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[Off-topic] boborone:
Got a Linux distro question.

My girlfriend lives in a house that's kinda run like a dorm. She runs it and has control of the place. The house computer has been getting lots of blue screens and running real slow. My suggestion was a reformat. Everyone who doesn't have a computer themselves uses it and clicks on god knows what.

But then I had the idea of installing Linux on it. All the computer needs is a word processor, PDF reader, and a browser.

Specs:

Intel P4 2.53 GHz

1.99 GB RAM (not sure how it calculated that one)

CD-RW Drive

19 GB HDD

Currently running XP SP3

No suggestions on new computer please. This is just a house computer that they need for printing and making docs. Has an HP LaserJet 3015 hooked to it and that's all it's used for.

What would you suggest? Reinstall of XP? Linux? If Linux, what distro do you think? Anyone who uses it would generally be computer illiterate and likely getting on the web and clicking on spam and phishing links.

Oh I don't know any networking about it. But they have FiOS and the router is right next to it. Not sure if the router looks to it for control or is all self contained.

Sent from the Monster fueled thermo striper.
[Off-topic] Beatsleigher:
Install Ubuntu on it. It's fast, it's beautiful and it's all a computer like that would need. :)

CyanogenModded Very China-like, from my Samsung Galaxy S III

LG Familyguy59/Beatsleigher
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
If it's a dorm situation with many users who would have to "adapt" to Ubuntu I say go with XP reinstall and a properly configured firewall, basic protection and maybe an ad/pop-up blocker in the browser. But that's mostly because I try to prevent any further assistance from being needed when I do something.
[Off-topic] runtohell121:
Reinstall XP, use a light protection such as MSE, have ad blockers installed on Chrome or Firefox.

Ubuntu would be nice but it will take some time to get used to.
[Off-topic] boborone:
How much adapting would need to be done really though? But I do see your point. Their Internet Explorer is half filled with toolbars. The idiots there click on anything. She has her own laptop that is better than mine.

So put Firefox on it and uninstall IE? Maybe Opera for lack of support on toolbars. Put a popup blocker and an anti virus. What firewall would you suggest?

Sent from the Monster fueled thermo striper.
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Basic Windows firewall. Shouldn't need too much config since they don't need anything that wouldn't play nice with it.

Chrome or Firefox would be safe bets, especially with how simple the chrome extensions store makes it to customize the browser.

Also probably wouldn't be a bad idea to set up some automated maintenance on the pc since it doesn't appear anyone is maintaining it.
[Off-topic] boborone:
Cool thanks guys.

Sent from the Monster fueled thermo striper.
[Off-topic] bbrad:
Just bought a gtx 650 from GameStop with some old credit I had I wonder if I can't hella over clock this and name gaming on ultra at 720p
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
which one would you prefer from these 2? they cost almost the same

http://compareindia.in.com/comparis...ve14117gnb-vs-273682-sony-vaio-sve15118fnb/30

just that one has bigger screen but less clock speed
[Off-topic] 74M3NUMB3RS:
=Redirected by Deadly.=

This lappy gud guys¿¿

* Operating System Windows 8 (64-bit)

* Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 Processor 3120M (2.50 GHz, 3 MB L3 Cache)

* Chipset:Intel HM76

* 4GB DDR3 System Memory at 1600MHz (4GB x 1)

* 14.0" HD LED Display (1366 x 768), Anti-Reflective

* Optical Drive: N/A

* Video Type: AMD Radeon™ HD 8750M Graphics

* Video Memory: 1GB gDDR3

* Hard Disk Drive: 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM)

Using 4 minimum gaming uhmm like 2012-2008 games... Can this run it ( with playable fps )

And compiling stuff..
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
Less clock speed, but it's a higher version. It's better in every aspect, except for battery life.

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Double post.

Also, obviously, how can we know? What exactly are you playing at what settings and what is playable? 30 FPS on max, or 60 FPS on max?
[Off-topic] 74M3NUMB3RS:
Gta IV

Skyrim

Sleeping Dogs

Dead Space

Tomb Raider,DMC

Bioshock

Etc. Etc. Etc.

Also some COD,BattleField n stuff..

My dream games on pc :D

Low - High with Playable FPS?
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
720p high, 1080p low. I think, but not too experienced with laptops, I've got a Quadro K1000M in mine :P.
[Off-topic] 74M3NUMB3RS:
Thanks :thumbup::D:thumbup:
[Off-topic] I r o n M a n:
If you need a bigger screen and higher storage, buy the one on the right.

If you need performance, go for the one on the left.

Sent from my pet - Megatron™

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Anyone?

