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  1. ddrueding

    WTB: Custom power extension cables

    I'm looking to buy a set of custom extension cables for my watercooled rig. The longest I can find are in the 12" range, I'm looking for 36"+ 1x 24-pin ATX 1x 8-Pin ATX 12v 1x Molex (just one connetor at the end of a long uninterrupted cable) 2x 6-pin PCIe 1x 3-pin fan Built and sleeved. I'm...
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    dSLR thread

    Ah, I still know it as MSRP.
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    Something Random

    This is the one I use on my bench and the server room. Other than being a bit large for certain spaces, it never disappoints.
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    dSLR thread

    A little guidance?
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    Something Random

    Congratulate them on their SEO. I Googled for the model number and they were the first hit.
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    Something Random

    Indeed. Press the "insert coin" button again to get 2-player mode! Happy birthday, PacMan!
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    Something Random

    My $40 "Performance Tools" drill finally died after doing everything I asked of it for 4 years. Quite remarkable, really. Replaced it with $300 worth of DeWalt goodness.
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    Something Random

    Have the butcher cut some for you. That is the way to get the good stuff.
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    End of the World As We Know It

    Thanks CityK, that was most informative.
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    Opinions on Google Chrome? APPS?

    Sorry, I took it out of context. I thought you meant that GDocs not opening PDFs as editable docs was a fault. It would be nice, but since Word can't, I don't consider it a fault.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Now is a great time. The X25-M is pretty cheap, and is all you really need. The Z-Drive is not cheap, but is as fast as any reasonable load could appreciate.
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    dSLR thread

    Wow, I thought my 32GB SD card was large.
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    Something Random

    At one point (different company) I had to keep reminding a C-level that his password was under his mousepad. He couldn't even remember where he'd written it down!
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    Windows 7 file transfer weirdness

    Nope. If you tell it to do a bunch of simultaneous file transfers, it will do what you ask. If you choose a bunch of files at once and copy them somewhere, you have given the OS the choice to do them sequentially, and it will. Of course, if all your drives were SSDs, you wouldn't have this...
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    Watercooling

    Because a refrigerator lacks the capacity to deal with the amount of heat I'm generating. Building a giant TEC-cooled enclosure with the machine in it is a neat idea though. Perhaps that is next.
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    Something Random

    I can certainly understand. But I feel that way about most of the middle and south of the country.
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    Something Random

    Is it just here, or are managers generally likely to forget their passwords 3-5x as often as other users?
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    dSLR thread

    What turned me on to her wasn't any of the images from the site, but from the Audi magazine I get. Something about using every pixel to the fullest, tack sharp and full contrast throughout. People staring intently past a camera don't interest me, but I would love to have those characteristics in...
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    Opinions on Google Chrome? APPS?

    Right....and Word can open PDFs?
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    Watercooling

    I had considered using a peltier in combination with my CPU waterblock, but I can always do that later if I need it. The condensation is a scary thing as well.
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    Small Color Laser with Good Linux support

    I have three of the multifunction and a dozen or so of the printers. The cartridges are not large, but they are cheap.
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    Recommend a Laptop / Notebook (v. $800 / 14" 16:10 screen)

    They can. An LCD screen can display any resolution that divides evenly into it's native res ;)
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    Small Color Laser with Good Linux support

    More expensive, but I like this Samsung.
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    Watercooling

    I've read that all the dyes will eventually decompose and gum up the works, so my final configuration will be distilled water with some silver in it to stop growth. I've decided to mount the system to the wall. Motherboard, GPU, and Z-Drive on top, with the radiator, pump, and power supply in a...
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    Recommend a Laptop / Notebook (v. $800 / 14" 16:10 screen)

    Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 14"?
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    Netbooks and the lack of specs

    My first bike was a CBR600F4i; lucky I didn't kill myself, but man was that thing fun.
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    dSLR thread

    Really enjoying Anke Luckmann's photography. Something about the detail, sharpness, and clarity I really enjoy. Depth of field? Dynamic range? Awesome.
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    What motivates people

    I would agree as well. There were some neat TED talks about motivation and marketing, I'll try and find them. I know the reason I put in crazy hours at work is because after the first 10 hours I can start working the way I want to, working on projects that I consider significant longer-term.
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    dSLR thread

