GPU’s

Evening Open Thread

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Mood

I’m kinda bummed… I got lucky and won an EBay auction for a Red Devil Power Color Edition 6800XT for under the two grand premium! It was supposed to arrive today according to FedEx, but no such joy. What’s really strange is they left a phone call yesterday to expect it today between 9am and 6pm, and the tracking info hasn’t even been updated since the 29th.

I hope it arrives tomorrow; it’d be nice to start my weekend fondling a new GPU.

Look what arrived!

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It has arrived! I’m too tired to put it on right now, but if things go well I might see some more HBM graphic goodness during my weekend. I can even color it to match my keyboard and mouse! I’m going to have bling out the arse. :happy:

I may also start collecting parts to get my Ryzen setup started. All I really need is a new motherboard, processor, and RAM to go that route. Maybe within three months I can get started? :happy:

Upgrades!

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By the powers that be I have a new graphics card coming in the mail. I’ve managed to score a RX Vega64 to surpass my current R9 Fury. It was a toss up for me to either completely switch to Ryzen or upgrade graphics. For now I can still get by on my Xeon, and throughout the year I’ll just scout for parts individually as they get cheaper. I have a goal to completely go pure AMD on my desktop by next year. I’ve read and seen enough about Ryzen processors, with threadripper continuing to make me drool.

I wonder how many Bungholio Marks I’ll be able to score? :v: