VenkiPhy6

I know this is an old thread. Sorry for digging this up from the grave. 
 
But man this PC has such precious memories now! Since this build, I finished my Bachelor's, moved out of the city (in which I lived for nearly 20 years), finished my Master's during which my parents moved out of my childhood home(which is where I built this PC) and I ended up getting a Data Analyst job! My life is totally different from when I built this PC.... but the PC still works! It is obviously not my primary machine (been the case for nearly the last 2 years. I currently have a Acer VX-15 laptop.) but every time I go back to my parent's place and look at it, it is so nostalgic. Also in the middle of all this, my brother got married and this PC will be going to my nephew in a few months time (obviously with a few upgrades)!
 
In the middle of all the benchmarking and other techy stuff, we really don't talk enough about the emotional aspects of owning a PC. LIke, I bet I won't have this sorta attachment if it was a console. Worth every penny - I had friends over for gaming night, I applied for my Master's degree with this, I took several MOOCs on it (which inspired me to go for the Master's in the first place!), I learnt to code in Python .... so MANY MEMORIES!
 
Sorry, for all the cheesiness but I don't think this log would be complete without it...

Hi chaps!
Being a long time watcher of LMG content I finally decided it was time to sign up to the forums to see what it's all about. I've just completed my first watercooling build, incorporated into a desk case I designed myself. I've finally given it a name I'm not too happy with but here it is all the same, SpokeDesk V1.
 
The desk is purely made from 1.6mm mild steel. I work for a sheetmetal engineering company and so I did most of the manufacture and fabrication myself on CNC machines. 
Initial design render.
The desktop and a few other parts freshly punched on a CNC punch press.
Test fitting before welding and paint
Parts hanging on the powder coat line.

First components going in. Used 780ti with waterblock from eBay and my trusty MSI GD53 with a 2500k from my first PC build.
A view of the back panel and custom power switch

Loop complete, mayhems laser green UV dye.

Trying to bleed air from the system.

Testing the UV.

Complete!

This is awesome. I love our community.

Funny story, scared the crap out of myself by making myself think I was going colorblind... Realized later I was just mousing over a link! I'm on point today...

I looked them up on who.is and found both are owned by the same person.
A Jonathon Andrews.
Here is the raw data for http://Linustechtips.co
And here is the raw data for http://Linustechtips.net

What would be funny is if the owners of the websites was Linus. :lol:

First & foremost, about the link, it's safe    Go to>> http://www.linustechtips.co
 
#AwesomeTyposquatting
 
EDIT: Holy Shiznet He's here to>>. http://www.linustechtips.net/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1Szhf6p
Amazon: http://geni.us/2i8O
 
This outfit from SCOTTeVEST provides the perfect balance between sex appeal and function... well, maybe it falls a bit further on the "function" side of the street...
 

Introduction
Some of you guys might now Zonked thread with the exact name. He started the topic to gather our knowledge of the best programming stuff you can find.
So first, a thank you for Zonked who started this work!
Since he is unable to update the thread regularly, I will, with the consensus of alpenwasser, continue his thread.
 
Zonkeds intro
I decided it would be a good idea to have a thread that is a complete collection of helpful programming resources and tutorials. This will be an going, frequently updated post that will require input from you guys also. So help me build the ultimate programming resources thread. Simply leave them in the comments and I will add them.

General Programming Resources
Stack Overflow -A forum inhabited by professional developers. You can also ask questions and will receive help.
MIT Open Courseware -Online Computer Science lectures from MIT University. Features lectures, resources and handouts
The New Boston - Video tutorials of lots of languages, also entertaining.
Code Cademy - Interactive learning with rewards in a variety of languages
Code School - Interactive Tutorials in a variety of languages
TopCoder - Programming competitions
Google Code Jam - Archived Google Jam contests and exercises
USACO Training Gateway - Programming problems
Tutorials Point - Extensive written tutorials about a variety of languages
Tutorialized - Tutorial Site with the code embedded next to the tutorials
Educator - Tutorial site on a variety of languages

Python
Learn Python The Hard Way - Extensive HTML book on the basic of Python
Dive Into Python - Same concept as the above resource, but slightly more advanced
PyGame - Features tutorials for Python game development.
Python.Org - Official Python website. Includes tutorials and documentation.
Invent With Python - Online tutorials of actual programs and games (very good!)

