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Recommended computer spec for development purposes [closed]
According to the FAQ, I can't ask for shopping advice, but it says nothing about asking for computer spec recommendations, so I am assuming that is allowed. If such questions are not allowed, please ...
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What is the “real” memory of my display graphics card?
I purchased a desktop two years back asking the vendor to install a "1 GB" graphics card. The card which is installed in my system is Nvidia 9400 GT, and the NVIDIA website provides the following ...
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Disc Format Settings for Video DVDs
Does anyone know what disc settings are required for video DVDs?
There are plenty of programs that can simplify writing a video DVD (ie Book B, a disc playable on a traditional standalone DVD player) ...
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What's the maximum safe temperature for a HD Radeon 6870?
I'm running a passively cooled HD Radeon 6870 in my PC. While using 3D Acceleration, the temperature climbs up to 95 degrees Celsius according to SpeedFan. It seems a bit hot, but on the other hand ...
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What are the minimum specs required for a PC to stream HD movie files?
I want to stream hi-def (non flash-based) movies from my future minimum spec PC to my network-ready HDTV.
What I want to know is:
When streaming from a computer (local wifi network), is the ...
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What would be the best way to boost the perf of my Thinkpad x200? [closed]
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X200 and have now jumped into doing a bunch of development with Visual Studio and SQL server on it and I'm looking to giving it a performance boost as using it now in a ...
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Are Cat5e fully compatible with GBabit specification?
Are Cat5e fully compatible with GBabit specification? What the main difference between Cat6?
Would like a proof if possible.
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How to find HDD cache size?
I Googled my HDD model number, and could only find the physical dimensions and the data transfer rate. Where can I find the HDD cache/buffer size?
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How do I interpret the specification of memory (RAM)?
When looking at memory there are a few specifications that I don't understand and was hoping to have clarification on. What do these terms mean, and how do they affect the systems performance? Feel ...
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Is there some seller that sells Hard Drives with Gibibyte capacity?
I'm curious to know if there's actually any seller that has endorsed the IEEE specification of Mebibytes and Gibibytes in the manufacturing of Hard Drives, i.e. selling a 500GB (GigaBytes) as an ...
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are these two laptops (roughly) equivalent? [closed]
I was looking at these two Dell laptops XPS 15 and Inspiron Q15R. The XPS is quite a bit more expensive, but as far as I can tell, the most important specifications appear to be almost identical:
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Wireless Router Signal Strength Stats
When shopping around for wireless routers, they all seem to have the claim of "great" or "excellent" signal strength. Of course, such marketing words do absolutely nothing to let me compare the signal ...
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Does specification mean interface?
I was wondering
Generally, does specification mean
interface, regardless the
implementation beneath the
interface?
Specifically
Only systems fully compliant with and
certified according to ...
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Where can I find CPU cooler footprint drawings?
I want to get on making a simple bracket for my watercooling block for my new socket 1366 motherboard but it has not arrived yet.
Is there somewhere I can find the scale drawing (with measurements) ...
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Mail attachment EOL (end of line) problem
I'm sending a simple mail on Windows XP with 4 attachments:
dummy.txt (end of line: CRLF)
dummy.xml (end of line: CRLF)
dummyjustlf.txt (end of line: LF)
dummyjustlf.xml (end of line: LF)
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Speccing a machine for software development [closed]
We are currently speccing some machines for a team of non-3d software developers.
Im thinking compiling will probably be the biggest time-bottleneck they face.
With that in mind, what are some ...
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What is meant by channel id > 100 in 802.11?
I was sniffing the in air with my Alfa card. I captured few packets with channel ids > 100. I did not get time to look at the packets. But is it possible to have channel id > 100. What I know is ...
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How to shop for a laptop by specifications?
This is not a shopping-recommendation question.
I'm looking for a developer laptop, and my main criteria are hard-disk speed, RAM, weight screen size.
How could one search for a laptop based on ...
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How do I find out the motherboard is compatible with the cabinet?
Building upwards on How do I find compatible motherboard for my computer?
After purchasing the m/b http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1156/P7P55DE_PRO/ which, as the specification says, ...
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Where can I find specifications of my ethernet card?
As the title says, I've got an ethernet card but not enough specs information.
I have tried looking in Device Manager -> Properties but no dice. Google searches haven't revealed much.
The card is ...
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Determining if a SIMM is EDO
I’ve used some simple methods to determine the parity and speed, and calculate the size of several SIMM sticks, but now I need to figure out if they are EDO.
Does anyone know of a way to determine ...
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Will my new laptop AC power adapter work with my laptop, given these specs?
My laptop's AC adapter went out last night and I bought a replacement today, but will not be able to test it until tonight or tomorrow.
My laptop is a Gateway P7801-U, but unfortunately Gateway does ...
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How to understand the specification of a Wireless AP Router
There is one specification of Wireless AP Router, i am not clear with some parts of it.
so anyone can tell me how to learn the specification?
Software Specification
Standards IEEE 802.11g, IEEE ...
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how can I check whether Intel's AVX is enabled on my computer?
I have a new Computer with Sandy Bridge CPU, which supports the new AVX instruction set, and Win 7 Ultimate x64 - which is supposedly capable of supporting AVX (i.e., 256-bit SIMD ...
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What specs to consider when buying SSD?
