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  1. eshbop
    From my understanding the Gsyncs module's memory is only there as a buffer for displaying duplicate frames. During dips <30fps the monitor must refresh before the next frame is rendered and the current frame is drawn again. The handshakes just coordinate all this. There's no added latency from holding frames. Either way, Vsync-off vs Gsync latency's have been measured and are within margin of error. http://www.blurbusters.com/gsync/preview2/
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    We were told what G-sync did, how it worked and the improvements it would bring to gaming before we got to see it. AMD has pretty much gone and repeated these verbatim in regards to their solution. I think the doubts over Freesync stem from the current need of a (relatively) costly in-monitor, proprietary, Nvidia-designed chip to get the job done, and now AMD is saying, 'Nope, we can do all this on the cheap, just update that DP standard, see, updated the firmware and this monitor can do it'. It all seems a bit too good to be true. But both methods seems pretty typical for each company. Nvidia has been proactive about getting their technology into displays to work for their GPUs, maybe AMD designed their GPUs to work around what they knew already existed. Time will tell.
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    Crucial MX100 goes blow for blow with pretty much any other drive in random IOPS. Really good value too. Really good.
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    Wow, I read that whole article wrong. I guess this is the contradiction you ask for lol
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    LOoOoL ...the article contradicts itself in the first 2 paragraphs; "Full-time rapper and part-time headphone brand Dr. Dre likes to say that “people aren’t hearing all the music.” A more accurate assessment: people aren’t buying the right headphones. Today, the audio industry is saturated with marketing. Clueless consumers snap up name-brands at $300+ price points while merrily scrolling past better, cheaper pairs. The problem? We’re conditioned to shop by brand, rather than by true audio experience." Then continues to do so with the half the brands named. /ignore
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    You're talking about the demo rendering a Wind-turbine, right? Weren't they showing that scene on identical monitors, one with Adaptive-sync firmware & the other with stock firmware? It would defeat the purpose of the demo, showing dynamic refresh, if it was locked at 48Hz. I've gotta doubt it was locked at 48Hz. Why? Because then the demo must have continuously been rendered or been frame-capped at 48fps, as the the hacked monitor was noticeably smoother over the stuttering stock panel. If the demo's framerate wasn't capped, 48Hz or 60Hz, makes no difference, still stutter and tearing on each. Obliviously I can't prove any of this.
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    Yes, do it. Even if it's just a 60Gb. I've got something like 50-60 programs + OS installed in ~47GB. Using it as a boot drive, the difference between a 60Gb's and a higher capacity drive is negligible at queue depths that matter and there is no reason to worry about lifespan.
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    I've had both AX and AXi PSU's and would recommend the AX (non i) version all day. The AXi's are noisy on boot, more expensive, louder more often, cost more and Corsair Link is pretty gimmicky. With an AX (760,860) you'll never have to worry about the PSU fan, it only starts up at 70% load, which is ~600W on the AX860. You could run SLI 780Ti's and the fan wouldn't spin. To control the Kraken's fans use motherboard CPU & CPU_opt fan headers and do it through motherboard software, most recent mobo's have fan-tuning software. I'm pretty sure you need the Corsair Link Kit to control fans with Link software.
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    It sorta became the trendy thing to do, even before W8 launched. For good reason, mostly. But after 8.1 a lot of the issues gone, a Start Menu app and you can pretty much entirely avoid Metro anyway.
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    Could be an artificial limitation? Maybe just to focus on getting 'Freesync' drivers right for future products based on GCN 1.1. Maybe there's something with GCN 1.0 cards that limits dynamic refresh rates during high GPU or memory usage? Who knows. Either way, there has to be a point where you stop supporting new features on old products. Seen it in the past, AMD fixed their Crossfire frametiming issues on DX10 and DX11 games, not DX9. Sorry for the double post.
