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4761 No. 4761 Locked Stickied hide watch quickreply   [Reply]
Hi guys, I'm here to lay down some ground rules.

1)This is not fucking /india/
1a)What dat nigga said

2) Don't post anything illegal, ever.

Thank you that is all.

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5090 No. 5090 hide watch expand quickreply   [Reply]
So, I am currently in need of upgrading my desktop. I built it about 3 years ago myself in my kitchen, before I knew anything of computers. It has served me but as time goes on it gets worse and worse and now it is very outdated. Now I have decided to come to you for assistance and advice.I plan on upgrading it over a period of time to 3 GB of RAM, 500 GB of hard drive space, getting Windows 7, and upgrading the video card. If all this seems fine then let's move on. Where I'm stuck is the video card. I'm not sure what to upgrade to, I have looked at a selection and am not sure which one to choose: the Galaxy GeForce 9600 GT, the MSI GeForce 9600 GT, the EVGA GeForce 9600 GSO, or the Galaxy GeForce GT220. I have been recommended ATI's over them most of the time, but it seems as though most of the ones I'm recommended are too expensive for me. All of them are within my price range. I'm of course going to be using it for gaming but not too intensive and I don't make it a requirement to play my games on the highest possible graphics settings but I want something that can, I game mostly on my Xbox but when I do play something on my computer I want to to run well and smooth. Which would you guys recommend out of these 5 and especially which will give me the most for the money paid for it.I usually buy from TigerDirect but if you guys know of someplace better it would help just as much. I have heard good things about newegg but I'm not sure how it compares.

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>> No. 5120
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5120
And her is the output on the card, it has more than just the bar, it has a cross and spots for 4 pins on the different quadrants, any reason why the 2 would not be compatible?
>> No. 5121
>>5120
The DVI socket is made to accommodate any DVI plug, as there are different types of DVI plug. It should work just fine.
>> No. 5125
>>5119

That's fine.

The socket looks good.

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5040 No. 5040 hide watch expand quickreply   [Reply]
Hello Techies! I'm looking for some advice.

I want to build a tower from scratch but I don't really know where to start. I have about a 500-800 dollar range and I will mostly use it for gaming/media/programming/school but I want it to be inclined more towards gaming.

I was going to follow this guide: http://hothardware.com/cs/blogs/ta/archive/2008/12/30/build-guide-500-gaming-rig.aspx

But the prices are either inaccurate or the product isn't being sold any longer. Also what the fuck, why is RAM so expensive.

If you can help me, I will love you dearly :)
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>> No. 5110
Got some related questions since I'm upgrading much of my system.

First of all, what is the difference between the 770 and 790x chipsets?

If I'm getting DDR3 RAM, what amount should I go for? And distributed amongst how many sticks?
>> No. 5122
>>5110

about the chipsets it's general reliability and how fast the bus is.
>> No. 5124
>>5110

790X has more features and speeds, and it's a better piece of silicon. This increases reliability. The 770 isn't that great, and it's very old. I personally use a 790GX which the better of both, and costs very little more.

4GB of RAM or more should do you. It's more the manufacturer of the RAM as opposed to speed, it makes a surprising difference. I like Patriot and Corsair memory, although as long as you get something that isn't an 'off brand' and gets decent benchmarks, you're fine.

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5123 No. 5123 hide watch quickreply   [Reply]
What do you guys think of the Chumby?

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5111 No. 5111 hide watch expand quickreply   [Reply]
Sup /tech/!

Had a HDD crash, sorta, and have to replace the HDD of my Compaq Presario 2500. Will any IDE 2.5 do, or does it have to be the *right* one (i.e. ATA, PATA etc)? The old one is a Seagate 30 GB from 2003. AT, I think.
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>> No. 5114
get a pata/ide 2.5 ssd
>> No. 5117
>>5114

Yeah.. Because the ATA interface is PERFECT for the speed of an SDD.
>> No. 5118
OP the Faggot with the specs on the old drive:

Seagate Momentus
SN: 3KW17JXN
Model: ST93012A
PN: SY1012-330
HDA PN: 1003020506
Date: 04233
Site: AMK
CT: 2767400CPM2S6
AT Disc drive

Hope that'll be of any help.

