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    4k color depths and chroma config causes weird behavior

    So I just got hold of a HiSense 43H6D for $190, and I didn't know until after I got it that it had HDR capabilities, and it's also my first 4K display, and I'm using it for my PC monitor (I really just wanted a good replacement for my 32" 1080 display but this somehow was almost just as cheap)...
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    Wireless Pigtails and Antennae?

    So I have the Gigabite Z87N-Wifi, which came with a Centrino 2230 wireless N single-band card. I just upgraded it to a Centrino 7260AC, and while it's working well, I have the issue of the old antennae only being single-band 2.4ghz, so my 5g reception is miserable. Knowing what I know about...
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    Best Mech. Key for office work when used to Blacks?

    So I've been looking into getting a mechanical keyboard for my office. At home i use a keyboard with MX Blacks and love it. I'm looking for something more muted for my office, and just happened to stumble on a deal on the Logitech G610, and it looks like a nice keyboard for a more muted office...
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    Logitech G Introduces Its Best Gaming Mouse Yet

    I looked at this, thought it would be a good step up from my G700 - better battery, LED lighting, same wireless switching..... But it looks like they followed the path of the Razer Naga and made it so you have to plug the charge cable into the wireless adapter, making it a complete hassle to...
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    Is there currently a viable AMD alternative to Skylake i5?

    Thank y'all. Sounds like Skylake is the way to go for a build today. Thanks.
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    Is there currently a viable AMD alternative to Skylake i5?

    I used to be an AMD guy all the way but for the past few years I've been rolling intel since the FX series never really took off and AMD shifted focus to APUs. Is there a viable AMD counterpart to the Skylake i5s for top-end gaming right now?
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    Powercolor 7850 on PCIE 2.0?

    Small update - Checked Biostar's page - looks like they put out a beta bios update last year for compatibility for Powercolor's 7870. Methinks it might be the same issue I'm having. I've installed it, going to try to install again tomorrow night.
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    Powercolor 7850 on PCIE 2.0?

    I dont know any differences other than the fact that the MSI has 2x6pin, and the powercolor only has one. Trying to find the spec sheets so someone else with more knowledge can pick through. I'm also apparently a genius, because my MSI is a 7870. The powercolor is also apparently only a PCIE2.1...
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    Powercolor 7850 on PCIE 2.0?

    All, I got the powercolor 7850 from the recent Newegg rebate deal, and I tried installing it earlier and ran into major issues- im wondering if the collective would know if there is a compatibility issues. I'm only wondering because I've tried quite a few configurations - all but the one I...
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    WHS Server Died, need replacement on the cheap

    Power consumption is not a concern, as I have 5 active gaming PCs in the same house - a file server is the least of my electrical concerns. And the microcenter is <10 min from my office. Yeah, I know I'm strange, but its more for that move into the future, moving away from WHS towards a...
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    Help with upgrading Gateway DX4200-09 cpu and video card.

    As Tirarides said, you'll have to upgrade the entire system. That processor is first gen phenom - meaning AM2, and DDR2, which are outdated. Cheapest you'll get is replacing the MB, proc, and memory - and hoping for it to fit in the case. Even then, you'll be hurting without a graphics card...
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    WHS Server Died, need replacement on the cheap

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc ***I have a WHS box that died - not entirely sure whats wrong with it but it needed to be upgraded anyways. I hardly used the backup capability - mostly just the file serve, and I also used it to host servers for...
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    Mini Displayport Audio

    Hey guys, I've read up on displayport a bit, and I know that the original displayport was video only - which was why I believed that HDMI would win the war. However, with mini-displayport/thunderbolt, obviously it has a few more uses now. I read that new Macbook Pros with the mini-displayport...
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    Generating Heat?

    Well, I wanted to get this sale on the road... but it's been an entire weekend and still no registration email from heatware.
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    Generating Heat?

    Does heatware normally take >30 min to send the activation email?
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