techPowerUp! Forums

Go Back   techPowerUp! Forums > Search Forums

Showing results 1 to 40 of 200
Search took 0.13 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: newtekie1
Forum: General Hardware May 23, 2013, 01:01 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 393
Posted By newtekie1
I've got two G700 mice, one at home and one at...

I've got two G700 mice, one at home and one at work. I absolutely love it. It is nice that you can actually use the usb cable as not only a charging cable, but also a data connection is really...
Forum: General Hardware May 21, 2013, 08:02 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 981
Posted By newtekie1
I doubt it is a 630. My guess is it is a 524 or...

I doubt it is a 630. My guess is it is a 524 or maybe 519, sadly both are noticably worse than the 630.
Forum: Motherboards & Memory May 19, 2013, 08:03 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 1,818
Posted By newtekie1
Most of the low end Intel boards I've used have...

Most of the low end Intel boards I've used have died within the year due too few CPU phases and poor quality caps, leading to caps popping. They are still using shitty electrolytic caps in the CPU...
Forum: System Builder's Advice May 19, 2013, 06:57 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 376
Posted By newtekie1
Or...

Or http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8883/cab-170/Customizable_Rocker_Switch_Cable_Harness.html?tl=g52c403s319

Edit: Coolerguy has a cheaper version. http://www.coolerguys.com/840556092148.html
Forum: General Software May 18, 2013, 02:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 578
Posted By newtekie1
Assuming the ASMedia controller even support the...

Assuming the ASMedia controller even support the option to turn off hot swapping to individual ports. If the controller doesn't support that then there is no way to even implement the option in the...
Forum: NVIDIA May 18, 2013, 02:07 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 280
Posted By newtekie1
I'd buy a new PSU regardless, that one you have...

I'd buy a new PSU regardless, that one you have now is not very good. I'd be scared trusting my system to it. Just remember, if it decided to die, it could very likely kill every component in your...
Forum: General Software May 15, 2013, 07:10 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 252
Posted By newtekie1
The motherboard has no problem taking commands...

The motherboard has no problem taking commands from the USB keyboard, but once the Windows Installer Boot Loader takes over that is when the problem comes in. Some times the Windows Installer Boot...
Forum: General Software May 15, 2013, 05:50 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 252
Posted By newtekie1
If you are talking about an adapter to adapt a...

If you are talking about an adapter to adapt a USB keyboard to work in a PS/2 slot, yes that works.

If you mean one of those adapters to add PS/2 ports to a computer that only has USB, then IDK. ...
Forum: NVIDIA May 15, 2013, 05:29 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 323
Posted By newtekie1
Don't waste your money on a dedicated PhysX card,...

Don't waste your money on a dedicated PhysX card, the GTX670s can handle PhysX themselves without any problem, PhysX takes very little GPU power to actually do the calculations. Plus there just...
Forum: General Software May 15, 2013, 01:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 252
Posted By newtekie1
If it is giving you the message to press any key...

If it is giving you the message to press any key to boot from the DVD then it is actually booting from the DVD, that screen is part of the DVD's boot loader. The problem is that it isn't recognizing...
Forum: Audio, Video & Home Theater May 14, 2013, 07:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 108
Posted By newtekie1
http://www.rakuten.com/prod/agptek-3-way-audio-vid...

http://www.rakuten.com/prod/agptek-3-way-audio-video-av-rca-switch-switcher-selector-box-splitter/220504504.html?listingId=134652480
Forum: Networking & Security May 14, 2013, 01:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 376
Posted By newtekie1
Actually I did 100 instead of 50 because pings...

Actually I did 100 instead of 50 because pings are a round trip measurement. For the calculations I ignored the fact that the path traveled isn't straight. Due to the way cabling is done the actual...
Forum: Networking & Security May 13, 2013, 05:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 376
Posted By newtekie1
Bandwidth = Amount of Data/Time Speed =...

Bandwidth = Amount of Data/Time
Speed = Distance/Time

Latency is not the measure of speed, it is the measure of time. So to figure out the speed you'd have to figure out the distance the ping...
Forum: Science & Technology May 13, 2013, 05:38 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 687
Posted By newtekie1
The thing with the ISS is that it isn't...

The thing with the ISS is that it isn't completely isolation, and it isn't doing the same thing every day.

There are other people on the ISS, and they are in constant contact with mission control....
Forum: Networking & Security May 13, 2013, 01:55 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 376
Posted By newtekie1
The speed is basically the speed of light, give...

The speed is basically the speed of light, give or take a little based on certain variables.
Forum: NVIDIA May 13, 2013, 01:07 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 271
Posted By newtekie1
Not possible. AFAIK, nVidia laser cuts the die...

Not possible. AFAIK, nVidia laser cuts the die to disable things on it, so it is physically disabled.

Plus the physical attachment to the GPU is in a 192-bit configuration, the memory chips for...
Forum: Networking & Security May 12, 2013, 06:53 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 519
Posted By newtekie1
Ok, you're right so, let me explain this a little...

Ok, you're right so, let me explain this a little better. My original response was a little off. When I said DHT is only useful for torrents with dead trackers I misspoke. Really having those...
Forum: General Hardware May 11, 2013, 05:43 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 947
Posted By newtekie1
Yes, in single threaded games the extra 300MHz on...

Yes, in single threaded games the extra 300MHz on the FX4350 gives it the slight advantage, but on multithreaded games(like Crysis3) the FX6350 pulls way ahead. Luckily these are FX processors, so...
Forum: System Builder's Advice May 11, 2013, 05:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 424
Posted By newtekie1
Try turning off automatic restart on system...

