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Off Topic / Re: women can now serve in combat roles
« on: January 27, 2013, 04:35:14 AM »
An expected change that came way too late.
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 27, 2013, 01:35:41 AM »
Sounds like a person who only has a $4000 budget because he doesn't understand he doesn't need a $1k CPU. Who is funding this trainwreck? o_o
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 26, 2013, 05:47:57 PM »If only you would have waited...
I don't think you understand, I can't use Newegg as I'm outside of Canada and the US.
I did look up parts there but after a middle-man postal service, shipping, and tax its just as or more expensive than buying from a retailer, plus I'd void warranty that way and have to wait longer.
Count yourself lucky you get to pay less for parrtsss. I have to pay about $200USD more than you.
you never shot a video of it you friend
I've got a video of me fondling the RAM lolo, and opening the CPU. But we only have slot-loader optical drives here and its mini-disc. Dunno how I'm gonna get it off. D:
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 26, 2013, 08:28:15 AM »
This cost me about $1300 NZD, but convert it to USD and remove the extra costs we pay here (retailers charge more due to shipping, different market, etc) and I calculated you could buy it on Newegg for around $800 USD or so about a month back.
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 25, 2013, 06:44:00 AM »Wait what?
Didn't you put together a system around the same time as I did, Icy? That being early December?
Or did you have to wait 2 months for all your parts to arrive? :O
I decided to sell my laptop while it had retail value and factor that into the budget. Took a while to sell it. :c
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 25, 2013, 04:39:27 AM »What did you call it? C:
It looks good, I bet you're proud
Mmhm, its my first build and I'm glad I've had no problems.... yet. :U
I haven't settled on a name yet.
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 25, 2013, 03:25:30 AM »Remember when it was just in bits ad pieces, ah what good days hose were C:
* lcyGamma backs away slowly
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 25, 2013, 03:06:07 AM »
She works! :D
I finally finished, I was going over what else needed to be checked but couldn't think of anything after making sure everything was done once.
Turned the PSU switch on. Pressed button-- nothing. Realized it wasn't on at the wall, what a typical starfish thing to do.
Everything is going perfectly, all the hardware seems to be detected and the fans are all running. Had to change the time a few hours but thats usual.
I'm so pleased. ;_____;
Might try and move that one cable away from being so obvious but its a little hard.
I finally finished, I was going over what else needed to be checked but couldn't think of anything after making sure everything was done once.
Turned the PSU switch on. Pressed button-- nothing. Realized it wasn't on at the wall, what a typical starfish thing to do.
Everything is going perfectly, all the hardware seems to be detected and the fans are all running. Had to change the time a few hours but thats usual.
I'm so pleased. ;_____;
Might try and move that one cable away from being so obvious but its a little hard.
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 25, 2013, 02:02:06 AM »so where is the ram in that mess :<
this might help, here
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 25, 2013, 01:55:15 AM »
Thanks fawkes, Steve. Almost ready to try turn it on now. Just another question, my cable management is ... okay, nothing really blocking airflow but the cables are quite bunched and clusterforgeted together both next to the CPU, and some stowed in a space below the hard drive (got those cables where there are "stems" of cables coming off of multiple thicker cables).
Is it okay to have tightly packed clumps of thick power cables together?
Is it okay to have tightly packed clumps of thick power cables together?
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 24, 2013, 11:46:54 PM »i wish you bad luck. i hope you trip on the keyboard and break your nose on the case, bleed on the internals and ruin them
.. ha.. ha? What the forget is wrong with you. >:u
How do I know if the CPU is installed correctly, its an LGA1155 socket. From what I've read it should just 'plop' into the socket and then you pull the lever down to secure it, but it just feels strange to not need to click the CPU itself into place (I'm not used to forceless installation like that, first time doing a CPU). It seems to have aligned right but I'm paranoid its not in properly and will explode.
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 24, 2013, 09:45:32 PM »
Well its take a lot of time, saving / working for money, and organizing the sale of my old comp--- finally its paid off!
CPU arrived and I have everything ready to build! Wish me luck. :3
Sorry the photo quality is meh, I've lost my iPod and only have a webcam for now.
CPU arrived and I have everything ready to build! Wish me luck. :3
Sorry the photo quality is meh, I've lost my iPod and only have a webcam for now.
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 23, 2013, 11:34:05 PM »
I googled and see a lot of people suggesting the Q9550 or Q9650.
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Gallery / Re: Preview: Russia
« on: January 22, 2013, 11:20:11 PM »Just a heads up, he didnt say you could rate :P
hahahahahahahaha no
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Off Topic / Re: The Computer Megathread V2 - Micron announces 1TB SSD for under $600!
« on: January 22, 2013, 06:30:06 PM »
I decided to be prudent by factoring in the sale of my old computer into my budget for the new one. Protip: don't do this if you are impatient, I only just sold it this week and I originally listed it online before December last year.
Anyway my i5 3570 is in the mail and my RAM arrived today! Once the CPU gets here I can build it. :D:D
Here is the RAM, I purchased two 1x8GB Corsair XMS3 ram modules with (arguably unnecessary) XMS heat spreaders (dual channel, 1333mhz, 9-9-9-24, 1.65V). In total that is 16GB of ram.
I use GM:S and often have a number of audio editors, image editors (with many massive files), while running the game on top of the IDE which seems to eat lots of memory. I also want to setup an OSX virtual machine to try and steamline an experimental process with Xcode, blah blah. Still more RAM than one might need.
Perhaps more importantly, my mini-itx motherboard (Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe) takes 16GB ram maximum and I feel it strange to not just max it out when I can. And of course, seeing how my first ever computer had 256MB ram, there is something wonderfully appealing to my younger child self to have 62x the amount I had back then bahaha.
Anyway my i5 3570 is in the mail and my RAM arrived today! Once the CPU gets here I can build it. :D:D
Here is the RAM, I purchased two 1x8GB Corsair XMS3 ram modules with (arguably unnecessary) XMS heat spreaders (dual channel, 1333mhz, 9-9-9-24, 1.65V). In total that is 16GB of ram.
I use GM:S and often have a number of audio editors, image editors (with many massive files), while running the game on top of the IDE which seems to eat lots of memory. I also want to setup an OSX virtual machine to try and steamline an experimental process with Xcode, blah blah. Still more RAM than one might need.
Perhaps more importantly, my mini-itx motherboard (Asus P8Z77-I Deluxe) takes 16GB ram maximum and I feel it strange to not just max it out when I can. And of course, seeing how my first ever computer had 256MB ram, there is something wonderfully appealing to my younger child self to have 62x the amount I had back then bahaha.