Reddit mentions: The best fossil fuels books

> but some models mention USB 3.0 ports so I'm a bit confused (are those the front USB ports?). Do you think I can simply keep this one?

Yes, to both. The USB specs of case talk about the front usb ports, and you can (and should) just keep yours. Saves money.

> And maybe change/add some fans to it (I've got only the 3 included with the case).

Three fans are enough. But since they are old and older fans get noisy you could make your system quieter by replacing them.

> Psu... I intend to change it, but I'd like to know your opinion.

9 years really is long. I'd replace it now.

> The hard drives, well, I'll wipe 'em and be good to go I think

Sure, hard drives can be reused, just be sure to use old drives only as data sink. Having the OS on them will make your system crawl.

To your system: The RX 580 is just too expensive right now. Heck, even the GTX 1060 is too expensive right now. What I'd do is to get a GTX 1050 Ti now, the prices in Germany for that card are somewhat reasonable. I'd be annoyed by the proprietary driver, but upgrade to AMD as soon as prices become reasonable, and profit from the great Mesa driver and all its improvements it will have then. Support AMD by getting a Ryzen cpu.

That would be the build:

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 164.90€ @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI B350 PC Mate | 79.99€ @ Amazon.de
Memory | G.Skill Aegis DDR4 DDR4-3000 16GB (16 GB) | 163.89€ @ Amazon.de
SSD | SanDisk Plus 240GB TLC (240 GB) | 69.95€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | ASUS GeForce GTX 1050 Ti PH | 179.99€ @ Amazon.de
Power Supply | Corsair Vengeance Series V550M (550 W) | 64.90€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 723.62€
| Generated by pc-kombo 06.04.2018 |

That's pretty equivalent to the system you showed, apart from the gpu. Mix and match. But please note the bigger SSD: It is not a good idea to get two small ones, they are less reliable and slower, and normally also more expensive. One bigger SSD is better, Windows and Linux can still share it if that was the idea.

Maybe the coal isn't really 300 million years old...

Maybe coal isn't formed from decaying plants, but rather by the condensation of carbon -rich gases pouring out from tthe earth's mantle.

Maybe the coal formed around the piece of metal. Recently.

I'm just saying....maybe.

EDIT :

Sure, it sounds crazy when I say stuff like this. But what if I told you my theory came from a renowned physicist, an indisputably brilliant scientist who has been called "one of the world's most original minds"? In the [The Deep Hot Biosphere] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0387985468/ref=mw_dp_mdsc?dsc=1) , Thomas Gold sets forth truly controversial and astonishing theories about where oil and gas come from, and how they acquire their organic "signatures." The conclusions he reaches in this book might be at first difficult to believe, but they are supported by a growing body of evidence...

Ok, here's a list of books that might interest you.

• [Introductory Mining Engineering] (http://www.amazon.com/Introductory-Mining-Engineering-Howard-Hartman/dp/0471348511/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412111081&sr=1-1&keywords=introductory+mining+engineering) as others have mentioned is a good, not too technical introduction to mining engineering and the industry as a whole.
  
  
• [Mining Explained] (http://www.smenet.org/store/mining-books.cfm/Mining-Explained%2C-11th-Edition/9041) is a good little overview of the industry, I believe it was written as an introductory guide for investors.
  
  
• [The Deep Dark] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Deep-Dark-Disaster-Redemption/dp/0307238776) is about the Sunshine Mine disaster. It is a well written book that reads like a novel. It gives a good overview of hardrock mining techniques in northern Idaho, but is more focused on the people, the disaster and the recovery efforts.
  
  
• [The World of Mining] (http://www.amazon.com/World-Mining-Richard-Woldendorp/dp/0415671892/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412111733&sr=1-1&keywords=the+world+of+mining) is more of a photography book, but it has a lot of great contemporary pictures from mines around the world.
  
  
• [Deep Enough] (http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Enough-Working-Stiff-Western/dp/0806125292/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412110097&sr=1-1&keywords=deep+enough) is the memoir of a man from an affluent New York family that decides to go to the western US in the early 1900's, where he ends up working in mining. This is a good one if you're interested the culture of a 1900's mining camp as well as the technical aspects.
  
