I see why you are looking at more power, when gaming at 4K you need as much power as possible.

With that said, getting another 780Ti would probably be your best (or more sensible) option. A Titan Blacks is 1, maybe 2 fps faster than a 780Ti for what, an extra $300? Not really worth it, get an extra 780Ti.

I totally agree and thats the way I want to go but the 3GB Ram on the ti is my only complaint about it. 

Dont get me wrong I LOVE my 780ti but really wish I had 6 GB of VRAM. I know theres a 6gb varient coming but i heard if I SLI i can still onky use 3 gb of RAM since both arent 6gb.

Another rung closer to perfection: Diablo III to get ranked ladder support "in a couple of months"

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For the last couple of weeks, Diablo III game director Josh Mosqueira has collapsed into winks and nudges at any mention of a potential ladder system for the interconnected RPG. Nobody’s been sure whether he’s hinting at an imminent release, or displaying an involuntary reaction to a much-requested feature he knows he can’t deliver.

Turns out it’s the former: Diablo’s worst kept secret, season play, will come in Reaper of Souls’ first big content patch in a couple of months’ time.

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Riot pull Night Hunter Rengar skin from League of Legends test servers, refund players

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Those of you who’ve been wearing Night Hunter Rengar’s skin for MOBA matches, like unusually social Buffalo Bills, will find a small pot of refunded cash where your dreadful garb once was.

The reason? Riot have been listening to feedback about the night hunter’s hood, and want to make some “technically complex” changes that involve plucking Rengar from the lanes for a short while.

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Smite is out today: here's a touch of cineMOBA courtesy of Hi-Rez's animators

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Smite is going to be unavoidably massive. How do I know that? Because Tencent, the Chinese investment company which backed League of Legends in the early days, have bet one of their luxury converted farmhouses on it. They won’t let Smite be any other way.

There’s a better-than-average chance of it being good, too. As Hi-Rez have pulled staff from Tribes Vengeance, Smite has benefitted from an influx of developers who know how to make competitive multiplayer games immediate (not to mention slippery).

Here's a preview of the sort of hero-levitating and ground-splitting you can expect to be getting up to in Hi-Rez's action MOBA. Which, not coincidentally, is out today.

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Blizzard on Diablo III's missing PvP: "There's probably not a week that goes by that we're not talking about it"

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The auction house is dead. Loot 2.0 is go. Reaper of Souls is out. But the question of PvP still remains. Since the Diablo III dev team scrapped team deathmatch, only an apologetic brawling mode has emerged in the way of competitive slashing.

But lead producer Alex Mayberry says Blizzard still talk about PvP “all the time”.

“There’s probably not a week that goes by that we’re not talking about about PvP,” he told PCGamesN. “That being said, I don’t know when, or if, we’re going to get it in.”

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Betrayer stabs Early Access in the back in favour of full Steam release

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Betrayer’s black-and-white art style ensures it stands out in the screenshots, but it doesn’t need monochrome to differentiate itself (not least because the FPS genre is hardly drowning in colour as it is).

No: open-world survivalism, some early Monolith pedigree, and a death system sourced from ye olde MMOs is more than enough to make Betrayer stand apart.

And now it’s left Steam Early Access, it turns out you can turn the colour back on anyway. See the greenery turned green and plenty else besides in Betrayer’s launch trailer.

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Fancy dress: Guild Wars 2's Wardrobe System detailed

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Guild Wars 2 has no dearth of exotic armours, from purely cosmetic items to adventuring gear that provides stat bonuses. The transmutation system meant that you could - at the cost of a transmutation stone - combine the stats of one item with the look of another.  But you actually had to have the items in your inventory, and it would forever take up space in your bank or bag if you intended to keep applying it every time you upgraded your gear.

An overhaul changes all of this with the introduction of the Wardrobe System, designed for all of Guild Wars fashionistas. From April 15th, a new tab will appear in the Hero Panel, one where the skin of every item you’ve unlocked has been gathered, waiting to be applied to a hideous piece of gear to make it look more presentable.  You don’t want to look like a vagrant if you’re invited to a charr tea party. 

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Molyneux on indies: "What I'd say is, enjoy this time, because it won't last."

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Taking a break from selling snake oil, Peter Molyneux spent a bit of time at GDC spreading doom and gloom about the current indie scene. In an interview with CVG, the 22Cans founder predicted the demise of the trend, with indie’s selling out. 

“Don't think we're going to be all indies for the next five years - these things go in cycles, just like in the music business,” Molyneux said. “You have a time where punk is big, and then you have times like now where everything is manufactured.”

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Double Fine is tailoring its publishing process to the diverse needs of indies

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Yesterday’s launch of Escape Goat 2 wasn’t just a big deal for developer MagicalBeanTime; it’s also a new chapter for Double Fine, which has gone from needing publishers, to independently publishing its own games and now to publishing other indies. 

