Computer Forum Chat Thread

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

My best time on medium difficulty in Minesweeper is about 75 seconds, and 12 seconds on easy using the touch-pad on my laptop, so that is a first hurdle to beat

[Deleted]

Finally recieved my replacement Corsair H80, which means that I'm able to use my new system, yay! (I was way too lazy to install the stock cooler while I waited for the replacement H80.)

On another note, I just ordered a Filco Ninja Majestouch-2 (Swedish/Finish layout) with Cherry MX Blue switches along with a leather wrist rest. Can't wait for it to arrive as it will replace the crappy rubber-dome keyboard I'm stuck with at work.

[Xuvial]

Cherry Blue? Aren't those really loud and clicky?

[DeltrusDisc]

Is there a problem with loud and clicky? :3

[BicycleMafioso]

Cherry Blue? Aren't those really loud and clicky?

They are also the 'best' ones for typing.

[Adappy]

Since moving to custom water cooling, I decided to try pushing my overclock on my 2500k a bit higher...


Stability testing it ATM, temps peaked at 83C with IBT running, Prime 95 is running atm, hasn't gone over 75C

[inux94]

Nice one Adappy, how long have you been going so far?

Ordered my LAN/HTPC rig yesterday, specs are as following

XFX RADEON HD 6850
Fractal Design Arc Mini
Antec EarthWatts EA-550
Intel Pentium G850
Kingston HyperX 2x 8GB
ASRock H61M

Total price: $625, I'm moving to Denmark on the 12-13th of June & Dreamhack starts 16th of June, so I've got a few days to assemble it

I will create a build thread once I move, since I will build a computer for ~$2000 as my main PC after I've been to Sweden for a couple of weeks & going to Dreamhack etc etc

[nocturnus]

Nice one Adappy, how long have you been going so far?

Ordered my LAN/HTPC rig yesterday, specs are as following

XFX RADEON HD 6850
Fractal Design Arc Mini
Antec EarthWatts EA-550
Intel Pentium G850
Kingston HyperX 2x 8GB
ASRock H61M

Total price: $625, I'm moving to Denmark on the 12-13th of June & Dreamhack starts 16th of June, so I've got a few days to assemble it

I will create a build thread once I move, since I will build a computer for ~$2000 as my main PC after I've been to Sweden for a couple of weeks & going to Dreamhack etc etc

Let me know which parts you picked for your main build when you're ready! I did some pretty extensive research before building my own and I can tell ya I'm very happy with the choices I made

[inux94]

Well I've already decided, it fit my budget perfectly :P

Core i5-3570k
Gainward GTX 670 Phantom or Asus DC2 670 (whichever is in stock)
16GB Vengeance 1866hz RAM
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Silverstone Raven RV02B-EW (Thanks drunken)
Silver Power PSU which was on sale for 55%, I'll find the link for it when I'm done with my hardcore D3 run
NZXT White extension cables
2TB HDD + 128GB Intel 320 series SSD
3x ASUS PA238Q (Thanks Tetris)
Total Cost: ~$2700

[kidsafe]

Since moving to custom water cooling, I decided to try pushing my overclock on my 2500k a bit higher...


Stability testing it ATM, temps peaked at 83C with IBT running, Prime 95 is running atm, hasn't gone over 75C

Use Prime95 27.7 Beta...It will give you a 0x101 when 26.x and IBT don't.

[DeltrusDisc]

Silverstone Raven RV02B-EW (Thanks drunken)

I would have suggested the Fortress FT02B-W, the one Marest has. It's essentially the same exact thing, but far better build quality, and made of aluminum instead of cheap steel. =/ If you can change the order by chance, I would - I was at first thinking of buying a Raven RV01, then an RV02, then ||Demon|| was like, silly Deltrus, and told me all about the Fortress FT02B-W and I checked out some reviews, and it definitely seemed more worth the money and higher build quality.

The Ravens are like SilverStone's cheaper-end cases, with the Fortress then being a next step up, going from steel to aluminum, and then from there, to the TemJin chassis series.

[kidsafe]

I own an FT02...only the exterior front/rear/bottom is aluminum. The rest is rolled steel.

[DeltrusDisc]

Better than 100% steel! D:

[kidsafe]

Aluminum is lighter...that's its only advantage. Steel has better tensile strength and is much less brittle. The only time I'd care about getting an aluminum case is if I plan on moving it a lot. For example I'd rather have a Reynolds steel tubing road/MTB than an Easton aluminum one... Now if someone built a titanium case, I'd be all over that...

[DeltrusDisc]

I could have sworn aluminum was supposed to be better. O_o

So far, I have not been very fond of steel. =S

[kidsafe]

I could have sworn aluminum was supposed to be better. O_o

So far, I have not been very fond of steel. =S

Let's just say there's a reason why office buildings, bridges, and other modern structures are made of riveted/bolted steel. Aluminum doesn't have any give...it weakens every time it's bent/flexed. Titanium and steel are much more ductile and will not suffer structural weakening unless under extreme bends.

[DeltrusDisc]

'Doh. Why didn't I think of that.... I guess I wonder the quality of the steel computer chassis manufacturers use.... I really wonder sometimes with the HAF X I have sitting here.

[inux94]

Good luck finding the FT02B-W in Denmark Drunken =/ They only have the first & B-EW version.

[Resentful]

You know I haven't exactly logged into wow or Diablo for awhile due to my comp GOING EXPLOSIONS /cries anyway someone wanna judge this build that I got with my spare budget haha

1 x Case (NZXT Lexa-S Gaming Case - Black w/ Blue Light))
1 x Case Lighting (None))
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction (None))
1 x iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion (None))
1 x Processor (AMD FX-8150 CPU (8x 3.60GHz/8MB L2 Cache)))
1 x iBUYPOWER PowerDrive (None))
1 x Processor Cooling (Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink))
1 x Memory (8 GB [4 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - Corsair or Major Brand))
1 x Video Card (AMD Radeon HD 7750 - 1GB - HIS iCOOLER - Single Card))
1 x Video Card Brand (Major Brand Powered by AMD or NVIDIA))
1 x Motherboard (Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 -- AMD 970))
1 x Motherboard USB / SATA Interface (Motherboard default USB / SATA Interface))
1 x Power Supply (800 Watt - Standard))
1 x Primary Hard Drive (1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Single Drive))
1 x Data Hard Drive (None))
1 x Optical Drive ([12X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Reader, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black))
1 x 2nd Optical Drive (None))
1 x Flash Media Reader / Writer (12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black))
1 x Meter Display (None))
1 x USB Expansion (None))
1 x Sound Card (3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard))
1 x Network Card (Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)))
1 x Operating System (Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit))
1 x Keyboard (iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard))
1 x Mouse (iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse))
1 x Monitor (None))
1 x 2nd Monitor (None))
1 x Speaker System (iBUYPOWER 2.1 Channel Stereo Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System))
1 x Video Camera (None)
1 x Warranty (3 Year Standard Warranty Service))
1 x Rush Service (Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in Next Business Day))

[Asera]

1 x Processor (AMD FX-8150 CPU (8x 3.60GHz/8MB L2 Cache)))

Bad mojo right here.

Ugh, I hate how companies list it as 8x3600mhz, as if it runs at 28.8ghz. -_-

Also,

- The PSU is unnecessarily high in output.
- The 7750 is a very weak card and a ripoff for the price.
- Don't understand the need for BluRay drives outside of an HTPC.

I hope that was some promo deal...