yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Off-topic] replica9000:
You should check to see what video driver is being used.

sudo lspci -v

Should see output like this:

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF116 [GeForce GTX 550 Ti] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Device 196e:089c
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
Memory at e8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
I/O ports at e000 [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at f6000000 [disabled] [size=512K]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [b4] Vendor Specific Information: Len=14 <?>
Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [128] Power Budgeting <?>
Capabilities: [600] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0001 Rev=1 Len=024 <?>
[B]Kernel driver in use: nvidia[/B]
[Off-topic] Nbsss:
What modem would go well with the: Asus RT-AC66U router?

I'm heard the "Draytek Vigor 120" works well? Won't be a bottleneck in any way, will still allow for gigabit ethernet correct?

Can someone link me to an easy guide of how to set this all up?

Cheers
[Off-topic] themadba:
Laptop for Computer Science

Hi all,

First time I've posted here, perhaps not the last! Anyway, I am heading to university at the end of the month, and I will undoubtedly need a new laptop (I'll be studying Computer Science if anyone is interested). From what I've read, a very general laptop will be sufficient, but I don't want a piece of junk either! I've had a look at a few, on certain websites, such as www.overclockers.co.uk and www.pcspecialist.co.uk (I live in the UK by the way). Asus and HP seem to be the good, honest brands (perhaps that is untrue). I'd say my budget will be about £400, my loan will be needed for surviving too :p

Any help in choosing a decent laptop would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

Edit: before anyone flips a switch that I've been browsing the above websites for a pretty budget laptop, this was just general browsing, I tend to avoid the likes of Currys-PC World due to their poor customer support (in my opinion, sorry to anyone who works there) :)
[Off-topic] commencal661:
I have HP ProBook 6570b and it's really good. I got it with extra 4GB of RAM and 2 more years of warranty for 920€, but you must know stuff is expensive where I live :D

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[Off-topic] sparx180:
www.scan.co.uk is an excellent site and they have great customer service, I've spent thousands with them in the last year or so and they have always been very helpful. Heres a few i found on there for you http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/laptops-ultrabooks/intel-core-i3-laptops

An i3 is about as good as you'll get for under £400, brand new that is.

We bought a couple of asus i3 laptops for work this time last year and as everyday laptops they're great for the price
[Off-topic] themadba:
Thanks very much for your reply, a quick Google search for the ProBook showed that unless I bought it off eBay 2nd hand or bought a refurbished model, I would be paying close to £600 easily. So I'll look around, but thanks for your reply! I would thank you but I can't see the thanks button?? :confused:

Thank you very much for your reply too! I actually asked my friend about other websites to consider, and he suggested scan.co.uk too, you're very helpful for narrowing the search down for me! I will definitely consider purchasing one of the laptops you listed on scan. I would thank you but I can't see the thanks button?? :confused:

One last question I have, is does anybody have any experience of Windows 8? I know it's the norm for laptops and desktops now, but I have always used Windows 7, I know there is still the familiar desktop, but a lot of people complain about the Metro UI, and some menu that can open regularly by accident? Any feedback or opinions of Windows 8 would be much appreciated! Thanks.
[Off-topic] commencal661:
It's me again, haha! I use Windows 8 for a while now, and the Metro UI was never annoying to me. I like it even more than Aero, and it is really intuitive to use. Also, everything performs better on it as the Aero is really stripped down comparing to Windows 7, and eats away a very small amount of resources. I love it
[Off-topic] themadba:
Thank you again for your reply! I would properly thank you again, but I can't see the thanks button :confused: It's not that I've thanked 5 posts today, so I have no idea. Anyway, out of the all the laptops listed on scan.co.uk for me, which would you choose, irregardless of the price? I was never good at choosing between electronics :D

Edit: I mistook you for the other guy who posted the list of laptops, my bad!
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
The op disabled the thanks button

