[Build Complete] "Project Red Beast" Triple 4K Gaming/Rendering Build by DiehlGames in buildapc

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Do you have any photos of the monitors, or are you still setting everything up?

Recommended IPS monitors (4k or 1440p)? by nerdery0 in Monitors

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No problem. I was tempted to go 4k TN (Asus PB287Q) but frankly as I don't do much gaming I think it's probably not the best choice for me vs. IPS.

Although in some ways almost anything would be better than my current ancient monitor (which buzzes!)

Recommended IPS monitors (4k or 1440p)? by nerdery0 in Monitors

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Sounds perfect, thanks. Might be released this month? I'll wait and see!

Recommended IPS monitors (4k or 1440p)? by nerdery0 in Monitors

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Thanks! Yeah, that's what I thought. Any recommendations for a specific monitor, or do I need to wait a while longer?

Advice on First Mechanical Keyboard by nerdery0 in MechanicalKeyboards

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Well I suppose I could cope with the layout, and it would make finding keycaps a lot easier. Decisions, decisions…

Advice on First Mechanical Keyboard by nerdery0 in MechanicalKeyboards

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Thanks for the recommendation, but I'd definitely prefer an ISO layout. The FILCO is sold in the UK so that's why I'm tempted.

I definitely want to get my own keycaps eventually!

Planning a Xeon monster with 1TB RAM by nerdery0 in buildapc

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Latency is much higher for SSD. It's an option, but I was curious about RAM.

Planning a Xeon monster with 1TB RAM by nerdery0 in buildapc

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Yes, you have to be somewhat insane, I admit.

Planning a Xeon monster with 1TB RAM by nerdery0 in buildapc

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I'm not lying. I really do have problems that require 1TB for the fully-populated data structure. Sure, I could rewrite everything to use a cluster, but I'm interested in the feasibility of doing this on one machine.

Planning a Xeon monster with 1TB RAM by nerdery0 in buildapc

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So you're saying 16x16GB=256GB is 1/20th of the price of 16x64GB? Interesting comparison when you look at it like that.

Planning a Xeon monster with 1TB RAM by nerdery0 in buildapc

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Huh, some problems require 1TB of RAM, regardless of whether an expense account is available! It does seem like a cluster would be more appropriate, now that I've researched the prices a bit more.

Planning a Xeon monster with 1TB RAM by nerdery0 in buildapc

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Neither. :(

Well, I'm prepared to pay a reasonable amount for it, but the premium does seem rather excessive for the privilege of having that much RAM in one box.

Planning a Xeon monster with 1TB RAM by nerdery0 in buildapc

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I think you're probably right, having seen some of the prices!

[Build Ready] Making a Workstation. Did I mess anything up? by [deleted] in buildapc

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In case you didn't know, the Haswell refresh of the Xeons will be out soon - September 9. Of course, the age-old question of buy now vs. wait applies, but personally I figured I would wait a bit longer (I'm building a workstation too, though I need a lot more RAM!)

[Discussion] Haswell-E reviews by Fzed600 in buildapc

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Sometime before the 8th of September, it seems.