When I bought "traditional" hard drives, I have been told to consider specs like RPM (5400, 7200, etc.), buffer size (16MB, 32MB etc.), and interface (IDE, SATA, etc.). (did I miss something?)
What ...
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NTFS specification support in Windows XP?
I recently came across this statement:
"...even WinXP does not completely implement the NTFS spec."
Is this true? If so, what is missing and should anyone even care? Or is this just ...
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What is the motherboard of HP pavilion dv7-2185DX?
I found everything but the motherboard it uses.
Which one is it?
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Program to give a PC's spec [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Are there any good tools for reporting on a computer’s specs?
Is there a program that could give me a summary of a PC's spec - processor, ammount of RAM disk and so on.
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Laptop Battery Technology
My laptop battery has finally taken the plunge and I'm looking online for a new one. However I'm getting lost in all of the specs of the batteries that are out there. I'm looking to gain a better ...
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Question about Adobe PDF Standard (ISO 32000)
Apparently, PDF is an open standard, that can be implemented by anyone in any piece of software. If this is the case, why do you have to purchase the standard from ISO? The standard is ISO/IEC ...
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Computer specs good enough to run 1080p movies?
Im trying to run 1080p movies on my computer and watch em over my new full hdtv, tho, my i already tried once, my computer (using vlc) makes the software crash, here's my specs:
Windows Vista
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Program or utility to identify which version of SATA is present on my motherboard (SATA I, II, or III)?
Is there a program or utility available (preferably free) that can identify which versions of SATA are supported by my motherboard? The application needs to either be compatible with Windows 7 (x32 ...
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Standard format to store e-mails in HD?
I'm planning to do some backups of my e-mails in my yahoo account.
I'm afraid to do it using Outlook or Thunderbird, and be "locked" to their formats. I know Thunderbird is Open Source, but I don't ...
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cpu-z alternative for ubuntu
I'm using ubuntu 10.04. Is there any application that has features like that of cpu-z?
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Hardware purchase recommendation [closed]
I'm building a custom PC configuration for Development / Gaming.
I know hardware but I'm not an expert.
It would be great if I could post my hardware list and get some review & recommendation ...
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Intel D510MO board - 1000Mbit LAN or not?
The Intel forum seems to be down (signing in fails with connection refused), but perhaps someone here knows the answer.
The Intel D510MO product page says that the LAN is 10/100/1000, but when I look ...
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Help me choose a desktop: which of these two should I buy? [closed]
I just want the more powerful of the two:
Choice 1: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway+-+Desktop+with+AMD+Phenom%26%23153%3B+II+Quad-Core+Processor/9698936.p?id=1218153428687&skuId=9698936
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Operating altitude for a MacBook Pro?
I saw on the Apple website that the MacBook pro has a maximum operating altitude.
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet
Does this mean that I should not use it on a plane? Or is this just a ...
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What does “cpuid level” mean?
For an example, I put just output from 1 core of a 16 core machine.
What does the output mean by "cpuid level" of "6"? Also, what do "bogomips" of "5992.10" and "clflush size" of "64" mean?
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System statistics in Ubuntu
Is there an easy way in Ubuntu to show the specifications of the computer, such as RAM, the kind of processor, graphics card, etc.?
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Core i7-620M vs Core i5-540M
I'm recommending a laptop to a colleague, and the specific laptop he has chosen has the above CPU chips as options. Both chips have 2-cores/4-threads. The i7-620M is a 2.66 GHz (4MB Cache) while the ...
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How can I find a laptop if it has a different model name all over the world?
CONUNDRUM: A laptop review in the UK talks about how brilliant the "ASUS ABCDE 55" is, but in America, France, etc there is no such laptop name. In fact it's called "ASUS 12345 AB" - AAARRGH!
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RAM compatibility
Is there a website where I can look up what kind of RAM my computer has, and what kind of RAM would I need to buy to ensure compatibility ?
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Help building maya render node spec
I'm looking to build 4x Maya render slaves/nodes for a friend of mine when his project gets green lit. The project involves MentalRay and lots of glass.
I'm unsure if the new i7's 9xx or 8xx with ...
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Where can I find info about the NVidia NV10MGS video card?
I want to buy a LENOVO IdeaPad G550A and the specification says it has an NVidia NV10MGS video card, but I can't find any info on this card on Nvidia's site or anywhere else on the net.
Why is that? ...
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What is a decent amount of memory to have on a new Windows 7 box? [closed]
I'm not a serious gamer or anything. Just don't want Firefox to grind to a halt after three hours.
Will 6 GB be a comfortable amount of RAM?
Update: Thanks everyone! I may stick with 4 GB until I ...
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Processor Pipeline Specifications?
Was just wondering if there exists a place where you can find pipelining specifications for specific processors (tells how many stages and a description of the stages) I have been searching for a ...
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What version is my MacBook hardware?
I've seen links on the web about going into Apple > About This Mac but it doesn't tell me information specific enough to help me purchase new RAM. Namely, the specific version of my Mac.
Here is what ...
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Maximum length of a USB Cable?
I want to use a very long USB cable to place a webcam in a different room. The maximum length that I found was five meters.
What is the maximum length of a USB cable?
What is the maximum length ...
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What makes a laptop battery specific to a model?
I have an old Toshiba laptop (pentium 4) whose battery just crapped out. Looking at the battery, it says it's a PA3251U. Looking online, this thing is going for about $100! I don't want to spend ...
