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    Need some advice: 21:9 high refresh rate

    I have been doing some research on ultra wide monitors but keep getting confused with all the model numbers and 2018 version and overclocked vs regular, freesync g sync etc... I think I want a g-sync 21:9 1440p monitor with 144Hz ish refresh rate and a glossy screen, IPS or VA i am not sure...
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    Understanding generational differences between CPUs

    I am trying to understand 2 things before I get in to upgrading my computer, thread is not about should I upgrade or not. Talking about a single core of 2 generationally different CPUs 1) Is there a difference in processing speed of a CPU from 4-5 generations ago, running the same clock speed...
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    OLED55inch 4k as a monitor (size/distance question)

    Anyone use OLED 55 4k as a computer monitor on standard computer monitor distances? I have a 64 inch width table and I can sit about 1.5 arm lengths away from it. I know it is going to be too big that close up, just wondering if it is even usable/feasible?
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    Need help troubleshooting HDR on DELL UP2718Q

    My HDR works fine over HDMI 2.0 with a PS4 Pro. It used to work fine with my Desktop PC over HDMI 2.0 as well until windows forced an update on me and now the colors are all shades of green and pink. Interestingly when I connect the computer to an LG OLED E6 TV, HDR on windows works again...
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    HDR is very hard to implement on small screens my ass!!

    I have been shopping for an OLED HDR computer monitor for about a year now. After using the 65" LG OLED HDR for television I was hooked. Every review site and so called tech experts pointed out that small monitors are gonna take a long time to come up with HDR since HDR10 is hard to implement on...
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    UP3214Q calibration

    I have a 32" 4k Dell monitor (UP3214Q) connected to a Mac Pro. I have played with the colors, brightness etc.. and don't seem to be able to get a picture quality, similar to a Thunderbolt or a MBPr screen. I am aware that they are glass and this monitor has AG but I want at least the gamma be...
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    Monitor recommendation

    Hi guys, have not kept up with the new monitors that are out there. Although I love my current Qnix 27 IPS @96hz, it has only D-DVI and I can't use it with my PS4. I just got a Mac Pro and Qnix has flickering problems due to Mac's video card drivers ( D700) and active D-DVI to mini display port...
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    MacPro Update timing

    I am thinking about ordering the new MacPro at work. I have been getting by with a MBPr for a while but I would like to upgrade. The issue is, I am not sure when Apple will update the Mac Pro....I assume Dec 2015 since it was launched in Dec 2013. Does anyone have any info on this? What was...
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    RedHat vs Windows (Specific Scenario on a Workstation)

    Yes a Linux versus Windows thread but this one is pretty specific to my needs so I would like the guru's to chime in. Hardware: Dell Precision T7610 Tower w/ a single 8 Core E5-2667v3 CPU, 32 gigs of 2133 Mhz Ram and Quadro K5200 8 gig video card. Disclaimer : I don't care Linux is a...
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    40 inch Sony for PS4 usage

    I was always impressed by Sony TV's but never owned one myself because they were almost always twice as expensive as a comparable no name or a Vizio or something. I always thought they were amazing but could never justify the price. Now I have an opportunity to get a 40 inch Sony 108p Tv for a...
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    Astro mixamp question

    Ok to be honest this is for my console not PC. The issue is that I have a PS4 and a Yamaha Receiver. I want to play Spotify from the receiver but I also want to hear the game audio from the speakers ( not TV speakers. ) I do not like the headphones for spotify, speakers for game or vice versa...
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    Late 2014 MacPro refresh

    Do we know anything about this? I could order the late 2013 MacPro, but I think within a couple months they are going to refresh it.
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    [H] Destiny players

    Who is playing Destiny? lets for up some strike teams MataLeon90
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    First gen MBA crashed and won't turn on

    My gf's first gen MBA has crashed last night and it won't turn on anymore. Is this a common failure mode among MBA's? I mean the unit is old but I had laptop's that ran much longer than that without a random failure like that.
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    H100 with 4770K overclock questions

    Hi guys, I have ported my H100 which has been doing a fantastic job keeping temperatures below 70 on a 4.6Ghz OC'ed 2600k, to a 4770k. 4770k initially had the Intel liquid cooler (some intel rebranded cooling system) which had half of the radiator and only 1 fan. H100 has twice the size radiator...
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    Has anyone tried 2 4k Displays daisy chained on a MBPr

    Same as thread name. Has anyone tried or know if it can be done? I am thinking about doing it on a late 2013 MBPr w/Thunderbolt2 and 2 Dell 32 inch 4k monitors. I know it can do 1 @60hz, I am just wondering if it can do 2 @60hz.
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    Adding DP1.2 for multiple monitors using a dock

    So my DellM4800 has one DP1.2 port on it. The laptop is currently connected to a Dell port replicator, which has 2 DP1.2 ports on it. I am running a 4k 60hz monitor on one of them already, and I am wondering if the second one can also drive a 4K monitor. I guess I want to make sure that the...
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    Honest Apple review

    As I said on an other thread I just bought a late 2012 MBA (1.8 ghz, 4gig, 128GB) and I am in love with it. This is my first Apple computer but couple days after purchase I was already a fanboy. It is funny how blinded I've got over Apples heavily refined and optimized UI, aluminum casing...
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    MBA late 2014 refresh

    I am aware that MBA's refresh around may each year but I remember reading somewhere that this year Apple may push the 12inch retina MBA around the same time they release the MBPr's. Anyone know anything about this?
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    Just bought a Mid 2012 Air

