Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20170901233307/@comment-3547390-20170906131347

Well, that sounds like quite the interesting adventure indeed. Trust me, I know stupid things happen when you work on computers, the danger of knowing how to do things is that you are bound to go somewhere you normally wouldn't bother with and end up breaking something. I still have the goal to try to figure out what CPU to jump to in order to give me 3600 vs 3466 MHZ RAM. It is a matter of principle and I want my advertised speed, I don't care that in real-world tests the difference is so marginal to be unnoticeable.

I can at least say I have experience with putting the various parts of computers together, beyond the CPU chip, which I have a lot of paranoia with. The case I got also ended up being quite rough to work inside, my father actually had to get another technician and took about 2-3 hours to get everything installed. Far from the easiest build, I think there was some weird plastic parts that he had to cut off as it wasn't seating right. It was not the most sane of builds, even putting it together. But the thermal temperatures are marginally better than any other case out there and I could add another case on top to make a giant supercomputer.

My desk was found at some yard sale, the bottom isn't the best looking, but it is quite sturdy. It has a bit of a raised surface, which means I can put my speakers in out of the way places (speakers I never really get to use due to everyone complaining about noise). The size of it just fits my two 27" monitors and also is just the perfect size between my tv and my safe.

You know me, I love collecting parts and having power, just so I am not limited by what I do, be it streaming or playing a game. I am always trying to find better, always trying to improve. My hiatus means I haven't bothered with a microphone setup I was planning, though I am planning on making a comeback very shortly which means I shall focus on it again (planning to wait until things are a bit more stable for it, the idea I have shall require a bit of a recording studio).

Current Computer Specs

 * CPU: i7 7700K
 * Thermal Compound: Noctua NT-H1 (liquid metal gains not worth it, requires too much maintenance)
 * CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 (don't trust watercooling to be reliable, especially if I need to leave my computer unattended)
 * Motherboard: Asus ROG Maximus Formula - (Formula always gives slightly faster speeds than "higher end" models)
 * Memory: G.Skill TridentZ DDR4 3600 4x16GB - (Highest speed when I got it, a bit higher exists now, but can't reach advertised speeds yet anyway, stuck at 3466.)
 * Storage: Samsung 960 Pro 2TB (x2)
 * Video Card: Nvidia Titan X Pascal - (A slightly newer model, Titan Xp exists, but I don't consider it worth it to jump until the next full series)
 * Power Supply: Corsair AX1500i
 * Case: Thermaltake Core X9
 * Monitor: Asus ROG Swift PG278Q (x2) - (TN is better than IPS for FPS games, especially in dark rooms such as my basement where IPS glow is bad)
 * Headphones: Steelseries Arctis 7 - I like 7.1 surround in my headsets
 * Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K95 Cherry MX Red - The new K95s are a joke with fewer macro keys, red for extreme sensitivity
 * Mouse: Logitech G900 Chaos Spectrum
 * Webcam: Logitech Brio
 * Operating System: Windows 8.1 Professional (Improved with Classic Shell)
 * Software: Waterfox, Potplayer, Notepad++, Daemon Tools Ultra, Photoshop CC, Audition CC

Roadmap of Upgrades (may be changed, but an idea of my plans at the moment and evidence of my deteriorating mental health)

 * A new release for the Logitech G900 has recently come out, the Logitech G903. The mouse itself is rated to last 50 million as opposed to 20 million clicks and comes with an optional weight I will probably choose not to use. Not that useful by itself, but there is also the release of a new charging system called Logitech Powerplay which charges your mouse simply by having it on the mousepad. Worst case scenario, the same mouse I had with better build quality, best case I got a mouse that I never even need to think about charging while being wireless. The G903 is currently out, but Powerplay so far has yet to be released even though it was assumed to be out by this time, and I find it useless until I can get both together. Not the biggest of updates, but it has some more convenience, and is a step towards never having to care about charging stuff again while remaining wireless.
 * I plan on getting an audio recording interface. This offers XLR, which means better quality sound for my microphone, plus offers the potential possibility to record my guitar into my computer in a better manner than trying to pick it up through a webcam. I have also planned on getting an amplifier and swivel mount. All of this shall be set up to hold the Shure SM7B. This is the same microphone that recorded Michael Jackson's Thriller, was also used by the Villagers band, and is praised everywhere by audiophiles. All of this requires more quiet living conditions where I can record at any time without hindrance, so I am working towards making it quieter here. Yes, I have gone insane.
 * Intel's next CPU lineup is coming out a bit later this year, Cannonlake, which features the 8700k. Supposedly it has better single/multi-thread performance to the chip I have now, which is currently the best in single-thread performance besides the marginally better 7740k that was recently released. I am finding it questionable due to the 8700k being a 6-core chip as opposed to 4, but it is enough where I am holding off from upgrading my CPU until all the players are released on the game board. Then again, there are also i9s that were released that may or may not be able to offer the same performance, the new Intel platform is quite the headache to follow. From what I have seen, the i9s should be overclockable, but then again the ridiculously fast RAM might get in the way of that. Ideally I would like to ignore the x299 platform and just jump to Cannonlake. More cores is highly useful if it works, that will be great for streaming, while fast speeds shall make sure game FPS are high. Plus I want that 3600 RAM out of principle now. That may of course be upgraded depending on what Cannonlake offers.
 * Nvidia's next GPU series, Volta, sounds like it will be released in early 2018.
 * Asus has talked about the PG27UQ, which should be released in early 2018 as well. Ultrawide isn't worth it to me since I play games that don't support it generally. So instead I am looking at going from 1440p at 144hz to the same refresh rate in 4k (impossible until this monitor). It shall also feature some new lighting model that I am hoping gets rid of IPS glow. We shall see, currently video cards can't really handle 4k at these speeds and IPS means it has the potential to not be ideal for me. I cannot handle glow at all, I need a computer that plays Thief perfectly if nothing else, so it needs to handle the darkness well.