Tech I just ordered a new video card!

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    My power supply went out and I have to get a new one. I decided since I have to do computer surgery it's a good time to upgrade the video.

    I went with this one.

    https://www.newegg.com/p/27N-0002-0..._radeon_rx_5700_xt-_-9SIAD2CB6M6892-_-Product

    I've had both nVidia and AMD cards in the past but I'm going with the AMD because their driver support is a little better and I'm running two of these -

    https://www.newegg.com/samsung-c27f398-27-full-hd/p/N82E16824022429

    And an HDMI cable out to the 60" 4K TV.

    So a 3 monitor set up.
     
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    fucking nerds....
     
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    And that screen saver just POPS!!!!
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    This is the news for which I've been waiting all my life!

    barfo
     
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    Now and then. I always grab a few things from Streams annual big sale.

    You?
     
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    In march I moved back home and my computer got wrecked so it was an excuse for a new one! Was the closest in 5-6 years I've come to getting AMD (for cpu or gpu) in a while. My work computer has AMD stuff and it works pretty good not a of problems other than chipset issues with MBs.

    Ended up going with an I9 and the 2080 super, for now, will probably get another one in the near future (not for gaming) but for Maya, Autocad and Solidworks. In my experience, SLI has always worked better than crossfire. Wish I had of gotten a 2080ti but I'll be fine heh.

    I think it's clear AMD is serious about this game the last couple of years though. They've got some really good products.

    One neat thing was usually my storage drives have just been giant HDD's. SSD's are so cheap at this point I got 3.5tb of SSD storage now. I also still have the giant HDD but I may never use it cause I cloud a lot of stuff.
     
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    Mom supplies me with my computer. She found just the place to park it in her basement. Keeps me out of her hair. Now I can lay on the bed day and night eating twinkies and drinking Pepsi direct out of the quart.
     
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    This is a vitamin water zero family. :)
     
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    Consoles only. Very excited for this game, many enthusiasts have been building up their PC's exclusively for it.

     
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    Takes a nerd thread to drag you out of the woods huh? LAAAMMMFAOO!!@! :)
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I live for video games. Mom says that's all I do but she's wrong. I also eat twinkies and drink Pepsi by the gallon. Oh, and I also do unthinkable things with girlie magazines. Oh, people, people, I post the editorials above my bed. What did you think I did?
     
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    bullshit....I guarantee you, no matter what it is, somebody has thought it. Likely a member of this forum. perverts-r-us
     
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    PC MASTER RACE!
     
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    Psh. Buy em all. I have an Xbox One X, Ps4 Pro, regular PS4, Two nintendo Switches, and PC’s! Course I also have 4 kids which means that which ever one I want to play (if I even have time too) is taken. Lol.

    This is just my humble brag that S2 is paying me way too much.
     
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    WHoa! Consoles only Meaning no playstation?
     
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    We know you like Volume. :)
     
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    Meaning I only play consoles. This game is seven years in the making!! Available on all platforms but high level PC will be required for Max graphics and city population density. "Night City" is actually based on a traditional table top RPG.
     
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    Gotcha. PS5 is supposed to be great graphics, im sure it will satisfy me.
     
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    Likewise with Xbox series X.
     
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