Yeah, I think that is still the right procedure. They made it more difficult to get to the Windows 7 and earlier style sound device manager panel, though.
By Smokey Go To PostBREHS
THEY HAVE A WATER BLOCK FOR THE NEW 4K 144HZ MONITORS
This is the best time line.
a good writeup of what vega thinks of the predator x27:
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I also watched Oblivion 4K Blu-Ray via the new HDMI 2.0 port on the G-Sync module. HDR seems to work properly but the blooming is quite apparent. Especially when bright objects are near the letterboxes. Also, even though I confirmed my 4K Blu-ray player was outputting 4K and the X27 confirmed 4K input, it has somewhat of a "1080p" quality to it. Just doesn't look as clear as you would think for whatever reason versus a true 4K TV. Playing 24 fps content like movies too has noticeable judder, as to be expected since the G-Sync module has none of the TV type high end processing. Overall a bit underwhelming, but I guess anything would be when you are used to watching movies on OLED.
Obviously watching 4K blu-rays is not the primary purpose of these monitors.
Now that I've tested movies via the HDMI 2.0 port, I'll do a quick run-down of what I think about the monitor:
Pros:
1. 4K at 144 Hz even though it is 4:2:2 10-bit is simply amazing for games. I don't run this refresh at the desktop since the reduced chroma is more apparent.
2. 4K at 120 Hz 4:4:4 8-bit on the desktop makes it the best desktop monitor I've ever used. Super clear fine text, snappy mouse, low input lag precise mouse movements. Hardly anyone has a 10-bit workflow on their computer so 8-bit + FRC is not a hindrance.
3. Stand is nice and modern, looks good and does what it needs to do.
4. Games in HDR at 144 Hz 4:2:2 10-bit look just fine. No real reason to use 98 Hz 4:4:4 10-bit HDR unless your FPS won't exceed 98 FPS anyway (very likely).
5. Colors are excellent. Quantum Dot film really has made this LCD standout. Ensure SDR Colors sRGB is set to "off".
6. FALD is pretty quick to react to movement. Keep on "Gaming" setting.
7. Wide gamma range and black boost for those that like to have the advantage in a game.
8. Motion clarity is slightly better at 144 Hz over 120 Hz. Pixel transition speed may not be quite as fast as the 165 Hz 1440p IPS gaming monitors, but it is fairly good.
9. On-screen aim reticles for those that like hardcore modes.
10. HDR+G-Sync+144 Hz+4K is an amazing combination and experience.
11. DC dimming.
12. FALD in SDR. Even though the monitor allows you to turn it off; don't. The combination of IPS and direct FALD without local dimming control leads to extreme BLB and IPS glow.
13. Contrast ratio greatly improved by the FALD.
Neutral:
1. 4K at 27", very good clarity. It is a neutral point for me and not a pro since I would have preferred 32".
2. AR film. It is much better than what they put on TN panels these days, but still short of my preferred semi-gloss.
3. Build quality. Not the best or worst I've seen. Joystick control on the back feels a bit flimsy.
4. Mediocre 4K Blu-Ray playback via the HDMI 2.0 input.
5. Light sensor on top of monitor. Auto brightness is not adjustable if turned on. A bit too dim for my liking when enabled.
Cons:
1. Fan. I normally wouldn't care too much about the fan but it is audible. And it is always on. It even stays on for a few minutes after you turn the monitor off/standby. They really want to make sure this thing stays cool. To be determined if it is for the G-Sync chip, the FALD backlight, or both. Could effect monitor longevity if you plan to keep the display outside the warranty period. Although a fan would be easy to replace.
2. Wish there was some sort of indicator (LED color change?) to indicate when HDR was active.
3. Not a con for the monitor per say, but you will need some significant hardware to push this display. My OC'd Titan V struggles to keep up (90+ FPS) in a lot of newer titles with higher graphics settings at 4K. 4K is still very punishing and may continue to be so even when the next GPU generation comes out.
