Official Building/Upgrading thread

[Tegra_Devil]

where can u find a gtx 1080 for 650?

[Razor Ramon HG]

Originally Posted by Tegra_Devil

where can u find a gtx 1080 for 650?

Used

[Verdasco]

https://www.mikescomputershop.com/item/8145674

with tax+shipping obviously

but sold out, it was live for a while

and used is a good price all around for every video card



just picked up the 144hz asus 1080p for $260 + tax , so $290ish

literally 2 minute walk from my house to the newegg warehouse near 5 road and jacombs


super simple to pick up, show order number, photo id, credit card and boom, a lot faster than NCIX warehouse


some scratches on the stand, no dead pixels, a bit dirty but wiped and cleaned everything off

didnt come with dual DVI or display port, only HDMI, so i had to use the Dual dvi from my old 120hz to get 144hz



cs go looks 100000x more smooth than my 120hz BENQ monitor


it is day and night comparison, i thought i wouldnt notice a difference that much but the colors are super obvious as well (the asus being a lot more vibrant and colourful than my BENQ)



ordered last night at 10pm, got an email at 9 am to pick up the next day

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...241.1467663014

[Manic!]

I keep reading online articles that claim crypto miners are now dumping there GPU's on Ebay. I keep checking Ebay and I don't see it. Any crypto miner would be an idiot to sell their GPU's.

[twitchyzero]

the 970 can't run cs:go @ 1080p144?

good to know re: NE warehouse pick-up

[Mr.Money]

yeah right....my 400 series 1.5gb gtx on the craptop from 2005 played it at 240 fps lowest settings.....it should easily reach it.

also looking into a 144hz display,240 is something like 2.1ms faster than 144....the hugest leap ur gonna see is going to 144 from 60 display..


so yeah...i saw afew pros with 144hz just killing it..im gonna go that way.

[Verdasco]

it can run it at 175-250 fps in certain spots

rather get a gtx 1080 and run it consistently at 300FPS imo

[underscore]

Originally Posted by Manic!

I keep reading online articles that claim crypto miners are now dumping there GPU's on Ebay. I keep checking Ebay and I don't see it. Any crypto miner would be an idiot to sell their GPU's.

I might be looking for the wrong cards, but I've yet to see anything "cheap" pop up when I've looked. For a used card it seems to be the same price as buying local once you add shipping.

[Reeyal]

Ethereum cryptocurrency is not crashing or dying off as some will lead you to believe. It isn't as good as when it peaked, but it's still profitable.

https://www.poloniex.com/exchange#usdt_eth

[lilaznviper]

there is still a huge shortage so there is no reason to sell it at a low used price as before.

ebay usually shipping will kill the deal. best would be to find used locally or keep your eyes on websites for stock.

[underscore]

You're telling me, my old cards cost the same now on eBay as what I paid for them new 5 years ago (granted on sale back then). Wtf.

[roastpuff]

I just got the Rift thanks to the $549 summer sale. No tax free shipping pretty sweet deal.

Mother of God. VR is amazing.

[Peturbo]

^ I was very tempted when seeing the price of the rift. Where were you able to find it with no tax + free shipping?
Thing is I've had my eyes so set on HTC vive for awhile now but just haven't pulled the trigger yet cause of price.
Has anybody tried both?

[Vansterdam]

^ same.

I want the htc vive but the rift price is solid lol

If I can still get the 550 deal no tax + free shipping might have to

[Manic!]

Originally Posted by Peturbo

^ I was very tempted when seeing the price of the rift. Where were you able to find it with no tax + free shipping?
Thing is I've had my eyes so set on HTC vive for awhile now but just haven't pulled the trigger yet cause of price.
Has anybody tried both?

I think if you order it directly you can save on tax. If you order thru a place like Amazon you pay tax.

[roastpuff]

Originally Posted by Peturbo

^ I was very tempted when seeing the price of the rift. Where were you able to find it with no tax + free shipping?
Thing is I've had my eyes so set on HTC vive for awhile now but just haven't pulled the trigger yet cause of price.
Has anybody tried both?

I've tried Vive in a demo, and Rift here. Vive room tracking is amazing with the Lighthouses but I hear it has more issues overall in terms of support (can only do SteamVR, not Oculus exclusives and SteamVR combined) and the controllers are not as good. The price is a big barrier as well since HTC hasn't dropped to counter - I'd buy Oculus at $549 vs Vive at $800+.

Like mentioned below I ordered direct from Oculus. 549, no tax, free shipping, no duties (ships from US).

Originally Posted by Vansterdam

^ same.

I want the htc vive but the rift price is solid lol

If I can still get the 550 deal no tax + free shipping might have to

You can get it until late August but you may get the new kit which doesn't include a XB1 controller and Oculus remote.

Originally Posted by Manic!

I think if you order it directly you can save on tax. If you order thru a place like Amazon you pay tax.

Yep got it through Oculus directly.

[Peturbo]

Just ordered mine today! could not pass up the deal with no tax and shipping

[twitchyzero]

gamers nexus is usually more technical than what I can understand...but they did a build at console pricing, surprised how far $500 can get you

YouTube

[roastpuff]

Originally Posted by Peturbo

Just ordered mine today! could not pass up the deal with no tax and shipping

Congrats, you will have fun!

Robo Recall is awesome fun, Echo Arena is interesting (possible new e-sport, think Ender's Game Zero G ball game), lots of other cool VR games that are included in the bundle.

I just spent 1 hour watching Youtube videos on Bigscreen VR. Amazing.

[Peturbo]

Current build that I built this spring. Put final touches in recently


i5 7600k, gigabyte g1 gaming gtx 1070. Got the video card before they were scarce.

[underscore]

Originally Posted by twitchyzero

gamers nexus is usually more technical than what I can understand...but they did a build at console pricing, surprised how far $500 can get you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yYresnclZ8

PC gaming doesn't have to be expensive. I built my tower nearly 5 years ago for around $500, it's nothing crazy but it played everything I asked it to without problems. I upgraded the GPU a year and a half ago for ~$100 with a used one off eBay. This year I swapped out the mobo and CPU only because I got a great deal on something more powerful. It may not be top of the line but considering all the other uses a PC has I'd say it was very good value for the money.

[twitchyzero]

i remember $750 new builds were great value around that time

now with the stupid memory, ssd, and video card prices, $500 doesn't get much. In that video it's really the advancement in processing power of low-end systems that is able to push 1080p60 at decent settings.

i still dont know how i feel about used, older GPUs, they could've been overvolted or mined to its last legs but i guess for $100 it's worth the risk

[Vansterdam]

Originally Posted by roastpuff

You can get it until late August but you may get the new kit which doesn't include a XB1 controller and Oculus remote.

Yep got it through Oculus directly.

It comes with the Oculus remote + xb1 controller ?

Thought it was just the Oculus remote

[roastpuff]

Originally Posted by Vansterdam

It comes with the Oculus remote + xb1 controller ?

Thought it was just the Oculus remote

The "full" bundle (i.e. old bundle) came in 2 boxes. Box 1 = Oculus HMD, XB1 controller, Oculus Remote, 1 sensor, cables etc. Box 2 = Oculus Touch controller x 2, 1 sensor.

New bundle is Oculus HMD, 2 x Oculus Touch controller, 2 x sensors all in 1 box. No remote, no XB1 controller.

[Peturbo]

Been reading on the oculus forums and there seems to be about 7-8 waiting period for processing and another 3-4 days for shipping.
Current packages getting shipped now still seemed to be the old ones with XB1 controller.
I'm not counting on it though since they have changed the product description since I've ordered with no mention of the XB1 controller being included