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variation between card manufactures doesn't really affect performance as long as it has good cooling. evga and msi are both very good brands and its really up to personal preference and price. ive seen the 750 ti as low as $85 so make sure to watch out for sales.

MOD NOTE, quoted from http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/432470-off-topic-or-not-off-topic-the-ltt-debate/?p=5798409 it seems like every time i try to make a thread in off topic i get harassed by the fun police that it is "not productive" or "tech related". in my opinion, there shouldnt be a thread labeled "off topic" if you aren't willing to have some "non productive" posts. In fact, it even states "Non-Tech related content only please!" right under it. yet, the " posting guidelines " state "3 - The Off-Topic section IS for productive threads that may not fall into one of the already laid out sections of the forum. At all times though, this is a tech centered and focused forum." where is the truth? my off topic posts seem to always get complained about just because they aren't about graphics cards or whatever. yet, they all follower the actual rules stated here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/95599-linus-tech-tips-forum-code-of-conduct/ which were made by an actual forum admin, cough cough ill get to that later. so, in my opinion, you should either remove the off topic thread option all together, or fix the so called "off topic guidelines" to adhere to a more fair set of guidelines because it is a vital part of the forum and it keeps the forum interesting when you dont want to talk about graphics cards 24 hours a day. i also find it important to point out that the self-nicknamed fun police (people who have alot of posts, yet no recognition by the staff, who think they can boss people around as if they are staff) need to stop parading every post looking for a reason to flag people down, and let the admins and moderators do their job. certain individuals on this site seem to think they have a title that lets them control peoples posting habits, even if they follow all official guidelines. as a member of this forum, we are not obligated to take orders from other members, as long as we are following all the rules put in place by admins. <removed some personal attacks>

i have my first day at a new school in a few days. which should i wear? *do not complain about me making an off topic post, its clearly labeled "off topic" and you willingly clicked on this post- move along. OR

thats the most confusing and un-intuitive website i have ever used. thanks.

congrats!! im still holding off on buying my first parts 8(

you will be in my prayers. were there any security cameras or anything in the area?

its only $3 on g2a and ive heard its a really good game. im only running it on a laptop though. it can run csgo at 40fps on 720p, is that good enough for half life?

literally you and atyex need to shut up about being good on csgo

i am legitimately interested..

usually every few weeks. i have it set to email me when it restocks.

hmm.. is it something i can just plug in and go? i cant really make any changes to the wiring to my house.. im 15.

no.. pls educate

evga b stock. i intend to buy when it comes in stock every few days.

i only have wifi at my house..

good point.. the blue really got my attention though

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($81.89 @ OutletPC) Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.99 @ SuperBiiz) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($249.00) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($79.00) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.00 @ NCIX US) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro OEM (64-bit) ($20.00) (G2A.com) Wireless Network Adapter: Asus PCE-N53 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($8.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ Amazon) Case Fan: Corsair SP120 57.2 CFM 120mm Fan ($12.99 @ Amazon) Other: EVGA GTX 970 Backplate ($20.00) Total: $805.79 note: i chose the power supply because it has black cables, not the ugly rainbows. trying to go for a blue theme. Use: CS:Go @ 4k, Bioshock Infinite, Far Cry 4, Crysis 3, Portal 2, maybe GTA 5, idk what ever comes along. Budget: $800 +/-. needs OS also.

right now the gtx 770 2gb and the 960 2gb are about the same price, which is the better card?

i havent played infinite but ive heard the the experience is best when you play all the games in order.

what are some good games that have a great singleplayer campaign?? ive heard the vanishing of eathan carter is pretty good, im also gonna get bioshock infinite.

you sound salty as hell. "probably gonna be on top of the scoreboard on any fps"

ive been playing viola (alto clef) for 3 years now and im tired as shit. i love music and i used to love practicing on it but its become a chore with shifting and music theory and im really not that invested into the platform. i would rather learn piano because its a more applicable skill that could come in handy. everyone tells me that its really hard to learn treble clef but i learned alto clef in a couple months so it really shouldnt be that hard. any piano players that can suggest anything?

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=apple+earpods&tbm=shop

ok i take back some of the apple hating i didin an earlier post. i was done gaming so i took off my $80 Linx Audio headphones and sat in bed and wanted to listen to some music so i pulled those "apple ear pods" out of a drawer. i am.. shocked.. they are amazing. how on earth do they have such a good sound out of $15 earbuds?? the bass is great too! not to mention they are super light weight and comfy. they give them away with all their products which take some of the edge off the fact that they sell garbage. i am never going back to those other headphones. * note - i am talking about the latest version that ships with the iphone 6 or similar, the older ones are shit so ive heard.

oh. thanks!

uhm.. i really dont think the 280x is better than the 970..