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    The 7000 series don't support dynamic refresh in games (why? I dunno) but this has nothing to do with DP1.2a Adaptive-Sync monitors not supporting any future implementation of 'Freesync' (AMD's GPU hardware + drivers) as a whole. It's been shown a retail monitor (running essentially the same demo Nvidia used when they first showed off Gsync, a scene that's frame-rate swings between 40-60fps) can be flashed to gain DP1.2a Adaptive Sync capabilities. That suggests a monitors controller/scalar need not be too exotic, at least not around the frame rates (30-60fps) that most benefit from dynamic refresh technologies. And if, as it's been hinted, there can be different tiers of DP Adaptive Sync, I can't see it costing more than a Gsync equivalent for, say, a 1080p 60Hz IPS panel. At the moment the added cost of Gsync makes it a hard sell if it were put in any monitor that isn't already adding a premium (144Hz, ULMB, 3d vision, 4k, etc). I half-agree with you on the pricing though, but it think the monitor premium will come from DP1.2a Adaptive-sync being an attractive new selling feature. There'll come a point where it only makes sense to use Adaptive sync capable hardware in all monitors, even if only for the same reason monitors today use hardware capable of higher resolutions & refresh rates than written on their specs sheet.
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    I think it's pretty well implied that '1080p' = 1920x1080 = 16:9
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    I'd go; 2 af140s as front intakes 2 sp120s on the h100i as top exhausts 1 af140 as a back intake (should keep the H100i a bit cooler) or exhaust (should exhaust hot air from the case a bit quicker (lower GPU temps)), either way will probably only be a small difference 1 af120 on bottom as intake
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    I dunnnno, that way of calculating fuel consumption is completely counter intuitive. It's measuring distance traveled instead of what you actually want to know, the fuel used. Also, the difference in fuel consumed between 15mpg and 20mpg is much, much greater than the difference between 45mpg and 50mpg, so you can't easily compare mpg figures. So nah, still doesn't make sense lol.
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    Every now and then I go out photographing frogs &/or reptiles. I was leaning over a pond framing an image and it slid from my shirt pocket. So hardly a situation many people find themselves in haha.
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    The AF probably feels like it's moving more air because it's more directed, but the SP will do a better job getting air through the radiator.
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    From experience a uni-body design can survive a bit of water anyway, my One X+ was fine after I pulled it off the bottom of a pond. IMO the M8 runs rings around the S5 in terms of hardware that matters (speakers, build, display) and with it's UI. Haven't used an Xperia, but my inner HTC-fanboy says go the M8.
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    1080p/60FPS Kappa
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    The reports of the problem seem to be from around the start of the year on Dell's forums. You'd think they would have released a new revision that fixes the issues. I'd take the chance and get one. The warranty on Ultrasharp monitors is excellent if you get a dud. They'll let you keep the monitor til the replacement arrives and they pay shipping both ways, so it's not much of an inconvenience.
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    Using a set of fans on each side of the radiator/heat sink, one pushing air through, the other pulling it through. Push/pull isn't necessary unless you are using a thick or high fin-density radiator. Push vs pull has no cooling difference, but pull is the way to go, it leaves a radiator easier to clean (no dust getting stuck between the fans and the rad) and is quieter than push.
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    The G710+ gives you dedicated multimedia keys and sound-damping o-rings (removable) under each key. The Razer gives you their own switches (modeled off Browns) that are suppose to be better suited for gaming. Not sure there'd be much difference when you're mashing away though. Can't speak for Razer's, but Logitech's software is great. The biggest difference might be their colour lol. I'm probably biased, but I'd go the G710+.
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    No, if the game was a success I doubt they'd be doing this. But they must expect to turn a profit even with the knowledge that Ryse rated poorly & won't sell too well, which would seem to indicate relatively low cost/effort/risk in bringing consoles games to PC. Interesting, suggests publishers are bullshitting excuses when they skimp on the PC release. Can't they just say 'we've been payed for console exclusivity'? Or would that be too much among the downgraded graphics, poor optimization and delayed launches.
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    Asus seem to do the software utilities better than the other guys, but a $150 and a $500 motherboard will perform the same, so buy based on features/value-adds/looks.
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    Your components are worth more if you keep them, just replacing GPU. Everything else is plenty up-to date. None really, even the cheapest 700 series card would be faster. Something like a 770 would be a huge upgrade for you.
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    Well, it's the best 'gaming' monitor to date, what more to say?
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