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I have a different problem although somewhat similar. I have 2 6970's in my system, if you don't know they are fairly large cards. The first(top) card goes in without any problems however, due to my Sata headers being set inside the board versus on the edge like in the OPs board I could not install the second without removing the sata cords. My solution ended up being that I needed to buy right and left angle cords and plug the bent ends into my board to allow for enough clearance. As always plan ahead and you will be fine.

Looks good but its not individually sleeved if you wanted that. I have a Corsair HX750 I got second hand for $60, its semi-modular with the 24 and 8 pin non modular. Its 80+ gold, made by Seasonic and the cables are sleeved except for the Sata and 4-pins which are just connected wires which looks better in my situation because they blend in the back of the case. PSU standards have come a long way in recent years which leads to more high quality PSUs. I would suggest you look around and see what you can find a good deal on. Read reviews and as long as it is made by a decent manufacture and 80+ certified dive in.

Same route I would go although you could jump up from the 850 if you really wanted to as the cables are cross-compatible.

Things get very confusing when you're first introduced to a new system. The most handy thing I have found is to run a few DESC(describe) commands to get the structures. With any luck they would have named the variables well and you will quickly learn where to look for information when you need to write queries down the road. You could also ask if they have a user's manual which would also contain all this information. I just applied for an internship program earlier this year and should be getting my results in a couple weeks. With that said, I will likely be in the same situation you are next summer :blush: Try and take it easy, it often sucks being the new guy ;)

w3school is a good starting point for most things but it lacks any depth: http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_view.asp Oracle has public documents that are pretty good: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28286/statements_8004.htm SQL is one of those things where nothing beats hands on experience. If you haven't already set up a local DB that you can run commands on. This could be as simple as something in Microsoft Access or a local web server. That way no data is in danger and you can still get hands on experience :D

I think people are a little more edgy than they used to be... An example: The Clackamas Town Center Shooting that took place in Oregon last year was posted all over 4chan prior to it happening, had anyone taken him seriously at least 2 more people would be alive today(excluding the shooter). Honestly in a situation like this here is what I think should happen: If you think it is genuine threat, sure detain the kid. Run a background check and have it go through a threat assessment. If he passes everything then let him go. Some people have such a detachment between what happens on the internet and what happens AFK. It is only a matter of time before people are forced to realize that you shouldn't say anything online you wouldn't in person and this is a fine example of that. I hope the kid has learned to filter a little better in public settings and that his life is not impacted too much by this unfortunate event. Your computer is not a suite of armor and there is no such thing as true anonymity, sorry guys.

To give you another opinion... I just finished the second year of my CS major with the majority of the programming done in C/C++.(some cShell via *nix but it's all the same) Like Arkon stated above, I find Python a more user friendly language than java and the C variants. With that said it does have it's caveats with things like more complex data structures. At the end of the day I think you will have an easier time understanding Python than the previous languages you've learned. If you want to get a jump start the link Arkon gave you above seems very well structured.

This is like entering the lottery... Good luck with your 0.00001% everyone else :D