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

still looking for a FTP tutorial using filezilla and no-ip

[img]http://i.imgur.com/puviC.png[/img] Is the "Temp2" value normal? This is under heavy load (GMod) here are my specs: [img]http://i.imgur.com/UjAHg.png[/img]

SpeedFan is usually awful with temperatures I use speccy to view temps, so just assume SpeedFan is reporting a wrong value and post the Speccy under load

Speccy is under load.

In that case, the temperatures reported by Speccy are fine, I wouldn't worry.

Okay then. Thanks for the quick reply

Does anyone have a rough time frame of when the 660/670 will be available?

Between now and august. August is the rumored 685 release. So we might see 670's in late april, early may.

So, I have come to a conclusion that the Scythe Mugen 2b, is a bit too bulky and will consume basicly the whole window. Are there any alternatives? I have been looking at the NH-C14, and the H100. Any other recommendations?

[QUOTE=martijnp3000;35596048]So, I have come to a conclusion that the Scythe Mugen 2b, is a bit too bulky and will consume basicly the whole window. Are there any alternatives? I have been looking at the NH-C14, and the H100. Any other recommendations?[/QUOTE] If you want something that won't obstruct too much in the main compartment of the case, then the all-in-one liquid coolers are decent. Bear in mind you're paying more for poorer cooling and louder fans than with traditional air cooling though. Also, stay away from the H100 - Look at the Antec Kuhler 920 instead.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;35595985]Between now and august. August is the rumored 685 release. So we might see 670's in late april, early may.[/QUOTE] Okay thanks, I was gonna buy either a 560 Ti 448 core or a 570, but now I'll probably wait it out for the 670 or something.

[QUOTE=Shadaez;35584946]Linux will probably save it. Just get a tiny liveCD[/QUOTE] Thanks! Tried a random Ubuntu Live CD, and managed to get the files out.

Alright guys so I fucked up bad. I got a new hard drive and I have been trying to make it my boot drive by cloning my old hard drive to my new hard drive. I never altered the old hard drive (99.9% sure of this). I was never able to clone and then add unallocated space to the partition, and i spent hours on it so I just said fuck it, so I put the new hard drive (wiped) into a new comp I am building. Here is the issue now. My old comp won't start up unless both hard drives are present. With the old hard drive it just won't start up. With the new hard drive it says I am missing windows files. this is odd because the new hard drive is wiped clean. Not even a partition, all unallocated space. Windows will only start up if I have both hard drives connected to my comp, and even then I can't even show the second drive in Disk management OR My computer. I really need help. Appreciated.

I am building a cheap rig for my friend and the price is about at $450. His only request about the computer is that it runs minecraft at a playable level. This needs to be as cheap as possible, so I picked a 520 as his GPU. Am I over shooting on the card? If so what cheaper card would you recommend

[QUOTE=SataniX;35596567]If you want something that won't obstruct too much in the main compartment of the case, then the all-in-one liquid coolers are decent. Bear in mind you're paying more for poorer cooling and louder fans than with traditional air cooling though. Also, stay away from the H100 - Look at the Antec Kuhler 920 instead.[/QUOTE] Any reasons to stay away from the H100? Tinytomlogan said it was quite good, and really the only one he would recommend from the H series. Also, the h100 has dual rads, the kuhler doesn't.

[QUOTE=SataniX;35596567]If you want something that won't obstruct too much in the main compartment of the case, then the all-in-one liquid coolers are decent. Bear in mind you're paying more for poorer cooling and louder fans than with traditional air cooling though. Also, stay away from the H100 - Look at the Antec Kuhler 920 instead.[/QUOTE] As a former owner of a 620 and a 920. Avoid them like a plague.

The H100 is overpriced for what you get, but it's still a solid cooler and looks pretty awesome, TTL really only uses it because it's easy to use on his test bench (doesn't require much mounting and fiddling as a big air heatsink would) and he's sponsored by Corsair. But it is a good cooler, just a bit overpriced for the performance, if you like the look of it and have the money then go for it.

I think I will just go for a Nh-d14 then, just a shame the window gets partially blocked.

[QUOTE=Drfastfood;35606898]I am building a cheap rig for my friend and the price is about at $450. His only request about the computer is that it runs minecraft at a playable level. This needs to be as cheap as possible, so I picked a 520 as his GPU. Am I over shooting on the card? If so what cheaper card would you recommend[/QUOTE] Do without the GPU and get a h61 motherboard with a i3 2125 or 2105, if he needs a GPU later, he could upgrade to one without waste. I'd also get a PSU that's at least capable of running a 5770, maybe those cheap cooler master 430 watt PSU.

Building a new compy, should I just wait until the mid range 6 series nvidia cards and for the new intel chip sets?

Waiting is the best thing you can do right now.

Hey guys, my PCI-E Wireless Adapter is being really finicky after one of the antannae came off, so I "borrowed" my sister's D-Link Wireless Adapter (It's a surprisingly good one) and it's a USB one that comes with a single-slot USB Hub with cord. Would I see any speed differences between plugging it directly into the computer and plugging it into the hub?

Alright cool. Any chance theyll be out in a month or so? Gotta have a new computer for Diablo 3 haha

For the Intel CPUs I believe so, not sure about the mid-range Nvidia cards though.

[QUOTE=Tukimoshi;35611388]Hey guys, my PCI-E Wireless Adapter is being really finicky after one of the antannae came off, so I "borrowed" my sister's D-Link Wireless Adapter (It's a surprisingly good one) and it's a USB one that comes with a single-slot USB Hub with cord. Would I see any speed differences between plugging it directly into the computer and plugging it into the hub?[/QUOTE] It's possible (but unlikely) for it to be bottlenecked by the HUB because all the bandwidth is shared between all the attached devices.

[QUOTE=TehDoctorz;35603594]Alright guys so I fucked up bad. I got a new hard drive and I have been trying to make it my boot drive by cloning my old hard drive to my new hard drive. I never altered the old hard drive (99.9% sure of this). I was never able to clone and then add unallocated space to the partition, and i spent hours on it so I just said fuck it, so I put the new hard drive (wiped) into a new comp I am building. Here is the issue now. My old comp won't start up unless both hard drives are present. With the old hard drive it just won't start up. With the new hard drive it says I am missing windows files. this is odd because the new hard drive is wiped clean. Not even a partition, all unallocated space. Windows will only start up if I have both hard drives connected to my comp, and even then I can't even show the second drive in Disk management OR My computer. I really need help. Appreciated.[/QUOTE] What exactly happens when you boot only with the old drive? Perhaps, your boot records got mixed up, or something. If so, you could probably repair the old HD by using the Windows 7 install disk (assuming you are using W7). Start up using the Windows 7 DVD, pick "Repair your computer", then "Startup Repair". Also, I'm pretty sure that an empty drive still should show up in Disk Management.

[QUOTE=Makol;35611409]For the Intel CPUs I believe so, not sure about the mid-range Nvidia cards though.[/QUOTE] Well I can hope. Think the i7s will drop in price when the new CPUs come out?

I'd love to have a laptop as my own PC, until I move with my dad and then still use it as a laptop, so, I'd love a decent GPU, processor speed, and a good amount of USB Ports. Any thoughts?

Powerful laptops are heavy and have shitty battery life. Also, even the most powerful laptop will get old fast. I suggest you get a desktop and some cheap laptop.

Are there any negative effects caused by putting a 1200w PSU in a rig that only needs 800?