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...which one?

the jam was awesome, man. next year i'm driving down and bringing my acoustic bass solely for that few hours =)

cases are described by what they can fit - like, MicroATX Desktop, or ATX Mid Tower. micro-atx and atx are motherboard sizes. 80gb is what xenon went with. just consider that, between that and a 2tb storage drive, that's 250-300$ of your 1200$ build - a FOURTH - going into just hard drives. you'd be better off going with a 1tb primary and a 2tb low-power backup, giving you more space for only around 200 bones. as for ram, easiest upgrade ever. just make sure you buy 4gb sticks, and it's just a matter of sticking more ram in. also, OCing isn't necessarily unstable or bad. a lot of computers sold today are overclocked stably, and there's no problem with it. xenon's is OC'd to, what, 3.4ghz? and the only tradeoff is that it runs five degrees hotter. it's not going to kill it or something. sounds like you do have a need for a secondary drive. i'd avoid using the blu-ray to write, though, since that added functionality is really expensive. get a blu-ray reader, save the 100$, and then get a dvd-rw combo as your secondary. the older bloomfield processors are tried and true, whereas the newer sandy bridge stuff is so new it doesn't have good documentation on what motherboards are good, etc. when you're looking to buy? go sandy bridge. but right now? the 1156 socket is the way to go. audio interface = a recording interface. sound card = an x-fi or other add-on card. all a sound card does is give your system an analog audio out that is less noisy than the normal motherboard audio (which is usually pretty good). an audio interface can do all that, and give you recording capability. it usually is outside the system, too, and plugs in via a USB or something. internal wireless networking = 15$ or so. easy add-in card. as for the cpu coolers, sandy bridge uses the same socket mounting design as the 1156 chips, so just get a hyper 212+ and be done with it =) in all honestly, while it sounds like you know a decent amount about some of the hardware, you don't know enough to ensure that you won't get incompatible parts when you're looking to buy, let me know and i'll look over your build, make sure you're not getting anything that won't hook up.

1. ssds are crazy expensive, and they're more of a power-user thing. if you're building a $1800 dollar system, they're a good option. under that? boost your graphics card or something. you'll get way more of a performance gain. 2. will you actually use 12gb of RAM? you need a 64-bit program in 64-bit Windows to actually have a program utilize all that - and there aren't 64-bit games, in all honesty =) if you're doing music, you've gotta make sure you either use a 64-bit version of your DAW (FL Studio has no 64-bit Windows, for example) or a program like jBridge. also, you have no use for DDR3 2133. the difference in performance from 1333 and 2133 is like a total of 7-9% in high-end real-world performance tests. not to mention that there isn't a motherboard that supports anything over 1600 natively. when they list having that support, you have to OC it to get it stable up at that level. they're just rated for higher heat dispersion. but to spend two or three times as much money for 7%? better graphics cards or cpu, not ram. 3. blu-ray drives function as dvd-rw drives if you buy a combo drive, yeah. as for copying and writing simultaneously, that's a relatively cpu-intensive task. do you need that functionality? 4. if you want a fast processor, you don't want amd. amd processors, even at the same rated "speed", are hotter, run slower, and don't address and utilize memory properly. amd's are ok if you have no money, but to be honest pretty much everything that's worth your time is intel. amd didn't even have modern quad-core processors over 3ghz for years after intel got them. you WILL want a good cpu cooler, however, regardless. you have to match socket for socket (like, LGA 1156 cpus with 1156 motherboards), but certain graphics cards? no, everything works with everything. also, you don't need a sound card. you might want an audio interface, but sound cards are kind of 1995. the only reason they're still around is because people don't realize that they're completely and utterly useless. pretty much, tell me how much money you have to work with, and i'll give you some avenues to pursue on the research front =) my suggestions? an 1156-based motherboard (giga p55a-ud3 if you're OCing or need SATA III, the ud2a[?] otherwise), an i5-760 (quad core, no hyperthreading) or i7-870 (quad with hyperthreading), 6-8gb of RAM max, gtx 260 or higher graphics card (i primarily use nvidia cards, but there are good ati cards as well like the 5770 1gb), a good case with good cooling, a hyper 212+ cpu cooler, and a high-efficiency power supply by a reputable manufacturer like corsair or seasonic.

