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Ron Burgundy posted:What's an earthquake? This is an earthquake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Newcastle_earthquake
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Aside from the coating which may annoy people, the main issue with the Dell IPS panels (at least the ones above 24") is the response time/input lag which is uncomfortably high for gaming. I recommend people who want a 2560x1440 screen with really good colour accuracy get a Samsung PLS screen - they are cheaper than the Dell screens, look amazing, and are good for gaming. The only fault you could possibly level at them is that the DVI cable they come with is comically short and you will more than likely need to buy a longer one if you keep your PC on the floor.
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May 1, 2013 05:40
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I mentioned my opinion of my 2560x1440 PLS Samsung monitor a few posts ago
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May 2, 2013 16:51
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Bazanga posted:So what's the Go-To desk for people who live in the middle of nowhere and don't have an Ikea within 8 hours of them? I'm pretty much relegated to Office Depot/Max and leftover office liquidator stores. I've never used one, and maybe it's no longer an issue with current models but a year ago when I was researching Monitors there were a large number of reports of ghosting, or lag or some such thing that led to me deciding not to buy a Dell IPS. I bought a Samsung PLS and I couldn't have been happier. The first time I switched it on I was like "Holy gently caress is that what my desktop wallpaper was supposed to look like all these years?".
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May 4, 2013 14:43
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Eye level with top bezel is too low for a monitor. I believe correct ergonomics dictate that eye level be about 2/3 of the way up the screen. I also keep my screen a little over an arm's length away.
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May 16, 2013 13:27
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Everyone who is concerned with getting the perfect Chair/table/monitor mounts/etc... your prayers are answered with one device to rule them all. http://www.mwelab.com/index.php/en/products The only issue I can see is having to put up with lovely BOSE speakers in otherwise premium products. I want one of these so badly...
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GreatGreen posted:I'm sure there's a basement-dwelling goon in all of us that thinks that desk is totally super rad, but I cannot fathom even in the darkest depths of my imagination how embarrassing it would be if I had one and any non-goon learned of its existence in my home. One doesn't simply stick the Emperor in a corner. If I ever become filthy rich and win the lottery, I will design a Goon Throneroom designed to look like the bridge of a starship with one of those things in the dead center of the room. Start with it facing away from the door and have it swivel to face people as they come in. I'd have to make them customize it to my specifications though, I wouldn't slum it with Bose garbage now, let alone if I had that kind of disposable income. Delta-Wye posted:If you're already a non-sexhaver, you might as well go all the way eh? If you can afford one of those, you can just hire someone to have sex with you. (It's legal in my country) The Lord Bude fucked around with this message at 07:46 on Jun 6, 2013 |
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The expensive one is the original, it also includes a full workstation. The cheaper one is the new cut down model, in some ways I'd say it is better... It has a cup holder for example. Many of the changes are aesthetic I'd say.
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Jun 11, 2013 15:20
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Cancelbot posted:Due to high heat and no air conditioning. I claimed the coldest room in the office. Would it have killed you to put the screens in the center of the table? 
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HalloKitty posted:Oh god, this is why I never run a case with an open top vent. I can just see a beer being knocked into that, pooling on the back of my nice graphics card This is why you put the beverage to the right of the screen.
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Sep 9, 2013 05:57
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Wasabi the J posted:I'm normally with you, but I went full neckbeard with that build, so I had maybe an inch of "too low" feeling, and the recliner fit it perfectly, so I could literally play like this: I employ a similar stance, down to using my belly to prop up my left elbow, except I also put my left leg up on the table alongside the keyboard, and rest my second leg on a footstool under the desk.
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Sep 18, 2013 11:34
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My computer space comes with its own headphone holder. I believe its commonly referred to as a 'desk'. I cannot for the life of me imagine why people do anything else.
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Sep 27, 2013 06:09
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Wasabi the J posted:Because sometimes you have a drink or something on your desk and OH poo poo gently caress gently caress gently caress. Just keep the two on opposite sides of the desk, and make sure the beverage is in a position where you have to specifically reach for it.
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Sep 27, 2013 14:38
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Coredump posted:I mean, you can't think of any reason at all? Not even a little one? Like... oh keeping the headphones on a stand can keep the cord out of the way and keep the headphones from getting yanked off the desk? They take up less desk space when they're stored vertically? It looks better aesthetically? None of those came to mind? Well I suppose. This thread finally made me tidy my desk a bit so I can contribute a shot. Also I am, it would appear, a thoroughly shithouse photographer. 
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Sep 27, 2013 15:36
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Wasabi the J posted:I have no qualms with your desktop, I just was reminded by your monitors/speakers: The brightness is a problem, but at least everybody has standardized on a colour, so all our leds match at least.
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Is anyone else is annoyed by it ?
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Wario In Real Life posted:Guys why do you hang up your clothes? Don't you know your house comes with an automatic clothes holder, the floor. Duh. Yeah but the clothing faeries come during the night and take them away and wash them and iron them and hang them back up again.
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Sep 27, 2013 23:28
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Coredump posted:Hey what speakers are you rocking there by the way? Quad 11L actives
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Sep 28, 2013 02:59
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wasp_f15ing posted:Finally got me one of those mechanical keyboards. What switches did you go with?
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Dec 24, 2013 03:41
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wasp_f15ing posted:I got the cherry mx Browns, as I heard they were best for gaming and weren't very noisy. Blacks are the stiff ones, they also don't have that hump that you get halfway through the keystroke. You will want to kill yourself halfway through typing a 10,000 word essay though. I would argue that reds are best for gaming - like blacks only featherlight - but browns are a good balance between typing and gaming.
