With the hardware you have, you honestly do not need G-Sync at 1080p. It's most helpful at 30-70 FPS, and becomes mostly useless once you get up into the 90 range. At that point, the high refresh is going to make tearing essentially unnoticeable, and the illusion of motion will be much more superior.
I'd advise the BenQ XL2411Z or VG248QE.
I dunno about that. The 'i3' edition of it if Intel actually had competition could join them. The possibility if the lower end boards being OC locked out and needing a Z97 sucks.It's a $150 gap between good value intel processors. The Pentium Anniversary is an incredible chip. Will go into the record books along side the Celeron 300, Q6600 and 2500k
Yep. You only need quad channel if you are doing super high end production/database stuff anyway.Okay, last question! Thanks for the help so far
So right now I have dual channel DDR3-1600, as this is what my CPU supports. Does that means that's ALL it supports? Like DDR3-1600+ quad channel isn't in the cards?
I tend to worry more about 'what is' than 'what could be'. Certainly things could be better. But the anniversary is a step in the right direction at least.I dunno about that. The 'i3' edition of it if Intel actually had competition could join them. The possibility if the lower end boards being OC locked out and needing a Z97 sucks.
There aren't any other G-Sync monitors ATM, unless you are willing to mod the VG248QE.It's perfectly conceivable that there will be settings on upcoming games like Arkham Knight or The Witcher 3 that will tank my framerate to the 40s. Not just stuff like Ubserampling or supersampling either.
If there are any higher quality 1080p Gsync displays I'm all ears. But I'm planning on going 1080p -> 4k (mainly for scaling concerns, some stuff particularly 2D assets and UI elements in a lot of games I play are designed for 1080p, or are more optimally displayed at 1080p and don't scale well at higher res) and I don't think I'm ready for 4k, nor do I really want to pay out the nose for a 4k monitor at the moment.
There aren't any other G-Sync monitors ATM, unless you are willing to mod the VG248QE.
It's not even dangerous if you don't research properly, due to the insane amount of safeguards.
Easy to do.
Also, folks looking for a high end mATX chassis, Parvum Systems is now available at Performance PC's.
Other than the lack of SSD, the two prebuilts are better than what you specced out. Nothing wrong with either of them if games aren't involved.
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I got my pre-modded G-Sync Asus from them. Worth every penny. I got tired of waiting for the retail units to become available.
Neither of them have a gpu. And all the builds have 16 gigs of ram.I just feel like the money going into the better CPU and GPU are unnecessary and are better spent on ram and ssd.
Neither of them have a gpu. And all the builds have 16 gigs of ram.
But yeah for his needs the i7 is likely un necessary. Just being objective.
Could be settings on your network device, but I dunno what your network setup is. If you're using WiFi, it could be interference from physical objects that causing some of the problems.Question about internet speed.
Got me the 50mb package, but it's not running nearly as fast and always jumping around.
Could there be anyway my pc causes the slowdown and not the wiring or on the isps end?
Was at Micro Center tonight and stumbled upon these...
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The cashier called his manager over to double check the prices. Granted, I know these aren't the newest boards, but I'm still going to make some damn good builds.
Oh, and there are no missing parts.
No.Do I need to open ports on my router and in Windows Firewall?
edit: for non-PC stuff like Xbox Live and PS Vita remote play
FWIW, it's really easy to do. If you can build a PC, you can do this.Doubtful there's anyone that does it for Australia.
Yeah, not my cup of tea either, but they're damn fine cases with an excellent design. So good, Corsair basically straight jacked it for the Air 240, possibly even the Air 540. There's a few killer projects done with their cases that I think look fantastic. Parvum Titanfall being the major one.To each his own, but those are ugly as hell.
The second one has a gt 720? Is that still just on the CPU? And it only has 12gb. The first one does seem more suited to non gamer but its more expensive because of the ram upgrade I presume.
Yah,I sent him my list saying we could probably save a little more if we deal hunt,but neither of the others are bad as long as he adds an ssd.
I just can't Imagine him ever needing that i7.
I now have undeniable proof that I was born in the wrong fucking side of the world.
FWIW, it's really easy to do. If you can build a PC, you can do this.
