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1k usd budget. which one?

$1k budget which to choose?


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go update the Unigine Heaven thread!

voted eyfi ... oh wait ... doubled budget ... retire eyfi and vote : "both" ahahahah :roll:

I have requested to gain ownership of that thread. No use bothering Durvelle as he clearly doesn't care anymore. I will update it as soon as possible.
 
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Not sure if I doin this right. I did this to test the system. I will do memtest next. Last night I thought this rig fried during Battlefield 4. The RAM got so hot I think sparks were coming out of it when it froze and shut down. Just a standard gaming rig. No water. 1080p
Unigine4techpowerup.jpg
 
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System Name EVGA-FX | Lenny (Lenovo Y480)
Processor AMD FX-8320 @ 4.5GHz 1.416v | i7 3610qm
Motherboard Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0
Cooling Phanteks PH-TC14PE
Memory 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 | 8gb DDR3 @ 1600
Video Card(s) EVGA GTX780 Classified @ 1228MHz 1.615v | GT640m LE
Storage Crucial M500 480GB, WD Caviar Blue 500GB, WD Scorpio Blue 750GB | Samsung 250GB 840
Display(s) Qnix QX2710 1440p | 42" Vizio 3D LCD TV 1080p
Case CoolerMaster HAF XB Evo
Power Supply Seasonic G-650
Software Windows 6.3.9600
Not sure if I doin this right. I did this to test the system. I will do memtest next. Last night I thought this rig fried during Battlefield 4. The RAM got so hot I think sparks were coming out of it when it froze and shut down. Just a standard gaming rig. No water. 1080p
View attachment 56332

I hope you were mistaken about that.
 
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Not sure if I doin this right. I did this to test the system. I will do memtest next. Last night I thought this rig fried during Battlefield 4. The RAM got so hot I think sparks were coming out of it when it froze and shut down. Just a standard gaming rig. No water. 1080p
View attachment 56332
i would hope sparks are not coming out of your pc...o_O
 
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