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What PC parts did Santa bring you for Christmas?

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A new monitor (which I got a few weeks early) and a 970 strix.

 

Loving both. Still trying to see how much better my strix is, in game, than my gtx 660.

 

I know it's better, but I want to quantify it, but in game (so not by bench marking). So far I've modded skyrim a bit, but haven't noticed that much of a difference. Metro looks way better with higher frame rates, I managed to turn the "Shadow map resolution" on SWTOR all the way up (whatever that is). etc.

Ketchup is better than mustard.

GUI is better than Command Line Interface.

Dubs are better than subs

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Enthoo pro, nzxt hue rbg, and chroma kb & mouse

 

How are you enjoying the Chromas so far? I originally was going to go that route but after reading all the info I could find, I finally decided on G910/G502 and aside from ARX and proprietary keys (no o-rings :() I am happy. My typing speed actually increased! There will be something better than the current generation of RGB mechanical offerings...we just don't know what it is yet! Until then all we can do is try them all out. NZXT Hue RGB to match!

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Not from Santa, but I did get myself some gtx 980s for Christmas. 

 

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That's awesome! Sometimes we have to be our own Santa and treat ourselves.

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I got mine early but my very sexy Santa (GF) bought me an MSI GTX 780 Lightning as a christmas and birthday present.

 

Best girlfriend...EVER!

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NOTHING, NOTHING AT ALL....

 

I hate myself and this time of year :(

 

Cheer up, I used to get really depressed around Christmas too and I know from experience that things have a way of working out...in time. Just hang in there and keep trying to do your best...because it's all we can really do.

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A new monitor (which I got a few weeks early) and a 970 strix.

 

Loving both. Still trying to see how much better my strix is, in game, than my gtx 660.

 

I know it's better, but I want to quantify it, but in game (so not by bench marking). So far I've modded skyrim a bit, but haven't noticed that much of a difference. Metro looks way better with higher frame rates, I managed to turn the "Shadow map resolution" on SWTOR all the way up (whatever that is). etc.

 

Yeah...yer going from 660 to 970...that's a pretty huge leap forward, congrats!

i7-3770K @ 4.5GHz, ASRock Z77 Extreme4, G.Skill Sniper 8GB DDR3 1866 @ CL9, ASUS GTX 780, CM HAF XM, Samsung 850 Pro 256GB, WD Black 1TB x 2, EVGA SuperNOVA G2 850W, BenQ XL2420TE 24" 144Hz @ 1080p, CM Nepton 280L, Noctua Industrial IP67 2000RPM 140mm PWM Fan x 6

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I know it's better, but I want to quantify it, but in game (so not by bench marking). So far I've modded skyrim a bit, but haven't noticed that much of a difference. Metro looks way better with higher frame rates, I managed to turn the "Shadow map resolution" on SWTOR all the way up (whatever that is). etc.

 

Skyrim is limited to 60 fps unless modded otherwise and even then it's not really that stable. Try a game that has no fps cap and you should be able to tell the difference.

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My logitech prometheus core 502 (ordered during black friday) was finally delivered this week   does that count?  :P

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No parts for me (I use a notebook for everything except games), but I got my kid an R9 290 for his. But I made a new user account for me on his computer so that I can play sometimes. :)

I've started Sniper Elite 3 and it's pretty awesome. I don't usually care about frames-per-second as long as it doesn't dip low enough for me to see skipping, but I checked it any way. It was consistently well over 120 all the time. I'm impressed. I really need to not play it, though, because I really want to keep playing and get better at Dragon Age.

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I got

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MSI B85M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
For my Pentium g3258 ultra budget build (unless by some godsend i win the i7 giveaway or the NCIX qr code giveaway) 
for anyone who wants to see or help with info http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zH4Gt6

 

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Got a cyberpower 1350VA UPS, then with the money I bought another SSD and the Razer Chroma (I know the corsair series is better). Probably going to pick up either another monitor or a good wireless headset.

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Acer monitor that matches my first one and a Logitech G402.

 

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maybe santa should get you a maid!

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

So, are you saying that young children should work hard for money to have a fun childhood?

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i got as much as Mr Snow knows.

Intel 3570k 3,4@4,5 1,12v Scythe Mugen 3 gigabyte 770     MSi z77a GD55    corsair vengeance 8 gb  corsair CX600M Bitfenix Outlaw 4 casefans

 

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i got as much as Mr Snow knows.

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You see Santa lives at the damn mall... We don't wanna understand that. His elves (shop keepers) in the mall give him the presents. Where did you think Santa get;s all his gift? Like he has a factory in the north pole. 

Oh yeah I got 2 new 480mm sexy swifttech radiators 

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Bitfenix alchemy green led strip (30cm), razer vespula mousepad and crucial tactical tracer 8gb (green & red leds)  :D

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I bought myself a G710+

Nice, I love mine!

Intel i7-7770K | Asus Maximus X Hero  | EVGA GTX980 SuperClocked | 16GB Memory| Samsung 960 EVO M.2 | Corsair RM 750W | Dell 27" S2716DG main display | Dual Dell ST2320L 23" Secondary displays | Windows 10

 

Logitech G710+ Keyboard | Logitech G502 mouse | Kingston HyperX Cloud headset | Corsair H100i 

 

 

  

 

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I bought myself an EVGA GTX 980.... Merry Christmas to me!

Intel i7-7770K | Asus Maximus X Hero  | EVGA GTX980 SuperClocked | 16GB Memory| Samsung 960 EVO M.2 | Corsair RM 750W | Dell 27" S2716DG main display | Dual Dell ST2320L 23" Secondary displays | Windows 10

 

Logitech G710+ Keyboard | Logitech G502 mouse | Kingston HyperX Cloud headset | Corsair H100i 

 

 

  

 

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Got nothin every christmas..... :(, not even the cash...,they're all stored by my parents

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