Can you use this as a PC monitoer
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Yes, it works fine. I use this as a second monitor with my lap-top. You'll need high-resolution video and I use the HDMI interface. Gary
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Yes you can. I have them on both for the same reason. Both of mine are desktops.
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Honestly I probably wouldn't say so. It is a duriable computer for the price. I run it 24 7 as a webserver
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Yes you can as long as you don't have a CPU with a very high TDP like one of the AMD 220w monsters, (I used it very successfully with a 280w Dell PSU).
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Can you? Yes. Should you? No. As Andrew Agustin mentioned, this is a processor meant for energy savings (think of a school, library, or office setting). I use it to power a small file server and though it runs just fine, if I use it as a regular desktop and try to browse the internet while streaming music it will shoot to around or over 50% utilization (idle runs at 10-20%). The OS installed is Windows Server 2012 R2 Data Center (thanks to an academic license, which is just plain idiotic to give away as that OS retails for around $1,000 easy).
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Yes you can, it uses MST, which is not dependent on os, just video card/drivers.
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Yes you can, but you need an adaptor, i believe this monitor only uses MiniDisplay port. Common PC monitor uses HDMI, VGA, and DVI connections. Unless you have some of the newer Video Cards that have MiniDisplay port out then, you'll have to buy a seperate adaptor to work.
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You can if your entire system is compatible with your computer. I needed a tech to implement the feature.
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Yes you can use it for desktop. That is what i am currently using it for without any isues. You may need windows 8.1 and using it as a secondary drive to realize full 4 tb capacity. You can use only 2 tb as a primary drive if your oc is older and does not use new uefi bios. Windows decided to only support uefi bios for 4 tb capacity.
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You can use this as a PC hard drive (non-NAS use), however, these drives were created for reliability not performance. You would be better off using WD's Blue, or WD Black drive for your PC.
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You can use it as you would any other desktop. The only issue would be if you want dual monitors you would need a new graphics card.
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i think you can. but i'am not sure. it is better to get a the newer better labtop's to be able to play those kind of game's.
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http://www.enthusiastpc.net/articles/00003/ Read this article that says yes you can..
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yes you can , it does virtually everything my pc does, the difference is the operating ststem, it is exactly like my smart phone, ie; file system.i watch u tube videos, you can go to any site you can type in. i hope this answers your question to your satisfaction. michael
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Easily... But you need a good video card. A Nvidia 760 might do it but I don't promise. Try a 780.
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If you have it you can use it, but its a server m/b and wants a more expensive server chip and memory. This is designed for high compute use, not video performance, and is not the latest & greatest board on the market either. There are newer, much better (desktop) boards available for the money, with the newer, faster PCI-E specifications, which is needed for the newest video cards. I wouldn't buy one if gaming was the prmary usage. Get a decent m/b, a mid-to-high Intel i5 ot i7 cpu, and then the best viseo card you can afford. You will need 16 Gb of memeory for some games these days, so make sure you start with 8 and have room to expand (4 slots x 4Gb is good enough) if you need it. If you have it you can use it, but its a server m/b and wants a more expensive server chip and memory. This is designed for high compute use, not video performance, and is not the latest & greatest board on the market either. There are newer, much better (desktop) boards available for the money, with the newer, faster PCI-E specifications, which is needed for the newest video cards. I wouldn't buy one if gaming was the prmary usage. Get a decent m/b, a mid-to-high Intel i5 ot i7 cpu, and then the best viseo card you can afford. You will need 16 Gb of memeory for some games these days, so... » Read More If you have it you can use it, but its a server m/b and wants a more expensive server chip and memory. This is designed for high compute use, not video performance, and is not the latest & greatest board on the market either. There are newer, much better (desktop) boards available for the money, with the newer, faster PCI-E specifications, which is needed for the newest video cards. I wouldn't buy one if gaming was the prmary usage. Get a decent m/b, a mid-to-high Intel i5 ot i7 cpu, and then the best viseo card you can afford. You will need 16 Gb of memeory for some games these days, so make sure you start with 8 and have room to expand (4 slots x 4Gb is good enough) if you need it. « Show Less
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You can, but this board does not have onboard graphics, so you will have to make sure that your processor has integrated graphics