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I had tried a long displayport cable from monoprice and it did not get expected throughput (max I could get was 720p 30hz). My research up to this point has shown that it is just kind of hit or miss as far as getting a cable that will hit the throughput you need. But I did find the vesa certified cable list on the displayport website. I figure that should be trustworthy list to buy from. The first one on that list is 4m HBR3 certified. Going to try that one. Also, going to just return the usb 3 hub and try a different one. I assume it is just defective.

I am working on building a new PC. I am good on the PC part, but having trouble getting the rest of the desk setup buttoned up as I plan to put the PC on a side table to free up room on my desk. Does anyone have recommendations for getting my display and peripherals a roughly 10-12 foot run from my PC to my desk? Thinking displayport cables and a repeater (like this one) (or two?) I tried this anker usb hub for my mouse, keyboard, and other peripherals, but it seems to lose power momentarily and my mouse freezes needing to be un/replugged. Tried looking into thunderbolt hubs, but my mobo does not have thunderbolt or have a tb-header to support a thunderbolt add in card. I do have a USB C 3.1 Gen2 port. Has anyone used a USB C hub with their PC? Especially over a long distance? My research indicates that max cable run for usb c is 1 meter... I am fine with paying a bit of a premium for something that will work and be solid.

Was expecting one of those giant laser projectors from ces last year, the mirror thing is a smart wayto get the same effect for way cheaper

Oh alright, if I were you would look into upgrading the CPU before the GPU's. As far as what to upgrade to, it would depend on how much you are looking at spending. You could reuse the RAM you have if you opted for a 4790k, but you would get a more powerful CPU if you made the jump to DDR4 and get a 5820k or potentially a 5930k if you are looking for those extra PCI lanes.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I feel like that system should be pushing those programs just fine. It may make sense to leave things the way they are and wait for the summer to come around and the next generation of GPU's or a little bit longer for the next CPU's. At the very least, current gen hardware could see a price drop when those launch.

I was going to say that you should go for the Mac, but I re-read your post and see that you are looking at iMac vs PC. The Mac has a huge advantage with OSX because UNIX is great environment for coding. However, you can very easily dual boot or toss Linux on a separate HDD (just please don't use Ubuntu lol). Windows, OSX, and Linux all support CS:GO just fine, so you're good on that front. The reliability of the hardware in the Mac will probably be quite good, but with a custom built PC you will be able to fix anything that goes wrong pretty easily. In my opinion, going with a Mac would make more sense if you were looking at a Macbook Pro, but if you're looking at desktops, a PC is much more versatile.

If you are planning to build sometime in the summer as you indicated, then just take a look at Polaris before making the final decision (assuming that everything launches in the summer as usual). I would be wary of crossfire. Especially with a 380. Better off with a more powerful single GPU. However, maybe DX12 will help out with crossfire. At the very least, your AMD card with see awesome boosts from DX12's utilization asynchronous compute!

Yeah, those temps are fine and normal for synthetic benchmarks/stress tests. I don't know what you mean by "more accurate". Both are indeed an a measure of temperature in degrees Celsius.

In my opinion, the usual argument that "PS4 is objectively better because it is faster and more powerful" is a stupid argument because the difference in "power" is irrelevant, especially compared to PC's. If your argument in for a peasant box is the graphics then you are just ignorant to the facts and oblivious to that that which is truly superior. With that said, I do own both an Xbox and a PS4. They do not get used very often for gaming. I usually only game on them with my small groups of friends that are not PC gamers. I primarily use them for streaming Netflix and watching Blu-rays on my home theater. I personally prefer the Xbox for everyday use scenarios, The Xbox interacts with my home theater system as a whole way better than the PS4. Kinect is very useful and overall the apps just tend to work a bit better. Plus Xbox Live, in my experience, is a bit more reliable. Oh, and the Xbox is quieter and gets way less hot. When it comes to watching Blu-rays, I prefer the PS4 simply because there is something about the codec that the PS4 use that things just seem nicer. The colors are a bit warmer and the viewing experience is more pleasant. Same with the audio processing. However, the one thing that really gets me heated about the PS4 is that STUPID light on the controllers. IT IS SO BRIGHT. It reflects on the TV when gaming and it is obnoxious when trying to watch a movie in a dark room. There is no way to turn off the light. Worst design choice. So bad.

