The Member's Systems Discussion Thread

[nukemaster]

Ground is connected to actual earth(the ground) when the power comes into you house all plugs should be grounded back to the panel and because the panel is grounded to earth some people will call it ground while others will call it earth.

Ground in electronics may not always mean GROUND/EARTH(some audio grounds can be at a midway point[since audio has to go above and below "ground" to make sound]). in this case they are saying to make sure your plugs ground is actually properly connected to the panel and this earth.

 

[Mirakledba]

Guys, I dont know what the volts are here 😛 But what Im trying to see is that the PC has nothing to do with it....Maybe i have maxed out the power in my room like what you said but I really dont think thats the case... Never happened before. Should I do it, and make sure nothing disconnected from my PC?

 

[tiny voices]

Is the computer connected to a GOOD surge protector or just straight into the wall?

 

[Darth Rache]

Tell you what open a thread, overclocking>watercooling section and post a link here. I'll pop by when I have the time

Ok man I will do, thanks.

 

[Mirakledba]

Um...Into a thing that has like 5 ports that is connected to the wall...Why?

 

[tiny voices]

That is a power strip. You ALWAYS want everything associated with a computer plugged into a power strip, NOT directly to the wall.

Unrelated but I'll hop on MC if you want t for a bit. I finally built my house 😀

 

[Mirakledba]

Yeah, its in a power strip, is that Good?

and why always? If the Short in the wall burns it could Mess up the PSU or shock the whole PC if the PC is straight into the wall?

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, you always want your computer plugged into a power strip. If there is an outage or over-voltage the power strip is first in line to fry, not your computer.

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

Damn, I'm not sure if I want to sell my 770. My feelings are telling me "Don't sell it!" and same time, I'll have it in my shelf, laying around.

What do you guys think? Should I? Or should I keep it for in case moments when my 780 ti breaks down in the future and keep it as a collection item?

Only selling it for 250$

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Damn, I'm not sure if I want to sell my 770. My feelings are telling me "Don't sell it!" and same time, I'll have it in my shelf, laying around.

What do you guys think? Should I? Or should I keep it for in case moments when my 780 ti breaks down in the future and keep it as a collection item?

Only selling it for 250$

Keep it. What were you going to buy with the money??

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

Eh, nothing really. Could use it to put some down payment to a car haha. Prolly a Subaru impreza, or Acura ILX.

 

[tiny voices]

I've owned an Impreza WRX. Fun car. A friend of mine has an ILX as well. Seems to like it just fine.

 

[jeremyp79]

I would keep it, I sold both of mine and was stuck using my 550ti when I had to send my first 780 off to evga to get fixed :-/

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Eh, nothing really. Could use it to put some down payment to a car haha. Prolly a Subaru impreza, or Acura ILX.

Mercedes C-class. Starting at 29,900. full mercedes.

 

[tiny voices]

Eh, nothing really. Could use it to put some down payment to a car haha. Prolly a Subaru impreza, or Acura ILX.

Mercedes C-class. Starting at 29,900. full mercedes.

I would take the Acura all day. Benz's are money pits. Even new ones. A C class benz is no better than an ilx. Not more fun to drive, WAY less reliable, MUCH worse warranty. WAYWAYWAY more expensive to fix. Unless you are trying to be "hood rich" or a "budget baller" stay clear of a low end Mercedes.

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

Acura is a great car brand. My mom has the MDX, my brother has the TL, my sister in law has a RDX, my co-worker has a 2009 RDX, and my friend has a ILX. I'll prolly be next in the line to have a acura haha. But since Canadian winters get bad here, the subaru would be a wise choice with AWD.

Sadly, German cars are not reliable,+ Since I'm 19 atm haha. Japanese cars will last all day and you barely have to touch anything. I even work with Japanese CNC machines (Mazak, mitsubishi) As well, insurance will kill me. Same for a WRX name. I only make around 800-900$ every 2 weeks, so money gets tight around things (Like the ASUS gtx 780 ti I bought and 144hz monitor = 1200$ in 1 day) Luckily, i have a credit card and pay my statements on time

 

[tiny voices]

I ditched my German car (jetta GLI) for a Japanese car (Infiniti G35). Lol. Cost of parts was killing me.

My WRX was my favorite car I've owned. Mine was heavily modified though.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Eh, nothing really. Could use it to put some down payment to a car haha. Prolly a Subaru impreza, or Acura ILX.

Mercedes C-class. Starting at 29,900. full mercedes.

I would take the Acura all day. Benz's are money pits. Even new ones. A C class benz is no better than an ilx. Not more fun to drive, WAY less reliable, MUCH worse warranty. WAYWAYWAY more expensive to fix. Unless you are trying to be "hood rich" or a "budget baller" stay clear of a low end Mercedes.

I ditched my German car (jetta GLI) for a Japanese car (Infiniti G35). Lol. Cost of parts was killing me.

My WRX was my favorite car I've owned. Mine was heavily modified though.

My cousins s600 is similar with the mods part. He's taken off the mufflers, added quad exhaust, supposedly put in a super(or turbo) charger, and 2 12 inch subs with 1500 watts apiece. He is planning to add a intercom system in place of the horn, which doesn't work and sounds weak. Now he's trying to get a Camaro and do the same.

 

[tiny voices]

I seriously doubt he has a supercharger or turbo charger on that car. That would be $8000+ for just the parts for that car.

My WRX had no mods like audio or anyting. Mine was all performance stuff. It was completely stripped and had a rollcage. Made between 450-550hp depending on tune and fuel.

 

[Turb0Yoda]

I seriously doubt he has a supercharger or turbo charger on that car. That would be $8000+ for just the parts for that car.

My WRX had no mods like audio or anyting. Mine was all performance stuff. It was completely stripped and had a rollcage. Made between 450-550hp depending on tune and fuel.

lmao, he doesn't care about how much it costs. He's crazy.

 

[tiny voices]

They don't even make a turbo manifold for that car so it would have to be custom made. The exhaust manifold itself would cost thousands. It would also require thousands of dollars of bottom end and head work as that motor was never built for forced induction. The trans would not hold any more than stock power and there is no direct replacement so it would be thousands to build it to proper spec for forced induction. All the supporting mods required and the actual turbo kit and parts and labor and this job will be easily ion the 20k+ range. What generation is his s600? I'm not saying you are wrong or that your cousin is a liar, but I don't really believe its turbocharged or supercharged. I have worked with and on performance and race cars since I was 13 and This sounds really unreasonable on an s600. Its not even a performance car.

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

I wish I could get a wrx as my first. I prolly could, I'll have to look around with each insurance company. My brother in law has a wrx sti, he barely drives it to work because gas sucks with them, takes the train to downtown Toronto haha.

The acura dealerships here are ATM offering some good deals for the tl, tsx, MDX and ilx. Since the tlx is coming soon. I might even look at the tl 😀

 

[Mirakledba]

Speaking of cars, I just saw need for speed. Highly reccomend you watch it. And tiny, dont be all like "bro if I add this to my car, it can easily win, bro" 😛

 

[tiny voices]

I know what you mean with the gas mileage thing. I was lucky to see 15mpg in my WRX. My G35 is a bit better and I can usually see about 20 on the highway.

Mirak, what are you walking about? I never said anything about adding stuff to my car to win anything. I've been working on and racing cars for years. Lol, I know alot more than "bro add stuff to go faster" lol. 😀

 

[RussK1]

This thread has gone way off topic.