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Hey guys, could use a pair of experienced eyes on my networking choices before pushing the big red button! I am looking at purchasing the following for Xfinity Performance Tier (70 Down and 6 up, real world speeds, internet only): TP-Link TP-7620 Modem (on the approved modem list) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16825165012&Description=TP-link%207620&cm_re=TP-link_7620-_-25-165-012-_-Product Ubiquity Edgerouter X (Router/Switch combo) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0XK-000W-00080&Description=edgerouter%20x&cm_re=edgerouter_x-_-0XK-000W-00080-_-Product TP-Link N300 Access Point https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CQ2WSWN/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 2 questions: 1. is any of this overkill or mismatched 2. Will I be able to use the Access Point without a separate power cable (with PoE)? Thanks!

Yes I actually do want the increased reliability of a black drive because of the concert recording I do, that is a job for me. I don't do it often enough to need a file server or anything, and I have external storage for finished projects I want to hold on to. Thanks for the suggestions! I'll definitely try to rework my list here.

Ah thanks for checking! I was told to go with corsair LPX and DDR4-3200 for Ryzen, but I don't really know anything about timings.

That sounds pretty logical. Thanks for the help!

Well I guess as an addendum, I'm just interested in which would be able to do the best, even if I won't be getting 144hz or will have to lower the settings. As for WoW beings slow... Not if you PvPppppppeeeeeee. Ahem, anyway, thanks for the input.

Hey all! I'm looking for a bit of help comparing the power of a couple builds. Below are two builds I've parted out (both essentially the same except for the CPU/GPU configuration). I have low hopes for Coffee Lake being any kind of affordable and have decided not to wait. I do mainly video editing (maximum 3 shots at a time at 1080p 60fps + WAV audio track), medium to heavy audio production work, and gaming. I'm sure in terms of scrubbing the time line in video editing and plugin capacity in audio production software, both builds would be perfectly capable for what I need. I'm most interested in achieving 144hz refresh rate 1080p gaming in open world MMO's/RPG's like World of Warcraft, Skyrim and Rift. Which of these would probably have the most success doing so? Of course the benefit of the Ryzen 5 build is that there is more of an upgrade path since I can't really rely on SLI, especially with a GTX1060. Also if there are any things I should think about changing, I'd love some other feedback. Thanks! https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TdB9kT https://pcpartpicker.com/list/kdKM9W

I guess I didn't even think to ask the question of whether or not the H7 is even worth it over the AMD stock coolers which I've heard are pretty decent. I'm still putting together the parts list so maybe I'll use the stock cooler at first and go from there. Thanks for the comments!

I'm looking for suggestions for sub $40 US air coolers for a Ryzen 7 1700. Any ideas? I have read good things about the Cryorig H7. Thanks!

Cyberlink PowerDirector 13 64 bit Studio One 2.6 64 bit for audio production 24 Bit audio @ 44.1kHz Yeah I was hoping that wasn't the case but I figured as much. Thanks for the info.

So I do RELATIVELY light video editing work for music concerts. 1-3 1080p 60fps video tracks with slight color correction and fades, and 1 WAV file layered on top is pretty much the most I do. That being said, my projects end up being over an hour long sometimes, and I'd like to be able to make slightly more complicated editing moves moving forward, and do so with as little lag in the timeline as possible. I currently use an HP ENVY 17-j173cl laptop (i7-4710MQ @ 2.5GHz, 12GB RAM). Other than the fact that it doesn't have a dedicated GPU, the thing isn't bad, but the hard drive is... slow. its a 5200 RPM HDD, and I'm hitting it for the editing program and files. It's an absolute nightmare, however the laptop itself has double 2.5" storage bays, and I could easily put an SSD/7200RPM combo in there for about $200 US for everything, I just don't know if this would be ENOUGH to smoothly do all the video editing I need to do without a GPU, and I don't want to mess around with eGPU enclosures (especially because I don't have a Thunderbolt 3 port) Will upgrading the storage be enough to achieve a smooth video editing experience? If I have to buy a new RAM kit or GPU, I'm just going to build a tower. I would prefer not to spend the money right now, though. Thanks, Yo!