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The Official PC building thread - 4th Edition
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16. June 2011 @ 16:00 |
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What's infuriating, is looking at that results screen, it's blindingly obvious to me which ones are out of place...
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16. June 2011 @ 16:41 |
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You guys are lame that was easy even on my Samsung 245BW (TN style) monitor. I scored "0" ZERO (PERFECT!).
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16. June 2011 @ 16:44 |
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I guarantee I'll get perfect on the new Dell! THanks guys :)
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16. June 2011 @ 17:35 |
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Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
You guys are lame that was easy even on my Samsung 245BW (TN style) monitor. I scored "0" ZERO (PERFECT!).
Wise A$$! ROFLMSOAO!! You're just not as decrepit as I am, and I do need new glasses! LOL!!
Best Regards,
Russ
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16. June 2011 @ 18:16 |
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Funny, I knew that would get you going. :)
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16. June 2011 @ 20:13 |
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Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Funny, I knew that would get you going. :)
Hey!
When you get going, it means your still alive! LOL!! All in good fun my Friend, all in good fun!
Warmest Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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16. June 2011 @ 20:45 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Funny, I knew that would get you going. :)
Hey!
When you get going, it means your still alive! LOL!! All in good fun my Friend, all in good fun!
Warmest Regards,
Russ
Ain't that the truth! :O
I'm almost done with my Callaway Golf Tounament Handicap tool, actually Excel 2007-2010 works great but 97 version I'm having to re tool, and have finished the USGA Handicap Index Tool would you like me to send them to you?
Best Regards,
Steve
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16. June 2011 @ 20:54 |
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Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Funny, I knew that would get you going. :)
Hey!
When you get going, it means your still alive! LOL!! All in good fun my Friend, all in good fun!
Warmest Regards,
Russ
Ain't that the truth! :O
I'm almost done with my Callaway Golf Tounament Handicap tool, actually Excel 2007-2010 works great but 97 version I'm having to re tool, and have finished the USGA Handicap Index Tool would you like me to send them to you?
Best Regards,
Steve
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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16. June 2011 @ 21:40 |
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A bit of an off topic, but whoever it is that posts here and works for UPS, they did an excellent job on an order I placed from Germany. Two days for the delivery, was very cheap to ship, the stuff is unmarked, and the delivery driver was very friendly. Full marks.
I've always used UPS and never had an issue. Always on time, reasonable pricing, and I know my UPS route driver on a first name basis.
BTW I scored a 4 :D
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16. June 2011 @ 23:20 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Funny, I knew that would get you going. :)
Hey!
When you get going, it means your still alive! LOL!! All in good fun my Friend, all in good fun!
Warmest Regards,
Russ
Ain't that the truth! :O
I'm almost done with my Callaway Golf Tounament Handicap tool, actually Excel 2007-2010 works great but 97 version I'm having to re tool, and have finished the USGA Handicap Index Tool would you like me to send them to you?
Best Regards,
Steve
Thanks Steve. I wouldn't mind taking a look at it. I don't follow that much sports these days. I about live on the computer! LOL!! I also read a lot and fix computers. BTW, I did give you my email, right?
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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17. June 2011 @ 07:22 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Funny, I knew that would get you going. :)
Hey!
When you get going, it means your still alive! LOL!! All in good fun my Friend, all in good fun!
Warmest Regards,
Russ
Ain't that the truth! :O
I'm almost done with my Callaway Golf Tounament Handicap tool, actually Excel 2007-2010 works great but 97 version I'm having to re tool, and have finished the USGA Handicap Index Tool would you like me to send them to you?
Best Regards,
Steve
Thanks Steve. I wouldn't mind taking a look at it. I don't follow that much sports these days. I about live on the computer! LOL!! I also read a lot and fix computers. BTW, I did give you my email, right?
Best Regards,
Russ
Yes I have your email haven't listened to your concerto yet though but have a friend that did and plays the pipe organ too. I'll get at it once I've finished this spread and will get back to you.
Stevo
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Anyone have another color test?
