Recent content by CLE_216

I don't have VR, tried it once and it made me sick to my stomach. If there's anything that might get me to try it again, it's the new Flight Simulator, and developers for the game said VR is high on their priority list. Not far behind, I bet, is some kind of space sim. Think they'll sell the...

Currently have a Gigabyte Z68 board running on my rig now. Durable! Time to upgrade, though. After living with that motherboard for years, I realized it was probably overkill for my needs, although I did use SLI for a while on it and added a USB hub and WiFi adapter. I intend to make this build...

Nah, spent $100 after taxes and shipping. I considered waiting for the B550, but the type of gaming I do isn't very demanding at all, and I'm OK with turning off *some* eye candy. Besides, there's always bugs with every chipset launch and usually takes a solid year or so before it settles down...

So I ended up buying the ASRock B450M Steel Legend motherboard. It's similar in a lot of ways to the PRO4, but I want it to last years, so I figure with higher quality capacitors, etc., on the Steel Legend, it's more likely to be much more durable. Also, I like the feature set on this board...

Yeah, saw that in the news. Quite the blowback! I’m glad, though it’s unlikely I’d upgrade the CPU anyway. I now find myself looking long and hard at ASRock’s B450m Steel Legend. For $90, it looks like an unbeatable value, especially considering I have no intention of OC’ing.

While I wait like everyone else for components to be in stock again, I'm obsessing over the tiniest details over which motherboard to buy. My main concern is durability and stability and, well, ASRock's come a long way, right? They're still the red-headed stepchild of the motherboard brands, but...

Okay, so I installed my new GTX 970. Yep, you guys were right, it's a pretty sweet card. Monster of a card, but sweet. And quiet. Unexpectedly. I think maybe that's because I've been accustomed to years of using my GTX 460s which might as well be airplanes taking off next to me. Played a bit of...

*Bump* Anybody else have thoughts on those two models? I find myself leaning towards the Dell, but the Acer has a bit bigger screen size and is less expensive. Crap stand and only tilts, though. Dell is known for their excellent stands and high quality screens and the thing comes with a...

Finally went and got myself a new card, and went with the one m_isom recommended: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-3975-KR 4GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card - Newegg.com Also boosted my memory from 8 to 12, figured why not. Next step is a new monitor, and I've been...

Hell, I bit. Jet.com isn't the greatest website for navigating or sorting items that you need. The filters suck, but as long as you do your research elsewhere or on Newegg, then copy the model and paste it to Jet's search bar, it should get you what you need. Also, I guess the item is being...

Heavily considering buying an EVGA SSC 4GB GTX 970 from there, which I'd only pay $290 plus tax and free shipping. That's less than even Newegg and the rebate. You have to be a first time Jet buyer, though. Should I bite or wait until NVIDIA comes out with Pascal? *EDIT* Should've mentioned the...

Well, hmm.......so I did some digging on info about NVIDIA and checking out wtf Pascal is. Oh. Kinda pointless to pony up for a 970 now at near full-price when there's a good chance after the next-gen cards come out, the maxwells will drop like a brick...THEN I grab one. Assuming they're still...

You are correct sir, I was mistaken. Bungie was the publisher.

My BenQ FP241VW is getting long in the tooth and starting to show signs of dying, so I'm in the market for a new monitor. Generally speaking, I'm looking to spend less than $300 but want something that's a decent enough size yet packs a lot of performance into it. So I found these two and I'm...

Oh, huh. Yeah, you're right, that does look better. Shame on me for wearing horse blinders and thinking only the refurb'ed ones would have the best prices and values. I'm normally better than that. Maybe I have too much blood and not enough caffeine in my system.