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Icrontic New Years' Eve 2016
Howdy folks.
Pretty standard Icrontic event. Please don't show up before Thurs the 29th unless you've asked Brian or I. The fates have put Jan 1 on a Sunday which is pretty much the best possible scenario for us; that means most of us have Monday off too for extra recovery time.
It's possible we already have some champagne in the house from a certain case of electoral blue balls (see what I did there?). BYOB and BYO snacks as usual. We'll have the champagne but we surely won't turn it down if you want to also contribute some for the midnight toast.
I feel like 2016 maybe didn't go so hot so let's get 2017 off to a proper start with some quality midnight hugs and kisses.
Check out the 2017 accommodations thread for general house info: http://icrontic.com/discussion/100656/icrontic-2017-events-accommodations#latest
Let me know if you need lodging (including how many nights) and please let me know if your plans change.
Linc
Re: Icrontic New Years' Eve 2016
In. First. Deal with it.
Lodging needed. Jackie and I will be there probably like Thursday or Friday through Monday the 2nd.
UPSLynx
Re: Interconnected fire alarm woes
@ardichoke said:
paranormal exterminators are far more rare and charge more than electricians.
Fortunately (?) we live with one.
Linc
Re: Help me rebuild
Agree with all of the above. Cyber monday is your friend. I would rec 480 for longevity, but agree that if you do not plan to upgrade monitor, there is little value. GPU > SSD > RAM > CPU + MOBO + new RAM would be the order of operations I'd follow in your setup. PSU will also age out eventually.
Tushon
Re: Help me rebuild
Here is what I would recommend, GPU and SSD are portable, you can take them to a new platform. Trick with motherboard and CPU is the space we are in right now. In a few months, AMD releases their new platform, which is supposed to be amazing (but we have heard that before, so only time will tell)... Intel is out there for you if you want to go to an entirely new platform, but I'm not sure the Cyber Monday deals are going to justify a "let's do it now" kind of move... the GPU and SSD now, that is a better space where I feel confident you will not regret your buy in a few months.
In the budget SSD race my favorite item without a doubt is the Crucial MX300. Easy to clone your drive with the included software, crucial drives are reliable as I have used and I have installed a lot.
For GPU, you have a few good options, the RX470 and RX480 are both phenomenal upgrades for you. If you are satisfied gaming in 1080P you can get a RX 470, Amazon has a sale on a nice Asus branded card now.
The RX480 8GB is worth the extra dollars if you think you think you might be getting a 1440P or 4K monitor for gaming in the near future, otherwise the 470 will do for 1080P and save you a little money and extend the useable life of your PSU if you are looking to maintain budget.
