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Thus why I somewhat sympathize with OP, but not so much. But yeah, a 970 getting that close... if I had a 480 and I didn't know Maxwell was gonna be that good and I bought something like a 780Ti on release, I'd feel ripped off. Thats a good chunk of cash I could've spent on buying games, some really fancy food, maybe a monitor, or a headphone. Maybe enduring crap settings to maintain a certain FPS wouldn't be so bad if I knew the 970 was gonna be that close to the Ti. But oh well, I'm farily happy with my 390. Its pretty good.

1.) Welp, I'm not rich or anything, just working a 9-5 shift and all, but if the guys can a afford a Fermi GPU, two or three years worth of saving ain't too bad to save up for a new GPU. If I had a 580, I'd save up to buy a 980 or a 980 Ti and wait for whats coming out after Pascal and the refresh after that. As a consumer, I wouldn't mind Fermi being left in the dust. But yeah, not everyone's gonna have the same opinion on that matter as mine. 2.) I checked OP's link about it. It was posted on November 27, 2015. Seems recent, to me. 3.) Though I normally hate on the second hand market (as if silicone lottery wasn't bad enough, I could've been sold a component that has taken so much heat that its lifespan could be measured in months... I remember buying a second hand 4790k and it died out on stock voltage and stock everything in just 3 months. Had to buy a brand new 4790k and it still serves me well today. Its even overclocked), I don't really want it to end. I mean, I know some people are legit with what they sell as second-hand and have taken good care about it under their ownership prior to selling. 4.) Ehh, fair enough. Newer architectures having good performance increases are a good thing, but I think what OP's trying to say that the gap shouldn't be scary frightening. If it was Fermi VS Kepler, I wouldn't mind Fermi losing flat out as Kepler had the grunt to begin with, while Maxwell seemed like something that can be skipped entirely. IMHO, Maxwell seemed more like a software-sensitive line (by "sensitive" I mean like how Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader is force sensitive, which explains why he's really good with the force) while doing with arguably less (prior to the 980 Ti and Titan X) in terms of, uhm, cuda cores, bit bus, TDP, and something else? While, yes, Maxwell did perform better from the start to today, but if I owned a 780 Ti and a 970 was THAT close to it... I would've felt real bad. I mean, Maxwell cards OC like no tomorrow. It appears that silicone lottery can't fuck with Maxwell cards (I haven't heard or seen a 970 or a 980 get OC's lower than 14++), and despite that (correct me if I'm wrong) Maxwell's overclock scaling is allegedly crap compared to Kepler, it still ran away with it. If my 780 Ti was a loser in the Silicone lottery, I would flip my shit if I saw someone next to me with a 970. If they wanted Maxwell to look real good, they should've axed Fermi or put it on some kind of legacy support or whatever so that atleast Maxwell would look that good.

I don't know. I personally think there's a crapton of corruption around, ranging from measely groups of friends, to corporate, and more commonly governments, AMD and Nvidia might as well just go full ass. There's gonna be people bitching about things here and there, so why not just do something as dickish as ditching Fermi for Nvidia's case and AMD go ditch 7000 series while the 200 series doesn't suffer from that to the point that it somewhat becomes a norm for people to upgrade every two, not three or more, years than that. But hey, the market is always unstable no matter what. Maybe because AMD's been doing acceptable things nowadays while Nvidia's been having some scandals ranging from VRAMgate to whatever's going on with Nvidia right now on why there's hate on Nvidia on even reasons such as this. But oh well, seeing things like this happen to the point that an individual's form of leisure is also getting screwed with to a degree. I can somewhat sympathize with OP, but hey... if I was Nvidia and I had a strong following of fanboys to the point that whatever I do can't be wrong almost no matter what in terms of the business, I may as well should've just not gave a fuck about Kepler while I'm at it and they'd still go buy a Maxwell card. Thankfully, Nvidia's fanboys aren't totally that fucked up, or am I missing something? But hey, thats just me saying "if you're gonna half-ass it, why not full-ass or no-ass it?"

I can see your point, but it ain't that large of a gap. It would make sense if Nvidia somewhat redistributed their efforts on a 20-30-40 kind of three way split: 20 for Fermi, 30 for Kepler, and 40 for Maxwell. Based on what I see on the driver updates, not the 20-20-60 kind of thing that I've been observing lately, I personally think the 780 Ti could handle 60fps recording with shadowplay on resolutions higher than 1080p. There are a crapton of games that are rather easy to drive that 4k 60fps recording (not 1080p recording despite the game's running on 4K) can be done even if the game's on maxed settings. Making feature exclusives are annoying. Seems like AMD's making an effort, but I wouldn't count Nvidia out of it. It makes sense that a 290X would and should beat the 780 Ti at those resolutions. It has the bit bus and the extra 1gb VRAM to do it, while having a fair lot of stream processors along with it. I don't know why it took them a long time to do it. Maybe issues with developers? I don't know. But a 384 bit bus with 3gb VRAM has a small gap of different compared to a card that has 256 bit bus with 4 gigs of VRAM, unless someone can explain to me how relevant the bit bus is, and how it corelates with VRAM, with or without the drivers in question, that would be great. 1- IMHO, they should've ditched Fermi when Maxwell came out. That way, allocation of manpower would've been for Kepler, Maxwell, and for the upcoming Pascal. Would make sense at some point. 2- What about 2015 benchmarks? Thats 2014 3- When Greenland comes out, AMD should the rest of the XXXX cards. I honestly don't get why AMD or Nvidia have to allocate that much manpower and/or resources for products that are getting real old. By that time, consumers would be buying new GPU's. 4-I honestly don't see what you're proving to OP with 2014 benchmarks. Last time I checked, Crimson came in this year, days ago actually, and it seems that the new drivers, even prior to Crimson, have done alot of things for AMD on a positive note. So, yeah, I wanna see newer benchmarks. Oh, no wait, hold on, saw it. Yeah, the 780 Ti pretty much as an advantage.

