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980Ti: Normal or busted heatsink?

Heh, my friend did that once installing a CPU heatsink. He caught it before it did any damage so it wound up funny instead of expensive :P I've read on a post or two that Gigabyte (and maybe MSI) are OK if you reapply thermal paste and won't void your warranty, but I'm not going to try without...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #7
- Nov 14, 2015
- Forum: Nvidia
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980Ti: Normal or busted heatsink?

Yea, I was using Furmark to test worst-case scenario throttling, plus it's easy to find various other sites/people who have stats for Furmark. I tend not to play most of the games that are commonly benched, so I just picked a more common benchmark for a larger stats pool. I did actual in game...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #3
- Nov 13, 2015
- Forum: Nvidia
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980Ti: Normal or busted heatsink?

Trying to confirm my suspicions before I seek an RMA or replacement. I recently nabbed a Gigabyte Windforce 980Ti to burn up some gift cards that were about to expire, and I think the heatsink might be damaged or not properly seated to the GPU. Or it sucks very much badly. Desktop idle seems...
- kamikazekyle
- Thread
- Nov 13, 2015
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Nvidia
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Have money, but not ideas

Thanks for the replies, all. Admittedly, a large chunk of it is simply that I want a nice, new (at least to me) car that's not an econobox. My car's reliable and gets me from point A to point B, but it that's about all I see it as. Doesn't really do much for me, especially since the Genesis...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #14
- Jan 30, 2015
- Forum: The Garage
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Have money, but not ideas

I face a bit of a dilemma: I don't *need* a new car, but kinda want one, and have some money to actually get one. But, I have no idea what to get. Right now I have a 2007 Tiburon with 36k miles, and the missus has a 2011 Elantra. I have three motorcycles for fun and profit that I commute year...
- kamikazekyle
- Thread
- Jan 28, 2015
- Replies: 28
- Forum: The Garage
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4K Display - 28" @ ~1.5ft or 44" @ ~5ft?

I think I'm probably going to nab the 4K TV. Keeps me from having an extra display sitting around (TV + monitor) and I can always migrate it to a "normal" TV later on if I want. Now the hardest bit is to figure out how to get it home...dunno if it'll fit in my car :P
- kamikazekyle
- Post #5
- Jan 28, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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4K Display - 28" @ ~1.5ft or 44" @ ~5ft?

Now that my GPU can drive it, I'm thinking of replacing the 37" 1080p TV I'm using as a "primary" gaming/video display on my system with either a 28 inch 4K monitor or a 44 inch 4K TV. The TV is wall mounted behind my desk at the moment on an arm at around 5 feet, so I feel like the pixels are...
- kamikazekyle
- Thread
- Jan 27, 2015
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Portable audio/video solution, ipad, rasp pi, etc.

I'm not sure on the Luminas' capabilities for USB On-The-Go, but from my gathering they're pretty locked down like the iPad. Assuming they are, you're a bit up the creek without a paddle. An external hard drive that can be externally powered from the wall is your best bet. Attach it to the Pi. I...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #2
- Jul 1, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Young people, can you write or read cursive?

I'm 30 so not exactly young, but read and write cursive just fine. Pending the fact that someone writes legibly. I actually use cursive on a daily basis with a fountain pen. It's to the point where it's faster and more legible than my print, which has never been that great despite exclusive...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #55
- Jun 28, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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chrome effect on MBP battery life

On my 2011 15" MBP, Chrome triggers the dedicated GeForce video card all the time, even on battery power, unless I use GFXCard Status to force it to integrated only. Safari sticks to the IGP. I haven't tried disabling GPU accelerated rendering in Chrome yet to see if it makes a difference...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #5
- Jun 26, 2013
- Forum: Apple
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What is up with the huge surge of indie games?

Kickstarter, early access, and similar fund raisers have done a bit of a number to help indie games by allowing a previously difficult revenue stream to become available. Devs now have a potential for a much larger budget in exchange for selling discounted copies before release or giving early...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #39
- Jun 3, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Comcast confirms: Yes, were encrypting basic cable now

Over the air (OTA) broadcasts received via antenna are unaffected. But standard "broadcast" channels that you refer to coming over a cable connection are now going to be encrypted. So, in your case, you'll now need to use a company-provided or company-approved cable box or CableCARD to get any...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #13
- Apr 16, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Had two large coffees today

