Should i build a Volta PC? Is 60hz and a few more games worth it?

generally speaking, you won't find any kind of exclusivity with CPU and GPU (those monitors with extra features excluded).

I would look into a soundcard, maybe? But if you're hooking up to your receiver don't worry about it.

@m3Boarder32: Well you’re gonna be waiting until the summer at the earliest for new GPUs. And the rumors going around is that they won’t be cheap. As for what we have now, a 1080Ti at MSRP is $700. So even if it were at msrp now, your budget would be suuuuuuper tight. Your CPU will run $250-$350, RAM another $200, cooler another $100ish, 1TB worth of SSDs will hit another $250+. That’s another $800 minimum. Your budget is blown.

I was dissing pc gaming, hence it was a thread for system wars. You are talking about hardware for what? What's the point?

Because OP is dissing PC gaming

No, sell your electronics and become Amish.

Also lol hardwood floors with an open sound system, might as well throw those speakers in the trash.

Lol this guy

If I was to answer seriously based on what is said so far:

You will have the same pricing problem with "Volta".

The 1080 TI will probably match the new Volta Card anyway, as there seems to be only a small gap between a TI and the newer gen's release.

IF you can get a deal on a 1080 TI via various methods... I would do that.

Don’t need a sound card, just connect the GPU to the Receiver

@DragonfireXZ95 said:

@Johnny-n-Roger said:

@DragonfireXZ95 said:

Well, you can mod many games to look nearly a gen ahead on PC, so sure. :P

The Witcher 3 modded craps all over the One X version.

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And the XBOX One X Re-release of GTA V won't hold a candle to this.

Yes, I actually checked this complete overhaul mod out. It's extremely nice. The only problem is the game isn't all that great by itself; there are some fun mods for it, but modding it is a bitch and a half.

I remember beating GTA V on consoles back when it was released but man this looks sweet. May have to pick this up, why did you say that modding is a pain? Just tedious to go through the installation process of all the mods?

Those aren't even tower speakers, what are you trying to show off?

What does that matter?

Could you stop bumping this thread by replying to every post?

why would you think any tower speaker is better than any bookshelf speaker

Dont forget he has the same channel separation as a sound bar. So prob dont even need 3 separate speakers :D.

Lol @ making up terms to troll, so cute

@dagubot: Yeah, there's a long checklist you have to go through when installing mods. It's not just drag and drop like Skyrim or The Witcher 3 are. It looks like there was a few updates to Open IV, so mod installing may be easier then when I tried it a year or so ago, but I'm not exactly sure on that. Back then, I had to install Open IV, install a secondary app, then unpack the files with Open IV, then drag and drop, then install something else. It was just a pain to install everything, much less make sure everything was working correctly after launching the game.

sure. or don't.

Dollar for dollar a shelf speaker will be better since those dollars will be focused on fewer drivers and a smaller enclosure, but if you're willing to spend the money and have a decently sized room, you should go with tower speakers (at least for the front two channels),especially if you're only using one large sub instead of multiples around the room.

Than why would you ever get a Tower Speaker lol

not saying I agree with you, but that statement made the rest of your post null.

The problem with bookshelf speakers (especially if they are located in a big room) is they lack in the mid bass due to lack of power and drivers. So, you have to over compensate with the subwoofer. This creates an unbalanced sound. You lose a lot of the tight kick/punch in the sound and you don't get the smooth, balanced, and full sound across the whole frequency range.

For the record, I also use bookshelf speakers, but I live in a condo and I can't go too crazy with my system.

my speakers play flat down to 70hz, and my subwoofer flat from 10-100hz.

My subwoofer crossover is set to 90hz.

I auditioned a dozen towers and bookshelves these bookshelves were my favorite at under 2k a pair.

60hz? wut

There are drawbacks to that, but a lot also depends on the room setup and the equipment.

As for tower vs bookshelf, take the BMR Philharmonitor for example, it starts at $1,350/pr and offers useful bass down to 32 Hz.

For a bookshelf (albeit a larger one) it has some serious performance with an on-axis frequency response of 32 Hz - 20 Hz (+/- 2db).

One might even be hard pressed to find a tower speaker with this type of performance for under $2000~$3000.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-store/

and

https://www.evga.com/products/productlist.aspx?type=0&family=GeForce+10+Series+Family&chipset=GTX+1080

Nvidia restocks once a month and EVGA every week. The only catch with EVGA is they don't ship to Canada (if that's where you live, like me), only the US and EU.

These cards sell out in minutes with the current cryptomining environment. Props to you for snagging one.

Is that a recent change? The last time I checked (2017), they ship to Canada via UPS Worldwide Expedited.

Lmao the poll results.

Thread backfire.

But yes, playing the superior version of over 90% of video games (digital foundry) and 30 to 60 fps in many games is worth $1300. On top of having an exponentially larger AAA/AA library this gen alone.

Looks like you're right. I thought I read somewhere they didn't. They don't seem to charge Canadian tax though, so you'll be paying customs/duties (not sure how much higher than is over Nvidia who charges Canadian tax).

Often you won't be charged customs/duties if they offer free shipping.

Nah. He was thinking the poll would go another way. He's done this before on other accounts.

LOL dat poll backfire.

The speaker positioning is hilariously bad. Probably sound like tin cans.

Obviously you have the money, I'd get a bigger TV, 80"+ or so. I kinda think my 65" is too small :P Would like a 75", but I have to wait for more models to come out. The current Samsung MU-series would be great for the price, but my current KS7005 (EU model) beats those in almost every aspect (HDR brightness, overall contrast etc etc.) Wouldn't want to downgrade that much.