Sent from my pet - Megatron™
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
thanks..but you both have different opinion for performance...bassie said the right one is better and ironman said that the left one is better......

tie breaker somebody?
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
I think the left CPU is faster, but it won't be a big difference.
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
left one it is then............with left one i will have to buy another graphic card.. will replace Intel HD Graphics 4000 with AMD radeon hd 7650m
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
You do know that that is painfully hard with a laptop, no?
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
yes but i was unable to find any laptop with i7 and this high clock speed, ram under budget of 55000. so if i want that speed with graphics i will need to replace the card. i will search for alternative laptops
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
Then I can see why you'd want to do it yourself. Good luck with trying :).
[Off-topic] I r o n M a n:
If you can stretch your budget just a little bit, you can buy the Lenovo Y500. Thats what I'm buying.

It has a pretty damn good graphic card, Nvidia GT 650M, I think. And a TB of storage, i7 processor, 8 gigs of ram, backlight keyboard etc.

Sent from my pet - Megatron™
[Off-topic] darkshadow246:
Lol

Remember

PC >laptop

Sent from my

you'll never know
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
And then you just throw the tower and monitor on your back when you want to take it somewhere right?
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
I want to build a pc with around 700-800euro. I want i7 2600k-2660k 16gb ram I dont mind for gpu ill buy something cheap and good for 150euro max case coolermaster and psu but I havent decided yet what mobo should I buy?

I am thinking 2x ssd 64gb raid 0 for and maybe one more 120gb ssd for apps I have many normal drives 500gb-1tb so I wont buy any for data..

What mobo you suggest with usb 3.0 and many sata ports for disks..

I want a fast pc im working more with big and many files and data
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
You choose the mobo before any other component. It is what sets your computers limitations.
[Off-topic] bbrad:
You actually choose your CPU first you you know what socket you need ;)
[Off-topic] henslo:
Any advice as to how I could speed up my Dell latitude D830? I'm running fuduntu13.2. Only thing that really slows is when I try using XBMC or other media players, Amarok completely freezes and have to force shut down. Pretty much anything movies, graphics related it goes dumb lol.

Thanks

Intel core 2 duo

198g disk available

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Ok my turn

Samsung 19" display 1366×768

Core2due 2.5 GHz

2GB DDR2 ram

320 GB HDD

ATI HD5830

I'm thinking of buying a Samsung series 9 ultra NP900X4E this year when it comes out does anyone know any thing about it

Thanks in advance:)
[Off-topic] bbrad:
What's wrong with the Intel core 2 duo?
[Off-topic] darkshadow246:
It's a weak processor just like my Pentium dual core @2.6ghz

Sent from my

you'll never know
[Off-topic] bferguson:
Depends on to many things. Might need some more memory, but most likely if it only freezes on video playback, sounds like poor graphic card or bad driver.

Video driver would be easiest, do check for update. I have run the previous version on an Apple TV, which the setup doesn't offload top graphics and it ran...slowly but ran off that 1.4 GHz cpu.

Start with driver, might be easy fix
[Off-topic] bbrad:
Depends on what model there's even ivy bridge pentiums
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
i read somewhere that Y500 is not good for some reason...people were complaining that the gaming sucks even though they provide nice GC with the laptop.

it is way out of budget. i always manage to get budget increased for anything i buy. but that is like increase of 3K-5K. this would be 10K
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
What mobo you suggest? Gigabyte ,evga,asus,msi ?

I need a quallity mobo only the company not a specific model
[Off-topic] nikufellow:
I would suggest gigabit am using one and so far no troubles.
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Asus and MSI have been my go to for a few years. Their high end mobos usually are choice on oc forums.
[Off-topic] bbrad:
MSI man
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
Does the ASUS P8Z77-V-LX has sound card on it ? Or I must buy separately the sound card for my setup?
[Off-topic] bbrad:
I haven't seen a motherboard without a sound card lol so I assume yes
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
Getting a dedicated sound card is better, does the board have audio jacks? If it has the jacks, then it has a sound card.
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
My new setup

What do you think guys of this setup?

