ejohnny33

So, in your opinion, would it be worth spending the extra $20 if you want to be able to squeeze every frame out of your GPU?

So I'm looking at the MSI 1070 GAMING 8G and im puzzled. I understand this can apply to pretty much any card and I've done research but I just don't understand whether it's worth paying $20 more to have it come with a 75 MHz factory overclock. Are the factory OC'd cards binned higher or something? Why couldn't I just get the regular card and overclock it the day I get it by 75 MHz?

I'm not worried about that, EK has one for the 980 Strix, but don't you think I would be losing performance per dollar if I got those cards as soon as they came out. (I'm guessing they will be a bit more expensive than the 980 currently is. Also, sorry I'm not trying to be defensive, I'm just asking to make sure my budget gets me the most performance for what I want.

Your suggestions are good. I could wait for pascal, but then at that point I thing I would be losing a lot of performance per dollar because at least at launch the 980 was like $550 so I'm guessing pascal would be similar. Also, if I went SLI with the best GPU (980 Ti) I would be paying $500 more for a few more frames, which I don't really think is worth it. Basically, I'm saying SLI 980 offers way more performance per dollar than SLI 980 Ti.

Your first and third questions are answered in the title. As far as resolution the most it would be is 3440x1440 ultrawide

I'm planning on building this system with the intention of water cooling it in the future. I would like to know if I'm getting a good deal for my budget. I understand there are some cheaper items I could get that wouldn't impact performance, but I'm going for a blue and white theme here. (Note: I also want this to be capable of SLI in the future in case I go that route. Also, I don't need a hard drive, all documents are stored on a NAS.) PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($233.99 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Adorama) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.99 @ Mac Mall) Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card ($439.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1136.43 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-05-02 21:44 EDT-0400

I did think about doing triple ultrawides, but I just don't have the room for it, but if I were going to that or the Acer Predator X34 would be my choice

I probably couldn't pick parts, but I would recommend buying used locally. If you haven't already seen scrapyard wars, watch it because Linus and Luke give good tips on buying used. They also have a couple other videos on buying used parts too, but if you can, save up for a few months to get a PC that will be upgrade able, rather than on that whose motherboard you can't find parts for anymore.

I'm building an overkill gaming PC, way overkill. It is going to have a dual 980Ti graphics setup to hopefully run AAA titles at triple 1440p. What I can't seem to figure out is what monitors to use. Budget is not an issue, so I've been looking at the Asus PG279Q for its IPS panels (a must, since you won't be viewing two of the monitors head on), G Sync, and 144Hz refresh rate. Not to mention its relatively low 4 ms response time and thin bezels. Right now I can't think of any other monitor that would be better for triple surround, but that's why I'm coming here. Would this be a good setup, or would you recommend a different monitor?

Hello, this is my first post, so if I do something wrong, I'm sorry. So, I'm building my first gaming PC. I'm only fifteen, so I can't go much higher than 900 USD, and definitely no higher than 950 USD. The only things I will be doing on this are gaming and some light Photoshop work for school (nothing too serious). The games I play are a mix of CPU and GPU intensive. I only have one 1080p monitor right now, but I would like to go triple 1080p in the future since I'm really into flight, racing, and FPS games. I was going to go AMD for my CPU, but many people told me I'd be better off with Intel Skylake since it is a newer architecture (compared to the FX-8350 which is a few years old). I managed to put together a list of parts in my budget on pcpartpicker, so here it is below. I already have a mechanical keyboard and gaming mouse, so the only suggestions I'm looking for are on the PC itself. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($256.89 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3P ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Micro Center) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($42.88 @ OutletPC) Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($64.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP 69.0 CFM 120mm Fan ($4.99 @ Newegg) Total: $914.10 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-26 23:37 EST-0500 Thanks for the feedback EDIT: Also based on benchmarks, the PowerColor R9 390 has a considerably better price/performance ratio to just about any GTX 970, so I'm not going to change the GPU