General computer talk/advice

Discussion in 'Computer Hardware' started by BlueScreen, Jan 25, 2015.

  1. aljowen

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    What has that got to do with:
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  2. Michaelflat

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    It's really not that great, Mate 20 Pro uses like 35% of battery to charge an iPhone to 10%... not great efficiency...
     
  3. aljowen

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    Wireless charging has terrible efficiency in all current incarnations. A lot of the energy source is lost before it gets anywhere near its destination. Which is part of why I think the wireless power sharing between phones won't be a thing that people use unless they really have to.

    That said, it could still have its uses. For example, if you wear a smartwatch, or have wireless IEM's that supports wireless charging, you could place them on your phone to give them a bit of juice. Since in ear headphones don't use much power, a short inefficient charge ought to get you some listening time without having much impact on the phones battery life.

    It could also possibly allow for some weird phone peripherals. For example, maybe you could put a Polaroid style printer on your phone and print a selfie using your phones battery (if possible, could sell well in S.Korea). Perhaps for the US market some "smart" tools (with an app), like a laser measuring device that keeps track of measurements and can convert/manipulate them for you on the fly. Maybe strap a fluke thermal imaging camera to your phone, with Bluetooth to transmit data.
     
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  4. liujiaming

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    I am thinking of buying Omen by HP 2018 as my gaming laptop. Want it to run FH4 and BeamNG without issues and decent fps. Can it? The stats look possible but i would like some real experience. Suggestions are welcome.
    p.s. I want a laptop that do not exceed 2000 SGD( i live in singapore) Amazon is fine.
     
  5. MisterKenneth

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    This just started happening to me just today. What's going on? :confused:
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    Text sometimes likes to act all odd and it sometimes looks like some unknown language. I'm hoping it ain't my computer. Update: I don't think it is.
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    Got another image.
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    Update #2: For now I'm positive my computer is fine. I think Chrome was just glitching out.
     
    #8445 MisterKenneth, Mar 12, 2019
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  6. -WhistlerXPWhistler7

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    Gdr Rara Blind Iding Celeb & eeding Ter
    Gdr Rara Beig erva Te Wst n Din Cn
    Gdr Rara Cooks Buffal FrAC mbai

    Woah... did i have a stroke?!
     
  7. MisterKenneth

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    This has been driving me crazy. It make things hard to read.

    I do think it's only Chrome that's doing this.
     
  8. -WhistlerXPWhistler7

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    Playing Arrd in Bubear xt Carar 2.0
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  9. MisterKenneth

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    I'm sorry, but that doesn't help. I'm not any closer to figuring this out.

    I've tried looking it up, but that hasn't helped either. All I got was cases where text was blurry, not where it distorts until it looks like a different language, which is my situation.
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    Well I have made some progress. It seems to stop when I deactivate hardware acceleration. It's probably not the root of the problem though.
     
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  10. Funky7Monkey

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    Do some GPU stability testing, that looks like some weird artifacting (not that any kind isn't weird).
     
  11. MisterKenneth

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    I can try that. What do I use to do that?

    The only question that leaves me with, is why is it exclusive to Chrome? It doesn't seem to happen anywhere else. I also opened Internet Explorer, and it doesn't seem to happen there.
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    I just reactivated hardware acceleration, and it doesn't seem to happen now.

    I'm convinced now it was probably just a Chrome glitch, but when I posted here I wasn't for sure if it was Chrome or my computer.

    Update: Looks like I was right. I wasn't the only one who had this problem.
    https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/2266680?hl=en
    https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/2128654?hl=en
    https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/2400410?hl=en
     
    #8451 MisterKenneth, Mar 15, 2019
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  12. SixSixSevenSeven

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    The omen isn't a model, is a range of laptops. What model
     
  13. Jetpackturtle

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    Specs? Model performance varies.
     
  14. DDR4RAM

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    Hey guys;
    I am looking to buy a new laptop in India under 50k INR.
    I have zeroed in on the Asus Vivobook X507UF-EJ101T after a lot of research.
    Will it run Beamng.drive though?
    If yes; how well?

