Posts by wiredotter14

I haven't run into a single instance where this didn't work. Tried it on plenty of machines, both with and without Adobe Acrobat XI installed.
(The reader was probably...)

Sure, formatting glitches happen sometimes—it might skip a page or mess up a header—but it’s rare. Usually only happens if you're using some weird Microsoft Word template.

Plus, it's a solid PDF printer. I've never had issues with the output file's formatting.

http://download.cnet.com/PDF24-Creat...-10569740.html

You can load a file directly into it to print to PDF with extra options, or just select it as your destination through the standard Word print menu.

Edit: This works for anything from Office 2007 onwards. If you're running some prehistoric version, all bets are off.
Btw, you mentioned epub—are you actually looking for an epub, or is the goal a PDF?

Calibre is free and handles conversions from Word to just about anything, including epub and PDF.

jadebison17 said:I'm pretty familiar with the usual suspects like HD (720p), Full HD (1080p), 2K (1440p), and obviously 4K... but I have to admit, "Quad HD" is a totally new term to me!

It's called "quad" because it packs four times the pixels of standard HD (720p). People throw that term around for mobile devices all the time—it actually makes sense, basically literal

QHD is a much more realistic goal. Like everyone else said, 4K is an expensive hobby.

Honestly, you could've just Googled it.

jadebison17 said:Wait, who? What are we talking about?

Look, you asked if you should invest in a new Full HD setup or go 4K... Quad HD is right in the middle and actually makes sense for an R9 2 XX (sort of—4K is definitely out of the question)

Honestly, getting a Quad HD setup makes way more sense if you actually want to push some games.

Everything else still applies, but let's be real: losing a drive is one of the worst ways to lose your data. You can cut corners elsewhere, but picking a product with trash reviews? That’s just asking for trouble right out of the gate, especially when it comes to a hard drive.

There is a massive gap between a product sitting at a 4/5 rating and something stuck at a three.
And looking at the prices, we're talking about a difference of roughly $33 based on what I'm seeing.

I dump all my important stuff into Google Drive (100GB), but I’m definitely not looking to have my main PC drive just die on me—that’s a nightmare nobody needs. We aren't talking about standard failure rates here; we're talking about a product that shows inconsistent quality, like getting a 1-star experience when you paid for 5-star. Something's off.
Besides, like you guys were saying, an SSD isn't primarily meant for mass storage. Personally, I'd rather grab a high-quality 120GB drive than some sketchy 240GB one, then just add an HDD for whatever extra space I need.
If that’s your only drive, you're basically banking on it to hold all your photos, movies, and everything else people actually care about. Trying to force everything into the cloud is just absurd.

There’s nothing worse than buying some cheap, unproven junk just because the price looks good on paper. Like you said, we don't have perfect data for everything, but you can easily spot the real headaches just by reading user feedback online.
I'd much rather grab a 120 GB drive or just wait and save up for something decent than settle for the cheapest possible drive that has a history of dying on you.

If your GPU dies while it's still under warranty, you haven't really lost anything besides the time it takes to get it swapped out.
A failing hard drive is a total nightmare for anyone owning a PC, especially if you haven't backed up all your important files to another drive.

Timothy Kim60 said:Plus, after three generations on 28nm, they're pivoting to 14nm and 16nm architectures. It’s a massive leap. Honestly, you'd have to be pretty reckless to drop cash on high-end cards right now.

I'm genuinely curious how much current gen prices will tank once the new stuff actually hits the market.

Has there ever been such a massive gap in manufacturing process shifts—or this much rebranding nonsense—in previous years?

Robert Rodriguez2 said:If you cut out that metal mesh in the front, maybe a single 120mm will fit
but otherwise, no way. The space out front is designed for 4x60mm fans
I'm just saying, lol

Maybe an 80mm fits in the back, but there's no chance he's packing that many fans.

Look, if he's that obsessed with this case, he can just buy some small, high-performance fans. They aren't exactly expensive. The damn thing will sound like a four-engine jet—loud as hell early on, but at least you'll have the airflow.

Chris Robinson25 said:http://www.bestbuy.com/product...&code=62469ADM

It’d be a shame not to grab this for $50 more, especially since it comes with an extra 12 months of warranty.

