Tech: Open thread

2010-04-17 15:39:27

#2451

dill13: Member; +67|6434

Looking at getting a new comp what do you think I could get out of my current rig.

https://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/dill132007/Untitle-1.jpg

https://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/dill132007/Untitled-18.jpg

hd4870 1gig and my mobo is a gigabyte ep45-ds3r
Edit sorry forget Im probably gonna put it in an antec 300 and keep my current case.

Last edited by dill13 (2010-04-17 15:41:26)

2010-04-17 15:46:16

#2452

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6240|Vortex Ring State

Finray wrote:
Microwave wrote:
Finray wrote:

My 555s say hi.

Spoiler (highlight to read):
Cmon, I'm allowed to be smug, it's the only part of my computer which is better than yours
Finny, I'm so sorry...

Spoiler (highlight to read):
The PC350's use the same drivers as in the HD595's
So do the HD555s , except they have better casing, better cable, better air intake and more comfortable padding.

I though you were talking about 555 ICs. I was like... WTF? how did James use those to mod his headphones?

2010-04-17 16:48:26

#2453

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6808|NYC / Hamburg

Winston_Churchill wrote:
Hmm, I have 4x1.5TB, 3x1TB, 2x500GB, 1x320GB and 1x250GB.

I think I win... until max comes in

I'm sure I'm missing a couple HDDs in there too. I've also lent 4 or 5 more 1.5TB and 1TB drives to friends/family.

https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/nigelf/lelstorage.png

I'll put those 1 and 1.5TB disks in a RAID5 too, once all the data is copied to the 10TB array.
heh

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2010-04-17 16:52:47

#2454

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6808|NYC / Hamburg

dill13 wrote:
Looking at getting a new comp what do you think I could get out of my current rig.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21 … itle-1.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21 … led-18.jpg
hd4870 1gig and my mobo is a gigabyte ep45-ds3r
Edit sorry forget Im probably gonna put it in an antec 300 and keep my current case.

So right now you have an E8400 + HD4870?
If you want to upgrade you may want to look into finding a used LGA775 quad core. Buying a new one is a bit of a waste now. As for the GPU, you'll have to step up all the way to a 5870 to get any decent improvement. If you can pick up a cheap 4870 you could go crossfire I guess

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2010-04-17 17:25:45

#2455

FloppY_: +1,010|6527|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

max wrote:
dill13 wrote:
Looking at getting a new comp what do you think I could get out of my current rig.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21 … itle-1.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21 … led-18.jpg
hd4870 1gig and my mobo is a gigabyte ep45-ds3r
Edit sorry forget Im probably gonna put it in an antec 300 and keep my current case.
So right now you have an E8400 + HD4870?
If you want to upgrade you may want to look into finding a used LGA775 quad core. Buying a new one is a bit of a waste now. As for the GPU, you'll have to step up all the way to a 5870 to get any decent improvement. If you can pick up a cheap 4870 you could go crossfire I guess

Meh I'm doing a new build but moving from a similar system...

5850 is far better valued and still a significant upgrade from a 4870 tbh

5870 is too expensive for the small improvement over the 5850 imo

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

2010-04-17 19:28:57

#2456

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6900|BC, Canada

well, finally got most of the system back together, tubing run, system flushed with distilled water, emptied, refilled with coolant, and am running the bubbles out now.

https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/twigmar/IMG_0012.jpg

https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/twigmar/IMG_0011-1.jpg

https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/twigmar/IMG_0009-1.jpg

https://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/twigmar/IMG_0008-2.jpg

2010-04-17 21:30:06

#2457

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7084|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Just to clear things up, that is the read spead of one array. 3 Samsung F3s in RAID0.

2010-04-17 21:33:16

#2458

dill13: Member; +67|6434

max wrote:
dill13 wrote:
Looking at getting a new comp what do you think I could get out of my current rig.
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21 … itle-1.jpg
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb21 … led-18.jpg
hd4870 1gig and my mobo is a gigabyte ep45-ds3r
Edit sorry forget Im probably gonna put it in an antec 300 and keep my current case.
So right now you have an E8400 + HD4870?
If you want to upgrade you may want to look into finding a used LGA775 quad core. Buying a new one is a bit of a waste now. As for the GPU, you'll have to step up all the way to a 5870 to get any decent improvement. If you can pick up a cheap 4870 you could go crossfire I guess

i think you didnt understand im looking to sell my current system im wondering what i should ask for it.

Last edited by dill13 (2010-04-17 21:33:53)

2010-04-17 23:24:21

#2459

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6808|NYC / Hamburg

Nic wrote:
well, finally got most of the system back together, tubing run, system flushed with distilled water, emptied, refilled with coolant, and am running the bubbles out now.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … G_0012.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0011-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0009-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0008-2.jpg

Such a pretty PC

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2010-04-17 23:48:55

#2460

KuSTaV: noice; +947|6752|Gold Coast

Nic wrote:
well, finally got most of the system back together, tubing run, system flushed with distilled water, emptied, refilled with coolant, and am running the bubbles out now.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … G_0012.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0011-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0009-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0008-2.jpg

Thats awesome.

noice

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/26774/awsmsanta.png

2010-04-18 00:05:27

#2461

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6900|BC, Canada

TY, I've been thinking of frosting the CPU block, GPU block, and clear fan for a while now... just cant bring myself to take sandpaper to those blocks without knowing it would turn out perfect... I do think it would probably work nicely with all of them having LEDs though, like ice blocks.

