gogo809

Ouch, I'm sorry to hear it didn't last too long. I had the predecessor and its still going strong in my friend's build. If you're not in a rush, I would wait for a sale on an LG UltraGear monitor. I have the ultrawide one and it is the best monitor I've ever owned by a mile.
 
 

For $350, you can get an exceptional 1080p monitor vs an average 1440p monitor, it's just a bad time to buy at that price point, sucks that you need to get one now.
check the youtube channel hardware unboxed, they make lots of monitor reviews so you can make an informed decision

Hardware unboxed does great monitor reviews. Another good resource is rtings.com if you want to get really in depth written reviews. 

If you're near a microcenter get the Acer Nitro VG271U 27". They have the monitor for $350 right now. Its 1440p, 144hz, "1ms" response time, IPS, and 400 nits. Pretty much what you want in a great gaming monitor. 

As someone who's dabbled with a lot of 1440p monitors at $300-450, my recommendation is don't get one at this price. maybe on black friday you could get a good deal for one at $350, but right now I don't see any sales and no quality ones under $500.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-27-led-qhd-g-sync-monitor-black/5293502.p?skuId=5293502
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-32-led-curved-qhd-freesync-monitor-with-hdr/6375331.p?skuId=6375331
These are the ones I use, I've seen them frequently on sale for $350, usually around the major holidays. gsync is very helpful at 1440p, since frame drops and stuttering can be more frequent, freesync only works on 1000 and higher, but if you planned to get a new gpu soon(which I really recommend, on a 1070, 1440p struggled to hit 60fps on low settings) then you're set when that happens.

Thank you very much for the feedback. I bought one of those on amazon for $299.99 late October last year. It was beautiful while it lasted!

I don't know if you guys still review software like it was five years ago but something came up from my mind, comparing G Suite vs Office 365 for small businesses. 

I was just going to post this as it looks as if I'm gonna have to get a CCTV system soon if my neighbour gets an extension that will leave my property venerable in the future. Something that would dovetail into my post above as I'm probably gonna have to get one single camera that is compatible with a Synology DiscStation NAS.
 
Especially if the outlay is costly, you don't have the £350 a year to a monitoring company to do a yearly check and have someone sit there till an alarm goes off. The DIY/Monitor via app market is a huge one out there.

I think that this would be super interesting! It would be cool to see a DIY LAN camera guide as well.

Linus, I think you should branch out into another DIY space. Home security DIY specifically. This space is wide open, and good information out there is spartan. I'll admit it would be a big learning curve for you guys if you don't already have somebody that is knowledgeable about such things. However, security is a huge amount of content you could mine, and people willing to build their own computer seem like the type that would be interested! Maybe start by reviewing several different AIO Security Camera systems. It might actually have some merit for you there at the office as you pack in more and more valuable hardware as well.
 
I'm doing it at home and I have been researching for months and it has been an extremely tough slog. Just look to your own forums, (https://linustechtips.com/main/search/?type=all&q="home+security") people seem to be into it.

Hello,
 
I have been watching LinusTechTips for a couple of years now. Really helped me to select components for my computer when I went to upgrade. He was talking about the forums in one of his WAN Shows (The Pax one Published on Aug 31, 2013) so I decided to create an account. I'll be around, popping in and out of the computer build section.
 
A suggestion for Linus: Your wireless keyboard reception is terrible, and you hardly even need the "keyboard" part of it. Just get a Logitech M570. It is the best wireless mouse for mobile operations. It has really really good reception and the mouse does not require much space to operate in since it is a trackball. I thought I would hate it, but I have to say, it is the greatest thing ever.
 
 
My thoughts,
gogo809.....out