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Re: Maximum hardware configuration for Windows 7

Posted on 2019-07-24, 17:36

in Windows
I believe you, but that is easily remedied with a 20$ PCIE expansion card. USB Type A, C, and thuderbolt are the only relevant peripherals I can think of, and only thunderbolt might pose a problem now or in the near future... the lack of which is hardly a deal breaker IMO. In practice though, other …

Re: Maximum hardware configuration for Windows 7

Posted on 2019-07-24, 14:02

in Windows
Socket 2011-3 Broadwell Xeon E5-2699A v4 or (if supported) Xeon E5-2699P v4 64GB RAM For serious 3D rendering 2699а is almost identical to 1950x. But the price of the whole intel system is pretty much ludicrous http://blenchmark.com/cpu-benchmarks Ps but in the future 2699a could be a good buy on …

Re: PNY Geforce GTX 650 2gb - wimpy card?

Posted on 2019-07-24, 13:14

Thanks all for the responses. Got the 650 pretty cheap but don't want to spend anymore on a dx9 build unless I find a 660ti for a sweet song. The GTX 285 is too darn big since this is in a matx case and besides I'll have to up the power supply to a 650w range. This was just an experiment with a 2gb …

Re: 8500GT questions

Posted on 2019-07-24, 11:23

I think you're underestimating how much of a cut down product the 8500 GT is. It's a similar story for the GT610/GT710, they're not built for performance and represent the lowest end of a feature set. You can find much better cards which are also powered by PCI-E slot only, if that's a requirement, …

Re: Maximum hardware configuration for Windows 7

Posted on 2019-07-24, 10:46

in Windows
Another reason to hold off on an Ultimate Win7 build right now is Noctua will be releasing a replacement for the NH-D15 likely later this year with all new 140mm fans too. Given the gains made with the 120mm NH-U12A, I'm expecting there to be a decent upgrade in performance to the successor of the …

Re: Maximum hardware configuration for Windows 7

Posted on 2019-07-24, 09:55

in Windows
Maxing out with full compatibility for Windows 7 would be the Z370 chipset, good boards can handle the power requirements of the top spec i9-9900. Although for games a i7-9700k is near identical and hyper-threading usually harms minimum frame times so you may end up disabling that on the i9 which …

Re: Only good browser for XP is MyPal

Posted on 2019-07-21, 18:54

XP is a general purpose operating system for general purpose computers. The benefits of it are utterly huge hardware and software support, and arguably one of the best GUIs on a PC. A web browser is only one of the infinite applications that it can run. The benefit is money. I personally like XP, …

Re: Only good browser for XP is MyPal

Posted on 2019-07-19, 21:59

Of course you are right - all of you. And i do'nt want to stress this point too much (so, why am i writing this?) as i think malware / viruses is rather an artificial pushed problem than a real one, exaggerated by Kaspesky & Co. to sell their updates. I'm really not overcautious when surfing www, …

Re: Sound Blaster LIVE DOS Joystick

Posted on 2019-07-19, 21:23

I don't think that will work. The game port can't use port 201h, since it's on a PCI card. I've never seen PCI cards that are able to provide support for the game port in pure DOS. I've used the gameport on a Soundblaster Live in DOS 6.22 just fine. OP. Check your CTSYN.INI file, I'm not saying to …

Re: Only good browser for XP is MyPal

Posted on 2019-07-15, 21:00

Windows 10 comes pre-compromised, by Microsoft. It has built-in adware, spyware, and DRM, requires massive WAN bandwidth to handle the mandatory updates, and is dismally unreliable due to the associated regular (again mandatory) reboots. With all that funny business it has a larger attack surface …

Re: Only good browser for XP is MyPal

Posted on 2019-07-15, 20:44

Microsoft don't release security updates for fun, they create patches as vulnerabilities are discovered and stopped providing this service to regular XP users 5 years ago . Really? Check DosFreak's post 2 above yours. Two patches in 5 years after end of life, only for vulnerabilities which threaten …

Re: Only good browser for XP is MyPal

Posted on 2019-07-15, 20:00

No offence, but anyone accessing the Web with XP or older should be flogged. No matter which browser, that's just irresponsible. No offense, but this is just stupid, stupid FUD. They are actually trying to do you a favour by pointing out the obvious, this isn't someone being a killjoy, it is common …

Re: LG 4K TV is depressed :(

Posted on 2019-07-12, 11:46

in Milliways
There are also EU laws in this matter and UK is still part of it: "EU law also stipulates that you must give the consumer a minimum 2-year guarantee (legal guarantee) as a protection against faulty goods, or goods that don't look or work as advertised. In some countries national law may require you …

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