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theadder
Dec 30, 2011


name posted:

im the disturbed sense of personal identity that ascribes too much importance to purchasing and using consumer electronics

lol

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Moist von Lipwig
Oct 28, 2006

by FactsAreUseless
Tortured By Flan

name posted:

im the disturbed sense of personal identity that ascribes too much importance to purchasing and using consumer electronics

theadder
Dec 30, 2011


im the gimmick in a hilarious computar forum

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice
funy computer

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!

Panty Saluter posted:

y did u not buy a gtx 970

did that exist last year with an identical price to the r-270x? I built this last year. I also picked some msi model that was super quiet, how quiet is the 970?

Cold on a Cob
Feb 6, 2006

i've seen so much, i'm going blind
and i'm brain dead virtually

College Slice
my nvidia card is noisy as gently caress except it's not bc i barely ever turn my pc on bc my macbook air suits my needs just fine

a neurotic ai
Mar 22, 2012

Jonny 290 posted:

im the overly ascetic post attemping to shame a forum of mid-career IT specialists on purchasing a quality monitor that helps their aging eyes not fall the gently caress out of they skull

I believe theadder is either 20 or in his early 20s much like myself.

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!
i dug out my old newegg receipt, this is what i bought for $229 in november 2013

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127760

did the gtx 970 exist for that price and is it the same performance?

also look at how quiet it is: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/R9_270X_HAWK/25.html

Jonny 290
May 5, 2005



[ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

Ocrassus posted:

I believe theadder is either 20 or in his early 20s much like myself.

That's mid-career. If you haven't had your first A-rounded startup by age 16, and your first IPO by 21, you are behind the curve.

z0rlandi viSSer
Nov 5, 2013

Smythe posted:

Get the best frags on teh big viewsonic dog. Sick refresh, savage contrast, insane blacks. Bird me up nigga.

word

a neurotic ai
Mar 22, 2012

Jonny 290 posted:

That's mid-career. If you haven't had your first A-rounded startup by age 16, and your first IPO by 21, you are behind the curve.

k

I do work for a startup if that counts

ass cobra
May 28, 2004

by Azathoth
shtpostrŽ

a neurotic ai
Mar 22, 2012
I'll write the wiki

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Miley Virus posted:

what is that, 3x8?

lmao do they even make triple channel mobos anymore

4-4-8-8

basically it's an idiot hell fucker number for nerds like myself but it was a cheap upgrade from just 4-4

not defending it

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Ocrassus posted:

k

I do work for a startup if that counts

sorry but you're already started up by virtue of doing anything

true startups live only in ur heart

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
my new nvidia card makes more noise than the old ATi. ball bearings my rear end

BangersInMyKnickers
Nov 3, 2004

I have a thing for courageous dongles

yeah don't buy cards with the reference heatsinks wait until they make something with a double-height slab of aluminum sitting on top of it with a slow speed fan

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
I got a Radeon coz I've had flawless experiences with them and the only NVIDIA I had was poo poo

Panty Saluter
Jan 17, 2004

Making learning fun!

A Wheezy Steampunk posted:

did that exist last year with an identical price to the r-270x? I built this last year. I also picked some msi model that was super quiet, how quiet is the 970?

ok, why did you only post this thread just now in that case

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!

Panty Saluter posted:

ok, why did you only post this thread just now in that case

i didn't post this thread?

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!
i think you will find forums poster "Mightaswell" is the op

Panty Saluter
Jan 17, 2004

Making learning fun!

A Wheezy Steampunk posted:

i didn't post this thread?

oh


i saw specs and figured it was the op :justpost:

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
mightaswell owns, as does radeons, as does buying a pc with the same specs (minus monitor) as a retinal imac for 1/5 the price and 1000% more upgradeablility

Otaku Alpha Male
Nov 11, 2012

bitches get ~tsundere~ when I pull out my katana
1000% ???

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
you're right


even 10,000,000 x 0 is 0

:sad:

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




my percents!:negative:

Mightaswell
Dec 4, 2003

Not now chief, I'm in the fuckin' zone.

echinopsis posted:

mightaswell owns, as does radeons, as does buying a pc with the same specs (minus monitor) as a retinal imac for 1/5 the price and 1000% more upgradeablility

thanx man

UPDATED SPECS:

Intel i7-4790K
Asus Z97-A
16GB HyperX FURY Black DDR3 1600 ( but y'all might have a point about ~serious computing~ probably gonna go buy another 16GB)
Samsung EVO 840 256GB SSD
eVGA 750 Ti Superclocked (might return this babby card still deciding)


going from platters to SSD's is like holky poo poo

A Wheezy Steampunk
Jul 16, 2006

High School Grads Eligible!

Mightaswell posted:

going from platters to SSD's is like holky poo poo

yep

my computer goes from power button press to usable desktop in 14 seconds

Egan Yardley
Jun 11, 2010

Smythe posted:

ati turns your cursor into a comb sometimes, OP. Makes it harder to frag n00bs with a comb as a cursor.

oh that was my video card doing that, now I know

it's weird to learn things in yospos

Panty Saluter
Jan 17, 2004

Making learning fun!

Mightaswell posted:

eVGA 750 Ti Superclocked (might return this babby card still deciding)



does seem a bit underrated compared to the rest of it


then again my wife has a 650ti and it does just peachy at 1080 on everything she plays (skyrim, occasional dark souls)

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Mightaswell posted:

thanx man

UPDATED SPECS:

Intel i7-4790K
Asus Z97-A
16GB HyperX FURY Black DDR3 1600 ( but y'all might have a point about ~serious computing~ probably gonna go buy another 16GB)
Samsung EVO 840 256GB SSD
eVGA 750 Ti Superclocked (might return this babby card still deciding)


going from platters to SSD's is like holky poo poo

nice i7 and overlcokcing

i got that same ssd. its naice huh


u could prolly run #rodrocket at like 30fps

Egan Yardley
Jun 11, 2010

ram is a scam bill gates said so

Mightaswell
Dec 4, 2003

Not now chief, I'm in the fuckin' zone.

A Wheezy Steampunk posted:

yep

my computer goes from power button press to usable desktop in 14 seconds


well i installed windows 8.1 so the usable desktop never actually arrives

Mightaswell
Dec 4, 2003

Not now chief, I'm in the fuckin' zone.

Panty Saluter posted:

does seem a bit underrated compared to the rest of it


then again my wife has a 650ti and it does just peachy at 1080 on everything she plays (skyrim, occasional dark souls)

i don't pc game but i suspect this is one of those things that now that i have a "rig" i might start occasionally

i bought it for photo and video stuff

Panty Saluter
Jan 17, 2004

Making learning fun!

Mightaswell posted:

i don't pc game but i suspect this is one of those things that now that i have a "rig" i might start occasionally

i bought it for photo and video stuff

was the onboard video not adequate for photo and video?

Moo Cowabunga
Jun 15, 2009

[Office Worker.




think of the pixels

Panty Saluter
Jan 17, 2004

Making learning fun!
wife and i just got a couple of dell 1708fps for 10 USD per from goodwill


some school/business/gov't office upgraded and we are the benefactors :getin:

Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA

ahmeni posted:

i did not realize how bad windows is
it does not suit my needs and the quicker this box becomes a steambox under the tv the better imo

my steambox is my old desktop so it probably has a tdp of like 400 watts

Mightaswell
Dec 4, 2003

Not now chief, I'm in the fuckin' zone.

Panty Saluter posted:

was the onboard video not adequate for photo and video?

i knew i'd game at least a little bit

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Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA
oh hell yeah feel the speed




(it's a 19" external)

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