Desktop Computers

Foggy

Bronze Baronet of the Realm
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How far are we talking, you can get really long hdmi for pretty cheep at amaon, mine is set up with a 25 footer. There are some wireless hd transmitters out there but they are about $200. Not sure about this google play thing.
I could run a wire but I'm renting so I'm not going to run a wire through the walls on a one year lease.
 

Joeboo

Molten Core Raider
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Speaking of which, for anyone that has one of the Korean 1440p monitors, is the brightness an issue at all? I've seen multiple reviews that mention they are insanely bright, and if you crank down the brightness then the contrast/color balance leaves a bit to be desired, but at default brightness they can cause some eye strain when used at length.
 

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
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Why spend $800 on the Dell monitor when you can get virtually the same thing from Monoprice, with warranty, for $400?
The light bleeding is a big issue as is the brightness for korean models as mentioned above. Dead pixels don't seem to be as bad as they were a year ago but there's still frequent enough issues with either to warrant using replacement policies for a lot of folks. Probably could go $150 for $200 cheaper buying the Dell model at a 3rd party outlet but there's been a lot of reports of A01 or even A00 models rather than the current batch of A02s.

Edit: Most of the Overlord 1440s look sold out and use Dual DVI, is there any advantage to that over displayport? also are all 96/120hz 1440s overclocked?
 

TecKnoe

Molten Core Raider
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Should be fine, that CPU is socket 1150, and the cooler specifically lists socket 1150 compatibility
ok thanks, i was looking in the tittle description it wasnt listed.


So i kinda have a skeleton of what i wanna buy for my setup in my newegg cart but ive never bought on cyber monday and dont know how those deals work so, gonna see if anything good comes up monday but it seems like ram is going to be an issue unless they have saved stock for monday, because almost every 2x4g 8g sticks are gone for less than 60-70$ should i just grab them at 65$ a piece, id be getting two, again i dont know how cyber monday works. im only looking at gskills, idk shit about ram and thats what i had before, next cheapest are TEAM VULCAN. lol
 

spronk

FPS noob
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if you can wait on monitors a little bit longer I would try, I have a korean shimian 27" 1440p that OCs to 90hz (it can do 120hz but gets some blue lines sometimes so I said fuck it), a 2560x1080p 29" wide dell, and a bunch of other older monitors. the korean is nice, use it for 8 hours at a stretch sometimes no problem. Maybe if you are super sensitive you will notice the light bleed but I don't, at all. The bleed is from the very edges and you need a dark room with a dark screen situation (movie etc) to notice it. I will say though if you are a graphics person the 1440p koreans are probably not a good idea, my wife is very picky about colors and says the screens are too blue if she tries to photoshop on it. I don't really know what the fuck she is talking about, but I like blue so I don't care.

The big problem is that none of the current 1440p monitors will be gSync compatible, and gSync looks like it'll make everything a lot less blurry at high FPS since it will allow monitors to sync with GPU frame rates, which is great nowadays since video games can go wildly from 20 fps to 120 fps as you move around. It'll help with cooling too since you wont need to have your GPU go balls to the wall if you choose a lower FPS and monitor hz to match, like 48 or 60 or 90, whereas right now you mostly have to turn vsync off and go for max FPS and hope you get consistent 60-120 fps.
 

Df~_sl

shitlord
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Any good sub 500 deals for laptop or small footprint media center computers available online this holiday season?

Thanks in advance!
 

McFly

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Can anyone talk about gaming on a 6ms IPS display?

I said fuck it and decided on a gtx780, so now I want a 120hz monitor but I'm weary of going from a 60hz-2ms to something like that.

I have a 48" 120hz Samsung monitor that is terrible at 10ms.

Ive always been able to feel the difference past 3ms response time. Years ago gaming on a CRT monitor was amazing since the response times were miniscule.

Any input?
 

TecKnoe

Molten Core Raider
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Pcpartpicker is best place I found to quick compare. It is how I build all my rigs.
yeah ive been trying to use that, unfortunately i dont know whats essential and what makes the 160$ board better, and if ill ever need that technology you know?

also can i get some opinions onCOOLER MASTER HAF series RC-912-KKN1 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
and the full sizeCOOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

i know full size has more fans more space thats the obvious, but is it gonna be alot cooler than the smaller mid case? i travel alot 3 inches aint much but its annoying.
 

Hatorade

A nice asshole.
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yeah ive been trying to use that, unfortunately i dont know whats essential and what makes the 160$ board better, and if ill ever need that technology you know?

also can i get some opinions onCOOLER MASTER HAF series RC-912-KKN1 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com
and the full sizeCOOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Newegg.com

i know full size has more fans more space thats the obvious, but is it gonna be alot cooler than the smaller mid case? i travel alot 3 inches aint much but its annoying.
I suggest going full ATX or mini ATX, mid towers in my opinion are pointless.
 

TecKnoe

Molten Core Raider
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just bought the haf 932, it will be 99$ after the rebate so if it goes any cheaper i dont think ill snibble, the first piece has been purchased!

anyone know if they have a secret inventory for cyber monday ive never done it, the rate ram is going im almost contemplating buying some now.

bout to pull the trigger on thisNewegg.com - G.SKILL AEGIS 16GB Desktop Memory Model F3-1333C9D-16GISL

its about 60$ more then i needed to spend since everything fucking sold out, any suggestions wait or buy now?
 

Renault

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Those motherboards cost different amounts because one is Z77 (socket 1155) and the other is Z87 (socket 1150) which is the current socket for Haswell.
 

TecKnoe

Molten Core Raider
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just realized after reading some reviews on the free games you get with the 780 kinda weak i guess people have been redeeming them before shipping them out or some shit and like 50% of reviews say their codes dont work cause they are already redeemed and no support given.