All those libraries, as convenient as they are, can really slow everything down. I don't know the exact number, but in Java, just to print out "Hello World" something like 450 objects are created. All of that just to dump a string to the console. What you lose in "speed and power" you gain in ease of use and developer tools built basically right into the language.

Getting a solid head unit will be super important. I've owned Pioneer and Sony double din units and have experience with friends that have Kenwood and Pioneer Single din. The Pioneers are very good products. I personally think the Sony had better a better sound signature, but it was not reliable and the UI sucked. Right now I have Kicker door speakers and I would not recommend them. They are certainly better than any stock speakers, but they are not great. I was able to order them straight from Kicker through where I work, so I paid a hugely discounted price. If not for that, I would have definitely purchased a different brand. With that said, I do think their subs and amps are decent, just stay away from their doors and tweeters if you can. Your best bet is to wander around on YouTube and other car audio review sites. The car audio community is huge. Crutchfield is a great site for car audio stuff.

How old is the laptop? I've seen laptops before that have older standards of hdmi that cant quite handle 1080p

Have you tried doing speaker config under playback devices in Windows? They have an option to select which speakers are full range in that config. I have the same issue with what are probably the same drivers because I also have an Asus board, and this solution did not work for me, but maybe it will work for you.

Not really sure what you mean by inspiration, so I'll just toss out a run down of my home theater. I don't have a enough space in the room for a projector, so I have a 60in 1080p LG IPS TV. I've got a pretty solid 5.1 surround setup. Receiver: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2040. Front LR: Polk RTiA7. Rear LR: Polk RTiA3. Center: Polk CSiA4. Subwoofer: Definitive Technology Supercube 4000. Those Polk speakers draw a ton of power! Then I have a few gaming consoles and my PC setup close enough to run an HDMI into the receiver. This setup is really solid. This setup as a whole is really great for where I am right now (in college living with parents). I have pretty high hopes for what I will be able to do when I graduate and have a real job and can get some truly high end equipment. Not to say that the stuff I have now isn't high end, it's just that there is a lot higher end stuff out there. My next TV would be hopefully and OLED TV, but those are quite expensive.So, it just depends on what works for me when I can afford a something of that caliber. I am definitely considering going for a projector, but there are a lot of factors that go into having a projector setup. High end home theater projectors get very expensive very quickly. Plus there's the cost of the screen which can be quite pricey by itself. And it also depends on what room it is going into in terms of light and space. With that said, a project would be awesome, but I would have the go-big-or-go-home mentality and would be looking at the really high end stuff and modifying a room if necessary. As far as audio goes, oh my gosh audio. There are so many different avenues for high end audio! I went to a local home theater shop earlier this month looking for a headphone amp, so while I was there I listened to some of the (expensive) speakers they had setup and it was truly beautiful. Also, it was a small ish room and a lot of different setups cluttered around into a similar setup to what could be a living room with furniture. So, the usual "Oh its just a sound studio that they setup that makes any speakers sound good" argument seemed to be (mostly) eliminated. Anyway, there is a lot of stuff out there! You can get real crazy and shove in amps instead of using the integrated amp in the receiver. I have tried using my PC as the home theater system and it was a bit of a pain. Dealing with drivers to configure sound and whatnot can be annoying. And VLC doesn't always have the best compatibility with the newest Blu-rays. I personally find it easier to use a dedicated Blu-ray player or a gaming console for watching movies and streaming Netflix and stuff. This is just my personal experience. Your mileage may vary. A great way to get inspiration is to find a local shop of some sort. I do work at Best Buy and I will say, the Magnolia sections are okay but it is not the best. There are certainly some people there who know what they're talking about, but it can definitely be hit or miss. If you have a local high end home theater shop, that is possibly a better choice to check out some nice equipment. I am by no means an expert, but I have some experience in this category. So, I will gladly help out as best I can with any of this stuff!

If you were looking at the 4790k anyway, I would go with that over any skylake CPU. With that said, the 4th gen i5's are also great CPU's, plus like you said, not upgrading to ddr4 would be a huge advantage.