CIPWTTKT&GC v0x14 (v20): Turning it off and on all day every day - Hardware & Software

starting to browse the Employee purchase programs my job offers with EVGA,Microsoft,Intel etc and the discounts are only 20-30 bucks instantly but all of them include additional 30 buck rebates. So not looking bad for 500$ for a EVGA GeForce GTX 680+ 4GB w/Backplate and motherboards etc for decent discounts. Still rather buy it through my store directly though

Hey Gman, The fan you posted in the thread that I bought arrived. [img]http://i.imgur.com/qwK23.png[/img]

[QUOTE=David Tennant;37304854]£230 for a monitor, whatget? I'm bang in the price range for either 24" IPS or 24" 120hz and can't decide whether I want better colour or more hertz, don't want to risk a catleap plus catleaps are glossy and I can't deal with that. If it helps, I play games for enjoyment not to be competitive, and I do my fair share of image/RAW processing.[/QUOTE] Had a great experience with my LG IPS 236V monitor - 23" IPS panel for about 160 quid when I bought it, probably less now. 8ms (There's a 14ms one too if you're not careful - the 235V) response so it's not [i]ideal[/i] for gaming, but I've found it more than decent for gaming, and the colors are great. Has "Anti-Glare 3H" screen treatment, which means non-glossy, I believe.

[QUOTE=wingless;37312098]Hey Gman, The fan you posted in the thread that I bought arrived. [img]http://i.imgur.com/qwK23.png[/img][/QUOTE] Nice wind tunnel

[QUOTE=wingless;37312098]Hey Gman, The fan you posted in the thread that I bought arrived. [img]http://i.imgur.com/qwK23.png[/img][/QUOTE] Tropical cyclone creator 3000

Seeing this, I have a sudden urge to defrag my SSD. [img]http://i.imgur.com/ftSJd.png[/img]

[QUOTE=Akasori;37312709]Seeing this, I have a sudden urge to defrag my SSD. [img]http://i.imgur.com/ftSJd.png[/img][/QUOTE] DON'T YOU DARE.

[QUOTE=Brt5470;37310060]I honestly wish Intel would make an IvyBridge E X89 or something 8 cores, 16 threads. 3.5ghz. Sell it to me. So I can run 64-128gb ram. I want more encoding power.[/QUOTE] Why don't you get an i7-3930K? (6 Cores, 12 Threads) The X79 chipset supports up to 64GB on 8 DIMM slots. I have 8x4GB at the moment.

oh god please dont

[QUOTE=wingless;37312739]DON'T YOU DARE.[/QUOTE] Do it. [editline]19th August 2012[/editline] Just to spite wingar, do it.

[QUOTE=Akasori;37312709]Seeing this, I have a sudden urge to defrag my SSD. [img]http://i.imgur.com/ftSJd.png[/img][/QUOTE] Defraggler should hide SSDs because there is going to be somebody who buys an SSD because "OMG IT SO COOL/FAST/WHATEVER" and then try to defrag the shit out of it.

[QUOTE=Forumaster;37313826]Defraggler should hide SSDs because there is going to be somebody who buys an SSD because "OMG IT SO COOL/FAST/WHATEVER" and then try to defrag the shit out of it.[/QUOTE] No it says "It's a SSD"

[QUOTE=Forumaster;37313826]Defraggler should hide SSDs because there is going to be somebody who buys an SSD because "OMG IT SO COOL/FAST/WHATEVER" and then try to defrag the shit out of it.[/QUOTE] If you click the defrag button you even get a dialog warning you about it being bad [img]http://puu.sh/WPPm[/img]

[QUOTE=Goz3rr;37314169]If you click the defrag button you even get a dialog warning you about it being bad[/QUOTE] Like this? [img]http://i.imgur.com/tYpf3.jpg[/img] [editline]19th August 2012[/editline] damnit ninja'd with the real thing :c

[QUOTE=Goz3rr;37314169]If you click the defrag button you even get a dialog warning you about it being bad [img]http://puu.sh/WPPm[/img][/QUOTE] Ah, carry on then. Not with the defrag though.

[QUOTE=Forumaster;37314375]Ah, carry on then. Not with the defrag though.[/QUOTE] I was going to actually start a defrag and post the image just to mess with wingar :v:

[QUOTE=Goz3rr;37314550]I was going to actually start a defrag and post the image just to mess with wingar :v:[/QUOTE] You're an asshole.

Are there any good water cooling sets available for gpus?

[QUOTE=SweFox*;37253463]That's so nice. Here's mine. Only 1 though. [IMG]http://goo.gl/apGhR[/IMG][/QUOTE] SSD buddies! Unfortunately I only get half that on SATA II. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Sc8fS.png[/IMG]

My hard drive write speed is like 10 mb (Its in "I'm dying" condition for more than a year now), I'm jealous

[QUOTE=superstepa;37314965]My hard drive write speed is like 10 mb (Its in "I'm dying" condition for more than a year now), I'm jealous[/QUOTE] Use passmark disc checkup on it and point out some obviously bad looking things It could be something really simple, for all you know.

Here's a tip if you have a supported mobo (Intel Chipset). Download Intel Rapid Storage Technology manager and use it to enable write back caching, 'tis how I got to boost my speeds to nearly 1 GB/s read.

[QUOTE=ijyt;37314904]SSD buddies! Unfortunately I only get half that on SATA II. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Sc8fS.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] I would have an SSD right now if I wasn't stuck with Sata II :( There isn't much benefit over my HDD's like this.

Actually yes there is.

[QUOTE=SEKCobra;37315316]Actually yes there is.[/QUOTE] Not when the price:performace ratio comes into play

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37315396]Not when the price:performace ratio comes into play[/QUOTE] You can always upgrade to SATA 3 later and still get a fast as fuck experience beforehand.

[QUOTE=Warship;37314232]Like this? [img]http://i.imgur.com/tYpf3.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] So basically you can feel bad or cancel feeling bad

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37315263]I would have an SSD right now if I wasn't stuck with Sata II :( There isn't much benefit over my HDD's like this.[/QUOTE] A whole lot more factors go into real-world system performance than max sequential speeds. [b]Edit:[/b] Is there even a difference in IOPS when testing over SATA II vs SATA III?

[QUOTE=wingless;37315412]You can always upgrade to SATA 3 later and still get a fast as fuck experience beforehand.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I plan to. I've been considering an internal PCIe x1 SIII card, but I don't really know which I should get.

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;37315438]Yeah, I plan to. I've been considering an internal PCIe x1 SIII card, but I don't really know which I should get.[/QUOTE] You worry about price:performance then talk about getting a dedicated SATA III card just so you can get the maximum sequential speed?