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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Ivanyly in Mnemoysne   
    Really nice improvements. For the front HDD cage, try and put both drives in the bottom cage so that you can remove the top one and allow better airflow. Also some fan filters will help keep your build looking top-notch. Lovin' the painting, I can't spray paint to save my life. Sleeving is awesome also. Cheers!
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    Trouble Kelp got a reaction from Stigs in Best Laptop for College under $400   
    Awesome! This year I don't have a lot of stuff that will require a lot of computational power so I'm going for a cheaper computer and I'll save up for something better for next year. I've looked on my school's site and their recommendations are kind of outdated but I'm also thinking that I could get a chromebook and just remote desktop to my computer at home for anything that requires windows but I'm not sure how well that will work. The laptops you listed look like good options, I've been looking for some on amazon but it's sometimes hard to know what is quality and what to avoid. Thanks for the advice!
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Thebman712 in America’s best-selling cars and trucks are built on lies   
    i thought that this was common knowledge 
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to KingPC in What Happened to Blue Themed Parts?   
    Z77 had its fair share of blue components. Gigabyte, Asus and MSI all made blue motherboards. Some would argue there were far too many blue motherboards, and i would agree to a certain extent.
    Asrock did its own gold, black and silver themed boards which didn't look that bad as the gold didn't overpower the other colours. Graphics card wise, Radeon 7xxx cards were red except for non reference designs in which powercolour and MSI featured blue. Nvidia gtx 6xx wise there was Galaxy, MSI power edition but majority were black.

    This year Asus' motherboards went with gold, which i would assume is the most popular colour. Their only good looking boards were the sabertooth, gryphon and ROG boards. Gigabyte has their lower end boards blue, higher end boards red, gold, green and orange. MSI ditched blue and went for red (that makes 4 companies with red boards - Asus, gigabyte,MSI and Asrock). Asrock stayed with silver, gold and black but didn't overdo it like asus did. For Graphics cards only galaxy has a slightly blue themed 770, everything else is black, silver, gold, red and green
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Tahab_1 in You know you're a techie when. . .   
    You check the specs of every computer that you go on, no matter where or what it is.
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to PokémonTrainerFour in Upgraded system. New logic board, CPU, SSDs, RAID!   
    and this is for your kid?
     
    can i be your son
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to dizmo in iPhone 6 Is the Most Durable iPhone Yet, Says Insurer   
    It all depends on how it lands though...you could drop the phone from the same height and have a completely different outcome.
    Way, way too many variables.
     
    I've dropped a phone, screen down, onto the claw side of a hammer. Perfectly fine.
    I dropped one, caught it on the top of my shoe, and had it gently slide off, 3 cm onto tile...cracked display.
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Unlikelyjoker in iPhone 6 Is the Most Durable iPhone Yet, Says Insurer   
    iPhone 6 vs pocket...... POCKET WINS!
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Toddwjp in Mod 24, which case would you choose?   
    ibm was best, the cod one was too much doritoes power for me, and the titan fall one looks a mess, too much going on.
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to colec18 in Mod 24, which case would you choose?   
    Love the IBM one, the COD one had a little to much going on and the open system was cool but I prefer simple clean looking cases.
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    Trouble Kelp got a reaction from Aw27 in Mnemoysne   
    I've updated my rig quite a bit recently. I painted the inside and got more peripherals and a new graphics card. I also sleeved my cables. Here are some pictures 


     
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to GrandBandit in People don't understand Chromebooks   
    EDIT: I notice a lot of people skimming through my post and just going straight to the comments, at minimum please read this edit (I did post this in the comments) "Also you folks keep making the argument that using the device hinges on the fact that you have an internet connection. You can still type up docs, and watch videos while offline. What else are you looking to do with a $160-180 laptop? Can you send emails or browse the web without an internet connection on your windows machine? Like I said in my original post, it's for a core group of people, just because it doesn't make sense for you doesn't mean it doesn't make sense for everyone."

    I see a lot of people on this thread get all frustrated by Chromebooks (comments such as: "those are still a thing?") I genuinely feel that most people on these forums don't understand them, or their purpose. Prior to this year, I was coming to school with my $1,400 laptop (that weighs a shit ton, by the way) lugging it around all day to probably use 1-2 times to fill breaks between classes, or do an assignment on the fly. I found my self almost leaving it in class 5-10 times, and yes, that can be fixed by just being careful, but I have a lot more going on to think about all of those things. Prior to that I was using an iPad, which was really just a glorified version of my phone at the time...so it wasn't doing me any good.
     
    I picked up a Chromebook for this semester, I grabbed the Acer C720 at my work for about $160 after coupons/discounts, and it has been great. I finally have a full keyboard and a UI that at least is easily navigable compared to my old iPad. I can do work on the fly if needed, and lastly, if I leave it somewhere (while I don't want to) I can afford to take a $160 hit instead of a $1,400 one.
     