    Interesting, almost exciting. I can handle the lack of flash and viewfinder, but the controls sound like a nightmare. I wouldn't mind the smaller size one bit, and the PnS features (twilight mode, auto panos, auto HDR) could be great depending on how they are implemented. Then of course there...
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    We go about once a week. Just like an ocean voyage, the first several days are fresh veggies and steaks, the last few are things that last longer. I still insist that shopping every day (or even every other) is a horrible waste of time.
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    Watercooling

    It will end up with distilled water in it eventually, but I'm rebuilding the system quite often at the moment. The dye just makes it easier to spot leaks.
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    Watercooling

    Nope, sediment-heavy tap water with some dye in it :cyclopsani:
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    Watercooling

    Interesting lessons learned today. 1. Don't mess with the system while it is on. 2. A leak does not automatically mean system failure. While poking and prodding with a temperature gauge, I slightly unscrewed one of the barbs on my GPU cooler. A trickle of water began running down the back of...
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    Nichia Develops 60 Lumen Per Watt White LED

    In Moscow my mother-in-law has a tiny fridge that doesn't work very well. She lives downtown, so the walk to the grocery store is only a couple blocks, and she does it every day. At best it takes her 30-45 minutes every day. This is such a ridiculous waste of time. If someone finally got the...
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    Rumor - 4TB hard drive from Hitachi

    Getting perpendicular again.
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    Watercooling

    Nope, the difference in temperature times the amount of water is equal to the amount of heat removed.
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    Watercooling

    It is a great experiment. And for those who build high-end systems but don't make changes regularly, or for those who are pursuing really quiet machines, this is a way to go.
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    Watercooling

    Oh....I knew that....:idea: I'm having issues with the Auzentech X-Fi. 170F without a fan on it (still works fine though). No way to mount a waterblock on it, and a heatsink would make it to big to fit where I want it.
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    Watercooling

    Before I did that I would just get a big length of hose, bury it in the ground, run a fountain pump to it, and use a liquid to liquid heat exchanger to the computer loop. I'm pretty sure this is what I'll do in the house (if I ever get it).
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    Watercooling

    I had, but considering the really small temperature differential between what is going into the radiator and what is coming out of the radiator, it didn't seem worthwhile. I was, however, considering branching out to more radiators in parallel. This might allow me to cool the system passively...
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    Watercooling

    That is right. Flow is currently as follows: Reservoir->Pump->Radiator->CPU->GPU->Reservoir Once my new bits arrive, it will look like this: Reservoir->Pump->Radiator->CPU->NB->GPU->SSD->Reservoir
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    Watercooling

    That would be the flaw in the logic right there. I don't care about the temperature of the water, just the waterblock. Try to explain your position while only describing the temperature of the waterblock, not the water. The bigger the differential, the more heat gets transferred. Therefore I...
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    Watercooling

    I am planning on slowing the pump, but only to reduce the noise. As far as heat absorption goes, I'm not looking to heat any part of the water to a certain temperature so that isn't really an issue.
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    Watercooling

    700RPM is required to maintain 70C at full load. Still fairly quiet, but not enough. I could wire in a thermal management system to ramp up the fans, but I really don't like noise. I'm reconsidering sticking the radiator and pump in another room. This would make my office free of moving parts if...
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    Watercooling

    Interesting. There is enough thermal capacity in the system to run max load with no fans (so long as the pump is going) for about 5 minutes. With the fans just above stall speed (420RPM, completely inaudible), it will idle forever, but at load it will slowly build temps for about 15 minutes...
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    Watercooling

    That doesn't make sense to me. If this water molecule doesn't pick up the heat, the next one by will.
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    Watercooling

    When I have the 980X on the way I'll think about it ;)
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    Watercooling

    I think your right, Stereo, but forgive me for not testing on an i7 Extreme Edition ;)
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    Watercooling

    An appropriate amount of arctic silver 3 thermal compound is in there, otherwise it would fry immediately I think. I suspect that the water is nowhere close to it's capacity; the water going into the radiator is barely a degree warmer than the water coming out of it, which is the same as the...
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    Watercooling

    Interesting temperature response on the CPU. 36C while idle (the water is 30C). When I execute the Prime95 torture test, it jumps in less than a second to 60C and holds there forever. When I stop the test, it drops in less than a second back to 36C. Looks like I need to improve the thermal...
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