Computer thread!!!

[lambo]

However that proves your guys' point. I Should probably invest in a nice monitor before upping my resolution.

[lambo]

My issue is: my A/C is ridiculously loud so it overpowers any noise my case fans make.

[Wschnitz]

+1 i didnt feel the need for noctuas, they are amazing but i just went for arctic cooling 120mm fans, they are dead quiet until you start playing something intense, but then you will probably have headphones anyways.

Yeah these are quiet all the time, you can almost never hear them. Youd never be able to tell I have 5 fans in the case. Until the GPU spins up and makes its ridiculous noise.

[kickinindian]

Unless you have open ear headphones and are hearing all kinds of fan noise save the money spent on fans to a nice monitor.

+1 i didnt feel the need for noctuas, they are amazing but i just went for arctic cooling 120mm fans, they are dead quiet until you start playing something intense, but then you will probably have headphones anyways.

[Wschnitz]

Unless you have open ear headphones and are hearing all kinds of fan noise save the money spent on fans to a nice monitor.

That being said I love my noctuas, ridiculously quiet. I have NF-S12A PWM fans.

[lambo]

Cleaned up my desk area.

I really need new monitors. That will definitely be my next upgrade.

[lambo]

I'm thinking of ditching the H80i GT for a Noctua NH-D9L as it seems to be one of the only perpendicularly mounted air cooler that will fit in the Air 240. That comes with an NF-A9. I'm thinking 2 NF-S12-A's (not sure if I should do PWM or FLX) on the front for intake and 2 NF-A8's (not sure if I should do PWM or FLX) on the rear for exhaust. Since my motherboard only has the CPU Fan header and 2 Case Fan headers, I believe I would need some thing like this (http://www.amazon.com/Swiftech-8-Way.../dp/B00IF6R4C8). Granted, I don't need 8 fans however, I just like the idea of getting additional power from the PSU versus just the header. Although, I could get away with 1-to-2 splitters coming off the mobo fan headers. Maybe that would be a better approach.

[lambo]

Much better temps Lambo. I'm even more aggressive than that on my fan curves... but it looks like you are at a good place already so if you want to balance silence with performance you have the headroom.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to be tweaking them more. Silence won't be much of an issue until I finally do a full Noctua swap and ditch the H80i GT.

[Schnitzer318is]

Much better temps Lambo. I'm even more aggressive than that on my fan curves... but it looks like you are at a good place already so if you want to balance silence with performance you have the headroom.

[lambo]

Stuck on weather I should save for some new Headphones or another keyboard.

Grado SR80i with L cups are not exactly wear for more then an hour headphones.

The earcups of my Bose AE2's are finally starting to fall apart and replacements are fuckin $30. I'm thinking of picking up some Sennheiser HD 598's as my M50's aren't super comfortable on my large head.

[lambo]

Fixed my cooling issues. Ended up being shitty stock fan profiles. I changed them up in MSI Afterburner and my GPU temps are WAYYYY better. The profile could still use some tweaking, like lowering the left hand side a bit since, realistically, I won't see anything below 30C.

[Wschnitz]

Stuck on weather I should save for some new Headphones or another keyboard.

Grado SR80i with L cups are not exactly wear for more then an hour headphones.

[GAbOS]

DDWRT is great if you want something better and have the know how. Open source is also a great option as the community (read as actual users) tend to update and patch faster than a manufacturer would.

[Wschnitz]

Most people don't have the know how for setting up most of that stuff. A $50 Netgear router is what people know, and most dont even know that.

Honestly I've never had your problems with DDWRT.

Open source has its faults, but its free and isnt as bad as the stock.

Guessing your an IT/ITM Major?

[R3Z3N]

So im confused, you installed DDWRT? Or you hated it and switched? Because DDWRT is actually pretty decent compared to the shit software that comes on routers stock.

If the government has their way you want be able to change the software in the future anyway....

I HAD DDWRT on 4+ Nighthawks and Dark Nights. Done with it, as it is flakey and crashes. Moved to a stateful packet inspection router/firewall, and using dedicated Wireless Access points via Ubiquiti. It's been quite a pleasure to use and configure.

what am I looking at here? home built router with open source firmware?

I hate wireless routers. .

What you are looking at is an Atom Rangely board meant for communications with 4 gigabit ethernet ports and an IPMI interface, which allows a remote console, management and reports, such as if the device is being opened up. The board+SSD are being used for a PFSENSE install, which is acting as my router/firewall proxy and intrusion detection system.

And, if you want decent wireless, don't use wireless routers, but instead wireless access points. Too many eggs in one basket. For the price, I am happy with the Ubiquiti UAP-PRO, but they just released new versions at $150 a pop. I would prefer Ruckus, but I can't afford the $500+ price point per AP and subscription for home use. Now at work, it is quite worth it.