FrowntownPitt

My dad and I were attempting to make our own basement home-theater projector setup but never succeeded. This would be super cool for showing movies up on the "Big Screen" A.K.A. my basement wall, without needing to worry about new-comers or mid-stream popcorn goers blocking the light!

Thanks guys, that was the general response I was expecting. I'll probably wait until the AIB partners release their cards. Since they are the same cards, is it right to compare them spec-for-spec?

Hello friendly folk, So I'm in a predicament, which began several weeks ago. My XFX r9 280X started to artifact, and I contacted support. Support, after a few weeks, discovered that the card was a refurb (I bought it as "new") given as replacement to an RMA, and the warranty expired in December (darn eBay liars.) Before this was known, support offered a BIOS update, which made things worse: It would crash under load. This means no gaming and sometimes some choppy web browsing. I find the timing of this happening to be slightly, erm, untimely. Long story short, I'm upgrading to the 1080, once it comes out. Background out of the way, I am trying to decide whether to buy a Founders edition card at the $700 price tag (I know that it's just the reference card) or wait to see what the AIB partners have to offer. I'll break down my issue into a few questions. How long will it take (approximately or generally) for the AIB partners to release their custom cards? I'm looking for non-reference air cooled cards, with the possibly lower price tag? Might the custom air cooled cards be better than the Founders reference at the lower price tag (this is a subjective/ambiguous question, I know)? Should I wait to see what the AIB partners have to offer before buying the 1080? Thank you very much for the input. Just for kicks, I'll give you my specs: Intel Core i7 6700K (currently non-OC) CM Hyper 212 Evo (I can get a stable 4.5 GHz OC at 75C under load) 2x8GB G.skill Ripjaws V DDR4 Gigabyte Z170-HD3P Antec 750W PSU

I want to win the keyboard, because while I do have a backlit Thermaltake keyboard, I need a keyboard that can compliment my Razer Naga 2014. I've also never experienced a mechanical keyboard, having been stuck with membrane keyboards my whole life.

My laptop (Asus Q551L) is massively hindered by a slow hard drive. It makes starting programs unbearable, even when running Ubuntu! I recently upgraded my desktop to an SSD boot drive, and now I am a firm believer in the power of a new, solid state drive. I believe most PC speed issues can be remedied with a better hard drive.