    Yes, I get it, you can't do Photoshop, you can't have a lot of your precious VPN services, but not every single item on the market will make sense for every single consumer. You pay $160 for an item, you're going to get $160 worth of an item, and that is just the functionality I need!
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Shd0w2 in Linus Tech Tips Forum Rating   
    It has its quirks, but it's still great, cough, people unplugging the server to wash their hands, cough.
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to T.Vengeance in Linus Tech Tips Forum Rating   
    Cough cough people throwing USBs...COUGH COUGH.
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to BonBon Scott in (US) Newegg Powercolor 6970 $99.00   
    Why get that, when you could get this beast for a little more
     
    Linksy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129142
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to snoopy6489 in PC phases you went through.   
    1 Wii peasant 
    2 crap computer
    3 saving for a good pc
    4 buying a good pc.
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    Trouble Kelp got a reaction from i_build_nanosuits in Upgrading my computer   
    OK thanksSent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Ryan Leech in What makes CoD bad?   
    crtl+c and crtl+v
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to AuXDubz in Who can type the fastest!? - WPM score thread   
    If only ;3
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Torand in Movies of the Future will be paid for by the Inch   
    Finger Lickin' Sauce: http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/30/5667552/movies-of-the-future-will-be-paid-for-by-the-inch
     
     
     
    My Take
     
    Personally, I like the price drop, but with out evil™ DRM™™ regulating the play back device to check its screen size, how is the purchasing going to work properly the way he proposes? 
     
    As if they didn't put evil™ DRM™™ on it, you could abuse it, e.g.
     
    "Oh, this film is £7.99 on x store, let me just go on my phone, pay £1.99 for it, then copy it to my PC. Saved myself £6."
      OR   Troll Science version:   - Go to buy film, leave mouse over buy button - Remove monitor from PC giving effective screen size of 0" - Film then becomes free as the screen is 0", purchase it - Plug monitor back in - ??? - Profit - Problem Film Companies? -trollface.png-  
     
     
    Here's my example to help elaborate:
     
    Current film purchasing system:
     - Buy 1080p film on your Phone
     - Sync your Phone with your PC
     - 1080p film can now me played on your PC and your Phone in HD
     - Paying for an increase in picture quality is understandable and acceptable, as you are getting a tangible benefit to parting more money. I.e. SD to HD.
     
    Proposed film purchasing System:
     - Buy 1080p film on your Phone for £1.99
     - DRM blocks you from watching on anything but a (say your phone has a 5" display) a 5" phone/device
     - You then have to purchase the exact same 1080p film but on your PC, you now you've bought the same thing twice, but also...
     - Oh, you bought a new monitor? What's that, its a 23" and your old one was 22"? Too bad, buy it again / upgrade to 23" version for the exact same 1080p film
     - Hopefully you get my point, yada, yada...
     
     
    I suppose its following the same train of thought/mentality that many, many people seem to have, that: screen size = better quality. The amount of people I've had to tell that their TV is not better than say, my pc monitor because its bigger, E.g. their 720p 32" plasma is not better than my 24" 1200p IPS monitor because its 'bigger'. 
     
    Or
     
    When people are buying graphics cards and deciding whether to buy it or not on its capability to drive a 32", 45", x" display when, in fact, most of us are trying to explain to them why its not the screen size that indeed matters but the resolution. Then subsequently trying to explain what resolution is, then after that doesn't work getting the model number for the TV to check ourselves, then when given the answer "oh I don't know, Panasonic 32" in black" ... you catch my drift. (and yes, I was narrating that question with you guys in mind, as I'm sure we've all been there. Ha, fun.)
     
     
     
    In its proposed state, in my opinion, its not going to work. Personally, the way that it is currently measured (on resolution, SD, HD, Full HD, Beyond HD, 4K, etc...) is a sensible structure, but does need a price drop. And cinemas, get out of 'ere charging £15/ticket, that certainly needs to change. nutters.
     
     
    I'd love to hear @LinusTech 's opinion on this on the WAN show. =)
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to CtW in My school has a really good tech department...   
    I died inside after seeing it.
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    Trouble Kelp got a reaction from flibberdipper in Post your *MESSY* setup   
    I like looking at all of these cause I don't feel like my desk is that bad.
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to Blecter in Post your *MESSY* setup   
    Me too. Some make me cringe and appreciate how tidy my place actually is. Not OCD tidy, but not a mess. Usually anyways.
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    Trouble Kelp got a reaction from Blecter in Post your *MESSY* setup   
    I like looking at all of these cause I don't feel like my desk is that bad.
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    Trouble Kelp reacted to antoainb in Post your *MESSY* setup   
    #WinXP_FTW    #InternetExplorer_FTW    #2PlayStations_FTW    #OldiPadandiPhone_FTW    #ThreeKeyboards_WTF
     
    so gun
    very scary
    (much fake?)
    wow!
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