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I am considering getting the Surface Book for productivity purpose, but I am also considering it for some light gaming. Does anyone here have one?
 
My Questions are how much fps would you get in games such as Hearthstone,League of Legends and Counter Strike Global Offensive. Either at native resolution or 1080p. Would these games run at 60 fps at medium settings?
 
I am not sure if I should get the regular I5 version or the version with the dGPU.

Which exact series of FLI Microline camera?  What sort of telescope?
 
I can help you set things up correctly for astrophotography, I've done it several times with my DSLR.  But this is the first time I've seen anyone using a Microline for it.
 
I also suggest you go and post this question on a proper astrophotography/stargazer forum.  I'm certain there are many more people experienced with using such a camera there than on this non-photography forum.

Hi Guys,
 
The result of my first attempt painting my GPU using PlastiDip. Cheers! 
 

Looks quite good, but do you really need a 280mm cpu cooler, and any reputable powersupply will be ok, evga, corsair, etc. I would say about 500 watts.

Looks quite good, but do you really need a 280mm cpu cooler, and any reputable powersupply will be ok, evga, corsair, etc. I would say about 500 watts.

Microsoft made some shizzle called the HoloLens which lets you draw a Minecraft world infront of you on a table, and its real time, and you can interact with it.




 
Fuck technology, its a bitch. Presented on the XBOX E3 Livestream over at www.youtube.com/e3
 

I built a PC around this time last year and the parts are the following:
 
AMD FX6300
8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport Ram 
Gigabyte GA-78lmt USB 3 mATX rev 5
MSI GTX 750ti Factory OC TWIN FROZR 
Thermaltake Commander MS-l Epic Edition
500w Evga Bronze 80+ PSU
 
The PC is very basic and probably will get a lot of bash for how underpowered it is but however I think it's pretty ghetto that I scrapped this together for around 400$ (500$ included tax and monitor and stuff) last year (I got the best prices last year, now you can definitely get the same parts for cheaper or better parts for the same price especially since RAM prices have slashed in half. I got the set for around 70$, now you can find it for around 50$.) 
 
The graphics card is pretty garbage, I think they overkilled with the twin frozr cooler on a gtx 750 ti, I mean like who's gonna overclock a low profile card? However aesthetically it looks pretty nice and my build has like a red theme but it looks cheap (being that it is.)
 
The monitor I use is like barely even like borderline capable for gaming (22" AOC 1080p monitor) it's really small and has only a refresh rate of 60 Hz, it's TN so it's not even IPS. 
 
My peripherals are also extremely cheap with a Thermaltake illuminated membrane keyboard that has macros, it was like 25$ but got it on sale for 10$. (Tt eSports Commander Prime) 
 
And my mouse is a Redragon Centrophorus ~20$ 
 
So basically how budget (ghetto) can you get before you start dumpster diving for parts??? 
 
 

9 if i can.
8 is enough.
7 meh
 
i can live with less for small amounts of time, but i really need a lot of sleep...

Depends. If I am studying hard I plan to sleep for 6 hours. If I am not 7-8 hours.

GUYS!!!! idk about anyone here but this was really really nice! what can we expect from the future of Hololens
 

Check it out here!  Click the PDF link for the full article
 
 
http://www.computerpoweruser.com/article/17371/mad-reader-mod
 
 
To view more pics, check my imgur gallery
 
http://imgur.com/a/k1XzF
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

I would say 300-350$

300 - 350 euros, no more IMO

it has hyper threading the i5 doesnt, so its better at cpu tasks, eg rendering, working in a server etc

4.1GHz is looking good after 20 minutes of AIDA64.
I don't know how to attach images in a reply but none of the cores went over 73°C.

Looks awesome, nice build.

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K slightly overclocked to 3.9GHz (running at around 60°C with Aida64 and 70°C or less with Prime95 small FTT)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150
Memory: Kingston Fury White Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5 Solid State Drive
Storage: Toshiba  2TB 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 (factory overclocked, runs at a solid 70°C with the witcher 3 on max settings)
Case: Aerocool DS Cube Black Edition
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular
Case Fan: Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm (replaced the 120mm Aerocool fan)
 
I'll soon be upgrading to a Corsair H100i water cooler. In the future when I'm minted I'll put in a custom loop.
 

 

 

everything connected ready to route.
 

Finished front.
 

Finished back. The cables look very messy but there's nothing to cool down there.
 

Done. I missed some cable management photos but you get the idea.
 

A good amount of money.

A friend of mine bought a "gaming" PC for $1000. He knows nothing about PC. 4 GB of RAM, 1 TB of HDD, no ssd, GTX 650, intel pentium dual core e2160... $1000 tho. What a crap system

It is true, but it is perfectly fine, a PCIe x8 won't bottleneck the card.

Now the 980Ti HOF is air-cooled and it's white and silver not blue and white, and the 980Ti EX WC is water-cooled.

I think Galax HOF cards have a great design ( white almost everything ) and is a good OCing card from what I've seen, and the water-cooled card is a great edition for water-cooling enthusiasts that want a white card.

[source=http://wccftech.com/galax-unveils-geforce-gtx-980-ti-hof-wc-gtx-980-ti-hof-cards-white-colored-highly-modified-pcbs/]

System76, a Ubuntu computer manufacturer, has recently added a new laptop to their lineup the Serval WS. Packing a large selections of options, the Serval WS starts at 1799$ USD.
 
The base model includes...
Ubuntu 15.04                                  15.6" 1080p IPS Screen                   Geforce GTX 970M Intel core i7-4790 6GB DDR3-1600MHz RAM 120GB M.2 SATA SSD 433MBps Wifi + Bluetooth  1 Year Limited Parts warranty Options include...
 
17.3" 1080p ISP screen Geforce GTX 980M, Quadro K1100M, Quadro K3100M Intel core i7-4790k 16/32GB HyperX Dual Channel DDR3-1880MHz RAM, 16/24/32GB Dual Channel DDR3-1600MHz RAM PCIE SSD storage up to 512GB, and tons of other SSD drive additions are available. 867Mbps Wifi + Bluetooth This laptop looks to be a powerhouse although it can get very pricey once you start pouring on the add ons. I look forward to seeing reviews of this product.
 
Source: https://system76.com/laptops/serval

8K? Seriously? Looks terrible on my 12K display!

I rate your clickbait title 10/10 because it's actually relevant.
 
@Slick

I've found a used 980 G1 for 450€ ( it usually goes for 650+ in Europe) . It's fresh out of RMA , 34 months of warranty left , the catch is that it's got coil whine. Should i go for it? At that price it's a steal , or should i wait for AMDs' new cards?