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    MSI Monitor Cheats for You

    I don't like to pay more than maybe a dollar for range targets
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    HELLDIVERS II

    I'm not here to support my aesthetic preferences with reasons that satisfy you.
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    HELLDIVERS II

    I'm not the only one who is instantly turned off by 3rd person so however successful they are, they could have been successfuller.
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    HELLDIVERS II

    If that's true, it's a massive marketing failure.
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    HELLDIVERS II

    Regardless, my own head is blocking my line of sight. It's a bad aesthetic, it turns me off and I won't support games that only run in 3rd person. This also applies to platform games and most console games. I don't feel connected to my character when I'm observing them from the outside. I...
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    HELLDIVERS II

    I don't like it when I can't see through the back of my own head to line up a shot. Am I the player character or an ethereal puppet master pulling the strings?
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    HELLDIVERS II

    3rd person just kills any interest on my side.
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    MSI Monitor Cheats for You

    I hate cheaters more than I hate ISIS.
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    What were your favorite Speakers?

    Vee no schpeeky zee german!
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    Recommend me a great-sounding 2.1 speaker system for PC?

    These go for $999 which is a good price for what they bring - a full streamer, ARC, Chromecast, sub out (with proper bass managment) and some cool stand options. https://www.wired.com/review/review-kef-lsx-ii-lt-wireless-active-speaker-system/...
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    Why are IPS monitors popular? The IPS glow ruins a third of the screen along with any color advantage it may have.

    I bought a Dell 34" gaming monitor years ago and it had horrible BLB over 35% of the panel - I got it for a killer deal (employee purchase plus sale) and they sent me a replacement with even worse BLB and wouldn't do any more exchanges - they said I had to return it and buy a new one (and lose...
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    Optimum speaker setup for PC gaming?

    I went through all the guides when I was setting mine up - I think mine is basically the Dolby 7.1 setup but on a PC, you're closer to the front speakers vs most HT setups. (I didn't angle my rear speakers because they were wall mounted but it was fine) I'm not sure that 8 channel PCM surround...
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    Optimum speaker setup for PC gaming?

    That seems strange - this is roughly how I setup 7.1 in my 10'x10' office: Part of the reason I stopped was just the insane amount of cabling that was taking over the room. 4 monitors, 3 of which were connected to work PC and home PC (11 cables) plus 4 pairs of RCA from the sound card to the...
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    Optimum speaker setup for PC gaming?

    Surround sound is nice, but I've been playing Apex Legends for the last 5 years (come February) It doesn't support surround sound, but I get great audio that is very positional from stereo headphones and I always hear things before my squad does. I took down my 7.1 system a few years ago and I...
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    Optimum speaker setup for PC gaming?

    I used to run 7.1 in my office and it was amazing in Battlefield, Guild Wars 2 and Overwatch - super positional. I started playing Apex Legends and it didn't seem to work so I switched to headphones and they worked great. I sold off my AV rig and went with a high quality 2.1 system (LS50...
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    MSI Monitor Cheats for You

    A big problem in Apex Legends is that all of the guns have "recoil patterns" - you learn them as you become familiar with the guns. But you can buy a controller interface that lets you program a counter pattern to negate the recoil. You'd think they would either randomize it or remove it as...
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    Dell Ultrasharp U4025QW 40" 21:9 Ultrawide 5120x2160 IPS @ 120 Hz

    I'm saying that some might put the Samsung 57" inch in the same category, but I don't because the Super-Ultrawide aspect ratio bothers me.
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    What do we think of Sony moving away from OLED and back to LED?

    OLED is impressive, but I don't think I could buy a high end OLED because I'd have crippling burn-in anxiety the whole time and it would ruin the experience. A $900 42" OLED to watch TV/Movies - sure, but as impressive as the upcoming OLED (45" 5120x2160!) monitors look, I couldn't drop $2k and...
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    Dell Ultrasharp U4025QW 40" 21:9 Ultrawide 5120x2160 IPS @ 120 Hz

    Is this an LG panel? I wonder if LG will make a version but as it is, this is a niche monitor with no competition (the Super-Ultrawides are just ridiculous)
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    Some Microsoft hardware is coming back

    I enjoyed using these keyboards 20-25 years ago but those of you who still pine for them - have you tried a good mechanical keyboard with good keycaps? They make these old things feel like a cheap toy. You couldn't pay me to go back.
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    Some Microsoft hardware is coming back

    Iraq war era computer peripherals. Oh joy.
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    Upgrade from LSR308p MkII

    Can you describe what you think the problem is? Clarity? Bass? Listening fatigue? It's hard to offer help to what amounts to generic unsatisfaction...
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    how to minimize eBay ship costs?

