Really Boring Stuff Only II: Return of the Boredom

[avnetguy]

Top 10...good one.

My interest in them isn't speed - it's silence. I think that one would help quiet down my new PC. I'm just not sure it's worth the price right now.

I'm waiting for the prices to fall and the sizes to increase, still a little too much on the bleeding edge for me. Is your HD that noisy ... maybe put it in power save mode so it shuts down?

Steve

 

[Adam]

Is your HD that noisy ... maybe put it in power save mode so it shuts down?

Thanks. It's not that bad, but the PC as a whole is pretty quiet, and the vibration from the HD adds some noise. I figure if I can spend ~$100 and make it really quiet, it might be worth it. I don't have much data on this particular PC, so I don't need a large drive. I do want at least ~120GB, though.

 

[slipperybidness]

Thanks. It's not that bad, but the PC as a whole is pretty quiet, and the vibration from the HD adds some noise. I figure if I can spend ~$100 and make it really quiet, it might be worth it. I don't have much data on this particular PC, so I don't need a large drive. I do want at least ~120GB, though.

Quiet is nice. For me, it's more about the ruggedness of SS over mechanical failures on traditional HDD. I believe SS boots faster too.

 

[Alex2507]

Okay, I'm back but if you guys let me burn the sausage ... I'm gonna be pissed. I started off with ... well, I was gonna tell ya but I just remembered that I could be eating dessert instead. See ya!

 

[Rickster71]

but I just remembered that I could be eating dessert instead. See ya!

The only person I know that has a dessert accompanying every meal.

 

[ACsGreens]

Just read this...

I just read this and found it funny/odd and thought I would share.

6 Pop Culture Icons Nobody Admits They Were Attracted To | Cracked.com

 

[Adam]

I just read this and found it funny/odd and thought I would share.

6 Pop Culture Icons Nobody Admits They Were Attracted To | Cracked.com

I was more of a Wilykit fan myself. Reminded me of a girl at school.

 

[Adam]

The only person I know that has a dessert accompanying every meal.

I doubt that Alex has a meal accompanying every dessert.

 

[Alex2507]

I just read this and found it funny/odd and thought I would share.

6 Pop Culture Icons Nobody Admits They Were Attracted To | Cracked.com

The Golden Girls ... LOL!

Yeah, maybe when TLS was a boy.

 

[ACsGreens]

The Golden Girls ... LOL!

Yeah, maybe when TLS was a boy.

The Golden Girls reference cracked me up. I didn't remember the "boob tree" but man that was obvious, wish I would have knew then what I know now...

 

[slipperybidness]

The Golden Girls reference cracked me up. I didn't remember the "boob tree" but man that was obvious, wish I would have knew then what I know now...

Betty White

Actually, she was not bad lookin at all when she was younger.

 

[ACsGreens]

B Arthur

B.A naked, B.A naked....

Family Guy - Who Wants Chowder? - YouTube

 

[craig7]

Thanks. It's not that bad, but the PC as a whole is pretty quiet, and the vibration from the HD adds some noise. I figure if I can spend ~$100 and make it really quiet, it might be worth it. I don't have much data on this particular PC, so I don't need a large drive. I do want at least ~120GB, though.

120 gb $84. thats canadian dollars but not a whole lot of price difference
Newegg.ca - OCZ Vertex Plus R2 VTXPLR2-25SAT2-120GB 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

 

[Rickster71]

Betty White

Actually, she was not bad lookin at all when she was younger.

Unfortunately they didn't have TV back then.

 

[majorloser]

I'm more of a Jessica Rabbit fan........



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[Adam]

I'm more of a Jessica Rabbit fan........

Looking her up let me learn the word "tritagonist" (which she is). This also let me learn "deuteragonist" and refresh my memory on "protagonist" and "antagonist."

Geekin' ain't easy.

 

[Adam]

Got my speakers yesterday and unpacked them today. Showed up in overall good shape, but I'm surprised the seller wrapped gloss black speakers in cardboard and tape with no other protection.

 

[dkane360]

Got my speakers yesterday and unpacked them today. Showed up in overall good shape, but I'm surprised the seller wrapped gloss black speakers in cardboard and tape with no other protection.

Where did you get them? Audiogon?

 

[Adam]

Where did you get them? Audiogon?

They're the ones that I mentioned getting earlier on eBay. They are NHT 1.5s.

 

[dpc]

Thanks. It's not that bad, but the PC as a whole is pretty quiet, and the vibration from the HD adds some noise. I figure if I can spend ~$100 and make it really quiet, it might be worth it. I don't have much data on this particular PC, so I don't need a large drive. I do want at least ~120GB, though.

I've seen the Samsung 830 series 128GB drives on sale at Newegg for around $85-89 a few times in the last month or so, have built several systems with them and I like them. Anand at anandtech.com has recommended them as Samsung has better quality control than other manufacturers that have had higher failure rates recently (seems to mostly be drives with a sandforce controller). He seems to know what he's talking about when it comes to SSDs too.

You can definitely tell the difference from a mechanical hard drive, but when I really noticed it was when I went back to a system without an SSD and was wondering what was wrong with it, and what that annoying sound the hard drive was making was all about.