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Dec 24, 2013 14:51
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Pretty Cool Name posted:I honestly don't see the appeal of the bump when typing. Red supremacy. The idea is that unlike crappy keyboards, on a mechanical you only have to push the key halfway down for it to register, the bump indicates the point where it activates, and trains you not to keep depressing the button. If you're a proper typist it lets you type much faster. That's also why blues make a loud clicking sound when you reach that point.
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Safetyland posted:Getting rid of this setup when I move into a new place soon. Subwoofers are supposed to go on the floor, you know. You aren't getting the most out of it by having it up there. Put it on the floor, in a corner, or to one side of the desk.
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Jan 20, 2014 17:38
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For your next DIY project Wowporn; I recommend the construction of a proper pantry, to better store all your ramen in a manner properly befitting such a noble food.
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RhoA posted:Thanks for adding that, definitely left out that key detail. I really want to try out the Noctua Industrial PPC fans, but I can't warrant spending money on more fans given that I'm happy with the NF-F12 model. Noctua doesn't make 200mm fans (yet, there were previews being shown off at one stage but that was over a year ago and god knows when we'll see it) but Bitfenix spectre pros are excellent high airflow fans that come in 200mm, and Phanteks produces a 200mm case fan that is quieter, but not quite as high airflow.
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Aug 15, 2014 14:54
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Thalagyrt posted:Battlestation? Metal station? Something like that... Couldn't you find a slightly less...precarious arrangement for your expensive Macbook?
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Aug 21, 2014 05:14
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Hughmoris posted:I really like that case. I'm getting older and I'm about done with all these drat blue LEDs on my case. I just want something vanilla. You should take a close look at Nanoxia before you buy fractal design though. They have a very similar aesthetic, focus on noise reduction; but they tend to be better at both cooling and noise reduction, and are often cheaper too.
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Sep 9, 2014 04:13
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Butyraceous posted:
I can't understand how people can tolerate having two monitors like that. I can understand one, or three; but how do you tolerate the asymmetry of having two? Not to mention the way it prevents you from correctly positioning your speakers.
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Sep 19, 2014 05:24
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RhoA posted:Do you mean having the two monitors angled to one another? It seems to be a product of the desk more than anything, although the angle of those speakers is really odd. If you want to maintain symmetry, you basically need to stare directly at the bezel between the screens. Its horrible.
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WorkingStiff posted:Maybe they aren't gaming with both monitors? I use my second monitor for palettes and to monitor security cameras. I'm not talking about gaming, I'm talking about desk aesthetics.
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Sep 19, 2014 15:47
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go3 posted:I do it by not being bothered by trivial things. Speaker position is important. I use a tape measure to ensure my speakers form a perfect equilateral triangle with my seating position.
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Josh Lyman posted:Pfft, just buy yourself some $500 Sennheiser headphones. That's what I did. There are 3 reasons I can't do that. 1. I find headphones annoying to wear for any length of time. I use my $40 sennheisers only for listening to stuff when everyone else has gone to bed, and stuff I don't want other people to listen in on. 2. Buying 500 dollar headphones would make me feel bad about the $3k I've spent on speakers. 3. I have no money. (refer to [2])
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uaciaut posted:Re your 1. i actually recently bought semi-decent speakers (and by semi-decent i mean speakers that don't cost like 10$ like my old ones) and even though i actually like how they sound a lot i can't loving stop wearing my headphones D: I think one of the other recent posters had a point - I'm a glasses wearer, so that may impact my headphone comfort.
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TheresaJayne posted:Hey I am a girl, My hands need moisturising. So you touch your mouse and keyboard with moisturiser hands? that's just icky.
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BurgerQuest posted:On a slightly related note, does anyone make a case with no front cut-outs whatsover? I don't need/use/want an optical or floppy drive, I'd love a flat clean surface, front USB ports optional, front audio ports undesirable. NZXT has several; although NZXT cases tend to have flimsy drive caddies, and I wouldn't call them the best of cases - relatively poor cooling, 120mm fans only, often only one fan preinstalled. The Phanteks Enthoo Evolv is an amazing mATX case with a front 200mm fan and a rear 140mm fan - I'd call it one of the best cases on the market. It isn't quite a flat surface:  But it has no front cut outs, only air intake vents. The power button and USB ports are on the right side panel in a vertical strip; and there is actually an optical drive bay hidden at the back of the case, for occasional use, which you can remove if you want to fit a big radiator. Then you've got cases with the optical drives hidden behind a door - Nanoxia cases, fractal design Define cases, etc Edit: Bitfenix phenom and colossus mITX/mATX. The Lord Bude fucked around with this message at 14:35 on Jan 10, 2015 |
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You can get very quiet mechanical keyboards nowadays. Corsair in particular have several lines of good keyboards that come in every switch type under the sun.
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WorkingStiff posted:Are there any wireless mechanical keyboards made by reputable companies yet? I'm not aware of a wireless mechanical keyboard period, reputable or otherwise. It's long been a dream of mine, and it should be kickstarted or something.
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There are some keyboard enthusiasts out there that rival audiophiles in their mania.
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go3 posted:They have their own thread. Don't summon them. But I just finished painting this sweet pentagram on the living room floor... What am I supposed to do with it now? Do you have any idea how long those runes took?
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Jun 17, 2016 05:56
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Wasabi the J posted:You forgot part of the ceremony, now you're only going to get TKL wizards. Goat was too expensive, I went with kangaroo for a local flavour. Will that work do you think?
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Jun 17, 2016 13:20
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Only scrubs have icons in their desktop (recycling bin notwithstanding.) You could always get cute and post a photo here with your screen turned on, kill 2 birds with one stone.
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It's funny that I'm obsessively tidy when it comes to my PC desktop, but my actual desktop is a slovenly mess.
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