The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[g-unit1111]

I ordered those Noctua rubber things. Cryorig C7 is next on my list. Talk about a low profile small cooler that performs better than stock.

Cryorig makes good stuff, the R1 is one of the best CPU coolers I've ever used - it was really easy to install and works great.

 

[Mirakledba]

Anything made by Cryorig, Noctua, BeQuiet, Thermalright (NOT to be confused with Thermaltake) or Phanteks is going to be better than ANY stock cooler, but they're going to be more expensive too.

Ugh I cant imagine what having a stock cooler is like...Ew...I love my H100i <3 I was also looking at BeQuite and Noctua before too...whenever I upgrade my PC, and if Corsair has a new, nicer liquid cooler, I will be all over it. I know, expensive and you can make your own cooling rig but I dont know how/wont risk it....

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I don't see why people hate the stock cooler so much. I don't think it's bad; I get great temps. Not very noisy IMO (though mine's never been on 100%).

 

[Mirakledba]

Turkey - My brothers AMD one is SO LOUD, that if im outside my room door and his door is open, i can hear it across the entire loft...cause usually hes gaming..I just dont like them cause besides performance, they are ugly xD

 

[turkey3_scratch]

True, they are ugly, but I personally consider a lot of bulky coolers to be ugly. At least with a closed loop it looks nice.

 

[Mirakledba]

Yeah thats why I prefer Liquid cooling...its pretty sleek, and if it is bulky, its the nice kind with rads and pumps and red liquid everywhere xD

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Red liquid = dye = disaster

 

[nukemaster]

AMD's stock coolers ARE very loud for sure. They have a new cooler coming out in the future, lets see how it does.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-wraith-cpu-cooler-story,31015.html

 

[turkey3_scratch]

AMD's upcoming stock cooler does seem like it'll be good.

 

[tiny voices]

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/657947834/overview/
Tiny, one of my friends(the guy that had the Gran Prix) is about to buy this, or is atleast thinking about it...I'm not sure what to say since there are not nearly enough pictures... what say you?

It's a crappy v6 mustang. It'll be slow, but probably decently reliable if he takes care of it.

 

[tiny voices]

Well, you better tell his trusty mechanic to bring a compression gauge and tools for removing the spark plugs with him. The only way you're going to get any idea at all of what kind of life that engine has left in it is to do a compression test. If the owner is unwilling to allow a compression test, then you don't want to buy that vehicle anyhow.

Since I'm fairly confident that there's no way that vehicle only has 14,000 miles on it (14,000 on a rebuilt engine is a possibility though, but there's a big difference between a car with 14,000 miles and an engine with 14,000 miles since there are a lot more things that can wear out than just the engine. Transmission would be a bonafide concern at that vehicles probably mileage.) it's unlikely they'll want to allow one.

BTW, this happens to be one of the things I do for a living.

Spoiler

T.V knows his way around cars pretty well too. He's worked on his ride at my garage before.

You are the man! BTW I replaced the Passenger Motor Mount in my parking garage last weekend!. Used the stock scissor jack to lift the motor and all. LOL

 

[tiny voices]

Tiny I dont know if you replied, or if i may have missed it, but what do you think about the likelihood of me getting the 2002 A4 hand me down (and by that I mean opinions on the car)

It won;t be reliable but for free, take it.

 

[tiny voices]

True, but I never hear of Chevys on the road that have 250,000+ miles on them. I hear of Toyotas and Hondas that do, but I've never heard of a non-Japanese car that's running with so many miles. I'm sure there are some, but not very frequent. It's gotta mean something.

LOL WUT? Some of the highest mileage cars in the world are Ford and GM trucks. WAY more frequently than Japanese cars do. Especially Diesels.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

True, but I never hear of Chevys on the road that have 250,000+ miles on them. I hear of Toyotas and Hondas that do, but I've never heard of a non-Japanese car that's running with so many miles. I'm sure there are some, but not very frequent. It's gotta mean something.

