spazmaster666

@mikemcn: All liquid cooling for PCs use fans to cool the radiator. In terms of push-pull vs just pull or just push for most 120mm AIO coolers like the Asetek model which use thin radiators push-pull will make very little difference compared to just pull/push in terms of performance. However, having a push pull config will allow you to run the fans at lower speeds and still get the same level of performance as running a single fan at a higher speed and hence reduce noise levels.

The motherboard you listed is a pretty good one as it has many of the same features as the higher end ASUS boards except for stuff like Wireless AC or larger number of USB 3.1 at the rear I/O. I would double check however whether or not the board is the Asus Z170-Pro or the Z170 Pro Gaming as they are different motherboards (it's probably the latter as it is a less expensive board and geared more toward the "gamer" market).

I noticed you opted for 8 GB of RAM. How much extra do they charge for 16GB as while 8GB would be enough for most games, 16GB is quite useful for stuff like web-browsing and multi-tasking. And while upgrading RAM is probably the easiest thing to do later on, you would most likely have to replace the existing RAM in there if you want to ensure that everything will run properly in dual channel.

Also are they throwing in that wireless-N card for free or is it an extra charge because I would probably opt for a Wireless AC card instead. And finally what monitor are you using? If u're on 1080p the 390X is gonna be plenty to run pretty much any game at high settings and 60+ FPS.

Oh and I would probably skip the optical drive unless it's a Bluray drive, especially if they are charging you extra for it.

There are not many Z170 mATX boards available and he probably wasn't even given that option by the builder that he is using. Also the motherboard that he listed, the Asus 170 Pro Gaming is actually a lower cost board compared to Asus's channel (non-gaming branded) boards.

Note that they are running benchmarks at super low resolutions in order to prevent video card bottlenecking (they even said in the article that these benchmarks are in no way representative of real world scenarios). In real world benchmarks using any decent GPU at normal resolutions such as 1080p, the differences in RAM speed on actual gaming performance is negligble. Also, the price between a kit of 2133 mhz DDR4 RAM and a kit of 2666 mhz DDR4 RAM is not large. It's not until you get above 3000 MHz where you see a big jump in terms of pricing.

The bottom line is that as long as you are getting a decent capacity of RAM (I would say that in this case capacity > speed), you should put most of the money toward the graphics card rather than higher speed RAM.

The DLC has been fantastic. I've beat it twice now (working on beating it now with my third character) and I must say that while Orphan is definitely my favorite fight, Laurence is by far the hardest fight because good lord the hit boxes on his AOE attacks are ridiculous. I beat all the bosses on my NG+ playthrough on the first try except for damn Laurence which took me several tries. It didn't help that the gems I was using were 27% phys gems with -10% beast damage meaning I had to use lesser gems on him compared to all the other bosses.

I've enjoyed my time with Fallout 4 but I definitely don't feel the "drive" like I had with Fallout 3 and New Vegas to keep playing the game. Maybe it's a case of open-world game play fatigue and Fallout 4 just happened to fall victim to it in my case. There have been so many open world games that I played/am playing this year (GTA V, MGS5, Witcher 3, Tales of Zestiria, AC: Syndicate) that the most enjoyable part of Fallout 4 for me has been the base building. Probably not the reaction that Bestheda intended from a die-hard Fallout fan.

I loved Life is Strange. The story wasn't exactly amazing (though I didn't have as much issue with the ending as others have had), and the gameplay isn't revolutionary but the characters, the music, the overall atmosphere of the game were just fantastic. By far the most memorable game I've played all year, if not necessarily the best.

Oh SHIT, this is awesome news. I played Dark Arisen on PS3 and it ended up being one of my favorite gaming experiences ever on the PS3. The game is by no means perfect but it just hit some sort of sweet spot for me in terms of combat, exploration, loot, and story. Can't wait to play on the PC. I just hope it won't be locked at 30 fps at 1080p. Though given this is Capcom, they have a lot of PC port experience so I have decent hopes that it will turn out to be a good port.

To be honest these days I barely play either the Xbox One or the PS4 and spend the vast majority of the time playing on the PC. But there were games on launch and close to launch that I wanted play on both consoles which is why I purchased them. And there are a few console exclusives worth playing on both consoles but those are relatively few and far between. So while I don't regret buying both systems, I can't say I've been super satisfied by them. Then again, I also bought a Wii-U just to play Bayonetta 2 and that thing has been gathering dust on the shelf for months now.

Which version of the video card drivers are you using?

All these changes sound great. It's just too bad I've already finished the game, sunk about 155 hours in total including most of the side quests and don't have much incentive to play it anymore. ):

There are actually a lot of promising shows this season. After watching the first eps of Gangsta, Ranpo Kitan, Charlotte, and Working!!! I'm definitely excited about this anime season. Maybe it'll be the first season in years where I actually watch more than 1 or 2 series all the way through to completion. Maybe. Also Ranpo Kitan is shaping up to be possibly the most interesting show of the season. It's glad to see noitaminA back in action, some of the most unique/interesting anime series in recent years have come from that programming block.