The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[Turb0Yoda]

I saw a craigslist that said if you beat the guy at Guitar Hero or Rock Band he will give you his imported Silva...

 

[Mirakledba]

Tiny - You play the guitar? It doesnt matter if I were to get a 500$ guitar, at that point id spend my other 500 so Id rather get the taylor. I tried it and loved it. I dont have a hobby anymore. I dont game AT ALL. So I started to play my guitar again and Im getting a lot better...No decision made yet

CST - Whats gonna be awesome?

 

[cst1992]

The flight lessons - of course.

 

[tiny voices]

Yeah I have been playing for 10 years. Been through ALOT of guitars. Currently only have 2 here with me in Denver. the rest are back in MD.

 

[g-unit1111]

So I'm thinking of upgrading the GPU on the Raven and Newegg has one of these on sale: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487157

Though the MSI 960 is only $40 more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127914

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

[cst1992]

The MSI one is OC'd, so I'd say get that.
The 960 at stock is pretty close to the 950 at 1165 MHz, so if the MSI 960 were at stock it wouldn't have been worth the extra money.

 

[Onus]

What's in the Raven now?

 

[g-unit1111]

What's in the Raven now?

Right now it's a 760. Which will go in my work PC, but that's the one that needs the GPU upgrade more (right now it's using a 660). Although I'm thinking I want to get a 980TI for my White Knight rig, so if I do that, the GPUs will get shuffled around regardless. But that might not happen for a while.

 

[Onus]

A 760 to a 950 may not be noticeable; they're most likely on the same tier, since 760-->960 is only one tier.

 

[g-unit1111]

A 760 to a 950 may not be noticeable; they're most likely on the same tier, since 760-->960 is only one tier.

Yeah I think I'm just going to save my money for now and get a 980TI in a month or so. I very badly want an MSI Lightning. In the event I do actually get this, the Gigabyte that's in there now will go in my work PC. I tend to reuse components until they no longer hold any value. :lol:

 

[Onus]

The hammer is cocked on a 2K monitor (now looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009769 which is also 144Hz). As soon as I get "acceptable" job news, I will make a final target check and pull the trigger. My 1920x1080p monitor will then go to the test bench.

 

[g-unit1111]

The hammer is cocked on a 2K monitor (now looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009769 which is also 144Hz). As soon as I get "acceptable" job news, I will make a final target check and pull the trigger. My 1920x1080p monitor will then go to the test bench.

Yeah I've got mine on the MSI Lightning LE, which I will pull probably once I pay my credit card bills next month. I may have to split the payments, but small price to pay for going 4K. :lol:

So how does one go about custom painting a case? I saw this amazing looking blue painted Enthoo Luxe while I was browsing PC Part Picker: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/PtyfrH

I was thinking of getting an Enthoo Luxe and painting it to match the Lightning.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Strip it down as far as possible
Sand all parts to remove finished
Primer
Paint it. I've heard automotive paint works nicely
Gloss.
Enjoy

 

[g-unit1111]

Strip it down as far as possible
Sand all parts to remove finished
Primer
Paint it. I've heard automotive paint works nicely
Gloss.
Enjoy

Same goes for the metal brackets or would that be too much?

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Strip it down as far as possible
Sand all parts to remove finished
Primer
Paint it. I've heard automotive paint works nicely
Gloss.
Enjoy

Same goes for the metal brackets or would that be too much?

Up too you. If you want to paint them, follow that procedure, abet with instructions given on the cans and whatnot. You could use regular spray paint for metal but imho but it won't nearly as good as if you use automotive.
http://case-mods.linear1.org/case-mod-101-how-to-paint-your-computer-case-part-1/

That guy seems to know his stuff.

If you want to use plastidip for some reason, You would still have to sand it, but no primer needed.. I don't think so at any rate. It was MNPCTech I believe that put up that video and several painting videos on their youtube.

 

[Mirakledba]

Tiny, What are the two? Also you play acoustic or electric? Or both.

