DNAA29

http://downloadcenter.intel.com
 
Your essential drivers should be there. I use it all the time.

Ok let's get something straight.  Response time does not matter.  The response times listed on monitor spec sheets aren't even relevant to what you use the monitor for.
 
How long it takes the pixel to change from one color to another depends on the starting color and the ending color, it is not a set number.  Manufacturers' quoted response time is for a pixel transition that almost never occurs in any actual video output.  The reason they quote that one is because it is the fastest transition, and everyone likes lower numbers right?
 
There is also no standardized way of measuring response time.  If you look at some actual frame-by-frame images of monitors switching pixels, you will see 6ms monitors beating 1ms monitors... Ignore the response time number, it really does not tell you anything.
 
I would go IPS as well.  I game a lot, and I didn't notice any difference in ghosting going from TN to IPS, and the colors are far better.
 
I would go for 1920x1200 if you can get it; games do generally prefer 1920x1080, and you usually get a larger field of view, but remember that 1920x1200 contains 1080p inside it, so you can still run games at 1080p natively.  You'll have thin black bars on top and bottom, but with IPS monitors the blacks are very deep, and I don't notice the bars at all when I play.  When outside of a game, I prefer the taller aspect ratio, it's far better for browsing, word documents, and... basically everything beyond games and movies.

Same. Honestly, slapping StartIsBack on Windows 8 like Logan said in his videos was the best idea ever. I love W8 and even go into the Metro UI at times to check weather since they have a really nice app for that. Hopefully the speed issues you said it had will be solved before it is released because I'll definitely be updating to 8.1

I would like to have the industry personalities as live callers would be a great thing to have during the general discussion once in awhile. You and slick could be doing regular topics, and have for example, Logan from Tek syndicate in the Comms room with you, and he would be able to get in on the discussion topics as well and give his ideas and thoughts. It would help to add a bit more of a changing dynamic to the show each week, and you don't necessarily have to do that all the time. Just you And slick talking about the topics is fine too.

Get whoever is monitoring the callers to be a bit less lenient on who gets let into the call room. I noticed alot of people on the call in last time were very finicky and mostly just danced around the questions without answering them, or gave very generic, bland answers that really didn't answer much. some even went as far to basically throw the question back at you guys without even thinking about it.

Anyway, I think you guys will get it down pat soon enough :)

Suggested "Industry personalities":

JJ from Asus
Paul from Newegg TV
Logan from Teksyndicate
Wendell from tek syndicate (Really cool to have him talk during the discussion topics, he's a very well thought out intellectual type of guy)
Austin from Duncan33303
Elric from TechOfTomorrow
Lou (Lew?) from UnboxTherapy
TheCrazyRussian or NCIX Esther
Ryan from pcper
TimmyTechTV
Someone from Hardware Canucks

Pick a build log and ask for the creator to come on to the stream to talk about it, then show pictures of the build log on the stream and let the guy tell stuff about it.

They will hit most aircoolers that's for sure.
Also stupid tall heatsinks for no reason, why can't they just sell black PCB sticks...

They butchered Dragon Age 2, anything would be an improvement over what they delivered with that.

The One will fail.

Steam is great. I also recommend it.

I'm rockin a 3DFX Voodoo card...

another one of these threads lol
 
Well I'd be with Intel, AMD are good but it's just my preference.

For those of you that just purchased R7XXX units, don't be disappointed!  You most assuredly got what you paid for and then some.  If you hold out for the Volcano you'll be waiting at least another quarter if not two.  Then, you'll be paying a higher price point just because it's newer.  Your $ for efficiency was better spent on what you just purchased.  Getting my MSI R7970 OC Boost Edition today....paid $390.00 for it so I'm jazzed about it.

My DDR2 chips were GeiL Black Dragons. Beauties.
 
Now I have simple G.Skill chips that were horribly overpriced ($300 for 4x4GB 1600MHz CL7 @1.65v) and I smack myself for because of it.  Low latency RAM is a dying fad unfortunately; need to jump to high-bandwidth while keeping the lowest possible latencies instead, better for encoding software afaik.  (Also, it didn't work properly on my boards with all 4 sticks.  Took MSI a a single support ticket and 2 weeks to support it.. took ASUS about 7 months and tons of nagging. Shame I don't like using MSI boards.)

Decided to make a computer desk, it seems to be the up and coming style of case modding.
There are so many Rectangular desk out there i wanted to do something outside of the box.
Almost Completed Desk Build.
First I started with a idea of making a Hex sided desk in order to house my computer. After days of designing and researching what goes into a desk build created list of all that was needed inorder to make my idea become reality. The idea then evovled into much more. I then looked to Google Sketchup to design all the componets of the desk.
 
 



Used Google Sketchup to Plan out the build

Render Using Keyshot

A few days of Welding and a Plasma Cutter

http://www.youtube.com/embed/aY_94Qwx20I
 
 
Check out My Website for more Pics and Vids
http://Liquid-Helix.com

EA doesn't make bad games, they just make bad decisions when they try to milk those good games for more money.

