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  • #1112
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    Grr. I think I need to get a new Graphics Card. FML.

    Anyone have recommendations on these things? I'm shoite at hardware. Think I need an NVidia one. That's about all I know.

    To people who know loads about computers, I probably sound like I'm asking for directions to a specific petrol station, but all I know is that it has petrol pumps at it.


  • #1113
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,190 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Grr. I think I need to get a new Graphics Card. FML.

    Anyone have recommendations on these things? I'm shoite at hardware. Think I need an NVidia one. That's about all I know.

    To people who know loads about computers, I probably sound like I'm asking for directions to a specific petrol station, but all I know is that it has petrol pumps at it.

    Is It a laptop or desktop you have?IF IT'S a laptop then you'd probably be better off just buying a new laptop,If it's a desktop,well then there much easier to work with :) you could just need to update your graphics cards drivers too or something you may not need a new card


  • #1114
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Grr. I think I need to get a new Graphics Card. FML.

    Anyone have recommendations on these things? I'm shoite at hardware. Think I need an NVidia one. That's about all I know.

    To people who know loads about computers, I probably sound like I'm asking for directions to a specific petrol station, but all I know is that it has petrol pumps at it.

    Do you know if the graphics are built into your mother board or seperate?

    Throw up the model on here or in Computers and you'll get plenty of advice.

    Slight moan: Being stuck at home on rest is a pain in the ass. Having shops a mile away is worse. Slight nice post: My OH god love him is close to sainthood. He takes me out each day to wherever I want to go after he finishes work just so I won't go mad, and he's just been great.

    Stupid question: This might sound really scabby, but like me, the OH is someone who pretty much has everything he wants. As a thank you for putting up with me while sick I'm going to replace his lost bits and pieces on his netbook as a surprise, and fix the spare.

    For Christmas I'm going to get his car through the NCT, have it serviced, sort out its myriad faults, and get him six months tax. And I'm getting it properly detailed to get rid of the few small scratches it has.

    Does that sound a bit scabby? Given that every time I need to leave the house for the current time and up to another four months, I need him on tap, he has to drive me to doctors etc. I think it's a nice thank you (even if it's an xmas gift), means he gets to love his car again, etc.

    Of course I will buy him a christmas gift as well, but this would be his big gift.

    And for those who might think it's an expensive gift, without him at the moment I'd be in and out of taxis like there was no tomorrow, and he has been incredibly good to me while I've been ill.

    I know having a nice car in good nick, well serviced, that is ncted, and has a few months tax would ease his mind so while it's very unglamorous, I think it's a nice gift?

    Am I mad?


  • #1115
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,309 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Nope, not mad, not nearly scabby. Indeed I need new tyres and brakediscs so if you're feeing generous... :DGreat pressie(s) S IMHO.

    Many worry about Artificial Intelligence. I worry far more about Organic Idiocy.



  • #1116
    x Purple Pawprints x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,401 ✭✭✭✭x Purple Pawprints x


    Sounds great Stheno, not scabby at all. :)


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  • #1117
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Wibbs wrote: »
    Nope, not mad, not nearly scabby. Indeed I need new tyres and brakediscs so if you're feeing generous... :DGreat pressie(s) S IMHO.

    Feck off with yourself and your Honda, those jap parts are horrendous dear I've heard. :D

    I think I thought it was scabby as it's a bit practical and long term, no real wow factor at Christmas, then when I thought about it, neither of us are into Christmas!


  • #1118
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,292 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    That's a great present Stheno. It'll be clear to him that you listened to him or noticed the little things and that you didn't just browse around a few shelves in a shop until you spotted something. You've clearly put some thought into it!


  • #1119
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,190 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Stheno wrote: »
    Do you know if the graphics are built into your mother board or seperate?

    Throw up the model on here or in Computers and you'll get plenty of advice.

    Slight moan: Being stuck at home on rest is a pain in the ass. Having shops a mile away is worse. Slight nice post: My OH god love him is close to sainthood. He takes me out each day to wherever I want to go after he finishes work just so I won't go mad, and he's just been great.

