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Is anyone else getting eye strain at all from their Dell S2716DG? I have tried everything from lowering my brightness and lowering the blue value in the OSD but I am still noticing the eye strain after just a few minutes of use. My Settings at the moment: Brightness/Contrast: 20 / 75...

I got my 2nd replacement from Amazon yesterday and still has 1 dead pixel. frown.gif monitor1 = 1 bad pixel, good back light monitor2= 1 bad pixel, some back light bleed at bottom monitor3 = 1 bad pixel, some back light bleed at bottom At this moment I have monitor1 on my desk and...

Received my Dell and overall it looks great! I am getting mouse trail artifacts (pixel inversion?) on an all white backgrounds Currently my brightness is at 30 and contrast at 65. I also lowered my gamma from 1 down to .91. I have some minor backlight bleed along the bottom of my screen on...

Can anyone comment on the colors? I know its a TN but I am upgrading for an Asus VG278H, which is an older model 120Hz 1080 TN panel. Never used an IPS display so I shouldn't be biased towards its color reproduction.

About to pull the trigger on a Qnix QX2710 finally. Just need confirmation that the below linked model is the one to get. It is the non-se, single-dvi model, and has the bypass. From what I have read these are the only things to watch out for right? qnix_ebay_accessorieswhole Ebay prices seem...

I picked up a Asus Swift yesterday from Fry's and used it for an hour or so and noticed eye fatigue/strain. The monitors brightness was set at 80% from the factory I believe. I am assuming that what I am experiencing is PWM flicker and that I am sensitive to it. The monitor it replaces, the...

PWM for the Qnix looks to be around 156 Hz. I have found that I am affected by lower PWM and that it gives me headaches. My current monitor is an Asus VG278H PWM= 360hz @120hz Any opinions on whether I should be affected by PWM flickering on the Qnix?

Yes my Ducky 3 is full length. I would prefer something non leather however...

Just picked up a Ducky Shine 3 keyboard and am looking for a nice wrist rest for it. My previous keyboards have included built-in wrist rests so I am partial to using one. I just find it more comfortable when gaming with the wrist rest. Any recommendations for a good keyboard wrist rest?

Audioengine powered speakers were just an example. I am completely open and am hoping for other alternatives to be suggested in about the same price range. I have just read alot of glowing reviews about the A2+ and A5+ speakers as they relate to an all around desktop gaming/music setup. I like...

Can someone enlighten me as to the optimal Desktop speaker connectivity for these components: 1) Sound Blaster --> Audioengine A5+ --> Sub OR 2) Sound Blaster --> Sub --> Audioengine A5+ It has been suggested to me that if the sub (ex. SVS SB1000) has a high pass filter output, then you...

With powered desktop speakers, how important is it that it has an RCA output for a sub? Is it common to connect the source to the sub first and then use the line level output of the sub to connect to the powered speaker pair? How else would I connect a sub from my PC and the Sound Blaster card...

With Option 2, powered speakers + sub, will I need to connect as follows to be able to control sub crossover and levels? Sound Blaster Z -> sub --> Audio Engine A5+ I know the A5+ has RCA output for a sub, but I have read others complaining about not being able to control what the...

Looking to upgrade a 10 year old Logitech 5.1 speaker system. I use it for about 60% PC gaming 40% music. Budget is under $1,000. Currently have: Sound Blaster Z --> Logitech Z-680 5.1 Possible upgrades: Option 1: Powered speakers 2.0 (ex. Audioengine A5+ pair) and add a sub Option...

Interesting to know about the Viewsonic VP2770 possibly being on the way out. Can anyone else confirm this or have any other information? The VP2772 is still very expensive at around $1000 even from online retailers.

Dells have too many quality control issues for my tastes. I am wondering if I should be considering the Korean 1440p monitors that overclock to 120Hz. I could practically buy 2 of those for the price of 1 Viewsonic VP2770!

I currently have two 27" monitors but am thinking about replacing both of them for something udpated. I use these for working from home, but also enjoy PC gaming as well and play alot of games. Last year I picked up an Asus VG278H 120Hz and while I love the smoothness and fluidity for gaming, I...

Is it even worth me upgading from my older 27" Dell 2707 then? Like I said, I dont care for the 1440p resolution as I find that everything is too small for my tastes. I know there are several quality 24" upgrade paths but I just cant see going down in size....

I currently own a Dell 2707WFP that I have been happy with for last 3 years. My Dell is a S-PVA panel with 1920x1200 native res, .303 mm pixel pitch, 6ms gtg. I am itching to upgrade to an IPS display for overall better color quality. I would prefer to stay at the 27" size since that is what...

Many thanks to all who have assisted me in this thread! Another question came to mind: Do people still use add-on sound cards these days? In my current rig I have an 2yr old SoundBlaster XiFi Gamer PCI sound card. This outputs to a pretty nice Logitech 5.1 speaker setup. Should I carry over...

