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    Upgrade options with an Acer XG270HU 27.

    Thanks for the information. I was hoping to squeeze out some more time with my rig. I guess I will be doing a rig upgrade this Thanksgiving. ThanKS again.
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    Upgrade options with an Acer XG270HU 27.

    Hello, I currently have an Acer 27inc (freesync) 1440 monitor, and Radeon R2 290x video card. I am having a hard time pushing FPS up above 60 in most games like BF1, Overwatch, Witcher3, ect. So a couple of questions. Is it worth upgrading to a newer video card to push the limits of my 144...
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    Smallest Case for Standard Size Parts.

    Honestly I just want it as compact as possible. So either way is fine. I believe there would be more options in the tower category so we could go that route.
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    Smallest Case for Standard Size Parts.

    Hello, I need some help on picking out a new case to refresh my current setup. What I want to do is get down to as small as possible with the parts I have so I can eventually move over to the TV. My setup is below. I originally built it to over clock hence I bought a large case with a bunch...
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    Best Bang for the Buck Monitor for my Card

    Sadly my closest microcenter is sold out :(. I did take a look at the HP monitors. But they are hard to find for a good price.
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    Best Bang for the Buck Monitor for my Card

    Hello, Looking to replace my 27inch Samsung with something more up to date. I am currently running an AMD ATI 290x 4gb. Been looking at the 1440 and the free sync monitors but, having issues picking the right one based on reviews. I have also been debating on going to 32inch. I...
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    Best Android Tablet at $200 range.

    Honestly size doesn't matter all that much too me as long as the hardware is good and peppy. I want something a bigger than my phone, but not laptop size. Yeah, I read the review of the Nvidia Shield K1, and it looked pretty good. I know its a bit older so making sure its still the top of...
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    Best Android Tablet at $200 range.

    I am looking for the best performing tablet at the $200 dollar range. I will be using it for Plex, gaming, apps, RDP (of some sort), reading. From what I can tell it seems to sit between... Shield Tablet K1 Asus Zen Pad Samsung - Galaxy Tab E Am on the right track?
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    Direct TV or Dish Deals?

    Thanks all for the comments. I decided to go the slingtv route with an Amazon Fire TV. I get most of the channels I need, and ends up only costing 25$/month, and I can stream to phone, and tablets as well.
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    Direct TV or Dish Deals?

    Hello, I am dropping Charter TV to help save money (currently paying $100/month for it). Dish and Direct TV both have $19.99/month deals. I don't watch much TV, but the rest of the family has a few channels they like to watch and keep. I was hoping to get one or the other with lowest...
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    Best Desktop Speakers

    Thanks Dig I will take a look. Yeah, I figured it won't be the "best" just looking for something with good sound, and wondering if 5 speakers was overkill for a desk.
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    Best Desktop Speakers

    I'm currently shopping for some nice desktop speakers. I have a fairly large desk with some really old Gateway Speakers. I game on this computer, and already own a nice pair of wireless 7.1 surround headphones. Occasionally though when I want to watch something or share with others I want to...
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    What is needed to move from desk to couch?

    One more question is it possible to have this running with a wired mouse and keyboard also plugged in?
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    What is needed to move from desk to couch?

    Thanks for that information. I like the smallness of the keyboard and that fact they use the same receiver.
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    What is needed to move from desk to couch?

    Do you have any good models of mice and keyboards. My couch is in sort of C sectional. So not sure what to do about the mouse. Maybe mouse pad on the couch?
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    What is needed to move from desk to couch?

    Hi All and Happy New Year, I am interested in setting up my computer to my TV in a den. I have an older Samsung 55 inch DLP 1080p TV I would like to use. I will be moving my gaming PC next to the TV and plugging it in via HDMI. I just had some questions though. 1) What are people using...
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    XFX R9-290X and power questions?

    LOL thanks Cerb. I feel much better ;)
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    XFX R9-290X and power questions?

    Hello, Background: Me and my son enjoy playing current PC games. Here is what we have been playing over the last year StarCraft 2, Far Cry3, Civ 5, Civ BE, BF4, Cod, GW2, TitanFall, Endless Legend, Minecraft, Terraria... some others. So a lot of FPS and RTS. My system is currently 3...
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    Best way to stream my own content via web.

    Thanks Beginner99. Yeah I expect I will be the only one streaming 95% of the time. I have cable with 30mb down and 5mb up. I hope that I can get decent video from one stream at that speed. So TVersity might be the best way to go?
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    Best way to stream my own content via web.

    I am using Windows Server 2012 standard edition. I was just reading up on IIS. Maybe I just need to setup some port forwarding and IIS? I will give Orb Caster a look, but was hoping to avoid a paid service if possible.
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    Best way to stream my own content via web.

