this is the exact post i made from brokenvalve.org
A lot of people are new to torrenting I was, and i still consider my self a bit of a n00b. a bit...
Torrenting is easier than people think.
Setting up
1)your gonna need a torrenting client. I use uTorrent, but azeureus is also good. For mac, Bits on wheels is the way to go
2)finding download/upload rate-http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ -run the speed test and edit the download/upload rate in the settings. trust me, it helps.
3)Port fowarding-port forwarding allows mutliple peers to connect to your computer through a port. go to portforward.com for an amazing guide
Finding a good Torrent
1)seeds, seeds, and more seeds-the more seeds there are in a torrent , the faster the download will be. A leecher, is (I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS, SO CAN A MOD CORRECT THIS POST IF WRONG) a download that was not completed, probably meaning the torrent was very slow for them. It is common courtesy to seed a bit after you finish your download
Added by Damon:A Seeder is a person that owns all of the file, and is sharing the entire torrent's contents, where a peer is someone either downloading it, or only has a part of the file. Seeders can range from having 0% of the file, to having 99.99%.
The speed of your download ultimately depends on the amount of true Seeders a torrent has, and the speed of the internet from those seeders, not to mention if you have "UnCapped" your operating system or not.
2)check the health ratio-don't download a torrent with 500 seeds, and 2000 leechers. The outcome will be a torrent slow as shit! The close the 2 are to eachother, the faster the DL will be
3)check comments-Before i download a torrent, i'll always check the comments. The site I use, mininova.org, has a mod who'se specific job is to scan the torrentm, and post the results. Remember, keygens and cracks are different-they show up alot on anit-virus protections as harmful software.
4) get a good source-I use mininova.org, but thepiratebay and isohunt are also good. Also there is a nice program called torrent harvester that is pretty much a google for torrents- http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...oad-34987.html
Maximizing Speed
1)Port Forwarding-portforward.com
2)entering correct DL/upload speed-remember, the faster
you upload, the faster you download
3)don't run shit in the backround of your computer
4)REMEMBER-a torrent's DL speed will gradually increase over time. When you first start the download, for about 5 minutes, you could get 5 kb/s. 10 min later, 800 kb/s
Edit:how to use games
Most games are very simple (steps may vary)
1)download torrent
2a)run keygen and put in key (keygen may not be included in same download)
2b)run patch (patch may not be included in same download)
2c)place crack in destination of install folder (crack may not be in same download
2d) combinations of 2a, 2b, and 2c
3) Mount iso/nrg/etc with daemon tools, poweriso/mounter of choice (not always needed)
Mounting is when you "mount" a iso, a game rip, onto your computer. Mounting is basically making your computer THINK there is another CD connected, with the DVD of the game in it
If I missed anything, please add it
Added by h3ll_f1r3:
Also, I think torrentz.com is a great site for downloading torrents, besides demonoid.com, also i think uTorrent is the simplest, yet best, torrent client available. Also before downloading any torrents, make sure you have a good AV installed, just incase a trojan decides to slip by.
heres my post about movies:
Q/A
Q-why won't my movie play!?!?!
A-its most likely in Xvid format. Get divx player
DivX Video Player - DivX Video Codec - DivX Converter
Q-It won't go on my ipod! help!
A-shut the fuck up, convert it to M-peg 4
Videora iPod Converter 2.19 - Red Kawa
Q-How do I rip my DVDs to my computer/ipod?
A-http://handbrake.fr/
Q-Why is the quality so bad
A-cuz ur to stupid to read the info about the movie
Telesync/TS-when the vid was filmed in the theater, and they synced audio from a seperate source.
Quality-6/10
DVDscr-Early DVD ripped. Sometimes has watermark (paramount pictures logo in the bottom right)
Quality 9/10
DVDrip-rip of the DVD, the actuall, bought, DVD
quality 10/10
Q-Wait, thats not a video file...
A-Then its a .7z, .zip, .rar, or some other compressed file. Extract it with a prog like Winrar
WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
Add something if i forgot it
as always, mods, add anything useful
A lot of people are new to torrenting I was, and i still consider my self a bit of a n00b. a bit...
