Tech: Open thread

2010-05-07 14:41:44

#2751

FloppY_: +1,010|6505|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Finray wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
Finray wrote:
Meh, no point in Raid 1. Only increases speed in big file transfers (>100GB) and benchmarks. I've got two F3s and they run just fine without a raid.
I'm not doing raid1 for the speed
What for then?

Oh wait I was thinking Raid 0. Carry on.

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-05-08 04:14:27

#2752

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6940|Sydney, Australia

Just got back from a family dinner at my uncle's new house. It's a fucking beautiful house, but this is what I liked most..

It hasn't been fully set up yet, so I didn't get to play some of my vinyl on it But I'll get to mess around with it soon

Not sure about the various amps/preamps and whatnot, but I do know those speakers are Sonus Faber Cremona M's.. some $12,000 bucks. The room is a dedicated music room, and you can see over on the right of the top pic a bookshelf stacked with vinyl and CDs. Fucking

2010-05-08 04:17:43

#2753

-Sh1fty-: plundering yee booty; +510|5693|Ventura, California

How much could I get for selling this PC?

Corsair 650w PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
4.00 GB DDR2
ASUS P5KPL-AM motherboard
ASUS Nvidia GTX260 core 216 896mb
G11 gaming Keyboard
G9 gaming mouse
BENQ 19'' LCD
Logitech 2.1 speakers with a nice bass

and either Vista or XP with it.

And above your tomb, the stars will belong to us.

2010-05-08 04:44:28

#2754

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6874

Is my DVD burner dying? I've been doing a whole helluva lot of ripping of DVDs and CDs lately and every once in a while it takes forever to read a certain disc. It even goes so far as hanging up windows explorer until I eject the CD. These discs are also perfectly clean and unscratched, and still play just fine. It's just that the computer has trouble reading them. And it's always the same exact discs.

2010-05-08 04:45:30

#2755

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6180|Places 'n such

-Sh1fty- wrote:
How much could I get for selling this PC?

Corsair 650w PSU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
4.00 GB DDR2
ASUS P5KPL-AM motherboard
ASUS Nvidia GTX260 core 216 896mb
G11 gaming Keyboard
G9 gaming mouse
BENQ 19'' LCD
Logitech 2.1 speakers with a nice bass

and either Vista or XP with it.

New/used?

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2010-05-08 04:52:19

#2756

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6940|Sydney, Australia

mtb0minime wrote:
Is my DVD burner dying? I've been doing a whole helluva lot of ripping of DVDs and CDs lately and every once in a while it takes forever to read a certain disc. It even goes so far as hanging up windows explorer until I eject the CD. These discs are also perfectly clean and unscratched, and still play just fine. It's just that the computer has trouble reading them. And it's always the same exact discs.

If that is happening after a period of intense use, then the heat being generated might be sliiiightly warping the disk.. or some shit like that.

That occasionally happens with my Macbook Pro.. since it gets fucking hot. If I let it cool down, it is fine again. XD

2010-05-08 04:56:51

#2757

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6874

Hmm, that's what I figured. Although there have been times where I'd go to sleep and try again in the morning and a couple of the discs still wouldn't read Fortunately only like 1 or 2 though.

Oh joy and another tech issue. Every time I reboot my computer and come back to Windows, it wants to reinstall my bluetooth drivers for this little usb adapter thing. Only it can't find the drivers on the internet and usually fails.
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Except bluetooth still works just fine and I can still transfer shit Oh well, whatevs.

2010-05-08 05:03:44

#2758

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6007|Catherine Black

I'm having a similar problem, matt. My computer takes forever to read my motherboard driver DVD, and tells me Setup.exe is not a valid Win 32 program. When I say forever to read, I'm talking minutes. And most of the icons don't even come up.. Is there any 3rd party program that can do folders and shit like Explorer.exe? Would almost definitely solve this problem, I've had it happen on multiple disks before with multiple drives.

2010-05-08 05:05:57

#2759

FloppY_: +1,010|6505|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Finray wrote:
I'm having a similar problem, matt. My computer takes forever to read my motherboard driver DVD, and tells me Setup.exe is not a valid Win 32 program. When I say forever to read, I'm talking minutes. And most of the icons don't even come up.. Is there any 3rd party program that can do folders and shit like Explorer.exe? Would almost definitely solve this problem, I've had it happen on multiple disks before with multiple drives.

Tried updating your DVD firmware?

