Building a gaming system [Archive] - SpursTalk.com Forums

baseline bum

08-21-2014, 03:15 PM

CPU
Intel Core i7-4960X Ivy Bridge-E 6-Core 3.6GHz (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116938)

Motherboard
ASUS Rampage IV Black Edition (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132053)

Video Card
EVGA 12G-P4-3999-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX TITAN Z 12GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487049) x 2 in SLI

Case
Lian Li PC-V2130 Aluminum Full Tower
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RAM
CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233347) x 4

Cooling
Corsair H110 Liquid CPU Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181035)

HARD DRIVE
SanDisk Optimus 1.60 TB SSD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4SM1SC3920) x 6

POWER
CORSAIR AX1500i CP-9020057-NA 1500W ATX12V (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139079)

MONITOR
NEC Display SpectraView PA302W-SV White 30” Widescreen AH-IPS Panel (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002833) x 2

OPTICAL DRIVE
LG Black 16x Blu-Ray BDXL SATA Internal rewriter (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136264)

ElNono

08-21-2014, 06:57 PM

That case is huge... I've grown to like smaller-sized cases. Otherwise 3 thumbs up :tu:tu:tu

DJR210

08-21-2014, 07:08 PM

My feedback on that build:

I'd go with a 4690K, it offers insane overclockability. There is a vid on YouTube showing it reach 5.3 Ghz on AIR cooling

Two titans? The 5 frames it gives on average over a 780 (non-ti) does not justify the extra 400 you'll pay on two of them. If you wanna brag that you have the best cards at the moment, then ok, but the 800 series will be dropping in the fall/winter. I'd get two EVGA 780Ti's, and then 'Step Up' through their customer service program to the 800 series when they drop.

The power supply with those components will be fine at 1000W, save the cash and get a gold certified model from Corsair or Seasonic.

:Edit :lmao @ that build

baseline bum

08-21-2014, 08:46 PM

Should I go four way SLI with the Titans?

DJR210

08-21-2014, 08:48 PM

Should I go four way SLI with the Titans?

Yes, absolutely.

baseline bum

08-21-2014, 08:49 PM

That case is huge... I've grown to like smaller-sized cases. Otherwise 3 thumbs up :tu:tu:tu

Smaller case = less hard drives tbh. Plus I gotta fit that fucking radiator inside. And small cases are for homosexuals.

baseline bum

08-21-2014, 08:51 PM

Does anyone know a good board I could put multiple 12-core Xeons in while still being able to do 4 way SLI while still having at least 6 SATA6 ports?

DJR210

08-21-2014, 09:40 PM

Does anyone know a good board I could put multiple 12-core Xeons in while still being able to do 4 way SLI while still having at least 6 SATA6 ports?

Ask Venti Quattro he built a 50k Mac recently iirc

ElNono

08-21-2014, 09:56 PM

Smaller case = less hard drives tbh. Plus I gotta fit that fucking radiator inside. And small cases are for homosexuals.

Therein lies the challenge... where's the fun on a build that just works?

tbh, I hear WC has some engineering experience, he might be able to help you planning heat dissipation, I hear back in 1976 this was a common problem on tube TVs...

baseline bum

08-21-2014, 10:25 PM

Therein lies the challenge... where's the fun on a build that just works?

tbh, I hear WC has some engineering experience, he might be able to help you planning heat dissipation, I hear back in 1976 this was a common problem on tube TVs...

I want to play my Amiga roms without any hiccups, and also run 8xMSAA on Minecraft while reading spurstalk. Also I need good WINE performance so I can play San Andreas complete with Hot Coffee.

ElNono

08-21-2014, 10:49 PM

I want to play my Amiga roms without any hiccups, and also run 8xMSAA on Minecraft while reading spurstalk. Also I need good WINE performance so I can play San Andreas complete with Hot Coffee.

hmmm... check out the Xeons, tbh :lol

DJR210

08-21-2014, 11:47 PM

illusioNtEk

08-22-2014, 01:38 AM

Pics or bs

Infinite_limit

08-22-2014, 01:50 AM

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r125/krae_man/000_0087.jpg

TDMVPDPOY

08-22-2014, 02:04 AM

why the fck are u spending that amount on a gaming system when once u walk out the door that technology is already depreciated

DJR210

08-22-2014, 02:27 AM

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r125/krae_man/000_0087.jpg

Awesome

TDMVPDPOY

08-22-2014, 02:28 AM

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r125/krae_man/000_0087.jpg

i say the sega 1+2 system has more reliability then the fkn nes system, hate blowing into cartridges

baseline bum

08-22-2014, 09:58 AM

Pics or bs

It's not in yet. Sometimes it takes a week to get your shit when you choose free shipping tbh.

illusioNtEk

08-22-2014, 05:54 PM

It's not in yet. Sometimes it takes a week to get your shit when you choose free shipping tbh.

I can't wait to see your set up! I know your not bsing... You have a good rep here...

im also also a pc gamer... Got steam ??

leemajors

08-23-2014, 02:18 AM

:lol

baseline bum

08-23-2014, 10:50 AM

I decided to get a PS4 instead

NASpurs

08-23-2014, 11:33 AM

I decided to get a PS4 instead

:lmao

The Reckoning

08-23-2014, 12:25 PM

lol

DJR210

08-23-2014, 12:35 PM

I can't wait to see your set up! I know your not bsing... You have a good rep here....

I decided to get a PS4 instead

:lmao

illusioNtEk

08-23-2014, 12:56 PM

lol

knew it

to good to be true

Cry Havoc

08-26-2014, 11:06 PM

I decided to get a PS4 instead

:rolleyes :lol

baseline bum

08-26-2014, 11:10 PM

:rolleyes :lol

Just kidding; PS2

DJR210

08-27-2014, 12:06 AM

Just kidding; PS2

You nearly drove your fanboy to suicide tbh. Was it worth it?

baseline bum

08-27-2014, 12:15 AM

You nearly drove your fanboy to suicide tbh. Was it worth it?

I like PS2. What's most important to me in a gaming system is the ability to play Vice City and San Andreas tbh.

Cry Havoc

08-29-2014, 02:24 PM

I like PS2. What's most important to me in a gaming system is the ability to play Vice City and San Andreas tbh.

Ps2 is an amazing system tbh, probably the best gaming console of all time.

Bynumite

08-29-2014, 04:07 PM

I like PS2. What's most important to me in a gaming system is the ability to play Vice City and San Andreas tbh.

Bought this not long ago to play on my 360:

http://media.gta-series.com/images/site/newsimages/gta_trilogy_xbox.jpg

With that said, it's the 3rd system i've played the GTA trilogy on after PC and PS2, i think i may have a problem :lol

Would try the mobile versions if i didn't have such a piece of shit phone :lol

baseline bum

08-29-2014, 05:13 PM

Playing GTA 3 on my Windows XP box was the shit back in the day. Especially with Odie's Stunt Park (RIP, a nigga is dead :( )

CbCLhw2HjzI

DJR210

08-31-2014, 01:49 AM

Bought this not long ago to play on my 360:

http://media.gta-series.com/images/site/newsimages/gta_trilogy_xbox.jpg

With that said, it's the 3rd system i've played the GTA trilogy on after PC and PS2, i think i may have a problem :lol

Would try the mobile versions if i didn't have such a piece of shit phone :lol

Funny thing is phones today make GTA look so much better than they did on PS2. I have GTA3 for Android.

baseline bum

08-31-2014, 08:42 AM

Funny thing is phones today make GTA look so much better than they did on PS2. I have GTA3 for Android.

That sounds bad playing GTA on a portable device. I remember I bought a PSP specifically to play GTA and it was so shitty playing on that little screen I rooted the motherfucker and put an NES emulator and a bunch of roms on instead. Ninja Gaiden and Super Mario were much more fun to play on such a small device.

DJ Mbenga

09-05-2014, 12:24 AM

DJR210

09-05-2014, 09:16 AM

gaming pc's are like cars. you invest in them you arent gonna get that money again. the second you get it its value is already down.
anyways im interested in building a htpc. anyone have experience in dis shit?

Not HTPC specifically, but it's no different. They're just slim line components..

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WVmG23

There are a few extras on that build you may not need.

leemajors

09-05-2014, 09:27 AM

Not HTPC specifically, but it's no different. They're just slim line components..

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WVmG23

There are a few extras on that build you may not need.

Don't the newer AMD chipsets blow intel away as far as onboard video at way less? I was gonna get one for my daughter's comp for christmas

baseline bum

09-05-2014, 09:32 AM

Not HTPC specifically, but it's no different. They're just slim line components..

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WVmG23

There are a few extras on that build you may not need.

Why would anyone put a $180 Core i5 into a PC for watching movies and shit? A $70 Pentium G3258 gives more than enough for an HTPC, runs really cool so no loud ass fan noise, and doesn't use a lot of power.

DJR210

09-05-2014, 09:32 AM

Don't the newer AMD chipsets blow intel away as far as onboard video at way less? I was gonna get one for my daughter's comp for christmas

I'm not sure about the performance, but general rule is AMD is better in cost/performance ratio. I just stick with Intel though. For an HTPC, AMD would be just fine IMO.