    Specs-
    i5-8250u
    Nvidia MX130 2gb
    8GB DDR4
    1TB 5400RPM HDD
    Full HD Screen

    Thanks for helping in advance!
     
  15. SixSixSevenSeven

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    Run? Yes. Well? No
     
  16. Jetpackturtle

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    It'll do OK, the MX150 isn't the fastest GPU. So long as you're ok with turning down graphics settings/resolution it will last.
     
  17. redrobin

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    It'll do ya. It'll do ya like a $5 hooker, but it'll do ya all right.

    I'd highly recommend anything from the Acer Nitro line of systems. I have an i5-8300H/GTX1050 equipped model and it's a little beast and cost me $650 (~44k INR). That'll perform WAY better than that ASUS while being cheaper, and it's even upgradable! My system came with a free ram slot, an NVMe AND Intel Optane compatible m.2 slot, and a 2.5" bay. There are even Ryzen equipped models now with both GTX and AMD RX graphics solutions. I'd lean towards the Ryzen 5/RX 560 equipped variant. It'll be a touch faster than the i5/GTX 1050 system and I believe they're even cheaper while keeping all the same built quality, 1080p IPS panel, and upgradability.
     
  18. liujiaming

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    $1,234.99























    • Intel Core i7-8750H 6 Cores Processor 2.2 GHz (Up to 4.1 GHz with Turbo Boost)/ 16 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM/ 1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive/ 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive/ 1 Thunderbolt 3
    • 15.6" Full HD Anti-glare Micro-edge WLED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)/ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB GDDR5 dedicated Graphics
    • Full-size Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and NKRO/ Bang & Olufsen, dual speakers/ Intel Wireless-AC 9560 802.11ac (2x2) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5/ HP Wide Vision HD Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone
    • 3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 HP Sleep and Charge), 1 Mini DisplayPort, 1 HDMI 1 RJ-45, 1 headphone/microphone combo, 1 microphone-in/ 4-cell, 70 Wh. Li-ion Battery, Black/Shadow Black finish/ Windows 10 Home
    • Touchpad with multi-touch gesture support/ Gigabit 10/100/1000 Base-T Network/ HP Wide Vision HD Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone
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    $1,234.99























    • Intel Core i7-8750H 6 Cores Processor 2.2 GHz (Up to 4.1 GHz with Turbo Boost)/ 16 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM/ 1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive/ 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive/ 1 Thunderbolt 3
    • 15.6" Full HD Anti-glare Micro-edge WLED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)/ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB GDDR5 dedicated Graphics
    • Full-size Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad and NKRO/ Bang & Olufsen, dual speakers/ Intel Wireless-AC 9560 802.11ac (2x2) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5/ HP Wide Vision HD Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone
    • 3 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (1 HP Sleep and Charge), 1 Mini DisplayPort, 1 HDMI 1 RJ-45, 1 headphone/microphone combo, 1 microphone-in/ 4-cell, 70 Wh. Li-ion Battery, Black/Shadow Black finish/ Windows 10 Home
    • Touchpad with multi-touch gesture support/ Gigabit 10/100/1000 Base-T Network/ HP Wide Vision HD Camera with integrated dual array digital microphone
     
  19. BannedByAndroid

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    That's not bad for a laptop like that (here in Malaysia this same kind of laptop costs RM6000+/SGD 2000+ new).
    Other good laptop choices includes Dell's G5/G7 series, and Lenovo's Legion Y530, Y730 series.
    EDIT: Wait...The same kind of laptop new costs like SGD 2,000-ish there...are you sure you're on a actual online store or it's a used one?
     
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  20. Jetpackturtle

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    That's more than enough to run Beam. The 1060 is probably your bottleneck, so you may have to turn down dynamic reflections to get 60 FPS. I have an RX 570 which is about the same performance and I run everything on high with dynamic reflections on mixed and I get decent FPS (45-60 on WCUSA)
     
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