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Vent server may be tricky because it only holds 8. The Mumble server is soft-capped at 50 but if you guys get this thing rolling into something larger and my network will support it, I can raise that cap as high as it'll let me.

I found an old desktop lying around my house (I've got like 7 of them) and decided to make it useful. Stuck some RAM in there, found an ancient 40Gb IDE hard drive, fired it up and loaded Windows 7. I've repurposed this thing into a public voice chat server. Right now it uses both Mumble and Ventrilo (can't talk across platforms, just has both servers running). It's much better for Mumble, as there's no hard cap on users. Ventrilo hard-caps you at 8 unless you rent from one of their servers, but I keep it running anyway because some peeps like it. It was initially intended for use for my SWTOR guild and for Battlefield 3 on PC, but stupid guildies decided they'd rather pay for a vent server than use a free, controlled one (I know, right?). So now it's open to you guys. I don't really care what you use it for. Just don't be idiots. The Mumble server is limited to 50 users right now mostly because I have no idea what kind of bandwidth this thing is gonna use with tons of people. We got 12 in there no issues and I know it'll support more, but I figured I'd cap it just for the hell of it. Mumble: http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ IP: 71.232.226.99 Port: 1000 Ventrilo: http://www.ventrilo.com/download.php IP: 71.232.226.99 Port: 3784 If there are any issues with this, please let me know. I live on Cape Cod so some of you West-Coast peeps may have higher ping. Sorry about that. Enjoy!

Deaf. It'd be horrible not being able to hear anything but I can't imagine never looking at my loved ones again. Plus I trip over shit enough in the middle of the night using my phone as a flashlight. I don't need that 24/7.

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If you have to hit it to get it to light up it sounds like some loose contacts, either the wiring or inside the bulb. I'd double check that before I went and replaced the bulbs.

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so basically just bulk the box up by adding more MDF? I'm trying to stay away from bracing as much as possible. Why avoid bracing? A single wooden dowel in the middle of the 4 subs in a box like this would serve to eliminate a ton of flex on the top and bottom pieces without adding nearly as much weight or taking up as much space as more layers of MDF.

I've never heard of small speaker wire causing clipping but wire that is too small can definitely cause the plastic jacket to melt and smell as well as cause tons of other potential issues. Clipping would either come from the music itself or any equipment amplifying the signal.

I was about to guess that

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151111

Machine looks great. A pair of SSD's should make this thing boot up like a BOSS! Any reason you're looking at a 1000w PSU? That's like absurd overkill for a system like this that probably only pulls like 400 watts at full load. Are you adding some serious hardware upgrades soon? Just for comparison: XFX 1000w = $250 http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817207019 Corsair 650w = $150 http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817139035 Seasonic 650w = $140 (on sale right now) http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817151088 All 3 are fully modular, so cable management should be better regardless of what you pick. The Seasonic is the best of the 3 IMO, but the Corsair one gets you all black, pre-sleeved, sexy cables, so even if there's a cable or 2 showing it won't stick out. And a 650w 80+ Gold unit will EASILY support a pair of high-end cards, so you'll still have headroom for the future. I'd just hate to see you spend an extra $100 on something that you'll never get any extra use out of. That extra cash could be put toward a case with better cable management or toward a stronger graphics card. Just trying to help

I was looking into that. I tried to route it behind but it wasn't long enough. I just put it together last night, Then booted it up. I was looking into those EXACT extensions! I really hate cables in front of the board. Got Win 7 Ultimate x64 installed and got the drivers installed. This thing is FAST! Not bad for a 2 year old Motherboard and CPU. hehe Not bad at all! Most people don't realize that faster and faster CPU's aren't the biggest improvement to their machine. I know people who look at building a new gaming machine that have something like a Core 2 quad and a GTX 450 and want to upgrade to an i7 and keep their video card. Unless you're on a very old CPU platform or multi-task hardcore and only have an ancient dual core, then a graphics card upgrade is gonna be the biggest boost for gaming. Glad to see you went with a nice card and a fast SSD for this build. Lots of peeps think fast CPU is better but I'm glad you went the right route!

