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Nvidia vs AMD GPU's

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Minimaul said:
Yup, 4770K but not yet decided on which board to have.
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Well, I am upgrading to a whole new machine. A MSI GT70 2OD (laptop with GTX780M) to be precisely. Just gonna go with the stock Haswell, it seems good enough for me.
 
1nstance said:
Well, I am upgrading to a whole new machine. A MSI GT70 2OD (laptop with GTX780M) to be precisely. Just gonna go with the stock Haswell, it seems good enough for me.
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That's the problem I have with gaming laptops ;)
 
Minimaul said:
That's the problem I have with gaming laptops ;)
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Oh, but you can upgrade laptops though, espacialy MSI. It's one of the reasons im gonna get MSI instead of anything else.
 
My next upgrade will most likely be a GTX770, but I might also upgrade the processor on my other computer.
 
I upgraded to Haswell, so here we go - my main PC:

Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 - ultra quiet case
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K, currently at 4.3GHz (3.5GHz stock) - this could go higher but I didn't want the extra heat
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
RAM: 4x 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP DDR 1600MHz modules (blue)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Ghz Edition
Boot drive: Crucial m4 256GB SSD
Linux drive: Crucial m4 128GB SSD
Secondary storage: 8x2TB Hitachi Ultrastar drives connected to a LSI 9260-8i hardware RAID controller. Running in RAID6 for a total of 12TB usable.
PSU: Corsair HX850 850W power supply
Sound: ASUS Xonar DX
Networking: Onboard dual Intel GIgabit LAN
OS: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit and Gentoo Linux 64-bit
Monitors: Dell U2711 27" Ultrasharp 2650x1440 LCD (using DVI-D), HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 LCD (using DisplayPort) and Dell U2413 24" Ultrasharp 1920x1200 (using DisplayPort).

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My Mac Mini:
Late 2012 Mac Mini with a 2.6 GHz Quad Core Ivy Bridge i7, 16GB of DDR3 1600 and a 256GB Samsung 830 SSD.
Connected to the same three monitors as above.

My laptop:
Mid 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina Display (15") - 2.6GHz Quad Core i7, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD

My local server:
Case: Fractal Design Array R2
CPU: Intel Core i5 2400S - Low Power Quad Core processor - 2.5GHz
Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i low profile CPU cooler
Motherboard: Jetway QNF9E-Q77 Mini-ITX board
RAM: 2x 8GB Kingston DDR3 1600MHz SO-DIMMs
GPU: Onboard
Boot Drive: WD3200BEVT - Western Digital 320GB Caviar Blue 2.5" drive
SSD: Crucial m4 128GB
Secondary storage: 6x WD20EARX - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green 3.5" drives
PSU: Fractal Design 300W SFX PSU
Networking: Onboard dual Intel Gigabit LAN
OS: Xen hypervisor running various different operating systems

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I use a Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless (MX Blues) and an Apple Magic Mouse on my Mac Mini, and a Filco Majestouch (MX Browns) and a Razer Mamba on my desktop. I love proper mechanical keyboards - they cost more but IMHO it's worth it.
 
You obviously have too much money don't you :p ? I am jealous. I realy am.
 
Minimaul said:
In all honesty, I spend a lot of money on this stuff, yes. I keep it for a sensible amount of time though.
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Makes sense. Imagine if you would upgrade every year.
 
Minimaul said:
I upgraded to Haswell, so here we go - my main PC:

Case: Fractal Design Define XL R2 - ultra quiet case
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K, currently at 4.3GHz (3.5GHz stock) - this could go higher but I didn't want the extra heat
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H
RAM: 4x 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP DDR 1600MHz modules (blue)
GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Ghz Edition
Boot drive: Crucial m4 256GB SSD
Linux drive: Crucial m4 128GB SSD
Secondary storage: 8x2TB Hitachi Ultrastar drives connected to a LSI 9260-8i hardware RAID controller. Running in RAID6 for a total of 12TB usable.
PSU: Corsair HX850 850W power supply
Sound: ASUS Xonar DX
Networking: Onboard dual Intel GIgabit LAN
OS: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit and Gentoo Linux 64-bit
Monitors: Dell U2711 27" Ultrasharp 2650x1440 LCD (using DVI-D), HP LP2475w 24" 1920x1200 LCD (using DisplayPort) and Dell U2413 24" Ultrasharp 1920x1200 (using DisplayPort).

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My Mac Mini:
Late 2012 Mac Mini with a 2.6 GHz Quad Core Ivy Bridge i7, 16GB of DDR3 1600 and a 256GB Samsung 830 SSD.
Connected to the same three monitors as above.

My laptop:
Mid 2012 MacBook Pro with Retina Display (15") - 2.6GHz Quad Core i7, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD

My local server:
Case: Fractal Design Array R2
CPU: Intel Core i5 2400S - Low Power Quad Core processor - 2.5GHz
Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i low profile CPU cooler
Motherboard: Jetway QNF9E-Q77 Mini-ITX board
RAM: 2x 8GB Kingston DDR3 1600MHz SO-DIMMs
GPU: Onboard
Boot Drive: WD3200BEVT - Western Digital 320GB Caviar Blue 2.5" drive
SSD: Crucial m4 128GB
Secondary storage: 6x WD20EARX - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green 3.5" drives
PSU: Fractal Design 300W SFX PSU
Networking: Onboard dual Intel Gigabit LAN
OS: Xen hypervisor running various different operating systems

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I use a Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless (MX Blues) and an Apple Magic Mouse on my Mac Mini, and a Filco Majestouch (MX Browns) and a Razer Mamba on my desktop. I love proper mechanical keyboards - they cost more but IMHO it's worth it.
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Dude...
 
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