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Orbital-Fetus

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Hey if I hook up a second monitor can I extend th game across both screens? A game like fallout

2 screens would suck, you would have the frames in the center.
if you are going to game with multiple monitors then you need 3 but then you are rendering 3 times as much and would need to have the horse power to do it.

don't game with 2 screens.
 

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Thermal grizzly kryonaut. I havent tried it myself yet, but it has gotten a lot of praises
I went with the arctic thermal paste from radio shack. I'm too impatient to wait 3-4 days for it to get here.


I was getting like 50-60c IDLE:mjcry: but now


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Bout to give em that work on bf4 :ahh:
 
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Is there any capture card that allows you to stream to Twitch without being hooked up to a PC?
 

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Probably looking at about $850 tbh for something I consider worthwhile via jet.com/amazon/newegg. This will max everything out now and be good for at least 4-5 years.

These are the prices considering the 15% off the first three orders promo.

Order 1:
Core i5 6600K - $199.95

Order 2:
Motherboard - $49.37
16GB RAM - $61.70
240GB Zotac SSD - $57.59
CM Hyper 212 EVO - $27.92

Order 3:
GTX 1060 (6GB Gigabyte) - $211.65

Elsewhere/Later
1080P Monitor (Anywhere, Newegg, Jet, Amazon) - $100
Zalman Z1 Neo Case - $40
430W PSU - $40
MasterKeys L Combo - $59.99
Windows 10 - @2gunsup

when things become obsolete or less than maxed out what would I most likely need to replace (core i5?) and would the part cost as much as it does present day?
 

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when things become obsolete or less than maxed out what would I most likely need to replace (core i5?) and would the part cost as much as it does present day?
The 6600K will be fine for a long time if things keep going the same way.

You will likely want to replace the GPU in about 2 years if you want to keep maxing things out at 1080P
 

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My new PC comes on the 13th (supposedly).

I expect crazy 3D Mark scores once I (try to) over clock my 6-core to 4.5ghz :blessed:

Side note: I'm selling my old 4790k, that can be overclocked to 4.6 safely, 16gb of ram, ASUS Maximus VII mobo, 1080 sli, 500gb Samsung evo SSD build for $3K (with wiggle room). PM if interested.
 
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Probably looking at about $850 tbh for something I consider worthwhile via jet.com/amazon/newegg. This will max everything out now and be good for at least 4-5 years.

These are the prices considering the 15% off the first three orders promo.

Order 1:
Core i5 6600K - $199.95

Order 2:
Motherboard - $49.37
16GB RAM - $61.70
240GB Zotac SSD - $57.59
CM Hyper 212 EVO - $27.92

Order 3:
GTX 1060 (6GB Gigabyte) - $211.65

Elsewhere/Later
1080P Monitor (Anywhere, Newegg, Jet, Amazon) - $100
Zalman Z1 Neo Case - $40
430W PSU - $40
MasterKeys L Combo - $59.99
Windows 10 - @2gunsup
If you're using a 1080 monitor you don't even need a i5 6600 and 1060 to max everything out.
 

Ruck

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Just finished building this for my sister and nieces. If anyone is interested in building a pc for the first time, or looking to purchase a new case, i highly recommend the cooler master masterbox 5 case.

Best price performance case in the market and ive built in a lot of cases both high end and real cheap. Absolutely love the case and im so glad i chose it over the zalman z9 neo.

Bought it on amazon for 65 bucks. Quality is amazing for the price, semi modular, lots of room in the back for cables and looks badass.

Most of the parts i already owned and transfered... specs:

Cpu: i5 6600k (new)
Mobo: gigabyte z170x gaming 6 (transfered)
Ram: corsair dominator platinum ddr4 3000mhz (transfered)
Boot drive: samsung 850 evo 500gb (new)
Gpu: evga gtx 980 ti sc+ (transfered)
Psu: corsair ax860 platinum (transfered)
Case: cooler master box 5 (new)
Cpu cooler: enermax liqmax 2 120s aio clc (new)
Fans: enermax tri vegas white led pwm x5 (new)
Monitor: first fsm-270yg ips 2560x1440p (transfered)
Keyboard: logitech g610 orion cherry mx red (new)
Mouse: cooler master xornet 2 (new)
Mousepad: gg etching small (new)
Speakers: logtech z130 (transfered)
Headset: hyperx cloud

Sister is currently back in college going for her degree to become a physicians assisstant, nieces are 12 and 10, huge left 4 dead and pc gamers because of me :jawalrus:

Now only if my sister would get some real internet instead of that wireless garbage isp she currently has :martin:

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It's time to throw consoles in the bushes :trash:


Are there usually any good deals on parts during Black Friday?
 
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