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I already have a 21:9 monitor so I'm aware of the limits for border-less windowed etc. I do prefer to play competitive shooters in 16:9, just so the mini map and kill feed etc are tighter in, so black bars are nothing new to me. I'm looking at this 49" 32:9 https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/monitors/gaming/49-crg9-dual-qhd-curved-qled-gaming-monitor-lc49rg90ssnxza/ Black bars to 16:9 on that would upset me, but looks like I can do picture by picture. Will that effect freesync, hdr etc, if I used the 2 inputs, 1 side for gaming and 1 side as discord, music, and general ADD interneting. Does anyone know if I can do like a 27" 2560x1440 center for gaming and flank the 2 outsides with 1280x1440 sections, that would be my dream but I feel like thats not an option with fullscreen and stuff. I prefer to run border-less, just so I can alt+tab in and out with out huge disruption,

that is probably the best price to performance option I can employ lol

That board is sexy AF, I might be in love lol

It seems AMD is the way to go, regardless, 3900x as the core king and 3700x as the cheaper 9900k equivalent I wouldn't say I'm an intel lover but always been intel and hard to make the change haha, I'm looking at the Strix x570-e, MSI ACE would be my preferred choice but that yellow on the board, can't do it. I love the look of the Gigabyte Designare but no x570. Any thoughts on the mobo in the price point of those 3 boards should I spend more or is that overkill already? Looking to OC and potentially custom water cool, big AIO at the very least edit: just clicked the mobo tier list, guess I'll have a ready

I think mobo is what making this hard for me, if it was like for like, dollar for dollar, 3900x no question, as it stands I don't know if I will see the benefit from the extra 4 cores on my day to day, that's whats killing me most right now, and its the emulators causing the load wish I could load up a 9900k as see how it ran with my setup I failed with my current build on the mobo because I didn't understand the value maybe wait to see next gen intel is the answer, but you can't always wait for the latest and greatest, if it dropped this year, sure, june 2020, thats a long time my main thing is I don't want to be the guy with a 4k tv, no hdr or hdmi 2.0 Thanks for everyones thoughts, happy to hear more, I'm going to do a bit more mobo research, but thinking 3900x cause go big or go home Ram is 2133, if I need to I'll upgrade right away no big deal, then I can also sell my current setup as a runner too

I've googled for days trying to answer my questions and I need some help. Current build: 6700k 4.6 GHZ OC AIO cooled GTX 980 32GB ram 3440x1440 60hz main monitor I think I'm running into a CPU bottleneck I have 2 use cases, My main use case, I let my ADD run wild haha, I run a couple of android emulators, 3 screens and multi task like crazy, no rending or anything like that, but lots of tabs, multimedia, random programs, remote in to plex server, camera server etc. I get to the point where my mouse with start freaking out cause the CPU is pinned Second, I game, only some what regularly on PC, but don't like to sacrifice too much on graphics quality when I do As I type this with all the things I have running I'm hitting 90% CPU usage, 58% ram usage, 17% GPU usage and 51% GPU memory, this is about normal for my everyday use Playing the new CoD:MW is the first game I've played recently that has left me feeling low on power, my CPU runs pretty much at 100%, especially in ground war New build: My plan is to update just my mobo and CPU right now cause I need the cores, pick up some new memory when I see a good deal, and go with the RTX 3080 or what ever Nvidia calls it when it comes out, probably get a 3440x1440 hdr 144hz panel then too. With potentially full custom water cooling at that time if there is money left over My budget is far from unlimited but if there is value I have no problem spending the extra cash. So my question: 9900k or 3900x? Is the extra $200 or so Canadian peso's the 3900x going to cost me for the mobo and cpu worth it for my use case, factoring in gen 4 pcie when the rtx 3080 releases? I have zero experience with these high core count processors, How many cores is enough cores? Is gen 4 pcie a big deal or no? I would like 5 years out of the CPU Sorry if I'm asking questions that have been answered, but last build I spent a lot of cash and regretted a couple choices cause I didn't do my research

PIA is way worse than it used to be for me, Also the update to the Chrome extension has made it completely unusable, I have to disable the extension instead of just clicking on and off to use soo many sites.

