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GoodCleanFun posted:Darn Tough socks are the truth. Darn Tough do indeed kick rear end.
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I want to buy a desktop computer for less than $600 on which I can play a fair amount of steam games and also Minecraft. My current computer done up and died  Halp!
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CherryCola posted:I want to buy a desktop computer for less than $600 on which I can play a fair amount of steam games and also Minecraft. My current computer done up and died Are you comfortable with building your own, or does it have to be a pre-built one? Do you also require a monitor?
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Parallel Paraplegic posted:Are you comfortable with building your own, or does it have to be a pre-built one? I have a nice monitor already and after talking to a few people, I'd really rather just buy a pre-built one. edit: A few of my friends were offering to help me build a computer, but then another friend who is a super genius at Microsoft advised against it because then I don't get any support afterwards.
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CherryCola posted:I have a nice monitor already and after talking to a few people, I'd really rather just buy a pre-built one. You have all the support you need on the forums / google. Building your own computer is literally like putting legos together. Plus you get a lot more mileage out of your money.
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Have you ever had to call Microsoft Support before for anything? If yes, how objectively dumb was that thing, on a scale from "power cable unplugged" to "my nuclear reactor's drivers have a transient error every other lunar cycle"?
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Etrips posted:You have all the support you need on the forums / google. Building your own computer is literally like putting legos together. Plus you get a lot more mileage out of your money. Great, now I'm back to where I started. I'm just getting so many different views from every computer nerd friend I have, I have no idea who to listen to. I'm finding I'm surprisingly ignorant when it comes to computer innards.
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CherryCola posted:Great, now I'm back to where I started. I'm just getting so many different views from every computer nerd friend I have, I have no idea who to listen to. I'm finding I'm surprisingly ignorant when it comes to computer innards.
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Flipperwaldt posted:Parts picking megathread talks you through what to buy in the OP, including a handful of sensible combo packs, which is basically the hard thing. It's probably the most appropriate thread to ask about prebuilt boxes too. Another good source is to search for Ars Technica's computer guides, they do a new one every year stretching from the cheapest barebones you can possibly make to the biggest, baddest handcrafted machine on the planet.
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Nov 16, 2014 17:53
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Techreport.com also does quarterly system buying guides.
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Thanks dudes, I'll move over to the parts picking thread and see if I can put together something decent.
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Got what I needed!
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FutonForensic posted:Teeth whitening products. Anything that's worth it? The most common real whitening (bleaching) option is concentrated hydrogen peroxide (10-25%) and can't be legally sold in that concentration over the counter because it will literally burn your skin if you touch it. It also requires a cast to be made of your teeth so that the gel has somewhere to sit where it isn't touching your gums. That, needless to say, requires doctors to make the cast and to write a prescription for the gel.
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Building your own computer is easy as legos and if you are worried there are 10,000 youtube personalities all falling over themselves and eager to teach you step by excruciating nasally step. It takes an hour, tops. Not even. And consumer microsoft support isn't free, you get to pay by the phone call and it's pretty much worthless. There's zero reason why you'd ever want to buy a computer because the OS comes installed on it. Especially because it comes pre-installed with every one-month-free trial bloatware they can cram into it. If you've ever called verizon or comcast for internet support, that's what you are looking at in terms of quality. In some rare cases (great black friday or christmas deals) you can get a pre-built dell or whatever for cheaper than building it yourself. But if you are at all interested in gaming, it's not a good direction to take. The base system is cheaper but they mark up extra memory or video card by quite a lot.
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If it helps you make a decision to build your own I once helped a friend over Facebook Video chat assemble a computer from the ground up. It took 2 hours and most of it was trying to explain to him to read the book.
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Just about any help tech support can give you can be found on google with less waiting on hold. Building the computer is piss easy, it takes longer to install the OS and other software.
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Arrath posted:it takes longer to install the OS and other software Which in this day and age really isn't that bad. Since Vista/7 install time is way down, especially if you're installing off of a USB thumb drive onto a SSD, and with practically everything besides video being integrated onto the board you don't have to go searching for individual drivers off the first boot since everything is included on the system board's driver disc. Another point to consider - as you slide down the price scale on pre-built systems component quality is going to suffer more. Building your own system means you get to pick the components that go into it rather than whatever the OEM could get from the lowest bidder.
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What's the best nice heavy winter jacket that I can get for $200-300 or so? I live somewhere where it regularly gets down to -30C or even -40C for days at a time. My old NorthFace softshell thing doesn't really cut it for those days. I like the idea of Canada Goose and Arcteryx, but I just don't have $800 to spend on a parka, even if it is a good quality long-term "investment". What brands and styles should I be looking at?
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Didn't someone a few pages back post a jacket that was literally a cut up and re-stitched together sleeping bag in jacket form? That it was too hot except to use at -9000? Maybe that's what you want.
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Go to Cabelas and try on coats there. I have a Cabelas coat and it is literally the warmest coat I own.
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Moacher posted:What's the best nice heavy winter jacket that I can get for $200-300 or so? I live somewhere where it regularly gets down to -30C or even -40C for days at a time. My old NorthFace softshell thing doesn't really cut it for those days. I like the idea of Canada Goose and Arcteryx, but I just don't have $800 to spend on a parka, even if it is a good quality long-term "investment". Looks like my coat's been discontinued (not surprising, it's really susceptible to punctures) but these are pretty similar to what I use. http://www.mec.ca/product/5034-291/mec-tremblant-jacket-mens/?h=10+50020+50021&f=10+50021+51000 http://www.mec.ca/product/5029-782/mec-co-opted-jacket-mens/?h=10+50020+50021&f=10+50021+51000
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My dad got it into his head that he wants a walking stick. Any non-ludicrously expensive suggestions?
