I'm an electrical and computer engineer working in the field of high performance computing on many-core architectures. Currently, I do research and development related to low-level runtimes, OSes, and compilers.
Hobby-wise, I sporadically play video games/watch anime/ read the intertubes/watch web series/ or reverse engineer software. The latter is sort of a pet project of mine dating back to about a year ago where I challenge myself to bypass the protection mechanisms of various pieces of software. In most cases, it is trivial(ish) but I have seen a few cases of clever anti-circumvention mechanisms.
OS wise, I tend to run Windows on my personal machines because of broader compatibility and the fact that it tends to be less nuisance-y to work with (this isn't strictly true in all cases though). That isn't to say that I haven't experienced the joys of other OSes. I've had the pleasure to run probably 10-20 various Linux Distros, Solaris, and the *BSDs for work and non-work related activities over the years. I also currently have a hackintosh which I use to test various Mac software hacks I have done and to help troubleshoot for my Mac friends.
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Folks, I know people like to spar about computer related topics, but if I give you advice, you should probably at the very least consider what I'm saying. I did get an education in computer engineering after all.
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Never heard of either.
Another thing i wanted to ask you, is you mentioned a "raid setup" i don't believe i never have done that before, how exactly does that work. I do want to protect all of my data and i can't tell you how many times external HDD's have failed on me. If i had more a cost efficient and more secure way of backing up my loads and loads of data, then that would be cool. I do know they have back up centers for this but they are ridiculously expensive and they normally only back up small files, not large media files.
Here is the hasswell:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116898
Here is the ivybridge:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
In fact the haswell is cheaper? Imagine that lol
The board that i am pretty dead set on is this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693
I mean why downgrade when you can get higher end CPU and better mobo. I was trying to look of a way to just buy a mobo and hopeful that my current CPU would work still, but it looks like no matter what option i choose, i am going to have to purchase a new CPU so the way im looking at it, the price is going to be the relatively the same and with the heat reduction with the haswell = better performance for CPU intensive tasks.
You did mention that ivybridge has higher performance? How do you figure that exactly? Sorry for all the questions.
I am not really looking to upgrade later, i think a 1150 CPU/mobo will hold me for quite some time. I might at some point upgrade graphics card in the future, but that doesn't really matter, any mobo will fit a graphics card as long as its the right size.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&_dynSessConf=&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&fs=saas&saas=saas&keys=keys&st=+Z87-G45
Cross referencing it with newegg. It seems to be pretty good board with high ratings and everything.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693
This is the RAM i got.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-240-Pin-Platforms-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9/dp/B004CRSM4I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1397065977&sr=8-3&keywords=corsair+vengeance
I have 4 of these sticks which apparently, i can't even get the full ram usage out of them with my current board.
Hopefully that ram fits into the 1150 boards.
This is the CPU i have, exact one, i just looked it up on orders on newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
I use my computer for pretty heavy intensive tasks like video editing, video encoding, photoshop, high end gaming, emulation, and video capturing. Generally if a 1155 was antiquate enough to be able to handle most of the tasks i want to preform then i might just go with that instead of the 1150. If the difference is not that big.
Yeah 32 might be a bit overkill, alot of people state you only need like 8 GB to run most anything. But i prefer more ram cause of all the multitasking i do.
Either way i am going to make my decision after you reply. Maybe you can give me some idea's.
Btw if you manage to find one at bestbuy that would be awesome. I can literally get one for free their cause of all the points i have saved up. Instead of using my money. Its kind of difficult to find the correct board though beacuse they don't really give you many specifics, so i have to kind of cross reference it with newegg to see if its the board i am looking for.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/desktop-motherboard-intel-z87-express-chipset-socket-h3-lga-1150/1307603888.p?id=mp1307603888&skuId=1307603888&st=motherboard&cp=1&lp=15#tab=buyingOptions
Hmm, well it might be more beneficial then to get a LGA 1150 huh? I just want to make sure i am making the right decision here. The pricing though for a 1150, is around 400 dollars at least. Its bout 300 dollars if i were to go with a 1155. Cause the 4th gen CPU's are about 100 dollars more. Is the difference between the two like substantial? I mean right now i clearly have a 3rd gen. I just didn't know the 3rd gens were obsolete damn near. I mean it wasn't long ago when the ivy league were the best CPU's around.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813460001
My CPU says it sockets a 1156. But if my CPU was able to use a mobo with a socket of 1155, then i would have alot more compatibility options because their is many more 1155 motherboards then there is 1156. If my CPU some how managed to fit a 1155, then i would definitely consider just purchasing a 1155 socket type and just use my current CPU, it would say me a ton of money.
Not that I believe you'd steal our products just that this is public. I'll go into detail once they're done.
Have you considered making anything like that? Web services for sale.
I don't have a stable income right now which is exactly why I limit my free time. I do freelancing and I'm currently trying to build a few products with a close friend.
http://i.wonoes.com/u93abcg9b.png
That actually sounds really cool. I'm currently researching a handful of things so I might be interested in diving into something like that in a few years. I lack experience in that area. Actually, it's been a while since I've developed anything that wasn't a web app or small scale system apps; how depressing.
I had noticed your about so I understood why you mentioned it. Reverse engineering is also something I'm interested in. Although, again I haven't touched it in years. Part of that is because I've had little free time and the other part might be because I've moved away from Windows. Obviously it isn't exclusive to Windows but I was further tempted to try it while on Windows.
Sorry about the late reply. I haven't had much energy as of late. Rambling is great.