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So what is so good about this gpu? The price says there is something about it that is better than even newer gpus. Just curious.

Who here is switching to AMD this year once Ryzen is released? I have to be honest, I haven't even thought about going back to AMD for some time now (FX-8350 left me feeling lied to and cheated). The crazy part is I'm an AMD shareholder and didn't want to use their products. Lately I've made a lot of money in AMD stock so I feel I owe it to AMD to support them this year and with all of the benchmarks released so far I can say you don't even have to twist my arm. For the average to more serious gamer, what upgrade makes sense? (New MOBO and Ram will obviously need to be upgraded) This is my current setup: CPU: I3-4160 (A joke, I know) GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 What upgrade makes sense? Wccftech Cores/Threads L3 TDP Base Turbo XFR Overclocking Unlocked Price AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 8/16 16MB 95W 3.6GHz 4.0GHz 4.0GHz+ Yes $489 AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8/16 16MB 95W 3.4GHz 3.8GHz 3.8GHz+ Yes $389 AMD Ryzen 7 1700 8/16 16MB 65W 3.0GHz 3.7GHz N/A Yes $319 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 6/12 16MB 95W 3.3GHz 3.7GHz 3.7GHz+ Yes $259 AMD Ryzen 5 1500 6/12 16MB 65W 3.2GHz 3.5GHz N/A Yes $229 AMD Ryzen 5 1400X 4/8 8MB 65W 3.5GHz 3.9GHz 3.9GHz+ Yes $199 AMD Ryzen 5 1300 4/8 8MB 65W 3.2GHz 3.5GHz N/A Yes $175 AMD Ryzen 3 1200X 4/4 8MB 65W 3.4GHz 3.8GHz 3.8GHz+ Yes $149 AMD Ryzen 3 1100 4/4 8MB 65W 3.2GHz 3.5GHz N/A Yes $129 This is going to be the year of AMD. The year we have all needed for a long time.

Just to let you all know, AMD at the GDC (Game Developers Conference) will be "highlighting the hottest new graphics, VR technologies and previews of the “Vega” architecture." This could be very interesting http://radeon.com/en-us/gdc-2017/

GUYS THE SWITCH COMES OUT TOMORROW TELL YOUR THOUGHTS BELOW. HYPE

Hello again everyone, its been a while. So as the title suggests I'm trying to round up a guide to Ryzen preorders. If anyone finds anything in the next few days whether it be a motherboard or actual chip either PM me or drop a comment and I'll add it to this list. I'm only focusing on enthusiast ones, but if I get preorder info for other chipsets I'll add them. This parts a bit personal, I'm trying to get my hands on an x370 or b350 mini ITX board, but all I've seen is atx so far Updated 2/21: Thanks to @dizmo for pointing out that x300 is their mini ITX chipset, in my haste I filtered it out due to them not supporting full PCIe x8 gen 3 speeds while running crossfire/sli, but that certainly shouldn't be an issue for mini ITX builds. Heres to hoping I can find one at launch! Really want to do a build in Phanteks black/red mini itx case. Lots of builds in it actually (don't steal my idea!!, ) Update 2/22: http://www.anandtech.com/show/11143/amd-launch-ryzen-52-more-ipc-eight-cores-for-under-330-preorder-today-on-sale-march-2nd https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100&IsNodeId=1&Description=ryzen&name=Any Category&Order=BESTMATCH AM4 MOTHERBOARDS (BY CHIPSET & FORM FACTOR) x300: X370: B350: AM4 CPUs: R7 1700: 1700X: 1800X: R5: 1300: 1400x: 1500: 1600x: R3: 1100: 1200x: Hopefully I didn't miss a thread like this already, but if nothing else maybe this can serve as a collection of different RYZEN hardware that people could glance at instead of going to lots of different pages. But my "inspiration" for making this is that I have money set aside for Ryzen (~$1500) and I want to start building ASAP.

After watching all the unboxing videos, every body has multiple cards, but nobody is talking about SLI/NVlink performance. Thoughts?

