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    Dell U2720Q Settings

    Hello, I have dual Dell U2720Qs I am using for work at home, youtube and no gaming. I've hooking up the displays and getting everything configured correctly in Windows. I've also gone into the settings since the display was a little to yellowish to me. I am in RGB mode. I've taken R and G down...
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    Sub Channel Only Playback in Certain Videos

    Guys, I have noticed that I get sub frequency (what audio is routed to the sub) only when playing back certain YouTube videos. I think I have seen this once on a video outside of YouTube as well. Most of the YouTube videos play back 2.1 channels fine, but on occasion, I run into some that do...
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    4k Monitor Scaling Options

    If I had a desktop system with a 4k monitor (probably scaled to 150%), then I opened a full screen RDP session and connected to a laptop system to do lots of office related work, what would that look like? Also, if I started to work back on the laptop screen, local to the laptop, would the...
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    Difference between cards

    What are the differences between these 2 cards? What does the $10 extra get you? A bit higher of a core clock and a slightly longer card? Wondering why they made these 2 cards that are so close to each other and who they benefited? Also a 2nd question. Do both of these models have the zero...
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    Dual 6 pin to single 8 pin male GPU Cable

    I need a cable like this at Newegg and I cannot find it no matter how I search. https://www.amazon.com/BLUEXIN-6-Pin-Female-Adapter-0-65ft/dp/B07FNBFFXT
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    Suggestion for casual gaming

    I need a video card in the $150 range. We do not game very much, but when we do, we want something that decent. Most of the time, the PC is used for office/media work, so it must stay silent then. It would be going into a Dell XPS8900 (i7 6700/8GB) with it's fans replaced with Noctura fans...
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    USB Type C Multiport Adapter Power Questions

    I need a multiport adapter for a laptop. Main uses are PD charging pass through while using HDMI out to another monitor and USB 3 connectivity. There are a ton of them out there, but my questions are about PD power delivery for the fastest laptop charging I can get. How do I know what I need...
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    SATA to NVMe

    I've got a Win10 system that was built fresh on a SATA SSD. If I want to switch the OS drive to an NVMe M.2 drive, can I just clone the SATA OS drive to the new drive and everything should be ok and boot to the new NVMe drive? Nothing in the OS needs adjusting afterwards right? SSD trim stuff...
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    Cortana Search bar

    Well, for the last few Windows 10 builds, the reg fix, plus removing all permissions on those keys except for Admin) has worked. With 1803, those same reg keys are now missing. Does anyone know what they were changed to? FYI, this is what used to work...
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    Getting HP USB-C dock to operate with 3 monitors

    I have the x360 1030 G2 hooked up USB C to the HP Elite USB-C Dock G3. Then I have 3x 1920x1200 E241i monitors hooked, 2 via docks DisplayPorts and 1 via the docks HDMI port with an HDMI to DVI converter. The 2 DP monitors show up fine, but the HDMI one only has a low 640x480 resolution. The...
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    Wireless Charging

    I wanted to pick up a wireless charger for my Galaxy S8. I thought it would be a good idea as a stand for the phone to replace my alarm clock with the always on display for the time, and to have wireless charging. I was reading about some chargers vs the Samsung wireless stand. The Seneo one...
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    Wall Charger Differences

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AHX1ABW/ref=psdc_12557637011_t2_B01LCDT7FC?tag=androidcentral00-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU5777578...
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    USB Type C Cables

    Just preparing for a new phone next year with Type C and picking out a PCIe type C card. Apparently, there are different types, watt rating and speeds of C cables out there. It seems like there are no 10gbps cables over 3.3ft. I need a 6ft one. They may do that because the speed rating needs...
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    External Drive Sleep Questions

    If I get an External Western Digital Passport Ultra USB3 drive, I am wondering about certain scenarios. If the USB 3 drive is hooked to a surface dock, which is hooked to a Windows 10 Surface, will the drive go into sleep mode when not in use (that would be what I want). Or rather - will...
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    Resolution and Scaling Docked vs Undocked

    Are there any secrets to this issue? For example, when you are undocked, using a Surface screen, the resolution is so high that you need scaling in windows to 200% recommended. Also, Edge and IE need about that percent well. Then lets say you want to re-dock with your monitors that have...
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    Best 4K Monitor for Business Use

    What I am looking for is a display that is 4k. Right now, I have a 24inch 1080p Acer TN panel I got for a real good price. Yes, it doesn't offer the accuracy of an IPS, but it does great for web surfing, youtube watching and business. I saw that the Dell P2815Q was $300 over at micosoft...
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    Haswell Memory with XMP

    Thinking of going with an ASUS Z87-A MB and some new RAM for a Haswell chip. I understand there are profiles for memory, but can I select any DIMMs, or do I need DIMM specifically designed for Haswell to use XMP? If I do need specifically designed Haswell memory for XMP to work, is there a...
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    Outlook.com Contacts Question

    I really like the Outlook.com format. I also have a gmail account I use for android and all my contacts. I noticed that you can add your gmail account to Outlook.com and view your contacts. This works great, except, it seems like a one-time sync and doesn't constantly update your changed...
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    Triple Screen Wallpaper

