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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from Dr_Curry_MONSTER in SLIMasterRace Club   
    Do you guys accept crossfirers who hail from the northern lands?
    290 crossfire
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from armycombatvet7 in How Many Quests/Side Quests Are There In The Witcher 3?   
    Idk how many but I spent a good 15 hours so far on this game and still haven't bothered to find ciri. Or the Barron's family. So many ? To explore and side missions I way over leveled past the story. And when I open my map I see new contracts and ! All the time. It's a never ending paradise of fun and discovery. I just wish there were more random encounters and caves filled with loot and monsters.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from PlayModeOn in What does 40% improvement over FX-8350 equates to?   
    It will bring them beyond most intels, and amd cards have very high draw calls, usually 4x more. So they could be intels biggest nightmare. We will see.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from DimasRMDO in Why you should not buy AMD GPUs for DX11 games   
    I like to think that games like that are having special relationships with card producers. No reason why nvidia performs sooooo much better when we see games like tomb raider that perform amazingly on both. I bet there are some shady deals going on occasionally with card producers and games.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from WaitForMeImOnDialUp in Why you should not buy AMD GPUs for DX11 games   
    I like to think that games like that are having special relationships with card producers. No reason why nvidia performs sooooo much better when we see games like tomb raider that perform amazingly on both. I bet there are some shady deals going on occasionally with card producers and games.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from 1Scotty1 in Why VRAM will never stack in SLI - regardless of DX12   
    7gb and 1gb snail mem
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from Joshua Bean in Extra graphics card?   
    I hope these hilarious reactions have kept you amused.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from johnt in R9 290 with Corsair CX600M   
    Your CPU is taking at least 200w to drive with that clock. Your card takes around 300w give or take. That leaves ~100w for everything else not to mention he card could take a bit more away from that. No wonder it doesn't work your running it to the max.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from DimasRMDO in Can I turn on computer without cpu just mobo?   
    Can I toast bread without any bread?
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from rtpb5642 in Made the AMD to Intel switch!   
    Congrats. intel is awesome, but imo the upgrade wouldn't of been worth it. The amd cpu isn't bad at all and sure it's hot but why pay another 200$ for 5 degrees. Could've bought a small fan for 20 bucks. Or open a window and keep the door open for cross ventilation which works surprisingly well even in hot weather. (110 where I live). Regardless you will be happy with the cpu itself.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from Tedster in How was your pc building experience?   
    Spending the money
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from ThatAngryGnome in QUICK: What's the best set of headphones to get (read the discription please)?   
    Dude I bought senn 598's, started up battlefield and I was blown away. The bass was excellent, fantastic sound separations, great fun sounds, footsteps, bugs wind water everything was like hearing it for the first time. But I also came from the dark side of "gaming headsets"
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    AsGoodAsAHacker reacted to ShearMe in 7.1 Headphones?   
    If you consume any gaming-related media, you've likely been assaulted by headset advertisements sporting 5.1 or 7.1 "Surround Sound" for the best 3-D gaming experience. "Well gee," you're thinking, "that must be great, maybe I should try a pair." However, between all the different options, and your general lack of knowledge about audio, you feel a bit lost. Don't worry - we can help.
     
    Surround Sound - what is it, and why do you want it?
    Trick question! You can't get surround sound in headphones/headsets. Wait what? As our deer lord Linus once said, "You have two ears. You only need two drivers." Indeed, the majority of 'surround sound' headsets out there merely have two drivers. How do they intend to replicate a multichannel surround sound home theater setup with merely two drivers?
     
    In real life, your brain interprets the lag between sound hitting one of your ears vs the other into directional information for you to process. It's what makes you aware of the predator sneaking through the grass behind you, or your prey hiding in the bush to your right. A home theater surround sound system imitates this by simply placing multiple channels of audio around you in a large room. Any sound from a single speaker will eventually arrive at both your eardrums within a small difference of time, and your brain can determine the location of the speaker afterwards. In a headphone, you only have two drivers to work with, and each driver can only be heard by a single ear. So, what do?
     
     
    Virtual Surround Sound - Software Trickery
    If a sound is played in one ear slightly louder than the other, your brain may interpret the sound as coming from that direction. The bigger the difference, the more towards that direction than the other. This is known as panning audio, but still only nets us with 2-D audio. The time difference which we talked about earlier gets us 3 dimensions to work with. So it's pretty simple really, just delay the sound going into one ear slightly and then send it to the other with a slight pan effect. Right?
     
    The problem is, there's no consensus on the correct amount of delay or panning to achieve different virtual positions in a headphone. Even with all the scientific measurements that have been done over the decades, and all the math involved in virtual surround sound equations, science can't account for the fact that everyone's ear is shaped differently. Everyone's brain interprets locational information differently. What seems perfect to me may be disorienting to you. When you buy into a surround sound headset, you're accepting a static effect which may or may not even work for you. The worst of it is, many of these included effects also perform some EQ on the headphones making them sound too different to even accurately compare with/without virtual surround sound enabled.
     
