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    Where to buy refurbished servers or parts?

    well OCUK don't sell 2nd hand or refurb OEM servers (yet) and with the money saved I'll buy some Coffee Lake here, so it's still good for business. For now I have settled on 4 4-core machines, but a) they take up a lot of space, b) they suck a lot of power...
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    Where to buy refurbished servers or parts?

    I realise that this might not be the best place to ask the question, but I'll try: can you recommend a decent seller of refurbished servers? It can be via ebay or a dedicated shop, but what I care about is whether they do any testing on the parts they sell. I am looking for a cheap 2nd hand...
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    NVIDIA Teasing something for 29th April

    Shield tablet is due for an upgrade, but do they have the right SoC for it?
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    Road Tripping in the USA!

    We're going travelling around the US for 3 months. I'd like the kids to see some racing, maybe Destruction Derby or Monster trucks, but I can't correlate this to my plans, we'll be in FLoriday June/july then California July, then Utah, Idahol, Wyoming in August. The only thing I booked is...
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    Temporary GPU for CS:GO

    Yeah, I guess I'll just 'live' with my trusty 980ti, it's doubtful that it will drop more than another 50 that a spare card would cost and the hassle is real.
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    Temporary GPU for CS:GO

    I plan to sell my 980ti (and some other things) to fund summer holidays and to buy some nice GPU after the summer (1080ti?) in the meantime, I'd like to keep my computer running so I need a basic GPU that could handle CS:GO at 100+ fps 1024x768 and that's it. What's the cheapest thing right now...
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    KVM for dual Mac / PC display and kb+m?

    Hi. I have both a gaming PC and a Macbook Pro for work. I would like to connect both to my display and peripherials: USB keyboard, Rival mouse, USB microphone, webcam etc. I tried aten cs782dp. It worked brilliantly with the screen (144Hz Gsync displayport) but didn't work with USB...
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    Cheap Android tablet for kids gaming?

    Kids are old enough to use a tablet now. I think 7" would be ideal, I stopped following the market since Nexus 7. Can you recommend something decent with Google Play Store and fairly up to date, vanilla Android and at least 32GB storage (or expandable via SD)? I don't want Kindle Fire -...
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    3m DP cable for 144Hz

    I ordered and returned 3 different cables now. I've yet to find a 3 metre long cable that is going to work at 1440p 144Hz Can anyone recommend something from here or elsewher that is more or less guaranteed to work at 1440p 144Hz? The only cable that is working for me is the one supplied...
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    ASUS Show off a prototype 4K 144Hz monitor

    27" at 4k is pointless. You need 32"+ to even appreciate 4k, even if the screen is straight in your face
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    1080 And 4K Performance ?

    I very nearly ordered the 43" Phillips IPS screen too, but even with 1080 you can't guarantee 60+ FPS in AAA games. I will wait for a a unicorn G-Sync panel
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    G-Sync panel for Doom?

    question then, how do you normally set up games so that g-sync works? V-Sync on in game and g-sync on in NCP? If that is the case it would be running at max 60fps or max = current refresh rate?? I';d like to run refresh rate at 120Hz and the game itself at >90fps - anything below and I can...
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    16:10 30" monitors, are they becoming obselete?

    just get a 43" 4k screen and add some black bars to get the aspect ratio as needed ;)
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    To buy or not to buy?

    wow, and the equivalent Asus is still ~700GBP, really good price for the predator atm.
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    Good SSD recommendations

    I've bought a bunch of cheap SSDs and made 4-way RAID-0 - I hit nearly 2GB/s sequential so it's perfect for loading games quickly ;) 4-way raid-0 means it's 4 times more likely to fail, but it's backed up and worst case I can redownload the games from steam.
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    Does Samsung 950 Pro need airflow

    How do you monitor the temps of the SSD controller? I've been monitoring based on transfer speeds and so far have seen no throttling in my usage, but my drive sits in an adapter under the GPU so does get some airflow.
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    G-Sync panel for Doom?

    I really got into Doom. I have Eizo Foris fs2434. It is a relatively fast panel for IPS, but not G-sync and only 60Hz. Unfortunately, for fast-paced Doom, it is no longer good enough for me. I was very close to pulling the plug on a 43" Phillips, but it will be even worse for gaming. Shall...
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    So who is actually going to buy a 1070 or 1080 ?

    Faster in what? Most games and the hardware are locked to 90fps so how would you make it faster?
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    So who is actually going to buy a 1070 or 1080 ?

    Gonna pick up 1080 too - the HTPC, currently has gtx760 which is not enough for VR (I have Vive) and my PC has 980ti which is not enough for 4k ;) So the 980ti goes to HTPC and 1080 goes to my PC.
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    Anyone using >45" TV as a screen?

    I really like my current 24" 1080p screen PPI so if 40" 4k provides the same, I'll be aiming for this. My split is going to 80% work, 20% play so I need sharp picture with good enough colours and input lag low enough not to spoil the the 20% play. Can anyone recommend a particular TV model then?
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