this is exactly the same conclusion i came to saturday when i ordered my 6700K build. i don't have access to a microcenter but each cpu scaled up accordingly in price at newegg. my options for a purely gaming rig were 1) 6700K + GTX1070 SLI or 2) 6800K + GTX1080. i chose the 6700K GTX1070 SLI...
$950 USD seems a bit steep. i lucked out and happened to check newegg when they were in stock. i get paying a premium just to finally get one, suppose it's up to you if $150 USD is worthwhile.
either you're a master of sarcasm, or you and are i are not on the same page :)
just a testament to the fact that everybody's ears are different. nice job OP not succumbing to audiophilia-itis when your ears can't discern a difference. that's the sweet spot we're all striving for; spending just enough to improve the listening experience and stopping when you no longer...
yep that's me. i guess thermal imaging (like hardware.fr performed) reads thermal levels at a deeper level of the PCB than the surface temps i took with an IR gun, so not exactly apples to apples. anyway here is my original post:
i grabbed an IR gun from work and measured the VRM temps on my...
how are you monitoring voltage while using Trixx? AB is the only software i know of that allows for actual voltage monitoring. are you running AB at the same time?
interested in what you find with the Gigabyte card. FWIW my XFX Black Edition DD card doesn't respond to voltage either. i've used both Afterburner and Trixx and can't break past an 1100 MHz wall on the core. it seems like both Afterburner and Trixx are still getting the kinks worked out for...
FYI hardware canucks has an article on XFX's lineup. looks like the 'black edition' cards on newegg are the cream of the crop (for the time being) and are the "HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation (DD)"
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/video/xfx-shows-off-their-hd-7970-lineup/
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i tried this method a while back using bandicam and i didn't notice any difference in BF3. that's not to say it doesn't work, it just doesn't work for me in that game.
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