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I was hoping to be able to get some help regarding a birthday present, I'm getting my FIL a monitor to replace his old one. He only does web browsing and watches youtube, so I don't need any gaming features. So the basic requirements are: 300 pounds/dollars or less 27-28 inch screen 4K 60hz Any help would be hugely appreciated

So I upgraded from a 3060 ti to a 3070 ti a while ago, i've been playing older games, so I hadn't noticed the performance drop, but i recently found out that i'm getting terrible performance. The odd thing is that it is specifically only in games, in synthetic tests I am getting average scores for a 3070 ti, whereas in games I am getting gtx 1080 performance. I updated my motherboard BIOS to the newest version, and uninstalled all GPU drivers with DDU and then reinstalled the drivers, but there's no difference performance wise. I cannot think of what the issue could be, so I was hoping someone here could please help me out? Specs are: Windows 10, 64bit 5600x 3070 Ti MSI B550 Tomahawk Corsair 750 watt PSU I've also got a couple TB of SSD and HDD storage

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I'm currently on the lookout for a second monitor, I have a great 1440p monitor that I game on, but I've been missing having a second monitor, especially for movies where I'd love to be able to take advantage of 4K. My budget is 400 pounds, the monitor will exclusively be used for video consumption and the like, no gaming or anything like that, as mentioned in the title I'd like something between 28 and 32 inches. I'd appreciate any and all help!

I've been wanting a second...... Screen?For a while, exclusively for consuming content (movies, YouTube, etc). I want something that's a decent size without being massive, around 32-40 inches or so, 4K, and obviously looks good. I'm not sure which one would be the best "bang for the buck". On one hand I could make the argument that the monitor would be the better value as 4K TV's seem to start at 40 inches or so, so you're paying for the extra screen space compared to getting a 32 inch monitor which there are plenty of. On the other hand, monitors are mostly focused on gaming, and since it's just for consuming content, I don't need things like G-sync or high refresh rates which cost extra and are often attached to mid-high end monitors. I know that you can't just look at the specs for monitors or TV's, as some can have the exact same specs but one be significantly better than the other. So I was wondering if anyone would be able to help me out please? My budget is about 400 pounds, but I'm fine with buying used, so recommendations for models who cost a bit more when new are fine too.

Thank you

Sorry, it says the video is unavailable, would you be able to provide the name of the song please?

Out of curiosity, what's the Intro music called? Can only see links for the supernova and outro music in the description.

Hey, so I'm in the process of upgrading my general setup, (PC, monitors, mic, etc), but I know that with monitors and TV's, there's a lot more nuance than just "sort by size and resolution and pick the cheapest one". So I wanted to ask for some advice regarding models here as I know nothing about TV's. I'm looking for a 4K TV, at least 32 inches but no bigger than 52, if the choice is between a larger size screen or better quality viewing experience, I'll take the better quality viewing experience. The TV will be plugged into my PC as a second monitor, and it will be used to watch movies, TV shows, and youtube videos (no gaming whatsoever). I live in the UK and my budget is 300-500 pounds, I'm okay with waiting for deals if it's a TV that usually costs more than my budget but is sometimes on sale. I'd appreciate any and all help, thank you!

I get that going higher end is better, my monitor cost 600 pounds and is great, but he doesn't have a lot of money, so 300 is a hard limit, he was originally looking at 200 but I managed to talk him up to 300, and even that is a bit of a stretch.

Thank you very much, I'll definitely look into that one

Hey, I've got a friend (just started PC gaming) who would like a monitor, I don't know too much about monitors (especially in his price range) so I wanted to ask all the knowledgeable people here I sold him my 3060 ti for 200 pounds + his 1050ti, and he's got an Intel 10th gen 8 core/8 thread CPU (can't remember the name), he's very into RPG's and such, and his budget is about 200-300 pounds. I recommended a 1440p, 60+ hz monitor (he could go 4K, but he'd like to be able to play AAA games on high settings for the next 4-5 years, so I recommended 1440). I was wondering if anyone knows of any good monitors at 1440p, 60+hz? I know you can't just look at specs, so I have no clue what to pick. Cheers

Yeah, 100% a CPU thing then, on the bright side, turning up all the graphics quality settings to max shouldn't impact you much!

