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LaboonTheWhale

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  1. I don't follow news too much but what's the likelihood of another chipset being released by Intel. Or Ryzen+ being equal in singke core performance.
  2. Hey guys. So I found an Intel 8700k open box for 300 and was thinking of nabbing it. I have a Ryzen 1700 oc to 3.8ghz @ 1.325v. I currently game on a 34" Alienware aw3418dw 1440p 120hz monitor. My games tend to hover around 100 fps with high graphics and whatnot. I want to try and keep graphical settings high but still maintain Max fps. Would an 8700k be justified at this price? Microcenter also has 30 bucks off bundled with a mobo. I could try and sell my cpu and mobo to try and recoup costs Edit: GPU is 1080 Ti sc2 oc'd to +50/+425 core/memory
  3. Selling my 1080ti and Fury X from this spike would be a lovely profit. But there would he no higher end 1080 Ti to buy lol. Volta is still a long ways to go probably as well.
  4. I'm not quite sure how do judge a price from this though. If they were regularly sold for 320 before the spike. How much could I expect today?
  5. I think roughly 300 was what it was before the spike. Somewhat debating on selling my 1080ti during this spike but I would have nothing to upgrade to lol
  6. Hey guys I've been looking to sell my Fury X and noticed all these gpu's spiking in value. Do amd cards like the Fury do well in this mining? I want to try and get the most out of a sale
  7. Its the same as the FTW and Classified and whatnot editions. Its just a boost clocked version with the sensors no? Its a great card with great cooling. I have mine OC'd to +55/+425 and goes to 65C on air. But for watercooling definitely pointless. But at least EVGA released theirs finally.
  8. Hey guys So I was watching a video by Optimum Tech on Youtube and in his most recent build, he used the EVGA 1080 Ti SC2 w/ a founders edition waterblock by EKWB. I thought that they werent compatible with the SC2 model as there was the ICX sensors and the extra pin plug-in for the sensors. Anyone have any idea? He said in the video he had no problem putting it on with no modifications but even from EKWB I was told that it would not work. EVGA finally started selling their Hydrocopper waterblock but thats got a $40-50 premium over other waterblocks.
  9. its 3440x1440 so not just regular 2460x1440. 4k is also stuck at 60Hz.
  10. Hey guys So I have an Alienware 34" monitor reserved for pickup and was going to go get it tomorrow. I just was wondering your guys' opinions on these monitors. I saw that an IPS Freesync 34" 100Hz monitor was on sale at $599 and noticed that the G-sync tax is A LOT. I do love the 34" form factor, but is it really worth that price premium for G-sync. System spec: Ryzen 7 1700 @ 3.8Ghz GTX 1080 TI SC2 OC'd Edit; I can afford that $1k price tag, but of course there could be other things I could spend monies on.
  11. Thanks so much everyone for explaining it to a Dumbo like me. I really do appreciate it and was a little too embarrassed to ask someone in person since it seems like something "I should already know"
  12. I just received this card and it seems i have 0% APR for 12 months. would this mean I wouldnt have interest for these upcoming 12 months? but then it has 23% APR after that so I obviously will need to be careful and not get into a downward spiral. I just want to make sure I can set myself up correctly for the upcoming years. already had a friend who had to cut up his CC because he would keep using it and pay only partial having him in quite a bit of debt. (didn't have the best self control/discipline)
  13. I could buy outright but I just wanted to make sure thats how it would work. With having good credit being something so important here especially later on if I need to borrow money for a House or something I wanted to make sure to get started on working on that.
  14. Hey guys So trying to be an adult after graduating college I got my first credit card. I'm trying to learn everything about it and its benefits and whatnot since thats not something I really learned in my schooling. I am looking to upgrade my monitor and get the 34" Alienware Ultrawide 3440x1440 monitor. That monitor is $999.99 US. Lets say in my next billing cycle I don't want to pay off that $999.99 balance right away. Hypothetically I want to break it down paying it off over 5 months. Lets say my first month I pay $200 (over 5 mo period). In my next billing cycle will I have an outstanding balance of $800 + my interest plus whatever other balance I may have? That is technically over the minimum payment so I would be fine for the billing cycle and more. Then the following months if I do the same $200 payments, I would have $600 + interest, $400 + interest, and so on? Thanks and I'm sorry if this seems like a DUH question.
  15. Ahhh right. I have a freesync version by LG and yeah the scaling is iffy.
  16. All 3 sit at 999.99 at microcenter. I bought a 24" 240hz and a 4k 27" which were 429.99 and 399.99 respectively and I decided probably better to return and go with one realllllly nice monitor. And clear up the desk. I just wish g sync tax wasn't so expensive
  17. Hey guys. So I'm looking to upgrade my setup and probably will go with a 34" gsync monitor. I see that these are the big name brands. Instead of having 3 monitors on my desk might as well compress it down to two. Build quality, screen quality, backlight bleed, etc. Is there a go to company for these monitors?
  18. Hey guys So I was at microcenter and I saw these two different Monitors. One was the Acer Predator XB252Q and the Asus PG258Q. They were both good quality 240hz monitors with G-sync. But there was a price disparity of ~$130. Is the quality that much better on the Asus? or is it brand name.
  19. Prices I listed are from microcenter near me. 230 for 8600k, 380 for 8700k and 350 for 8700.
  20. Already have a darkrock TF cooler. But its hard to understand how its worth it from my part if that is all that you're saying. non-k is $130 more. So it would be dumb to save $20 just for non-OC'ing w/ a beefier cooler.
  21. in what way? I found a benchmark of Gamer's Nexus on the 8600k + 8700k at stock and 5GHz and they just seem to trade blows.
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