Why would anyone put a $180 Core i5 into a PC for watching movies and shit? A $70 Pentium G3258 gives more than enough for an HTPC, runs really cool so no loud ass fan noise, and doesn't use a lot of power.

These are the extras I referred to in the OP. If it's strictly movies, then a downgrade wouldn't matter.

baseline bum

09-05-2014, 10:03 AM

Also, for an HTPC I'd spend the extra $100 and put a 4TB hard drive in, as you'd be surprised how quickly 1080p porn can fill up your storage tbh.

leemajors

09-05-2014, 10:42 AM

I'm not sure about the performance, but general rule is AMD is better in cost/performance ratio. I just stick with Intel though. For an HTPC, AMD would be just fine IMO.

These are the extras I referred to in the OP. If it's strictly movies, then a downgrade wouldn't matter.

Yeah i stick with intel too mostly, but the cost on the AMD is too hard to pass up for my daughter's system. Been happy with my i5 2500k but the HDMI port is loose now so I finally bought a gfx card for the first time in years - r7 250x for $75 from the circuit city storefront on amazon :lmao

Cry Havoc

09-05-2014, 11:11 AM

gaming pc's are like cars. you invest in them you arent gonna get that money again. the second you get it its value is already down.
anyways im interested in building a htpc. anyone have experience in dis shit?

For $800, you can build a high end gaming PC now. There's no need to resell it considering it will be a solid machine 3-4 years down the road. If you're worried about $800 depreciating to $400 maybe get a better job or a hobby that doesn't ask you to spend money occasionally.

baseline bum

09-05-2014, 04:48 PM

vander

09-05-2014, 07:46 PM

I'd use the latest atom CPU for a HTPC, like 5 watts or something, doesn't even need a fan

baseline bum

12-24-2014, 03:30 AM

So I'm having buyer's remorse with those dual Titan Z's. $6000 down the drain and I'm still dropping frames left and right in AC Unity.

jeebus

12-24-2014, 08:44 AM

So I'm having buyer's remorse with those dual Titan Z's. $6000 down the drain and I'm still dropping frames left and right in AC Unity.

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/184216-nvidias-3000-titan-z-takes-on-the-1500-radeon-r9-295x2-and-gets-crushed

:lol

TDMVPDPOY

12-24-2014, 10:39 AM

baseline bum did u really went out and bought 2 titan z? wtf u clown

DJR210

12-24-2014, 11:36 AM

:lol.. You need a fucking super computer to max Ubisoft crap these days.

baseline bum

12-24-2014, 01:17 PM

:lol.. You need a fucking super computer to max Ubisoft crap these days.

I still can't believe Titan Black's were $1000 a few months ago and now a $350 GTX 970 gets 95% of the performance. LOL buying the highest end Nvidia cards ever. I can't believe people pay $550-$650 for the GTX 980 right now when it's like 8% more powerful than the 970 and everyone knows Nvidia has a true flagship Maxwell coming out in the next month or two.

DJR210

12-24-2014, 02:10 PM

I still can't believe Titan Black's were $1000 a few months ago and now a $350 GTX 970 gets 95% of the performance. LOL buying the highest end Nvidia cards ever. I can't believe people pay $550-$650 for the GTX 980 right now when it's like 8% more powerful than the 970 and everyone knows Nvidia has a true flagship Maxwell coming out in the next month or two.

Yeah, I want to get one of the new series of cards. They've milked this architecture dry.

baseline bum

12-24-2014, 02:17 PM

Yeah, I want to get one of the new series of cards. They've milked this architecture dry.

You're saying they have milked Kepler or they have milked Maxwell? Because I think they're going to be on Maxwell until 2016 or so.

I bet most of next year's cards are just overclocked rebrands of the 970 and 980 like Nvidia did with the 770 and AMD did with the entire R9 200 series other than 290/290x. If you already have a badass card you should just wait for the R9 390x in February. Even if you don't want to buy AMD, that'll probably force Nvidia to release GM200 and drop prices on the 980 to something sane. I can't really see the 970 dropping in price any time soon though.

I'm pretty happy with the 970 though. Plays most games on 1920x1080 at 60FPS even with lots of anti-aliasing on.

TDMVPDPOY

12-24-2014, 08:01 PM

buy amd support competition to keep the g ood guys honest with pricing and product...

baseline bum

12-25-2014, 04:47 PM

buy amd support competition to keep the g ood guys honest with pricing and product...

The R9 290 is a great deal for a GPU right now; you can find aftermarket ones (reference is horrible) as low as $225 in the US. But their CPUs are dogshit.

Cry Havoc

12-25-2014, 07:37 PM

The 7950 is a great deal for the money too right now, it's a beast mode GPU and it's only about $90.

Brunodf

12-25-2014, 08:11 PM

Come on son, u should never buy graphics card on the launch :bang, also why play Ubisoft Games on a PC if u are willing to spend that much money...

baseline bum

12-25-2014, 08:44 PM

The 7950 is a great deal for the money too right now, it's a beast mode GPU and it's only about $90.

Where are you finding that for $90? The cheapest one I found on pcpartpicker was $229.

This is the best deal I have seen: R9 290 for $225 after rebate

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=99167&vpn=GV-R929WF3-4GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1301

leemajors

12-25-2014, 09:36 PM

some through other sellers on amazon for round 150

Cry Havoc

12-25-2014, 10:17 PM

Where are you finding that for $90? The cheapest one I found on pcpartpicker was $229.

This is the best deal I have seen: R9 290 for $225 after rebate

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=99167&vpn=GV-R929WF3-4GD&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1301

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-925MHz-with-BOOST-/191459927542?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2c93e6a5f6

$115 for an overclocked version buy it now. You can buy it cheaper if you bid on one.

baseline bum

12-25-2014, 10:23 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-925MHz-with-BOOST-/191459927542?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2c93e6a5f6

$115 for an overclocked version buy it now. You can buy it cheaper if you bid on one.

I'd rather buy a brand new R9 270 for $130 or so and then overclock it to R9 270x level.

baseline bum

12-26-2014, 04:24 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sapphire-AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-925MHz-with-BOOST-/191459927542?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item2c93e6a5f6

$115 for an overclocked version buy it now. You can buy it cheaper if you bid on one.

Oops, forgot the 7950 was a 3GB card and not a 2GB one.

TDMVPDPOY

12-26-2014, 05:30 PM

so bb, u sellin or giving away the titans?

baseline bum

12-26-2014, 08:13 PM

so bb, u sellin or giving away the titans?

Nah man, they're going in my HTPC with my i7-3960x.

TDMVPDPOY

12-27-2014, 02:20 AM

Nah man, they're going in my HTPC with my i7-3960x.

wtf do u need titans for a htpc

how about any used goods u dont need?

i just rip out a external hdd seagate 4tb for internal use...it was still brand new in a box, one of those cloud storage devices....needed the space for me prawns

leemajors

12-27-2014, 02:30 AM

wtf do u need titans for a htpc

how about any used goods u dont need?

i just rip out a external hdd seagate 4tb for internal use...it was still brand new in a box, one of those cloud storage devices....needed the space for me prawns

:lmao

baseline bum

12-27-2014, 08:38 AM

DJR210

12-27-2014, 05:52 PM

My dual Titan Z's have water blocks on them so they're quiet, which makes them perfect for an HTPC.

:lol you're probably gonna have to borrow the blue text from upstairs.

baseline bum

12-27-2014, 06:53 PM

:lol you're probably gonna have to borrow the blue text from upstairs.

Dude, I can store entire 1080p movies in VRAM though.

ElNono

12-27-2014, 08:35 PM

Dude, I can store entire 1080p movies in VRAM though.

I heard the Nintendo 64 emu is kinda shitty on those...

TDMVPDPOY

12-27-2014, 11:54 PM

My dual Titan Z's have water blocks on them so they're quiet, which makes them perfect for an HTPC.

so did u OC t he titans? how about the cpu? what clock speeds did you manage to get?

baseline bum

12-28-2014, 12:51 AM

so did u OC t he titans? how about the cpu? what clock speeds did you manage to get?

Ran that shit at stock son.

TDMVPDPOY

12-28-2014, 01:42 AM

Ran that shit at stock son.

then whats the point of the water block if u aint oc...

baseline bum

12-28-2014, 03:14 AM

then whats the point of the water block if u aint oc...

Silence nigga

jeebus

12-28-2014, 10:15 AM

Silence nigga
next time you wanna give away $6k of your money, send it my way. imo.

baseline bum

12-28-2014, 10:27 AM

next time you wanna give away $6k of your money, send it my way. imo.

It came out to more than that with the water blocks tbh

TDMVPDPOY

12-28-2014, 10:33 AM

It came out to more than that with the water blocks tbh

did u had a custom water setup or was it just for the titan only

arent u the same clown who shelled out 30k for a powermac system?

jeebus

12-28-2014, 10:45 AM

It came out to more than that with the water blocks tbh
son I can rig up something for the cheap. I can install a hose running from your sink into your computer and it will power a mini sprinkler inside your case. your computer stays cool forever and you save some money in the process.

leemajors

12-28-2014, 12:42 PM

baseline, the master :worthy:

baseline bum

12-28-2014, 12:58 PM

son I can rig up something for the cheap. I can install a hose running from your sink into your computer and it will power a mini sprinkler inside your case. your computer stays cool forever and you save some money in the process.

