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supply and demand: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20160909PD209.html Basically, nvidia has supply issues and we customers are making it worse by desperately buying any card on sight. Here in latin america is just as bad. It took me like a week to find my gtx 1060. I have seen 1080 going for ~$700 USD.

I wouldnt buy used SSDs. HDD are ok for the most part. SDDs have a finite number or writes, even if they used it for a month, thats a month less that can be used.

yes, frame relay, encapsulation such as vpns, vlans, serial links and a little more.

well it is not that simple. YOU DO NEED some academic, hands on knowledge and reading tutorials, books and watching videos wont get you that far. Right now Im getting my BA in computer engineering and networking. I have taken 4 courses about networking and Im still missing 2 just to get my degree. Packet tracer is like really basic, eNSP is like the low-middle ground of networking. The good stuff begins with virtual machines,voip and networks. The real deal is working in a data center or network center with actual routers, switches, AP and so on. Since you say that you dont have access to actual cisco routers , set up a virtual box with several pcs, switches and routers. Practice many network configurations and learn as much as you possibly can, especially the commands.

SATA wasnt meant for SSDs since no such thing existed in 2003. SATA Express seemed like the way to go but manufactures decided not to make that many sata express drives.(so rip sata express) NVMe aka M.2 Drives are getting more popular each year so expect that to be the new standard. I dont think they will bother making sata 4 or whatever(last version is 3.2)

CrystalDiskInfo DO keep in mind that some refurbished drives may show as brand new. Other than that, crystaldiskinfo is pretty reliable.

only if you live in the US... down here in Mexico a brand new gtx 1060 is cheaper than a used gtx 970 because f*ck logic

Aftermarket gpus for laptops dont even exist(aside from a few proprietary adapters), if you are talking about the Razer core then you need a razer laptop that cost more than a desktop computer. At the end of the day, you are better off building a micro itx system for 1/2 the price.

Every reputable website puts the 1060 on top of the rx 480. Sure amd does better in dx12 and vulcan, but the 1060 is more power efficient and silent. Do you want great performance, low temps and power efficiency? get the 1060. if you dont care about any of that or want the best performance in dx12/vulcan get the rx 480

the zotac gtx 1060 mini is the cheapest/ smallest 1060 around, but get evga is better

why do you need the extra height of the zalman?

specs? try using a different monitor on dvi

yes everything else will work just fine. if you really need the usb 3.0 ports you could get this cable . the ports will work at usb 2.0 speeds but at least they will be functional

the overall performance if the system is rather low for a 6700k and gtx 1080. Im thinking the motherboard is defective somehow.

well did you shut down the computer properly? some files/settings can get corrupted if you dont do start>shutdown

it does work, but you wont get to play in dx12

seems like a bad overclock. try removing the drivers and software with this http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html then reboot and reinstall everything

if you are getting a 10x0 card then yes, you should (must) upgrade to win 10. win 10 supports dx 12, win7 does not.

make sure clear type is enabled, also check nvidia control panel and set everything to default just in case

well I think you should consider power consumption and acoustics too. Both the RX480 and the gtx 1060 have very similar performance, and even though amd outperforms in dx12 and vulcan, most games favor nvidia over amd. The 1060 runs very cool and has better overclocking. My very own 1060 runs at 35C idle and 62C under load (overclocked to 2100MHz).

read this https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/764665/nvspcap64-dll-error/

yes this is somewhat common. I have used logitech mice for like 15 years and all of them start ghost clicking after a while like ~4 years. It has something to do with the switches used.

yes, even the light from a graphics card can be seen from the front

http://www.coolermaster.com/case/mid-tower/mastercase-5/ http://www.corsair.com/en/obsidian-series-450d-mid-tower-pc-case

the best xp machine would be a core 2 duo or core 2 quad with a 8800 GT or GTX if you can find one. That was like the best hardware before vista came out.