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JWolfCrafter

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Arkham City
  • Interests
    The Joker, Computers, Building Computers.
  • Biography
    So far I have built a single computer, and plan on building another hopefully soon.
  • Occupation
    High School

System

  • CPU
    i5-4460
  • Motherboard
    MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150
  • RAM
    G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3-1600
  • GPU
    EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked
  • Case
    Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black
  • Storage
    Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB + Seagate 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM
  • PSU
    EVGA 500W 80+ Certified
  • Cooling
    Nothing Special
  • Keyboard
    Some really old thing...
  • Sound
    Internal
  • Operating System
    Windows 7
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  1. So... worth it, then? I'm trying to view this in like an upgrade pattern where I get this for as cheap as it'll get, then upgrade the motherboard/cpu to newer things, then upgrade the monitor to 1440p/4k/something better than 1080p. Not that I have a billion dollars to spare, but I think it's a decent idea?
  2. Understandable. How about this $540 evga card? https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-08G-P4-6181-KR/dp/B01GE9RFNK/ref=sr_1_22?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1515723010&sr=1-22&keywords=gtx+1080 I've had very good experience with them in the past. Not customer service wise, but my card right now is an evga and it works like a dream.
  3. Well, no mail-in on this one. What heat problems were you having exactly? Like, overheating under no load or noise to performance ratio or extremely high temps under high load?
  4. To answer the questions: No, and no. I'm only inclined to spend the money because it's a $510 1080 and atm I feel like that's extremely rare. And it's not like I need the performance, but bumping my settings from high to ultra would be cool. Really here i'm just asking if the $510 is like insane enough for me to just immediately buy it. Of course, I could wait until the 20xx series comes out, but that doesn't even have a release date so I don't exactly know how hopeful to be there. And yea, I thought that having an awesome gpu now and later when I get some money being able to up the motherboard/cpu would be worth it, even if I have to deal with throttling for a few months.
  5. Uh, okay, so I just found this $510 1080. A little rare, I think. Especially now. Most are like $800+ right now? For whatever reason? Why is this so cheap? https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1080-ARMOR-8G/dp/B01GXOWUDQ/ref=sr_1_19?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1515721643&sr=1-19&keywords=1080+ti Also, since it is this cheap, is it worth it to pick one up to upgrade from my gtx 970? My current build here: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mfGwRB I know that there's the high probability of my cpu throttling the 1080 in at least some way, and that my monitor is only 1080p, but I still feel like this price is just a little... awesome? Suggestions?
  6. I assumed my sort of bad cpu would probably bottleneck the 1080. Only problem that I just discovered with the 8700/z370/212 option is the ram I own. My ddr3 ram won't go on a z370 board. Which is more money (cheapest being $154 for 16gb of 2800, and i'd like to stick with 16gb). Also, if I were to get the 8700, would it be better to get the 8700 or get the 8700k and a decent cooler and overclock it? I do have a hyper t2 but I wouldn't exactly consider that "good", especially for something like an 8700k.
  7. As of right now, my monitor is an Acer R240HY - 1080p/60hz. I would absolutely die for a 4k monitor, but not only are they expensive as hell for the job that i don't have (i'm still in high school at the moment, and so far completely unemployed), but I also don't even know if it'd be worth it. I mean sure, gaming at 4k seems fun and all, when I have a bunch of money to throw at it. When and if I do get a job, I don't assume that it will pay me enough to buy and maintain a car within the next 2 years as well as be able to have a 4k system (since the only jobs i'm going to be working with my suicide schedule are in the summer). What really screwed me was that my parents split and I had to get a computer at both houses, one of which is an i5-6400/1060, and then this one. Both cost about $1200, purely paid for by saving lunch money and christmas/birthday money. Seeing as my money is extremely limited (my income is $5 per weekday), I don't see enough money for 4k coming in the future. So, since that's the case, would it be better to buy a 1080 now (and a pretty case), hope that 2xxx prices don't skyrocket when they come out because of mining and whatnot and buy one of those when it comes out, or wait like a month until I get enough "income" to buy a 1080 ti?
  8. A 1080ti seems... worse, in my opinion. I mean price difference is about $570 for the 1080(Asus Strix) vs $770 for the cheapest 1080ti (MSI Duke)? Is the $200 difference really worth it? - prices from Amazon Why exactly is a 1080 bad idea right now? I understand that the prices are a little shot up due to mining, but it doesn't seem that extreme to me on cards like the Strix. Please understand that I'm in no way trashing your suggestion or anything, just questioning because I'm genuinely interested about the responses to the questions
  9. Hey! Here is the list of the current PC that I own, which I want to upgrade in some way: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mfGwRB For when I built it, I think the machine was pretty good for what I was doing. Now that I'm older and my graphics expectations are higher than Minecraft 64x texture packs, I'm looking to upgrade my system. What I'm thinking right now is buying a 1080 to replace the 970, and then buying a new case. I don't really know what case yet, just something with a side panel to show off whatever 1080 I decide to buy. My budget at the moment for the upgrades, thanks purely to christmas, is around $650. I could spend up to $700, but it would be preferable if I didn't. If it isn't even worth it to only spend $650, I would definitely consider buying the $700 worth of upgrades. The questions I have are really this: Is a 1080 worth buying, and if so, which one(s) would be the best to buy? Does it matter? What case should I buy that's affordable but would also look good? Size doesn't matter, as long as it's atx/eatx. Would it be better to buy an upgrade to my CPU rather than an upgrade to my graphics card? If so, what processor, and what cooling would I use? (assuming more than the stock fan is necessary) Thanks in advance!
  10. Ok so I got to +200mhz on the GPU Clock and +500 on the Mem Clock (Stable) with the +37mV. Don't know if that's good, or if I could go farther, but thats the result I got.
  11. Yeah nope still 37mV max. I restarted, made sure to kill precisionX, same thing. And now time to try this, and then run heaven for the entire night. If I get anything at 37mV, I'll post the results here.
  12. Even in afterburner, +37mv is the max.
  13. How much voltage should I be adding for that... or none?
  14. So I have an EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0, and was wondering how far I could OC it. I'm using PrecisionX 16 and Unigine Heaven (Since valley crashes, overclock or not.). I cant seem to find any specifics on what I can do to core clock/mem clocks, in terms of what +(number) I should use. I mean yes there's lots of total clocks that say somewhere in the 1500mhz range for core clock, but I dont know how much that is. How much should I add to my core/mem clocks? Also, should I use overvoltage? If so, how much? (It only lets me select 12mV, 25mV, or 37mV. Dont know why, but there's no in-between, even when using arrow keys.) Snips of PrecisionX for the 970 with the + amounts would be nice (and easier to follow). Other than that just saying "Core Clock: +150mhz, Mem Clock +500mhz" etc. etc. etc. is also fine. Halp
  15. Ok so I was totally watching the JayzTwoCents video on overclocking pascal cards when I saw the "change it to Maximum Performance". And now that I changed it back to "optimal power", its back to normal. Guess this thread was just me being stupid then. Sorry about that
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