July 2020

The fundamental specifications we recommend for various types of PC. Just add your preferred case and power supply, and double-check there’s room in your case for your chosen components, especially the GPU cooler and graphics card. We’ve largely stopped reviewing power supplies, as the 80 Plus certification scheme has now effectively eliminated unstable PSUs. Instead, we’ve recommended the wattage and minimum 80 Plus certification you should consider for each component bundle. You can then choose whether you want a PSU with modular or captive cables



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DON’T BE FOOLED INTO THINKING VRAM CAPACITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE GPU

Do you need a new graphics card? 
Even with the fastest graphics card around, running at a resolution that puts more of the burden on your CPU (1080p ultra), there’s often only a minor improvement in gaming performance. What happens if you use a graphics card that’s 20-30 percent slower than an RTX 2080?Your CPU becomes even less of a factor. If you have at least 8GB of system memory and a Core i7-4770K or better CPU, you should be fine with everything up to about the GTX 1070 Ti / RX Vega 56 level of performance. Don’t be fooled into thinking VRAM capacity is more important than the GPU, either. It can be a factor, but slower GPUs with 4GB VRAM usually can’t handle settings that actually need 4GB VRAM, and games that need 8GB will also tend to favor GPUs closer to the RTX 2080 than the RX 580.

How we TesT

Our graphics card recommendations are based on our own extensive benchmarks and testing and then factoring in the price. Graphics performance isn’t the only consideration. The quality of game drivers and other features supported by the card are important. The card’s noise level, power draw, and temperature matter, too. Thankfully, nearly all modern cards are fairly quiet, even under load, and temperatures are within the acceptable range as well, though Nvidia still has an advantage when it comes to power. We test each card on a high-end PC at 1080p medium, 1080p ultra, 1440p ultra, and 4K with ultra/high settings. We take the results from fifteen games, mostly newer releases, using the ‘best’ API for each GPU on each game. That means low-level APIs are used for AMD cards if they’re available, while DX12/Vulkan are only used in certain games for Nvidia cards.

This is the 04 Recommended Graphics Cards




 

Will Sunak raise capital gains tax to fund Covid-19


 

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has ordered the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to conduct a review of capital gains tax (CGT). If it is deemed the current CGT system is not fit for purpose, an overhaul of the rules could then take place. Sunak has asked the OTS to assess the overall scope of the tax and the rates levied.

CGT is charged on profits from the sale of assets including shares, funds, second homes or buy-to-let properties, business premises, paintings and antiques worth over £6,000, with the rate dependent on the individual's income and the type of asset sold.

Basic-rate taxpayers pay 20% tax on capital gains, and higher and additional rate taxpayers pay zo%. The only exception is for the sale of second properties, including buy-to-let investments. Capital gains on these investments are taxed at 18% for basic-rate taxpayers, or 28% for higher and additional-rate taxpayers. However, every year you can take advantage of your CGT allowance. In the 2020/21 tax year, you can make gains of £12,300 before you start paying CGT.

RECEIPTS AT RECORD HIGH

The latest figures show CGT receipts are at a record high, rising by 18% over the past two tax years (2017/18, 2018/19) from £7.8 billion to £9.2 billion.

Raising the tax reach on capital gains  possibly by changing the tax thresholds to align with income tax bands - would see CGT receipts rise further, potentially as a response to help pay for UK borrow-ing, which has soared to unprecedented levels in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sean McCann, a chartered financial planner at financial advisers NFU Mutual, welcomes the CGT review, pointing out "there are many traps with CGT that can spring nasty surprises". He adds: "Few people realise that they may have to pay CGT when they give away property, shares, or other investments. For example, if a parent gives a second property or a portfolio of shares to their children in order to help them out, that counts as a disposal and could be liable for CGT."

He points out that such a gift could also be hit with a subsequent inheritance tax charge if the parent dies within seven years of making it. "Those who hold onto everything until death see the capital gains slate wiped clean and only have to worry about IHT," he says. "Given the economic situation facing the younger generation due to the coronavirus pandemic, it would make sense to simplify the rules to encourage the older generation to pass on wealth during their lifetime."