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5076 No. 5076 hide watch quickreply   [Reply]
Anyone out there know of any great books for a novice of hardware hacking / electronic engineering? Preferably in a free ebook version, but I'll spend some money if I need to.

In return, http://www.51cnnet.com . They have many free ebooks on tech stuff, but it's almost exclusively software related.
>> No. 5080
Advanced books cost hundreds of dollars.

You're better off taking a class on basic electronics and learning what each component does, such as a transistor, capacitor, resistor, etc.

Anyways, this might be what you're looking for:
www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/index.html/

The hacks you have to think on your own, regarding what you're trying to do.
>> No. 5082
Umm, you should check out http://99chan.org/lit/src/

The 99chan Library.
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5116
Here is what I found in my library, anyone is welcome to them, just let me know which ones you want me to upload.

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4978 No. 4978 hide watch quickreply   [Reply]
Anyone have experience with the Cricket USB broadband modem?

I got it free with one month of internet and it's run out now, im wondering if there's a way to hack it into giving me internet for free.

Perhaps i can switch the mac address over and over until i get one that's been paid for? any other ideas?
>> No. 4979
oh, sorry if this is too /india/, but if this works isn't free internet a fucking awesome thing to be in /tech/?
>> No. 5109
This deserves looking into.

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4440 No. 4440 hide watch expand quickreply   [Reply]
h-halp... I'm getting my first laptop for college, and my head is spinning with options. So confused. I don't even know what BRAND to start with... Honestly, picking a brand would be a GREAT start... I don't think I want HP or Dell since I've heard their customer service is shit, and I'm also not getting Mac. I was interested in Lenovo, but my dad (who has one) suddenly got all "NO DON'T GET A LENOVO". So.......what else IS there? Or, would you recommend any HP/Dell/Lenovo...? Budget is about 1200.
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>> No. 5070
>>5066
Check the link, you foo.
http://tinyurl.com/650-dolla-laptop
>> No. 5086
i'm getting a sony p-series
A) it has a clit mouse
B) it has a 1600x780 screen
C) its got XMB boot mode for quick utility
D) up to 250GB hdd
E) cheap as dirt with a verison plan (800+ new, 400+ open box, 200+ new with the verison 3g broadband)
F) fits in your pocket despite full keyboard (none of that thumb typing bulshit)
>> No. 5107
http://tinyurl.com/better-laptop-for-650-dollars

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5084 No. 5084 hide watch expand quickreply   [Reply]
After getting myself permab& from quatra-phalli , I was hoping there would be a suitable replacement for /g/ somewhere out there
I was wrong

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>> No. 5087
/g/ is just a shitty troll board anyway, its fucking retarded, just as bad as quatra-phalli s /b/
>> No. 5100
So our /g/ is not good enough for you, and yet you don't even know how to use a proxy. Okay.
>> No. 5113
Go die.

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5088 No. 5088 hide watch quickreply   [Reply]
hello. I want to connect my laptop to my tv, but the tv is old and it only have a vga port which my laptop does not have. I can connect my desktop to my tv though. Also I can connect my laptop to the desktop using the monitor cable. So my question is:

Using my desktop, can I connect my laptop to the tv?
>> No. 5097
You havent said what video output your laptop has. But if it got DVI or HDMI, you can use a converter to get a VGA signal.
>> No. 5098
most laptops have a svideo port. if not, get a vga to rca adapter along with a headphone to rca adapter for your sound.

I used to use a rf modulator to splice into my cable line's source so I could use my vintage tv as a second monitor, as well as watch movies I downloaded from my room, into the living room or elsewhere.

Of course, its wise to get a filter if you dont wish for people to constantly have access to your screen.
>> No. 5099
>>5097 i think he misspoke and meant his laptop has vga, tv doesn't.

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