Tech: Open thread

2011-01-22 12:12:27

#6751

FloppY_: +1,010|6544|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

ebug9 wrote:
My mom wants a netbook to travel to Europe with.

$250 sound like a good deal for an Acer Aspire One 1.6GHz, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 10" 1024x600 ?

Lenovo ideapad s10-2 tbh

EDIT: Oh look s10-3 is out

Last edited by FloppY_ (2011-01-22 12:15:07)

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2011-01-22 14:22:59

#6752

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6455|Winland

Bertster7 wrote:
Defiance wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:

Not in my experience....

Do you have both? I really can't imagine you actually having both to compare, whereas I spend all day using a nice 27" LED backlit display alongside a 24" S-IPS LCD display.

I much prefer the LED displays I use to the LCD displays I use.
What type of panel do you have in the LED backlit display? I can't imagine someone honestly saying LED TN > CCFL S-IPS.
It's also an IPS panel.

24" iMac compared to 27" Cinema Display.

Ultimately LED backlighting is only going to provide a more even backlight

...at least on proper LED matrix displays.

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

2011-01-22 22:46:16

#6753

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7030|PNW

Should bring me to $1745, and I'm happy enough if it doesn't top $2000. I could dump some of the extras to get an X58 with two 570's, but some of these are toys that I'll use in the next build.

CHA) $200
COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811119225
[locked - like the room and design]

PSU) $190
CORSAIR Professional Series AX850 850W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817139015
[locked - gives me a high ceiling for unnecessary future toys]

UPS) $0
Already covered.

CPU) $330
Intel Core i7-2600K SNB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6819115070

FAN) $90
Noctua NH-C14 2x140MM SSO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835608020
[good synergy with the mobo's cooling system]

MOB) $220
ASUS Sabertooth P67
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6813131693
[very gimmicky, but would also look pretty decent in the HAF 942 with clean cable routing

VID) $370
EVGA GeForce GTX 570 (012-P3-1572-AR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814130595
[locked - NV]

PHY) $0
EVGA GeForce 9800GT w/ low-profile cooling
[locked]

NIC) $85
VisionTek Bigfoot Killer 2100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6833189002
[locked - have STO and am thinking of DCUO or WOW; always wanted to try this out]

DVD) $0
One of the countless drives I have lying around

BLU) $110
LITE-ON iHBS212 Burn/3d/LightsSribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6827106348
[totally unnecessary. I'm up to my ears in DVD drives, and watch Blu-Ray on the PS3; most likely dropping]

HD0) - $150 (OS, applications)
G.SKILL Phoenix Pro Series FM-25S2S-80GBP2 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820231398
[variable; it's a downgrade in capacity from my two 74GB Raptors, but I'm gambling on moving to LGA2011 with this drive and putting the Raptors on the P67...and if I decide against it, the Raptors should be sufficient]

HD1) - $0
WD 1TB (salvage from old desktop)
[locked]

HD2) - $0
WD 1TB (salvage from mostly unused office PC)
[locked]

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Windows 7 - $0
[already have a copy]

2011-01-22 23:11:08

#6754

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6407|'straya

If you want to dump some cash you could get 2 HD6950s. They actually outperform 2 570s and cost a fair bit less.

2011-01-22 23:20:30

#6755

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6570

Corsair HX850 is sex...just sayin.

Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ebug122

2011-01-22 23:41:38

#6756

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7030|PNW

@ last two:

Decent notion with the ATI. If I was going with strictly $/perf, that's probably how I would have specced out. However, I still want to play with PhysX without the driver hassles. Will definitely consider the HX850. I just threw the AX850 on the list as a placeholder. The wattage is what was locked.

The biggest difference between the two I think is that the AX is fully modular, while the HX is not.

2011-01-22 23:48:36

#6757

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6407|'straya

Either would be great tbh.

Overall it's an awesome build, all my favourite brands (ASUS, Corsair, EVGA, Noctua)

2011-01-23 00:01:01

#6758

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7030|PNW

Pretty much settled then. Next check's going mostly to this 'upgrade' with whatever little parts tweaks I figure on, hopefully before I finally finish off my Vaio with gaming temps.

2011-01-23 02:31:22

#6759

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6949|Devon, England

Nice build.

I have the 1st series of that case, and it's a really good case.

Heavy as fuck with your PC inside, but good.

2011-01-23 03:43:13

#6760

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

I'd definitely go 2x6850s, since you can unlock them to 6870s very easily.

