Show Us Your Rig [6]

[ganjiry]

Ryan looks like you've got some fun days ahead !

Yeah I have a lot to learn I was pickled before I'd even un boxed the board though and that was just on the download's page

No rig pic's yet but I thought I'd show you some boxes to keep you going :roflmao:
right time to get my A** into gear, See ya laters folks

Looks like some work ahead Ryan, don't try to push the Haswell as fay as Ivy, unless you have a dry ice cooler. I've heard good things about that board.

Yeah I'm on a go slow today mate as I've been cleaning everything while I'm at it. I shall be doing a LOT of reading and finding my way around the mahOOSIVE bios before doing any oc. It's a scary sight

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

UEFI is a bit terrifying at first since it has so many more options available than BIOS but, unless you overclock, it's actually a bit easier to use. Just take the time to read the manual (I know, darned hard to do when you have a new toy you are anxious to get up and running) and you will be fine.

 

[paulpicks21]

Ryan looks like you've got some fun days ahead !

Yeah I have a lot to learn I was pickled before I'd even un boxed the board though and that was just on the download's page

No rig pic's yet but I thought I'd show you some boxes to keep you going :roflmao:
right time to get my A** into gear, See ya laters folks

Looks like some work ahead Ryan, don't try to push the Haswell as fay as Ivy, unless you have a dry ice cooler. I've heard good things about that board.

Yeah I'm on a go slow today mate as I've been cleaning everything while I'm at it. I shall be doing a LOT of reading and finding my way around the mahOOSIVE bios before doing any oc. It's a scary sight

It's definitely gonna be fun for you mate, will keep you out of trouble for a few weeks for sure! I look forward to seeing the final pics and of course...the benchmarks lol.

 

[ganjiry]

UEFI is a bit terrifying at first since it has so many more options available than BIOS but, unless you overclock, it's actually a bit easier to use. Just take the time to read the manual (I know, darned hard to do when you have a new toy you are anxious to get up and running) and you will be fine.

My current board has a UEFI bios, When I said it was a scary sight I meant the sheer amount of setting's in it compared to my current ROG board but yeah I shall continue taking my time as always as it's all new to me

Ryan looks like you've got some fun days ahead !

Yeah I have a lot to learn I was pickled before I'd even un boxed the board though and that was just on the download's page

Looks like some work ahead Ryan, don't try to push the Haswell as fay as Ivy, unless you have a dry ice cooler. I've heard good things about that board.

Yeah I'm on a go slow today mate as I've been cleaning everything while I'm at it. I shall be doing a LOT of reading and finding my way around the mahOOSIVE bios before doing any oc. It's a scary sight

It's definitely gonna be fun for you mate, will keep you out of trouble for a few weeks for sure! I look forward to seeing the final pics and of course...the benchmarks lol.

Yeah it may help me sleep too as I get mentally tired which knock's me on my a**. I remembered to take pic's along the way this time, well a couple anyway.
I don't know who's more eager to see the benches, me or you but they will be along asap

 

[Britton30]

Ryan, pickled=snookered=drunk=pissed= sh**-faced?

 

[ganjiry]

Ryan, pickled=snookered=drunk=pissed= sh**-faced?

Hehe! Sorry chap Lost, confused and clueless are more like it
It felt like it was my first build all over again

 

[Britton30]

Ahh, I see mate, another difference between English and Americanese.

 

[Indianatone]

Ahh, I see mate, another difference between English and Americanese.

You forgot rat arsed.

 

[Ricardo5]

I use two keyboards!
The Martian Keyboard which works beside the normal keyboard holds all of my shortcuts and
text strings. Shortcut sequences don't have to be memorized because they are in the key press.
It saves typing annoying nuisance keystrokes over and over, day after day.
Like, for example, your username, low security passwords, email addresses, keywords for browser, - even
sentences and short paragraphs.
You plug it into the spare USB port.
This what it is all about, fast key entry, for me being a power user.

plugged into WIN 7 Professional.
The boss man administrator can't complain as no software is on the WIN7.

