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I know its impossible to be totally anonymous (or at least really inconvenient to be) on the internet, but I say the less a company knows about me the better. 

I know its impossible to be totally anonymous (or at least really inconvenient to be) on the internet, but I say the less a company knows about me the better. 

Getting a job in my field, an apartment (again), getting back into exercising, start paying off student loans.  Hope it works out!

Getting a job in my field, an apartment (again), getting back into exercising, start paying off student loans.  Hope it works out!

I know its impossible to be totally anonymous (or at least really inconvenient to be) on the internet, but I say the less a company knows about me the better. 

I know its impossible to be totally anonymous (or at least really inconvenient to be) on the internet, but I say the less a company knows about me the better. 

Just saw this on eBay. It is from China and looks very fake. Has ltt logo and wanted show logo. "L-Inus Tech Tips". The URL is https://www.ebay.com/itm/L-Inus-Tech-Tips-Mens-Fashion-Hoodies-Custom-Pulloversr-Black/264027896010?hash=item3d7949f8ca:m:moXB-773rzyiUB8i58MiOvQ.
 

What about the droid attack on the wookies?

Welcome to the LTT Forum holiday buyers' guide for components.
 
We have a few lists for every common price range - for custom ones contact us.
 
Credits:
$500, $800, $2000: @Herman Mcpootis
$1000: me
$1500: me/ @Daniel Z.
 
$500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.00 @ Amazon) great cpu for the price
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) great vrms
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($53.99 @ Newegg) to make an upgrade to 16gb easier. 
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) nice ssd for the price point. one of the fastest sata
Storage: Seagate - BarraCuda 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($39.99 @ Amazon) they can get this later if they don't wanna pay extra to deal with rebates.
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 570 8 GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($149.99 @ Newegg) faster than the 1050 ti
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.96 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)  great little unit, better than the fsp one ltt recommended
Total: $499.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 22:48 EST-0500
 
$800
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon)  better than competitors for less
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) great vrms
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($104.99 @ Newegg) nice 16GB RAM, good brand
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Amazon) one of the best SATA ssds and cheap
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.50 @ Amazon) it's a good hard drive, what more can i say
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Windforce OC Video Card  ($314.99 @ Newegg) GTX 1070, last gen clearance
Case: DIYPC - DIY-BG01 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($38.96 @ Newegg)  
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Newegg)  great little unit, better than the PSU ltt recommended for the $1000
Total: $805.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 22:52 EST-0500
 
$1000
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($159.99 @ Amazon) nice cpu for the price, better than competitors
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ Newegg) better than competitors like arctic freezer 33
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) great vrms
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($114.89 @ OutletPC) ram from good brand, 16GB and matching colours
Storage: Crucial - MX500 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($42.99 @ Adorama) one of the best SATA ssds
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg) vega gets really cheap. nearly as good as RTX 2070 for $400
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($98.89 @ Newegg) great ventilation
Power Supply: Antec - High Current Gamer Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) "tier 2" psu, leaps and bounds better than linus's
Total: $1035.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 23:19 EST-0500
 
$1500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($408.90 @ OutletPC) new i7
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($84.43 @ Newegg) better than most liquid coolers
Motherboard: MSI - MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) nice looking mobo with good vrms
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) r g b ram
Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($64.99 @ Adorama) MX500, one of the best sata ssds
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Sapphire - Radeon RX VEGA 64 8 GB Video Card  ($399.99 @ Newegg)  vega 64
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.10 @ Newegg Business) great airflow
Power Supply: Antec - High Current Gamer Gold 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg)  on par with the unit ltt chose
Total: $1439.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-18 00:14 EST-0500
 
$2000
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($408.90 @ OutletPC)  brand new 9700K
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($159.89 @ OutletPC)  360mm radiator, great cooling
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Amazon)  high end motherboard with wifi
Memory: Team - T-Force Delta RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg)  RGB ram
Storage: HP - EX920 512 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($89.99 @ Newegg)  512GB NVMe drive for 89. faster than 960 EVO
Storage: Toshiba - X300 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon)  nice 4tb hard drive
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card  ($769.99 @ Newegg)  RTX 2080 is slightly better than the 1080 ti, and the latter is out of stock
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($87.10 @ Newegg Business)  good airflow
Power Supply: Corsair - TXM Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($62.88 @ OutletPC)  TX750m for 62.
Total: $1978.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-17 22:59 EST-0500
 
 
Remember: this guide > ltt guide

Why unfortunately?