After getting the email that I won the 8086k on a whim, I almost couldn't contain myself. I was in the middle of calculus, so not like I had a choice anyway. It almost seemed to good to be real, and I hadn't even planned on upgrading because of how well my gold sample 4790k was running (4.7GHz on 1.2 V, what a dream). One silicon lottery to the next with me, I suppose, even though it was a different kind of lottery. To begin with, this build is a trio of triumphs for me. First of all, it's exciting to have cutting edge hardware. This CPU gave me the chance to have all current gen hardware in my PC for the first and probably only time (I love saving money on used stuff, so future upgrades will likely be eBay.) Second of all, it's vindictive. I remember reading the comments on a tech news site declaring the leak of the 8086k as an homage to the original 8086. Some snarky asshole in the comments was putting people down for thinking it would be an i7, declaring from on high that given Intel's nomenclature, the number scheme fell into i3 territory. I didn't bother commenting, because I knew as soon as the CPU hit the market, he'd be proven wrong. And third, this build has a somewhat unique sentimental value to me. My dad told me after I won that he used to have an 8086 powered PC way back in the day, and It made me all the more excited to reintroduce that into the household. I know it's not all that special because loads of people had the 8086 (kind of the reason there's a CPU dedicated to its legacy). Enough of that, let's talk tech. I started this build in complete agony. On around July 6th, my Z97-AR crapped out. BIOS update said it completed properly, PC went to restart automatically, and suddenly unfixable boot loop. I sent it in to ASUS, they said it was FUBAR, so I paid for a replacement. Thus begun an infuriating song and dance of them sending me a P8H61-I motherboard back and forth over and over again, me getting "elevated" to customer support levels, and generally a lot of phone calls and slow email correspondence. I have always loved the quality and performance of ASUS products, but this was just to much for me. I decided to go with the EVGA Z370 Classified k. Feature packed, with USB 3.1 type C and an internal header to fuel my expansion card obsessed upgrade path. The only drawback of the Z370 platform upgrade is that it seems every single motherboard disables SATA ports to "share bandwidth" with M.2 slots. Why would SATA bandwidth be needed for M.2? I thought the point was to use PCIe instead. Regardless, The heat sink design was too appealing to pass up. The surface area is much higher than most boards, with enough room for my Hyper 212 EVO, which I will be using long term now that I see just how well its doing, even on a 6 core chip. Luckily, there is plenty of RAM clearance with that cooler, so using my sexy new kit of G.Skill Trident Z RGB was utterly painless. I went all out because the value of my old parts is much higher than that of my new parts on account of getting the CPU free, so I'm selling them to my friend to break even and splurged on some DDR4 3200 to really round things out. My concern with M.2 bandwidth stems from the fact that I use a Corsair Force MP500 as a boot drive. My newest and fastest storage device, I transitioned to this as my boot drive but have kept all my old drives as mass storage since (which I have needed because they are all mostly full of games). I have a meme hard drive from an old cheese grater mac, and a DVD drive as well, neither of which can be used at the moment until I can acquire both a new PCIe to 2x SATA internal card as well as a molex to SATA power to reach the DVD drive. I also use an expansion card for my eSATA HDD, which includes an internal USB 3.0 header for my front SATA/compact storage reader. The thing is janky as hell, and I love it (pictured below). Ultimately, this build went almost perfectly. I replaced my old power supply because it had some quirks due to age, and modular has never felt better. Still, I wish the windows install on my boot drive didn't have to get wiped, but I backed everything I wanted up to my old hard drive, so I'm not particularly upset outside of the busywork required to set up my desktop again.

AMD's VEGA successor NAVI has been discovered inside the Linux graphic driver. The line of code reads VEGA was GFX9, so NAVI has to be GFX10 Late 2018 they say? Probably next Christmas cause Feliz NAVIdad! HYPE! HYPE! HYPE! https://videocardz.com/74504/amd-navi-spotted-in-linux-drivers

So thread is light discussion , but it's mainly Your say on what is being hyped & overhyped , whether it's Games/hardware/software/advancement/Mobile, Not asking if it's good or Bad , but what do you think is the new load on the hype train?, Please only Post the things that are at the moment, meaning this very moment / time when you're posting this (check example post) Seems like every year this happens , something/something every one talks about ,Fights about , use to start conversations about , Whether it's a hardware or hardware level feature, a game, an idea , a new idea or this new introduction to interact with data, You name it , You know some things are being over hyped to an immence rather annoying level, Rules : (nothing too explicit but it's just a guideline, feel free to write it the way you desire without causing a flame war) Example: Person 1: Current Things i feel like is being Hyped as of late are.. *insert subjects/list here* I'll Start: Current Things i feel like is being Hyped as of late are Virtual Reality Hardware ZEN processor performance relative to intel Pokemon Go 1080 performance bump / Pascal in general intel 10 core CPU Price Note 7 DX 12 Tesla Auto drive Post Your List and or suggestions down there & let us know..

