Recent content by Stiletto

I've got some 4TB drives that are getting stretched thin. Are 4TB drives still the optimal size for the price for storage like they were a few years ago? If not, what size is?

Been rocking this setup for many years now, but I'm feeling the weight of progress slowing me down. Which is the bigger bottleneck for 1080p/144Hz gaming on modern games? Full specs: i5-2500k @ 4.0GHz 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 EVGA GTX 780 FTW Is there a worthy upgrade option for 1155...

I'm sick and tired of bonded leather/pleather that starts flaking off and shedding little bits of crap all over the carpet, but unfortunately this seems to be the majority of office chairs out there. I'm also not a fan of the mesh chairs as I don't like the texture. I also need the chair to...

I'd also be open to weirdo 640GB or other slightly larger sizes. I don't feel a 1TB would be necessary unless there's minimal cost difference. Always been a Sandisk fan but I'm wondering if anyone would recommend other brands.

While I'd honestly like to stay with the 2500k and keep going, the price and availability of LGA1155 mobos seems too restrictive to carry on. This is primarily a gaming machine, so overclocking is expected. I've been out of the loop for a while, so what CPU/CPUs are the new value kings these days?

It's on 5GHz at the moment. Disappointing, but the upgrade was primarily to reduce interference since I'm in an apartment complex, and it's accomplished that. Thanks for the info.

RT-N66U. 40 Mhz. Not sure what you mean by this question. Windows 7 x64 drivers. Excellent. Excellent. To be clear: reception isn't a problem. It's a strong 300Mbps. But I want to know why this adapter won't go to 450Mbps.

I recently got this wireless adapter for my desktop to connect to my Asus RT-N66U. Now, my six-year-old Alienware laptop's Killer NIC manages to connect to my network at 450Mbps. However, the Asus can only hit 300. What am I missing? Is the AC56 only capable of exceeding 300Mbps on an ac router?

Oh wow. I had never even known this existed. Going to do a fair amount of research, but that looks like it might fit the bill for what I want.

I'm not connecting ethernet because that would require running a cable from the living room to the office. I want a USB NIC so that I can actually place the antenna in a good position rather than "back of my rig under my desk", which is not an ideal place. I guess I would consider an onboard NIC...

Ever since I upgraded to the Asus router, my desktop has had issues with some games stuttering and lagging. Every other device has a smooth connection. Desktop currently has a TP-Link AC600 for its wifi adapter. I need a recommendation for a USB NIC that hopefully has a long USB cable so it...

Found a far more civil and constructive answer here: http://www.kegel.com/academy/getting-hired.html

I listed off just some of the languages in which I've had classes which involved constructing programs to accomplish simple tasks. Your "average meat sack" comment is nothing but an insult and demonstrates that you don't think anyone who isn't a weaponized autist with code should be in the...

Wow. You're one of those infrastructure guys I occasionally bump into. Bye.

As I said, I don't have a "passion" for programming and I haven't found a need for it in my personal life. I do understand how to use it to accomplish work-related tasks, but desktop support is usually not a role that has any opportunities for automating tasks apart from the occasional basic...