Computer illiterate people who think they know things V8: Mandrith appreciation Station. - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;27714443]northwest web soultions [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] with two dell E228WFPs on it's single Mini DisplayPort[/QUOTE] And a desktop GPU.

[QUOTE=MacTrekkie;27714610]Dual link DVI adapter :v: [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] Looks like it would be less painful just to get a GTX 560 and a GT210 to get four displays.[/QUOTE] Then I wouldn't have the panorama gaming setup, though I am tempted when I save up my £2k, to spend £1k of it on a 27/30" display instead of a mac mini and do a Ajacks styled setup with my 20"'s paired with a GTX 580/equivalent.

So I got tired of how horrible iTunes is on Windows and I've decided to use my eMac for syncing my iPhone. Now I need a place for my eMac... Guess I'll have to keep it on my bedside table. Why is the fan so loud? Also, I'm tired of Windows being a bitch. Fuck off, I'm on Linux now.

[QUOTE=kaze4159;27707582]One of my textbooks for a Multimedia class [img_thumb]http://i53.tinypic.com/zlrxav.jpg[/img_thumb] :frog:[/QUOTE] It is the easiest way, really.

[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;27717147]Then I wouldn't have the panorama gaming setup, though I am tempted when I save up my £2k, to spend £1k of it on a 27/30" display instead of a mac mini and do a Ajacks styled setup with my 20"'s paired with a GTX 580/equivalent.[/QUOTE] Can't even remember Aljack's setup, I only remember it being epic. Pics?

[QUOTE=kaze4159;27707925][img_thumb]http://i51.tinypic.com/2uqyvdu.jpg[/img_thumb] "Firefox is good because people are being payed to make it" :frogdowns:[/QUOTE] Linux was on PS3 day one.

[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;27717177]So I got tired of how horrible iTunes is on Windows and I've decided to use my eMac for syncing my iPhone. Now I need a place for my eMac... Guess I'll have to keep it on my bedside table. Why is the fan so loud? Also, I'm tired of Windows being a bitch. Fuck off, I'm on Linux now.[/QUOTE] The amount of times I have said "Fuck windows" and say I am going to over to mac.. Then I look at the price of the mac pro and I have to come back to windows, maybe my next build will have to be hackintosh friendly. [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Tools;27717354]Can't even remember Aljack's setup, I only remember it being epic. Pics?[/QUOTE] It was a 20" Portrait 30" Landscape 20" Portrait (900 x 1600 + 2560 x 1600 + 900 x 1600 huge desktop space), there is loads in the post your desk thread but he hasn't posted in a while.

[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;27717622]The amount of times I have said "Fuck windows" and say I am going to over to mac.. Then I look at the price of the mac pro and I have to come back to windows, maybe my next build will have to be hackintosh friendly. [/QUOTE] linux [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] it's not really that hard unless you jump into arch right off the bat and even then if you can read [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] anyway while i'm here, what font does facepunch use and why wasn't it included with this windows install

Running out of disk space because main partition is about 30GB. I also don't game a lot because my specs are shit, so I moved all of my documents in a linux style to another HDD. Still had low space, so I checked temp files and logs to find that AVG (which was uninstalled a long time ago) didn't delete it's 1GB+ log files. I went from about 300MB of space to 1.7GB and still deleting more of AVG's log files.

[QUOTE=Niteshifter;27718544]Running out of disk space because main partition is about 30GB. I also don't game a lot because my specs are shit, so I moved all of my documents in a linux style to another HDD. Still had low space, so I checked temp files and logs to find that AVG (which was uninstalled a long time ago) didn't delete it's 1GB+ log files. I went from about 300MB of space to 1.7GB and still deleting more of AVG's log files.[/QUOTE] mse

[QUOTE=Niteshifter;27718544]Running out of disk space because main partition is about 30GB. I also don't game a lot because my specs are shit, so I moved all of my documents in a linux style to another HDD. Still had low space, so I checked temp files and logs to find that AVG (which was uninstalled a long time ago) didn't delete it's 1GB+ log files. I went from about 300MB of space to 1.7GB and still deleting more of AVG's log files.[/QUOTE] Holy shit.

