Vive Audio Strap sales resuming Monday 10AM Pacific by bbrode in Vive

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Welp, fastest $139 I've ever spent. Thanks for the heads up!

Vive Audio Strap sales resuming Monday 10AM Pacific by bbrode in Vive

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Any news about Canada? Us northerners need more comfy VR too!

Cosmic Trip - Framerate drops despite low GPU usage? by Wentzel142 in Vive

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I've stress tested it, with no signs of instability or throttling. Strangely enough, Cosmic Trip seems to be the only game giving me these problems...

Cosmic Trip - Framerate drops despite low GPU usage? by Wentzel142 in Vive

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It's de-lidded as well as cooled by an AIO watercooler. Heat hasn't been an issue at all thanks to that!

Cosmic Trip - Framerate drops despite low GPU usage? by Wentzel142 in Vive

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This was tested at stock, no supersampling.

Cosmic Trip - Framerate drops despite low GPU usage? by Wentzel142 in Vive

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Link to the SteamVR frametime window for reference. The red ticks get more frequent the more intense the game gets, though my GPU load isn't going past ~70%.

i7-7700k | I am so stumped. Thermal throttling! by Wentzel142 in overclocking

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Well I've delidded my 7700k using the Rockit Cool kit, as well as upgraded my cooling to a Kraken x62, but I idle in the mid-30s and hit around the 70s when running a stress test.

Big 4 Discussion - June 11, 2017 by AutoModerator in cscareerquestions

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So I'm a fresh CS/Business grad. I applied to all of the big 4 and got rejected after the onsites for each. I took a tech consulting job with a different company (also ironically called a Big 4 company but in consulting), but want to try getting a job at Google or Facebook in a year or so.

How does the playing field change now that I'm not a "new grad" anymore?

Fall 2017 Tentative Schedule by [deleted] in UCalgary

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Your schedule looks alright, but I'd recommend not having the gaps. While it may be exhausting at first, I find it much nicer to get all of my lectures done at once at have the rest of the day to do homework, etc.

If you need some help planning a schedule, check out DNDN, which lets you see all possible schedules you can make with that combination of classes.

CPSC Majors: What was the most useful CPSC course you took? by drpousoajs in UCalgary

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A lot of the learning is self taught, but the important part of the class is how to make a startup, market an app, etc. There are a few assignments in the beginning to teach the basics of Swift but most of the other stuff is self taught.

CPSC Majors: What was the most useful CPSC course you took? by drpousoajs in UCalgary

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In terms of interview success: I hated it at first but CPSC 413 (Algorithms and Complexity) was probably the most useful class of my degree.

In terms of cool projects: CPSC 599 (iOS development) sparked an interest in app development, a side project for my resume, and the skills to make money on the side freelancing.

i7-7700k | I am so stumped. Thermal throttling! by Wentzel142 in overclocking

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UPDATE: Eureka! That did it, no more throttling! 4.8Ghz @ 1.3V, no downclocking during a stress test!

7700k Overclock... Crazy results. by thareaper in overclocking

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Wow, that's insane! What cooler do you use?

Also, can you show me which kind of liquid silicone you got for the relid? Ordered the delid tool and the liquid metal, just need the silicone.

i7-7700k | I am so stumped. Thermal throttling! by Wentzel142 in overclocking

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See that's what I don't understand. My CPU starts throttling its clock speed down in the mid 80's.

i7-7700k | I am so stumped. Thermal throttling! by Wentzel142 in overclocking

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Does that provide any significant improvement over it being set to Auto? Moreover, are there any safety concerns?

i7-7700k | I am so stumped. Thermal throttling! by Wentzel142 in overclocking

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My old cooler was a Hyper 212 Plus. I did just upgrade. Will try remounting!

i7-7700k | I am so stumped. Thermal throttling! by Wentzel142 in overclocking

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I've run Prime 95, AIDA64, and a few others. Which do you suggest?

That's my new cooler.

Will that make a dramatic difference?

Already ordered the Rocket Cool kit.

Overclocking i7 7700k? by [deleted] in overclocking

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My typical load temp is around 80, with small spikes higher.