    Stupid question: This might sound really scabby, but like me, the OH is someone who pretty much has everything he wants. As a thank you for putting up with me while sick I'm going to replace his lost bits and pieces on his netbook as a surprise, and fix the spare.

    For Christmas I'm going to get his car through the NCT, have it serviced, sort out its myriad faults, and get him six months tax. And I'm getting it properly detailed to get rid of the few small scratches it has.

    Does that sound a bit scabby? Given that every time I need to leave the house for the current time and up to another four months, I need him on tap, he has to drive me to doctors etc. I think it's a nice thank you (even if it's an xmas gift), means he gets to love his car again, etc.

    Of course I will buy him a christmas gift as well, but this would be his big gift.

    And for those who might think it's an expensive gift, without him at the moment I'd be in and out of taxis like there was no tomorrow, and he has been incredibly good to me while I've been ill.

    I know having a nice car in good nick, well serviced, that is ncted, and has a few months tax would ease his mind so while it's very unglamorous, I think it's a nice gift?

    Am I mad?

    mad ? no,I'd be thrilled with that gift tbh


  • #1120
    SarahBeep!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭SarahBeep!


    Stheno that's really nice of you, you know what he'll appreciate most!

    I'm picking up stuff he's mentioned over the last few months. He better be paying attention to me!

    Told Daddy that if he's talking to Santa to tell him that I'm trying on Hunter Wellies during the week in Schuh and if I like them I'll let my Daddy know. Great man for passing on messages is my Da.


  • #1121
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    Stheno that's a fantastic gift! Id be beaming with that gift!! Those are the things I resent paying for every month.

    Re the graphics card - I have a laptop, its a Samsung RV511 with an i3 processor and 4GB RAM, its a good laptop and just a year old so I dont want to get a new one. Its got the built in memory card, an Intel HD iCore series card. I updated the drivers today.

    I have another expansion pack for the sims installed and it keeps crashing since I installed it. I have done every step of troubleshooting I can come across, and the only thing left is the graohics card. On the sims forums it says that my card isnt the best one to be using, nvidia is the way to go apparently.

    I do however have an older non functioning laptop with an Nvidia card (when I say older, I mean its about 4 years old max).


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  • #1122
    krudler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,788 ✭✭✭✭krudler


    Stheno wrote: »


    I know having a nice car in good nick, well serviced, that is ncted, and has a few months tax would ease his mind so while it's very unglamorous, I think it's a nice gift?

    Am I mad?


    Thats a great pressie, getting cars NCT'ed and serviced is a pain in the hole.


  • #1123
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,190 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Stheno that's a fantastic gift! Id be beaming with that gift!! Those are the things I resent paying for every month.

    Re the graphics card - I have a laptop, its a Samsung RV511 with an i3 processor and 4GB RAM, its a good laptop and just a year old so I dont want to get a new one. Its got the built in memory card, an Intel HD iCore series card. I updated the drivers today.

    I have another expansion pack for the sims installed and it keeps crashing since I installed it. I have done every step of troubleshooting I can come across, and the only thing left is the graohics card. On the sims forums it says that my card isnt the best one to be using, nvidia is the way to go apparently.

    I do however have an older non functioning laptop with an Nvidia card (when I say older, I mean its about 4 years old max).

    http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri go to this website find the game and see if it meets the requirements :) when you say non functioning you mean it doesn't work at all?


  • #1124
    PhysiologyRocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭PhysiologyRocks


    A little bit late for the bovine talk, but LOOK! :D

    tumblr_mdpv9eiXdd1rvmzlbo1_500.jpg


  • #1125
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    That's a great present Stheno. It'll be clear to him that you listened to him or noticed the little things and that you didn't just browse around a few shelves in a shop until you spotted something. You've clearly put some thought into it!

    Ah I did to be honest, we're the sort of people where either we buy something we like, or the other buys someone what they like, we make a decent living and we are not extravagant, so when it comes to gifts we are a bit stuck.

