Breakdown

The resolution of my current desktop monitor is 1024 x 768. Beastly at the time it came out.

I second what the two posts above me have said.
 
I've never heard of applike, but assuming it is legit, it will take you months to years before you start seeing any significant return on your time investment.
 
Honestly, I really think it'd be a waste of time (not to crush your dreams or sound negative). The time you would be spending on applike could be used to make even more money elsewhere.

The interior of the case has acrylic tubes and the exterior of the case has brass tubes.  There are threshold fittings to transition from the inside to the outside of the case.  
 
So the acrylic tubes are on the inside and the reservoirs, radiators, and the brass tubes are on the side of the desk.  
 
I finished up the build last night, I'll post some more photos on here tomorrow and post the video Sunday.

Golden Sun

The resolution of my current desktop monitor is 1024 x 768. Beastly at the time it came out.

The resolution of my current desktop monitor is 1024 x 768. Beastly at the time it came out.

The resolution of my current desktop monitor is 1024 x 768. Beastly at the time it came out.

The resolution of my current desktop monitor is 1024 x 768. Beastly at the time it came out.

It's not you.
 
Gaming in general is getting worse.
 
I don't even rush to play the latest games anymore. I'm just looking for those older games that I haven't played yet.

NCIX: n/a
Amazon: http://georiot.co/30oN
 
The G3 from LG is the first phone I've used with a 2560x1440 display. That's a lotta pixels! Not to mention the rest of the top-of-the-range specs!
 


 
Alright, now onto the good stuff. LG is giving us TWENTY FIVE G3's to give away! All you need to do to qualify is post your favourite thing about the G3 from the review above in this thread and you can be selected at random to win one of these phones!
 
Please note that they are retail units (in the video I said pre-production, but this has since been changed) and they are Korean unlocked global units, so you will need to verify if they will work correctly on your carrier! To my knowledge they will work on AT&T or T-Mobile, but I got no data - only get voice and SMS on my carrier (Bell) so YMMV.
 
Either way you can still enter to win one, and you an always use it as a portable gaming device or whatever... I mean, it's a G3 man! The wifi will work! Best of luck to everyone!
 
One entry per household.
 
The giveaway is worldwide and closes July 6th and the winners will be announced on Twitter, so make sure you're following @LinusTech! 
WINNERS:
 
shinta86  thefurryman  bigboco  xollen  Christian B  Muhammad Mokhtar  CH Fung  MoSLegend  DigitalGeometrix    Alex.arvidsson   Crook   L_AyMent    Swedishgodkiller  Sawce  gdemirdas  Xjmhd  storthode  Ober1kenobi  Frankz  Koriander  davidvu396  444Duarte  Jogostar  Tannerschoch  JasonRoGo    UPDATE:   The winners who have been struck through did not respond in the allotted time period, so seven phones have been redrawn.

The new winners of those seven phones are:   Echodamus    sillikony michaeldeve    HaydenMadeEm TechUpdate    lukepwnsall    fahzan007   Please respond to the message from nicklmg to claim your prize

It's not you.
 
Gaming in general is getting worse.
 
I don't even rush to play the latest games anymore. I'm just looking for those older games that I haven't played yet.

Full Disclosure
 
Three years ago, I bought a pair of Pioneer MJ-51s from Best Buy for $70 CAD. Back then, I knew absolutely nothing about headphones and I thought this was an excellent deal, seeing as it was half the price it used to be. Turns out, it was actually crap. It was flimsy and the sound quality was terrible.
 
Fast forward to four months ago, and the plastic connector that held the right speaker housing to the head band broke. So that was the end of that. I used a cheap pair of in-ear headphones for a while but the cable gave out on that one after 2 weeks.
 
So I bought the Logitech UE 4000.
 

 
In the Box
 
-Headphones
 

 
-Cable
 

 
-Headphone sleeve
 

 
-Headphone splitter
-Setup Guide
-Important information
 

 

 
The packaging is great. The headphone is seated securely in a thin plastic mold, and the splitter is seated in the center of the headphone mold. Beneath this houses the wrapped cable, the sleeve, the setup guide and the important information that no one finds important enough to read.
 

 
Design and Build Quality
 
I opted for the white pair, since most of my devices are black. Only the actual speaker housings are white though. The plastic headband is a glossy extreme fingerprint magnet black. It’s not a black-and-white only affair though; the speaker meshes are blue, and so is the entire cable. Same goes for the rubber attachments between the headband and speaker housing.
 

