Posted: 7/22/2015 11:48:46 AM EDT
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Never really completely finished my PC how I wanted it. I currently have a Storm Stryker case, but I'm not really happy with it. So I bought an NZXT H440. Wanted something a little smaller, and it was $118. Along with the case, I bought an H105 to upgrade from my H100, some extra Corsair SP120 fans since I'll have more fans than my Stryker has. I hope the H440 works well. It doesn't have the best ventilation, but I'm hoping the static pressure fans will help. Also purchased the Acer 27" 144hz G-Sync 1440P IPS monitor to replace my old cheap (free) 17" 1280x1024 TN monitors (x3). I know the picture will be much better, I just hope it doesn't feel like I'm looking through a tunnel after having 3 17" screen in surround at 3840x1024. I never finished sleeving all my cables...hopefully I'll finish this time  I guess the only thing I'd like to finish it is a 1T SSD (as side from a full custom water cooling loop...but I don't have the time, money or patience right now). Current hardware: Motherboard: Asus Maximus 6 Extreme CPU: i7-4770k RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 16gb (4x4) GPU 1: Evga 780 Ti SC ACX 2.0 3gb GPU 2: Evga 780 Ti SC 3GB PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Win 8.1) Storage drive: Seagate 1T HDD Spare drive: Crucial M550 256gb (got it on sale for $65...it was a steal. I just have a few games on it for now) |
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Never really completely finished my PC how I wanted it. I currently have a Storm Stryker case, but I'm not really happy with it. So I bought an NZXT H440. Wanted something a little smaller, and it was $118. Along with the case, I bought an H105 to upgrade from my H100, some extra Corsair SP120 fans since I'll have more fans than my Stryker has. I hope the H440 works well. It doesn't have the best ventilation, but I'm hoping the static pressure fans will help. Also purchased the Acer 27" 144hz G-Sync 1440P IPS monitor to replace my old cheap (free) 17" 1280x1024 TN monitors (x3). I know the picture will be much better, I just hope it doesn't feel like I'm looking through a tunnel after having 3 17" screen in surround at 3840x1024. I never finished sleeving all my cables...hopefully I'll finish this time
I guess the only thing I'd like to finish it is a 1T SSD (as side from a full custom water cooling loop...but I don't have the time, money or patience right now). Current hardware: Motherboard: Asus Maximus 6 Extreme CPU: i7-4770k RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 16gb (4x4) GPU 1: Evga 780 Ti SC ACX 2.0 3gb GPU 2: Evga 780 Ti SC 3GB PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Win 8.1) Storage drive: Seagate 1T HDD Spare drive: Crucial M550 256gb (got it on sale for $65...it was a steal. I just have a few games on it for now) Why u no 4k? |
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Quoted: Why u no 4k? Quoted: Quoted: Never really completely finished my PC how I wanted it. I currently have a Storm Stryker case, but I'm not really happy with it. So I bought an NZXT H440. Wanted something a little smaller, and it was $118. Along with the case, I bought an H105 to upgrade from my H100, some extra Corsair SP120 fans since I'll have more fans than my Stryker has. I hope the H440 works well. It doesn't have the best ventilation, but I'm hoping the static pressure fans will help. Also purchased the Acer 27" 144hz G-Sync 1440P IPS monitor to replace my old cheap (free) 17" 1280x1024 TN monitors (x3). I know the picture will be much better, I just hope it doesn't feel like I'm looking through a tunnel after having 3 17" screen in surround at 3840x1024. I never finished sleeving all my cables...hopefully I'll finish this time I guess the only thing I'd like to finish it is a 1T SSD (as side from a full custom water cooling loop...but I don't have the time, money or patience right now). Current hardware: Motherboard: Asus Maximus 6 Extreme CPU: i7-4770k RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 16gb (4x4) GPU 1: Evga 780 Ti SC ACX 2.0 3gb GPU 2: Evga 780 Ti SC 3GB PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Win 8.1) Storage drive: Seagate 1T HDD Spare drive: Crucial M550 256gb (got it on sale for $65...it was a steal. I just have a few games on it for now) Why u no 4k? 2k is just fine. 4k could have scaling issues |