    So just bought a used Mid 2012 Macbook air, 128, 4gb and the 1.8Ghz i5. I would have liked a brand new one, or something that has the Haswell cpu or a bit more storage but the price was right and I never owned a Mac before so I pulled the trigger. Any advice on how to manage my space on this...
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    MBPr 15" and 4K Dell monitor

    I have just connected my friends macbook pro 15 retina to my Dell 32 4K screen using mini displayport to displayport cable and it looks beautiful. The issue is that it is operating at 30HZ. I am hearing that Apple is pushing an update to the operating system for 4K displays. Will this update...
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    Simple Dual Processor question

    How does working on a dual cpu system change the way Windows assigns cores to applications? As an example lets say I have a program that can be configured to run using 2 cores. If I have a system with 2 physical CPU's with 8 cores each, will it use a) 2 out of 8 available cores on 1 CPU. b) 2...
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    Dell 4k display daisy chain question

    I have the new Dell UP3214Q and E port plus advanced port replicator connected to a Precision M4800 with the Quadro K2100M video card. If I get a second UP3214Q, can I daisy chain it though the first monitor? Can the K2100M handle 2 4K monitors? I am confused because these monitors have...
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    2xSamsung SSD Raid 0 150MB read write??

    I have just received a Dell precision M4800 with Intel 4930mx and dual 512gb samsung SSD's in raid 0. The laptop has Windows 8 on it and runs slower than my 4 year old Sony with an old Kingston single 256gb ssd. I ran a couple free hard drive benchmark software and I am getting 100-150 Mb per...
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    Windows 8.1 blurry

    I have new laptop with Nvidia K2100 and the 32inch Dell 4K monitor. At any setting except the one right before the largest on the Smaller/Larger slider under change size of all items which is at Control Panel->All Control Panel items -> Display things are very blurry. The only setting that...
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    Bose LifeStyle II 535...mm I can already feel the hate flowing

    I have an opportunity to get my hands on one of these for a pretty good price and I am consider it. I have listened to them at a friends house and really enjoyed the experience and recreating that experience would worth the money for me. Before anyone wastes their time trying to tell me how...
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    Internet setup with redundant back up

    I have been dreaming of a 1ms ping, high quality 50-200MBps up/down internet connection. On my new place, there are two internet providers, Charter and ATT. Charter residential service is 30/4, I saw some bad reviews about them being unreliable, as well as having data caps and openly...
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    how to extend network?

    I want to go from Modem, to a wireless router, then I want another device to pickup the wireless signal and then serve it like a switch using wired ports. Or modem to a wireless transmitter, to a wireless receiver on a different room then to a router. This is in order to overcome the...
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    30" showdown, HP or DELL?

    I have the option to get 2 30 inch monitors, HP 30i or Dell 3014. I don't like AR/AG or any type of coatings, but I am stuck with them in this scenario. Which one has less AG and overall better and why?
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    FS: Triple monitor mount

    Still for sale lowered the price to $39 pick up in LA area, comes with the flush center mount kit. http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/4367840694.html
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    IEM with mic

    I am looking for a high quality IEM with a mic to be used with a phone and to listen to music. I went and bought the http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00858I4M0/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The sound quality is good, mic is kinda meh, it has good bass, but you need to press the...
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    5.1 headsets, again...

    I tried to use a 5.1 Headset in the past, I think I had the AX something and the Logitech and both of them sucked pretty bad, they were heavy and 5.1 was just not there. How about these new generation 5.1 headsets that Razer has on their website. Anyone has any experience with them?
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    SLI 680 vs 780Ti benchmark and screen tearing

    Is there a benchmark that compares SLI 680's versus a single 780Ti? I am getting a lot of screen tearing especially on Windows desktop scrolling up or down long webpages both in Firefox and Chrome. I was thinking about selling the GTX's and buying a single 780Ti to solve the tearing problem.
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    Resolution and Nativenes

    Would 1080p resolution on a 27" 1440p monitor with no internal scalar look just as good as a 1080p resolution on 27" native 1080p monitor? I am confused since a 1440p panel is physically different than a 1080p panel, even if they are the same size, I am wondering when a 1080p picture is...
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    M6800 with QHD+

    Does anyone know if Dell is going to bring the QHD+ high resolution screen to the 17.3 laptops that they have?
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    Ipad Air and PDF editing using a pen

    I have sold my Lenovo thinkpad tablet 2 a couple months ago but now I miss it a lot because I am taking a class which requires me to download 25-30 pages of homework (digital circuits, block diagrams, code) do the homework using a pencil, erase more than I actually end up writing and in the end...
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    MacPro with 30 inch monitors

    What is the viability of driving 2 30" monitors with the new Macpro. I know it is all about the Thunderbolt but HP or Dell 30" use Duallink DVI or DP. Can I have 2 30" monitors with the MacPro? I would assume so.
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    Everythign you need to know before purchasing a Joystick, Watch these videos

    I have spent many hours and lot of money to test almost all the best joystick combinations out there. Here are the results. Everything you need to know before spending all that money on a Joystick. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGki6LeLWeY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDj_uJQFCxk...
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    C Programming Noob

    I can code in Matlab's scripting Language and have a pretty good back ground in VHDL so I am not new in coding but my knowledge in C is extremely basic and tutorials that go on and on about data types and declarations etc.. put me to sleep. Is there an up beat, example/small project based...
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    How long will Dell continue to sell....

    M6800 is out, M4800 is out, but Dell is still selling M6700 and M4700's. Granted they do not have the components to make the new series as customizable and available as the old ones, but I wonder for how long more will they continue to sell both and discontinue the 6700 and 4700. Clear all...
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