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I got a second-hand NEC 27" IPS Monitor PA271W. Things look weird when something is in motion. Normally the screen looks okay. But when I start playing videos, it looks extremely weird - there is a jumpy, ghosty, interlaced-like effect. I took a video of what it looks like, since when taking...

Hey, before I go ahead and open it, is there any reason to not like the system? I'm asking, because once I open it it's much harder to return it. For example let's say I won't care about cash difference for up to $300 , as far as saving money goes, but other than that, is there any reason to...

I'll have to look for it & read it. I got the box from the store, still packed, while I am giving myself a grace period while I decide if I want to keep it. I am used to building my own from parts where I select each part, and thus can pick my case, my video/etc. Here I get everything packaged...

Can you explain how 24 and 32 inch monitors cost essentially the same amount? $400 - NEC EA245WMI-BK MultiSync 24" Display $391 - Samsung 32” WQHD LED Monitor (S32D850T) For example, what does NEC do that Samsung doesn't do? What does Samsung lack that NEC delivers?

I am at the Microcenter now it's about half an hour away from me. Operating system is Windows 10 probably professional version. That's right, I don't want to build one because I want it now and building my way will take a little bit of time. Because if I build one myself I will take some time...

I'd say video is less than 10% of my usage. Resolution typically 1080p, 60fps. I have cameras capable of doing 4K, but I haven't used it much really. I may at some point. I am not very hardcore into video. My situation is that ..my roommate's computer was given away, and he has no...

Hio! I am looking for some assistance as far as acquiring a new system. Wanted to get some advice. I want to get a system fairly soon, as in within this week. My budget being $1200-1600. I am looking for Desktop only (CPU + Mem + MB + Video, etc). Do not care about things outside of that...

I see there is a deal on newegg for Synology DS1517. Considering that I want to get a 4 or 5 bay NAS, how worth it is this deal? I'm still generally debating whether to use a single disk directly attached storage that i already have, or get a NAS. The benefits of NAS as i see it are RAID...

Thanks I specifically avoided saying NAS in my post to avoid biasing replies towards suggesting one but I think a NAS will help me for two reasons: online-accessible storage (set my drives up online, them being on when my computer is off) more more data security - RAID with various options I'm...

I am looking for a solution to an issue ... TL;DR: I have 20 hard drives full of various data, often not connected to any device, just laying around, and I need a solution to organize data on them, make that data accessible, and organize a back up solution to that data. And ideally I want...

I have been looking to upgrade my desktop with a (CPU+MB+RAM combo). I had my sights on Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz with an appropriate motherboard, most likely some model of Asus, and use say 16Gb RAM. I would normally pick some decent quality/performance components. I...

Having a budget of say $1,000 to $1,500, I want to build a 16Tb NAS machine. What kind of considerations should I pay attention to? any particular RAID card(s)? any particular hard drives? any specific motherboard? any specific RAID configuration? This will be for low-end home use for...

well I am still thinking about it. I was not planning on building a computer for NAS, I just have spare parts laying around, and a lower-end computer (circa 2004) that I can use. I've read that FreeNAS requires minimum 8Gb or RAM to function properly, and 16Gb for sweet-spot performance. I...

Thanks so just so I get it, * use a Windows-machine as NAS just as a network share * use Carbonite/AltDrive in place of RAID-like functionality (in a sense that if a drive dies, I do disaster recovery from online backup) If so, then yeah, I suppose that'll work and I won't need to spend money...

I am looking for NAS that will suit my data needs most. My goals (not all relating to NAS necessarily, but more so to my data needs overall, where I am hoping NAS will come in to help): * store my extensive photo collection where users (me + roommate) can safely go through photos to edit...

My mom's looking for a laptop and she seemed to have found an Inspiron 5721 for about $470 out the door (http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-17r-5721/pd) It has 6Gb RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 500Gb Drive, Windows 8 ... Core i3-3227U processor. I have an Asus laptop myself but have generally...

Thanks all. Just probably not going to work for me. ssnyder, not sure what you mean. I got SSD to speed up the system, did not really want to be buying anything else.

I have 4 sticks of Kingston ValueRAM 1 GB 400MHz PC3200 DDR. Namely, this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000V1A8A/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I need to find cheapest modern MB + CPU combo that supports this memory. How do I do that? This memory is quite old, so part of my...

Sgraffite: I didn't thoroughly try things, but I plugged SSD as the only drive into the motherboard and tried installing OS on it (Windows 7) from DVD. OS bootstrap acted very slow and then it just appeared to stall before getting to any kind of user-input screen. SSD works as verified by...