C
Live Gnome - Variety of C resources and projects
Learn C The Hard Way - Learn C the Hard way (Work In Progress)
C Programming WikiBook - C programming Wiki
Tutorials Point - Lots of C resources
Learn C.org - Interactive C resources
[bOOK] C Programming in Easy Steps -  Mike McGrath (isbn 978-1840785449)

C#
MSDN - Official Site for C#
Home and Learn - Beginner C# Tutorials
C# Crash Course

C++
C++ Reference - C++ reference
C Plus Plus - Official C++ reference
Tutorials Point - C++ tutorials
C Programming - In depth tutorials on C++
MSDN Visual C++ - Visual C++ tutorials
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: Core C++
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: STL
Stephan T. Lavavej Video Tutorials: Advanced STL

Visual Basic
VB Code - VB tutorials
Home and Learn - Basic Visual Basic tutorials
Tutorials Point - Loads of great VB tutorials
Tutorialized - Even more Visual Basic tutorials

Java
Oracle Docs - Official Java documents
Code Ranch - Great Java forum
Tutorials Point - Lots of Java Tutorials
Learn Java Online - Lots of Java resources and interactive learning
Programcreek Great Java Tutorial Site

HTML/CSS/Javascript
W3 Schools - Good starting point for html/css/javascript
Mozilla Developers - Web development tutorials
HTML Dog - HTML, CSS and JavaScript tutorials
CSS Tricks - CSS Tutorials
JsFiddle - Javascript Collab Tool

PHP
Better PHP - PHP Video tutorials of code snippets
PHP Academy - PHP videos and tutorials
PHP.Net - Useful PHP documentation

SQL
Learn SQL the hard Way - Learn SQL the Hard Way

Perl
Perl.Org - Official Perl website.
Perl Meme - Perl Tutorials.
Perl Begin - Perl for beginners.
Modern Perl Books - Book on Pearl
High Order Perl Book - High Order Pearl Book

Ruby
Try Ruby - Ruby interactive resources.
Learn Ruby The Hard Way - Learn Ruby the Hard Way

Android Development
Android Developers - Official Google docs, tutorials, guides, tips and tricks
Google Developers - News and guides for a variety of languages including Android development
XDA Developers - #1 Android dev forum. Includes tutorials, ROMS, news, tips, techniques and much more!!!

iOS Development
Apple Documentation - Official Apple Documentation
Apps A Muck - Lots of iOS development tutorials
App Coda - More iOS application development

3D Programming
OpenGL Tutorials
Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming

Books
Free Programming Book List on Github
Stackoverflow C++ Book Guide
Think Python -Allen Downey
Design for the non Designer -Robin WIlliams
The Pragmatic Programmer -Dave Thomas
Javascript: The Good Parts -Douglas Crockford
Code Complete -Steve McConnell
The Art of Computer Programming -Donald Knuth
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists -John Truss
The art of Unix Programming -Eric S. Raymond
Head First Java and Design Patterns -Eric Freeman
C Programming Language -Brian Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie
Computers as Components -Wayne Wolf
Operating Systems Concepts with Java -Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Galvin, Greg Gagne
Higher Order Perl - Mark Jason Dominus
Perls of Wisdom - Steve Litt
The C++ Programming Language -Bjarne Stroustrup
Game Coding Complete -Mike McShaffry
Introduction to Algorithms -Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson and Ronald L. Riverst
Computer Organisation and Architecture -Linda Null and Julia Lobur
The Mythical Man-Month -Frederick P. Brooks JR
Computer Organisation and Design -David A. Patterson and John L. Hennesy
Architecture of Open Source Applications
Modern C++ Design -Andrei Alexandrescu
Computer Networking: A top-down approach featuring the internet -
Database System Concepts -Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Artificial Intelligence, A Modern Approach -Stuart Russel, Peter Norvig
Concepts in Programming Languages -John C. Mitchell
The Art of Prolog -Leon Sterling, Ehud Shapiro
Elements of the Theory of Computation -Papadimitriou
Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice -Hughes, van Dam, McGuire, Sklart
Java - How to Program -Harvey & Paul Deitel
Thinking in Java -Bruce Eckel
C++ Primer Plus (6th Edition) (Developer's Library)-Stephen Prata


