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Half Life 3.  15 Years and counting.

@Levent Freedom of speech is the right to criticise someone without getting arrested by the government. Sure people have a right to criticise about a religion but not saying it in a racist manner like swearing at them in process. Everybody should have a right to believe in whatever they want to believe in without being criticised and radiculed

*laugh in XP inside 7 inside 10*  oh wait... *BSOD*
 
i think i received an update this morning. ?

Obligatory *laughs in Linux*

The entire Prime Day sales for computer parts on Amazon.

Hacking is also an informative topic, it shows what exploits were in existing code and what was used to bypass it.
 
Documenting these flaws, for better or for worse, still helps improve future software avoid these flaws.

I like to code and hack. Since when did the word hacking gets hijacked to mean unauthorized access to a computer? 

60 it's perfectly fine, point to that.

This FAQ was written by both myself and Whaler.

If you have any suggestions/questions for the FAQ please message Ghost or Whaler.

This is a watercooling FAQ.

Myself, Whaler and others will be adding to this FAQ on a regular basis. Please do not reply to this thread. This will be a collection of information that we hope will be useful to new users looking at Water Cooling and will be expanded on over time. Most of the information will be generalized and we will try and keep personal opinion out and stick to the facts. Note, some users will have had different experiences and results then us and different opinions. We are just trying to cover the basics here.
 
Popular sections
 
1.2 Is a custom water cooling loop worth it?
2.8 Plan a loop for me. A basic loop plan you can add to.
3.1 How many radiators do I need?
4.8 Hardline/Acrylic Tubing Guide
6.6 List of water cooling retailers.
6.8 How to leak test a loop before adding water.

Before Water-Cooling

1.1 Should I make a custom loop or use an AIO cooler?
1.2 Is a custom water cooling loop worth it?
1.3 Is an AIO unit worth it?

Picking Parts

2.1 What parts do you need?
2.2 Picking a Pump
2.3 Picking a Radiator
2.4 Picking a Water block
2.5 Finding a GPU Block
2.6 Picking a Reservoir
2.7 Picking Fans
2.8 Basic CPU Loop Plan (This is a separate thread)

Radiators and Fans

3.1 How many Radiators do I need?
3.2 What does FPI mean and what difference does it make?
3.3 Thick or Slim radiators?
3.4 Will a radiator fit inside my case?
3.5 What is Static Pressure?
3.6 Push, Pull, Push/Pull
3.7 What is the minimum number of rads I need?

Tubing, Coolant and Fittings

4.1 What is the best coolant to use?
4.2 What is the best tubing?
4.3 Clear coolant or clear tubes?
4.4 What size tubing should I use?
4.5 Mayhems coolant warnings.
4.6 What are the fittings?
4.7 Leak Test
4.8 Amount of Coolant to use
4.9 Hard/Acrylic Tubing - Written by B NEGATIVE (This is a separate thread)

Pumps and Reservoirs

5.1 Which pump should I choose?
5.2 Which Reservoir should I choose?
5.3 Flow Rate and Restriction

Extras

6.1 Loop Order
6.2 Dual Loop
6.3 Fan Controller
6.4 More Reading
6.5 Linus's Test Results with various AiO's
6.6 Where to buy
6.7 Some links
6.8 How to leak test a loop before adding water - Written by B NEGATIVE (This is a separate thread)
 
Maintenance
 
7.1 Draining your loop

How To: Choosing Your Storage Devices
 
Everybody needs storage, some of us need more of it than others (I'm looking at you 10TB+ storage topic). The primary media for data storage these days is the hard disk drive (HDD) and, in recent years, the solid state drive (SSD). From the most basic of users to enterprise-level systems, these two devices are used to fulfill our storage needs in varying configurations to meet a given workload.
 
My hope is that this will serve as a tutorial to guide storage newcomers in choosing their own storage configurations. While this post will advise the type of drive to use, there will be additional posts linked here to shorter tutorials on:
Choosing Specific Drives Plugging In Drives: Motherboard Ports, SATA Revisions and External Drives RAID - Pros/Cons Network Attached Storage and Home Servers  
First, we must ask ourselves: Exactly what ARE hard drives and solid state drives?'
 
Now that you know what storage does, you might also be interested in a better or even “the best” (gasp) storage solution. You start asking some questions.
 
What type of drive is best for me?
 
Okay, now you ask another question:
 
What size is best for me?
Cool, so now you know if you need a little, average, or a lot of storage space. Now on to your next question:
 
How much does storage cost?
 
Why pay more for a hard drive or SSD, you might ask?
Now you might be worried that, at some point, your storage device is going to fail.
 
All storage devices will fail at some point, but the question is when?
 
Let's talk about performance.
 
Why is there such a range for random access on SSDs?
 
Okay, now it's time to ask:
 
What will you be doing with your system?
In the end, the choice is up to you, the user. I hope this guide has been successful in helping you choose the type of storage that will give you the most value for your money, and I wish you luck as you explore the vast possibilities of the wonderful world of storage.
 
I'd also like to give credit to Whaler_99 for reviewing and providing some critique on this guide, and to looney for directing me to Whaler.
 
Finally, I'd like to thank Linus for his videos, from which I learned much of my initial knowledge about storage, which was built upon by my years in the IT industry.

The what, what, what and what?

"I'm a Mac, and this is a PC. " ?
 
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-optrix-mpg341cqr-specs-price,38382.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/msi-prestige-ps341wu-5k-creative-monitor,39440.html
https://www.techradar.com/news/msi-mocks-apples-dollar999-pro-display-xdr-stand-with-a-5k-monitor-for-almost-the-same-price
 
 
More eyecandy:
 
 
Thoughts, everyone?

Everyone should go out and buy an RTX card now!
-Tom's Hardware, probably.

I fucking live for Polandball.

Those power and reset cables.  So small; my hands are too meaty.