UPDATE
HI everyone
hope all of you have a great week-end
I really need a new Camera, I can do what I want with this one
final Pics for *Icy Blue Angel *
Start without any led

 

 

and now , With Led

 

 

 

no more warranty on GPU block

 

 

 

 
and the Making-Of

 
 
my wife is really happy :kiss:
now need another project, maybe a Caselabs S3 with violet or purple theme ???????
I think I will go on Modder side
need to buy some tools

If it helps generate money for the site, and isn't annoying on the user's end then I say go for it.

Difficult decision then.
The U2410 has more inputs, however as the ASUS monitor is newer, it has USB 3.0 hub inside, while the U2410 uses USB 2.0.
At max brightness, the ASUS monitor does show back light bleeding a bit. While it is normal at such high brightness level, it is a bit more than the U2410.
What I don't know about the PA248Q:
-> Real world response time
-> Does it use a true 8-bit panel, like the U2410 or is it 6-bit panel? The price says 6-bit panel to me, as it is comparable to other monitor 6-bit IPS panel price range.
-> Color reproduction. The only in depth review I found is in German... I can't read German.
Assuming the best (8-bit, and good color reproduction). It comes down to, do you want a wide gamut or a standard gamut monitor.
And now, we have just entered in this infinite battle of doom, that will never end, because they are 2 school of thought on it, if you will.
Short version:
-> Wide gamut with setting the Windows color profile to sRGB makes the monitor fine, however in games and in Chrome (specially that web browser, because its the only web browser that doesn't support color profiles), a hint of over saturation.
-> We are suppose to be in a wide gamut color spectrum, however, due to the big popularity of budget monitors, white LED wins, and it's "lack of gamut", made it to be "standard", so now it's standard gamut. As CRT monitors also followed the sRGB color gamut spectrum, this is the color settings that everything is adjusted to, making wide gamut monitor, irrelevant for web surfing and gaming, but is for magazine prints and so on, which uses wide gamut printers.
-> I say: as long as you don't do color critical work, the 10-15% increase in saturation in games won't be a killer, as the small. As for everything else, you can use sRGB color profile in Windows, and everything is fine. Also, the monitor does sRGB emulation, while not as good, it's pretty good.
If you are doing color critical work, then, beside that this monitor not fitting your needs, and beside the point that pretty much all pro grade monitors are wide gamut, you should have a color calibrator, and you should have the knowledge on how to calibrate PhotoShop or wtv software you use, to the color profile needed.

Hi Folks,
 
Big fan of LinusTechTips on YouTube and I thought I would share the rig that Linus and Team helped me build via their videos.  This is actually my 2nd build.  My first build is being used by my Wife and now has Apple Mountain Lion running through it's veins, it's a Hackintosh.  My new build though is Windows 7, PC all the way.  So here are the Specs:
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core, currently at 4.2 MHz
CPU Cooler: XSPC Raystorm with XSPC RX-360 Rad and 750 BayRes R2
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V PRO ATX LGA1155
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 using XMP 1866 profile
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 256GB 2.5" SSD used for Windows 7 OS, Microsoft Office Suite & other crucial software AND  OCZ Vertex 3 120GB 2.5" SSD as a scratch disk
2 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM, one used for data, the other for back-ups
Video Card: 2 x MSI  Twin Frozer III Radeon HD 7870 2GB in CrossFireX, slight overclock to 1150 MHz on the Core while gaming.
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (White) ATX Full Tower
Power Supply: Thermaltake 850W ATX12V / EPS12V
Optical Drive: LG CH12LS28 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Monitors: 3 X Acer S231HLbid 23.0" mounted on Inland triple stand and running with EyeFinity
Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K90
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M60 Wired Laser
Lighting: NZXT HUE & NZXT 1 meter Blue LED Strip
Fans: 4 X Corsair AF 140s, 2 NZXT 140s, 3 XSPC 120s and 3 Corsair SP 120s on Rad.
Headset: Corsair Vengeance 1500 wired headset, love this thing
 
I wanted to build a PC that would last me a good 5 years without upgrading much.  I can see now that the video cards probably will be good for modern games for maybe a couple years.  Linus did warn me in his past videos about "Future Proofing"...  :)
 
I'm a Realtor and I store a lot of documents, hence the large 2TB HDD with a seperate dedicated 2TB back-up drive.  I'm also a huge fan of iRacing and I wanted a "No Holds Bared" rig to sim race with.
 
I Started this build with a Corsair H100 CPU cooler but I wanted better, quieter cooling for later when I needed more performance from the CPU and needed to serioulsy overclock the thing.  I can't imagine that for a least 3 years, this CPU has more gonads than I can use right now.  So I went with the XSPC Raystorm 750 RX360 Water Cooling Kit with the latest stock pump revision.  That pump developped a loud noise within 10 days when one of the clear locking tabs that hold the impeller housing in came loose.  Got it out of the impeller housing and it is now so quiet I can't hear it over my radiator fans that have been undervolted to 7 volts.  As I write this, the ambient temp in the room is about 25 Celcius and the CPU temp is 30 degrees Celcius.  I have not seen higher than 60 degrees Celcius running OCCT after 15 minutes with the CPU at mild 4.2 MHz overclock.
 
