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Finally broke down and used my last paycheck to order parts for a new PC. One can only deal with playing 2-3 year old games at low framerates on mediocre settings for so long. I've been out of the loop too long so who knows how poorly I chose, but I ended up ordering dual gtx560s, i5-2500k, 8gb ram, 115gb ssd, 2tb hdd, etc, plus the various other sundries to make it all work. facepalm.png

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Yep, new version, leather band. Deal was OK, considering I purchased them to a guy in Spain, so shipping is inexpensive and there are 0 custom fees involved. I should receive them by Wednesday or Thursday if payment clears as expected.

Nice!

Cant wait to hear your impressions.

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Mailman just dropped by with a new HP Touchpad 32gb.

Sweet alternative to the iPad at 1/3 the original retail price.

Too bad the apps will be limited to what's out there now.

Oh well, it's just another "disposable" commodity that serves my needs just fine.

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Finally broke down and used my last paycheck to order parts for a new PC. One can only deal with playing 2-3 year old games at low framerates on mediocre settings for so long. I've been out of the loop too long so who knows how poorly I chose, but I ended up ordering dual gtx560s, i5-2500k, 8gb ram, 115gb ssd, 2tb hdd, etc, plus the various other sundries to make it all work. facepalm.png

So now you're going to dominate on steam?

What's the peak power draw on this beast likely to be? (and how much time does that give you on your ups)

pics please.

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Finally broke down and used my last paycheck to order parts for a new PC. One can only deal with playing 2-3 year old games at low framerates on mediocre settings for so long. I've been out of the loop too long so who knows how poorly I chose, but I ended up ordering dual gtx560s, i5-2500k, 8gb ram, 115gb ssd, 2tb hdd, etc, plus the various other sundries to make it all work. facepalm.png

Sounds like a real gaming beast! Who makes a 115GB SSD?

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So now you're going to dominate on steam?

What's the peak power draw on this beast likely to be? (and how much time does that give you on your ups)

pics please.

Maybe not dominate, but at least I'll get owned in beautiful high FPS HD. tongue.png

I think it'll peak somewhere between 500-600 watts at full load, depending on how I clock the CPU and GPUs, although real world peak usage is likely to be a fair bit less. I'll probably need a new UPS to be able to stay in-game during a power outage though.

Sounds like a real gaming beast! Who makes a 115GB SSD?

A last gen Corsair one. It's a temporary thing for OS and my main apps/games, until prices come down even more when I'll replace it with a better quality one that can also hold all my apps/games and just use the 2TB for media storage.

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laxx, thanks for the link. This info will help lots!

It makes such a big difference. There's a few more tweaks out there that you can do, but link covers 99% of them. I overclocked min with F15C Eagle to 1.7 Ghz and it's a world's difference. I'm really enjoying mine.

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fitz can I have your old video card tongue.png

If an ancient 7800GT or two is actually of any use to you, sure.

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Curiosity killed the cat

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Not even a month old, barely used for 120 hours.

awesome! i've wanted to audition a pair at home for a long time. really stole the show at the last CJ. now that i have the Beta22 kicking headphone ass i'm curious to start trying cans again. i'm looking forward to your impressions.

and congrats Fitz on the new machine. i don't play new enough games to really need top of the line, but my current computer was the first time I built one on my own, and its the only way i'll ever do it from here on out. its the best PC i've ever owned, and researching/building it was loads of fun.

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awesome! i've wanted to audition a pair at home for a long time. really stole the show at the last CJ. now that i have the Beta22 kicking headphone ass i'm curious to start trying cans again. i'm looking forward to your impressions.

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and congrats Fitz on the new machine. i don't play new enough games to really need top of the line, but my current computer was the first time I built one on my own, and its the only way i'll ever do it from here on out. its the best PC i've ever owned, and researching/building it was loads of fun.

I've always built / upgraded my own PCs, but the first time doing it on your own is definitely a fun experience. Hitting the power button after putting it together was a tense moment, wasn't it? grin.gif

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Finally broke down and used my last paycheck to order parts for a new PC. One can only deal with playing 2-3 year old games at low framerates on mediocre settings for so long. I've been out of the loop too long so who knows how poorly I chose, but I ended up ordering dual gtx560s, i5-2500k, 8gb ram, 115gb ssd, 2tb hdd, etc, plus the various other sundries to make it all work. facepalm.png

I am not disappoint. :)

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Woodworker's porn!

I have the same one, or actually the first version. Excellent tool, with extremely easy blade changes compared to most other portable planers.

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Finally broke down and used my last paycheck to order parts for a new PC. One can only deal with playing 2-3 year old games at low framerates on mediocre settings for so long. I've been out of the loop too long so who knows how poorly I chose, but I ended up ordering dual gtx560s, i5-2500k, 8gb ram, 115gb ssd, 2tb hdd, etc, plus the various other sundries to make it all work. facepalm.png

nice. I have the 2500k (oc-ed to 4.8) as well (with 16gb ram) for running some programs for school and dayum its fast.

sidenote: surprisingly enough, the integrated graphics on the 2500k is pretty darn good, for casual gaming at least :)

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Woodworker's porn!

I have the same one, or actually the first version. Excellent tool, with extremely easy blade changes compared to most other portable planers.

You can portably make planes with that thing? Wow, tools have come a long way. Is there something similar that makes motorcycles? That would be more useful for me. azn.gif

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