Other moves potentially in the pipe-line to help rebuild the Treasury's offers include changes to the state pension triple lock, which is viewed as an expensive policy for the government to maintain.

WEALTH TAX PROPOSAL

Additionally, earlier this month, Labour called for a new 'wealth tax' to help the British economy recover from the costs of the coronavirus pandemic; there has been much discussion as to what form such a tax might take. Labour MP Anneliese Dodds proposed the wealthy should be taxed on the value of assets owned, calling on the government not to "increase taxes or cut support for low and middle-income people" during the crisis. She made the point that inequality of wealth has risen over the past ro years. Another option to help reduce UK bor-rowing is a potential reform of pension tax relief. In late June the Association of British Insurers (ABI) was the latest organisation to call for reform. The insurance trade body has urged for a flat rate of tax relief on pensions to be adopted, following findings from a report it commis-sioned from the Pensions Policy Institute. The report points out that basic-rate taxpayers make up 83.4% of total taxpay-ers, but only receive 26% of pension tax relief that is paid to defined contribution pension contributions. Yvonne Braun, director of long-term savings and protection at the ABI, said a change to the system was needed to make it simpler and fairer to all earners.

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The best-selling international magazine for 3D artists. 3D World magazine is the world's biggest-selling monthly title for the 3D artist covering all aspects of the CG creation, inclduing animation, visual effects, vidoegames and architectural visualisation, and includes expert training in apps such as 3ds max, Maya, Cinema 4D, ZBrush, LightWave, Vue, Photoshop and After Effects. Every issue the magazine features an artist showcase, making of features and reviews of new products.

3D World - September 2020
English | 100 pages | True PDF | 95.8 MB




Maximum PC: Computer News, Reviews, and How-to Projects. Maximum PC is the magazine that every computer geek, PC gamer, or content creator should read every month. Each and every issue is packed with punishing product reviews, thorough how-to articles, and the illuminating technical news and information that PC power users crave. Maximum PC covers every single topic that requires a lightning-fast PC, from video editing and music creation to PC gaming; we write about it all with unbounded enthusiasm for our collective hobby.


Maximum PC - August 2020
English | 88 pages | True PDF | 54.7 MB


Today I’m going to show you the best and most needed SketchUp plugging for the beginners.


01.The 1st plugin is called Zorro2, which is basically a SketchUp plugin that makes slicing and creating sections so much faster.


Zorro2


 


02. The 2nd plugin is called Round Corner, this plugin makes rounding corners in sketchup a no-brainer.


Round Corner 


03. The 3rd plugin is called Profile Builder Plugin which is like a more advanced follow me, ideal for creating pipes, cornice and railings.


Profile Builder


04. The 4th plugin is called SketchUV, which is a texture mapping tool, that will help you map out complicated textures into more complicated geometry.


SketchUV


05.The last plugin is called V-Ray for SketchUp. It is a rendering engine that helps you achieve photo-realistic rendered presentations that are modeled within sketchup.

V-Ray


 


 


 


A startling and vivid account of World War I, Secret Warriors uncovers how wartime code-breaking, aeronautics, and scientific research laid the foundation for many of the innovations of the 20th century.
World War I is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in trenches, aided by brutal machinery that cost the lives of many. But behind all of this an intellectual war was also being fought between engineers, chemists, code breakers, physicists, doctors, mathematicians, and intelligence gatherers. 

This hidden war was to make a positive and lasting contribution to how war was conducted on land, at sea, and in the air and, most importantly, to life at home.
Secret Warriors provides an invaluable and fresh history of World War I, profiling a number of the key incidents and figures that led to great leaps forward for the 20th century. Told in a lively and colorful narrative style, Secret Warriors reveals the unknown side of this tragic conflict.



