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    callmecars reacted to watts300 in screen suddenly zoomed in after launching game   
    Very good.  TVs tend to be much more susceptible to that sort of thing than computer monitors.  
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    callmecars reacted to watts300 in screen suddenly zoomed in after launching game   
    Where the setting is depends on the brand of video card for the specifics, but it should be in the display settings.   Right-click on the desktop.  Or look in the Control Panel.   If it's an AMD card, the Catalyst Control Center.  AMD calls it scaling.   I had the issue when I connected a computer to my TV.  
     
    It's just another methods to adjust screen size.   Imagine a projector and a screen hanging on the wall.  You could re-scale the image by moving the projector closer or farther from the wall so that it fits on the screen as best as possible.  Software can do the same thing.  It looks like your display is "zoomed" by the same number of pixels on all four sides. 
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    callmecars reacted to watts300 in screen suddenly zoomed in after launching game   
    @callmecars Looks like over-scan or scaling is maladjusted. 
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    callmecars reacted to MrYuriy in ASUS Z97-A no internet!   
    My best recommendation is to start fresh and re-install all your drivers. Sometimes if you go in some extraordinarily "weird" pattern of downloading drivers, like sound driver before chipset, etc, I've seen odd problems like this arise.
     
    Just start over. If this happens again, with the same error message, you probably have a faulty ethernet controller on your board.
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    callmecars reacted to MegaDave91 in positive/negative air pressure assistance   
    Sorry, but I don't particularly like the way you describe negative pressure. While it's true, they will actually be drawing air from every little opening in the case (Air 540 has a lot), so essentially unfiltered air will be pulled into the case right along with the dust.
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    callmecars reacted to MegaDave91 in positive/negative air pressure assistance   
    Front - intake
    Rear - exhaust
     
    The fan default fan configuration of the Air 540 is optimal for positive pressure. 
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    callmecars reacted to Johannes_Lazor in what to do if CPU cooler don't fit in case?   
    Violence solves Everything. If it doesnt work with violence it is A. To high-tech or B. You're not using enough violence.

     
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    callmecars reacted to Doobeedoo in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    I have 1TB and 3TB HDD from Seagate, they work fine. Only problems I had with Seagate drives was their first Momentus XT.
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    callmecars reacted to EpicGeekonFire in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    Honestly the HDD industry is a gamble for consumer drives.
     
    But I can say that the WDs that I have haven't had any issues whatsoever.
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    callmecars got a reaction from tmlhalo in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    thanks guys! I finally got enough confidence and decided to go with Seagate! I hope it turns out well!
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    callmecars reacted to TheKDub in what to do if CPU cooler don't fit in case?   
    Noctua NH-D14:
    Heatsink Dimensions: 160 x 140 x 158mm
     
    Corsair Air 540:
    Maximum CPU Cooler Height 170mm
     
    It will fit.
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    callmecars reacted to Griffscavern in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    Go with this review too. As far as consumer reviews go, you are more likely to write a review if you got a bad product. Most who have good experiences with something dont bother.So take those reviews, as well as any other, with a grain of salt.
    Here is a review by a reputable source too, but like I said, take it with a grain of salt.
    http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/seagate/barracuda_3tb_st3000dm001_internal_hard_drive/427323/
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    callmecars reacted to tmlhalo in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    Basically the specs I was talking about last night are like this. 
     
    Here is a side by side comparison to make it easier to see that lower rpm isn't always a bad thing if the disk has a high capacity from data density.
     
    http://hdd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/WD-Green-3TB-2011-vs-WD-Blue-1TB-2010/1415vs1780
     
    The first section under the pictures is the averages which is what we want to look at since the 2nd section is best case scenario peak benchmarks.
    You can see the average read is only 1MB/s difference. The fact the slower spinning drive can keep up is due to the fact the needle is passing over much more densely packed clusters. So it can travel over the same amount of clusters going slower since the clusters are smaller. Just avoid slower drives at lower capacities like 5400rpm at 1TB because they lose the advantage of data density. At 3+TBs you can get the performance you want without having to fear from it being slow though. So like others have said, Seagate, HGST, WD greens are all going to work fine. So don't feel like 7200rpm WD blacks are your only option.
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    callmecars reacted to Stefken89 in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    First of all: Backblaze's report sucks. They do this every year. Linus & Luke adressed this last year in the WAN show (I went and searched for it: 
      
    just after the 30min mark). I'm not gonna go over why their report sucks, there are a lot of reasons, just check out that WAN show archive if you are interested.
     
