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#101 milk in Off Topic

what is yoohoo? is it chocolate milk? we dont have it in canada

posted about 10 years ago
#7 Streams on TF2Outpost in TF2 General Discussion

I never really thought of outpost as being involved in the community much, but this is a really cool thing for them to do.

posted about 10 years ago
#118 PC Build Thread in Hardware
SideshowMy audio card is necessary for my current music setup, I could change it but it'd cost me more to rearrange than it would just to get the UD5H.

Which are the recommended makes for SSDs?

I would grab a sandisk ultra plus

posted about 10 years ago
#12 Random shutdowns in Hardware
Setsul#7
XFX PSUs are good but generally lower quality, apparently they are cheaper because they are rejects. Basically if it doesn't meet Seasonic's standard (solder quality, voltage regulation, ripple supression, whatever) it's being sold a bit cheaper as XFX unit.

#8
Yeah, the CX430 is a decent CWT unit and pretty much unbeatable at that price.

40$ for a >600W seasonic rebrand? Get that thing fast!

XFX Proseries PSUs are rebadges, not OEM units, but yeah, thats true for the others, even though I would take a seasonic OEM unit over a CWT unit any day.

posted about 10 years ago
#7 Random shutdowns in Hardware

XFX PSUs are excellent, they're made by seasonic

posted about 10 years ago
#5 Should I fix my G400? in Hardware
Bolshevikok, so the plan right now is to get the warranty and get a G400S. Out of curiosity, will they need proof of my issue? Is this even a "warranty covered issue"? Or should I say it is the wire or something to ensure I get my replacement? (i'd rather not lie, but the mouse needs replacing and if they won't take my reason as valid I might need to)

Yeah, just tell them about the issue, say it's not clicking properly, they'll send you a new one, but might ask for your old one, sometimes they dont. If you were to fix it on your own, I've done this before modding omron switches into my friends Zowie AM, you need to be very handy with a soldering iron, and you would have to order a replacement switch from Ebay, so it's not worth it, just RMA

posted about 10 years ago
#2 Random shutdowns in Hardware

double check bios settings, maybe tweak your overclock? disable stuff like wake on lan if it's on, disable sleep/c states.

posted about 10 years ago
#1 Titanfall's pubs are 6v6 max in Other Games

http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/8/5287114/titanfall-maximum-player-count-is-6v6

Just curious what you guys think of this, I was really looking forward to this game, it looks like some kind of COD/Battlefield/Brink never forget :c hybrid with mechs to me, and 6v6 seems pretty small for pubs, but seems like it would make the gameplay more inherently competitive.

posted about 10 years ago
#12 Steam machine in Hardware

razer is a lot like apple, they both sell overpriced products, one sells rice and one sells minimalism.

posted about 10 years ago
#10 g400 mouse skipping in Hardware
tranchemusicSerotonehttp://logitech-en-emea.custhelp.com/app/ask

They'll send you a free g400s.

Out of curiosity, if I RMA'd my old mx518 would they send me a g400s as replacement?

You have to haggle, they'll try to give you a g300 or a g500 for some reason, you have to tell them to give you g400s

posted about 10 years ago
#5 g400 mouse skipping in Hardware

You can also secure the cable internally so stress isnt put on the connection between the cable and the mouse pcb, i used a dab of non conductive epoxy to secure the cord to the mouse's shell in my friend's g400 so it would stop breaking like this.

posted about 10 years ago
#113 PC Build Thread in Hardware
yankeeThanks guys, you've all been helpful. One last question, I'm going to go ahead and pick up an anti-static wristband just to air on the side of caution. Can I hook it to anything that's metal? The table I'll be building on has metal legs, could I hook it to one of the metal struts attached to the legs?

Yes, or just the metal part of your case. My antistatic wristband plugs into a normal wall outlets ground as well.

posted about 10 years ago
#112 PC Build Thread in Hardware
freakinWhy would you go 750W on a build that will never be multi gpu??? That motherboard only has one 16x

Woops, it was supposed to be this http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2wDaa

posted about 10 years ago
#109 PC Build Thread in Hardware
yankeeI'm one paycheck away from ordering the parts for my first build and I've got some noob questions I want to clear up in advance. Do I need to buy an anti-static wristband? Also, what thermal paste should I buy/do I need thermal paste for my cpu? As for case fans, how many do I need? I haven't really chosen a case yet, so I'd be open for suggestions. How many fans need to be pointed inward and how many should be pointed outward/is one orientation more important than the other?

Edit:

This is the build that I'm looking at. Does it check out alright?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87MX-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($259.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Silverstone TJ08B-E MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $1061.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-06 10:06 EST-0500)

I wouldn't really overclock on this budget, with non-overclocking parts, you can step up to a 770, which will tear apart all games at 1080p (while the 760 will struggle with a few). Overclocking on haswell is meh in general, so I would go with not overclocking and a better GPU, which will perform much better in games. The tj08 is a nice case, i've used one, but it has a fatal flaw in that the front fan is 180mm, and only silverstone makes 180mm fans, so you end up having up to use the noisy stock fan, or pay something like 30 dollars for silverstone's better 180mm fan. It's also difficult to route some cables due to it's inverted motherboard design. That being said, if you really want to use the tj08, it still is a decent case.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($197.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($77.55 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Microcenter)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.92 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card ($334.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1031.38
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-06 11:21 EST-0500)

posted about 10 years ago
#106 PC Build Thread in Hardware
BuschmasterACRYankee, you should be fine without a static wristband as long as you ground yourself occasionally while building and assemble your motherboard parts on top of the provided anti-static bag turned inside-out, though that shouldn't really matter much.

As for thermal paste, it depends if you have a custom CPU fan or not. If not, Then you don't need any, but if you are getting one, I'd recommend Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste as the provided thermal paste for aftermarket CPU fans tends to be rather crappy.

Good luck with your build!

This is not good advice :/ While it's true that you can ground yourself occasionally by doing something like plugging in a metal switched off appliance with a 3 pronged plug and touching it to discharge static, it's ultimately a better idea to just be better safe than sorry. You're spending 1000 dollars on parts, may as well spend 5 dollars to make sure you dont accidentally fry your parts with ESD.

Placing components on either side of a motherboard anti-static bag is a HORRIBLE idea, just place it on top of the motherboard box. This is because while the motherboard is protected quite well inside the bag, it acts as a faraday cage, with the bag being conductive to send electric charge away from the components while they are inside the bag.

As for thermal paste, your hyper 212 evo will come with a tube, and all branded thermal compounds tend to perform within about 1-2 degrees difference, so it's not really a big deal. If you want to buy new thermal paste, I'd reccomend Prolimatech PK-1 or Noctua NT-H1, both are relatively easy to apply and perform well. People really should not buy AS5 any more, as it is electrically conductive, so if you accidentally get any on your motherboard, you can short it, while the 2 i mentioned are both not electrically conductive, so you dont need to worry about it.

posted about 10 years ago
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