No gaming for a while

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OldBloke

June 28, 2018, 01:36:43 PM
So I've been visited by the upgrade fairy due to my struggling MSI laptop finally giving up on me (which is a bit :angry: but mostly :thumb: as I now get to do the long-awaited upgrade).

Gaming is out until my new rig arrives so kindly feed my dinosaurs. Thank you :D
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

TeaLeaf

#1
June 28, 2018, 01:41:29 PM
Many commisera.......I mean, many congratulations! :thumbsup:
TL.
Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

Penfold

#2
June 28, 2018, 02:07:59 PM
Haha.

Had me worried for a sec but good to see 'tis but temporary.

Chaosphere

#3
June 28, 2018, 02:48:47 PM
I've been looking into some 120Hz laptops myself for working away from home. I couldn't go back to 60hz now I've tasted the higher refresh rate monitors.

What sort of thing are you looking at OB?
All our Gods have abandoned us.

BrotherTobious

#4
June 28, 2018, 04:11:19 PM
May the fairy treat you well and expensively
"It's hard, but not as hard as Arma!!!" Tutonic
"Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon.." Terry Pratchett

albert

#5
June 28, 2018, 04:15:12 PM
Commiserations on the lappy, but for sure exciting times! Please do share the end build with the drooling audience! :norty: :dribble:
Cheers, Bert

OldBloke

#6
June 28, 2018, 06:05:00 PM
Quote from: albert;432517... Please do share the end build with the drooling audience! :norty: :dribble:

I went with a pre-built mid tower system from Scan.

Fractal Define R6 White Mid Tower PC Case (not interested in RGB bling of any kind)
ASUS Intel Core-X STRIX X299-E GAMING ATX Motherboard
Intel 8 Core i7 7820X Unlocked CPU @ 4.5GHz with Corsair H100i V2 AIO Hydro/Water CPU Cooler
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 HYBRID AIO Watercooled Graphics Card
4 x Corsair 4GB DDR4 Vengeance LPX 3000MHz Memory
Corsair 650 Watt RMx Fully Modular RM650X ATX PSU
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (I have quite a few other SSDs to complement this boot device)
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

sulky_uk

#7
June 28, 2018, 06:08:07 PM
nice build, shame it (MSI) didn't last long enough to get the 11xx nvidia in your build that is due out soon.

as for the dinos ill try to get on tomorrow night for a few mins


I came into this world with nothing,
through careful management I\'ve got most of it left.

Chaosphere

#8
June 28, 2018, 06:35:14 PM
Very nice. Scan are ace. Now get a 144Hz screen if you haven't already... Can't recommend them enough.
All our Gods have abandoned us.

Penfold

#9
June 28, 2018, 07:05:09 PM
Quote from: OldBloke;432520I went with a pre-built mid tower system from Scan.

Fractal Define R6 White Mid Tower PC Case (not interested in RGB bling of any kind)
ASUS Intel Core-X STRIX X299-E GAMING ATX Motherboard
Intel 8 Core i7 7820X Unlocked CPU @ 4.5GHz with Corsair H100i V2 AIO Hydro/Water CPU Cooler
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 HYBRID AIO Watercooled Graphics Card
4 x Corsair 4GB DDR4 Vengeance LPX 3000MHz Memory
Corsair 650 Watt RMx Fully Modular RM650X ATX PSU
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (I have quite a few other SSDs to complement this boot device)

Have you got the spec code for this?

BrotherTobious

#10
June 28, 2018, 07:06:39 PM
Quote from: OldBloke;432520I went with a pre-built mid tower system from Scan.

Fractal Define R6 White Mid Tower PC Case (not interested in RGB bling of any kind)
ASUS Intel Core-X STRIX X299-E GAMING ATX Motherboard
Intel 8 Core i7 7820X Unlocked CPU @ 4.5GHz with Corsair H100i V2 AIO Hydro/Water CPU Cooler
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB SC2 HYBRID AIO Watercooled Graphics Card
4 x Corsair 4GB DDR4 Vengeance LPX 3000MHz Memory
Corsair 650 Watt RMx Fully Modular RM650X ATX PSU
Samsung 970 PRO 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (I have quite a few other SSDs to complement this boot device)

Very nice the fairy has been kind :)
"It's hard, but not as hard as Arma!!!" Tutonic
"Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon.." Terry Pratchett

TeaLeaf

#11
June 28, 2018, 09:16:55 PM
Quote from: sulky_uk;432521nice build, shame it (MSI) didn't last long enough to get the 11xx nvidia in your build that is due out soon.

as for the dinos ill try to get on tomorrow night for a few mins
According to the CEO of nVidia, you'll probably not be seeing then as soon as they originally said, perhaps not even until Q1 2019.

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TL.
Wisdom doesn\'t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.  (Tom Wilson)
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships. (Michael Jordan)

OldBloke

#12
June 28, 2018, 09:22:43 PM
Quote from: Penfold;432523Have you got the spec code for this?

I started with this base build and tweaked it a bit.

https://www.scan.co.uk/3xs/configurator/x99-carbon-ti

That white case is now not expected until September so switched to black.
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

Penfold

#13
June 28, 2018, 09:38:58 PM
Very nice.

Thanks always good to see what those in the know know.

albert

#14
June 28, 2018, 10:05:21 PM
That'll change your gaming life thrice over my friend, compared to your laptop. The 1080Ti only has one problem, it can run games at a frame rate so high it can end up hotter than you'd expect. So I ended up lowering my FPS in most games so they stick at a steady 120. No point in making them 200 and adding 5 degrees to the card heat. Enjoy!
Cheers, Bert
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