My MSI TwinFrozer III HD 7870 GPUs have been flawless and AMD keeps updating the drivers and soon will have even better drivers to help with CrossFireX in EyeFinity issues as discovered by PcPer.com. Highest temp I've seen running Far Cry3 is 72 degrees Celcius ater 2 hours of gaming in EyeFinity on the top card. After 2 hours of iRacing I see 68 degrees Celcius max.
 
 
My NZXT Switch 810 case is a JOY to work with an build in, I can't imagine needing much more than this case, I just LOVE that case.  I cut out a portion of the bottom of what used to be the 5.5" top optical bay so that the XSPC RX360 Radiator could be mounted so the in/out openings were at the front of the case so that I could have shorter VISIBLE tubing runs and also to add a cut-out for the 750 BayRes fill port.  Color in the tubing is from the coolant which is temporary.  Chime in with what color you think I should go with in the future, I'm undecided...
 
I had to call NZXT and ask for a new front panel when I noticed the clear window wasn't so clear and had areas in it that were kind of blurry.  NZXT was awesome and sent me a new panel under warranty.  The new panel looks perfect and I'm using the old panel as the case's back panel! It works! Just turn it upside down and the door latch fits right in and so do the thumbscrew fasteners!  Somebody at NZXT was thinking!  So now I have to exercise good cable management because in this case you can see IT!  I've highlighted the back of the case now with NZXT's 1 meter Blue LED lighting strip.
 
 
I took out the bottom "Hot Swap" drive mount and installed the Blu-Ray player in that space and installed the scratch disk OCZ Vertex III on the motherboard's #2 SATA III slot.  By Scratch disk I mean the SSD I throw my non-essential utilities on like OCCT, benchmark utilities and trial software on.
 
 
The old optical bay is now occupied with my NZXT HUE and Surprise! Surprise! The HUE is locked in with the stock case mechanism and fits just a bit recessed so that I can install the case's stock white front plate cover!!! I am really happy about that, I did  not want to break up the white front of the case. That leads me to why I covered the XSPC BayRes with white "Carbon Fiber" film.  I cut out the XSPC silver and black logo so it is still visible, I like the look.
 
I also covered my ThermalTake Smart M Series 850 watt PSU with the white carbon fiber for easthetics, I actually like the PSU and for $100 I find it to be an excellent value. Have not heard it's fan ever, it is very quiet, semi-modular with flat cables and has not skipped a beat.  5 Year warranty does not hurt either. I recommend this PSU at this time.
 
I covered the Switch 810's "motherboard tray" if you can call it that and i thought it cleaned it up for a smoother look.  The XSPC RX360 Radiator also got the White Carbon Fiber film treatment as did my CrossFireX bridge.
 
Top 5 best values in my opinion in this build were:
XSPC Raystorm 750 RX360 Water Cooling Kit from NCIX-US at $154.00 shipped!
Intel 3770K CPU from my local TigerDirect at $259
ThermalTake Smart Power 850 watt PSU for $109 less $20 rebate, $89 final
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD from my local TigerDirect last Black Friday for $50!
Samsung 830 256GB from the Egg at $159 shipped.
 
So that's it. Let me know what you think of my 2nd build and if you have any questions.  I'll try real hard to get back to you!
 
Happy PC Buildin' Ya'll
 
Alien0227

Retro Unboxing! Cooler Master ATC-201
 
(Yeah I love the new forum! :D )

I bought the Cooler Master ATC201 online for 20,10 euro with the orginal box!!

Cleaning the case :P

Computer nudity! :D

Pretty filled up!

It need a lot of attention to the cable management! 6x 40pin cable power floppy cable 2 cdrom cables :P

Cable Management!

I made a shorter floppy cable! :)

Over the last weeks I collected hardware to build to ultimate system from the year 2000! This build will be on events and festivals with AWESOMERETRO.COM
 
 
Specs: Motherboard: Asus CUSL2 CPU: Intel Pentium3 1000mhz 133mhz bus 256kb cache Memory: 512mb Kingston CPU cooler: Fanner Tech HawkStream II Case: Coolermaster ATC201 PSU: 300watt Aopen (will change to a bigger one) Videocard: 3DFX Voodoo5 5500 64mb agp Soundcard: Sound Blaster Live Platinum 5.1 with Live! Drive IR Soundcard: Terratec EWS88MT Networkcard: Intel Pro100/s Disk Controller: Promise Ultra100 Floppydrive: Samsung 1.44mb Storage: 40gb Maxtor 7200rpm Storage: 2x60gb seagate 7200rpm Storage: Iomega zipdrive 100mb DVD: Pioneer Slotin CDwriter: Plextor16/10/40 The 2 most important pieces are The Coolermaster ATC201 and the 3DFX Voodoo5 5500 64mb!! The build will be a tribute to this AWESOME Pieces of hardware! Sponsors for this build: Most parts for this build are donated to www.awesomeretro.com so we can build EPIC gaming machines! The build will be filmed and the buildlog will be on youtube! :)