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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 12/26/13 at 11:23 pm to brucevilanch
Posted on 12/26/13 at 11:23 pm to brucevilanch
25% swing in 24 hours is pretty calm for Doge it seems 
I am sticking with it because I think Doge has a lasting factor beyond a lot of the other alts. Honestly, I think it simply boils down to the quantity. There is something about receiving an actual significant value of a coin that makes people stay interested. As a passive user who knows little about crypto, would you rather receive .013 BTC or 1000 DOGE (or whatever the equivalent is...too lazy to look)? The big thing with these alt cryptos is finding something that is attractive and sticks. DOGE is more easily-related to your average joe. The community is also growing at an exponential pace, and is fare exceeding any other coin out there.
Stick with it and ride through the waves and it will be worth it. I'll catch you on the moon. :)
I am sticking with it because I think Doge has a lasting factor beyond a lot of the other alts. Honestly, I think it simply boils down to the quantity. There is something about receiving an actual significant value of a coin that makes people stay interested. As a passive user who knows little about crypto, would you rather receive .013 BTC or 1000 DOGE (or whatever the equivalent is...too lazy to look)? The big thing with these alt cryptos is finding something that is attractive and sticks. DOGE is more easily-related to your average joe. The community is also growing at an exponential pace, and is fare exceeding any other coin out there.
Stick with it and ride through the waves and it will be worth it. I'll catch you on the moon. :)
This post was edited on 12/26/13 at 11:24 pm
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Posted on 12/26/13 at 11:46 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Ohh ohh I want to ask you another question. 
So my current setup is:
3x Sapphire R9 290 GPUs
8 GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 RAM
i5 4670k CPU (plan on overclocking when I can convince myself to shut off miners for a while)
Corsair h100i
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming mobo
Platimax 1350 PSU
Open-air container with dedicated pusher and puller fans
SSD and backup HDD but really doesn't matter here
As I mentioned earlier, I bought 3x 1440 monitors and plan on doing eyefinity 7680x1440. Is there anything I need to upgrade to make this run seamlessly? Other than a standalone AC unit for the GPUs and hearing protection for my ears?
So my current setup is:
3x Sapphire R9 290 GPUs
8 GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 RAM
i5 4670k CPU (plan on overclocking when I can convince myself to shut off miners for a while)
Corsair h100i
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming mobo
Platimax 1350 PSU
Open-air container with dedicated pusher and puller fans
SSD and backup HDD but really doesn't matter here
As I mentioned earlier, I bought 3x 1440 monitors and plan on doing eyefinity 7680x1440. Is there anything I need to upgrade to make this run seamlessly? Other than a standalone AC unit for the GPUs and hearing protection for my ears?
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:08 am to bpfergu
Those cards have two Dual-Link DVI ports, right? If so, you'll just need an Active DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI adapter - the $100 kind that use USB power.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:12 am to bpfergu
The problem I have is doge is that it doesn't "do" anything. Why would there be a demand for something that doesn't serve a purpose? Pretty soon the market will be flooded with doge no one will want them. The same argument can be used for most of the alts out there, but it really rings true for doge. It literally don't serve a purpose(other than making us money ).
). This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 12:13 am
Posted on 12/27/13 at 8:08 am to brucevilanch
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Those cards have two Dual-Link DVI ports, right? If so, you'll just need an Active DisplayPort Dual-Link DVI adapter - the $100 kind that use USB power.
Ok I'm new to these monitors I guess. Why can't I just connect a simple dvi/hdmi to them?
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The problem I have is doge is that it doesn't "do" anything. Why would there be a demand for something that doesn't serve a purpose? Pretty soon the market will be flooded with doge no one will want them. The same argument can be used for most of the alts out there, but it really rings true for doge. It literally don't serve a purpose(other than making us money ).
This is true of any crypto, really. Even bitcoin. You just have to find a way to connect value to them with your average person. IMO DOGE is less intimidating and more relate-able than a lot of the other cryptos, but its silliness might stop it from ever becoming something grand. Who knows.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 8:58 am to ILikeLSUToo
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ILikeLSUToo
LTC price per coin down, difficulty up. No Bueno. What should by 7870 be mining? (work rig, runs all night + weekends)
Posted on 12/27/13 at 10:28 am to jcole4lsu
You could just use a multipool and it will automatically mine the most profitable coin.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 10:49 am to bpfergu
Can someone suggest a mounting bracket to me for an SSD? I'm pretty sure I need one for my case. This is it: LINK
Also, should I get a SATA to USB adapter to use the Samsung file transfer tool, or is there a better way to move files?
Also, should I get a SATA to USB adapter to use the Samsung file transfer tool, or is there a better way to move files?
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 10:56 am
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:01 am to bpfergu
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Ok I'm new to these monitors I guess. Why can't I just connect a simple dvi/hdmi to them?
You're going to need to research this thoroughly, because it's not totally clear to me at first glance. In the past (Tahiti and earlier), you could only connect two monitors to DVI and/or HDMI -- meaning, if you had 2 DVI ports and an HDMI port on a card, you had to pick 2 out of the 3, and a third monitor would need to be connected via displayport. There were custom PCBs that allowed three DVI or HDMI devices, though.
