You're absolutely right. Now I feel even more stupid. :P
I guess the absolute maximum if I wish to go for it would be something like AX860 then I guess... and even that would be way overkill. Not sure if the "i" versions are worth it for me either.
Edit: Actually no, I checked the original place I saw it at once more;
But those AMD cards aren't exactly efficient compared to their nvidia counterparts there :P
Last edited by mmocddab6cefef; 2013-10-10 at 11:03 PM.
I don't feel it's that simple, mainly because response time is something people tend to skip-over when talking about refresh rates. Certain Catleap/QNIX 1440p monitors can be overclocked to roughly ~85-90hz (which is great), but beyond that the response time starts interfering and it starts having backwards effects like stutter and in some cases horrible tearing due to the response times varying between 6ms and 15ms.
Meanwhile Asus and BenQ have 144hz 1ms models...and I really have my doubts whether IPS can achieve that @ 1440p. My next monitor upgrade will most likely be a product along those lines, until then my Asus 120hz will remain my primary gaming monitor (till it dies I guess :P).
WoW Character: Wintel - Frostmourne (OCE)
Gaming rig: i7 7700K, GTX 1080 Ti, 16GB DDR4, BenQ 144hz 1440p
Signature art courtesy of Blitzkatze
So I made some clutter-related changes to my setup and added the GTX 780
http://i.imgur.com/4PfZnnN.jpg
http://imgur.com/a/CboQu#0
Pics of my brother's new PC that I made today featuring a Thermaltake Level 10 GT (black) case will be added probably tomorrow!
Edit: Sorry for cruddy phone picture quality
Gaming Rig: CPU: i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz | CPU Cooler: H100i | Motherboard: GA-Z77X-D3H | RAM: 2x4GB 1600MHz |GPU: GTX 780 | PSU: Corsair TX750M | Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker | SSD1 (Boot drive): 120GB Kingston | SSD2: 250GB Samsung 840 EVO | HDD: 1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda | Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Black) | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Audio: Razer Tiamat 7.1 | Monitor: LG IPS234 (1920x1080)
Specs in sig for that build! Yeah the card is a 780 and I would've loved to have found the Galaxy GTX 780 HoF for the white PCB and everything but it wasn't available here and I got this GTX 780 brand new still in box sealed for 1600AED/$435, much lower than the normal market price for those here which is 2600-3000AED/$700-$815). It works well with the Storm Stryker!
You know whats funny, right before seeing your post I just finished changing out the RAM to Corsair Vengeance LP white RAM! ( http://gear-up.me/ddr3-corsair-venge...00mhz-cl9.html )
It actually really makes everything look better. A while back I had the Corsair H100i LED set to white, but that was before I got a reference GTX 780 that pushed me to match the green glow effect.
Tomorrow or something I'll add pics of how my build looks like with the white RAM and how my brother's Thermaltake Level 10 GT build looks!
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If I wasn't so busy with school and had time and money to burn and learn how to do things like custom loops, I would've gotten some white coolant or distilled water dyed white with white tubing and watercooled the 780 and CPU as well as have occupied all 4 RAM slots with the white RAM and painted some parts (I think they're heatsinks) white.
The white GPU backplate seems feasible if its easy to install and available at a reasonable price! Very limited variety here in the United Arab Emirates, though! Do you know of any white GTX 780 backplates maybe I could try to look for one here?
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As promised!
My very slightly updated rig!
Changes:
1. Corsair H100i LED set to cycle all colors
2. Swapped out blue RAM for Corsair Vengeance LP white RAM
3. Changed desktop wallpaper
4. Removed Corsair K70 keyboard's wrist rest thingy
http://imgur.com/a/IKIYr#0
And my brother's casual gaming build! CPU, GPU, and PSU, keyboard, were spare parts of mine!
Specs:
CPU: i5-2320
CPU cooler: Thermaltake Water 2.0 Performer
Motherboard: MSI B75A-G43 GAMING
RAM: 2x4GB 1600Mhz Kingston HyperX blue RAM
PSU: 600w Cooler Master Silent Pro Modular
SSD: 120GB Samsung 840 EVO
HDD: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue
GPU: Gigabyte GTX 760 2GB (Windforce cooler)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth 2012
Mouse: Razer Naga 2012
Monitor: LG IPS237 (frameless, 1920x1080)
Operating System: 64bit Windows 7 Professional
Wi-Fi: Linksys AE3000 USB WiFi adapter
Audio: Some really good (and loud) Creative speaker system that I forgot the model number of!
http://imgur.com/a/q4kC7#0
I took 20 new photos of my own build and tried to upload them all but only one pic did, how sad.