4. Auto black level in OSD doesn't appear to do anything.
5. Haloing is there. Not very noticeable in bright games but you will notice it in dark games such as horror/space shooters, menus etc. It is IPS+FALD, that's just the way it is.
6. Some GPU's won't show boot-up screens on the monitor using the DP.
7. If you use a aftermarket monitor arm, you may have to cut breather holes in the plate for the fan to breath.
8. 300 nit maximum SDR brightness. Perplexing to me considering how robust the backlight is. Most monitors these days have 350 nit minimum and gaming monitors pushing over 400 for those of us that like to play during the day in brighter rooms.
9. Even though it would be extremely hard to run at 4K, no ULMB. I feel this has been a wasted opportunity of the FALD backlight.
Overall for desktop use and bright games/first person shooters like PUBG and the Battlefield series, there is nothing that can hold a candle to the X27. Including a 2018 OLED. The amazing clarity, colors, high variable refresh rate plus HDR makes it a real treat. There are some significant drawbacks, most notably blooming and the fan, but if you want the best gaming monitor on the market, look no further.
8.5/10.
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It's way above my budget for a monitor, and that's really the only reason I wouldn't buy it. Once they hit 500-600 quid, I'll be down for it.
Looks like my Surface Pro 2 finally died. I press the power button and it won't turn on anymore. The Windows button built into the screen still vibrates when tapped, so something is going on, at least.
The wi-fi was acting up if I went a couple days without restarting so maybe it was time, anyway.
The wi-fi was acting up if I went a couple days without restarting so maybe it was time, anyway.
By diehard Go To Posttry holding the power for 30 seconds?Derp, that worked. Still need to start thinking about a replacement due to the wifi issue. May just do a fresh reinstall to see if it is some weird driver thing.
Will probably pick up a Surface Book 3 when it comes out.
One of the apps / processes running in the background is making it so my monitor comes out of sleep at random (I use a shortcut / script to put it in standby) and it's annoying the hell out of me. Like I'll go to sleep and I'll see the computer room light up on the other side of the house. What's even more annoying is that when this happens, the monitor often won't go back to sleep after 10min or whatever I have it set at in Windows.
I suspect it's got something to do with Logitech and / or all the USB / wireless devices I'm using. Could be the audio interface.
I suspect it's got something to do with Logitech and / or all the USB / wireless devices I'm using. Could be the audio interface.
So...why is memory so expensive?
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z222FT/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-2400-memory-cmk16gx4m2z2400c16
16 GB of memory is $170?
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z222FT/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-2400-memory-cmk16gx4m2z2400c16
16 GB of memory is $170?
By The Frankman Go To PostSo…why is memory so expensive?iirc, mobile devices are using the same ram factories as pc ram so the supply is low
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z222FT/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-2400-memory-cmk16gx4m2z2400c16
16 GB of memory is $170?
I was putting actual thought into buying a delidded 8700K eariler. It was about £550, came with liquid metal applied and a polished 99% silver IHS. The lack of RGB put me off.
By The Frankman Go To PostSo…why is memory so expensive?Mobile phones are eating up all the ram, the factories are at maximum production and new factories wont be open until next year at the earliest
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/z222FT/corsair-vengeance-lpx-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-2400-memory-cmk16gx4m2z2400c16
16 GB of memory is $170?
By NinjaFridge Go To PostMobile phones are eating up all the ram, the factories are at maximum production and new factories wont be open until next year at the earliestalso possible price fixing
yall should see what companies are spending on DRAM for the datacenter. Held $10k in my hand, felt so baller.
By Smokey Go To Post
New switch announced for Logitech keyboards. Staying winning.
Shout me when Logitech make a 60% board and I'll jump ship.
I'm enjoying the fuck out of the Gateron browns on my Anne Pro. So good for playing on, don't think I could ever go back to reds or blues. Considering a new mouse though. Really wanted to try the FinalMouse Ultra Light but it's constantly sold out. Considering either something Logitech or a Rival 600.
