... you can get the video card's physical dimensions with about 10 seconds of googling.
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... you can get the video card's physical dimensions with about 10 seconds of googling.
PlutonianEmpire
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Why is it that when we go to different countries, we have to get special cards or something for our phones and computers for us to connect to their networks?
In the US, the FCC regulates and licences the frequencies used for mobile communications to mobile providers. In other countries there are other regulatory bodies, and other mixes of mobile providers. This means that the range of frequencies a single provider can use varies from country to country, and a single provider cannot use the same configuration across multiple countries.
I looked and looked for a half hour to find the width of it.
24 seconds.
Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 6.3 x 12.6 inches ; 1.8 pounds
http://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-5770-Graphics-HD577AZNFC/dp/B002SP113K
There are industry standards for form factors. Cards will always be 6.3 inches wide, or at least the bracket will be. Same story with heights (a two-slot-sized card conforms to industry standard x2). Depth is the only variable.
All-in-ones are glorified laptops, and thus can't take normal video card upgrades.
Is that WHL?
Some said "Why does the iMac always have laptop graphics, they suck and it's a desktop" I wanted to show it couldn't actually fit inside because it is too thick, never mind the fact that the top of the line iMac packs a Radeon 6970M (frickin top of the line).
aimeeandbeatles
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I figured out what this one was. When my speakers are up loud, it causes the entire desk to vibrate a bit. When I rearranged my desk the noise went away. I guess there was something making the noise.
See? You figured it out all by yourself, didn't need us! 
Well, keep in mind, the physical size isn't the same as the size of the components. The processor in it isn't any bigger than a CPU, the RAM is tiny. The circuit board is rather big, but the bulk is in the cooling.
So something like a 5770 could fit into an all-in-one, but it'd need the all-in-one to dedicate space to it, and provide excellent cooling.
Of course, no matter how high-end the graphics card an all-in-one can run, there's none out there, as far as I'm aware anyway, that can do xfire / SLI.
The Radeon 6970M is 100W, if they put anything of higher wattage you could fry an egg on it.
You can crossfire/SLI Mobile cards
aimeeandbeatles
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OK, heres a WordPress question: How do you prevent WordPress from rendering a shortcode on a specific page? I think theres ways to disable it sitewide which I dont want.
The reason being, I have a gallery plugin. In the middle of the article it had "[album]."That rendered in the middle of the paragraph.
The reason being, I have a gallery plugin. In the middle of the article it had "[album]."That rendered in the middle of the paragraph.
PeteAtoms
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My brother dodged a bullet I think. He was planning on ordering a netbook that came with Windows 7 Starter edition. Upon investigation, he was really relieved that he opted for a different one because of the limitations put on the starter editions of Windows 7.
I had no idea that this edition even existed, but then again I am still running XP on my laptop I got in June 2006.
I'm looking to get a computer soon as well, and I have to admit that I am a complete dummy when it comes to comparing hardware in different setups. Is there a site similar to "Can You Run It?" that will let me input hardware set ups rather than scanning the hardware I currently have? Like some sort of hypothetical version of Can You Run It?
Does minimizing windows help with performance? I'm running a game from steam that pops up fullscreen while a bunch of windows are active underneath. Would I see improved performance if I minimized all of those?
I had no idea that this edition even existed, but then again I am still running XP on my laptop I got in June 2006.
I'm looking to get a computer soon as well, and I have to admit that I am a complete dummy when it comes to comparing hardware in different setups. Is there a site similar to "Can You Run It?" that will let me input hardware set ups rather than scanning the hardware I currently have? Like some sort of hypothetical version of Can You Run It?
Does minimizing windows help with performance? I'm running a game from steam that pops up fullscreen while a bunch of windows are active underneath. Would I see improved performance if I minimized all of those?
PeteAtoms
FormulaRandom
Say I want to use a celebrity soundboard for making sounds during a skype call or game w/mic. How can I get the sound to play w/out setting a mic up next to the speakers?
aimeeandbeatles
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do you have stereo mix as an option for input?
PeteAtoms
FormulaRandom
I was thinking of that, but if it were to be used in a conversation or a game, how can I get it to not also record/mic the non-soundboard sounds? I don't want to hit the talk button and also broadcast explosions and gunfire in the mix.
If you don't want all sounds playing back, just the soundboard, I think you'd need a second sound card.
edit: if you're playing a game and don't want that sound to play back with your soundboard, you might be able to hotkey mute of specific programs. I'm not sure if individual volume control was in XP, but I know it's in Vista. You could also just have the hotkey mute the game from the in-game sound options.
But really, unless you're going to hotkey each soundboard sample, you'd probably need to be not playing a game in the first place.
edit: if you're playing a game and don't want that sound to play back with your soundboard, you might be able to hotkey mute of specific programs. I'm not sure if individual volume control was in XP, but I know it's in Vista. You could also just have the hotkey mute the game from the in-game sound options.
But really, unless you're going to hotkey each soundboard sample, you'd probably need to be not playing a game in the first place.
Quackers
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Aight, super-duper nooby question. D: Drive - can I use that in the same way as a C: Drive? Put Games, music, pictures on it?
PeteAtoms
FormulaRandom
Is your D: drive a cd-rom or dvd drive? If so, than no. You can buy another hard-drive or partition the one you have however.
Quackers
The Frog
I right clicked it > properties > general > type : local disk.