CPU : http://www.ebay.de/itm/Intel-Core-i...mputer_CPUs&hash=item35c35f3aca#ht_902wt_1397

Motherboard: http://www.ebay.de/itm/ASUS-P8Z77-V..._Mainboards&hash=item20d158d433#ht_1475wt_960

RAM : http://www.ebay.de/itm/Corsair-16GB...tsspeicher&hash=item1c321a5437#ht_1413wt_1397

PSU : http://www.ebay.de/itm/Corsair-PSU-...r_Sonstige&hash=item2a282ae087#ht_2014wt_1139

2X 64GB SSD http://www.ebay.de/itm/Interne-Sams...Drives_SSD_&hash=item3cd0e4425a#ht_500wt_1414

120GB SSD : http://www.ebay.de/itm/120GB-Samsun...estplatten&hash=item20ccecfffc#ht_1033wt_1163

DVD : http://www.ebay.de/itm/DVD-Brenner-..._Laufwerke&hash=item53e234ac6c#ht_4441wt_1163

CPU COOLER : http://www.ebay.de/itm/CPU-Kuhler-Z...r_CPUs_Kühler_CPU_Zubehör&hash=item19db62088a

CASE : http://www.ebay.de/itm/Aerocool-X-P...Networking&hash=item1c2b771f61#ht_2732wt_1397
[Off-topic] bbrad:
I think its overkill
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
i changed the case i will buy nzxt phantom 820
[Off-topic] nikufellow:
All modern day mobos have built in sound cards
[Off-topic] bbrad:
And there usually good they don't sound like 16bit anymore there really good
[Off-topic] domini99:
Is it possible a computer feels slower and has worse performance after overclocking?
[Off-topic] bbrad:
Yep completely if it has to much heat it will down clock super low
[Off-topic] domini99:
But it isnt heating up

I got very good cooling keeping it under 50 degrees celcius

My gta 4 whas running slower with overclock, while temperature whas not high
[Off-topic] :
Must be something else. Because you built your PC, I think you forgot thermal paste.

Sent with my Sonic Screwdriver
[Off-topic] domini99:
Thermal paste?

Well whatever ill just disable overclock..
[Off-topic] :
You didn't use thermal paste? You're screwed. Google it.

Sent with my Sonic Screwdriver
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
You didn't paste a cooler to your cpu and have been trying to overclock?
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Broken anything yet? He he he :cool:

“It's not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”*―*Marilyn Monroe
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
*Facepalm*

In regards to the mobo onboard sound, the latest realtek sound on some high end boards have optical out and digital. I use HDMI from my GPU though. The Asus board in our home server puts out good sound for what is worth and it's aged.
[Off-topic] bbrad:
Tell me when it blows up I'll take the spare parts
[Off-topic] domini99:
To all:

The motherboard whas ready with cpu headsink and everything installed.

Just had to take it out off another pc and put it in mine!
[Off-topic] domini99:
Here: i installed fans too.

Sent from my snail-based cpu
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Do you know if it is using the internal CPU thermometer or an external? Might want to see if it is reading correctly either way. Check voltages if they are adjustable. Is your RAM holding up or bottlenecking at higher frequency? Have you run a benchmark tool to see which values are dropping after oc?
[Off-topic] domini99:
Its showing both, after benchmark cpu is dropping :/

I think my ram can be a problem, its 667mhz ddr2 (2gb)

Sent from my bigger sending thing..

No, i didnt change sig, im using my tablet
[Off-topic] gunz.jones:
Might just be a bad CPU.
[Off-topic] domini99:
i already found the problem, bios bug.

Oc doesnt work and makes the cpu go in powersave mode.

Have to update bios.

Sent from my snail-based cpu
[Off-topic] bbrad:
You should always reapply paste when switching a part from one computer to the next
[Off-topic] domini99:
I dont think so when i replaced the whole motherboard, with cpu with cooling already installed on the motherboard, just ready to start.

Sent from my bigger sending thing..

No, i didnt change sig, im using my tablet
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
The purpose of the paste is to provide a good conductor of heat from the cpu to the heat sink.
[Off-topic] domini99:
I understand, i checked and its all ok.

Btw, the cpu is never getting hotter then 60 °C

Sent from my snail-based cpu
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
What do I need in a pc for fast data transfer?
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
SSD, RAID and/or USB 3.0 at least.
[Off-topic] androidfoshizzle:
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 64bit onto windows 8 to dual boot,..I'm not getting the option to dual boot, secure boot off, did boot repair and nothing..I have to manually go into windows boot manager in order to select either OS?

Edit: now boots in grub with the options but is that the real dual boot menu?
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Go and get EasyBCD
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
What would be the best ? Having 120gb ssd for os and 2x 60gb ssd raid 0 for data or the opposite?
[Off-topic] Zatta:
Have a windows 8 recovery disc available, chances are EasyBCD will *uck up your BCD file. Search for my posts in this thread...

I use grub2 to my do happiness to dualboot mint / win 8.

