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cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




vodkat posted:

Im thinking of rebuilding my computer to be fanless, exactly how stupid an idea is this?

really stupid, potentially even for computer that is only used for web browsing and light office applications

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cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




like, nighttime driving with long distance headlights off

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




post the specs of said computer along the way

Maximum Leader
Dec 5, 2014

vodkat posted:

Im thinking of rebuilding my computer to be fanless, exactly how stupid an idea is this?

not very stupid, i have a i7 8700t in a Euler TX case and it’s silent and fast

Cocoa Crispies
Jul 20, 2001

Vehicular Manslaughter!

Pillbug

vodkat posted:

Im thinking of rebuilding my computer to be fanless, exactly how stupid an idea is this?

your computer will match your posting

Agile Vector
May 21, 2007

scrum bored



cinci zoo sniper posted:

post the specs of said computer along the way

hey those chromeboxes are okay for browsing

vodkat
Jun 30, 2012



cannot legally be sold as vodka

cinci zoo sniper posted:

post the specs of said computer along the way

thinking something like this https://www.quietpc.com/sys-a860

My current pc is already in this ridiculous case anyway

vodkat
Jun 30, 2012



cannot legally be sold as vodka
obvs something a bit cheaper tho, not going to spend a grand on something that might melt

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Maximum Leader posted:

not very stupid, i have a i7 8700t in a Euler TX case and it’s silent and fast

silent is not fanless. my 8700k with dual fan radiator the size of adult’s head is also silent because i have it in a non-window define r6

vodkat posted:

thinking something like this https://www.quietpc.com/sys-a860

My current pc is already in this ridiculous case anyway

something like this could work for browsing and such, if you stick an i3 there or similar. not sure if they make fanless power supplies

Maximum Leader
Dec 5, 2014

cinci zoo sniper posted:

silent is not fanless. my 8700k with dual fan radiator the size of adult’s head is also silent because i have it in a non-window define r6


something like this could work for browsing and such, if you stick an i3 there or similar. not sure if they make fanless power supplies

my computer is silent and fanless

Helianthus Annuus
Feb 21, 2006

can i touch your hand
Grimey Drawer
get a really long usb cable and a really long hdmi cable and put you're loud computer in another room

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum
my computer isn't fanless but it is pretty silent, just get some decent fans and maybe a liquid cooler

Helianthus Annuus
Feb 21, 2006

can i touch your hand
Grimey Drawer

Helianthus Annuus posted:

upgraded linux, now sound doesn't work in bitwig studio

tale as old as time

fixed

turned out to be a combination of:
1) systemd cock blocking jack from getting realtime
2) jack audio interface being set wrong
3) alsa muting my headphones

cowboy beepboop
Feb 24, 2001

i currently use mremoteng for managing remote ssh from windows is there something less janky available

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




my stepdads beer posted:

i currently use mremoteng for managing remote ssh from windows is there something less janky available

putty and mobaxterm if you want a different gui wrapper for putty

Nomnom Cookie
Aug 30, 2009



Helianthus Annuus posted:

fixed

turned out to be a combination of:
1) systemd cock blocking jack from getting realtime
2) jack audio interface being set wrong
3) alsa muting my headphones

i hope you learned your lesson from this and will stop touching working systems

akadajet
Sep 14, 2003

Kevin Mitnick P.E. posted:

i hope you learned your lesson from this and will stop touching working systems

or just get a mac

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Kevin Mitnick P.E. posted:

i hope you learned your lesson from this and will stop touching working systems

if the system was working, why did they need to publish updates????

Nomnom Cookie
Aug 30, 2009



carry on then posted:

if the system was working, why did they need to publish updates????

updates are the mechanism whereby a vendor converts bugs not affecting you into bugs affecting you and backwards incompatible changes, generating hours for the enterprise services unit

cowboy beepboop
Feb 24, 2001

cinci zoo sniper posted:

putty and mobaxterm if you want a different gui wrapper for putty

thanks. i remember mobaxterm being similar levels of jank but i'll try it again. I need stop being lazy and write a simple tabbed remote terminal thing. hmm might be a fun project.