Compilers/IDE's
Microsoft Visual Studio - Microsoft Visual Studio (C, C#, C++)
Eclipse - Eclipse (Java/Android)
Netbeans (Java)
Code Blocks - Code Blocks (C++)
Bloodshed (C++)
Android Studio
Jetbrains - Several IDE's and/or plugins that make C#/Python/Java/Php etc easier to code

Text Editors
Notepad++(Windows)
Text Mate (Mac)
Sublime Text(Windows/Linux)
Brackets
Aptana -Open source web development tool
Qt Project - C++/QML IDE
VIM -Advanced (!) Text Editor (small tutorial[/url)
Emacs -Advanced (!) Text Editor

Other
Gamedev.net - A forum full of professional game developers
DBforums - Database Forums
Codingbat - Java & Python Challenges
Bitbucket - Source Control Provider like github, but then Private
Sourcetreeapp - Tool to manage github/bitbucket
OverAPI - Cheatsheets for several languages
Regexr - Regular Expressioin Tester
Project Euler - Programming and math exercises (Can get quite advanced)

Contributors So far...
Darkfeign
alpenwasser
WanderingFool
majorawsome
pzyko103
WhatARoaster
crocski
Flojer0
MikeD
wolfsinner
hAxx
colonel_mortis
lord4163
Getov
TSegers
Hikaru12
fletch to 99
Nuluvius
forbsie1888
Robi_g

I'd get more ram. 8gb at least.

Linus WhatNotToDo tips

I like Law & Order. A lot. The original series is not broadcasted anymore where I live. This is how much I'd have to pay to get all of it and many of those DVD transfers are actually rather low quality. Not only that but you'd notice from the link that nobody sells it directly I have to deal with ebay sellers and import it and have it sit on customs for weeks.
 
I have looked for the series on several services and it had some seasons available in Netflix (Only the really old ones, 1 through 9) but they're all gone  and Amazon also has only 7 out of the 20 seasons available. 
 
Now I'd gladly pay a reasonable amount (150 to 200 bucks) for the entire series or a fee to stream them, I am just unable to for the most part. If the shit I want to see is not available under reasonable circumstances, that's not much of a choice at all.

So I've ordered my parts, and so this is what my build is supposed to look like:
 
[PCPartPicker part list]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XvsFhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/XvsFhM/by_merchant/)(

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) | $173.95 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary) | $61.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3k28gx) | $134.49 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd5002aalx) | $124.10 @ Amazon
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gtx750tioc2gd5) | $127.49 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww) | $77.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx500) | $44.99 @ Micro Center
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $794.99
 | Mail-in rebates | -$50.00
 | **Total** | **$744.99**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-05-14 13:10 EDT-0400 |
 
Seems expensive right? Well, once I got home, my parents told me that they prefer laptops/tablets nowadays, so I was free to sell/salvage my current computer. So both the RAM and HD from my old computer are now being put into my new computer. The power supply was actually gifted to me by a different family member, so I can't quite complain there, nor is extra wattage that big of a deal (right?). So basically, what I'd ordered was the CPU, Motherboard, GPU, and the Case. All but the GPU is supposed to arrive by tomorrow, and the GPU is coming in next Tuesday. I'm probably going to put it all together before I even get the GPU, just to test if there are any parts that are DOA.
 
Overall, with the savings that I've gained from re-using parts and possibly will gain from selling my used parts, I'm just going to hold onto them. There's no telling where and when I might need money, and I think it'd be wise to just hold onto it for a bit until I really want/feel the need to upgrade a part.
 
The rationale behind getting an i5 over a better GPU is that I'm pretty happy with the graphical performance that I normally get, and I would rather get a solid CPU of this generation while supplies last, rather than having to upgrade both CPU/motherboard or buy a more expensive secondhand CPU in the future.
 
I got the 750Ti over the 260X because I wanted to try Team Green, just to see how things were, and it wasn't THAT much more expensive.
 
