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Adding Second Monitor (new main) - Suggestions

Curse of being in Canada and a large spread between our dollars! Are people using Samsung TV’s or are the specs not high enough vs. monitor. I could probably go with 32-40” 4K but wouldn’t be able to see text at the overdriven rez quoted above. Assuming ideal 4K size would be 36” at normal...
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- Post #9
- Mar 26, 2019
- Forum: Displays
Adding Second Monitor (new main) - Suggestions

Also wanted to ask, when configuring side by side, do you centre the main and then have secondary to side? Would assume this is best for ergonomics. Secondary on top would be neck strain?
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- Post #2
- Mar 20, 2019
- Forum: Displays
ReBuild X6 Desktop for General Home/Office Use

Sort of what I was thinking - these HDD's are into their golden years. I'm assuming no need for StoreMI if I'm using 1 TB SSD and chucking all the bulk stuff onto the NAS. $300 for 970 EVO 1 TB - Ouch
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- Post #19
- Mar 19, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
Adding Second Monitor (new main) - Suggestions

Want to add another monitor as my new main. Current monitor is Dell U2410 and card is GeForce GT 1030 (HDMI and DVI-D ports). Since my Dell has many miles on it, I'm assuming the new monitor will be my main. Would like it to be same size or bigger. No gaming or critical colour accuracy needs...
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- Thread
- Mar 18, 2019
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Displays
ReBuild X6 Desktop for General Home/Office Use

Alright, so purchasing: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700 3.2 GHz 8-Core Processor MSI - B450 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory Gigabyte - GeForce GT 1030 2 GB Silent Low Profile Setting up the drives: SSD 1 - OS SSD 2 - StoreMI HDD 1 & 2 - Raid 0 HDD 3 -...
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- Post #17
- Mar 18, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
ReBuild X6 Desktop for General Home/Office Use

You have a passion for builds! How does the IGP with i5 compare to GTX 1030?
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- Post #12
- Mar 16, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
ReBuild X6 Desktop for General Home/Office Use

Here in Toronto there is currently about a $50 difference between Ryzen 7 1700 & 2700. Do I spend the $50 MSI B450 or A320 board? Given price difference what options will I be missing if I don't OC for gaming? RAM: Corsair Vengence LPX is priced better here for same spec DDR4-3000 Graphics...
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- Post #8
- Mar 16, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
ReBuild X6 Desktop for General Home/Office Use

Ryzen 7 1700? What board and memory would you suggest?
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- Post #5
- Mar 16, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
ReBuild X6 Desktop for General Home/Office Use

I guess I should have asked, will I see a signifcant performance bump simply putting in a newer video card, or do I need to do a complete rebuild.
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- Post #3
- Mar 16, 2019
- Forum: Computer Building
ReBuild X6 Desktop for General Home/Office Use

Need to rebuild my current system since I find it lagging when doing video conversions, basic video editing, and CAD. Current: Asus M4A88TD-V EVO-USB3 AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 16 GB Ram Nvidia GeForce GT 240 Dell U2410 2xCrucial CT250MX SSD 2xSamsung HD204UI Sata HD SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze...
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- Thread
- Mar 16, 2019
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Computer Building
Access Point Suggestion

3 story house, 1120 sqft/floor, basement and main fairly wide open, second floor has wood frame walls (bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.). If the router is in the basement, I think 1 Unifi on the basement and main floor ceilings should do the trick and 1 Unifi in the backyard shed (80') should cover...
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- Post #12
- Nov 16, 2015
- Forum: Networking
Access Point Suggestion

I'll take a look at them. We're currently renovating a home and can wire with walls open. Maybe this is the right solution. While working with this setup - should I use the same SSID on the router and AP and spread the channels out? example: SSID-2.4 with channel 2 on router and channel 11 on...
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- Post #8
- Nov 11, 2015
- Forum: Networking
Access Point Suggestion

Have EX7000 hard wired as AP. Speeds and signal are way better than before. Ubiquiti AP's running current AC speeds or is it dependent on the router they are wired to? Have 30 days to sort it out!
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- Post #6
- Nov 11, 2015
- Forum: Networking
Access Point Suggestion

I ended up getting Netgear EX7000 extender. Setting up now: On the Tomato 1.28 E3000 - should I name both the 2.4 and 5 GHz wifi the same name and password (WPA2 Personal)? - should I disable 2.4? Setting up EX7000: - same name and pass as E3000 - set channels to opposite ends of spectrum...
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- Post #4
- Nov 11, 2015
- Forum: Networking
Access Point Suggestion

Moving the E3000 to the basement and hardwire the Netgear EX7000 in on main floor looks like a good design.
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- Post #2
- Nov 11, 2015
- Forum: Networking

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