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Only need one bay, but this seems to be the cheapest entry into object recognition. I'm in Orange County, California for any locals

I've got a Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 with the I7-10810U. Recently I tried transcoding some videos off my phone from H265/HEVC to H264 so I could stitch them together (laugh now at trying to do this on a 15W processor). Curiously, when using 100% of the CPU for an extended time, the clock...

So my girlfriend is fed up with her MacBook... she's had the motherboard go out once, charger went out, and now one of the ports is going bad. It's a 2017 model so she's gotten her use out of it - time to replace. She's over Apple, and has asked me to suggest a windows replacement. Use case is...

Hey guys My nephew is turning 13 and is interested in gaming, animation, maybe some graphics design. My sister has asked me to help her buy something around $1k that will last him a good while. I didn't find anything prebuilt that seemed like a good value, and he's pretty savvy, so we're going...

Hi all. I'm putting my Lenovo X1 Carbon up for sale because I just don't need a laptop this nice. It's in immaculate condition, no scratches or dings. Running Windows 8.1. The specs are as follows: I would like to get $1500 shipped, which is about $600 less than I paid a few months ago. I...

Hi all, Putting together a computer for a friend. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc - Solid modeling, FEA and CFD work, plus daily things 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? About $1k. He has amazon prime, so while the links are...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, 3D modeling (SolidWorks), photo editing, occasional video and music editing 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ~$1200, but negotiable 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please...

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Hello, I've inherited a Dell Precision M6500 with a peculiar issue. It randomly crashes. It can happen while I'm doing solidworks, it's happened while simply reading emails... it seems to be unprovoked. I've logged temperatures and everything is acceptable (~65deg C max for GPU and CPU)...

Basically, I have a program written for Octave. I would like to create a GUI that will allow the user to specify an input file, hit "Go" and then view all of the pretty plots and information in one window. Later on, I would like to be able to submit this information to a web-based (mySQL most...

Hello I have an ATI Radeon 5450 in my HTPC. I'm having a couple of problems. First, the computer seems to start up on its own from standby at random times and for no reason. I have disabled the "Allow device to wake computer up" box from every USB / LAN device, but still it persists. More...

Recently I installed a 96GB SSD into my laptop (the drive was free), replacing the 500gb HDD that was in it. I was wondering if USB 3.0 can provide enough throughput to allow a 7200rpm notebook drive to operate at full speed? I don't mind carrying a small ext hard drive with me for times when I...

Hey all I have an old Acer Travelmate C110. It's a 12" ultralight with a Pentium M 1.1ghz CPU and 512MB of ram. I currently have Linux Mint running on it, which is fine, but I'm contemplating using it for note-taking duties again and was wondering if there were linux drivers for the wacom...

Hey all So I've been wanting to learn how to weld for awhile... What better way than to make a desk out of some steel tubing? My thoughts are to make it out of either 3/4" or 1" steel tubing. I've always wanted an L-desk as well, so that's what this will be. The sides 24" deep, 7' on one side...

Hey guys The PSU in my friend's HP Slimline S7700n died recently. I'm going to replace it, and was hoping someone could tell me if it uses a standard mini atx power supply or not. I would very much like to pick up all the parts I'll need at the local Fry's, so I dont have to wait on shipping...

Hey all So I've been running Google Analytics on a college club website for almost a year now, and I was just curious, what are the most meaningful statistics? Going in there is like facing a wall of data... What is the standard by which most websites are measured? Obviously some things are...

I just bought GTA IV off Amazon (downloaded through their service). I started it once, and then decided to patch it, out of habit. I downloaded the 1.0.7 patch, installed it, and now the game will not start. I get through the Rockstar Social Club bullshit but when I hit Play or Play (Offline) it...

Hey all I'm going to be looking into a new laptop here in a month or so. I know times are always changing, but sandy bridge is just starting to come out so I figure I'd see if there's anything interesting coming down the pike. My priorities, in order - 13-14.5" quality screen, high...

Hey all So my old pc rededicated to the living room has some trouble playing HD movies. I get stuttering at random points and when the task manager is running, the processor seems to be working way harder than it should and I'm at 980MB ram usage. I just installed a GeForce GT240 and I use...

Hey all So I'm looking at getting a new graphics card for my HTPC here pretty soon, and these two have caught my eye: Geforce GT240 ($35 after MIR) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150452&cm_re=gt240-_-14-150-452-_-Product and this one Radeon H5550 GDDR5 ($67)...

So been playing through Mafia II and I seem to be capped at 20fps. I know this game is pretty, but this seems a bit ridiculous. I lowered the resolution and that changes nothing. All settings are on high with AA and Physx Off, though changing those settings doesnt seem to make a difference. Even...

Hey all So I've been playing through Mafia II and I seem to be capped at 20fps. I know this game is pretty, but this seems a bit ridiculous. I lowered the resolution and that changes nothing. All settings are on high with AA and Physx Off, though changing those settings doesnt seem to make a...

