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Very, very true. Capitalism is still the better system we ever came up with, but it's not perfect and needs checks and bounds, otherwise it simply devolves into pure greed (the exact reason behind the 2008 global economic crisis, which was caused by too much deregulation). All you need to do to...

So very true! I still remember when the next CPU generation was measured in jumps from 33 Mhz to 50 Mhz (486 DX-33 to 486 DX2-50) and that puny 17 Mhz jump would make a VERY REAL difference (my very first CPU was a Z80 on a ZX Spectrum running at 3.5 Mhz). We are talking Mhz here, not Ghz...

Ok, for the sake of anyone who might be wondering the same thing as me and runs into this thread in the future: I tried it and it's not worth it. At all. As an Intel tech correctly pointed out, regardless of anything else the limits are in the drive itself. According to CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2...

Get an APC or any other good UPS. I ran a pair of Intel SSDs in RAID 0 (software) for 6 years and never had any problems despite several power failures (thanks to the UPS, of course). Either way, I also do daily *automated* (that's the key here, or you WILL forget and you know how Murphy's law...

Thanks for the reply... :) I actually solved the problem in the mean time by moving the fan all the way to the back (I had left a 2" gap when I installed it for the first time).

LOL! True, but you will still be looking at it for far longer than me. ;-)

Well, depends on what you do with it, as you said. Alas, most applications (and most tasks) are still single threaded, so for those it really doesn't matter how many cores a CPU has, but rather how fast EACH core is. And, for the moment at least, it seems we are stuck with 5Ghz for a long time...

Did you already try replacing the original fans in the case with something else? And, if so, have you already tried running them at full speed? I replaced all the original fans with some Cooler Master ARGB 140mm fans, and installed an extra one at the top as exhaust (to mimic the configuration...

Well, that's how I left it, at least for now (busy installing some Cooler Master ARGB fans, waiting for extension cables from Amazon, overclocking the system so it remains stable even in Prime95 small FFT without melting the 9900K, etc)... couldn't even get a straight answer from Intel's own...

Thanks for the reply! Just because you don't 'feel it', doesn't mean it isn't there though. :) Plus, keep in mind that the Optane's strong point is 4K reads and writes, this is what makes it stand head and shoulders above the other SSDs. I would thus imagine that the lower the latency is, the...

So, I just got my new system: 4K monitor, Intel 9900K, Asus Maximus Formula XI, 32GB RAM, Asus Strix 2080ti, Intel Optane 905p 980GB NVMe, Samsung 970 EVO 2TB M2. Currently the Optane is placed in the lower x16 PCIe slot that is connected to the motherboard chipset, running at x4 mode as it...

I can only hope that Paul and Fred get sued for everything they have. What a pair of opportunistic good-for-nothing clowns.

I didn't mean to accuse YOU of anything, I quoted several people and was debating the arguments presented. The 'you' in that phrase was a generalization, sorry if I didn't make that clear - in retrospect I should have used 'people' instead of 'you', my apologies. Read the article I linked to...

It really doesn't matter what the percentages are (and they depend from game to game, software to software) *someone* is always going to deny them because it's convenient for them. The world of piracy is filled with self-serving excuses. I'm not a games dev but I am a Windows utility software...

The flickering happens because of the different power saving modes coupled with stupid bugs in the driver: These cards have 3 different 'speeds' to save power: minimum, medium and full, and automatically switch modes whenever necessary. Each of these three modes applies to GPU speed as well as...

It's weird guys, I have a 5970 + 5870 in (tri)Crossfire and just finished Crisys 2 with no problems. Crossfire was working as it should throughout the game and I didn't see any issues. If it helps somebody, I'm running Catalyst 10.10e (because the latest drivers still have the 99% GPU...

No, in fact it is not, it is a discussion on why Crytek 'abandoned' PC users this time around and focused on the lowest common denominator, Consoles. And, the reason, as stated by Crytek itself, is software piracy on the PCs. Which gets us here. ;) The same way I can't say every copy lost...

And exactly which parts are bullshit? Have you stopped to wonder and think how that can be possible if there are many more PCs than there are consoles (I like to game and I don't own a console, for instance)? Perhaps one of the reasons is precisely because piracy is an order of magnitude...

Nah, I just happen to be a B2C software developer myself (not a games developer, mind you) and know first hand the nasty effects of software piracy, thank you. :D Piracy is and will always be a problem. I suggest you give THIS article a read, it's the most exhausting research on this subject...

What you have here is a direct result of the rampant piracy on PCs. Don't blame Crytek, blame the pirates - piracy is a much less serious problem on consoles than it is on a PC, so the logical move for any games company is to develop for consoles first. It's happening more and more. Software...

