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Basically I've got a 2018 Razer Blade 15 that has a 144hz screen which is great. It also weighs a bit more than I'd like and I don't really game on it much anymore so I'd like to downsize to a 13-14" thin and light but retain the refresh rate. Now the newer MacBook Pros have 120hz screens which seems nice but I'm unsure how I'd do with an Apple computer, love the phones but I'm a Windows guy at heart. My question is, are there any realistic options for an ultrabook type laptop that has a high refresh screen? Essentially if the Razer Book had a 120hz matte screen I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I'd also consider a MacBook Air if it had a 120hz screen.

Not sure if you can order for Australian Amazon but it was just the easiest place to look. Samsung 980 Pro 1TB Kingston A2000 1TB Crucial P2 2TB Hope I got the pricing right with the exchange rates but all of those should be wicked fast compared to a regular HDD and a lot faster than a SATA SSD. I have a Samsung 970 EVO Plus and a 980 (not Pro) and I can confirm that they are amazingly fast, haven't had an issue with either. I'd personally recommend Samsung but the other two brands are still quality.

Budget? Any idea how much storage you'll need and what it's for? Also, what's your motherboard for compatibility checks.

I currently have a Razer Blade 15 2018 with a 1060, 144hz screen, i7, SSD and all that jazz. It is great BUT it's fairly heavy and runs the fans doing anything more than surfing the web or watching videos. I'm looking to I guess downgrade to a thinner, lighter laptop that doesn't require active cooling, I'm talking MacBook style stuff with basically no vents (along the bottom at least) with minimal fan noise. Just hate having to worry about the vents on the bottom getting smothered if I'm watching a film in bed or something. Not too fussed on the specs as I'm going to be using it for web browsing and some RuneScape at most really. I can get £600 for the Blade 15 from a trade-in shop near me so that is about my budget but by all means recommend whatever and if it's worth it I can throw some cash on top. I'm not picky about OS either, if grabbing an Apple product makes sense then I will do but obviously Windows laptops are more plentiful at reasonable budgets. Thanks!

Just playing some of the new games that have come out recently, AC: Valhalla, CoD: Cold War, Watch Dogs: Legion etc. and I've noticed I'm not really getting the fps I want. I have a 3440x1440p 144hz monitor powered by an EVGA 2080 Super with an i7 6700k at stock speeds (4.0Ghz) and 16Gb RAM @ 2400MHz. I'm getting maybe 120fps at basically all low settings in Cold War Multiplayer. Yes, I have the most recent drivers and no, nothing else is running on my PC apart from maybe a couple Chrome tabs and a couple background things. According to Task Manager my CPU is at about 70-80% usage 4.18Ghz while in the middle of a match while my gpu barely hits 20% usage, hovering more around 10-15%. And I have manually told the game to use my 2080 Super despite it already auto-detecting it correctly. Obviously something is wrong here, just wondering if an upgrade is needed, please say yes, I love upgrading my PC lol

How does the speed differ between different providers? If they all go to the same box and are on the same line (BT in my area) then wouldn't switching to BT give me the same speed as I currently have on TalkTalk or are they somehow throttling speeds to save on cost?

According to my ISP contract I'm paying for "Faster Fibre" which is unlimited usage and average speeds of 67Mb/s, they guarantee a minimum of 48.3Mb but I'm getting at most half that even standing 5 feet away from the router. Our assumption that they have put fibre lines into the box at the end of our street and we have non-fibre lines running to each house. And here is the layout of our house, it is a one floor bungalow so no up or down. Approximate width (garage to kitchen) is 16.89 meters and approximate depth (bedroom 3 to office) is 13.43 meters. Our router is located in the living room which is where all the outside connections come in, we have it sitting on a shelf about head height (6ft) as close to the inside wall as possible. And as you can see I've noted the problem spots as the far side of Bedroom 2 (my room) and Bedroom 1 (parents) where I experience issues daily while watching videos on my tablet and phone in bed (basically against the far wall deep in the Weak AF zone as does my mother in Bedroom 1. My dad has no connection at all aka the Deadzone designation. Our walls are basically solid cinderblock/brick with insulation, drywall and plaster. Good 'ol British building. Our budget is whatever gets results but anything over £200-300 would start to make Mom grumble. We have attic access and the ability to run ethernet basically anywhere in the house (in the attic) so placing access points in the ceiling is an attractive option as long as it doesn't hinder performance.

A little context before my question, I live in the UK and my ISP is TalkTalk (via BT but whatever). We've had our service for a few years now and during the first say year or so our actually internet connection was horrible, dropping from the source, poor coverage, the works. Currently the outages have stopped but we still have poor coverage across maybe 30% of our home and just having added a new addition we basically have no wifi in one section which means my dad has had to create a new network off of a powerline adaptor just so he can use his phone in his new office. What I'm looking for is a replacement for our TalkTalk provided router (DSL-3782) that has both very strong connection because we have quite thick, dense walls and multiple access points on the same network so I can walk from one part of the house to the other end without dropping connection or switching networks (like having two access points with different names). I've been trying to do as much research as I can but am a total noob when it comes to networking. I really want something easy to understand, install and maintain so when I move out I'm not getting phone calls every other day asking how to do this or that etc. Also, affordability is a factor, as always but I'm not afraid of convincing my mom to splurge a little to improve our quality of life and so she can watch the news on her tablet in bed without buffering or dropping connection. Thanks for any help! Cheers!