Run that 8-pin behind the motherboard! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812706003 If you don't care about sleeving, save a few bucks! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812198005

Something tells me that it'll require a lot of soldering of tiny little pins. It's a 30-pin connector, plus the ground, so it'll require a steady hand. A quick Googling turned up a couple pages: http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/35094/How+do+I+replace+the+iPod+Touch+2nd+Gen.+Dock+Connector http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPod-Touch-2nd-Generation-Teardown/586/1 Good luck to you sir!

Definitely a ton of fun. Glad I got to play with some of you guys finally! We were steamrolling through a few of those games!

Damn you and your full server!!! :mad:

Nah. I'd take a 120GB drive over SSD caching all day. 120GB gives him enough room for Windows and programs as well as space for a handful of games. Everything that SRT would put on the SSD for caching will already be there. It'll be more expensive but it's the biggest overall performance boost over a standard HDD.

Gotta agree with the Cache drive! I've actually built a few machines for friends and used a 1Tb drive and a 32-40GB cache drive and it rocks. Great when they want an SSD but don't want to pony up for a 120GB model. Anything under 64GB really isn't feasible for a Windows 7 Boot drive IMO because that thing fills up FAST with updates and programs you want at launch. Using SRT, it'll grab the files you need most for the SSD and leave the extra stuff on the HDD. Much better for actual use and not just saying your machine boots fast.

................. It's not always about speed with an SSD. Reliability is a HUGE factor, and Intel and Crucial beat the pants off OCZ when it comes to their NAND flash memory. And I didn't bother to look up prices on the GTX 580's at 2 in the morning. If they're the same price, grab the Twin Frozr II. Both MSI and EVGA make killer cards, so there's really nothing wrong with either. The CPU I said to get was the i5-2400. The i5. i5. NOT the i7. The i7 offers ZERO performance advantage in gaming over the i5 on the desktop platform and the need for an unlocked chip is nonexistant if there is no overclocking. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115074 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 $140 difference between the chips for zero gain in performance definitely seems like a waste of money to me.

I don't understand why people believe everything they read/see on the internet. I hear Facebook is gonna start charging next month.

Ugh. I hate to do it, but I disagree with pretty much everything in this post. Intel's 510 series SSD's are some top-of-the-line hardware. I would have no reservations against running an Intel SSD as compared to Crucial or OCZ's drives. I actually run Intel's 120GB 320 series drive as my boot drive and it's been flawless. Intel's got enough money and is smart enough to invest into building a good product. SSD's are a huge market for them and they've got some of the most advanced hardware. By your same logic, Comcast internet is better than Verizon's FiOS because all Comcast does is cable and Verizon is split between their cell phone market and their DSL and FiOS markets. Yet we all know FiOS is vastly better. Nvidia's desktop cards are perfectly capable of handling 70+ degree temperatures 24/7. Even overclocked, their cards can handle 90+ celcius like a champ. GPU's aren't nearly as sensitive as CPU's to heat. I've got a pair of 6950's unlocked to 6970's and overclocked using the stock cooler and with the custom fan control in MSI Afterburner they don't touch 75 degrees C even in Furmark or gaming. Stock coolers are enough. Go with an aftermarket cooler if you want quieter operation or overclocking headroom. If you're not overclocking, stock cards are perfect. NOW, here's one thing I would recommend. If you never plan on overclocking the chip or doing any sort of heavy video editing or rendering, Intel's i5-2400 is the exact same performance as the i7-2600K for over $100 less. The K-series chips are designed to be overclocked and are simply a waste of money if they are run at stock speeds. That money saved is a significant amount and can either wind up back in your pocket or be used to upgrade other parts like moving into a graphics card with an aftermarket cooler or upgrading to a more robust motherboard. Something like the upgraded P8Z68 PRO will give you the option for SLI or CrossFireX down the line if you ever feel the need to add a second card as well as a few other nice hardware features.

LOL that's a great price. A few scratches are nothing. What's inside that little thing is what matters. Great amp for a few small subs and it's a steal at 67 bucks!

This was probably the best thing I've read in my entire life! I'm gonna go post a link to this as my Facebook status so all my friends can come see! This is going to be on all the major national news networks cause it's so damn amazing! I'm gonna try to get ahold of some of my buddy's friends in Hollywood. They'll probably want to make a movie about it.

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