ArtoriaPendragon

The USPSA/IPSC is just for fun and secondary to the fact that I’ve always wanted to get a USP for quite a few reasons. It’s gonna be standard model, 9x19 but with some upgrades.
 
Standard USP 9 but replacing the sights and trigger with their match equivalents. Got a lot of time on my hand with school being out so I’ll be able to get practice in. I know for sure I’m getting smoked by all the Shadow IIs that dominate my league but I ain’t gonna give in that easily
 

Picking up a HK USP for USPSA/IPSC Production-Class pretty soon. Pretty excited since I've always wanted one but haven't been able to find one in my area for a decent price until now.

5 . 5 6  x  4 5 m m  A e s t h e t i c s

Got an Arsenal SLR-106 coming in today. I've had a EKP 8-18 Kobra for the longest time and didn't have a gun that I liked it on. Maybe the Slav combo will do.

It's been almost half a year since I've visited this thread. Got two new toys since then.
 
One's my new Eddystone M1917 Enfield next to my first taste of properly good milsurp, a 1943 ROF Maltby No. 4 Mk I. I got the beauty back in April at a gun show where I got a hundred dollars off without real haggling. Literally asked 'Will you be willing to go lower" and he asked me to name a price that I thought was reasonable so I did. Both of us were happy with the price and he just so happened to be a firefighter and me an EMT so that kind of helped.
 
The other funsy's just a PSA pistol I built with an SB Tactical PDW brace and a meme of a FCG. Used Franklin Armory's BFS III in it and it's an absolute joy to mag dump with. Probably going to put a Geissele SSA once my new SSA-E arrives and I get it into my 16 incher with the ACOG.
 
Planning on selling my Glock 17 Gen 4 to a buddy of mine and using that money to work on a Glock 19 Roland Special using a Polymer 80 V2 Compact frame.
 

It's been almost half a year since I've visited this thread. Got two new toys since then.
 
One's my new Eddystone M1917 Enfield next to my first taste of properly good milsurp, a 1943 ROF Maltby No. 4 Mk I. I got the beauty back in April at a gun show where I got a hundred dollars off without real haggling. Literally asked 'Will you be willing to go lower" and he asked me to name a price that I thought was reasonable so I did. Both of us were happy with the price and he just so happened to be a firefighter and me an EMT so that kind of helped.
 
The other funsy's just a PSA pistol I built with an SB Tactical PDW brace and a meme of a FCG. Used Franklin Armory's BFS III in it and it's an absolute joy to mag dump with. Probably going to put a Geissele SSA once my new SSA-E arrives and I get it into my 16 incher with the ACOG.
 
Planning on selling my Glock 17 Gen 4 to a buddy of mine and using that money to work on a Glock 19 Roland Special using a Polymer 80 V2 Compact frame.
 

The local Chinese restaurant still hands out fridge magnets that describe their location as "next to the Blockbuster" after their address.

The local Chinese restaurant still hands out fridge magnets that describe their location as "next to the Blockbuster" after their address.

Oh man, I haven't checked in here in ages!
 
I got this a while back: 
 
 

Oh man, I haven't checked in here in ages!
 
I got this a while back: 
 
 

A lot better than the Anti-RGB video you guys made from yesterday. 

A lot better than the Anti-RGB video you guys made from yesterday. 

It's not funny either which is why I'm disappointed. 

180 dollars for another 980 to SLI with is pretty good if you really want to wait until Volta. I'd go for it.

180 dollars for another 980 to SLI with is pretty good if you really want to wait until Volta. I'd go for it.

But you will need an am4 compatibility kit for the hyper 212 evo here:
http://www.cmstore-usa.com/ryzen-am4-x-bracket-for-hyper-series/
 
However it is currently out of stock but you may be able to find it elsewhere.
 
PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sfPVTH
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/sfPVTH/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($197.65 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI - B350 PC MATE ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($76.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $414.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-22 11:33 EDT-0400

Speaking of red dots, I still have a Kobra EKP-18 laying around somewhere. It's authentic and had the factory warranty card signed and stuff but it's one of the things I regret buying. I'm still trying to find a buyer
 

Speaking of red dots, I still have a Kobra EKP-18 laying around somewhere. It's authentic and had the factory warranty card signed and stuff but it's one of the things I regret buying. I'm still trying to find a buyer
 

It's a case of too little GPU, too much CPU.
 
-The i7-7700K cannot overclock on a B250 motherboard, you need a Z270 motherboard. But if you're rendering, buy a R5 1600 with a B350 motherboard instead of the i7-7700K. Overclock it with the included stock cooler.
-With the money saved from the cost of the processor and cooler, buy a better GPU. A RX 470/570/480/580 or GTX 1060 6GB would be ideal. 
-Buy the Crucial MX300 275GB for less instead. The Intel 540s are meh.
-The Corsair VS450 is a rather terrible choice. Buy a Seasonic S12II 520 instead.

Or if you keep the Intel, get the 7700 instead if you absolutely need the 4c/8t since the B250 can't OC. 

ASUS' page says the mobo supports DDR4 3333 (OC) support so yeah, it'll work just fine.

I think it is. The warranty lasts 14 years for my model and they'll fix or replace your unit no questions asked. There's a video of sootch001 on YT going through the Trijicon warranty process. His model had a warranty for 10 years and it expired so he just paid 200 or 300 to renew it and get the Tritium replaced. Turns out they replaced all the internals with new parts so I think it's definitely worth it if you plan on sticking to one optic that won't fail.
 
That said, the glass clarity smashes any sub-1000 dollar optic, the dual illumination is awesome and I don't ever need to worry about batteries, and the field of view is something like 33 feet at 100 yards. The only downside is the eye relief of 1.5" or so.

Yes, the optic itself costs more than the entire rifle. I put the BFS III into the rifle a few months ago and it makes a decent budget giggle switch

Yes, the optic itself costs more than the entire rifle. I put the BFS III into the rifle a few months ago and it makes a decent budget giggle switch

I heard that they have a SWG emulator out there with quite a few people still playing.