Scratching my head on this one - pulled my 3080 from my working X299 system and it wouldn't boot on a new PC (Microcenter bundle B650E-F, 7900X, 64GB 6000 kit running at default 4800Mhz for now). It gets stuck on a green LED during boot. I have a Samsung 980 pro in slot M2_1 and a Acer GM7000 in...
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/samsung-wants-your-next-laptop-to-have-a-90hz-oled-display/
I for one am pretty stoked to read that there will be quite a few new laptops with > 60hz OLED for sale this year. I wish it was 120 but from my VR headset I know that 90hz OLEDs are great at...
So we didn't see anything big for 2080 super or 2080ti during Black Friday - Cyber Monday (no surprise, without competition), but I expect we should hear something from AMD at CES (maybe?) and we know that Nvidia has the rumored 2080ti super (i.e. full TU102) as well as Ampere and Intel should...
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The storage industry seems to be moving at lightning speed compared to the rest of the industry, and for the storage geeks out there, that's exciting and scary at the same time, as we struggle to update our understanding of long standing technologies (SATA/SAS and RAID) as the paradigms...
This may sound like a strange question, but ever since Intel started focusing on mobile first, I've been underwhelmed by their progress, and each generation seems only very incrementally (~10%) better than the last, even if it's been a relative while between platform launches. Here are my...
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I've been looking around for any information on RAID bandwidth testing on the new X99 chipset - in particular to see if it can exceed 1200MB/s. I need the speed for 4K video capture and transcoding, plus I will be building a VM box soon, so I'm interested in a fast caching solution as...
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While troubleshooting a bluescreening PC, I ran a SMART utility against my 3+ year old OCZ 2 Vertex SSD (120GB). It's served me well enough over these past years, and I think I've pretty much eliminated it from consideration as the cause of the blue screen after analyzing the memory...
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'll ask anyways - any chance we could get a summary post added to threads? This is a post that's editable by the community (maybe limited to more senior forum members only?) and locked near the top of a thread (similar to what FatWallet has)...
I know I've seen reviews or technical articles before with benchmarks showing an external SSD breaking 400MB/s over USB 3.0. Doing some google searches I'm seeing some mixed results. I would love to hear from someone who has a bus powered external USB 3.0 2.5" enclosure that does an SSD like the...
This may seem simplistic, but I'm looking to run something that's as close to a turnkey QNAP (or even better Synology) -style firmware on commodity hardware. Since these are linux distributions, is it literally possible to run the firmware from one of these devices on a standard PC / Server...
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I had a general question for those of you that have experience with higher density storage chassis' with SATA (SSD) drives - I was wondering if there are any known issues using a modern SATA drive with a dual-port SAS (2.0) expander, such as the ones that ship with newer SuperMicro...
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I am looking for an Android phone that's not too ancient, but is still under $200 off contract (available on ebay). Ideally, it has a decent camera and is relatively quick, and is on ICS or can be updated soon. Hopefully not too locked down or full of bloat ware. any suggestions?
I...
We've probably all seen more details from the Intel roadmap regarding Sandy Bridge-E - i.e. quad channel DDR3, 2 X 16x PCIe 2.0 + 1 X 4x for storage, SATA 6Gbs, etc. The launch processors in Q4 2011 are supposed to be:
A) Core i7 Extreme
6c/12t, 3.3GHz/3.9GHz T, 15MB L3, Fully unlocked
B)...
I've only bought Gigabyte and ASUS motherboards in the last few years, and this generation, it again looks like ASUS is the one to get for me (forward looking features like UEFI, good feature mix for the money, frequent BIOS udpates and a good overclocking experience), but it's sold out...
Somehow I missed this on many of the CES announcements, but it turns out that Oak Trail can't accept more than 2GB of RAM. Now some of you may say that this is the low end, but there were many unique form factors and interesting laptops announced in the last few months and at CES which are going...
I couldn't help but notice that the Verizon iPhone 4 has accelerated a trend where tons of stores are now advertising that they will accept your used iPhone 4 either for cash or a discount on a new phone or any other merchandise.
Here's a link to an article that summarizes trade in values...
I've seen that there are a few non-reference cards (at least in terms of cooling) being announce (and 1 is already released in the US) in the GTX 570 line. In a couple of reviews that I read (especially for older 470 / 480 cards) there was a big drop in temps and the bigger dual 80mm (or...
Looks interesting and at the price it has to be VA or IPS (I hope?). The specs page here:
http://www.necdisplay.com/Products/Product/?product=b2824707-0c2c-4c7a-83e7-c4dfb2e4b742
.. does not really answer the question of what the panel type is, but Horizontal and Vertical viewing angles are the...
So the battle rages on regarding the cost and value of the GTX, mainly based around performance in current games and benchmarks.
I guess because everyone in rushing out benchmarks so quickly, I've seen very little analysis of anything other than 3D benchmarks and heat / power. But reading...
http://hothardware.com/News/Despite-Yield-Problems-GPU-Sales-Surged-in-Q4-2009/
Via HotHardware - it's interesting to see actual numbers versus trying to gauge market status through enthusiast goggles. If anything, I'm surprised to see that Nvidia was down only 6% YTY. Even if they manage to...
