RickElsman

My r9 295x2

It was mine when I first took the leap to 4k. I was previously using: i5 2500k @ 3.2 Ghz OverClocked to 4.2 Ghz. was liquid cooled and stable 8GB ddr3 @ 1600 Mhz GTX 560ti some older Gigabyte motherboard. I dont remember exactly, but it was nothing special. supported what I had at the time. 650W PS Dual SSD Raid0 OS other things that don't really matter So when I upgraded the PC for 4k, I put it all into the Video card. I bought an r9 295x2, a 1000W PS, and a samsung 4k monitor. I didn't consider upgrading anything else. not even the case that was almost an airtight oven. It actually did just fine, but thinking back, I was using a $36 basic case (I actually had to cut out the HDD cage to make room for the card) $150 motherboard/cpu combo. Obsolete RAM and a $1700 video card. It just sounds clumsy Heat was a really big issue, and I had researched and debated for a long time weather my liquid coolers should be intake or exhaust. Eventually I settled on exhaust, which in the beginning I didn't want by any means. But quickly discovered that by having the liquid coolers exhaust the heat of the hottest components of the computer, the other intake fans did a marvelous job at keeping the inside of the case cool. But not cool enough in my opinion. The basic case was cluttered with cables and regret. I needed a new case. Eventually I came to my senses and upgraded everything else. my current rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RKN8Vn I went through a few cases before deciding on the 760t. The corsair carbide 560 was my next choice, and was actually better for cooling, but the 760t was just sexy as all hell. But for about a month, I was rocking the ghetto-est 4k rig out there.

I have taken apart dozens of laptops in my day. The only time I felt strange afterward when when the owner had cats. I'm allergic to cats. I don't believe there is any viable reason to fear disassembling any consumer electronic device.

PCPartPicker: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RKN8Vn I really should take more current photos...

Probably some mild criticism on my clashing SATA cable colors. He might also say the amiibos are too cool for school.

I really like the design of the headphones. Everything about it says "Premium". The wood phone cups with the brushed aluminum appearance is very sexy.