Daley

So, I’ve just had a bookcase fall on my Dell U2913UM monitor. With it being on an ergo arm which swung out the way, the case itself has survived but the panel is buggered having cracked in a corner. As the internals are still working, I’d rather try and repair it myself before shelling out for a new monitor and wondering if anyone can recommend where to get replacement panels from? It’s a 29 inch, 2560 x 1080 panel and preferably need from UK supplier. thanks

Hey My gf is just starting work at a school and is in need of a new personal laptop to prepare stuff for work on when she's not at school. Use case for her will mostly be office applications and web browsing. She does do an occasional bit of gaming but only really Age of Mythology/The Sims so really not at all bothered about having discrete graphics in it. My personal shortlist of requirements that I think she would benefit from are fairly basic. Minimum 8GB RAM She might get by with 128GB SSD but would prefer 256GB Long battery life (ideally 10+ hours off the wall so she could use all day) Ideally a metal shell otherwise it might not last very long... Good typing experience A convertible with a touch screen would be a nice to have so she could use as a Netflix tablet too but wouldn't take if it was going to be at the expense of getting other things more important in the list above. I still have student discount available so if when you're suggesting you can take on average the following off these brands and it's probably around the education store price Apple 10% Dell 10% HP 10% Acer 15% Lenovo 15% Thanks in advance

Fair, good to know at least it's still a deal. Other alternative in that size though is the AOC Agon AG352UCG6 for an extra 80 quid (£560) - having found this I'm thinking actually the extra 20Hz and G-sync is probably worth the extra money?

Been looking to upgrade my old dell ultra wide from 2012 (2560x1080, 29", 60Hz ancient thing) to a newer ultra wide. Amazon is currently selling the XG35VQ for £480 on their prime day deals which seems like a pretty good deal and is in the ballpark of how much I want to spend - however, I'm wondering if it's such a good deal because it's not selling for a reason? I know it doesn't have G-Sync or anything but is there really any other reason it would be priced so low, anyone have experience with it - good or bad - that they think I should know before pulling trigger?

Yeah, would be nice but very much out of my price range. The PG27Q I could stretch to, but would rather more resolution and/or larger size rather than the 144Hz refresh rate seeing as I have to pick and choose.

Hey all, After many years, I've decided it's about time to upgrade my ageing Dell U2913WM (29 inch, 2560 x 1080) monitor as I've got a dead pixel right in the middle that annoys me every day and 1080p is so 2012. I'm looking for suggestions as I feel like the monitor space is such a minefield to try and traverse and I want to make sure I'm getting the right thing out of the box as it's a big purchase. The monitor will be serving dual purpose as both my gaming monitor and TV watching experience due to lack of space. I want to have my desktop and Apple TV 4k hooked up to it (it has all the streaming apps I use and quick/easy Zwift access) for this purpose and with me working long hours, the TV aspect gets more use than gaming these days unfortunately, so how it double as a TV is a big consideration. I'm currently debating whether to stick with ultra wide and go 3440 x1440 or make the jump to 4k. Whilst I like the ultra wide experience I have at the moment, I'm not opposed to going back to 16:9 and know ultra wides generally run at a premium. I'd ideally want HDR as well as I feel that really does change the watching/playing experience these days but high refresh rate (i.e. over 90Hz) whilst nice isn't a deal breaker for me as I'm generally far more into RPG's & strategy and I don't really play FPS's other than for the story mode - for example Halo campaign when it comes out. Also, colour accuracy probably comes above high refresh rate as I do photography as a hobby and would like to have the option to edit on a larger screen than my laptop. In terms of specs, I'm currently running a 4790k system, 16gb of RAM and a 1070. Budget is around £500 but would consider stretching that to more like £650/700 if the monitors were much better. Cheers!

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Ultimately it depends what you prefer, higher frame rates or better fidelity. I'm a huge fan of ultrawides so I'd personally get a 3440x1440 that only does 60Hz over a 1920x1080 that does 144Hz, but most of what I do is single player, story driven gaming or strategy so I wouldn't benefit from the higher frame rates. You have to decide what's right for you

Whoops my bad, I misread what it was in the parts list and didn't realise you were going 144Hz, carry on. Sorry for the rant!

It looks fine, but honestly I'd swap the i7 for the 7600k, the 1080 for a 1070 and spend the extra money on a better, higher resolution monitor. I just think that if you're building a system that powerful, you should be using a screen that does the system justice. There's no such thing in the tech industry as future proofing. This time next year, something newer and shinier will have come out with 5-10% better performance, but if your screen is so poor quality that you'll never notice it, does it even matter? You want to enjoy the experience you're having now, not plan for the experience you'll have in 3 years time. That's just my $0.02, but seriously, consider it. For 1080p this is extreeemmee overkill and if you're planning on getting a better monitor soon, why not just wait and hold off rather than pissing away $150 on a monitor you'll only flip in 6 months?

If you really want an upgrade, try and get a second hand proper office chair, i.e steelcase leap, herman miller aeron etc.

Assuming he/she's not overclocking and it's an 80+ rated PSU, 450W should be fine to run everything he's got. Pascal and Kaby Lake are super frugal on the power draw.

Depends. The green PCB would look awful if you've got a windowed case but if you haven't then you've got less cables to worry about that will marginally affect airflow negatively. Swings and roundabouts really. I'd say, if you've got a window, get the 2.5, otherwise get the m.2 IMO.

This works flawlessly and allows me to have all my peripherals/speakers etc set up as I want them as well, thanks!

Thanks for the advice, I'll remember that for next time but the other solution that the other guys mentioned works perfectly, and it allows me to have my monitor/speakers set up as I want them as well without being on standby (get a low buzzing from them if I don't turn off)