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I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: NH Chainsaw Edge
They should make octagon shaped processors.
Why?

  • 10.21.2012 10:36 AM PDT


Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: NH Chainsaw Edge
They should make octagon shaped processors.
Why?


Octagons are an amazing shape.

And they have 8 awesome angles.

  • 10.21.2012 11:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: NH Chainsaw Edge
They should make octagon shaped processors.
Why?


Octagons are an amazing shape.

And they have 8 awesome angles.

In each angle...there would be a core?
MIND=BLOWN!

  • 10.21.2012 11:30 AM PDT

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Thermal paste would be a pain to evenly spread on an octagon shaped CPU.
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  • 10.21.2012 12:34 PM PDT

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Posted by: TopWargamer
Thermal paste would be a pain to evenly spread on an octagon shaped CPU.
>.>
Ideally, when applying thermal paste you just want to put a small dot in the center and let the heatsink spread it around, although the bases of the heatsinks would be pretty odd if that were the case.

  • 10.21.2012 1:14 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


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Posted by: Jet Lockheed

Posted by: SuicidalSplatter

Posted by: NH Chainsaw Edge
They should make octagon shaped processors.
Why?


Octagons are an amazing shape.

And they have 8 awesome angles.

In each angle...there would be a core?
MIND=BLOWN!
And in AMD's MOAR COARS situation, there'd be 2+ in each angle.

  • 10.21.2012 6:52 PM PDT

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Let's make the motherboards and GPU's circles while we're at it.

  • 10.21.2012 7:22 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....

>not making motherboards pentagons and GPUs trapazoids

Why?
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Let's make the motherboards and GPU's circles while we're at it.


Also, it's a good time to be an AMD fan. I'm now certain the GPU I get in my rig will be a 7950, as I'm hearing it's pretty much overtaken the 670 as one of the best cards out there.

[Edited on 10.21.2012 9:50 PM PDT]

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
>not making motherboards pentagons and GPUs trapazoids

Why?
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Let's make the motherboards and GPU's circles while we're at it.


Also, it's a good time to be an AMD fan. I'm now certain the GPU I get in my rig will be a 7950, as I'm hearing it's pretty much overtaken the 670 as one of the best cards out there.
Awesome.

A driver update has been long overdue plus GCN still has a lot of untapped potential.

[Edited on 10.21.2012 10:48 PM PDT]

  • 10.21.2012 10:37 PM PDT


Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
>not making motherboards pentagons and GPUs trapazoids

Why?
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Let's make the motherboards and GPU's circles while we're at it.


Also, it's a good time to be an AMD fan. I'm now certain the GPU I get in my rig will be a 7950, as I'm hearing it's pretty much overtaken the 670 as one of the best cards out there.


Then it's a good thing I didn't buy the GTX 670 yet

I guess I'll wait till 700s are out

  • 10.22.2012 11:12 AM PDT
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Alright brotatoes I've finally taken the time to sit down and make me a build.

Opinions and feedback in general are welcome as I'm not the most experienced with this stuff.

  • 10.22.2012 11:48 AM PDT

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Posted by: Mr Pinata
Alright brotatoes I've finally taken the time to sit down and make me a build.

Opinions and feedback in general are welcome as I'm not the most experienced with this stuff.
I would swap out the 560ti for a 660ti

if it's within your budget, an SSD (60-120GB) is a huge bonus.

  • 10.22.2012 11:50 AM PDT
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Posted by: catman6
Posted by: Mr Pinata
Alright brotatoes I've finally taken the time to sit down and make me a build.

Opinions and feedback in general are welcome as I'm not the most experienced with this stuff.
I would swap out the 560ti for a 660ti

That'll bump my cost up by about $100, is the performance increase enough to justify the price? I'm kind of pushing it at around $900 as it is.

  • 10.22.2012 11:59 AM PDT
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Posted by: Mr Pinata

Posted by: catman6
Posted by: Mr Pinata
Alright brotatoes I've finally taken the time to sit down and make me a build.

Opinions and feedback in general are welcome as I'm not the most experienced with this stuff.
I would swap out the 560ti for a 660ti

That'll bump my cost up by about $100, is the performance increase enough to justify the price? I'm kind of pushing it at around $900 as it is.
Yes, it would justify the 100$ increase. the 560ti, while still a great card, is getting old and well it's last gen, it could still play games at High/Ultra...for now..don't expect newer games to play at Ultra+ AA+MSAA/FXAA and such.

  • 10.22.2012 12:19 PM PDT

MSAA and FXAA are just different types of AA

Just FXAA is easier to process and a lot more effective

  • 10.22.2012 12:50 PM PDT

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Posted by: SuicidalSplatter
>not making motherboards pentagons and GPUs trapazoids

Why?
Posted by: PMC Fluffy
Let's make the motherboards and GPU's circles while we're at it.


