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Best upgrade for Pentium 4?

Sorry I was away from the forum for the weekend. I told my wife that my official recommendation was to just retire the machine, and that is what she recommended to the office manager. This office is very cash-poor and lacks any technical sophistication. She thinks they may be able to swing a...
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- Post #11
- Oct 5, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Best upgrade for Pentium 4?

A pc at my wife's office is in desperate need of attention. It's an HP desktop, with a Northwood 2.4ghz P4. 512mb of ram, running Windows XP, and a 75gb hd. They have some legacy software that they are not confident will run on anything newer than XP, and they want to spend as little as...
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- Oct 2, 2015
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Computer Building
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Recommend a video card for Linux Mint 17.1 triple monitor

I haven't followed the whole discussion, so I'm sorry if I'm off base, but it appears you're looking for a dedicated card. But what cpu are you using? I've used the integrated gpu from an i7 4770 (haswell) to drive three displays from both KDE and Cinnamon. It was more than fast enough, but I...
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- Post #21
- May 12, 2015
- Forum: Open Source
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GTX 470 for $50 - take it?

Roger. Thanks for the feedback.
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- Post #3
- Sep 24, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 470 for $50 - take it?

I've got a 4770 (non-k) and I'm currently using its onboard graphics. I run linux, and up until very recently, was using the onboard to drive three displays, and I never gamed. That machine is now pretty much collecting dust, and only runs one monitors. A coworker told me he has an unused...
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- Sep 24, 2014
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Thinking of getting a laptop for Linux

FYI - I had a business class HP provided by my previous company which came preloaded with Windows 7. I wiped it and put on Mint 15 KDE, and everything worked with zero compatibility issues. However, the power management was awful. The battery barely lasted an hour. I tweaked a bit, but could...
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- Post #8
- Mar 8, 2014
- Forum: Open Source
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Thoughts on the Acer c720?

I haven't tried any. I transitioned away from Windows a couple of years ago, in favor of linux, but the rest of my family is reluctant to leave windows.
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- Post #14
- Jan 17, 2014
- Forum: Laptops
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Thoughts on the Acer c720?

My wife's laptop recently died. Initially she replaced it with the Asus T100TA (^^^^ lol). Great hardware, but she hates - HATES Wndows 8. She returned it a day later and grabbed the acer variant with the touchscreen. She loves the thing. Regularly sees a legit 8 hours of use between charges...
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- Post #10
- Jan 16, 2014
- Forum: Laptops
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The Most In-Demand Tech Skills of 2013

In terms of numbers of projects, most projects are internal/corporate vs customer/public. The majority of corporate and enterprise development is still java.
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- Post #5
- Jan 10, 2014
- Forum: Programming
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Anyone install on Haswell?

I wanted to bump this thread. My machine washard-freezing at least every few days, and most of the time it happened during some network intensive operation. Then I found a scenario which caused the hard freeze reliably. I run Windows 8 inside a VirtualBox VM, with a vnc viewer pointing to the...
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- Post #17
- Oct 8, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Haswell with 3 monitors "just works" w/Mint 15

I just confirmed that I can run different resolutions on each display.
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- Post #4
- Aug 8, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Haswell with 3 monitors "just works" w/Mint 15

What's with the 1950x11080? Do you mean 1920x1080? I'll have to check tomorrow, but I don't anticipate any problems. I'm currently running 1920x1080 on two monitors, and 1900x1200 on a third.
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- Post #3
- Aug 7, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Haswell with 3 monitors "just works" w/Mint 15

FYI, I built a new machine using an i7 4770 and a mobo with vga, hdmi, displayport, and dvi. I just received my third monitor today, a Dell 2412M, and plugged it in via displayport. The other two monitors are 23" 1080p monitors. I'm running Mint 15 x64 with Cinnamon, and version 3.9x of the...
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- Thread
- Aug 5, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Open Source
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Anyone using a foot pedal for non-driving games?

I used to use pedals from an old microsoft usb wheel to move forward/back in Counterstrike and Team Fortress, back in the early 2000's. I got so used to it that it became a crutch. It got to the point that I couldn't play FPS's without them.
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- Post #4
- Jul 31, 2013
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Best remote control software for Windows / Linux connections

I have started to use TeamViewer as well. I quite like it.
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- Post #8
- Jul 24, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Benchmark your computer with Handbrake

Will some one that has a quicksync-enabled machine that also dual boots between Windows and Linux try this out in both environments? I'd like to see the performance difference.
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- Post #227
- Jul 11, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anyone install on Haswell?

You already had it installed and just replaced the cpu/mb?
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- Post #12
- Jul 9, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Benchmark your computer with Handbrake

The first time I ran it, I had a VirtualBox session open running Windows 8. I shut everything down, and my average improved: [08:21:04] work: average encoding speed for job is 200.940979 fps @Deders - I see the same warnings in my logs as well.
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- Post #164
- Jul 3, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Benchmark your computer with Handbrake

A bit disappointed in my results: Operating System: Mint 15 x64 Cinnamon, Kernel 3.9 CPU: i7-4770 (non-k) Mobo: MSI H87M-G43 (h87) (stock settings) Ram: 16gb Kingston HyperX 1600 (stock settings) Disk: Samsung 840 Pro 256 Running a build of Handbrake from mid-May. It's my...
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- Post #162
- Jul 3, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anyone install on Haswell?

It happened a third time this past Friday. All three times I was doing a variation of the same thing. I had Chrome open with several tabs, one streaming musing from Google Play. I had a VirtualBox session running (W8 x64, 2gb memory, 1 core), and I was pulling down a code branch from my...
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- Post #9
- Jul 1, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Anyone install on Haswell?

