Check out my new desk!

[crazydog]

Also, I'm with Crazy. My DVD drive died nearly a year ago, haven't missed it once. Though I'll be getting a new one with the new build. you know, just in case.

Actually I didn't have one for about a year.
When I originally put it together I borrowed one to install the OS, and I only bought one to reinstall the OS!
So really, bootable disks is the only reason I have a DVD drive.
Makes running memtest86 and updating my BIOS easier too, just a pain to use a USB drive for that.

A pain? Posh. Then you're doing it wrong.

[Baltika (#9)]

Check out my new desk, thought I would show it off.
Also got a newer picture of my computer with the case open

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Is that 6 memory slots (with 3 still open)?
And only 1 internal HDD?
And only 1 optical drive?
C'mon, shove some more stuff in there.

 

Looks nice

Optical drives? What're you smoking? I haven't used my DVD drive ONCE since I bought it.

Who said anything about DVD drives?  CDs are where it's at.   They should be mounted right above the FDD.


I know I may be showing my age, but I actually like buying games on disc...you know, they used to come with manuals, cloth maps, promo stickers and even notepads.

I like the corsair case posted...except for the fan control knob sticking out of the middle.  It would have looked better as a slim slide switch.

[Giant Flying Head]

I have a Hard Copy of 99% of the games I own. With a hard copy you can ALWAYS justify that YOU own that game!

[Mustard]

I'm old too, but fuck CDs. I'll probably get BF3 on disc, just in case EA does take a shit with this whole origin thing. But beyond that, I like digital.

And Baltika I agree about the fan control. Honestly, I don't want any fan controls on any cases, that shit should be BIOS controlled. But the rest of the package is good enough to put up with that one thing.

[TheJuggler17]

And Baltika I agree about the fan control. Honestly, I don't want any fan controls on any cases, that shit should be BIOS controlled. But the rest of the package is good enough to put up with that one thing.

Aw no, having a fan controller is the best.
I leave the fans off most of the time, and turn them on when and if necessary.
They're a little loud, not terrible but enough to be a bother.
BIOS controlled fans are more automated, but may run when I don't need them to or don't want them to.
Also it's preferable because the fans have the LCDs in them, I love the lights (as we talked about before) but I don't need them on all the damn time.

The fan controller I got is a pretty good one, but sadly it was broken out of the box!
Two of the sockets for the 4-pin molex connectors were broken off from the circuit board
I should have sent it back, but I just soldered it back on myself, had no problem with it after.
And it matches my case well enough.

But yeah having a manual fan controller is a lot better than you might think.

[Baltika (#9)]

And Baltika I agree about the fan control. Honestly, I don't want any fan controls on any cases, that shit should be BIOS controlled. But the rest of the package is good enough to put up with that one thing.

Aw no, having a fan controller is the best.
...
But yeah having a manual fan controller is a lot better than you might think.

I'm not arguing that the fan control isn't useful, just that on the *other* case, the big knob sticking out of the middle is ugly.  A low profile slide switch would be more aesthetically pleasing (to me).

And we've digressed from my intended point:
it looks like you've only got one optical drive - wtf?

Which digressed from my original intended point:
it looks like you've got 3 empty memory slots - wtf?

Which digressed from *your* original point:
Nice DESK!
Now move that other monitor up!

[V.I.P.]

Nice looking setup...is that a coolermaster 690 case?  I have the same one, albeit modded.

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