Recent content by alex_di

The 5900X can walk and chew gum. The 7700K can't. I did this switch for general office work and don't regret it for a moment.

For office use with Windows, there's no reason to choose a low pixel-density display. Scaling is pixel-perfect. You might also consider 28/4K IPS panels as a middle-ground. I use 4 27s, but might have settled on 28" if that had been available.

I recently settled on a Sony X800E for similar purposes. I've no idea if it fits your long list of specifications, but with the exception of BGR pixel layout, it's one of the best IPS panels in this size I've seen. Brightness, color gamut, and linearity are all excellent.

I have online backups of all the "important" data, but not of many media files. I do have the initial array configuration. Update for anyone in a similar situation-- Adaptec insisted I use the original 6-drive scheme. The logical device creation failed, so I Uninitialized and Reinitialized...

So, I did something dumb and want to review the recovery plan before I do something equally dumb. I had this configuration: Server 2019 Adaptec 71605 6x6TB in RAID-6 And I did this: 1. Updated the card's firmware 2. Installed the most recent version of MaxView listed for the drive (2014) 3...

You may find 10Gb disappointing in practice. While a single large sequential write to an unoccupied HDD-based array may well saturate 1Gb, smaller files and concurrent writes radically lower throughput; bandwidth would not be a limiting factor for the scenario you're positing. It's also probable...

I did this six months ago. This is the build: I strongly recommend used server parts and ECC memory instead of desktop components. I've had plenty of desktop-based file servers. This one has been significantly more reliable than all of them. It also has IPMI, so I can hide it in a closet...

I updated immediately on receiving the screen. The burn-in appeared to be temporary, but I didn't run it long enough to find out.

I'd like a VR headset with about double the resolution of the current models, eye-tracking for dynamic detail rendering, and viewing angles of 180 degrees on both axes. Nvidia's multiprojection seems like it'd actually make this feasible.

That Asus ProArt screen is pretty impressive. The specs mirror Dell's UP3216Q save for the 5K, though. I'm mostly interested to see if this new panel is the first one over 30" with decent color uniformity.

After discovering image retention, I've downgraded my review rating to three stars. It doesn't appear to be as severe as what's been reported with the Dell, but finding it at all is disappointing. The screen is going back. I did a few more trials for input lag. I'm finding that it varies from...

I reviewed this one on Amazon. Amazon.com: D. Alexander's review of WASABI MANGO UHD430 REAL 4K HDMI 2.0 43" L... Debating whether I want to keep it. The question is whether any other panel is likely to do any better with color shifts. I just ordered a Dell UP3216Q for comparison.

I spent about 20 minutes with a Gear VR via an S6. It felt like looking through a VHS camcorder. I've no idea how the 'real' rigs compare, but I wanted at least a factor of two increase in linear density.

You'll notice a difference if your system is a web server for Google. Otherwise, no, you shouldn't.

Incredible numbers, though I can't think of what I'd use 2TB of 8 GB/s storage for. I'd be tempted to spend the money on a server board with a whole pile of RAM instead. An interesting real-world test would be to have Photoshop use the array as a scratch disk. Then see how much slower things get...