2011-01-23 04:00:52

#6761

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6407|'straya

Finray wrote:
I'd definitely go 2x68950s, since you can unlock them to 68970s very easily.

2011-01-23 04:22:02

#6762

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

I knew what I meant

2011-01-23 04:37:47

#6763

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7030|PNW

Finray wrote:
I knew what I meant

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Decent notion with the ATI. If I was going with strictly $/perf, that's probably how I would have specced out. However, I still want to play with PhysX without the driver hassles..

2011-01-23 04:56:03

#6764

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

Phsyx is a gimmick and a waste of FPS.

2011-01-23 05:02:25

#6765

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7030|PNW

The chassis is overpriced, the PSU is expensive and the P67 Sabertooth is a gimmick. The only difference is, I already have an unused 9800GT sitting in a box on my desk, so the PhysX is free, and I'll only have to buy one mid-high card. If I get tired of it, I can always move both somewhere else and replace the setup with whatever. Aside from occasionally doing some serious work besides gaming, this machine is a glorified toy. [e: underlined for clarification; my entry was primarily for the p67 vs x58 dilemma; and if I'm already paying over a thousand dollars for a rig, an $85 NIC to play around with in certain games it might potentially help isn't going to make much of an impact...not expecting miracles or so much as it reducing ping by 1ms, so I won't be disappointed in that regard].

2011-01-23 05:28:23

#6766

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5226|Dundee, Scotland.

NICs are a waste of fucking money.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-01-23 06:05:09

#6767

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6917|BC, Canada

Looks good, the AX850 is way more sex than the HX650. Good pick. I don't know much about NICs but have heard they are gimmicky.

That mobo would be in my top three picks, along with the other 2 I listed earlier.

Not a fan of the looks of HAFs, but if that's what floats your boat, they are very well set up.

The only thing I would recommend different is picking a prolimatech heatsink.

This:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835242006

or this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6835242001
I believe you need to order fans separately with these though.

Overall, great build though, maybe a sound card if your into that.

Edit:
Actually just looked quickly at a couple of reviews of that Cpu Heatsink, and its pretty good, but not as good as the other 2. It will work quite well with that mobo though, I forgot it made use of air blowing at it instead of across it. So yeah stick with it. Just remember, it will not accept ram with tall heatsinks at all, if you use both fans that is.

Last edited by Nic (2011-01-23 06:14:45)

2011-01-23 06:11:36

#6768

FloppY_: +1,010|6544|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

So I'm messing about with creating a Raptr account...

Adding my GFWL account it shows me this on my Xbox games list

https://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2616/clipboard1i.jpg

I do not own an Xbox, nor do I have any Idea where these two come from, I'm guessing the Dirt2 must have been a pirated game that tracked achievements (gg Microsoft) and the Universe at War is PC but registers as Xbox

Anyone here use Raptr?

Last edited by FloppY_ (2011-01-23 06:19:58)

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2011-01-23 06:22:27

#6769

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5226|Dundee, Scotland.

FloppY_ wrote:
So I'm messing about with creating a Raptr account...

Adding my GFWL account it shows me this on my Xbox games list
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2616/clipboard1i.jpg
I do not own an Xbox, nor do I have any Idea where these two come from, I'm guessing the Dirt2 must have been a pirated game that tracked achievements (gg Microsoft) and the Universe at War is PC but registers as Xbox

Anyone here use Raptr?

Yeah i use it, also have the app although you can't talk to people on the iPod app

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-01-23 06:35:31

#6770

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6672|Finland

Finray wrote:
I'd definitely go 2x6850s, since you can unlock them to 6870s very easily.

There is absolutely no guarantee that will work, if one of the card will not do it then you are fucked. Since when have we started comparing modded cards to stock ones?

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2011-01-23 06:36:00)

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

2011-01-23 06:39:30

#6771

FloppY_: +1,010|6544|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Camm wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
So I'm messing about with creating a Raptr account...

Adding my GFWL account it shows me this on my Xbox games list
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2616/clipboard1i.jpg
I do not own an Xbox, nor do I have any Idea where these two come from, I'm guessing the Dirt2 must have been a pirated game that tracked achievements (gg Microsoft) and the Universe at War is PC but registers as Xbox

Anyone here use Raptr?
Yeah i use it, also have the app although you can't talk to people on the iPod app

Add me, same user as here :3

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

2011-01-23 06:43:16