Computer Forum Chat Thread

[Markluzz]

this thread is not meant for computer chat

I beg your pardon but it is.

Welcome to the computer-forum chat thread.

This thread was created to offload the major threads in the Computer forum and hopefully reduce the amount of off-topic and spam posts. Feel free to chit-chat about anything related to computers or the "Computer" and "Computer Build / Upgrade Help" sections. Please note that this thread is located in Fun Stuff and that the rules and guidelines of that section applies to this thread (they can be found here).

[Cusco]

Hahah nice.. My new, IPS screen arrived yesterday and to it, I had bought an HDMI-cable. What I forgot about is that my GPU only has one HDMI-socket and I use HDMI on my other screen.

"Oh well, I guess I'll use HDMI on the new screen and change to DP on the other screen", I thought, "the new HDMI-cable fits perfectally amongst my LAN-cables."

The problem is that, whilst my GPU does support 2x DP, both sockets are mini-DP, so I'd have to buy an adapter.

Back to DVI...

[Cyanotical]

I beg your pardon but it is.

we have two whole forums for computer and computer build related questions, this thread is meant for the regular posters over there to chat, it does not have to be about computers

it was created so that we could chat without derailing topics over there

[inux94]

Please stay on topic of Computer Chat, if you want to discuss general things go to the chat thread. Just because it's fun stuff doesn't mean you can spam. This is my first and final warning to everybody.

I thought this thread was meant for things which were too offtopic for the Post Your Gaming Setup! thread?


Anyways..




$1950
Intel Core i7-3610QM
Kingston 8GB DDR3-1600
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB (I'm throwing a 60GB SSD on it, if it has room for 2, but I think it does since it's a Sager OEM)
Nvidia GeForce GTX670m
3 Year extended warranty, I can throw it in the water & get a new, or drop it/get it stolen, cost $400 but with my experience with laptops it was worth it. (Capacitor on Asus N53SV fried out, still in repairshop after 6 months)


At first I was thinking of just getting a trinity APU laptop for school (Dreamweaver, Illustrator, HTML & Java), but I found out I needed a computer for when I go to Greenland every 6 months (20-40 days) & would help me a great deal everytime I went to Dreamhack, so I don't have to carry my 24" monitor & mini-itx case. (Dreamhack is every 6 months too.)

I also looked at the Asus G series, but they costed $400 more where I was just getting a 660M.

Hahah nice.. My new, IPS screen arrived yesterday and to it, I had bought an HDMI-cable. What I forgot about is that my GPU only has one HDMI-socket and I use HDMI on my other screen.

"Oh well, I guess I'll use HDMI on the new screen and change to DP on the other screen", I thought, "the new HDMI-cable fits perfectally amongst my LAN-cables."

The problem is that, whilst my GPU does support 2x DP, both sockets are mini-DP, so I'd have to buy an adapter.

Back to DVI...

I was kind of concerned with my 670 only having 2x DVI & a DP, but then I found out my main monitor can use DP :P

[Markluzz]

we have two whole forums for computer and computer build related questions, this thread is meant for the regular posters over there to chat, it does not have to be about computers

it was created so that we could chat without derailing topics over there

I discussed this with other moderators, it's fine for you to chat just try to avoid a complete spamfest which was where it was headed with some of the posts on the last page. (Which is why I stepped in to try to put the chat thread more on topic)

[Cyanotical]

if it's the same model as mine, it has room for a mSATA drive,

i setup mine with windows on the main 240GB ssd, and sabayon on the 80GB mSATA drive, it defaults to windows on a normal boot without showing GRUB

[DeltrusDisc]

we have two whole forums for computer and computer build related questions, this thread is meant for the regular posters over there to chat, it does not have to be about computers

it was created so that we could chat without derailing topics over there

^^ It's horrible in the computer forums!

Even though this deserves being in a real thread:



Turned off GUI Boot and tweaked the BIOS to only give the one screen for 2 seconds and stuff. As you can see it's marginally faster but nothing ground-breaking.

[inux94]

I discussed this with other moderators, it's fine for you to chat just try to avoid a complete spamfest which was where it was headed with some of the posts on the last page. (Which is why I stepped in to try to put the chat thread more on topic)

I just read the previous page, I thought you meant the people above talking about computer stuff :P

if it's the same model as mine, it has room for a mSATA drive,

i setup mine with windows on the main 240GB ssd, and sabayon on the 80GB mSATA drive, it defaults to windows on a normal boot without showing GRUB

Sweet, who needs a girlfriend anyways.

I do, even the guy with the most post counts in here has one. >.<

[DeltrusDisc]

Hahah nice.. My new, IPS screen arrived yesterday and to it, I had bought an HDMI-cable. What I forgot about is that my GPU only has one HDMI-socket and I use HDMI on my other screen.

