Upgrade time.

[Steeps]

That motherboard and CPU combo is a fantastic choice! I have the same exact two products and they're going on four years of overclock now and still run great.

You also won't be disappointed in the Samsung 850 EVO, it's also a great choice.

Windows 10 preview will no longer get you a free copy of Windows 10 by the way, if you upgrade it is free.

http://arstechnica.com/information-t...nse-confusion/

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Thanks for the link, I'll just buy it anyway as long as they do one that's not mobo locked.

I'm happy to hear you're pleased with it, the more I searched the 2500k really was a good chip, even the skylake i5 6600k is allegedly 3.5/3.9 Boost....

Been searching RE SSd, Crucial seems favored as the customer service (in the US anyway) of Samsung is awful, and stories of data leaks. I'd prefer to give my cash to a US company then Korean.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Finally done it:

Ordered 8GB G skill Aeres blue CL9 2133 old mobo so 9 latency
500 Bronze LDLC PSU (older model seasonic apparently) I do have a shitty 400W Huntkey that is so shit i couldn't bring myself to use it.
Samsung 850EVO 250GB
Last but not least the same shop had a used GTX750Ti OC 2GB with 6 month guarantee for 61(before tax i don't pay VAT) euros, I was going to put in my 6870 1GB but for that price...
Oh and a card reader/USB3 thingy

i have a DVD somewhere - if it's not IDE....

So all in all after 6 years with my excellent MSI 2.4/2.6 dual core 9600M GT laptop I'm looking forward to this!

Plus now PR is free we have it on two PCs at home and soon three for fun LAN parties with my kid....

Ps: Just for lols 9600m GT compared to GTx750Ti

[Cossack]

Congratulations Ploddit, you finally did it. Now PR time

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Well 2 or 3 weeks for the post from Europe....

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Well the shop emailed saying 'that supercheap deal of a GTX750Ti for 77 euro we can't do' so I cancelled.

Bollox so now I look at a 960, seems enough i don't see myself buying and playing on 4k screen in the conceivable future, even so it seems the 2GB version will be holding some games back, and hell its only 30 more....


Hell even at 1080 2Gb is apparently a hold back in a few cases incl BF Hardline



So 960 4Gb sound OK for what I do and perhaps squad, but I read and see people bitching about its value for money, its 128 bus, its great on 1080 or 1440 but it won't run everything on highest on many games....

So lets check out the 970, ahh yes that's better all maxed out on 1080 but shit it's nearly twice the cost of a 960, and 3 times my sensible start point of a 750Ti. Then I read this weird thing that my preferred GPU assembler MSI only uses HDMI 1.4a

(version 1.4a/2.0)
Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @24 Hz (1.4a), 3840x2160 @60 Hz (2.0)

meaning at full 4096x2160 it only runs at 24Hz where as the cheaper Asus strix runs a HDMI 2.0

HDMI Output : Yes x 1 (HDMI 2.0)

Meaning 60Hz at 4096x2160

Not an issue for me, but could be for some.

This article demystifies all this stuff hugely well worth scanning if you're thinking about going 4K one day.

[Steeps]

Right now from what I gather, the GTX 970 and the AMD R9 390 (non X) are the best cards when it comes to performance per dollar.

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Ok done the deed with an asus strix 970, i didn't want the MSI with this weird HDMI 1.4 (25Hz at 4k) interface whereas the strix has a 2.0, you could just use a display port, but if I ever get a 4k TV it may not have one.

Should be a jump from my 9600M GT!

[Steeps]

For anyone else looking, both the 970 and 390 are recommended at the price point of $330:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ew,3107-4.html

[PLODDITHANLEY]

Come on come on post office.......

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-...Force-9600M-GT

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare...GT/2577vsm7707

Ran a benchmark on my laptop. i really like this site, as I can compare with others with an identical system so i can see mine is operating well (for what it is)?

UserBenchmarks: Desktop 28%, Gaming 12%, Workstation 16%
CPU: 35.6% Intel Core2 Duo P8600
GPU: 3.3% Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
HDD: 29.1% WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)

Ran a second one with my 'turbo' activated which is a 16% OC for the CPU. Although between test i did close my windows update thing I didn't realise it was open for the first.

UserBenchmarks: Desktop 29%, Gaming 12%, Workstation 17%
CPU: 38.1% Intel Core2 Duo P8600
GPU: 3.5% Nvidia GeForce 9600M-GT
HDD: 30.9% WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)



LOL