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Just got a reply from Xotic PC Chat:
No more RAM recommendations guys please, I am going with the stock Kingston RAM
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Yeah, she is right on the ram speeds. I'm kinda sad I didn't snag your chat.TomJGX, hmscott, Papusan and 1 other person like this. -
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on a side note, during testing, HIDevolution just reported a RAID Hardware failure, first time they've seen this in years, they are swapping the 2TB 960 PRO NVMe SSDs now with 2 new ones and creating a RAID Array with a 128K Data Stripe Size as recommended by MSI
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Yeah, I see your point exactly and I'll bring that up here. The ram is 3000MHz, which allows the computer (which ever model) to run at pretty much the highest speed available.
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But expect similar Q, when you start to bench it
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There are a handful of consistently top-rated AV programs, but their exact rankings change from one year to the next. eSet NOD32 has been pretty consistently good. Avira and BitDefender are often times overlooked, but also good.
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Hey Brother @syscrusher this might interest you...
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Like you, I'm extremely prudent about my Internet use. I have a password manager and use randomized passwords unique to the site. I have HTML and remote images disabled in my email software unless I manually hit a button in a trusted message. In EMS there's an expression, "You can't fix stupid." No technology can substitute for basic human caution, and social engineering is still a very common mode of attack that can't be stopped by software. If I call you and say I'm from your bank, and please give me your account numbers so I can "recover your lost data", and you actually give me that data by phone -- it's all over but the crying.
That being said, I do believe certain types of security software has a role. I administer systems professionally and also have my own private virtual servers. On every system, I run software that detects attack patterns and blocks the IP address of the intruder. It consumes less than 1% of the CPU on the machine, and every single day each one of my servers blocks anywhere from a few dozen to several thousand crack attempts. When I look at my logs, I can tell you those IP addresses correspond to systems with no legitimate reason to be contacting my systems. So yes, there really is a threat out there.
There is also an argument that not everyone is as technical as those who frequent this forum. I'm not letting nontechnical users off responsibility for their own online safety -- common sense, not software, is the best defense. But well-crafted security software can help a user who is well-intentioned and conscientious, but who is not technically oriented.
My big gripe with security software is when, instead of helping the user improve good security practice, it tries to think for the user. That leads to complacency for novices, placing them more at risk when they use a machine in a public venue such as a library or Internet cafe. For technical users, it leads to frustration and lost productivity as we fight against software that is trying to take charge.
We don't put people behind the wheel of a car without training, because a car is a complicated piece of equipment which can do harm if not used properly. We should not put people on a computer without training, for exactly the same reason.
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I was an intern at Intel during the summer of 1984, though I was in a field office and not one of the fab plants. The i286 and the 432 (does anyone even remember that guy) were the hot stuff that year. I am totally blown away by seeing anyone field-delid an Intel CPU like that. (It would have been nearly impossible with the chips of the 1980s, because the lids were brazed in place.)
All of this makes me wonder why Intel doesn't offer a premium CPU that has all this "done right" at the factory.
FWIW, say what you will about Intel's heatsink manufacturing, but when I worked there (albeit briefly), their corporate culture was sterling. They really treated employees well, even lowly interns like me. I haven't corresponded with anyone who works there recently, but I hope they have maintained their great human interactions within the company. -
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If you are intimidated by delidding or don't have the patience/time like me (even though I've delidded myself and won't waste time and wreck my nerves again), there is a delid tool which does it for you in seconds!
Or be like me, go with a factory delidded CPU by HIDevolution or Silicon LotteryProblem solved
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There is only 4 viable options of decent laptops to buy nowadays. Only 3 Clevo models and this 15 inches little monster. The rest out there is pure trash!!
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I would have them do a memory test to make sure that's not what crashed the raid.....
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That would be fine as well. New os installs from a 3.0 flash drive takes about 15 to 30 minutes to fully install and complete. And if the drivers are incorporated in to the windows image then that's even better.