    Some people take it way too far...
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    Upgrade from LSR308p MkII

    If I had to do it on $3K: Kef LS50 Wireless II SVS Micro 3000 Streaming, bass management, all the connections, detail, power, deep bass, easy. Fairly close to what I'm currently running except I'm using the passive speakers and a very nice 2.1 integrated amplifier. Depending on sales, that...
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    Upgrade from LSR308p MkII

    Do you want a 7.1 or 5.1 surround system or just a nice 2.1 system?
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    What are some good laptop speakers that have the capabilities of Surround Sound?

    You're thinking about it the wrong way. Your 3.5mm jacks outputs in stereo - but there are different devices to "enhance" stereo to make it feel like it has more depth. Dolby Pro Logic II is a scheme for making stereo content sound like surround content. AFAIK, most streaming platforms stream...
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    Recommend me a great-sounding 2.1 speaker system for PC?

    It depends on what you need I guess. A lot of cheap amps have a sub out but most are unmanaged meaning they don't high-pass the main speakers and the few that do have that usually just have a fixed frequency. The WiiM Amp gives you true bass management which means you can run speakers at their...
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    Any way to stop speaker white noise on PC without turning-off the speakers?

    It sounds like it's just inherent to your speakers. I just turned my 240W/ch amp all the way up (terrifying because playing it on a 3/10 is super loud) Zero noise - and I mean ZERO. That's on the coax digital out from my PC, but all my sources are digital and have zero noise.
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    Optical 5.1 input to listen for PC

    The x3 and x4 have optical input but as I mentioned above, that's the easy part...
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    Recommend me a great-sounding 2.1 speaker system for PC?

    The new WiiM Amp is just $299 and includes an eq, true bass management, ARC, chromecast, airplay, the full WiiM streaming suite, 2 way bluetooth, internal psu and its the footprint of a mac mini. Insane value. Had me considering downsizing my gear just to save some space and scale back in...
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    Optical 5.1 input to listen for PC

    You might poke around on the miniDSP site - I think this device is more for setting up an active crossover than doing mult channel but they have a lot of products: https://www.minidsp.com/products/minidsp-in-a-box/minidsp-flex-eight
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    Optical 5.1 input to listen for PC

    First, I think we could get the TV output into your PC and out to your speakers but to the best of my knowledge, Windows only handles stereo "line in" - so the most realistic solution is a stereo solution. Second, even if you were going to somehow handle multi channel audio in your PC, you...
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    Optical 5.1 input to listen for PC

    You really need to provide more information and detail to get help with this. 1. What is the source of the 5.1 signal - is it a Blu-Ray player, a TV, a streamer, etc. 2. What is your output stage meaning, when you see yourself listening to the original 5.1 source, are you listening to it in...
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    Desk ideas?

    These are too tall to be ergonomic.
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    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)

    Took a break from Apex for about a month to level my MW2 guns. Now im really enjoying the dmz style zombies mode
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    Desktop Unit for Treble, Bass, Volume

    For the money you're thinking of spending on an Amp or EQ, I'd suggest getting better speakers. I'd wager you have a "poor speaker" problem and not an EQ problem and spending money on a device is not going to help.
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    DVD slot for the back of case using a bracket?

    One of the first gen Phanteks cases had a rear 5.25 bay but it went EOL before I could get one. https://www.techpowerup.com/review/phanteks-enthoo-evolv/5.html
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    Ex Apple Engineer. Let go for using a Galaxy device as my main driver after 17 years.

    I worked at Dell for many years. Always built my own PC I worked at AMD for a few years. Ran intel/nvidia You dontt have to eat the dog food.
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    Looking for 4-7 port Powered USB 3.x Hub for fast charging as well as data!

    I have my PC in the back of the room so all my cables have to route around half the room to reach my desk. I have this USB hub mounted under my desk and it's been solid. Price went up from $69.99 to $90 ish in just over two years, but I'd buy it again. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q4CYW5X/
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    One of Nvidia's most Controversial GPU

    Nobody could turn a phrase quite like Billy - RIP.
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