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probably 10-20 mins into a power-on my macbook pro 13" begins to lag really terribly. i usually starts with video feed like youtube or online movies. the audio will be fine but the video is super choppy; at first it starts out ok then gets worse and worse. although it's not just video feed it's everything; ie typing is lagged webpages lag aps lag, but i think the video feed catalyzes it all. i'm running on 4gbs of RAM so that can't be the problem. i looked at other forums and most advised a clean install but that's this whole ordeal i dont want to get into with putting all my shit on an external hard drive etc etc. is anybody else having this same problem? it's really fucking frustrating and i wanna toe punt a baby when i'm ten minutes into an action movie and you can hear jackie chan punch somebody in the throat but you don't get to see it.
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I only have this issue when running parallels or running something very stressful like a video converter or massive software installation. Go to launchpad and click on utilities. Once there open activity monitor and close any programs you are not using or that are using massive amounts of resources. Also before turning off your mac make sure you have the restart apps button turned off. This will allowed a clean boot with nothing running. Best of luck.
I only have this issue when running parallels or running something very stressful like a video converter or massive software installation. Go to launchpad and click on utilities. Once there open activity monitor and close any programs you are not using or that are using massive amounts of resources. Also before turning off your mac make sure you have the restart apps button turned off. This will allowed a clean boot with nothing running. Best of luck.
Building a new computer for gaming?
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This is an update on my last question. First time building a computer from the ground up and I've settled on these parts. I'm on a budget, and this comes out to around $620 after shipping, which is about what I was looking to spend.
Motherboard: ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131651
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145285
Video Card: ASUS ENGTS450 DIRECTCU/DI/1GD5 GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121393&cm_re=Geforce_GTS450-_-14-121-393-_-Product
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795
DVD Burner: ASUS Black 24X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
Case: Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Mid Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133094
Power Supply: CORSAIR Builder Series CMPSU-600CX 600W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139019
Is there anything wrong with this setup that I missed? I think all these parts will work together, but I need to be sure. Also if any of these parts have a better alternative, let me know. Anything cheaper that will work for my needs will help as well (Looking to play Civ5, WoW, SC2, and Black Ops - preferably on higher settings but lower would be fine).
Also: I will be needing to buy Windows for this system, would you recommend:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116758
Or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716
Again, first time making a CPU so I don't really know the difference between the two, besides the fact that the Home Premium is more expensive. With home premium it comes out to over $800, which hurts a bit.
Thanks in advance to any answerers.
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I am doing the exact same exercise right now. Look at my posted questions and responses obtained.
We differ on AMD vs Intel as I am going for a i7 960 chip, which is about the same price as the 6 core AMD. But you will see someone yesterday posted to my question on AMD vs Intel, that the 4 core i7 with hyper-threading is like an 8 core AMD. I posed this question today to a knowledgeable friend and her answer was yes ... with a long list of qualifications. So, I feel the Intel choice is better. That said, you aren't making a glaring mistake either.
I like ASUS motherboards but buying a Gigabyte motherboard because ASUS wasn't available where I went, and Gigabyte have a great reputation, and treated me very well in the past. But again, I cannot argue against your choice.
I have just bought the RAM - deciding on 2Gb SIMMs so if one fails, I don't lose the lot. I am aiming for 6Gb in 2Gb steps (as money allows right now). When built it will have 4Gb with 2Gb to follow as the final upgrade.
My video card will be an ATI Radeon ... I cannot recall the model number but it has 1Gb on board memory, and was explained as being either "top of the middle bracket" or "bottom of the top bracket" of video cards. It costs $A or $US 248. I was told it would do everything I would ever ask for and very importantly, supports 3 monitors (which the GeForce board doesn't). I personally think ATI and NVIDEA are superior to GeForce sorry. I know many will disagree, but that is my 1st amendment right (or would be if I lived in the US).
I have more disk than you, but it is only SATA II so yours is superior to mine and if I could afford it, would go to the SATA 6Gb/s too. Apparently it will add cost to the motherboard - have you confirmed they work together?
Why a 24x DVD? Why not faster? And your power supply is a comfortable rating for what you are doing. There is one thing I wonder if you have missed. The CPU (should) come with a fan of some sort, and thermal paste. The case will have at least 1 fan as will the PS. When you have that baby pumping, you need to move air pretty seriously. Because a fan failure can have rapid consequences, I have a third party (my own design actually) temperature sensor sitting inside the case sampling the ambient temperature. It will independently control another fan and audible warning - on top of the existing safeguards. I will also add another fan to that which comes with the case. Also, if you have a front and rear fan, make sure they don't work against each other. Cooling is a big issue with expensive consequences if one fails - especially if you are on the loo and getting a coffee when one spins down. My stand-alone audible alarm also turns on a centrifugal blower which sucks air out in a serious way (powered by a SLA). Noisy? Yep. Worth it? You only need it to work once. Or think of it as your insurance policy.
