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My GF and I are getting our Visa's sorted so just in case Trump wins (he can't) we can bail to Canada. :lol:

To be fair, Trump is very smart and calculated. Everything he says that is "stupid" or "ridiculous" is precisely calculated. He is very aware and knows everything he says and everything he does. Even years ago. He is not my choice and never would be, but I do applaud him for acting like the most calculated buffoon that has run for president in a long time. In reality, many people believe he is just working to try to get Hilary elected as they are good friends, and have done business many times in the past. He also paid for a large portion of her campaign last time she ran. I'm cool with this. Hilary is not my first choice, but I would vote for her everyday and twice on Sunday over anyone on the other side currently.
 


But please tell me that $20 case and PSU is a joke with a $1,000 CPU. :no:
 
My tires on my car are getting checked out. I'll see what they have to say. They're being checked by the dealer. (and with that comes an oil change and all the other stuff). I'm just curious how all 4 tires get so low, so hopefully this matter will be solved. A week or so ago I filled air, this time the lowest was my back right with 16PSI.
 


There are a lot of pot holes in certain areas so I am unsure if those may have contributed anything. I try to avoid them as much as possible, but sometimes one sneaks up on me.
 
Watercooling seems like something I'm going to do post-Christmas. Not that I need it done, but I wouldn't mind the experience I'll gain from it, and it looks pretty cool, too. Is a 1x140mm radiator alright for just CPU cooling? How much better does a larger radiator cool?

My case is a mid-tower so it can be difficult fitting a large radiator. It seems like a top-mounted 27mm radiator with 25mm fans will work properly. However, I'd probably rather go with a front radiator, but I can't take out all my drive bays since I have two hard drive and one SSD. So I will have to move my SSD Above the power supply (my case has these nice 2.5" drive bays down there) and remove the bays to fit a 1x140mm radiator.

I also have absolutely no idea how to connect the pump and radiator to the case, and where they go 😛
 
Just got Dreamspark.... So much free things. Well I know that now I can use win 10 pro with no worry so I'm ready to upgrade as soon as I get another HDD for backup I see the full Visual Studio version, I will do that very soon because I really need to get back into VB.
 


When I first bought my speed6 I made a really noob mistake. I never checked the spare before I started driving it. I did actually get a flat (was going to replace the tires anyway as they were cheap crap and actually had them ordered) while I was more or less in the middle of nowhere. My spare was completely flat. Like less than 5 PSI (should be at 60). I got really luck because I have one of these in my car: http://www.harborfreight.com/12v-100-psi-high-volume-air-compressor-69284.html
 
They offered a free 5 screwdriver set just for walking in... Never found time for that.. But I have several interchangeable bits, and apparently some torx bits I found in the garage for this alltrade screwdriver that's been with us for as long as I can remember..
 
Yeah, their basic tools aren't bad at all. Some of their other stuff like higher end power tools, car jacks, jack stands (this one is a big NO-NO), and electrical stuff like multi-meters are not so great. All that is better to be bought at a proper store, but for stuff like screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, hammers, etc. Harbor freight is great. I have a nice, complete, SAE/metric socket set from Craftsman, but all my extensions are Harbor Freight and they seem perfectly fine.
 
We go there once in a while since there is store near us…they get most of their stuff from China. For cheap stuff they are good but they are not a place I would spend a lot of money.

Not sure about Northern Tool, but at least at lowes and home depot you have the option to buy quality tools/equipment.
 
Last weekend I picked up a couple of tools in Ryobi's One+ line of 18V tools, a drill/driver and a circular saw. The set came with the smallest battery in that line, but it's Li-Ion, so it won't mind not being used a lot. If/when we do start using them more, I'll get a bigger battery if needed.
 
Doing some tech support for the little sister for a wifi card. She has a Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, and gigabyte disables IOMMU by default in its bios, making the wifi card perform poorly. Enabling it, and it acts normally. Why would Gigabyte disable this if it causes problems?

The PSU she has, the Corsair TX750 starts buzzing every time she turns on her PC, but goes away after a while. I remember it buzzing one me, but that's when I was playing games. Is this a cause for concern, or is it just simple coil whine?
 
Segate Refurb Drive- 5 bucks
ASUS LGA 1156 Mobo- 20 bucks
i5-3570- 5 Bucks
Heatsink- 6 bucks
16 Gigs RAM- 30

Wow.... Ebay is pretty damn nice for deals. All of the sellers I chose have atleast 200 reviews(with the RAM person being at 150-ish)... I'm going to ask Tomorrow...
 
Got my car back. They did some dunking test to test the tires and said that it was bubbling near some sensor thing (I forget what it is called) on the tire, so they replaced the sensor. Then they said I needed new air filters, so they did those, changed the oil, and washed it. They said only the back right was bad, and it's true that the back right was always the lowest.
 


Ahh the "you need an air filter" gag. An air filter in any car can be replaced by anyone usually with no tools required. Out of curiosity, what did that cost? And what car do you drive?
 
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