BMR has been around for a little while, and they only just noticed?

Not cheap, but it looks like what I need. I'll probably get some, since I am going to be re-pasting a dozen cards. Also, I had a tube of AS5 laying around so I was using that, but I might as well get something better at the same time. I saw recently a good comparison of thermal compounds, and I think the Tuniq TX4 came out on top.

I have some extremely loud and high velocity 120mm Delta fans that are like 1.5 inch thick and dangerous to operate. Came out of an old PSU. Wonder where I can order more in bulk - sc8nt4u's fans might work, but I assume they are standard thickness of about 3/4 inch and not as high velocity/CFM. Also, since the card's built in fans are being removed, it is imperative that my external fans are redundant and reliable.

BTW - when cleaning off old thermal paste, it is really hard to remove it from around the little resistors around the GPU core. Is there any kind of solvent that will remove it without damaging the GPU? Alcohol perhaps? I'm guessing the old stuff isn't conductive, since it was slathered like peanut butter all over the entire GPU including the little resistors.

I've just been reading down the list again, and I know what all of them are except for the Boston Baked Beans - are those real baked beans, or are they some candy that I have never heard of? NVM, just googled them.

Also, the orange slices - is that candied orange, or is it the spherical chocolate oranges?

This goes in Meta.

Also, +1

Atlas, you are a brain fart. stfu

The ID requirement for GLBSE is optional, and is only for those that are offering something, not for buyers. To prevent the scammers that were seen in 1.0, 2.0 offers ID verification which will then mark the account verified. Those that choose not to send ID will still be allowed, but will not be marked trusted. This is my understanding of the changes that Nefario is implementing, and they are positive changes.

They are pretty much unbreakable, unless you crunch them with pliers or something. I usually hang my entire keyring of 20+ keys off of it when it is connected to my computer, and I fear for the USB port more than the Yubikey.
Put it on your keyring, then you shouldn't lose it.

Make sure you are taking depth into account, and not just multiplying x coins by y current rate. http://bitcoin.clarkmoody.com/ has a good depth calculator, just type in the number of coins to sell, and it will tell you how much USD you would actually get.

Fuck yes, some CANDY! I just ordered girl scout cookies from gabbynot, now I can order candy from CANDIES! winrar

Ehh, how the heck could I have missed that. Thanks for the info - I was able to start it with which made it start and then wait for me to connect the Single. It said it was mining on the CPU, but the counter showed 0khash and the CPU usage was 0. As soon as I plugged in the single, it detected it and started mining.

As many as I can cram in... I count 18 slots, which gives me 36 GPUs IF I am able to use all the slots, and IF I can get software to support them. At least one, and maybe even 2 of the slots appear to be "reserved" or may require an expansion board in order to be useable. The other 16 are fair game though. Dual GPU cards would then mean 32 GPUs total.

I have been experimenting with removing the plastic shroud on my 5870s - as you may know, 5870s (and most other graphics cards) fit very close together if you use adjacent slots. There is usually no gap to speak of, which makes airflow impossible unless you use shims to wedge the cards apart. When the plastic is removed, there is tons of space between the cards. See pic:



I have discovered that doing this leaves enough of a gap to fit in an x16 extender, which means that I could mount 8 cards directly to the board, and an additional 8 to 10 cards one level up via x16 extenders, double stacker style. Combined with some special cooling apparatus, this should allow me to air cool all the cards, while still fitting within a 7 or 8 U chassis.

No, but it has given me the opportunity to re-paste them. They will probably run several degrees cooler now - the gorilla that applied the paste at the factory dumped on half a gallon each, so I am replacing it with "just enough" Arctic Silver 5. Pic with shroud removed:





When modded like that, they fit side-by-side with a gap for airflow, whereas previously there would have been no gap at all and they would have been really squashed.
You will need to provide proper external cooling though, leaving the fan on will not work since the shroud directs the airflow across the heatsink. Like one of these maybe:

I was referring to the aftermarket PSU he hooked up, not the included adapters. The PSU he has should be more efficient than the adapters, but does not appear to be. The adapters are approximately 84% efficient.

By my calculations, that's only 83% efficient at 60% load, far less than the standard Gold rating of 90% at 50%. Either it has a really odd curve, or something else doesn't add up. I couldn't find that exact model on Ecova's site either.

Going along with my previous statement regarding fees, you could push Bit-Pay, which hasn't really had such issues and is business oriented. To avoid bringing new business converts too far outside their comfort zone by eliminating the fee completely, you could show them that there is a way to do it for a reduced fee, which in some cases may be substantially reduced (compare with credit cards for instance), but not gone.

Although I have not experienced Bit-Pay from a business owner's perspective, I'd bet that they would have less of a support backlog and noob agents problem compared to MtGox. MtGox's merchant solution is cheap, but a business owner wants to get answers right away if there is possibly a problem, and I don't know that I would want to rely on MtGox for that. In addition, MtGox's merchant solution was recently bolted on to the back of their exchange API, and Bit-Pay have been doing only a merchant solution since their inception.

You might be able to fix that by using the PSU to power the host system, and the host could be some kind of cheap mini-itx board. But I see 8 Singles, which should equate to about 560 watts DC. If the PSU is a 600 watt model, I wouldn't expect it to be within 90% efficiency at so close to maximum load. However I'm not sure what its rating is. Do you have the make and model?

I cede to you that that policy is BS, and should be changed to how you suggest above.

Another total ripoff is the little "chicken" bite things. They are mostly "bite" (bread), and hardly any chicken at all. Also, a "McDouble" is cheaper than a standard double cheeseburger, but appears to be the same thing. WTF?

What PSU is it?

I might even be able to hook you up with some, for a premium.