re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

Posted by LSU Coyote

Member since Sep 2007

53390 posts

Posted on 8/28/16 at 7:02 pm to UltimateHog

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You son of a bitch I thought you were waiting in the HBM2 lounge with the rest of us?

At launch but ordered it a week ago when first getting my 2160 CrossOvers. I'm not going SLi for the first time since Little Kepler unless totally needed. Will wait for the HMB2 TITANS for the official upgrade and then go SLi. Just need to unload these 980Tis before resale value dips below $300.

Edt: How is 4K Blu-Ray compared to compressed streaming 4K?

Almost have the apartment feeling like home. I left everything but my main rig, PS4 and headphones/DAC/AMP. So purchased all new stuff. It's coming together but waiting on 2nd CrossOver and mounts so my dual screens will be over the top.

This post was edited on 8/28/16 at 7:31 pm

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Posted by DannyB

Bagram, Afghanistan

Member since Aug 2010

6141 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 6:35 am to LSU Coyote

@Raz and UltimateHog

With the new controllers that were put out with the One S you can hook them up to your pc through bluetooth and not have to worry about hardwire or wireless dongle.

@Raz...You can also go to MS website and design your own.

Xbox Design Lab

Posted by Jonathann3891

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Jul 2012

170 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 8:12 am to DannyB

Finally finished my PC build

will post pics later.

MOBO: Asus ROG Maximus VIII Ranger
CPU: i5-6700k 3.5Ghz
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Ram: 16GB of G.Skill Ripjaws V Series
Storage: Intel 540s 480GB 2.5" SSD
GPU: Asus Strix GTX 1070 OC
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX
PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W

Whatcha guys think?

This post was edited on 8/29/16 at 8:19 am

Posted by boXerrumble

Member since Sep 2011

52279 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 8:15 am to LSU Coyote

That is a pretty sweet setup

Posted by LSU Coyote

Member since Sep 2007

53390 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 8:16 am to boXerrumble

Not my main setup back home but close enough. I can't stay away from home and not have a nice setup for nearly a year. But also didn't want to move everything.

Posted by LSU Coyote

Member since Sep 2007

53390 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 8:18 am to DannyB

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With the new controllers that were put out with the One S you can hook them up to your pc through bluetooth and not have to worry about hardwire or wireless dongle

Oh this is nice. So the new controllers can connect via Bluetooth.

Might pick one up.

Posted by bluebarracuda

Member since Oct 2011

18242 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 9:52 am to boXerrumble

I can't wait to post my new setup. Once I get those 1440s from coyote and my 50" TV mounted on the wall it will look pretty

Posted by UltimateHog

Oregon

Member since Dec 2011

65814 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 6:48 pm to bluebarracuda

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For IFA 2016, Samsung is launching two new quantum dot curved gaming monitors, the CFG70 (24?, 27?) and the CF791 (34?).

What’s special about the new Samsung CFG70 and CF791 is that they’ll be Samsung’s first quantum dot curved gaming monitors. These quantum dot monitors feature a wide color gamut of up to 125% of the sRGB spectrum.

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The Samsung CF791 will only be available in the 34? screen size. It’ll feature a curvature of 1500R (curvature radius of 1,500mm), 3440×1440 resolution, 100Hz refresh rate, 4ms response time, and support for FreeSync technology.

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Samsung will formally introduce the new curved gaming monitors at their IFA press conference on September 1. The CFG70 24? will retail for $399, the CFG70 27? will retail for $499, and the CF791 will retail for $999 when it launches in 4Q2016.

This post was edited on 8/29/16 at 6:50 pm

Posted by Greace

Member since May 2009

4696 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 7:11 pm to LSU Coyote

What headphone stand is that? I've been looking around and they arent really an easy item to find

Posted by UltimateHog

Oregon

Member since Dec 2011

65814 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 7:14 pm to LSU Coyote

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Edt: How is 4K Blu-Ray compared to compressed streaming 4K?

Quite a bit different in the ways you would assume. Doesn't compare.

Posted by ILikeLSUToo

Central, LA

Member since Jan 2008

18018 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 7:32 pm to UltimateHog

I'm sure it looks like actual 4K. I might buy a 4K TV if I gots any FEMA money leftover.

Posted by LSU Coyote

Member since Sep 2007

53390 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 9:44 pm to UltimateHog

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Quite a bit different in the ways you would assume. Doesn't compare.

Just want Potter 4K Blu-Rays. Deathly Hallows and Half-Blood Prince in 2160!

Love the Sirah bicep tat of the Cloak, Stone and Wand.

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I'm sure it looks like actual 4K. I might buy a 4K TV if I gots any FEMA money leftover.

I hope you break more than even. Get a nice well deserved revamp from this BS.

This post was edited on 8/29/16 at 9:54 pm

Posted by UltimateHog

Oregon

Member since Dec 2011

65814 posts

Posted on 8/29/16 at 11:02 pm to LSU Coyote

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Just want Potter 4K Blu-Rays. Deathly Hallows and Half-Blood Prince in 2160!

Would be foolish of Warner to not release a 4K collection, would sell like hot cakes to anyone with a 4K set.

You should look up what they used to shoot the films, 2K, 35mm, 4K, 5K, etc.

That will tell you if it's even possible to have a true 4K master. Granted upscaled bitrates/re-rendered ones look good, obviously that isn't quite the same.

Mad Max was shot in 2.8K and it still looks good.

I was reading an article a few weeks ago and they said it takes as much as 50TB's of storage to store the raw data from a 4K film.

This post was edited on 8/29/16 at 11:11 pm

Posted by UltimateHog

Oregon

Member since Dec 2011

65814 posts

Posted on 8/31/16 at 1:38 am to UltimateHog

Intel officially unveiled Kaby Lake, coming late 2016 to mobile platforms, and 1Q 2017 to desktops.

New 200 series motherboards should start popping up pretty soon.

This is a tick but they are claiming some decent gains especially for 4K, so I think I will grab a Kaby Lake i7 and at around that time should be Vega.

Posted by LSU Coyote

Member since Sep 2007

53390 posts

Posted on 8/31/16 at 5:24 am to UltimateHog

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This is a tick but they are claiming some decent gains especially for 4K, so I think I will grab a Kaby Lake i7 and at around that time should be Vega.

Only for the iGPU. Desktop it's irrelevant if you have a dedicated GPU.