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I should add that despite the big complain-y paragraph I really enjoyed getting everything priced and sourced and putting it together! Stupid mistakes on my part and weird driver issues just bug me.

I've got an Asus GTX650, they're pretty good, though the most intensive game I play is the occasional GTA IV, which even when recording still gets a good framerate.

about time

That’s really good to hear, especially since GTA IV is notoriously badly optimized. I had a lot of trouble getting it to a playable state on my iMac even at low settings, and that could run newer games somewhat reasonably well.


If this all goes south I’m blaming OWF for making it sound like a good idea.

I was expecting some kind of laugh-worthy anecdote about political correctness.

Awww...

“Political correctness” is a dumb term because it should be more than just politicians who should watch the way they speak.

ANYWAY I’ve just spent the past two days trying to figure out why one of my CPU cores was constantly maxed out and making the whole system jittery. Seems it had something to do with the Intel Graphics drivers – as soon as I uninstalled those the problem went away, and having reinstalled them via Windows Update the problem has yet to return. I think I might have ended up with the wrong driver for my CPU or something.

#justpcthings

You know, the word 'Politician' comes from 'Politic', not the other way round.

Could that be considered a political correction then?

This fucking CPU core issue keeps coming back and I hate everything.

Wasn't it connected to Intel Gpu, that you no longer have?

My GPU is on order but hasn’t arrived yet, but in the meantime I honestly have no idea if it’s the Intel graphics drivers or not. I’ve had this processor problem since Sunday, and every time I think I’ve solved it it’ll crop up again.

Basically, something causes one of the CPU cores to completely max out and slows the PC down pretty badly. It starts as soon as I log in, and makes it difficult to get anything done including disabling anything in the Device Manager or uninstalling things via the Control Panel.

If I start in Safe Mode, it stops. If I remove all my nonessential drivers (Intel graphics, wireless PCIe card, Realtek audio, etc) it goes away, and when I go back through and reinstall them all it doesn’t show up for maybe a day, but then it’s right back again.

Right now I’ve uninstalled all the drivers again, and I’m going to go back through and reinstall them one at a time (one a day, to make sure the problem doesn’t come back again since it likes to disappear for a while). So far I’ve only got the driver for my wireless card installed, and I haven’t seen anything yet.

But Macs are PCs.
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Macs are to PCs as Lexus are to monster trucks. One is an expensive decently-performing all-rounder, while the other is horrendous to look at but has a ton of specialized power behind it.

Yeah, but what do you mean by PC? An x86 machine? Hardware not assembled by Apple Incorporated? A computer running the Windows operating system?

I never know what Macfolk are talking about when they shit on about PCs, and I don't think they do either.

After all iMacs and MacBooks are Personal Computers.

Are you trying to come off as funny or are you really just that anal?

Yes, PC stands for personal computer. Everyone knows this. When people make comparisons between “Mac and PC” they generally mean “Apple PC versus Windows PC”. Plenty of people say this, everyone knows what they mean, nobody really gives much of a shit that they’re not using the abbreviation the “intended” way. Chill the fuck out.

Next you’ll be getting irate over ATM machines.

I don't.

People comparing Macs and "PCs" seem to both refer to software and hardware, so yeah I really have no idea what they mean.

I run Ubuntu, is my computer a PC? I've always considered it so.

OK, so you are being intentionally obtuse over a commonly used abbreviation. Thanks for clarifying.

I should win an award for most accidentally caused contention on these forums.

Daily reminder that Manco gets a free iPad every time he plugs apple on this forum.

But is an iPad a PC?

NO IT'S SHIT

AHAHAHAHA

Mac vs IBM Compatible x86-x64 Personal Computers, now you can stop being so anal.

Also Linux is overrated, it's good for some stuff, but it makes more sense for most of its users to stick to Windows.

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PC - Personal Computer.
Computer - something, that is able to compute.

Thematically, you could call everything, which is personal and is able to compute, a PC. So iPads, smartfones, etc. are by the definition types of PC.

Even a slave, who was taught to compute may be called a PC, as he is personal.

But there is a more narrow definition and a not presisionate one. The desktop computers, notebooks, ultrabooks and netbooks are most often gathered into this group.

Bitch, is not that fabulous, muthafucka?

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PC stands for plastic cock.

But Macs are IBM Compatible x86-x64 Personal Computers.
negrepped

No, Macs are pretty clearly not under the IBM Compatible standard. Plain and simple, you're wrong.

Yes there are hackintoshes, this does not mean Macs are PCs, clue is in the name hack - ie. hack to get it to run on PCs.

I thought that as Macs now use Intel processors they are considered IBM Compatible, unless it has another meaning? I mean it's easy enough to install Windows on a Mac.

What I really want to see is an open-platform tablet.

As long as it has a USB port or an optical drive, you could put any OS you like on it... You know, one that doesn't suck because it's been designed for a tablet.