For my build, any thoughts on the recommended MSI P67A-GD65 versus one of the below Asus boards? Several reviews I found of the MSI P67A-GD65 seem to recommend these Asus boards instead which are right at thhe same $$. ASUS P8P67 (REV 3.1) ASUS P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1) There seems to be...

Danny and others: I have decided to move forward with this build even though as discussed in the thread that my existing PC is still fairly modern. I will be handing down my existing PC to a family member and it will get good use. My final issue on the build is which motherboard to choose? I...

Thanks everyone for the clarification appreciate the help!

Thanks everyone so far for the input! Would a newer SSD such as the OCZ Vertex 3 or Crucial M4 see a large performance boost over my 1st gen Vertex drive even though my mobo is limited to SATA 3Gb and not 6Gb?

After reading reviews and lots of forum comments I am not sure that this proposed GPU only upgrade from Radeon HD 5850 >>> HD 6970 is going to give me much FPS increase really. Overall my goal is just to have smooth FPS in the big fall/winter games titles coming out soon. I feel that my FPS...

Thanks for the feedback so far and I was a little surprised to see the recommendations to just hold tight with my current rig... don't get me wrong this is great news for my pocketbook :) I neglected to mention that I have an OCZ Vertex 1st gen 64GB SSD already in my current machine. If I...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, General use 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1,500 US flexible 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible. Houston, TX 4) What exact parts do...

Got a little concerned about my existing 620W PSU when I read the following review on the MSI N580GTX Lightning Video Card. The review showed this particular GTX 580 pulling 465W under a load and 555W under load when OC'd...

Putting together a new gaming system and wondering if I will be able to reuse my existing power supply in the new rig? Does it make sense to leverage my existing PSU or do I need something more powerful? Existing PSU: CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-620HX Planned upgrade: CPU: i5-2500K MB...

I understand the part about the CPU FSB and the memory being linked at 1:1 for best performance, therefore I am running my DDR800 ram at 800MHz and also running my E660 processor at a 400 fsb. So far though I have been unable to get my system to even post when I set the cpu to 400x9. I am able...

Last night I set my E6600 to run at 400x8 and things were really stable on my P5K Deluxe. I am also running my G.Skill 2x2GB ram at 800Mhz for a 1:1 ratio with the cpu fsb. Temps are better since I turned the Scythe CPU fan around to face the Ultra-120 heatsink (duuh!) but I am still in the...

I have a Lian Li V PC-V1100B case and a for memory I have a 2x2GB G.SKILL DDR2 800 5-5-5-15 kit. Current motherboard temps are reporting around 50c at idle from Pc Probe2. So to make sure I have this correct I should start testing some FSB overclocks without touching voltages and leaving those...

Yes the Scythe fan is on the side of the 120-Ultra heatsink that faces the case center. I can feel that the fan is blowing air awat from the heatsink instead of towards it. If I understand correctly I should then flip the fan over so that it blows air on the heatsink? Also, I have been...

I used AS5 thermal paste. What voltage does the E6600 run at by default? I tried testing with different settings all the way up to about 1.5 or so but Windows and Orthos were not stable. I would really like to run my E6600 at 400x9 for 3.6Ghz.. but I am wondering if I just got an unlucky...

Really newbie question here but I want to make sure that my S-Flex SFF21F fan is blowing air towards the Ultra-120 Extreme heatsink, right? I currently have it mounted with the Scythe logo facing outwards... Right now I have my E6600 running at 3000Mhz (333x9) and am getting load temps right...

Good point. I will probably pick up a copy of Spyer2 Express as it sounds worth the investment. If I understand how these calibration programs work they produce an .ICM color profile file that you can implement in XP or Vista via the control panel -> display properties. Does this then...

Just got a new 27" LCD Dell 2707wfp monitor and I am not certain how to calibrate it. I have a GeForce 8800GTS card and I went through the Nvidia color config wizard but the colors still do not look as true and accurate as I am expecting. I am not sitting in front of the monitor at the moment...

Dan, any particular 2x2GB memory kits you would recommend for the P5K Deluxe board? I have been thinking about getting the below G.Skill 2 x 2GB DDR2 800 Cas5 5 5-5-5-15 kit for my new build or would you recommend a different 2x2GB kit instead? Price is really not an issue for me as I want the...

Really my only goal with overclocking this new system is getting the E6600 CPU from default 2.4Ghz to 3+Ghz.. I would ideally like to run it at 9x400FSB for a 3.6Ghz clock. How important is getting just the right kind of memory given that I am only looking to overclock my CPU as specified...

If I do end up going with just 2GB of memory in a 2x1GB format, what speed RAM do I want to target? Is DDR2 800 my best bet with the new Asus P5K Deluxe DDR2 board? What CAS rating and memory timings should I look for when buying? I am a relative newbie when it comes to shopping for memory...