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This thread will attempt to provide a place to discuss past/present/future PC gaming deals. While mainly focusing on Steam games, any standout sales may also be presented. I will not be updating every Daily/Weekly/etc. sale. The tools to help individuals become a smarter shopper will be provided below.

See this POST for links to store sale pages, threads of interest and other tools to help you become a more informed PC game shopper.
 
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Motoki said:
Cuz cheep. Ish.

Hell, I'd take that half assed mobile port local multiplayer only Kitty Chan if it were cheap nuff.
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You know, I'm really expecting Hello Kitty & Sanrio friends to be in a Groupees soon. They tend to have some great weeaboo games mixed in with their usual bunch o' crap every now and then. It's been a while since Hatoful Boyfriend.

 
Blade said:
You know, I'm really expecting Hello Kitty & Sanrio friends to be in a Groupees soon. They tend to have some great weeaboo games mixed in with their usual bunch o' crap every now and then. It's been a while since Hatoful Boyfriend.
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You're right. I could totally see that in a Poopees bundle. Because they are all about quality games.

Whoever does the licensing for Sanrio should be bitch slapped. If they had gotten some halfway decent devs like the Sonic Transformed guys, made a good game out of it with online multiplayer and marketed that shit properly they'd be making bank. The game they ended up doing is going to be indie bargain bin trash along side Bad Rats. But I still want it.

 
Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
Coincidentally, if you did want a 960 and have a Visa there is some sort of Slickdeals witchery that can get you one for $135 after rebate. Don't tell Mr. D, his D is all cried out.
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Man, I was following that thread since it was first posted last night and never saw one in stock. Way too much trouble to get in on that deal. Anyway, my upgrade plan is to stick with my antiquated 1gb 7850 until I finish my backlog. By then I should be able to upgrade to a Death Star.

 
Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
Coincidentally, if you did want a 2GB 960 and have a Visa there is some sort of Slickdeals witchery that can get you one for $135 after rebate. Don't tell Mr. D, his D is all cried out.
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There's nothing for me to cry about. It's only the 2GB 960 at $135.

Better off with a 4GB VRAM 960, 970, 980; or any of the AMD's at 3GB VRAM or more (280, 280x, 380, 380x, etc).

cyrus386 said:
Man, I was following that thread since it was first posted last night and never saw one in stock. Way too much trouble to get in on that deal. Anyway, my upgrade plan is to stick with my antiquated 1gb 7850 until I finish my backlog. By then I should be able to upgrade to a Death Star.
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I don't think it's worth $135 for the hassle + especially with that sale just having a small amount of only 2GB of VRAM. 2 GB VRAM is not that much, given the amount of VRAM out there on the market for newer cards. Ain't much of a present in that 2GB for a new card, nevermind a future - especially when games like W3 + ACU want that as a minimum. When you want to upgrade, you want to make a big worthwhile leap...so you don't have to do it for a while.

If it was the 4GB 960 for $135, that would be a very nice deal. But, it's not - only the 2GB version on sale at that price.

There's too many games that my 4GB 960 is eating easily over 2GB of memory here, when sticking 'em at Higher settings (such as Very High or Ultra) at 1080p - For starters, here are some of those 2GB+ using games: The Evil Within, Watch Dogs, AC Unity, Far Cry 4, and especially Batman AK.

 
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MysterD said:
I don't think it's worth $135 for the hassle + especially with that sale just having a small amount of only 2GB of VRAM. 2 GB VRAM is not that much, given the amount of VRAM out there on the market for newer cards. Ain't much of a present in that 2GB for a new card, nevermind a future - especially when games like W3 + ACU want that as a minimum. When you want to upgrade, you want to make a big worthwhile leap...so you don't have to do it for a while.

If it was the 4GB 960 for $135, that would be a very nice deal. But, it's not - only the 2GB version on sale at that price.

There's too many games that my 4GB 960 is eating easily over 2GB of memory here, when sticking 'em at Higher settings (such as Very High or Ultra) at 1080p - For starters, here are some of those 2GB+ using games: The Evil Within, Watch Dogs, AC Unity, Far Cry 4, and especially Batman AK.
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MysterD, I get all that, but most gamers aren't trying to run every new game on ultra 4K shadow sweat piss cumstain graphics or future proof or whatever. I tend to buy cheap shitty gfx cards and they tend to handle what I want to play at levels that I deem acceptable. Again, I'm not running FRAPS and tweaking graphics 100x when I play. I just want to be able to finish the game. I've had no problem with anything I throw at my AMD Radeon 67xx whatever card I got and while I assume most CAGs don't go that cheap, most are certainly not trying to get 100 FPS on Ultra.