    I have 3, 19inch LCDs at work and trying to get 1 wallpaper to strech across all 3. Example like these: http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/downloads/date/3_screens/ I can't make it happen with Windows 7. it just keeps repeasting teh same image on all 3 screens. Screens are 1280x1024...
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    2012 Samsung Series 9

    http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/09/redesigned-samsung-series-9-laptop-announced/ So, these look great and everything that I want in a new laptop. However, the first series 9had a battery that you could not replace. Will this new series? What do you do with a $1500 laptop when the...
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    Help Getting to the 300 or 450Mbps Speed

    I've got a Linksys 4200v2 with a laptop client that has an Intel 5300 with 3 antenna. I am trying to get to the 300 or 450mbps speeds, but can't seem to do it. I seem to be able to get 217Mbps on both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. Does this seem to be a NON-bonded speed? How do I enable bonded...
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    Laptop with 10GB Conenction

    I've been tasked with specing out a laptop from HP or Samsung with a 10gb over Eth conenction. I haven't seen a conenction like this before. Are there any laptops that have a built in 10GB conenction?! Or can you get a USB 3 dongle that would work?
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    ARM Chipset and Windows 8

    Will we be able to dual boot the Asus Transformer Prime with Android and Widnows 8? I was wondering if Windows 8 was compatible with ARM in the first place. And if it is, would apps like office and everything else work on it?
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    Streaming to Xbox 360

    I need to stream .mkv to the xbox 360. Setup: Hardware - I have a wired 100Mbit connection, Core i7, 6GB Ram, Nvidia 9500 GT. Software - I loaded DivX Plus, AC3filter and MatroskaSplitter. The .MKVs start playing fine, however, they start to break up after a few seconds. So, this...
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    USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock

    I need a USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock with a few USB3.0 ports on the front (USB 3.0 Hub). Have you guys found any? A search on newegg doesn't pull back any with the hub part.
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    Search Options

    I need to search a folder on a server for files that contains the word x. This works well with Windows Search, but this query brings back everything in frontapge extention folders, like _vti etc... I do not need those results(files) in those folders. Is there a way to get the results I am...
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    LED Monitor Color

    Picked up a 24" LED Acer 242HLbid for 170 bucks Great price. Replaced a 19 inch Hanns.G LCD I had. Right away I noticed the colors being washed out/bluish/purple tint to everything. I tried to adjust it out using the Acer calibration software and the monitor settings, but nothing works...
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    MSCONFIG -> Number of Processors

    If I have an i7, what should I set this as? Leave it on 1 or switch to 4(for 4 cores)? What does this setting tell windows 7 to do differently?
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    Windows 7 Welcome Screen - Hang

    I've got an SSD and the Windows 7 weclome screen(after starting windows screen) will hang for about 5 seconds. When I did a fresh install a few days ago, it did not hang, and went right into windows. Is there a way to tell what may be the cause of the hang? I think it may have been MS...
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    New SSDs - Tweaking

    Ok, thre are a ton of articles out there on tweaking your SSD. However, most of those are 2 years old or longer. SSDs have changed since then. So here is my question, and are they still beneficial to the new SSDs? -Move pagefile to another drive -Disable SSD File Indexing -Move user...
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    SSD Defrag

    I've researched and know that you disable the defrag schedule for an SSD. After your OS load and all the programs are installed, is there a benefit to running defrag one time, and then disable the schedule on an SSD?
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    SSDs and HyperFast

    So, with modern Trim and Garbage Collection, does one really need Diskeeper with HyperFast?
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    SATA3 Cables

    Is there a speed diffrence between an SATA2 and SATA3 cable? Google search comes back woth conflicting reports and no solid answers because drives haven't been fast enought until now. So, would using a SATA2 cable cause a Vertex 3 SSD hooked to an SATA3 MB to have slower speeds or jitter...
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    Vertex 3 Pro

    I just read the review of the upcomming drive on Guru3D. I noticed the page here: http://www.guru3d.com/article/ocz-vertex-3-pro-review/13 Where it talks about certain controllers to reach the 500 mb/s plus speeds. I was wondering if you guys knew if this MB was capable of that or not...
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    3rd Laptop Antenna

    Antenna The antenna I have looks like this one. When I install it, should I leave the square flap on the end? What purpose is that for?
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    Network Name Change

    Windows 7 64bit. I had a wireless network setup and running. Swapped routers and kept the same network name. Now on my laptop, the connection name is mywirelessconnection 2. I tried to get rid of the 2 by deleting the wireless nic out of Device Manager and rebooting, but when I joined to the...
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    Spam Email

    Hey guys. I've got an old hotmail account I used to use years ago. There are a few people who are getting spam from that account. Some spam server is putting my my hotmail address in the "From" section on the email. Even if I cancel my hotmail account, these emails will not stop. Any idea...
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    Office 2010 x64

    Anyone running Office 2010 x64 for general use (email/word etc)? How has the speed been (openning of apps and working with data) compaired to Office x86?
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    Upgrade Laptop to SSD

    I have a SATA 1 Dell with a 7200 RPM hard drive. If I wanted to upgrade to SSD, would I get an SATA II SSD? It will work with SATA ports, right? Also, with an SATA I port, does getting faster memory on the SSDs make a difference? Like an Intel X-25 vs a cheaper SSD?
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    New SATA3 SSDs

    When is OCZ or any other company going to release SATA3 SSDs? Crucial Real SSD is the only oe out for a while now.
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