yea i'll have to call them tomorrow, they dont have support on sundays

Sorry but I had a mind lapse there. IntelliJ has a community edition for free now so I definitely suggest you check it out.

How about an IDE for Perl and Python? Or is that just stupid because they are too simple?

[PHP][/PHP] Eclipse does Python. I'll have more comments later as I'm about to learn Python

Are we talkin' Windows IDE? Worst-case in Linux is just code in something like gedit and compile via command line (what I do, since I need no fancy-smancy IDE, though I only code C++), though I fully expect Linux to have a wide-array of IDE for pretty much any programming language you have your heart set on.

Yeah Windows though I wouldn't mind trying Linux. I like the idea of a full keyboard environment.

I saw some mentions of various Python IDE's but never looked at them, it comes with the interpreter environment thingy which lets you test snippets of code which is very handy when working through one of the Python books. Mostly I used Vi (ptew) for learning/writing Python.

Got an issue I can't understand and need halp :/

Chrome doesn't play youtube videos any more.
I'm using Chrome 7.0.517.41 on MS server2010.

Since a couple of days, I wasn't able to play any youtube videos with the message "an error occured, please try again later" right in the middle of where the video is supposed to be.
I already have seen this error, when youtube had some server issues so I didn't care at all.
I guess the error occurs for a week (no software changes at all on my system) and I became suspicious because if youtube would have had such troubles for a week, we probably would have received 20 CTH threads about it already.

I opened FF and everything was as it should be. So I realized the issue is Chrome.
At first, I disabled all addons and checked that youtube is in my whitelist for *******/flashblock/scripts/cookies.
That didn't help. I was like wtf?

I opened an incognito window and tried it, omfg, it works in incognito mode.
I then step by step enabled every addon for incognito mode to see if any addon causes the error. But still, even if I enable all addons for incognito mode, it works. Therefore I can assume that no addon is causing the problem.

Nevertheless, my installed addons:

******* - Version: 2.2.7
Auto HD für YouTube - Version: 2.2.1.163
Browser Button for ******* - Version: 0.0.12
Chrome Uhr - Version: 1.5.2.4
Chromey Calculator - Version: 4.0.3
FastestChrome - Browse Faster - Version: 3.1.2
FlashControl - Version: 1.8.9
Development and Coding Search - Version: 7.3
Umbraco Developer Extension - Version: 1.0
Chrome Sniffer: Version 0.2.2
iMacros for Chrome: Version 1.1.1



Well, it isn't such a big deal. Actually not being able to watch youtube vids in Chrome might have saved me a lot of time and I wouldn't mind if that problem exists until a new Chrome update or something, but I don't understand it, and that bothers me.

If it isn't the addons, what the hell might it be if it even works in Chrome's incognito mode?

Hm.

I dunno man. Honestly, sometimes youtube just sucks for me on Chrome too. I have to reload a bunch or play around with it before it will play.

That is a super weird problem well, and I honestly have no clue. I generally rock the lastest version and Chrome is my main browser followed by Opera, and I have no problems playing youtube vids at all.

I've seen the problems with youtube doesn't play in Chrome, I usually have to load up Firefox for those videos...it doesn't happen all the time though

Random thing for the LC thread:

Just bought a CoolerMaster HAF 922 case for $90 putting together a PC for somebody. Very impressed with it and is a lot better than I expected given the price. Ordered another for me.

Seems very sturdy (and looks a little less goofy) in person. Laid out extremely well for people who put their PC under the desk, on the floor. USB and power buttons in the perfect spot for that. Place to hide cables, and looks pretty respectable once set up with drives, especially from the front. It seems big for a mid-tower and it definitely a little wider.

The only negatives I see is that it's probably a dust magnet with perforations everywhere. Has filters up front and massive fans though, and not a big deal if you clean it out every 6 months with compressed air, and it has filters. Also it still looks a bit gamer-ish to me, and I'm not a fan of side windows or lights, but it comes off a little more industrial than it does cheesy in person. If that makes sense. The matte finish works also - in fact if you lose the decal and red light fans I'd be fine with everything.

I've worked with a number of cases in the $120 or less range. Many Antecs but also low-end Lian-Li ones recently. IMO this particular one is the best deal under $100 if someone if you don't mind the look and a can of compressed air every now and then. They have like 5 versions of it in different sizes and specs but this one is just fine.

Ever used a Rosewill case? I think you'd be pleasantly surprised. They're uber cheap at around $50 or less, but they are actually so awesome. Basing this off reviews I've read, experiences with Rosewill, and a Rosewill case I used to own that was amazing for about $20.

