Recent content by Jakestar

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    Sandy Bridge to Haswell - worth it?

    Honestly, the difference between the i5-2500k and i5-4690k is not very big, and you're not going to notice much of a performance increase, if it all: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-2500K-vs-Intel-4690K However, if you are going to replace your motherboard anyway, then it makes sense to...
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    current g-sync monitor options + my build

    Your GPU (the GTX 980) is going to be able to run most games at 4K, but you're not going to be able to run all of them them with high or ultra settings. It really depends on the game. There are plenty of reviews you can find with the GTX 980 and 4K (just type that into google). Here's one...
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    Z77 with Sandy Bridge

    Thank you very much for that info! That's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. As you mentioned, since there is currently no real need of PCIe 3.0 it's not a huge loss, but definitely good to know. I live in Germany and the prices of the 3770K are currently at around €330 ($436), while...
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    Z77 with Sandy Bridge

    Hi guys, I've been holding off buying a new build till Ivy Bridge came out. Now that it's out however, it seems I might be better served with a Sandy Bridge CPU, since they are quite a bit cheaper at the moment and overclock better. However, I like having USB3 and SATA 6Gb/s built into the...