 
Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
MysterD, I get all that, but most gamers aren't trying to run every new game on ultra 4K shadow sweat piss cumstain graphics or future proof or whatever. I tend to buy cheap shitty gfx cards and they tend to handle what I want to play at levels that I deem acceptable. Again, I'm not running FRAPS and tweaking graphics 100x when I play. I just want to be able to finish the game. I've had no problem with anything I throw at my AMD Radeon 67xx whatever card I got and while I assume most CAGs don't go that cheap, most are certainly not trying to get 100 FPS on Ultra.
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I'm NOT running 4K here.

I'm running here at 1080p & want 30FPS or better.

And I'm definitely NOT getting 100 FPS on these games - especially when running things at Very High or Ultra.

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nitrosmob said:
$1.99 Grandma games a gooooooo!!!! Culpa Innata is pretty cool though, just really, really old. It's an adventure games and not HOG.
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I'll also vouch for Culpa Innata.

That's a severely underrated adventure game.

 
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MysterD said:
I'm NOT running 4K here. I'm running here at 1080p & want 30FPS or better.

And I'm definitely NOT getting 100 FPS on these games - especially when running things at Very High or Ultra.
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Yeah, but the point being saying "oh that card is totally not worth it because it only has 2GB" is sort of asinine considering a 4GB card is twice the price.

 
Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
Yeah, but the point being saying "oh that card is totally not worth it because it only has 2GB" is sort of asinine considering a 4GB card is twice the price.
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EVGA 4GB 960 is currently on sale for $224 on Amazon (before any tax). That's NOT double the price.

$135 sale pricetag for the 2GB 960 x 2 = $270.

If you're talking about the 4GB 3.5 GB 970 - you're right about double (more than double, actually). That card's been $300+ (and around $300 sometimes, when on sale).

 
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MysterD said:
EVGA 4GB 960 is currently on sale for $224 on Amazon (before any tax). That's NOT double the price.

$135 sale pricetag for the 2GB 960 x 2 = $270.

If you're talking about the 4GB 3.5 GB 970 - you're right about double (more than double, actually). That card's been $300+ (and around $300 sometimes, when on sale).
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Okay, so it's 166% of the price. My point remains.

 
I was browsing through those quality weekly sale games and came across Pulut Adventure.
 
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My first thought was Ummmm...
 
My second thought was Why hasn't this been in a Poopees bundle yet?
 
Digging through the forums I found out that [customspoiler=it was put on Greenlight as F2P,]
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(snaped from Googlecache because he tried to be slick and took it down)[/customspoiler] [customspoiler=then released on Steam at $2, then the priced raised to $5 so it could be put on sale for 75% off at $1.24.]
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It also ran probably the worst crowdsource funding campaign in history. Even his mother didn't pledge $1 for support.

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indef said:
Codemasters sale @ GetGamesGo. The Toybox Turbos 4-pack (which wasn't discounted during the Steam Summer sale) is calling to me.

FuEL (delisted) is $2.99, but most collectors probably have that one already.
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Motoki said:
If someone is doing a 4pack for Toybox Turbos I'd be in for it.

And I have all but 3 of those BS Granny HOGs but I might buy it for the 3 I don't have anyhow. :p
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I'll host a 4-pack for Toybox Turbos, if indef's in that leaves one more copy for $2.95.

Edit: Wait a minute. Indef AND Motoki already own it. Those shysters.

 
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Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
MysterD, I get all that, but most gamers aren't trying to run every new game on ultra 4K shadow sweat piss cumstain graphics or future proof or whatever. I tend to buy cheap shitty gfx cards and they tend to handle what I want to play at levels that I deem acceptable. Again, I'm not running FRAPS and tweaking graphics 100x when I play. I just want to be able to finish the game. I've had no problem with anything I throw at my AMD Radeon 67xx whatever card I got and while I assume most CAGs don't go that cheap, most are certainly not trying to get 100 FPS on Ultra.
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Isn't this why console gamers exist? Cheap hardware, no tweaking, no 4K...

Not criticizing anyone, but if you really don't care about tweaking and high performance, that's literally why the console market exists.

