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Avel Drakon

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  1. I don't see this here, or anywhere, but Youtube is testing out a new layout design on random accounts and there is no way to opt out of the tests. There is little information on it that I can find other than a few reddit posts. This is currently happening to me too. Everything is all mixed up and it's hard to find anything. According to TeamYouTube_J on reddit: My take/experience with this layout: I hate this new layout. The old, or I guess normal layout that everyone else has, is easy to navigate and was constantly showing me new videos that I might have been interested in. The regular layout has things in a sort of order with categories. This new one that is being tested has everything mixed together without even letting me know that I have watched something already. Most of what is shown to me are videos that I have already watched. What's worse, the thumbnails are so zoomed in that only about 6-12 video thumbnails can be seen at any one time. I have an ultra wide screen monitor and when the screen is on half the screen, only 6 thumbnails are seen. When the browser takes the whole screen, only 8 and half of 4 are seen at any one time. As shown in my attached screen shots. Please note, I scrolled down to not see the ad on top of the page. The thumbnails just get bigger when you make the browser window bigger. Once this is set for you account, you get this new layout on every browser it looks like. I've tested it on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.
  2. Hello everyone, I am looking to replace my old 8 year old Apple display port display, not the thunderbolt one, and have run into a dead pixel issue. I bought a Samsung S34E790C from Best Buy and out of the box came with three dead pixels. Needless to say, I exchanged it the vary next day. Unfortunately, not 48 hours from installing the new one, there is a green pixel when ever there is a black screen and dark otherwise. Frankly, its not a big issue but my eye seams to linger over the pixel now. I am going to return the monitor but it seams that monitor acquisition is looking like a game of lottery to me. So to my questions: 1)Should I get a third S34E790C hoping that it will not have any issue? Do I change to an LG 34UC98 (or 34UM88/similar) or an acer monitor instead? 2)Is the problem due to the Samsung monitor being VA instead of IPS? Are there even any studies regarding the durability or defect resistance (or whatever) differences between the two? Relay, I just don't know what to do other than the return. Any help that you can provide will help greatly. Thank you
  3. I have researched AMD and other motherboards, I was going to go with what is in my last post with the 980TI and the ASUS X99A/3.1. It was going to be air cooled and if every thing went according to plan, a great computer on top of my desk at home. I was going to buy all the parts for the build using everyone's advice last weekend and post it all here as a build log so that all of you can see the progress since you helped me so much. But then the news about the 1080 and 1070 came out and there are rumors of a new chip from Intel. I think I should wait for more news about the two. With the new 1080 out (sometime this month I think) would it be better to wait until it is tested by reviewers (waiting on you Linus) and see how it truly compares to the 980TI and AMD? It might also cause a huge drop in price for the 980TI which will be a big plus for my wallet. The same thing will happen if there is a new Intel chip coming out. If the rumors are true and the new chip will use the same 2011v3 socket, I can get the soon to be old chips at a big discount and upgrade later when the new ones are put through the paces. There will also be new motherboards for the new chips, if they are backwards compatible with the current line, they may have better features (USB C?) that can make the build last for another 5-6 years or the current motherboards might have a price drop, perhaps not much but every little bit helps right? So what do you think? I am on the fence here, if the rumors are true about Intel there will be discounts computer dreams are made out of in the near future. Depending on the price, I might even be able to build the new computer with all of the new stuff coming out at the same price (crossing my fingers) as what I was going to get now.
  4. Okay so here is what I have so far: Drop the 4x 3TB HDD black and replace with 2x 3TB HDD of the RE in RAID 1. By the time that I fill the 3TBs I will have to do a heavy cleaning out of old data anyway. I want to stay with a RAID since I will be storing important documents and projects in there and, while the drive is better quality, I would like a first level of protection. I will get rid of the M.2. I will admit that I picked it more due to the "cool and interesting tech" factor more than actually needing it and having the OS there was an excuse to getting it, lol. I'll go down to two 256GB SSDs in RAID 1 for the OS with all my applications and my current projects and most used files as that is what I will relay need. I have had a HDD fail on me before and lost several weeks of work and will spend a bit extra so that it will never happen to me again. I already have a relatively new external HDD for backups that I will keep using but I'll feel better having that extra layer of protection. Paranoid? I call it prepared. (I got that form somewhere but can't remember where) Some of the Matlab processes I need to run dose take a good chunk of ram so as to not take an hour+ to process where I can't touch the computer or risk it taking longer. I noticed the difference that it made when I upgraded to 32GB in the MacPro. I know I am getting a better processor than this old workhorse but that little extra umph might save some time. I also switched to the 5820k. It wont sacrifice much performance and still give me more power than what I have now. As I will probably only put a max of two graphics cards in the system anyway, the loss of the PCIe lanes will likely not be an issue. I may still pay the extra $100 for the white cables for the PSU and the SATAs just for the looks of it but I'm still not 100% on that (around 55% I think). I need to look into the the other motherboards to compare them and cut out the fluff features (for me anyway) I will likely never use. I have not looked into AMD, I need to fix that. I have been looking more to gaming (likely old news tho) than what I need for work but if I don't work I cant game, so work comes first. Thank you all so much. You have been a great help and my budget has opened up quite a bit. As soon as I look into the AMD card, motherboard, and everything else I'll post the new parts for the build. You all have relay saved me, I can't thank you enough.
