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by thegtproject
Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:09 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Highly configurable download manager
Replies: 13
Views: 3834

Re: Highly configurable download manager

Hey if that's all it was then my bad. I didn't catch the humor but sometimes I just don't. But yeah i've got a great connection, 120/50, but that's why I wanted a DL manager... To tame my downloads when I'm trying to game (I disable the QoS engine on my router). Otherwise a lot of my games just beco...
by thegtproject
Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:09 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Highly configurable download manager
Replies: 13
Views: 3834

Re: Highly configurable download manager

That is some serious baggage if you come into a general software topic just to rage on. Anyway I love wget, I use it anytime I do any sort of heavy lifting on a *nix system. But I think most people got that I was looking for something on Windows and I certainly found a solution I am digging. Though ...
by thegtproject
Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:15 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: Highly configurable download manager
Replies: 13
Views: 3834

Re: Highly configurable download manager

Steel, very good recommendation. I do like it. It's almost exactly what I wanted. It actually has more features than I even thought I wanted and in many cases out-did what I did want. The only bummer is that it doesn't support Chrome. However I am not a fan boy that can't possibly let a second brows...
by thegtproject
Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:23 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Highly configurable download manager
Replies: 13
Views: 3834

Highly configurable download manager

Well, the subject title is what I'm looking for, a highly configurable download manager. I have 150 Mb downlink and have a slightly odd obsession that required me to download a lot... it's always free... it can get pretty messy... i get a lot of judgmental stares from people who happen to glance at ...
by thegtproject
Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: MSI R7850 Twin Frozr experience
Replies: 6
Views: 2025

Re: MSI R7850 Twin Frozr experience

I've always been an XFX man for the red camp and EVGA for the green camp. But again I strayed a little for the low sound of this card. Hell this is the first mid-range card I've ever bought. I always go for the crazy expensive cards :roll:
by thegtproject
Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:02 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: MSI R7850 Twin Frozr experience
Replies: 6
Views: 2025

Re: MSI R7850 Twin Frozr experience

Interesting! I really hope I don't run into hardware problems. My desire for the card was purely based on how quiet it was (of course aside from the good midrange chipset).
by thegtproject
Wed Jul 10, 2013 10:56 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Pet peeve - it's pronounced "herb" not "erb"
Replies: 159
Views: 28739

Re: Pet peeve - it's pronounced "herb" not "erb"

steelcity_ballin wrote:
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by thegtproject
Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:25 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: MSI R7850 Twin Frozr experience
Replies: 6
Views: 2025

MSI R7850 Twin Frozr experience

I was wanting to share and read other people's experience with the MSI R7850 Twin Frozr. So I'm obviously an enthusiast (just check my sig, that's only half the computers I own, lol) Anyway, I built a gaming rig for an acquaintance and chose this video card for their box. I was absolutely blown away...
by thegtproject
Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:06 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Router Recommendations?
Replies: 30
Views: 6653

Re: Router Recommendations?

DeadOfKnight wrote:
Until we have a router with fatal1ty branding on it, nothing will be sufficient.



lol what?
by thegtproject
Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:04 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Running a Linux Server from Home
Replies: 15
Views: 5437

Re: Running a Linux Server from Home

Thanks kumori, and lol @just brew it
by thegtproject
Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:36 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Running a Linux Server from Home
Replies: 15
Views: 5437

Re: Running a Linux Server from Home

bthylafh wrote:
Another thing is that your home ISP may well block ports 80 and 25 for non-business plans as an anti-spam/phish measure. Mine certainly does.


You can often request these to be unblocked. I asked my friend's ISP to do it and they gladly did it, no hassle. And mine are unblocked from the get go.
by thegtproject
Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:06 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Best free/cheap Blu-Ray player software
Replies: 20
Views: 13785

Re: Best free/cheap Blu-Ray player software

Like everyone says it's simply not possible to be free. Best option, find a bluray drive combo deal that includes a free copy of PowerDVD from Cyberlink. I use this in conjunction with REMOVED - Rule #1. I have not had a single issue with any bluray I've ever put in and beleive me.... that's been A ...
by thegtproject
Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:54 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Router Recommendations?
Replies: 30
Views: 6653

Re: Router Recommendations?

Man I have a DIR-655 too and it's been my favorite router I've ever seen. So reliable and configurable. So many great options! And I run over 20 servers through this thing for 2+ years now. I say get another 655! I went D-Link after a Linksys wouldn't work for an online game i was playing quiet some...
by thegtproject
Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:38 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Running a Linux Server from Home
Replies: 15
Views: 5437

Re: Running a Linux Server from Home

Everyone here has given all examples of things to consider I myself would have recommended. But I would like to emphasize that: 1) Your ISP may have an issue with running a profit generating server at home. Not all ISPs are like this so you might be in luck. Otherwise ask them about a small business...
by thegtproject
Fri Jun 28, 2013 11:11 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: I want to build a PS4
Replies: 16
Views: 4011

Re: I want to build a PS4

I'm digging the enthusiasm. But this is really a lost cause bro. No standard PC architecture is going to resemble the PS4 enough to be worth your time at all. You won't be targeting the correct APIs, the entire pipeline is dramatically different, your hardware access is going to vary greatly, etc et...
by thegtproject
Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:53 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 46224

