Author Topic: The Official TBR Silliness Thread---2022 (Read 38236 times)

sneakypete · « **Reply #4552 on:** July 20, 2022, 06:38:46 pm »

Quote from: corbe on July 20, 2022, 03:57:46 pm

@corbe

A Wart Hog on a gun run is a truly majestic thing to see. At least for some of the people in that area,anyway. Others might not be so enthusiastic about it.

Kamaji · « **Reply #4553 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:21:48 pm »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4554 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:34:48 pm »

240B · « **Reply #4555 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:39:47 pm »

240B · « **Reply #4556 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:41:45 pm »

Kamaji · « **Reply #4557 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:43:06 pm »

Quote from: 240B on July 20, 2022, 07:39:47 pm

corbe · « **Reply #4558 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:47:10 pm »

corbe · « **Reply #4559 on:** July 20, 2022, 07:59:08 pm »

Meanwhile in Texas.

240B · « **Reply #4560 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:00:32 pm »

Recently bought an SSD equipped PC. I no longer know what the word *buffering* means.
And my PC reboots in less than 3 seconds.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #4561 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:08:53 pm »

Quote from: 240B on July 20, 2022, 08:00:32 pm

Recently bought an SSD equipped PC. I no longer know what the word *buffering* means.
And my PC reboots in less than 3 seconds.

Oh yeah... Way worth doing on any older boxen you may have too. There is nothing you can do to an old box that equals the performance boost of switching to SSD... Definitely raises the eyebrows. And a 256 or 500g is cheeeeap.

corbe · « **Reply #4562 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:13:23 pm »

SSD's give new life to older PC's too and add a reliability feature.

Just loaded XP on an old PATA HDD to get 20 years of tax data off the old PC for a local Lawyer. His old tax software, MS-Dos based on 8 flopies which only runs on 32 bit software. Fortunately, I had a used copy of Win 7 32 bit though I had to call Microsoft to get it activated. It was a challenge but a quick $500, nonetheless.
Now I can go grocery shopping and put gas in my car.

Kamaji · « **Reply #4563 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:14:15 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on July 20, 2022, 08:08:53 pm

Oh yeah... Way worth doing on any older boxen you may have too. There is nothing you can do to an old box that equals the performance boost of switching to SSD... Definitely raises the eyebrows. And a 256 or 500g is cheeeeap.

Yes they are. I got a couple of them for $50 a pop; threw them into a few old machines and -boom-

DCPatriot · « **Reply #4564 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:21:48 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on July 20, 2022, 08:08:53 pm

Oh yeah... Way worth doing on any older boxen you may have too. There is nothing you can do to an old box that equals the performance boost of switching to SSD... Definitely raises the eyebrows. And a 256 or 500g is cheeeeap.

Is THAT the main reason many of the same 'Gamers' rise to the top of the Leader Boards all the time?

They have SSD? I always thought it was the speed for which they pay from their internet provider

Kamaji · « **Reply #4565 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:24:55 pm »

Quote from: DCPatriot on July 20, 2022, 08:21:48 pm

Is THAT the main reason many of the same 'Gamers' rise to the top of the Leader Boards all the time?

They have SSD? I always thought it was the speed for which they pay from their internet provider

It's probably more like with high-speed traders - every bit of tech in the pipeline, from the drive on your local machine, to your internal LAN, to your internet provider, has to be as fast as possible under the circumstances. An SSD in those circumstances might make a bit of a difference.

DCPatriot · « **Reply #4566 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:27:22 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on July 20, 2022, 08:24:55 pm

It's probably more like with high-speed traders - every bit of tech in the pipeline, from the drive on your local machine, to your internal LAN, to your internet provider, has to be as fast as possible under the circumstances. An SSD in those circumstances might make a bit of a difference.

Makes perfect sense.

roamer_1 · « **Reply #4567 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:44:06 pm »

Quote from: DCPatriot on July 20, 2022, 08:21:48 pm

Is THAT the main reason many of the same 'Gamers' rise to the top of the Leader Boards all the time?

They have SSD? I always thought it was the speed for which they pay from their internet provider

Well, it would certainly help... but no, Gamers that excel generally have honkin, ground-pounding hot-rod boxes. More than likely m.2 style ssd (which is different and faster than SATA), crazy RAM, vid, and processor... The whole 9 yards.

Slide Rule · « **Reply #4568 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:46:21 pm »

DCPatriot · « **Reply #4569 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:48:02 pm »

Quote from: roamer_1 on July 20, 2022, 08:44:06 pm

Well, it would certainly help... but no, Gamers that excel generally have honkin, ground-pounding hot-rod boxes. More than likely m.2 style ssd (which is different and faster than SATA), crazy RAM, vid, and processor... The whole 9 yards.

Thanks!

Slide Rule · « **Reply #4570 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:48:25 pm »

Quote from: corbe on July 20, 2022, 07:59:08 pm

Meanwhile in Texas.

Some pleasant aspects of warm weather.

:)

Cyber Liberty · « **Reply #4571 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:55:47 pm »

Quote from: Kamaji on July 20, 2022, 08:24:55 pm

It's probably more like with high-speed traders - every bit of tech in the pipeline, from the drive on your local machine, to your internal LAN, to your internet provider, has to be as fast as possible under the circumstances. An SSD in those circumstances might make a bit of a difference.

It's also worthwhile to beef up the RAM. I can't live with less than 8GB, so I always upgrade with an extra 16GB. I have one waiting to go in this backup box I have (my main machine is in for warranty work because it bricked), and a spare that the post office had lost from Amazon that eventually showed up after I got a refund from Amazon. I'll probably use that one for my wife's machine because my primary box is already beefed up. More RAM cuts out all that disk-swapping. You can see the results in the Task Manager/more details.

240B · « **Reply #4572 on:** July 20, 2022, 08:56:19 pm »

Quote from: Slide Rule on July 20, 2022, 08:46:21 pm

Many models have said they live on cigarettes and vodka, both suppress appetite.

Speaking of eating ...

BTW: Recently tried artichokes for no real reason. No. They have no flavor of their own. Just taste like whatever you spice them with. If artichokes were the food available, I would eat them gladly. But I will never seek them out and pay for them.

Not only were they essentially tasteless, they produced floss-like fibers which wrapped around my teeth. Nothing against it, but artichokes are not for me.

GtHawk · « **Reply #4573 on:** July 20, 2022, 09:44:04 pm »

Quote from: Slide Rule on July 20, 2022, 02:36:33 am

Don't forget it's drinking buddy Tincture Merthiolate

roamer_1 · « **Reply #4574 on:** July 20, 2022, 10:02:51 pm »

Quote from: Cyber Liberty on July 20, 2022, 08:55:47 pm

It's also worthwhile to beef up the RAM. I can't live with less than 8GB, so I always upgrade with an extra 16GB.

That's right. ANY Windows box needs 8g RAM to work properly. Anything less is worth beefing up. 16g is way mo'bedda - My test bench machines, and laptops generally run on 16. But my main whip and server and main laptop all run 32, bare minimum.