[How much hard drive space is enough?]

I have 2, 1TB HDD's in RAID 0 with a 128GB boot drive.  User profiles and programs on the RAID.  Gopint to back it up with a 2 TB NAS.  (Might go to 4 TB RIAD and NAS, haven't decided yet).

For what you want to use it for 2 TB minimum for piece of mind, and get a backup.

[[Xmas Contest] Tt dude and Santa’s Ball-Bustin’ Bajinko Game]

"Just drop your balls and hope for the best" - LOL every night being married....

"Grab Santa's balls and have some fun" - LOL HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA WOW!!!!

[Have you overclocked your screen before?]

Over clocking your screen means pushing the refresh rate (hertz) past it's stock value. If your screen has a stock rate of 60 hertz, pushing it to 75 would be overclocking it. It can usually only be done in the control panel of your video card, if your GPU has the option. My one I can't get past its stock of 60, my other I can push to 75, but I leave it at 60, I'll get higher hertz screens later on.

[Do you install your PSU facing up or down? whats your choice?]

PSU's should be face down when at the bottom of the tower, face up when at the top, fan should always draw air in from the outside.

[Replacing parts]

My build ia fairly new, so I'm more concerned with cooling fans, and those connections for the hot swappable drives in the GT Level 10 case, I've heard they have a tendancy to go first.  But I think I'll be ok for at least a few years.

[Movie releases]

The next  Hobbit, but you know, I rarley "own" movies anymore, and when I do, it's via digital.  What I do purchase is through Xbox Video or Amazon Prime.  Physical media seems dead, plus, when I wire my house with CAT6 and connect several web enabled televisions, I'll be able to log into my services through any television and not have to worry about owning a Blu-ray player, or finding a disc.  Plus I'll be able to watch them on a tablet.

I'm a cord cutter, killed my cable 6 months ago, have your most basic package and internet.  Now I have Prime, Netflix, and Hulu, and I just buy the season of the shows I want to watch.  Saves me hundreds per year, and I haven't seen a commercial in MONTHS.  :D 

Wondering if people still buy Blu-rays, or is the whole "owning physical media" thing fading away?

[�DRACONEM Aluminum】Owner’s Club]

Me too, right inside the rig looking out the window.

[How do you keep you cables organized?]

Oh no, those things have to be organized.  All behind the motherboard, just, don't look behind my motherboard.

[Tt Buy store suggestion.]

Hey all,

 

Made a purchase on the Tt Buy store last night, suggestion;

The automated email you get after placing your order, has a place for your order information, i.e. what you ordered and your order number, but they aren't filled in, they are left blank.  You basically get an email stating you ordered something, the date you ordered it, and how you paid for it.  All this info can be accessed via logging into the TtBuy store, but, having it included in an order confirmation email would be good too.

I know the TtBuy store is still relatively young in the United States.

[Do you think efficiency is important for a power supply?]

Not really, if you have a PC that is pulling, say 300 watts at full load, your platinum 600w PSU will pull say 320 watts from your wall, where at your bronze 750w will most likely pull 360, doesn't really matter what your max wattage is when it comes to pulling what it needs in terms of power.  Plus, the extra wattage the bronze is pulling equals extra heat being generated in your PC, heat that is being generated by waste and can be avoided.

There is also a quality difference, the bronze will most likely cost less, but at what expense? Cheaper capacitors, lower life expectancy, modular cabling, warranty, etc.  You also have to think how good the ripple suppression  is, voltage regulation, and heat generation.

[Most preferred radiator size?]

240, but when I go full loop water cool, I may cut the top of the Level 10 GT and go 360.

[What are you going to be playing or building this weekend?]

Still hacking away at Diablo 3.  Probably work on installing some Skyrim mods (my wife keeps bugging me about that).  Also going to play that game this weekend where you make big piles of leaves with an air blower. 

[Messenger Bag?]

Did you guys actually go out into the warehouse and take those pictures just for me? If you did, that was a really cool thing to do.  Thanks!  Just placed my order for one, really couldn't beat the price.

[Do you think efficiency is important for a power supply?]

EVGA Supernova 1300.  JohnnyGURU tested it and his tests state the thing could just about pass for Platinum.  Just about the only part in my  PC that isn't Tt (the one I wanted from you guys hasn't been released yet, I think you're still tweaking it). Your PSU is your heart, so your efficiency is VERY important.  PSU's are one of those things that you get what you pay for, never skimp out on a PSU, I learned the hard way, had one with coil whine, and eventually fried my old PC.

McBludgin - 80 Plus (trademarked 80 PLUS) is a voluntary certification program intended to promote efficient energy use in computer power supply units (PSUs). Launched in 2004 by Ecos Consulting, it certifies products that have more than 80% energy efficiency at 20%, 50% and 100% of rated load, and a power factor of 0.9 or greater at 100% load. That is, such PSUs will waste 20% or less electric energy as heat at the specified load levels, thus reducing electricity use and bills compared to less efficient PSUs.  (From Wikipedia)

[Messenger Bag?]

Awesome!! Thank you!!

[Messenger Bag?]

Anyone have any internal shots of the current messenger bag you offer?  I'm looking to switch from a backpack to a messenger bag, and need something that will carry your common tech items (tablet, phone / phablet, earbuds, cloth / cleaner, usb keys, lanyard, etc), so I need some padding  and dedicated spaces in the internals. 

Dimensions too if you have them please.

Thermaltake store doesn't show the internals.

[Whats your next upgrade?]

Dual SLI!! Probably this summer, but, it'll be worth the wait.

[Wired or Bluetooth headsets?]

For the serious audiophile, wired is always the way to go.  I'd be open to a BT for casual phone usage, never for my PC / stereo / music.

[RIG Hoarding]

I have 6 shoe boxes in my closet, arranged by type of part, power cords, audio/ video, etc.  Two monitors I know I'll never use.  I suddenly feel sad typing this.....

[Level 10M (wired) freezes]

Have you tried uninstalling the driver and reinstalling the most current (not from disc) version?

[How do you clean your PC?]

Compressed air, Pledge Wipes, Rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs!

[PC heart stopping moments.]

Is it just me, or does anyone else also have that heart pounding, "#### #### #### please work I don't want to spend a few hours fixing this!!", few minutes when flashing a BIOS, especially when you're using the onboard RAID controller, and you have to reset the array, and you're literally talking to your tower through your mind as it boots up "work, work, work, boot, BOOT!!!"?  I love PC's, but flashing a BIOS when you have a few grand invested in your rig, is always a stressful thing for me.

It all worked out well.

[Water 3.0 Series owners club]

What tempetures is everyone getting?  I'm on the verge of attempting overclocking (see rig in sig), and my average idle temps are hanging around 30C, running stability on AIDA 64 - 55C, Prime95 - 66C, peaked out at 75C on Prime95, but only for a few seconds, then drops back down to the mid 60's.

Wanted some comparison temps because I'm unsure if I applied enough thermal paste.

[How Many Rigs Have You Built?]

One, so far. I'll never buy retail again.

[Which do you prefer Water Cooling or Air Cooling?]

Water, if you're overclocking, it's the only option. Unless you're crazy, (and rich enough) to run phase change.