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Sorry Danny, I meant is it inefficient to have a larger supply than neccessary? Not 100%. Whatever version I want. Getting them through the microsoft store. Just seemed like the path of least resistance. I've used bash quite a bit (programmer) but meh. What did you have in mind?

How do you think the Earthwatts 650 will do on power? I ended up going with the Silverstone LC13B-E ATX Media Center/HTPC Case. Not a big fan of the excess wires but the secondary hard drive bay hides them pretty well. Will post build picks tomorrow if I don't need to rip out that PSU. About to...

Not the sea sonic, no. It's not in yet. My old modular zalman was not compatible, apparently.

Frys is best buy now. They just had the earthwatts 650. This is probably getting returned.

Right, but if theres a comparability problem, I'll need a second psu to power the second board anyway.

Yeah that's what I was thinking. I'm about to run to fry's now and pick up another psu and try that. Any suggestions? ~earthwatts 430+

I'm stumped at the moment. I picked up a lot of equipment but for now, the relevant bits are two new i5s ($150/ea) and two ASUS P8Z68-V LX 1155 ATX ($80/ea) motherboards. I'll be using these in the "htpc" and my desktop. I got to microcenter and was thinking that the 2100T would only be about...

Going to Fry's and Microcenter now (I live in Dallas) with a battle plan written up from this thread. If I see any of this there I'll pick it up and let you guys know. Going to get that $149 i5 combo deal for my main rig (sporadic bf3 play and mostly programming work so I really don't need an...

Yes! Thanks for the heads up. It's a ZALMAN 9PA6000500 modular psu. I bought it second hand. It's about 3 years old. Nah not really, I was thinking more along the lines of I didn't NEED more space since I'd just have 1 or 2 hard drives and a blu-ray. Easier builds are good though. Good point.

Nice router. Thanks. I was also considering this: $129.99 - LIAN LI PC-V352B Black Aluminum MicroATX Desktop Case Anyone know anything about wireless extensions? This seemed like the best one @450mbps on the egg: $59.99 - TRENDnet TEW-684UB Dual Band Wireless N Adapter IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n USB...

Just moved into a new place with an upstairs (oh nos!) and am looking to replace my old HDMI-from the desktop solution with something more robust. Is wireless streaming of compressed 1080p content via a dual band n router an option yet? Or is the attic my only option? I'll be purchasing the HTPC...

I'd get a really nice monitor and save your money in other areas. Does he need a backup solution?

Getting exactly what you want is expensive, I needed a thinkpad bay with dual dvi outs for both my 2560 displays. I ended up getting: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0029U15GC/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/186-4000800-5788667?redirect=true...

I've got a challenge and I've done some research and far as I can tell, the solution doesn't exist in the format I want it. I'd like to take my work laptop home and hook it up to both my desktop monitors (including my 30" 3011wfp @2560) by setting it in a dock connected to a KVM.. As far as I...

My current setup is an HP ThinkPad with a DP for work and a desktop with a 3011wfp (so only 1 dp input) and 19wfp in portfolio at home. Right now I'm switching the one display port manually and using a second mouse and keyboard for the second computer. It sucks. What's the best option out there...

Hmm. so I just had a talk with him and found out more about what this EDX machine really is. It's basically a low voltage scanning electron microscope and uses electron microscopy mixed with xrays. In other words, it costs more than one of my kidneys and I really don't want to mess it up by...

Final: $287 - Intel Core i5 2400 CPU + Asus P8H67 Pro/CSM Intel H67 mATX Motherboard Combo $185 - G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL 2 x 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM + Windows 7 Professional 64bit OEM Combo $249 - Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $65 -...

Oh, I also would like to put an ssd in the build for the primary partition. I was thinking : $249.99 - Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3B5 2.5" 120GB SATA II

Ok, nearing the end here. I think I just changed my mind on the NAS. I did some research on the NAS and for price/performance to maintenance I'm thinking I'd like an ssd variant and because of cost probably only a dual bay. The prebuilt market doesn't really deliver that yet. BYOD isn't really...

mdonuts that UPS looks great, thanks. As far as the backup system goes. I'm not entirely sure. Ease of setup and maintenance is crucial. Prebuilt NAS with raid so the rest of the home network can use it as well, perhaps? Here's the build I have so far: $287 - Intel Core i5 2400 CPU + Asus...

