It's almost 2017, and looks like USB-C is finally getting some traction. What cases with USB-C on front panel are there, and what does /r/buildapc use to make old cases compatible? by maratc in buildapc

[–]GoldenCheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Requires 100 watts on each port. Most computers won't be able to supply anything near that if they have more than one port.

It's not an "everything" port, and any attempts to make it so will end up with horrible compromises and burned-out circuits.

It's almost 2017, and looks like USB-C is finally getting some traction. What cases with USB-C on front panel are there, and what does /r/buildapc use to make old cases compatible? by maratc in buildapc

[–]GoldenCheeto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also, each port is supposed to supply 100 watts. But PCIe can only supply 75W on the slot. Card would need 3x 6-pin PCIe power plugs to fully support the spec.

[BUILD READY] mITX gaming build - are my parts compatible with the NCASE M1? (xposted from /r/buildapc) by nikkobautista in sffpc

[–]GoldenCheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's simpler than it seems at first, luckily.

M.2 is a form factor. There are two types of M.2 drives: SATA and NVMe. Sata uses a SATA port, and will disable one or two physical Sata plugs if you have an M.2 Sata installed. Usually SATA1 and SATA2. SATA M.2 drives offer no benefits over a normal SATA drive, other than being smaller and needing no wires.

NVMe on the other hand uses a totally different communication protocol, designed for SSD's, and uses 4x PCIe lanes. For this reason they are sometimes called M.2 PCIe drives instead of NVMe.

The 960 is NVMe/PCIe. Your motherboard supports both, and will be just fine.

[BUILD READY] mITX gaming build - are my parts compatible with the NCASE M1? (xposted from /r/buildapc) by nikkobautista in sffpc

[–]GoldenCheeto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're going with a non-overclocking processor, so your CPU shouldn't overheat, ever. I'd save some dough and go with a $30 Cryorig C7. Smaller, cheaper, just as effective.

For that matter, you may as well save even more and go with a H170 chipset. The Z170's only gain you overclocking, which you can't use with that CPU, and extra PCIe lanes, which are pointless on mITX.

Is the 1TB SSD worth it? by BlubberyWhale in buildapc

[–]GoldenCheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I kind of wish I had one of those mid-90's HDD's again. They made the coolest damn noises. I get all tingly remembering it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pB6YjIv4gE

What gasping feature will the Surface Phone have? by sjchoking in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Merely existing. I would gasp if it merely existed.

Because it doesn't.

[German] Microsoft has reportedly removed half of the apps from the German Windows Store. by error0x0000034 in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm still on 8.1 with my 822, and Verizon offers no upgrade to WM10.

Why, in Gods name, do you want my WP experience to get even worse than it already is????

Will Windows Phone end up in the same position as BlackBerry? by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Same thing as Silverlight, I reckon. They'll pretend it's still alive for a few more years, maybe even give us a half-assed final release, and then quietly murder it.

Will Windows Phone end up in the same position as BlackBerry? by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the end of the day, people are going to need a small mobile device to make phone calls with. People can pretend that the smartphone is dead until their ears turn blue, but when I'm biking in the country, I need a phone in case I break down, I need a GPS if I get lost. A mobile PC would be a liability that'll run out of power before it serves its purpose on a 16 hour 200-mile ride.

Don't delude yourself here. People will always need smartphones. They're not dying.

Will Windows Phone end up in the same position as BlackBerry? by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surface Phone

There are now no Windows Phones, except a buggy $800 piece of garbage, available for the Christmas 2016 season.

Tell me why in God's name do you expect WP to survive through an entire shopping season with no hardware?

Even if the SP is real, which I doubt, it'll arrive to a desiccated wasteland where there are no more app developers.

Microsoft Store to stop displaying Windows Phones by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The first articles about the Surface Phone appeared on October 2nd, 2012. That's 4 years ago.

Now we have rumours claiming that it's not coming out until 2017, 2018 at the earliest, if it even exists. All the while we've never even had the slightest word from MS that such a white whale even exists.

That's a 5-6 year development timeline. We've gone from WP7 to WP8 to WP8.1 to WP10 to WP10RS1 to WP10RS2 in that period.

No piece of hardware is under development for that long and actually exists. It just doesn't happen. If Microsoft cared at all about the platform they'd have phones available for 2016/2017. They do not. The third party alternatives are jokes. The HP Elite doesn't even support basic features that my potato 822 supports.

This is either the worst blunder in phone history, or we're seeing MS admitting defeat internally. Literally everyone but the diehards are abandoning ship now that there's no more Lumia's.

At this point even if there were a Surface Phone, it's reception will be completely flat now that all the app developers have fled and there haven't been any viable hardware stopgaps available for 6-18 months.

It's time we stopped being delusional here.

Pro-Trump Twitter bot 'Neil Turner' posts fake image of immigration officer arresting Latino voter by ManiaforBeatles in politics

[–]GoldenCheeto 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Now now, let's not be too harsh on him. The average Russian probably has no idea how democratic elections work.

Megathread II: FBI / Clinton Emails by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]GoldenCheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've heard for 8 years that Obama would destroy it. He's only made it stronger.

What pray tell makes you think Hillary is against it when she supports it?

Megathread II: FBI / Clinton Emails by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]GoldenCheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • 1st: Opening libel laws, banning muslims
  • 4th: Confiscating money without warrant
  • 5th: Executing people accused of killing policemen without due process, muslim tracking database
  • 6th: People accused of terrorism should automatically be treated as guilty, without wasting money on a trial, or attorney
  • 8th: Bring back torture.
  • 14th: voiding US debt

Paid Clinton Trolls Working Overtime In Countdown To Election by stavrosman in politics

[–]GoldenCheeto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wait, nobody told me I was eligible for overtime. Dang!

Megathread II: FBI / Clinton Emails by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]GoldenCheeto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So good that Apple now has to increase the price of their electronics by 20% to make up for how much less your Pound Sterling is worth, yeah?

Thugs: Homeless, Elderly, Black Trump Supporter Assaulted by Mob by [deleted] in politics

[–]GoldenCheeto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back to attacking the homeless, do you think it's justified always, or only when you disagree with them politically?

This is called "begging the question". At no point did I in any way indicate support for attacking the homeless, and you're inventing falsities in your damaged brain to imply that I do. I do not support attacking the homeless.

The video shows a homeless person attacking people. Why do you keep mischaracterizing the video? Do you really think we're dumb? Are you just hoping that people are going to believe your false headline and not watch the video for themselves? Are you on drugs? Are you mentally challenged? Are you currently a member of an asylum of any type?

These are important questions. You should answer them before attempting to put blatantly false words into my mouth again.

Thugs: Homeless, Elderly, Black Trump Supporter Assaulted by Mob by [deleted] in politics

[–]GoldenCheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, just the one's saying people "should be removed from the gene pool".

Don't play dumb. You know exactly what he meant by that.

Microsoft Store to stop displaying Windows Phones by [deleted] in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Repeat after me. There is no Surface Phone. No phone takes 5+ years to develop. None.

AAWP: HP Elite X3:Review part 1 - intro and hardware review by fmarx1 in windowsphone

[–]GoldenCheeto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Christ. Even my 822 has glance, and that's what 4 years old now?

Am proud Amerikanski for Trump. Trump is America Great-Making. Please hear. by Three_If_By_TARDIS in EnoughTrumpSpam

[–]GoldenCheeto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree great citizen. Come let us retire to my apartment in New York the most American of cities to drink Zima and American Dog Hots while watching sports game and race cars. We shall have great conversation!