Recent content by Danno21

I'll add my two cents in, since I recently upgraded to a 144hz 1440p g-sync monitor (Acer XB270HU). Have you seen this video Digital Foundry did on whether people should finally upgrade their 2500k? LINK. I know you have a 2600k, but it still applies a little to you since it's still Sandy...

When the Witcher 3 came out, I had a 780 Ti and my spouse had a 970. His 970 was blowing my 780 Ti out in performance, which was shocking to me. The extra vram along with Maxwell is just better to go with imo.

Just finished it myself after getting it last weekend. Really enjoyed it and would support Crystal Dynamics for making such a great game.

I took the leap from a 2500k @ 4.6GHz to a 5820k @ 4.4GHz and haven't looked back. I had a rebate from my credit union for TigerDirect, so I got $60 off. It came out to about $320. Just the added features of the new chipset has been awesome. m.2 with PCI-E 3.0 x4 for a Samsung 950 Pro has...

5820k @ 4.4GHz

IGN did benchmarks with external drives a while ago here: IGN. I have a 3TB Western Digital external on my Xbox One and noticed Forza loads a little faster than before. Not to mention, going from 500GB to 3.5TB is pretty nice!

Yeah, if you're going for a gaming build, Intel is the way to go for performance. You can get an Intel i5 4690k for cheaper than that AMD FX, which will perform better. Also, that motherboard is really overkill. You can get this ASUS Z97 motherboard for $123 for a 4690k Pretty much all...

While I see where you're coming from, Frozentundra, a cheap laptop does not at all come close to the build quality the Surface Pro 3 has. My fiance got a cheap laptop with his taxes and we put a SSD in it and it runs with a low end AMD APU, but I got an i5 128GB Surface Pro 3 with keyboard...

I have an ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z with a 2500k @ 4.6Ghz and if I do not go into BIOS and "Exit and Save" every time my computer restarts or is turned on, it will hard lock five minutes after getting into Windows. Also the USB ports are starting to die out. About 4 of them do not work and...

I have to admit, I was really annoyed seeing my 780 ti benchmarked to the performance of a 960. The updates made to the Witcher by the developer have really helped, though. Along with pushing my overclock even further. I do hope Nvidia gets this fixed ASAP though. Makes me question buying...

My one issue with Xbox One is its controller's quality control. My two controllers that I got day one have left thumbstick issues. They feel like they're grinding when you move them around. I have a PS4 as well and haven't had any issues with their controller. It's the main reason why all my...

GTA V (PC), Destiny (PS4), Halo:Master Chief Collection (XBox One), Dragon Age: Inquisition (PC), and Super Smash Brothers (Wii U). Have GCU at Best Buy.

As mfenn said, your GPU and HDD are your weak points. I am running an i5 2500k @4.6Ghz and it is kicking butt still. You could get a GTX 760 for $230-250 and a 120GB Kingston SV300S37A/120G SSD for $66 on Amazon. Those would be huge upgrades. I bought the same SSD for my boyfriend's new...

You don't need more than 2GBs of video RAM for current games on the market at 1440p. For a decently modded Skyrim you will hit the cap, but not for games like BF3, Far Cry 3, or Borderlands 2. I run 1440p with GTX 670 SLI and they run everything fine on RAM even with some AA up. Don't let...

Still extremely happy with my 2500k @ 4.6Ghz so I am likely waiting till Skylake.