English | ASIN: B00VGGEKNU | 2015 | 13 hours and 8 minutes | MP3 64 kbps | 361 MB



Enrich your career with a review of investment banking basics.One of the most lucrative fields in business, investment banking frequently perplexes even banking professionals working within its complex laws. Investment Banking For Dummies remedies common misconceptions with a straightforward assessment of banking fundamentals. 

Written by experts in stock market proceedings, this book runs parallel to an introductory course in investment banking. It clearly outlines strategies for risk management, key investment banking operations, the latest information on competition and government regulations, and relationships between leveraged buyout funds, hedge funds, and corporate and institutional clients. 

With this reference, you can ace investment banking courses and grasp the radical changes that have revamped the stock market since the financial crisis.

English | ASIN: B00M78ZMJM | 2014 | 14 hours and 57 minutes | M4B 64 kbps | 409 MB



From master storyteller and historian H. W. Brands comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II.
At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's entry into the war, Truman replied testily, "The military commander in the field will have charge of the use of the weapons, as he always has." This suggested that General Douglas MacArthur, the willful, fearless, and highly decorated commander of the American and UN forces, had his finger on the nuclear trigger. A correction quickly followed, but the damage was done; two visions for America's path forward were clearly in opposition, and one man would have to make way.
Truman was one of the most unpopular presidents in American history. Heir to a struggling economy, a ruined Europe, and increasing tension with the Soviet Union, on no issue was the path ahead clear and easy. General MacArthur, by contrast, was incredibly popular, as untouchable as any officer has ever been in America. The lessons he drew from World War II were absolute: appeasement leads to disaster, and a showdown with the Communists was inevitable - the sooner the better. In the nuclear era, when the Soviets, too, had the bomb, the specter of a catastrophic third world war lurked menacingly close on the horizon.
The contest of wills between these two titanic characters unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of a faraway war and terrors conjured at home by Joseph McCarthy. From the drama of Stalin's blockade of West Berlin to the daring landing of MacArthur's forces at Inchon to the shocking entrance of China into the war, The General vs. the President vividly evokes the making of a new American era.


English | ASIN: B01LW7TDTS | 2016 | 15 hours and 22 minutes | MP3 64 kbps | 423 MB



This is the most Auto CAD using Person asking how to do this Auto CAD Constraint Correction 
If you are working with a CAD file and you keep getting this annoying constraint symbol which also slows down AutoCAD when you select any object here is how to remove it:



This is the Methode of how to do it.

Right-click on the symbol, either select “Hide All Constraints” to hide all the constraints or choose “Constraint Bar Settings” to individually pick which constraint to hide. The constraint bar settings will show you all the available settings that you can modify.


NB: Choosing “Hide all constraint” will hide them once but it will not prevent them from showing up again. To completely hide them use the Constraint Bar setting and select “Infer geometric constraints“. That should fix your problem.

A must-read for design-minded homeowners, at home covers everything from art and antiques, patios and pools and kitchens and baths to paints and fabrics, architects and designers, and much more. We respect the roots of classic New England architecture while offering a perspective that is truly modern.


athome Magazine - July/August 2020
English | 76 pages | PDF | 15.1 MB



Grand Designs Magazine is one of the best modern homes and interiors titles, packed with inspiring projects, expert advice and must-see shopping. With more than 50 pages of real homes every issue, dozens of pages dedicated to the latest launches and innovations, and fact-filled features dedicated to kitchens, bathrooms and decorating, it's an essential read whether you're embarking on a total redesign or simply smartening up your existing rooms


Grand Designs UK - March 2015
English | 164 pages | PDF | 106.2 MB



Modern Steel Construction is the official publication of the American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. MSC brings its readership in-depth information on the newest and most advanced uses of structural steel in buildings and bridges by focusing on innovative and cost-effective steel designs and the products that help bring them to life.

 MSC is directed exclusively to professionals in the construction industry who make and influence purchasing decisions—whether they are engineers, architects, building owners, contractors, fabricators, retailers or erectors. MSC is the only magazine in the United States devoted exclusively to the design and construction of steel-framed structures.


Modern Steel Construction - July 2020
English | 70 Pages | True PDF | 18.4 MB



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