It'll look like shit through the window on my case though.

jeebus

12-28-2014, 01:13 PM

It'll look like shit through the window on my case though.
mother

fucking

BULLSHIT

look at this vid. tell me it wouldn't be sweet to look at? it's basically the same thing I'd be installing in your device, minus the creature.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyY6aws_2nQ

baseline bum

12-30-2014, 11:56 AM

The 7950 is a great deal for the money too right now, it's a beast mode GPU and it's only about $90.

Here is one brand new for $130.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161400

Didn't realize 7950 was the same as the R9 280. I thought it was the R9 270x.

Cry Havoc

12-30-2014, 12:22 PM

Here is one brand new for $130.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161400

Didn't realize 7950 was the same as the R9 280. I thought it was the R9 270x.

It's a great time to be a PC gamer. You can throw together a ridiculous rig for about $500 now.

baseline bum

12-30-2014, 12:40 PM

It's a great time to be a PC gamer. You can throw together a ridiculous rig for about $500 now.

The price war Nvidia started with the 970's release at $330 has made this the year to upgrade your video card for sure. I only wanted to spend a couple hundred bucks on a card, but the 970 was just too impressive to pass up at $330. Of course, like a week after I bought the 970 the R9 290's dropped to $250-$260 for the best aftermarket versions like the Tri-X and Vapor-X. :lol

I just wonder what's in store with the GTX 960. I would think they'll put out a piece of crap there that they can get a lot of profit off ignorant Nvidia fanboys while leaving a huge performance gap so that PC Master Race will still buy the 970 like crazy. I mean the piece of shit GTX 750 Ti still sells like crazy because of the brand name, so I figure they'll make huge money off a lame 960.

Cry Havoc

12-30-2014, 12:55 PM

The price war Nvidia started with the 970's release at $330 has made this the year to upgrade your video card for sure. I only wanted to spend a couple hundred bucks on a card, but the 970 was just too impressive to pass up at $330. Of course, like a week after I bought the 970 the R9 290's dropped to $250-$260 for the best aftermarket versions like the Tri-X and Vapor-X. :lol

I just wonder what's in store with the GTX 960. I would think they'll put out a piece of crap there that they can get a lot of profit off ignorant Nvidia fanboys while leaving a huge performance gap so that PC Master Race will still buy the 970 like crazy. I mean the piece of shit GTX 750 Ti still sells like crazy because of the brand name, so I figure they'll make huge money off a lame 960.

I'm sitting on crossfired 6950s, so I don't even think I'll be upgrading since they're roughly equal to a 280. I hope AMD continues to kick ass, because we need them in the game.

baseline bum

12-30-2014, 01:11 PM

I'm sitting on crossfired 6950s, so I don't even think I'll be upgrading since they're roughly equal to a 280. I hope AMD continues to kick ass, because we need them in the game.

It's mind-boggling that AMD can't get above about a 40% market share no matter what they do. Right now you have to be a moron to buy any Nvidia card below the GTX 970. The 290 is better than the 780, the 280x is better than the 770, the 280 is better than the 760, and the 270/270x shits all over the worthless 750 Ti.

It has always been the same with AMD though. Back in the NetBurst era the Intel Pentiums were complete dogshit compared to the AMD Athlons and even worse they cost way more too. And yet AMD still only got up to 20% market share for desktop CPUs. These niggas need to start advertising like Intel does, though maybe they should keep quiet about their FX series and stick to talking about how awesome their GPUs are.

I can't wait to see what 380x and 390x have in store. Not that I'll be buying another video card for 3 years or so I'd guess though.

TDMVPDPOY

12-31-2014, 01:41 AM

oi bb

the cards b4 the titans u had

what u doing with them? hand it over clown

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 02:23 AM

oi bb

the cards b4 the titans u had

what u doing with them? hand it over clown

OK son. I'll send it

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51oa6PkcIwL.jpg

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 02:35 AM

It's a great time to be a PC gamer. You can throw together a ridiculous rig for about $500 now.

I'd say closer to $600 or you're making some major sacrifices.

PCPartPicker part list (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Zn83jX) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Zn83jX/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) ($168.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33) ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm) ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd) ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr) ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $624.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 02:35 EST-0500

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 02:38 AM

I realize the psu is overkill by about 200W, but it's the same price as a nice 550W-650W PSU

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 02:42 AM

Or make the system truly high end for $725 (could use some fans though I guess)

PCPartPicker part list (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bVmhdC) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bVmhdC/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) ($168.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33) ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm) ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-1003622sr) ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340wb1) ($64.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr) ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $724.79
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 02:42 EST-0500

Cry Havoc

12-31-2014, 02:48 AM

I'd say closer to $600 or you're making some major sacrifices.

PCPartPicker part list (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Zn83jX) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Zn83jX/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) ($168.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33) ($43.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl8d8gbxm) ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9280xtdfd) ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120g10750xr) ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $624.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 02:35 EST-0500

That's right now. If you putt around for deals, you can get stuff on sale and drop that price down.

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 02:52 AM

That's right now. If you putt around for deals, you can get stuff on sale and drop that price down.

To get down to $500 you're going to need to drop to an i3 and a GTX 760 (i3's are getting killed with AMD GPUs right now that work great with i5's).

http://i.imgur.com/zQJFZgY.jpg

DJR210

12-31-2014, 04:03 PM

It's a great time to be a PC gamer. You can throw together a ridiculous rig for about $500 now.

I wonder how many jackasses will instead get an Alienware Alpha for 600 after taxes.. I was looking at the specs, and that shit is garbage. It's on par with an Xbox One for 250.00 more.

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 04:19 PM

I wonder how many jackasses will instead get an Alienware Alpha for 600 after taxes.. I was looking at the specs, and that shit is garbage. It's on par with an Xbox One for 250.00 more.

That's retarded buying laptop parts for anything other than a laptop.

Cry Havoc

12-31-2014, 04:39 PM

To get down to $500 you're going to need to drop to an i3 and a GTX 760 (i3's are getting killed with AMD GPUs right now that work great with i5's).

http://i.imgur.com/zQJFZgY.jpg

Sure right now. But when I built my black friday rig two years ago, I got $40 off the proc, $80 off the PSU, $100 off the GPU, $25 off the RAM, etc.

Obviously those are black friday sales, but the point is good sales for PC hardware are really frequent. The only thing that doesn't seem to get discounted much is processors. But GPUs, ram, etc all drop here and there.

DJR210

12-31-2014, 05:25 PM

That's retarded buying laptop parts for anything other than a laptop.

Exactly.

leemajors

12-31-2014, 06:01 PM

Made the mistake of getting my 9 year old girl Sims 4 to play on her new comp - a10 5800k w/8 gb ram. Runs great, wasnt sure what to expect - onboard gfx works very well

Dirk Oneanddoneski

12-31-2014, 07:34 PM

DJR210

12-31-2014, 08:14 PM

Made the mistake of getting my 9 year old girl Sims 4 to play on her new comp - a10 5800k w/8 gb ram. Runs great, wasnt sure what to expect - onboard gfx works very well

Why was it a mistake? She hooked now?

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 08:18 PM

There was a fire sale on amd gpus this summer on craigslist after litecoin mining became unprofitable. Saw some 290x's for $200-250 if you get a used gigabyte or msi the warranty transfers over. Sapphires are pieces of shit at least for mining, I had to send in everyone I had.

And then the new R9 290/290x went way down in October. The GTX 970 at $330 really fucked AMD over bad. I feel for anyone who spent $700 on a 290 a few months ago. All that mining ensured gamers couldn't get those cards and a golden opportunity for AMD to get some more allegiance to their brand went up in smoke.

DJR210

12-31-2014, 08:20 PM

:lol I sit in here and talk PC's with you schmucks, and we still have yet to get online and squad up on something..

Cry Havoc (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=7256), leemajors (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=1150), baseline bum (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=131) let's do this

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 08:20 PM

Made the mistake of getting my 9 year old girl Sims 4 to play on her new comp - a10 5800k w/8 gb ram. Runs great, wasnt sure what to expect - onboard gfx works very well

Yeah, I was surprised seeing how good their integrated graphics are when you match that CPU with high speed RAM.

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 08:21 PM

leemajors

12-31-2014, 08:22 PM

Why was it a mistake? She hooked now?

Yeah she forgot about Minecraft for a day now

baseline bum

12-31-2014, 08:26 PM

Yeah she forgot about Minecraft for a day now

Fucking Minecraft. I can't play that game because if I do, I'll be on it 4 hours straight without thinking. I thought Tetris was addictive in the Game Boy days, but it had nothing on Minecraft.

DJR210

12-31-2014, 08:28 PM

Yeah she forgot about Minecraft for a day now

:lol

Cry Havoc

01-01-2015, 12:02 AM

baseline bum

01-01-2015, 07:19 PM

n/m. Go and fuck your mothers some more everyone.

TDMVPDPOY

01-01-2015, 07:49 PM

I'm down.

u still with ur cholo half? how come she stop posting on the site?

DJR210

01-01-2015, 10:32 PM

u still with ur cholo half? how come she stop posting on the site?