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Laptop has been sent to FedEx for shipment
They installed CLU on the CPU and IC Diamond I the GPU. Max CPU temps at 4.1 GHz in AIDA64 is 76C
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Hey, that's an interesting thread syscrusher! Question: after all, are you fine with the Samsung panel colors? I saw that you mentionned color gamut tests on the MSI 16L13 thread. I currently have @woodzstack working on switching my Samsung panel for a Sharp one with 100% aRGB gamut (4K as well), but he found out it's a different standard (different eDP connector, and different mounting dimensions), so he's looking for a way to convert it.
Oh, and question: does the Linux version of Blender and GIMP work if you install them via aptitude using the Ubuntu subsystem in Windows? I looked it up and it says it's mostly to run command line tools. I'm only asking out of curiosity, as I pretty much only use Linux anyway.Last edited: Jan 27, 2017 -
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At home I have accurate external monitors, and on the road I do little or no work that requires high-gamut color. All I need on the laptop screen is color that is "good enough" and pleasant to use day-to-day.
There are also native Windows and Mac ports of both GIMP and Blender, if you do need to run them in Windows.jonathanfv and Spartan@HIDevolution like this. -
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Holidays in Dubai = Friday and Saturday
Holidays in the USA = Staruday and Firday
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FYI guys, when I logged in to my laptop remotely using TeamViewer, I was able to successfully create a spanned drive out of the 1TB m.2 850 EVO + the 2.5" SATA 850 EVO 4TB for a single 5TB partition
whoever said you can't club diff. type of drives?
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TRIM working according to Mr. Porter as he checked his, he has the same setup like me.
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Why the long lead time? Are these not stocked yet?
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I'm okay with waiting a bit for the machine. It's faster in the long run for me to be patient during a careful build and burn-in, than to have them rush the machine out the door and risk me having to return it and wait for a repair. This is to be my daily driver for work.Donald@Paladin44 and Spartan@HIDevolution like this. -
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good things come to those who wait
I wait for almost 3 weeks for my MSI laptop just for it to be fully built, part of that is my mistake for changing configurations more than 20 times though but I am finally happy after the tests/temps they did which I've seen. Max CPU temp = 75C in AIDA64 Extreme stress test using Liquid Ultrahmscott, Donald@Paladin44 and syscrusher like this. -
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Many Linux users may not realize that part of the reason Linux runs so well in a virtual machine is that its kernel was adapted to work well in virtual machines on an IBM mainframe, under z/VM hypervisor. Large companies run hundreds or even thousands of Linux guests on a single mainframe under z/VM, and even a slight virtualization overhead multiplied by that many guests can eat a lot of CPU. The elimination of the "jiffie" timer from the Linux kernel was part of that optimization, with some of the code contributed by IBM engineers. (In my day job, I work for a company that provides mainframe Linux engineering services.)
Because of those optimizations, and others developed to make Linux work well in VMware or Hyper-V, Linux makes a fantastic virtual machine guest under Windows, Mac, or Linux host operating system on a personal computer.
I've been testing the Ubuntu subsystem, and while I agree it's still very immature code, I give points to Microsoft for trying to be a good citizen in open source coexistence, and for being uncharacteristically transparent in the tech forum for the Linux subsystem. I'll never be a Microsoft fanboy, but I give credit where credit is due.jonathanfv and Donald@Paladin44 like this. -
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On spec.
On budget.
Pick any two.Donald@Paladin44 and Spartan@HIDevolution like this. -
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I also have a ton of anime to keep - but I do it with external HDDs - 3TB costs around 150$ or so.hmscott likes this. -
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Ah yes HD items to stack up pretty rapidly.
My brother has a GoPro and several other camera equipment, and that within a few years, stacks up with over 6TB, crazy stuff. All 4k and upwards pictures and 2k videos.
Just realized my old desktop which is a home NAS has 3TB of series and bluray movies.... oopsiehmscott and Spartan@HIDevolution like this. -
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Shipment status update: Winter storms are causing unavoidable service delays in the Northwest, Midwest, and Northeast areas.
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MSI notebook order thread: post your orders here
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