Computer Forum Chat Thread

[Naididae]

Are you completely sure of that...?


Pretty nice vídeo, but it didn't work when I tried =[

[BicycleMafioso]

I've been about in less -40° (the only point where Celsius and Fahrenheit coincide) in a T-shirt walking between buildings. It wasn't too awful, since that place had a very non-humid coldness without wind. Yes, it was still cold, but I've felt colder at -20°C/-4°F with a 95~% humid environment and wind.

[Ghâzh]

It's fine for short periods of time. I used to work outside last winter wearing just a hoodie in the -20's. Doesn't feel cold when you come from the warm and keep moving. Just like having a sauna break outside naked, you can sit in -30 and be perfectly comfortable for 5-10 minutes. :P

It's when you spend longer times in the extreme temperatures when you realise what cold truely is. Twenty hours outside ranging from -20 to -30 degrees and 4 hours sleep in -10. For a week, with no chance to warm up. Yeah that's cold.

[noteworthynerd]

So, my parts came in, and the heatfins on the D14 are damn near touching the PCB of my video card, we're talking 1-2mm at most...

What do you guys suggest I do? I was thinking maybe getting a piece of rubber in between them, but I suppose I could also return the D14 for a smaller air cooler (maybe the NZXT Havik 120 or Noctua NH-U12P).

[BicycleMafioso]

Or just use them like normal. I have an ASUS Xonar DX between an NH-D14 and a Direct Cu II triple-slot cooler. =)

[noteworthynerd]

Or just use them like normal. I have an ASUS Xonar DX between an NH-D14 and a Direct Cu II triple-slot cooler. =)

Oh, that makes me feel better, I was all worried about causing a short. I actually bent in the fan clips so they're flush with the fins, and also wrapped them in electrical tape.

[Ghâzh]

Why would they cause a short. :-) The cooler is connected to the same board as the graphics card and neither surface is carrying an electric current.

[noteworthynerd]

Why would they cause a short. :-) The cooler is connected to the same board as the graphics card and neither surface is carrying an electric current.

I don't know, friction causing static electricity? I've just always been told to be weary at things rubbing against each other inside a PC lol.

Although, Noctua does recommend you insult the fan mount clips if they're near your PCB: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=f...id=53&lng=en#1

[Ghâzh]

Come to think of it...

Yeah, maybe a piece of electrical tape wouldn't hurt anyone. I was somehow thinking of a card with a backplate.

I'm awful with laws regarding electricity anyway, remind me next time I sprout witty comments like that.

[BicycleMafioso]

I've seen this a few months ago, but now when we're finally creeping closer, it does make me happy to see.

We really need AMD to succeed now. 20% increased IPC, and those stock/turbo speeds... It won't outright beat Ivy Bridge, but better than Sandy Bridge out of the box? I can hope. They may still overclock as well. (I have no idea)
It will also help that intel really cannot make chipsets, where AMDs are surprisingly good.

[Cyanotical]

so i went and priced out a 4k monitor, i about shit myself when i saw the price, they average about $10-50k

[Xuvial]

$10-50k what? USD??

[DeltrusDisc]

so i went and priced out a 4k monitor, i about shit myself when i saw the price, they average about $10-50k

Give it 4 months, I'm sure the prices will drop significantly.

But for the record, where did you price it?

[BicycleMafioso]

Huh. Already as cheap as 10k USD, eh? Last i checked, the ones over here cost five times that. And were va-panels. <3

[Asera]

So this looks rather intriguing...

http://power-grid.roccat.org/

[Ghâzh]

Very. Shame it's not available for WP yet.

[Asera]

Or Android. :|

[BicycleMafioso]

I think I've seen that or something similiar before. Something to dock in a keyboard to use your phone as an accessory/gamepad. Huh. Maybe it was this in an earlier stage? That did look a bit more limited than this Roccat thing though.

Also. Dell S2440L. Glossy 16:9 VA-panel. Mmmm.
It's connectivity (VGA+HDMI) is godawful though. Who has a GPU with HDMI at all?! Let alone three? DP->DVI->HDMI adapters for three? Ugh.

[DeltrusDisc]

So this looks rather intriguing...

http://power-grid.roccat.org/

Interesting but I don't think I'll use it.

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I think I've seen that or something similiar before. Something to dock in a keyboard to use your phone as an accessory/gamepad. Huh. Maybe it was this in an earlier stage? That did look a bit more limited than this Roccat thing though.

Also. Dell S2440L. Glossy 16:9 VA-panel. Mmmm.
It's connectivity (VGA+HDMI) is godawful though. Who has a GPU with HDMI at all?! Let alone three? DP->DVI->HDMI adapters for three? Ugh.

Ugh and it's LED backlit. =/

[Asera]

Not a fan of VA panels. Too much colour shift, and the response time is poor. Some even suffer from input lag from what I hear.

I also don't like glossy screens, personally.