By RobNBanks Go To PostWhat programs are there to check my CPU temps and all that, I forgot what I used on my old PC.
Multiple.
Coretemp is one. CAM software from nzxt kind of does it all. Here's a screen from it on my rig:
cross referencing to era's pc thread, here's some other useful tools
Cpu-z (displays processor, motherboard, and memory information): https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
Gpu-z (displays information about your videocard): https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
CoreTemp (a program for monitoring processor temperatures): http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
Evga Precision (useful for overclocking your videocard, monitoring temps, setting a custom fan curve, etc...): https://www.evga.com/precisionxoc/
MSI Afterburner (useful for overclocking your videocard, monitoring temps, setting a custom fan curve, etc...): https://www.msi.com/page/afterburner
AMD Ryzen Master (for Ryzen & Threadripper systems, monitoring and system performance adjustments): http://www.amd.com/en/technologies/ryzen-master
HWiNFO (detailed system information and monitoring): https://www.hwinfo.com/download.php
BlueScreenView (provides info about BSODs): http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html
About to just say "fuck it" and order this extremely-very-much-way-overkill router: https://mikrotik.com/product/CCR1009-7G-1C-1SplusPC
My current one has limitations in regards to port forwarding, firewall, and other customizable security crap. The router I linked above is, again, way overkill for my needs, but it can also handle a full gigabit connection with all those feature and minimal slowdown. It would be a neat toy and still cheaper than building an equivalent-performance PC to serve as a router/firewall/vpn.
My current one has limitations in regards to port forwarding, firewall, and other customizable security crap. The router I linked above is, again, way overkill for my needs, but it can also handle a full gigabit connection with all those feature and minimal slowdown. It would be a neat toy and still cheaper than building an equivalent-performance PC to serve as a router/firewall/vpn.
By RobNBanks Go To PostWhat programs are there to check my CPU temps and all that, I forgot what I used on my old PC.I like HWinfo. I use it for timeline graphs on temps, fan speeds and core clock (latter for GPU).
By diehard Go To PostHave you looked into any of Ubiquiti's stuff?Yes, specifically the ER-6P: https://store.ubnt.com/collections/routing-switching/products/edgerouter-6-port-1.
Along the fast path with 64 byte packets, the ER-6P is at 1.8 Gbps throughput and 3,400,000 packets per second. The CCR1009 I linked is at 7.4 Gbps and 14,581,000 pps. The price difference is roughly $240 to $430. The next step up in performance from Ubiquiti costs $1,500. A comparison chart of their routers: https://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/comparison/
From what I was reading, the fast path is when the router does not apply any rules to the packets going through it. When there are actual rules, the speeds can slow drastically. The CCR1009 has enough overhead that it should still maintain a gigabit throughput with a decent amount of rules applied to it.
Gigabit internet is available in my area and, while I don't have it now, I would like my router to be able to use it at full capability, even with me using a bunch of stupid traffic shaping and filtering rules.
By Smokey Go To PostAnybody using Firefox as their main browser. I'm just about over Chrome for real.No, but Chrome is basically the slowest browser of the main three now.
By Kibner Go To PostNo, but Chrome is basically the slowest browser of the main three now.
I forget that you are trendy when it comes to browsers lol
I run my pc through my tv, when things get busy on Dota the sound blows out and for a while it sounds like someone blowing into a microphone
Is there a way of setting a limit to kill sound when it gets too much? I'll test it with headphones to see if it's the pc or the TV, I assume it's the pc since its accompanied by frame drops when it starts
Might drop the resolution and cap the frame rate if the sound issue is just a byproduct of the CPU/GPU being overworked
Is there a way of setting a limit to kill sound when it gets too much? I'll test it with headphones to see if it's the pc or the TV, I assume it's the pc since its accompanied by frame drops when it starts
Might drop the resolution and cap the frame rate if the sound issue is just a byproduct of the CPU/GPU being overworked
By Smokey Go To PostI forget that you are trendy when it comes to browsers lolNot so much. lol
I have been using primarily Opera for the last 12 years or so. I try out other browsers every now and then and try to half-ass pay attention to their major changes since I do a lot of web site work for my job.
