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No duh again... I never asked about or cared about that, I have nothing to request.
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Are you still suggesting there should be a review based on the number of GPU cores?

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No duh again... I never asked about or cared about that, I have nothing to request.
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| 2500K 4.9Ghz @ 1.385V | Gigabyte P67A-UD3 | MSI 6870 970core/1100mem | Corsair XMS 16GB 1333mhz |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| WD 640GB, 6.6TB UNRAID | Win7 Pro x64 | Samsung 2233RZ | Logitech G15 rev2 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| OCZ Z-Series 850W | $20case + dremel | Razer Deathadder | Xonar STX feeding KRK VXT4's |
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computer
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| 2500K 4.9Ghz @ 1.385V | Gigabyte P67A-UD3 | MSI 6870 970core/1100mem | Corsair XMS 16GB 1333mhz |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| WD 640GB, 6.6TB UNRAID | Win7 Pro x64 | Samsung 2233RZ | Logitech G15 rev2 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| OCZ Z-Series 850W | $20case + dremel | Razer Deathadder | Xonar STX feeding KRK VXT4's |
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Seriously guys, come on. Enough with the thread-crapping.
Like I mentioned above, this review is dumb, period. It's meant for people who have money to throw around, because those who can afford 3x 1920x1200 monitors and 3 GPUs aren't going to be breaking a sweat trying to decide if their limit is $2500 or $3000, or whether or not they'll have enough to eat next week depending on which setup they choose. [H], in their infinite wisdom, pretty much decided to do a price-performance review that excludes 95% of the pc gaming crowd. Let's try not to overlook this fact. If my friend comes to me asking, "hmmm...three monitors and 2 580s, or three monitors and three 6970s?" i'd be more apt to tell him to grab three 6970s so I can beat him over the head with the 3rd one and he'd still have two left over for asking me such a ridiculous question. |
Stardust Speedway
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| Core i5 2500k | Asus P8Z68-V Pro | MSI HD 6970 | 16 GB Samsung DDR3 1600 MHz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Crucial M4 128 GB | Samsung 830 256 GB | Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 2 TB | Western Digital Black 1 TB |
| Cooling | OS | Keyboard | Power |
| Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit | CM Storm QF Rapid Cherry Blue | Antec TruePower New 750 W |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| Silverstone TJ09-B | Steelseries Sensei | Puretrak Talent | Asus Xonar DX |
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Stardust Speedway
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Core i5 2500k | Asus P8Z68-V Pro | MSI HD 6970 | 16 GB Samsung DDR3 1600 MHz |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive |
| Crucial M4 128 GB | Samsung 830 256 GB | Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 2 TB | Western Digital Black 1 TB |
| Cooling | OS | Keyboard | Power |
| Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit | CM Storm QF Rapid Cherry Blue | Antec TruePower New 750 W |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio |
| Silverstone TJ09-B | Steelseries Sensei | Puretrak Talent | Asus Xonar DX |
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If you don't care about that, what do you care about?
Are you still suggesting there should be a review based on the number of GPU cores? ![]() |
2560x1440p...Maxed out.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 128GB
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|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3930K @ 4.7 Ghz (1.368v) | ASUS P9X79 Pro | EVGA GTX 690 | 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Quad-Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 2x Crucial M4 256 GB SSDs, 4x WD RE4 2 TB HDDs ... | Lite-on BD/DVD/CD Drive | XSPC RayStorm CPU Block | XSPC RX360 Rad + XSPC RX120 Rad |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Scythe AP-15 GTs | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | Achieva QH270 (LG) 2560x1440, IPS, 27" | Logitech G19 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair AX1200 | Corsair 800D | Alienware TactX (G9x) | Recon3D Fatal1ty Pro Sound Card w/ Front Panel |
| Audio | Audio | Other | Other |
| Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10.vi | Corsair Vengeance 1100 Headset/Mic | Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller | WinTV HVR-950Q TV Tuner |
| Other | |||
| Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 NIC | |||
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| i5 3317U @ 1.7 Ghz | Surface Pro proprietary | Intel HD 4000 | 4GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 128GB mSATA SSD | Passive | Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit | 1920x1080p, IPS, Capacitive Touchscreen, with D... |
| Keyboard | Audio | ||
| Type Cover keyboard | Built-in Stereo speakers | ||
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2560x1440p...Maxed out.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 128GB
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3930K @ 4.7 Ghz (1.368v) | ASUS P9X79 Pro | EVGA GTX 690 | 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Quad-Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 2x Crucial M4 256 GB SSDs, 4x WD RE4 2 TB HDDs ... | Lite-on BD/DVD/CD Drive | XSPC RayStorm CPU Block | XSPC RX360 Rad + XSPC RX120 Rad |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Scythe AP-15 GTs | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | Achieva QH270 (LG) 2560x1440, IPS, 27" | Logitech G19 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair AX1200 | Corsair 800D | Alienware TactX (G9x) | Recon3D Fatal1ty Pro Sound Card w/ Front Panel |