 

[linnemeyerhere]

Ricardo5,
Welcome to SF. Nice clean desktop and I use two keyboards but for two machines.....never seen a keyboard set to be soley dedicated for this purpose but I could see it being handy outside of remember whats where.......how long did it take you?

 

[Ricardo5]

What? "t being handy outside of remember whats where.......how long did it take you?"

My WIN7 was a bit hard to get because it seems MS wants the resellers to promote WIN8 only. I don't know.
I had to pay a premium for WIN7. but worth it.

 

[A Guy]

He's asking how long did it take you to set up that keyboard. Welcome to Seven Forums Ricardo5

A Guy

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Welcome to Seven Forums, Ricardo5.

Normally, I would have flagged you as a spammer but you didn't list an URL and that is one seriously kool keyboard!

This link will answer most of the questions you all are asking about the keyboard. It's called the Martian Keyboard (odd name) and it's a macro keyboard and numeric keypad with over 800 possible macro combinations available. Each one of the macro keys can be custom labeled, making keeping track of what key does what easier. Since it's programming is apparently self-contained, it can be moved from machine to machine without loosing any of the key assignments, something that could be huge for employees at companies that don't allow employees to use their own software (as long as the company will allow employees to use their own USB devices, such as keyboards).

Because of the ability to custom label each macro key with professional looking labels in the keycaps, I would love something like that for myself, even though it's not exactly cheap, but I simply do not have room on my desk for a second keyboard ( ). Instead, I use a gaming keyboard (even though I'm NOT a gamer; I got it on sale), a Logitech G110 (that has been discontinued, curse it!), that has 12 macro keys that can hold three banks of macros for a total of 36 macros (each physical key can hold up to three macros). I originally bought the keyboard because I quickly wear out the characters on most keyboards (I need them because of my learning disabilities kept me from learning how to touch type) and figured a lighted keyboard would be less likely to have the characters on the keys wear out since they are molded in the full thickness of the key caps. The audio controls were a huge bonus.

I only occasionally use the key illumination since I normally type with plenty of light (easier on the old eyes) but galled me to have keys I didn't use so I looked into ways I could use the macro keys. It dawned on me that I could program the characters codes for characters I frequently have to look up on the character map, such as —, °, °C, °F, ¢, ©, €, instead of having to either remember all of the character codes (like that's going to happen) or waste time looking them and typing them in. By recording the keystrokes required for each character, I can create the character in whatever font I'm using at the time with just one or two keystrokes. So far, I also recorded a shortcut to the Windows Task Manager; it's easier to get to now than right clicking on the task bar and selecting the Task Manager or trying to hit three keys simultaneously.

Besides recording keystrokes, I can also record text blocks that will appear in the font one is using at the time the macro key pressed. The text blocks can be typed directly into the G110's utility or copy and pasted into it.

The only thing I don't like about the G110's macro keys is the keycaps can't be custom labeled like the Martian Keyboard's can. I frequently have to pull up the keyboard's macro utility to see which key is what. I could make a list and stick it up somewhere so I can see it but I've been too lazy so far. If someone would come up with an illuminated keyboard (even though I don't use the illumination much, it does come in handy every once in a while) with macro keys that could have their keycaps custom labeled, I would be all over it like fleas on a stray dog.

 

[essenbe]

Try the Logitecg G510 it has 16 macro keys

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Try the Logitecg G510 it has 16 macro keys

Actually, it has 18 macro keys for a total of 54 macros. There is a later version called the G510s. Both are sweet looking keyboards but still can't have the macro keycaps custom labeled.

I haven't used up the 36 macros on my G110 yet and it still works just fine.

 

[Britton30]

I used Google to find Martian Keyboard and found a video or two on programming keys. IT took 50 seconds to enter a 4 word text string on one key.

I'm suspecting this is what a lot of customer service reps use to reply to questions.

 

[ganjiry]

I finally have a few pic's for ya folks
I still have a fair bit to do though, backup's to create and then on to installing program's,games and benches. :huh:

 

[andrew129260]

@ ganjiry


Its beautiful........Love the red............

 

[ganjiry]

@ ganjiry


Its beautiful........Love the red............

Cheers chap

 

[paulpicks21]

Looks fantastic Ryan, great job as always mate!