Computers: Frequently Asked Questions

[Hiwamoto]

best workstation setup for 3d rendering .. budget 150k?

Edited July 8, 2016 by Hiwamoto

[glut_func]

best workstation setup for 3d rendering .. budget 150k?

 

150K? isnt that a bit of an overkill for a rig just for rendering purposes? Mag inquire ka sa mga stores sa gilmore, you could probably score a rig for less than that amount.

[wek1012]

is size of ssd sata same with laptop hdd? what's the m2 variation?

 

i've read ssd upgrade is best as you'll definitely feel your system snappier

Edited July 9, 2016 by wek1012

[EL_PY]

almost same size lang sila.

 

Mas mabilis SSD kasi wala na siyang moving parts like an ordinary hard disk.

mabilis na read/write mo.

[wek1012]

if 2mbps lang ung connection plan ko sa pldt? would it benefit me to get a router? i see speeds nakalagay dun sa boxes sa store. dunno if relevant if my source connection is slow.

 

also, difference of wireless n and ac, is just better signal, right? anything else?

 

how about powerline?

 

i've seen videos in youtube. like to check how it is here in PH as internet is slower.

almost same size lang sila.

 

Mas mabilis SSD kasi wala na siyang moving parts like an ordinary hard disk.

mabilis na read/write mo.

 

 

ok. so i can replace laptop hd with ssd.

 

how about if i want to retain the hd but add an additional ssd. is that possible? is there space for that? what port needed?

Edited July 9, 2016 by wek1012

[glut_func]

if 2mbps lang ung connection plan ko sa pldt? would it benefit me to get a router? i see speeds nakalagay dun sa boxes sa store. dunno if relevant if my source connection is slow.

 

also, difference of wireless n and ac, is just better signal, right? anything else?

 

how about powerline?

 

i've seen videos in youtube. like to check how it is here in PH as internet is slower.

 

kung wala namang ibang gumagamit ng internet sa bahay at ikaw lang then dumirekta ka na sa modem. Gagamit ka lang ng router pag may iba rin gumagamit na kahati sa internet OR masyado ka malayo sa modem para mag direct connection.

 

Powerline is a wifi extender lang naman, pinagkaiba lang dapat it runs on the same power outlet where your router is. Medyo hassle mag setup nun so I just went ahead with a linksys wifi extender na madaling isetup at plug mo lang sa outlet kung san mo sya gusto ipwesto at sasagap na yan ng signal FROM your router.

 

Mag speedtest ka na lang muna and see if yung results ng download speed eh sapul dun sa plan mo. Meron ding fluctuation yan so dont expect na sa lahat ng oras papalo ka ng 2mbps. Kung swak naman sa kailangan mo yung speed na nakukuha mo then ok na yun.

Mag speedtest ka na lang muna and see if yung results ng download speed eh sapul dun sa plan mo. Meron ding fluctuation yan so dont expect na sa lahat ng oras papalo ka ng 2mbps. Kung swak naman sa kailangan mo yung speed na nakukuha mo then ok na yun.

[EL_PY]

if 2mbps lang ung connection plan ko sa pldt? would it benefit me to get a router? i see speeds nakalagay dun sa boxes sa store. dunno if relevant if my source connection is slow.

 

also, difference of wireless n and ac, is just better signal, right? anything else?

 

how about powerline?

 

i've seen videos in youtube. like to check how it is here in PH as internet is slower.

 

 

ok. so i can replace laptop hd with ssd.

 

how about if i want to retain the hd but add an additional ssd. is that possible? is there space for that? what port needed?

 

 

Pwede naman, If your laptop can support SSD which is using hard disk.

For SSD as expansion, I believe hindi sya applicable sa current models ng laptop.

External lalabas sa SSD mo or buy an SSD na compatible sa laptop mo or buy a whole new laptop na naka SSD na.

Basta 1 disk at a time lang ang naka internal tapos yung additional is external.

To simplify if storage lang habol mo, buy an SSD with the capacity ng both existing hard disk mo at yung projected SSD size na gusto mo

[glut_func]

pwedeng gawing internal yung SSD tapos yung old HD bilhan na lang nya ng enclosure (meron yan sa mga cdr king) then format nya and meron na syang instant external hard drive na plug and play.

[lone23]

pwedeng gawing internal yung SSD tapos yung old HD bilhan na lang nya ng enclosure (meron yan sa mga cdr king) then format nya and meron na syang instant external hard drive na plug and play.

