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    Surface Pro 4

    A bit of info on the SP4 not having thunderbolt or any kind of pci-e out (well, the SB 99% has, in the base-to-tablet connector, but yeah): https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn632176.aspx https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn632182.aspx Relevant: In both cases, the idea is...
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    Your Laptop Picture [H]ere (read first post for rules please)

    Always wanted one of these... 8740w with the DC2 panel. ...wish HP/Dell/etc'd stayed away from the MBP-style designs with the recent generations... + full-size keyboards, 16;10 screens, you name it.
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    HP 8740w - Shutting down on battery (with 3 batteries) mostly on heavy load

    Hello, First, specs: HP 8740w Quad-core motherboard (whatever the difference is, can't find anything on pics besides model number) i7-820QM 4x4GB DDR3-1333 (tested with 2x2GB, 2x4GB, different slots, etc, as this laptop used to have a problem with 4DIMMs back in the days apparently, doesn't...
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    Neutronium (Version 4) buildlog

    Since the volume is quite small anyways, I guess it'll mostly depend on whether you'd like a square or a bar :) Didn't really expect the width to be that much.. Is the video card you're using particularly thick or something?
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    Build advice SFF/HTPC/Gaming rig

    A 4670k will limit any decent gpu.....?! I trust you meant the opposite :)
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    Build advice SFF/HTPC/Gaming rig

    I guess you could go cheaper with a z77 board/CPU, because since you'll be clocking the performane difference shoud basically disappear from the K-series chips (ivy tends to clock better, mostly due to a lack of on-die VRM I think). You'll be losing the upgrade path to broadwell, if you ever...
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    Thanks for the heads-up :) Putting the build on hold for a week or two, as the new semester just kicked in and I want to power through the material (yup, not the lectures guy).
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    Preliminary budget and parts list: Motherboard - Z77E-ITX 115eur CPU - i5 3570 155eur Cooler - Noctua l9i - ~50eur RAM - Anything will do for a start (planning on putting 16g in the end), my home PC has 2x4GB so I can just get one of the sticks and use it until some nice deal on a 2x16GB drops...
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    Thanks for pointing these out! I don't think I'll be going down that route (due to reasons mentioned below), but it'd be nice to put a sticky in the SFF section of the forum with links to all sorts of SFF components that are not an obvious find :) About the undervolting - I have, I've...
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    Things are starting to get tricky with the PSU... The DC-DC converter plus AC-DC brick route seems to be quite a bit more expensive than the SFX/Flex ATX power supplies (Andromeda x51 dc-dc board + dell's XM3C3 brick will cost me at least something like 200$ alone by the looks of it), while not...
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    Neutronium (Version 4) buildlog

    Try adding some kind of exhaust fans to the PSU cutout and to the front side of the VGA, I guess. Still, the CPU temps look really good for that setup... mostly the GPU and the PSU I'm worried about :D The X51 supports a 4770 + a GTX670, but I have no ideas about the O/C part, and by the looks...
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    I just saw a thread on chiphell of a build that uses the noctua l9i cooler without any dremeling, with the Z87E-ITX - a very nice board (in terms of audio quality, features, overall performance, etc). I guess it will be a z87 after all, since I can't find too much in-depth info on other...
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    With blender it's always like that, however I can use my current desktop remotely as a render farm if I need to. As for using an i3 instead then - 2 more cores are a bigger improvement than 4 more threads, and games are already using 4 cores in some cases :)
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    About the M350 case - exactly what I was looking at first :) My idea was to cut a hole in that case for a riser cable and 2x6-pin pci-e power cables, to provide easy installation for an external GPU, if needed, which kind of means that It'll be nice to have an external GPU enclosure, and since...
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    24" Widescreen CRT (FW900) From Ebay arrived,Comments.

