Computer Tech, Gaming & Electronics THIS SPACE OPEN FOR ADVERTISEMENT. YOU SHOULD BE ADVERTISING HERE!
Silicon Valley.
Tips & tricks, tech support, home theatre, online gaming, reviews, latest news... |
 | | 
12-27-2012, 07:10 PM
|
#1576 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,289
Thanked 347 Times in 141 Posts
Failed 38 Times in 25 Posts
|
so i have 300gb worth of games and i was wondering if i should buy a huge ssd or just buy a small ssd for boot and partitioning for caching the harddrive
Last edited by exdee; 12-27-2012 at 08:46 PM.
| 
|  | |
12-27-2012, 07:48 PM
|
#1577 | | Got MOD?
Join Date: May 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 7,918
Thanked 519 Times in 444 Posts
Failed 5 Times in 4 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by StylinRed  is there any wireless kb/touchpad combo that can power on my laptop or wake it up?
i'd like to turn a laptop into a more user-friendly htpc but am pretty clueless | Don't think so. What I do is use a wake on lan app on my phone to turn on my devices.
| |
| | |
12-27-2012, 08:18 PM
|
#1578 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,667
Thanked 10,387 Times in 3,913 Posts
Failed 1,390 Times in 625 Posts
|
ah i see alright thanks  sigh i guess having a droid/ios device would help now lol
wonder if wp or symbian have something like that edit: oh there is, sweet | |
| | |
12-27-2012, 08:45 PM
|
#1579 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Okanagan
Posts: 16,798
Thanked 9,482 Times in 4,138 Posts
Failed 429 Times in 227 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp OCCT has a whole bunch of different readers, go through all of them and see if you can find one that matches
Posted via RS Mobile | The Gigabyte software and the BIOS only list an overall CPU temp, not individual core temps like all the other programs do. So where are these core temps coming from?
__________________ 1991 Toyota Celica GTFour RC // 2007 Toyota Rav4 V6 // 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed] Quote:
Originally Posted by maksimizer half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF. | Quote:
Originally Posted by RevYouUp reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z | Quote:
Originally Posted by Good_KarMa OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry: | | |
| | |
12-27-2012, 09:21 PM
|
#1580 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,534
Thanked 24,530 Times in 8,536 Posts
Failed 1,537 Times in 685 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bvu so i have 300gb worth of games and i was wondering if i should buy a huge ssd or just buy a small ssd for boot and partitioning for caching the harddrive | Either way, 300GB is a lot to cover with an SSD. You're looking at getting a 512GB drive then.
IMO If you play a lot of the games frequently, get a big drive and put as many of them there as possible. If you only really play one at a time, a cache should be sufficient.
| |
| | |
12-27-2012, 09:44 PM
|
#1581 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,289
Thanked 347 Times in 141 Posts
Failed 38 Times in 25 Posts
|
I did a bit of reasearch and most people in my situation set up srt and then partition the rest of the drive for boot and programs I'm gonna try this out
Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
12-27-2012, 11:20 PM
|
#1582 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,111
Thanked 9,871 Times in 3,926 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
|
if you only play a handful of MP games keep that on SSD...then just keep one or two singleplayer game and delete them as you finish the campaigns...that's how most people manage games on SSD
| |
| | |
12-27-2012, 11:47 PM
|
#1583 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,289
Thanked 347 Times in 141 Posts
Failed 38 Times in 25 Posts
|
hmm the method I posted above loses trim... is it worth it? or should I just buy 2? 1 for programs and os and 1 small one for cache
Posted via RS Mobile | |
| | |
12-28-2012, 02:01 AM
|
#1584 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,534
Thanked 24,530 Times in 8,536 Posts
Failed 1,537 Times in 685 Posts
|
You won't lose trim if you are on Z77 with an up to date BIOS and RST software
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 10:39 AM
|
#1585 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Richmond
Posts: 1,287
Thanked 2,093 Times in 452 Posts
Failed 75 Times in 29 Posts
| 
Lol. because it makes you lol
3770k
MAXIMUS IV GENE
32GB Kingston HyperX
EVGA GTX 580 S/C
Scythe Susanoo
240GB REVO X3
SB Titanium HD
2x 3TB SG Constellation
AX1200
NZXT Vulcan
NZXT 180mm 166CFM fan
3x Bitfenix spectre pro OJ 120mm
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 11:20 AM
|
#1586 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,111
Thanked 9,871 Times in 3,926 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp You won't lose trim if you are on Z77 with an up to date BIOS and RST software | I thought you only need to install the latter to get ssd caching to work?
I was under the impression as long as your SSD FW is up-to-date and have AHCI enabled Win 7 will automatically enable TRIM
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 12:00 PM
|
#1587 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: -
Posts: 1,593
Thanked 370 Times in 178 Posts
Failed 27 Times in 11 Posts
|
Are Kingston SSDs any good? STAPLES | BUREAU EN GROS | |
| | |
12-28-2012, 03:10 PM
|
#1588 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: somewhere
Posts: 7,906
Thanked 2,485 Times in 1,007 Posts
Failed 1,234 Times in 307 Posts
|
Kingstons are good reliable drives.. if you want a speed demon.. it wouldn't suffice...