    Binaural Audio - Teaching A New Dog Old Tricks
    Nature has spent billions of years developing the auditory sense in your head right now. If it aint broke, why fix it? Until recently, binaural recording has been an expensive niche hobby. Mostly because it seems too simple to be a good idea. All you have to do is use two microphones spaced like the average human's head width, one for each channel, and suddenly you have a natural vast 3-D landscape of sound!
    If nothing else, recordings like this can prove to you that your current stereo headphones are perfectly capable of reproducing 3-D audio. You don't need a gimmicky hunk of plastic specifically marketed towards gamers in order to have directional audio. Most modern games have a "headphone mode" which emulates binaural audio as close as you're going to get in a game. If that mode seems insufficient to you for your headphones, that's where good open-backed audiophile grade headphones come in. Stereo imaging on open-backed headphones is typically phenomenal, and recently there has been quite a few good options on the market for relatively cheap. If you're playing a game without a headphone audio mode, and try Razer Surround, free downloadable software.
     
    Mono vs Panning vs Delay vs Binaural - The Nerdy Explanation
     
    "True" Surround Headsets - Even More Marketing Garbage
    There are, of course, still those pesky pricey headsets out out there which throw multiple drivers into a single ear cup. This is bad because 1) you're spending money on a bunch of tiny inferior drivers as opposed to two good drivers and 2) a single ear cannot determine locational information. It's like being in a car with a single window rolled down - no matter where noises come from around the car, your brain will make you think they're all coming from the direction of the open window. These headsets still use DSP effects just like all the non-"true" surround headsets for virtual surround, it's just processed differently than the kind for two drivers.(*)
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from TehMiik in GPUs, GPUs and more GPUs   
    No offense but posts like these make no sense. Don't tell someone to not sli, then tell them to get a single great card and sli later. Your contradicting yourself man.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from nikolaizombie1 in Minecraft running at 45 FPS on a GTX 970   
    Dude you need to upgrade. A 970 isn't good enough for minecraft, and I would recommend at least a pair of 980s underwater. If you want 1080p then you will need a pair of Titans, but if your on a budget I would just use the 980s on 900p. Good luck!
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from Faceman in So, I've never wc a gpu, pls help?   
    Well I mean even 60c is fantastic for me I don't need super low 34c full load temps. And my card is 280$. The setup will cost~100 and honestly since I already got a 290, it would make more sense to wc it and get another 290 instead of 970's, which would cost way more than 100, probably 300$ more. 280+110 = 390. Two 970's would be ~620$. That's why I'm thinking of using an h50i or something I can find a deal on.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from seroth77 in 4k capable Graphics Card on a budget   
    No man not yet. I'd say wait for the 3xx and then save another few hundred. After that perhaps pick up a couple 290s or 970s since the price should drop after the 3xx launch. I wouldn't purxhase anything now, seriously wait until June.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from tailslide5_0 in Best GPU for the price? For most games in double 1080p monitors   
    40fps is not why we build computers bud. Otherwise we would just buy consoles.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from hal9001 in So let's say the 390 is 700$   
    If you turn off msaa and use fxaa then I'm sure you will be fine. Or get another 970. Two 970's would be badass.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from HellaflushMcSwaggins in PS4 and Xbox have raised PC system requirements   
    "Starting to cause problems for PCs."
     
    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vJ2zWZ
     
    Yup. Huge problem....Not.
     
    PC Above: $539
    PS4:          $400-$500
     
    I bet that PC would eat a PS4 for breakfast and go out looking for an Xbox One for dessert. That's without an Intel CPU, or even the budget FX 8350.
     
    Oh and I GUARANTEE you will save money in the long run due to STEAM sales and such, making games for the PC very affordable.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from Dabombinable in PS4 and Xbox have raised PC system requirements   
    "Starting to cause problems for PCs."
     
    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vJ2zWZ
     
    Yup. Huge problem....Not.
     
    PC Above: $539
    PS4:          $400-$500
     
    I bet that PC would eat a PS4 for breakfast and go out looking for an Xbox One for dessert. That's without an Intel CPU, or even the budget FX 8350.
     
    Oh and I GUARANTEE you will save money in the long run due to STEAM sales and such, making games for the PC very affordable.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from Bensemus in PS4 and Xbox have raised PC system requirements   
    "Starting to cause problems for PCs."
     
    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vJ2zWZ
     
    Yup. Huge problem....Not.
     
    PC Above: $539
    PS4:          $400-$500
     
    I bet that PC would eat a PS4 for breakfast and go out looking for an Xbox One for dessert. That's without an Intel CPU, or even the budget FX 8350.
     
    Oh and I GUARANTEE you will save money in the long run due to STEAM sales and such, making games for the PC very affordable.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from Fgtfv567 in Experiences with non-techies   
    WAIT!!!! Uninstall your Anti-Virus first. It slows down your computer.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from FuzzyYellow in Experiences with non-techies   
    Download better internet speeds. Duhhhhh.
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    AsGoodAsAHacker got a reaction from anthonyc813 in Objects appearing and "snapping" the closer I get in games!   
    Judging by the Specs on your profile, an SSD is all that's worth improving over HDD. Everything else is near top notch for gaming.
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