    For my birthday this year (I still laugh at this) in desperation he took me through our local shopping centre without clearly telling me he'd no idea what to buy me, and when I finally copped it, I steered him straight to my favourite perfume and was delighted :0
    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    mad ? no,I'd be thrilled with that gift tbh

    I told him I had it in mind tonight, and he was delighted, he's having a tough time at the minute and it means he has to do feck all, one less worry for him, he was really thrilled, I thought it was a bit scabby as he'll just get a small gift for Christmas, see next response.
    SarahBeep! wrote: »
    Stheno that's really nice of you, you know what he'll appreciate most!

    I'm picking up stuff he's mentioned over the last few months. He better be paying attention to me!

    Told Daddy that if he's talking to Santa to tell him that I'm trying on Hunter Wellies during the week in Schuh and if I like them I'll let my Daddy know. Great man for passing on messages is my Da.

    For Christmas, I'm getting a
    Skagen watch
    as a thank you for how good he has been to me while I've been sick/incapacitated, plus small things, I might sound like I'm spending a fortune, but we've never been an extravagant couple, and we've never really relied on each other, but at the moment I'd be really stuck without him, so making his life easier, and maybe marking how well we've come through a very rough patch as a couple is what this Christmas is about.

    Either way I'm glad to do it.


  • #1126
    Das Kitty
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 17,231 Mod ✭✭✭✭Das Kitty


    Been watching brain-surgery videos on youtube and finished my little (okay, not so little) scene.

    This is what I was writing about. It's not a gory video but it's really cool. It's a technology to control parkinsons tremors etc.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksjHNbb6NFQ


  • #1127
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,190 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Stheno wrote: »



    I told him I had it in mind tonight, and he was delighted, he's having a tough time at the minute and it means he has to do feck all, one less worry for him, he was really thrilled, I thought it was a bit scabby as he'll just get a small gift for Christmas, see next response.



    see worrying over nothing :)


  • #1128
    SarahBeep!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭SarahBeep!


    He sounds like an amazing OH :)

    I got one of his little presents, one of those little planes you paint and put together. He's always saying he's gonna get one and never does! I love little presents like that.


  • #1129
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Stheno that's a fantastic gift! Id be beaming with that gift!! Those are the things I resent paying for every month.

    Re the graphics card - I have a laptop, its a Samsung RV511 with an i3 processor and 4GB RAM, its a good laptop and just a year old so I dont want to get a new one. Its got the built in memory card, an Intel HD iCore series card. I updated the drivers today.

    I have another expansion pack for the sims installed and it keeps crashing since I installed it. I have done every step of troubleshooting I can come across, and the only thing left is the graohics card. On the sims forums it says that my card isnt the best one to be using, nvidia is the way to go apparently.

    I do however have an older non functioning laptop with an Nvidia card (when I say older, I mean its about 4 years old max).

    How easy is it to upgrade the graphics though? are they not built into the motherboard?

    Thanks for the feedback guys, Oh seems thrilled with his early gift, as it takes a bit of a load off his mind.

    Know nothing about his surprise gift so I'll keep you in suspense as to the actual watch too :)

    For a pair of adults we are very sad, we do regular gifts, then "Santy" gifts :D Normally rubbish, but this year, very nice for him as a thank you!


  • #1130
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri go to this website find the game and see if it meets the requirements :) when you say non functioning you mean it doesn't work at all?

    OK so I checked it and its the Dedicated Video RAM that is the problem - I need 128MB, I have 64MB, so exactly half.

    Emm, I don't know.. the laptop turns on but shuts down straight away again (and yes, even when it's charged and plugged in :P) and I was told it would be 250 to fix it, so I just bought a new one!
    Stheno wrote: »
    How easy is it to upgrade the graphics though? are they not built into the motherboard?

    I have zero clue :( Was hoping someone here knew :P


  • #1131
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,190 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    OK so I checked it and its the Dedicated Video RAM that is the problem - I need 128MB, I have 64MB, so exactly half.