Another lack was a power board with high energy varisters (MOV's), one of the expensive boards with a very high joule rating and max current in the 150,000A +up range. And unless you are running the SETI search or protein folding program (any of the BOINC family), turn it off at the power board at night. Also, if you already use these power boards around the place for your TV, etc, the more the merrier. They are effectively all in parallel, so each time you add one (not a cheapie), you are adding to the nett current sinking ability, effectively saving the whole house-load of devices connected to these boards. Oddly, ads never mention this and I realised it after buying another one recently.
You are going to have a damned decent box with that lot.
I will be running Win7 64 bit; upgrade edition (it is upgrading my existing machine in all truth). You do not need to buy the expensive edition you refer to - buy the upgrade for $150ish as after all, it is replacing your existing OS. You can definitely make savings there.
We are doing the same thing - just differently. Not a single thing you suggest (other than thOS) would I seriously disagree with.
Last thing, look at my last few questions in my profile. They are asking very similar questions and I have got some very educational answers that may serve you as they are serving me.
I am doing the exact same exercise right now. Look at my posted questions and responses obtained.
We differ on AMD vs Intel as I am going for a i7 960 chip, which is about the same price as the 6 core AMD. But you will see someone yesterday posted to my question on AMD vs Intel, that the 4 core i7 with hyper-threading is like an 8 core AMD. I posed this question today to a knowledgeable friend and her answer was yes ... with a long list of qualifications. So, I feel the Intel choice is better. That said, you aren't making a glaring mistake either.
I like ASUS motherboards but buying a Gigabyte motherboard because ASUS wasn't available where I went, and Gigabyte have a great reputation, and treated me very well in the past. But again, I cannot argue against your choice.
I have just bought the RAM - deciding on 2Gb SIMMs so if one fails, I don't lose the lot. I am aiming for 6Gb in 2Gb steps (as money allows right now). When built it will have 4Gb with 2Gb to follow as the final upgrade.
My video card will be an ATI Radeon ... I cannot recall the model number but it has 1Gb on board memory, and was explained as being either "top of the middle bracket" or "bottom of the top bracket" of video cards. It costs $A or $US 248. I was told it would do everything I would ever ask for and very importantly, supports 3 monitors (which the GeForce board doesn't). I personally think ATI and NVIDEA are superior to GeForce sorry. I know many will disagree, but that is my 1st amendment right (or would be if I lived in the US).
I have more disk than you, but it is only SATA II so yours is superior to mine and if I could afford it, would go to the SATA 6Gb/s too. Apparently it will add cost to the motherboard - have you confirmed they work together?
Why a 24x DVD? Why not faster? And your power supply is a comfortable rating for what you are doing. There is one thing I wonder if you have missed. The CPU (should) come with a fan of some sort, and thermal paste. The case will have at least 1 fan as will the PS. When you have that baby pumping, you need to move air pretty seriously. Because a fan failure can have rapid consequences, I have a third party (my own design actually) temperature sensor sitting inside the case sampling the ambient temperature. It will independently control another fan and audible warning - on top of the existing safeguards. I will also add another fan to that which comes with the case. Also, if you have a front and rear fan, make sure they don't work against each other. Cooling is a big issue with expensive consequences if one fails - especially if you are on the loo and getting a coffee when one spins down. My stand-alone audible alarm also turns on a centrifugal blower which sucks air out in a serious way (powered by a SLA). Noisy? Yep. Worth it? You only need it to work once. Or think of it as your insurance policy.
Another lack was a power board with high energy varisters (MOV's), one of the expensive boards with a very high joule rating and max current in the 150,000A +up range. And unless you are running the SETI search or protein folding program (any of the BOINC family), turn it off at the power board at night. Also, if you already use these power boards around the place for your TV, etc, the more the merrier. They are effectively all in parallel, so each time you add one (not a cheapie), you are adding to the nett current sinking ability, effectively saving the whole house-load of devices connected to these boards. Oddly, ads never mention this and I realised it after buying another one recently.
You are going to have a damned decent box with that lot.
I will be running Win7 64 bit; upgrade edition (it is upgrading my existing machine in all truth). You do not need to buy the expensive edition you refer to - buy the upgrade for $150ish as after all, it is replacing your existing OS. You can definitely make savings there.
We are doing the same thing - just differently. Not a single thing you suggest (other than thOS) would I seriously disagree with.
Last thing, look at my last few questions in my profile. They are asking very similar questions and I have got some very educational answers that may serve you as they are serving me.
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