| Audio | Audio | Other | Other |
| Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10.vi | Corsair Vengeance 1100 Headset/Mic | Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller | WinTV HVR-950Q TV Tuner |
| Other | |||
| Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 NIC | |||
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| i5 3317U @ 1.7 Ghz | Surface Pro proprietary | Intel HD 4000 | 4GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 128GB mSATA SSD | Passive | Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit | 1920x1080p, IPS, Capacitive Touchscreen, with D... |
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| Type Cover keyboard | Built-in Stereo speakers | ||
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Epic Build! 0.0
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| {Intel i7 930 @ 4.2 GHz w/ HT} | {Asus Rampage III Extreme} | {Zotac AMP! + EVGA GTX 480 SLI @ 800/1600/1900} | {G.SKILL Ripjaws 6GB DDR3 1605Mhz @ 7-8-7-20-1N} |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| {OCZ Agility 2 120GB, WD Black 1TB, F4 2TB RAID1} | {Asus DVD+/- RW} | {Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit} | {Asus VH242H 23.6" 1080p} |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| {Logitech G15} | {Corsair HX 1000W} | {CoolerMaster HAF-X} | {Logitech G700} |
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| {Razer Goliathus - Speed} | |||
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Epic Build! 0.0
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| {Intel i7 930 @ 4.2 GHz w/ HT} | {Asus Rampage III Extreme} | {Zotac AMP! + EVGA GTX 480 SLI @ 800/1600/1900} | {G.SKILL Ripjaws 6GB DDR3 1605Mhz @ 7-8-7-20-1N} |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| {OCZ Agility 2 120GB, WD Black 1TB, F4 2TB RAID1} | {Asus DVD+/- RW} | {Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit} | {Asus VH242H 23.6" 1080p} |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| {Logitech G15} | {Corsair HX 1000W} | {CoolerMaster HAF-X} | {Logitech G700} |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| {Razer Goliathus - Speed} | |||
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Cost-performance is still a valid factor. Why did not you sell your i7 930 and get a new dual Xeon Sandy Bridge CPUs? That would smoke your i7 930.
Cost-performance is still why you did not upgrade to the latest CPU and motherboard. |
2560x1440p...Maxed out.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 128GB
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3930K @ 4.7 Ghz (1.368v) | ASUS P9X79 Pro | EVGA GTX 690 | 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Quad-Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 2x Crucial M4 256 GB SSDs, 4x WD RE4 2 TB HDDs ... | Lite-on BD/DVD/CD Drive | XSPC RayStorm CPU Block | XSPC RX360 Rad + XSPC RX120 Rad |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Scythe AP-15 GTs | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | Achieva QH270 (LG) 2560x1440, IPS, 27" | Logitech G19 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair AX1200 | Corsair 800D | Alienware TactX (G9x) | Recon3D Fatal1ty Pro Sound Card w/ Front Panel |
| Audio | Audio | Other | Other |
| Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10.vi | Corsair Vengeance 1100 Headset/Mic | Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller | WinTV HVR-950Q TV Tuner |
| Other | |||
| Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 NIC | |||
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| i5 3317U @ 1.7 Ghz | Surface Pro proprietary | Intel HD 4000 | 4GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 128GB mSATA SSD | Passive | Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit | 1920x1080p, IPS, Capacitive Touchscreen, with D... |
| Keyboard | Audio | ||
| Type Cover keyboard | Built-in Stereo speakers | ||
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2560x1440p...Maxed out.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 128GB
(10 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3930K @ 4.7 Ghz (1.368v) | ASUS P9X79 Pro | EVGA GTX 690 | 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Quad-Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 2x Crucial M4 256 GB SSDs, 4x WD RE4 2 TB HDDs ... | Lite-on BD/DVD/CD Drive | XSPC RayStorm CPU Block | XSPC RX360 Rad + XSPC RX120 Rad |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Scythe AP-15 GTs | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | Achieva QH270 (LG) 2560x1440, IPS, 27" | Logitech G19 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair AX1200 | Corsair 800D | Alienware TactX (G9x) | Recon3D Fatal1ty Pro Sound Card w/ Front Panel |
| Audio | Audio | Other | Other |
| Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10.vi | Corsair Vengeance 1100 Headset/Mic | Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller | WinTV HVR-950Q TV Tuner |
| Other | |||
| Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 NIC | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| i5 3317U @ 1.7 Ghz | Surface Pro proprietary | Intel HD 4000 | 4GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 128GB mSATA SSD | Passive | Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit | 1920x1080p, IPS, Capacitive Touchscreen, with D... |
| Keyboard | Audio | ||
| Type Cover keyboard | Built-in Stereo speakers | ||
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Seriously guys, come on. Enough with the thread-crapping.