Specifically, with resolutions above 1080p, dual-link DVI is required, hence the need for those expensive adapters that use an external power source for dual-link resolutions.
It appears to be different with Hawaii. You can connect three monitors without the use of a displayport. But it doesn't change the fact that the 1440p monitor only has a dual-link DVI connection (unless you buy the one with HDMI), and as far as I know any DVI/HDMI adapter is only going to support up to 1200p. It's not even clear to me whether you can actually use both Dual-Link DVI ports as dual-link at the same time. You may have to experiment. Let me know what ends up being the solution. Not a whole lot of info out there about 1440p eyefinity on these new cards.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:07 am to tehchampion140
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Can someone suggest a mounting bracket to me for an SSD? I'm pretty sure I need one for my case.
You don't even need the bracket. Double-sided tape or velcro would work just fine. You can mount an SSD anywhere. There's no moving parts. You could suspend it it by the cables and just let it dangle in the middle of your case if you want.
But if you want to mount it like a 3.5" drive, any bracket like this would be fine: LINK
Regarding your second question, are you wanting to clone your HDD's OS installation to your SSD? If so, I'll let someone else answer that. I always insist on clean installs.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:08 am to ILikeLSUToo
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Regarding your second question, are you wanting to clone your HDD's OS installation to your SSD?
Yes. Samsung has a program that came with it that sounds easy to use but I think I need the USB adapter.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:28 am to bpfergu
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You could just use a multipool and it will automatically mine the most profitable coin.
brilliant. ok any recs on a good mulitpool then?
Posted on 12/27/13 at 11:36 am to jcole4lsu
I've been mining hashco.ws a lot. They had the best payout of the multipools after I did a comparison vs. middlecoin. I never tested multipool.us, because I prefer the auto-trade functions of middlecoin and hashco.ws. They exchange all the alt-coins they mine for Bitcoin, so your payout is always in bitcoin (Hi Wiki! I know you searched). At multi-pool, you have to exchange the coins yourself. Some people prefer to do this anyway (hashco.ws gives you the option) because you can decide how long to hold your coins and trade them at higher rates. I prefer the convenience of auto-exchange though.
However, on Christmas Eve, someone was able to hack Hashco.ws via SQL injection. They changed everyone's auto-payout address to a single address. Anyone who had auto withdrawal enabled lost their bitcoins. The hacker stole a total of 40 BTC. Luckily, I didn't have auto withdrawal enabled, so I didn't lose anything. Last time I checked, they locked the pool down to read only until they can fix whatever happened. I'll probably still continue to use them if they fix the security hole and offer 2-factor authentication.
EDIT: looks like hashco.ws provided an update on the situation: LINK
However, on Christmas Eve, someone was able to hack Hashco.ws via SQL injection. They changed everyone's auto-payout address to a single address. Anyone who had auto withdrawal enabled lost their bitcoins. The hacker stole a total of 40 BTC. Luckily, I didn't have auto withdrawal enabled, so I didn't lose anything. Last time I checked, they locked the pool down to read only until they can fix whatever happened. I'll probably still continue to use them if they fix the security hole and offer 2-factor authentication.
EDIT: looks like hashco.ws provided an update on the situation: LINK
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 11:42 am
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:02 pm to bpfergu
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bpfergu
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Oh, and as for the 1440 monitor I have ordered 3 of these:
This will be your first time with surround/eyefinity?
Surround in landscape was too much area to cover. Now portrait seems to be much more enjoyable because its easier to turn your head up and down than it is side to side.
This post was edited on 12/27/13 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:11 pm to ILikeLSUToo
I use multipool.us and have it set up to do autotrade as well. However, lately I've just been sticking to DOGE so mostly been using that port and sitting on the coin instead of selling for BTC/LTC. I'm pretty bullish on DOGE long-term just because of the attention it has already received. I think a lot of outsiders will continue to get their feet wet in the crypto world via doge.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:12 pm to LSU Coyote
Yes this will be my first time. I'm looking forward to some BF4 on it!
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:32 pm to LSU Coyote
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Surround in landscape was too much area to cover. Now portrait seems to much more enjoyable because its easier to turn your head up and down than it is side to side.
Yeah, it seems like 27" 16:9 in eyefinity would involve like 150 degrees of head turning at the distance I sit.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:37 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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Yeah, it seems like 27" 16:9 in eyefinity would involve like 150 degrees of head turning at the distance I sit.
I just didn't find it enjoyable and more of a distraction. Always thought portrait would be the way to go but the monitors I had at the time didn't do portrait. I would have purchased a 3rd Crossover a long time ago to actually try portrait but the large bezels of Koreans kept me away.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:46 pm to bpfergu
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I use multipool.us and have it set up to do autotrade as well. However, lately I've just been sticking to DOGE so mostly been using that port and sitting on the coin instead of selling for BTC/LTC. I'm pretty bullish on DOGE long-term just because of the attention it has already received. I think a lot of outsiders will continue to get their feet wet in the crypto world via doge.
Interesting. I'll have to research it a bit over the weekend. This crypto currency fad has turned more into a mini revolution which is pretty awesome. I figure this is one of those things im specifically qualified to research since i have a degree in economics and one in IT, but ive simply ignored it until recently.
Posted on 12/27/13 at 12:46 pm to jcole4lsu
Oculus rift bro
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