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 03:28 PM
|
#1589 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 1,289
Thanked 347 Times in 141 Posts
Failed 38 Times in 25 Posts
|
so $170 for Corsair Force Series GT 60GB for cache and Corsair Force Series GT 120GB for apps and os is that a good deal? and how do u guys feel about sandisk extreme? they're reasonably cheap atm. still debating on what i should do, i might just buy a 512GB ssd
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 04:02 PM
|
#1590 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,111
Thanked 9,871 Times in 3,926 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
|
sandisk is great value for performance...trim was broken on an old firmware but they've patched it up back on october
I own the 240GB
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 05:14 PM
|
#1591 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: vancouver
Posts: 812
Thanked 723 Times in 140 Posts
Failed 252 Times in 38 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by belaud
Lol. because it makes you lol
3770k
MAXIMUS IV GENE
32GB Kingston HyperX
EVGA GTX 580 S/C
Scythe Susanoo
240GB REVO X3
SB Titanium HD
2x 3TB SG Constellation
AX1200
NZXT Vulcan
NZXT 180mm 166CFM fan
3x Bitfenix spectre pro OJ 120mm | WTF i would not want to do service on that comp if it run into some hardward issue lol. Just where are those heatsink mounted?
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 05:25 PM
|
#1592 | | Banned (ABWS)?
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,300
Thanked 4,054 Times in 1,731 Posts
Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by striderblade WTF i would not want to do service on that comp if it run into some hardward issue lol. Just where are those heatsink mounted? | lol, it's really just one HUGE cpu cooler.
Just that the heatsinks cover everything...  kind of ridiculous, if you install everything first, and the cpu cooler last.
| 
| | |
12-28-2012, 06:17 PM
|
#1593 | | Got MOD?
Join Date: May 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 7,918
Thanked 519 Times in 444 Posts
Failed 5 Times in 4 Posts
|
No fans for the ultimate silence I guess. Except there's still case fans and power supply fan so kinda a moot point.
| |
| | |
12-28-2012, 08:14 PM
|
#1594 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,534
Thanked 24,530 Times in 8,536 Posts
Failed 1,537 Times in 685 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by twitchyzero I thought you only need to install the latter to get ssd caching to work?
I was under the impression as long as your SSD FW is up-to-date and have AHCI enabled Win 7 will automatically enable TRIM | For TRIM with RAID, the BIOS needs to have at least 11.5 (or is it 11.3? something like that) version of the Intel ROM.
You see it on this screen when you boot up: 
That's an old version (10.6), so TRIM wouldn't work.
Edit: I should actually confirm this to make sure. I'm pretty sure the option rom has to be 11.x
| |
| | |
12-29-2012, 02:57 AM
|
#1595 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: burnaby
Posts: 390
Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts
Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
hey whats an optimal fan setup? i currently have a the nzxt phantom 410 and was wondering if i should get a couple more fans... was thinking another top fan for exhaust and another intake fan for the front....debating whether a side intake and a bottom intake fam is needed.any opinions?
| |
| | |
12-29-2012, 06:54 AM
|
#1596 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong
Posts: 53,534
Thanked 24,530 Times in 8,536 Posts
Failed 1,537 Times in 685 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by sweeet hey whats an optimal fan setup? i currently have a the nzxt phantom 410 and was wondering if i should get a couple more fans... was thinking another top fan for exhaust and another intake fan for the front....debating whether a side intake and a bottom intake fam is needed.any opinions? | Put one wherever you have a mounting spot!  | |
| | |
12-30-2012, 03:15 AM
|
#1597 | | Banned (ABWS)?
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 19,300
Thanked 4,054 Times in 1,731 Posts
Failed 434 Times in 211 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by sweeet hey whats an optimal fan setup? i currently have a the nzxt phantom 410 and was wondering if i should get a couple more fans... was thinking another top fan for exhaust and another intake fan for the front....debating whether a side intake and a bottom intake fam is needed.any opinions? | If you want to get into details, you can read this article about positive vs negative air pressure inside your case. Case Fans: Should You Worry About Positive Or Negative Pressure? : How To: Properly Plan And Pick Parts For An Air-Cooled PC, Part 2
Otherwise, it's not really a big deal, as long as your components are staying cool enough on idle/load.
There's really no reason to go crazy with the fans, cause it's a waste of money and it just makes your computer louder.
| |
| | |
12-30-2012, 04:21 AM
|
#1598 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: somewhere
Posts: 7,906
Thanked 2,485 Times in 1,007 Posts
Failed 1,234 Times in 307 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by sweeet hey whats an optimal fan setup? i currently have a the nzxt phantom 410 and was wondering if i should get a couple more fans... was thinking another top fan for exhaust and another intake fan for the front....debating whether a side intake and a bottom intake fam is needed.any opinions? | tie up cables to make sure theres good air flow throughout the case is better then cramming fans/dust into your case.. not to mention DUST FILTER!!!!
| |
| | |
12-30-2012, 04:34 PM
|
#1599 | | The Brown Reason
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Whalley
Posts: 4,607
Thanked 5,863 Times in 1,525 Posts
Failed 221 Times in 97 Posts
|
What soundcard are you guys running?
My old X-Fi XtremeGamer fatality blah blah blah is finally fried.
I'm thinking of getting a USB DAC but how are they for gaming in terms of spatial sound and sound quality?
The old X-Fi I had was amazing for both. I want anything ~$100 that has volume control on the unit itself so i can control volume from my desk.
Was thinking of getting this
http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-E10-USB-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B005VO7LG6/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1356913379&sr=1-7&keywords=USB+DAC
Will be paired with audio technica M50's most of the time
__________________ Quote: |
Originally Posted by bcrdukes fuck this shit, i'm out | | |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:54 AM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