2010-04-18 00:31:01

#2462

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5419|Sydney

Nic wrote:
well, finally got most of the system back together, tubing run, system flushed with distilled water, emptied, refilled with coolant, and am running the bubbles out now.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … G_0012.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0011-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0009-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g294/ … 0008-2.jpg

What kind of system are you running with that?

2010-04-18 00:38:07

#2463

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6900|BC, Canada

Operating System    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Manufacturer    Me
Processor    Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.8GHz under EK Supreme LT block
Motherboard Gigabyte P55M-UD4
Memory    4GB G.Skill Trident DDR3 @1520
Hard Drive    WD Caviar Black 500GB
Video Card    Gigabyte Radeon 5850 under EK full coverage block
Monitor    Samsung T220 22" @ 1680x1050
Sound_card    Asus Xonar D1
headset    Tritton AC 5.1 Headset
Keyboard    Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse    Logitech G9

Gonna do a better OC when I get it fully up and running.

Last edited by Nic (2010-04-18 10:02:05)

2010-04-18 01:55:36

#2464

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5419|Sydney

What are you aiming to o/c it to, considering you've got some pretty insane cooling going on there?

2010-04-18 07:26:49

#2465

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6438|Winland

Oh man, I love seeing old things come back to their former glory!

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/Freezer7Pro/love-2.jpg

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

2010-04-18 07:32:39

#2466

FloppY_: +1,010|6527|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Oh man, I love seeing old things come back to their former glory!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … love-2.jpg

Have you tried a DAS Keyboad?

I'm interested to know how much it is like the ol' IBMs

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

2010-04-18 07:39:36

#2467

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6438|Winland

FloppY_ wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Oh man, I love seeing old things come back to their former glory!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … love-2.jpg
Have you tried a DAS Keyboad?

I'm interested to know how much it is like the ol' IBMs

No, I haven't. They're just too expensive. Especially when I got this one for free.

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2010-04-18 07:39:53)

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

2010-04-18 07:40:34

#2468

FloppY_: +1,010|6527|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Freezer7Pro wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Oh man, I love seeing old things come back to their former glory!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … love-2.jpg
Have you tried a DAS Keyboad?

I'm interested to know how much it is like the ol' IBMs
No, I haven't. They're just too expensive. Especially when I got this one for free.

ye

Can't buy one here so I don't know the retail price

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

2010-04-18 07:59:08

#2469

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|5991|شمال

Nic wrote:
Operating System    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Manufacturer    Me
Processor    Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.8GHz under EK Supreme LT block
Memory    4GB G.Skill Trident DDR3 @1520
Hard Drive    WD Caviar Black 500GB
Video Card    Gigabyte Radeon 5850 under EK full coverage block
Monitor    Samsung T220 22" @ 1680x1050
Sound_card    Asus Xonar D1
headset    Tritton AC 5.1 Headset
Keyboard    Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse    Logitech G9

Gonna do a better OC when I get it fully up and running.

Mainboard?

bulid

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2010-04-18 10:00:42

#2470

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6900|BC, Canada

Beduin wrote:
Nic wrote:
Operating System    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
Manufacturer    Me
Processor    Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.8GHz under EK Supreme LT block
Memory    4GB G.Skill Trident DDR3 @1520
Hard Drive    WD Caviar Black 500GB
Video Card    Gigabyte Radeon 5850 under EK full coverage block
Monitor    Samsung T220 22" @ 1680x1050
Sound_card    Asus Xonar D1
headset    Tritton AC 5.1 Headset
Keyboard    Saitek Eclipse II
Mouse    Logitech G9

Gonna do a better OC when I get it fully up and running.
Mainboard?

bulid

oh sorry... just copy and pasted that from gametracker, forgot they dont have a mobo option. I'll update that.

2010-04-18 14:22:03

#2471

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6438|Winland

At last! My work is complete!

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/Freezer7Pro/modeln2.jpg

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/Freezer7Pro/dcnumpad.jpg

Feels sanitary man.

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

2010-04-18 14:46:49

#2472

FloppY_: +1,010|6527|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Freezer7Pro wrote:
At last! My work is complete!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … odeln2.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … numpad.jpg

Feels sanitary man.

Delicious

After one year of having it unlocked... I finally locked my CPU multiplier...

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/27377/9.5x.png

Finally I can be sure I am getting the most of my stock CPU... 6.0x is slow as fuck compared to 9.5x

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

2010-04-18 14:55:45

#2473

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6655|Finland

Well after a year, I finally enabled speedstep. Doesn't really matter in terms of performance if I surf the webs at 2GHz or 4GHz....

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

2010-04-18 14:57:28

#2474

FloppY_: +1,010|6527|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Well after a year, I finally enabled speedstep. Doesn't really matter in terms of performance if I surf the webs at 2GHz or 4GHz....

Meh,, just abit annoying if some app. uses 80% and it stays in slow-mode tbh

This way I know I'm getting what I payed for...

Last edited by FloppY_ (2010-04-18 14:57:51)

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

2010-04-18 14:59:16

#2475

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5419|Sydney

Freezer7Pro wrote:
At last! My work is complete!

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … odeln2.jpg

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … numpad.jpg

Feels sanitary man.

So did you just clean it, or is there more to the story? Either way it looks great.
I'm all inspired to clean my keyboard, I wouldn't be surprised if there's a totally new species of bacteria under the keys...

Last edited by Jaekus (2010-04-18 14:59:37)

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Microwave wrote:

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Winston_Churchill wrote:

dill13 wrote:

max wrote:

dill13 wrote:

max wrote:

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Nic wrote:

Nic wrote:

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