I had an order for what I believed to be a v2 with OCUK, in fact under instruction I pre-ordered as I missed the v2 kickstarter. I managed to find a v1 a couple of months back, but left my OCUK pre-order in-place so I could later upgrade to the v2. Well, I just got my shipping confirmation for...
I bought current gen console but have recently made a move back to PC gaming. It just doesn't compare. Sadly I cannot avoid the exclusives on console I wanted (Yakuza 0, Persona 5, etc), but everything else plays in 144 fps on my PC. Console goes back to TV and stays there.
I've just gone from 1080 Ti + Freesync monitor to an Asus 165Hz G-Sync. Wow. Night and day difference. I say that as a former huge cynic about these sorts of things. Last few years I was happy as hell mostly console gaming. That has now changed.
I just bought a 1080 Ti FE and plan to sell my 1070 while the crypto mining fad is still in full swing.
1080 Ti is going to obviously be most future proofed. If you are a high refresh rate gamer like I am, then moreseo
I just went 7700k due to impatience, but agree Coffee Lake should be a nice improvement.
Without overclock, temps seem fine with my 7700K and l9i, although Prime95 will send temps up to 100C. It has been pretty hot in my part of the world and my apartment is lacking aircon so my system has...