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Palespartan: Its a bit of a downer really. I was all happy and proud that I'm weird... and then I join this website, and all of you go "Well duh!" lol Great post Ryan_Vickers!

Then the 6600 is clearly a poor choice. So get the 6700K now... UNLESS you want to wait for Ryzen or 7700K

They shoot themselves in the foot so often... *Cringe* * Ryzen - sounds ghetto. Why not class it up and call it Phoenix? * So many awkward moments of silence. They need to learn presentation skills from Apple * 1 minute load time of that game - most awkward minute of my life... COME ON GUYS! You make good products, and screw up royally on your marketing. It hurts to watch.

Its been a while... I forgot how things go in the forums lol Why not AMD? Because I'm tired of them, and my first objective is to game, not generate heat. We'll see if they can put out a product that can compete. I'm honestly tired of watching them shoot themselves in the foot by overpromising and underdelivering. I don't discriminate though, I've made money on both NVDA and AMD this year. Heat pumps are cool but - hell man, how is that relevant to computers anyway outside of phase change cooling? lol But you're right - if you want to MOVE heat, heat pumps are the best way. However, a resistive element is 100% efficient when it comes to generating heat from electricity. And regarding heating an apartment - don't write off computers too soon. I had 3X 290Xs at various overclocks to maximize GH/s. Curiously one of the cards would computer faster when UNDERclocked - another mystery I never figured out. The cards put out enough heat that I had the heat off and used a blower (Lasko U15701) with a quad rad to keep them cool (water loop). I even had to open the windows at times because it got so hot in the 750 square foot apartment. I literally burned through a 1KW PSU and eventually got a 1600W because I was pulling ~1200W from the wall. Added GFCI and a few other precautions...good times! Cheers.

Heaters are 100% efficient at producing heat so you can't get much better than that. Yea sorry I kinda use them synonymously since the purpose is the same. Thanks, I'll check out PrimeGrid.

Hey folks, I'm a seasonal folder... It first started out with mining for LTC. I figured - I needed heat anyway, might as well make money while putting my GPUs to work! Now I just fold 24/7 as a way to heat my home. MY two 980 Tis pump about about 400+W of steady heat, and its great! Anyone else do this? If not, remember that you're going to spend the money on your power bill anyway so might as well contribute to humanity while you're at it. My progress so far: http://boincstats.com/en/stats/-1/user/detail/3619411

HL2 Quake 2 HL1 Unreal Tournament GOTY (Redeemer!) The newer games do less with more. It's less intelligent programming overall.

Why would you spend 1300 on your video cards and feed them shit power? When you get to 100% duty cycle, power quality deteriorates big time. So, NO. This is a terrible idea. Get a 1kW PSU. I pull 748W max from the wall overcooked generously on stock voltage with a 5930k.

Use Disk Cleanup// Clean up system files // Select all - this will get rid of that folder.

I'm currently on 10.0.10240.16405, which apparently IS the final release... I'm going to do a clean install and skip the part where it asks for the key. We'll see what happens.

Same here, and it works great. However my installation is quite dirty with 2 copies of Windows.old folders and I'd like to clean install. How can I do that when no key has been given to me?

I had windows 7, decided to get the Tech Preview version. I heard that you can upgrade to the Final RTM version (which is supposedly available right now) for free. I have downloaded the ISO to a zip drive but the instructions clearly say "Dont forget the key!" Well.. what key? I never got one via email and I can't find anything about a key online. I'll be doing a clean install, so I'll be formatting my C drive (that I have W10 TP on). I'm surprised that no one is asking this question anywhere... am I missing something stupid obvious? I certainly dont want to install windows 7 just to upgrade to 10! Thanks for your thoughts.

ASUS warranty support is CRAP! I'd go with EVGA.

This is a framerate cap. It is NOT V-Sync related at all. This works by reducing the load on the GPU, which leads to reduced heat. It has nothing to do with optimization. If you had a game that it can only manage 50FPS on, you'll be back to "Leafblower" setting. AMD drivers are what I use to put my trash bin on, so they dont scratch up the floor.

I'll be honest, I don't even know where to start with hardline tubing and some of these crazy setups I see on nvidia's websites. It sits in a corner so... It's a functional loop with very little bling. I'm currently running just distilled since I knew I'd be breaking the loop to install the video cards. I'll dye it at that point. My experimented with Redline Water Wetter in my last loop and it seemed to work pretty well! I'm running 2X 2713HM monitors (2560X1440) but The plan is to use those for "productivity", and get a 4K display for gaming when I find a good one hopefully with GSync. Constructive criticism is always welcome!