LOL WUT? Some of the highest mileage cars in the world are Ford and GM trucks. WAY more frequently than Japanese cars do. Especially Diesels.

Just ignore everything I say about cars.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

^^
Same

 

[tiny voices]

Next time you see an old work van/truck look in the window at the odometer. I promise most will be 300,000+. There are tons of dud Japanese cars too. second gen Toyota Rav4's all have automatic transmission issues that case them to the grave early. Just as an example. I prefer Japanese cars personally, but that is not to say Domestics are not good in comparison.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Changing mounts using a scissors jack is no mean feat. Not even sure I'd want to tackle that if it could be avoided. I'd have been worried the whole time.

 

[tiny voices]

I used a hockey puck between the jack and motor (for grip). I was terrified it was going to sip and fall off the jack.

 

[g-unit1111]

I'm heavily thinking I might bite and buy an i3-6100 at some point. Not that I'm due any time soon but I've got a rig that is sitting in my closet collecting dust and I think that might breathe some new life into it and I can use that for the security rig that I am planning on setting up. Does anyone know of a good motherboard that can support multiple HDs? Must be mATX.

This is the motherboard I'm thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157641

 

[tiny voices]

I like that board. It has a chipset heatisnk that actually looks like a heatsink. Lol

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I'm heavily thinking I might bite and buy an i3-6100 at some point. Not that I'm due any time soon but I've got a rig that is sitting in my closet collecting dust and I think that might breathe some new life into it and I can use that for the security rig that I am planning on setting up. Does anyone know of a good motherboard that can support multiple HDs? Must be mATX.

This is the motherboard I'm thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157641

Seems like a nice board, but you could save some money and just grab an H110 if you don't really need the features of the H170. Like the Gigabyte GA-H110M-A. May not look as pretty, but gets the job done.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

I believe SuperMicro and ASRock have the boards that can OC w/o disabling Hyperthreading and not use the Z170 chipset. If you are interested in that

 

[Mirakledba]

Got back from the park...was playing baseball with a friend...man I have to do that more often. Had a home run derby! Got a video of me hitting (6 seconds) But not sure If i wanna show...xD

 

[Onus]

I'm heavily thinking I might bite and buy an i3-6100 at some point. Not that I'm due any time soon but I've got a rig that is sitting in my closet collecting dust and I think that might breathe some new life into it and I can use that for the security rig that I am planning on setting up. Does anyone know of a good motherboard that can support multiple HDs? Must be mATX.

This is the motherboard I'm thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157641

I just put that board on my test bench. It looks good. It is not one of the "SKY OC" boards, so it doesn't have overclocking features, but it otherwise looks pretty solid. It also has a M.2 slot on it, and can do RAID if that interests you.

 

[g-unit1111]

I'm heavily thinking I might bite and buy an i3-6100 at some point. Not that I'm due any time soon but I've got a rig that is sitting in my closet collecting dust and I think that might breathe some new life into it and I can use that for the security rig that I am planning on setting up. Does anyone know of a good motherboard that can support multiple HDs? Must be mATX.

This is the motherboard I'm thinking of: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157641

I just put that board on my test bench. It looks good. It is not one of the "SKY OC" boards, so it doesn't have overclocking features, but it otherwise looks pretty solid. It also has a M.2 slot on it, and can do RAID if that interests you.

I don't have a need for overclocking since my plan is for this thing to run Linux 24/7 to record security footage outside my parents' house. I want a board that can support multiple HDs and for micro ATX, 6 SATA ports ain't too shabby! I priced everything out on Newegg and it came out to about $257. I might also need a new case since the Cooler Master N200 that I was using doesn't have enough HD bays. So I think I'll order the RAM and motherboard first and then the CPU later. And I think for graphics I've got a spare GTX 660 that I can use - I don't need something that's too powerful but this will be enough for 24/7 I think.