mag was a lot of fun, and the panels were awesome. nice work, guys =)

joshua whelchel was my secret santa. he gave me some CDs, and delivered "the party" at magfest by giving me booze. huzzah! it was awesome!

i leave at 7am! =D =D =D

ah, got it. interesting.

how does a restaurant have a focus on social justice? do they only allow ex-cons working their way towards redemption work there or something?

it depends on what you're looking for, honestly. i'm a power supply snob, so i spent a lot extra on a high-performance, modular power supply. i also didn't need eight cores for a gaming-only machine with no music or multithreadable apps, so i went with a less-costly cpu. you could build a relatively capable gaming system for under 800$, i think, if you make concessions on the power supply, hard drive (no ssd), and case.

wow, that's pretty old =) you'll love your upgrade, particularly from the x1050.

the only way newer and better is newer and better is if they literally don't change anything derrit thanks for saying what i didn't have the heart to say at first

i'm looking forward to Let Us Cling Together. looks really good.

if you don't mind losing the on/off functionality of the LEDs, you can go with different fans. these are the ones that come with the Storm Scout case, which has LEDs that can be turned on and off independently of the fans themselves. get in touch with me when you're looking to build. we'll see what we can put together.

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i think i missed this before. the antagonist is a witch lady who TAKES CONTROL OF ALL TIME. this is the most realistic one?

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naw, stevo broke up that show when he went and got a girlfriend =( everyone knows that magfest is supposed to be dudefest! :< it's bardicknowledge, drumultima, superjoe30, and me. taucer was supposed to be in, but he apparently isn't going to make it this year due to some spandex party or something. one person's on the floor, and it's in the overflow hotel 3/10ths of a mile away from the con, but who cares? it's 60$ total!

we might have room in our room! i don't remember who is in it and who isn't.

alright, here's pictures from the build weekend! my personal system as of friday morning. look at those cobwebs! someone hasn't been taking care of it recently =( after disassembling my entire system and cleaning it, here's what we have. the holy grail of 1156 i7 locked processors: the i7-870 2.93ghz quad core (with HT, meaning 8-core) processor. woot! here's his motherboard assembly. i7-870, 4-heatpipe cpu cooler, 12gb of DDR3 1333 RAM, GTX 260 core 216 graphics card, p55-based motherboard. awesome! here's his system in the case. there's a better picture. look at that awesome cable management! the one straggly red wire on the right side got tucked away later, it's the dvd drive's SATA cable. after that, it was time to work on my system while his got windows, programs, updates, and some benchmarking. here's the (really clever) drive cage for my new rackmount music pc. it actually slides out the front with a minimum of effort, allowing you to swap drives without having to screw with taking the whole (enormous) case out. here's a better top-down view of the rackmount case. that's a full ATX motherboard in that monster. it takes up a LOT of space =) but once it's in a rack, it'll look great. pretty quiet, too. here's my machine (in the same model case as bobby's system). i went a little more lightweight than him - a bit better graphics, less raw power, way less ram. it's sitting at 3.3ghz with no issue currently =) there's my current workspace. the rackmounts in the back between the rightmost and middle monitors, and it services the two monitors over the keyboard. the big monitor and normal keyboard handles the gaming system. lots of space, and it works surprisingly well all told. final specs: bobby's pc: i7-870, 12gb ddr3 1333 RAM, gtx 260 core 216, 2tb of WDC Black storage drives, 80gb SSD primary, dvd-rw drive, W7 x64 music pc: i7-860, 4gb ddr3 1333 RAM, basic discrete gfx card, 1.5tb of storage space, 500gb HDD primary, focusrite saffire pro 40 audio interface, W7 x64 gaming pc: i5-760, 4gb ddr3 2200 RAM, gtx 460, 4tb of WDC Green storage drives, 128gb SSD primary, dvd-rw drive, W7 32-bit

i'm getting my pictures online tonight, hopefully, as long as it isn't too busy at work today. once my wife uploads them from her camera, we'll be all set =)

how about every one that has recording inputs.

fun fact: while i've been buzzed once or twice, i've never been flat-out drunk. ever. i don't drink beer, which is most of the reasoning for that. but i like long island ice teas. two big ones in two hours got me mildly buzzed - enough that colors were brighter, but not enough that i had any trouble standing or playing frisbee at the same time.

holy shit, Man With No Name trilogy? awesome!