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I had EVGA blower fan a 660 Gtx and blowers run hot. I won't get a blower ever again, they took it in a replaced it but yeah. Stay away from blowers. I'm surprised guys out there are buying second hand mining cards.. Abused Although your call if you can get it cheap probably a decent amount of 1070's going to hit the streets soon.

I may buy my first ever AMD CPU in the comming months. Although I don't need an upgrade I got one running 4.1 ghz on 4c 8t It really hasn't been slow enough to justify more OC or replacing it.
However in light of recent new a price drop makes them really tempting to jump into the 8core market.

Check out Asus Vg245 . If 24 inch is good it also has 2 hdmi but you get a VGA which is no good. The BenQ 246o has a Dvi D which is nicer. No display port yet, you must look at new moniters. The 2460 has a HDMI out, for duplicating a display or what have you. View sonic Xg2401 has two Hdmi and a Display port, running at 144hz. But you are getting into a range with more moniters maybe and lots more options in 144hz that are quite acceptable

Just so you know,
 
If you install a fresh windows, with the drivers for the chipset, audio and stuff, and then install the nvidia drivers for the gtx 1070, all correctly and successfully, even if you don't touch anything in the power management settings or ANYTHING, like if you stick to the "stock" windows with drivers, a gtx 1070 can play bf4 eaaaasily in 1080p ultra settings with absolutely no lag at all.
 
So your problem is not coming from those options for sure.

Its a good OS. There's no denying to it. If it weren't for my specific use case, I wouldn't have hated it that much at all. 
 
Basically, I'd use win 10 for my carry around low spec laptop OS. But when I need more control of stuff windows 7 still is the best one. 
 
Other than that, the experience of the 2 OSs don't really differ much. 
 
 
I'd buy it even if I weren't using it. A cheap key can come in handy. 

It was to add a bit of humor

To provide you with the correct information, and not crap like most of above:
 
Windows 10 has a massive amount of features over Windows 7 which you can care or not. However, if you are: "I just do gaming, and treat my PC as a Console, and do nothing else, what Windows 10 gives me that I am missing out?", then the answer is nothing. MSDOS will meet your needs (ok it would lack DirectX, and all that... but you get my point).
 
The list is extensive, so here is a short version:
Lighter, faster, and more responsive. Much improved Windows Update Improved Task Manager, making is easier to use and more understandable. Linux subsystem (Ubuntu 16 LTS). Yes, you can run Linux programs on your Windows system. GameMode - A mode which makes Windows focus more time and prioritizing your game Edge web browser Ability to run Universal Apps. Great selection of apps: Groove Music, Mail, Calendar, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, News, Wheatear, XBox, SlingTV, Netflix, Hulu, Instagram, Skype, Fitbit, Maps (GPS required for turn-by-turn navigation) and many more. As for games (some of these games are on Steam): Forza Motorsports 6, Halo Wars: Definitive Edition, Halo Wars 2, Ultimate Edition, Voodoo Vince: Remastered, Gears of Wars 4, Forza Horizon 3, Killer Instinct, Deadrising 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, and more. Basically: If it published by Microsoft and on XBox One, Microsoft releases the game on Win10. Buy the game once, play on both systems. Buy eBooks, Rent/Buy Movies and TV shows, buy music. Cortana 2x2 and 2x1 window snapping Virtual desktops Windows Precision Touchpad Drivers (on supported systems) New start menu OneDrive integration Sync your system settings between your Windows 10 powered devices Increased security Windows Defender (aka: Microsoft Security Essentials just renamed). Improved and integrated to the OS. Paint3D Improved File Explorer Share feature Action Center panel Power User Menu (Win+X or right-click on Start button) Decoupled svchost, degrouping services for easier debugging, increase transparency, improve security, and allow recovery of failed services without affecting other parts of the system. Hyper-V (Pro edition) Power Management improvements (more coming end of the year) Direct share feedback with Microsoft related to the OS via the Feedback Hub. (Yes, MS reads it, considers it, and changes are applied based on that, including reported bug to be fixed, and gets fixed) View PDFs (via Edge) View ePubs (via Edge) FLAC, MKV, and many more video and audio format supported SMS/MMS from your PC (Windows 10 Mobile needed... Android coming soon?!? (partially supports it as of now) No iPhone support due to the locked down OS) Phone notification sync (Windows 10 Mobile needed. Android has partial support as we speak. No iPhone support due to the locked down OS) Ink Workspace Improved Sticky Notes Miracast phone or other devices to your PC via the Connect app Windows Hello support (supported hardware needed) Game DVR support Game Broadcast support  - with webcam and chat support (Beam service) Night Light Mixed Reality (VR/AR) support Improved Muti-monitor support Improved High-DPI support 4K displays support Native 802.11ad support Native USB 3.0 support Dynamic Lock (Lock your PC as you walk away. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth, as you walk away with your phone, Windows detects that and locks your PC) Pin login Picture password login File History Backup system (allows you to go back in time on a file, folder and drive, recover files, undo encryptions by randsomware, etc) On screen Volume display On screen Brightness display (ACPI displays only: laptops, tablets) Remote Desktop Host improvement (transparency support, video playback support, DirectX and OpenGL support (can technically stream games. But not designed for this)). Burn ISOs Much improved file collision system Much improved disk repair scan Ability to pause/resume file transfers Auto switch from Wireless to Wired or back 'Instant' wake up from sleep Fast Startup UEFI support (Win7 only support EFI booting) Improved SSD support Improved Windows Shell (GUI) rendering engine More detail File transfer info Easier activation Massive improvement on the accessibility tools Find my device and more..

