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spscannon
146 Posts
My tv can only do 720p (so im sure thats a factor). My graphics card is a hd radeon 6870. So any hints to how I can maximize my tv as a monitor till I get a replacement? Mostly concerned about the videos not being clear. Its not terrible but its not as good as my laptop so that is saying something considering my laptop is pretty crappy. (uses intel integrated graphics for dual core 2.0 ghz) Thanks again for any help you guys can give me. | ||
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Rannasha
Netherlands2398 Posts
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/ edit: Make sure you have your computer set to the correct resolution (1280x720 for a 720p monitor). If possible, use a digital connection (HDMI) to connect computer and tv. | ||
Womwomwom
5930 Posts
Also take into account the lack of 4:4:4 subsampling support - this means anything red, blue, or uses either of those colours will look smudged. Calibration won't help in the colour department that much either since the LED backlights in low end models are god awful and are loved by manufacturers since it allows them to skimp on costs in a billion areas from the backlight itself to the minimum requirements of the internal electronics. TVs that support desktops and laptops directly will generally use 4:4:4 support in "desktop mode" or something similarly named. If your TV does not have 4:4:4 support, then it'll look bad at best and no amount of calibration will solve its problems. | ||
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Shauni
4077 Posts
On March 05 2012 15:24 skyR wrote: Impressed by power consumption, not impressed with much of anything else... ![[image loading]](http://www.sweclockers.com/image/diagram/2809?k=a5e79e9d17af16a23f7f5a296dd5da99) how is power consumption impressive? 7850 is just like 20w below 7870. If we don't see any major changes in the non reference board, that's not impressive at all. It doesn't even beat the 6850. My plan of running a passive 7850 is ruined. 7870 power consumption is quite low however (even though it doesn't beat 6870 either...), but the difference between the cards should be greater, at least seen to the performance difference. Also a notice to people wanting to buy these cards, the reference fans are incredibly noisy... | ||
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Hunblebee
3 Posts
I´m sure you can help me with my new PC and thanks a lot for that. What is your budget? My Budget is around 1200€ What is your resolution? 1900x1200 What are you using it for? Mostly Gaming (SC2, Guild Wars) but also a bit of Photoshop and the usual stuff like HD-Videos, Work etc. What is your upgrade cycle? About 3+ years but I think I will upgrade the GPU before that. When do you plan on building it? In the next two or three weeks. Do you plan on overclocking? Not right now but I want to have the option. Do you need an Operating System? No. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? I don´t think so. Where are you buying your parts from? I don´t know a good retailer in Germany. I´m thinking about alternate.de or hardwareversand.de but I am not sure if they are good. I´ve made a pre-build and would appreciate your thoughts CPU --- Intel Core i5-2500K Motherboard --- ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Ram --- Corsair XMS3 Memory - 8 GB : 2 x 4 GB - DIMM 240-PIN - DDR3 GPU --- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores, 1280MB GDDR5, PCI-Express PSU --- be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER CM BQT E9-CM-580W 80+Gold HDD --- Western Digital 1TB SATA3 SSD --- Crucial M4 128 GB SATA3 Case --- CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced Blu ray: LG BH10LS38 Blu-Ray Brenner Retail Thanks for your help. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 05 2012 20:21 Shauni wrote:+ Show Spoiler + On March 05 2012 15:24 skyR wrote: Impressed by power consumption, not impressed with much of anything else... how is power consumption impressive? 7850 is just like 20w below 7870. If we don't see any major changes in the non reference board, that's not impressive at all. It doesn't even beat the 6850. My plan of running a passive 7850 is ruined. 7870 power consumption is quite low however (even though it doesn't beat 6870 either...), but the difference between the cards should be greater, at least seen to the performance difference. Also a notice to people wanting to buy these cards, the reference fans are incredibly noisy... What are you talking about. The 7850 consumes less than 100w and a 7870 consumes roughly 130w. That's pretty goddam impressive. | ||
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Shauni
4077 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Moosy
Canada396 Posts
im confident that the pc is running fine and the monitor (samsung t220) works... | ||
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Rannasha
Netherlands2398 Posts
