Random Question Thread: Tech

[Salodin]

You can tell a difference? Anything above 30-35 is wasted on me, which is probably why they dont bother when the masses cant even tell the difference.

Also, no way 540 is better then 1080 even with faster frames...fuzzy pixels no thanks.

[Shojin]

You can't tell the difference between a 30fps game and a 60fps game? Night and day difference to me.

[Overburn]

Anyone have mouse recommendations?

I mostly need a new mouse for FPSs but I have no idea what's the current best mouses. I'm upgrading from a generic Microsoft wireless mouse so I'm guessing anything will be better to play with. I'd prefer it not to have too many extra buttons I'll never use and probably be wireless (unless mouses have ~60' wires, which is about the minimum from my USB port to where I put my hand).

[Kerberoz]

Budget? If you don't mind the price, the G700 is godly.

[Overburn]

I'd guess $50-$100 would be my ideal budget. Is that the best in that bracket? Sees about as minimalist as I've seen them in this range.

[stewie]

The archived videos on Twitch.tv aren't loading for me, but any other video everywhere else loads fine. I can't find any blacklist in my adblock or noscript either, any other reason they wouldn't be loading?

Edit: This happens in any browser I use.

[Cephius]

Trying to help a friend make his entertainment room be awesome but I suck at some technical stuff and also I have no idea what is good. I want to know what a good sound system might be. I'd like at least 4 HDMI inputs and possibly some component or VGA/DVI inputs. Basically, the audio and video hooked up to one central piece of hardware instead of fiddling everything. It'll be for a pc, xbox, wii, ps3, cable box, maybe a few laptops etc. Any ideas on what might work? Would I need a sound system and something else also?

Sounds like you just need a receiver. Most these days come with 4 HDMI and a bunch of other inputs. Onkyo and Yamaha tend to be the best brands. Then get some nice speakers to hook up to it and you should be good to go.

[Caiyuo]

Daaaamn thats a lot! Im nowhere near that (yet)!

Thanks for the info! Since you mentioned it, Im actually looking at getting that double dock later on since I don't have that much saved atm. For now I will take your word on changing the size from 1tb to 2.

Im probably looking into buying this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822165293

since the form factor is listed at 3.5", it should fit on that dock correct?

If you're looking for an pre-packaged external instead of using an internal drive with a dock or enclosure, there's a decent deal on a 2TB WD drive here: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3432792

[arus2001]

Okay, lately the fan on my ASUS P5N-D 750I motherboard has been spinning with like a bit of a hiss to it. I've tried shooting some air at it in case of dust, but that didn't seem to help. I'm assuming I can take it off, but that's not something I'm very comfortable with doing. However, if it that might help, I'm willing to try to clean it out a bit better. Should that fail, I'm curious where I might be able to get a replacement fan and how much it'd run me for.

[Jojimbo]

Currently have dual monitors, Dell u2311h + HP 2159m, and I'm going to replace the HP with two more Dell u2311h. The problem is I have a PS3 and the Dells lack hdmi/speakers, I will have nowhere to setup the HP afaik so need options to connect my PS3 video/audio.

For video I believe I could use a HDMI->DVI-D and connect it to the monitor that will be using displayport but I'm not sure what I could do for sound.

[hey]

You'll want to use spdif for sound.

[Jojimbo]

So using DVI->HDMI adapter/cable for video and using AV out on PS3 + this connected to a speaker would work?

[hey]

So using DVI->HDMI adapter/cable for video and using AV out on PS3 + this connected to a speaker would work?

Assuming you mean hdmi->dvi, yes, that will work fine.

[Septimus]

I need a new hard drive for my Windows XP desktop on the cheap. (I would prefer less than $50 for something 320GB-ish to replace my current one.)

I did a little searching on New Egg and got these results, any suggestions for which one would be the best value for the money or something else entirely?

[Jojimbo]

There's always this if you don't mind spending $70 for a 1TB drive. This 500GB Samsung or 750GB WD are $50 but still larger than the ones you were looking at.

[Septimus]

There's always this if you don't mind spending $70 for a 1TB drive. This 500GB Samsung or 750GB WD are $50 but still larger than the ones you were looking at.

I guess I should put it like this. I don't really keep up on hardware trends, so I have no idea what are the good brands and what not. I know that Seagate and Maxxor used to be the go-to brands for hard drives, but that was several years ago and things change quickly.

[Kerberoz]

There's no practical difference between the major brands for 7200rpm magnetic drives.

[Tajin]

I want to download a couple mixes from letsmix.com, any software that might work? (Other than capturing the audio out back into the pc.)

[Hitoshura]

Anyone own one of these?

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wirel.../dp/B004MF11MU

They look legit, I definitely want one.

[Mellema]

Anyone own one of these?

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Wirel.../dp/B004MF11MU

They look legit, I definitely want one.

I was looking at that keyboard last week and it has good reviews. Only reason I didn't order though is I'm looking for a smaller size keyboard. At home I already have a G15 and a G510. For wireless I wanted one without the number pad so I could pack it in my laptop bag. I already use a mouse and 10 key with the Logitech unifying receiver and they work great, so I'll probably get their smaller keyboard, but the solar would be nice.

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