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    QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    VR and 4K seem to be high on the list.
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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    16nm GPUs from AMD & Nvidia. We've been stuck at 28nm for a looong time!

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    4k not so much for me (well not 4k gaming anyway), VR I will keep an eye on and see how that develops. As MrJim said the new cards from AMD/Nvidia too.

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    Zen cpus and new gpu's

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    Games that work?
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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    Definitely looking forward to VR becoming a reality. I know there are some headsets you can get for smart phones, but the Oculus would be awesome if Apple made a Thunderbolt attachment to connect to it, so the one device would be good for TV and mobile.

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    I will certainly buy a decent 4k monitor.Maybe add another Video card;also need a good printer.And maybe a new sony APS-C mirrorless.

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    Hoping against hope that AMD will actually be competitive again with the launch of Zen (if it even launches this year). Not holding my breath though.

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    Zen processors and oculus for me.

    Both of which I will hopefully be buying if they turn out to be as good a I hoped.

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    I'm most looking forward to seeing how AMD's new CPU & GPU turn out, are they going to turn out to be the usual AMD hype, i hope not.
    Also looking forward to Pascal, how well are they going to implement HBM2, and if NVLink is going to be relevant for consumers, lastly i want to see how Vulkan compares to DX12 in real world uses.

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    AMD 16nm GPU's with HBM2

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    There's a lot to look forward too, but personally I'm finally going to splash on a big fancy TV or projector for my "gaming room" in the new house.

    Zen CPU
    16nm GPU's
    Oculus Rift / Vive, but I'm waiting for hardware to mature enough to power 4k VR sets before I jump in
    Will Samsung release a flip phone with flexible screen?

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    I'm really looking forward to the 14nm/16nm GPUs, because this year will probably be the year my GTX770 will be replaced. Other than that, I'm looking forward to the Zen release, because Lord knows that the CPU market needs competition...

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    def zen ..as my 8350 and crosshair v is going in the wifes box along with the r290 ..
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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    1)- UHD 17 inch laptops
    2)- Dual Thunderbolt ports available with type C connectors on laptops.
    3)- USB ports ALL at 3.1 level.
    4)- SSD drives with one gig standard fare.
    5)- CPUs at current state of the art level on laptops.
    6)- VR headset via Thunderbolt connector for UHD video and surround sound!
    7)- Thumbnail drives which operate at USB 3.1 speeds.

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    Re: QOTW: Which 2016 tech are you looking forward to?

    Optane SSD's

    As long as they are less than 3 times the price of SSD's I would get one.

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