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[Bohandas]

Copmuters are base-2, not base-10. Hence the number discrepancies. In a base-2 system, a kilobyte is really and truly 1024 bytes.

No. In a base-2 system a kilobyte is 1111101000 bytes.

Prior to that date, [...] SI (the body that regulates the metric system) defined a Gigabyte as 1073741824 bytes

This isn't true. Prior to that date, SI didn't define any units or prefixes for digital information, including gigabyte.

It didn't define any units for digital informati9n. SI's prefixes are always the same and do not need to be seperately defined for each unit.

[PyroDesu]

So my setup with my laptop passing internet to my desktop through a network bridge has worked fine most of the summer.

But now, I decided to update my laptop from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, because my family (who I provided an install disk for) have been having pretty much no problems with 10 (and some benefits) (and 8.1 sucks beyond belief).

I now regret this - my network bridge is continually dropping the default gateway, somehow. Every few minutes, the connection dies and when I run the diagnostic on it, it tells me the default gateway is not available, fixes it, and then it dies again a few minutes later.

Spoiler: ipconfig from desktop (click to show/hide)

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.161
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Tunnel adapter isatap.{599A0E7C-9CE5-4526-9E44-FDF9A1C955A0}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Will post ipconfig from the laptop in another post.

_{And for the record, a kilobyte should mean 1024 bytes, and so on and so forth up the prefixes.}

[PyroDesu]

Spoiler: ipconfig from laptop (click to show/hide)

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.160
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6abd:20ca:cde:bb56:6c81
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::20ca:cde:bb56:6c81%21
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::

Tunnel adapter isatap.{C98E356A-8716-4280-814A-90AC82179CB9}:

   Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

[Bohandas]

My cpu is heating up to 60-70 degrees celcius. Is that high?

[PyroDesu]

My cpu is heating up to 60-70 degrees celcius. Is that high?

Yes. It might be tolerable to the CPU (they do usually have something that shuts them off if the temperature becomes intolerable), but it still is rather high. Most people tend to aim for at least 10-20 degrees lower than that, I think. Who made your CPU, Intel or AMD?

[Bohandas]

My cpu is heating up to 60-70 degrees celcius. Is that high?

Yes. It might be tolerable to the CPU (they do usually have something that shuts them off if the temperature becomes intolerable), but it still is rather high. Most people tend to aim for at least 10-20 degrees lower than that, I think. Who made your CPU, Intel or AMD?

Intel

[Graknorke]

My cpu is heating up to 60-70 degrees celcius. Is that high?

It's not particularly bad for temperatures under load. If those are idle temps then something's fucked.

[Rose]

Found a second hand GTX 560 TI for sale at ₹6000 ($94)

Good deal, or should I attempt bargain?

[Bohandas]

My cpu is heating up to 60-70 degrees celcius. Is that high?

It's not particularly bad for temperatures under load. If those are idle temps then something's fucked.

I've got stuff running, but not anything that's putting a lot of load on the processor, just Windows Explorer, Pale Moon/Firefox, and the Steam version of Epic Battle Fantasy 4

[Bohandas]

Is there any software solution to specifically run a diagnostic on my computer's cooling fans? I already went ahead and ordered a replacement cpu fan, but it occurred to me that I probably should have checked into this first.

[Rose]

There's speedfan, which will tell you how fast it's running.

[PyroDesu]

Found a second hand GTX 560 TI for sale at ₹6000 ($94)

Good deal, or should I attempt bargain?

Depends. Decent card, but long out of date (I have one with an aftermarket cooler by ASUS). I've seen 700 series going for less with the box unopened.

Seeing as the current generation is the 900, you might look for weaker, newer generation cards first - they might be better than the 560Ti and cheaper. If not, then it is still a decent card. If you do go with it, and it works properly (you take a risk with secondhand), then you're getting a stellar deal. I've never seen the 560Ti below $200, and bought mine a couple years ago for $250.

[Bohandas]

There's speedfan, which will tell you how fast it's running.

It's not giving me a reading for a CPU fan or for any fan other than the ones on my graphics card

(Also, the readings for my graphics card go dead unless I'm playing a game (or some other program) that makes use of the card)

[Thief^]

As per another thread, I would recommend the GTX 750 if you're looking for a new graphics card and are on a budget. It's very powerful, yet very quiet and power efficent. It's not the same architecture as the rest of the 700 series, it's actually a mk1 version of the 900 series, so it's newer than the name suggests.

[Bohandas]

Regarding my laptop overheating, is there any way to determine whether the problem is with the fan or the heat sink without taking it apart?