"Oh well, I guess I'll use HDMI on the new screen and change to DP on the other screen", I thought, "the new HDMI-cable fits perfectally amongst my LAN-cables."

The problem is that, whilst my GPU does support 2x DP, both sockets are mini-DP, so I'd have to buy an adapter.

Back to DVI...

Adapters are your FRANDZ!!!

---------- Post added 2012-08-07 at 06:05 PM ----------

I just read the previous page, I thought you meant the people above talking about computer stuff :P

Still, it can be off-topic. Why would we need a bloody chat thread if off-topic were allowed in the main computer sections? /pointmade

[Cyanotical]

I discussed this with other moderators, it's fine for you to chat just try to avoid a complete spamfest which was where it was headed with some of the posts on the last page. (Which is why I stepped in to try to put the chat thread more on topic)

one thing i would add, a few posts making fun of ourselves does not mean it's going to turn into a spamfest, we tend to self moderate very well, i won't say that it won't happen again, but it does not mean the thread is derailing out of control

---------- Post added 2012-08-07 at 12:12 PM ----------

Sweet, who needs a girlfriend anyways.

mine's an astrophysicist :P

[DeltrusDisc]

Sweet, who needs a girlfriend anyways.

I do, even the guy with the most post counts in here has one. >.<

lololol

vesseblah has more than me, so we can't be sure. But yeah, he's never posted in this specific special thread, so.

one thing i would add, a few posts making fun of ourselves does not mean it's going to turn into a spamfest, we tend to self moderate very well, i won't say that it won't happen again, but it does not mean the thread is derailing out of control

............... are you sure?

................ WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Cyanotical]

i never got why people liked that game so much, if you want to be sadistic, play GTA4

same thing with that train simulator on steam, over $2k in DLC? WTF!

click the "see all" on the DLC, and scroll to the bottom:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/24..._7_suggest__13

[Drunkenvalley]

I wish it was DLC. It's literally just a bunch of trains.

[DeltrusDisc]

i never got why people liked that game so much, if you want to be sadistic, play GTA4

same thing with that train simulator on steam, over $2k in DLC? WTF!

click the "see all" on the DLC, and scroll to the bottom:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/24..._7_suggest__13

............

What in the literal fuck? O.o

I personally have always been and always will be a Roller Coaster Tycoon nerd.

If you hate.... MY HAND SHALL BE FORCED!!!

---------- Post added 2012-08-07 at 06:27 PM ----------

I wish it was DLC. It's literally just a bunch of trains.

lols train nerd alert! Train nerd alert!!

[protput]

Hahah nice.. My new, IPS screen arrived yesterday and to it, I had bought an HDMI-cable. What I forgot about is that my GPU only has one HDMI-socket and I use HDMI on my other screen.

"Oh well, I guess I'll use HDMI on the new screen and change to DP on the other screen", I thought, "the new HDMI-cable fits perfectally amongst my LAN-cables."

The problem is that, whilst my GPU does support 2x DP, both sockets are mini-DP, so I'd have to buy an adapter.

Back to DVI...

Guess what I did :P Bought a 24 inch Samsung led screen when it was in promotion, went and got a HDMI cable (30 euro Audioquest ones because they didn't have any other, and I couldn't be arsed to go to another store 20 minutes further.) Get home, check the screen, doesn't have an HDMI input. Needless to say I raged and returned the cable

[Butler to Baby Sloths]

............

What in the literal fuck? O.o

I personally have always been and always will be a Roller Coaster Tycoon nerd.

If you hate.... MY HAND SHALL BE FORCED!!!

---------- Post added 2012-08-07 at 06:27 PM ----------



lols train nerd alert! Train nerd alert!!

I have:

Microsoft Train Simulator (with multiple plugins, and with a self-designed track!)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (with multiple plugins and hi-def scenery)
Another Train Simulator (more for setting up working train lines, with working signals, automatic points depending on the train's destination etc)
And of course every Sim City release

[DeltrusDisc]

Finally got my little award up for First Place in Features, Division II, for the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Illinois Community College Newspapers. Randomly got this in the mail a bit over a month ago, was like, whoa, wtf?

[protput]

Finally got my little award up for First Place in Features, Division II, for the 2011 Awards for Excellence in Illinois Community College Newspapers. Randomly got this in the mail a bit over a month ago, was like, whoa, wtf?

Classy cable management right there :P

Edit: holy hell chrome tabs!

[DeltrusDisc]

eh that cable is just for a spotlight for my drumset that I haven't used in ages. I really need to redo it and get it setup so I can use it again though!

[Resentful]

n.n I had to get a new heat sink due to my computer having a flawed heat sink and... I kinda wiped off the thermal paste but I'm kinda scared of installing the new one

/cries