:lol Iron Mexican?

Cry Havoc

01-02-2015, 12:00 AM

u still with ur cholo half? how come she stop posting on the site?

That chica is long gone, dude.

baseline bum

01-02-2015, 12:09 AM

That chica is long gone, dude.

Post her nudes since that bitch left

Cry Havoc

01-02-2015, 12:28 AM

Post her nudes since that bitch left

I deleted every trace of that individual from my life. Serious.

baseline bum

01-02-2015, 12:34 AM

I deleted every trace of that individual from my life. Serious.

Archive your hard drive for me as a single file. I'm really good at finding deleted files. It'll get TD off my back about the Titans.

TDMVPDPOY

01-02-2015, 07:24 AM

That chica is long gone, dude.

why what happen clown? you too small for her?

leemajors

01-02-2015, 12:47 PM

why what happen clown? you too small for her?

she's obviously a ****, crazy, or just a crazy ****.

DJR210

01-02-2015, 03:27 PM

why what happen clown? you too small for her?

:lol

Cry Havoc

01-02-2015, 05:05 PM

she's obviously a ****, crazy, or just a crazy ****.

This right here.

DJR210

01-03-2015, 04:50 AM

baseline bum

01-10-2015, 12:34 AM

Just re-borrowed a copy of Outlast with the Whistleblower DLC..fuck me, this game is the shit. Great setting, and they nailed the sense of dread with this big ass dude stalking you throughout the game..reminds me of RE2 on the alternate playthroughs tbh..

:lol at climbing a hole in the ceiling and busting some zombie shit ass fucking a corpse

Playing Crysis 1 for the first time today, and holy fuck is it CPU bound to hell. Shit pins one core to 100%, a second to 50%, and the other two on my i5 are just jacking themselves off in the corner. Never expected I couldn't run this at a locked 60FPS on a GTX 970 and an i5-4590, but I get lots of drops into the 50s on Very High and some stutter if I have V-Sync on. But the game looks horrible with V-Sync off when I start hitting 100+ FPS. I get GPU loads around 60% but can get them up to 90% if I turn on 8xAA. I guess all y'all niggas were wrong when you told me there weren't games that would be bottlenecked by an i5. I need at least a Cannonlake i9 to run this shit tbh.

DJR210

01-10-2015, 08:25 AM

Playing Crysis 1 for the first time today, and holy fuck is it CPU bound to hell. Shit pins one core to 100%, a second to 50%, and the other two on my i5 are just jacking themselves off in the corner. Never expected I couldn't run this at a locked 60FPS on a GTX 970 and an i5-4590, but I get lots of drops into the 50s on Very High and some stutter if I have V-Sync on. But the game looks horrible with V-Sync off when I start hitting 100+ FPS. I get GPU loads around 60% but can get them up to 90% if I turn on 8xAA. I guess all y'all niggas were wrong when you told me there weren't games that would be bottlenecked by an i5. I need at least a Cannonlake i9 to run this shit tbh.

No way its a bottleneck, it's just got to be poor coded utilization of the CPU/GPU. ARMA 3 does that same shit.

Cry Havoc

01-10-2015, 12:30 PM

0KUpRXRGVHU

baseline bum

01-10-2015, 01:52 PM

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That TekSyndicate guy is the biggest faggot on the internet. LOL the way he pimps shitty FX-8350's as the best gaming CPUs. His stupid benchmarks have FX-8350's crushing overclocked i5's and literally no one else can reproduce his results. AMD FX chips are crap and bottleneck the shit out of good video cards now.

ElNono

01-10-2015, 01:53 PM

:lol needs to ease off on the makeup and trimmed beard, tbh... it's just a YouTube vid

baseline bum

01-10-2015, 02:06 PM

:lol needs to ease off on the makeup and trimmed beard, tbh... it's just a YouTube vid

Son, he likely gets lots of funding from AMD for those videos and can afford it.

DJR210

01-10-2015, 02:38 PM

I'll never take anything Tek Syndicate does seriously after he claimed the FX8350 was better than any of the Intel offerings at the time.

baseline bum

01-10-2015, 02:47 PM

I'll never take anything Tek Syndicate does seriously after he claimed the FX8350 was better than any of the Intel offerings at the time.

It's funny when I read people complaining about how their GTX 970 isn't giving any boost over their R9 270 and then it always comes out that they're running some kind of crap FX-8350/9590/6300 chip. I have never heard someone with an i5 or i7 complain about the 970 being underwhelming. :lol

angrydude

01-13-2015, 06:23 PM

Waiting for skylake before upgrading. Right now I just don't see the point.

baseline bum

01-13-2015, 07:46 PM

Waiting for skylake before upgrading. Right now I just don't see the point.

Yeah, but what's the point with Skylake? The mainstream i5 and i7 will still be quadcores. They'll probably still be focused on efficiency and integrated graphics improvements since AMD hasn't done shit on the desktop since the 8350 in 2012. If you have a Sandy Bridge i5 or better seems like there is no reason to upgrade for a while.

DJR210

01-13-2015, 11:45 PM

That TekSyndicate guy is the biggest faggot on the internet. LOL the way he pimps shitty FX-8350's as the best gaming CPUs. His stupid benchmarks have FX-8350's crushing overclocked i5's and literally no one else can reproduce his results. AMD FX chips are crap and bottleneck the shit out of good video cards now.

:lol Exactly

baseline bum

01-14-2015, 03:17 PM

No way its a bottleneck, it's just got to be poor coded utilization of the CPU/GPU. ARMA 3 does that same shit.

It's just weird playing Crysis 3 on Very High and getting mostly a locked 60 FPS and then having to go down to High on everything involving the CPU on Crysis 1 (turning AA up to 8x, shaders to very high, textures to very high though doesn't affect shit since it's CPU bound). Maybe the problem is I bought Crysis 3 and nosTEAMed Crysis 1 though. :lol

DJR210

01-14-2015, 03:31 PM

Just started playing Total War Rome 2, speaking of CPU heavy games.. pretty sweet game, I just suck cocks n dicks at being a general apparently

leemajors

01-14-2015, 06:21 PM

sheeeit I have been playing q2pro sons, all the glory of q2 with high res and texture support :lol runs like buttah

DJR210

01-14-2015, 09:59 PM

Resident Evil dropping in a couple days, imma bootleg that shot for sure.

baseline bum

01-14-2015, 11:04 PM

Cry Havoc

01-15-2015, 01:05 AM

DJR210

01-15-2015, 08:42 PM

Holy fuck the credits are long after beating Crysis 1. Must be an hour now.

You guys see the recommended specs for GTA V? An i5 3470 and a GTX 660. A lot lower than I was expecting tbh. Wonder if that is only to get 30fps at 1080p though?

It's gonna be epic when it finally releases..they are polishing the fuck out of it, I think they learned something from Ubisofts recent fail.

The Witcher III also has some reasonable requirements, I expect that to run real nice.

baseline bum

01-15-2015, 11:25 PM

It's gonna be epic when it finally releases..they are polishing the fuck out of it, I think they learned something from Ubisofts recent fail.

The Witcher III also has some reasonable requirements, I expect that to run real nice.

I thought the game was beautiful on 360. I can't wait to see it running on a 970.

ElNono

01-30-2015, 11:59 PM

So there's no way to put together a system with an i5 + mobo, 8GB of RAM, a relatively good gaming vidcard for under $350, right?

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 12:23 AM

So there's no way to put together a system with an i5 + mobo, 8GB of RAM, a relatively good gaming vidcard for under $350, right?

Sure, but it involves a shotgun and a ski mask. You should be used to that from your time in Argentina.

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 12:25 AM

It's gonna be epic when it finally releases..they are polishing the fuck out of it, I think they learned something from Ubisofts recent fail.

The Witcher III also has some reasonable requirements, I expect that to run real nice.

Have you tried Unity yet? FC4 actually runs pretty well on my system.

DJR210

01-31-2015, 12:44 AM

Have you tried Unity yet? FC4 actually runs pretty well on my system.

Yeah, FC4 is made by a competent Ubisoft studio..and nah, haven't played Unity, they completely killed the Ass Creed storyline for me.

ElNono

01-31-2015, 02:12 AM

Sure, but it involves a shotgun and a ski mask. You should be used to that from your time in Argentina.

:lol

ElNono

01-31-2015, 02:17 AM

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 08:22 AM

ElNono

01-31-2015, 12:11 PM

But it's like saying I can buy a Poorsung instead of an iPad.

which one is the iPad and the poorsung in that analogy?

Cry Havoc

01-31-2015, 12:41 PM

It's that PC vs console conundrum again... I can buy a PS4 for $355 shipped, and I know it's good to run any games for the next 4+ years. If I build a PC nowadays for about the same money, it would be somewhat subpar and I know it will be under-spec in a year or two, meaning I'm gonna have to throw more money at it, which I don't wanna do. I'm gonna wait for now, I won't buy a console without an ODDE, and that just might make the decision for me in the next year.

If you wait for big sales, you might be able to pull that off. You can buy these on sale if you scrounge around.

CPU - $~80ish
RAM - $60
GPU - $120
PSU - $30
Case - $25
Mobo - $40
HDD - $50

That's pretty close to the Ps4 price point.

