Preparing For Pascal

[aPinata]

1. Budget & Location

Probably like $1-1.5k ish

Located in the great Los Angeles of California

 

2. Aim

Looking for a 1080p streaming setup I already Lined up a 280 or 270x not sure which one maybe yall can help for like $50-75 so that will be good until pascal Im saving up for a pascal gpu and 1440p or 4k monitor depending on what pascal brings. Would like a pretty beefy gpu that will give me enough clearance to throw in a pascal gpu not sure what tdp they are rated at. Also not sure what i should go with z170 or z97 for streaming and recording not sure if there is a huge difference.

 

3. Monitor

One 1080p (already have it)

 

4. Peripherals

Headphones got the rest

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Planning on waiting for pascal

[DocSwag]

Why Pascal? What about AMD Polaris? You know AMD exists too...

AMD has already demonstrated their GPU and it is twice as efficient as Maxwell. Nvidia on the other hand... they displayed a Drive PX 2 GPU that was supposed to have Pascal GPUs on it and it turns out it was fake and instead they put gtx 980ms on there.

I'm not a fanboy or anything, but just saying AMD exists too.

[aPinata]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Why Pascal? What about AMD Polaris? You know AMD exists too...

AMD has already demonstrated their GPU and it is twice as efficient as Maxwell. Nvidia on the other hand... they displayed a Drive PX 2 GPU that was supposed to have Pascal GPUs on it and it turns out it was fake and instead they put gtx 980ms on there.

I'm not a fanboy or anything, but just saying AMD exists too.

either way just waiting for a new gpu line to come out so either one is cool i understand your viewpoint

[DocSwag]

Just now, aPinata said:

either way just waiting for a new gpu line to come out so either one is cool i understand your viewpoint

Ok :).

I like your idea on waiting. I probably should have bought a 200 dollar GPU and waited for the new ones.

I might even sell my gtx 970 after they release and buy one

[aPinata]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Ok :).

I like your idea on waiting. I probably should have bought a 200 dollar GPU and waited for the new ones.

I might even sell my gtx 970 after they release and buy one

sold my 970 for $300 shipped and met a guy who works for xfx and i get deals on their gpus now and since i got scammed a while back slowly making my way back selling the gpus for a little more than i buy them

[sgtrecker78]

15 minutes ago, aPinata said:

1. Budget & Location

Probably like $1-1.5k ish

Located in the great Los Angeles of California

 

2. Aim

Looking for a 1080p streaming setup I already Lined up a 280 or 270x not sure which one maybe yall can help for like $50-75 so that will be good until pascal Im saving up for a pascal gpu and 1440p or 4k monitor depending on what pascal brings. Would like a pretty beefy gpu that will give me enough clearance to throw in a pascal gpu not sure what tdp they are rated at. Also not sure what i should go with z170 or z97 for streaming and recording not sure if there is a huge difference.

 

3. Monitor

One 1080p (already have it)

 

4. Peripherals

Headphones got the rest

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Planning on waiting for pascal

depending on your budget for the headphones I would say the logitech g933 of g633, or if ur on a really tight budget, get these: https://jet.com/product/detail/2768463bcf53456b9bb753c0e6ad502a?jcmp=pla:ggl:cwin_electronics_a1:audio_audio_components_headphones_headsets_a1_other:na:na:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&k_clickid=a922a6e9-b0fa-40bf-be83-2d3cbd4c8f5d&abkId=403-547937&gclid=CjwKEAiA9JW2BRDxtaq2ruDg22oSJACgtTxcBX-8NLpkhTs_tdnBmmi65T7MQoEwiOTPBpEf3EmXnBoCKpXw_wcB

[DocSwag]

Just now, aPinata said:

sold my 970 for $300 shipped and met a guy who works for xfx and i get deals on their gpus now and since i got scammed a while back slowly making my way back selling the gpus for a little more than i buy them

Wow! 300 dollars!

They go for about 250 on ebay... man your lucky!

That sounds like a nice little business you got there

[The Salt Is REAL]

4 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Why Pascal? What about AMD Polaris? You know AMD exists too...

AMD has already demonstrated their GPU and it is twice as efficient as Maxwell. Nvidia on the other hand... they displayed a Drive PX 2 GPU that was supposed to have Pascal GPUs on it and it turns out it was fake and instead they put gtx 980ms on there.

I'm not a fanboy or anything, but just saying AMD exists too.