Sorry, I only saw your top line ( "we're trying to keep things like for like") Again, I am not encouraging you to use it, not at all, I just wanted to tell Joe why it is that the A500 does not outperform an AIO, and why it is so cheap compared to other air coolers. I definitely agree that you should actually use a "proper" air cooler

From a Hitman 2 performance review https://gyazo.com/9d875a6c27ed54e3ee47d89012c5f248 As you can see, even a 1080 had low levels of usage, a 2080 super is significantly better, highly likely it's your CPU

I didn't say it couldn't be used, just that it definitely will not outperform a normal AIO like Joe suggested it might

Could very easily be CPU bottlenecking you, try using task manager and see the CPU usage in those games. Then download MSI afterburner and look at GPU usage, I wouldn't be surprised if CPU usage is much higher than GPU usage.

There's a reason why it is 45 bucks, it's baaaaaaaaad

Follow stock alerts, that's how I got one

I've got a tech kickstarter product you could make a video review about, I'd be happy to ship it to you. Purchased the "batband" Several years ago, promised to be earless headphones using bone conductivity so only the wearer could hear what it was playing. In their videoes they said they had a working prototype, and showed a group of "random" People using it and how much they loved it. Ended up being delayed, and when it finally released it was not as advertised, it essentially worked as a shitty, expensive, (200 US dollars) headmounted speaker, meaning everyone could hear what you were listening to. The only pro about it was the fact wearing it kinda made you look like Caesar.

It doesn't have to be cheap, I just figured there'd be no reason to pay for the 144Hz feature if you could get a great monitor for cheaper if it's 60 Hz (let's say the great 144Hz monitor is 500, and the 60Hz version is 400, might as well get the 400 version then instead of paying extra for a feature that's not needed)

Yeah, I said gaming because usually "regular" Monitors have much higher response times and no g-sync/free sync

So I've been looking for a monitor for a friend, he only plays RPG's and such, so my hope was to be able to focus on maximum eye candy and "downgrade" the Hz to 60 and save some money. But it seems like 60Hz has been relegated to the budget and non gaming section exclusively. Am I looking the wrong places or is that correct? For some context, he wants a 27 inch curved monitor, planned GPU is the 3060 Ti, only plays RPG/adventure style games like AC:Valhalla, Skyrim, Cyberpunk etc. He wants to be able to play on High to ultra settings, and wants the PC to last 4+ years. I figured in that case, he wants to maximise eye candy, with anything over 60-80 Hz being mostly irrelevant for those kinds of games. 4K would obvs look better, but would very likely need an upgrade sooner than 4 years if he wants to play everything on ultra. So I figured 1440p would be a good choice. Looking at rtings and generally online however, it seems like anything above 250 pounds or so is automatically 144Hz. Would I just have to look at the best 144Hz monitors or are there some good ones that are lower Hz?

Colleague of mine wants to upgrade from a PS4 to PC. Tells me his budget is around 1000 pounds and he wants it prebuilt from a specific website. I put in a build (5600x, 3060ti, 16GB 3600MHz RAM etc) and explained to him my rationale (get a cheaper aircooler to save money on the budget, it will be enough for stock speeds and then in 3 years or so when he needs more power he can add a high end air cooler or water cooling and overclock it, don't need more than 16GB of ram, don't add a HDD, get it cheap used instead to save money on the budget etc). He then comes back the next day and tells me that his mate knows a lot about PC's and he took his advice instead. The build from the other guy was 200 pounds over budget, included an i7 9700K, water cooling, a 1050 ti, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD. He was obviously really excited about it and wasn't gonna change his mind, so I congratulated him on switching to PC and just mentioned that while his current GPU is okay, he's gonna need to switch it out for a better one eventually. It's just frustrating that he's gonna get a PC that will end up being 500 pounds or so over budget (assuming he sells his 1050 ti for 100 and switches to a 3060 ti or something) when he could have gotten a PC that was just as good or better for a good bit less.