 

[Onus]

I'm going to pull the 2x2TB Seagate "LP" drives out of Omega so I can put them in another system. They're a RAID1 pair, but on an AMD 950 chipset, so I would not expect to just put them in an Intel box and have the RAID1 survive. Sounds like it might be time for a 2TB USB3.0 external drive to back them up first (they're nowhere near full).

 

[tiny voices]

I play everything.

With me at my apartment in Colorado I have:

Ovation Celebrity Custom Elite acoustic electric (2006):
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ovation-custom-elite-c2078-ax-deep-contour-acoustic-electric-guitar
Mine is a natural maple top though.

Gretsch Duo Jet (2008):
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gretsch-guitars-g6128t-duo-jet-with-bigsby-electric-guitar?rNtt=gretsch%20duo%20jet&index=8
Mine is exactly the same but I have a marble pickguard.

I have this amp:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/fender-hot-rod-deluxe-iii-40w-1x12-tube-guitar-combo-amp?rNtt=fender%20hotrod&index=2


My other notable guitars back in MD are:

ESP LTD MH-350 (2007):
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/esp-ltd-mh-350fr-electric-guitar
Mine is gold.

Ibanez Artcore (2005):
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ibanez-artcore-expressionist-ags73t-semi-hollow-electric-guitar
Mine is a red maple top.

And my pride and joy. Rarest/most valuable and most fun to play.
1984 Charvel Model 2:
http://www.guitarhalo.com/uploads/2/7/4/8/2748304/1341980_orig.jpg
Mine is just like this but red with the same ORIGINAL Floyd Rose bridge this one has (what makes is rare/valuable)


I also have a banjo, mandolin, and ukulele.

 

[Onus]

Had I not lost my LH coordination, I think it would be interesting to play a bass (for metal; love the bass on Judas Priest's Defenders of the Faith album), or mandolin (for something rather different).

 

[tiny voices]

I love bass (but suck at it comparatively speaking) but I have never owned my own. Always just borrowed friend's. Speaking of metal, my favorite genre to play is 80s metal on my Charvel.

 

[g-unit1111]

Strip it down as far as possible
Sand all parts to remove finished
Primer
Paint it. I've heard automotive paint works nicely
Gloss.
Enjoy

Same goes for the metal brackets or would that be too much?

Up too you. If you want to paint them, follow that procedure, abet with instructions given on the cans and whatnot. You could use regular spray paint for metal but imho but it won't nearly as good as if you use automotive.
http://case-mods.linear1.org/case-mod-101-how-to-paint-your-computer-case-part-1/

That guy seems to know his stuff.

If you want to use plastidip for some reason, You would still have to sand it, but no primer needed.. I don't think so at any rate. It was MNPCTech I believe that put up that video and several painting videos on their youtube.

Yeah I've kind of become interested in case modding after browsing some of the higher end builds that are posted on PC Part Picker. That one I showed with the blue Enthoo Luxe is amazing. I want to do something like that, only I'm thinking of going green with mine.

 

[Onus]

The Green Knight?
Or, put it on a hoverboard and call it the Green Goblin.

 

[g-unit1111]

The Green Knight?
Or, put it on a hoverboard and call it the Green Goblin.

I was thinking more along the lines of the Hulk. HULK SMASH!!! :lol:

My idea is to switch out the Define R4 for an Enthoo Luxe. And I would custom modify it for a black / green scheme, but I was thinking of going with a more black / yellow scheme more to match the MSI Lightning, which I plan to purchase at some point.

The White Knight would be "Captain America", but more Winter Soldier era.

 

[cst1992]

Or maybe LED's and Green Lantern

...Oh man, missed it by a minute.

 

[Mirakledba]

Tiny - Did you actually pay 2k for the Gretsch? What a beauty...I was just playing im not the only one by sam smith (Clean setting and finger style) I have an.... :/ Epiphone Special 2....Dont you think I need an upgrade bro? Sheesh All I do is play acoustic songs...on an electric guitar...