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Re: new desktop
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 6:56 pm
by Malcolm
I got an old-ass hotmail account (think I opened it in high school) and a gmail one. They supplement each other well enough.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:41 pm
by Malcolm
speakers have arrived
For some throwaway $20 refurb speakers, these aren't bad. Woof is respectable, tweet is pretty clear.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 4:50 pm
by Malcolm
The refurb printer/fax/scanner went to below $30. Pulled the trigger.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:08 pm
by GORDON
Deskjet? The ink alone is $70 a pop.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:35 pm
by Malcolm
Awesome. I'll pretty much be using it for ticket printing purposes and some scans. Hell, more scans than anything else.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 5:34 pm
by TheCatt
Got bored, bought a core i5-6600k + mobo + 2x8GB of RAM
Unsure if need new video card. mine's 2 or 3 years old?
Re: new desktop
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2016 6:25 pm
by Malcolm
What are the specs on the vid card?
Re: new desktop
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 9:17 am
by TheCatt
Hmmm, appears to be a GeForce 9800GTX+
I think I gave my wife the one that's newer for her photography setup.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 11:23 am
by Malcolm
Should be legit.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:18 pm
by TheCatt
I bought a bunch of crap, and still haven't put it together. sigh
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Re: new desktop
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:01 pm
by Troy
I upgraded my 9800GTX last year. Was past due. Playing Rust improved dramatically.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 5:26 pm
by TheCatt
I've also got an R7-260X lying around. What I really need is time to do all this shit.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:06 pm
by TheCatt
Machine built... drivers installing.
i think this is my last time building a machine. Part of the reason I do it is that i have a crapton of storage (8x3TB storage drives, RAID 5 with 1 hot spare), and want to make sure the case, etc all works well together. I used to have 14 drives, but I no longer need the other RAID so it got retired. Eventually, 8-10TB drives will become more common, and then I'll only need 4 drives.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:44 pm
by Malcolm
I infinitely prefer building my own to buying brand units.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:46 pm
by GORDON
Last time I bought someone else's parts bundle... didn't like. I am currently 20 feet away from it and the case fans sound like a jet engine.... and this is the sound they always make, it isn't like they are temporarily spun up higher.
I will always buy my own tested (nothing brand new on the market) parts and read the copious reviews, first, so I don't get a jet engine case again.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:51 pm
by Malcolm
GORDON wrote:Last time I bought someone else's parts bundle... didn't like. I am currently 20 feet away from it and the case fans sound like a jet engine.... and this is the sound they always make, it isn't like they are temporarily spun up higher.
I will always buy my own tested (nothing brand new on the market) parts and read the copious reviews, first, so I don't get a jet engine case again.
I used to have those. I made damned sure my current case didn't have that problem. The standard 3 work quite well, even during summer.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:08 pm
by TheCatt
I want a silent machine.
Re: new desktop
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:13 pm
by GORDON
You're god damned right you do.
new desktop
Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 4:00 pm
by Malcolm
Malcolm wrote: The refurb printer/fax/scanner went to below $30. Pulled the trigger.
Got around to setting this up. After a minor annoyance, it's up and running, wifi-enabled, printing colour.
new desktop
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:12 pm
by TheCatt
TheCatt wrote: Machine built... drivers installing.
i think this is my last time building a machine. Part of the reason I do it is that i have a crapton of storage (8x3TB storage drives, RAID 5 with 1 hot spare), and want to make sure the case, etc all works well together. I used to have 14 drives, but I no longer need the other RAID so it got retired. Eventually, 8-10TB drives will become more common, and then I'll only need 4 drives.
TheCatt wrote: I want a silent machine.
Rebuilding the "my last time" desktop machine with a silent case + PSU. Going to remove the RAID since I now have a 5x10TB RAID 5 NAS. But it's an ATX mobo, so still need a mid-tower.