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Don't forget to wear your copper thigh pad pants.

Can i drift in google earth?

But k/b is generally terrible for driving games, either 100% throttle or 0%, not the same degree of movement you can get from a trigger, and why do consoles have anything to do with is? 

Cool feature add-on. I have been using shadowplay to monitor my games when optimizing my graphics. I would highly recommend it. The recording quality in Shadowplay is also excellent. I highly recommend it if you are using a supported GPU.

Don't forget to wear your copper thigh pad pants.

freakng sweet!

Hey Guys! After patiently waiting for the past few months for Galax's GTX 980 Hall of Fame cards to come out, my all White & Black X99 themed build has finally been completed! This build  is aimed to be as "elegant" , clean, quiet , and aesthetically pleasing as possible. As far as what I'm going to be using this build for is high - end 1440p 144hz gaming at Ultra settings on my RoG Swift, as well as video editing and rendering work Im currently working on in College. Anyways I really hope you guys enjoy this build just as much as I do! Cheers!
 
Edit: Bonus Firestrike Extreme Score! 1530mhz core/2000mhz mem http://www.3dmark.com/fs/3363086
 
 
Specs/ Components -
 
[extract]PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Swiftech H240-X 90.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99)
Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($379.99 @ Directron)
Memory: Corsair DOMINATOR Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($499.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.00 @ Adorama)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($158.00 @ Adorama)
Power Supply: Corsair 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($289.99 @ Micro Center)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($90.26 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($251.33 @ Amazon)
Monitor: Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($807.58 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition 62.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($19.79 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition 67.8 CFM 140mm Fan ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm Trigger Z Wired Gaming Keyboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Razer Taipan Wired Laser Mouse ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Headphones: Kingston HyperX Cloud Headset ($64.99 @ Amazon)
Other: Galax GTX 980 Hall of Fame ($689.99)
Other: Galax GTX 980 Hall of Fame ($689.99)
Other: Klipsch Promedia 2.1 Sound System ($169.99)
Other: PSU Extensions ($99.99)
Total: $5014.82
 
Pictures! 
 

that baby sexy

Hello All! I am going to make this my intro post as well. I heard about this site through the linustechtips  YouTube channel.
 
This is my first personal build in 7 years and I am extremely happy with the gaming performance.I have been playing current gen games like Far Cry 4, Dragon Age Inquisition and Assasin's Creed Unity at max res with good frame rates. The only reason I did not go with an unlocked processor is I got this one really cheap. I will probably upgrade to an unlocked Broadwell or Haswell once Broadwell is released and shows me what it has to offer. This system is set up to dual boot windows 8.1 and mac os x Yosemite.
 
I added the h60 after having th build for a couple weeks. I was not pleased with the perforrmance of the stock cooler.
 
The MSI z97 gaming 5 is a great board and I would recommend it to anyone. The bios is great, it looks fantastic and it has everything that I need.
 
The corsair vengeance 2400 ram is another thing I would recommend to anyone. After loading the XMP profile in the BIOS, this ram clocks itself to 2400mhz and is blazingly fast.
 
I chose the samsung 840 evo SSD simply bacause of the negative reviews of all other SSD's in this price range. The 2 1tb HDD were pulled out of my old build.
 
The EVGA gtx 970 SC was picked after weeks of careful research. Unfortunately I have had to rma the first 2 I got for different issues. The one I have in my system now runs perfectly. If you are going to go with evga for this GPU, i would highly recommend the FTW edition. The heatsink/heatpipe design of the FTW edition is superior.
 
The case I upgraded a couple weeks after my initial build. I like it because it is not too big and it will fit everything I need in my system.
 
The wireless card was chosen because it works with mac os.
 
This is system is setup in my living room hooked up to a 60" vizio ledtv using a wireless Xbox 360 controller and a wireless logitech keyboard mouse combo.
 
 
 
 
CPU
Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor   $120.00         CPU Cooler
Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler   $59.00         Motherboard
MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard   $149.00         Memory
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory   $89.00         Storage
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive   $118.00          
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive   $59.00          
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive   $59.00         Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card   $349.00         Case
Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case   $59.00         Power Supply
EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply   $59.00         Optical Drive
LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer   $44.00         Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)   $99.00         Wireless Network Adapter
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter   $39.00         Case Fan
Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan   $14.00
 
 

Hello All! I am going to make this my intro post as well. I heard about this site through the linustechtips  YouTube channel.
 
This is my first personal build in 7 years and I am extremely happy with the gaming performance.I have been playing current gen games like Far Cry 4, Dragon Age Inquisition and Assasin's Creed Unity at max res with good frame rates. The only reason I did not go with an unlocked processor is I got this one really cheap. I will probably upgrade to an unlocked Broadwell or Haswell once Broadwell is released and shows me what it has to offer. This system is set up to dual boot windows 8.1 and mac os x Yosemite.
 
I added the h60 after having th build for a couple weeks. I was not pleased with the perforrmance of the stock cooler.
 
The MSI z97 gaming 5 is a great board and I would recommend it to anyone. The bios is great, it looks fantastic and it has everything that I need.
 
The corsair vengeance 2400 ram is another thing I would recommend to anyone. After loading the XMP profile in the BIOS, this ram clocks itself to 2400mhz and is blazingly fast.
 
I chose the samsung 840 evo SSD simply bacause of the negative reviews of all other SSD's in this price range. The 2 1tb HDD were pulled out of my old build.
 
The EVGA gtx 970 SC was picked after weeks of careful research. Unfortunately I have had to rma the first 2 I got for different issues. The one I have in my system now runs perfectly. If you are going to go with evga for this GPU, i would highly recommend the FTW edition. The heatsink/heatpipe design of the FTW edition is superior.
 
The case I upgraded a couple weeks after my initial build. I like it because it is not too big and it will fit everything I need in my system.
 
The wireless card was chosen because it works with mac os.
 
This is system is setup in my living room hooked up to a 60" vizio ledtv using a wireless Xbox 360 controller and a wireless logitech keyboard mouse combo.
 
 
 
 
CPU
Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor   $120.00         CPU Cooler
Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler   $59.00         Motherboard
MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard   $149.00         Memory
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory   $89.00         Storage
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive   $118.00          
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive   $59.00          
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive   $59.00         Video Card
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card   $349.00         Case
Thermaltake Chaser A31 Snow White ATX Mid Tower Case   $59.00         Power Supply
EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply   $59.00         Optical Drive
LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer   $44.00         Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)   $99.00         Wireless Network Adapter
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter   $39.00         Case Fan
Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan   $14.00