    Emm, I don't know.. the laptop turns on but shuts down straight away again (and yes, even when it's charged and plugged in :P) and I was told it would be 250 to fix it, so I just bought a new one!



    I have zero clue :( Was hoping someone here knew :P

    Ah the video ram is your problem then,It wouldn't be easy I'd say,there's no guarantee it would be compatible with the laptop anyway,Dedicated graphics cards are no good for gaming I'm afraid :(


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  • #1132
    pampootie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,441 ✭✭✭pampootie


    Das Kitty wrote: »
    Been watching brain-surgery videos on youtube and finished my little (okay, not so little) scene.

    This is what I was writing about. It's not a gory video but it's really cool. It's a technology to control parkinsons tremors etc.

    I've met someone who's had that done for parkinsons, the difference it makes is phenomenal


  • #1133
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Ah the video ram is your problem then,It wouldn't be easy I'd say,there's no guarantee it would be compatible with the laptop anyway,Dedicated graphics cards are no good for gaming I'm afraid :(

    Cry! :(


  • #1134
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 81,190 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Cry! :(

    *braids hair*


  • #1135
    Ah_Yeah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭Ah_Yeah


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

    *braids hair*

    Thanks! I tried to get into my BIOS to increase the memory cause I have 6283mB of shared memory but it doesnt let me :( going to try virtual memory tomorrow!


  • #1136
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    OK so I checked it and its the Dedicated Video RAM that is the problem - I need 128MB, I have 64MB, so exactly half.

    Emm, I don't know.. the laptop turns on but shuts down straight away again (and yes, even when it's charged and plugged in :P) and I was told it would be 250 to fix it, so I just bought a new one!



    I have zero clue :( Was hoping someone here knew :P
    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Ah the video ram is your problem then,It wouldn't be easy I'd say,there's no guarantee it would be compatible with the laptop anyway,Dedicated graphics cards are no good for gaming I'm afraid :(
    Ah_Yeah wrote: »
    Thanks! I tried to get into my BIOS to increase the memory cause I have 6283mB of shared memory but it doesnt let me :( going to try virtual memory tomorrow!

    Afaik you can't share memory with video.

    New card, which is a horror in a laptop or new laptop

    How old is your laptop?


  • #1137
    x Purple Pawprints x
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,401 ✭✭✭✭x Purple Pawprints x


    I'm all cozy.


  • #1138
    Lyaiera
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    Stheno wrote: »
    Afaik you can't share memory with video.

    New card, which is a horror in a laptop or new laptop

    How old is your laptop?

    It's possible with some laptops alright. Especially if it's onboard graphics. It all depends on the way the manufacturer has it setup.

    Ah_Yeah: If you get through to the manufacturer they might be able to help you do it. Try sending them an e-mail if you can't find any help on boards or other forums.


    In other PC news, I now have a HTPC setup in my kitchen. I'm currently scanning the satellite for the list of channels and seeing about setting up an N64 Emulator. After that it'll be sharing my music collection and seeing if I can share the satellite tv down to my room (although I dunno if my crappy ethernet through the power cables is fast enough.) Should be good for the dinner party at the weekend though. I've already checked and the Kitten Cam Stream works. :D


  • #1139
    McChubbin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,080 ✭✭✭McChubbin


    Star Trek Voyager is awesome!


  • #1140
    dfx-
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭dfx-


    Das Kitty wrote: »
    This is what I was writing about. It's not a gory video but it's really cool. It's a technology to control parkinsons tremors etc.

    Is that the implanting electrodes while the patient is conscious? It's absolutely fascinating and how as the electrodes pass into position, going through the regions of the brain and how everything appears different according to the corresponding region - like everything turns a particular colour etc and the surgeon mapping where they are in the brain by the patient's response.


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  • #1141
    Daisies
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭Daisies


    Morning all. A mosquito got under my mozzie net last night and I know have 10 bites on my right thigh! Nice.


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