Recent content by Rabid Sloth

Thanks for the recommendations. I bought an EVGA GTX 760 and plan to install it tonight

Is there a guide for this? I'm seeing a lot of conflicting information on what things should be set to. IE http://www.avsforum.com/t/1387832/htpc-tweaks-and-fixes#post_22484920 http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=371214

Heat, power, and thinking about giving BF4 a run through.

I just pulled the trigger on 2 new U2414H monitors to replace my aging/failing Samsungs on my sig rig. I've been tossing around the idea of replacing my trusty old 8800 GTS for years and kept waiting for the next big thing to come out. After placing my monitor order I realized that these don't...

I agree. Your peripheral vision is mostly geared towards light vs. dark aka motion. I think something like this could really add to the feeling of immersion without the high cost and specialization of Eyefinity, etc. Implementation and cost are going to be the deciding factors imho.

Solid performance at a great value.

Solid performance at a reasonable price.

Great overclocking headroom

Solid quality with a reasonable price.

Great performance and value

I am usually in the 15-25Mbps range. Check out the speed settings and process priority.

I guess I don't want to tell my kids 20 years from now that they don't have any childhood pictures because dad didn't want to spend ~$5 a month to make sure that nothing would happen to them.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB OWC (aka Mac Sales) offers some high quality drives with great customer support and warranties.

Nice link. Something to note though is that it is for first time buyers only. I thought for a second there that I was going to be able to add a few more years to my account.

I went with the one cable external drive personally. I take it out of the little firesafe it sits in on Fridays, do a backup, and return it. The ransomware that specifically targets connected backups has scared me off of leaving a backup drive connected 24/7. It also keeps a fluke power surge...