Like I mentioned above, this review is dumb, period. It's meant for people who have money to throw around, because those who can afford 3x 1920x1200 monitors and 3 GPUs aren't going to be breaking a sweat trying to decide if their limit is $2500 or $3000, or whether or not they'll have enough to eat next week depending on which setup they choose. [H], in their infinite wisdom, pretty much decided to do a price-performance review that excludes 95% of the pc gaming crowd. Let's try not to overlook this fact. If my friend comes to me asking, "hmmm...three monitors and 2 580s, or three monitors and three 6970s?" i'd be more apt to tell him to grab three 6970s so I can beat him over the head with the 3rd one and he'd still have two left over for asking me such a ridiculous question. |
Sounds like plenty of thread crapping right there.Seriously,nothing you can say against this article makes any sense.Period.They compared 3 ATI GPU's vs 2 nVidia GPU's because they cost the same.If you don't like the comparison,too bad.Read something else.
RCPC#1
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Professional
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| AMD Phenom II X6 960T | Asus M4A88T-VEVO | GTX 650 | SuperTalent Perfomance |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| GSkill Snipers | Monster Daytona | Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7,200 RPM 16Mb cache | Memorex DVD/RW |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Corsair H60 | Windows 8N | IBM 9494 19" LCD | IBM |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Corsair GS500 | In Win H-Frame | Wolfking | OCZ Behemoth |
| Audio | |||
| JBL Creature | |||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Phenom II X6 1100t | MSI 890FX GD65 | MSI Radeon HD5670 | GSkill RipjawsX DDR3 PC3 12800 2x4GB CL8 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD Black 1TB SATA III | Samsung BD | Zalman 9900MAX | Windows 7 64 Professional |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| AOC 22" LED | Logitech | Kingwin Lazer Platinum 500w | Fractal Design R3 |
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| Samsung 470 SSD 128GB | |||
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RCPC#1
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Professional
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| AMD Phenom II X6 960T | Asus M4A88T-VEVO | GTX 650 | SuperTalent Perfomance |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| GSkill Snipers | Monster Daytona | Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7,200 RPM 16Mb cache | Memorex DVD/RW |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Corsair H60 | Windows 8N | IBM 9494 19" LCD | IBM |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Corsair GS500 | In Win H-Frame | Wolfking | OCZ Behemoth |
| Audio | |||
| JBL Creature | |||
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Phenom II X6 1100t | MSI 890FX GD65 | MSI Radeon HD5670 | GSkill RipjawsX DDR3 PC3 12800 2x4GB CL8 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD Black 1TB SATA III | Samsung BD | Zalman 9900MAX | Windows 7 64 Professional |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| AOC 22" LED | Logitech | Kingwin Lazer Platinum 500w | Fractal Design R3 |
| Other | |||
| Samsung 470 SSD 128GB | |||
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Nytehawk Redux
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| i7 920 3.8GHz | P6X58D Premium | EVGA GTX 580 3GB SLI | 9GB Patriot Viper 1600 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 120gb Phoenix Pro SSD//640gb WD Black//1tb F1 | Plextor DVD-RW SATA | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit | 3x Acer 22" portrait |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G11 White | Antec TPQ 1200W | NZXT Phantom White | Razer Deathadder 3.5g |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| Steelseries XL | |||
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Nytehawk Redux
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| i7 920 3.8GHz | P6X58D Premium | EVGA GTX 580 3GB SLI | 9GB Patriot Viper 1600 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 120gb Phoenix Pro SSD//640gb WD Black//1tb F1 | Plextor DVD-RW SATA | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit | 3x Acer 22" portrait |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Logitech G11 White | Antec TPQ 1200W | NZXT Phantom White | Razer Deathadder 3.5g |
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| Steelseries XL | |||
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And to the others, regarding the tri-monitor set-ups, care to comment on my previous statement?
