What's a good desktop computer brand?

[Untrod Tripod]

the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"

every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds

[fferyllt]

I bought a laptop with a touch screen, so I'm enduring windows 8 so I have the haptic stuff.

I've found that anytime win8 gets really stupid with the mouse/touchpad, going touch screen pretty much always gets me back to where I want to be.

[shaft.ed]

the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"

every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds

how much soap should I add to get all the lint out?

[Untrod Tripod]

an entire box of Tide laundry detergent

[Egg]

the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"

every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds

Instructions not clear. Got dick stuck in vacuum cleaner.

[Majiffy]

the best way to cool down electronic equipment is with what is called a "water cooling system"

every time your laptop gets hot, submerge it in a filled bathtub (if you do this with bubbles, it doubles as cleaning!) for no less than 45 seconds

A+ advice, computer now running smoothly AND looks like-new!

[CooLDoG]

I'll try this tonight...

[shaft.ed]

an entire box of Tide laundry detergent

I dont have tide
can I use bacon fat instead?

[Untrod Tripod]

if you use bacon fat, it has to be in a washing machine

[saulres]

Do we then use the dryer, or hang to dry? And if the former, on what cycle?

[shaft.ed]

I don't have a washing machine
Can I use a tire iron?

[Majiffy]

Do we then use the dryer, or hang to dry? And if the former, on what cycle?

Hang-dry, always. You don't want your laptop to shrink.

[saulres]

I dunno, with Windows 8, that would make it even more like a tablet.

[Majiffy]

Well, if the intention is to shrink, I recommend cold tumble cycle and then set the dryer to permanent press.

[shaft.ed]

Anyone have experience with laptop cooling trays?
They worth the trouble?
with or without fans?
with or without Tide (R)

[Mr. Flay]

When my laptop's old cooling fan was dying and wouldn't stay on, a cooling tray with a fan gave it about 4-6 months of life, which was enough for us to save for a new one. No experience with the gel ones.

[crywolf20084]

I use a fan one mostly because it does a good job of propping my laptop up and allowing it to get air vs it just sitting on the table/desk. Never tried a gel one.

[shaft.ed]

I was thinking of making one of these

[RedCoyote]

Flay, it sounds like you have experience with laptops. I've worked with desktops for 90% of anything and everything I've done with computers, but I'm thinking a laptop would be more practical for me for the next 4 - 6 years. I wouldn't call myself a hardcore gamer or anything, but it would be nice if it could handle a Starcraft 2 or an FPS. I'd prefer not to get a Mac due to the fact that I think the consumer is overcharged for the brand name. If you had a budget of up to, say, $1,500, what would you be checking out?

[Mr. Flay]

I don't know what the requirements are for SC2, but my Lenovo laptops do everything I want them to do (graphics work being the most intensive) for about $400. I would not be surprised if you could get a decent gaming rig for $500-600. Lenovo are not lightweight, though if you're looking at it as a gaming platform you're not likely to get away with a superslim superlight model anyway (my friend who is a teacher has a very slim one he does things like AoE and CivV on though, so I may be wrong in that).

:edit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... ame=Lenovo - Lenovo, specifically designed to be gaming laptops. I was a little conservative on price. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... emoryMax=8 as a non-gaming counterexample in the price range I was talking about. NewEgg is the bomb if you don't have a Fry's where you live.

And yes, stay away from Mac if you want gaming, or even to just eat non-Ramen meals for the next year. Fuckers are way too expensive and locked-down.

[Zachrulez]

Anything in the gaming section of newegg looks like it will work fine for what you're wanting it to handle. Just a matter of how much you want to put into it for higher specs.

ASUS is another good brand to look at.

[Untrod Tripod]

what you need is a gas generator that's fitted for a backpack and a little dolly for your desktop. no need to go laptop.

[bv310]

I have http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np2650-cle ... -5843.html and it can run basically every game I've thrown at it since I bought it last year

[CooLDoG]

ASUS is another good brand to look at.

100% agree. My laptop has been able to handle anything I have tossed its way and it was ~$800. Well worth the buy.

[crywolf20084]

I dont know why anyone would want to buy a gaming laptop. They dont last as long cuz they dont cool well as other PCs