Overall, my build may look balanced, it may look strange, but I don't personally see anything that I would balk at. The most pertinent upgrade down the line that I could see would be to probably pop in an SSD in there for games/etc.
 
Just one quick question as I'm gearing up to build this new computer: Is it recommended that I do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 on my hard drive for this new computer? I don't really care too much about personal files as I have that all backed up, and applications/games can always be downloaded again.

In gaming dual channel might lead to 1 - 2 fps improvement. Not much, but when there is essentially not cost differential why choose worse performance. In non-gaming tasks the improvement is generally somewhere between 5% and 15%.

After a lot of deliberation and discussion with other people, I've come to the conclusion to try to stretch a bit further to get an i5, while keeping the graphics card relatively budget:
 
[PCPartPicker part list]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wmpFhM) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wmpFhM/by_merchant/)(

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460) | $167.99 @ SuperBiiz
**Motherboard** | [ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97manniversary) | $61.98 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls8g3d1339ds1s00) | $53.49 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $52.49 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003662l) | $89.99 @ Newegg
**Case** | [Corsair Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-cc9011069ww) | $77.99 @ Micro Center
**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430m) | $25.00 @ Newegg
 | *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |
 | Total (before mail-in rebates) | $578.93
 | Mail-in rebates | -$50.00
 | **Total** | **$528.93**
 | Generated by [PCPartPicker](http://pcpartpicker.com) 2015-05-10 13:21 EDT-0400 |
 
Why? Because while gaming is cool and all; work will probably be more important. So i5 would make sense in being able to handle more of a workload and probably being able to handle most if not all things in the future. Not to mention, the majority of the games that I play aren't heavily demanding nor do I ever use anti-aliasing. So for gaming purposes, I will be perfectly happy, and if I were to see fit, I could easily upgrade just the GPU in my build and perhaps a new PSU if the GPU does take up a lot of power. So yeah, trying to take more realistic priorities with my computer

Just wanna update that I bought the UPS I mentioned last and it works great! Thanks everyone for your help, especially to, @W-L ! Cheers! 

@Hanshin This looks inspiring! All the best!
 
I am an amateur builder and it would be nice if you could clear a doubt that has been lingering in my mind for a long time....How to get sponsors for a build? I need to make a friend inside the company or I need to submit like a project proposal or what should I do??? 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/974Q99
That it what I would get for the money.
@Vfleteren

Do what this guy says. He's actually PC Jesus here to save us all from misinformation.

good, nice, but if I was you, I wouldn't buy aftermarket CPU cooler, and put those 55€ into CPU and get Intel i3 4xxx
It will do better for gaming
it won't be evn close to overheating or something like that
trust me, i have i3 4160, I'm playing GTA 5, Far Cry4, Unity.. all day long on ultra and it's nice and quiet and the temps are also good.
get the cooler some time later when you get money
 
hope i helped

May I add that Intel Quadcore does not even remotely relate to an AMD Quadcore.
Generally speaking AMD Cpu's have been much weaker per core then Intel one.

Tell us budget and use, also pcpartpicker link would be nice

Ok so change the motherboard to a z97 series so later on you can upgrade to a i5 or i7 the lowest priced is only 10 doller more but its worth being able to upgrade in the future

That will definitely give you a lot of extra overhead if you plan to plug in a bunch of other stuff like routers and modems during a power outage atleast you'll still have access to the Internet.

They were in the back of a vehicle driving in front of Luke. You can hear the exhaust at times in the video  
 
We've discussed it a bit but we're still figuring out the best way to do so.
And thanks! Really high praise, I've passed it on to the team that worked on it  
 
Yep it was filmed about 3 weeks ago now I think.

It might! 
LD have been one of my reference in computer case design (as Silverstone and CaseLabs) so I take it as a compliment.   
I really loved the LD-V8 I used in a past project!
 
Thank you!
You have have to contact companies with project, showing what you want to do and how you will do it.
Here are some links that might help you:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=161656
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2007/11/20/hitchhiker_guide_to_mod_sponsorship/1
http://www.paultandesigns.com/10-things-i-learned-in-modding-sponsorship/
Good luck!