Looking for a new "gaming" mouse.

PurplePanties said:
I have a 1060, used it to replace a 970 that went kaput. Good card for the price, sees me through all my games I play, (1080p). Don't think you can SLI them though if you're into that stuff.

UAC_DeltaCompany said:
If you're going for 1080p, a 1060 won't do you wrong.

ASUS is generally a very good brand (top tier, even) but be careful around the Strix edition. I heard the 1080 strix has some problems regarding noise and the plastic density vs light colors on the LEDs and I don't know if those are present in the 1060.

You can't SLI the 1060 if that's up your alley but you are generally good with any of those cards. Keep in mind that a more future proof card would be a 1070, so if you want to save up a little more and get that then that would be a good course of action as well.

(P.S. You can SLI any 9 series card btw)

QWERTYFish25 said:


Last question, what's the difference between this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126115

And this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126114

UAC_DeltaCompany said:


The GTX 1060 Turbo is a blower-style cooler, while the strix has a "open air" style cooler.

The main difference is that the blower style will blow heat exclusively out of the back while the Strix will blow air in all directions.

Blower-style cards are generally cheaper because they are a bit less efficient and get hotter (Blower-style cards are generally preferred for SLI setups because open air coolers will blow hot air into each of the cards' tops and bottoms, but you can't sli 1060s anyway so that doesn't matter here. Its worth noting that a blower-style is generally a bad idea if the end of your computer is near a wall)

For you, the biggest difference would be in OCability. The strix will overclock much better due to a "better" cooler.

For you, the turbo would be fine if you like the look of it, your wallet likes it, and you don't plan to OC.

Either card is fine though, you're just paying for a better cooler on the strix and its "looks".

QWERTYFish25 said:


Part of me is leaning towards the blower, especially considering that I don't OC and run on 1080 anyhow, the ony thing that has me worried is the heat. I have a suspicion the Sapphire Radeon card before the one I posted died from overheating after two years (ie blue/green streaks across the screen) and this one seems to be struggling with not crashing on firefox and occasionally stutters with videos (at least at the first 2-5 seconds.) Plus the few reviews the "blower" does have notes the intense heat. I would hate to be back here for a similar issue in a year, time. I don't really have plans to swap out the Antec tower I have and I'll have to shovel out for a one that can at least match it in cooling until I can further ad a fan or two if possible (like I did with my current tower). I don't really wanna but I think I'll go for the strix if there's nothing else.

Changing the topic: what's a good cordless "gaming" mouse to replace the Logitech G700s I already have. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BFOEY3Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have a generally good experience with all this company's products however this mouse didn't last compared to one that was nearly identical, the side grip wore down in like a month and it's gotten the double-click issue on the RMB just under a year after purchase. Whereas the other went a solid 3-4 before I had that issue.

UAC_DeltaCompany said:


A strix will very much serve you well, then. The Strix and the MSI Gaming X both have almost overkill cooling solutions for the tiny card. Sometimes the fans don't spin at all because they don't need to.

Only problem is you will be paying the premium. I'll mention the Gigabyte G1 1060 though. It has excellent temps with its triple fan open air style and should be much cheaper than both of the above cards mention. Its def worth at least checking out.

QWERTYFish25 said:


Speaking of which the card I mentioned using when I first put this rig together was a gigabyte Still pulls through as a backup when things got to fucky with my Sapphire Radeons.

UAC_DeltaCompany said:


Yeah, they are a good brand. I plan to use one of their AIO coolers when I make an orange-themed build.

As for your gaming mouse question, wireless mice aren't considered good for gaming but if you're set on one, i'd rec the logitech g900 chaos spectrum at the top end of the list, the g602 is good as well, the steelseries sensei, or razer mamba wireless version.

QWERTYFish25 said:
Perhaps I should consider a cordered mouse again since I've heard that one before and pluse it's not like I switch between computers or use mine as a wiimote. any suggestions on the corded mouse?