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no. ram requirements are not being driven up as fast as they were in the past. I believe future ram increases will be driven by increases in GPU RAM, which will not be a factor in laptops with iGPU

I personally bought Acer Predator XU271HU1 about a month ago since it was heavily discounted. All in all it's a solid monitor, it has kinda "edgy gamery look", but I can deal with it due to the discount it had. I'd oersonally wouldn't go with ultrawide, since I do watch quite a bit of Videos, and as far as I know there would be black bars on most of the videos, which would annoy the crap out of me.

That's going to be incredibly difficult and I can see you having to manually paint in the entire jawline.
Best to take another picture if you ask me.
Edit: Oh you mean photoshop your face onto it. Yes you could do that if you took a picture at the same angle with some trial and error.

200 fps isnt enough really in CS:GO. 300 is much more smooth. Also, lets try and take people's topics seriously and leave the childish banter on other forums.
 
As for you OP, try overclocking your CPU a bit as thats what helped me. Another thing you can try is making sure your preference is set to performance in the Nvidia control panel. 

I'd love an email to leak about this Russia hack thing being a farce, though I don't think the administration is stupid to be going into details like that on their emails for the time being nor do I actually know the source of the hacks, however the info they contain is eye opening enough for me to not care.

as an apple (iphone only) fanboy, all i got to say is... this is too bad... 
 
samsung doesn't deserve all this drama, they make great phones!!!
 
just like amd vs nvidia/intel, when the competition is being crushed by the more dominant/succesful brand of the moment, call it nvidia/intel/apple, this companies can justify stupid high prices for their products for the lack of competition...
 
nvidia gpus are expensive because amd can't compete right now...
intel cpus are expensive too because amd doesn't release zen yet...
and apple acts the same because of samsung's failure/mistake on this phone...
 
i'm an apple/intel/nvidia fanboy myself, and all i see is overpriced products and "lazy upgrades" (looking at you kaby lake and iphone 7) because of the lack of competition...

The angle between your line of sight and the edges of the screen is closer to 90 degrees.
Since your field of vision curves around you, a curved screen helps reduce bad viewing angles and keeps the edges of the screen facing you.

 
Same reason why people with 3 monitor setups angle the side monitors towards them.

#ripharambe

Good build, nothing I would really change. How much do you think you could get from selling you 6600? If you cant get most of the retail price, I would just take the savings and get a H170 motherboard and stick with the stock cooler. That could save to several hundred for minimal performance loss, except for CPU intensive games where OC'ing helps. I would recommend trying to get you GPU from Newegg as that can save alot even with expensive shipping (Just check you international shipping tax laws). 

Think you can scrounge up another $77 AUD? http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/user/D2ultima/saved/cZPmP6
I got you a case that should be similar in functionality, a better (and larger) SSD for your OS, a much more reliable HDD, a better power supply, and a better (and cheaper) video card.
 
Also, would you be willing to sell your RAM and get 16GB or 32GB of better RAM? Because your current RAM chosen is garbage, and there's no way you're gonna use 64GB for school and gaming.
 
I would also like to change your CPU cooler out for a better one and tell you to get an overclockable CPU and overclock, but that one's up to you.
 
Funnily enough, I found a 250GB 850 EVO using NZ PCPP for only $21 more than the 120GB he chose.
 

Thats pretty much what I figured... Looked like one anyway.
 
Well, I'm just going to go down the list and critique your various choices here and offer several alternatives in areas. I understand prices can be pretty wack where you live so if I offer some suggestions that just don't line up budget wise I apologize.
 
When it comes to your CPU, if you expect to get 144Hz (based on your monitor choice) then you will likely need to get a 6600k. There will be many games on the market today that will have a hard time getting there even with that. Obviously this wouldn't apply to MOBA's or light FPS games, so if that is all you're doing then you may not need the K skew, but if its not too much more for you, it would be a worthwhile investment. If you're okay with 100 fps or lower, then a 6600 is all you need. Your choice of motherboard should be between Z170 and H170 with your budget, and that decision will be made on what you decide to do with your processor. Your choice of a Micro ATX motherboard in the Define S may look a bit weird/empty, but other than that there is no performance or compatibility issues to be had here.
 
