I plan on testing 240mm closed loop coolers soon. Thermaltake has one, and I'll see about that cooler master one. I got a fb message from a company in Taiwan I never heard of, and that should be interesting too.

Dell - S2340L 23-inch Full HD Monitor with LED : Parts & Upgrades | Dell Canada

How is this monitor?

edit: nm it is IPS..great deal...common complaint is super glossy screen

You ok with a reflective screen? I have the S2740L and it's everything you'd expect with that sheet of glass up front; not so bad since mine's facing away from the window, but if you have a light source anywhere behind you I'd be a little wary. Apart from that, you can expect the build quality to be good. I can't speak on the actual display performance for that model though.

Ugh.. I have a window beside me.. but I have a bamboo thing outside shielding it (because it was too hot/too much sunlight in summer), and the regular blinds as welll.. hmm

I think i'm builld a new computer for myself on blackfriday..

R9 290x Launched today!

Conclusion is Nvidia Titan dethroned.

Quadfire 290x @ 1359Mhz

http://cdn.overclock.net/f/fa/faadce36_1043898.png

Quad Sli Titan @ 1486Mhz

http://cdn.overclock.net/b/b7/b7dfcba9_1022418.jpeg

$400 cheaper too, I might pick one up soon :)

is the GTX 660 a good buy right now or will prices go down sometime soon?!?!?

Wait for blackfriday im telling yah

542 moar 3d markzzzzzzzzz how 1773 can you gett!!!!!!!!111

should i wait for the ASUS R9 290X?

but I would have to fend off everyone else looking to get into the action.. haha

colour me impressed for the 290X....512-bit memory is juicy for ultra high res
should get very interesting running with Mantle API
wtf is up with the temps tho...even if it's the meh reference design from years ago it's almost 100 degrees at load :badpokerface:

unless you absolutely need to play demanding games flawlessly at 4K/Triple monitors in the now...anyone about to drop $500+ on this or the 780Ti should reconsider as the 20nm Nvidia Maxwell with unified memory is likely going to pop up within 6 months.

TSMC Shares More Details Regarding 16nm FinFET and 20nm Progress - X-bit labs

online man

Anyone remember the Gtx 480? Same situation.

TSMC 20nm won't be ready by Q1 2014, I would aim for Q2 2014 before any kind of GPU on 20nm is ready to be mass produced.

Either way chances of the Titan being discontinued is very high. Nvidia managed to sucker people into buying it at that high of a price tag.

yeah no one should be buying a titan...like how no one should've bought the 690

780/780 Ti might be decent if Nvidia is willing to drop it to $499 and $549-599 respectively.

whether or not 290X is a great buy will depend on how well Mantle gets implemented and if 3rd party vendors can drop the temp significantly (seriously that 95 degrees looking more atricious as I'm reading more reviews)

I'd still suggest people looking at these enthusiast level cards to wait for 20nm next May-ish unless you must play BF4 maxed on ultra high res now. The feeling of paying big bucks only to be outpaced by a healthy 30%+ performance gain within half a year really hurts the wallet...imo only worth it if you know next gen is still at least 12 months away

Battlefield 4 (Beta)
3x 4K (4096x2160) TV
4x GTX-Titan SC
i7-3970X clocked to 4.8 GHz

that was terribly choppy...maybe 20 fps at best
why's he even using AA in the first place at that pixel density...
his 5160x2560 setup is more impressive...what a shame he didn't debezel em

BF4 beta runs like shit on nvidia cards

Do not get unless you only use your computer in the dark. The glass is insanely glossy. It's also not flush with the LCD so there's a small gap between the glass and the actual LCD itself which causes other issues.

I had the 27" and returned it after a few days.

The U2312hm usually goes for that price doesn't it? I think that would be a better monitor.

If the finFET tech gets implemented, I predict that there's going to a nice jump in performance.

Transister density increase by size, 20nm, and no more planar transistors, something to do with current leakage and being able to run them faster.

I'm guessing it would be like a performance jump from Sandy Bridge to Ivy Bridge. Thats when intel changed their transistors from the traditional type to 3D (which is like finFET)

Planning to pick up a mid~high end graphic card.

AMD 7970 vs r9 280x

Review say they're more or less identical
Since the 280x came out there been few sales on the 7970.

Which one is better to pick up?

I tend to upgrade card every 3 years or so

Get whichever is cheaper. The 7970 comes with 3 games as well, so there's that to keep in mind

They aren't more or less identical, they are literally identical ;) Clock speeds can change depending on manufacturer too

Anyone got suggestions on my current setup for upgrade?

Q6600 lga775
evga 780i sli
2X evga 670gtx sli
1000W silverstone psu
4 gb corsair ram
Watercooled

120 ssd Kingston and a bunch of hdds

Was thinking of doing the new ivybridge i5/7
with a maximus 4 mobo but my budget is around 800
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