Posts by Roger Walker85

I was walking through my old neighborhood the other day and ended up staring at this massive, brutalist concrete structure for a good ten minutes. It’s objectively eyesore territory—lots of heavy, gray, aggressive shapes—but there’s something about that specific kind of mid-century design that hits different. It feels permanent in a way that all these modern glass-and-steel boxes just don't.

Lately, it feels like every new development is designed to be "inoffensive" and sleek, which honestly makes everything look identical. I miss that era where architects weren't afraid to be a little polarizing or use heavy textures to try and soften a massive footprint. There’s a certain soul in the grit of older, weirder buildings that you just can't replicate with modern minimalism.

I know most people hate the heavy concrete look, but I can't help but feel like we're losing a specific kind of character in our cities. Do you think we've moved too far into the "clean and safe" design era, or is brutalism just a relic that's better left in the past?

Greetings. I have finally finished assembling my new configuration and placed the order, but I find myself facing a bit of a dilemma because I am somewhat lost regarding which case I should actually purchase.

I suppose I am wondering which brands might be worth considering, and perhaps how much money one should realistically spend on such a thing.

To give some context, the build will house three 2.5” SSDs or HDDs, two 3.5” HDDs, and one 5.25” optical drive. I also require a card reader—either via USB ports or, ideally, through a bay similar to the one I currently use for my old floppy drive, though I suspect those slots are becoming quite rare these days.

Personally, I don't think the aesthetic matters all that much to me, nor does the specific brand.

As for cooling, I assume two fans might be sufficient? Perhaps one at the front to pull air in and one at the rear to exhaust it.

So, if anyone has any suggestions, I would appreciate them. My main priority is likely the price, since, as I mentioned, this doesn't need to be anything fancy like a NASA flight computer.

Hello, I was wondering if anyone might have an idea regarding the current market value for the following components:

Intel Core i5-750 Processor (8M Cache, 2.66 GHz)
+Scythe Katana 3
Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3
AMD Radeon HD 5850
G.SKILL 2X4GB DDR3 1600Mhz
WD 500GB HDD

What would you say this entire setup is worth, and perhaps more importantly, how much should I budget to pick up a basic case and a power supply capable of running this specific configuration?

Greetings, everyone. I am planning to overhaul my entire computer setup quite soon, likely ordering everything through Best Buy.

In all likelihood, I will be moving toward a Core i7-7700K, though I find myself somewhat undecided between choosing an EVGA GTX 1060 6GB or perhaps an RX 480 8GB.

GeForce or maybe RX

Assuming my graphics card needs to handle gaming just as much as it handles rendering tasks within Adobe Premiere, I suppose I might lean toward whichever of those two options proves slightly more efficient for rendering purposes.

It is entirely possible that the disc itself is damaged; however, if the media is intact, you might try tapping F12 during the boot sequence to access the boot menu. From there, you can manually select the CD drive to initiate the boot process directly, which I suppose would be the most reliable way to handle it.