But you also have to keep in mind that every game you buy on PS4 is going to be $60 and they won't decrease in price for a while, vs. buying games on Steam or through Humble Bundle that can easily get you AAA within a couple of months for half off, if not more. I got Shadow of Mordor 2 months after it came out for $20.

http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/2gyclz/build_complete_console_killer_400_my_9_year_old/

If this guy would have waited for a RAM sale, he could have upped his CPU to an i3.

Cry Havoc

01-31-2015, 12:44 PM

Or you can do what I did and fucking savage eBay for a couple of weeks. The laptop I'm typing on now I got for $475 and will run most new games on high if not completely maxed out. Pretty sick. And unlike a console I can take it with me, AND I have all my games that I've purchased ready to install and play on it.

ElNono

01-31-2015, 01:24 PM

Thanks Cry. I went to pcpartspicker and you just can't find a reasonable i5 for under $120 bucks. I already know I have to over-spec the PC a bit, because devs just target higher end PCs. I have a box at work with an i5, I know that's certainly the CPU I want.

I've seen some Radeons for $120, will those give me more than 10-15 fps in a couple of years?

I have a spare SSD and probably case too, just need get a PSU, and obviously mobo and RAM.

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 01:34 PM

Anything less than about $700 for a gaming PC is stupid. This would probably be your best bang for your buck system right now:

PCPartPicker part list (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bfBND3) / Price breakdown by merchant (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bfBND3/by_merchant/)

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54440) ($174.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h81mp33) ($44.88 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-bls2kit4g3d1609ds1s0) ($64.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) ($51.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 290X 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-video-card-gvr929xoc4gd) ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-s210001) ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650snlb9) ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $711.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-31 13:33 EST-0500

ElNono

01-31-2015, 01:36 PM

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 01:38 PM

If you wait for big sales, you might be able to pull that off. You can buy these on sale if you scrounge around.

CPU - $~80ish
RAM - $60
GPU - $120
PSU - $30
Case - $25
Mobo - $40
HDD - $50

That's pretty close to the Ps4 price point.

But you also have to keep in mind that every game you buy on PS4 is going to be $60 and they won't decrease in price for a while, vs. buying games on Steam or through Humble Bundle that can easily get you AAA within a couple of months for half off, if not more. I got Shadow of Mordor 2 months after it came out for $20.

http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/2gyclz/build_complete_console_killer_400_my_9_year_old/

If this guy would have waited for a RAM sale, he could have upped his CPU to an i3.

Dude, that system is crap. I'd rather have a PS4.

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 01:39 PM

^ thanks bum. Yeah, that's what I figured.

I'm gonna be thinking about it, it's also time to replace my Mini here at home, might just wrap all together... we'll see how things develop in the next couple months.

I threw in the cheapest high end video card (since that's what really matters) and then the cheapest CPU that won't bottleneck it.

Cry Havoc

01-31-2015, 02:32 PM

Dude, that system is crap. I'd rather have a PS4.

The 270 is more powerful than a PS4.

Right now, the next gen consoles can't even run games @ 1080p with 60fps. Some games can't even run 60fps with 720p. That's the definition of crap. :lol

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 03:16 PM

The 270 is more powerful than a PS4.

Right now, the next gen consoles can't even run games @ 1080p with 60fps. Some games can't even run 60fps with 720p. That's the definition of crap. :lol

The R9 270 is nice, but the Pentium can't even launch Far Cry 4 and Dragon Age Inquisition. No games are written for dual cores anymore. Still, LOL consoles running ACU at 900p and not making a steady 30fps. An i3 is the minimum CPU one should use.

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 03:23 PM

Still, Nono is right to be talking i5. Anything less and you're probably looking at rebuilding your system in 2-3 years when you want a better video card.

Cry Havoc

01-31-2015, 05:44 PM

Still, Nono is right to be talking i5. Anything less and you're probably looking at rebuilding your system in 2-3 years when you want a better video card.

But that puts you in an entirely different league than consoles. You think consoles are gimped now? What are they going to do with PC games in 2-3 years? 720p @ 20 fps?

ElNono

01-31-2015, 06:52 PM

DarrinS

01-31-2015, 06:59 PM

DarrinS

01-31-2015, 07:00 PM

My 11 yr old son just put together his first PC. Nice little AMD system.

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 08:11 PM

But that's the conundrum... in 2-3 years a GTX 970 is going to be $100, so that's going to be the low-end target for PC games then, which means my current $120 card is going to give me 5 fps, which is what I want to avoid. I already know a PS4 is not going to look like a PC+GTX 970 in 2-3 years, but games will still run at 30 fps and well enough because that's what console devs are going to have to target anyways.

That's why if I'm putting a PC together today I have to over-spec it a bit, which brings the price up, etc...

I was just at Costco and the price of UHD TVs is getting ridiculously low (40" sammy for like $800, 55" curved sammy for $1400), tbh... I might wait a little more until they work out the kinks on the refresh rate and just put together a nicer PC and one of those as monitor...

In 3 years a GTX 970 will still be a reasonable lower midrange 1080p GPU most likely. For instance, an HD 7870 was released about 3 years ago and is still a nice lower midrange GPU for playing games at 1080p on medium detail levels, and much more powerful than either console. You can't reasonably expect much out it another 3 years down the line though, considering it was released in early 2012 (HD 7870 is the same as the R9 270, probably the best low budget GPU out there right now). It's doubtful it will be $100. $100 is usually reserved for real low performing crap like the GTX 750 Ti after it has been out a year.

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 08:56 PM

And on the Nvidia side the GTX 670 is still a reasonable lower midrange GPU 2.5 years later. Hell, the 660 even is still (it's the recommended GPU for running the upcoming GTA V port). So it's not like 15 years ago when your hardware is utter crap after three years, assuming you bought initially on the higher side. Hell, the midrange GTX 960 released this month is only like 10% faster than a GTX 760, which is slower than a GTX 670. A GTX 680 is 3 years old and is still a solid upper midrange GPU.

baseline bum

01-31-2015, 11:19 PM

My 11 yr old son just put together his first PC. Nice little AMD system.

Nice. Once you do it once you see how easy it is and you'll never get screwed buying a crap system from Best Buy again.

ElNono

01-31-2015, 11:55 PM

In 3 years a GTX 970 will still be a reasonable lower midrange 1080p GPU most likely. For instance, an HD 7870 was released about 3 years ago and is still a nice lower midrange GPU for playing games at 1080p on medium detail levels, and much more powerful than either console. You can't reasonably expect much out it another 3 years down the line though, considering it was released in early 2012 (HD 7870 is the same as the R9 270, probably the best low budget GPU out there right now). It's doubtful it will be $100. $100 is usually reserved for real low performing crap like the GTX 750 Ti after it has been out a year.

Yeah, but that means I gotta fork off $250+ now for the 970... if I would be replacing just the console, it doesn't add up, IMO. I'm gonna take a few months, look what's out there, and then see which way I go. The crappy thing now is that some games are only coming out on XB1/PS4/PC, so I'm gonna have to get it sorted out before year's end.

baseline bum

02-01-2015, 12:01 AM

Yeah, but that means I gotta fork off $250+ now for the 970... if I would be replacing just the console, it doesn't add up, IMO. I'm gonna take a few months, look what's out there, and then see which way I go. The crappy thing now is that some games are only coming out on XB1/PS4/PC, so I'm gonna have to get it sorted out before year's end.

It'll be interesting to see if DirectX 12 lives up to the hype about reducing CPU bottlenecks. Being that it's developed by Microsoft I'm doubting it'll do much though.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 05:33 PM

ElNono

02-03-2015, 06:24 PM

^ sounds like a lot of dough for a TN panel... buyer-beware: check the amazon reviews for it, lots of people complaining about poor QA.

:lol det beer front and center on det video...

Cry Havoc

02-03-2015, 07:41 PM

Gonna upgrade to a 980 here in a few weeks, with my 680 to be used as a dedicated PhysX card.. I'm also gonna be buying a new monitor to take advantage of the increase in horsepower..I'm currently thinking about this one: (I went with the TS vid as I know how much ElNono likes his cutesy facial hair and makeup)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l3LwaP4eZM

I am looking for a monitor preferably with G-Sync, it eliminates the stuttering and chugging you get with V-Sync.. anybody have an opinion on monitors?

I would say buyer beware: 144hz also means you're going to have to have the horses to run your games at 144+ fps to take advantage of that refresh rate.

144 fps is insane, and as the games move forward you're going to need to have a monster system to keep up with it.

Hell, even 980s in SLI cannot get Dying Light above 100fps. That's fucking absurd. GPUs currently have the gumption necessary to maintain 144hz on most AAA games.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 07:48 PM

^ sounds like a lot of dough for a TN panel... buyer-beware: check the amazon reviews for it, lots of people complaining about poor QA.

:lol det beer front and center on det video...

Yeah, IPS can't run at 1ms, so it's a trade off. The reviews I've read have all acknowledged the TN panel, but still consider it the best monitor out..

144hz, 1440p, G-sync, Nvidia 3D ready.. I'm tempted even though this bitch is 8 bills..