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2560x1440p...Maxed out.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 128GB
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3930K @ 4.7 Ghz (1.368v) | ASUS P9X79 Pro | EVGA GTX 690 | 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Quad-Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 2x Crucial M4 256 GB SSDs, 4x WD RE4 2 TB HDDs ... | Lite-on BD/DVD/CD Drive | XSPC RayStorm CPU Block | XSPC RX360 Rad + XSPC RX120 Rad |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Scythe AP-15 GTs | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | Achieva QH270 (LG) 2560x1440, IPS, 27" | Logitech G19 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair AX1200 | Corsair 800D | Alienware TactX (G9x) | Recon3D Fatal1ty Pro Sound Card w/ Front Panel |
| Audio | Audio | Other | Other |
| Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10.vi | Corsair Vengeance 1100 Headset/Mic | Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller | WinTV HVR-950Q TV Tuner |
| Other | |||
| Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 NIC | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 3317U @ 1.7 Ghz | Surface Pro proprietary | Intel HD 4000 | 4GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 128GB mSATA SSD | Passive | Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit | 1920x1080p, IPS, Capacitive Touchscreen, with D... |
| Keyboard | Audio | ||
| Type Cover keyboard | Built-in Stereo speakers | ||
| View all | |||
2560x1440p...Maxed out.
(24 items) |
Microsoft Surface Pro 128GB
(10 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 3930K @ 4.7 Ghz (1.368v) | ASUS P9X79 Pro | EVGA GTX 690 | 16 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Quad-Channel |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 2x Crucial M4 256 GB SSDs, 4x WD RE4 2 TB HDDs ... | Lite-on BD/DVD/CD Drive | XSPC RayStorm CPU Block | XSPC RX360 Rad + XSPC RX120 Rad |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Scythe AP-15 GTs | Windows 7 Ultimate, 64-bit | Achieva QH270 (LG) 2560x1440, IPS, 27" | Logitech G19 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair AX1200 | Corsair 800D | Alienware TactX (G9x) | Recon3D Fatal1ty Pro Sound Card w/ Front Panel |
| Audio | Audio | Other | Other |
| Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10.vi | Corsair Vengeance 1100 Headset/Mic | Lamptron FC Touch Fan Controller | WinTV HVR-950Q TV Tuner |
| Other | |||
| Bigfoot Networks Killer 2100 NIC | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 3317U @ 1.7 Ghz | Surface Pro proprietary | Intel HD 4000 | 4GB DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 128GB mSATA SSD | Passive | Windows 8 Pro, 64-bit | 1920x1080p, IPS, Capacitive Touchscreen, with D... |
| Keyboard | Audio | ||
| Type Cover keyboard | Built-in Stereo speakers | ||
| View all | |||

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Agreed.So now they want 3 570's inc.or it's a fail review.Well-so I guess that means if this review was about 3 570's torching 2 580's-we would have the same people making the same complaints
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Little Monster
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| Phenom II X4 965 BE @4.0Ghz | Asus M4A87TD EVO | EVGA GTX 480 @ 845/1690/2000 | 4GB OCZ Reaper 1600 DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| WD Black 640GB Sata III | LG DVD RW | W7 64-bit | 42" Sharp Aquos |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| K800 | EW 650W | Antek 900 | R.A.T. 9 |
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Little Monster
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| Phenom II X4 965 BE @4.0Ghz | Asus M4A87TD EVO | EVGA GTX 480 @ 845/1690/2000 | 4GB OCZ Reaper 1600 DDR3 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| WD Black 640GB Sata III | LG DVD RW | W7 64-bit | 42" Sharp Aquos |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| K800 | EW 650W | Antek 900 | R.A.T. 9 |
| View all | |||