Catch em all..Maybe later.. According to data collected by Sensor Tower, SurveyMonkey and Apptopia, The number of daily active users, downloads, engagement and time spent on the Trending Pokemon Go app each day are off their highs from just a month a go and are showing to be on a downward path , Pokemon Go became the most downloaded app on both Apple and Android phones within days of its release in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. U.S. online sales for Pokemon-branded merchandise rose 105 percent in July compared with the previous year, inb4 Gotye's new song "Now you're just some app that i used to know" The app have been a source of weird news for the past few months, People flooding certain areas & some distracted too much disregarding their surrounding getting hurt , it even helped some of the physical stores boost their sales ( one retail chain even reported sales increase by 100% after the store hosted the pokestop) some users stumbled upon dead bodies some fell off cliffs and the app users have been reportedly targeted by criminals who robbed users when they approach region to catch the pokemon(where's Pikachu when you need him) ,Reported road accident(s) due to usage while driving , was a report that a pregnant lady got hit by a car while playing The popularity of the app has been so much general consumers moved over from certain apps they used daily & were more engaged in the Pokemon go app , which technically doesn't sit well with investors & share holders who expect profits from the company , kinda look at it like printed newspaper loosing to online media, it's gonna do what it can to keep afloat , according to Axiom Capital Management Pokemon Go is starting to lose the battle for mobile 'mindshare' What do You have to say on this? Do you think the hype is dying down rapidly? Post Your comments & thoughts down below.. If You're Player, Post your experiences related to the news & on Your account, You feel it's getting boring? Leave something down there Sources: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/these-charts-show-that-pokemon-go-is-already-in-decline http://www.cnet.com/news/pokemon-go-fever-shows-signs-of-fading/

UPDATED ARTICLE: http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/microsoft_backtracks_-_not_all_future_microsoft_published_games_will_come_to_pc/1 UPDATE!: 06/07/2016 Microsoft has officially gone back on their word, and changed they statement. Only games they showed at E3 will becoming to PC... It has only been 2 days? If that. Here's the original quote: Here is the New quote: (The addition is in Bold, Italics and underlined) My updated thoughts: GG Microsoft - Way to piss a lot of people off. For once I thought you were actually starting to care for PC gamers, and you go and do this. Stop back-pedaling on your self and give people what they want, you will make a lot more money: Sure, there is piracy on PC, But a lot of people are willing to pay - You're losing out in the long term. I for one will most likely be selling my Xbox One and moving over to the PS4 since the only game I play on Xbox is Halo 5, finished the campaign, haven't touched it since. Your thoughts? Leave them down below: ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

First of all, I know why their desktops suck, but I'm interested in the laptops. And please don't tell me to just build a desktop. I know they're more powerful, but I need mobility. I hear people complain about Alienware laptops all the time, but the only real reason I've heard so far is that they're overpriced. After less than 10 minutes of research, I find the cost:performance ratio pretty much the same as any other gaming laptop, and sometimes less expensive. Customer reviews are above average. I've owned a Dell before (not an Alienware) and the customer service is better than HP's, and especially better than MSI's (I've owned 3 laptops, one from each respectively mentioned brand), and that 2009 laptop is still alive and kicking. So if the build quality reflects any other Dell, then it's nothing to worry about. My dad's video production company has 2 Dells that are almost 20 years old and refuse to die, and they still have my 2009 machine running smoothly. So, what am I missing? Do they have bad longevity? That's one aspect I'm having a hard time finding.

Okay so I've been a fan of dishonored since it came out and I've done everything I possibly can with the first game, but I'm confused about the details for pre-ordering Dishonored 2 Collectors Edition, since I'm not very good at getting/finding information... Link: http://www.game.co.uk/en/dishonored-2-collectors-edition-only-at-game-1285737 1. Will I get the game when it releases, as in will I have to wait a few days for it to be shipped to my house or will I get it when it comes out? 2. Do I have to buy an optical drive for my PC or will it come with a digital code, and if I have to buy an Optical Drive what one do you recommend? 3. Since my PC doesn't have an Optical Drive tray, could I have the Optical Drive outside of my PC, and stick it to the underside of my desk or something, or would that be too hard/pointless. Thank you for reading and helping me with my questions, have a good day/night!

