Zephyreks

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by Zephyreks 7y ago
Lenovo standard customer support sucks ass. Pay a little more and they route you to IBM support (at least in Canada). Those people are godly. Next business day, go to your home, fix whatever you want, accidental damage, whatever, all covere
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by Zephyreks 7y ago
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Pro-15-2018-2-6-... https://www.notebookcheck.net/Huawei-MateBook-13-i7-8565U-Ge... Samsung PM981s (and really Samsung SSDs in general) tend to trounce the compet
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by Zephyreks 7y ago
You can configure that on windows using tpfancontrol. Should be similar on Linux. Tweak the fan curve to whatever the hell you want. You can even turn the fan higher than Lenovo lets it (but it might fuck your fan over... Oops)
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by Zephyreks 7y ago
What's the alternative? YouTube footing the bill for copyright lawsuits?
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by Zephyreks 8y ago
Having used the Macbook trackpad... I don't understand the hype. As a trackpad, it's brilliant. But so what? On a table, I'd much rather use a mouse. The weirdly inaccurate precision, odd acceleration, and clumsy movement mak
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by Zephyreks 8y ago
Sounds like you bought the cheapest underpowered PSU on the market. Buy EVGA, and buy more than your system will ever consume. You don't want to cheap out on the thing powering everything else. Just copy a build off of Reddit or pcper.
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by Zephyreks 8y ago
Just upgrade the GPU. Most of your problems are solved. Upgrade the RAM at the start of a new spec and you'll be fine. CPU/mobo go hand in hand, but you're rarely going to need to upgrade that anyway.
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by Zephyreks 8y ago
No matter what, sending it back to the internal display is going to mean a significant performance hit. There's only so much bandwidth in a TB3 connection.
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by Zephyreks 8y ago
Compare the HP EX920 (1TB for $300 on sale) to the SSD in the... 15" MBP 2017, or something. HP EX920: http://www.legitreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hp-ex... Apple: https://www.n
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by Zephyreks 8y ago
If happy computing includes trips to the Apple Store every few months because the keyboard got stuck... Again... Maybe. If happy computing means no physical escape or function keys... Maybe. If happy computing means no warranty after 3 year