The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

Trollheart · 07-10-2018, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by [MERIT]

GOOD ADVICE: Go bigger on RAM! Windows 10 OS eats up 2 GB of RAM itself just to operate. And only like 3.45 of that 4 GB is actually usable [like storage space on a hard drive, they always fuck you.]. So 4 GB of RAM while running Windows 10 is really like having 1.5 GB

This is life.

Yeah I'm going for an 8 gb model, definitely. And 1tb hdd space. To hell with SSD and their ****ing tiny storage: I need a proper hard disk.

debaserr · 07-11-2018, 05:25 PM

SSD for boot drive / main programs is an incredible performance increase over HDD btw. Might want to consider having both.

Trollheart · 07-11-2018, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eric generic

SSD for boot drive / main programs is an incredible performance increase over HDD btw. Might want to consider having both.

Yep I am. But too many of these come with ONLY SSD and that's no good to this guy. Also want touchscreen (as opposed to what I originally wrote, which was torchscreen!) as those bloody inbuilt trackpads drive me mad.

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-11-2018, 06:07 PM

When I bought a computer a few weeks ago, I had the choice of 1TB regular hard drive or 250GB SSD. I went with the SSD because I know that I'll find a way around the space limits.

I've been copying my music library and such to the new computer and, currently, I've got ~80GB left. Not a lot, but I know that the last 40-60GB are gonna last me a long, long time. I don't save movies and such, and I only keep the music I actually have on disc, so my storage needs are limited. I also have a large external HDD for backups.

I doubt I'll regret my choice (blink-of-an-eye computer boot times are still blowing my mind!), but of course it depends hugely on personal habits.

Trollheart · 07-11-2018, 06:15 PM

Cool. But at the moment my music library on its own (and it's not completely transferred over to the new folder yet) stands at just under 700 gig, so, you can see how I would need a whole lot more space. Mind you, that's on my PC, and I could obviously use less space on the new laptop, but if I'm going for one I may as well go for the best I can get, within reason, as I'm not paying for it, of course.

debaserr · 07-11-2018, 06:18 PM

HDD for storage is pretty essential IMO.

Trollheart · 07-11-2018, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by eric generic

HDD for storage is pretty essential IMO.

I don't wanna be thinking oh noes, not enough space to store this massive porn stash - er, I mean, discography of albums....

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-11-2018, 07:27 PM

Perhaps it's a bit unusual for a music nerd to have as little music as I do, but I feel like I can only realistically listen to probably not a lot more than what I have now (600-700 albums), so I prune my collection all the time. I think my limit is 1000 albums or less. More than that, and it seems like most of it will collect dust/sit around in forgotten hard drive sectors.

That's just me of course.

The Batlord · 07-11-2018, 07:32 PM

If I delete my music then how will I one day have an encyclopedic archive of hate music that will be admitted to the Library of Congress under heavy national protest?

~~MicShazam~~ · 07-11-2018, 07:36 PM

Good point. It's probably of historical interest. To the wrong kind of people at least.

Most of the stuff I delete will be available on Spotify anyway, so I can always come back to it. I basically only keep the music that I feel a stronger connection to. I don't want to give shelf space or disk space to just anything.

07-11-2018, 05:25 PM	#1972 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	SSD for boot drive / main programs is an incredible performance increase over HDD btw. Might want to consider having both. __________________ Last.FM

07-11-2018, 06:15 PM	#1975 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Cool. But at the moment my music library on its own (and it's not completely transferred over to the new folder yet) stands at just under 700 gig, so, you can see how I would need a whole lot more space. Mind you, that's on my PC, and I could obviously use less space on the new laptop, but if I'm going for one I may as well go for the best I can get, within reason, as I'm not paying for it, of course. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-11-2018, 06:18 PM	#1976 (permalink)
debaserr eat the masters Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,470	HDD for storage is pretty essential IMO. __________________ Last.FM

07-11-2018, 06:07 PM	#1974 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	When I bought a computer a few weeks ago, I had the choice of 1TB regular hard drive or 250GB SSD. I went with the SSD because I know that I'll find a way around the space limits. I've been copying my music library and such to the new computer and, currently, I've got ~80GB left. Not a lot, but I know that the last 40-60GB are gonna last me a long, long time. I don't save movies and such, and I only keep the music I actually have on disc, so my storage needs are limited. I also have a large external HDD for backups. I doubt I'll regret my choice (blink-of-an-eye computer boot times are still blowing my mind!), but of course it depends hugely on personal habits.

07-11-2018, 07:27 PM	#1978 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Perhaps it's a bit unusual for a music nerd to have as little music as I do, but I feel like I can only realistically listen to probably not a lot more than what I have now (600-700 albums), so I prune my collection all the time. I think my limit is 1000 albums or less. More than that, and it seems like most of it will collect dust/sit around in forgotten hard drive sectors. That's just me of course.

07-11-2018, 07:36 PM	#1980 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Good point. It's probably of historical interest. To the wrong kind of people at least. Most of the stuff I delete will be available on Spotify anyway, so I can always come back to it. I basically only keep the music that I feel a stronger connection to. I don't want to give shelf space or disk space to just anything.