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Never really completely finished my PC how I wanted it. I currently have a Storm Stryker case, but I'm not really happy with it. So I bought an NZXT H440. Wanted something a little smaller, and it was $118. Along with the case, I bought an H105 to upgrade from my H100, some extra Corsair SP120 fans since I'll have more fans than my Stryker has. I hope the H440 works well. It doesn't have the best ventilation, but I'm hoping the static pressure fans will help. Also purchased the Acer 27" 144hz G-Sync 1440P IPS monitor to replace my old cheap (free) 17" 1280x1024 TN monitors (x3). I know the picture will be much better, I just hope it doesn't feel like I'm looking through a tunnel after having 3 17" screen in surround at 3840x1024. I never finished sleeving all my cables...hopefully I'll finish this time
I guess the only thing I'd like to finish it is a 1T SSD (as side from a full custom water cooling loop...but I don't have the time, money or patience right now). Current hardware: Motherboard: Asus Maximus 6 Extreme CPU: i7-4770k RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 16gb (4x4) GPU 1: Evga 780 Ti SC ACX 2.0 3gb GPU 2: Evga 780 Ti SC 3GB PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Win 8.1) Storage drive: Seagate 1T HDD Spare drive: Crucial M550 256gb (got it on sale for $65...it was a steal. I just have a few games on it for now) Why u no 4k? 2k is just fine. 4k could have scaling issues I've been extremely happy with my 1440p monitor. My single 780 drives it pretty well with a moderate overclock. I really want 4k, but even the SLI Titan X figures I've seen aren't that great. Metro Last Light cranked up was only getting 35fps. Maybe in a couple of years we will have the power to get 60+ fps at 4k. |
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Never really completely finished my PC how I wanted it. I currently have a Storm Stryker case, but I'm not really happy with it. So I bought an NZXT H440. Wanted something a little smaller, and it was $118. Along with the case, I bought an H105 to upgrade from my H100, some extra Corsair SP120 fans since I'll have more fans than my Stryker has. I hope the H440 works well. It doesn't have the best ventilation, but I'm hoping the static pressure fans will help. Also purchased the Acer 27" 144hz G-Sync 1440P IPS monitor to replace my old cheap (free) 17" 1280x1024 TN monitors (x3). I know the picture will be much better, I just hope it doesn't feel like I'm looking through a tunnel after having 3 17" screen in surround at 3840x1024. I never finished sleeving all my cables...hopefully I'll finish this time
I guess the only thing I'd like to finish it is a 1T SSD (as side from a full custom water cooling loop...but I don't have the time, money or patience right now). Current hardware: Motherboard: Asus Maximus 6 Extreme CPU: i7-4770k RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 16gb (4x4) GPU 1: Evga 780 Ti SC ACX 2.0 3gb GPU 2: Evga 780 Ti SC 3GB PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Win 8.1) Storage drive: Seagate 1T HDD Spare drive: Crucial M550 256gb (got it on sale for $65...it was a steal. I just have a few games on it for now) Why u no 4k? 2k is just fine. 4k could have scaling issues Ehh, with 4k monitors being so inexpensive it would have been worth a shot. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=860-BBFF http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=210-ADOF |
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Quoted: Ehh, with 4k monitors being so inexpensive it would have been worth a shot. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=860-BBFF http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=210-ADOF Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Never really completely finished my PC how I wanted it. I currently have a Storm Stryker case, but I'm not really happy with it. So I bought an NZXT H440. Wanted something a little smaller, and it was $118. Along with the case, I bought an H105 to upgrade from my H100, some extra Corsair SP120 fans since I'll have more fans than my Stryker has. I hope the H440 works well. It doesn't have the best ventilation, but I'm hoping the static pressure fans will help. Also purchased the Acer 27" 144hz G-Sync 1440P IPS monitor to replace my old cheap (free) 17" 1280x1024 TN monitors (x3). I know the picture will be much better, I just hope it doesn't feel like I'm looking through a tunnel after having 3 17" screen in surround at 3840x1024. I never finished sleeving all my cables...hopefully