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[Sonlirain]

I know that downloading also needs some uploading to be done. However i didn't have this problem till i changed my internet provider (and router).
So i guess i have  to mess with the router then?

[wierd]

You probably have very asymmetrical internet, Like i do. DSL tends to be like that. (as does some cable offers.)

It could also be shitty hardware in your router not being able to handle that many packets/sec.  Try using a bigger MTU and see if that helps.

[Sonlirain]

Did a quick online test.
My download speed is 10.2Mbit while upload sits at 0.8 Mbit
And yes it's aDSL.

The router supposedly can handle 150 MB/s so even it it's real ability is a tenth of what they advertised it should still run it without any fuss unless it's a cheap chinese bootleg that uses a cricket for computing.

I might try doing a firmware update (if there are any) and see if it helps.

[Akura]

Another 3DS question. I'm trying to connect to the public hotspots proved by my ISP(Optimum). I've registered my 3DS' MAC address with my Optimum account, but it still cannot connect... and that's basically all the instruction Optimum's website gives. I've tried opening the 3DS' web browser, but it just says there's no connection.

EDIT: Disregard. I logged into Optimum via my home network, and now I'm typing this from my 3ds at the laundromat.

[TheBiggerFish]

Did a quick online test.
My download speed is 10.2Mbit while upload sits at 0.8 Mbit
And yes it's aDSL.

The router supposedly can handle 150 MB/s so even it it's real ability is a tenth of what they advertised it should still run it without any fuss unless it's a cheap chinese bootleg that uses a cricket for computing.

I might try doing a firmware update (if there are any) and see if it helps.

Well.  It might be the wires themselves.

[Akura]

My netbook is suddenly shutting off after a few minutes of use. A quick virus check(quick is all I had time for) comes up clean. My guess is that it's overheating, since the bottom is getting quite toasty quicker than I remember it.

[Thief^]

Can you still hear the fan?

[Sinistar]

ARGHBLARG (ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

Short version: core i5 for that sweet sweet quad-core action or would core i3 do just fine?

Long version: Been running 4GB of RAM for years and it served me fine, but with each passing year I encountered more and more situations (read: games) that would be better off with more. I've postponed it for as long as my money/needs formula let me, but last week I've finally decided my finances are stable enough and bought some. 2x8GB of DDR4 should suffice me for long time, I wager. Initially I thought of also buying new mobo (my old one still works but I've finally wanted to use my SSD to it's full speed and USB 3.0 would also be nice)  and thus also needed CPU, but after deciding for few weeks which CPU to get I've said to myself I'll just buy RAM first, deal with CPU some times later. Well, as it turns out I should have read about RAM characteristics some more because much to no one's surprise you can't fit DDR4 into DDR2 slots, heh. Hey, first time buying memory and such.

Anyways, I have a budget for i5 6500 which goes for ~230€ (box) around these parts, but that is a maximum price I'm willing to pay for a CPU. 6500 because after searching the web a bit it seemed like it's better to pay a little more for that one rather than 6400 if you are buying i5. Thing is, I keep questioning myself if I really, I mean REALLY need quad-core? A decent i3 would still be better than Core 2 Duo E8500 I've been running these past years and even that one still serves me well. The most intensive use my computer sees comes from gaming, no video encoding or such, and even then I only rarely play any sort of AAA games with high-end graphics. So why am I even considering i5? Mainly, I'm looking in the future. I know there supposed to be nothing future proof in the world of computers but still, as time progresses more and more games would start utilizing 4 cores properly and I still plan on playing SOME AAA titles here and there. So I'm thinking mainly how long will i5 serve me compared to i3.

Another important bit - I have no plans on overclocking stuff. Never had much need for it, I think I could actually do that with my current CPU/mobo but if I didn't in these past years, I don't see me doing that any time in the future. So mainly I'm looking for some additional input. Some people would probably say go for i5 if you have the money, some might say go for i3 if you don't really need 4 cores, and eventually I'll just pick something depending on my mood, but every bit of information help. Thanks!

[Lord Shonus]

Get the i5. Going all the way to i7 is overkill, but the i5 will handle nearly everything you throw at it (I have an older one, and the only thing I've not been able to run is Dead Rising 3) and you really don't want to hobble your system. An i3 is very much a budget processor, and just because it's a substantial upgrade for you doesn't mean it's a worthwhile one.

[BigD145]

My netbook is suddenly shutting off after a few minutes of use. A quick virus check(quick is all I had time for) comes up clean. My guess is that it's overheating, since the bottom is getting quite toasty quicker than I remember it.

Yes, I've had a laptop do that because the fan was dying and it was overheating.

Core i3 vs i5? i5 all the way for price and function.

[Thief^]

If you've already bought the DDR4 make sure you get a CPU and motherboard that accept DDR4. A lot of Intel parts are still DDR3.

[Sensei]

I5 6500 is a very good choice. In terms of continuing to be powerful enough for new games as they come out, and playing really cpu intensive games like Space Engineers or whatever, you will find it very satisfactory, more so than the i3. Being quad core is good too, even for games that don't use all cores, you will benefit because you can totally dedicate two cores to your game and the other two to windows/steam/browser/uplay/whatever.

What kind of graphics card do you have, though? If it's less than, say, the equivalent of a gtx960, you will find that the i3 will rarely hold you back in games (since you are bottlenecked at the gpu) and the i5 might be overkill.

[Reudh]

My netbook is suddenly shutting off after a few minutes of use. A quick virus check(quick is all I had time for) comes up clean. My guess is that it's overheating, since the bottom is getting quite toasty quicker than I remember it.

Is it shutting down, or simply just switching off entirely, no user intervention? My old laptop frequently did that - it ran an AMD A8-4500M that would be very happy to overheat if it was doing anything outside of the Australian Winter, and even trying to use it in summer was a gamble.

[Sinistar]

On topic about Akura's laptop overheating I'd like to add: maybe insides are just severely dusty? Open it up and take a look inside, if you can.


About my CPU stuff: thanks to everyone who answered. Don't worry Thief^, I won't make the same mistake twice.
As for your inquiry, Sensei, my current GPU is R7 260X. According to gpuboss it is in fact weaker compared to GTX 960. However, I think this won't pose a problem as I could buy better GPU in the near future and also thinking forward, when I change my current mobo, cpu and ram, I could with a few extra funds make another computer from the old parts and in that case it would be better if I had GPU to spare instead of another cpu (if I, say, buy i3 now and wish to upgrade to i5 later).

OR I could buy i3 now and I have money to spare for a new GPU sometime in the future? But I'm not to keen on this option, better buy stronger cpu to begin with and gpu later me thinks.

[Akura]

I think I can still hear the fan. I rarely use it anymore anyway.


Another problem, the clip to adjust my headphones just broke, rendering them barely usable. Probably can be fixed by taping it back up, but that's short term. They were cheap, but served well. I found the same model for $10. Should I replace or upgrade to something more expensive? Other than the current problem, I haven't had any real complaints about them.