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BenoitWW

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    BenoitWW got a reaction from boggy77 in Medium Video Workstation - 'Component Selection' & 'Time to Buy' Recommendations?   
    thank you very much for the recommendations! I will consider the change to Ryzen, but the other components definitely make sense and I'll switch them over
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    BenoitWW reacted to Mufflen in What to upgrade first?   
    i would upgrade the CPU first, since the GTX 1050ti is still a pretty good card. And you are going from a i3 to an i5
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    BenoitWW reacted to STRMfrmXMN in I cant decide which PSU get, plz help   
    It's also objectively the best
     
    The CX550 is the best of them.
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    BenoitWW reacted to Daniel Z. in I cant decide which PSU get, plz help   
    Out of those, the CX550m imo is the best.
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    BenoitWW reacted to seon123 in $800 pc   
    There is no reason to get the 7600K. A Coffee I3 would perform similarly, and a Ryzen 6-core would make for a better gaming experience, and be more suitable for mixed workloads. 
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    BenoitWW reacted to Bananasplit_00 in Quadro vs Geforce for graphic design   
    1: get the 1080, your wife most likely dosent need certified drivers so the GTX card will preform vastly better
     
    2: the 7800x is a better chip for you, but you havent factored in the $250 for a X299 motherboard. i would recomend going for a R7 1800x here seeing as its a 8 core 16 thread chip that should outpreform the 7800x in edeting and rendering tasks if they scale well with threads and would only come out at around the cost of the 7700K you planed on getting.
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    BenoitWW reacted to Mira Yurizaki in Sony A6000 (mirrorless) vs point and shoot??   
    I don't have the 55-210mm lens, I bought mine with the 16-50mm. If you think you're going take photos from faraway, definitely get a zoom lens.
     
    However I just played around with my camera and noticed it measures the "zoom" by the distance noted above. So I'm going to assume the shortest zoom on a 55-210mm is longer than the 16-50mm (I could be wrong, I'm not really a camera buff on this level)
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    BenoitWW reacted to Enderman in Sony A6000 (mirrorless) vs point and shoot??   
    Unfortunately still saving up for one
    I was debating between the A5000 and A6000 since they both have the same large sensor, but I found out that the A6000 has way more focus points and focuses much faster, which made a huge difference in low light quality.
     
     
    I have friends with an A6000 and they say sony cameras are the best for video (at least in the sub-$1k range) so that's why I was looking at those two.
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    BenoitWW reacted to Mira Yurizaki in Sony A6000 (mirrorless) vs point and shoot??   
    I'd say the A6000 is better just for the viewfinder, among those other things.
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    BenoitWW reacted to Hiitchy in Sony A6000 (mirrorless) vs point and shoot??   
    I would say buy both. One for further ranges, and one for close ups. I personally own 3 different camera lenses for a Nikon D3300, and am in the process of buying a 10-24mm lens which is going to cost me roughly around $1,000.
     
    The lenses I own right now are an 18-55mm, 35mm, and 55-200mm lens. All of them are great additions for starting off, the cherry on top is a wide angle lens that will allow me to take much wider photographs, especially in groups.
     
    With camera lenses, you always want to be careful with what you're buying. Sure a zoom lens would be nice, but you don't want to use this lens unless you're going to be taking photos from far away. The 16-50mm lens for the mirrorless camera would be ideal for taking portrait photos, or photos of closeups and so on and so forth.
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    BenoitWW reacted to xQubeZx in Sony A6000 (mirrorless) vs point and shoot??   
    I'g get the bundle with both the 16-50 and 55-210 lens if you buy the a6000. I own both of those lenses and they are decent. The 16-50 is not that sharp but its small and versatile. The 55-210 will give you the reach you need and imo I like the look of it. 
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    BenoitWW reacted to Billy_Mays in Low-Profile platform upgrade.   
    How long can you wait for your build and never ever go with A320 unless you don't like overclocking at all
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    BenoitWW reacted to Limecat86 in EK A240G - water cooling help :)   
    You can check GPU compatibility here:
    https://www.ekwb.com/configurator/waterblock/3831109890769 
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    BenoitWW got a reaction from GirvanaWantsBinnieBalls in Compatability   
    I bought a full modular power supply and it comes with all the power cables..... work checking but this is standard practise
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    BenoitWW got a reaction from GirvanaWantsBinnieBalls in Compatability   
    1. motherboards is really personal preference. choose the one with the best chipset in your price range with the best looks and/or features that you want
    2. storage is up to the user. SSD = fast and expensive, HDD = cheap and slow. both = on point
    3. the PSU comes with all the cables you need. insert them in the right orientation to the PSU and GPU/HDD/SSD or whatever and win. 