  
• [Trapped] (http://www.amazon.com/Trapped-1909-Cherry-Mine-Disaster/dp/0743421957) is about the 1909 Cherry Creek mine disaster at a coal mine in Illinois.
  
  
• [The Making of a Hardrock Miner] (http://www.amazon.com/making-hardrock-miner-experiences-molybdenum/dp/0831071168/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412110431&sr=1-1&keywords=the+making+of+a+hard+rock+miner) is similar to Deep Enough, but written in the 1970's.
  
  
• [Mines, mules and me in Mexico] (http://www.amazon.com/Mules-Mines-Me-Mexico-1895-1932/dp/0816506264/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412110933&sr=1-1&keywords=mines+mules+and+me+in+mexico) similar in style to Deep Enough, it was written by a mining engineer that was working in Mexico before and during the Mexican Revolution.
  
  
• [Grasberg] (http://www.amazon.com/Grasberg-richest-deposit-mountains-Indonesia/dp/0965289001) is a historical account of the discovery and development of the Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
  
  
• [The Roar and the Silence] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Roar-And-Silence-Shepperson/dp/0874173205) is a historical account of Virginia City, Nevada which was the most advanced and affluent mining camp of its day. It follows Virginia City from a gritty mining camp, to a city whose influence rivaled some of the biggest cities of its day, through its slow fade into obscurity.
  
  
• [Out of the Fiery Furnace] (http://www.amazon.com/Out-Fiery-Furnace-History-Mankind/dp/027100441X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412110707&sr=1-1&keywords=out+of+the+fiery+furnace) is a look at how world history was shaped by mankind's discovery and utilization of different metals. It discusses how mining techniques have evolved over time.

Alright, so with all the suggestions, which were basically split between upgrading the build to fit the 1080 or downgrading to fit the Ryzen 5, I've made two different versions:

Intel, 1300 Euro:

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | Intel Core i5-8600K | 273.90€ @ reichelt
Motherboard | MSI Z370-A Pro | 109.90€ @ caseking
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX blue DDR4-3000 CL15 (16 GB) | 170.79€ @ Amazon.de
SSD | Crucial MX300 (525 GB) | 131.00€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EXOC | 506.00€ @ Amazon.de
Case | Kolink Luminosity Midi-Tower - black Window | 46.90€ @ caseking
Power Supply | Corsair TX550M Series Modular (550 W) | 76.89€ @ Amazon.de
CPU Cooler | Arctic Freezer I11 - 92mm | 18.85€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 1343.82€
| Generated by pc-kombo 22.11.2017 |

(I'd probably go with a different cooler, Cryorig H7, but it wasn't listed on pc-kombo)


AMD, 1050 Euro:

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 198.99€ @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI B350 PC Mate | 79.90€ @ caseking
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-3000 8GB (8 GB) | 98.17€ @ Amazon.de
SSD | Crucial MX300 (525 GB) | 131.00€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Armor 8G OC | 405.91€ @ Amazon.de
Case | Kolink Luminosity Midi-Tower - black Window | 46.90€ @ caseking
Power Supply | Corsair TX550M Series Modular (550 W) | 76.89€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 1041.75€
| Generated by pc-kombo 22.11.2017 |


Not sure which one I'll go with yet, I'll probably wait until the weekend and see if there are any sales. If there are any problems with either of these builds please tell me, otherwise thanks everyone!

There's a very convincing hypotheses out there which proposes that oil, methane, and the like are formed by inorganic means rather than by the decomposition of organisms. It's called the Abiogenic Petroleum origin Theory.

Thomas Gold wrote a great book about it called The Deep Hot Biosphere. I highly recommend it.

Alright - going off your advice, this is what I've come up with:

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

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CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 199.99€ @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI B350M Mortar | 87.42€ @ Amazon.de
Memory | Crucial Ballistix Elite Series DDR4-2666, CL16 - 8 GB (8 GB) | 76.90€ @ alternate
SSD | SanDisk Plus 240GB TLC (240 GB) | 84.99€ @ Amazon.de
Video Card | ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1060 Mini | 279.00€ @ Amazon.de
Case | Thermaltake Versa H22 Midi-Tower - black | 33.99€ @ Amazon.de
Power Supply | Xilence Performance A+ (530 W) | 45.99€ @ Amazon.de
| Total | 814.27€
| Generated by pc-kombo 21.09.2017 |

Would this be more viable? Also - any idea on whether the case I listed above would be suitable? Cheers.

