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    Monitor Color Calibration Hardware and Software

    I use an older version of the X-Rite i1Display Pro. It's not top of the line but it certainly does the trick. I have a triple monitor setup; two identical monitors and one slightly different. Before calibration when a window was halfway between two monitors you could tell the colors were off...
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    Upgrading - advise greatly appreciated

    rastaban - thank you! I think Im going to try to get some more life out of this setup. Would something like this be a reasonable upgrade for now? Noctua NH-D14, Samsung 256GB 840 Pro or Crucial M500 480GB, ASUS PB278Q I figure these things might help keep my system relevant for a bit...
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    Upgrading - advise greatly appreciated

    I apologize that was misleading. I have no intention of gaming on three monitors - just working. That is how I have it currently, I turn off two monitors to game. I actually don't enjoy the three monitor gaming experience! What I am trying to figure out right now is if I want to switch over to...
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    Upgrading - advise greatly appreciated

    To answer questions: I am currently running 24gb Corsair Dominator. I've taken a bit of a break from gaming but I'm pretty excited to get into Elder Scrolls Online, Titanfall, EQ Landmark... I work in digital arts; primarily the not-very-power-hungry world of web development, but I spend a lot...
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    Upgrading - advise greatly appreciated

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    Windows 8 over 7 on older laptop?

    Thanks for the responses. I installed Windows 8.1 and noticed a significantly smoother experience overall :)
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    Windows 8 over 7 on older laptop?

    I have an older laptop currently running windows 7: Mobile Core 2 Duo P9500 @ 2.53 - Penryn 45nm 4GB DDR3 @ 532MHz (7-7-7-20) CLEVO CO. M570TU (U22) 1024MB GeForce 9800M GTX 300GB SATA Would I benefit at all from a fresh install of 8.1? I have noticed some performance / stability...
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    Multimedia Build ~ $1800

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    Multimedia / Gaming Build - Revisit

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    Multimedia / Gaming Build - Revisit

    I can't believe I kooked out so hard on that CPU I linked - I saw the i7 and jumped to conclusions I guess... Thanks for being tolerant in the face of total delusion! That Motherboard / CPU combo looks great, I'll definitely go with that. The Samsung drive is out of stock, but I'll keep my...
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    Multimedia / Gaming Build - Revisit

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    Multimedia / Gaming Build - Revisit

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    Multimedia / Gaming Build ~ $1000

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    Multimedia / Gaming Build ~ $1000

    With the GIGABYTE X58A-UD3R, are you suggesting the three sticks of Geil because of the Motherboards triple channel specification? Using sets of three is more efficient than sets of two?
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    Multimedia / Gaming Build ~ $1000

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