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  1. jibberegg

    KVM switch recommendations

    I'm looking to get a KVM switch so I can have my gaming PC and laptop docking station all hooked up to the same monitor/mouse/keyboard. Any recommendations or things to think about? Should I pay extra for Dynamic Device Mapping (DDM) or is it not worth it? Requirements... DisplayPort 2 ports...
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    Insanity, or great idea?

    So HDMI 2.0 is seeing product launches, which means 4K@60Hz finally. Is there any good reason I can't hook one of these up to a monster gaming rig and start 4k gaming? What's the benefit of using a "proper" monitor? DisplayPort is one thing, and all the large (30"+) 4K monitors have professional...
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    DDR4 - awesome or meh?

    So DDR4 is just on the horizon. To me 4 is a higher number than 3, by 33% in fact, so this seems awesome. However are we really going to see much real world benefit? In the light of articles like this on memory scaling I'm not sure how much the extra MHz will be of use. Am I missing something...
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    Full home audio solution

    Hey there audiophiles, I'm looking to deck out my house with a halfway decent sound system with a set of speakers in each room (bedroom, kitchen, dining room, lounge etc) but controlled from a central unit. So if I'm listening to something in the lounge and then decide to head to the bedroom...
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    CPU Utilization

    Hey team, I noticed my F@H ppd dropping off a cliff and decided to junk my current clients and install the newer v7.1 Windows client. Good news: ppd recovered nicely (slightly higher even) and I'm back on my march up the project board. Bad news: I have to work. Previously I was running...
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    New crunching box

    Under the guise of a HTPC in the living room I've managed to sneak another folding box into the house... Intel 3770K @ 4.2GHz Intel HD4000 IGP Cooler Master TPC 812 CPU Cooler MSI Z77A-G45 8GB CAS9 Corsair Vengeance RAM (1.35V) 256GB Samsung 830 SSD Antec Earthwatts EA650 PSU Antec...
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    Power and Silence

    In the spirit of "powerful, quiet, cheap; choose any two" I'm going with the former two for this build. I'm looking for a powerful yet quiet PC to sit hooked up to the living room TV to act as a media centre streaming files over the network, playing blu-rays locally and also some gaming as and...
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    Horsepower for 3x 1920x1200

    I was wondering if my current rig (see sig) would have the horsepower to maintain good frame rates if I switched to a triple monitor setup? If it's not going to be smooth then I'll hold off buying monitors until I can get some HD79xx hardware to drive them.
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    How much is too much?

    This is almost an academic question, but how much RAM is too much? I've got 8gb in my system at the moment, but with the ridiculously low prices I can get another 8gb for less than $40. While it's fun to have larger numbers purely for e-penis, how much typically gets used? Obviously it depends...
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    SilverStone Fortress FT03?

    Hey fellow Anandtechers (neologism ftw), I was wondering if anyone had any ideas/rumours on the prospect of a successor to the SilverStone Fortress FT02 i.e. a SilverStone Fortress FT03? The recent article was pointing out how old the design was so, while I'm all up for getting a FT02, thought...
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    Boot Speed

    Not sure if this is the correct section, but I'll go for it anyway... With the spread of SSDs connected to good SATA III controllers, boot times for PCs have fallen through the floor. Anyone know what the limiting factor is on getting this even lower? Is it still the hard drive speeds, or is...
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    PPD prize

    Hey TeAm, In a comical face palm type moment I had an epiphany... My laptop has a CPU!! News to very few of you I'm sure, but hadn't thought about just leaving it running a FAH client. Prize (+3.14 respect) for whoever is closest in guessing how many extra PPD I will get from my Intel®...
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    Better than FT02?

    Hi all, I'm about to move to the USA and, while I'm having to disassemble my PC anyway, thought that would be an ideal time to ditch my ageing Lexa Blueline case and get something a touch snazzier. You can see my components in my signature line below... While I'm fine with my PC being a bit...
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    Introducing... jibberegg

    Hi there all, Apologies for not doing this sooner, but I only just realised there was a "distributed computing" forum on here. Been reading back through some of the old threads so a big thank you to phaxmohdem for the epic stats work and to everyone who logs in and says hi/congrats to the...
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    New build shininess

    With a nod of the head to mrSHEiK124 for his advice thread, may I proudly announce my new build... New and fresh... Intel Core i7 2600k ASUS P8P67 8GB G.SKILL Ripjaws (CL9 version unfortunately) 128GB Crucial RealSSD C300 Corsair AX850 Pro Series Gold With some previously purchased...
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    Best Buy Fail

    What with all the Best Buy CES sponsorship banners, I thought I'd see what they had on "sandy bridge"... EPIC FAIL
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    No output?

    Hi everyone, What with this being the best tech website around I feel rather abashed to be posting what is (hopefully) going to be such an easy fix, but I'm having real trouble with a graphics card upgrade. Apologies for the long post but I thought I’d at least show I’ve tried to fix the...