On March 06 2012 06:07 Moosy wrote: hey i just got my new computer from ncix. i had them build it for me. when i try turning it on the computer seems to be runnng fine but i dont get a picture on my monitor. i have tried both the dvi and vga outputs, any ideas? im confident that the pc is running fine and the monitor (samsung t220) works... Does your pc has an integrated graphics chip? If so, the BIOS may be configured to use that as the default video output. Try connecting the monitor to the motherboard output and see if that works. Fix BIOS settings if needed. | ||
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
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Moosy
Canada396 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
The graphics card will have two DVI ports and a mDP or HDMI port next to each other in a horizontal line. | ||
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Moosy
Canada396 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 06 2012 03:22 Hunblebee wrote:+ Show Spoiler + Hi , I´m sure you can help me with my new PC and thanks a lot for that. What is your budget? My Budget is around 1200€ What is your resolution? 1900x1200 What are you using it for? Mostly Gaming (SC2, Guild Wars) but also a bit of Photoshop and the usual stuff like HD-Videos, Work etc. What is your upgrade cycle? About 3+ years but I think I will upgrade the GPU before that. When do you plan on building it? In the next two or three weeks. Do you plan on overclocking? Not right now but I want to have the option. Do you need an Operating System? No. Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? I don´t think so. Where are you buying your parts from? I don´t know a good retailer in Germany. I´m thinking about alternate.de or hardwareversand.de but I am not sure if they are good. I´ve made a pre-build and would appreciate your thoughts CPU --- Intel Core i5-2500K Motherboard --- ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 Ram --- Corsair XMS3 Memory - 8 GB : 2 x 4 GB - DIMM 240-PIN - DDR3 GPU --- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores, 1280MB GDDR5, PCI-Express PSU --- be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER CM BQT E9-CM-580W 80+Gold HDD --- Western Digital 1TB SATA3 SSD --- Crucial M4 128 GB SATA3 Case --- CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced Blu ray: LG BH10LS38 Blu-Ray Brenner Retail Thanks for your help. You're missing an aftermarket heatsink (of course you can add one later if that's what you are intending to do) for overclocking but other than that, the rest seems okay. Some XMS3 kits run at 1.65v, ideally you want a kit that runs at 1.5v. | ||
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Moosy
Canada396 Posts
no connections found, my laptop is detecting my router fine. | ||
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STYDawn
137 Posts
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skyR
Canada13817 Posts
On March 06 2012 07:13 Moosy wrote: hey i got windows 7 going im just having trouble connecting to my linksys. is there a wireless switch or something i should be looking for? no connections found, my laptop is detecting my router fine. The majority of all motherboards do not have wireless. You have to connect through ethernet. If you are looking for wireless, you need to purchase a wireless add-on card or USB wireless adapter. | ||
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Moosy
Canada396 Posts
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xsksc
United Kingdom1044 Posts
On March 04 2012 13:40 xsksc wrote: + Show Spoiler + Hi, I'm going to be buying parts for a new PC in a couple of weeks and I really don't know all that much about the best components to get, if you guys could suggest a rough build I would really appreciate it. My budget is for everything including case/monitor/power and all that stuff. What is your budget? £700 ($1100) ideally, can stretch a bit further if I have to. What is your resolution? Buying a monitor with the PC What are you using it for? I want a high performance PC for gaming, I want to be able to run games like SC2, BF3, Crysis 2, Skyrim.. at the highest settings possible. I will not be using it for anything else other than gaming. What is your upgrade cycle? 2+ years at least When do you plan on building it? 3/4 weeks from now Do you plan on overclocking? No, definitely not. Do you need an Operating System? Yes Do you plan to add a second GPU for SLI or Crossfire? No, unless it's essential. Where are you buying your parts from? I am from the UK, so I'll be buying from Amazon/Scan, unless there are way better deals somewhere else. Thanks I'm now going to be buying my parts in a couple of days, so any advice would be really really appreciated, I'm a total noob at this.  Been browsing a bit and this is all I've come up with so far.. Intel core i5 2500 CPU Radeon HD 6950 2GB GPU 4x 2gb 1333mhz RAM Dell Ultrasharp 23"or 24" monitor I am completely clueless about motherboards though, I have no idea what's good and what's not, especially since I'm not overclocking. | ||
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