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[Off-topic] themadba:
Bit of a silly move, but thanks for clearing that up! And yes, I'm saying thanks an awful lot :p
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
The op didn't disable anything, there is no thanks button in off-topic anymore.
[Off-topic] themadba:
Oh well there you go, that's cleared up at least! As you can tell, I don't post in the off-topic section much, I stick to my device's forum section mostly.
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
I use a Zigmatek gaia with an extra fan and its great. Tempe never go above 50c on my 5800k at 4.4 when playing bf3

Also it works with tons of sockets
[Off-topic] sparx180:
Just finished cleaning my mini-itx gaming rig before putting my new dust filters on and thought I'd take a few pictures :)
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Nice,What GPU do you have there?
[Off-topic] sparx180:
MSI 7970 GHz edition. I love it, coil whine is getting on my nerves when I'm playing BF3 though
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
That's awesome,I wanted to buy a 7970 but sadly they were out of stock in my country :crying:
[Off-topic] sparx180:
Ah that sucks :/ what other cards can you get in your country instead?
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
I already bought a GTX 760 :/,but it does a decent job
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
HP makes horrible laptops, unless it is a probook. Stay away from them
[Off-topic] sparx180:
That's a nice card. I used to have a 560ti but when I upgraded I decided to switch to Ati for the free games and for the price and the performance I'm getting out of it I'm glad I did.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
You should mine with it too,it can beat a titan in mining ;)
[Off-topic] themadba:
Thanks for your reply, it seems everyone has a different view on laptops and manufacturers, so this is what makes it difficult to choose a decent laptop. What is people's view on Asus and their laptops? I'm very tempted towards the Asus X55C-SX029H @ £334.99 on scan.co.uk when it comes back in stock.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
I love those cases!!! Waiting for bitfenix to release the micro atx version :D
[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
+1

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Thanks I'll check it out.

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[Off-topic] bassie1995:
I like my EliteBook... :(
[Off-topic] sparx180:
It's out in the UK. On overclockers.co.uk Was released last month some time.
[Off-topic] commencal661:
EliteBooks are even better than ProBooks so I don't know what that guy is talking about :D

And concerning laptops: best choices are HP and Lenovo.
[Off-topic] domini99:
Hi somebody dropped a macbook pro down a staircase, it doesnt want to turn how do i fix it :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
To those saying hp makes horrible laptops....I disagree.

I have an HP dv7 quad core (i7) laptop and I love it.

I dual boot mint 15 and win 7 (I compile slim from source for my own use and so I can learn...) and it runs like a champ. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::cool:
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Bin it, problem solved :D

"You learn something new every day if you're not careful" - Wilf Lunn
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Yeah its a great deal too, like 25$ and don't get the cooler master 212, the gaia is better
[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
Noooo not a macbook why not an alienware? Maybe a HDD issue pic of the case?

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Yea I just need to sell some more of my hookers and I'll have enough for that and my GPU lel ;)

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[Off-topic] domini99:
I'm not at school anymore, it was a school macbook. Some IT guy dropped it.

I'm pretty sure why it wouldnt turn on anymore. The thing was frickin bent all over. Thats what happens when you drop it from a 15m concrete staircase :rolleyes:

Btw why you worried? Its only a macbook..

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[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
MACS ARE LEGION, MACS ARE LIFE, THEY ARE SUPERIOR OVER ALL COMPUTERS. (Grab the pop corn $h!t storm in bound)

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[Off-topic] domini99:
I don't completely agree.. Indeed the mbpro retina's screen looks amazing, the casing looks cool but the Mac OS X is not suitable for my daily life.

But the damage was comparable to this:

Exept the screen wasnt loose.

