2018 Hardware Thread

I wonder if this was a good idea, with the Meltdown & Spectre thing going down now: New Intel Coffee Lake 8600 - 8500 - 8300 Models Are Confirmed

New benchmark guys!
Download: Final Fantasy 15 benchmark

Square Enix offers you a new benchmark to grab, play and test with, the all-new Final Fantasy XV benchmark offers a test suite that outputs some result scores. Technologies like Ultra HD and HDR are supported.You can now download the Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition Benchmark right here, this official benchmark software uses actual maps and playable characters to assign a score to your PC and rate its performance. The benchmark application can give you a score to indicate the level of performance you can expect from your PC environment when running.It does this by displaying several of the events, maps, and characters used in the game. The FFXV Official Benchmark launcher will boot up when you click on " Official Benchmark" from either the Windows start menu or a desktop shortcut. After adjusting the various settings, push the start button to initiate the Benchmark compatibility test.

The Samsung 860 Evo 250GB is just $94.99 :)

SSD 860 EVO 2.5" SATA III 250GB Memory & Storage - MZ-76E250B/AM | Samsung US


I keep watching to see if they`ll knock $10 or $20 off the 860 Pro 256GB

SSD 860 PRO 2.5" SATA III 256GB Memory & Storage - MZ-76P256BW | Samsung US

And I forgot to set maximum performance for power management in Nvidia control panel, when overclocking my 1080 Ti
Well maybe next time

Nice run Cliff

Dude said:

Nice run Cliff

Thanks Doug.
My CPU & Ti both stayed at about 50°C with all cooling set to max, so it did tax my system.

Ran it at 1080 so I can score higher like all you guys