    Hello, I need some help. I have just built a new file server and have converted all my DVD's and TV episodes over. What is the best and safest way to stream to my mobile devices when I'm not at home. I have an iPAD and Samsung Galaxy Note 2, and I would like to be able to get to my content...
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    Good Switch for Home Use

    Thanks for the information mfenn. I believe I will go with the cheaper unmanaged switches for now and hope to bum a cisco switch from work if one becomes available. Thanks
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    Good Switch for Home Use

    Thanks Jack for the recommendations. Would I get better performance out of a smart or managed switch? I love the savings of the switches you provided I just want to make sure I get something that will last a while. I was orginally looking at something like this...
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    Good Switch for Home Use

    Hello, I was hoping that I could get some recommendations on a good switch for the home. I currently have the house wired with CAT5 to the mech room. Right now I have 2 old Linksys 10/100 switches one is 8 ports the other is 4 ports. The router is a Cisco RV220W with 4 ports that are 1GB...
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    Wireless Keyboard for Gaming

    Good call AVP. I will look into that.
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    Wireless Keyboard for Gaming

    Hello, I was hoping someone could help me out. I'm finding that I am plugging my laptop more and more into my TV to play games, and I'm sick of sitting on the floor :). Unfortunately I have only ever owned wired keyboards for gaming for the obvious reasons (key lag, batteries, range, etc)...
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    HP Server

    Yeah I will have to find some cables. Thanks for your help.
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    Server Build Help

    Thanks mfenn. I did catch those drives so I will get 3 of those. Also the case is an awesome choice. Thanks for that. Yeah I may just do a Hyper-V setup with Server 2012 and go that route. Then use Vmware workstation on my desktop and simulate ESX that way to study. Unless I can find a...
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    HP Server

    Great thanks again for the information. So something like this is what you picked up? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-PERC-6i-SAS-SATA-RAID-Controller-Tray-Battery-Cables-H726F-/280994767584?pt=US_Server_Disk_Controllers_RAID_Cards&hash=item416c97e2e0
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    HP Server

    Thanks for the information. Quick question on the Perc 6i. Any reason you went with that controller? Are you able to plug all your drives into it with no problem? I would like to go the RAID 5 route as well, but not very knowledgeable on controller cards. I have only ever used the onboard...
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    Server Build Help

    Thanks for the response guys. I don't think I need more than 32GB of RAM. I saw the combo deal for the ASRock Z77 Pro3 and 3570k CPU so I will probably go that route. ASRock Z77 Pro3 and 3570k CPU combo $312 XFX Core Edition PRO550W $69 G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 (PC3...
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    HP Server

    @imagoon How did you setup your drives? Did you do a JBOD or some sort of RAID? Thanks!
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    Server Build Help

    What type of controller card should I be looking for for the RAID setup? The B75 board would save me me some cash. Do the Xeon processors have any more advantage over the 3570k?
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    Server Build Help

    @Ken thanks for the input. Probably like you say 5 or 6 VM’s normally at once. I would still like to get to 10 if needed though. I think you are right on the i5 and I will probably go that route as it’s a bit cheaper. I sadly don't have a Microcenter near me. @lambchops thanks for the...
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    Server Build Help

    Thanks for the reply Ken... sorry the answers to your questions are below. I considered RAID since the drives will be the same and I didn't want the entire system to fail if one drive goes out. I know it will not replace a backup, but some files I would like to never lose if possible...
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    Server Build Help

    Hello, I am looking to build a server for an at home lab/NAS/streaming system. What originally planned on doing was getting a small business class server from HP (HP ProLiant ML110 G7 E3-1220), but have been talked out of that since it seems I could get better hardware if I build my own, and...
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    HP Server

    Thanks a ton for the information imagoon. I hadn't even considered looking into other products for streaming yet. Also the pfSense and MPLS setup could be fun to configure. After doing a little shopping on newegg I can already see its going to be about the same price for the HP server I was...
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    HP Server

    Sadly I don't have a Microcenter close to me :( Did you go with the Perc 6i because it was better than the onboard option? Are you running a RAID 5 setup? How many VM's are you currently running or typically run? Are you using a VM for your NAS setup and streaming like openfiler, or...
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    HP Server

    Thank you both for the responses. @Talaii Thanks for the explanation... I see exactly what you’re saying. I figured with the discount I might save myself a few dollars going with HP. The price of the server after discount seems to be around $300 then I would need to add disk and memory...
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    HP Server

    Hello, I am looking for some advice on a HP server. I currently get a a nice discount (40%) where I work for HP equipment. I would like to purchase a good at home server for 3 purposes. 1) I need a virtual lab for testing ESX or Hyper-V, and would like something more than VMware...