My DS rig is gettin' old

If you are looking for a cpu to bme like your last go with 8700k.

1000 reason other than sale? Not really.

Factory oc is fine

I have windows 10, not sure what you find goofy, aside from tablet mode it is very very close to win 7, don't do the os boost.

DST4ME, you've been my guru since 2010, so I'm going to take your advice. I know you've been in and out of the forums, but I'm delighted to see you're back strong as ever, imparting wisdom.

bpratt22, I know you've also been a great contributor for several years. You gave me a very good alternative, but the main reason I'm anxious to get in on the sale is that tasty Samsung 960. The 1070 will do me fine. It'll be a while before I upgrade the monitor, and I'll be able to upgrade the video as needed.

This reply may seem a bit sappy to you guys, but I'm 69 years old. I've been a gamer since 1986 and Starflight! When I found DS and its great forums with guys and gals like you looking out for just EVERYBODY, I was in for life.

So. Invest in the 8600k at factory and no OS boost. Check. Thank you guys, keep truckin'.

Just pulled the trigger!

Build #1787829

Great to hear there's more of us out there, bpratt22!

Congratulations and thank you for your kind words


Great build you will love it

OMG, hoserator, PUNCH CARDS! I hated those bastards. One teensie typo and your whole program went south. Made me drop the class and turn to gaming!

Many thanks to all who make this such a great experience.

It's not often I can feel like the kid in the room at over 50....   

Here ya go, Batman ... this is what they're discussing....

In this galaxy a long, long time ago, the simple way for an ordinary user to communicate with a mainframe was to type a computer language (typically BASIC) into a remote station that would punch holes in a card as above. Dozens or hundreds of these would constitute the instruction set for the mainframe to execute. Make a typo or get a card out of order, and the program wouldn't execute. This was generally before operating systems, and before electronic media except for magnetic tape.

Bill Gates and Paul Allen invented an extremely useful and accessible way to communicate with a CPU via a "disc operating system" (DOS) which used self-contained magnetic disks (floppies, which at first actually WERE floppy!) which would spin within a reader and deliver instructions to the computer. When these came on the market, anyone could write or buy their own program to run on their own computer at home. There was no video at first, and only a few beeps for sound.

One of the most exciting times for me was in about 1991, when I bought a Creative 8 bit sound card for $80, and there was voice and sound effects for my Wing Commander games! I have been on hand for every step in the march from simple graphic stills to pixel stick figures to the cinematic quality graphics we're blessed with today. "What a Long Strange Trip it's Been"! I love computer gaming.

Originally posted by Cretae In this galaxy a long, long time ago, the simple way for an ordinary user to communicate with a mainframe was to type a computer language (typically BASIC) into a remote station that would punch holes in a card as above. Dozens or hundreds of these would constitute the instruction set for the mainframe to execute. Make a typo or get a card out of order, and the program wouldn't execute. This was generally before operating systems, and before electronic media except for magnetic tape. Bill Gates and Paul Allen invented an extremely useful and accessible way to communicate with a CPU via a "disc operating system" (DOS) which used self-contained magnetic disks (floppies, which at first actually WERE floppy!) which would spin within a reader and deliver instructions to the computer. When these came on the market, anyone could write or buy their own program to run on their own computer at home. There was no video at first, and only a few beeps for sound. One of the most exciting times for me was in about 1991, when I bought a Creative 8 bit sound card for $80, and there was voice and sound effects for my Wing Commander games! I have been on hand for every step in the march from simple graphic stills to pixel stick figures to the cinematic quality graphics we're blessed with today. "What a Long Strange Trip it's Been"! I love computer gaming.

Thanks for the detailed response! I'm in my early 20s so I am aware of some of the older tech that was used in the 90s, like floppie disks. Again, thanks for the awesome post! Love to learn about computer parts/hardware.

Whoo-hoo! Just received word I hit Stage4 AND Stage5 today!

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Stage6! Could ship today, but prolly Tuesday. S'okay, with all the Holiday fuss I'm good with that. (So tough bein' the Patriarch y'know. )

So last night I received an e-mail that said my precious had been shipped at 5:11 PM Pacific time.

I have unfurled the prayer rug, and am preparing to sacrifice my original DS shipping carton from 2010 to the shipping gods. A torch has been passed.

UPS is trying to confuse me by saying it will be delivered in 5 business days, which, given the holidays will be Jan 2 2018!

I , however know it will be on Alex's LC/oc'd sleigh with the side window revealing my rig and the top fans (for lift!), pulled by eight tiny, LC and oc'd reindeer some time much sooner than that!

Stay tuned.

Updated delivery system........

Thanks for the support, gang! Have a Merry.

Have a Merry Christmas.

which cooler did you endup with?

The H115i 'cause somebody tole me to.