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[Kazaii]

intredasting...

How do you like the deluxe Asus? Do you think you'll use the WiFi portion? That's pretty much the only selling point on it for me. Which I don't really need so I'll probably stick with the sabertooth.

I'm also mirin' the large SSD for games. I definitely need another SSD as my brand new one is already full...

Also my monitor just touched down in Ohio.

Edited by Kazaii, 15 July 2012 - 03:31 PM.

[Whiskerz]

I use the Wifi on it but if you aren't its probably not worth it. It has more phases but its probably not even needed for the voltages that Ivy runs on.

SSDs are nice to have.
BRB instant loading times
BRB no noise from drive
BRB no chance of failure

[Kazaii]

Yeah I'd still like more HDD's for storage but I'll probably put it in my workstation instead.

I will probably just use the WiFi as a backup, the bluetooth is nice as well. I also enjoyed the Asus demonstration with their series of tablets, which I own. I think I might go for the deluxe instead.

shiiieeet monitor is now in Ontario, so close.

Edited by Kazaii, 15 July 2012 - 10:19 PM.

[Whiskerz]

Yeah I mostly went with the Deluxe cause of the phases and the wifi. And because I could afford it (even with the high price we have to pay down here).
Gonna upgrade again next generation too anyway. I reckon I will get Haswell-E and like Tri-SLI big kepler, should last forever.

Mostly just use my comp for browsing and music these days though (Titanium HD and some big Swan speakers).

[Kazaii]

I think with the money I am saving from not going with the cosmos I should use to treat myself to the deluxe.

Also my monitor arrived this morning minutes before I had to leave for work. Such a tease!!! Will post impressions tonight.

[Original Sin]

32 GB or bust.

[Kazaii]

32 GB or bust.

True dat. Gotta host a minecradt server, exchange server (@kingdomheartsfanclub) and shiiiieeertr Fuark word.

[x_byakugan_x]

Waiting for Korean monitor review. Been reading about it. Read it has a real shitty base, but who gives a shit about that? As long as it stands upright.

It's a 350 monitor comparable to something that costs 1000+ right? May be getting it after some core component upgrades..

[way2lazy2care]

On Mechanical Keyboards: I would definitely prefer one if anybody made an ergonomic one that made any sense at all. At work generally I type less than at home (despite being an SE, I find it's much more analyzing existing code than writing new code at my job atm), so it's less of a big deal in that situation. I'd love a mechanical keyboard, but ergonomics > mechanical keys to me. I use a MS Natural 4000, which except for not having mechanical keys is near perfect. It even has the front raiser, which is something very few keyboards have and it makes a surprising difference.

On monitors for a home setup: The way I have it set up now is one large low resolution one (standard HD 720p or 1080 or whatever. I just used my previous LCD tv.), and one high quality normal sized one. My biggest beef is that Windows judges monitor size in pixels, so the mouse can get stuck on the tiny screen because it thinks the much larger screen is actually smaller. It takes getting used to.

The reason I like that is because I do most everything on the tinier high res monitor, but stream all my video on the larger one as video doesn't really get higher resolution, and unless you get a 3840x2160 monitor you'll have lossy scaling of high def video and it will look worse than on a 1080/720p monitor anyway. As my setups is in my room, I can also turn the monitor at my bed and use it as a bedroom tv when I'm not at the puter.

[Kazaii]

Monitor is amazing so far.

Played BF3 for about an hour and the quality difference is just insane.


http://imgur.com/a/gCl7L <---- Album


I'd do a side by side comparison but there is no point because you'll be viewing it at 1920x1080 (or lower) on a TN display, so you really can't tell.

Basically the monitor is flawless (zero issues I can see, no dead pixels nothing.

The stand is flimsy and does lean to one side, I put a penny under one side and it's perfect now. The monitor never wobbles because my desk is sturdy.

Absolutely loving this, even my gf agrees it looks simply amazing. Played a 1080 quality MKV in windowed mode and it was seriously dwarfed.


It's a must buy. They dinged me $50 at the door becuase I forgot to tell the seller to mark it as a $100 gift, instead of a purchased item. Apparently if you do this you don't get dinged or very little. ~$400 for an amazing monitor that absolutely revolutionizes my PC experience.


10/10

[Whiskerz]

Yeah its really quite nice. Actually better than the $1000 Dell ones as it only has one input and therefor lower latency on it. Also yeah my stand is flimsy but even. It has vesa mounts though so you can replace it.

[x_byakugan_x]

Only has a DVI in right?
ALso I don't get the $100 dollar gift shit. How would you mark it as a $100 dollar gift.. It's a $350 monitor.

[Whiskerz]

Some countries have import taxes (or something like that), but they don't count towards gifts. So the seller declares that it is a $100 gift on the packaging and the buyer doesn't have to pay more.

In my country there is no tax for under 1k so I told him not to bother.

[way2lazy2care]

Some countries have import taxes (or something like that), but they don't count towards gifts. So the seller declares that it is a $100 gift on the packaging and the buyer doesn't have to pay more.

In my country there is no tax for under 1k so I told him not to bother.

It's also illegal for them to claim it as a gift. Some companies might do it, but if they get caught doing it they'll get in a lot of trouble. Individual sellers are more likely to do such things. Also in Canada the limit for no tax on gifts is $60, not $100, so you'd have to have paid the tax anyway.

[Kazaii]

It's also illegal for them to claim it as a gift. Some companies might do it, but if they get caught doing it they'll get in a lot of trouble. Individual sellers are more likely to do such things. Also in Canada the limit for no tax on gifts is $60, not $100, so you'd have to have paid the tax anyway.

True on the $60 gift, not $100 my bad.

Yes the monitor only has dvi-d input. You can buy other versions (cost more) that have hdmi and display port but the hdmi doesn't support 2560x1440 (not 1.4 ) so u might as well settle for dvi.

It also has no working buttons except the power button. It's a barebones monitor, you pay extra per component shipped.

I paid $370 for it with shipping included and they dinged me $50 at the door. If you buy the lowest version you'll prob pay $20-30 in Canada. Even with that cost considered, this is a steal.

Edited by Kazaii, 17 July 2012 - 11:32 AM.

[way2lazy2care]

True on the $60 gift, not $100 my bad.

Also for the sake of completeness I've heard they sometimes just ignore it and make you try to claim a refund after you've paid it anyway.

[x_byakugan_x]

Wow no buttons to adjust brightness/colors/etc?

[Kazaii]

Wow no buttons to adjust brightness/colors/etc?

Yep, nothing. You basically just follow the instructions ITT: Here

They show you how to properly calibrate each monitor and adjust all the settings.

edit: I also tried a Mechanical keyboard tonight and enjoyed it. The keyboard I tried and didn't like was a Razer black widow.

The keyboard I tried and liekd was the Metadot Das Keyboard Model S ...

http://www.canadacom...;item_id=049432

$135 plus tax. Yep, way too much for a keyboard imo, at this time. But I did like it.

Edited by Kazaii, 18 July 2012 - 11:28 PM.

[x_byakugan_x]

That keyboard has MX browns

Wish I could try them ALL out.. I only tryed one at a store and the box didn't say what type of switches it used. I'm guessing blues since its the most common.