And yeah..that beer is the same color as my piss after a night of dro and gaming

DJR210

02-03-2015, 07:56 PM

I would say buyer beware: 144hz also means you're going to have to have the horses to run your games at 144+ fps to take advantage of that refresh rate.

144 fps is insane, and as the games move forward you're going to need to have a monster system to keep up with it.

Hell, even 980s in SLI cannot get Dying Light above 100fps. That's fucking absurd. GPUs currently have the gumption necessary to maintain 144hz on most AAA games.

The main feature I want is the G-sync at 1440p..I don't expect the newest releases to run at 144hz/1440p without turning down some settings..the good thing is, at 1440p on a 27" screen, I can turn off AA and still have the games look sharp.

And Dying Light is all fucked up performance wise, so I expect that until they fix the issue with the utilization of the CPU..

ElNono

02-03-2015, 07:58 PM

Yeah, IPS can't run at 1ms, so it's a trade off. The reviews I've read have all acknowledged the TN panel, but still consider it the best monitor out..

144hz, 1440p, G-sync, Nvidia 3D ready.. I'm tempted even though this bitch is 8 bills..

And yeah..that beer is the same color as my piss after a night of dro and gaming

Hope all that G-sync stuff is worth it...

Looking at your monitor, I came across this:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-28-Inch-Definition-Monitor-U28D590D/dp/B00IEZGWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1423011204&sr=1-1&keywords=LU28D590DS%2FZA

- 28"
- UHD (3840 x 2160)
- 1ms response
- $500

It is only 60Hz on the DisplayPort on UHD, but that's actually pretty good.

Just crazy how prices have fallen down on UHD TVs. Probably only gonna get cheaper too.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 08:03 PM

Hope all that G-sync stuff is worth it...

Looking at your monitor, I came across this:
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-28-Inch-Definition-Monitor-U28D590D/dp/B00IEZGWI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1423011204&sr=1-1&keywords=LU28D590DS%2FZA

- 28"
- UHD (3840 x 2160)
- 1ms response
- $500

It is only 60Hz on the DisplayPort on UHD, but that's actually pretty good.

Just crazy how prices have fallen down on UHD TVs. Probably only gonna get cheaper too.

Meh @ 4k.. GPU's aren't ready for 4k on ultra, and even though I would never buy a tri-SLI setup, it generally sucks scaling wise anyway.

Plus, at 28" how worth it would it be to have that high of resolution, considering the issue with crap support at 4k and problems with text being unreadable.

Cry Havoc

02-03-2015, 08:07 PM

Meh @ 4k.. GPU's aren't ready for 4k on ultra, and even though I would never buy a tri-SLI setup, it generally sucks scaling wise anyway.

Plus, at 28" how worth it would it be to have that high of resolution, considering the issue with crap support at 4k and problems with text being unreadable.

4k @ 60hz is about equal to 1080p @ 120hz though, just sayin'. :lol 144hz is obscene. You'd need to buy a $2000 rig every year to maintain that.

ElNono

02-03-2015, 08:16 PM

Meh @ 4k.. GPU's aren't ready for 4k on ultra, and even though I would never buy a tri-SLI setup, it generally sucks scaling wise anyway.

Plus, at 28" how worth it would it be to have that high of resolution, considering the issue with crap support at 4k and problems with text being unreadable.

Yeah, but the price point is interesting. It was more of a comment than a recommendation, tbh...

DJR210

02-03-2015, 08:38 PM

4k @ 60hz is about equal to 1080p @ 120hz though, just sayin'. :lol 144hz is obscene. You'd need to buy a $2000 rig every year to maintain that.

What do you mean it's equal? 4k at 60FPS ain't gonna be possible without at the least 2 980's, if that.

Plus, a lot of the 4k crap that's out is only 30hz, hence the affordability.

Cry Havoc

02-03-2015, 08:42 PM

What do you mean it's equal? 4k at 60FPS ain't gonna be possible without at the least 2 980's, if that.

Plus, a lot of the 4k crap that's out is only 30hz, hence the affordability.

4k is a bit more demanding, but overall it's just double the resolution of 1080p. 1080p @ 120fps is pretty damn demanding for AAA games like Metro Last Light and Crysis 3.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 08:49 PM

4k is a bit more demanding, but overall it's just double the resolution of 1080p. 1080p @ 120fps is pretty damn demanding for AAA games like Metro Last Light and Crysis 3.

Broski..

1080p = 2,073,600 pixels

2160p = 8,294,400 pixels

4k is 4x the res, it's a ton more demanding. 1440p is almost double a 1080p monitor on the other hand.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 08:54 PM

Yeah, but the price point is interesting. It was more of a comment than a recommendation, tbh...

Yeah, 450.00 for a Samsung 4k monitor is extremely attractive..it does run at 60hz over Displayport too..I just don't see a 4k purchase at this point as a smart long term decision.

The only thing holding me back on a 4k is the 60hz limitation, the horsepower needed to run on ultra, and negligible pixel density at 28" a foot and a half away from my face on my desk..

I think I'll adopt 4K when I buy a new living room TV.

baseline bum

02-03-2015, 09:14 PM

Gonna upgrade to a 980 here in a few weeks, with my 680 to be used as a dedicated PhysX card.. I'm also gonna be buying a new monitor to take advantage of the increase in horsepower..I'm currently thinking about this one: (I went with the TS vid as I know how much ElNono likes his cutesy facial hair and makeup)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l3LwaP4eZM

I am looking for a monitor preferably with G-Sync, it eliminates the stuttering and chugging you get with V-Sync.. anybody have an opinion on monitors?

You're nuts if you buy a 980 before the R9 380x comes out. As soon as AMD takes the performance crown Nvidia will be forced to respond with GM200 (e.g. Titan 2) and then maybe a $700 cut down version of GM200 for people who can't drop $1400 on a fucking video card. I mean your 680 is still a pretty nice card, so it would make sense to wait for Big Maxwell instead of dropping $600 for what will be upper midrange Maxwell.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 09:17 PM

You're nuts if you buy a 980 before the R9 380x comes out. As soon as AMD takes the performance crown Nvidia will be forced to respond with GM200 (prob Titan 2) and then maybe a $700 cut down version of GM200 for people who can't drop $1400 on a fucking video card. I mean your 680 is still a pretty nice card, so it would make sense to wait for Big Maxwell instead of dropping $600 for what will be upper midrange Maxwell.

I got money sticking out my ass bro, that's all.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 09:21 PM

baseline bum

02-03-2015, 09:24 PM

But seriously though, EVGA's "Step Up" program, ya dig?

You only got 90 days though, plus the Gigabyte 980's overclock better. You thinking of doing 980 SLI with that monitor?

Once that 970 VRAM shit hit I was tempted to "Step Up" to a 980, but I'll just sell this fucker next year when I actually start needing 4GB and buy either R9 380x or the cut down GM200. Or if I don't need more than 3.5GB I'll sell it in two years.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 09:31 PM

You only got 90 days though, plus the Gigabyte 980's overclock better. You thinking of doing 980 SLI with that monitor?

Once that 970 VRAM shit hit I was tempted to "Step Up" to a 980, but I'll just sell this fucker next year when I actually start needing 4GB and buy either R9 380x or the cut down GM200. Or if I don't need more than 3.5GB I'll sell it in two years.

I'll never buy from anyone other than EVGA on an Nvidia card..their customer service is awesome..and you should definitely upgrade to a 980, I read on another forum that a lot of the manufacturers are honoring customer requests for free upgrades.

baseline bum

02-03-2015, 09:33 PM

I'll never buy from anyone other than EVGA on an Nvidia card..their customer service is awesome.

You ever had to do an RMA with them? I heard they do cross-shipping.

Cry Havoc

02-03-2015, 09:57 PM

Broski..

1080p = 2,073,600 pixels

2160p = 8,294,400 pixels

4k is 4x the res, it's a ton more demanding. 1440p is almost double a 1080p monitor on the other hand.

Ah, that's true. I knew 1440p was twice 1080p. :lol Brain farted for a minute.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 10:14 PM

You ever had to do an RMA with them? I heard they do cross-shipping.

Yeah, just a couple months ago I had to send back my 680..I burned that mother fucker up one day cause for whatever reason the fan profile didn't kick in on a +130 mhz overclock.

They do cross ship, they refund the cost of the GPU as soon as they get the RMA one.

ElNono

02-03-2015, 10:17 PM

FWIW, supposedly both the GTX 970 and GTX 980 can drive UHD 4K@60Hz... on DisplayPort and HDMI 2.0.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 10:17 PM

I submitted an RMA ticket to EVGA at like 6PM on a Sunday..and by 6:15 it was approved and I had my shipping labels.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 10:18 PM

FWIW, supposedly both the GTX 970 and GTX 980 can drive UHD 4K@60Hz... on DisplayPort and HDMI 2.0.

Yeah, at a compromise for settings (on newer titles at least). I don't want to turn more than AA down with tech that expensive..shouldn't have to.

ElNono

02-03-2015, 10:20 PM

Yeah, 450.00 for a Samsung 4k monitor is extremely attractive..it does run at 60hz over Displayport too..I just don't see a 4k purchase at this point as a smart long term decision.