    Any ideas for getting one in europe nowadays? I'm still occasionally checking ebay, but I haven't seen any recently :(
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    m-ITX build, gaming, carry-on

    STATUS: Preliminary parts list and case dimensions, see last posts Thinking of building a gaming/performance m-ITX that can fit in a small carry-on bag sufficiently easy - something like two 15'' laptops stacked on top of each other. I guess you already guessed that the case will most likely...
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    Lenovo W540 w/ 2880 x 1620 display.

    Any info on pre-calibration, gamut, bit depth, etc? Last time I checked there were lots of hi-rez panels out there that didn't even cover the full sRGB gamut... Not much of a rival in that case :) Also, mandatory b#$#-ing about 16:9. The resolution is very nice, but it's not exactly a 27''...
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    Dell U3014 - Is my monitor faulty?

    Let's see.. HL2: Lost Coast (free on steam) Just about any source engine game, save for the latest (at least it's locked on cs:go) Oblivion (I think skyrim as well, skyrimprefs.ini) Far Cry 1 Probably a @#$#ton of more, but those should suffice. This is not a feature of the display, you...
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    Dell U3014 - Is my monitor faulty?

    Guess we're all learners :) It's HDR, that's a game feature. Basically emulates the way the human eye/real-life optical systems work in terms of adjusting exposure (adaptation to light levels). Your monitor is fine. EDIT: If you wanna see how it works...
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    Your Laptop Picture [H]ere (read first post for rules please)

    Didn't want to bring my PC for studying abroad (eindhoven), so here's my makeshift setup: Still playing with the 4870's bios as the dock doesn't seem to be supplying the full 75w via the PCI-E cable, right now sitting at 725/750/1.083v. I know that the HD4k series are very bad with...
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    Need advice on a sub-200€ IPS monitor (probably second hand)

    That would be nice, but it doesn't look like I'll be able to drive that kind of display in the near future, esp. with a 4870 that doesn't have displayport / the power to run anything at that resolution.
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    Need advice on a sub-200€ IPS monitor (probably second hand)

    Hello, I've got a pretty beefy setup back home, but I decided that I won't be bringing it over to Eindhoven (except for the keyboard/mouse), and now I'm using my T400 laptop for the university. However, a high DPI TN screen is not a very pleasant thing to work it when looking at it from far...
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    Need advice on new monitor

    delete, my bad (how do I delete this anyway, can't see anything in edit/delete...)
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    2 year study - use current gear or upgrade?

    So, I've got a dilemma... Right now I've got a T400 with the following: c2d p8400 GMA4500 & Radeon 3470 (switchable) 4GB DDR-3 1440x900 6-bit terrible TERRIBLE TN panel 9-cell 84wh battery, holds about 84% charge, lasts long enough 2x120gb HDDs (one in ultrabay) Advanced Dock with PCI-E...
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    Post Your Workstations 2013

    Main setup: Scraped together over the years. Samsung speakers salvaged from a XQ-100, attached to SA-GX690. I'd say the oldest components besides the desk at this point are the PC case, the 80gig HDD (^_^), and the amp (older than me, probably). And yes, the abyssus does jitter :/ Now...
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    Lens-like artifact on PA246Q coating?

    Sorry if this has been explained before, but I couldn't get any info on it by searching, so it's mostly my speculations for now. A friend of mine got a PA246Q recently and he just noticed several pixels that, when viewed from an angle, change their color from whatever to red to green to blue...
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    24" Widescreen CRT (FW900) From Ebay arrived,Comments.

    @ Myramond - Thanks for the info :) I'm interested, with one little problem - I live in Bulgaria and I guess shipping might be "a bit" problematic. If it's in Europe I should be able to arrange for a transport a bit more easily. Even better if it's in London, as I've got a friend there for...
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    24" Widescreen CRT (FW900) From Ebay arrived,Comments.

    Can anybody confirm that it's safe to get one of these? http://accurateit.com/monitors?page=shop.product_details&flypage=vmj_naru.tpl&product_id=1811&category_id=1 I just failed to bid on an auction for a FW900 because the seller had locked it to UK bidders only (went for 139, pretty nice) and...
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