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




my stepdads beer posted:

thanks. i remember mobaxterm being similar levels of jank but i'll try it again. I need stop being lazy and write a simple tabbed remote terminal thing. hmm might be a fun project.

i use mobaxterm at work semi-regularly and it’s ok imo

Cocoa Crispies
Jul 20, 2001

Vehicular Manslaughter!

Pillbug

Kevin Mitnick P.E. posted:

updates are the mechanism whereby a vendor converts bugs not affecting you into bugs affecting you and backwards incompatible changes, generating hours for the enterprise services unit

if you're on a good linux and not rhel sometimes those patches fix security issues too

Salt Fish
Sep 11, 2003

Cybernetic Crumb

Salt Fish posted:

Turn your speakers on.


Helianthus Annuus posted:

3) alsa muting my headphones

Nailed it.

spankmeister
Jun 15, 2008






Cocoa Crispies posted:

if you're on a good linux and not rhel

Ah yes the good Linux which is not rhel:
-

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
centos

cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013





centos is rhel downstream, op

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
quick reminder, don't have opinions about computer stuff, especially linux distros

vodkat
Jun 30, 2012



cannot legally be sold as vodka

Stymie posted:

quick reminder, don't have opinions about computer stuff, especially linux distros

i think you may be in the wrong forum my friend :rolleyes:

Salt Fish
Sep 11, 2003

Cybernetic Crumb
I want to run a server: RHEL
I want to run a server but I'm poor : CentOS
I want a desktop: Fedora
I want a desktop but I haven't heard anything about linux since reading a magazine article in 2002 about how ubuntu was going to revolutionize desktop linux: Ubuntu
I'm trying to be cool by picking an obscure distro: anything else maybe a BSD or gentoo

Helianthus Annuus
Feb 21, 2006

can i touch your hand
Grimey Drawer

Salt Fish posted:

I'm trying to be cool by picking an obscure distro: anything else maybe a BSD or gentoo

these ppl use arch now

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

vodkat posted:

i think you may be in the wrong forum my friend :rolleyes:

to the contrary, this forum needs to know not to have opinions about computer stuff more than any other

akadajet
Sep 14, 2003

Stymie posted:

to the contrary, this forum needs to know not to have opinions about computer stuff more than any other

is that why you demonstrate so many bad opinions about computers?

Helianthus Annuus
Feb 21, 2006

can i touch your hand
Grimey Drawer
im ubuntu

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

akadajet posted:

is that why you demonstrate so many bad opinions about computers?

i don't have opinions about computers, or opinions in general

i only post facts

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum

Salt Fish posted:

I want to run a server: RHEL
I want to run a server but I'm poor : CentOS
I want a desktop: Fedora
I want a desktop but I haven't heard anything about linux since reading a magazine article in 2002 about how ubuntu was going to revolutionize desktop linux: Ubuntu
I'm trying to be cool by picking an obscure distro: anything else maybe a BSD or gentoo
once the ibm-rhel releases start popping off this might change, but that's a ways out

President Beep
Apr 30, 2009





i have to have a car because otherwise i cant drive around the country solving mysteries while being doggedly pursued by federal marshals for a crime i did not commit (9/11)


e: this is for they who shall not be named.

Helianthus Annuus
Feb 21, 2006

can i touch your hand
Grimey Drawer
i like how it says photobucket but its umgur

akadajet
Sep 14, 2003

hosted on waffleimages

Nomnom Cookie
Aug 30, 2009



fedora is actually bad, sorry to burst yalls bubble but it needs to be said

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cinci zoo sniper
Mar 15, 2013




Kevin Mitnick P.E. posted:

fedora is actually bad, sorry to burst yalls bubble but it needs to be said

stop wearing it then

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