Oh... woops... go with the SM58 then.

Well, yes if you want to stick with a mic thats most likely gonna stay as industry standard for a crapton of things. My SM58's been around for ten years before it was handed down to me, and its been three years since I've received it and works with near zero fucks. Thats an investment for how much it is. If you want a cheaper alternative, consider Monoprice's dynamic mic. I've tried it and its actually really compelling value for its audio performance. Never have I used a mic thats sub $50 thats: 1.) A dynamic microphone 2.) Actually work 3.) In a blind test, sounds the same as the SM58 4.) Actually UNDER $20 Even if I'm really biased in favor of the SM58, I'd say that the Monoprice model is something really worth considering. The SM58 is pretty much an investment, Its been in production for decades, essentially an AK-47 if it was a microphone, industry standard, and low-cost but sounds as good, if not better, than most condenser mics that are even more expensive, and since its cheap ($100) that its a really good idea to use it even for just skype (with an audio interface like the Scarlett Solo or Shure's X2U), OP can't go wrong with an SM58. Maybe an ATR2100, but thats not exactly an investment as its rather fragile and has worse sound quality. The only microphones I've had experience that can actually be better than the SM58 are the ones in this video: Yet the SM58 can keep up with more expensive microphones. And... I don't recall OP saying he/she is gonna be using the mic for things like outdoor recordings. I don't even mind paying double for an SM58.

I use it as a lens-cap under my lens-cap.

The SM58 has this internally mounted shock mount, which is why its one of the few, if not the only one (technically the 57 and 58 are the same by atleast the internal shock mount) that doesn't need a shock mount like the Rode Procaster and the likes. Because of that, it essentially has kept handling noise to a near zero (the only way for it to record handling noise is probably by mugging someone with it...) that has that feature. Since OP wants XLR, the SM58 is a GREAT CHOICE. I use mine as a spare hammer since it looks like you have to blow it up with a grenade to actually get it to be remotely non-functional. Plus, even though its been out for decades (or so I'm told), its a great mic for near everyday use for even Skype since its a bargain for what it gives and audio interfaces are getting cheaper and cheaper for the sake of just simply working. So, yeah, the SM58 gets my vote. If Monoprice's sub $20 dynamic mic has successfully copied the internal shock mount that Shure's been using on the SM57 and SM58, I'd recommend that instead if OP really wants a shock mount. I haven't seen a single shock mount that natively supports dynamic mics that are stylized as the SM58, ATR2100, and the likes.

What I meant by RGB is something like this The Luxe isn't RGB (meaning that you're only limited by the shade of red, green, blue, yellow, etc... by Phanteks or any company that puts LED's on their case with limited colors). So, if you wan't Nvidia's shade of green from the Luxe, you're out of luck on that one.

Welp, just saying what you get if you get either one. Either way, you can't go wrong. The Luxe though, by modder friendly I mean you have one less tool (or one less problem) you need to take some parts apart since most, if not all of it, is screwed in. Don't want the 5.25 drive bays? You can take out the screws holding it. Don't want the power supply shroud attached? You can screw it out (well, technically, you don't need a screwdriver for that). Its modular and handy if you want more fans, radiators, space for pumps etc... The Luxe has LED's, but not RGB. The "tailor fit" kind of thing is that you can go to Cooler Master's website and choose what you want in your Master Case Pro 5 such as having something on top of your top panel and/or front panel for better radiator compatibility. Basically, they are like Case Labs BUT just for the Master Case Pro 5. Check the Cooler Master website for this. Honestly, it comes down to preference on looks and features.

Surround sound on headphones is done entirely on software. If anything, its impossible to have a headphone that has 7.1 (any company who says they have 7.1 headphones are fooling you guys) since the drivers are placed on each ear. There's the A700X/900X which are the closed-back version.

Here's what you get: Luxe: -Most, if not all of it, is screwed together instead of riveted. Modder friendly. -You can fit a 420mm radiator on the top, potentially push+pull if you have a thick enough radiator to do it. Master Case Pro 5: -You can "tailor fit" it based on their design, limited to what they offer/allow. I counted-out LED because... well... there are aftermarket LED strips that one can always add in.

Titan Z owners must be really, really, REALLY pissed.

What good amplification? (correction) The HE-500 can be used with a Cayin C5 Loudness doesn't measure good listening experience... to a certain degree only. The modern lineup, sonically, isn't anything like the old lineup. If anything, they are more of a different headphone, aesthetically and sonically, than an actual improvement nor is it even worth considering a successor. Comfort varies. Its just that there are those who have agreed that the HE-500 and the likes of its lineup was just uncomfortable to the point that adding HD580/600/650 headband pads and even pads from other companies like MrSpeakers.

I think you should actually read it properly.