But Double Fine have been trying to play it down. The company wants to leverage its experience to promote and assist other developers without taking away attention from the game, said CEO Justin Bailey in a chat with Game Informer.

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Stop dunking those eggs: Telltale's Game of Thrones won't be a sequel

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Telltale’s take on Game of Thrones, the TV adaptation of George R R Martin’s series of fantasy novels, begs many questions and the studio is light on answers. Beyond the books and TV show is a lot of history: things merely hinted at or explored in spin-offs like the Tales of Dunk and Egg - in both short story and comic form - offer a lot of directions for the developer to take. 

We can probably rule out the games taking place entirely prior to the TV show and books - like we saw in the 2012 video game - however, as CEO Dan Connors told Digital Trends that “It’s not a prequel, no.”

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Breaking: Facebook plans to buy Oculus VR for $2 billion

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Social network giant, Facebook, has just announced plans to purchase VR developer Oculus for $2 billion, split into $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares in Facebook itself. 

Oculus has developed relationships with developers like CCP, whose EVE: Valkyrie dogfighting game they are co-publishing, and Valve, where they have been experimenting with different ways to provide a virtual reality experience. There was even murmurings, or maybe simply hopes, that Valve would purchase Oculus - though this certainly won't happen now.

While Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg might sound like strange partners for the developer, the platform is no stranger to games, as soul destroying and mind numbing as they may be. Beyond its potential for gaming, Zuckerberg sees the Oculus Rift as a way to bring people together, he explains in a statement. This brings it in line with Facebook’s goal to “make the world more open and connected.”

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Making The Vanishing of Ethan Carter look as good as reality

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The Astronauts, developer behind Weird Tales-inspired pulpy adventure game, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, boast that “you’ll see some of the most realistic environment pieces ever created for a video game” when you slap your eyes on it. 

The studio is going for photorealism. Erosion on stone, dust lying in the right place, chips in walls, staining - it all adds to a feeling that you’re not seeing a 3D model, but a real, tangible object, building or place. 

It’s all down to the awkwardly named process of photogrammetry. “With photogrammetry, we no longer create worlds while isolated from the world, surrounded by walls and screens,” says The Astronauts co-founder Andrzej Poznansk.

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Notch kills possible Oculus deal in light of impending Facebook acquisition

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The immediate reaction to Facebook’s plans to buy Oculus VR have been hostile to say the least. Hilariously, my Facebook feed is filled with venom: Facebook users condemning Facebook, claiming that it’s ruined yet another thing they liked. And it was as I was chuckling at those comments that I noted Notch weighing in on the matter. I’m not laughing as much now. 

A big deal like this was bound to rub some developers the wrong way, and the first victim is an Oculus Rift version of Minecraft. Mojang and Oculus VR were in talks, and now they are not. 

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CEO of Oculus is answering questions on reddit http://www.reddit.com/user/palmerluckey

Galactic Civilizations III – First Gameplay Video Unveiled

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Open World Survival Horror “Grave” Gets New Screenshots & Kickstarter Campaign

March 26, 2014 John Papadopoulos 1 Comment

Broken Window Studios has sent us a new set of screenshots for its open world survival horror game that will support Oculus Rift, Grave. Grave is a first person, open world survival horror experience. Survive the night with a arsenal of defensive tools, and explore an ever-changing world filled with frightening creatures. Continue reading →

 

 

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Diablo III: Reaper of Souls & BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea DLC Episode Two – Now Available

March 26, 2014 John Papadopoulos 0 Comments

Blizzard and 2K Games have announced that Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and the second episode of Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC are now available. Reaper of Souls adds a challenging new act to Diablo III in which players will embark on a dark and perilous journey through terrifying landscapes; explore the legendary city of Westmarch; and slay countless minions, each hell-bent on bringing their heroic quest to a grisly end.  Continue reading →

 

 

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STALKER Inspired Free-To-Play “Survarium” Gets New Beautiful Screenshots

March 26, 2014 John Papadopoulos 2 Comments

Vostok Games has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming F2P title that is inspired by the STALKER series, Survarium. Survarium is a free2play MMOFPS game set in the near future that is under closed beta and is powered by the new proprietary Vostok Engine. The game focuses on the aftermath of a massive ecological catastrophe on Earth, the reasons behind which are only vaguely known, and the following screenshots show off some of the game’s new assets. Enjoy! Continue reading →

 

 

Palmer Luckey on Oculus' Facebook deal: "You will not need a Facebook account to use or develop for the Rift"

In a week’s time, I’m sure, we’ll all be able to say ‘Facebook are buying the Oculus Rift’ without all the incongruity alarms in our heads wailing - just like we’re now able to say ‘Tesco invaded Poland’ as historical fact.