You guys seem to be forgetting about the Crossfire bridge bottleneck: The crossfire bridge that all AMD cards use today is only 900mbits/sec. Apparently it only has enough bandwidth for a total resolution of 2560x1600. That's about 4 million pixels. Your 5760x1080 resolution is trying to...

lol Thanks! The best part (besides the 30" monitors, eheh) is having a girlfriend who not only 'gets' the joke, but also has enough sense of humor to pose with a bikini. ;) Eheh. There wouldn't be many. :) Anyway, glad you guys enjoyed it. Happy New Year, everybody!

;) Ready... Set... Go! Wearing the smug-as-hell smile. :-) This is just a joke, guys, so please don't go overboard. ;) 2 x LG 30" + 1 x ZR30W 30" + bikini babe

To me it seems more like a default color temperature issue (the ZR30W seems biased to 'cooler/bluish' tones, while whites in the LG seem a bit more yellowish), not a panel quality issue. As such it should be easy to correct by playing around with the video card color and contrast settings - not...

I just got my ZR30W (5 days ago), and, so far, no blinking or hissing problems. It's flanked by two LG W3000H BN units, and, sincerelly, I can't see any difference in terms of image quality between the LG's and the ZR30W (but then again, I am no expert). Something else I like about this...

Got my HP ZR30W today - had to wait over three months for it to become available here in Portugal... Damn HP! Now I finally have 3 x 30" screens: two LGs W3000H and the HP ZR30W, connected to my 5970 via Displayport. Anyway, here are the new photos (you can see photos of the old setups by...

Eheh, I'll have to wait and see. :) Me neither, been waiting for over a month to get my orgas..., err, for the Portuguese HP to 'build up stock' and make the ZR30W available here.

Currently I have three monitors connected to my HD 5870, two 30" LG W3000H (which only have a single DVI-D input) and one HP LP2475W, the first two connected via DVI-D and the latter via Displayport. The HP has multiple input ports and is shared with another PC, which is connected to the...

Here is my current home office (previous setup can be found here and the one before that here): One 24" HP LP2475W on the left (looks really small on those pics, heh?) and two 30" LG W3000H on the right. Currently waiting for the 30" HP ZR30W to become available in Portugal to...

Ok, please ignore the above, got an answer from HP itself: both products (ZR30W VM616A4 and VM616AT) are exactly the same, the difference is related to HP's internal organization.

Guys, seems like HP has two different models of the HP ZR30W, the VM617A4 (€1,618) and the VM617AT (€1,363). Given the €300 difference in price, anybody knows what the difference between these two models is? I'm totally confused and the HP site doesn't shed any light on this (the VM617AT page...

Have you considered the LG W3000H? Amazing 30" monitor, great price. Personally I love mine. This said, it does NOT have a built-in scaler, but why do you want one anyway? The graphics card should take care of that for you. Also, hardware scalers add video lag.

Hi! Yes, it was bought on Ikea, so I think it is a Galant desk. Nothing bad whatsoever to say about it, very sturdy, much more than I expected, if fact. :-) As for the wallpaper, you can find it HERE.

Here is my office before the arrival of the new system and the HP 24" monitor: The new system is a Antec Twelve Hundred case, core2 i7 920 @ 4Ghz, 6 GB DDR3 1800Mhz OCZ Reaper RAM, three 80 GB Intel X25-M G2 SSDs in RAID0, 500 GB WD hard disk, 1 TB WD hard disk, and an ATI Radeon HD 5870...

I just had a very similar problem with my nVidia 8800 GT after upgrading to a new system (I was going to use the 8800 GT in the new system). In the new system it caused Windows 7 to freeze randomly. I finally figured out it was the video card and not something else (after a week of tearing my...

Hard disk temperatures should be kept at or ABOVE 35ºC, as temperatures lower than this in the first two years are actually more lethal to hard drives than temperatures above 45ºC. Optimum temperature range for hard drives is 35-40ºC according to a study Google did on their very large hard drive...

I just LOVE my 30" LG. :-) You can read my story about it HERE.

Great post and comparison, Byk! I never had a chance to compare my LGW3000H to anything else, as these monitors are so expensive that you will hardly ever see one in the big shops here in Portugal, much less two of different brands side by side. I'm also not a web designer, photographer or...

I got myself a LG W3000H and I love the damn thing! You can read my review HERE. :)

Just got my LG W3000H! :) This was not a story without its problems, however. Portugal is a small country and 30" TFT monitors are expensive, therefore it's not easy finding them in stock anywhere. The first 30" LG monitor I ordered worked perfectly in Windows at 1280x800, but was totally...