Taptalked u see .. əəs n pəʞlɐʇdɐʇ
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
I have been happily DB'ing with W8 and Ubuntu 12.10LTS with EasyBCD for the last 6 months
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
I think the first option.
[Off-topic] Zatta:
would you mind to attach a screenshot of your BCD in EasyBCD?

Taptalked u see .. əəs n pəʞlɐʇdɐʇ
[Off-topic] I r o n M a n:
Thank you for enlightening me.

I'd never have know otherwise.

Sent from my pet - Megatron™

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Well, the only criticism I have ever heard of the y500 is the touchpad.

Anyways, it's available for about 60k from where I checked up.

Sent from my pet - Megatron™
[Off-topic] nikufellow:
^^^lenovo did withdrew the y500 for touchpad issues - a refurbished model is on the way afaik
[Off-topic] ShadowCodeGaming:
Go home USB 2.0, you're drunk
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
help

is the AMD 8350 compatible with this motherboard ( ASUS P8Z77-V LX ) ?
[Off-topic] Montoyatok:
No, it isn't. This mobo has an Intel socket, but the AMD 8350 uses the AM3+ Socket

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
What do you think of this setup?

NEW COMPUTER

CPU

AMD FX-8350 Processor

MOTHERBOARD

CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

PSU

Corsair Professional Series Platinum AX760

RAM

16GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance (2x8GB) 1600C

Hard Disks

2x Intel SSD 520Series 60GB (RAID 0)

CPU COOLER

Zalman CNPS11X Extreme

CASE

NZXT Phantom 820

DVD Burner

LG BH16NS40 Blu-ray

Computer for fast data transfer and working on Adobe Software Products

** No need to buy Graphics card (Gainward GTS 250 DeepGreen 1GB in stock) + 1TB Hard Disk

is there anything that is not compatible? :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] bbrad:
You should know what's compatible :rolleyes: if the socket matches up its good :banghead:
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
HI guys so next year i will go to collage and i want to study engineering:victory: and i wanted to know which laptop or notebook should i get:confused: my budget can go up to the macbook pro ratina so what do you recommend guys,some people say windows is better because CAD software is more supported on it and i wanted to know do you think plus i saw a notebook which caught my eyes because of its amazing design it is called samsung series 9 again guys i would like to know what do you think

p.s:i want it to also have a good design not slim just a good look to it :D

THANKS IN ADVANCE :)
[Off-topic] nikufellow:
Well for engineering study purposes you don't need to stretch for mac any windows lappy should suffice ;) the series 9 does look damn awesome both on specs and looks but i am yet to see any reviews of it and by the way if looks are that important you might better have a look at sony's vaio series as well
[Off-topic] roofrider:
How high are you planning to overclock it?
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
The thanks button. This post deserves one.

I lol'd :p
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
i think i will not overclock the cpu, its a bussines PC i just want your opionions and thoughts about this build and any suggestions to change parts on this build :fingers-crossed:
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
thanks fore replying and what do you think of the asus zenbook 500vz :cyclops:

I would like to hear your thaughts and opinions :laugh:
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
just a few changes in my setup

CPU

AMD FX-8350 Processor

MOTHERBOARD

ASUS CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z

PSU

Corsair Professional Series Platinum AX760

RAM

16GB-Kit Corsair Vengeance (2x8GB) 1600C

Hard Disks

2x Samsung 840 120GB (RAID 0) + ocz vertex 2 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD

CPU COOLER

Zalman CNPS11X Extreme

CASE

NZXT Phantom 820

FANS	2x NZXT FS-200 (blue LED)

DVD Burner

LG BH16NS40 Blu-ray

GPU

GTS 250 Gainward DeepGreen 1GB (old but very good card it can pla bf3 to medium ) waiting for 8000series of AMD to buy :)

what do you think guys? good or bad setup? Any suggestions? Its a pc for fast data transfer
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
It looks good for fast transfer, are you going to over clock or not?
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
nope i dont think so..actually this setup is for my father and my father is a bit afraid of overclocking,rooting and stuff like this he wants all the stuff to be original xD
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
hi i have rain meter but i dont know how to set it like you did please tell how:confused:
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
Sounds good, it will be great for him.
[Off-topic] bbrad:
That post it from 2012 lol anyway just load the zip up in rain meter it does it all automatically
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
how can i load it in rainmeter please :confused:

how can i load the .THM file
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
its quite easy to use. just search for a tutorial.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Looks fine then, processor and mobo are top of the line (AMD side).