Hey all I checked up on this a few months ago and came up empty handed, so I figured I'd try again. I have a Gateway C142-XL laptop. Intel C2D 2.4ghz, 3gb ram, and an ati hd2300 discrete gpu. The laptop came with Windows Vista 32bit installed, about a year before Windows 7 came out. I jumped on...

Hey all So a friend of mine recently purchased one of these from Walmart for $299 http://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-XG598UA-ABA/14978549#Item+Description She is upgrading from a Dell Vostro 1000 with an athlon 64 x2 tk-55 (1.8ghz). To me this doesn't seem like much of an upgrade, and from what...

Hey all I have a Gateway C142-XL tablet laptop. As I've never seen anyone else with one of these, I'll explain. It's a 14" (wacom) convertible laptop/tablet with a 2.4ghz core 2 duo, 250gb hard drive, 3gb ram and an ati hd2300 graphics card and 4-hour battery life. I bought it over summer 2008...

Hey all So I'm using my old rig as an HTPC of sorts.... I have it hooked up to our 47" 1080p/60hz set and life is good unless I try to watch Flash full screen or 1080p video of any kind. The specs are: athlon 3200+ (single core) 2ghz 1gb ram geforce 7600GT spdif out for sound Like I...

Hey all So here's my rig: * MXL 990 condenser mic * Nady SMPS-1X phantom power supply * Lexicon Alpha USB interface * Cubase LE 4, Audacity I can't get rid of this background noise: http://humjaba.com/bgnoise.mp3 I've tried it on both my laptop (on battery power) ...and my desktop; same thing...

Great case from Newegg, good price http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042 $59.95 - $7.00 instant (EMCYWZX22) - $10.00 MIR + $2.99 shipping = $45.94 + tax Just ordered mine, thought someone else might be interested. MIR and instant rebate good through 8/25

Well sort of... Girlfriend's parents just moved out of the country, and so they dropped their home theater system off at her apartment. She doesn't want it, so I get to use it (better than it sitting in storage). Any thoughts about this system? The bass seems a bit weak but I havent messed with...

Hey all So I think it's about time I got a new case... My $40 rosewill has lasted me well since 2005 but it's getting pretty rickety. So my basic requirements are good build quality, good cooling, quiet and minimal lighting. A window would be nice, but it doesn't really matter. $100 max...

Hey all So I just moved back to school and shipped my computer. I filled the inside snugly with anti-static bubble wrap to keep things from stressing the motherboard, and now that I get it here and everything is set up, I'm having a major issue. With my 260GTX installed, the computer won't...

Hey all So I'm moving out of the dorm and into an apartment with a few buddies of mine this coming semester, and none of us have a TV. We don't watch TV all that much, but we do watch movies alot and one of us has an XBOX 360. We don't have a blu-ray player, and will be getting basic...

Hey all So the Linksys WRT54G series was pretty much the golden standard for years with regards to reliable plug-and-play wireless G routing. Is there a similarly robust and awesome router with wireless-N and gigabit Ethernet? Thanks -Tyler

Hey all I'm about to get a Line 6 TonePort UX1 as a cheap way to hook my guitar, keyboard and/or microphones up to the computer. My old soundblaster doesn't play nice with 7 and the onboard sound sucks, plus it will be nice to have it all right in front of me with volume control. I was...

Hey all So I have a slimline Dell vostro, with the following specs: * Intel Pentium E5200 (2.5ghz, dual core) * 2gb ram * 160gb hard drive * Integrated graphics * Win XP I want to hook this up to an HDTV (1080p) and be able to watch DVD's, HD content from the web, etc. without stuttering, and...

Hey all So I've looked through a ton of threads and have tried a bunch of different products, and nothing I've found yet really does what I want. So here goes. I have a PC that will do as an HTPC. Currently has windows xp, but I can get Windows 7 for cheap from my school (probably will do this...

Also, from a couple weeks ago at laguna seca raceway http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii263/humjaba/Miatas%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/panorama_hill.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii263/humjaba/Miatas%20at%20Laguna%20Seca/panorama_small.jpg

I'm sorry, y'all can ignore this, but I'm here at work trying to get stuff done and this is what I have to deal with. GAH *banging head against wall*

Hey all So I was browsing Dell's website and I came accross their optiplex small form factor systems... Why not use one of these as an HTPC? Not sure how quiet they are, but the specs seem good enough. Dell outlet has optiplex 780 (far left) for $450. 2.9ghz core2 duo, 160gb hd (fine because I...

So my rig is in my sig (q6600 3ghz, 260gtx/196, 4gb ram) and i'm getting somewhat sluggish performance in bc2 and just cause 2. I play at 1920x1200. Would my aging processor be able to take advantage of an upgrade to, say, a 5850? I leave my task manager open in my second monitor during gaming...