Well, if street meth is too strong, you can try Schedule II amphetamines like Adderall and ritalin. All the fun with none of the facial sores. Though with the retail price of even generic Adderall nowadays, street meth is probably cheaper and no need to show your ID and sign a form every step...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #12
- Apr 6, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Just had my first CFL bulb die of natural causes

I've got 2 60w equivalent CFLs and 2 100w equivalent CFLs in the bathroom, base up. Heavy on/off usage, constant condensation exposure, etc. I've had two 100w equiv CFLs go, both cheap offbrands from WalMart. The 100w equivs I replaced them with are humming along fine. Those two 60 watts...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #29
- Apr 6, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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what would happen to pc gaming

Assuming that consoles tanked for some reason (and disregarding the Valve Box), I doubt it'd help PC gaming much at all. Big AAA type games nowadays have tons of money dumped into them, requiring a huge install base. The only way you're going to get a massive install base on current computers...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #12
- Apr 6, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Sleeping Bags (for hiking & camping)

For warm weather I use a standalone fleece liner (Alps Mountaineering Razor). It has a thin fleece interrior but a polyester exterior with tiedown straps. For colder weather, it can fit into a standard mummy bag. Packs tiny and less than a pound. You can also use a silk liner as a standalone...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #24
- Apr 4, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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need some quick help, osx wont let me transfer somthing to my portable HD

Thanks; been looking for a replacement for my old freebie MacFUSE + NTFS3G setup when I upgraded. FAT32 is by far the most common format for external storage devices, and I think it's either a free license or cheap or something like that (I get the licensing stuff mixed up with FATs). And for...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #9
- Mar 21, 2013
- Forum: Apple
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Holy cow. Straight Talk AT&T sim card prices are insane!

Er. I just looked into Net-10 (didn't know about it before) and it looks like all new SIMs and phones are on TMobile's network. All their SIM pages refer to TMobile SIMs and TMobile compatible phones. They're even touting that you can get/keep 4G if you use a TMobile compatible 4G phone. If...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #28
- Mar 21, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Just reupped the wrong MMO account!

I missed out on UO. I only heard about it after the UO:R thinger, and even then never got around to playing it. I was pretty engrossed in EQ at the time. I dabbled a smidgen in a private server, but my experience was hardly worth mentioning. Since, I've played a good bit on PvP/RvR servers...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #9
- Mar 21, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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system restore size w ssd

To the extent of my knowledge, there's no real "proper size" for system restore reservations. It can be pretty small if you're not using shadow copies (Previous Versions) as then Windows is only making restore points with configuration changes, the bulk of which is registry and settings with...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #2
- Mar 20, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Is I cheeps?

I'd actually say to anyone in a similar situation, if you can keep finding really good deals, offloading the printer and buying a new one would be a good way to go for infrequent printing. Resell/donate the old one to somewhat reduce waste and lower the effective cost of the replacement...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #72
- Mar 19, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Well, It finally happened

I was bench testing a system once when the drive's controller card flared up. It actually caught fire, but it was just a quick flare up so didn't catch anything else. Just the other week I spent the better part of 2 days trying to recover data off my girlfriend's failing drive onto a spare. I...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #34
- Mar 19, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Why Google Glass will fail with consumers

It seems like most of the recording complaints regard the ease recording in public -- and to a further extent recording without anyone knowing they're being filmed. Both issues, in my opinion, are pretty moot. Public places are, well, public. If you make a fool of yourself in public, you...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #120
- Mar 19, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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HOA banned just about anything with wheels skateboards, roller blades, bicycles,...

That'd work. Get all the kids in wheelchairs meekly trying to play a game in the parking lot and invite the media. Joking aside, it's not like they can ban wheelchairs anyway as I'm sure that'd bash up against some ADA regulation somewhere. Or maybe they could get away with it having an...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #85
- Mar 19, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Is Pandora One worth it?

I haven't quite found something that is quite as good at mixes like Pandora, but I haven't tried Rdio or Last.FM recently. Spotify for me (paid) was pretty bad on the custom channels. I'd get good matches, but only 15-30 minutes worth per channel before tracks would start repeating. Music...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #3
- Mar 9, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Mechwarrior Tactics

Aw man, as if I didn't spend enough money already on original BattleTech source material and Dark Ages clix. I've got at least one of all the first run Clix. Hell, I still have Heavy Gear die cast table top minatures around here somewhere, including a special Christmas model with a Santa hat...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #16
- Mar 9, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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CitiesXL

I've played the 2011 version a good bit. It's not as gripping as SimCity 4 was, but I did like some of it's mechanics. I also felt it had a bit better networking simulation than stock SC4. Oh, and fully curved roads way before SC5 :P But yea, the engine was kinda buggy despite looking good...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #6
- Mar 9, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Sim City 5

From a technical standpoint, offloading the bulk of the simulation processing to a backend server farm is genius. It allows for much more detailed simulations without requiring a beast of a local terminal, as attested to EA's choice in being able to model down to the individual sim level but...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #375
- Mar 5, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Are there any unlimited data hotspot plans?

