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Hi all, I have a well specced gaming rig in my office (in the attic) but I also have a Lenovo TS140 Thinkserver that currently just runs Windows 10 and serves movies via Plex. I am planning to move this to the dining room so my OH can use it to surf the net etc... However, I would like to play...

Good point about the USB CPU overhead Budwise. Cheers.

Hi, Not sure if this is in the right place but here goes : I have just aquired a Lenovo TS140 server with the following spec : Quad core Intel Xeon E3 v3 E3-1226V3 - 3.3 GHz 16Gb DDR3 128gb SSD Samsung EVO 850 1.5tb HDD & 500gb HDD It's sole use will be as a Plex Server and it will be...

Took delivery of 2 BL3200PT's - Both are perfect. No dead or bright pixels. No vertical banding (at least none that I notice) - No flashing issue. Mfg date is Jan 2015 and they were supplied by Amazon UK. Pretty awesome monitors and the BenQ DisplayPilot software is cool (if a little...

There are a few off white pixels and they aren't noticeable like you say banabooey. But there is one jet black one right in the middle horizontally and a few centimetres from the top. Really annoying. The cards I ended up with Mr mean are evga 980 superclocked and they seem great.

Thanks for all the advice and tips guys :) Everything is installed and running super smooth. The U3014 has one dead pixel unfortunately - It was second hand and the seller has kindly given me the option of returning it. If I do, then my only options really are to purchase a new U3014...

I decided to go with the U3014 and ordered a second EVGA 980GTX SC anyway just to make sure :) Hopefully the 2 980's in SLI will keep me going for a while!

I was look at either a HP ZR30w or a Dell U3014 - both second hand but in perfect condition. The other I was look at (brand new) is a : BenQ BL3200PT I currently have a Dell 2709W.

So are you saying Araxie that I will notice a real world FPS difference if I move to the higher resolution monitor or that I won't ?

DSR is a good idea. Would love to know if anyone has tried a similar combo

Hi. My rig is a 5820k oc'd to 4.2ghz with 16gb ram, 1tb ssd and 980gtx (evga sc). At the moment I game at 1920x1200 at ultra/Max with great fps but have been offered a new monitor that runs at 2560x1600 (16:10). Just wondered what will happen to my fps if I move to this resolution (or even...

That's great to know - cheers :) I thought it was OK as I run Crysis 3 at 1920x1200 on max settings and the temps only sort of break 50's. (EVGA gtx-980SC and 16Gb DDR4 Corsair Vengance)

Just wondering if any watercooling experts could give me some advice please : I have a 5820k OC'd to 4375Mhz. Motherboard is an Asus X-99A. Cooling is a Corsair H100 All of this is a Scan 3XS X99 Carbon System overclocked by Scan. Cpu Core Voltage is 1.280V Cpu Cache Voltage is...

Good points :) However, I have just thought of another scenario : I don't really need a secondary drive inside the PC for archiving - I have a 4tb external usb3/esata drive for that. So, perhaps I could NOT put any secondary drive in and, instead, get rid of the Samsung 512Gb 850 Evo...

So, a WD Green will be OK for games ?

Hi, I am just about to get a new PC (5820k @ 4.4Ghz/GTX 980/16Gb DDR4). The primary boot/OS drive (win 7) will be a Samsung Evo Pro 512Gb. This will host my opsys and all my applications (Photoshop etc...) I want a secondary mechanical drive to store all my games and I am trying to...

Thanks charold for the clarification :) Much appreciated. I'm not really worried about power usage BUT noise could be a factor ???? rive22 the cost difference is about £250 but it doesn't matter at all as it is a company purchase and we offset it against tax anyway. I am tending to agree on...

Thanks charold - that's given me some confidence on the 5820k for my work needs - now... what about gaming ? :) I'm not following you though on this : " The 4790k overclocked would definitely be faster, let alone that i7-5820k." So are you recommending the 4790K or the 5820k ?

Hi all, I am about to buy a new system and I am torn between 2 specs and wondered if you have any advice please ? I am based in the UK and my budget is £1700-£2100 including tax and shipping. I will be buying every single part APART form keyboard/mice and monitors. I run two monitors...

Just found a Crucial M4 256Gb for £115 - maybe that would be an option rather than the Intel 330?

I would love a 256Gb drive but £89 delivered for the 180Gb seems like a HUGE bargain to me!

Just seeking a bit of advice please : My current system is a Dell Studio 1749 with the following spec : Core I5 M540 @ 2.54Ghz 8Gb RAM Win 7 64 bit Radeon HD6500M Seagate Momentus XT ST95005620AS Hybrid 500Gb SSD/HDD The system, although a laptop, is used connected to 2 external...