Opera used to have its own rendering engine but they switched to Blink (which Chrome also uses) years ago.
By etc Go To PostI run my pc through my tv, when things get busy on Dota the sound blows out and for a while it sounds like someone blowing into a microphoneNot that I know of. How do you have your audio going out of your PC? Is it to the TV along the same HDMI cord as your video?
Is there a way of setting a limit to kill sound when it gets too much? I'll test it with headphones to see if it's the pc or the TV, I assume it's the pc since its accompanied by frame drops when it starts
Might drop the resolution and cap the frame rate if the sound issue is just a byproduct of the CPU/GPU being overworked
You could put this in a .bat file and run it as administrator to restart the Windows sound services:
@echo off
net stop audiosrv
pause
net start audiosrv
pause
Yeah just the single hdmi cable
Cheers I'll give that a go. Might get a simple 2 piece speaker set-up, my TV is shit for the audio mix in films especially. Can hardly hear dialogue a lot of the time.
Had no idea you could use Notepad to make simple executables, pretty cool.
Cheers I'll give that a go. Might get a simple 2 piece speaker set-up, my TV is shit for the audio mix in films especially. Can hardly hear dialogue a lot of the time.
Had no idea you could use Notepad to make simple executables, pretty cool.
By etc Go To PostYeah just the single hdmi cableYou will probably want a dedicated DAC/soundcard to remove interference from your likely on-board sound. The best ones that make sense to spend money on are around $100. My current favorite is the JDS Labs OL DAC, though Schitt also makes really good stuff.
Cheers I'll give that a go. Might get a simple 2 piece speaker set-up, my TV is shit for the audio mix in films especially. Can hardly hear dialogue a lot of the time.
Had no idea you could use Notepad to make simple executables, pretty cool.
For budget speakers that are still quality, I really like the Swan 1080-IV. Edifier is another good brand with quality budget options. This is assuming you don't want a 2.1 setup (adds a subwoofer, basically). There are probably better options if you want to go that route.
By Smokey Go To PostAnybody using Firefox as their main browser. I'm just about over Chrome for real.Right here, although my computer is having some issues right now. Story later.
By Kibner Go To PostAlong the fast path with 64 byte packets, the ER-6P is at 1.8 Gbps throughput and 3,400,000 packets per second. The CCR1009 I linked is at 7.4 Gbps and 14,581,000 pps. The price difference is roughly $240 to $430. The next step up in performance from Ubiquiti costs $1,500. A comparison chart of their routers: https://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/comparison/My guy you werent lying when you said you were going overkill
By diehard Go To PostMy guy you werent lying when you said you were going overkilli mean business when i use extended-hyphenated-phrases
tbh just go 10GbE with SPF+ now imo (lol)
I would actually recommend a Palo Alto or Fortinet firewall but i think even their cheapest stuff is super pricey
I would actually recommend a Palo Alto or Fortinet firewall but i think even their cheapest stuff is super pricey
By diehard Go To Posttbh just go 10GbE with SPF+ now imo (lol)lmao, yeah, I looked and the cheapest stuff is like $2k list price. Just a bit outside my budget. lol
I would actually recommend a Palo Alto or Fortinet firewall but i think even their cheapest stuff is super pricey
The Fortigate 30e looks like it would be more than good enough for most folks, though: https://www.fortinet.com/content/dam/fortinet/assets/data-sheets/FortiGate_FortiWiFi_30E.pdf
$362 on Newegg seems like a more than fair price.
