Landlord Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 The wife said I can get a PC so now I gotta build up a little more cash for it. I didn't realize there are more than one GeForce GTX 1080 graphic cards. Which company makes the best one? Sounds like the Zortac GTX 1080 might be the fastest/best one Stuff like this you can trust newegg reviews for. They're all essentially the same product. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 The wife said I can get a PC so now I gotta build up a little more cash for it. I didn't realize there are more than one GeForce GTX 1080 graphic cards. Which company makes the best one? Sounds like the Zortac GTX 1080 might be the fastest/best one IMO, EVGA (great customer service) and MSI (their Twin Frozr coolers rock) are the 2 best ones out there. By the time you're ready to buy, the current models will likely have all changed, so check reviews right around the time you're ready. Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 I ordered the Acer PREDATOR XB2170HU monitor today. It will show up at Best Buy next Friday on my birthday. As of now my PS4 will be hooked up to this till I get my PC built 1 Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Oh ya it finally came in. Even though I'm playing my PS4 on it, the graphics still look pretty damn good. Can't wait to build my PC to see its full potential. My desk should be arriving soon but for now it's on the kitchen table haha. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Damn that's a sexy monitor. I'm hoping to grab one in the next few weeks to go with my shiny new EVGA 1070. Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 17, 2016 Author Share Posted July 17, 2016 Hey Saunders why did you opt for the 1070 over the 1080? I've thought about going with the 1070 because it's cheaper but watching some Battlefield 1 alpha videos on YouTube, those who recorded 1440p footage using the 1070, they averaged around 65fps where the 1080 was up in the high 90's low 100s Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hey Saunders why did you opt for the 1070 over the 1080? I've thought about going with the 1070 because it's cheaper but watching some Battlefield 1 alpha videos on YouTube, those who recorded 1440p footage using the 1070, they averaged around 65fps where the 1080 was up in the high 90's low 100s One was cost, and the 2nd was availability. I was giving my old card to a friend, and couldn't really keep waiting for a 1080 to surface at a reasonable price. I did buy an EVGA though, so i may use their step up program in a couple months and upgrade to a 1080. Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Just got a notification from EVGA that they had a GTX 1080 FTW video card(s) in stock so rushed to the computer to order one. Should arrive next week....getting so close to building my first PC Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Nice! Put up your parts you're planning to grab next, just so we can make sure there are no issues. Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 Nice! Put up your parts you're planning to grab next, just so we can make sure there are no issues. Here's what I have left to get and it says it's all compatible with the parts I've got picked out http://pcpartpicker.com/list/3gfsZ8 Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Nice! Put up your parts you're planning to grab next, just so we can make sure there are no issues. Here's what I have left to get and it says it's all compatible with the parts I've got picked out http://pcpartpicker.com/list/3gfsZ8 Hmm, getting a 404 with that list. Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 Nice! Put up your parts you're planning to grab next, just so we can make sure there are no issues. Here's what I have left to get and it says it's all compatible with the parts I've got picked out http://pcpartpicker.com/list/3gfsZ8 Hmm, getting a 404 with that list. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/3gfsZ8 Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 After doing some more research and reading reviews, I don't think I'm going to get an internal hard drive. Reading several reviews on Newegg, a lot off HDD's don't last longer than 2 years and in some cases not even a year. I don't want to spend money on something that isn't going to last that long. Just might get one SSD card for now and then wait a few more months and get another one at the same GB capacity or jump up to the 800GB or 1TB range. Quote Link to comment
Apathy Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 Shipping back my monitor for a new one cause it has a dead pixel that's bothering me. Sure it's not that big and I can only see it when the screen goes black but I know it's there and it's bugging me haha. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 After doing some more research and reading reviews, I don't think I'm going to get an internal hard drive. Reading several reviews on Newegg, a lot off HDD's don't last longer than 2 years and in some cases not even a year. I don't want to spend money on something that isn't going to last that long. Just might get one SSD card for now and then wait a few more months and get another one at the same GB capacity or jump up to the 800GB or 1TB range. wat? That's like, not remotely true. I'm using the same Crucial Sata SSD as my boot drive since... 2013? I also am using the same 1TB platter drive as my main game drive since 2011. I've also got 2 other drives from at least 3 years ago in there as well for storage. I build 2 other PC's in the exact same config for my cousin and uncle, and they're doing fine as well. Get a 500GB drive for your os and main games you play all the time, then get a secondary drive (1-2TB) for extra games. If you wanna run backups, get an external USB (can get 4 TB for about $100), and you'll be fine. Quote Link to comment
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