 
Speaking of the cable, it is removable. Not only that, but it terminates in 3.5mm plugs at both ends, and one of them is right-angled. No proprietary connectors here. The straight end gets stuck in the port on the left speaker pretty good, so you don’t have to worry about that disconnecting by accident anytime soon. The cable is encased in a thick rubber jacket, which supposedly prevents it from tangling.
 

 
There is also an inline mic with remote controls. I have used the mic before, and the persons on the other end said they were hearing me better than normal, so that means the mic is better than the one on the Galaxy S2. The controls give a solid click when pressed, and it’s easy to know which one you pressed since the middle (play/pause) button has a ridge.
 

 
The headband extensions are made of aluminium. Each extends by about 4 cm. They don’t have indicators for how far they're extended though, so you have to rely on some fairly soft, therefore inaccurate, clicks if you like them both to be equal. The inside of headband is lined with a sort of plastic that’s super smooth to the touch. I think this is what people call soft touch plastic.
 

 

 
The insides of both sides are marked with coloured letters, too. That's a plus.
 

 

 
The design has grown on me over the months, and I think it looks wonderful. Also, for a plastic headphone, I must say the build quality is excellent. The pair just feels solid, all round. Plus they are super light, so they’re super-portable. I only have one issue. You can’t fold the headphones…
 
Comfort
 
As an on-ear headphone, I never really expected much in terms of comfort. And I was right in this regard. Regardless of the low weight, soft leather ear pads and the layer of soft foam at the top interior of the headband, I cannot comfortably wear these headphones for more than 1.5 hours, or 2 hours at most. That being said, I do have a slightly large head, so that may have something to do with it.
 
Sound Quality
 
Before I start, know that I do not have an extensive knowledge of all the different parts of music, and what’s not. So this is going to be a fairly simple review, without a lot of jargons and definitely without graphs and the likes. I listen to dubstep/electro, rap, R&B, reggae and dancehall music 99.9% of the time, so all opinions below are based on these genres. I don’t listen these as FLAC or any of the other lossless formats. Just plain old MP3, most of the times.
 
At normal listening volumes (below 65% I would say), these have enough bass. It doesn’t try to deliver so much bass that it sounds distorted, like the headphones can’t handle it. You can even use an EQ to add a bit more bass, and they can handle it. Just don’t add too much, otherwise things get really messy, if you know what I mean. Same thing happens at super high volumes. This is a portable headphone after all. It’s not meant to be driven by amplifier. If anything, overall I’d say the bass stands out just by a hair from the other elements of any song that I listen to with these headphones.
 
The vocals sound better than average to me, but nothing to write home about. They just don’t stand out as much as the bass do. It’s the same for much of the higher frequencies. It’s an okay movie/gaming headphone too.
 
One thing I have noticed though is that when the music gets really ‘crowded’, some elements of the seemingly disappear. But it’s never the bass though; that’s always there. Let me give you an example. If I’m listening a song, and there is a part with vocals but no bassline, as soon as the bass hits, the vocals and everything else just sound recessed. Not sure if this is an intended effect in the songs I listen, or if it’s the headphones themselves. The effect is not really noticeable though, unless you go looking for it.
 
Sound Isolation
 
The best chance you have of blocking noises around you is to crank the volume up to 100% (don’t do that; it’s bad for your ears). And even then, you still hear some outside noises, depending on how loud they are.
 
It’s the same case in reverse as well. The people beside you can hear quite clearly what you’re listening to at volumes about 40%. Any less, and that person would have to be specifically listening with an intent to hear.
That being said, it is an on-ear budget headphone. You can’t seriously expect Bose-level noise isolation, now can you?
 
Value and Conclusion
 
The Logitech UE 4000s had a MSRP or $100. When I bought them though, they were discontinued by then, and Amazon had them for $30. Yes, you read that correctly. $30. The price remains about the same as of this writing (21st June 2014); $32 for the white, and $25 for the black. Bargain of the year right there.
 
Goes without saying then, it is amazing value for the money. I am absolutely satisfied with this pair of headphones. Need of one of the best headphones $30 can buy? Get the UE 4000.

1.4 GHz... I didn't know i5's clocked that low...

It's shit for the price. As usual with most Apple products.

I haven't used Windows 8 or 8.1 yet.
 
So: 7 > XP > Vista
 
Vista is gonna be last on everyone's list...

