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Intel Xeon Quad Core X3460 2.8Ghz LGA1156

Xeons are NOT a good overclocker, at all...
- Stone Rain
- Post #7
- Dec 15, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
(gamersnexus) AMD: "FX is Not EOL" & Why What We Need in a CPU is Changing

AMD may not be officially killing the FX lineup; but if the line isn't going to updated until 2015, it might as well be dead, because FX is already a questionable buy compared to Haswell in nearly every usage case. Examples: Super-budget usage: The FX-4xxx CPU's aren't really a viable buy; the...
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- Post #97
- Dec 15, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
how do I overclock intel hd 4600

You can't overclock it. However, if you want to improve the performance of the onboard graphics, allocate the maximum allowed RAM to the iGPU: 1.7GB. I believe you do that through Intel HD Graphics Control Panel. If not, you should be able to pick how much RAM is allocated in the BIOS.
- Stone Rain
- Post #9
- Dec 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
More Broadwell Mobile details revealed

The Broadwell stuff looks like crap; its' just lower and lower energy usage without any real performance gains. The Haswell-E sheet on the other hand looks nice; if its' true, this will be the first consumer Intel CPU with 8 cores and 20MB L3 cache. I see a lot of workstation type rigs...
- Stone Rain
- Post #5
- Dec 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Alienware

For $820 you can build a desktop that will run circles around that. Check out this build I threw together: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/stonvnox/saved/37Ps An i5-4430, GTX 760, 8GB RAM, a 120GB SSD and a 1TB HDD. Unless you are on the go 24/7 and absolutely must have a gaming laptop, I...
- Stone Rain
- Post #9
- Dec 12, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
The reason Intel is not producing hot chips anymore

Everyone in this thread is defending the desktop as a stanchion of gaming. While that's true, there's a far more important user base for the desktop: professionals. Even though the desktop is waning, there are several usage areas where it won't ever go away. First example, I do web...
- Stone Rain
- Post #152
- Dec 12, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Build a better $500 gaming PC than the XBox One

Here's a build for you: AMD Athlon II X4 760K: $89.99 @ Newegg. Quad-core, unlocked, punches above its' weight. It's an A10 APU without the integrated graphics. MSI FM2-A55M-E33 motherboard: $39.99 @ Newegg. Highly reviewed on Newegg, from a respected motherboard manufacturer. Supports up to...
- Stone Rain
- Post #8
- Nov 26, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
Floating Happily in Black Caviar!

What do you mean SSD's aren't a mature technology? Latest gen SSD's are physically tougher than HDD's, and will most likely last as long/longer. Within 3-5 years, the prices on SSD technology will drop to the point where SSD's replace HDD's for most people; except in enterprise/big data...
- Stone Rain
- Post #25
- Nov 17, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
Update 5 yr old laptop vs new?

Definitely get a new one. The new CPU will give a speed boost, plus I can guarantee there's probably big hardware issues with a laptop that old in the near future.
- Stone Rain
- Post #8
- Nov 17, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
SSD for desktop even though I rarely boot?

An SSD doesn't just help boot time. It will make the entire system very noticeably faster; program launches, game load times, and file read/writes will all be much faster. Also, the latest-gen SSD's are more reliable than hard drives, due to the lack of spinning platters. You should go with...
- Stone Rain
- Post #23
- Nov 17, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
Gaming HTPC in compact case

If you want, wait until January, the A10-7850K is coming then, bringing the most powerful integrated GPU yet.
- Stone Rain
- Post #2
- Nov 12, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
FOSS Alternative to Reason?

Hey all! At home I use a Toshiba laptop as a workstation, it dual boots Ubuntu and Windows 7. Ubuntu of course is faster, looks nicer, etc, but there's a hangup. I'm a musician, and peripherals work awesomely well with Linux; better so than with Windows, actually. I have switched from Cubase...
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- Thread
- Jun 12, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Open Source
The little things - why Linux still isn't ready for prime-time.

You realize that VirtualBox flashes a giant popup explaining that you need to press right-ctrl to uncapture the keyboard and mouse, right? That's pretty hard to miss, unless you just click "ok" on windows without reading them. Also...what average user do you know that even uses VirtualBox? By...
- Stone Rain
- Post #63
- Jun 12, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
Samsung Chromebook review

Not unless it was a newer printer, unfortunately.
- Stone Rain
- Post #13
- Apr 20, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Samsung Chromebook review

Google Cloud Print works with a large number of newer printers. Basically you sync your printer with your Google account, and print through a dialog.
- Stone Rain
- Post #9
- Apr 17, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices

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