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Knoxx29 said:
I swear and i am sure i have 2 but i don't find them:D, btw, there is one thing that worries me, G-sync isn't showing in the Nvidia control panel, i hope it is because i am using an HDMI cable:oops:
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It’s a Proprietary standard for HDMI compared to DisplayPort using VESA extension of DisplayPort 1.2A. Supposedly Async was being worked on over HDMI.
 
biffzinker said:
It’s a Proprietary standard for HDMI compared to DisplayPort using VESA extension of DisplayPort 1.2A. Supposedly Async was being worked on over HDMI.
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is it ok to use DP 1.4 cable when the monitor port is 1.2?
 
biffzinker said:
Well played, and she benefited from an upgrade.
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Oh yeah, she loved it. I upgraded her CPU after that. At the time, she had a socket 360 P3 1Ghz with 384MB of ram. Got her a 1.4ghz P3(Tualatin) and doubled her RAM to 768MB. Her system was very zippy after that. In that state it lasted her 4 years until the Core2's came out. And she was very happy with it the whole time! I kept asking her if she wanted to upgrade further, but she was good.

Knoxx29 said:
is it ok to use DP 1.4 cable when the monitor port is 1.2?
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Yes, you'll be fine. Like HDMI, the standards are backward compatible and the parts will auto-sync with each other.
 
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Knoxx29 said:
I swear and i am sure i have 2 but i don't find them:D, btw, there is one thing that worries me, G-sync isn't showing in the Nvidia control panel, i hope it is because i am using an HDMI cable:oops:
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Isn't G-sync DP only except for a few proprietary setups (LG CX/BX OLEDs and a few others)? (Except for HDMI 2.1 VRR, that is.)
 
Since the GPU market is completely 'broken' atm, I've decided to switch priorities and bought this instead:
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Originally I was planning to buy one after a new GPU but I rather bought this before the SSD prices also go up for any reason.

Also added that Jonsbo heatsink ~9$ to my purchase cause I liked the design, even tho it was totally unnecessary since it will be 100% gaming drive so it won't overheat at all.

Firmware was already updated on this so its already as fast as it should be. 'read the TPU review before buying this:)'.
 
Because of electronic issues beyond my control, and I wanted to protect my precious (sig rig) I bought an APC.
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PC in idle uses 55W (HP mode), 315 W when playing CP2077. So plenty of hardware can be added.

ps: the basket is to hide the ultra long cables from the Z906.
 
More awesomeness

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Just bought a new nvme coz my laptop has the slot
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Is that the 22110 size SSD?
 
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HP P420 RAID controller with 1GB cache.
 
BarbaricSoul said:
installing today after I drink some coffee

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EDIT: Well install is going to wait for a few days. I was just gifted a 500 gb Samsung 980 Pro M2 drive to go with the new motherboard. I was going to use a 2.5" WD Blue with it until I got a M2 drive. So now I wait until Tuesday for the drive to get here
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one more piece to the upgrade will be here one the 26th, a ASUS VP28UQG 28" 4k monitor to replace my HP ZR30w, going from 2k to 4k with this beauty- https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vp28uqg-28-led-4k-uhd-monitor-hdmi-black/6120908.p?skuId=6120908

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Won't arrive for a while, but I got baited by CES, and ordered a new laptop:

Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 G733QS-XS98Q
Ryzen 9 5900HX
RTX 3080 Max-P w/ 16 GB GDDR6
32 GB DDR4 @ 3200 mhz
1 TB NVME M.2 SSD
165 Hz 1440P 300 nit IPS
 
Whoa! That's a $2700 laptop.
It's a bit weird seeing the mobile GPU having 6GB more VRAM than the desktop GPU.
Ah. At least it will last you a while.
 
Just bought a new USB hub to connect to my Laptop.

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4 x USB 3 ports.
 
328 Watts in MSFS2020 (38% capacity = 17 minutes on battery)
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So far the most wattage. I'll have to try more games and programs to see if it will go any higher. However I think I can safely add the monitor to the UPS.
 
Two splurges at once!
The ArctiClean was expensive to import; but the bottles are large enough; should last a while.
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shoutout to all the rainbow puke lover (Clockwise Rotation this time not Sine Wave )

wanted to replace my Seagate Fast SSD 500gb with something with more oomph (speed and size) got a Adata SE770G 1tb for 89chf
it's the kind i hate... RGB non adressable buuuuttt it's not too flashy and does not look like a discoball but for 40chf cheaper than retail i can make some compromise, after all, as i mentioned, my Arion too RGB cycle (due to not having an Asus Aura compatible mobo )

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aluminum heatsink on the back
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yeaaahhhhh rainbow!!!!! (not bright at all unlike the Arion which is just slightly brighter than my keyboard )
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME! that thing is on the same league as an NVMe (cheap one ) in the Arion (both on USB3.1 ofc Arion C to C SE770G on A to C)
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well the Arion did cost me 20chf more but it still has the advantage, since i can upgrade the NVMe SSD in it later :laugh:

the Seagate will go for the Mi Box and replace a 128gb thumbstick for movies
 
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RTX 3070 Dual. Picked this up for $800 CAD after taxes. Cheapest price. Wonderful....
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Picked up a R9 390X for $140 CAD. Tested, works fine. Gonna throw this in a budget gaming build for sell.
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GreiverBlade said:
well that's only 558.62chf which in turn is just 32.62chf mor ethan what my 1070 did cost :laugh:
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man, I never spent this much on a GPU. I wont be able to go to India this year (if they allow flights) because of this darn card. Why did the flip the coin land on heads, forcing me to buy the card so that the universe can be in balance... Why me?
 
sepheronx said:
man, I never spent this much on a GPU. I wont be able to go to India this year (if they allow flights) because of this darn card. Why did the flip the coin land on heads, forcing me to buy the card so that the universe can be in balance... Why me?
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It's not all bad though. Now you plenty of time to catch up on that backlog of games.
 
biffzinker said:
It's not all bad though. Now you plenty of time to catch up on that backlog of games.
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Hi,
Hopefully the gpu came with a good game :-)
 
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