaded at the same time, or even light gaming.
 
Team Fail said:
I can't do gaming with tablets. I find them severely underpowered, even though everyone tries to make tablets for gaming. It's mostly about graphics memory and how you can't add new RAM modules. What you have for RAM is all you get.

Also, I was given a watch from my grandmother today. My Moto 360 easily outperforms it, but it's an interesting device nonetheless. I can't find a manual on it though, I only have one page of it and it's not complete. https://imgur.com/RShFHfK I'm looking around online but I can't find a damn thing on it.
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Indeed. 4 GB RAM on a Surface 3 should run anything that can run well on lower-end, but current-generation Intel integrated... There's a surprisingly good amount of games that can run decently on a "weak" Atom x7 if one's careful with the settings.

Really, it's the storage that's the bigger issue (Even with a 128 GB, you'll have only so much space to play with), but it's still quite a bit faster than a bog-standard HDD in terms of everything that isn't sequential reads or writes, so yeah.

Tsutarja said:
I've seen gaming done on 2-in-1's before, although of course that's different than standard tablets, that's for sure. :P
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Yeah...

Current-generation Intel Atom tablets should be kind of like a portable Xbox 360 or PS3 in terms of video performance, and they do indeed run a lot of games that ran on them, and other games with similar demands. Again, don't expect high settings or anything, but a lot of them should work relatively well. Some people would think that gaming on an Atom means "Ocarina of Time N64 mode", though, and I understand.
 
Twiggy said:
Yeah...

Current-generation Intel Atom tablets should be kind of like a portable Xbox 360 or PS3 in terms of video performance, and they do indeed run a lot of games that ran on them, and other games with similar demands. Again, don't expect high settings or anything, but a lot of them should work relatively well. Some people would think that gaming on an Atom means "Ocarina of Time N64 mode", though, and I understand.
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asdfsagghafs those things have Atoms on them?! Wow, I wish Atoms were like that during the era of the netbook.
 
Tsutarja said:
asdfsagghafs those things have Atoms on them?! Wow, I wish Atoms were like that during the era of the netbook.
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Have fun with this thread! :P

If you ever want to game on a Surface 3, a 4GB model is strongly recommended - integrated graphics like memory. An extra 64 GB of storage helps, too.

Might become a portable light gaming machine...

I think the key thing is to keep the resolution sane - try to stay at 1024x768, 1280x720, or 1366x768 as much as you can, and keep the settings down. Real down. A good target is 30 FPS if you can make it; if not, 20. And an external frame rate limiter for games that don't have them, so that the CPU doesn't need to work as hard.

And don't forget drivers and firmware!
 
Tsutarja said:
So you know you've been using the same keyboard for years and years when the labels on the keys start to fade off... :P
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Now I wonder if I'll ever wear out my keyboard... or if I'll buy a new one before that.
 
killer150 said:
Still using win 98 keyboard and it's pretty fine but the looks it's like pretty ***ed up

At least it is quite suitable for my fingers to touch and feel during gaming
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I want an expensive gaming keyboard and mouse combo. :P

Speaking of old keyboards, my computer still has a PS/2 port, and I can add a serial port if I really want to.
 
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