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Geoj posted:Which in this day and age really isn't that bad. Since Vista/7 install time is way down, especially if you're installing off of a USB thumb drive onto a SSD, and with practically everything besides video being integrated onto the board you don't have to go searching for individual drivers off the first boot since everything is included on the system board's driver disc. You don't even have to install stuff individually anymore https://ninite.com/
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Bogart posted:My dad got it into his head that he wants a walking stick. Any non-ludicrously expensive suggestions? http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=0&threadid=3681845&perpage=40&pagenumber=5#post437806504
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My dad wants a new weather station thing for Christmas. He's old so he likes to see the wind and humidity and all that stuff. There are a million different ones out there, but he wants one that also shows all that info in an app on his phone. Does that even exist? I'm not having much luck in my searches.
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PleasusChrist posted:My dad wants a new weather station thing for Christmas. He's old so he likes to see the wind and humidity and all that stuff. Something like one of these? I think they come in a smaller size. 
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PleasusChrist posted:My dad wants a new weather station thing for Christmas. He's old so he likes to see the wind and humidity and all that stuff. The lacross one from costco seems good, as it has an app. I have one from 2 years ago, and besides the solar charged battery in the wind meter getting a little weak it has been good. Though meter above is also useful
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PleasusChrist posted:My dad wants a new weather station thing for Christmas. He's old so he likes to see the wind and humidity and all that stuff. This is what my dad has: http://www.ambientweather.com/amws1000wifi.html It uploads to wunderground, and they include their ad-free version of the site having the weather station; and they have an app.
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Are there any headphones that have a button/volume control but not a microphone? I can have an iPod at work, but nothing that can record.
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uapyro posted:This is what my dad has: Awesome. That is exactly what I'm looking for. Now I just have to find one in stock. Thanks for the help!
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CherryCola posted:Are there any headphones that have a button/volume control but not a microphone? I can have an iPod at work, but nothing that can record. My V-Moda Crossfade LPs came with an alternate cable that has a volume control built in, I think it only works with iPods & stuff but I suppose that won't be a problem. They're kind of pricey, you can probably find something cheaper, good headphones tho.
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PleasusChrist posted:Awesome. That is exactly what I'm looking for. Now I just have to find one in stock. http://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Weather-WS-1400-IP-OBSERVER-Monitoring/dp/B00O9YIEJW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_lg_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1G98DYWJS13GTM9EWAV3 That looks like a similar model; it has a module that plugs into an ethernet port instead of wifi. It doesn't have the display unit, but since it's internet based anyway that's not completely necessary. Someone was posting on their facebook page trying to find it since august, and was told by the company that makes it in Nov, and still nothing yet.
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I recently moved into a new place with a sliding glass double door that measures 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It's nice, but it's horrible at retaining heat and keeping out cold, which is getting to be a problem. Is my best solution to just buy a big blanket and to tape it up over the door for winter, or is there a product more specifically geared to heat retention? I'm renting, so I can't do anything too extreme like just replace the doors or tear them apart.
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GoodCleanFun posted:Darn Tough socks are the truth. These are fantastic, and they have a no questions asked replacement policy. Whenever they get worn out or your dog eats them, just send them in and they'll send you a new pair.
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surf rock posted:I recently moved into a new place with a sliding glass double door that measures 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It's nice, but it's horrible at retaining heat and keeping out cold, which is getting to be a problem. Is my best solution to just buy a big blanket and to tape it up over the door for winter, or is there a product more specifically geared to heat retention? You can find this clear shrink wrap type stuff at home improvement stores and stretch it over the wall around the window and then heat it up with a hair dryer. It shrinks tight and keeps a barrier of air between the window and your living area. At least I think that's how it worked. A few years ago I was dating a girl who rented a house with 3 other girls who all went home for the holidays. Not wanting to run the entire houses heat for 1 person, she simply put that stuff over her huge bedroom window and bought a small space heater. The combination of the two kept her room nice and toasty the whole winter. This kind of stuff. I'm not sure if this is the brand she used or not: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Frost-King-E-O-Indoor-Window-Insulation-Kit-3-Pack-V73-3QPD/100135637 SpartanIvy has a new favorite as of 05:06 on Nov 19, 2014 |
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surf rock posted:I recently moved into a new place with a sliding glass double door that measures 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It's nice, but it's horrible at retaining heat and keeping out cold, which is getting to be a problem. Is my best solution to just buy a big blanket and to tape it up over the door for winter, or is there a product more specifically geared to heat retention? Have you tried thick curtains? They make thermal/insulated ones. CherryCola posted:Are there any headphones that have a button/volume control but not a microphone? I can have an iPod at work, but nothing that can record. You can buy an inline volume control. Stay away from the ipod specific ones as they are iffy. king of the bongo has a new favorite as of 05:16 on Nov 19, 2014 |
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king of the bongo posted:Have you tried thick curtains? They make thermal/insulated ones. Does the whole Nokia thing apply to all remotes or just those with mics?
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I'm looking for the most comprehensive (but still readable) book about Caligula.
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I need a new comforter. Looks don't really matter too much as long as it is comfortable, warm, and will last a few years. Any good options under $50?
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Burger McAngus posted:I need a new comforter. Looks don't really matter too much as long as it is comfortable, warm, and will last a few years. Any good options under $50? I got one from Target that is light but warm and I think it was pretty cheap! It's lasted a good three years already!
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