Computer thread!!!

[george graves]

I'll never understand the attraction to a ~$1000 video card.

Yes, I've bought them in the past(nvidia quadro), but that was for video editing, and required by the software to even work (back in the day).

[Johnnyboy101]

So here she is:. Founders Edition GTX 1080. I prefer the OEM design because my case does not have particularly good cooling, so the blower fan does a nice job of pulling air through the card and exhausting it up.



Here is the case - it will be a tight fit!


Comparison with the card:


Carefully sliding it in...


Almost there...


And it is in!


Ready to game!


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[Dagamus(NM)]

For those complaining about miners and GPUs there are plenty of GPUs to be had right now. The prices are increased from the manufacturers right now because of instability in the memory market. Memory for GPUs is elevated.

Profitability is down, way down for mining. Like to the levels it was last summer and as such there are GPUs out there. They are just above original MSRP because the manufacturers have raised prices.

Plenty of 1080Tis, 1080s, 1070Tis, 1060s, and 1050Tis available and the AMD cards have been available. But demand is still there. Anybody wanting a new GPU at this point that has not upgraded either just wants to complain about miners and has no intention of actually upgrading or lacks the funds. I am sympathetic to the latter.

[MrBurgundy]

I got a brand new 6GB GTX1060... I should just sell it rn...

[Johnnyboy101]

You lucky bastard... fucking miners ruining the gpu market...

a bit lucky, but mostly just patient. I detailed on the previous page how you can get these cards (GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 Founders Edition Cards) at MSRP. Best Buy is not stocking the cards in stores, but they are stocking online, only for ship to store. They seem to be updating inventory multiple times per week, with limited allocation per region and per store. The first 1070 I bought was not locally available, but was available for pick up at the store by my parent's house in another state. The 1080 was luckily available for pick up at my local store. Looking online, they are listed as buy in store only, but that is only until they get the next shipment. If you don't see availability, check back the next day. Good luck!

Update: Should add that even with them being buy in store only, looks like some stores do actually have units in stock. I plugged in 90210 just for shits and giggles and got availability of the GTX 1070 at the Signal Hill Best Buy.

[lambo]

So I sold my GTX 1070 for $600 on eBay and snagged this for the same price from Best Buy! Can't wait to get this up and running

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You lucky bastard... fucking miners ruining the gpu market...

[Johnnyboy101]

So I sold my GTX 1070 for $600 on eBay and snagged this for the same price from Best Buy! Can't wait to get this up and running

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[88BlackS-ETA]

Update on my computer from 2 years ago.

Gaming PC
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Two
Case fans: (x4) Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm R4-L2R-20AG-R2
Motherboard: ASROCK Z77 Pro4
Processor: Intel i7-3770K @ 3.50 GHz
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
RAM: Patriot (4x8gb) Patriot DDR3
Power Supply: Black Widow 850W
Graphics Card: EVGA Geforce 1050TI FTW Twin Frozr
Hard Drives: (x2) WD Black 1Tb RAID 0
System: 64 bit Windows 7 Pro
Screen: 39" LED Samsung

Laptop
Alienware M15x
SSD: OSZ-agility 3 ATA
Graphics card: GTX 770M

[TheWipprSnappr]

Started to realize that every game I played on Xbox, people said was better on PC so I figured id give PC gaming a try. Been playing for a week now and love it!

Inspiron 5675
Ryzen 5 1400 quad, 3.2Ghz
1 tb sata hd
8gb RAM DDR4
Radeon RX 580
Liquid cooled

[spanish pants]

Lot´s great builds here.
Recently put together an AMD Threadripper 1950X in a Corsair 540 case, but I have no pictures to show for it. It´s sitting in another continent as a remote work station.

[Johnnyboy101]

FYI - those of you who are looking for a GPU and are dismayed at the insane amounts being asked for the higher end cards, I was able to buy a card at MSRP ($429) from Best Buy (GTX 1070). Newegg and other online retailers are selling for $750+. Had to find a store that was available for ship and pick up (wasn't a local store, but one by my parents in another state), but am definitely happy to save the $300+. Looks like you can also buy the GTX 1080 from them if you can find one at a local store.

Just wanted to pass this on!

[vtechnik]

My setup:



my build:


My typical desk ornaments / projects:


GTX 1050Ti
Kaby Lake i7 7700k
16Gb hyperx ram
1TB HDD
ASUS Board
650w EVGA PS
Fractal Design case
Logitech speakers / Bose headset
pair of Dell monitors, 23"s I believe

[Northern]

I should also mention I'm in canada, so a 7700K is ~$425 before tax/shipping.

I find it weird that there's so little price difference in processors though. But I guess like anything, there's probably just a mid range that's fairly flat and bleeding edge skyrockets/obsolete drops off.

[Wschnitz]

yeah RDP stuff like teamviewer is pretty foolproof now, I used it a couple semesters for a Remote Server project for a class.

Memory and GPU prices are just so awful right now, but from what im reading you want lots of fast cores for the general use of solidworks, but a nicer gpu helps with the visualizing of the model you are making, allowing smoother playback the better the gpu.

Current prices for something like an 1800x+1060 6GB combo make it like a $1400 PC... its annoying.

Technically you would be best off going intel, but when the 8700k is $370 im not sold. Could also go 8600K but id argue you would want to OC the snot out of any Coffee Lake you go with, otherwise its a waste.

[Northern]

the big problem is portability. A 14" or less laptop that's really thin is hard to find, but something that can run an RDP is cheap as hell.

Probably wouldn't be making much in the way of assemblies. Biggest thing would be our FSAE car, but 99% of the time it would be for classes/homework in between classes, or super basic shit in design class. My laptop now runs solidworks alright, but it's massive and I'm too lazy to carry it everywhere.

I was so surprised with the lack of any lag my friend's(not really my friend, but my new electrical systems lead) setup had on his surface (and his phone), RDPing SW to it. There was less lag/delay than I get running it on my laptop now. That laptop you linked is barely better in specs than mine(besides the SSD/display), which is 4 years old now.

I want something ultra portable to carry all week, and having everything saved in one place seems really nice too.


Worst case, it doesn't work out and I end up with a decent gaming/home rig