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[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
Dammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Guys I need some help here,I was trying to get Ubuntu 13.04 to work on my PC so I installed it again but it won't work and so I booted to the LiveCD and tried to install again and I didn't find an option to erase Ubumtu and reinstall it again so I just clicked the install button and it made me partition my D drive so it can use some space and installed again and it didn't work too like the first one so I booted into windows deleted Ubuntu from the MBR and now I have a lot of free space but I can't extend the other partitions with it,Why?and how do I extend it as the extend button in the menue that appears when I right click a partition is greyed out and thanks

Edit:it works now I had to delete the free space :eek: so now can anyone tell me why was Ubuntu behaving like that???

EDIT #2:Can anyone please tell me how to install Ubuntu 13.04 on my C drive?
[Off-topic] :
To install it on your C drive, just partition it, so there is Windows on C, and another drive created. It's up to you how much space goes to Ubuntu. I'd say around 100GB is decent, but there could always be more. So then, when you install Ubuntu, just choose to install it on that partition you made.

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
So you want me to create another drive???

P.S.:Good morning :p
[Off-topic] :
Yes. And good morning.

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
That's what I did before,Now I want to install Ubuntu on the C drive itself as it worked with 12.04 so that maybe just maybe it'll work

I'm also gonna try installing Ubuntu while the BIOS is in legacy mode instead of UEFI
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Could try Linux Mint and see if you have better luck with it.
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
My 6670 1gb gddr5 got here yesterday, Dual graphics with my 5800k is now pushing 40+ fps in bf3 with everything on ultra except no AA or post processing. Only problem now is micro stutter, but it's not so bad with AA off. Any suggestions to help remove it further?

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Also I'm on the latest 13.8 beta 2 drivers.
[Off-topic] matgras:
Disable vsync, that always causes problems

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Thanks I might give it a try :)

Edit:I might give Ubuntu 12.10 a chance too

Edit 2:Just found out that there's Ubuntu 13.10 so I'm gonna try that first
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Will do, thnx!
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
Possible to dual boot a windows machine with OSX yet?
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Ya it's been possible for a long while
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
You sure? Last I checked the hardware requirements were strict, could you link me to a guide?
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
http://www.hackintosh.com/

And other several ones the hardware is still a bit strict though but at least it's possible
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
Still not possible for most PC's :P
[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
Its possible with many PCs with custom kernels and such we have amd PCs run osx natively only with a custom kernel and we have a a lot of premade PCs with support not all but a good amount once more drivers come out the more PCs capable of running osx.

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[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Maybe not natively but with modern virtualization I don't really see the point to running more than a couple operating systems natively (Windows and a distro for a failsafe/powerful os).
[Off-topic] T10NAZ:
wow! what specs do you have in that mini beast?
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Sorry for asking this stubid question,I want to install Ubuntu 13.10 using a USB flash drive instead of a LiveCD,so is there some software required for that or do I only have to copy the ISO?I copied the ISO to the flash drive and changed the boot order for it to boot from the USB but it didn't boot so is there something required to be done?
[Off-topic] roofrider:
You can't just copy the iso and expect it to boot, you need to create a bootable usb.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
K thanks but I thought this installs the OS on the USB flash drive
[Off-topic] roofrider:
You can either choose to install it on your hdd or use it from the usb drive itself i think.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Guys help I think I might accidently deleted windows!!!

I was trying to install Ubuntu 13.10 from a USB flash drive but it only gave me the option to erase disk and install so I canceled it cause it should've given me the option to install it along side windows and so I shut rebooted to see what's going on and windows was gone I can't boot into it,Is windows still there?if not why was it deleted?can I recover it or some of its files?what should I do now?should I install Ubuntu or wait?
[Off-topic] sparx180:
i7 3770

8gb 1600mhz Crucial RAM

Gigabyte GA-Z77n-WIFI

Antec Kuhler H2O 620

OCZ Vertex 3 128gb ssd

1TB HDD

MSI HD 7970 GHz Edition
[Off-topic] matgras:
Boot using the flash drive,

open ubuntu soft. Center,

Search for a file recovery program,

Recover files
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Like what?
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Recuva? :confused:
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
There's not a program with that name,I ran GNU parted and used the rescue command but it didn't find anything I fear the worse has happened
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Chances are, Windows is still there but extremely unbootable. Just use Ubuntu to look into your HDD and backup important files. Windows and all software will have to be reinstalled.

