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    Gaming laptop help

    Did some testing on my NP8658-S. I ran the Unigin Heaven benchmark and looped it a few times temps were mostly at 63c but every once in awhile went to 64c. I then ran FurMark for awhile and it maxed out at 78c. I didn't notice any thermal throttling in either test for the 980m.
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    Gaming laptop help

    I have an odd use case. The ram(since upgraded to 64gig) is for running Cisco VIRL to simulate networks. I went with 4k for screen real estate outside of gaming. But make sure you have good vision because 4k on a 15" screen is tiny. The only reason I got the 6820k was in case I wanted to...
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    Gaming laptop help

    That is the model I bought. 6820k and a 980m total was around 2200 but I wanted 32 GB RAM and a 4k screen
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    i5 2500k bottle necking AMD 290?

    I bought a 290X and run my 2500k at 4Ghz. I haven't had any real issues even with my 4k monitor. I don't play any real CPU intensive games though.
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    Practical purpose for /30 subnet?

    I work for a large corp and we still use /30's they are all rfc 1918 space so we haven't seen it be an issue. But then we also use public space internally. Oh this BOGON is fine or hey we will never need to talk to that DOD network.
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    CPU for 4k video

    I didn't think 4k HEVC @60FPS was that big a deal. I guess if I look back I remember having to install a mpeg2 card to get smooth DVD playback on one of my computers. I guess since content is mostly non existent so I won't worry about it, I can game fine at 4k for the games I play.
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    CPU for 4k video

    I recently bought a 4k monitor and 290x to upgrade my desktop(built 2011) I have a 2500k in it and I hadn't overclocked it(sacrilegious I know). I can't play good 4k video(youtube plays ok) without maxing out the CPU and dropping frames. I OCed to 4.9Ghz and while the drops are very small now...
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    basic 4k card

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PCN3I90 is the one I bought.
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    basic 4k card

    Found out the 15watt I am seeing is the proc of the GPU only and the Memory/other components add to that. I will hook up my power meter and see what the power draw went to by changing the 6770 to the 290x. I did a 10% overclock on cpu/mem and am running at ~83C. 1100Mhz CPU/1510Mhz Mem. Not...
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    basic 4k card

    I do not have the 4k display yet but installed the 290x to drive my 2 existing monitors. At the desktop the card is drawing ~15 watts with both monitors running. Not sure if the third monitor will change things but doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
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    Is mining cryptocurrency still a thing?

    If the Bitcoins were at Mt Gox then they are gone. I believe the deadline to file a claim has passed as well. I had an empty account but still got all the emails from the bankruptcy. I don't think Video cards are economical now(at least for bitcoins. I believe it went to FPGA then ASIC. I...
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    basic 4k card

    299 with lifetime warranty sounds good. I bout that 290x. Hopefully it OC's well.
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    basic 4k card

    I should have made that clear the triple monitor isn't for gaming. The triple monitor is just for productivity or watching a movie/TV. I am looking to game on just the 4k. Looking at that 390 made me realize I have another issue. I need 2xDVI as the existing monitors do not have HDMI or DP. The...
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    basic 4k card

    I have a rig I built in 2011 that I just bought a 4k screen for. I do some basic gaming usually playing the following World of Tanks warzone 2100 Cities: Skylines Civ 5 Starcraft II I currently have a Radeon 6770 video card driving a pair of 1680x1050 monitors. My plan is to add...
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    The AnandTech Introduction Thread: Get To Know Your Peers

    I have been reading Anandtech for over a decade now. Networking and Storage are what I like most, Two things that are not covered often.