Damn, congrats to everyone; that's a huge amount of WUs and points!  I would've done more but I was doing it on my main system..hopefully down the line I can build a dedicated folding PC.

As the title says this will LTT's first ever folding month!!!
 
Starts November 1st (12:00am GMT)
Ends December 1st (12:00am GMT)
UPDATE: Timezone changed to GMT thanks to @Ben Quigley volunteering to do daily updates and score tracking.
 
Folding@home team LTT id#: 223518
(This event is only for folding for team LTT you will not qualify if you are folding independent or for another team, sorry.)
 
Things are off to a nice start for this event. Find daily updates written by our very own @Ben Quigley here:
 
 
 
 
Fall/Winter is that time of year where things get cold for those of us in the northern hemisphere (sorry to those of you in the southern one just a lot less people down under) so instead of turning your heat all the way up why not put that power bill to good use and help find cures to diseases that plague the world from Hep C to Breast Cancer to Alzheimer's .  It s pretty simple format. The whole idea is to fold as much as you can for a month straight. The entire goal is to make as many points for the LTT folding team as we can (we do encourage all folding not just for team LTT if you really prefer not to) As a bonus there will be a spreadsheet to sign up for so that we can track your folding progress over the course of the month, with bragging rights at stake. Special badges will be awarded to all who meet the minimum participation requirement including for this event only a Founders badge. (minimum requirements: 100k points, 15WUs, and 15 days of having activity over the course of the whole month)
 
Sign up for the event here:
Sign up now: Signups are now closed for this event.
 
 
Official badges for this an future events:
Founders badge (for this event only):
 
Tiered badges for this and future events (based on number of events participated in):

 
To qualify for badges you must meet the minimum requirements for participation which for this event will be as follows minimum requirements: 100k points, 15WUs, and 15 days of having activity over the course of the whole month. This is subject to change for future events as we find out what the sweet spot is to include as many people as possible but not make it too easy to just get a free badge. 
 
If you need a little encouragement our last folding event turned into the Folding community board but all of the info can be found here (as well as a great way to ask for help from anyone in the folding community here, we love to help whoever we can from beginners to pros) :
 
Don't forget to sign up for a passkey!
info to do so can be found in the threads below.
 
 
If you need a little more encouragement the purpose of folding is for disease and cancer research and more information on it can be found on their website here:
 
https://foldingathome.org/
 
 
 
FAQ/Tips and Tricks:
 
 
Facts and Fiction (ideal config help):
 
 
@Whiskers @Ithanul @Ben Quigley @iamdarkyoshi @straight_stewie @James

floatplane.

The final draft of the TLS 1.3 protocol has been finalized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).  They claim that encrypted connections to websites will be cut in half as the connection only needs to make only one round trip compared to TL2 1.2's two. 
Source:
https://kinsta.com/blog/tls-1-3/
https://www.ietf.org/blog/tls13/
 

The final draft of the TLS 1.3 protocol has been finalized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).  They claim that encrypted connections to websites will be cut in half as the connection only needs to make only one round trip compared to TL2 1.2's two. 
Source:
https://kinsta.com/blog/tls-1-3/
https://www.ietf.org/blog/tls13/
 

Damn, rest in peace.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_devices-insiderplat_pc/windows-update-1803-audio-problems/96fd04fc-0630-448f-ae6d-7d280b55f6b3
 
Apparantly the privacy settings for the mic is the issue. 
 
This fix worked for my Yeti after a frustrating troubleshoot

I've never used/owned a stand alone personal assistant (Alexa, Goggle Home, etc).

I've never used/owned a stand alone personal assistant (Alexa, Goggle Home, etc).

A Microsoft Surface 2. For real.
 

 
c:

Thanks @Java

I've never used/owned a stand alone personal assistant (Alexa, Goggle Home, etc).

I've never used/owned a stand alone personal assistant (Alexa, Goggle Home, etc).

For anyone concerned with PIA being based in the US.
 
https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/hc/en-us/articles/229705288-Is-Private-Internet-Access-Located-In-A-Fourteen-Eyes-Country-

When I went to school it was all about Halo on flash drives; now it's like PUBG has taken over shooters in general.