Which mundane PC question do you hate the most?

What question irks you above all else?

  • Nvidia vs AMD

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  • Overclocking is BAD vs Overclocking is GOOD

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  • Android vs iOS

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  • Total voters
    21

smarteyeball

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Every single day, these "Which is better/what do you use etc" type of questions are asked ad nauseum all over the internet.

PC vs Intel, PC Vs MAC, Which A/V, Which Browser et al.



Sometimes these questions are borne of ignorance. Other times they are 'confirming/comforting' questions which validate an impending or already purchased option, current usage habits, hardware assurance and so on. Lots of reasons in other words.

Then there are the intentional trolls who like to light a fuse and step back to watch the show.


Basically we have all encountered them in one guise or another.



However there is often one question that angers a person more than the others. What's your trigger?
 

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I voted for Which browser is the best? Well, they are free, download and do your own research then you'll know why you think it best. Anti-virus would be next, but I can understand a newbie looking for perhaps two or three to try rather than wanting to experiment much with security.

"Then there are the intentional trolls who like to light a fuse and step back to watch the show."

LOL. Loaded questions stand out pretty well and I stay clear of such threads except maybe when extremely bored and then it can be very funny to see how some get their blood pressure up over something that just isn't important in the larger scheme of things. Some people obviously need to get a life.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Wordsworth 5000
OS
Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
CPU
Core i7 6700K Skylake 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Asus Z170 Pro
Memory
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 32GB 3000MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Radeon RX480 Strix 8GB
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DSX
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2709m
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 600p M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD 512GB; Intel 335 SSD 240GB ;Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand Platinum 850W
Case
Lian Li PC-B70
Cooling
CPU-Noctua NH D15, GPU-Stock, Case-Noctua 2x140, 2x120
Keyboard
Microsoft Natural Ergo 4000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Optical 1000
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Cable
Other Info
HP bd 340,
HP bd 240,
Klipsch Promedia 5.1 THX
I voted "other". Actually I wanted to select all of those "Which is best?" questions but as I could pick only one, I had to select "Other".

I have never understood the hype around something that's supposedly "best" or better than all other alternatives. Every OS is the best for someone, every browser and mail client and email provider and so on.

Kari
 

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Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus
Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser
Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
The most stupid question is the one that has never been asked.

Rich
 

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Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Laptop Qosimo X870
OS
Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core I7
Motherboard
Toshiba Qosmio
Memory
16 Gigs
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M
Monitor(s) Displays
17.7" laptop
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
256 Gig SanDisk SSD for C
256 Gig Intel SSD for D
Internet Speed
50/25 FIOS
Antivirus
Vipre (all you can eat for 10 machines)
Browser
IE and FF
Other Info
I have dos 6.22, wfwg 3.11, win98, 2000 and xp VHD's available for testing. MS's Virtual PC works great.

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
CoreI7-6700K MrFingerIII Special Builds
OS
Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU
Intel I7-6700K @ 4.6 Ghz 1.344 volts everyday OC
Motherboard
Asrock Fatality K6 Z170 Socket 1151
Memory
32GB G-Skill TridentZ 3200mhz 16-18-18-38 DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
Sli Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980 G1
Sound Card
AC97 Creative Rage Tactic 3D Headphones Bluetooth
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Asus ROG Swift PG278Q G-Sync 48" Vizio Smart HD TV
Screen Resolution
2560x1440p 27"- 48" Currently Gaming at 2560x1440p Res 2K
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung Evo840SSD Seagate baracuda 500 GB WD Mybook 500Gb 1TB Seagate Barracuda
PSU
HX1050w Corsair Silver 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case
Enthod Pro Full Tower
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT 280 mm High Performance WaterBlock
Keyboard
Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse
Logitech wireless mouse
Internet Speed
Cox Cable 100+ mb
Antivirus
WebRoot Spysweeper with Antivirus
Browser
IE-10, Chrome, Opera
Other Info
My Other Rig is a AMD FX8320E @4.6Ghz 16GB Ballistic Sport Ram
Mobo Asrock Fatality 990FX 120GB OCZ SSD 1TB Seagate Barracuda Corsair H75 Cooling PSU Corsair CX750
GPU GTX Gigabyte 970G1
I voted Console vs PC everyone knows hands down the PC is much more powerful then a mortal console but yet we still have the epic question
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
CoreI7-6700K MrFingerIII Special Builds
OS
Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit sp1
CPU
Intel I7-6700K @ 4.6 Ghz 1.344 volts everyday OC
Motherboard
Asrock Fatality K6 Z170 Socket 1151
Memory
32GB G-Skill TridentZ 3200mhz 16-18-18-38 DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
Sli Gigabyte Windforce GTX 980 G1
Sound Card
AC97 Creative Rage Tactic 3D Headphones Bluetooth
Monitor(s) Displays
27" Asus ROG Swift PG278Q G-Sync 48" Vizio Smart HD TV
Screen Resolution
2560x1440p 27"- 48" Currently Gaming at 2560x1440p Res 2K
Hard Drives
250GB Samsung Evo840SSD Seagate baracuda 500 GB WD Mybook 500Gb 1TB Seagate Barracuda
PSU
HX1050w Corsair Silver 80plus certified crosfire/sli
Case
Enthod Pro Full Tower
Cooling
Corsair H110i GT 280 mm High Performance WaterBlock
Keyboard
Logitech wireless keyboard
Mouse
Logitech wireless mouse
Internet Speed
Cox Cable 100+ mb
Antivirus
WebRoot Spysweeper with Antivirus
Browser
IE-10, Chrome, Opera
Other Info
My Other Rig is a AMD FX8320E @4.6Ghz 16GB Ballistic Sport Ram
Mobo Asrock Fatality 990FX 120GB OCZ SSD 1TB Seagate Barracuda Corsair H75 Cooling PSU Corsair CX750
GPU GTX Gigabyte 970G1
I voted PC vs Mac.