e: the other affordable Fortigate firewalls: https://www.fortinet.com/products/next-generation-firewall/entry-level.html
e2: found even cheaper on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fortinet-FortiGate-Security-Firewall-Appliance/dp/B01HOOBAZ8/
$362 on Newegg seems like a more than fair price.
e: the other affordable Fortigate firewalls: https://www.fortinet.com/products/next-generation-firewall/entry-level.html
e2: found even cheaper on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fortinet-FortiGate-Security-Firewall-Appliance/dp/B01HOOBAZ8/
dammit, diehard. Now you have me looking at Fortigate products that are around the same price as that MikroTik unit. The FG-60e and down. I need to learn more about all these things before I buy anything, which I may not even do.
By diehard Go To Postlol sorryWell, if nothing else, I have found that Fortinet has a much better reputation than the other manufacturers I was looking at. I might go with the hardware only FG-60e. The cost increase from that to the FG-61e is ridiculous for the only addition to be a SSD. It's a $300 difference, iirc. Need to see if that is something that can be handled with a third party SSD on the 60e.
Also, I need to figure out exactly what I would be missing out on if I didn't subscribe to any of the services Fortinet provides. And then compare those free and paid features and capabilities to what that MikroTik CCR1009 has/does.
By Smokey Go To PostAnybody using Firefox as their main browser. I'm just about over Chrome for real.I've been using Firefox forever. I was about to switch to Chrome, but then Quantum hit. It's been heaven since.
This article was forwarded to me this morning. Here's why we haven't seen new Nvidia GPUS...
https://seekingalpha.com/amp/article/4182662-nvidia-appears-gpu-inventory-problem
Yikes
ughhhh
https://seekingalpha.com/amp/article/4182662-nvidia-appears-gpu-inventory-problem
Reports out of Taiwan now suggest that Nvidia has a gaming GPU inventory problem.
'Semiaccurate' reported on the issue yesterday, and cited excess inventory in the channel as the primary reason for new gaming GPU delay.
The glut is so severe that one top Asian OEM partner reportedly returned 300k GPUs to Nvidia.
Nvidia has overestimated pent-up gaming demand and underestimated the impact of declining mining demand.
How badly have they miscalculated?
Enough to have to agree to take back 300k GPUs from a 'top 3' Taiwan OEM. This is quite notable news as Nvidia usually exerts massive influence over its partners and can be quite ruthless with allocations of new GPUs if partners step out of line. The fact that this partner returned these GPUs says a lot about the current state of supply in the channel. The report also cites Nvidia aggressively buying GDDR5 as evidence that they now have an excess stock of lower-end GPUs that need to be made into boards as well as other insiders/sources citing an inventory buildup.
The interesting part here is that this has happened simply with mining demand tapering off and not because of some Ethereum-related flood of GPUs on the second-hand market. But now that Nvidia has inventory to work through, things should get a lot more interesting in the space. When you factor in manufacturing lead times at TSM and the current supply on hand, Nvidia really has no choice but to wait if they want to avoid expensive price protection payouts.
Yikes
ughhhh
By Smokey Go To PostAnybody using Firefox as their main browser. I'm just about over Chrome for real.
Yeah feeling the same. Can't stand chrome anymore, time to go back.
Diehard, because I was curious, I found the cheapest Fortinet unit that can do all the UTM features at gigabit speeds, and this is it: https://www.amazon.com/Fortinet-FG-200E-FortiGate-200E-Hardware-Security/dp/B06W2GCMVZ
$2,700 for the FG-200E
lmao, so far out of my price range. I think that would honestly be the price point where it may be cheaper to build my own server to do the same thing just as quickly (using pfSense or something similar).
$2,700 for the FG-200E
lmao, so far out of my price range. I think that would honestly be the price point where it may be cheaper to build my own server to do the same thing just as quickly (using pfSense or something similar).
By Smokey Go To PostI keep seeing Fortinet as Fortnite.same