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built all of my pcs over the years, from the start , 1st one was a pentium pro 180 based system tried installing redhat linux 2.1 from memory ...

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are the wonderful world of installing new hardware ..... i just installed my shinnny new Gigabyte GTX1070 Extrem Gaming ..only to have the latest nvidia driver nurf my steam account games .... had to go back 4 driver versions to find a stable one lol made the switch to Team Green from Team Red ( old work horse Gigabyte Windforce R9 290 )

upgraded my gpu run CPU i5 6600K (stock)GPU(s) Gigabyte GTX1070 Extreme Gaming (stock)Average FPS 94.9Score 3970Screenshot of valley, GPU-Z and CPU-Z

hi peeps time to upgrade my aging HTPC from its current setup of Asrock FM2A88M EXTREME 4+ with an A8 6600k running 2x4Gb ddr3 ( 8 Gb total ) setup into an Thermaltake media lab Bach case thinking of moving over to the following config' Gigabyte H170N-WIFI (itx) (small for the case but switching later when i get higher cap HD's in) Intel i5 6600 16Gb (2 X 8gb ) ddr4 , overkill maybe possible an Intel 540 or 600p m.2 system drive 120/128 gb keeping for the moment 4x2tb wd green and 1x 1.5tb wd green, Blueray/dvd drive ( Samsung i believe ) i will be upgrading the HD's to fewer higher capacity drives later on as the current ones have about 20gb in total left in free space atm lol wifi not really an issue as the pc will be plugged directly into my NBN ( fiber) router and not needed but it will be running into my Hisense 58K321UW 4k tv via a HDMI 2.0 port , using the mobo's HDMI output which i believe is also HDMI 2.0 Am i correct in my research that both the motherboard and cpu will support a proper 4k signal into my tv intel ark states Max Resolution (HDMI 1.4)‡ 4096x2304@24Hz but the HDMI 1.4 part i assume means if the mobo hdmi being only 1.4 not 2.0 i don't really want to add in a graphics card just stick with the built in intel graphics for now any thoughts would be appreciated

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i pulled an old pc out of a cupboard doing a cleanup , found out it stills works and is running windows 2000 pro on it lol

i'm in Aus too looking around and price wise.... meh my 27" Shimian died on me not long ago so i'm looking into replacing it with a newer and bigger monitor in the next few days narrowed down my choices to 3 from an ebay seller name Dream_seller top pick http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=331803479879#ht_5278wt_1397 $au600 2nd pick http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221991746588#ht_11463wt_1397 $au430 3rd pick http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=322037499984#ht_9593wt_1397 $au445

I'm now playing the waiting game , with the 1060 release in Australia i can get an MSI GeForce GTX1060 Gaming X or the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming G1 for @ $500Au from the seller i usually buy gear from , were as the RX 480s are running from $320~$450 Au but they are reference cards, i waiting on the non reference RX480 cards to see how they will perform 1060 is nice, but no sli capability rx480 is, i take it crossfire capability arhhhh its last thing i need to upgrade in my game rig (lol was filling out reply but in the wrong post ) but applies to both i guess

I'm now playing the waiting game , with the 1060 release in Australia i can get an MSI GeForce GTX1060 Gaming X or the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 Gaming G1 for @ $500Au from the seller i usually buy gear from , were as the RX 480s are running from $320~$450 Au but they are reference cards, i waiting on the non reference RX480 cards to see how they will perform 1060 is nice, but no sli capability rx480 is, i take it crossfire capability arhhhh its last thing i need to upgrade in my game rig

I brought a ACHIEVA Shimian 27" Monitor QH270 2560x1440 for $Au150 second hand , great monitor hasn't missed a beat yet planning to update it soon to a bugger 4k Korean model soon

CPU I5 6600k GPU(s) Gigagbyte R9 290 FPS:61.5 Score:2575 Min FPS:31.0 Max FPS:116.5 AMD Radeon R9 200 Series 16.200.1010.1002 (4095MB) x1 just done a new run with latest crimson driers and shocked me with my score dropping to Max frame rate went down to 89.5 with score of 1989 total me thinks going back to older drivers lol FPS:47.5 Score:1989 Min FPS:26.6 Max FPS:89.5 AMD Radeon R9 200 Series 16.300.2511.1001 (4095MB) x1

yeah there is 4pin fan header next to the cmos battery below the cpu sockett buying the noctua fan should be ideal as they do come with the extra fan cables to add some extra length to reach the front fan , and a spliter to add extra fans if your already running a fan of that header look into the deepcool fan hub that might be useful if you able to pick on up where your from http://www.deepcool.com/product/dcoolingaccessory/accessory/2013-12/48_663.shtml

I've made 3 pcs for my mates now using the corsair graphite 230t case and I must say its great to work with heaps of space and room for cable management the front fans are nice a quite and in my case's red lcd and one I even mounted a corsair H60 in the top and fitted an Asus HD6950 in there the tool less drive bays are great too,slip in and forget

slim with mass hard drive capacity hard to find... i have two htpcs, ones in a SilverStone ML04 HTPC Case with only 1x 3.5" drive while the other in a more roomier thermaltake Bach media lad case holding 5 x 3.5", blue ray drive and a ssd boot drive . the thermaltake is only 150mm high but not what you would call "slim" http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00000189