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/peripherals-news/samsung-syncmaster-f2370h-f2380mx-high-contrast-lcds-launched/
Title says most of it, other than a dynamic (fake) CR of 150,000:1 to go along with the real (static) contrast of 3,000:1 and a converted USD price of $353 for the F2370H and...
I've seen some mixed messages about this, but I'm wondering if anyone has any idea regarding the best course of action to take periodically with a pair of X25-M G2 drives in RAID 0 mode (controller is an ICH10R southbridge, X58 NB).
I have flashed both drives to the latest firmware prior to...
As the title states, I've been waiting for the 23" 1080p e-IPS monitors ever since I saw the article linked below which states that LG is now selling 23" 1080p e-IPS panels that are price competitive with TN. Given the advantages (in some areas) over TN, this seems like a no-brainer. So far the...
I wondered out loud in the first E0 wolfdale thread when we'd see the quad core E0s, and sure enough, I see a story today that the Q9550 has been updated to E0 stepping. This seemed to squeeze just a little bit more from the wolfies, so I'm hoping yorkies respond similarly...
I'm looking for a motherboard - either a P45 or X48 - that can be easily switched on the fly, in windows, between a cool running, lower power 24/7 mode and a high performance overclocked mode for gaming and / or video editing / rendering.
I know that Gigabyte and ASUS both have power saving...
So we already know that the next chipset from intel, the X58 will be for Nehalem. There will be Nehalem introductions in the second half of this year, but clearly, LGA775 is not dead yet.
I'm wondering:
a) What new LGA775 CPUs will we see between now and when LGA775 goes EOL (end of life)...
I was wondering if the higher temps on a 4870 could be alleviated by lapping the heatsink on a 4870 and applying Arctic Silver 5 or a similar high quality thermal compound? Every old video card I've looked at had a horrible finish on the HS and the thermal compound looked cheap, crappy and...
We've seen some preliminary numbers from these cards - this is all speculation, but if the cards perform as expected and reviews are positive, and prices are in-line with what we expect, will you be willing to buy a 260 or 280 on day one (if they are available)?
I've been waiting and waiting for the Q9450, Q9550, or equivalent Xeons to be in stock at the egg or at other reputable online dealers (or heck, even at Microcenter). I hesitated when it was first released because I thought there was excessive price gouging, and now it's still never in stock...
I'm looking for a good motherboard which will let me at least take a G0 Q6600 comfortably past the 3 - 3.2 Ghz mark for a 24/7 daily OC speed (not looking to set any records, just want something that's comparable to the fastest stock CPUs you can get.)
I will later this year upgrade to a 45nm...
Actually Budget is not my top priority, but here are things I do care about:
- Decent Size, Needs to Fit a 8800U / 9800GTX size card, and enough drives (2 Optical + floppy + 4 HDDs). Should fit a decent size cooler - I had to mod the last Antec P182 I built to fit the Thermalright HSF (and...
At work I have an XPS 710 and I love the case. It did not look that impressive in pictures and I thought the lights look cheesy in pictures (not a big fan of extra / bright lights on cases) but this case is *beautiful* in person. The lights are controllable through software and in the BIOS...
Hi Guys - I've been a regular if not prolific PC builder over the years (I've probably built about 15-20 PCs for myself, family and friends over the years) and since I like to think my knowledge base is adequate, and maybe because I've been lucky (or have done some rudimentary research on parts...
Didn't find another thread about this, but this caught my eye -
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/sharp-reveals-gamer-centric-1080p-lc-32gp3u-aquos-lcd-tv/
and the money shots:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/06/sharps-lc-32gp3u-gamer-lcd-in-living-color/
32", 1920x1080p, 24fps...
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I'm considering this monitor. It's available, its not that outrageously priced for pro users for a monitor with it's capabilities, its a S-IPS panel, and it has 2 digital inputs, which I really like.
Most of the other threads seem to be focusing on the 26' monitor which I am not...
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I'm using a P6N Diamond (680i) with a Q6600 (G0) and 4GB Patriot 800mhz DDR2 (also have OCZ Platinum 800mhz to try.) PSU is a Corsair 620HX.
I've been trying to overclock the q0, and the processor runs cool, and overclocks smoothly upto 1199fsb but the mobo hits a wall at 1200mhz. It's...
I know the low prices and relatively large sizes of the 22" TN panel monitors has helped a lot of people buy new monitors, but for people who don't mind paying a bit more and don't necessarily need the extra real estate (2nd monitor duty in my case), I'm wondering if anyone will release a...
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I was planning to ship a PC I'm building for someone coast to coast in the US, and considering how heavy heatsinks are nowadays, I was somewhat worried about it.
I haven't bought the parts yet, but I wanted to make sure I picked a heatsink that is fairly securely mounted and is...
I'd like to run two graphics cards in SLI in the future. I know some of you will tell me its not worth it, etc., but for now I'd like to keep the possibility open. Because of this, and because of the larger number of PCIe lanes compared to a P35 board, I'm considering a 680i board.
My...
I've been reading about SATA port multipliers - they basically take a single SATA port and allow multiple drives to be connected to it. Considering that no single physical spinning drive can currently come close to saturating a 3Gbit/sec link, port multipliers seem to make a lot of sense to me...