Just by looking at the url, that already seems like a fishy site. I wouldn't advise anyone to go there.

If I honestly had to choose one car, it would probably be the Mazda RX-7 FD3S. That or the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34.

Update 4/3/14: I spent the last few months since my first post making some updates to the build.  Updates copied from my reddit post on /r/cablemanagement:
 
Re-sleeved the 24-pin to remove the cable extension and sewed the wires to maintain the evenness of the cable coming out of the motherboard.
Shortened the length of the PCI-E cable and added three stitches to maintain evenness. The stitches keep the cable very rigid and as it passes through the back panel grommet I have it running under the corner of the GPU. This serves to prop the GPU up, eliminating GPU sag completely.
Removed the drive cages and mounted the HDD to the floor with anti-vibration mounting (before while in the Corsair cage, the HDD vibrations would move my mouse cursor. Problem solved and bonus airflow.)
Mounted the SSD to the rear panel to be in view from the window.
Non-cable management related: Added Bitspower fan adaptors and 120mm SP120 PWM fans to the rad. I had to literally break the locking clip on the ESP connector to get it to fit. The ESP connector is very rigid due to the sleeving, routing, and sewing so it does not budge unless I remove the whole cable.
Upgraded to 4770K thanks to Staples for $230
Enjoy!
 





 
Hello All,
 
Several individuals over on /r/buildapc recommended that I post my build log over here for you guys to enjoy.  Let me know what you guys think.  Although if it's anything like the reddit response, I'm gonna wager you'll like it.
 
Lightning 350D
 
Full build album: http://imgur.com/a/32cDo
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 


 
 
 

 
Obligatory photographer shot:

 
Parts List:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($239.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler:  NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99)
Motherboard:  ASRock Z87M OC Formula Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($179.99)
Memory:  Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($231.75)
Storage:  Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($122.99)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (Owned)
Video Card:  MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card  ($546.81 @ Newegg)
Case:  Corsair 350D Window MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($17.99 @ Amazon)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 62.7 CFM 120mm  Fan  ($18.68 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan:  Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm  Fan  ($17.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply:  Corsair RM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($129.99)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit)  (Free via MSDNAA)
Monitor:  QNIX Perfect Pixel QX2710 Matte 60Hz 27.0" Monitor  ($406.99)
Keyboard:  Corsair Vengeance K70 Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Mouse:  Razer Orochi Bluetooth Wireless Laser Mouse  (Owned)
Total: $2301.08
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-31 16:45 EST-0500)
 
Build Notes:
This is actually my very first start-to-finish build. In the past, I have had pre-builts from Dell that I managed to upgrade on my own and I have always had very strong knowledge of electronics and computer components in general. My last computer was my beloved Gateway P-7805u FX that served me extremely well for 4 years.  I upgraded the processor to an Intel T9600, and pretty much everything else that could be upgraded. My main motivation was pretty much the build itself and making it look awesome and not necessary what I could do with it. When I finished I felt like the boys at the end of Make Love Not Warcraft: "Kyle: So, what do we do now? Cartman: What d'you mean? Now we can finally play the game." All of the cable sleeving was done by me including crimping, cutting, and soldering of all custom length wires. I purchased the necessary tools and materials almost exclusively from Lutro0 Customs and also relied heavily on Josiah's sleeving guides and tutorials. I probably spent another $200 - $250 on sleeving materials and tools. 90% of the time I spent on this build was sleeving and cable managing. I'm pretty sure I went through 400+ zip ties routing and re-routing cables. The 24-pin gave me the most headache, not because it was time consuming to sleeve nor that there were double wires, but because the wires looked messy and "unkempt" when the connector was plugged in. Here is what I meanMy OCD would not allow this and so I made a 24-pin extension so that the cables would align nicely. I have since bought one of Lutro0's 24-pin cable clamps to see if I can use that instead and remove the excess wire length the extension created. I purchased the QNIX through Newegg shortly after Newegg began selling them. Although I only paid for the non-perfect pixel version, the seller sent me a perfect pixel anyway. There was one stuck pixel right smack in the middle of the screen when I first powered it on, but I (literally) gave it a little massage and it went away. I have overclocked it to 120Hz. Timing on the 780 Lightning price cut could not have been at a better time. I was waiting for the 290X non-reference coolers to be released but my dream was really to have a Lightning. Current and Future Developments:
The CPU is currently overclocked to 4.5GHz at 1.275v which has been very stable via IntelBurnTest, Prime95, etc. Case and Kraken fans: I am fully aware that the Air Series AF140s I'm using with the Kraken's radiator are neither static pressure fans nor are they PWM fans since Corsair does not make static pressure PWM 140mm fans (except those bundled with the H110). But for aesthetic reasons, I think you can see why I'm using them anyway. That said, I have purchased this bracket to retro-fit 120mm PWM SP120s which will maintain the aesthetic quality of the build.  Fitment in the 350D is a question but I'm fairly confident I can finagle them in there. Lastly, I have some Coollaboratory Liquid Pro on the way as I plan to de-lid and re-apply the TIM to see if I can get to 4.6GHz stable. We'll see how that goes. Overclocks on the Lightning are fairly unstable and I have left it at stock clocks for now.  The card runs BF4 beautifully in stock form, and is very unstable even with mild overclocks.  This could be a combination of BF4 being a POS, drivers, or who knows. As mentioned, I've purchased Lutro0's 24-pin, and 3 x 8-pin cable clamps from Frozencpu to better orient the cables and hopefully remove the need for the additional cable extension that creates so much excess cabling under the back panel. Because the Lightning takes up 2.5 PCI-E slots, SLI unfortunately is not an option until I commit to a full water loop.  This time next year perhaps...

