technology The Glorious PC master race thread

[Plageius 263]

Just installed some Cablemod cables <3

 

https://imgur.com/a/ITPEY Album

Maybe I'd give those a try if my PSU wasn't nestled in the top of my case with the cables side being hard to reach.

[long gone 8,929]

Maybe I'd give those a try if my PSU wasn't nestled in the top of my case with the cables side being hard to reach.

A case with a top-mounted PSU... I'd say that is something I haven't seen in a long time, but that'd be lying. I saw PCs like that earlier today.

[Celli 4,338]

Only on Steam will you find a pack of every single game from that developer for $207

[Plageius 263]

Only on Steam will you find a pack of every single game from that developer for $207

which dev because they go on sale a lot

[Celli 4,338]

which dev because they go on sale a lot

It's the eidos anthology. 85 games for $207

[Plageius 263]

It's the eidos anthology. 85 games for $207

I've never actually seen that, and are you sure some of it wasn't DLC? IIRC Eidos made Just Cause 2 which had a metric buttton of DLC.

[Celli 4,338]

I've never actually seen that, and are you sure some of it wasn't DLC? IIRC Eidos made Just Cause 2 which had a metric buttton of DLC.

Yes, I'm sure. her take a look at it:

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/52123/?snr=1_702_7__13

[Plageius 263]

Yes, I'm sure. her take a look at it:

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/52123/?snr=1_702_7__13

Yeah, most of it is just DLC for Theif, Tomb Raider, JC2, and Hitman xD

[remove p l e a s e ? 800]

I just got my new desk set up.

Pinkie and a Bionicle and some other things to my side.

The other side. Along with my 1024 monitor.

Crap Gateways.

And my main machine.

Edited March 5, 2015 by Tera The Unicorn

[VictiniStar101 214]

Finally got around to ordering some Artic thermal paste cleaner and some thermal paste to reapply on my stock heatsink/fan.  Mind you I built this rig in the Summer of 2013, so a new coat of thermal paste is long overdue.

[long gone 8,929]

Finally got around to ordering some Artic thermal paste cleaner and some thermal paste to reapply on my stock heatsink/fan.  Mind you I built this rig in the Summer of 2013, so a new coat of thermal paste is long overdue.

I used Arctic MX4 in my rig, I like it.

[Celli 4,338]

Installed a second fan to my CPU cooler for a push-pull configuration, yay. It has LEDs.

[VictiniStar101 214]

Yeah, I ordered this, hopefully everything goes alright, although may as well clean the dust out of my computer when I'm reapplying the thermal paste.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FVI91U

 

 

Also, anyone know good temp monitoring software for AMD CPUs?

Edited March 5, 2015 by VictiniStar101

[long gone 8,929]

Honestly, aftermarket paste like that is so much better than whatever Intel or AMD pre-applies on their stock coolers. I've been noticing idle temps anywhere from 5 - 10° lower than with the stock cooler... then again, I have a giant, dual-tower, dual-fan aircooler to go with it.

[Celli 4,338]

Yeah, I ordered this, hopefully everything goes alright, although may as well clean the dust out of my computer when I'm reapplying the thermal paste.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FVI91U

Arctic silver is good, I have it on my CPU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

[Plageius 263]

I have some no name paste and it works fine, the SUPER DUPER PERFORMANCE PASTE trend is useless imo

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Honestly, aftermarket paste like that is so much better than whatever Intel or AMD pre-applies on their stock coolers. I've been noticing idle temps anywhere from 5 - 10° lower than with the stock cooler... then again, I have a giant, dual-tower, dual-fan aircooler to go with it.

 

Pretty sure the gigantic cooler is responsible for your dip in temps.

[long gone 8,929]

Pretty sure the gigantic cooler is responsible for your dip in temps.

Yeah, that is most likely why.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/p/dust_anelysiantail_storefront

 

Dust: An Elysian Tail is on sale for $3 via the Humble Store, I snagged me a copy because it looks pretty and has furries.

[long gone 8,929]

So Japanese overclocker Takahiro Shimizu made ice cream in his liquid nitrogen-cooled overclocking rig... and it's edible.

 

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1425614233?via=thumb_watch

[Celli 4,338]

This has probably already been asked, but what do you guys think of the Steam machines? Like, Alienware Alpha, ibuypower? I personally find them to be a waste of money. Overpriced, seriously, look at this crap: http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-alpha/pd?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&fl=p&~ck=mn

Who would buy these? 

[long gone 8,929]

This one, imo, is the only one worth it. Has an okay processor, but a pretty great GPU and is fairly priced for what it has.

[Celli 4,338]

This one, imo, is the only one worth it. Has an okay processor, but a pretty great GPU and is fairly priced for what it has.

I mean, they're cool and all, shit, you can upgrade the CPU in them. But to me they're a waste of money and not a replacement for a true custom rig. 

Well, nothing is. I mean, in the crash of 83, PC stayed alive.

[Windseeker 546]

This has probably already been asked, but what do you guys think of the Steam machines? Like, Alienware Alpha, ibuypower? I personally find them to be a waste of money. Overpriced, seriously, look at this crap: http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-alpha/pd?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&fl=p&~ck=mn

Who would buy these? 

With that sort of hard drive and processor? Good question....

[Mouse 302]

Pfft, you could build a console-sized PC for $550 that's better than any of the Steam Machines priced under $800.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Cloudyy/saved/#view=4tND4D

 

They should have a maximum of a $50 dollar markup for being prebuilt, not a $200+ dollar markup. Or else they're just not worth it.

Edited March 8, 2015 by Mouse