 
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I thought I saw my girlfriend in a porn ad, but it was just Megan Salinas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P7muwuQeZk

 
elessar123 said:
It's this why console gamers exist? Cheap hardware, no tweaking, no 4K...

Not criticizing anyone, but if you really don't care about tweaking and high performance, that's literally why the console market exists.
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Well, yes, that's why they exist, but my point isn't about tweaking or high performance. It's about people suggesting a certain piece of hardware and the tendency for others to say "totally not worth it, you should get this other thing that cost twice as much." Obviously, if price or budget wasn't an issue people wouldn't post on here and just buy whatever top of the line thing for every component and be done with it. So it's not about tweaking or high performance, but more about budget. And consoles can't do word processing or run other programs that I suspect most of us also use on our PCs and also the pricing for games is still way cheaper on PCs and there's a better/wider selection of games for PC, so there's still benefits for choosing PC over console entry price remaining the same for both.

 
Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
Okay, so it's 166% of the price. My point remains.
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The price is low at $135 for 2GB 960, but at what cost?

Short life span? Ready to upgrade very quickly again in a year or so?

Even Pasports ain't sure how long his 2GB 660 will cut it - but, he's has his card for a while. I've always recommended the "Buy a new vid-card every few generations when there's a major increase of power required" approach. His curiosity of the 2GB 660 cutting it, when games like W3 want more VRAM just to run them - that says plenty.

And for more on "saying plenty to me" - so do so many of these lazy, basic, unoptimized PC ports (thanks to new consoles here) that just want us to deal w/ these growing pains + have more raw-power of VRAM just so we can run games at 1080p, which is a setting I've been running my games at for years!

I should probably have asked this question earlier in the first place, but I'll ask now.

What settings do you try to aim to run your games at?

Resolution - 720p? 1080p? 1440p?

Framerate - 30 FPS? 60 FPS?

Game Settings - Medium? High?

 
HitlerCat said:
I'll host a 4-pack for Toybox Turbos, if indef's in that leaves one more copy for $2.95.

Edit: Wait a minute. Indef AND Motoki already own it. Those shysters.
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That was my not so subtle hint to indef that I wanted it but was too damned lazy to host. He might still have a copy of two if you are interested, dunno.
 
MysterD said:
The price is low at $135 for 2GB 960, but at what cost?

Short life span? Ready to upgrade very quickly again in a year or so?

Even Pasports ain't sure how long his 2GB 660 will cut it - but, he's has his card for a while. I've always recommended the "Buy a new vid-card every few generations when there's a major increase of power required" approach. His curiosity of the 2GB 660 cutting it, when games like W3 want more VRAM just to run them - that says plenty.

And for more on "saying plenty to me" - so do so many of these lazy, basic, unoptimized PC ports (thanks to new consoles here) that just want us to deal w/ these growing pains + have more raw-power of VRAM just so we can run games at 1080p, which is a setting I've been running my games at for years!

I should probably have asked this question earlier in the first place, but I'll ask now.

What settings do you try to aim to run your games at?

Resolution - 720p? 1080p? 1440p?

Framerate - 30 FPS? 60 FPS?

Game Settings - Medium? High?
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Uh.. pasports didn't mention VRAM at all in his post. I think he just meant he wants a better GPU overall.

 
Motoki said:
I was browsing through those quality weekly sale games and came across Pulut Adventure.

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My first thought was Ummmm...

My second thought was Why hasn't this been in a Poopees bundle yet?

Digging through the forums I found out that [customspoiler=it was put on Greenlight as F2P,]
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(snaped from Googlecache because he tried to be slick and took it down)[/customspoiler] [customspoiler=then released on Steam at $2, then the priced raised to $5 so it could be put on sale for 75% off at $1.24.]
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It also ran probably the worst crowdsource funding campaign in history. Even his mother didn't pledge $1 for support.

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A game about poop and the creator's name is Yayapipi. What an unfortunate fellow.

 
spoderman said:
Uh.. pasports didn't mention VRAM at all in his post. I think he just meant he wants a better GPU overall.
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No, he didn't. But he did mention Witcher 3, which requires a 2GB VRAM 660 for a minimum.

Please correct me if I'm wrong here - but IIRC, I think the 660 was only found in a 2GB VRAM flavor.

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You can try running W3 with 1GB VRAM card like I did - I had a 560 Ti, before my recent upgrade. Sure, it boots up and all. But, you likely won't run at 1080p + 30 FPS. Expect to drop the resolution to sub-1080p, just to hit 30FPS or better.