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Disable aero
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
K,how can I back them up then?

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After using the sudo gparted command I found that my HDD was formated and there's no hope so I'll have to reinstall everything again,I'll start with Ubuntu this time

Damn now my brothers won't leave me alone u.u
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
When installing you selected install Ubuntu alongside windows right?
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
That's the problem it wasn't there instead I found erase disk and install Ubuntu 13.10 eventhough I haven't deleted anything I even canceled the installation after seeing this :eek:
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
Also if you overwrite the MBR and part of the bootsector you can revert by inserting the windows installation diskbopen command prompt then typing

bootrec/ fixmbr

Bootrec/ fixboot

Bootrec/ scanos

That will revert your MBR and fix your bootsector!

Alternatively if you still want ubuntu installed but want a better looking bootloader then run ubuntu then install burg (grub2)

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Try fixing the MBR and bootsec with the commands I just commented, that should work!

Also the problem you have has to do with your hardware, Ubuntu doesn't recognise an OS already installed!
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Doesn't matter now my HDD is formated I checked by several ways :/
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
Pm me for support
[Off-topic] Draciel882:
Thanks so much for posting this. I've never really gone looking for a way to fix the MBR other than using the repair Windows option on the install disc. But I imagine this will come in handy more now that I know. You rock.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
K thanks right now I'm installig Ubuntu 13.10 after a fail attempt of installin 13.04 so it's restoring previous packeges which was supposed to be installed by 13.04 which wasn't installed so now it's giving an error that it is unable to correct problems and I've held broken packeges

Man I really missed up bad :eek:
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
Haha relax, the most you can get from a failed installation is a few dead blocks, format the disk your going to install it of and delete the partition labelled swap! Then re install

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Also I reccomend to anyone LTS versions such as at the moment 12.04
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Thanks man did a format again since I already did it once why not do it again?:rolleyes:

Anyway atleast now Ubuntu 13.04 is working well and I'm able to boot into it :victory:

Now to installing windows and downloading everything again which I'm super excieted about with my super awesome lightning fast 1 MBPS connection :p
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
Abit of a problem there, you can't install withdows after installing Ubuntu, it overwrites the bootsec so it will boot straight into windows, you need to install windows before installing a linux os
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lolololololol..

He's going to have to redo it again. :laugh:
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
Hahaha, guess so! :p
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Well if you really did wipe out windows, this is your change to have your computer use the regular BIOS mode instead of UEFI, so Ubuntu should install no problem.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
There's a guide for that

Nope :p

Ya I've thought about that too
[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
Will a phenom x4 3ghz bottleneck a gtx 770 or an amd equivalent?

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[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Yes. And by a lot

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Nope, he can just install windows on another partition and use EasyBCD to add an entry for Ubuntu. Easy peasy.
[Off-topic] :
Abd, download this app called "DriveDroid". It may help you one day. Everyone else might want to look into this app too.

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[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
OK thanks bro!

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You know my brother is [MENTION=5043198]Android Pizza[/MENTION]!
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Oh thanks that's gonna be helpful

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What is it?what does it do?is it for Ubuntu or android?

Like my disk format wasn't enough my internet went down for no reason so this isn't my day :/

Gonna have to wait coz I want to finish updating Ubuntu,installing nVidia drivers and setting my android development environment (which is why I wanted Ubuntu in the first place)
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
EasyBCD was the program I was talking about, it still has windows boot loader before booting into grub
[Off-topic] daniel98:
Hello. I wanna fix my old PC with a new HDD, but then I'd like to buy a GPU too.

