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    What usb monitoring software were they using?
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    Internals. My red sleeved cables will be in soon. It's a little dusty in there, but I'll give it a good cleaning when I swap the PSU cables. The speaker shown in the pics is the original from my 1985 IBM PC AT (286), making it over 30 years old! It's been in every PC I've ever built for myself.
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    Thanks. It was a bear to get it evenly faded, given how hot it was (the plasti dip tried to dry while doing it). Probably should have done that at night. lol
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    My Targaryen-themed Corsair 750D build: CPU: 5930K @4.5GHz cooled with an Swiftech H240 X2 Mobo: Asus X99-A RAM: 32GB of GSkill DDR4 SSDs: 500GB Samsung 850 EVO (OS and apps) and 3x 300GB Intel 320s in RAID-0 (game drive) HDD: 4TB WD Red (behind mobo tray) Video cards: SLI MSI 980TIs: the top is a Gaming G6 with Corsair H90 liquid cooler and the bottom is a Lightning (obviously) PSU: Corsair AX1200i The front is a fade, painted with red plasti dip. I have some more touches to add to the outside, and then the interior is next, cables and such.
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    This or the Acer XB270HU (which I can get for a $170 discount off retail). I don't mind the glossy Acer bezel, I don't have greasy hands, and I'm not sure the ROG is worth the $170 price premium. Ermm... Thoughts?
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    Nice, really like the PSU.
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    Yay Linus! 1 million subs!
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    I love that battery life, and the IPS display isn't too shabby either.
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    I once had to wear an eye patch for a month due to cornea surgery. Does that count?
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    Nope, most of the time it's tough to tell the difference between 4k and 1440p, especially if you run at least 4x AA. I just isn't an important gaming res and won't be for many years.
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    It's the same as the H60, but with a quieter fan.
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    You can take them back off if you go sparingly with the cement, just takes a quick twisting motion.
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    I really like the speaker setup and IPS display.
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    Installed this in my backup rig tonight, replaced the cooler on a reference 290. It works very well, temps are 20C lower under load using an old Corsair H55 I had laying around. After 4 hours of Heaven loops VRM temps are sitting at 75C w/ ambient of 23C, with just the fan blowing on them. Since they can easily handle 100C+ I'm not going to worry about them. However, it was a big pain in the ass to install, that pump mounting system needs to be simplified.
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    Cheapest I see is $450. If OP wants to go used, 290s are selling on fleabay for $250.
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    Off topic but, HOLY F***, that's a lot of thermal compound. It's a GPU, not a sammich! You might need some thermal cement for the small heatsinks.
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    Sorry, I was half asleep and got the location wrong, mea culpa, but using heatsinks is still the right move. The GELID cooler only works on reference cards, your MSI isn't reference.
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    See these? Buy them and stick a row of them here: Beforehand, clean the tops of the VRMs with a little isopropyl alcohol and a swab, the pre-applied thermal tape on the sinks will keep them in place. It's good stuff, provided the surface is clean. The RAM chips? If you feel like you want to put sinks on them, that's fine too, but it's not as vital. Just make sure you don't block the pump mounting area. BTW, your GPU temps seem high, try reseating the pump.
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    What is it with all these Titan Z trolls? It's getting boring.
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    Asus, because they offer a much better warranty replacement experience, and performance between the two is very similar anyway.
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    A more beefy power supply is a must, for just about any GPU upgrade you would be looking at. Plan for ~$50-60 there for something decent in the 500 watt range.
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    r9 295x2

    MagickalMan replied to Clyde's topic in Graphics Cards

    He's another troll, there are a whole lot of them around here, it appears.
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    My favorite thing? I love the button placement on the back, Samsung are you paying attention?
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    r9 295x2

    MagickalMan replied to Clyde's topic in Graphics Cards

    So, this is about it: Asus Radeon R9 295X2 1160MHz core, +20mV, +50% PL 6400MHz RAM, stock volts I can get 1200MHz core, but under heavy stress it starts artifacting and I don't want to push voltage any higher. At 1160 it'll loop Valley for days at 68-70C at barely audible levels, so it seems like a good place to stop... until I get a better cooler sometime later. I'm going to be keeping this card for years, because it was so expensive, so I see no reason to abuse it.
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    144HZ VS IPS

    MagickalMan replied to Stoven's topic in Displays

    If you play FPS competitively, go 120Hz or more, if not, get a good IPS. That's really about it. Since I'm mostly into RPGs and MMOs, IPS for me.
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