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Gaming Rig: CPU: i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz | CPU Cooler: H100i | Motherboard: GA-Z77X-D3H | RAM: 2x4GB 1600MHz |GPU: GTX 780 | PSU: Corsair TX750M | Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker | SSD1 (Boot drive): 120GB Kingston | SSD2: 250GB Samsung 840 EVO | HDD: 1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda | Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Black) | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Audio: Razer Tiamat 7.1 | Monitor: LG IPS234 (1920x1080)
Ripox, what is that analog controller on the far right in this photo: http://i.imgur.com/Mp8y4pvh.jpg
Thanks
WoW Character: Wintel - Frostmourne (OCE)
Gaming rig: i7 7700K, GTX 1080 Ti, 16GB DDR4, BenQ 144hz 1440p
Signature art courtesy of Blitzkatze
Just a ps3 controller with some tape (brother got owned in fifa)
Gaming Rig: CPU: i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz | CPU Cooler: H100i | Motherboard: GA-Z77X-D3H | RAM: 2x4GB 1600MHz |GPU: GTX 780 | PSU: Corsair TX750M | Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker | SSD1 (Boot drive): 120GB Kingston | SSD2: 250GB Samsung 840 EVO | HDD: 1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda | Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Black) | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Audio: Razer Tiamat 7.1 | Monitor: LG IPS234 (1920x1080)
Ah damn, alright. Thought it was some PC-oriented controller with independent d-pad buttons that closely resembled the PS3 one :P
WoW Character: Wintel - Frostmourne (OCE)
Gaming rig: i7 7700K, GTX 1080 Ti, 16GB DDR4, BenQ 144hz 1440p
Signature art courtesy of Blitzkatze
nah, sony has a pretty tight grip on the copyright for that design, they only really let partners like logitech make anything similar, but nobody is allowed to directly copy it
the only downside to this is that they never made it PC compatible by default, which sucks because its a much better controller than the 360 controller
dualshock 4 is Windows compatible, though
After playing with xbox one and ps4 controllers though, Xbox One is much better and i was never a fan of 360 controller
Gaming Rig: CPU: i7-3770k @ 4.5Ghz | CPU Cooler: H100i | Motherboard: GA-Z77X-D3H | RAM: 2x4GB 1600MHz |GPU: GTX 780 | PSU: Corsair TX750M | Case: Cooler Master Storm Stryker | SSD1 (Boot drive): 120GB Kingston | SSD2: 250GB Samsung 840 EVO | HDD: 1TB 7200RPM Seagate Barracuda | Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Black) | Mouse: Razer Naga 2014 | Audio: Razer Tiamat 7.1 | Monitor: LG IPS234 (1920x1080)
8700K (5GHz) - Z370 M5 - Mugen 5 - 16GB Tridentz 3200MHz - GTX 1070Ti Strix - NZXT S340E - Dell 24' 1440p (165Hz)
So I finally got around to cleaning up my desk and tried to fix some of the cable spaghetti under my table
so now I can finally show my setup without feeling ashamed
This is my pc specs:
CPU: i5-2500k oc to 4.2
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212+
RAM: 8GB of Corsair Vengeance memory 1600Mhz
GPU: MSI GTX570
Motherboard: Asus something Z68
SSD: Samsung 840 256GB
HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB
PSU: Fractal Design Newton r2 600W (really nice and quiet)
Case: Fractal Design R4 (love it)
Fan controller: some scythe controller that i got in a bundle with the fans
Fans: 4x Scythe Gentle Typhoons that are running at a smooth 800 RPM
I built this pc back in august 2011, but i upgraded it with a new PSU new case and SSD over this summer.
Im fairly happy with it, it might not be top of the line any longer but it does all I need it to do, so I can't really complain
My peripherals are:
- a Cooler Master Quickfire TK with blues, it feels like heaven to type on this i could never go back to membrane
- a Logitech g600 for mmos and a g400 for FPS
- a Samson C01U great microphone, I got the arm for it cheap in a bundle and I could not really find anything that could compete with it at the price
and the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro, these are my first real headphones and they do not dissapoint, they made me start to actually listen to and appreciate music they are driven by a Creative DAC that is lying on the floor.
My next upgrade will definitely be either a Korean 27 inch monitor or the M&M stack from Schiit
Sorry for the long post (hope I can get the Pictures to work)
Very nice well-rounded build with good audio, glad to see someone with a nice taste in peripherals! They are all really good for the price.
A 1440p 27" will be nice but I'm afraid a GTX570 is really going to struggle in the more graphics-heavy games at that resolution. I suppose your upgrade path will involve an R280X at some point, or maybe even a GTX780/R290X depending on how fierce the price-wars get between AMD and nVidia.
Then you can get a better cooler to push that lil' i5 2500K to 4.6-4.8ghz to keep up with the increased GPU demand.
But good lord what is going on with your wallpaper :S
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WoW Character: Wintel - Frostmourne (OCE)
Gaming rig: i7 7700K, GTX 1080 Ti, 16GB DDR4, BenQ 144hz 1440p
Signature art courtesy of Blitzkatze