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-05-08 05:07:34

#2760

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6874

Well well well, I gave it some cool-down time, and decided to actually watch this particular Title on the DVD I'm having issues with. Nero ShowTime crashed when I tried to play that episode saying "Playback is not possible because CSS copy protection failed" or some shit like that. None of the other 7 discs of the show had that problem, nor did the first 3 episodes I already ripped

2010-05-08 06:58:20

#2761

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5830|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Just finished installing Ubuntu on my slow PC, it's considerably faster atm...

Very Nice

2010-05-08 12:23:33

#2762

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6007|Catherine Black

Need a new soundcard. Creative Audigy ZS 2 currently, but the mic input is broken (sounds like I'm underwater) and I need something PCI-E 1x for when I go crossfire (full-length PCI cards will block fans).

My brother has the above soundcard, sounds great, but afaik only comes bundled with motherboards. Anyone know where I can get it on its own? And how much is it?

2010-05-08 12:35:21

#2763

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6633|Finland

Finray wrote:
http://i39.tinypic.com/15wfq89.png

Need a new soundcard. Creative Audigy ZS 2 currently, but the mic input is broken (sounds like I'm underwater) and I need something PCI-E 1x for when I go crossfire (full-length PCI cards will block fans).

My brother has the above soundcard, sounds great, but afaik only comes bundled with motherboards. Anyone know where I can get it on its own? And how much is it?

Why do you insist on getting that crap? Grab an ASUS Xonar DX.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-05-08 12:37:47

#2764

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6007|Catherine Black

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Finray wrote:
http://i39.tinypic.com/15wfq89.png

Need a new soundcard. Creative Audigy ZS 2 currently, but the mic input is broken (sounds like I'm underwater) and I need something PCI-E 1x for when I go crossfire (full-length PCI cards will block fans).

My brother has the above soundcard, sounds great, but afaik only comes bundled with motherboards. Anyone know where I can get it on its own? And how much is it?
Why do you insist on getting that crap? Grab an ASUS Xonar DX.

That works, I suppose.

But look at it, it's so tidy and encased and everything

2010-05-08 15:01:07

#2765

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|6200|Toronto

Finray--had that card actually integrated in my mobo. It's okay, not great.
Amen to what Panz said.

I like pie.

2010-05-08 15:33:45

#2766

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6958|Toronto | Canada

Yeah, <3 my Xonar DX

2010-05-08 18:38:18

#2767

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6633|Finland

https://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3205/14afi.jpg

first aftermarket cooled GTX 480 are coming soon. Zotac looking decent already, but most are waiting for AC Xtreme GTX 480...

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-05-08 18:38:32)

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-05-09 03:58:22

#2768

FloppY_: +1,010|6505|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3205/14afi.jpg

first aftermarket cooled GTX 480 are coming soon. Zotac looking decent already, but most are waiting for AC Xtreme GTX 480...

So I take it SLi is out of the question?

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-05-09 06:10:29

#2769

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6633|Finland

FloppY_ wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3205/14afi.jpg

first aftermarket cooled GTX 480 are coming soon. Zotac looking decent already, but most are waiting for AC Xtreme GTX 480...
So I take it SLi is out of the question?

I can do SLi with 3 slot cards.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-05-09 06:32:11

#2770

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6007|Catherine Black

3 Slot cooler with two fans, idle temps - 80 degrees

2010-05-09 06:34:08

#2771

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6633|Finland

Finray wrote:
3 Slot cooler with two fans, idle temps - 80 degrees

When do you realise it has same TDP as GTX 295 which is just fine jesus.

PS. HD 5870 idles at >60c with 120Hz monitor.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-05-09 06:38:47)

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-05-09 06:42:58

#2772

FloppY_: +1,010|6505|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3205/14afi.jpg

first aftermarket cooled GTX 480 are coming soon. Zotac looking decent already, but most are waiting for AC Xtreme GTX 480...
So I take it SLi is out of the question?
I can do SLi with 3 slot cards.

The picture is misleading,

It appears to be a 4 slot

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-05-09 06:47:43

#2773

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6633|Finland

FloppY_ wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:

So I take it SLi is out of the question?
I can do SLi with 3 slot cards.
The picture is misleading,

It appears to be a 4 slot

http://www.guru3d.com/article/zalman-vf3000n-review/7

3 slottie.

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-05-09 09:05:16

#2774

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6416|Winland

A fire-breathing dragon on a Fermi? How fitting!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-05-09 12:33:41

#2775

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6786|NYC / Hamburg

Took some time, but now I'm happy

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