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Question Is it bad to keep the case open?

I've had the side panel of my main rig off for years while my wife's PC has been all encased. When I recently replaced my GPU and moved my old one to her PC, it was pretty clear what a difference the two methods create. The inside of my machine was a total mess. We have two dogs and four cats...
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- Post #7
- Jan 16, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Upgrade i5-4670K rig worth it?

Just wanted to follow up and thank you all for the responses. I picked up the 580 GTS Black linked to above as well as 16GB of ram. No longer getting the low ram messages in Just Cause 3 and have all the eye candy turned to max. My guess is I've probably reached the point where there's no...
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- Post #8
- Dec 21, 2018
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Upgrade i5-4670K rig worth it?

That card looks good. Thanks! As for getting another 8gb of ram, am I correct to believe that I will probably run into trouble if I pick up a couple of 4gb sticks that are not the exact match (manufacturer and model) for the two 4gb sticks I currently have? The problem is that the sticks I...
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- Post #5
- Dec 16, 2018
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question Upgrade i5-4670K rig worth it?

Trying to figure out if my current rig (5 years old) is a candidate for upgrading to keep it viable for mild gaming for another few years. I currently play games at 1920x1080 resolution (no 4K yet, but that might change if I can manage it with the upgrade). Mostly FPS games (Just Cause stuff...
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- Dec 15, 2018
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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HDMI through Cat5

What kind of distances are you looking at? While passive HMDI can really become iffy when you get into cable lengths over 30 feet or so, active HDMI cables can go much longer (and they aren't as thick as the passive cables). Here's an example. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=13763...
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- Post #6
- Nov 2, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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Roku/Cheap TV issue

HDMI handshake issues might manifest themselves in the way you describe. Generally, the picture will freeze, go blank, or become some sort of rainbow pixelated mess. I've typically had to restart everything to get things going again. I've run into handshake issues with long cable runs. You...
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- Post #4
- Sep 13, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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What's the best amp out of these

I tend to like Denon because I love the Audyssey room correction system, and the model you're looking at comes with a relatively high level version of Audyssey.
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- Post #5
- Jul 14, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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PC connection to AVR for sound, S/PDIF (Toslink) vs HDMI?

I ran into problems with a 35 foot HDMI run using the best shielded passive cable monoprice sells. Basically, I would get freezing of the screen a couple times a day that required that I turn everything off and on again. Just random (and very annoying). I replaced the cable with a redmere...
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- Post #9
- Feb 27, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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Need some help getting audio from receiver to speakers

RCA cables to connect the speakers? How did you do that? Did you snip the ends off the cables? If you're lucky, the center conductor in an RCA cable will be 18ga, but they can easily be thinner (24ga), which could conceivably cause an issue if you have a longer run of wire or low impedence...
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- Post #2
- Jan 28, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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Small Speakers for multiple rooms?

Unless I'm missing something, the solution you came up with comes in well below the cost of the most affordable Sonos speaker (even with the Chromecasts included). The Sonos Play 1 costs $200 (sometimes you can find two for $350 sales). Of course, I don't know how your solution sounds compared...
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- Post #7
- Jan 20, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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Suggest a New 2.1 System for $500?

Another thing to consider is whether you really need to replace everything with a complete 2.1 system right now. You don't say what is going wrong with your system now. It is still working and you just want something that's newer and potentially better sounding, or is something broken (and if...
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- Post #3
- Jan 1, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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Suggest a New 2.1 System for $500?

A bit of a tight budget. Here are some considerations. Pioneer Andrew Jones bookshelf speakers for $130 a pair. Bic America F12 sub, which is pretty highly regarded as a budget sub ($200) That leaves just $170 for receiver, which can be tough, especially if a phono input is needed (you can...
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- Post #2
- Jan 1, 2017
- Forum: Audio Components
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Home multi zone speaker control solution

Ah yes, that amp was what I was missing. I didn't know something like that existed. Thanks. Pretty neat kit, although not exactly cheap. In my exercise room and my home office, I use Dayton t-amps (each connected to a Chromecast Audio) powering Energy RC-10 bookshelf speakers. That solution...
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- Post #5
- Dec 31, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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Home multi zone speaker control solution

How would that work if he wanted to control each zone individually? Wouldn't he need separate amp dedicated to each room (each with a CCA plugged into it)? Depending on the speakers and how loud he wants to play the music, even something like cheap t-amps might work. But you could be thinking...
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- Post #3
- Dec 30, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components
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Receiver recommendation please

Yep, I misunderstood the Amazon specs page. It appears to be a proprietary Denon system as the Denon product page includes a generic "Auto Speaker Setup by Microphone" entry but specifically says that this unit doesn't use Audyssey (which is the only system I've seen used by Denon over the...
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- Post #21
- Nov 22, 2016
- Forum: Audio Components

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