I ran an ASUS 280 for a while—it was actually a pretty solid card.

but that HDD platter is gonna bend under the weight, card's basically a ship XD

From a thermal standpoint, I think it’s pretty much as good as it gets.
Even if you overclock it, that card is going to sit right around where my 7850 sits in terms of power draw—just one fan and a small heatsink. We're still talking about cards pulling up to 150W, so a single 90mm fan should be more than enough to handle it.

restlessbear34 said:I can't recall the exact model, but I had major issues with it.

First, according to the tech support guy, it caught some kind of virus that was impossible to scrub. After that, it started making weird noises and then just died.

The one I'm using now is also a Seagate, and it's making creepy sounds too. Decided to grab an external drive to move everything over just to be safe. I have way too much precious data on here to risk losing it all again.

Fine, buy an external, but how is that any safer than an internal if the issue is actually the drives themselves?

Two failing drives in the same PC points toward a system issue—maybe the motherboard or the power supply? In that case, it isn't a Seagate problem.

I’m positive there’s already a PC vs. Console debate happening somewhere, even if the search function on this site is basically useless. You can always just Google it. Since we don't have much useful stuff being said here, you might as well head over to Tom's Hardware where they have about 256^3 identical threads on the exact same topic—but hey, why not start yet another one that's already been covered a thousand times?

In the meantime, the PC Master Race will just sit back and watch console players struggle through games at a pathetic 30FPS, genuinely believing a joystick could ever compete with a mouse in a shooter. (Shoutout to the FIFA players, though; that's actually impressive.)

The GTX 960 is clearly in a different league entirely; you can't even put it in the same conversation as the R9 270 (which is just a rebranded HD 7870)

Even if we pretend the 270 and the GTX 950 are in the same ballpark, I'd say that 12-month warranty makes those $33 worth it. It’s about the peace of mind, plus you might actually want to resell it in a year without some guy complaining it died on him.

Plus, the GTX 950 pulls less power.

or maybe just shell out a little more

crimsonstag84 said:I don't see any questions about an RX 580 in your posts, so I guess you're just a clone? 😬

Does the search function actually work for you? Are you some kind of Illuminati insider or something? Does it just magically work for the mods?

Kenneth Hayes60 said:Man, I feel that—deciding which path to take is always the hard part, isn't it? Which option is truly the "best"? Though, if I'm being completely honest with myself... everything I earn seems to find its way right back into my PC setup 😁

Whatever crimsonstag84 told you... just wait a few months. Then go grab yourself a beast of a GPU.

Kenneth Hayes60 said:I’ve got a Zalman Z3+ sitting here—if that's the motherboard we're talking about, hmm... is it actually worth grabbing that CPU? How long before I’m looking at another upgrade? And honestly, can it even hold its own against an i5?

With some overclocking, you can hold your own against an i5 (at least one that isn't locked to a massive OC), but upgrading the motherboard just isn't worth the money.

Intel might actually be the better play if you're heavy into overclocking (more physical cores), though it really just depends on what kind of content you're streaming.
But honestly, dropping that much cash on a motherboard and a cooler? Not a great value. That’s likely the best processor you'll ever pair with that board, so there's no point overspending on that tier.

+1 to crimsonstag84, $633 whatever you save from that, just put it toward a new GPU instead.
Or go out for a nice dinner.
Or toss it into a 401(k).
Whatever makes you happy.

Kenneth Hayes60 said:Why bother with a graphics card right now? In the meantime, I actually went ahead and picked up an SSD 240, so if it’s possible, I’d rather put that money toward a cheaper CPU cooler around $167. To be perfectly honest—and I say this with some hesitation—I find myself being quite drawn to the Intel lineup lately. I've been an AMD loyalist my entire life—seriously, always—and I'm currently running an FX-4100 which has served me well enough, truly—but I feel like it’s finally time to step up to something a bit more substantial. It just feels like the right moment to make the switch.

Because your graphics card is mid-range. No point overspending on a high-end processor and expensive motherboards or coolers when your GPU is basically what you'd find in a build costing $1167

A "cheap" cooler for $167? That's an oxymoron.