Posts by GuardedLegacy

I'll try to keep this brief. My computer: GuardianTower: Windows 7. Working on a Server: GuardianServer: Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS. For the past week, while I've been configuring the server, when I would explore to Network in Windows...

[quote name="xnuw" nevermind go with your build.[/quote]Thanks for the reply. I ordered all the components Monday night. Hopefully I'll start a build log later this week or early next. I'll be really busy with work and class for the...

Quote:Originally Posted by Manyak For your case, I recommend using an NZXT Tempest 410 instead of the A900. First off, it's cheaper. Second, when you've got a large array and one of the drives fails, if all your HDDs are in cages...

Okay, I think I just about have it decided. Here's what I'm looking at getting. (Gladly accepting mobo, memory and HDD recommendations) --Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case --- $89.99 (Amazon) --AMD A10-5800K...

Quote:Originally Posted by tycoonbob As far as RAM...RAM is cheap. Get at least 1600MHz, and get at least 4GB. More RAM never hurts...and it's cheap. I wouldn't bother with 16GB, and I would recommend 8GB (just for future...

Quote:Originally Posted by jibesh Take a look at the discussion going on below on why onboard RAID5 is a bad idea. http://www.overclock.net/t/1317015/ultra-noob-question Thanks. Appreciate it.

Thanks @parityboy. @tycoonbob Over the weekend I was looking into those Trinity APUs you mentioned, and liked what I saw there. Then I started looking into the motherboards and researching those slowed me down (among other projects at...

Awesome!! Thanks for the help. I'll go research some more and come back with more questions, I'm sure. I may post, or just check other threads to see if I can learn more about ripping DVDs. I've tried several different programs and...

Quote:Originally Posted by tycoonbob make sure you backup anything you can't replace to externals, flash drives, online backup, or somewhere else. BACKUP YOUR STUFF!! Got it!! Wow!! This is awesome!! Almost like a skydiving...

So this will be a dumb question, but I'm a little confused by this and I want to clarify. Transcoding on the fly means it's converting the video format as your watching, correct? I looked it up and it seems like "streaming" and...