Computer thread!!!

[kickinindian]

I sill don't get why you guys think videos cards are the end-all-be-all of PC performance.

this is why

[E30 Wagen]

I sill don't get why you guys think videos cards are the end-all-be-all of PC performance.

To somebody who cares about playing games the capabilities of a GPU is pretty much the most important part of a computer's performance. In my experience it's better to save money with a mid-range processor and cheap RAM so I can afford a high end GPU that draws the most fps.

But lately what I care about is having a fast hard drive because I get tired of waiting for things to load or save. I've noticed my ssd has been slowing down so if I build a new system I want a PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD interface.

[doorman]

A bit "backwards" in all the talk of the latest and greatest vid cards, processors, etc around here.

My dad (who's 68 and a techy from way back) has been talking about Rasberry Pi a lot lately.
He is using it as a browser/media server on his RV.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/raspberry-pi-projects/#:glLFC_hPdBTy8A

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2895874/10-insanely-innovative-incredibly-cool-raspberry-pi-projects.html

Some neat stuff people are doing with it.

[Dofo]

Computer thread!!!

Good thing i sold my 980ti four months ago before they even announced the 1080 lol.


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[Wschnitz]

I sill don't get why you guys think videos cards are the end-all-be-all of PC performance.

Cause for gaming it is...

If we are talking workstation compute then yeah things change. But a basic i5 will not bottleneck gpus for a while in most games. Vs gpus bottleneck a LOT of cpus.

[E30_Pare]

These new cards need to come out already. Gaming on the 660 blows.




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[marshallnoise]

Pare, stepping up to a 970 will be great from a 660. I went from a 660ti to the 970 and at 1080p, it is night and day. Quieter. Faster. More energy efficient.

[lambo]

Pare, stepping up to a 970 will be great from a 660. I went from a 660ti to the 970 and at 1080p, it is night and day. Quieter. Faster. More energy efficient.

Why the heck would you go with a 970 when the 1070 is, literally, just around the corner?

[marshallnoise]

Why the heck would you go with a 970 when the 1070 is, literally, just around the corner?

Cheaper!

[lambo]

I sill don't get why you guys think videos cards are the end-all-be-all of PC performance.

Because we don't...

[E30_Pare]

i just sold my 970 in prep for the new generation

[HennaE30]

So the time is coming soon



Thinking of grabbing a Kaby Lake I5-7600k, Asus Z270H, and (since my SSD took a shit) a PCIe3x4 M.2 drive. Thoughts? That paired to my 970 should do nicely, and when I get bored I'll just buy a 1080

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[Nesset]

My girlfriend got a new Macbook on our anniversary and now I'm jonesin' for a new PC since I sold off my last build. Damn enthusiast grade PC components why are you so fun.


Kaby Lake i3
GTX 1060
Corsair Dominator Platnum 16 gigs 3000mhz
EVGA 500 watt
Corsair 400D case

Obviously not mind-numbing fast but it would be decent for older titles. Opinions? I've never build an Intel system so this'll be a first for me.

[James Crivellone]

As its the one I'm sitting in front of (main office pc)

I'm not a gamer, so I build around virtualization capabilities

HP Z620 / 32GB Ram, Xeon 8-Core 2665, nVidia GTX 680, Dual 2560p monitors, Single 1080p monitor,

Couple 1TB SSD's as well. Serves the purpose, in fact I have an entire XenApp dev environment running on it, 12 or so VM's

[kickinindian]

im waiting to see what zen has to offer, im really looking forward to seeing an end of intel overpricing everything due to lack of competition.