Torrenting is easier than people think.
Setting up
1)your gonna need a torrenting client. I use uTorrent, but azeureus is also good. For mac, Bits on wheels is the way to go
2)finding download/upload rate-http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ -run the speed test and edit the download/upload rate in the settings. trust me, it helps.
3)Port fowarding-port forwarding allows mutliple peers to connect to your computer through a port. go to portforward.com for an amazing guide
Finding a good Torrent
1)seeds, seeds, and more seeds-the more seeds there are in a torrent , the faster the download will be. A leecher, is (I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS, SO CAN A MOD CORRECT THIS POST IF WRONG) a download that was not completed, probably meaning the torrent was very slow for them. It is common courtesy to seed a bit after you finish your download
Added by Damon:A Seeder is a person that owns all of the file, and is sharing the entire torrent's contents, where a peer is someone either downloading it, or only has a part of the file. Seeders can range from having 0% of the file, to having 99.99%.
The speed of your download ultimately depends on the amount of true Seeders a torrent has, and the speed of the internet from those seeders, not to mention if you have "UnCapped" your operating system or not.
2)check the health ratio-don't download a torrent with 500 seeds, and 2000 leechers. The outcome will be a torrent slow as shit! The close the 2 are to eachother, the faster the DL will be
3)check comments-Before i download a torrent, i'll always check the comments. The site I use, mininova.org, has a mod who'se specific job is to scan the torrentm, and post the results. Remember, keygens and cracks are different-they show up alot on anit-virus protections as harmful software.
4) get a good source-I use mininova.org, but thepiratebay and isohunt are also good. Also there is a nice program called torrent harvester that is pretty much a google for torrents- http://www.softpedia.com/progDownloa...oad-34987.html
Maximizing Speed
1)Port Forwarding-portforward.com
2)entering correct DL/upload speed-remember, the faster
you upload, the faster you download
3)don't run shit in the backround of your computer
4)REMEMBER-a torrent's DL speed will gradually increase over time. When you first start the download, for about 5 minutes, you could get 5 kb/s. 10 min later, 800 kb/s
Edit:how to use games
Most games are very simple (steps may vary)
1)download torrent
2a)run keygen and put in key (keygen may not be included in same download)
2b)run patch (patch may not be included in same download)
2c)place crack in destination of install folder (crack may not be in same download
2d) combinations of 2a, 2b, and 2c
3) Mount iso/nrg/etc with daemon tools, poweriso/mounter of choice (not always needed)
Mounting is when you "mount" a iso, a game rip, onto your computer. Mounting is basically making your computer THINK there is another CD connected, with the DVD of the game in it
If I missed anything, please add it
Added by h3ll_f1r3:
Also, I think torrentz.com is a great site for downloading torrents, besides demonoid.com, also i think uTorrent is the simplest, yet best, torrent client available. Also before downloading any torrents, make sure you have a good AV installed, just incase a trojan decides to slip by.
heres my post about movies:
Q/A
Q-why won't my movie play!?!?!
A-its most likely in Xvid format. Get divx player
DivX Video Player - DivX Video Codec - DivX Converter
Q-It won't go on my ipod! help!
A-shut the fuck up, convert it to M-peg 4
Videora iPod Converter 2.19 - Red Kawa
Q-How do I rip my DVDs to my computer/ipod?
A-http://handbrake.fr/
Q-Why is the quality so bad
A-cuz ur to stupid to read the info about the movie
Telesync/TS-when the vid was filmed in the theater, and they synced audio from a seperate source.
Quality-6/10
DVDscr-Early DVD ripped. Sometimes has watermark (paramount pictures logo in the bottom right)
Quality 9/10
DVDrip-rip of the DVD, the actuall, bought, DVD
quality 10/10
Q-Wait, thats not a video file...
A-Then its a .7z, .zip, .rar, or some other compressed file. Extract it with a prog like Winrar
WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
Add something if i forgot it
as always, mods, add anything useful