Yeah, I'm sure 2gb is fine. If I had 2gb, I would not upgrade. The recommended 3gb is a bit of a shock to me, all the same. Next-gen is officially here!
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Yeah, I'm sure 2gb is fine. If I had 2gb, I would not upgrade. The recommended 3gb is a bit of a shock to me, all the same. Next-gen is officially here!
Right now I am using a USB 3.0 enclosure I got from Amazon with the 60GB hard drive from my PS3. Now, I know this drive is old and is only 5400RPM, but when I performed a read/write test I only got a max read speed of 37MB/sec. Is that normal with this hard drive or is my enclosure defective?
Only showing the SSD (Cand DVD Drive (D
Go into disk management and assign a letter to your HDD.
Battlefield 4 Specs are out:
Get those 3GB+ VRAM cards ready
About time
Felix Lighter
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Battlefield 4 Specs are out:
Get those 3GB+ VRAM cards ready
It appears that I'm set with my 7970 but I'm very curious to see benchmarks on the 2GB 600/700 series cards. My guess is they do just fine.
Battlefield 4 Specs are out:
Get those 3GB+ VRAM cards ready
WOW. So there's a new talking point on the VRAM discussion!
TomcatTheLion
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So my MSI GTX 560 Ti up and decided to do this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAtD0NkDAcY
As a result I'm looking to replace it and I've narrowed down my choices to the below:
1. EVGA GeForce GTX770 Classified with EVGA ACX Cooler 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit Dual-Link DVI-I DVI-D HDMI DP SLI Ready Graphics Card
2. EVGA GeForce GTX780 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB GDDR5 384bit, DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready (03G-P4-2784-KR)
Currently thinking about going with the 770 since I'm not too convinced spending $150 more on a 780 will give that much of a performance increase. Thoughts?
As a result I'm looking to replace it and I've narrowed down my choices to the below:
1. EVGA GeForce GTX770 Classified with EVGA ACX Cooler 4GB GDDR5 256-Bit Dual-Link DVI-I DVI-D HDMI DP SLI Ready Graphics Card
2. EVGA GeForce GTX780 SuperClocked w/EVGA ACX Cooler 3GB GDDR5 384bit, DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI,DP, SLI Ready (03G-P4-2784-KR)
Currently thinking about going with the 770 since I'm not too convinced spending $150 more on a 780 will give that much of a performance increase. Thoughts?
Go for the 780. The 770 is basically just a 680. 780 can overclock to near Titan levels.
Looks like mid October for new AMD stuff. Up to you.
Cross posting from TechSupportGAF, but it looks like I need to get a new graphics card.
Here's the rest of the info on my computer.
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K @3.3Ghz LGA 1155 90W
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
GPU: HIS H489F1GP Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
PSU: SeaSonic M12D SS-750 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS12V V2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified
Case: Antec P183 Black Aluminum / Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower
Budget: $250 in the US
Main Use: Rate 1-5. 5 being Highest:
5 Gaming,
0 Emulation (PS2/Wii),
2 Video Editing,
0 Streaming games in HD,
5 3D/Model work in Zbrush and Maya/Max,
4 General Usage (Word, Web, 1080p playback).
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 for games and apps. I'm looking to upgrade 1-2 years down the line. Have a second monitor that runs at 1280x960 that isn't for gaming and I'm not looking to buy a new one.
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well:
Zbrush
3DS Max/Maya 2011+
Most modern games. I can currently run pretty much anything on this computer so I'd like the same with my new GPU.
30FPS+ is just dandy
Looking to reuse any parts?
I don't want anything other than a new graphics card so I'll be reusing everything though I realize that I may need a new power supply/case.
When will you build?
ASAP. Hopefully tomorrow or day after. I'm looking to rush order my parts.
Will you be overclocking?
No.
After it does that, it usually crashes. Sometimes it staggers on for a while then crashes. My drivers are all up to date.
Here's the rest of the info on my computer.
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K @3.3Ghz LGA 1155 90W
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68
GPU: HIS H489F1GP Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
PSU: SeaSonic M12D SS-750 750W ATX12V V2.3/EPS12V V2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified
Case: Antec P183 Black Aluminum / Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower
Budget: $250 in the US
Main Use: Rate 1-5. 5 being Highest:
5 Gaming,
0 Emulation (PS2/Wii),
2 Video Editing,
0 Streaming games in HD,
5 3D/Model work in Zbrush and Maya/Max,
4 General Usage (Word, Web, 1080p playback).
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 for games and apps. I'm looking to upgrade 1-2 years down the line. Have a second monitor that runs at 1280x960 that isn't for gaming and I'm not looking to buy a new one.
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well:
Zbrush
3DS Max/Maya 2011+
Most modern games. I can currently run pretty much anything on this computer so I'd like the same with my new GPU.
30FPS+ is just dandy
Looking to reuse any parts?
I don't want anything other than a new graphics card so I'll be reusing everything though I realize that I may need a new power supply/case.
When will you build?
ASAP. Hopefully tomorrow or day after. I'm looking to rush order my parts.
