Hooray me! Thanks all!

BenQ is certainly not afraid of thinking outside the box when it comes to helping to improve their customer’s lives. Whether it is offering kick-ass 10-bit professional orientated monitors, or it is projectors… BenQ is there offering value in markets typically not associated with value. Though, of the various offerings, the BenQ ScreenBar is easily the most interesting. Interesting in that it does solve a problem that many people suffer from, but few monitor manufactures want to even acknowledge. This problem of course is eye strain, or more precisely balancing screen glare vs being in a dark cave of a work environment. Obviously the default, stand by option of simply turning on a low wattage bulb in a desk lamp and angling it away from the monitor does have a lot going for it (namely price, customizability… and price) but it is not an optimal option as typical lightbulbs are omnidirectional and screen glare can actually cause more eye strain than a darkened room would by itself.

The designers of the ScreenBar obviously were like us and wanted something better than an omnidirectional light source. However, they obviously did want a solution that took up precious desk real-estate. The result of their so outside the box thinking they didn’t even see the box is a more focused – yet moveable – LED based light source that not only can adjust its light angle and brightness / Lumen output, but can also adjust the temperature (aka ‘color’) of the light it outputs. Better still as it hangs off the top of your monitor it does not take up any desk space, can be powered via a free USB port… and really does not look all that out of place when not being used.

On paper that certainly is a lot to like about the nifty little ScreenBar… but as we all know paper specifications can indeed lie. When thinking about spending $90 for a fancy LED light everyone has a right to be rather… skeptical to say the least. So with that in mind, when we heard of the ScreenBar we decided we needed to know what it actually can and can not do. Without giving too much away… it may not be perfect but it is actually an interesting little device that works surprisingly well. So lets go over what this actually is, and what it can – and cannot – offer people willing to fork over $90 USD to get a bit more comfort in their long term work area!

Full Review

Fifine K037B Is A $30 Wireless Mic Any Good? – 05:30
— Real Hardware Reviews

FIFINE K037B WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYSTEM

Today we visit the value sector of mics again, with the FiFine K037B Wireless Microphone System. This is a great system for people just getting into youtube or school video production, For only $34.99 this is a not half bad system.

Pro’s

Con’s

Closing thoughts, The FiFine K037B Wireless Microphone System is a great low-cost option for anyone who is doing presentations or for anyone wanting to cover events with a wireless microphone. We really believe this microphone system will be a perfect solution for anyone looking for a value system and already has a camera with a microphone port.

Looks pretty nice. If they were to get a mini version (mATX) of this case made I think that would be my first choice for a new case.

@Johan45:

Link to http://www.overclockers.com/samsung-t5-1tb-portable-ssd-review/

If you want you are more than welcome to post the review here. heck we will even host it for ya in the future. just drop soulessone21 a line and we will set you up as a guest reviewer 

@Midget:

Hi! This is mbdoom, the recipient of this amazing computer, I would really like to thank Soullessone21 for putting in the time and effort into making this machine so that I can connect with friends who are scattered across the country as a result of the Fort McMurray fire.
This means so much to me, at home I used to play on Steam with my friends regularly and this is something I thought would be lost due to the fire. I never thought I would have a chance to play on the PC again until I was able to save up to buy a new system (My dad made me buy and build my first PC, except for the Power Supply and Video card, he said this was so that if I got grounded he could just take away his power supply) or when we finally get to go back home hoping my PC survived the fire.
My friends were able to make it out of the city with their gaming laptops so they have already been able to start playing games again and it is great that because of you I am able to join them. I did ask my Mom to rescue my computer but she felt that my sister was more important, and though I agree I think she could have had my sister carry the computer.
So again thank you to Soullessone21, photographic_mammory, and everyone else who has helped build this computer or just provided support to Fort Mac evacuees in general, every little thing helps.
mbdoom

how was the weekend with the rig did it work well for you or was it not enough power for your intended use and is the headset comfortable at all?

@oktober:

I'm brand new here so please take it all with a grain of salt as i may just be feeling my way around yet but at first glance it's a lot to take in.

So many different subforms and sub topics it's a lot to look at at first glance and can be a bit intimidating.

As for a solution to make it a little better.

I'd have to think a little bit more before i can give a concrete answer but def. slimming stuff down a bit and maybe merging some topics and such.

Let me have a good look at the site today I'm sure we can clean it all up

Thanks for the insight

Sounds good!

that would be interesting

Great laptop there lots of ssd and ram upgrade options and a 1050 ti is nothing to complain about at all. Mobile gaming and editing power right there.

Hope it treats you very well

Honestly cannot put this headset into words for the price and features just Wow!

So far so good!

IF you checked out my out thread I've been able to get it to work, had to fiddle around with several different things/function calls but it seems to work now.

