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Hey LTT community, I have a dual monitor setup (1x BenQ GL2760 and 1x ASUS VH236H [main]). I logged on about 4 days ago and my displays are suddenly, wildly different. My ASUS monitor is dimmed down a ton and it feels like it has an annoying-yet-barely-noticeable warm tone to it (awful for gaming). My BenQ monitor is SUPER bright (Even with monitor brightness setting now at 0) with some really washed out high gamma look to it (also the icons and text are smaller now?). When I unplug them and plug them back in, they go back to normal for a brief second and then back to these hellish settings. I was able to make them bearable yesterday by taking over some settings with the Nvidia control panel, but today I logged on and they reset back. I can barely look at this screen to type this it's so bright. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Nvidia drivers, using calibration tool (resets after restart), using Nvidia control panel settings (resets after restart), and looking for settings in my BIOS and I couldn't find anything with my limited knowledge. I've recently transferred 3 hard drives into a new AMD build from an Intel build. 1x SSD with my Win 10 Pro (64bit) OS, 1x HDD with some pictures, and 1x New M.2 SSD which I load games onto. Is Windows or something else forcing these settings? How do I uninstall Windows updates to test if that's the issue? I'm open to any other suggestions before doing a complete wipe and reinstall of everything. Thanks! System specs are: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Mobo: ASUS Prime X470-Pro RAM: 16GB DDR4 3200 GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 ti OS: Win 10 Pro (64bit) [got from a friend who is no longer in the industry... would like to keep if possible] Monitors: ASUS VH236H [main], BenQ GL2760 [secondary]

Awesome, thanks for the input! The $170ish price tag for a 2600 doesn't really phase me compared to the 8600K's, so I wouldn't be too miffed if the prices dropped slightly in the near future. Thanks! I'm definitely looking to do more frequent upgrades (not 4+ years) with my new system because I've recently joined the PCMR in regards to gaming. I absolutely love VR, but my system's performance was really sabotaging the experience as of late.

Heya beautiful LTT nerds! First post here so let me know if I'm jacking stuff up. I've ascended to VR gaming last month and my PC's overall VR performance makes me want to throw it into the ocean. It's been about 4 years or so since I built it.. so some upgrading is in order to optimize VR+gaming capabilities. I'm reciting my current build from work so my apologies I can't remember exact specs at the moment. Current specs that need upgrading CPU: i5 4570 GPU: GTX 970 recently got a 1070 ti on sale Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 5 (or maybe Gaming 7 I can't remember) Memory: 16GB [2x8] DDR3.. (two different brands.. started with 1x8 and added a second one later) SSD: 250GB (can't remember brand) I'm having trouble deciding between these two options: 1) A pricier long-term build with an overclocked i5 8600k 2) A less-expensive short(ish)-term build with a (possibly OC'ed) 2600 and a X470 mobo with the potential to upgrade to a zen 2 (rumored to be a slam dunk for VR+gaming from what I understand?) Any input is appreciated! ? _______________ Just a quick note -- I've got an Oculus Rift 3-sensor setup if that matters much.

Do you think it's better to go with an 8600k oc'ed for my long term VR+gaming rig, or with a 2600 as a short term "zen 2 upgradable" VR+gaming rig in hopes that the zen 2 will be silver bullet for that usage in the next year or so?