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 Feb 2 2013, 09:15 AM
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#151
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Neophyte Runner  Group: Validating Posts: 2,492 Joined: 19-April 12 Member No.: 51,818  |
/facepalm
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Feb 2 2013, 11:53 AM
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#152
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Feb 2 2013, 10:07 AM)  Don't want to start an enviromental debate... Yes, green thinking is a choice... Right now, it won't be for much longer. I personally think that attitude stinks, but let's just leave it at that. Not the time or place. QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Feb 2 2013, 10:15 AM) /facepalm No need to respond on that, Pax. |
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Feb 2 2013, 11:59 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
I brought up a potentially volatile subject to begin with, my apologies.
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Feb 2 2013, 12:47 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Yes, but you realised it and asked to not discuss the topic any further.
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Feb 2 2013, 02:05 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Validating Posts: 2,492 Joined: 19-April 12 Member No.: 51,818 |
So ... what, I'm not allowed to be mildly frustrated when it turns out all my sincere efforts to answer someone's request for explanation, were really answering the wrong question? Or else I get the Mod Voice treatment??
... ... Okay, then. O_o |
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Feb 2 2013, 03:22 PM
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#156
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Neophyte Runner Group: Validating Posts: 2,492 Joined: 19-April 12 Member No.: 51,818 |
Eh. Whole thread just became irrelevant for a few days anyway. IT'S HERE!! Off I go to set it up - clear off and move the desk, etc, etc, etc .... ^_^
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Feb 2 2013, 03:44 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
For a few days? you expecting a nuclear turnout? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Feb 2 2013, 04:34 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Validating Posts: 2,492 Joined: 19-April 12 Member No.: 51,818 |
I've been without the ability to play games more advanced than "Plants versus Zombies" since the day after Christmas; my laptop has a Window Experience index of only 4.7, as it was only ever intended for web-browsing, PDF reading, running HeroLab, and similar tasks; meanwhile, the new PC (using it right now) has a 7.8 (and the video sub-rating is 7.9), out of 7.9 possible.
And while I was without a gaming-capable PC, Borderlands 2 came out with a new DLC ... Skyri is about to drop a new PC ... So, yeah. I'll be popping in now and again, of course. But most of my attention is going to be securely held by finally getting my fix ... O_O hehehe |
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Feb 2 2013, 05:26 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
Luckily I got a 3ds to occupy myself with until I can afford a new computer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
Close to 500+ hours put into Pokémon B&W (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Feb 2 2013, 05:32 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
i have a gaming laptop in addition to my gaming computer . .
hell, even my old computer still works and can run most games at medium settings reasonably well . . redundancy is an important thing in the world of computing! |
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Feb 4 2013, 01:33 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (_Pax._ @ Feb 1 2013, 07:21 PM) Someone out there must think that double-GPU setups are worth the weight, heat, power consumption, price, and so forth. High end video cards aren't just for gaming. The other two areas are 3D engineering software and video rendering. When you're talking about long animations, every little bit of power helps. |
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Feb 4 2013, 01:43 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
bitcoin mining.
seti @ home everything else that can be GPU accellerated |
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Feb 4 2013, 01:58 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Feb 4 2013, 09:43 AM) bitcoin mining. seti @ home everything else that can be GPU accellerated I'm talking legitimate uses. Bitcoin is a sham. SETI@Home is just a way to make sure your power consumption is doing something rather than idling. |
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Feb 4 2013, 02:52 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
QUOTE (StealthSigma @ Feb 4 2013, 08:33 AM) High end video cards aren't just for gaming. The other two areas are 3D engineering software and video rendering. When you're talking about long animations, every little bit of power helps. How much of an impact does the GPU have on image processing (like photoshop)? Or is that more a function of RAM? |
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Feb 4 2013, 03:12 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (nezumi @ Feb 4 2013, 10:52 AM) How much of an impact does the GPU have on image processing (like photoshop)? Or is that more a function of RAM? For photoshop? I believe it derives more from RAM than GPU. Engineering programs do benefit since they render, especially with 3D engineering programs. |
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Feb 5 2013, 12:37 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,113 Joined: 24-January 13 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 70,521 |
QUOTE (Ryu @ Feb 1 2013, 10:59 PM) That cooling system looks sweet. How much noise reduction do you get from that setup? sorry, busy weekend plannign a run and then getting shot at during a run (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) self built watercooling systems can be as quiet as you want all the way to silent if you can find room for all the radiators and don't push the power too high. the simple way it works : rather than having ONE fan at high speeds pushing air into a CPU / GPU mounted heatsink, which is loud! you have many (two or three or four or six) LOW RPM fans mounted on the radiators .. the water is more effective at heat transfer and the radiator better distributes heat away from the case with help from the gentle fans. it is a LOT of effort to get the same or slightly more benefit but with the reduction in noise it makes sense. so, now I can hear Mrs. Mach screaming at me for spending too much time on the PC (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif) plus with water you can overclock a bit more and generate about 10 -15 degrees more heat that the water system can dissipate better than air alone BUT I'm sure that others will say, it's not always the case. the AIO systems are good but it's just being more efficient at moving the heat from the CPU to outside the case as opposed to air cooled alone. |
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Feb 5 2013, 12:38 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,113 Joined: 24-January 13 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 70,521 |
Oh and PAX !! come on man .... Piccies ! .. show us the rig
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Feb 5 2013, 06:02 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (Mach_Ten @ Feb 5 2013, 08:37 AM) the water is more effective at heat transfer and the radiator better distributes heat away from the case with help from the gentle fans. Real men use mercury cooled systems instead of water cooled. |
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Feb 5 2013, 06:41 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Real men are often also stupid if that's true O.o
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Feb 5 2013, 06:49 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,113 Joined: 24-January 13 From: Here to Eternity Member No.: 70,521 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Feb 5 2013, 06:41 PM) Real men are often also stupid if that's true O.o Bah .. what's a small dose of Mercury poisoning between Chummers ?? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Feb 5 2013, 06:54 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
if it gets out, it's still a conductive liquid flowing around my hardware, that's a small dose of mercury poisoning between chummers.
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Feb 5 2013, 07:32 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,536 Joined: 13-July 09 Member No.: 17,389 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Feb 5 2013, 02:54 PM) if it gets out, it's still a conductive liquid flowing around my hardware, that's a small dose of mercury poisoning between chummers. Liquid metal cooling is superior to water cooling (health hazards aside). The problem is that a lot of the other options (Sodium and Lead) are solid at the temperatures computers operate at. |
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Feb 5 2013, 07:38 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,018 Joined: 3-July 10 Member No.: 18,786 |
I like my rig to be liquid helium-cooled.
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Feb 5 2013, 07:43 PM
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Former Member Group: Members Posts: 814 Joined: 15-July 12 Member No.: 53,042 |
And what are you all doing if a fan or two isn't cooling enough? (Then again I'm a cheap bastard and don't want to pay for that other stuff.)
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Feb 5 2013, 07:49 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Indeed. My understanding was the liquid-cooling systems usually use a non-conductive alcohol-based coolant, not water, for the very same reason.
However, a mercury cooled system certainly would LOOK neater. |
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