The only thing holding me back on a 4k is the 60hz limitation, the horsepower needed to run on ultra, and negligible pixel density at 28" a foot and a half away from my face on my desk..

I think I'll adopt 4K when I buy a new living room TV.

Yeah, I'm keeping an eye on it for my next TV upgrade. I read Dish is coming up with a 4K Joey, which should work just fine with my Hopper. I'm just not sure what 4K programming they have available yet.

DJR210

02-03-2015, 10:37 PM

Yeah, I'm keeping an eye on it for my next TV upgrade. I read Dish is coming up with a 4K Joey, which should work just fine with my Hopper. I'm just not sure what 4K programming they have available yet.

This is about all that's available right now in 4K..I'm not liking the prices of rental and Blu-Ray.

http://www.cnet.com/news/4k-content-guide-what-to-watch-in-4k-today/

baseline bum

02-04-2015, 10:21 PM

So are any of the other Far Cry's as good as Far Cry 4? That game is fun as fuck, but being a Ubisoft game it can be a micro-stuttering motherfucker.

DJR210

02-04-2015, 10:23 PM

So are any of the other Far Cry's as good as Far Cry 4? That game is fun as fuck, but being a Ubisoft game it can be a micro-stuttering motherfucker.

Far Cry 3 is good. People hate on Far Cry 2, but at the time that game was the shit. The fire mechanics were next level shit.

ElNono

02-04-2015, 11:25 PM

So are any of the other Far Cry's as good as Far Cry 4? That game is fun as fuck, but being a Ubisoft game it can be a micro-stuttering motherfucker.

Far Cry 3 was good. I enjoyed all of them, tbh

baseline bum

02-05-2015, 10:38 AM

EDIT: n/m

DarrinS

02-05-2015, 12:05 PM

Does all this photo-realistic rendering and high-fidelity physics simulation (that necessitates all this computing power) make the games any better? Just curious.

Cry Havoc

02-05-2015, 12:30 PM

Does all this photo-realistic rendering and high-fidelity physics simulation (that necessitates all this computing power) make the games any better? Just curious.

It certainly can add immersion to the game.

Consider the differences here:

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vs.

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So yes, I'm willing to say graphics can make a game more fun. They don't NECESSITATE the game being more fun or better, but being able to explore worlds that are massive and feel alive is pretty amazing.

ElNono

02-05-2015, 01:01 PM

Does all this photo-realistic rendering and high-fidelity physics simulation (that necessitates all this computing power) make the games any better? Just curious.

I think aesthetics matter. They're not the end-all, be-all. They can't turn a shit game into a good game, but it can certainly turn a good game into a great game.

That said, I think the Occulus VR-type of thing is going to be the big, big leap once they get all the kinks ironed out.

Cry Havoc

02-05-2015, 01:17 PM

I think aesthetics matter. They're not the end-all, be-all. They can't turn a shit game into a good game, but it can certainly turn a good game into a great game.

That said, I think the Occulus VR-type of thing is going to be the big, big leap once they get all the kinks ironed out.

I'm buying it from day one when the CV goes on sale. It'll be the first thing I've preordered in a long, long time.

DJR210

02-05-2015, 01:42 PM

Does all this photo-realistic rendering and high-fidelity physics simulation (that necessitates all this computing power) make the games any better? Just curious.

Great graphics hold my attention span.

Cry Havoc

02-05-2015, 02:12 PM

I mean, if graphics don't mean anything, why aren't we all playing on Ps2s? Or SNES?

DarrinS

02-05-2015, 04:22 PM

I mean, if graphics don't mean anything, why aren't we all playing on Ps2s? Or SNES?

Lol, I love those old consoles.

NASpurs

02-05-2015, 04:26 PM

I mean, if graphics don't mean anything, why aren't we all playing on Ps2s? Or SNES?

To sell more hardware so things don't become stale? Weak argument.

NASpurs

02-05-2015, 04:38 PM

Gamers are tech heads, tech heads like new upgrades every few years, gotta upgrade components which include new graphics, etc. Not that hard.

That graphics bullshit was marketed and brainwashed into our minds as kids with all those marketing terms like "8 bit", "16 bit", calling graphic cards "Voodoo" or "GeForce" and making you feel guilty if you didn't have the latest and greatest. Welcome to the tech world.

NASpurs

02-05-2015, 04:52 PM

Kid: "Blast processing?! Holy shit, I dont know what that is but I need it!"

Not only that, you're FORCED to upgrade, you really don't have a choice. If you want to play the latest game, then you're forced to move generations. That" why aren't we all still playing SNES "is such a lazy argument.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlulSyBI2aY&feature=youtu.be

DJR210

02-05-2015, 05:15 PM

leemajors

02-05-2015, 06:07 PM

I mean, if graphics don't mean anything, why aren't we all playing on Ps2s? Or SNES?

I've been playing 2 hours a day of q2dm for the last month :lol

DarrinS

02-05-2015, 06:15 PM

I think aesthetics matter. They're not the end-all, be-all. They can't turn a shit game into a good game, but it can certainly turn a good game into a great game.

That said, I think the Occulus VR-type of thing is going to be the big, big leap once they get all the kinks ironed out.

It's like watching a shitty movie like The Interview in 1080p.

ElNono

02-05-2015, 06:23 PM

NASpurs

02-05-2015, 08:55 PM

:lol Don't forget "Mode 7 scaling" on SNES..that shit sold me when I first played Super Contra at launch..

"shit sold me"... exactly :lol Can't forget about the Emotion Engine with the PS2. Cell Processor for the PS3 that one day, I could hook up my toaster to since all those systems are going to share similar architecture in the future... oh wait a minute...

DJR210

02-05-2015, 09:34 PM

Super FX chip caused wads to blow when it dropped too..Starfox and Stunt Race FX was the first 3D games I had.

baseline bum

02-05-2015, 10:26 PM

Yeah, I mean, when I used to work on Mame, you'll be crazy to know the amount of requests for drivers. People really played a lot of the good oldies. Heck, I played the shit out of Super Punchout and Karate Champ once I got them working.

MAME is incredible, and yeah, I still love playing NES. Nowadays 2D games look terrible though when they put high resolution textures on flat models. It looks so much better low resolution. Does anyone actually play old arcade games on XBox Live with the new graphics? (well, did anyone back when 360 was still relevant?)

DarrinS

02-06-2015, 09:11 AM

baseline bum

02-25-2015, 09:32 PM

I just wonder what's in store with the GTX 960. I would think they'll put out a piece of crap there that they can get a lot of profit off ignorant Nvidia fanboys while leaving a huge performance gap so that PC Master Race will still buy the 970 like crazy. I mean the piece of shit GTX 750 Ti still sells like crazy because of the brand name, so I figure they'll make huge money off a lame 960.

Damn son, I was 100% spot on here.

baseline bum

02-25-2015, 09:33 PM

I'm sitting on crossfired 6950s, so I don't even think I'll be upgrading since they're roughly equal to a 280. I hope AMD continues to kick ass, because we need them in the game.

How come you never flashed those niggas to 6970s?

Cry Havoc

02-25-2015, 09:58 PM

How come you never flashed those niggas to 6970s?

Cause I'm lazy. :lol

baseline bum

02-25-2015, 10:01 PM

Cause I'm lazy. :lol

My brother still rocks a 6950 he flashed to 6970. Damn I wish you could still do shit like that. :lol

:lol AMD

baseline bum

02-25-2015, 10:21 PM

But seriously though, EVGA's "Step Up" program, ya dig? And yeah, that 700 watered down Titan 2 will probably be the 980Ti, which will outperform the 1400.00 dollar one..but I heard that shit is rumored to be released in 2016..

Hey man, you know the Step Up only works for a few of their GPUs. I was briefly considering a Step Up to a 980 but found out you can't do it for the really nice ones like the Classified 980, FTW+ 980, ACX 2.0+ 980, SuperClocked 980, etc. You can only step up to the ACX 2.0 980.

DJR210

02-25-2015, 11:52 PM

Hey man, you know the Step Up only works for a few of their GPUs. I was briefly considering a Step Up to a 980 but found out you can't do it for the really nice ones like the Classified 980, FTW+ 980, ACX 2.0+ 980, SuperClocked 980, etc. You can only step up to the ACX 2.0 980.

Wasn't aware of that, but I can see why. The ACX 2.0 is the one I would buy anyway, it's better than a reference card and I can overclock a GPU myself. Backplates are worthless IMO.

baseline bum

02-26-2015, 12:06 AM

Wasn't aware of that, but I can see why. The ACX 2.0 is the one I would buy anyway, it's better than a reference card and I can overclock a GPU myself. Backplates are worthless IMO.

It's kind of funny thinking the Titan was actually the watered down GK110, and the 780 Ti was the full chip minus 3GB VRAM. I wonder if they'll hold back on GM200 too like that.

DJR210

02-26-2015, 12:19 AM

baseline bum

02-26-2015, 01:09 AM

It's stupid that the Titan 2 will come out at 1K or more, then get matched by the next "80" class card for 300 or more cheaper shortly after. Is a little more RAM really worth the premium in Nvidia's eyes?

It's supposed to be $1400. After seeing what a debacle the original was they might just release the full GM200 as the Titan 2 though.