Will you be overclocking?
No.
Do companies still put lower quality drives in external enclosures? This 3TB external Seagate has dropped to 80 while the bare drive is 95
Will I need a new PSU or case or anything or can I just plug-and-play it right into my existing hardware? I'm not crazy and those pics do show my GPU giving up the ghost right?
PSU is more than enough and the case should have enough space. I'm pretty sure that case allows you to remove the top half of the Hard drive bay to make more room too.
Thanks for your help! Just got it off Amazon and should have it on the 11th.
The_Hitcher89
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Got everything working, seems that the Stalker complete mod is not compatible with Windows 8 though
Also, is it normal to get sporadic bouts of horrendous lag with a wireless keyboard? Having to use an old wired one
Also, is it normal to get sporadic bouts of horrendous lag with a wireless keyboard? Having to use an old wired one
Got everything working, seems that the Stalker complete mod is not compatible with Windows 8 though
Also, is it normal to get sporadic bouts of horrendous lag with a wireless keyboard? Having to use an old wired one
Tried forcing the mod in W7 mode?
TomcatTheLion
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Didn't know that. Thanks for the info especially since I'll be looking forward to titles such as The Witcher 3 and Dragon Age Inquisition next year.
Definitely not looking at upgrading for a while after dropping so much on a GPU lol.
A 780 is just Titan junior.
Some are a few percent behind titan, the EVGA SC and MSI Lightning are actually faster than Titan at stock.
CANADIANS
Today Only.
Also - has anyone used the Lucid Virtu MVP stuff? I didn't look into it before because I had a gpuless processor, but now that I do, I'm curious.
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX42756
Today Only.
Also - has anyone used the Lucid Virtu MVP stuff? I didn't look into it before because I had a gpuless processor, but now that I do, I'm curious.
InvaderZimmer
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Have it and love it definitely recommend it.
Sanic
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I'm playing around with overclocking for pretty much the first time. Right now, i'm just using BIOS functionality to raise the core clock by 300mhz (3.2ghz to 3.5) as I don't have the equipment and circulation to comfortably push higher than that.
Am I good to go? As in, do I need to adjust anything outside of the core clock speed for small increments like this? I'm monitoring temps now.
Am I good to go? As in, do I need to adjust anything outside of the core clock speed for small increments like this? I'm monitoring temps now.
Bah Memory Express. Give me a half terabyte or give me death.
BF3 dynamically loads base on how much VRAM. I would expect the same with BF4. Thus, benchmarks (fps) won't show much difference. We need to go back to the old days of comparing pics to see the difference in draw distance, texture quality and etc.
And people who listen to me about getting 3/4 GB video cards, aren't you glad you did.
Enordash
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Hey, PC peeps. So, I'm super lazy and don't want to go through the hassle of assembling something piecemeal. I was wondering if people had any suggestions on pre-assembled solutions through whichever vendor really. I was looking to spend 2k or under for something that would get me decently far into the future. It would obviously need to kick the ass of the upcoming console generation. Any help? Should I just get off my lazy ass?
Crash55118
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If you can build a lego set you can build a PC, and save a grand in the process.
Which potentially means a full on MOBO + High End Graphics card 2-3 years in the future to really bump the specs back up if you feel it needs it. You shouldn't have to spend 2K to get PS4/XB1 esque performance.
8.1 will bring boot to desktop, or you can install one of the numerous Start replacements.
I found with the new Start once you make it work for you it's great.
I'm sure the more VRAM will help with the draw distance as it does in bf3, but Dice are pulling numbers out of their arse when they are recommending 660/7870 both of which are 2GB.
Probably more to do with their AMD partnership and them having the more affordable 3GB solution. Crysis 3 only has a recommended of 1GB GTX560.
I would concur with both of these. The 7870 recommendation but also needing 3GB of VRAM for it is odd.
Yeah, I'm sure I'll get used to it, it's just kind of jarring at first. On the flip side, installing an OS from a USB stick onto an SSD felt like the goddamn future.
Sanic
Member
For the new page.
What CPU?
As another has said, we need way more info. Cpu motherboard and what cpu cooler you use.
Sanic
Member
Sorry, i'm not seeing any response to that post.
X4 840. Motherboard is a 760GM-P23(fx), cooler is the small stock fan that came with the cpu.
I'm looking to see if there are any other settings I should be changing, as opposed to getting help in keeping it stable.
They should release a 6GB version of the 780, except it should only be $50 more like the other cards that have double memory editions!!!
/sarcasm
No one responded because without this info there isn't much we can do to help.
Honestly I wouldn't bother with overclocking that at all. Between the stock cooler and how slow the cpu is to begin with you probably won't get a satisfactory increase in performance against the risk of damage.
Sanic
Member
I wouldn't know what information to provide, but thanks for your input.
Just came across this stream. Appereantly he is planning on delidding 3 4770K CPU's live on stream.
twitch.tv/Destiny
Thought you would care.
twitch.tv/Destiny
Thought you would care.
It will bring me great joy in my sleepy state if he breaks it.
That reminds me, I have been meaning to get a panavise
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