Computer Advice Needed
05-24-2013, 11:55 PM
#402
I speak the truth.
If you are only running 4GB of RAM, then I guarantee you that your system is spending quite a lot of time paging in and out of virtual memory. And even while the write performance of newer MLC drives is getting pretty good, it's still many orders of magnitude slower than the write performance of DRAM.
Eliminating the need for paging will speed up the system quite a great deal more than marginally improving the speed of the device being paged to.
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=870449
This is just a sample of opinions on the topic. Here's benchmarks:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/sto...sd-vs-8gb.html
I'd go with an SSD and 2GB of RAM over a HDD and 8GB of RAM at this point.
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05-28-2013, 11:02 PM
#404
I get why Microsoft did the tiles on windows 8 but I still hate it. I'm now used to using it but I wont't own anything windows 8. Windows 8.1 will fix the biggest issue, lack of start menu and ability to boot to the desktop, but it should have had that option to begin with.
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06-05-2013, 03:28 PM
#408
Win8 isn't terrible once you set it to boot straight to the desktop, add back a start button and menu, and turn off the various corner hotspots and charm bars.
Also, snagged an Radeon HD6450 for $25 on Amazon. I know, it's weak sauce, but it'll be a small improvement over the Intel HD2500 chip, it was cheap, it'll free up system RAM, and it'll allow me to use a DVI cable rather than VGA which looks terrible. And it won't tax the basically non-replaceable 280w PSU.
Also, snagged an Radeon HD6450 for $25 on Amazon. I know, it's weak sauce, but it'll be a small improvement over the Intel HD2500 chip, it was cheap, it'll free up system RAM, and it'll allow me to use a DVI cable rather than VGA which looks terrible. And it won't tax the basically non-replaceable 280w PSU.
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06-28-2013, 06:31 PM
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Update. Still running like a champ. I am so, so, so happy that you guys convinced me to do this. Nothing beats a long *** night at work and just coming home and firing this bad boy up for a few hours.
Honest question, is okay to throw my boxes away at this point? I still have all the boxes my parts came in, haha. I have no idea if it's a bad or good decision to get rid of those.
Honest question, is okay to throw my boxes away at this point? I still have all the boxes my parts came in, haha. I have no idea if it's a bad or good decision to get rid of those.
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07-15-2013, 11:55 PM
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Alright guys, I have no idea wtf is going on. I logged into facebook to bash people on the miata pages, and I get this. All the windows are opened, nothing works, etc...
I tried it in Firefox and it's fine. I have no idea what to do.
I tried it in Firefox and it's fine. I have no idea what to do.
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07-16-2013, 10:11 PM
#415
Done the basics? Cleared cache, deleted all facebook cookies, turned off all browser and plugin extensions?
It's worth noting that Facebook just updated their interface -- notifications are now on the right side of the top bar, for instance. Your screenshot still shows the old interface.
It's worth noting that Facebook just updated their interface -- notifications are now on the right side of the top bar, for instance. Your screenshot still shows the old interface.
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08-10-2013, 12:12 AM
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Well that sucks. I used to frequent their retail store often.
I guess I have more influence than I realized. I decide to leave SD, as a result of which Geeks closes, Tony the Barber retires, the Mayor enters rehab... what's next?
I guess I have more influence than I realized. I decide to leave SD, as a result of which Geeks closes, Tony the Barber retires, the Mayor enters rehab... what's next?
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