I'll finish this time I guess the only thing I'd like to finish it is a 1T SSD (as side from a full custom water cooling loop...but I don't have the time, money or patience right now). Current hardware: Motherboard: Asus Maximus 6 Extreme CPU: i7-4770k RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 16gb (4x4) GPU 1: Evga 780 Ti SC ACX 2.0 3gb GPU 2: Evga 780 Ti SC 3GB PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Win 8.1) Storage drive: Seagate 1T HDD Spare drive: Crucial M550 256gb (got it on sale for $65...it was a steal. I just have a few games on it for now) Why u no 4k? 2k is just fine. 4k could have scaling issues Ehh, with 4k monitors being so inexpensive it would have been worth a shot. http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=860-BBFF http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=210-ADOF |
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Quoted: Why u no quad SLI Titan X? Quoted: Quoted: GPU power isn't there yet for current and future AAA titles in 4k. By the time it is, monitor tech will be improved and cheaper also. Why u no quad SLI Titan X? On that note, even next gen hardware probably will still require a dual card setup for 4k. A shrink to 10nm might not be enough for affordable single card 4k at +60fps. With all the fabs having problems going below 10nm it's going to be at least +5yrs before we see any more significant gains after this upcoming die shrink. |
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Never really completely finished my PC how I wanted it. I currently have a Storm Stryker case, but I'm not really happy with it. So I bought an NZXT H440. Wanted something a little smaller, and it was $118. Along with the case, I bought an H105 to upgrade from my H100, some extra Corsair SP120 fans since I'll have more fans than my Stryker has. I hope the H440 works well. It doesn't have the best ventilation, but I'm hoping the static pressure fans will help. Also purchased the Acer 27" 144hz G-Sync 1440P IPS monitor to replace my old cheap (free) 17" 1280x1024 TN monitors (x3). I know the picture will be much better, I just hope it doesn't feel like I'm looking through a tunnel after having 3 17" screen in surround at 3840x1024. I never finished sleeving all my cables...hopefully I'll finish this time
I guess the only thing I'd like to finish it is a 1T SSD (as side from a full custom water cooling loop...but I don't have the time, money or patience right now). Current hardware: Motherboard: Asus Maximus 6 Extreme CPU: i7-4770k RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133 16gb (4x4) GPU 1: Evga 780 Ti SC ACX 2.0 3gb GPU 2: Evga 780 Ti SC 3GB PSU: Corsair AX1200 OS drive: Samsung 840 Pro 256gb (Win 8.1) Storage drive: Seagate 1T HDD Spare drive: Crucial M550 256gb (got it on sale for $65...it was a steal. I just have a few games on it for now) Why u no 4k? Takes a bit more than a couple 780s to run the heavy hitters at 4k without dialing back graphics settings. IMO, graphics hardware hasn't yet caught up with that resolution. Yeah you can tri Fire or 3 way sli it, but that an enormously expensive setup that you may run into scaling issues with. |
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Got the rest of the stuff in today. Transplanted everything over. Had some isssues with my memory...it said I had no memory installed (Q code 55). Went through with all 4 sticks in every socket and they all worked fine by themselves, and in pairs. Finally it booted with all 4 sticks...not sure what the deal was, but it works now. Kinda miss the bigger Storm Styker...only really because I had my OC panel in a front pay so I could monitor temps. The H440 doesn't have 5.25 bays, but I think I'll live. I just need to get a USB CD drive for later uses. The H440 is more quiet than the Stryker, but it's also smaller. Not a lot of room for cable management, which I have yet to do. That will be a project for tomorrow I guess. No pics yet. Computer room has computer guts strolled out everywhere. I've got to move soon, so if anyone in East Texas wants a Cooler Master Storm Stryker case (partially gutted innards) for a modding project, it's yours. Also, coming from a little 17" 1024 monitor (x3), to a 27" 1440p IPS monitor with G-sync (I think it does 3D also?) with 144hz....its prett fuuuking awesome. I do miss multiple monitors for productivity. I'll need to pick up a secondary (and maybe even 2) 27" 1440p monitors sometime...however..not this exact monitor...$750 |