My girlfriend still has an unlimited plan with Verizon and was looking at upgrading her phone, but if she does get a subsidized phone they'd force her onto their new share everything plan. Kinda makes sense as it's a totally new contract. I suppose you might get lucky with a rep, but it'd be a...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #14
- Mar 5, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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K-12 Student Database Spooks Parents

I wonder how much PII is getting shared with the companies? According to examples in the article, it looks like at least as much as names, personal preferences, and academic performance. Certainly pretty fine-grained versus "this school has a 30% hispanic population which averages 84 out of 100...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #28
- Mar 5, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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are credit card companies actually doing their jobs?

I've only had one credit card ever flag anything for follow up. Some things they always flag like purchases from Apple or overseas purchases/purchases in foreign currency. I think they flagged a purchase once because I made purchases at home earlier in the day, but NY later on after my flight...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #16
- Feb 25, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Auto Insurance - Looks like it's bye-bye to Allstate

I was with Progressive, but they wanted ~$2000/yr for my Ninja. Geico wanted $2200. Allstate was somewhere around $2500. Mutual was $1100. Switched to State Farm and it was $700-800ish standalone, or $400 with my car. My car rate went up by about $75 per 6 months by going to State Farm...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #22
- Feb 9, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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iPhone 4s, Verizon & Data

On my Verizon 4S running the last version of iOS 5: There's an option for iMessage to send all iMessages as SMS, so it doesn't even worry about having a data connection. I've disabled celluar data on my 4S at times or had insufficent signal for a data connection, yet iMessage still sent...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #15
- Feb 7, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Anyone using Sony Music Unlimited?

Got it because of said deal (had free 30 day PSPlus subscription, so figured, hey, why not?). The quantity of music seems pretty much on par, and being Sony, they have a huge classics selection. I also tend to find more smaller artists on Music Unlimited than on Spotify. I'm not big on...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #2
- Dec 27, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Making your own cloud save system - for non steam cloud games

If I'm recalling correctly, story/quest progression is saved separately from inventory and character stats in Borderlands 1 and 2. I'm guessing that the golden keys are linked to the game progression and not to the inventory/character save. Just guessing on that bit, though. Net result is you...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #5
- Dec 10, 2012
- Forum: PC Games
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How much do you sleep?

Planned sleep schedule: on shift 6-8 hours; off shift varies. I have hypersomnia, so without good ol' class 2 amphetamines I sleep as long as anyone (or an outside source) lets me. My brain never knows that I've had enough sleep. Obviously this results in falling asleep at inappropriate...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #63
- Nov 26, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Circuit monitoring question

Despite beign the noob I am in electronics and circuits, I'm trying to whip up a circuit that lights up a 10 digit LED bar graph from a thermal sensor. That, in of itself, isn't a big deal. A resistor here and there, and off we go. The problem I've run in to is that the probe in question is...
- kamikazekyle
- Thread
- Nov 5, 2012
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Not Wanting Kids Is Entirely Normal

I'm a 29 year old male, and the thought of having a child is a bit nervewracking. It's not that I want to maintain my current lifestyle or am worried about the financial, physical, or psychological committments to raise a child. I don't really have a desire to have children, and the thought of...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #215
- Sep 24, 2012
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Windows is simply a better multitasking OS

Bah, screw you all. At work I'm using dumb terminals on Unix boxes that are too old to even have bash in a default install. Multitasking? It's whatever creative input/file redirection I can come up with or how fast I can write stuff down with pen and paper from vi. Anyway, more to the OP...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #136
- Aug 24, 2012
- Forum: Apple
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Looking to maybe replace my Multistrada [Update: Got a Ninja 1000]

Welp, I still have the Multi, but purchased a 2012 Ninja 1000 in Kawasaki Green. It's exactly the type of motorcycle I was looking for when I originally purchased the Multi, and had I bothered to look into the Ninja 1000 when I was shopping last year I never woulda touched the Multi. A little...
- kamikazekyle
- Post #15
- May 14, 2012
- Forum: The Garage

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