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Skylake IGPU not working w/ Displayport

I have an interesting (well, at least to me!) one... I've recently built a system utilizing a Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5 motherboard, which I got specifically due to the displayport (over the UD3 which swaps it for a VGA) being available as a connector. Unfortunately I've been unable to get this to...
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- Jul 23, 2016
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- Forum: Computer Building
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777 crash at san Francisco airport

I fly a lot (call it 30+ flights per year) and I've had one go around over the course of about 6 years. So about 1:200 or so for me. It's a lot of fun, especially in a 757. They aren't really that rare, I don't have any stats but pulling numbers out of my ass I'd guess that there is at...
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- Post #340
- Jul 9, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Water heaters

Tankless is the way to go, I have no idea what others are talking about here re: delta temps - they work fine up in Minnesota, and I doubt you'll find much colder inlet water temps than that. Additional tank? What? I've lived two places with tankless water heaters now, and both just bolted...
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- Post #28
- Jul 9, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Romney could be the beneficiary of an $8.5B ponzi scam.

The only actual fact I could find in this article of substance was his son started an investment company and worked with (possibly hired) people now under investigation by the SEC for fraud. Oh, that and the fact he invested $10 million in VC to his son for this business, and has been paid back...
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- Post #20
- Nov 5, 2011
- Forum: Politics and News
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Radeon screen mirroring?

Thanks for the reply, going to hook up a second LCD now and test that - good idea. I have a GTX 570 I can try this with as well - it actually used to be the card in the machine, and honestly I'm pretty sure I've mirrored this exact setup with that card. I'm not certain though, so I'll test...
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- Post #3
- Nov 2, 2011
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Radeon screen mirroring?

Hey, I just picked up a Radeon 6990, and have it attached to a regular monitor via DVI out, this works well. I also have a projector connected via HDMI to this card as a second monitor. This works fine as well. I can span desktops across both monitors, as well as play games on either one...
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- Nov 1, 2011
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Senate passes credit card overhaul bill

I had a very long response written, but realized it was pointless. Basically it comes down to this for me. If a credit card company says "hi! I want to give you a loan for 200% APR!" and some idiot takes it, then they got what they deserved. If a credit card company says "hi! I want to...
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- Post #118
- May 22, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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What do you think of the "demise of Suburbia"?

Hrm, this is sort of a tough one for me. I've lived in a myriad of places. From downtown Chicago, to inner city Minneapolis, to "super white" suburbia, to "inner ring" surburbia. Of all of them, I prefer the inner ring suburbia the most. By *far* over the super ridiculously dense places...
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- Post #48
- Mar 15, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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Question pertaining to high school drop outs

I absolutely agree. My point originally started out as more or less "good luck keeping someone in school who doesn't want to be". As mentioned, short of jail at that time of my life I'm not sure it would have been possible. Is imprisoning kids to force them to "learn" (which they will not...
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- Post #54
- Feb 27, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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Question pertaining to high school drop outs

Speaking as a high school dropout... No law could have kept me in school. Unless you were prepared to jail me and pay those expenses. Why I was so adverse to this, I can't really explain in a few sentences. Many factors were involved ranging from being bored out of my mind in school...
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- Post #52
- Feb 26, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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Stop Paying Your Credit Cards

Decent post until that line :) Judgments will depend on state. And, in most states (perhaps all?) a creditor can have a judgment renewed by the court, thus resetting that clock. This means judgments are indefinite - both in terms of enforcement by the courts, and sticking on your credit...
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- Post #47
- Feb 14, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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$15,000 first-time home buyers tax credit

Er.. but that's Northfield :) Isn't that pretty much what they were going for in.. 2002? I recall (only hazily though) looking at housing in the Bell Plaine area (a bit closer to the cities than Northfield) and seeing houses for around that, in similar sizes (with huge 2 acre yards and the...
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- Post #74
- Feb 9, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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$15,000 first-time home buyers tax credit

They are? Have a source for this? While this has been trumpted about a lot lately, I honestly am *not* seeing the "deals" that supposedly exist. Could just be my local market I suppose. 5-10% lowering of sale prices IMO is not "all time low". 30 to 50% and then I would consider housing to...
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- Post #62
- Feb 9, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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Just watched a CBC piece on the effect of the recession on China. Makes me mad to think....

It takes two to tango.. Greedy bankers? Check. Irresponsible retards living beyond their means? Check. Without either of these parties, the resulting boom, and bust, could not have happened. At some point the house of cards must fall. Now, I don't think it has fallen - and who is to...
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- Post #2
- Feb 9, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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Mitt Romney: The theme "Yes, we can" seems to have been replaced with "Well, maybe we can't."

I would make the argument that the "Housing Bubble" is still a bubble. From my view, it barely deflated any in my neck of the woods. Put it this way.. take median family income for a given area, and see how many houses are actually *affordable* utilizing traditional mortgage and payments...
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- Post #36
- Feb 8, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News

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