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    Question 2 Lane Thunderbolt 3 - Bottlenecking eGPU performance?

    Hello Everyone, I'm planning to get a Huawei Matebook X Pro 2018, however, it seems that it's Thunderbolt 3 connection is only 2 lane instead of 4. This means that speed is halved to 20GB/s I am planning to use an eGPU hosting an RTX 2060. This will be connected to a VR headset. Will I...
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    [SOLVED] Which of these VR setups are superior and reasonable?

    Thank you CryoBurner, I'll take the risk and go with option 1. I will update this thread with temperatures and compatibility once I have the setup working. Thanks, Flave
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    [SOLVED] Which of these VR setups are superior and reasonable?

    Hi CryoBurner Thanks for taking the time to reply. I am using on my MacBook: 8GB RAM with an i5 8259U Quad-Core 3.8GHz Boost Speed. I'm not sure if it will thermal throttle though, although most likely.. The model is a 13-inch w/ touch bar 2018. It has 4 thunderbolt 3 ports. Would I need to...
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    [SOLVED] Which of these VR setups are superior and reasonable?

    Hello Everyone, I am looking to jump into VR with the upcoming Rift S and Rift Quest VR headsets. However, I cannot carry my PC to a place-space I can play within. I have an RTX 2060 Zotac Mini without virtual-link, and a boot-camped MacBook Pro 2018. I was thinking either one of these...
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    Is This a Defect?

    Model: MSI G72mVR 7RG Apache Pro The case bottom seems to be cut incorrectly. The fan vents seem to only be half cut through, there is no hole for the CPU fans and the CPU runs around 60-70 C idle. If this is a defect, where can I get the bottom case replaced? Images are attached...
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    Is now a good time to buy a gaming laptop?

    I need to pick up a laptop sometime this year, I'm planning to do some high/mid end gaming, school work and music development on it, it's not a massive priority but it would be convenient to get one sometime soon. My question is: would it be best to wait till ryzen for laptops hit the market...
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    Hard drive Threshold Abnormalties

    I opened up my monitoring program, NZXT CAM and looked into my hard drive status, scrolled down, and saw my 'end-to-end error' at 99 threshhold worst is rated at 100 and current is 100. I've heard that when the threshold rating exceeds your worst rating your dive is prone to failure. My drive is...
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    Cyrorig R1 ultimate fitting

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    Cyrorig R1 ultimate fitting

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    Cyrorig R1 ultimate fitting

    Simple question: will the Cyrorig R1 Ultimate fit with a Asus Maximus VIII motherboard and G skill ripjaws V RAM in a fractal design R5 case?
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    Builld's Potential incompatibilities

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    Builld's Potential incompatibilities

    Please help me double check to see if there are any potential incompatibilities, I'm pretty sure everything is ok but I don't want to order the parts and find that components don't fit. http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/Rd3rkL It'll be good if someone can help.
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    intel i5/i7 Cooling

    decided on a i5 6600k with Noctua NH-D15.
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    intel i5/i7 Cooling

    I've once heard that an intel i7 with a fan cooler can overtake a i5 (OverClocked) with a liquid cooler for around the same price. I have done some research on what CPUs im buying for my new rig, and I cant decide on weather I should get a i7 with fan cooling or i5 with liquid cooling. Here...