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the Kuhler 1250 is the best, it looks so cool, and preforms reasonably as well.

changing the menu tray buttons.

I don't normally like to share how bloated I run my desktop, but I figure this is the place to do it.

NAS: Synology DS1812+ in raid 5 5X 3TB WD Red 1X 3TB WD Green 1X 4TB Seagate NAS for storing large amounts of photos, videos and programs; bought four WD reds initially, fifth later since they were the only drive on the market that had higher reliability but not the price of the enterprise drives. WD green was too slow for the desktop and was just stuck in the NAS for more storage. the 4TB seagate was bought since it was larger than the WDs but was still a NAS drive. Desktop: 1X 3TB Seagate RAID 0 2X 250GB WD Velociraptor the 3TB is for all files and programs (just the c drive) since it is fast(er) and larger than the 1.5 that failed on me, the velociraptors are for scratch disc current projects and anything that needs to be fast they were bought only for speed and that was before SSDs made sense Laptop: 1X 512GB OCZ Vertex 4 bought because it is very fast and cheap for the time ($350 on sale) Mobile: WD 1TB passport USB 2.0 Seagate 320GB (aftermarket USB 3.0 enclosure) 32GB Corsair GT USB 3.0 64GB Corsair GT USB 3.0 128GB Corsair GT USB 3.0 other almost useless flash drives < 32GB the 1TB is for NAS items and resources that I take with me as well as current projects, however I have stopped using it because it is so slow. Seagate is the replacement to the WD and I compromised by getting a larger flash drive. flash drives ranging from 1GB to 128GB at pretty much every increment, I just kept them as they became too small for a daily driver. I have stuck to the Corsair drives since they are fast and smaller than the Patriot ones (they overlap two USB ports). everything smaller than 32 is Sandisk since they came in cheap Costco 4 packs

Some of Silverstone's Grandia series like the G08 http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=331&area=en will (with a bracket Silverstone sells http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=346&area=en ) rackmount, 425mm deep, 8hdds and it looks nice (cheap too). only disadvantage is that it is tall (4u) but this would be my personal choice. most of (maybe all) the Grandia cases are rackmountable

make sure you get one of the higher end beQuiet power supplies ie the darkrock pro 550w to ensure that it does indeed have the two eps 8 pin cpu connectors, a requirement for dual cpu operation

that is a good idea, I hadn't thought of that

Sounds exactly like the title; google is taking modified StreetView cameras underwater to popular tourist locations and reefs to allow people to sit on their couch and SCUBA dive at the same time. the camera GPS combinations (seen above) end up costing around $50K, and have modified lenses to reduce the distortion from water. it is an interesting especially if you are interested in going to those locations however beyond that I do not see the purpose of this but is is cool nonetheless. in the future google plans to create submersibles to explore deeper areas of the ocean for both curious people and for science research. Article: http://mashable.com/2012/09/26/google-underwater-street-views/ Current viewable StreetView: http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/gallery/ocean/lady-elliot-island.html

it can also be disconnected and used as a (semi) portable power source, if you do not use more than the capacity it is more efficient than a generator for places without power. it can also be paired with a generator that would not need to be running all the time. also it can be shipped fully charged more easily than say a generator since batteries do not weigh (measurably) more when charged vs fuel in a generator. obviously not as versatile as a generator but it hopefully in the future will be a more effective solution.

Hmm

rather than recycle old hybrid electric and EV batteries, which can be quite costly, GM and ABB have modeled a prototype for a house/ small building UPS. This allows the batteries that have not quite reached the end of their life to be used to reduce cost of recycling and lower the wasted material produced when recycled as well as increase the usable life of the battery. this would have the benefit of standard UPSs ie. smooth power, surge protection and most importantly protection from outages. the capacity of the UPS is around 25kWh and the average american home in the summer uses around 30kWh per day (REF) making it a pretty effective solution for power outages. another possible use was for these UPSs to be shipped into a disaster area (it is mounted on a metal forklift base plate) to power lights and rescue equipment to more effectively utilize a generator and decrease the overall time for it to be running. it could also be used in place of a generator if your need is not very long (ex. a parade that goes into the night) or for indoor uses. no word on pricing is mentioned in the article, most likely due to it being a prototype. the only question I have is when can GE send me one. http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/155589-gm-turns-your-old-chevy-volt-battery-into-a-whole-house-ups?utm_source=rss

this robot was built to walk autonomously and simply on three legs; it rotates the top section and swings one leg under the other two in which it is still balancing. I believe it is powered by a single motor and everything else is handled mechanically using various mechanisms. it is supposed to work towards bipedal walking (like humans) since we swing our legs when we walk, regardless it is very cool. a link to the video of it running is included below as well as a link to the website of the company that developed it. http://www.romela.org/main/STriDER:_Self-excited_Tripedal_Dynamic_Experimental_Robot

it is never too late for a deal this great

this looks pretty revolutionary, a real innovation on Play-Doh's part. I already have mine in the mail and I cannot wait until it gets here. hopefully it will bring larger 3D printing companies like Stratasys to create simmilar items, I mean you cannot beat what you are getting for the price. [url=http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f487/]http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f487/[/url=http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/f487/]

as in performance per dollar? because then a professional card would lose hands down, the WS cards from either side are just not optimized for games and you would have to spend a lot 1000's to get the performance of even a mid range gaming card. if you use professional applications (premiere, after effects, 3ds max, CAD) primarily and game casually on the side then just expect to have to turn details down on the game and live with it. but if you do professional applications on the side and games primarily I would suggest just getting a gaming card probably a Cuda capable one and turning on the Cuda rendering in the application. if you do both equally (or have lots of money to burn) get both and just not attach your display to the professional card and use it only for professional rendering and such, then you have your games nice and are able to utilize the professional card's properties. but to answer your question, no professional/ workstation cards will not work very well for games.