After upgrading some hardware in my itx system I built back in 2016 I've noticed that it gets mighty toasty in there. So I'm looking to move everything into a new case and ditch the Evolv ITX which while it has been nice, the front panel lets maybe 10% airflow through, not so gucci. I have an ATX psu, 2080 Super and a 120mm radiator so my new itx case choices are quite limited I think. Any ideas on fantastic cases for airflow that will accommodate my hardware? My go to would be an InWin A1 but they basically don't exist to be purchased unfortunately.

Nah that actually looks good. Tbh the backside doesn't really matter too much unless that side has a glass panel but in terms of organization I'd say you're fine. I'm just happy if the main part of my case looks good, cba about the back.

I've suggested iPhones and she's really not a fan for whatever reason. An older model seems like a great idea especially on the cost side of things thanks

With the absolutely insane amount of phones out today I thought I would recruit you all for some help. I'm looking for a decent phone for my mom. Her current phone is a Huawei P20 Lite I think? It's a bit sh*t and doesn't want to connect to Android Auto in her Kia so she's getting frustrated. She's almost 60 which isn't really that old but just old dog new tricks so something with as simple a UI and settings as possible will be a bonus, she doesn't care about Android's infinite customizability. Storage size isn't a huge issue either as she doesn't have many apps or photos. She wants wireless charging because she has that in her Kia as well and wants to use it. I would like to be on the budget end of the spectrum but I'd probably be able to get into the £600-700 range if it was justified. She isn't majorly swayed by how a phone looks but if it comes with a sparkly blue back (like her Huawei does) or something similar it'll just make her happy. I'm also trying to stick the major brands as well (Samsung, Google, LG, OnePlus etc.) not Chinese stuff like Huawei. Any help would be amazing! Thanks!

Just loving the dedication mate, nice job

1080 aaaannnnd plastic chair ? love it

I mean I'd just go from Android to Android but definitely hop off Huawei cause America said bad Chinese do bad tings and Google said no no Android updates for Huawei

Really no noticeable difference, games still aren't that dependent on CPU unless the game is made that way.

The OS itself doesn't take up that much but I find that I have a lot of random programs and files that it adds up and I always like having a little wiggle room. Tbh it might just be me cause I did game design for uni and UE4, 3d modeling files and stuff take up a chunk of space.

Seems good so far but if you're recording gameplay I'd definitely just get high capacity HDD for cold storage and finished videos just cause 1 TB fills up real quick with games and videos on it, my 1 TB SSD is basically 90% full just because of games. I'd also spring for a slightly higher capacity OS drive because just in my use case I maxed out my 250 gig SSD within 6 months of using my PC. My new build is either gonna have 500 or 1 TB SSD just so I don't have to think about space on my OS.

You can totally setup everything without a case for testing purposes. Just use the motherboard box as a little stand for the mobo, plug everything in and go for it. Loads of people do this before building their PC in the case so they don't have to remove everything if something comes doa.

So I'm watching Gladiator again and I'm getting a hankering for some good old Total War type grand strategy, battle gameplay with the Roman Empire (either playing as or against). Which Total War (or similar game) should I re-download (or buy). I have Attila which is by far my favorite Total War with about 250 hrs played as well as Total War: Rome 2 with only 91 hrs played. Obviously Attila is the newest and thus probably most perfected of the Roman era Total War games but Rome 2 might be good to revisit despite dated graphics and features. Or are there any other similar games I should take a look at? I do have Ryse: Son of Rome which I actually quite enjoyed the first time through but I'm doubting it's replayability. Thanks!

Can I still wake it up with a mouse/keyboard if I put it to hibernate?

I currently have a beefy, dedicated gaming desktop in my office but I also have a Razer Blade 15 (2018) that I am thinking about trying to turn into a living room PC. Is this possible? And I mean that by basically having it closed and plugged in 24/7 being able to turn it off/on (or sleep/wake up) without having to open the lid.

Way better than wifi for me (mostly). I don't really see an upgrade in speed but definitely better ping and stability overall.

I have a Razer Raiju Tournament Edition that Steam recognizes as an Xbox One controller that has zero response in game, not in menus nor in actual gameplay yet works for other games like DOOM and Dirt 4. Windows recognizes it properly as well and I've tried many tricks from across the internet with Steam Big Picture stuff, controller configuration etc. I'm at the point now of looking up cheap Xbox controllers to run out and buy right now so I can at least just play the damn game. Anyone have some solutions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'll give you five