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  1. TheMissxu
    My IGN is FireZerg
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    Eh... I once sold my 7970 for a 290X, but idk if I'd sell a 290 for a 7990. You might as well get another really cheap 290 from ebay.
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    Exclusive software and hardware like CUDA or PhysX and GSYNC in apps and monitors. They also push developers to use tessellation based simulation rather than compute based simulation.
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    Nvidia pushes a proprietary ecosystem
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    I was searching around via Google™ (yes, it's a joke with recent news articles) and a moderator at tomshardware noted that the motherboard manufactures actually state that they do support DDR3 memory. http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z170%20Gaming%20K4D3/ https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z170-P-D3/ and https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170M-E-D3/ The Gigabyte board wasn't very clear here, http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5488#sp
  6. TheMissxu
    Blue seems fresh in my mind (especially the shade of MX Blue stems), so it is well associated with a light key that clicks
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    It also technically only supports up to DDR4-2133. I'm sure 1.5v would work fine, although 1.65v is a no-go. Note how the 4790k "only" supports 1.5v DDR3 ram? It can still use 1.65v performance kits though. Although, admittedly it looks like it says DDR3L @ 1.5v, but I'm sure it's including DDR3 as DDR3L is technically no different than DDR3 save for the voltage reduction.
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    Is it still under warranty? You could get a replacement (in like two weeks) and use that or sell it on ebay. I vote for the V750. Better yet... Paul from Paul's Hardware recently used this one in a build: Thermaltake Toughpower TPD-0750M 750W 80+ Gold
  9. TheMissxu
    Get a 4.0 at your local community college for your first two years (get an AS), then transfer to your choice of college. It will be much cheaper, easier, and you get your degree (BS) from a well known college without having to spend a billion dollars (close to 2/3 the price). You won't really get the full college "experience" per-se, but you also won't go as much in debt. Please study hard. Don't waste time or money. Still have fun though, after you understand the materials.
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    I got my Seidon 240M for $56 ($25 MIR and 10% discount code at Newegg). At the same time, a NH-D14 would have cost $68 (10% discount code), but performs much worse (~8C or ~17% difference, although worth noting it's much quieter). Similar story with the NH-U14S (15% worse price, 10% worse thermals, better acoustics under load). I have closed back headphones, so... There are many AIOs that perform well in the temp department and look cool, so they will much much more expensive.
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    This ENDERMAX Twister Pressure fan is also very good. You can get two of them for $22.38 (or $11.19 each) on Newegg (with the promo-code that expires on 8/31) and they perform in the top 5.
  12. TheMissxu
    I still think $599 should have been the price. Sure $449-549 would have been amazing, but $649 is laughable and $599.99 reasonable.
  13. TheMissxu
    Motherboards are also very important with the AMD 83xx or 9xxx CPUs. I would only pick up the highest end Asus, Asrock, or Gigabyte board. Additionally, only mid tiers from Asus. I could only get 4.6GHz with my MSI board and 8350. But the voltages and stability were boarderline okay. 4.5GHz was stable, but still iffy voltage. So I stick with 4.4GHz. I'm convinced my MSI board is utter crap (Designed for pre-Bulldozer CPUs and neutered to support the FX line).
  14. TheMissxu
    It's mostly just the motherboard. Although, any change and you might need to contact microsoft and give them some codes
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    I'd suggest grabbing a better GPU first. Anything from a an Nvidia 970 to an AMD Fury should suffice.
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    Best bang for buck? Asus ZenBook UX303LA (i5 5200U, QHD+). If you look around, you can get it for $820. There is a 1080p version for $799.
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    The CPU sends out draw calls. If the GPU cannot keep up with those calls, then sending them faster or more every second won't do you any good.
  18. TheMissxu
    Take a look at this graph http://www.pcper.com/files/review/2015-06-30/metro_1440_sorted.png Notice how the graphs are basically a straight line from a 380 and below? A similar thing happens when you increase resolution.
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    Look... You wouldn't get an AMD 4300 CPU if it bottlenecked a 980Ti at 4k. You would, however, get an i7 6700k if it didn't bottleneck a 980Ti at 4k. Tell me how you would NOT get an i5 4690k if it didn't bottleneck a 980Ti at 4k. I would like to know. If your monitor is 60Hz 1080p and an AMD 4300 with a 980Ti never drops below 60 FPS. Why would you consider getting anything other than an AMD 4300? That question is rhetorical... Logically, you shouldn't spend anymore money on a CPU than what the 4300 is offering (which happens to be $80 on Amazon). We should set up a complete system, with a monitor, that makes sense for a $350 CPU, $250 CPU, and $150 CPU. Clearly both I and LTT think that a 980Ti and a 4K monitor is appropriate for a $350 CPU. Then we should test CPUs with that configuration to see which ones actually are worth purchasing (ie bottleneck significantly/bang for buck). If a $250 CPU performs no differently than a $350 CPU, then shouldn't we purchase the $250 CPU? If you aren't going to game on a monitor that supports >150Hz, then it shouldn't even be in the testing. At the very least, test it then ignore it more than synthetic benchmarks *and* include realistic benchmarks.
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    That makes perfect sense. If your GPU is a bottleneck, why buy a better CPU?
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    High resolution is the only practical test for CPU performance for a part of this caliber. And i7 should be paired with a 980/390 or above. If you pair it with a 970 or 290, you are border-line okay. If you are pairing an i7 with a 960 or 380... You've got problems. That being said, to be complete, they should have included benchmarks for a 144Hz FHD and QHD monitor preferably GSync or Adaptive/FreeSync) with vsync enabled to show the actual gaming benefit of each processor (You aren't gaining anything by going above 144Hz... Maybe even include average frame times/frame rates for exclusively under 144 FPS and include a "time spent at max" or "frames at max" to show which one maxes out your monitor more often). Then you could also do the same for a 60Hz 4k monitor (again with adaptive sync technology). It's complicated, but this is actually what you are actually spending money on. No one cares if you get 170 FPS vs 300 FPS, your monitor cannot display those extra frames. At that point, if the 170 FPS CPU is cheaper, you should be buying that (unless you care about productivity performance). This is also why if you pair a 980Ti with a 60Hz 1080p monitor, you've got problems. PC Perspective actually did very good gaming CPU testing. The results are still up to interpretation on a case to case basis, but please note that those 1080p frame rates mean nothing if your monitor is 60Hz. That's the point I was trying to make. Who cares if the 8350 has amazing theoretical performance (It actually does... Close to an i7 3770k, really) if the every-day performance is garbo... The fact is, little to no one. Same thing for these canned benchmarks that have no real say in a gamers actual experience.
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    It's rumored to be a ~800MHz. It's hard to push it to Fury X numbers without the extra power.
  23. TheMissxu
    Better than having results bottle necked by a 144Hz 1080p monitor... A 144Hz 1440p monitor would be interesting though.
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    I picked up the Enthoo Pro M for $80. The only place that offers it asks for $15 shipping, which is a deal breaker, but I caved. It ended up costing $95, but I really like the Pro M.
  25. TheMissxu
    it could also be the cable...
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