I was a pretty early adopter of the cases in this series, starting with the 932 HAF for my father's computer, simply because they represented an extraordinary value for the kind of cooling they produced, plus I kinda dug the industrial look (I did switch for my latest build, to an Antec 1200, but only because I got it on a ridiculous special at like $125 or so for the full-tower).

What about the case I inquired about earlier in itt? Coolermaster CM 690 II
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-.../dp/B00336EM0W

Even cheaper than $90 and more features from what I can tell.

O hai, CTH.

Hope you're all well.

Does anybody know or has resources which 3D GPU has the best image quality?

I'm hooked with Grid2 and going to buy a steering wheel and want to play that graphics resource intense game on 2560x1600 with all details maxed.
I guess I need one of the top GPU out there, or maybe 2 to play that game. There are various tests FPS wise etc, but I'd really like to know wether ATI or NVIDIA has the better image quality aorn.
That's more of an driver thing than hardware and I'm not up to date on 3D cards.

As far as I know, Nvidia tends to have more well-developed drivers. Also AFAIK, Nvidia is currently "winning" in terms of performance at the top-end single-gpu graphics cards. Top-end would be GTX 480 from Nvidia and 6870 from ATI. The 6000's from ATI I believe feature mostly just higher clocks, not different architecture from the 5000-line, so you might save some money if you get a 5000 series equivalent and OC or something (say getting a 5870 instead of a 6870). Other high-end options from Nvidia would include the GTX 470 and 460, and from ATI something along the lines of the Radeon 5850 might be the only other applicable option.

If you are feeling REALLY loose with the money, the 5870 X2 from ATI is gonna be your ONLY option in the dual-GPU graphics card market. My two concerns with the afore mentioned card though are 1) it is about $1100 and 2) it seems like it should somewhat badly bottleneck pci-e x16 2.0 slots (the most modern slot, though v3 is apparently on the horizon on new mobos). As such, my recommendation would be that any power gain from this card is effectively superfluous as current systems would make it difficult for its power advantage to rear itself.

If you just google something like "480 vs 5870" and such, you should get a good enough idea how these guys perform against one another on games.

Wellju, are you familiar with the Tom's Hardware hierachies? They publish one every month and it might help you get a basic handle on how cards compare, even though they don't look at "image quality" per se (I'm not exactly sure what you mean).

This is the latest - November one, including new cards like the Radeon 68xx series, will be published in a few days.

Nsight - 6870 isn't the top of the line Radeon. That so far as I know is still the 5970. The 68xx series is actually slower than the 58xx series - ATI's changed the nomenclature. 69xx series is the one to watch, I think, and due out in a few weeks.

Wow, I sure look foolish. You are exactly right. I was mostly just recalling prelim reports I had read some time ago before they actually released the cards in the 6000-line. 5970 is top-dog, and it seems to be a fair-clip better than the 480 as far as I can surmise. Awesome fail forgetting to even mention the 5970 (what can I say, I am more of an Nvidia fanboy anyhow, as I prefer them for wider applications, such as their CUDA framework).

I've worked with a couple lower end ones and they're okay for the money, but certainly not what I'd consider amazing. But if you have $50 and want a PSU included they're a good value, no question.

Not at all! They've confused pretty much everyone this time around.

This one was on the short list and extremely similar overall, but we both preferred the location of the front USBs and audio on the 922. The PCs sit under the desk, and for me there isn't much clearance on the top side, so the forward-facing thing worked better. Splitting hairs though, either works, they may even have the same chassis.

What's the difference between these? What's good: lower latency / higher voltage?

G.SKILL Ripjaws
Cas Latency: 7
Timing: 7-8-7-24-2N
Voltage: 1.65V

G.SKILL Ripjaws
Cas Latency: 8
Timing: 8-8-8-24
Voltage: 1.6V

G.SKILL Trident
Cas Latency: 8
Timing: 8-8-8-24
Voltage: 1.65V

Even though my wife wants a maximally portable laptop (and doesn't want a weak ass netbook), she for some reason favors the Macbook Pro 13" over both the Alienware m11x and the Macbook Air 11" and I just don't get why. Alienware is stronger than both (as long as it is configured with an i5 or better, while OCed of course), and Macbook Air is lightest of both, and both are physically smaller and lighter than the Macbook Pro 13" (though the Air is significantly lighter, and the m11x only moderately lighter, and she has stated that she feels the Pro is a bit too large and heavy). Why won't she be ****ing consistent?!?