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So for some odd reason, I have an urge to want to pick up a GTX 970 or R9 290X to replace my ASUS GTX 750 Ti.

 

I literally ONLY play CS;GO on my machine and it runs perfectly fine. I get 160-200 frames in almost all situations and i never see any tearing on my 144hz monitor. I have no logical reason to NEED to upgrade my card but for some strange reason, I find myself putting a card into a NewEgg shopping cart and getting ||<-- that close to clicking "purchase."

 

Y i do dis?

Sometimes i troll...

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SNIP

 

unless you plan on playing other games, dont bother

 

OR do it, and start playing more games!!!

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The struggles of being a PC enthusiast. I have the urge to move to X99 with a 5930K, but it would not be worth the cost. I keep telling myself not to do it. 

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-sneeep-

 

I just honestly dont have time for other games and nothing piques my interest like CS:GO does. I have yet to find another game with such a high skill ceiling that drives me to want to be better. I am also super competitive so theres that too.

Sometimes i troll...

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I just honestly dont have time for other games and nothing piques my interest like CS:GO does. I have yet to find another game with such a high skill ceiling that drives me to want to be better. I am also super competitive so theres that too.

 

I get bored just playing one game, so many awesome experiences out there

 

Insurgency has a high skill ceiling :D

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-snoop-

 

I kind of equate it to modifying cars. I have owned my share of cool cars and always found myself making "improvements" that weren't at all necessary but either made it look cooler or go faster, not that I needed either in any sense of the word. There just seems to be a sense of satisfaction with knowing you have a cool machine that runs well.

Sometimes i troll...

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I have that urge all the time to upgrade but most of the time I come to my senses. Don't bother upgrading if you only play CS-GO. I remember the times when CS beta 3 came out over 15 years ago and I was playing on a 56k modem, lol that was fun.

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I just honestly dont have time for other games and nothing piques my interest like CS:GO does. I have yet to find another game with such a high skill ceiling that drives me to want to be better. I am also super competitive so theres that too.

then you are fine

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Im also almost 30 years old with a wife and a house and maybe a kid in the foreseeable future. Im not the average demographic for this forum :P

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Youre not helping :P

 

I try to justify that "If i can get a good deal on it, its worth it!" so i go to PCPart every morning and see if anything is on a historical low price :P I missed a chance with a VisionTek R9 290X the other day for like 289 WITH BACKPLATE! I almost kicked myself.

Sometimes i troll...

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Im also almost 30 years old with a wife and a house and maybe a kid in the foreseeable future. Im not the average demographic for this forum :P

 

so? I have friends that are married and have kids and play many games and even run their own review sits and forums and stuff

 

just instead of playing cs:go 7 days a week, play it for 2 days a week and suddenly you have 5 days free to play other stuff :D

 

(unless you ONLY like CS)

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Youre not helping :P

 

I try to justify that "If i can get a good deal on it, its worth it!" so i go to PCPart every morning and see if anything is on a historical low price :P I missed a chance with a VisionTek R9 290X the other day for like 289 WITH BACKPLATE! I almost kicked myself.

I am I promise give in to your impulse come to the dark side! we have GPU's 

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If you don't do it you will die! D:

Don't want that do you? Do it!

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I've got an urge to pick up a 970 when in reality I could do without it for the rest of the year at least, and by the time I did need it I could probably have got something better had I put the money aside and waited.

 

The new ATI's are due soon too.

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Yup, I want a second 980. I run a 1080p 42 inch sony bravia as my screen. Do I need it? hell no, but I've got a 900d case, and that's a lot of wasted space, and I was planning a couple of extra monitors, and a custom water cooling loops, and..... cause science.

 

If you can afford it, and even slightly feel you can justify it, then go for it. If you're happy with what you've got, then don't bother.

 

BTW, if you're using cause science as a justification you need one great slap upside the head.

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I prefer "bcuz gaming compooter"

Maybe just a little slap then....

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I have been wanting to get some kind of AIO for my main rig, but I need the SilverStone ML03B for my weekend rig, and then I have to get a USB card and sound card for it.

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I'm kinda on the same boat right now. I really want to replace my perfectly working GTX 650 Ti Boost for a second hand miner 280x or maybe 290 just because they offer twice the performance. And probably the only game I'm gonna play aside CS GO is The Witcher 3 after it comes out. :D

From salty to bath salty in 2.9 seconds

 

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I basically only play csgo too and look at my specs... :D

you could save some money though and get a nice pair of headphones/keyboard/mouse instead :)

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Desktop PC:
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250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

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2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

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Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

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I have a crossfire 7970 set up. Wayyy overkill for 1080P. Yet im selling this rig, and my next one I either can get a 295x and the same monitor, or get a 290x and get triple. 

 

not sure if its better to get more monitors later, or get another 290x later. 

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I basically only play csgo too and look at my specs... :D

you could save some money though and get a nice pair of headphones/keyboard/mouse instead :)

 

Already have a decent head set, good sound card, mechanical keyboard and a Deathadder. Im pretty much set on peripherals.

Sometimes i troll...

3D Mark Fire Strike Score: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3854240 +215mhz Core Clock +440mhz Memory Clock @4.6ghz 1.325v

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/b1aze/saved/qQFxFT

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Already have a decent head set, good sound card, mechanical keyboard and a Deathadder. Im pretty much set on peripherals.

Buy a Huntsman Slaughter FN ST then ;)

/jk please dont do that.

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

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