I went to ubiquiti's site. They talked about the number of cores they had in their "gateway" Do cores matter? I'm looking for a new router, I see a lot of core talk. I want to run multiple HD feeds, and have HD IP security cameras, will I benefit at all from a 4 core vs 2 core router?

I would try a different HDMI cable to start, I changed TVs went from working perfectly to intermittently cutting out. Changed HDMI cable all good after that.

What is the benefit of these routers if any? Will it help with multiple High Def. streams or is it all marketing hype?

Wireless devices with AC connect on AC, I'm leaning towards the internet connection not being my problem based on the similar internal Network problems. Most anything that doesn't move with an Ethernet port is on a wired connection. And I have problems with Netflix etc on wired devices. My internet can support 2 4k streams as well. I also stream 4k internally and have similar issues. With the Plex server and my Nvidia shield both on wired connections. My understanding is more cores will allow for more processes to be completed at once? From what I've read people say it's not worth it or needed for basic routing. Cores on a router have more to do with QoS type things (which I have disabled in an attempt to eliminate as an issue) but I don't know. The internet is full of conflicting information. Basically I'm wondering is it possible to overload a router? Is it possible I've just reached the upper limit of what my router can handle and that's why I'm having problems? Or has it just failed and started glitching? Does my application justify an expensive 4 core router. Or is that just marketing hype and any basic router with AC will do the same thing. Not looking to spend a lot of money if I don't have to. I've even considered just using my router as an access point and using my ISP supplied router to control my internet.

Past few weeks I've been having consistent drops on my internet connection and wired network devices Youtube, Netflix and Amazon video will randomly stop, pause or drop in quality. This is consistent in any streamed content. If I cast my Laptop screen via Chrome Cast it will drop connection or resolution. Any one of 4 security cameras will drop connection fairly randomly, and after they drop they just constantly connect and reconnect until I reset the network and the camera. These things seem to happen on wired and wireless connections I have a netgear nighthawk r7000 router, it seems to run very hot. I have 1 other wired switch in my network I've swapped out with no change. If it is my router is it worth getting a higher end router? I have 4 HD IP security camera, running on 3 feeds around my house. 5 PC's, including a Plex server I allow a couple friends to stream from, as well I potentially have 2 4k netflix streams at any given time. Plus all the random game consoles, phones tablets, smart home devices in a very techy house hold. Is this a lot of load for a router, really not sure have the work, but have seen 4 core routers and dual core routers, are the 4 core worth the money? Thanks for any advice

Not a brand I had considered, not sure wireless was a direction I was heading, due to the extra weight, Looks to be a high quality versatile option, I like the slick boom mic as well, vs other options I've seen to add a mic to headphones. The more research I do the more I've been leaning towards 2 cheaper sets, A10's with m60 mix amp for Xbox and HyperX cloud Alpha's for PC. But I'm really like to look and versatility of those v-moda's, Not sure if you made my decision easy or harder, lol but I like the alternative option, Thanks