Oculus, however, are beginning a long, careful process of reassurance. Sickeningly youthful inventor Palmer Luckey has taken to Reddit to pooh-pooh the idea that Facebook might turn the good ship Oculus away from games, or disassemble the company and sell it for scrap.

“I am sorry that you are disappointed,” he told one fan. “To be honest, if I were you, I would probably have a similar initial impression! There are a lot of reasons why this is a good thing, many of which are not yet public.”

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Todd Howard praises "passion and dedication" of Zenimax Online as Elder Scrolls hits third decade

In their first 10 years making the Elder Scrolls series, Bethesda built a name for themselves - and in the 10 since, a major publisher has grown around them. But all the while, a central team has quietly assembled intricate webs of systems and clifftop panoramas.

Like their flagship series, Todd Howard has been at Bethesda for two decades now. Looking back, he’s proud of the fact that the team have “always started over” when approaching a new Elder Scrolls game - and is pleased sister studio Zenimax have done the same for The Elder Scrolls Online.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order release date is either larger or closer in Europe and Australia

Last time Bethesda tried to announce something about Wolfenstein’s release, it was buried beneath the deafening rumble of ten thousand people intoning: “DOOOOOOOOOOM”.

Now that it has room to breathe, however, we can appreciate MachineGames’ Riddick-indebted adventure shooter on its own terms. And enjoy the knowledge that we’ll all be tackling the alternate reality Third Reich together as a sort of international taskforce.

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Titanfall DLC will be $10, but new game modes will be free

By the time I bought into Battlefield 4, I was two map packs behind - even after DICE had momentarily halted DLC development to tackle the shooter’s pervasive bugs.

There’s every chance that new quarters of Angel City will be opened up exclusively to Titanfall players willing to play extra in the coming months - but we can rest assured that any new game modes will be made available for everyone with the base game.

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Why Oculus chose Facebook

Here’s the thing about Oculus: although they’ve have made great progress in building their VR headset, there’s still so, so much to be done. VR as a concept is now inevitable. The progression of technology is absolutely predictable, and the foundations we need for good VR are already here. We have fast, high resolution mobile displays. We have processors and GPU’s that are powerful, and efficient enough to drive them. We have fast firing motion sensors, and excellent cameras able to track human movement. 

Oculus’s job isn’t necessarily to invent absolutely everything from scratch. It’s to join the dots into one magic headset. And to do it faster and better than everyone else. 

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True to that.

A shame that AMD messed it with the 290X, too hot and noisy to make it a viable alternative :-/

So, anyone here is fool enough to buy the Collector's edition of Wolfenstein? You know the one that costs $100 and comes with a lot of merchandising... but without the game?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/455893/wolfenstein-new-order-collectors-edition-does-not-include-game/

How the f*ck can they launch it without the game?! They are selling you merchandising!

Just installed some new fans, and a custom LED setup, my theme is Black and Green for everything including mouse / keyboard.  Overall I really like how it turned out. I know some people like minimalist looks but personally I like something with a little flash to it.

Half Minute Hero 2 coming to Steam soon

Apparently the Goddess of time sucks at Photoshop tho so that is all we get

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=791153

John Carmack's work unaffected by Oculus deal: "I suppose I will get a Facebook account now"

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The moment Facebook’s planned Oculus acquisition was announced yesterday, John Carmack’s Twitter feed was swamped with questions. Far too many for a busy man to answer himself - and Carmack is still very busy.

“For the record, I am coding right now,” he said. “Just like I was last week.”

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CCP will still release Eve: Valkyrie as a Rift launch title: "We're very excited for Oculus"

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For a long time, we worried that Eve: Valkyrie might not be destined for the Oculus Rift at all - CCP were cagey on the subject, and whispers of Sony’s own headset bounced around convention centres.

Now that developers are getting cold feed in the wake of Oculus’ Facebook deal, however, it’s CCP who are first to take the VR company’s corner.

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Endless Legend shows Amplitude Studios building on lessons from Endless Space

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Endless Space was a well-designed and produced space 4X strategy game, and maybe the best new game from the bumper-crop of 4X strategy games we’ve enjoyed these last few years. Yet for all that I liked Endless Space, I never once loved it. It was too thematically spartan, and its hints at a richer setting were overshadowed by the functionally identical factions and empty, impersonal vision of space exploration.

Their follow-on project abandons space for some fantastical terra firma in Endless Legend. With their new setting, developer Amplitude Studios seem to have found the inspiration and style they have been looking for.

