Ashoroth

After reading over all the suggestions and input so far, I see points from every side that have merit. Alas even though the points given have merit let us take a closer look at the Original question. He is wanting to write a general database driven project, identifying the project like he did is admirable. lets take a look: His Program is listing all the cvs files names in a folder - the issue he is running up against is duplicate names - "On the surface this could be handled the same way as duplicate file names would be in a standard file system, basically appending a unique identifier to make duplicate names unique. - This knowledge can be applied to other more appropriate projects but still not the solution he needs." Now for the sake of learning lets follow his logic (and the use of the wrong tool for the job), another solution he could apply would be as follows: "Create a master cvs file that contains the following information (first, last, middle initial, Unique key(this can be generated)), now he simply name all the other cvs files to match the "Unique Key" that is contained in the Master File. Allowing the frontend to load the master file on startup giving the user the list of names to choose from, then use the unique key to open the actual file containing the personal information" - Again this is not a recommended solution either , but wait with this solution you just made a rudimentary database so that should lead us to the proper solution we need a database. Like the others have said for this level of project - Single computer, with the software just being installed on a single machine then SQLite would be a good fit, another in the use case but a bit more cumbersome is Access, doesn't work to bad if they have office installed.mySQL and SQL would be the best solutions based on what level of scalability you want your program to have. Remember everyone starts somewhere, so it is always great to take the time to teach people how to get to the correct answer then just giving them the answer and hoping they fundamentally understand how to come up with the correct solution.

Given that I live in a economically supressed area of the US that lends its adapt of new tech to the side of being almost as bad as some 3rd world countries, here is what I purpose: Make a Build Guide relevant for Q2 &Q3 2017 that is focused on Gamers that are stuck with 1080p Gaming and think of 4k gaming as something of a rare early adopter path. Focusing on Price per FPS, and General budget PC builds, but doing so while navigating the murky waters of Intel and AMD at the moment and good quality GPU's focused at gaming but at the same time dodging the new outrageous price gouging of mining GPU's has caused. When choosing tech keep in mind Gamers that would want to keep gaming for the next 4-6 years in a 1080p environment and 4k being a large budget upgrade in the future. A good example would be like my Rig in my signature built in Q1 2014 that when built was intended to last till 2018-2019, but I compromised during the build and didn't get a GPU that was DX12 and now needing to jump a few generations in GPU's to allow me to meet the lifecycle I was targeting. I think this would touch home with your viewers in economically depressed areas worldwide and would give a good baseline for the average buyer. If this doesn't interest you how about a segment on Laser Cooling coming out of University of Washington.

If you have Windows 8.1 or windows 10 laying around that you can test, I would check that the issue isn't with windows 7. I have seen this issue in the past with AMD and nVidia cards with multi monitor setups of different resolutions. There seems to have always been an issue with Aero and mixed resolutions in windows 7 that pops up randomly across different GPU's over the years. I have never seen a hard and fast rule that causes it beyond mixing resolutions on "SOME" GPU's . One more thing you can try... This would be a waste on a 4k monitor but bring its resolution down to 1920x1080 so that all the screens share the same resolutions and see if Aero stops freaking out. Beyond that I am sorry I don't have any better advise.

Thanks for the Quick reply, Given the Price range of the RX 580 ($350-$550USD) Wouldn't the nVidia GTX 980 Ti 6GB Card ($479-$600USD) be better Given the Price is roughly the same? Looking at a Price per FPS point of view.

Here is my Question to you guys, below in my signature is my current system specs. This system works fine for me for most of my gaming needs with one exception DX12. Now here is some information that I think should be stated upfront: I will not be moving past 1080p Gaming anytime soon (seriously cant afford to replace my monitors atm.) I want to move from a R9 270x to a better DX12 card To satisfy the lazy reader that doesn't want to look at my signature I will be putting this new Card in a Asus Sabertooth z87, i7-4770k, and 16Gb Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 Dual channel Memory. I will not entertain upgrading mobo,cpu,ram till after Intel and AMD settle down a little with the ryzen and i9 platform (more mainstream and early adopter tax is passed) Lastly I know AMD and nVidia are looking to push some really nice cutting edge gpu's in the near future so I'm not looking to break the bank. Now with that said for the time being I want to keep my current platform and JUST upgrade the Video card, so with that in mind I am looking for suggestion hopefully with some tech specs to back up claims. What I would like to see is a card that has enough performance @ 1080p that my Motherboard and CPU and Memory start to become the bottleneck again, but also looking for the best FPS per dollar(USD) at that point. The card I am replacing is a Sapphire R9 270x 4GB Pci-e card.

If you are asking about Building and Running a PC in a home that only has 2 prong 110 outlets (aka ungrounded outlets), There are several things you can do: 1: Replace the outlet with a newer one (this is actually a simple task and even some of the oldest homes wiring still has the ground in the the wiring) 2: Use a 3 prong to 2 prong adaptor for your powerstrip the adaptor will have either a wire or little metal tab that you put the outlet faceplate screw in. This solves "most" grounding issues. 3: Ghetto grounding........ place a UPS between your outlet and your power strip this will condition the power and it will also provide you with the internal ground of the UPS.. as for plugging in the UPS you can always use a adaptor or ("THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED") Simply cut the ground prong off("THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED"). If your concern is building a PC without a Anti-Static mat then my suggestion would be stay off carpet, If your super cautious then you can go bare foot on hardwood or tile or cement flooring, and just remember to touch the PC Case often and before picking up any components.

Here is what I have: Issue one: I have a Corsair H100i - Gen 1 with a bad pump/possibly clogged - Cooler is out of warranty Issue two: My budget to fix this problem is less then $40 USD Here is what I have at my disposal: Koolance Exos EXT-A03 200W Koolance CPU waterblock (came with the Exos) 100W GPU/Chipset Koolance waterblock still smashed on a dead ATI x850 Tubing and Koolance No drip Quick Disconnect compression fittings. Now any thoughts on Frankenstein something to cool a Stock i7 - 4770k 3.5GHz CPU and possibly cooling a R9 - 270x as well. The hardware is mounted in a Cooler Master HAF Tower so room isn't an issue. The Only issue I see right now is I cannot find anything that will give me correct flow rate information on the R-PMP01 Pump in the Exos Reservoir and the Thermal energy dissipation of the R9 - 270x Chip.

That poor Antec Brushed Aircraft aluminum Case =(

I can't see any reason why not, other then the obvious of thermal concerns....