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20. June 2011 @ 15:42 |
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Yeah! 3Tb hard drive is on the way. I feel a bit funny doing it right now, being I want the Dell monitor, but I'm fairly confident I'll be able to get another part time job in the near future. There are two temp agencies in town. I'm hoping one of them can get my foot in the cheese factory's door ;) I've worked in a food processing plant before. It's my belief that I should be able to adapt quickly. Plus my current boss recommended them. Sure wish I had a Mobo with EFI though. That'll happen next tax return time though. BIG upgrade next year :D
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20. June 2011 @ 15:51 |
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Why a 3TB? I assume they're much cheaper in the US. I can buy three 2TB drives for almost the same price as one 3TB here in the UK (3x£50 vs £140)
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20. June 2011 @ 15:59 |
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I noticed recently that Hitachi have a new 2TB drive out, bought one for less than £50
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20. June 2011 @ 16:03 |
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Multiple reasons. I love to experiment, It's currently the largest internal available, and perhaps I'm attempting to help drive the cost down.
Let's put it this way. 4 2TB drives equal 8TB. 4 3Tb drives equal 12Tb. I can hold 50% more data in my tower this way. Perhaps next year I'll build a storage array. By this time next year, there'll be even bigger drives :D I like new toys sam :p
Lets just say, my drives fill quickly. A 3tb will not fill quite so quickly.
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20. June 2011 @ 16:19 |
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My drives fill quickly too, but by the time I run out of space (17 drives) there's likely to be much lower prices on newer drives. To me, if it's 4TB and two spaces for £100 or 3TB in one space for £140, the answer to me is obvious :P
Also, needing separate S-ATA cards for each pair of drives is a bit of a pain. I need the 6 onboard slots to fill my case with drives, and the 3TB drives can't be used with them.
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20. June 2011 @ 16:23 |
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I would have spent 10USD more on 2 2TB drives. Yes, that would be a smarter decision, but as I said, I love new toys. And the card does support two drives. So I'll be ok til I get the new motherboard with multiple ports that support AF drives.
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20. June 2011 @ 16:25 |
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Yeah it makes more sense for smaller numbers of drives. For me though, I have a maximum of 6 ports on the board, and 8 ports in PCI/PCIe SATA cards (assuming two port cards). With this setup I can fit 14 2TB drives (28TB). If I used 3TB drives I'd be limited to 8 drives, or 24TB. (And that's with buying two 3TB-compatible cards on the opposite interface to what they give you, as I have two PCI and two PCIe 1x slots)
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20. June 2011 @ 18:23 |
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Anybody know how to get Xtra Drive Letter out of Disk Management, I've used all that is offered . but still have 4 more Drives . If it gave you the full Alphabet you'd be OK
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20. June 2011 @ 18:23 |
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You're going at it right Kevin, bigger is better and less is more. I don't know why if you have a choice you would go with more smaller drives then less bigger drives. Who wants to have all that extra heat, extra power, add on cards and extra cabling if you can afford not too.
Originally posted by rick5446:
Anybody know how to get Xtra Drive Letter out of Disk Management, I've used all that is offered . but still have 4 more Drives . If it gave you the full Alphabet you'd be OK
What do you mean you get the full alphabet? You can't use "A" and "B" since they are for floppy drives but all other letters can be used.
To add beyond that though would require a 3rd party tool.
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20. June 2011 @ 18:30 |
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Convenience is wonderful ;) I've owned 500Gb drives, 1Tb drives, 2Tb drives. It's time for the next best thing :D And since I've got 3 Green drives, I've made the decision I can trust them now. I don't know why so many people have problems. They probably don't know what they're doing :p
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20. June 2011 @ 18:35 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Convenience is wonderful ;) I've owned 500Gb drives, 1Tb drives, 2Tb drives. It's time for the next best thing :D And since I've got 3 Green drives, I've made the decision I can trust them now. I don't know why so many people have problems. They probably don't know what they're doing :p
Actually they may know more than you but that is a whole other argument. If green works for you keep on trucking as you have to do what works best. There typically isn't much needed in knowledge when it comes to hard drives unless you are having problems since they really are plug and play these days. Even the dumbest of the dumb can add a hard drive.
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20. June 2011 @ 18:41 |
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Go read the newegg reviews. Clearly, people expect plug and play with these, which is NOT the case LOL!
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20. June 2011 @ 19:03 |
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Originally posted by omegaman7:
Go read the newegg reviews. Clearly, people expect plug and play with these, which is NOT the case LOL!
It is true that NewEgg has a group of EXPERT's that can't even screw a light bulb in, so you're definately right about that. :)
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20. June 2011 @ 22:43 |
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12TB, 18TB, 24TB, 28TB? What in the hell are you guys storing the New York Library? LOL.
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