Read The Deep Hot Biosphere by Thomas Gold. I used to subscribe to the biogenic origin theory, but I'm not so sure now. In his book Gold describes not only the formation of oil, but how a deep origin would describe a lot of other natural phenomena in our world. It's definitely worth a read whether it convinces you or not. I have a feeling as technology further develops and we can drill deeper and deeper we may find Gold wasn't that far off the mark.

Not sure how modern you are looking for, but "The making of a hardrock miner" by Stephen Voynick (published in 1978) is a good read if nothing else. A little dated in many ways, but an excellent look at mining metals in the western US nevertheless.

https://www.amazon.com/making-hardrock-miner-experiences-molybdenum/dp/0831071168

I think the books of Ken Deffeyes are great introductions. He is a really smart and knowledgeable geology professor at a top Ivy League school.

http://www.amazon.com/Hubberts-Peak-Impending-World-Shortage/dp/0691141193/

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Oil-View-Hubberts-Peak/dp/0809029561/

http://www.amazon.com/When-Oil-Peaked-Kenneth-Deffeyes/dp/B004WSW1E4/

It depends what type of work you would be doing. If you are knowledgeable in GIS and new to natural gas, I would recommend learning about the characteristics of the pipes and regulations via Youtube Videos, [books] (https://www.amazon.com/Oil-Gas-Pipelines-Nontechnical-Language/dp/159370058X), etc. You would need to be more specific as to what you are looking to accomplish.

I'm in finance too, so similarly biased - when I first started looking at this space I leaned pretty heavily on "X in Nontechnical Language". Oil & Gas Pipelines for example: https://www.amazon.com/Oil-Gas-Pipelines-Nontechnical-Language/dp/159370058X/. I'm sure you'll graduate to something more technical, but it's a good starting point

this was the book required for my Intro to Petroleum class in college. It's a pretty good basic overview of the industry.

galloway and hobday gives you a good idea about geo body geometry, Sedimentary Basins gives you the most complete picture. If you're looking for info on carbonates, I really don't know where to start

A good read on a related topic is The Deep Hot Biosphere by Thomas Gold

There's a book about exactly this theory called The Deep Hot Biosphere by Gold. I've read it and it's very thought provoking, and well worth reading.

There was a book called The Deep Hot Biosphere by Thomas Gold that goes WAY in depth on this subject. There was a book called 9 Crazy Ideas in Science That Might Be True by Robert Ehrlichhat summarized the ideas behind it, including Gold's (as well as 8 other weird science things.) It's a bit dated (probably from early 2000's.)

You are looking for Thomas Gold's book, "The Deep Hot Biosphere".

http://www.amazon.com/Oil-Gas-Pipelines-Nontechnical-Language/dp/159370058X

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0123876931/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?qid=1449196720&sr=8-9&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&keywords=Pipeline

I would suggest:

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>"Sedimentary geology: sedimentary basins, depositional environments, petroleum formation" - Bernard Biju-duval (ISBN: 9782710808022)

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>"Petroleum Formation and Occurrence" - B.P. Tissot (ISBN: 9783642878152 )

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Amazon source 1.

Amazon source 2.

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But there are *other* less expensive sources out there if you know where to look. (wink, wink, nudge, nudge, know what I mean, know what I mean)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387952535/greaterthingsboo

This was not a huge spill. 100 acres is not even half a square kilometre.

"Every Plant and Tree Died". Did we not just see the picture in the article? There are plenty of living trees in that picture. The first nations chief who said that is certainly biased. Unfortunately the Natives in Canada (Or at least the a very vocal group of them) like to whine and make up things. I don't dislike native people.

It wasn't even oil that was spilled. It was waste water. The benefits of the oil far outweigh the negatives. It is not like people will just stop using oil! It has to come from somewhere. Why not a great country like Canada instead of Iran and the middle east.

I would suggest reading this book. It is really an eye opener.

Even worse, some of these nutjobs argue that fossil fuels are being replenished today because of tectonic activity.

Mental illness is a helluva drug.