 

 

Great Idea.

[Google]

if 2mbps lang ung connection plan ko sa pldt? would it benefit me to get a router? i see speeds nakalagay dun sa boxes sa store. dunno if relevant if my source connection is slow.

 

also, difference of wireless n and ac, is just better signal, right? anything else?

 

how about powerline?

 

i've seen videos in youtube. like to check how it is here in PH as internet is slower.

 

 

ok. so i can replace laptop hd with ssd.

 

how about if i want to retain the hd but add an additional ssd. is that possible? is there space for that? what port needed?

 

if you are on 2 mbps and you are using the connection alone, it would depend..... but a cabled LAN connection between the modem/router provided by the ISP would be faster than using it via wifi.

 

maski saang connection, you are sharing..... so kung may 2 mbps ka and dalawa kayo na sabay, it will only entail you to be on 1mbps each user lang. kung apat kayo, tig 500 kbps lang.

 

on the replacement of the HD to SSD, yes pwede, but you have to take out the HDD and migrate everything to the SSD. you will be using the SATA port of the laptop to do that, put the existing HDD to the enclosure and do a migration. Most SSDs naman has that utility to enable to to migrate from the HDD to the SSD seamlessly.

[wek1012]

thanks for inputs. i have shared connection here at home. my modem router is far from the desktop thus checking if i'm gonna get wifi or powerline. powerline considered as LAN right?

 

how about for RAM? i have 4gb now. I've monitored my system usage is my RAM is normally at 75% having 10 chrome tabs. There would be some times it would hang. Depend on what web app or website open. I should considered getting extra RAM right? How do i select what ram module be compatible to what i have now?

[Google]

thanks for inputs. i have shared connection here at home. my modem router is far from the desktop thus checking if i'm gonna get wifi or powerline. powerline considered as LAN right?

 

how about for RAM? i have 4gb now. I've monitored my system usage is my RAM is normally at 75% having 10 chrome tabs. There would be some times it would hang. Depend on what web app or website open. I should considered getting extra RAM right? How do i select what ram module be compatible to what i have now?

 

powerline is an extender... so it is considered as WLAN. If you will be using a powerline but of the same speed, pareho lang ang internet speed mo. the only difference that you would be getting is a stronger signal. I think what you need to do is to upgrade your connection speed to around 4-5 mbps. cheap na lang yan ngayon, costs around 1.2k/month sa globe.

 

on your RAM, Chrome is really a RAM hogger specially if you are on multiple tabs. two things you can do: (a) get additional ram ( use other browsers if you would really like to maintain lots of tabs. i personally would want to try the second option first (use Firefox or Opera) and see how it goes out. As far as i am concerned, 4 GB would be enough. and if you would be adding more RAM (lets say, another 4 GB for a total of 8GB), you would need to upgrade your operating systems to 64-bit, otherwise, hindi din madedetect yung additional RAM mo.

[glut_func]

thanks for inputs. i have shared connection here at home. my modem router is far from the desktop thus checking if i'm gonna get wifi or powerline. powerline considered as LAN right?

 

how about for RAM? i have 4gb now. I've monitored my system usage is my RAM is normally at 75% having 10 chrome tabs. There would be some times it would hang. Depend on what web app or website open. I should considered getting extra RAM right? How do i select what ram module be compatible to what i have now?

 

kung shared connection then mag wifi ka na nga lang muna. Saka mo na i-consider mag extender/powerline kung kinakailangan na. Modern routers are usually strong enough to cover an entire 2-story household.

 

Before you get off and buy additional RAM sticks, go to your task manager and k*ll start up tasks that runs in the background. Usually that improves performance pero kung ganun pa din then saka ka na bumili ng addt'l RAM. Personally, I'm currently on 6GB (4GB + 2 GB) tapos I killed background running apps/tasks that I don't need and my 6 year old acer laptop runs smooth kahit na simultaneous ang browsing, downloading, photoshop and watching a movie.

 

To know the RAM you have installed in your computer, use this: http://www.wikihow.com/Check-Computer-RAM

[foxtrot.uniform]

need help guys! rx 480 or gtx 1060?

[itikbitik]

gtx 1060 performs better than the rx 480 by about 10 - 13 % in the benchmark tests.

 

gtx 1060 is more expensive than the rx 480 by 20%.

 

gtx 1060 is better at overclocking than the rx 480

 

If you're using it straight forward with minimum overclocking you're better of getting the rx480. But if money is not an issue by all means the gtx1060