You could get a higher speed 1866 ram and maybe a 800 watt AX PSU.
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
what about this ram : 16GB-Kit Patriot Viper3 Intel Extreme Masters

http://www.ebay.de/itm/16GB-Kit-Pat...tsspeicher&hash=item4172b208d2#ht_2082wt_1139

and this psu : Corsair Professional Series HX1050 80PLUS Gold 1050W

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Corsair-HX10..._Netzteile&hash=item337f4065be#ht_2220wt_1139

are the intel memory rams good? :P never heard about them
[Off-topic] domini99:
Why do people need so much ram??

8 is more then enough!

Sent from my bigger sending thing..

No, i didnt change sig, im using my tablet
[Off-topic] bbrad:
Some editing program can use up to 32gb
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Why do people grow so tall??

4' tall is more then enough!

That's what you sound like.
[Off-topic] patriotaki:
the psu must be modular ? i cant find any psu 900-1000 watt for my nzxt 820
[Off-topic] bbrad:
No it doesn't have to be mlduler the only difference is mpduler allows you to remove cable and nonmoduler has non removable cables
[Off-topic] roofrider:
HX1050 is modular. http://www.corsair.com/en/power-sup...-watt-80-plus-gold-certified-modular-psu.html All the HX and AX Corsair PSUs are modular.

Regarding ram i'd go with ripjaws or vengeance or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147096 samsung ram if you can find it.
[Off-topic] mfsr98:
So today I got an update on MW3 :eek:
[Off-topic] bbrad:
About a month ago there was a update to mw2 and about 2months ago there was a update to uncharted 2 its common for even older games to receive update if there servers is still active
[Off-topic] mfsr98:
*clap* *clap* That is impressive. I mean not much, but I guess you could say your game is still supported. There were some hackers on MW3 (in PS3!! :eek: ) which could take all the damn weapons they wanted to an AoN match. Thanks for the info :)
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
I

Switch from windows to linux
[Off-topic] JDCRulezd00d:
Hey guys, I found this PC on craigslist and I was wondering if it's a good deal. It seems like a great deal to me but I know so little about PC specs that I figured I better ask around before making the jump. He has it up for $250 and here's the write up.

Got a new computer, don't need this one anymore. has AMD phenom 2.6 ghz quad core, 8gb ram, amd rahdeon 32000 (215mb) 1tb hardrive at 5200 rpm, disk reader/burner, wireless, tv tuner (missing adapter though) NO MONITOR

Feel free to contact me and I might be able to negotiate the price! (BTW) The tower is a little on the big side, looks as big as a business computer.

I am also looking for a Galaxy s3 and will trade this with some cash for one!

Any info on what caliber of games it could potentially run. Right now I'm using an ultrabook and am only able to do light gaming like TF2, Super meatboy, HL2, etc. Thanks
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
The very lowest quality. TF2 is ancient so it should be fine.

Your ultrabook is infinitely more powerful.
[Off-topic] JDCRulezd00d:
Really? Thanks for the heads up. Which bit of it is underpowered?
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
All of them.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
i have already done that but i cant find any thing please could someone at least link me to thread which tells me how to use the .thm files in rainmeter :(
[Off-topic] bbrad:
How much ya want for it and what PSU does it have and motherboard?
[Off-topic] Spokmoppa:
I don't know why but this made me laugh so hard. Maybe lack of sleep. Either way great!

Thanks button x10
[Off-topic] sarkar1990:
I second that. I use opensuse. Its awesome. Oh and also Ubuntu on PC
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
guys please could any give me a link to a toturial on how to use .thm files in rainmeter i have tried to google it but i couldnt find anything please guys help me
[Off-topic] Spokmoppa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVxA7nWKI3w
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Clean install with windows.old file migrated to a data partition.
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Sounds like a Gateway DX4300-15e. I have one, it's my main computer. Scored like an 86 or something terrible like that (less than 90) on the Catzilla benchmark set to the lowest resolution lol. It can't even handle BF BC2 on the lowest settings. Absolutely awful frame rates. Unfortunately I don't have experience with any other games, so I can't comment on how bad the ones you've listed would be on this computer. The motherboard does have a free PCI-E slot though (don't remember what gen), so you can add in a graphics card. But you would have to put a beefier PSU in it as well to be able to actually use the computer, as the stock PSU is terrible.

Tl;dr, I wouldn't recommend this computer for gaming in its current spec.
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
when you download a theme you get a .rmskin file you just install it.

.thm saves the layouts of the skins you have used. it is not a skin itself. find .rmskin file for the skin you want to use.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
thank you so much my friend:highfive: now since it only saves the layout can you tell me how to restore it again:confused:
[Off-topic] CnC-ROCK:
you need to copy it to a folder somewhere.