Tech: Open thread

2011-06-28 04:51:19

#8226

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6727

tazz. wrote:
For peripherals i tend to always go logitech.

Quality-wise i've never had an issue. I'm still using my G15 now 4 years on, no issues.

Same applies for my MX518~

My G35 did break on the side, but only from constant dropping from being caught in my chair- to which the new one is wireless. ~not dropping 2 weeks pay onto one though just cause.

...i do need a new mouse though, maybe, idk. lol

none of those keyboards hold a match to mechanical keyboards, though.

bevo lit major or not the blacks aren't meant to be typed on. they're seldom used and are very heavy and resistant.

cherry mx brown are the best all rounds

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2011-06-28 06:55:30

#8227

Bevo: Nah; +718|6777|Austin, Texas

Uzique wrote:
none of those keyboards hold a match to mechanical keyboards, though.

bevo lit major or not the blacks aren't meant to be typed on. they're seldom used and are very heavy and resistant.

cherry mx brown are the best all rounds

I did take a look at some of the browns, but the only one that really appealed was the das silent. Like I said, I dunno, I've never had the opportunity to the test the differences between all these switches so I'm just winging it from my chair. If these blacks destroy my lady fingers what board would you suggest that has browns in it?

2011-06-28 07:18:26

#8228

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6727

the zowie celeritas and the filco majestouch are reputed to be the best all round boards, i.e. browns, but both can be difficult to get hold of.

the das is great for typing exclusively but does almost nothing else to that end-- not even media keys.

you're going to struggle to find any other decent boards with browns other than the two aforementioned.

there's always the blues, too, i.e. the razer offerings and whatnot. they're not bad and can certainly be adjusted to for gaming (even though they actuate half-way through the keypress).

always avoid the reds. avoid like the plague.

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2011-06-28 07:24:06

#8229

Bevo: Nah; +718|6777|Austin, Texas

i wouldn't ever bother with reds, the clears looked pretty good too but impossible to find. Not gonna touch blues either, part of the reason I chose the blacks initially was the lack of click. Too bloody loud and the mechanics of them seem suboptimal for games.

cheers for the suggestions

2011-06-28 09:22:29

#8230

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6253

what font is this one? anyone know? ))

https://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/lucky795/font-1.jpg

2011-06-28 09:29:14

#8231

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

2011-06-28 14:33:27

#8232

m3thod: All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz; +2,197|6927|UK

is it okay to mix ram with different latency?

5-5-5-12 and 5-5-5-18

Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.

2011-06-28 14:49:13

#8233

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6923

m3thod wrote:
is it okay to mix ram with different latency?

5-5-5-12 and 5-5-5-18

Yes. Even different speeds. It'll just downgrade to the slowest/worst.

2011-06-28 14:58:09

#8234

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6905

Finray wrote:
http://i.imgur.com/0l9GA.png

Congratulations, you gave her 5 fonts that it definitely isn't!

2011-06-28 16:29:43

#8235

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

ghettoperson wrote:
Finray wrote:
http://i.imgur.com/0l9GA.png
Congratulations, you gave her 5 fonts that it definitely isn't!

\o/

2011-06-28 20:51:50

#8236

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6253

Finray wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Finray wrote:
http://i.imgur.com/0l9GA.png
Congratulations, you gave her 5 fonts that it definitely isn't!
\o/

yeah, look at the a
plus i didn't have any of those fonts - and i have alot

futura is the closest atm by visual

2011-06-29 11:21:44

#8237

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7012|Scotland

Finray wrote:
Zimmer wrote:
Uzique wrote:

haven't upped it in ages but should be enough. good point, i'll do that now. i always jump to criticize my HDD because it's the weak-point in my set-up right now, all considering. just haven't wanted to make the jump to SSD yet. maybe my addiction to multi-tab anal porn will change this.
You'd notice a larger increase in performance by adding either another 4GB of RAM or 2GB. I do the same as you do, whilst running PS, AI, and various other apps, and when I check memory usage I barely have 50MB left on the 6GB I'm currently running. My drive access is still at minimal though, that's only really when accessing stuff on your file system. I need another 6GB, so I'd assume you need 2GB or 4GB to stop that from stuttering and being a PITA.
Damn, the hell are you doing? I run 2-3 games, opera with 5-8 tabs, photoshop and sony vegas is open all the time, and I'm barely using up my 4GB.

3 browser with at least 15 tabs open in each, Songbird, Outlook, Textual, Photoshop with files exceeding 15MB opened (at least 2), Illustrator, Skype, Coda, Transmit.... It adds to a hell of a lot more than what you are running.

2011-06-29 11:35:19

#8238

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6995|Toronto | Canada

well why on earth are you using songbird?

2011-06-29 11:59:12

#8239

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7012|Scotland

Winston_Churchill wrote:
well why on earth are you using songbird?

Because there is no decent alternative on OSX. I know it sucks, but there's actually nothing else.

2011-06-29 12:30:56

#8240

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|6998|London

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Dauntless wrote:
(it has to be wireless)
*shudder*

My G7 is wireless and i've never had an issue with it dickhead

2011-06-29 12:39:44

#8241

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

Dauntless wrote:
unnamednewbie13 wrote:
Dauntless wrote:
(it has to be wireless)
*shudder*
My Intelimouse is wireless and i've never had an issue with it dickhead

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-06-29 13:06:10

#8242

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

Best 300W psu?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-06-29 13:47:44

#8243

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

just sold a laptop i got for free with a broken graphics chip for £40

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-06-29 15:27:32

#8244

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6915|BC, Canada

Camm wrote:
Best 300W psu?

The corsair builder series 430W one.

2011-06-30 01:33:18

#8245

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6995|Toronto | Canada

Zimmer wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
well why on earth are you using songbird?
Because there is no decent alternative on OSX. I know it sucks, but there's actually nothing else.

clementine? windows version seemed quite decent when i tried it.

2011-06-30 06:19:39

#8246

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6727

itunes is fine.

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2011-06-30 06:21:05

#8247

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6695|King Of The Islands

Uzique wrote:
itunes is fine.

lol

Can't even install itself lately. Heap of shit.

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

2011-06-30 06:22:47

#8248

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6727

show me anything else that can manage 500Gb+ of music across 3 shared computers with the speed and integration of my 64bit OSX

actually don't bother, because you can't.

fanboys will cry all night long. have fun with your over-wrought solutions to a simple problem. so long as it makes you feel like an audiophile!!!!

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2011-06-30 06:37:43

#8249

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6988|St. Andrews / Oslo

My iTunes used to crash all the time and make my computer run slow..

MediaMonkey works fine for me

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

2011-06-30 06:38:43

#8250

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6727

the only problem with itunes as i see it, minus user retardation, is that you can't talk endlessly about it and how customisable and cooool it is

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