New laptops for both of you guys... I was thinking of getting a new laptop from Lenovo but was thinking of the Thinkpad instead for lifetime usage lolol.

I am still rocking my i3 @ 2.0Ghz with single channel 8GB RAM lol.

@Arinoth said in Some Advice to Those New to PCMR and the Workforce:

I think it depends on the situation too. Here at work they were clearing out (selling to us) some older work laptops and a manager I knew asked me a bit of advice and I gave it to him, prefacing that I didn't know if it would work but was worth a shot. I guess because it worked I didn't have to deal with a situation like this.

that is true, this is more of the "recommend a new system, then build it, set it up and you are now 24/7 support"

Thanks for the info. What payment speed do you typically use? I will check out newegg as well...I am thinking I may go for a new monitor with my bit of btc. We will see.

Anyone else use copay/coincards together? Seems good to just have gift cards. I didn’t realise newegg was still taking payment in btc though.

@upcoast:

Unfortunately, cryptocurrency mining is not supported by VisionTek warranty services. VisionTek does not support or advertise the usage of our products for cryptocurrency mining. Cryptocurrency mining is considered a misuse of the product due to the overtaxing of the graphics cards life cycle. Please refer to our warranty information here for more information: https://www.visiontek.com/support/warranty-information.html

This ^ is what I got from Visiontek trying to rma an R9 280 3GB for dead hdmi and locking up / freezing screen on nicehash or Furmark and the odd game.

It's more of an info post than a help me, I've already conceded that I lost.

Thanks for sharing send me the info anyways next month I can give it a shot in the middle of moving so right now little time I have

specs?

Was having too much fun streaming last night

Twitch Video

I am horrible at BlackOps so it was nice to get a play of the game

PS; Now streaming on the RHR channel pretty much every second night.

Can announce on here if people want a hour before streams go live.

Twitch Video

I think halo 3 was the last one I really played. Something I could get into at some point.

@Bond007 Nice deal, we always wanted to get into it when we were in BC but the cost was always too high for us. Now with 3 kids it will be many years till we get into off-roading again then possible quads at the same time

Thanks for sharing and make sure to share some photos of it when you get it.

Delayed response but I have to say, at least running it on wireless I am not impressed with kodi on my Raspberry Pi 2. The only way I've been able to get it to 'work' is having to setup a mysql library with my server in order for it to not have to take several weeks to scrap all the data from my server into it.

Even then, it seems like the mysql disconnects periodically, causing me to have to restart the pi. I haven't gotten around to writing a script so that it reconnects if disconnected. Yes I know people say I could have my server stream all the content, but the point is for it to decode on the fly, not have to worry about streaming buffering crap.

Meet archer, he is a loud sob

@Arinoth
All I have is me shipping the old one away at ups. When it is in I will do a full video on it.

In an effort to be more transparent Our team will have this drive Monday and it came out of site funds as I believe it is a worthwhile review to have and think you are 100% correct these 2 drives should be compared.

Thanks

Damn if only it was not itx I have a few full sized h170 z270 boards haha

@Bond007

Great deal for sure thanks for sharing, we actually have like 30 at work haha

Yea that's what I figured , but wanted to make sure. Thanks

I decided that the 27" was just not working for me, plus the 1070 is already struggling with just the 3440x1440 resolution, so I pulled it and my monitor arm.

I wouldn't touch OVH, personal experience.

You have Amazon AWS, Google and DigitalOcean which are the big boys.

Depending on your needs, I could host your server. PM me for more details.

@eyetrance said in 4K Epic Build Log Take 2 (build log):

Is AsRock brand a good mainboard brand?

Everything looks great!

used to be super cheap but they have only gotten better and better over the years

@yzfraven:

So many to choose from, the videos I have watch from this guy are good.
Doing more research on them as so many thing to look at for specs, speed and quality, as well as price.  Will be watching more  videos. Reading online.

Glad you like it!

@Arinoth Yah I do not like keyboard trays anymore stopped using them years back.

but to each their own and comfort is key

Better gpu then I have to

Carbide spec-alpha.

Memx has on clearance for $45 Cuz they said it was missing the hdd mounts and screws. But they were stuck under the front and top plates hahahhaha
It was new so their loss my gain

I have not heard of Asian Peanut Sauce. I will check it out, sounds tasty

So whats your take on the wismec reuleaux rx200 vs sigelei 213?

I know the rx200 is three 18650s and the sig is two… but that to me doesnt matter.

Go with the more mature model or go for the new and shiny?

@Mightyunit said in Awesome beer:

I have this every Friday. Fantastic

Nice thanks for sharing. I am at a microbrew tasting this coming up weekend I'll post lots