Recent content by jmachin

Embrassingly I realised the problem was caused by a loose connection between the PSU and the motherboard, most likely caused by the fall. After that it worked find. Turns out the switch was actually a 3-way switch to do with overclocking, and the PC works whichever position it's in. Thanks for...

Apologies in advance for the long post, but I'm going to try to be clear about what I did because I suspect it is that which caused the problem. What started with my tripping over a USB wire connected to the front of my PC has ended with it being unable to turn on. The force with which the wire...

Ok thanks a lot I'll try all this out when I get back, and update.

I built my computer just over a year ago, and it's had this problem since the get go which I'm only now trying to address. I can use two monitors for normal tasks with no problems, but when I have video on the secondary monitor and am playing a game on the primary, I will get BSOD every half...

To cut a long story short, I need to use a LaTeX compiler on the computers at my university, but theirs don't work, so I wanted to get a usb stick with my own OS on so I can avoid using their system altogether (I'm given 200mb of disk space so I can't install portable versions of LaTeX on...

He listed a finite number of 9's though, so in this case .9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 999999999999999999998

I'm not sure, people haven't suddenly got smarter in the last few years. More computer literate, maybe. I think it's easier because there's less work to do; everyone gets shiny looking things for little time input. While people say they like that they like that, they shouldn't be believed. In...

I'm about to buy a MacBook, and I can either buy the 13 or 15 inch model. If I got the 13 inch I would completely max out the specs, and if I got the 15 inch I'd have the discrete GPU, with the 2.3ghz i7 and 512GB ssd. My worries are that the 15 inch will be too large/heavy, and the 13 inch...

I got 84 fps with a 770 on a 64 player map before I refunded the game.

Orcs must die! 2 was so much fun, but yeah it's only for 2 people. Maybe try an RTS like dawn of war, they're fun with lots of people.

First of all, I want to emphasize that I don't know much about the technical side of computers, nor do I work in the industry, so everything I'm saying in this post is just my (very humble) opinion, even if my writing style doesn't corroborate that. I used to think that Apple merely charged a...

A priori I give everyone's opinion equal weight, so I'm not just going to listen to one person! That said, I've found all advice given so far extremely helpful! Ah ok :D Ok understood, so I can't put forward an argument that software will run better on a mac. But am I right in saying that if...

I should add that I would install a copy of windows on the mac. I didn't realize I needed a decent GPU tbh. I think I have to do more research. I don't know of another laptop with that level of portability that actually has a dedicated GPU. The Razer Blade maybe, but I can hardly order a gaming...

I have lots of reasons like the ones you stated for preferring macs, but my assessors quite rightly wont be interested in whether I prefer the operating system or build quality of apple laptops. That said, the post was an intersting read! I guess once people get settled to using a certain...

My justification is as follows: I need a laptop that will last at least 5 years (I won't get another one until I've finished my P.h.d). I need one that can run Wolfram Mathematica well; I don't know what kind of machine I'd need, but I've heard it can get resource-hungry and I'm think I'm going...