An alternative is getting a new MB + CPU + RAM, but I really don't want to spend any more than $150 for that right now, which will make it a kind of a sucky upgrade.

Last BIOS update was on 2006.05.03, so no. This card seems like it may work, although there was some mixed reports saying it killed an SSD (in a recent report on NewEgg for same card)...

My goal was to speed up an old computer, so I got the SSD drive and put it on my ASUS A8N-E 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra motherboard. SSD did not work. Apparently the onboard controller does not support SSD drives. Besides, it does not have AHCI option, and such. What would you suggest...

All of a sudden my PC started freezing every so often. So after some poking I figured to check my temperatures. I got SpeedFan, which showed 88F. BIOS said: ~40F. My RAM utilization was 4Gb out of 8Gb, CPU Utilization around 10-20%. I have a stock cooler, on my P8P67 EVO. I ordered a...

well the PC is actually for my sister who has been searching and searching through all kinda of systems, and I don't know why, but looking at all kinds of assembled computers including Dell and others. I guess she ended up liking the idea of getting a whole computer right away rather than...

New development to the story: almost ready to purchase a system. Budget is now $1500 with monitor. Dangman's post has a pretty good guideline for getting a system from parts. To avoid building from parts and to get a system whole I looked at this system...

Thanks! I didn't catch some of those. What do you think though about putting more money into the video card, rather than the CPU? i.e. getting a cheaper 4-core CPU and getting a more powerful video graphics card.

To recap, it will be used for 3D renderings and retouching in Photoshop and to run animations in Maya. And also for running MudBox, Mental Ray, Key Shot, and other programs. I've put together a list of parts - what do you think? $324 - Motherboard - ASUS Sabertooth X79 LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA...

In US, Detroit, Michigan Will need CPU(s), motherboard, video card, RAM memory, power supply, HDD, monitor possibly fancier CPU fans (for cooling). I think the rest will fall into place. I have spare keyboards, mice, cases, etc :) reusing case, mice, keyboard. I do not think I will be reusing...

Definitely will use Maya. Photoshop is probably about equal or so, but it's hard to say. Photoshop is such a common tool that it will probably end up being more in use. I don't see myself playing games. 1920x1080 is fine. Also, .... is it still considered to be cheaper if I build from...

Thanks. I am setting the budget to $1000 - $1500 (without monitor), and around $2000 (with monitor).

UPDATE: (scroll to the bottom) -- I am seeking to build a budget PC for some serious 3D modeling. i.e for serious use of Maya, Modo, Photoshop, and the like. I am talking about large 3D models like that of car interior, exterior, shading, textures, and so on. For budget I mean that this...

Thanks guys! Looking at dm1z I saw a newer model called dm1-4210us. I may consider that one as well. Windows 8 has been released to manufacturing and I have MSDN subscription to get a copy if I wanted to install it. I probably will not go with Windows 8 but stay on Windows 7. The touch...

Seeking to gift a cool netbook to my mom. She currently has MSI U100 Windows XP netbook. I am looking for something of similar size to fit into purse or take on small trips and vacations. I am considering either a small modern netbook or a tablet. A tablet is only okay if it has supurb...

Thanks! wow, that is quite a change. I was hoping to get away with a budget system, but it seems to be a tad harder than meets the eye. Not yet, but most likely it will be 64 bit. No I wasn't aware there were more than one type. How about this one? http://www.corsair.com/tx650w.html...

Having been out of touch with reality for a bit, I'm looking to build a 3D modeling computer for my sister. She is working for a car company and they use some beefed up machines for CAD work and 3D models. So basically that'll be her home machine but she wants it to have enough performance to...

thanks I'm having the same line of thoughts. For my current system I'll probably get a GPU, as otherwisely the system runs fine. Otherwise, good suggestions! Thanks!

I have now: MB Asus - P8H67-M EVO (rev 3.0) Intel - Core i7 2600k MEM 4gx2 - Mushkin 996770 ddr3 1333 PSU Corsair - CMPSU-650TX 650w DVD - Asus - DRW-24B1ST Approx. $670 from NewEgg at the time I got it - March 2011. One problem I have is my display driver seems to be causing...

North Bridge on my motherboard seems to be quite hot to the touch. Can you please recommend a replacement cooler? My CPU seems to be okay. I am not overclocking, running stock speed. My PC have been rarely but occasionally crashing and acting a bit weird sometimes. I am thinking it...