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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 9/28/13 at 7:23 pm to brucevilanch
Posted on 9/28/13 at 7:23 pm to brucevilanch
Everything I have tried today and it looks like Ubuntu Live CD is what is going to get my data 
I am moving it all now to an external HDD
ETA: Got what I needed using Ubuntu
I am moving it all now to an external HDD
ETA: Got what I needed using Ubuntu
This post was edited on 9/28/13 at 7:41 pm
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Posted on 9/29/13 at 3:01 am to stout
That's awesome. Glad I could help.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 9:18 am to brucevilanch
I've never used a ubuntu install as a method of file recovery before but I'll start trying it.
Stout, how'd you go about it? Old hdd on a cradle or back in the laptop? Ubuntu on a flash drive?
Stout, how'd you go about it? Old hdd on a cradle or back in the laptop? Ubuntu on a flash drive?
Posted on 9/29/13 at 9:35 am to jcole4lsu
Random question, how important are graphics to you for gaming? Is that why you game on pc or do you just love the platform in general?
Posted on 9/29/13 at 9:36 am to jcole4lsu
Ubuntu on a flash drive. It creates a bootable flash drive so it gives you the option to try it before installing it. In total it takes about 5-10minutes
I ran Ubuntu for about a moth off just an external HDD on a laptop with a bad harddrive. It's pretty awesome.
I ran Ubuntu for about a moth off just an external HDD on a laptop with a bad harddrive. It's pretty awesome.
This post was edited on 9/29/13 at 9:38 am
Posted on 9/29/13 at 9:41 am to Mr Gardoki
quote:
Is that why you game on pc or do you just love the platform in general?
the games i have spent the most time on, by far, are games specifically suited to a keyboard and mouse (simcity, total war, civ, etc)
Posted on 9/29/13 at 9:43 am to brucevilanch
quote:
It creates a bootable flash drive so it gives you the option to try it before installing it. In total it takes about 5-10minutes
I have seen that before, never tried it. (Ive used Ubuntu just not on in that application) Allows access to the files on the failing hdd as well huh? pretty neat little trick.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 9:58 am to jcole4lsu
Yeah, it allows you to access the files in the on all the other drives that are attached. I don't know can be used for total file recovery from a dead/dying drive but I did just seemingly do it. Yeah I discovered that I could use it to play music files from my windows partition when dual booting it with win7. After that I've used it several times to get stuff off. My dads laptop wouldn't boot at all and it allowed me to get his stuff.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 12:32 pm to brucevilanch
Holy frick! This monitor is fricking crazy. The colors are all bright and vibrant. BF3 is soooooooooooo smooth at 120fps. Dear god, my old monitor isn't even worthy of sitting next to it.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 12:33 pm to brucevilanch
Have you calibrated the monitor yet?
Posted on 9/29/13 at 12:42 pm to Mr Gardoki
I did a quick one earlier. I'm going to after I get back from work.
ETA: I'm gaymin' now,brah. Ain't nobody got time for that.
ETA: I'm gaymin' now,brah. Ain't nobody got time for that.
This post was edited on 9/29/13 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 9/29/13 at 12:54 pm to brucevilanch
Picture calibration is something I need to learn more about. I'm never happy with my picture. I can usually get the brightness and contrast working well but the colors are usually more challenging. I also tweak them too much instead of leaving them.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 12:58 pm to Mr Gardoki
yeah, I like to burn my retinas, so I keep my brightness pretty high
Posted on 9/29/13 at 1:04 pm to brucevilanch
I hate that. It washes out all the blacks which I am picky about. I spent forever while playing metro adjusting my screen because it's such a dark game. My monitor doesn't handle blacks well and my plasma tv spoiled me with that.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 1:06 pm to Mr Gardoki
yeah, I know what you mean.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 1:13 pm to brucevilanch
What settings do you play at to push 144?
Posted on 9/29/13 at 2:00 pm to bluebarracuda
a mixture of high and medium with no AA, motionblur, or ambient occlusion.
Posted on 9/29/13 at 3:17 pm to brucevilanch
Aren't the new AMD cards including BF4?
Posted on 9/29/13 at 3:21 pm to bluebarracuda
Yes
Posted on 9/29/13 at 3:36 pm to Mr Gardoki
Would anyone be interested in my cooler master quickfire rapid with mx blues for $40 locally or $50 shipped?
I think I may just stick with my new keyboard
I think I may just stick with my new keyboard
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