(finished prior sorry)
Hi guys.  The purpose of this project is to build a fully fledged gaming rig, in a 13 year old case which you could probably find at your local junkyard. The computer must be a champ in three categories; Power, Cooling and Silence. All thise while looking completely stock on the exterior.  I started this project a few months ago, but am still awaiting a few parts. All picture have been taken with a non-smart phone sorry.   Specs: 4770K With 360 Loop MSi GTX 770 oc in SLi (+Backplate) Gigabyte Z87MX-UD3H PNY 4x4GB 1600 Kingston v300 120GB SSD (windows, high priority games) Seagate Barracuda 2TB (Steam games, a lot) FSP Aurum 750M GOLD     First off, Heres the beauty. Ah, that windows ME sticker means business folks.   How did such an old case stay so clean?   This was used to line the interior panels of the sides, top and front. Even the drive bay covers.   Thanks to MNPC tech, I could stencil early!   Ready to cut!   Some early parts!   Just some little tweaks...   The cut is made....and the case is Powder Coated!!   These are some neat doodads  And this will be a challenge..   I love velcro dots <3 (for filter, ssd, and panel)   This Pantyhose dust filter for the bottom of the case is a little ghetto   More parts!! Cable extensions are silverstone btw! They look like shoe laces. I didnt even have to mod for this hole!   More of these haha Exciting.... Turned this reservoir into absolute ghetto Things are falling into place The front panel cables have been heatshrinked too.   Neato fan controller to be chopped up!   Ghetto, but temporary!   Far out its sexy!   First card and ram arrived!   A bonus swag sticker to go with my celeron D!   Now for a start at putting her together!   And the final shoot!

You are not alone. I too know such pain.

The resolution of my current desktop monitor is 1024 x 768. Beastly at the time it came out.

The resolution of my current desktop monitor is 1024 x 768. Beastly at the time it came out.

I just say it like it is.  64-bit is kind of silly on phones.  I don't have a problem with future proofing but I just think it is funny that they are making a big deal about it, calling it a desktop class architecture and all, when it will not really do anything... whatever future-proofing they may have in mind, they are also intentionally misleading people about the importance of it right now.  It's still an ARM-based design, and it still uses a RISC instruction set.  It is more efficient for simpler tasks, but slower for complex tasks, that's the tradeoff between RISC and CISC.  That's where you get the power efficiency from, compared to a CISC architecture like x86.  That's one of the major things that separates mobile chips from desktop chips.  Not the instruction set width.
 
For the record I blast 1080p screens on Android devices as well, it's equally as silly.  And I like that Apple has dropped out of the megapixel race, which was ALSO silly.  Focusing on a camera that is actually better, with a larger sensor and better light capture is good, and the 120fps is a neat addition as well.
 
I don't think everything Apple does is silly.  Only the silly things.  Same with android devices.

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I would say the 4670k. It's on the 1150 socket which was just released this year. On the other hand the 8320 is on the AM3+ socket, which is over a year old now. Not sure when the successor to that socket will be released though. That's only for future proofing.
 
The 8320 had 8 cores vs the 4 cores in the 4670k, so the 8320 is better for video editing. They provide essentially the same performance in all other aspects.