 
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MysterD said:
No, he didn't. But he did mention Witcher 3, which requires a 2GB VRAM 660 for a minimum.

Please correct me if I'm wrong here - but IIRC, I think the 660 was only found in a 2GB VRAM flavor.

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You can try running W3 with 1GB VRAM card like I did - I had a 560 Ti, before my recent upgrade. Sure, it boots up and all. But, you likely won't run at 1080p + 30 FPS. Expect to drop the resolution to sub-1080p, just to hit 30FPS or better.
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Crazy they make no mention of VRAM with the specs at all....just the actual GPU

the recommended is a 770 which you can get with 2G ofVRAM

The 960 is a budget build graphics card for gaming....regardless of the VRAM

 
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BTW, some math for all you card idlers:

Assuming your PC idles at 100W (low estimate), and you're leaving it on off-peak hours to idle for cards, you'll use about 0.5 cents of electricity an hour idling.

More realistically, you're probably spending a couple cents an hour idling cards. Now ask yourself if getting 2 cents from a card is worth idling for.

 
Syntax Error said:
People will give Fox free motherboards and processors but no one will give him a free PS3
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I already own a PS3 but will not be upgrading to a PS4 for the following reasons:

I'm not MysterD so no rant to see here.

MysterD said:
The price is low at $135 for 2GB 960, but at what cost?

Short life span? Ready to upgrade very quickly again in a year or so?

Even Pasports ain't sure how long his 2GB 660 will cut it - but, he's has his card for a while. I've always recommended the "Buy a new vid-card every few generations when there's a major increase of power required" approach. His curiosity of the 2GB 660 cutting it, when games like W3 want more VRAM just to run them - that says plenty.

And for more on "saying plenty to me" - so do so many of these lazy, basic, unoptimized PC ports (thanks to new consoles here) that just want us to deal w/ these growing pains + have more raw-power of VRAM just so we can run games at 1080p, which is a setting I've been running my games at for years!

I should probably have asked this question earlier in the first place, but I'll ask now.

What settings do you try to aim to run your games at?

Resolution - 720p? 1080p? 1440p?

Framerate - 30 FPS? 60 FPS?

Game Settings - Medium? High?
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I'm not sure what your point is with this?

The 660 was like a $200 card iirc so I'm assuming it fit Pas budget and when he's ready he'll upgrade to a better card let's say around the same price $200 and get a much better modern card. What you're advocating is that when Pas was going to buy his 660 he should have spent $400 instead of $200 so that 5 years later he could have an older card that might or might not be able to keep up with newer games/technology and still probably be older and less capable than a current generation $200 card?

 
elessar123 said:
BTW, some math for all you card idlers:

Assuming your PC idles at 100W (low estimate), and you're leaving it on off-peak hours to idle for cards, you'll use about 0.5 cents of electricity an hour idling.

More realistically, you're probably spending a couple cents an hour idling cards. Now ask yourself if getting 2 cents from a card is worth idling for.
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Realistically most people have their computer on anyway so yes, clicking idlemaster twice when I start up my computer is worth whatever trash cents I get from idling.

 
Do people really not sleep their computers, and leave it on the entire time? Just curious.

P.S. Bitcoin mining was the same way. After a certain point, before specialized ASIC mining machines were made, it was costing more to run the machine than the Bitcoin it generated. Maybe the better option is to use an extremely low powered machine to idle cards, like the Raspberry Pi Beowulf cluster........

P.P.S. I'm not saying don't idle for cards. But if you're leaving your PC on overnight to idle 4 cent cards, it's not worth it.

 
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Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
Realistically most people have their computer on anyway so yes, clicking idlemaster twice when I start up my computer is worth whatever trash cents I get from idling.
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Have: 3000 Gamestop frog whispers *had to trade in 4 empty Big Gulps and a copy of Woody Allen's bar mitzvah invitation to get this many (just think of the Conan lanyards you could get with that much!)

Want: Steam trash cents

Re: Pi cluster - I've tried it and it's good for mining, but I only tested SHA-256 and used two machines with custom soldered miners.

