So OK, 300 series MB is not compatible with 200. However, who did invent this awkward naming scheme? I read the processor socket support 1151, I read 1151 on motherboard, buy them, and now I learn that this combination won't work? Why don't they just bumped the socket number for 8th gen? 1152...
What's up with ridiculously long videocards?
Here is gigabyte GTX 1070 compared to zotac 970, on top of the case where I was going to upgrade videocard. It is ridiculously long. Wasn't GTX 9XX -> 10XX supposed to be a process shrink (28->14 mm)? Why do they still manufacture those...
It just occurred to me that for many naive buyers the number 21:9 sounds more impressive than 16:9. Which is ridiculously misleading. Remember when 2560x1440 were the norm, and then suddenly, 2560x1080 become "cool"? Now that 3840 x 2160 is commodity, the display manufacturers peddle 3440x1440...
Lets start with postage stamp screen sizes, increment and see when (if ever) ultrawide screen makes sense.
1. Smart watches. Do you want letterbox smartwatch? You must be kidding.
2. Smartphones. That is one unique category, that literally begged for ultrawide AR, because phones are elongated...
There is a heated debate about what AR people like. Here is old overclock poll
http://www.overclock.net/t/1242973/bump-vote-your-favorite-aspect-ratio
I updated it here with two more choices