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True, the backplate wasn't a deciding factor when I bought it, so I'm not sweatin it, but free is always nice :D especially when they should all come with one at this price point...

Just went from a GTX460 to a GTX970. Massive increase.

Unfortunately I ordered it from Amazon on Saturday. If I waited until Monday I would have gotten a $15 rebate AND the free backplate if I ordered from Newegg. Oh well I'm still happy with it.

Just got one of these installed and man is it awesome! No coil whine or anything and runs cool and quiet. Of course I JUST missed the newegg deal w/ the free backplate :mad:

Welp, scratch that. Newegg's price went back up to $350 so it is not nearly as enticing now. If I were to return this one then I would end up only making out ahead paying $10 or so instead of $10 for the backplate which isn't worth the time to me. Soooo, on another note, can't wait to get...

What are your guys thoughts on the backplates? I have never had one before so I'm pretty clueless if they are actually useful or not. Is it worth returning this one for a free backplate? Amazon has a pretty good return policy so its not much of a hassle but if they don't do a whole lot then I...

I agree for the most part, plus I have a prime account so it is almost always better for me to get it from Amazon. However there are a couple things making me lean towards returning this one and ordering from newegg. If I were to return the card and order from newegg it would be about $10...

Welp you guys convinced me. Ordered the GTX 970 the other day, should be here tomorrow! Now another quick question. I ordered the EVGA SSC+ 04G-P4-3975-KR, which from my understanding in the 2nd gen and has some revisions from the initial release. Newegg just dropped the price on the EVGA...

Yup, that pretty much sums it up. Leaning heavily towards the 970 now. I would consider the 290 if my PSU was a little newer but if it ends up not being up to the task then I'm right back in 970 territory without the free game.

Fair enough... So I guess if I'm planning on playing the Witcher 3 then the 970 makes sense... Does anyone know of how long nvidia usually does the bundles for? Preferably I'd like to wait and see what the benches on the 960 look as I don't really play many other graphic intensive games.

That is the 970 I was considering if I were to go that route. It's quite frustrating that there is nothing really to fill that $130 gap between the 960 and the 970. Have they said anything about a TI edition lately? I fear if I do go with the 960 that it won't even be able to play the Witcher...

So the time is finally here where I upgrade my aging gtx 460. I had a code for Assassins creed unity that I finally got around to installing and it made me realized just how insufficient my card has become. So, here is my dilemma. Nvidia has the witcher 3 bundle which I am pretty interested...

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I think I'm gonna keep the current drive and add an additional 2TB black drive.

Well my thoughts on going raid0 were that most of the games I don't play often will be stored on the drive so maybe I could get a slight performance increase by going raid0. There's nothing really on the drive that I couldn't live without. Someone brought up a good point though and I don't...

I guess retire was a poor choice of words. I would continue using it along with the new one.

True, which is why I was hoping for some other drive recommendations as well. With no experience with other drives I have only anecdotal evidence to go by. The 5 year warranty is nice too.

Well you guys sure did help reenforce my gut instinct to get 1 larger drive. Right now a 2TB black drive is $150 on amazon. Are there any other comparable drives out there to consider? As I said, I'm only looking at the black drive because I have had a positive experience, but I'm open to...

I currently have a 1 TB WD black HDD that is finally reaching its capacity. I've had the drive for about 4-5 years now and had not had any issues with it. I'm looking to jump to at least 2TB of storage and I'm wondering if I should just get another 1TB black drive and raid0 them or if I should...

not going to be working with adobe rgb so the pa248q will be fine. How is the anti glare and backlight bleed on it?

Is this available in the US? Google is only bringing up UK links to purchase.

So I'm still shopping around for a 24" 1920x1200 IPS panel and I think I narrowed it down to these 2. From what I hear these both use the same panel correct? Right now I'm leaning towards the Asus mainly because of the usb 3 ports and the adjustable overdrive and I hear the AG isn't as grainy...

You're right, comparing the 2 is silly. I think I was more looking for reasons to go for the higher res screen but its looking like the cost of the monitor plus an upgraded gpu is a little more than I want to spend. I think I'm gonna give the VS24AH-P a shot and see how it goes. I really want...

No thoughts on this? I'm thinking I'll just go with the 24" and wait till 4k monitors start becoming more common.

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Well my monitor finally crapped out on me and I've narrowed my search down to these 2. My old monitor was a 24" samsung 1920x1200 TN. Right now the 24" VS24AH-P I could get on newegg for $210 which is really tempting and would basically be what I currently had except for LED IPS. It's a...

Anyone have any thoughts on this? My 5 year old samsung is finally starting to kick the bucket and I'm considering this one or making the jump up to a 27" WQHD monitor.

What sound card are you using? If it is onboard what motherboard is it? Do you have a blu ray drive in your htpc? If you don't have a blu ray drive you can use the optical/coax out if you have it along with the dvi cable and it will be basically the same as hdmi. hdmi is only needed if you...

Man I'm torn. Part of me wants to just get the g860 just so it's not a pain in the ass if the motherboard doesn't post, but I really hate to pay the same price for an almost 2 year old cpu. I guess I'll just suck it up and get the 860.

What do you think the chances of that mobo not posting at all with the G2020 are? The Asus compatibility list says it is supported but only since the latest bios. I would really hate to have to take mine apart just to get a working cpu to update the bios. I guess the g860 is looking like the...

Just the info I was looking for. So how about the difference between the Pentium G860 and the IB G2020? The SB is 100MHz faster and they are the same price on Newegg.

That was kind of my thinking as well but he actually doesn't do any gaming it would just be me once in a while when I'm there to screw around. Starting to lean more and more towards the Celeron. Will the 1MB of extra l3 cache make that much of a difference on the Pentium? Thats the only...

Any other thoughts? Particularly on the celeron vs pentium?

Edited the OP to show the current video card and sound card. The 9800gt is working fine for what he currently uses it for. I would prefer to keep the audigy over using onboard. 8 gigs of RAM is way overkill for him, will be sticking with 4.

So I talked my dad into upgrading to 1155 instead of replacing his dead 775 mobo and I'm looking for some advice. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Computer will be mainly used for basic web browsing, listening to music, you tube videos, and the...

Yup, USB devices aren't even detected from the BIOS so that's why I'm guessing that its the board that's going bad.

So i think my dads motherboard is on its way out, all of the USB ports recently stopped working, so I am looking for a replacement. Its an LGA775 board which I realize is old but he only uses the computer to browse the internet/youtube. Newegg only has a handful of 775 boards and only one of...

I have the naga epic for about a year now and havent had any issues with it. The button layout isnt really too confusing after using it for a few days, and there are little sticky bumps you can put on buttons you tend to miss/confuse. I use it for WoW and i also have a profile for LoL that...

I have a 2600k @ 4.3ghz with a hyper 212+ w/ single stock fan and my load temps are about 65 but i noticed my idle temps are alot higher than most peoples here even those with 212s. My idle temps are around 40 and everyone else seems to be high 20s to low 30s. Are you guys running the fan at...

excellent, i was considering that mobo as well. any thoughts on the psu? I've used it in another build with no issues and it seems to be the best in its price range at the moment.