Anything above 1333 is an overclock. What you are able to achieve over that is a combination of the IMC quality on the processor and the binning of the memory chips.So what kind of processors can use RAM above 1600? Every Intel one I look at seems to cap at DDR3-1600 dual channel
Regarding the SSD, It may boot, but it probably won't. If possible, try booting into recovery mode to see if Windows can automatically update the registry. If not, you'll need to format and reinstall.
If you need to save anything that's on it, create an Ubuntu boot disc or flash drive and run from disc/flash drive instead of installing. Move anything you need to save to an external.
Anything above 1333 is an overclock. What you are able to achieve over that is a combination of the IMC quality on the processor and the binning of the memory chips.
In general, the IMC's ability to handle higher speeds is better with each generation (Sandy<Ivy<Haswell).
The memory that you buy doesn't run at the speed it is listed at. It runs as the speed the IMC is set for. What the speed ratings on memory do tell you is that they have been internally tested and binned to run at that advertised speed with a given processor. YMMV on what speed you do get out of it, but it is almost guaranteed to work at that speed with a modern processor using XMP (Intel Extreme Memory Profile). If you just put the sticks in your system, they will simply run at 1333MHz, regardless of their rating.
I hope that all makes sense.
Was asking for the Nvidia equivalent to the AMD card you suggested. Sorry, for not been clear XD
The 750 Ti is.
I now have undeniable proof that I was born in the wrong fucking side of the world.
What version of the R9 280X from sapphire is best, Dual-X, Vapor-X or Toxic? Or would you recommend another brand?
The new(er) tri-fan Vapor-X released earlier this year is better than the Toxic both in terms of noise and temps, albeit clocked slightly lower by default. Only thing it's really lacking in comparison is a backplate.Toxic is the best, but it all depends on price
The new(er) tri-fan Vapor-X released earlier this year is better than the Toxic both in terms of noise and temps, albeit clocked slightly lower by default. Only thing it's really lacking in comparison is a backplate.
My MX100 just came in - do I need to purchase some sort of HDD case for it so it can slide into my case's HDD bay?
Oh thanks you dude, that is helping me a lot!!
I've already download Ubuntu, just have to create a bootable USB key and here we go.
Just have to wait until my working day end...
I can buy the Vapor-X for 299 euros, and the Toxic for 306 euros. While the Dual-X is 259 euros. I have the money for them, but the difference in price between the Dual-X and the others is quite big.
I have the opportunity to pick up a 6 month old r9 290 for $275. It's a nonreference card from gigabyte. It seems like a good deal, especially since the warranty is tied to the serial number, so it transfers with no work. I have no concerns for the history of the card since it belongs to my friend and he didn't mine with it.
This looks too good to pass up. Should I go for it? I'd be upgrading from a 6950.
I have the opportunity to pick up a 6 month old r9 290 for $275. It's a nonreference card from gigabyte. It seems like a good deal, especially since the warranty is tied to the serial number, so it transfers with no work. I have no concerns for the history of the card since it belongs to my friend and he didn't mine with it.
This looks too good to pass up. Should I go for it? I'd be upgrading from a 6950.
Hey guys, I've been having some growing pains with my Asus 290X, when I'm gaming, I'm not having any issues. But while my computer is idle, or while I'm doing anything outside of gaming, like watching videos or watching videos on youtube, my computer keeps crashing.
I get "Display driver has stopped working" sometimes where it'll freeze, and turn black and the mouse still works and then the windows comes back, other times I just get a black screen, and sometimes the whole thing just locks up completely. I've tried Cata Drivers 14.3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. I've tried googling for solutions, but answers are all over the place.
I wasn't having any of these issues before.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009 is my power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...m_re=R9290X-DC2OC-4GD5-_-14-121-840-_-Product is my card
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Guess I'll just RMA it. -_-
I didn't know about WS boards. Did a little research, and it's everything I want in a MOBO. So, I literally bought this the next day. Thanks, man. After using it for a week, it's the best board I've ever bought. Easily.Yeah, I think I've gotten to this point as well. I wish there was a WS class board in the mATX form factor. To get any decent set of features with mATX, I seemingly always have to go with the "gamer" board.