The "Quick Questions that does not Deserve a Thread"...Thread. V3 - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=ShaunOfTheLive;37725870]I'd say get only Corsair or OCZ for a power supply; I've been burned by an Ultra[/QUOTE] Most of Corsair's new ones are CWT though. XFX or SeaSonic themselves are generally safer.

I love the stop error im getting right now "Hey maybe your graphics card is broken. Or maybe it's your ram. Did you check your SSD? Also there's a mainboard in your PC btw!"

Is Newegg's power supply calculator reliable for calculating required PSU wattage? If not then what should i use?

[QUOTE=Silverspar;37726836]Is Newegg's power supply calculator reliable for calculating required PSU wattage? If not then what should i use?[/QUOTE] What parts are you getting and what PSU are you getting?

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;37727162]What parts are you getting and what PSU are you getting?[/QUOTE] Mind if I get in on this? [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23809447[/url] 600w (removed) because the Newegg calculator is wrong. EDIT: Forgot, I have unlisted parts because I own them already. Combination disc drive (DVD/CD) Windows 7 (Home Premium 64bit) 400gb HDD

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;37727162]What parts are you getting and what PSU are you getting?[/QUOTE] Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel case ASRock Z75 Pro3 GTX 550 Ti Intel core i3 2100 G.SKILL Ripjaws series 8GB Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5 Windows 7 OEM 64bit Antec NEO ECO 620C 620w

[QUOTE=Silverspar;37727390]Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel case ASRock Z75 Pro3 GTX 550 Ti Intel core i3 2100 G.SKILL Ripjaws series 8GB Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5 Windows 7 OEM 64bit Antec NEO ECO 620C 620w[/QUOTE] You'd be fine with a quality 600w, grab a seasonic, corsair, OCZ or Antec. [editline]19th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Grand_Raven;37727386]Mind if I get in on this? [url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=23809447[/url] 600w (removed) because the Newegg calculator is wrong.[/QUOTE] You'd also be fine with a quality 600w.

How loud is 35 Decibels when my case will be about 3 feet away from me, will I be able to notice that with closed headphones on? And if I'm sleeping at night but I leave my PC on and its about 8 feet away is that going to be more of a distraction then a ceiling fan?

35Decibles is rather loud. You will definitely notice that.

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;37727448]You'd be fine with a quality 600w, grab a seasonic, corsair, OCZ or Antec. [editline]19th September 2012[/editline] You'd also be fine with a quality 600w.[/QUOTE] the neo eco is already seasonic OEM

[QUOTE=reapaninja;37730088]the neo eco is already seasonic OEM[/QUOTE] I didn't see the Neo Eco until after I posted that. [editline]19th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Brt5470;37730042]35Decibles is rather loud. You will definitely notice that.[/QUOTE] Do you think it will be louder than my ceiling fan? also are these any good? [url]http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/051/d1225c12b1ap_detail.html[/url]

Hey, there is a picture on a website that I am trying to download, but I can't figure out how. Looking at the page source reveals some sort of javascript element in front of it, and every time I right click it it just gives me the following link: [code]javascript://[/code] Anybody know of any way around this?

What's faster, 4 SSDs with a sata 2 raid or 2 SSDs with a sata 3 Raid?

Probably 4 SSDs, but that would depend on the SSDs to an extent.

[QUOTE=Zephyrs;37732441]Probably 4 SSDs, but that would depend on the SSDs to an extent.[/QUOTE] Assuming they were OCZ Vertex 3s 60GB

This laptop: bit.ly/IodE7C with an added i7 and a 750gb hard drive adding to $930 or this laptop: bit.ly/PCQL2M with added 8gb of RAM adding to $903 I heard the Sager has better build quality but I'm not sure which to get, the MSI model has no reviews. Any opinions be great

[QUOTE=reapaninja;37725089]probably but I wouldn't bother, TTs PSUs aren't exactly top notch Ultras are terrible, cancel the order if you still have the option[/QUOTE] Welp after a night of Playing some BF3 and leaving it to render my frap videos, it has survived. Yesterday afternoon while I was testing it, the graphics card did shutdown while playing ArmA but that only occured once. Bf3 plays Ultra between 30-60 FPS now and I'm getting improvements in my other games aswell. Hell I even got some overclocking done with it and it was still going on strong. Quite frankly I'm happy with the purchase, I should get the Ultra PSU sometime today to see how well that works.

[QUOTE=Ardosos;37732156]Hey, there is a picture on a website that I am trying to download, but I can't figure out how. Looking at the page source reveals some sort of javascript element in front of it, and every time I right click it it just gives me the following link: [code]javascript://[/code] Anybody know of any way around this?[/QUOTE] Click on the link and then right click. The javascript is for full-screening the pic.

[QUOTE=Zerokateo;37730167]I didn't see the Neo Eco until after I posted that. [editline]19th September 2012[/editline] Do you think it will be louder than my ceiling fan? also are these any good? [url]http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/051/d1225c12b1ap_detail.html[/url][/QUOTE] 35 is definitely loud, 28 is definitely heard. I run AP13's around 900RPM and they are literally whisper. As loud as maybe the sound of air passing through your nose or something.

Well, my ceiling fan runs at 40 Decibels on high and around 30 on medium ( which is the setting I usually have it on ) and its noticeable but it really doesn't bother me I will get some gentle typhoons eventually but I believe that a graphics card and aftermarket CPU cooler are the most important as of now.

How would I go about finding whether or not my Windows Product keys are valid or not?

So uhm I know graphics cards are supposed to buzz and all, but mine is like REALLY audible when working, is that something to worry about?

It's normal for it to happen on new cards, but is usually gone in a week or so. How old is the card

[QUOTE=SEKCobra;37736623]So uhm I know graphics cards are supposed to buzz and all, but mine is like REALLY audible when working, is that something to worry about?[/QUOTE] What do you mean by 'buzz'? As in coilwhine, fan speed or vibration?

Let's say a guy incredibly hypothetically wants to mount a laptop motherboard inside a cardboard box. Would using tape be a big no?

[QUOTE=CAPSMAN!;37736653]Let's say a guy incredibly hypothetically wants to mount a laptop motherboard inside a cardboard box. Would using tape be a big no?[/QUOTE] That would undoubtedly be a bad idea you could probably mount it directly to the cardboard if you wanted to :v: Make a case out of lego.

The glue is almost guaranteed to get soft if you do that.

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37736671]That would undoubtedly be a bad idea you could probably mount it directly to the cardboard if you wanted to :v: Make a case out of lego.[/QUOTE] With what? The screws are pretty much wimps. Also I forgot which goes where. [IMG]http://localhostr.com/file/930/7CGCUP3q4PTU/screw-it.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37736648]What do you mean by 'buzz'? As in coilwhine, fan speed or vibration?[/QUOTE] coilwhine [editline]20th September 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Brt5470;37736644]It's normal for it to happen on new cards, but is usually gone in a week or so. How old is the card[/QUOTE] Exactly one week +-1

[QUOTE=SEKCobra;37736794]coilwhine [editline]20th September 2012[/editline] Exactly one week +-1[/QUOTE] I have had it on and off, and my card is still perfectly fine after nearly a year of usage