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Let's see if I can make a profit on this which I paid R690 for :
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It had the Berg/Floppy power connector connected to the chassis fan header on the motherboard..... to name but one "interesting" thing about it.

Wednesday will tell.
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Already made R170 back.

The HDD is a trooper as I forgot it was in the case while hosing it down (as one does) ;)
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What's the best budget motherboard for a an RX 6700 and Ryzen 5 5600? Also a decent case recommendation?
 
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Gtx Gaming said:
I would buy ryzen g series. Those mini pcs can't really be upgraded
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True - I had a few, all socket AM4. HP locks the AGESA in to the generation they shipped with, so some of the early AM4 EliteDesks will only work with pre-Zen processors, Makes sense, HP want to sell new models each year.

If you want to go that route then forgo a socketed CPU for an embedded one. I have a HP t640 and t540, both with Ryzen Embedded APUs that are passively cooled and runs Windows just fine.
 
Must say im still happy with my 10900k, 3080ti and 32gb ddr4 4000 running 144hz 1440p

Pc prices are just too insane to warrant any sort of upgrade
 
What say you all wise people from MyBB - 27" WQHD or 32" 4k (both 120Hz)? I'm coming from a 27" WQHD 60Hz...

I think total cost would be almost double for the 4k version though (monitor + GPU) so I'm struggling to justify it. I also don't think I'll enjoy 32" WQHD since I sit too close for that judging by what various calculators suggest. Was thinking the 27" would pair nicely with a 7800XT, whereas 4k would need a 7900XT
 
Archer said:
What say you all wise people from MyBB - 27" WQHD or 32" 4k (both 120Hz)? I'm coming from a 27" WQHD 60Hz...

I think total cost would be almost double for the 4k version though (monitor + GPU) so I'm struggling to justify it. I also don't think I'll enjoy 32" WQHD since I sit too close for that judging by what various calculators suggest. Was thinking the 27" would pair nicely with a 7800XT, whereas 4k would need a 7900XT
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I'm using a 32" 1440p display. On paper it isn't ideal. In my personal experience, sitting about 60cm from the screen, I never notice any sort of pixellation or anything like that. Possibly if I really looked for it I might find it, but the image is lovely.

4K would obviously be better, but then you do want a better GPU for sure. If you go nVidia then you have DLSS which is superior to FSR, however FSR is fine too.

Haven't checked 4K numbers recently, however looking at this, it might be okay. Didn't go through individual game results so you can check that.

www.techpowerup.com

PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT Hellhound Review - Amazing Noise Levels

PowerColor's Radeon RX 7800 XT Hellhound is an amazing custom-design for AMD's new release. It sells at the $500 baseline price, yet has the best cooler of all cards tested today, with whisper-quiet fan settings, dual BIOS and RGB illumination.
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What CPU and RAM?
 
UrBaN963 said:
I'm using a 32" 1440p display. On paper it isn't ideal. In my personal experience, sitting about 60cm from the screen, I never notice any sort of pixellation or anything like that. Possibly if I really looked for it I might find it, but the image is lovely.

4K would obviously be better, but then you do want a better GPU for sure. If you go nVidia then you have DLSS which is superior to FSR, however FSR is fine too.

Haven't checked 4K numbers recently, however looking at this, it might be okay. Didn't go through individual game results so you can check that.

www.techpowerup.com

PowerColor Radeon RX 7800 XT Hellhound Review - Amazing Noise Levels

PowerColor's Radeon RX 7800 XT Hellhound is an amazing custom-design for AMD's new release. It sells at the $500 baseline price, yet has the best cooler of all cards tested today, with whisper-quiet fan settings, dual BIOS and RGB illumination.
www.techpowerup.com

What CPU and RAM?
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At the moment 5800X + 32GB, but I will go to 7800x3D within a year an my machine goes to the kids.

You're tempting me on the 32 now. Perhaps if it's really 'bad' I'll just push the monitor further away, it's now 20cm away from the wall and 80cm from me. At about 40cm I can clearly see the pixels with text on the screen (and this will double up for work usage)
 
Archer said:
At the moment 5800X + 32GB, but I will go to 7800x3D within a year an my machine goes to the kids.

You're tempting me on the 32 now. Perhaps if it's really 'bad' I'll just push the monitor further away, it's now 20cm away from the wall and 80cm from me. At about 40cm I can clearly see the pixels with text on the screen (and this will double up for work usage)
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I daily mine for work too, lost of spreadsheets and whatnot. Not an issue for me at all. The DPI is lower than on a 27" so in theory it is worse, but I find screens to be quite subjective in terms of what's acceptable for you, or not. Looking at it now, I don't any pixellation.

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Think I narrowed it down to Acer Nitro XV322QUKV, LG UltraGear 32GP850-B or Samsung G50A 32". Anything else is out of budget and I should look into 27" rather.

Only niggle I have is the supposedly low contrast (I have 1250:1 now, these are all 1000). I wonder since I have backlighting how much of an impact that is really going to make. I also guess I can play with the brightness as now I run mine at almost 50%.
 
Archer said:
At the moment 5800X + 32GB, but I will go to 7800x3D within a year an my machine goes to the kids.

You're tempting me on the 32 now. Perhaps if it's really 'bad' I'll just push the monitor further away, it's now 20cm away from the wall and 80cm from me. At about 40cm I can clearly see the pixels with text on the screen (and this will double up for work usage)
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Why would you be sitting 40cm from the screen it's a 32", you'll be watching tennis if you sit that close. 50 to 60cm is fine
 
Lupus said:
Why would you be sitting 40cm from the screen it's a 32", you'll be watching tennis if you sit that close. 50 to 60cm is fine
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To compare what a 32" would look like at normal distance (since I have a 27 now).
 
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