Recent content by kamikazekyle

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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    Comcast confirms: Yes, we’re 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...