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So the PC build is out?
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Nope, I am just going to wait until around Christmas now. So I can say it is my gift lol. That way I can maybe talk my wife in to letting me spend a little more.
Waiting will also let you see what new hardware is going to be released this year. The new models of graphics cards generally start releasing around this time.
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I see the wife wears the pants in your relationship
^ Yeah that makes sense. I was going to get a GTX 1080 now that they have came down since the Bitcoin/Mining phase but I might as well wait until the new series is released.
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Lol nah, I am also trying to get a turbo hopefully next year.I see the wife wears the pants in your relationship
^ Yeah that makes sense. I was going to get a GTX 1080 now that they have came down since the Bitcoin/Mining phase but I might as well wait until the new series is released.
So I’m waiting on some packages. I got the go ahead to do a full system update.
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nice...what'd you order?
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Looks like that’ll be a real nice setup
I wanted something that will hold up for a while. My current rig is about 6 years old minus the graphics card.
Will be interested to see what temps are like with the custom water loop that includes cooling the gpu.
I don't see any hard drive awesome. Are you going with conventional SSD? M.2? Or you gonna go with over-sized and slow spinners?
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I will be spending some time restructuring my current 3 drive setup. My C:/ drive currently is 1TB and mostly full. I'm going to move some stuff around to get it under 250gb then switch it out for a SSD of that size.
I've used AMD processors since i built my fist PC back in 2006. I haven't had any issues with them and their price point has always been more accessible. I've spent quite a while researching my processor choice this time and the ryzen series is comparable to a good intel setup without breaking the bank. I did do something out of my norm and went with an Nvidia card. The 1080 is pretty much the performance champ currently and i chose the card specifically because the EK water cooling kit comes with a block to add the GPU to the cooling loop.
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People never use to mix AMD with Nvidia components but now it doesn't matter.
I want to upgrade my 970.. But will wait until the 1180 comes out in a month or two.
I want to upgrade my 970.. But will wait until the 1180 comes out in a month or two.
I think my roommate is still using a 6 or 7 series card.
I used to mix AMD graphics with Intel chips. I think I once had an AMD processor and Nvidia graphics.
Perhaps why it's done that way is through brand loyalty. You don't want to mix AMD with non-AMD...might as well mix AMD with AMD with AMD and make it work right. Nobody gives a f*** about Intel. And the only people who use AMD are well, AMD fanboys.
Perhaps why it's done that way is through brand loyalty. You don't want to mix AMD with non-AMD...might as well mix AMD with AMD with AMD and make it work right. Nobody gives a f*** about Intel. And the only people who use AMD are well, AMD fanboys.
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I use to have a GTX 770. With my setup a 970 is struggling in some games.
Monitors -> 27" 1440p 144hz / 27" 1440p 60hz
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I used to have some ati cards before amd purchased them
His monitor is only running like 720p. I gave him a 1080p monitor to use but he doesn't want to tax his card even more.
I had an old ATI Rage card in one of the desktops my dad built me when I was a kid. You know the kind with the built in TV tuner that never worked right.
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Ati all-in-wonder had video capture and tv tuner.