Recent content by Hal|9k

In for the 10,000mAh packs. Thanks! Their website mentioned $29.99 (for the Pulse) with a code, but Amazon says $38.95 shipped. Close enough for .gov work!

My original [H] logo Ratpadz goes everywhere with me and, in a pinch, makes one hell of an ice scraper! :cool: :cool:

I know it's clocked up, slightly (1.4 vs. 1.5) but I can't tell you if there's anything beyond that. Like I said before, I was on a 2.3 device (T-Mobile MyTouch 3G SE Fender) that was starting to get uberwonky, so I had to pull the trigger. If you can wait 2-3 months, which is almost always...

I'm loving mine. Got it the day after they dropped, and I have to say I was worried that I jumped the gun. After a week and a weekend with it, though, I have no major complaints. My only gripe with it is the learning curve, but that's my fault for waiting so long to upgrade from a 2.3 device...

Bingo. Also, some mobos will allow USB charging when sleeping, but not when powered down, so you could try that. Alternatives include a USB wall charger or a powered USB hub, and both are relatively cheap options. just make sure you research the hub before you buy it to ensure it specs out.

You nailed it, lulu. I was literally looking at that motherboard's specs when I clicked back over here. I like that z chipset, and the combo deal with a faster processor makes it a no-brainer. Ok, I'm done waffling. The trigger has been pulled, and I'm stoked! Thanks, fellas, for all...

Ok, guys. After all the good advice, I'm giving myself another $150 and going with these components: Mobo ($145): ASUS P8P67 LE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX CPU ($190): Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core RAM ($75)...

Thanks, E4g1e. That's exactly the kind of input I was looking for. I've been out of the game for so long, I didn't even know PCP&C had sold out. In my head, anything they produced was tits and could be trusted implicitly. I'll dig further into the current state of the PSU. As for the AMD...

I'm on the cusp of a LONG overdue rebuild of my general use (Office, web, moderate gaming) rig. It's overdue to the point where I'll only be recycling the following: Monitor (Sammy 245t) Case (Antec Sonata) Optical Drive (LiteOn DVD-RW) Keyboard/mouse I have a mass-storage hdd on...

Nope, no Fry's or Microcenter within 4 hours of here. Heck, these days we don't even have a CompUSA or Circuit City. :rolleyes: After sleeping on it, I think I'm going to throw in a DX10 card, just to get by. That way, I can more thoroughly educate myself before I pull the trigger on the...

This is why I so love the [H]. I knew you guys would get me going in the right direction. Everyone seems to be hawking Gigabyte mobos. I got burned by them a few years back, but you're saying I can trust them? Either way, thanks much for the guidance! I'm really looking forward to...

I went with T-Mo's MyTouch 3G Fender, and I'm loving it! Basically, I made a list of everything I wanted my phone to do and shopped. The iPhone 3GS, the Droid, and the Fender did all I wanted/needed. After comparing prices (up-front, and monthly), I went with the Fender. Main advantage...

Nope, the $750 was just for hardware. I'm hoping to find a copy of 64bit Win7 for $100-150.

Still shopping the OS, but it will definitely be 7, and definitely 64bit, because I really need to learn it before we move that way at work. My monitor is a Sammy 254BW. Desktop runs at 1920x1200 and I'll game at whatever resolution/settings the rig can handle. edit: Oh, and I threw in...

The most unreliable piece is usually the operator. :D I've only ever had two pieces just die for no apparent reason: Plextor DVD burner (PX-716a) Gigabyte Socket A mobo (can't remember the model) As for hard drives, I consider them to be consumables. Always assume they WILL fail and...