you can download ram

One thing to note, generally, PSUs aren't very good things to cheap out on.  If you get a bad one, it could kill your whole PC and cause very significant data loss......

No, it just allows VM's to send commands straight to the cpu instead of going through the host OS. It's a sort of side door you open. Front door is for your windows system and the back door should be shut
 

I ended up ordering a Pok3r Vortex Brown MX.

Agreed, if you wait forever and forever for the next best thing around the corner you're never gonna spend your money

I myself always use no-name PSU's for the added excitement of not knowing when it's going to blow up. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
 
 

It'd be enough to power it but you'd ideally want a higher quality power supply unit to power a i7 7700 and a GTX 1080.

300 dollars? sadly there are no monitors that would fit that price range with the specs you're looking for. 

With a GTX670??
Unless you play on minimum settings you're not gonna get anywhere near 144fps.

It depends on how much you are willing to spend freely without thought or care.
I would say 144 is not worth it.

Plug in all drives the way you want it and start booting from your Windows installation media, whether it's DVD or USB just fix the boot options via BIOS.
During the Windows installation you'll get the option to choose which drive you want to install it on, but before you do that there's a "format" option.
 
Format all drives and they'll be wiped cleap if all files and shit.
Then just install on your SDD and gogogogo

So, majority of us have installed a new motherboard and run into having to just install our operating system to accommodate the new hardware.
Well, I'm going to share a little trick that I know on how to be able to use the same OS install on the new hardware problem free.
This is something that I use personally and very often in a computer shop environment.
It's much easier to just do this instead of having to backup someones data, move it here, install the os, move it back. That sucks. 
 
WARNING - WARNING
I only recommend this to users who are comfortable troubleshooting. 
I have never had an issue with the software itself. 
Used this hundreds of times.
Just better to be safe than sorry.
But problems can happen. I don't want to be responsible for someone messing something up.
So please, take caution when trying something like this.
It can always be fixed. Nothing a OS re-install can't repair haha.
WARNING - WARNING
 

It's a pretty simple .ISO called Paragon Adaptive Restore.
It was a free tool offered by the Paragon Software company up until about 2010 when they started to adapt it into their paid programs only.
I have contacted the company about distributing the software and they had no worries about it since they will offer a download to it if asked
 
Current Download Link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gyoaqlx29d6yxw/AADAYBACDOK0by5GVHaAMoJha/Paragon%20Adaptive%20Restore (Updated 7/30/14)
File Size: 154 MB
File Type: ISO Image
 

Start off by creating the bootable CD.
I personally use the program ImgBurn (http://www.imgburn.com) to create my cd's.
Once the CD is booted, restart the computer and boot to the CD.
 
Make sure your current motherboard has been REPLACED with the new motherboard.
These are the steps to follow once your new motherboard has been installed.
 
1. Accept the end user license agreement by checking the box and hitting Accept.

 
2. Select "Adjust OS"

 
3. Select the Operating System on the drive.

 
4. Select which option - I normally choose Adjust the OS automatically.
4.5. I rarely have the use the second option.

 
5. From here you will see the software injecting and editing the proper drivers.

 
6. Paragon hasn't changed anything yet. It needs your permission to apply the changes, click Yes, Apply the changes physically.
6.5 After this do not interrupt anything and just restart your computer normally and everything should boot into Windows.

 
You will need to remove older drivers once in Windows and install your new drivers.

I still have one  I wish I had a Wii U tho.

Please bear with me, as this is my first guide. Feel free to give me constructive criticism.
Hello all! Today I'm going to show you how to
USE YOUR WIIMOTE AND NUNCHUCK AS YOUR MOUSE (and keyboard, too!)
Actually you can use pretty much any controller. Non-nintendo controllers don't even need the first download.
 
First and foremost:
This is NOT a guide on how to make it so you can wave your WiiMote around and have it move the mouse on the screen. If you want to do that, there's an instructibles here and a How-to-geek guide here. You can also use a different custom driver found in the first link under "What do I need?". I've found the GlovePIE method quite finicky (doesn't work all the time), but YMMV. This is a guide on how to use the joystick (or whatever buttons you like) as your mouse and/or keyboard. I've found that there is little to no perceptible input latency.
 