Considering that my CPU is an E6750 at stock 2.66 clock, which of the following GPUs will NOT bottleneck

-GT 630

-GTX560

-HD 4850

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[Off-topic] :
Android

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[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
560 maybe might bottleneck, doubtful though. I'd recommend just building a pc if you want to game, because that processor will be useless.
[Off-topic] daniel98:
well, I'm on a very tight budget, and I don't need to play these new games. I have some open source games from 2009-2010 and I'd like to play them at ultra with RT lighting. They did well with my 8600GT at high, with lighting off

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[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Should be good for that then, I'd go with the cheaper card if you're going to play those kind of games, may as well save the $$$
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
GRUB is auto detected and completely deleted by EasyBCD
[Off-topic] daniel98:
thx. this means i'll go for the HD 4850. i heard many great things about this GPU
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
So eaaybcd might delete my grub :confused:
[Off-topic] T10NAZ:
What would be the best way to go about upgrading my little desktop project on a budget?

So far it has a Athlon X2 +4200

2GB of that horrid DDR ram lol

Radeon 6450

250gb hdd hooked together from a seagate goflex cause the original hdd broke

and a 350W psu or is it 280 its a weird psu

it runs pretty good with games, I can play skyrim on medium/high and gta 4 on very low everything

Dat cable management :laugh:

I bet I also have the worst monitor out of everyone, a 15 inch hp sporting a 1024x768 resolution!

http://i.imgur.com/TEESYMi.jpg

idk why imgur posts my pics all massive
[Off-topic] Ricky Divjakovski:
correct! that is what i was meaning! theres been people able to get windows 8 bootloader with ubuntu, but all the methods i tried didnt work, im guessing it was just a burg theme
[Off-topic] :
Hi all i have a win8 genuine pc. Specs r

I3 3rd gen

4gb ram

500 gb hdd

1 gb amd.graphics

The thing is yesterday i was just scanning the laptop with windows defender and defragmenting harddisk and the laptop froze like cursor was moving bt no response.from any icons nor task manager was opening usin hotkeys ofcourse . Even start menu key when pressed was unresponsive and also the clock [MENTION=827365]task[/MENTION]bar was stuck at a particular time. Wht i did is long pressed power button after 15 odd minutes and then again booted it. All workin fine for now but i am eager to know what caused this. Can someone explain?

P.S. I just brought laptop one month back and kind of noob at pc's and laptops. Can someone help? Thanks a ton
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Needs a complete overhaul, got anything specific in mind?

How about A10 6800k?
[Off-topic] T10NAZ:
How does the A10 perform? I can get can get that and a mobo in a bundle for $139 at a store here

I like that there are itx motherboards made for the fm2 cpu so I can save on space

I was also looking at the FX 6100.

also any monitor recommendations? My phone has a higher res then my current hp monitor lol
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I read budget so i jumped on the A10 wagon lol, it's good for 1080p or less gaming, overclock it and pair it with a 2133+ (OC) ram and you've got yourself a great budget gaming cpu.

Go for FX6300 instead if you're getting a discrete card.

I dunno about monitors. :p
[Off-topic] T10NAZ:
ok cool, and what about come nice gpu's Im sure that anything would be better than a 6450 but just wondering lol :p
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
OK got windows 7 up and running installed it after Ubuntu so now gonna try EasyBCD to see if I can get dual booting to work

Edit:after adding a new entry for Ubuntu in EasyBCD it still didn't work and when I try to boot to that entry it doesn't do anyting except for saying Try (hard0,0) ext2,it's also worth noting that before I installed windows I had to parttion the hard to get windows to install so I gparted for that and before the partition the used space on the Ubuntu partition was more than 18GB but after the partition the used space became more than 5GB so what's up with that?
[Off-topic] Raymond199483:
It would be funny to install windows 98 on Microsoft surface RT tablet just for laughs

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[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
So today at work it took me 45 minutes walk a customer through adding a new admin through a command prompt. Basically 2 sentences. People are smart.