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  1. Mercutio

    Those of us on the "throw a lap in where the desktop rig was" crusade - connectivity options?

    Yeah, saw a review of that in my hunt. It's... possible but it's £280 as well (and HDMI 2.1). Dunno what to think. If I get ONE screen at 120hz and the other at 60... I think I'll live with that. TB4 is 40Gb. DP 1.4 with DSC is 25.92Gb so yeah, getting 2 running.... I don't see how. Probably...
  2. Mercutio

    Those of us on the "throw a lap in where the desktop rig was" crusade - connectivity options?

    Ahhh, that WOULD absolutely do the trick otherwise. It probably does do what I'm after, looking at the one I mentioned above, it's the TB3 version of this one you've linked :) The "cheap hubs" option (OWC, Club 3D or "pluggable") all seem to be around the £130 range. Usually have 4x downstream...
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    Those of us on the "throw a lap in where the desktop rig was" crusade - connectivity options?

    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDIT: Is this what you've got in work: Dell Thunderbolt Dock WD19 That ACTUALLY looks quite promising if so. Ahh... apart from being TB3 :( I've... kiiiiinda looked. Machines in my work, same idea. The hard part is genuinely TWIN 4K@120hz. It's generally over...
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    Those of us on the "throw a lap in where the desktop rig was" crusade - connectivity options?

    Probably got my laptop hunt sorted (XMG Neo 16 e23 4090, will be adding the water cooling option for docked at least). Looking around and trying to get my head around how I get all my existing peripherals into in. Preferably with just the 1 TB4 plug if I can manage it. Am I right in thinking...
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    SSD Prices - Not looking great

    Crucial seem to be doing a last price dip at the minute.
  6. Mercutio

    Gaming desktop replacement feasibility?

    I'm still looking at the moment. I've kinda come to the conclusion that nothing short of a full wattage 4090 is going to do so... eh, it's watching/waiting for deals. Not seeing much below £2300 new/£2k 2nd hand so... sitting on my hands a bit atm. There was a couple of £1900 new deals around...
  7. Mercutio

    Gaming Mouse for Large Hands

    Looks to be 5 onboard profiles so it SHOULD keep settings. Only used with the 1 windows machine at the moment but yeah, onboard should do what you're after.
  8. Mercutio

    SSD Prices - Not looking great

    I'm a bit suprised high end cases having gotten a LOT more compact. Shoehorn the cooling in and really tune airflow over it. If there's nothing but a decent bit of air moving over a component and only... I dunno, 4CM of ducting until it's out of the case, that's gotta be awesome cooling, right...
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    Help with windows smb file speeds

    If any part of your link is gigabit, you will get a max of about 100MB/sec transfers in windows. The one thing you CAN do to improve it is lay on more network paths between machines. Each gigabit NIC you can add will put another 80-100MB on the file transfer. Windows SMB 3+ (so since vista)...
  10. Mercutio

    why you shouldnt neglect proper loop maintenance

    Plasticizer build up is a thing, regardless, unless using glass. Adding dyes and other stuff to the mix... eh, always seemed like it was asking for it. Running simple clear liquid (with anti-algae etc additives, sure) and ZMT. I don't think I've touched mine in about 2 years. Had a good check...
  11. Mercutio

    Arctic Freezer III now available.....

    Generally found that's been Arctics game. Nothing too crazy/flashy/wildly innovative but do a good cooler, decent fans and decent price.
  12. Mercutio

    Gaming Mouse for Large Hands

    Case IS see through but it turns off :) Mines on a relatively pleasant "flavours of orange". I get the annoyance at paying for OTT RGB that won't be a personal plus but it genuinely wasn't something I was "going for" and wouldn't have been disappointed without it for the price.
  13. Mercutio

    Sound BlasterX G6 or Sound Blaster X3

    G6 owner here too and I went from "upgrading" constantly to being happy with this for about the last 4 years now.
  14. Mercutio

    Gaming Mouse for Large Hands

    I'm not a huge fan of turtle beach so... their aquisition of roccat wasn't something I was thrilled about but... gave them a(nother) chance. I've had a BUTTLOAD of mice. Probably 10/15+ in the last decade or so. The Roccat Kone XP (or XP air if you must have wireless) MIGHT just fit the bill...
  15. Mercutio

    Gaming desktop replacement feasibility?

    One more in the same boat. I kinda want desktop 3080/ti + Ryzen 5800x3d levels of power in a laptop. I think short of a 4080 I'm probably out of luck (right?) (essentially, happy enough with my desktop performance in most stuff I play. Just want it in "on the road" format with some better RTX...
  16. Mercutio

    Unicorn Sought : Comfy Wired Gaming Headset For Not Much Money.

    I'm going to suggest hyperX too. The cloud II is, I believe a 3.5MM with a USB soundcard in the box (might want to check though). The cloud 1 is just the 3.5mm and they're otherwise largely the same thing. That particular headphone is based on a VERY low end, step 0.1 of 10 into audiophile...
  17. Mercutio

    Desk + built in chassis?

    Curious what there is around in this sort of market (and... if there's a possible un-exploited niche as I can do wood + metal fabrication pretty well). Mainly thinking the "box with glass on top" slung under the desk or drawer builds but... there's other, weirder bits in mind too. Obviously a...
  18. Mercutio

    AM4 gets yet more CPU's

    How longs the wait, we reckon? Kinda eying 5900x to 5800x3d sidegrade (which... I guess as the price will affect both is probably not really an issue, still...).
  19. Mercutio

    Seasonic X-series 1200w - had issues, wondering if it MIGHT still be good.

    I think I should probably give this another go, aye. Twas otherwise a bit of a beast of a PSU so was a bit shocked when I did "pin it down" to that. Saw loads of other posts around about similar issues and pointed folks at PSU's and kept getting quiet nods back.
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