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I want to build an x86 system for Windows, and possibly Linux as well.
Last time I did this was years ago, so I may need some education on what's happened to the trade since then.
I want three monitors on the system.
I look at the specs on various motherboards, and don't see anything about the number of monitors they will support.
I do see the specs listing audio configurations (e.g., 5.1, 7.1, etc.) but I don't see a word about the video.
So, what am I looking for ? What do I want in terms of a motherboard ? What question(s) do I ask ? What will the spec say to alert me to a yes/no when considering a certain motherboard ?
Do I need to buy a separate discrete/distinct video card ?
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C-P-User-3 wrote: I look at the specs on various motherboards, and don't see anything about the number of monitors they will support.
A low-end motherboard will usually have onboard video capable of supporting one monitor. However, higher level motherboards will not have onboard video. For them, you must purchase and install one or more graphics cards.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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Thanks Richard, good to know.
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Motherboards normally only support 1 or 2 monitors, one on VGA and the other on some digital. If you're going to run 3 monitors, seriously, forget on-board video. It usually sucks ass. You're going to get a separate video card.
You start with which CPU you're going to run, then you go to the motherboard and RAM. Which one you get depends on what you're going to do with the thing and whether or not you're going to tweak the chipset to eek out every bit of speed you can get.
On my rig, I have an Asus P8-P67 motherboad and run dual GTX770's, and (3) 24" monitors.
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Thanks Dave, Good stuff to know. Glad to get these words now instead of later !
I would like to post my anticipated parts list as a reply to this message, and if you care to comment, thanks; particularly if you see any big-time stupid moves shaping up.
I get the feeling I'm leaving out something minor, which will produce a major annoyance when I try to execute the assembly of all this.
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PARTS LIST
CPU
AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Memory
G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Disk Drives
SSD: PNY Optima 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Drive #1: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Drive #2: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
DVD #1: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
DVD #2: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card
Case
Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply
EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card
Wireless Network Adapter
TP-Link TL-WN822N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter
Monitors
Screen #1: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor
Screen #2: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor
Screen #3: AOC E2425SWD 60Hz 24.0" Monitor
Speakers
Cyber Acoustics CA-2016WB 3W 2ch Speakers
Mouse
Kensington K72356US Wired Optical Mouse
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Not bad. Should run at about 220 watts under full load. Your video card draws half as much power as mine does.
My machine tops out at 480 watts and, yes, it alone heats the room to toasty temps.
You might also consider getting some Arctic Silver to put under the cooler if it doesn't come with thermal paste.
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You have to buy separate graphic card with multiple outputs.
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I built a system using a workstation motherboard (ASRock C226 WS) and it supports 3 monitors but the connections types are all different - 1 each of DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort.
It relies on the on-chip graphics capability in the Intel processors to do that and needs no separate graphics cards.
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i have local network in that i do have different Switches. Now i want to know the sub switch mac address interface wise in main switch.
190 main switches
3000 sub switches connectivity.
if any body provided solution that would be very much helpful for me.
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I am no expert in these things. But I do know that I can read such properties from the Networking interface, or from the Device manager (if you're having Windows). Otherwise, you can always check for the Mac address for your own system (Read the manual?)
The sh*t I complain about
It's like there ain't a cloud in the sky and it's raining out - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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What i am trying to do is to get the firewall to force outbound traffic to use a proxy-server on LAN machine 1 if the WAN-IP is in a certain range and comes from Machine 2,3,4
in effect i want to put all google traffic through a proxy-server before sending it out again.
I am told that NetFlow on a cisco router might be the answer but after reading a little bit more it seems to me that netflow is about reporting on data and not directing data.
pfSence I've tried but it would not install and i want to use a router/firewall much like the Draytek i used today that offers this type of option.
A Nice to have would be a box that can do DPI on SSL by using a fake CA-Certificate and man-in-middle but thats not quite so important.
I know nothing about IpTables so a router with a web-interface would be nice so what one should i buy ?
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I'm searching for SkyLake documents; currently success rate zero.
There is one page on Wikipedia and that's about all I've found so far.
Programmer's Reference Manual would be a good start.
Data sheet, BIOS guide, anything in that realm would help.
Thank you for any direction on where I can download these.
I hope this is the right place for this question
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If Google does not know, your single best hope is the manufacturer.
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Thanks.
I have to wonder.
I've asked 4 different living humans who work for Intel.
They will not respond to me.
I don't mean something like, "...I don't really know, you should ask someone else..."
I mean no response. Not yes, not no, not a single word.
This is one of the worst cases of cooties that I've ever had.
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Ummm.... You're not finding any docs or anything else on it because the stupid chip HASN'T BEEN RELEASED YET!
It's no wonder why you're not getting anything back from Intel.
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Yeah, had to admit that to myself as well. I wonder how/if/maybe I could make them like me enough to let me read the secret blend of eleven herbs and spices.
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Lots and lots of __________ favors.
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If you commit to buying several thousand processor chips and sign an NDA Intel might give you some information. Otherwise you'll just have to wait like the rest of us.
25+ years ago I used to work for a company that was big enough for Intel to give us almost anything just for asking. If we wanted to know about a new product they would send along several people to give us presentations. Back then they would give us real paper data books and programming manuals. I really rather miss all that now.
modified 17-May-16 19:18pm.
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Hello all,
In my in-laws house they have plenty of Windows computers and one iMac (my mother in-law).
They have all the computers, consoles, TV's and a myriad of devices connected through powerline adapters.
The iMac is connected trough WIFI.
When accessing a specific web site (one of the most visited sites in Spain and of course the starting site of the safari configuration in my in-law iMac) some times it appears the following message:
"BAD GATEWAY, The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server"
Of course no proxy server is configured neither a proxy is there...
Wifi signal oscillates from maximum to almost nothing, and seeing that I connected another powerline to the iMac, automatically the computer took a set of correct IP configuration values.
Even with the powerline the message still appears...
Being that one the first time I touched an iMac or an iSomething... could any of you give me a clue to follow?
As always thank you all! 
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502 is almost always a problem at the server's end, which unfortunately means there's nothing you can do to fix it.
(If it was a problem at your ISP, or on the computer itself, you'd be seeing it for every request to every site.)
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Thank you Richard
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Hi All,
I have an USB audio device which has 2ch input and 2ch output, which is using MSFT inbox driver. So it basically can accept stereo audio from application per their format handshake.
Now I plan to add a APO which should receive 6ch or 8ch audio stream, instead of 2ch any more, while still output the processed 2ch audio to the device. So I must tell application that it now needs to send 6ch or 8ch stream to APO. I am not sure if this is feasible in MSFT APO architecture. Can anyone know this help provide some comments? Thanks.
Flyshark.
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Hello all,
I've just arrived from a customer place, after making some nice improvements to the software of one machine.
Today it's my first day again into the office and my intention was to get all the modifications into our repository.
BUT
the laptop simply don't want to receive power.
It is a HP EliteBook 8530p (Yes, I know I should trash it and get a brand new one) but what I can see when I try to start it is that the power led blinks 6 times.
I've tried to start it up with and without the dead battery connected...
No luck...
Apart of unplugging the hdd and put it to the desktop computer, what would you do to try to start it again?
Thank you all!
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What about a different power adapter? Maybe it is not getting power at all - the power adapter is faulty and is not supplying power to the laptop (or supplying reduced power - causing the 6 blinks). This has happened to me once.
The reduced power from the adapter is not enough to 'crank it up', maybe 
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