Hey guys! Nvidia put up GTX1070 specs on their website! http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1070 I hope it really gets a 70-80% performance increase in games!

Who's ready to see battlefield 5 http://www.battlefield.com/event

So a few months ago I was really crazy about the Eurocom x6, however I've come to realize, for my uses the Razer Blade 14 with the Razer core is the more practical option of the two. I would like the community's opinion on the Razer Blade (razer stealth feedback would be nice too). and NO i don't want a desktop

How will our team of "Keyboard Warriors" stack up against real athletes in their own sports? Will Dennis and Taran find some immense, untapped athletic talent to save the day? Well, I don't think it's really a spoiler to say, no they won't, and hilarity WILL ensue. Make sure you check out NerdSports (ad-free!) starting tomorrow, 4/20 (time TBD - should be late afternoon PST) - only on Vessel. http://vessel.com/nerdsports Release schedule: 4/20: Volleyball Live now on Vessel! https://www.vessel.com/videos/GzH72QSbA Vessel has decided to make Volleyball free for all users - so come along for the ride with us! (This will NOT be the case with future episodes. Episodes 2-5 will still be limited to paid users.) 4/27: Lacrosse Live now on Vessel! https://www.vessel.com/videos/R0tNFQMkb 5/4: Dodgeball Live now on Vessel! https://www.vessel.com/videos/AIXLjobcj 5/11: Hockey 5/18: Curling Get hyped!!

There are 14 8GB 480's up for grabs. Details

AMD's Radeon Software Crimson doesn't live up to the hype on Linux http://www.pcworld.com/article/3008622/linux/amds-radeon-software-crimson-doesnt-live-up-to-the-hype-on-linux.html AMD launched their new drivers the other day but apparently they didn't live up the promise made to Linux users. Unfortunately the promised performance improvements did occur with windows but not in Linux. Phoronix (link) ran some benchmarks and found little improvement in regards to Linux games. Honestly I am not really surprised to see this with AMD rebranding other things in the past..... I had hopes that AMD would pull through here, with as many people asking for more Linux support AMD failed to pull through for them. Shame on You AMD. *edit Just for the record I don't use Linux but I know people that do so after seeing that AMD made a promise to do this and failed; well thats not right.

Should I stock up on them? Will they sell out quick? Is anyone hype for them?

Dual Fiji aka "GEMINI" is spotted shipping from Canada . Read more: http://wccftech.com/amd-dual-gpu-fiji-gemini-spotted-shipping-manifest-codenamed-radeon-r9-gemini/#ixzz3ncJ3i6Ff Should the crown for the fastest dual gpu solution 295x2 be handed to the GEMINI? we'll see in the next quarter!!! ALL ABOARD THE HYPE TRAIN!!! I know, I know the sauce is not that trusted buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutt http://wccftech.com/amd-dual-gpu-fiji-gemini-spotted-shipping-manifest-codenamed-radeon-r9-gemini/

Star wars... So obviously before the seventh movie is out everybody is going to watch all previous 6 again. So, obviously the most important question one might have to answer right now is: In what order should i watch the movies? Is it ep. 1 to 6, or 4,5,6 then 1,2,3? or this order i found on reddit: 4,5, then 123, then 6 ? what do you think? I can barely wait... :blink:

I was browsing around NewEgg for another forum topic, and while searching for "R9 Fury," I spotted a new species in the open. Spoiler Now, I know ASUS made an announcement regarding to this back in early-to-mid October 2015, but there was no word of it since then. Specification-wise, it is exactly like the regular R9-Nano 1000 MHz Core Clock 4 GB HBM Memory Small form factor Three DisplayPort, and one HDMI output port etc I am unaware if ASUS has made any further improvements on this (i.e. custom PCB), since there is still not much information on this particular R9-Nano. Would have been pretty neat if the PCB was white as well. Seems like they were deciding on how the side facing logo / decal will look like; I can't find any photos on the final product decision... Spoiler Anyways...for science! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126049&cm_re=R9_Fury-_-14-126-049-_-Product https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/R9NANO-4G-WHITE/overview/