This is a guide for Windows 8.1 and 10 only. However, I'm guessing it won't be hard to figure out what to do for Windows 7 based on this.

Why would you want to do this?
The WiiMote and Nunchuck are significantly more ergonomic that any mouse, and most controllers. Unlike the latter two, you can wrap your hand all the way around a WiiMote or joystick which I find very comfortable. You can also control your computer across the room, but without needing a surface like you would for a wireless mouse. Finally, it looks really cool and you can show it off to your friends.

What do I need?
You will need four things:
1) A custom WiiMote driver made by Julian Löhr. You can download this here (download gamepad).                                                      
2) A software called JoyToKey. You can download it here.                                                                                                                         
3) A WiiMote                                                                                                                                                                                                
4) Bluetooth                                                                                                                                                                                                 
          5) Nunchuck (recommended)                                                                                                                                                                                
 
Step 1:
Download the driver. Once the driver is downloaded, unzip it and run TinyInstaller.exe. The author of the driver unfortunately does not have a Code Signing Certificate yet, so you'll need to disable
Driver Signature Verification before connecting your WiiMote. If you don't know how to do this, How-To-Geek made a handy guide you can use here. 
 
Step 2:
Once you've disabled Driver Signature Verification and restarted, connect your WiiMote. To do this, open up Bluetooth in System Settings → Devices → Bluetooth. For newer WiiMotes, you will need to connect to your computer using the button on the back (possible under the battery cover). However, for old WiiMotes without MotionPlus built in, you can just hold down ➀ and ➁. You should see something like Nintendo RVL-CNT-01 Show up. -TR will be added to the end of it if you're using a newer WiiMote. Click [Pair] or [Connect]. A popup dialog will show, asking for a password. Fortunately, you can just click Next without inputting a password. After this, you may see the word Connecting... following some spinning dots. I find that you can just click [Cancel] and the remote will still connect. After clicking cancel, a bar will appear under the WiiMote, and you can let it finish "loading." To check to see if the WiiMote was connected successfully, press the Windows button, and search USB. Click "Set Up USB Game Controllers." Your WiiMote should be listed there.
 
Step 3:
Here's the fun part! Run JoyToKey, and press a button on your controller. The button you press will be highlighted in yellow in the program, so you know what button corresponds to what. You can easily double-click the desired button you want to change and set it to what you want it to do. I have made my own configuration for normal mouse use, as well as for the game Portal 2. The downloads will be listed at the bottom.
 
Limitations:
-You CAN use this without JoyToKey - however, I have not been able to get it to work with Steam Big Picture Mode or Portal 2.
-According to the JoyToKey website, it won't work with some programs
Known issues:
...Copied from Julian Loehr's webpage, with a couple edits
-When powering off the Wii Remote or moving out of the Bluetooth range, Windows won’t recognize the Wii Remote is gone. Manually remove the remote in the Bluetooth settings.
-When shutting down Windows, the Wii Remote Device won’t be ejected and is still present on next start up. Manually remove the remote in the Bluetooth settings.
-When using other Bluetooth devices, they may stop working, until the Wii Remote is disconnected.
-Other Programs that need to communicate directly with the Wii Remote may not work.
-Trigger axis split, renders the last two versions of the driver unusable for GTA V.
-Incompatible with the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack
-Driver Signature Verification
Other issues:
-Sometimes the WiiMote will not work properly with JoyToKey. A simple fix to this is to click Options at the top, then Configure. Click Advanced Setting for Each Device at the top, and move around the Joystick or press a few buttons, then close it an everything should work properly.
 
Preset Configurations:
Mouse.cfg (Uses Nunchuck as mouse. Feel free to edit both of these however you wish.)
Portal.cfg (Raise sensitivity in-game. By default it will be very slow so you can get around menus, etc. better.)
 
Need any other help, or have suggestions? Just post it below!

I'm planning on making a video (and adding helpful images) showing this off (as well as a walkthrough) in the future.
 

 
 

That's fine... I used to play video games a ton, now its just a few games of Rocket League a week. Honestly I'm not unhappy about it, I feel like it gives me more free time to do other things.

-Thread locked as talking of piracy is not allowed. 

People put those 80cc motors on bicycles. That motor I mentioned, is 8HP with no power curve, its instant power.
 

Well, doesn't really count as mail I'd say since I had to hire a special delivery service, but I did buy a piano that had to be shipped to my place. Gross weight of about 620lbs (~180kg)
 
I think though the heaviest thing I've shipped to my house with the actual usps was well, a digital piano I bought last year. Came in just under 50lbs (22kg). I don't recall the shipping for it, pretty sure I cheaped out went for the free 2-3 week delivery because I didn't want to pay $20+ in shipping for a single item, and another item in the order was delayed by a couple weeks anyway so it didn't matter.