 
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And I never realized you could prestige in BL2/TPS. Never really crossed my mind since it takes so many levels just to complete 1 prestige run. I'm only at 475 levels, and Claptastic Voyage increased the minimum to 578. But they decreased the amount of ranks you gain by completing the tasks, so prestiging is a good way to get more on one character. I don't have enough stuff to do the two person trick, and it doesn't seem like it'll be effective with the BR nerf anyway. Ended up using my spare M$ to buy it.

Claptastic Voyage is supposed to bring the story together even more. Can't wait!

 
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Cheaplikeafox OS X said:
I'm not MysterD so no rant to see here.

I'm not sure what your point is with this?
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I asked you want settings you aim for when running a game b/c it could be important - could swing which card you might want to go for next.

The 660 was like a $200 card iirc so I'm assuming it fit Pas budget and when he's ready he'll upgrade to a better card let's say around the same price $200 and get a much better modern card. What you're advocating is that when Pas was going to buy his 660 he should have spent $400 instead of $200 so that 5 years later he could have an older card that might or might not be able to keep up with newer games/technology and still probably be older and less capable than a current generation $200 card?
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Nope - there never was and never will be really any need to spend $400+ on release of a higher-end card, when you can often go for a $200-300 mid-range card and be set for quite a while. Often, the bang-for-buck ratio goes way down, when you decide to bet the farm on a card and go for a higher-end one. And who knows how much can change, in a few years - namely architecture-wise, model-wise, generation-wise & card-wise.

Let's see - in May 2011, I bought a 1 GB 560 Ti (around $210, IIRC) when building that PC; & now in July 2015 have upgraded to a 4 GB 960 in 2015 ($204).

If I wanted a 4GB in 2011 - well, the Radeon HD 6990 was around $729. Too rich for my blood, to spend all on one part all at once here. Not worth it, IMHO. I'm not a millionaire.

I do think normally mid-range cards (i.e. $200-$300) when upgrading do hit that sweet spot of the worthwhile bang-for-buck factor - especially if you are someone like myself who constantly likes to tweak the in-game settings; video-card software's settings; runs gaming app's to monitor game performance + control it if necessary - all to get every possible frame & detailed pixel they can out of their card to find something they're happy with.

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I don't think 2GB 960 ever really belonged in the mid-range pricing for $200, when it came out - should've been a 3GB, at that price. This is especially given how VRAM hungry these new games were when it came out + especially now w/ some of the newer ones. I think the 4GB 960 solves that VRAM hungry problem & is worth the few extra bucks when it's on sale, though (in the $220 or less range).

 
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MysterD Can you STFU about hardware already? Don't you have some DRM to rant about or Red Dead Redemption getting a PC port or that one time The Secret World was $5 on GMG?
 
Motoki said:
MysterD Can you STFU about hardware already? Don't you have some DRM to rant about or Red Dead Redemption getting a PC port or that one time The Secret World was $5 on GMG?
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Insert all my rants here:

DRM rant; TSW rant; console to PC ports like RDR rants; pricing rants; bundle rants; VRAM rants; etc etc.

There ya go!

 
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Motoki said:
MysterD Can you STFU about hardware already? Don't you have some DRM to rant about or Red Dead Redemption getting a PC port or that one time The Secret World was $5 on GMG?
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Wait. Wait. Wait. Just got home from work and was starting to grab some popcorn as I was reading.

So what is the current thought about direct x 12 with windows 10? Are any of the video cards truly capable of the features? I read that AMD cards, for instance, may support different levels of features http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/207598-demystifying-directx-12-support-what-amd-intel-and-nvidia-do-and-dont-deliver

TLDR: If wanting to benefit from direct x 12, wait a little bit or take the plunge?

 
Next up on CAG, financial planning and retirement. Find out how seasonal CAGs and random internet sages advise you on investing your money to secure your financial future! What could possibly go wrong?

 
Bruticis said:
Next up on CAG, financial planning and retirement. Find out how seasonal CAGs and random internet sages advise you on investing your money to secure your financial future! What could possibly go wrong?
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Wait for AMD code firesale on newegg, then sell, sell, sell!

Sell body in meantime.

 
Bruticis, what about Kevin O'Leary (Shark Tank).  Simple stock choices, only pick ones that pay a dividend.  

for the youngsters, robinhood.com to buy your stocks.

in all honesty, yes asking investing advice on CAG is silly (other than buy your games like a CAG).  However, I thought it was relevant to ask about thoughts on video cards here in relation to running the games that we already idle.  

By the way, you seem to have a nice and clean build Bruticis. 

 
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