Recent content by cbaclawski

I can usually live with anything 45+, but obviously more is better...

Yeah, I agree, 290x 4gb vs. 390 8gb probably wasn't ideal. Especially if I ever add a second card, and the performance of the 2 might be hamstrung by the 4gb. I think I started looking for a cheap used 290x, but ended up not wanting to deal with ebay/paypal, and just got the new card...

Admittedly I didn't put a whole lot of thought in to the power supply, I really just wanted something decent from a reputable manufacturer, and went with the extra wattage "just in case" I ever decided to add a second card, and didn't want to have to worry about it. I'm not really concerned...

Thanks, I probably won't overclock much, if at all. I really got the 6700k for the higher stock clocks, and the z170 just in case I ever want to play around... I checked a couple benches and looked like the 290x came out a little ahead, and I didn't figure I'd ever need the extra memory...

I've been planning on building a new gaming PC for VR for a while now, and was going to wait until I could get a headset and the newer video cards became available. With the announcement that Forza was coming to PC, I couldn't wait any longer and pulled the trigger: 13-130-900 MSI Z170A SLI...

first post here, but been putting together computers since 386sx-25... I've had some success buying cowboom auctions, take a look at this one. I'd bet it ends up selling ~$200, and there is usually something similar up there... I5-4440 8gb ram, windows 8 installed...