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    NEC V801 Review: Benchmarking A Massive 80-Inch Monitor

    I love everyone commenting on "You can see EVERY pixel OMG OMG OMG!" yet you've never owned a large display probably. I've seen 80 inch TVs in person and these fears are just pathetically sad. I own a 70 inch HDTV as my primary "monitor" and I never go "I NEED 4k!!!!!!" Why would I even NEED 4K...
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    Crysis (Shader/Shadow problem)

    Happens on every resolution, I have high fps... 4770k HD 7950 Sapphire Z87-A Mobo 8GB DDR3 Ram I'm getting very high fps, well over 60 even with all mods on. Doesn't matter though if I get these visual errors where the brightness on certain textures drops when I move.
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    Crysis (Shader/Shadow problem)

    So I loaded up Crysis! Yes perfect amazed. Threw some mods on even better! Then I tried to move. Boom game darkens. Yup. Any time I move/pan my head the game darkens. I removed all mods (just textured mods and an autoconfig mod) and still it does it. It's a lot less noticeable without...
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    Should I buy or should I build? Design/Animation student with Gaming in mind.

    I can, but I'd recommend looking around to get the best deal haha. My prices are different than yours. A brand may be a good deal for me, but not for you dependent on shipping etc. I can give you recommendations as to what brands and specs to look for but giving you specific parts may cause...
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    Should I buy or should I build? Design/Animation student with Gaming in mind.

    Price the system out and lemme know how much it comes to. Don't forget a harddrive (I recommend a SSD Samsung 840 120 GB and then purchase HardDrives (non SSD) as needed for storage) The PSU (500 Watts) CD Drive And look for a case that fits your needs and styling.
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    Should I buy or should I build? Design/Animation student with Gaming in mind.

    Yes. You have choices to upgrade as well. CPU recommendation: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-4.html Toms hardware recommends the i5-3570k. But if you don't overclock the i5-3350P. However, it's a month old and new tech is now out so the i5-4670 is here...
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    Should I buy or should I build? Design/Animation student with Gaming in mind.

    Why is dell selling you such an extremely weird ram situation? 2x2GB and 2x4GB? If you customized that let me know. Intel Core i7-3770 is last generation. 2TB of HD space? How much data do you save? Some of my friends have never used past 250GB let alone 1000-2000 GB of space. I on the...
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    Should I buy or should I build? Design/Animation student with Gaming in mind.

    You need to say what the specs of the Dell XPS 8500. XPS 8500 means nothing to anyone. The way dell sells products, that could mean sometimes 16+ configurations. Pretty much XPS 8500 tells us the case you're using if even that. The main differences between building/buying though: Building...
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    Gaming computer help

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    Haswell vs Ivy Bridge

    Eh if you're on a budget why buy Haswell? It's the same performance as Ivybridge. I'm only buying it because I can. I might not even do it at this rate as I think about it more. Poor OCing, complaints about USB 3.0, people complaining about heat, I'm getting a little wary. I might bite the...
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    Which Haswell CPU/Mobo Combo (Microcenter) for gaming?

    I want a 7950 graphics card for bitcoin/litecoin mining (hoping to make SOME of my money back since new gfx processes are coming out next year). Given that, is there a good price on 7950s that you'd say "get this board vs this one". The MSI at 340 for the bundle is a steal. It may even be a...