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Things to do when you're 50: The Elder Scrolls Online Edition

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If you’ve managed to get through the 150 or so hours it apparently takes to get to level 50 in The Elder Scrolls Online, punching mudcrabs in their stupid carapaces and standing around while ethereal old men spout nonsense, then you might be wondering what you can do. 

Apparently, there are quite a few things, says creative director Paul Sage, from veteran rank zones and adventure zones to PvP content. ZeniMax Online wants you to stick around.

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Call of Abraham developers blame the Devil for their lack of success

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You might remember Bible Chronicles: Call of Abraham as the curious Christian game that presented the story of Abraham as literal fact and failed to meet its Kickstarter target of $100,000 by $81,000. Developer Phoenix Interactive hasn’t given up, however, and is currently seeking other funding options.

The problem is, they’ve made an enemy: the Devil. Co-founders Richard Gaeta and Martin Bertram believe that the mythological fallen angel is very real, and he’s scheming against them, they tell Polygon in an interview. 

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Drown a cyberpunk city in adverts with AdvertCity

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Blooming megacorps, making us buy stuff and lining the streets with colgate adverts. What buggers. But if you can’t beat ‘em - and you definitely can’t - then you might as well join them. And now you can do exactly that, but your soul and ability to look at yourself in the mirror will remain, because it’s only a game.

VoxelStorm’s AdvertCity is a cyberpunk advertising tycoon game set in an evolving, procedurally generated city (the meatspace) and its digital counterpart (cyberspace). The goal: advertise for the megacorps and make lots of cold, hard dosh. 

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3D Realms changes its tune: Duke Nukem trademark "remains the sole property of 3DR"

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3D Realms and its new owners Interceptor have fired a shot across Gearbox’s bow in response to the lawsuit where Gearbox alleges that both companies are infringing on copyright by developing Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction.

This is a 180 degree turn, as 3D Realms previously admitted that they had no right to allow Interceptor to develop Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction, and they promised to stop being naughty. Then Interceptor bought 3D Realms and said that it hadn’t announced a Duke Nukem game - despite a Facebook page already plugging it. 

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Witness reverse goat destruction in the Goat Simulator launch trailer

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Remember that fairly emotionally resonant Dead Island trailer that made everyone think that the game would be a gut-wrenching exploration of sacrifice, horror and family in the midst of a zombie apocalypse instead of hitting zombies in bikinis? It wasn’t particularly representative of the game. 

The launch trailer for Goat Simulator cannot be tarred with the same brush, despite the homage (mockery?) of that very trailer. Oh, enough of me rambling on - just go and watch the bleating thing. 

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Dota 2 now has four regional leaderboards

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Dota 2 has regional leaderboards as of today. These all important lists show the players with the highest solo matchmaking rating split into the four regions of the Americas, Europe and Africa, China, and Southeast Asia. 

You can take a look at them right now to see where you stand, and whose position you're gunning for, you competitive lot, you.

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Tropico 5 – New Cinematic Teaser Trailer Released

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Oculus Rift-Enabled “World of Diving” Gets New Screenshots, First Playable Build Available

March 27, 2014 John Papadopoulos 0 Comments

Vertigo Games has released some new screenshots for World of Diving. In addition, the company announced that the game’s Stage 0 build is now available. World of Diving’s Stage 0 is a playable build that supports both the Oculus Rift and a traditional monitor. This early build lets players dive in with up to 4 friends, to give their customized character a spin in their own personal diving base, and to get a first taste of what the upcoming underwater experience will entail. Continue reading →

 

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New Trailer Released For Techland’s Hellraid

March 27, 2014 Thomas P Leave a comment

Techland has released a new trailer that contains examples of AI animations as well as glimpses of gameplay from Hellraid. Hellraid combines elements of hack & slash RPGs, first-person shooters and online multiplayer games, and features an advanced, immersive combat system with melee, ranged and magical weapons. The game is planned for a 2014 release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading →

That will fix all your problems with heat and noise. :P
It will also make the 290X run faster.

I love that case, looks way more classy than mine, my corsair case has an ugly vent in the side window. :( Haven't been assed to mod it yet.
Some tips: Get some braided cables (Bitfenix make some decent ones if you don't wish to do it yourself)

And a *real* water loop. :P

I would have also personally mounted the Corsair Radiator in the other direction so as to keep the pipes away from the fan or mounted it to the back vent.

What CPU are you running with? I'm assuming only a Haswell Quad due to the lack of quad-channel memory?

Eh I probably won't add a custom water loop. I just don't need it. I can already run just about everything at 4k. I'm gonna be adding more GPU power soon but haven't decided what I want to do exactly. 

I also don't care too much about cable management, as I mostly care about function. I could've installed the radiator the other way I'll give you that but this case already has rediculous airflow so its not the end of the world. I may change it at somepoint.

As for my CPU I'm running a Quad Core i7 - 4770k