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anyone know something similar to this but in a more reputable brand?

www.ebay.com/itm/5-25-Bay-Module-with-USB-Port-LED-Reset-Button-Power-Switch-ECR9400-USB-/191292686504

I need a laptop for uni. My Budget is around £500, was hoping smeone could help me out

Out of boredom i started a project awhile back, starring the AM3 socket. But not AM3+. My goal was to make a computer using the same socket as my first computer that I had purchased. (i had some gifted to me before and this one was my first i had purchased myself)

The original system consisted of an AMD athlon II x3 435, 4GB of RAM, and later down the road i added an HD 6670. I had recently found a refurbished AMD Phenom II x6 1045T, a new asus motherboard since the original system had a dell motherboard, and some new Crucial 4x2GB sticks of RAM. I just tested the parts to ensure they worked (mainly the CPU) and they successfully worked and the system booted.

Only now do i plan for a few more upgrades. I plan to get an R9 380 for the system (don't worry i'm expecting CPU bottlenecks), a new cooler so i can overclock and avoid a stock cooler, a new case and customize it to my personal tastes, and eventually a power supply as well.

Now I know a lot of this is pointless considering the age of the CPU and that eventually none of the original parts will even be there (except the HDD). But i figured staying true to the Era and type of socket would suffice. Yes it is pointless considering my computer im on currently has and I7-5820k, 16GB of DDR4, and a GTX 980ti. But hey it's close to my first computer and it gives me a chance to still mess with some AMD parts.

Feel free to comment on my endeavors to stay true to the AM3 socket. Have you guys ever done anything similar? Do you guys have a pointless scrapyard gaming pc?

I running chkdsk on my laptop since I kept getting that Watchdog BSOD but now I need some important files off it. I thought I had backups but turns out they must have been on that external that failed. I was wondering if it was possible just to do a force shut down on it or would that still be a bad idea. I know it could mess it up but who knows if they've made shit more friendly since XP, 7. Current OS is Win10

Guys, I would really like your opinions on the Oculus Rift, with as little circlejerk as possible. For context, the Rift will be packaged with an Xbox One controller, a media control remote, the motion sensor, and the headset with integrated headphones.
Here's mine :

If it's true that they aren't making close to any money on this release, this is really appreciable.
But, the controller will be a double for a lot of people since you already need a high-end PC (a gamepad is pretty much a must when you have a gaming rig).
Same goes for the headphones, plus the integrated ones look really cheap. This, to me, is a HUGE concern, I think integrating headphones on their VR set is an unforgivable mistake, even if they're good.
And the remote is plain ridiculous. Tested just released an interview of the founder where he says it's only for Play/Pause/Fwd etc.

I wasn't really interested in the Rift at first because I thought it would be released in 2019 or so, and I didn't think I'd have the money to buy it. Now I do, but it's so fucking expensive that I still won't buy it.
And it seems like they're making wome gross mistakes on this release.

not bad for a gpu i paid £55 for www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCF5eeQnMGw

On a scale of American christian baby to Chinese girl baby, how fucked am I? This seems to only affect the actual web page itself, and not the full screen.

Computer parts at CES this year. behold my unholy ms paint skills

So this board mostly seems to be computer, but I hope there's some people with other types of technology too.
In short, I'm building a fridge.
In long, I'm building a small fridge for my bedroom that's going to use some peltier units to cool a small area, I have an area about 23Hx75Wx43D (in cm) that I could use, which after insulation and the functional section of it, would still be a good size and is a nice place to put it because it's easy to reach, won't get direct sunlight, etc.
Unfortunately, it wouldn't get very good airflow.
The space is enclosed on all sides but the front the front as a gap between it and a sliding door, which is far enough away to mean airflow shouldn't be too bad on that side. .

So a few options I thought of are:
Take some space off the width and install the peltier units & heat sinks along the side, this would give me a nice little corridor of airflow, and I can install some small fans to move air through it.
another option would be to take some space off the height and put fans to blow the air in on one side, across the back, and back to the front on the other.
And the one I think would work best is to take space of both the width and depth so there's a corridor around the whole thing and put a peltier unit on each side with a fan blowing directly into the heatsink.

So my main 2 questions are:
1. Would any of these ideas work? How could I make sure theres enough airflow that the peltiers don't burn out.
2. Any suggestions on how to power this? Connecting it to the mains I'm Australian, if anyones curious about info on the mains wouldn't be a good idea, I know, but I don't really want to have to use a car battery.

I just set up my TV as a second monitor, but the screen is too zoomed in so that some of the sides are cut off . Would it mean that the TV is too large?

I wanna get an Pc vacuum. I'm thinking of getting one of the anti-static ones but they are quite expensive. Would I be shooting myself in the foot if I get one that isn't anti-static? Just gotta make sure to keep it away from the CPU and Ram.

Do I even need a PC vacuum?

so i've got a 7870 and a 270 running in my system
went out and bought a displayport cable for the second monitor i just put in
i dont get ANY output from my 270, and my 7870 is running as my main display adapter
is this a bug or a feature
i assumed that you could plug a display into each card and be done with it but apparently not

Somebody asked me what the mess behind my motherboard tray looked like once.
Here you go.

testing

fucking whyyyyyy

I'm not a big fan of led bullshit but this looks amazing. That infinity mirror is probably one of the best useless aesthetic things that i have seen on a computer case.

Hi this board probably gets the "I want to build a gaming PC and I don't know anything" thread. I Too want to build a Gaming PC, I just don't know where to start? I earn up to £60-£75 a week with my shitty pot wash job.

Just need to know what pieces I need/ or if it would be cheaper to buy a pc, but I just want it so it can handle most games at normal qaulity settings and about 60 frames at least. If someone can link me to some comp about building PC's I've seen some but never book marked them or just give me some idea here. Thanks xxx

just went to microcenter and picked up a pair of sennheiser hd 518's. they were $130 in store and i didnt really do any research beforehand so that was whatever. couple hours later i see they are $68 on amazon. they said they would do a price adjustment but i got home and tried them out and was extremely disappointed. i own a pair of turtle beach x12's right now, and maybe i am just used to them(i dont think i am) but they sound way clearer. i dont even like bass much when it comes to headphones and it was still not as good as my x12's even when messing with some audio settings. can anyone speak for the hd 558's? if not that, what else? my friend suggested the mdr7506

I keep getting this error ranomly when playing Minecraft. My minecraft will freeze completely, this will pop up, then java will crash. I have absolutely no idea how to fix this. This started after I updated to Windows 10 from Windows 8. I updated my drivers, but it still doesn't work.

Can someone please help me fix this fucking mess? It's frustratingly annoying. I crashed about 4 times in 3 minutes. The crashes happen frequently and with no warning.