PC Tech Thread

the 32" monitor fits my desk... just.

and it's a huge amount of screen space, and I'm choosing to run it at 4k as it is very readable.

I can see that a 27" 4k monitor would've been stupid, the text would've been so small that it would never have worked.

issue I did encounter is that I was running a single cable from the computer to my desk... the desktop PC is not on the desk, it's on shelving a couple of meter or so away. this is because the computer is massive, and it's also heavy, and with this being a sit-stand desk it was adding a lot of weight to the desk.

the setup is:

• DisplayPort cable exits graphics card and goes into a loop back DisplayPort on the motherboard
  
• Motherboard sends the video signal out through the Thunderbolt 4 cable
  
• a single TB4 cable goes from the shelving that has the computer, to my desk where it connects to a CalDigit TS3+
  
• the CalDigit TS3+ has DisplayPort to the monitor, as well as all of the USB and TB connections to things on my desk
  
  

the problem... the monitor is 4k @ 240Hz and the CalDigit only supports 4k @ 60Hz.

meaning I have to run a second cable from my desk to the computer, a DisplayPort cable to go alongside the TB cable. on the upside, I guess I'm freeing a lot of bandwidth on the TB cable and also giving the motherboard one less thing to do.