Try turning off automatic restart on system failure and see if it is giving a blue-screen before it reboots. That might at least give you an error message or code so you can start your...
Forum: Games May 11, 2013, 01:22 PM
Replies: 2,710
Views: 155,494
Posted By newtekie1
Can't you just fly around or do you have to be at...

Can't you just fly around or do you have to be at ground level the whole time?

And warp signs have been broken for a while, mywarp change the sign syntax to create a warp sign, so we'd have to go...
Forum: Games May 10, 2013, 11:11 PM
Replies: 2,710
Views: 155,494
Posted By newtekie1
Its fine with me.

Its fine with me.
Forum: Games May 10, 2013, 10:54 PM
Replies: 2,710
Views: 155,494
Posted By newtekie1
I disabled warp2dynmap for the time beingso it...

I disabled warp2dynmap for the time beingso it shouldn't disappear.
Forum: General Software May 10, 2013, 03:03 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 421
Posted By newtekie1
You are correct, but alt+ctrl+end is kind of...

You are correct, but alt+ctrl+end is kind of difficult to do on my phone.:D
Forum: General Software May 9, 2013, 10:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 421
Posted By newtekie1
You know, they are great buttons if you remote...

You know, they are great buttons if you remote into your computer, since the power functions are disabled.

Another interesting one is:

rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

This will lock...
Forum: techPowerUp! Club Forum May 9, 2013, 07:35 PM
Replies: 456
Views: 49,040
Posted By newtekie1
Nope.

Nope.
Forum: techPowerUp! Club Forum May 9, 2013, 07:32 PM
Replies: 456
Views: 49,040
Posted By newtekie1
Don't smoke kids: ...

Don't smoke kids:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/newtekie1/smoker.jpg~original
Forum: Games May 5, 2013, 11:28 PM
Replies: 2,710
Views: 155,494
Posted By newtekie1
I updated the server to run 1.5.2, let me know if...

I updated the server to run 1.5.2, let me know if anything is broken.

I also added a new plug-in called Flight. It is pretty obvious what it does. It allows Creative Mode flight in survival. It...
Forum: Audio, Video & Home Theater May 5, 2013, 09:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 592
Posted By newtekie1
;) But you're right, CDDA/Redbook is the...

;)

But you're right, CDDA/Redbook is the exact format used, but WAV is basically the same format. The data contained in the two are pretty much identical(uncompressed LPCM), it is just the...
Forum: Audio, Video & Home Theater May 5, 2013, 07:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 592
Posted By newtekie1
Illegal music usually comes in 320Kbps Constant...

Illegal music usually comes in 320Kbps Constant Birate MP3s. This is a lossy format. Which means there is quality lost.

The original CD uses, IIRC, WAV format. Which is basically uncompresses,...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling May 4, 2013, 01:54 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,552
Posted By newtekie1
Crunching likely uses more areas of the CPU,...

Crunching likely uses more areas of the CPU, different instruction sets, better use of the cache, etc. because crunching is designed to be as efficient as possible. While this benchmark seem to be...
Forum: General Hardware May 4, 2013, 01:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 480
Posted By newtekie1
It needing a re-install and a re-install being a...

It needing a re-install and a re-install being a good idea are two different things. Yeah, if simply booting is all you require, then a re-install isn't needed. But not re-installing can lead to...
Forum: General Hardware May 4, 2013, 04:30 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 480
Posted By newtekie1
There is a tolerance with the BCLK, it varies not...

There is a tolerance with the BCLK, it varies not only from CPU to CPU, but from system to system. But you gain so little from changing it, it doesn't make any sense to use it to overclock. ...
Forum: System Builder's Advice May 3, 2013, 04:28 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 2,143
Posted By newtekie1
I have to agree, and with AMD's ability to...

I have to agree, and with AMD's ability to overclock it is a clear winner in this price category.

That being said, spending $30 on a decent after market cooler would do a world of good. I'd go...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling May 2, 2013, 09:13 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,552
Posted By newtekie1
Just by my quick math based on the times I'm...

Just by my quick math based on the times I'm getting as I increase, you're looking at over an hour to complete 360,000 decimal places.
Forum: Games May 2, 2013, 08:25 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 824
Posted By newtekie1
Game Developer Caught Hiding BitCoin Mining Code In Their Game!

Competitive video gaming community E-Sports Entertainment Association secretly updated its client software with Bitcoin-mining code that tapped players' computers to mint more than $3,600 worth of...
Forum: Storage May 2, 2013, 06:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 720
Posted By newtekie1
Excellent. I assume you figured out to just...

Excellent. I assume you figured out to just expand the volume to the unallocated space.
Forum: News May 2, 2013, 02:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,171
Posted By newtekie1
Or just when your computers on the floor to your...

Or just when your computers on the floor to your left, and the mouse cable has to be stretch up to the top right side of your desk.

I hate constantly tugging on a cable. Once you switch to a good...
Forum: Reviews May 2, 2013, 02:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 20,622
Posted By newtekie1
To be fair, RaspMC is a native XBMC...

To be fair, RaspMC is a native XBMC implementation. The XBMC used in the review was running XBMC over Android.

The CPU definitely is under-powered for sure, but comparing performance of XBMC on...
Forum: News May 2, 2013, 01:34 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,171
Posted By newtekie1
So going from 5700DPI max to 8200DPI max is an...

So going from 5700DPI max to 8200DPI max is an aesthetics change?:shadedshu



Honestly Logitech bundles some of the best rechargeable batteries with the G700s. It comes with eneloop batteries.
Forum: Comments & Feedback May 1, 2013, 02:10 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 157
Posted By newtekie1
Here (http://www.techpowerup.com/contact.php). ...

Here (http://www.techpowerup.com/contact.php).



:toast:
Showing results 1 to 40 of 200

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT. The time now is 12:21 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.