IT BS thread

I will be putting one in my desktop at home when I finally get a desk.

 

I've got a Vertex 4 in my gaming rig at home. Same thing.

BLAZINGLY fast.

The rest of my hardware is over 2 years old now and even beta new games don't make me sweat. Boot for me is 18 seconds to start menu (no login prompt)

I have spindle media for old, slow crap and storage. The SSD is so silly fast I can't even describe it right.

 

I load my OS into RAM, can't get much faster than that

 

True dat, but you also don't sit down and choose whether to play KSP, Skyrim, Civ5, EQ or the ESO beta or the MWO beta all at max settings from a local install on that either

 

That should be possible to do in Windows. Not the whole OS, but there are utilities to load somethings to a RAM disk.

 

I am, actually. Just patched up again last night.

I've not had any problems so far in any of my sessions with ESO, knock on wood. PM me if you wanna chat about hardware, drivers, etc or anything.

 

Just ordered a 120 Gb Samsung EVO 840 SSD for $90. Also picked up a new keyboard and mouse. Time to get my office up and going at the new house.

 

Ur gonna love it. Did you get a desk yet?

 

no Also picked up a copy of win 8.1. Since microsoft got rid of their TechNet subscription, i actually have to buy a copy of windows.

 

Can't wait to get my 32" monitor setup. Maybe I'll run my 37" next to it too. (both are 1080p TVs)

 

Windows 8? Woof... I haven't even touched that OS yet. Hoping I can avoid it all together.

 

I go to ninite.com and get the start menu they have. It works just like win 7 and actually make win 8 usable again.

without the start menu, Win 8 is completely useless for me.

 

Ninite is a great site. Been a fave of mine for years. Makes fresh OS installs a breeze.

 

Favorite quote of the week:

 

I have 1 cat 5 eithernet cable going to my AV set up. I'm currently using a manual switch for inputs to TV, Xbox, DVD, AV Amp. Would an automatic switch like the link below allow all to work without manual switching?

$29 TP-Link 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Network Switch | Plug and Play | Desktop or Wall-Mount | Plastic Case Ethernet Splitter | Fanless | Traffic Optimization | Unmanaged (TL-SG1005D),Black

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SG...1393776343&sr=8-2&keywords=1gb+network+switch

Every time I take a picture with an iPhone/pad the f-ing thing post up-side-down!

Here's the Analog side of my family room

 

Not sure I fully understand the question. A manual switch for the ethernet? A network switch is like a smart hub. It takes one connection and splits it to other connections simultaneously. You would need one cable from you WAN (Internet/modem/router), and a cable for each of your devices (up to 4 for the switch you've shown). It doesn't act like a HDMI switch if that's what you're thinking.

 

Let me try this again. I have a cat 5 cable (Internet) coming from my router to the manual switch in my family room. That cable/switch provides hard wired internet to my TV, Xbox, DVD & AV amp. Instead of manually switching outputs I would like the have an automatic switch that feeds all at once. I find the hard wired connection is better for Netflix and my Xbox and AV amp don't have wifi connecability.


Would something like this work?

$35 NETGEAR 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS105NA) - Desktop or Wall Mount, and Limited Lifetime Protection Gray

http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-ProSa...1393776789&sr=8-1&keywords=1gb+network+switch

 

Yes that would work. I've never even seen a manual ethernet switch before