I really hope Polaris does well, NVIDIA has been in the spotlight for too long

[sgtrecker78]

17 minutes ago, aPinata said:

1. Budget & Location

Probably like $1-1.5k ish

Located in the great Los Angeles of California

 

2. Aim

Looking for a 1080p streaming setup I already Lined up a 280 or 270x not sure which one maybe yall can help for like $50-75 so that will be good until pascal Im saving up for a pascal gpu and 1440p or 4k monitor depending on what pascal brings. Would like a pretty beefy gpu that will give me enough clearance to throw in a pascal gpu not sure what tdp they are rated at. Also not sure what i should go with z170 or z97 for streaming and recording not sure if there is a huge difference.

 

3. Monitor

One 1080p (already have it)

 

4. Peripherals

Headphones got the rest

 

5. Why are you upgrading?

Planning on waiting for pascal

wait... do you want me to give you a build or somethin

[aPinata]

2 minutes ago, sgtrecker78 said:

wait... do you want me to give you a build or somethin

please would help alot and give me direction thanks

[DocSwag]

Oh yeah... question do you need an os?

[sgtrecker78]

Just now, aPinata said:

please would help alot and give me direction thanks

k i got u

[aPinata]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Oh yeah... question do you need an os?

nope get them for free from college

[aPinata]

4 minutes ago, sgtrecker78 said:

depending on your budget for the headphones I would say the logitech g933 of g633, or if ur on a really tight budget, get these: https://jet.com/product/detail/2768463bcf53456b9bb753c0e6ad502a?jcmp=pla:ggl:cwin_electronics_a1:audio_audio_components_headphones_headsets_a1_other:na:na:na:na:na:2&code=PLA15&k_clickid=a922a6e9-b0fa-40bf-be83-2d3cbd4c8f5d&abkId=403-547937&gclid=CjwKEAiA9JW2BRDxtaq2ruDg22oSJACgtTxcBX-8NLpkhTs_tdnBmmi65T7MQoEwiOTPBpEf3EmXnBoCKpXw_wcB

a guy locally is asking $150 for the g933 should i jump on them?

[The Salt Is REAL]

1 minute ago, aPinata said:

a guy locally is asking $150 for the g933 should i jump on them?

Yeah, thats saving about $50 right there

[sgtrecker78]

4 minutes ago, aPinata said:

please would help alot and give me direction thanks

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/KGNw99 here u go

[aPinata]

2 minutes ago, Riki the Legendary Heropon said:

Yeah, thats saving about $50 right there

but i hear bad things about wireless also are they really big on your head? i dont like really huge headphones something slim like ath-m50x maybe dt 990s

[sgtrecker78]

3 minutes ago, aPinata said:

a guy locally is asking $150 for the g933 should i jump on them?

HELL YEAH they're usually 200

[DocSwag]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXWvgs

I threw this together. Add those headphones and you are good to go.

The 380x is a great card at that price (only 200 dollars!). And you said you get discounts from XFX so chose that one.

[The Salt Is REAL]

Just now, aPinata said:

but i hear bad things about wireless also are they really big on your head? i dont like really huge headphones something slim like ath-m50x maybe dt 990s

Wireless is better other than having to recharge the battery but you could just keep it plugged in

 

Plus what he's offering is around the same price as the G633

[aPinata]

4 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/rXWvgs

I threw this together. Add those headphones and you are good to go.

The 380x is a great card at that price (only 200 dollars!). And you said you get discounts from XFX so chose that one.

i have a 270x or 280 for $50-75 should be more than enough for me for 1080p

 

i also have an evo pro 512gb for $120 lined up only 1000gb written on it

[DocSwag]

1 minute ago, aPinata said:

i have a 270x or 280 for $50-75 should be more than enough for me for 1080p

Oh then even more money saved

[aPinata]

6 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

Oh then even more money saved

could you please explain why skylake or devils canyon? thanks

 

also open vs closed headphones for gaming like battlefield thanks

[The Salt Is REAL]

3 minutes ago, aPinata said:

could you please explain why skylake or devils canyon? thanks

Skylake is the new architecture that recently came out. Devil's canyon (which is what I have) is older but the 6700k and 4790k are pretty much the same thing other than Skylake using DDR4. Same goes for 6600k and 4690k, etc.

[aPinata]

2 minutes ago, Riki the Legendary Heropon said:

Skylake is the new architecture that recently came out. Devil's canyon (which is what I have) is older but the 6700k and 4790k are pretty much the same thing other than Skylake using DDR4. Same goes for 6600k and 4690k, etc.

so then why should i go with skylake in his build if devils canyon is cheaper try not to sound like a cunt right now but i just really want to know