What PC parts did Santa bring you for Christmas?

[Alef]

500GB Samsung 840 Evo

[Simons]

He gave me something called money, which provides me with the ability to choose my own

[ZmanFTW]

I really want to try out those Romer switches. The deal breaker from what I have heard about the G910 is the keycaps.

 

I love the keys, switches, and lights. The keys are a little rounded on the edges but has not stopped me or even slowed me down.

[Goussy]

Money for HyperX Cloud (If I find a cheap one) and GTA V

if you want something a little cheaper and still great quality I would go with the logitech g430's, I'd recommend

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/logitech-g430-over-the-ear-gaming-headset-black/8785729.p?id=1218893504510&skuId=8785729

[ZmanFTW]

I keep my GTX 780 in a Antec Sonata III. It gets super toasty in there, so I just keep the side panel off pretty much all the time. Oh, and pretty much all motherboards support all video cards. As long as it has a PCI Express 16x. I could put my GTX 780 in my LGA 775 system if I felt like it

 

Been using it for Folding over the last week, keeps my room nice and warm

 

Oh, and to be on topic. I didn't get any PC hardware for Christmas. :c

Did buy myself a Ducky YotH and a Ducky mouse pad last month tho! And gave my friend a set of PBT keycaps for his Das as an early Christmas present couple of weeks ago.

 

Doubles as space heater! You should try pointing two 140mm at your 780 like I got...or get a reference card so most the heat shoots out the back...or liquid cool if you can afford it. Granted I have eight $35 Noctua 140mm fans but my 4.5GHZ @ 35c max 24/7. I should check my GPU temp after gaming, it's OC'd too.

[SuperShires]

Nothing, but I did build my parents a PC and I got a Lego Mini Cooper 

[NoctHorn]

I finally have a 1080p monitor

[ZmanFTW]

For this Christmas, Santa (Dad) gave me money to buy an EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 with a Corsair RM 550W 80+ Gold PSU. 

I woke up at 00.01 the 24th of December (That's when we celebrate christmas here in Sweden) and installed everything.

Booted up, uninstalled old graphics drivers, tried to install new ones, but it failed all the time. Then I Googled my motherboard, it doesn't support the GTX 980.  :angry:

Well, even if it had supported the graphics card it would have gotten way to hot in that bad HP case, and the cables would not fit. So I took out the graphics card and the PSU and installed the old things.

So I'll have to wait    until my birthday (the 8th of August) when I'm getting a new PC.

 

That mobo should support a 980, where are you reading that it does not? I find this odd!

[Paralectic]

None, I'm not a spoiled brat who gets everything from their parents for christmas. 

[ImFromSweden1]

That mobo should support a 980, where are you reading that it does not? I find this odd!

I think HP limits the graphics cards that are compatible with some motherboards.

This is because they don't want any false warranty claims and stuff like that.

[connorpiper]

Oh, I forget. Also I got a lot of Steam wallet credit from family members. 

I mean I can get thousands of games with this sale.

[marat569]

a 1000 watt 80+ rosewill or w/e PSU, gigabyte G1 GTX 970, razer sabertooth, CoD Advanced Warfare, another year of newegg premium, and some other stuff -- my mom usually buys me a bunch of xmas presents during early December so I dont have to wait till the 25th to play with them. 

 

come to think of it, she usually buys me things all year round anyway -- o well some holiday spirit attached to these.

[ZmanFTW]

I think HP limits the graphics cards that are compatible with some motherboards.

This is because they don't want any false warranty claims and stuff like that.

 

What does HP have to do with it? Get rid of any bloatware or crapware. If necessary, update your UEFI/BIOS and do a fresh install of OS. HP is a good company but you should have built one yourself...only about a million guys on here would have been willing to help you!

[APrettyCoolWalrus]

PC Parts? Nothing. I got money though, I am going to use that towards a second 780 and a second monitor.

[ImFromSweden1]

What does HP have to do with it? Get rid of any bloatware or crapware. If necessary, update your UEFI/BIOS and do a fresh install of OS. HP is a good company but you should have built one yourself...only about a million guys on here would have been willing to help you!

I bought that HP computer a long time ago, when I didn't know how to build one myself.

[ZmanFTW]

I bought that HP computer a long time ago, when I didn't know how to build one myself.

 

OK, well the mobo is made for SLI which is nvidia so there should be no reason why it shouldn't work. If none of the above works you can try older drivers but I would not give up so easy!

[ZmanFTW]

I bought that HP computer a long time ago, when I didn't know how to build one myself.

 

Sorry, I thought you had a Gigabyte Z97 mobo...Pegatron IPMMB-FM is an ASRock Z75 in disguise (they make a lot of boards for pre-builts) and has one Gen 3.0 PCI Express x16 slot so there should be no reason why you shouldn't be able to run it, especially with an i7...an i3 might run at 2.0 but no big deal.

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03132942&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en#N363

[zacRupnow]

Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

[Scarymonkeys]

I got a Razer Deathadder. (The old one.) Very cheaply priced for what it is. Huge step-up from my small Logitech mouse. Santa done good this year!

[Bit8xPr0]

Technology wise I got some ATH M50s that my Grandpa owned *dad bought them and wrapped them under me tree* that's about it.

[chriscoolzap]

my entire build, still waiting on a copy of windowss...

[Ripull]

my entire build, still waiting on a copy of windowss...

 

hah, rekt

[pspfreak]

I got a 32" Samsung Smart TV, that I will use as both a TV and a main computer monitor. 

[Robi_g]

A very nice Xperia E3, have been using a Samsung E2121B (still an amazing phone for £3) for the last couple of years, but uni calls for something with wifi, loving it so far.

[okery84]

EVGA 500w 80 plus Bronze PSU and Zotac 660 Synergy Edition.