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| System Name | Mainframe |
|---|---|
| Processor | Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz/4.3GHz Turbo (OC'ed) |
| Motherboard | ASUS ROG Maximus V Gene |
| Cooling | 4 Apevia 120mm Blue LED Fans (Front/Top) + 1 80mm Rear Fan; Corsair Hydro H105 Liquid-Cooler on CPU |
| Memory | 32GB Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz DDR3 (Silver, 8GB x 4) |
| Video Card(s) | EVGA 4GB GDDR5 GeForce GTX 970 SuperClocked |
| Storage | Corsair Neutron 240GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM |
| Display(s) | ASUS 2ms 27"/Dell 5ms ST2310F 23"/60" HDTV (All displays are 1080p) |
| Case | Black Corsair Carbide Air 240 Micro-ATX Box Tower |
| Audio Device(s) | Onboard Crap |
| Power Supply | ThermalTake TR2 700Watt |
| Mouse | A-Jazz Wired LED Gaming Mouse |
| Keyboard | A-Jazz LED-Backlit Gaming Keyboard |
| Software | Windows 10 |
| Benchmark Scores | I don't even wanna try yet. |
So I upgraded my old trusty EVGA GTX 650 1GB TI SSC to this shiny new EVGA GTX 960 2GB SSC, reasoning that if the 650 could play the Crysis series at 1080p at decent detail/framerates, then the 2GB 960 should certainly be enough, right?
Well, my Achilles' heel turned out to be the fact that I play my games with a lot of mods - especially hi-def texture mods - and apparently 2GB of VRAM is plenty for these games in their vanilla states, but not the way I tend to abuse them and push them to their limits. So, as can be observed in this thread here from a couple of weeks back, I ultimately decided to just bite the bullet, count my losses, and buy a new EVGA GTX 970 4GB SC, leaving me with an extra, barely-used GTX 960 SSC. I ordered it on March 5th, received it around the 10th, and only had it in the computer for about 2-3 weeks or so before my 970 arrived to take its place.
I don't need to elaborate on how good of a card this is - it was TechPowerUp's very own 9-out-of-10 score and Editor's Choice review of it here that led me to buy it in the first place, and it does run most modern games like butter as long as you're not running ridiculous texture mods like I tend to do.
My HeatWare is the same name as here on the forum, I just created it because I'd never heard of HeatWare until I looked at this subforum.
https://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=99974
As you can see from the printed order form below, I'm about $260 deep in this card ($281.37 minus the $15.98 for the two DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapters I bought with the card), but I'm asking $190 shipped, unless you want some kind of crazy overnight shipping or something.
Everything from the factory is included - all the little cards in the box, the manuals, the big EVGA poster, the dual-6-pin-to-single-8-pin Y-splitter power adapter, the DVI-to-VGA adapter, factory driver CD (as if you're not just going to immediately download the newer online drivers anyway), all the little rubber port plugs/connector-covers, factory stick-on clear dust covers/surface-protectors, etc.
Also, as a note to any would-be scammers - as advised by the sub-forum's instructions, I've taken full photographic evidence of all serial numbers on the chipsets, ACX cooling unit, and PCB board, and I retain copies of all original order forms and documentation, so don't try swapping out the chipsets/heasinks/whatever for broken ones and think I won't know or have proof otherwise.
I have PayPal, which is my preferred payment method.
PM me if interested!
-Jamie
Well, my Achilles' heel turned out to be the fact that I play my games with a lot of mods - especially hi-def texture mods - and apparently 2GB of VRAM is plenty for these games in their vanilla states, but not the way I tend to abuse them and push them to their limits. So, as can be observed in this thread here from a couple of weeks back, I ultimately decided to just bite the bullet, count my losses, and buy a new EVGA GTX 970 4GB SC, leaving me with an extra, barely-used GTX 960 SSC. I ordered it on March 5th, received it around the 10th, and only had it in the computer for about 2-3 weeks or so before my 970 arrived to take its place.
I don't need to elaborate on how good of a card this is - it was TechPowerUp's very own 9-out-of-10 score and Editor's Choice review of it here that led me to buy it in the first place, and it does run most modern games like butter as long as you're not running ridiculous texture mods like I tend to do.
My HeatWare is the same name as here on the forum, I just created it because I'd never heard of HeatWare until I looked at this subforum.
https://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=99974
As you can see from the printed order form below, I'm about $260 deep in this card ($281.37 minus the $15.98 for the two DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapters I bought with the card), but I'm asking $190 shipped, unless you want some kind of crazy overnight shipping or something.
Everything from the factory is included - all the little cards in the box, the manuals, the big EVGA poster, the dual-6-pin-to-single-8-pin Y-splitter power adapter, the DVI-to-VGA adapter, factory driver CD (as if you're not just going to immediately download the newer online drivers anyway), all the little rubber port plugs/connector-covers, factory stick-on clear dust covers/surface-protectors, etc.
Also, as a note to any would-be scammers - as advised by the sub-forum's instructions, I've taken full photographic evidence of all serial numbers on the chipsets, ACX cooling unit, and PCB board, and I retain copies of all original order forms and documentation, so don't try swapping out the chipsets/heasinks/whatever for broken ones and think I won't know or have proof otherwise.
I have PayPal, which is my preferred payment method.
PM me if interested!
-Jamie
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