[QUOTE=GoDong-DK;27717112]And a desktop GPU.[/QUOTE] It was a joke based on the temperature. That happens to be the exact temperature at which my GPU idles on my MBP. [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;27717622]The amount of times I have said "Fuck windows" and say I am going to over to mac.. Then I look at the price of the mac pro and I have to come back to windows, maybe my next build will have to be hackintosh friendly.[/QUOTE] Apple should make a consumer tower, between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro, preferably more towards the Mac Pro. A ~$1000 one with good specs(Sandy Bridge i5's and i7's, GTX 460 at least, etc) in a smaller Mac Pro like case.

[QUOTE=wlzshroom;27718471]linux [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] it's not really that hard unless you jump into arch right off the bat and even then if you can read [/QUOTE] Wouldn't be able to, due to my massive library of games on steam + other software compatibility problems, and that I use ATi eyefinity unless thats now supported in linux? [editline]29th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=MacTrekkie;27718891]It was a joke based on the temperature. That happens to be the exact temperature at which my GPU idles on my MBP. [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] Apple should make a consumer tower, between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro, preferably more towards the Mac Pro. A ~$1000 one with good specs(Sandy Bridge i5's and i7's, GTX 460 at least, etc) in a smaller Mac Pro like case.[/QUOTE] If they just took the iMac specs and popped em in a smaller case without the screen it would be perfect.

Sure it wouldn't be very hard at all. Just design a fatter smaller motherboard. Although a beefier GPU would be really nice, seeing as that is prebuilts in general and Apple in particular's most common problem, besides price.

I just hope that the mac mini refresh will have a more powerful gpu this time, maybe a integrated 4-series/5-series nvidia if they are around at time of release?

[QUOTE=Sgt Pringles;27717622]The amount of times I have said "Fuck windows" and say I am going to over to mac.. Then I look at the price of the mac pro and I have to come back to windows, maybe my next build will have to be hackintosh friendly. [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] It was a 20" Portrait 30" Landscape 20" Portrait (900 x 1600 + 2560 x 1600 + 900 x 1600 huge desktop space), there is loads in the post your desk thread but he hasn't posted in a while.[/QUOTE] How the diddley did he afford a 30" 2560x1600 screen?

[QUOTE=Tools;27720192]How the diddley did he afford a 30" 2560x1600 screen?[/QUOTE] Hes a freelance 3d modeler. I was thinking of getting this one due to the fact its £400 cheaper than the dell one: [url]http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-009-HO&groupid=17&catid=1120&subcat=[/url] Not really [i]that[/i] expensive if you have a proper job.

My flashdrive was washed, and dried, but it still works. Still not going to use it again though.

[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;27720692]My flashdrive was washed, and dried, but it still works. Still not going to use it again though.[/QUOTE] Uh why? That's just like saying I accidentally bumped my car, but it still drives fine. I'm not going to drive it anymore though.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;27720739]Uh why? That's just like saying I accidentally bumped my car, but it still drives fine. I'm not going to drive it anymore though.[/QUOTE] Because his computer might explode. :downs:

I just thought about this, what would happen if you submerged a running PSU in water? :science:?

So, I apparently turned my phone into some kind of rampaging death machine. I made the mistake of buying a cheap Chinese phone charger from Wal-Mart, when I connected it to my phone the screen went scrambled and turned off. Now whatever device I connect the phone too turns off. All the little power LEDs on chargers turn off when it's plugged in, for example. The best part is when I plugged it into my laptop [B][I]it instantly turned the computer off[/I][/B]. Luckily the computer survived but a few friends told me I came close to frying the entire motherboard. I have to fall back to my parents old RAZR until I can get a new phone in April. Oh well.

