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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    1080p full screen works fine in SST with nVidia in Win7 and Linux Mint, haven't bothered to try with MST since I don't game on my PC much, and 4k gaming works. I've played Diablo 3 and Deus Ex Director's Cut at full 4k resolution at very acceptable framerates and medium- to high settings (low...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    This is incorrect, there is an sRGB preset: OSD Menu/Color Settings/Preset Modes/Color Space/sRGB. You can even set half of the screen in sRGB and other in ARGB for testing purposes by turning on Zonal Color Space under Color Settings.
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    I use 150% in both Win7 and Mint - Win7 maxes out at 150%. I tried 200% in Mint, and it was too big, so I elected for 150% there as well. I believe I used 125% with my previous 20.5" monitor, so YMMV. But the fact that the screen is 4k and very sharp means text is much crisper and easier to...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    Here quick screens I grabbed in Windows 7 with Lightroom and Photoshop CC, and GIMP in Linux Mint 16. Lightroom is perfect with 4K. I have both Win7 and Mint set at 150% font size. Both GIMP and PS honor this in menus and popups, but icons are tinytiny, and using the software for any length...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    Mine arrived on Friday, been playing around with it a bit during the weekend. 150% scaling in Linux Mint 16 and Win7 (max) is ok. It would be too small on a monitor with lower ppi, but the ridiculous ppi makes text much easier to read. MST support is spotty. Current nVidia drivers don't...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    Pulled the trigger, along with i1Display Pro which enables hardware calibration, and hooking up my recently arrived MSI GTX 760. I saw the 32" version, spent half an hour looking at my photographs on it, jaw dropped. Way too big for a monitor for my workspace, and ppi will be even higher with...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    That's right, and PS is pretty much the only software out there that supports 10 bit at all, AFAIK. I will be running PS in Win7. I'll take a closer look at GIMP on Linux when it comes with 16-bit editing, since I won't be moving to Adobe's cloud. 16-bit editing has been promised in 2.10...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    Good point. After some research, since I don't do 3D or video editing, for my uses the only benefit a Quadro card would offer is 10-bit support in Windows, for a rather large price premium. Curiously, nVidia drivers disable 10-bit support in Photoshop (which uses OpenGL) in consumer cards...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    What GPU would you recommend with this monitor in a single-GPU system? I see Titans and nVidia 660s in the thread, but I presume some are in SLI. I don't game much on my PC, nothing demanding on the GPU. I use Linux Mint and Windows 7, so my main concern would be solid support in both OSs...
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    Just ordered my Dell UHD 24 Monitor UP2414Q

    Do not take it out of the box, or at least leave it in a plastic bag until it is at parity with ambient temperature. That way any condensation gathers on the box/bag, instead of on the monitor or its electronics.
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    Spaceman Spiff - Photoshop editing system build

    Trigger pulled! Last-minute change was memory to Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x2x8GB due to much lower price compared to 4x8GB Ballistix Tactical package, and CPU cooler change to Scythe Mugen 4 PCGH Edition, since Dark Rock Advanced wasn't available at the retailer I was ordering from. Stock...
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    Spaceman Spiff - Photoshop editing system build

    You are correct. The tweakers.net specs page incorrectly says they have BIOS only. Edited my previous post to correct this. No worries, thanks. I think an i5 is a safer bet with PS, as the i3-to-i5 performance jump is quite considerable in Photoshop based on 1155 socket CPUs. edit: OP...
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    Spaceman Spiff - Photoshop editing system build

    It's even more expensive than the X-650 which also comes highly recommended, for a tiny improvement on performance according to jonnyguru review. But it does have a 7-year warranty... Tough call. I think you're spot on here. I mostly play games on my PS4 anyway. Thanks for this suggestion...
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    Spaceman Spiff - Photoshop editing system build

    Some tweaks based on the feedback. Taking a closer look at PSUs, I considered Seasonic V700 which gets top scores and has a five-year warranty, but it looks like the fan will always run. At 117 EUR it's not cheap. X-650 80+ Gold V2 runs fanless at low power output, and also comes with a...
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    Spaceman Spiff - Photoshop editing system build

    Never heard of any of those. I'll take a look to see if they have advantages over unRAID. I've had several Asus mobos and good experiences with them, but I'm not married to the brand. I'll take a look at the mobos you suggested! edit: Z77A-G43 only has Crossfire, no SLI, so that's out of the...
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