I have a bit of a 1 off situation I'm having a hard time finding the answers I want on I'm looking to invest in a set of headphones to use on my PC and Xbox for gaming Currently I'm using ear buds that came with a phone at some point on my PC and I have a klipsh/onkyo 5.1.2 surround sound setup in the room my Xbox is in. For PC, I want a headset mostly for audio, buying a mic wouldn't be a big deal. Xbox, my situation is different, I have no issues with my surround sound setup, until I want to chat. When using my chat head set it covers my right ear limiting what I can hear on that side. Currently PUBG is life so hearing where audio is coming from is very important. I would prefer a headset with a mic for Xbox, but I don't want to loose the sound placement I get with my surround sound. I find the audio experience very poor when using my ear buds with the Xbox, powered from the xbox controller. I do like to mute my mic on the xbox controller like I currently do, it's quick and easy, nobody wants to be the guy who coughs into the mic. I've considered 2 sets, if I can use the PC headphones on my phone out of the house for listening to music. I would prefer to spend in the $100 range, but if it's truly a great multi purpose experience spending north of $500 isn't an issue. Focusing on Xbox, I like the idea of the A40's mainly cause of control option on the controller, but I'm worried about sound quality. For PC I'm leaning towards the HyperX Cloud Alphas, simply cause of the reviews and I like a good bang for your buck option. Any help would be appreciated

Not those exact ones, both are fairly similar to what I have minus the cable, Should have mentioned, when I hook to my PC the adapters work fine, PC can see the phone, transfer files etc. Its only when the cameras are hooked to it I get nothing. I think it's because of the OTG, I know it's different but not sure how.

Just picked up a Pixel XL, absolutely love the phone but I'm having a problem. I'm a mechanic and have a couple of cameras I plug into my phone, a borescope and a thermal camera that both attach via Micro b usb, I've bought 2 different adapters from Micro B to type C, both claimed to transfer data and charge, the Pixel won't pick up the cameras when using the adapters I've seen some OTG hubs for type C with micro USB ports but looks like they are mostly for charging not data transfer. I'm currently pulling a Kevin Gates and rocking 2 phones, I would like to sell my old phone, pair it down to 1 Already tried a 5 or 6 year old Samsung Galaxy (wow we've come a long way), no OTG capabilities, won't pick up the cameras either. Can anyone recommend something they know works? Can I get some kind of dongle, or is my best bet to pick up a cheap tablet or phone to leave at work?

I've had just about all the off shore ones, Pi, Nexus player etc. Nvidia Shield TV is my preference. Most power, runs kodi as good as PC Short supply these days,

Been using this awhile too, great until it doesn't work, then nothing works. Also to this day I can't get it to drop the client PC out of screen saver. I mostly use it for security cams anyway so its not a big deal to disable the screen saver, I like that I can see the cams all the time.

I disagree, PS4 gets hot and also sounds like a jet under load, Xbox is pretty much always quite

Mine doesn't do that, have you tried a hard reset? Are you streaming games to a PC, that uses a ton of internal bandwidth. 200mb/hour is a lot, I'd smash through my data cap if I have something pulling that on top of my regular use.

Except the tiny ps4 sounds like a jet, it's 10db louder than the xbox one under full load. I prefer the external drive as I can take it on the go. Plus not limited to a small 2.5" drive that is a PITA to change.You are also limited to a single hard drive. So while your opinion may be valid to you, others may not agree.

Displays all around, every room in my house the display is the most expensive item. 34" curved ultra wide for my PC 65" Panasonic Plasma in my media room, even the second tv which is a 42" plasma from 10 years ago is the second most expensive in that room 55" Panasonic Plasma in my living room 50" Panasonic Plasma in my bedroom I love plasma, cried myself to sleep when Panasonic pulled the plug. Was so close to buying the last gen 65" but my current 65" was only 2 years old at the time. Picked up a last gen 55" for the living room, no TV I've seen to date can match the PQ and overall color accuracy So many hate when I say I like plasma but the PQ and picture speed is rivaled by none, the black levels can't be touched, unless maybe you go full array LED, but very few models have that. No motion blur, no fake looking convert my 60hz feed to 120 or 240 hz Waiting to replace the 65" with an 80" 4K OLED. Hopefully sooner than later,

I hard reset every couple weeks. I agree with the above poster, fixes 99% of problems.

Blow it out, don't use on carpet or sealed cabinet.

NES, SNES, N64, Wii, PS1, PS2, 2 PS3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One. All working and ready to go when ever I feel the need to play.