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  1. MG42Maniac

    LG C3 + Plex Server + Remux

    I've tried different devices over the years and I have found the Shield Pro to be the best by far. Every other method has a compromise. The Shield connects to my LG CX65 and plays whatever I throw at it flawlessly. This include Dolby Vision Remux with Atmos/DTS-X. It is annoying having to use an...
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    Masters of the Air 2023

    Overall I did enjoy this. It's not a patch on BoB though, that much is evident from the first episode. It's always good to see a WW2 series though. Considering the budget and the fact it's 2024 some of the CGI was really rather awful. Red Tails had better CGI and that movie is pushing 12 years...
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    who LEGIT makes passive income?

    That's me! I'm actually going to move onto it full time next year though as I'm struggling to hold down a day job and co-run the software company! It started as passive income but has grown into something larger needing more time which is cool.
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    What is a good salary in UK at present?

    Depends on the lifestyle you're after. If you have expensive hobbies, want to holiday and enjoy yourself, I'd say you want a net household income of £5K+. You could obviously have a great life on less but down South it's the mortgage payments that are crippling.
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    How many DINKs here?

    Triple Income, no kids but a dog! My wife has just turned 31 and we're thinking we might want children but at the moment we're enjoying our life too much to want it to change. As my parents had me when they were 21, they didn't really have much time "adulting" before committing to children...
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    Will you be putting up the Bunting next month?

    Good to see BBC have this available in 4K HDR, the colours look awesome! Got it on in the background while we do other things with our day. Weather has pretty much cancelled most events around here.
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    Ryzen 7950X3D, 7900X3D, 7800X3D

    I've done a quick test with the 7800X3D Vs my old 5900X. I've used Wildlands as it's the game we are currently playing. I've also thrown my Wife's PC in as she is running a 5800X3D and a very comparable GPU. I think it's a decent uplift considering it's the CPU and I am running at a high...
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    Ryzen 7950X3D, 7900X3D, 7800X3D

    Got my 7800X3D all up and it seems to be playing ball with the RAM set to 6400 C32. I'm also running -30 on CO. I was expecting it to fail to post but so far I've had Windows installed, drivers all sorted and I'm now installing a bunch of games. Feel like I've got very lucky!
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    Ryzen 7950X3D, 7900X3D, 7800X3D

    I've got my 7800X3D due in the next hour. I need to flash the BIOS in my Asrock X670e PG Lightning first. I've got a set of Corsair 6400MHz C32 that I was going to try and use with this build. Is it worth even bothering to try and get it running at 6400? I'm expecting to have to run it at 6000...
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    AMD Ryzen Pre-Order - Fulfilment List

    I've just had an email to say my order has been shipped. I ordered at 18:45 on the 6th April.
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    AM5 7800X3D Mobo dilemma, why do they all suck/overpriced!?

    I've been looking for a new motherboard for my 7800X3D. I've settled on a X670E PG Lightning which I got new for just under £270. I'm somewhat happy with it but feel that motherboard prices in general are too high for AM5. I got the Z790 version of this motherboard for my Plex server at the end...
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    Ryzen 7950X3D, 7900X3D, 7800X3D

    Is this available to order from OCUK yet?
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    Plan a career in IT: goal - £100k PA.

    It's salon management software for dog grooming businesses.
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    Plan a career in IT: goal - £100k PA.

    I've managed to hit this mythical figure through a PAYE job and a business. I'm 35 now, started my job in IT as a support analyst when I was 19 on 14K. Moved into a Jr BA role when I was 22 on 22K. Managed to get promotions to Snr BA with PM to be on 52K when I was 30. Got made redundant during...
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    What TV shows are you currently watching

    Just finished SAS Rogue Heroes. Very impressed with it, much better than the usual stuff turned out by the BBC. Very much looking forward to season 2.
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    World first QD-OLED monitor from Dell and Samsung (34 inch Ultrawide 175hz)

    Righto. Can I leave the monitor on HDR 1000 and then just turn on HDR from windows when required? Ideally I want to be doing less fiddling each time I want to use HDR! I will take a look at the image settings people recommend and see how I fair.
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    World first QD-OLED monitor from Dell and Samsung (34 inch Ultrawide 175hz)

    This has just turned up, it's stunning! I've not changed anything settings wise just yet. Just a quick question, I fired up COD MW2 campaign, I changed the HDR mode to 1000 from HDR 400 which I am using for desktop mode. Is this the right way to do it?
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    World first QD-OLED monitor from Dell and Samsung (34 inch Ultrawide 175hz)

    I've got two OLEDs in the house, a 65CX in the lougne and a 55B6 in the bedroom. Everytime I use my main PC (Iiyama 34 g-master gb3461wqsu-b1) I cry a little because of how inferior it is to my OLEDs. I feel the time has come to look at upgrading my monitor. Now, given the price of this...
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    Pensions - Are you worried about the future?

    I think for me, I don't really know how much is needed for a decent retirement. If we didn't have a mortgage now, I'd probably want £4K a month net for both of us minimum. (£1.5k bills & food, £2.5K spare) That would be a significant drop to what we are currently earning per month now but I...
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    Pensions - Are you worried about the future?

    35 and just under £100K. To be honest, I think for my wife and I to have a decent retirement we are going to have to massively increase our contributions. She is 30, self employed and sticking in a few hundred a month. When I have looked online, for £30K a year, I need to be adding in £1000 a...
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