  5. Hello Everyone, I am new here and to forums in general so please forgive me if this is a little long. I am planning a build do be done in about a month when I finally hit the $4000 US threshold in my budget for a new computer. This will be my first build and I want to do it right so please any advice will be a huge help. I have been researching the parts for a while and then I found LinusTechTips on YouTube... A week later, I returned from YouTube land and that is what brought me here. I am on an old 2009 MacPro, the tower, and it is beginning to show its age. At this point, there is no way for me to fix it if/when something breaks as it is no longer supported by anyone. I will use it for just about everything. For example: Web surfing, AutoCAD, Matlab, gaming, watching videos and movies, and circuits design and simulation to name a few. So here is what I am planning. I will use the HDDs for file storage and archiving in RAID 10 for protection. The SSDs are for my programs and files that I use most often in RAID 1 for protection. Finally, the M.2 is for the OS and no protection because it's the OS. I picked a larger than needed PSU for when I upgrade to two graphics cards... eventually. I will but a new monitor using a different budget (the "put it on credit" budget) and want to get a second monitor later on. I can handle some low level humming but don’t generally want it to be noisy. I want to make it a black and white build so I got some extras for that. I was thinking to use the three 1TB HDDs that are in my MacPro for this computer, but since they are a good 6-7 years old, I am hesitant to use them for that. I might use it for a home media server or something. I have a $4000 US budget after saving up for this for the last year and a half and live in the US. I will get a new mouse, keyboard (have the apple one now), and speakers later on to replace the ones I have. I will also need to buy a new version of Windows 10 Pro as I don't think I can transfer the one I got free on bootcamp to the new PC. Since this is my first build I am a bit nervous and excited about it at the same time. Any help you all can offer will be a great help. Planed monitor (not part of budget): 1x Samsung 34" Curved HD 21:9 Ultrawide Monitor S34E790C Current total on Newegg is $3890 US 1x ASUS X99-PRO/USB 3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard 1x Intel Core i7-5930K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.5 GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80648I75930K Desktop Processor 1x Windows 10 1x Kingston HyperX Fury 32GB (4 x 8G) DDR4 2400 Desktop Memory DIMM HX424C15FB2K4/32 1x Phanteks Enthoo Evolv PH-ES515E_GS Silver Window ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 1x SAMSUNG 950 PRO M.2 256GB PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V5P256BW 2x SAMSUNG 850 PRO 2.5" 512GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-7KE512BW 4x WD Black 3TB HDD - WD3003FZEX 6x BitFenix BFA-MSC-SATA330WK-RP 11.81" (30cm) SATA3 (6Gb/s) Cable (with sleeve) 1x EVGA GeForce GTX 980 04G-P4-2983-KR 4GB SC GAMING w/ACX 2.0 1x EVGA SuperNOVA 220-P2-0850-X1 850W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified 1x Individually Sleeved Cable Set for EVGA B2/G2/P2 Power Supply / PSU (White) - EVGA 100-CW-1300-B9 1x Corsair Hydro Series™ H115i 1x Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-2000 PWM 140x140x25 mm Case Fan 1x Noctua NA-SAVP1 Chromax Anti-Vibration Fan Mount Set - 16 Pack - White (NA-SAVP1 white) 1x BitFenix PWM Fan Extension Cable M-F BFA-MSC-4F30KK-RP 11.81" (30cm) 1x Rosewill RTK-002 Anti-Static Wrist Strap 1x Pioneer USB 3.0 BD/DVD/CD Portable Burner Model BDR-XD05B 1x Thermaltake Lumi Color 256C 3-Pack RGB Magnetic LED Strip Control Pack AC-037-LN1NAN-A1
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