Haha, no I meant if you told me to jump off a cliff I probably would, not allegorically in the context of this thread. :P I'll check that build out when I get home from work and start looking for a UPS/Monitor. Thanks man.

The EDX uses ethernet, so not an issue. The real stickler here seems like it's going to be the UPS.

Hey guys. Danny, I was taking your advice. I always take your advice. Please don't tell me to jump off a cliff. I'm actually still waiting on the EDX interface. Just called the sales department and left a message so am just waiting for them to get back to me. Believe it or not, I think...

Hey guys, often lurk these boards to stay educated. My Dad is setting up a home office for doing chemical assays and asked me to build him one and since he's not being stingy for the first time in his life I'd like to give him a good environment to work in. :) Thanks in advance for any help...

Its the strangest thing. Its accurately detecting it in ahci mode too.... Just nothing

Thanks guys. Still no avail. Enabled ahci in the sata configuration and tried booting into the windows installer. Got the same "insert drivers disc" message I've ben getting. Whose down for a new motherboard and 2600k? :D P.s. Sorry about the typos. Using swype on my phone

yeah man tried all of that except the ahci mode. Its not reading any hds note as boot able even the old one), and windows 7 isn't seeing them for some reason. I just tried canned air and loading cmos settings. Haven't den this one before...

I just got my first ssd, went to install 7 on it and after a few reboots it came time for the hard drive boot and it told me "please select a valid boot drive". My motherboard is a p5e3 deluxe, purchased second hand. Anyone encountered this issue before?

I did buy one, I called in and emailed the rep the original document. After 5-6 hours they called me back and was like "ok we can honor it". The first rep turned me down and this caused a LOT of confusion haha, but I got it for $1049. Don't give up hope guys, this is a great monitor.

I think it's that they chronicle two really different wars really well. Eastern front was just more glorious. The pacific was more depressing and broken up.

I'll have to check it out. 1>4 Don't watch the rest. :D Season 2 was pretty abysmal ("PARDON MY TITS") and I have to actually try to remember what happened in season 3. That one was pretty bad.

Nope season 4 came back. Killing Rita + John Lithgow ftw. But season 5 has so far reclaimed all the ground they regained and then some. We have a new Rita and a comical villain and harry is so amazingly obnoxious.

Precisely. Check out Boardwalk Empire, I think you'll like it.

I hate everybody and most of their actions seem unrealistic, Mexican brothers were super generic edit: and the fly episode was the worst shit of all time. It seems like it's running out of steam and slowly turning into a soap opera. I hate seeing good series do that when they could just end...

Despite my very loud complaints. I have seen every episode. Haha. I just felt betrayed because they took what was a great setup and ran it through the mud a bit in season 2 and 3 with some contrived bullshit. Little bitter but it's not like you can just watch season 1 and then stop, although...

The wire is probably one of my favorite shows. Followed by Mad Men followed closely by Deadwood. I JUST watched boardwalk empire but it is up there. Need a repeat viewing before I place it in the flow chart. :D

Sorry if I misunderstood, but critics are often thought of as "overthinking" and being a bit pretentious. I might overthink a bit but I enjoy silly raw entertainment as much as the next guy as long as it's honest about it. Breaking bad, however, was not honest about it. I forget the guest...

Exactly. The start of season 1 was really well done but they just couldn't maintain it at all. Nope, just giving my opinion to someone who asked. You say it's one of the best shows you've ever seen and in the same sentence mention you haven't seen much. Then, you go on to call me pretentious...

No. True Blood went bad quickly and stayed there. Turned into a surreal soap opera. Breaking bad was entertaining but the character writing just isn't on par with Mad Men or Boardwalk Empire - they constantly do things that defy logic in order to service plot. edit: BoB is really tempting at...

I ended up going with a 46" samsung lcd ln46c670 which I think is the best buy version of the ln46c650. Decided to go with lcd on account of the glare and console gaming. Pretty happy with it so far, the colors are magnificent.