Also, it's a good time to be an AMD fan. I'm now certain the GPU I get in my rig will be a 7950, as I'm hearing it's pretty much overtaken the 670 as one of the best cards out there.
I'm not a fanboy of either side, but let me point out some of the clear flaws.

This graph starts at 90% as opposed to 0. It's a marketing tactic to make it seem like they are gaining more performance than they actually are, which anyone would be able to point out. I find it funny that they use "percents," which could be tested with benchmark programs which show no real-world performance. They should have shown FPS. At that, they don't show settings or resolution, since AMD is natively better at higher resolutions, but not every gamer uses three monitors. Again, no actual benches, and they could be comparing those to non-overclocked cards.

Then you have to consider how inconsistent their driver updates are. nVidia adds this stuff in a lot of their drivers, and more often than AMD. Sure, they might be ahead now, but in the future that could very well change.

Posted by: Mr Pinata
Alright brotatoes I've finally taken the time to sit down and make me a build.

Opinions and feedback in general are welcome as I'm not the most experienced with this stuff.
The hell is up with your RAM? It shouldn't be more than $40.

You should definitely get a 660 Ti, or at least a 660, instead of that 560 Ti 448 (which isn't even that much better than the 560 Ti compared to the 570). Benches for same-priced cards.

I would also grab a better case which has USB3, a consistent interior color design, locking 5.25 trays, and actual HDD trays as opposed to screws. The Rosewill Challenger and NZXT Gamma fit these minus the USB3, and you can get other better cases for dollars more.

Also, the mobo is pretty sketchy. Intel doesn't exactly make the best mobos, and the reviews prove it. Check this one.

Posted by: Jet Lockheed
MSAA and FXAA are just different types of AA

Just FXAA is easier to process and a lot more effective
That's why it's called faux approximate anti-aliasing, har har.

[Edited on 10.22.2012 2:19 PM PDT]

  • 10.22.2012 2:15 PM PDT
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Catalyst 12.10 and Catalyst 12.11 Beta drivers are now out.

Will try the beta out due to performance increases.

  • 10.22.2012 2:17 PM PDT
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Ok from the feedback and opinions that were given this is my new build.
Opinions and feedback are still welcome and I was also wondering how future proof this build would be.

Also, should I downgrade the PSU? When my estimated wattage was around 500 it didn't seem to excessive, but now that it's down to around 350 I'm starting to think so.

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Posted by: Mr Pinata
Ok from the feedback and opinions that were given this is my new build.
Opinions and feedback are still welcome and I was also wondering how future proof this build would be.

Also, should I downgrade the PSU? When my estimated wattage was around 500 it didn't seem to excessive, but now that it's down to around 350 I'm starting to think so.
Looks like a good build.

You can drop down to 650W if you want to but for that price, 700W is a bargain. Plus, do you really need a sound card?

But, if you want. Here's an alternative to your PSU, plus it's also 80 Plus Bronze certified.

[Edited on 10.22.2012 3:07 PM PDT]

  • 10.22.2012 3:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: Mr Pinata
Ok from the feedback and opinions that were given this is my new build.
Opinions and feedback are still welcome and I was also wondering how future proof this build would be.

Also, should I downgrade the PSU? When my estimated wattage was around 500 it didn't seem to excessive, but now that it's down to around 350 I'm starting to think so.
It gets my stamp of approval.

  • 10.22.2012 3:12 PM PDT

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  • 10.22.2012 3:20 PM PDT

I got these cheeseburgers man....


Posted by: ThirstyAvenge

Posted by: Mr Pinata
Ok from the feedback and opinions that were given this is my new build.
Opinions and feedback are still welcome and I was also wondering how future proof this build would be.

Also, should I downgrade the PSU? When my estimated wattage was around 500 it didn't seem to excessive, but now that it's down to around 350 I'm starting to think so.
Looks like a good build.

You can drop down to 650W if you want to but for that price, 700W is a bargain. Plus, do you really need a sound card?

But, if you want. Here's an alternative to your PSU, plus it's also 80 Plus Bronze certified.
I'm still gonna say his PSU is better, just because it's modular.

  • 10.22.2012 5:31 PM PDT

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Found this Samsung 256GB SSD for $170....not a bad deal....not a bad at all....5/5 stars too.

[Edited on 10.22.2012 7:21 PM PDT]

  • 10.22.2012 7:16 PM PDT
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In order to defeat vsync, would a new 60h monitor do? Or does it have to be 120hz?

  • 10.22.2012 8:59 PM PDT

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If by "defeat vsynch," you mean stop screen tearing, any mid-range monitor would do. 120 Hz isn't worth the price to me unless it's the only upgrade you can do.

  • 10.22.2012 9:12 PM PDT