the computer questions/problems thread

[lupine]

Not sure how much the P183 was on newegg yesterday, but it's 129.99 after rebate now. It's not the cheapest I've seen it, but it's not a bad price for a great case that you'll get a lot out of.

The LIAN LI PC-7FN looks pretty good too and not a bad deal at $100 after rebate:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-249-_-Product




some things of note:

aluminum case
vented floor for PSU intake
tool-less design
good cable management
opening in side panel for easy access to HSF mounting hardware

[randall fairbrook]

hey guys...i just read some shit on lifehacker about the best way to back up your dillz offline..and they had this software shit.....i thought in order to back up all you had to do was drag and drop to your external...am i making this too simple?

[lupine]

the software will make it easier for you to have a synced copy. if you were to manually back-up files, you'd have to keep track of not only new files, but modified files as well. back-up or syncing software will handle that for you.

Originally Posted by randall fairbrook

hey guys...i just read some shit on lifehacker about the best way to back up your dillz offline..and they had this software shit.....i thought in order to back up all you had to do was drag and drop to your external...am i making this too simple?

[kamenriderv3]

Originally Posted by randall fairbrook

hey guys...i just read some shit on lifehacker about the best way to back up your dillz offline..and they had this software shit.....i thought in order to back up all you had to do was drag and drop to your external...am i making this too simple?

that's the preliminary voting. wait till they present the summary report with the rankings.

[esswhykay]

Lifehacker: the site that convinces you to spend an hour reconfiguring your "lifestyle" to save five minutes of time.

[slackerbot]

my life needs to be hacked for optimal workflow efficiency.

[herrokitty]

Originally Posted by randall fairbrook

hey guys...i just read some shit on lifehacker about the best way to back up your dillz offline..and they had this software shit.....i thought in order to back up all you had to do was drag and drop to your external...am i making this too simple?

well like many things there is more than one way to do it. Why? The same reason we have so many different flavors of ice cream. you can burn a cd, drag to an external drive, or use software to sync your files to an external machine (local or internets).
Also, lifehacker is pressed to constantly generate content, so some of their tips are more useful than others.

[slackerbot]

just back up your stuff to the cloud.

[randall fairbrook]

thanks erryone

slacker....you mean take my hard drive out of my computer and throw it up way high in the air?

[Aaron]

So I decided to splurge.

I went w/ the P183 but I got it through Amazon. $148 total. It was about $5 more than newegg because of no tax but I don't have to deal w/ any rebates.
I also ordered the Intel 80GB SSD from Amazon. Should have ordered it yesterday but it's backordered now. Hopefully they'll get it in stock soon.

[kamenriderv3]

Originally Posted by randall fairbrook

thanks erryone

slacker....you mean take my hard drive out of my computer and throw it up way high in the air?

yeah. its part of the cloud sourcing scheme.

[AddictProne]

Originally Posted by randall fairbrook

thanks erryone

slacker....you mean take my hard drive out of my computer and throw it up way high in the air?

or fly up really high and then drop it down.

[joetron2030]

Originally Posted by Aaron

So I decided to splurge.

I went w/ the P183 but I got it through Amazon. $148 total. It was about $5 more than newegg because of no tax but I don't have to deal w/ any rebates.
I also ordered the Intel 80GB SSD from Amazon. Should have ordered it yesterday but it's backordered now. Hopefully they'll get it in stock soon.

You made the right choice. And, I'm not just saying that because I have a P180.

[AddictProne]

what type of 120 fans is everyone using? I got these thermaltakes from radio shake in a hurry one day but they sound like an airport. I need to buy new ones but all my research basically says the louder they are they more air they push.

I'm not OC'ing so I don't think my cooling needs are that hefty.

[slackerbot]

well, a large fan can push the same amount of air (or more) as a smaller fan, but at a slower speed. so the end result is less noise.

my Antec case came with 3 Antec fans. 2 x 92mm in the front, sucks air in and cools the hard drives. and 1 x 120mm in the back to suck hot air out. all 3 fans have a switch for speed control. i have all of them set at the low speed.

supposedly Panaflow fans are the quietest. but they're pricey.