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    Question Setting up a 2nd monitor on the other side of the house

    Yes, I wish to control the PC from that remote (in house) location. As for budget, I am ok upwards to $500 if I can get a native performance. Reading about KVM now... Having a bit of an issue with most of what I find being one set of KB, Mouse and Display switching between different PCs. My case...
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    Question Setting up a 2nd monitor on the other side of the house

    I wish to pass display (and other I/O peripherals) from my main PC over a distance of 70-90 feet to another desk in my house. I know it would be easier to just have a laptop but a comparable laptop would simply cost too much. My house has an existing UTP cables in walls but no room for...
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    Question Custom fans or AIO for Asus Strix 1080Ti ?

    For some reason the fan is spinning up about 7-8°C sooner than specified, probably there is some error in sensors or some other input influenced this. I was unable to find a way to change it and custom profile setup does nothing to get below 40% fan speeds once it starts spinning. How quiet...
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    Question Custom fans or AIO for Asus Strix 1080Ti ?

    I bought a used Asus Strix 1080Ti that has 3 fans on the bracket and performs fine but too hot and too loud. So my first question is, where can I buy replacement fans? Couldn't find any in my local online stores that would fit. I would be OK with persistent 600RPM air cooling instead of...
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    Question Looking for mid or full ATX case for air-cooled PC

    Must be able to fit Noctua NH-D14 and have some good cooling/air-flow reviews. Needs to have dust filters, front air intake (bonus points for side-panel air intake). Side panel on latches would be a bonus but not necessary. Ideally not completely plastic and flimsy. Currently looking at Corsair...
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    [SOLVED] 9900K vs 9700K vs 8700K at my local prices

    I got to check with noctua if my selected RAM will fit under the cooler, their spreadsheet on their website is dated. Will go with 2x16GB. 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3200 DIMM CL14 Dual Kit is very expensive at 380,02 EUR, same for 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4-3000 DIMM CL14 Dual Kit...
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    [SOLVED] 9900K vs 9700K vs 8700K at my local prices

    I think I'll go with: MSI Z390-A PRO LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 ATX Intel Motherboard It is only 121,63 EUR, and got everything I'll need and good ratings. As for RAM, I used to buy the cheapest sticks. Is it worth going for faster and pricier options? Last time I was...
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    [SOLVED] 9900K vs 9700K vs 8700K at my local prices

    I am buying a new MB, CPU and RAM to go with my recently upgraded 1070 GTX, Noctua NH-D14, SSD. My current and quite old CPU is i5-3570K. Looking for good gaming performance. I got 2 monitors, one 24' with 1920x1200 resolution more suitable for gaming at the moment (DELL U2412M), and another...
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    Seagate HDD fails to start – recording of strange noises

    Can you at least give me a chance I’m going to throw it in the garbage anyways… What’s up with 100s of youtube videos where people successfully replaced parts or unstuck heads c’mon stop saying its impossible.
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    Seagate HDD fails to start – recording of strange noises

    I can't afford to use recovery services but I can replace a faulty part at home if someone tells me which part is faulty based on this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4rSPkzb8YQ Should I try to replace the whole head with one form a donor drive?
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    Seagate HDD fails to start – recording of strange noises

    My archive disk Seagate Barracuda 3TB stopped working and won't show up as connected anymore. I took it out and recorded strange noises that it makes after being powered up in external HDD connector. Here is the link: https://clyp.it/jaac3xpn Can anyone tell me what is wrong with the disk and...
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    Budget PC build – looking for feedback

    Any feedback would be much appreciated so I can move on to purchasing the components. Thank you.
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    Budget PC build – looking for feedback

    OPTION A Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 http://www.computeruniverse.net/products/90512286/gigabyte-ga-b85m-hd3.asp GPU: EVGA GeForce GT 730, 2.0 GB http://www.computeruniverse.net/products/90574603/evga-geforce-gt-730.asp SSD: Samsung SSD 850 PRO Series 256GB...