Re: I needed a new distro

Writing a file system from scratch is nice, even with docs. I've always been really interested in this. I've done alot of development in my day, but never driver level stuff to include file system. And I'm a fan of file systems (ZFS :wink:), so this would be a really fun adventure- to include just ...
by thegtproject
Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:49 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: Have we reached the pinnacle of microarchitecture design?
Replies: 26
Views: 7544

Re: Have we reached the pinnacle of microarchitecture design

My opinion.... no we're not quite at the pinnacle. The things Intel ARE (you guys are right, these caps are fun!) focusing are make sense. Intel's CPU speeds have really taken off to the point that we're now bottle necking at the video cards, so what's the point of making faster CPU's right now. Str...
by thegtproject
Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:41 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 46224

Re: I needed a new distro

Actual, valid answers would involve some disclaimer of perfectly fine-tuning by hand to exacting specifications, but the days of bespoke distros are passing, and if you're really set on going it alone, there are still variants of Gentoo and Arch that cater to that mindset, and there will always be ...
by thegtproject
Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:35 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 46224

Re: I needed a new distro

I'm not a fan of systemd neither. It's most apparent point is for boot speed by enabling much more parallelism in the booting process and by using compiled code vice shell scripts. That approach has done nothing but make it more complicated to troubleshoot boot/service failures and remove finer cont...
by thegtproject
Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:11 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server
Replies: 18
Views: 6481

Re: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server

Oracle ceded the market to Linux when OpenSolaris was closed down. Indeed man, which is a damn shame. Solaris was incredible. And for those reading, if you enjoy a good history read, read up on the company Sun and all their achievements- truly an amazing company and a damned shame they went down. T...
by thegtproject
Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:02 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 46224

Re: I needed a new distro

I'm thinking I've misinterpreted this site as system enthusiasts, groups of people interested in these things, I imagined anyone in these forums would consider themselves power users- or at least an interest in that direction. That has been my mind set on sharing my thoughts, but for some reason I'm...
by thegtproject
Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:17 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 46224

Re: I needed a new distro

...and then they'll switch out a major part of the distro (SysVinit to systemd, for example) & unless you've kept up with the news by visiting their website, your next run of pacman will hose your system & require manual fixing because pacman doesn't warn you about these things. This is a p...
by thegtproject
Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:34 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: I needed a new distro
Replies: 175
Views: 46224

Re: I needed a new distro

I started on Ubuntu too. But quickly I've come to dislike it and many distros like it. I am very tired of having distributions deciding what software I want installed on my machine. I mean c'mon, this is why we hate Windows and ESPECIALLY hate buying those Dell or eMachine type desktops from BestBuy...
by thegtproject
Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:17 am
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server
Replies: 18
Views: 6481

Re: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server

ZFS performance seems and feels better under Linux, beleive it r not. Placebo effect I'm afraid. http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTM1NTA I certainly have my disagreements with this article based on my own observations. I'll perhaps run a few of my own benchmarks this weekend....
by thegtproject
Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:28 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server
Replies: 18
Views: 6481

Re: Debating what OS to go with for my "new" server

ZFS would be nice, but certainly isn't a must-have. There's plenty of things that I like about it, but I realize that this means switching OSes (because Linux and ZFS ain't exactly low maintenance, and I'd rather not go for btrfs right now). Well, let's go ahead and throw that misconception out the...
by thegtproject
Thu May 17, 2012 8:22 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Diablo III (Happy Version)
Replies: 3
Views: 1398

Re: Diablo III (Happy Version)

I'm a level 15 barbarian and loving the game so far. Graphics, settings, mood, all awesome. Itemization is fun too! Just finished act I
by thegtproject
Fri May 04, 2012 10:34 pm
Forum: Linux, Unix, and Assorted Madness
Topic: What I would like to see in a Linux distro
Replies: 8
Views: 3561

Re: What I would like to see in a Linux distro

I'm hoping I am reading between the lines well enough to assume you don't mean to have a GUI with little option boxes to do all the work for you.... Otherwise, what you've just described is Arch linux. The best definition of Arch Linux: "Linux with a nice package manager" - You make it act...
by thegtproject
Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:51 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Bent socket 2011 pins and CPU damage?
Replies: 58
Views: 22526

Re: Bent socket 2011 pins and CPU damage?

Arclight wrote:
Is he an evil guy standing in a chair rubbing his cat and making plans for world domination?


I would prefer it. :) Hell, I'd like anyone better if this applied. MWAHAHHAHAAA
by thegtproject
Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:15 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Need help building a small business sever.
Replies: 10
Views: 1955

Re: Need help building a small business sever.

All good advice above. Let me include a software piece worth looking into (automated backups)

Amanda
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_M ... k_Archiver
by thegtproject
Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:37 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Bent socket 2011 pins and CPU damage?
Replies: 58
Views: 22526

Re: Bent socket 2011 pins and CPU damage?

just brew it! wrote:
Yeah that works great for CPU pins; not so much for LGA socket pins.!


Yeah, these x79 pins come out at a steep angle, diagonally. They were pleasantly easy to reposition though.
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