Cry Havoc

02-26-2015, 01:36 AM

It's stupid that the Titan 2 will come out at 1K or more, then get matched by the next "80" class card for 300 or more cheaper shortly after. Is a little more RAM really worth the premium in Nvidia's eyes?

I mean, that's how high-end GPUs are. Far and above anything else in performance and cost, only to be equaled or surpassed by the next generation for substantially less.

TDMVPDPOY

03-01-2015, 12:54 AM

hey faggot with the expensive cards...what screen u using it with?

don't tell me u invest so much money into video cards and used them on shitty panels that isn't ips or 4k...

baseline bum

03-01-2015, 01:03 AM

hey faggot with the expensive cards...what screen u using it with?

don't tell me u invest so much money into video cards and used them on shitty panels that isn't ips or 4k...

Running 720p tbh on a Vizio

TDMVPDPOY

03-01-2015, 01:09 AM

hey baseline bum, Cry Havoc u clowns have a karaoke system setup?

not the midi file type, im talkin about the ktv or mtv where they use original mtv ktv clips

Cry Havoc

03-01-2015, 04:31 AM

hey baseline bum, Cry Havoc u clowns have a karaoke system setup?

not the midi file type, im talkin about the ktv or mtv where they use original mtv ktv clips

I've got two 24" 1080p monitors, the main one is Asus 120hz.

Got a pretty solid sound system though, mirage om-12 omnipolar floorspeakers with a BIC America center and flanked by two insignia surrounds. I haven't even thought about a sub given how insanely deep the mirage's go. 32hz if I remember.

baseline bum

03-04-2015, 01:18 PM

DJR210, here you go nigga.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_RanfFW0AAdjhR.jpg

DJR210

03-04-2015, 02:20 PM

DJR210, here you go nigga.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_RanfFW0AAdjhR.jpg

Is that the new one?

baseline bum

03-04-2015, 02:42 PM

Is that the new one?

Yeah, their CEO introduced it today. Titan X 12GB.

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DJR210

03-04-2015, 04:38 PM

Yeah, their CEO introduced it today. Titan X 12GB.

573194971601244162

:lol so that's their "big" announcement huh.. that's a fuck ton of memory, I heard DX12 is going to allow you to combine VRAM over multiple cards so that may decrease value for someone with a ultra high resolution setup.

baseline bum

03-04-2015, 05:25 PM

:lol so that's their "big" announcement huh.. that's a fuck ton of memory, I heard DX12 is going to allow you to combine VRAM over multiple cards so that may decrease value for someone with a ultra high resolution setup.

Seems like this card is going to be 1.5x the 980 plus more vram for 2.5x the price. Which should make it more powerful than AMD's 300W water cooled 390x based on leaked benchmarks from the 390x.

Cry Havoc

03-04-2015, 07:05 PM

Seems like this card is going to be 1.5x the 980 plus more vram for 2.5x the price. Which should make it more powerful than AMD's 300W water cooled 390x based on leaked benchmarks from the 390x.

It's probably going to cost almost double what the 390x does, too...

baseline bum

03-04-2015, 07:42 PM

It's probably going to cost almost double what the 390x does, too...

For sure. With the 390x being a 300W card no way they can go much above the current 980 prices even if it destroys it thanks to people buying into the Maxwell low power hype.

Cry Havoc

03-04-2015, 08:34 PM

For sure. With the 390x being a 300W card no way they can go much above the current 980 prices even if it destroys it thanks to people buying into the Maxwell low power hype.

Meh, I hope a few people jump ship after the 970 debacle. I had a terrible experience with the 8800 GTS, so I don't think I'll be buying NVidia anytime soon.

baseline bum

03-04-2015, 08:37 PM

Meh, I hope a few people jump ship after the 970 debacle. I had a terrible experience with the 8800 GTS, so I don't think I'll be buying NVidia anytime soon.

Wasn't 8800GTS the card that was VRAM gimped from the second it launched, like the GTX 960 is now?

Cry Havoc

03-04-2015, 09:18 PM

Wasn't 8800GTS the card that was VRAM gimped from the second it launched, like the GTX 960 is now?

Not sure, but 3 of my friends and myself all owned the card, and they all died within a month of each other just outside of warranty. Nvidia never acknowledged the defect.

DJR210

03-04-2015, 10:36 PM

:lol AMD

:lol Already axed Mantle

:lol the Nvidia killer

:lol AMD

This shit sucks.. because AMD will never figure out how to stop playing catch up to Nvidia, and dropping so much into new tech that never takes off, they will eventually quit making GPU/CPU's and there goes the prices on Intel and Nvidia.

baseline bum

03-04-2015, 11:15 PM

:lol Already axed Mantle

:lol the Nvidia killer

:lol AMD

This shit sucks.. because AMD will never figure out how to stop playing catch up to Nvidia, and dropping so much into new tech that never takes off, they will eventually quit making GPU/CPU's and there goes the prices on Intel and Nvidia.

Damn, AMD releases Mantle and Nvidia instead gets rid of the overhead in their DirectX 11 drivers so they don't need Mantle. It's embarrassing how much better Nvidia GPUs perform in CPU bottlenecked situations with i3s vs AMD GPUs. You gotta see this video of an R9 280 struggling to keep up with a GTX 750 Ti when paired with an i3-4130:
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Though AMD GPUs are still awesome when paired with an i5 or i7.

baseline bum

03-04-2015, 11:19 PM

I wish they had never bought ATi, so they could focus on CPUs. I know you'll scoff them, but until Conroe they were way better than Intel. And until Sandy Bridge they were still competitive.

Cry Havoc

03-04-2015, 11:56 PM

I wish they had never bought ATi, so they could focus on CPUs. I know you'll scoff them, but until Conroe they were way better than Intel. And until Sandy Bridge they were still competitive.

Dunno if they would have stayed afloat without doing that, though. Sucks that Intel/Nvidia are just taking over. Though they'll probably lose too because they're sucking it up in the mobile department right now.

baseline bum

03-05-2015, 12:08 AM

Dunno if they would have stayed afloat without doing that, though. Sucks that Intel/Nvidia are just taking over. Though they'll probably lose too because they're sucking it up in the mobile department right now.

AMD has such a shitty brand name. Even in the Pentium 4 / Athlon XP days when they murdered Intel on both price to performance and flat out performance they were still never above 20% market share.

Cry Havoc

03-05-2015, 01:25 AM

AMD has such a shitty brand name. Even in the Pentium 4 / Athlon XP days when they murdered Intel on both price to performance and flat out performance they were still never above 20% market share.

It's the same reason Beats or One Direction makes money. Has nothing to do with quality, just how it's marketed. The public will literally eat anything that's sold to them well.

For all the shit I give Apple and Apple lovers, they actually make a very solid product, so the hype is somewhat substantiated. With a lot of others, it's simply shit that's marketed as the golden goose. It blows my mind that people spend $300 on subpar headphones that get decimated by a lot of stuff at 50% of the cost.

baseline bum

04-28-2015, 09:23 PM

But seriously though, EVGA's "Step Up" program, ya dig? And yeah, that 700 watered down Titan 2 will probably be the 980Ti, which will outperform the 1400.00 dollar one..but I heard that shit is rumored to be released in 2016..

Damn, apparently there is a 980 Ti which could be coming next month. Corsair even has it listed on their PSU Finder page.

http://www.corsair.com/en/psu-finder

DJR210

04-28-2015, 09:25 PM

Damn, apparently there is a 980 Ti which could be coming next month. Corsair even has it listed on their PSU Finder page.

http://www.corsair.com/en/psu-finder

Yeah, I've been mentioning the Ti cause I was pretty sure they were gonna release it.. I want that shit, may sell some old gear to fund it.

baseline bum

04-28-2015, 09:45 PM

Yeah, I've been mentioning the Ti cause I was pretty sure they were gonna release it.. I want that shit, may sell some old gear to fund it.

Sounds like it'll just be Titan X cut to 6GB VRAM and with higher clocks. Once again shitting all over the people who blew a grip of money on Titans. :lol

DJR210

04-28-2015, 09:48 PM

Sounds like it'll just be Titan X cut to 6GB VRAM and with higher clocks. Once again shitting all over the people who blew a grip of money on Titans. :lol

Yup.

baseline bum

04-29-2015, 01:24 AM

Yup.

What's the fucking point of the Titan X? The double precision computation has been gimped vs Titan Black for CUDA programming, and 12 GB VRAM is useless for gaming.

TDMVPDPOY

04-29-2015, 03:57 AM

oi bb,

how much is ur electricity bill with this machine of urs on full load 100%?

DJR210

04-29-2015, 07:48 AM

What's the fucking point of the Titan X? The double precision computation has been gimped vs Titan Black for CUDA programming, and 12 GB VRAM is useless for gaming.

4K resolution with ultra textures fill 6 or more GB's pretty quick, but at this point it's just for rich faggots with disposable income.

baseline bum

04-29-2015, 12:12 PM

4K resolution with ultra textures fill 6 or more GB's pretty quick, but at this point it's just for rich faggots with disposable income.

Really? In benchmarks I have seen 4GB usually seems fine for 4k ultra except in Shadow of Mordor. Unless you're talking about running with heavy MSAA.