    @Windspeed36 is right: if there were actually that many failures they would be bankrupt + most people that have a product that works fine will not write a review or yell about it, only people who are disatisfied.
     
    Yes, there is a chance you might get a failing drive right after warranty expires. That chance is always there, no matter which drive or what brand it is. I'm just saying I never had a single bad experience with seagate HDDs (barracudas in perticular). Am I lucky? I guess I am, but their failure rates are really not as high as "the internet" might suggest.
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    callmecars reacted to EliminatingAngels in Should I assemble it myself?   
    Or you can build it with a friend who has more experience building computers.
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    callmecars reacted to eman21790 in Should I assemble it myself?   
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    callmecars reacted to gilm0re3 in Should I assemble it myself?   
    I would recommend building it yourself. Just watch a guide from Linus and you should be just fine. Building your own PC is very rewarding since you know that you did it yourself and it will also help teach you a little bit about how the components in your computer all work together, so when an error occurs, you should be better at diagnosing the problem. 
     
    Besides, there's really not a ton that you can mess up. Most of the components are keyed to only fit in the port or plug they were meant to, so there really is no way you could accidentally plug something in wrong unless you really forced it.
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    callmecars reacted to eman21790 in Should I assemble it myself?   
    Ok, don't stress it bro. There are plenty of guides to help New PC builders like yourself . I think that building it yourself, makes you feel like a total boss. If you don't build it now you won't know what is which and that sort of stuff, so If you want to upgrade or completely build a new PC, you would have to take it to a shop. There are sooooooooo many oc guides out there too.
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    callmecars reacted to Gilbert in Should I assemble it myself?   
    All you really need to do is follow what Linus says in his build guides and you should be fine, and if you build it yourself it's just generally easier to diagnos issuses because you're the one who built it and is not scared of opening PCs anymore.
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    callmecars reacted to thekeemo in Should I assemble it myself?   
    well I would actually have someone do it for me because I dont have to troubleshoot and ill have a warranty. its too expensive for me though
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    callmecars reacted to Tedster in Should I assemble it myself?   
    I don't know about you, but I've seen enough LMG videos that I knew how to build my second PC before I ordered the parts.
     
    I'd watch Linus's build guides, learn from them and then go ahead and build on my own, if I were you.
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    callmecars reacted to michaelk12 in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    I have a barracuda, nothing's happened in 2 1/2 years, but the failure rate is too high for Seagate, i'd rather spend more for 10% more peace of mind if I had to do it again.
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    callmecars reacted to SkilledRebuilds in is a 4690k and a 4790k comparable...   
    I was more mocking myself, I go offtopic on every post, your comment reminded me of, so I played on it,.. making a joke out of it,.. not personal buddy
     
    Glad you got your thoughts and build sorted,.. good times ahead.
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    callmecars reacted to Stefken89 in is it worth it to buy Seagate?   
    Not in my experience at least.
     
    I am not saying that they don't have failures, every brand of drives has failures.
    A lot depends on the shipping & packing while shipping, and the situation you put the drives in (don't put a consumer drive in an enterprise environment, temps, etc...).
     
    EDIT: forgot to put my point in for that last sentence ^^.
    That is why you should have backups or drive redundancy if you don't want to lose data.
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    callmecars got a reaction from i_build_nanosuits in is a 4690k and a 4790k comparable...   
    I hope you're not mocking me when I went off topic... well I feel like you're not but I'm just cautious hehe
    but thank you though for the solid argument! I'm looking to see if I can do with the 4790k + 8gb ram instead! since I just calculated that with the build I'm planning, there will be only a USD 26.07 increase to the original price that I already had, which I'm perfectly fine with!
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