    have fun
     
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    BenoitWW reacted to LHJKO in Help: i need advice on my first pc build   
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
    CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Motherboard: MSI - B250M PRO-VD Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($61.88 @ OutletPC) 
    Memory: Crucial - 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($54.88 @ Amazon) 
    Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
    Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($227.98 @ Newegg) 
    Case: Thermaltake - Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.95 @ Amazon) 
    Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($38.98 @ Newegg) 
    Total: $533.10
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-10 17:35 EDT-0400
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    BenoitWW reacted to RadiatingLight in Working on Upgrading, but what's really worth it?   
    Definitely upgrade that POS CPU.
     
    Get a B350 motherboard + R5 1600 if you don't need 8 cores. if you do, step up to a 1700 and maybe an X370 board.
     
    nearly all B350/X370/intel 100/200 series boards (I hesitate to say all, but it's pretty safe to assume that any board from a respectable manufacturer will. maybe H110 won't) have a USB C port.
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    BenoitWW got a reaction from DocSwag in First intel pc help please   
    http://ark.intel.com/products/46472/Intel-Core-i3-530-Processor-4M-Cache-2_93-GHz
     
    its LGA1156 according to the manufacturer (Intel)
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    BenoitWW reacted to Starelementpoke in RX580 + Freesync Monitor /or/ GTX1060 6GB + standard Monitor   
    Go with the 580 then, if both are about the same.
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    BenoitWW reacted to tom_w141 in RX580 + Freesync Monitor /or/ GTX1060 6GB + standard Monitor   
    580 > 1060 anyway, plus freesync is just as good as g sync (without a massive premium) and absolutely worth it.
     
     
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    BenoitWW reacted to wileywos76 in Help with office PCs   
    It would work but you'd be better of replacing them with a cheap mini pc from either Intel or Gigabyte
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    BenoitWW reacted to Zando_ in Can you give me feedback on the build??   
    Looks good though I'd change the PSU to a Seasonic S12II or M12II. Also, you could save money if you get a SATA SSD, without sacrificing performance. 
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    BenoitWW reacted to Zando_ in Can you give me feedback on the build??   
    12 more pounds and you can get a better PSU (I also switched the SSD to a SATA drive):
     
    PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7Y4zxY
    Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/7Y4zxY/by_merchant/
    CPU: Intel - Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£100.74 @ Aria PC) 
    Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£65.41 @ CCL Computers) 
    Storage: Corsair - Force LE 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£71.99 @ Amazon UK) 
    Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card  (£143.77 @ More Computers) 
    Power Supply: SeaSonic - S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£59.73 @ Alza) 
    Total: £441.64
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-12 21:37 BST+0100
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    BenoitWW got a reaction from I__DRIVER in DX-11 120 FPS 1440p Single GPU build   
    your GPU set up is mint at the moment. can't get better than that unless you SLI a 10 series. get a SSD rather than Optane. and 3200mhz is the highest its really beneficial to go 
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    BenoitWW reacted to Herman Mcpootis in Narrowed down my target needs, Still having difficulty.   
    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
    CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($217.55 @ OutletPC) 
    Motherboard: ASRock AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($77.98 @ Newegg) 
    Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
    Storage: Western Digital Blue 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($83.33 @ OutletPC) 
    Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 580 8GB Gaming 8G Video Card  ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Case: DIYPC DIY-F2-W ATX Mini Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Newegg) 
    Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($32.98 @ Newegg) 
    Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I REV 4.2 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
    Total: $797.80
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-02 00:12 EDT-0400
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