Mainly because those tend to get in the most heated debates as neither side is reasonable enough to yeld.

60HZ vs 120HZ monitors (eye cant see over 24fps blah blah...)
This is out of ignorance. It's easy to close the discussion though. Anyone can detect the difference between 24 and 60 fps and there are websites with animations to help everyone see for himself, and there are reports that prove that people can detect stuff up to 100 fps.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
custom built
OS
Win 7 Pro 64-bit 7601
CPU
AMD Phenom 9650 QuadCore, revision DR-B3
Motherboard
ASUS M4A78
Memory
5 GB yes I run 2x 2GB and 1x 1GB, different brand, spank me.
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 Mb, unknown manufacturer.
Sound Card
Crappy Realtek Integrated Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Fujitsu Siemens P19-3P
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024 x 32 bits @ 60 Hz Oh yeah, 4:3 rocks!
Hard Drives
(1) MAXTOR S TM3320613AS SATA Disk Device (2) STM35004 18AS SATA Disk Device (3) TOSHIBA USB 2.5"-HDD
PSU
whatever, around 450w
Case
Scavenged from old company PC, 10+ years old
Cooling
CPU fan, GPU fan, case fan, nothing fancy
Keyboard
Microsoft, PS/2, white.
Mouse
Optical, logitec.
Internet Speed
effective max speeds: 70-ish kB/s down 30-ish kB/s up
Antivirus
Avira, free edition.
Browser
Firefox with FXChrome to make it look like Google Chrome :P
Other Info
Was discarded by previous owner due to "horrible performance".
Was running Win Xp from a IDE drive. Yeah. Was a pain.
SATA II drive and Win7 and it zips away! Yay!
Other: What did you do to the network ? When they have known for years I have no control over the network. ( This about co-workers.)
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer AX1700-U1710A
OS
Vista Home Premium, contemplating moving to Linux
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
Monitor(s) Displays
39 inch HDTV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Internet Speed
5 megabits
I voted "other". Actually I wanted to select all of those "Which is best?" questions but as I could pick only one, I had to select "Other".

I have never understood the hype around something that's supposedly "best" or better than all other alternatives. Every OS is the best for someone, every browser and mail client and email provider and so on.

Kari

I used to get quesitons about which was the best OS, back when the Amiga, Atari, etc. were around. I told folks to find the software that did what they wanted, and buy a computer/OS that ran it.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer AX1700-U1710A
OS
Vista Home Premium, contemplating moving to Linux
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
Monitor(s) Displays
39 inch HDTV
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Internet Speed
5 megabits
I dislike any question asking "Which is best?" since what is best for me may not be best for someone else.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built desktop, Dell G15 5511 Gaming laptop,MS Surface Pro 7 tablet
OS
W10 Pro desktop, W11 laptop, W11 Pro tablet (all 64-bit)
CPU
3.7Ghz 8700K i7, i7-11800H, i7-1065G7
Motherboard
ASUS TUF Z370-Pro Gaming in desktop
Memory
16G desktop, 16G laptop, 4G tablet
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon RX580, RTX 3060, Intel Iris Plus
Sound Card
High Definition Audio (Built-in to mobo)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung U32J59 32" (2x), 15.6", 12"
Screen Resolution
3840x2160, 3840x2160, 1920x1080, 2160x1440
Hard Drives
500G SSD for OS; 2T, 10T & 15T HDDs for Data on Desktop, 1TB SSD laptop, 128G SSD tablet.
PSU
Corsair CX 750M
Case
Antec 100
Cooling
CM 212+
Keyboard
IBM Model M - used continuously since 1986
Mouse
Microsoft Pro IntelliMouse
Internet Speed
400M down 8M up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
FireFox
Other Info
Built my first computer (8Mhz 8088cpu, 640K RAM, 20MB HDD, 2 360K floppy drives) in 1985 and have been building them for myself, relatives and friends ever since.
Heck, I thought the winner would be which anti virus is best.


 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows `10 Professional 64bit
CPU
Intel i5 [email protected]
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD55 (MS7681)
Memory
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 16G
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT520 1GHz
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Haans G 241
Screen Resolution
1600X1024
Hard Drives
Crucial MX100 256GB SSD
PSU
OCZ ModXStream Modular High Performance 500 Watt
Case
Rosewill Challenger-U3
Cooling
Just Fans
Keyboard
Kensington K64338B
Mouse
Microsoft wheel mouse 1.1A
Internet Speed
240.0 Mbps
Antivirus
ESET Internet Security
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
SuperAntiSpyware-Pro
Malwarebytes (Premium)
Kerish Doctor
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