[QUOTE=Badal;27721267]So, I apparently turned my phone into some kind of rampaging death machine. I made the mistake of buying a cheap Chinese phone charger from Wal-Mart, when I connected it to my phone the screen went scrambled and turned off. Now whatever device I connect the phone too turns off. All the little power LEDs on chargers turn off when it's plugged in, for example. The best part is when I plugged it into my laptop [B][I]it instantly turned the computer off[/I][/B]. Luckily the computer survived but a few friends told me I came close to frying the entire motherboard. I have to fall back to my parents old RAZR until I can get a new phone in April. Oh well.[/QUOTE] Get a lawyer.

[QUOTE=Dr. Deeps;27721335]Get a lawyer.[/QUOTE] Good luck suing some small company all the way in China

[QUOTE=Badal;27721267]So, I apparently turned my phone into some kind of rampaging death machine. I made the mistake of buying a cheap Chinese phone charger from Wal-Mart, when I connected it to my phone the screen went scrambled and turned off. Now whatever device I connect the phone too turns off. All the little power LEDs on chargers turn off when it's plugged in, for example. The best part is when I plugged it into my laptop [B][I]it instantly turned the computer off[/I][/B]. Luckily the computer survived but a few friends told me I came close to frying the entire motherboard. I have to fall back to my parents old RAZR until I can get a new phone in April. Oh well.[/QUOTE] Market it as a weapon of mass destruction, distribute in [del]enemy[/del] every country that displeases you.

[QUOTE=ze beaver;27721187]I just thought about this, what would happen if you submerged a running PSU in water? :science:?[/QUOTE] IIRC, pure H2O would be running like normal, but something like tap water would screw it over because of the extra particles and electrolytes in it.

[QUOTE=Badal;27721267]So, I apparently turned my phone into some kind of rampaging death machine. I made the mistake of buying a cheap Chinese phone charger from Wal-Mart, when I connected it to my phone the screen went scrambled and turned off. Now whatever device I connect the phone too turns off. All the little power LEDs on chargers turn off when it's plugged in, for example. The best part is when I plugged it into my laptop [B][I]it instantly turned the computer off[/I][/B]. Luckily the computer survived but a few friends told me I came close to frying the entire motherboard. I have to fall back to my parents old RAZR until I can get a new phone in April. Oh well.[/QUOTE] Hold onto that phone. Have a teacher plug it into their computer on your last day of your senior year of (insert whatever level of schooling you're on). The computer will live (if your story is true), but your teacher will freak out, and you'll just laugh, unplug it and press the power button.

I only paid $30 for the phone, it's a generic dumb phone. I really can't be bothered to hire a lawyer to sue for $30. I'm just glad I didn't kill my laptop. [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=lavacano;27722098]Hold onto that phone. Have a teacher plug it into their computer on your last day of your senior year of (insert whatever level of schooling you're on). The computer will live (if your story is true), but your teacher will freak out, and you'll just laugh, unplug it and press the power button.[/QUOTE] My computer lived, whether it was chance or the ASUS motherboard is unknown. I bet a cheapo school computer would die.

[QUOTE=Badal;27722238]I only paid $30 for the phone, it's a generic dumb phone. I really can't be bothered to hire a lawyer to sue for $30. I'm just glad I didn't kill my laptop. [editline]28th January 2011[/editline] My computer lived, whether it was chance or the ASUS motherboard is unknown. I bet a cheapo school computer would die.[/QUOTE] ASUS motherboards are good. My netbook got a short and wouldn't turn on, but after checking with a multimeter, the motherboard is fine, although the battery, not so much.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;27720739]Uh why? That's just like saying I accidentally bumped my car, but it still drives fine. I'm not going to drive it anymore though.[/QUOTE] Last time I used something that was washed and dried it destroyed my Gameboy.