General Chat Thread

[Phuncz]

I must confess that I too like the G-Skill Trident-Z sticks, but I can't figure out why. Maybe it's the pastel colors, maybe it's the frosted look. It just doesn't feel as gamery. I still don't want them but somehow these are allowed a pass.

 

[3lfk1ng]

RGB Waterblock

 

[Kmpkt]

Makes me want to mod one of these into a PC seeing that water block

 

[iFreilicht]

RGB Waterblock

256 colours is disgraceful. What is this, the 20th century?

 

[QinX]

But it has RGB LED, so all those points are moot.

By the way: http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002987

The first 3 or 4 page scrolls are about the RGB lighting. I never knew I needed so much LED in my life.
I'm pretty sure by the end of January, we've seen two more products RGB-ified that you never knew needed it.

I think I got an aneurysm when reading that page. I know that asian brands tend to have bad english on their websites, but Thermaltake is a more well-known brand, although not an A brand in my opinion.

Ultra Quiet Smart Zero Fan
Smart Zero Fan ensures zero noise when the fan operates below 20% working load to minimize audible noise.
The fan will operate when the power supply working load over 20%. A switch is provided for those who prefer the fan to spin constantly.

 

[jeshikat]

Spoiler: This is going to SHOCK you!

Nothing.

Apparently so because I ran into it again

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

 

[jeshikat]

This just rolled into the shop. It's a Baby AT system, and we even have an AT keyboard laying around to plug into it

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

And now .... Snowboard with LEDs

 

[jeshikat]

Samsung is always copying Apple. See, Apple was designing batteries that'd fail in spectacular fashion years before Samsung started doing it!

 

[LocoMoto]

Soooo, has anyone else gotten dreams of freerunning through a warzone with a baby chicken desperately trying to save it after it getting stomped on by a hooded man... after playing an Assassin's Creed game?
Was close to turning completely vegan after that.

 

[Soul_Est]

Samsung is always copying Apple. See, Apple was designing batteries that'd fail in spectacular fashion years before Samsung started doing it!

Yup and from 2006 too!

 

[BirdofPrey]

This just rolled into the shop. It's a Baby AT system, and we even have an AT keyboard laying around to plug into it

I am a bit shocked to see THAT huge of a sound card attached to a pentium II system

 

[jeshikat]

It's actually some kind of interface card for a frame alignment machine.

 

[BirdofPrey]

Ah, I guess that explains both why there's a giant-ass ISA card there and also why they'd have a Baby-AT system still in service.

 

[jØrd]

A few days ago I discovered that the AppleTV has a screensaver feature. Big whoop you'd think, but these are the most beautiful scrolling HD videos of city and landscape vistas, all free to watch:

If you run kodi there is a a plugin to pull down and use the appleTV screensavers
http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:ATV4_Screensavers

 

[vluft]

If you run kodi there is a a plugin to pull down and use the appleTV screensavers
http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:ATV4_Screensavers

And if you wanna just setup something yourself, URL for JSON which gives file URLs is http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/000/Features/atv/AutumnResources/videos/entries.json

I have a cron to grab new ones periodically.

 

[GuilleAcoustic]

I'm considering getting a Phanteks PH‑TC90LS to go with the Asus Q87T I just bought.

Does any of you have experience with this cooler ? I'm especially concerned about the compatibility (read capacities and chokes nearby the CPU socket)

 

[Kmpkt]

Definitely gonna hit your chokes.

 

[IntoxicatedPuma]

I have one at home, what can I help check - just the chokes and capacitors next to the CPU socker? - I have a B85N i can put it on.