Tech: Open thread

2011-08-14 23:12:16

#8601

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6910

Like I said, quick and dirty without much attention I'm willing to sacrifice a little quality for more quantity.

I should probably use 3.5 to play it safe

Last edited by mtb0minime (2011-08-15 00:19:36)

2011-08-14 23:22:50

#8602

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6408|what

mtb0minime wrote:
Like I said, quick and dirty without much attention I'm willing to sacrifice a little quality for more quantity.

This sounds like my online dating profile

2011-08-15 01:45:32

#8603

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6909

I can hardly tell a difference between flac and 320kbps v0 mp3

have to listen to the most minute details side-by-side to be able to hear a difference

hd595 and fostex pm0.5s not good enough? tsk

2011-08-15 04:55:53

#8604

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6694|King Of The Islands

FLAC has less artefacts.

You've probably never heard of them.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2011-08-15 04:58:19

#8605

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6408|what

Cheez wrote:
FLAC has less artefacts.

You've probably never heard of them.

It belongs in a museum!

2011-08-15 05:41:11

#8606

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6447|Roma

Anyone want 5% off at overclockers?
I haven't bought from them for ages and they're trying to get me to come back.

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/29388/stopped%20scrolling%21.png

2011-08-15 13:24:03

#8607

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6217|Places 'n such

Got an old G3 from a friend for free.

Dismantled it and cleaned it (took about 2 hours)

Gonna put my PC in it

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

2011-08-15 13:25:30

#8608

RTHKI: mmmf mmmf mmmf; +1,741|6993|Cinncinatti

apple?

2011-08-15 13:49:57

#8609

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6217|Places 'n such

yup, going to have to play about with the insides a bit to get anything to fit but it's a nicely designed case.

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

2011-08-15 14:18:28

#8610

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5224|Dundee, Scotland.

Ive got an old p4 and an old amd system, need a serious cleaning

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-08-15 14:24:58

#8611

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6994|Toronto | Canada

just got upgraded

https://www.speedtest.net/result/1434376964.png

150GB cap instead of 95GB too

2011-08-16 04:18:31

#8612

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6044|Catherine Black

Lol, internet caps.

2011-08-18 00:05:22

#8613

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7027|PNW

So yeah...parts prices are down fairly low, so I was thinking of telling the wait for intel's 2011 where to go stick it and grab a Sandy Bridge rig. Anyway, I was browsing cases and found this (in white or black):

NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811146067

I don't normally like bizarre, protruding angles on a computer chassis. But in this case (sorry, pun), it doesn't seem tacky even to me. The cooling looks good and the cable routing seems convenient. Thoughts?

2011-08-18 05:23:40

#8614

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6694|King Of The Islands

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
So yeah...parts prices are down fairly low, so I was thinking of telling the wait for intel's 2011 where to go stick it and grab a Sandy Bridge rig. Anyway, I was browsing cases and found this (in white or black):

NZXT Phantom PHAN-001WT White Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811146067

I don't normally like bizarre, protruding angles on a computer chassis. But in this case (sorry, pun), it doesn't seem tacky even to me. The cooling looks good and the cable routing seems convenient. Thoughts?

The plastic on these aren't nearly as shit as I remember NZXT to be.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2011-08-18 05:23:55

#8615

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6006|شمال

am all Corsair when it somes to cases. that one is nice and you can buy many accessories to it with matching colors, sleeved cables, fans ...

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2011-08-18 06:04:37

#8616

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6948

Is this worth it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBund … mbo.720933

x

2011-08-18 06:10:42

#8617

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6006|شمال

the mobo is an overkill imo
do you need antivirus?
I think it can be cheaper

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2011-08-18 06:11:40

#8618

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6948

I don't need antivirus. That just comes with the bundle but it's $50.

I'm selecting parts and trying to see what would be better.

x

2011-08-18 06:31:58

#8619

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6948

How does this look?

Seagate Barracuda Green ST1000DL002 1TB 5900 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Bare Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822148764
$54.99

GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
$139.99

XFX HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity
$196.99

Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
$59.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
$12.98

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBXL
$49.99

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX
$169.99

Subtotal: $684.92

This is my old case. It's pretty big. I have no idea what the model is.