For your memory, its WAYYYY overkill on the capacity side. No idea who gave you those things for free, but you lucked out. You could sell 1 of those kits, or 3 of those sticks if you wanted. 16GB of RAM is way more than any system would use for gaming or schoolwork. 8GB is really all anyone needs right now (assuming you use it wisely). 16GB is for those who have the budget and just want extra headroom. more than that is just there for bragging rights in your workload.
 
Your choice of SSD isn't particularly fast. Its still MUCH faster than a HDD, but as far as SSD's go, there are faster options. The A-Data SP550 is slightly fasater, a bit more consistent, and is less expensive (in the states at least). If you want a properly fast SSD, consider getting the Samsung 850 EVO. Its going to cost a fair bit more, but it has the performance to match its pricetag. That all being said, for a gaming rig the V300 is fast enough. If that is what is affordable and available where you live, then that isn't a bad choice.
 
I'm sure the story is the same for your GPU. RX 480 or GTX 1060 would be better cards to have for this computer (and the RX480/1060 should be similarly priced). But I have no idea what the prices are like in your area. It may be worth finding a used GTX 980 to buy as it will be better than your 390X and probably much cheaper. And with the release of those newer GPU's there may be some arriving on the used market for you.
 
Love the case =)
 
When it comes to your PSU I would suggest getting a higher quality unit. They are decent, but if you intend on doing overclocking, there will be better PSU's out there for you. If you don't end up overclocking its a fine unit, although it looks rather expensive. If you intend on overclocking, you should try to aim for something T1 or T2 from this list. If you aren't, you can get away with anything T3 or T4 on this list (you may even be able to get away with lower, but I wouldn't recommend it in most situations)
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/#comment-8149083
 
Monitors are monitors. They come with refresh rates, response times, and panel types. So long as you understand these 3 things and know what they mean, then you can't really buy a "wrong" monitor. I assume you chose those ones for specific reasons so they're probably fine.

Okay, RAMDISK is a cool idea. its something to play around with since you have that much capacity anyway.
 
When it comes to the GPU however, the 390X is not a better GPU than the 1060. Period. When it comes to the 480, the 390X will beat it in some titles and lose to it in a few others based on what I've seen (as far as raw FPS goes anyway). Not sure why that is, probably poor driver optimization since the 480 is so new, but it would be fair to say that on average these 2 cards are pretty close. But that is ONLY when talking about DX11. when it comes to DX12/Vulkan then the 480 is going to mop the floor with the 390X.
 
You can get the 390X if you want, but if it were my money I would get a 1060. If you're a fan of team red, then you should get an RX 480.

I would keep the i5-6600 as overclocking will not make that big a difference. Put the savings towards a better psu. Perhaps  SeaSonic SSR-550RM,  Corsair RM550x,  SeaSonic SSR-650RM,  Corsair RM650x, or the too large but excellent  EVGA SuperNOVA 750.
 
If the memory is free, keep it. It has decent performance and more memory provides much better overall system performance than less, but faster memory.
 
 

NZ. That place were Kangooros and Koalas dont live!

Jeez whats this forums problem with jumping down the throat of anyone who wants to buy an iPhone. He clearly stated he wants an iPhone.

V-Sync in csgo introduces input lag, which is a bad thing in competitive games like csgo, but fine for casual games like GTA V and whatnot. When having 200fps in csgo, it is really really smooth, improving your gameplay experience, reaction times and whatnot as a competitive gamer. Regarding screen tearing, yes it is present in csgo at high framerates, but nobody looks at how pretty graphics are in csgo even, and when you're playing, you would be too engrossed in the game to notice the frame tearing even.

You guys don't seem to understand the reasoning of having 200fps in csgo. 60fps on 60Hz and 200fps on 60Hz in csgo is 2 different worlds, people.

yes

correct
OP found out using keywords nvidia and 2gb (your description) and adding half height and x8 slot (from the picture) adding HP (also from the image) makes it the first result

Same body, but the 2015 has broadwell and faster gpu. It also has a mcuh faster pcie ssd.

doesnt he only need cpu (and motherboard) and gpu only?
or im misunderstanding something

I'm blind

The problem is he is being serious, I think.