I have had two hard freezes in the past two days. Had to actually turn the power off at the power supply (power button wouldn't even work). I don't know if it is a hardware problem (cpu, mobo, ram, whatever), or if might be related to the kernel. I'm still new enough to linux that I have no...
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- Post #7
- Jun 25, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Any problems going from DisplayPort out to DVI/HDMI Display?

So Haswell can run three displays, independently, as long as one of them is DisplayPort. I don't have any DisplayPort monitors at the moment. Browsing NewEgg shows that DisplayPort equipped monitors are more expensive than HDMI or DVI equipped displays. Would there be any problem with running a...
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- Jun 22, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Subjective haswell experience

With the help of some on this board, I am in the midst of an upgrade. I don't do anything cpu intensive - I don't game, I don't transcode, I don't even serve up media. I just do java software development. The majority of my cpu time is fairly idle, with the exception of software builds and...
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- Jun 20, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Anyone install on Haswell?

Update - Mint 15 installed just fine. After fooling around with KDE for a bit, I've decided to stick with Cinnamon. I've also updated the kernel to 3.9.x, and everything appears to be stable. Quite pleased so far.
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- Post #4
- Jun 18, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Samsung 840 Pro - unpartitioned space *required*?

I appreciate the response. I'm trying to get Mint 15 installed, so that means I will not have access to the Magician software. I'm not worried about using too much space. I just wanted to be sure that this drive didn't need some kind of unpartitioned space to operate correctly. I doubted that...
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- Post #3
- Jun 18, 2013
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Samsung 840 Pro - unpartitioned space *required*?

Overprovisioning question: does this drive need free space that may be partitioned, or does it required *unpartitioned* space to operate efficiently?
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- Jun 18, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Anyone install on Haswell?

Just got in my Haswell parts (4770, 16gb, Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, msi mobo), and I am having all kinds of problems installing Linux Mint 14 (Nadia) 64bit, both Cinnamon and KDE. Having all kinds of weird rendering problems from the live CD's, and the installer is just freezing at 66% "Configuring...
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- Jun 17, 2013
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Open Source
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Feedback on software development build

Wow thanks for the info and all the effort. I had not even considered a Xeon. I've been out of the hardware game for a while - what really distinguishes the Xeon from the 4770? And after further thought, I might just stick with the stock cooler. I'm having some weird issue with VirtualBox where...
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- Post #7
- Jun 13, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Feedback on software development build

Thanks for the feedback. Right now I'm running an i5-2300, 12gb of ram, and a Kingston HyperX 128gb SSD. This thing is plenty fast enough. But I am still wanting something a little faster. Going from an i5-2300 to a 4770 will likely be mostly imperceptible for what I do. It's hard to justify...
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- Post #5
- Jun 13, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Feedback on software development build

Bumpity
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- Post #2
- Jun 13, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Feedback on software development build

I've pieced together a machine for java software development (and some virtualization [VirtualBox]) and would like some feedback. I had originally planned on trying my hand at overclocking, but have since decided against it. I don't necessarily have a budget in mind, but I'm thinking <$700 US...
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- Jun 12, 2013
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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Real RDP alternatives?

I just might have to take a look at TeamViewer. It's free for personal use, correct?
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- Post #8
- Jun 8, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Any "official" way to suggest articles?

Shit I'm stupid. Thanks for the help.
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- Post #6
- Jun 6, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Any "official" way to suggest articles?

Is there any official way to suggest articles to Anantech, or to request articles on certain topics? With the release of Haswell, I've been hoping that somebody would actually put this whole three-display stuff through its paces, but every outlet seems to be ignoring this functionality...
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- Jun 6, 2013
- Replies: 5
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Real RDP alternatives?

I've considered that as well. On the one hand it would leverage the horsepower of my main rig. On the other I can't just pick up my laptop and resume what I was working on from my desktop. This is one of the areas where linux's lack of polish really hurts it IMO. Don't get me wrong - I've...
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- Post #6
- Jun 6, 2013
- Forum: Open Source
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Real RDP alternatives?

I've been tinkering with all kinds of remoting options to remote to my Mint14/Cinnamon desktop. That machine is running 2x1080p displays. My client is a Win7 laptop with a 1600x900 display. Using xrdp or vino, I can get into my main user session and see everything, but once logged in, I have...
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- Jun 3, 2013
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Open Source
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Haswell/Iris Pro and Three Monitors

I'm confused. Are you suggesting that using three monitors may require three displayport devices to be daisy changed? I also wonder what this means for laptops. Theoretically I could just leverage my current DVI and HDMI displays as secondary/tertiary displays, as long as the laptop's...
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- Post #7
- Jun 3, 2013
- Forum: Displays
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Haswell/Iris Pro and Three Monitors

I am interested in this functionality myself. This link does provide the most information I've been able to find so far: http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Processors/Haswell-Review-Intel-Core-i7-4770K-Performance-and-Architecture/Haswell-Graphics- Read the last paragraph on the page. It appears that...
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- Post #2
- Jun 3, 2013
- Forum: Displays
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Complete overclocking novice questions

Thanks for the feedback guys. I guess it's all signature-envy - seeing all of the high clocks in signatures. To be honest, this i5-2300 screams for what I ask it to do. Running Mint x64 right now, with a 120gb Kingston hyperx 3k ssd, I hardly ever have to actually "wait" on anything, at...
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- Post #8
- May 9, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Complete overclocking novice questions

Thanks for the response. My current machine is a prebuilt gateway with a 300w power supply. Should I even bother with a new case and power supply then?
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- Post #3
- May 9, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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