Phatosaurus
Member
Haven't heard anything negative about it. I was pretty tempted to get the same one but the clolour scheme of it put me off.
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Haven't heard anything negative about it. I was pretty tempted to get the same one but the clolour scheme of it put me off.
acheron_xl
Member
Nothing like trying in vain to get a new computer to run games. So frustrating. PUBG? Black screen on startup. Witcher 3? Nothing at all. Fallout 4? Crashes in the launcher.
I'm guessing it's a RAM issue, but who knows.
I'm guessing it's a RAM issue, but who knows.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Oh wow, I was looking for ram, but instead learned that the i7 6850K is currently priced at $360. I've been itching for 40 lanes for a few months, this may be the time.
It was $299 at Micro Center a while back, but it was a tough get. I'm pretty sure my local store just hid theirs until it was over.
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
I don't know much about hardware and I've never built a PC before, so I chose a build that PC Part Picker has a guide on. This card they recommend is currently sold out, but this one seems similar at a glance and is the same price, but I don't know what half of these terms and specs mean. I'm just interested in virtual reality and having games run as nice as possible on a $500 budget GPU. :/
How much worse off am I if I choose the available GPU?
How much worse off am I if I choose the available GPU?
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
The EVGA is actually clocked faster from factory, probably a bit noisier since it got two fans rather than the three that could be run slower for the same effect. But the Gigabyte equivalent to it is the $550 one. The prices are all kind of nosense at the moment, the EVGAs that should be the cheapest models are priced at $700, this is a tier above them.
Bloodember
Member
Whats your specs? Have you ran a memtest?
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
Ah, thank you for the insight! Much appreciated!
acheron_xl
Member
Memtest came up with nothing.
Was just able to firestrike and time spy with no problems.
All stock speeds, no OC.
Ryzen 1700X
GTX 1080
16GB (2x8) Crucial 2133 RAM
Gigabyte AB350M Gaming 3 mobo
250GB Samsung 960 m.2 + some random 2TB 7200 HDD
and I'm running @ 3440x1440
Phatosaurus
Member
Stupid question here.
I want to remove my graphics card drivers and do a clean/fresh install.
I'm curious if I can do this with DDU if i'm using a Ryzen CPU? I know it has no onboard graphics whatsoever so I don't want to be stuck on a black screen after uninstalling them.
I want to remove my graphics card drivers and do a clean/fresh install.
I'm curious if I can do this with DDU if i'm using a Ryzen CPU? I know it has no onboard graphics whatsoever so I don't want to be stuck on a black screen after uninstalling them.
nightmare-slain
Gold Member
doesn't matter what CPU you have. DDU removes the GPU card drivers nothing to do with onboard graphics. your display cable is plugged into the dedicated card so even if you had an intel CPU you wouldn't even be using the onboard graphics.
Bloodember
Member
Then most likely it has nothing to do with your memory. What psu do you have? Have you installed all drivers? Most notably the graphics drivers. If so are they the newest ones from nvidia's website.
acheron_xl
Member
Corsair CX750M
And yeah, I've installed the latest graphics drivers and reflashed the BIOS to the latest version.
A little bit ago I got Witcher 3 to load somewhat, and I'm not exactly sure how the game opens, but it looked like there were cutscenes you could skip, which were just black screens with a "Space - skip" UI element, until the game engine loaded in and I could run around as Geralt and everything looked more-or-less fine. It was weird.
Edit: maaaaaaybe it was my audio interface? I unplugged that and PUBG loaded right up. Witcher too. FML, I can't believe I wasted 7 hours on that.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Bloodember
Member
Ah, yeah it might possibly have been. Keep testing, glad you got it running.
BFIB
Member
My current build:
i5 2500K
8GB RAM (not sure of the make/model)
Would a GPU suffice for now? I just started a replay of Witcher 3 on my PS4, but the idea of finally experiencing this game in 60FPS is starting to intrigue me on a GPU upgrade. I currently have an Nvidia 670.
Recommendations? I'm gaming at 1080P (though I've thought about upgrading to a larger monitor as well).
i5 2500K
8GB RAM (not sure of the make/model)
Would a GPU suffice for now? I just started a replay of Witcher 3 on my PS4, but the idea of finally experiencing this game in 60FPS is starting to intrigue me on a GPU upgrade. I currently have an Nvidia 670.
Recommendations? I'm gaming at 1080P (though I've thought about upgrading to a larger monitor as well).
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
It seems to go for $299 frequently.
Right now it's $279 if you pair it with a compatible motherboard. That's a great fucking price.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/472529/Core_i7-7700K_Kaby_Lake_42_GHz_LGA_1151_Boxed_Processor
How much you willing to spend?
BFIB
Member
$200-250. I'm guessing a 1060 3GB then? Or should I go for a 6GB?
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
Since you're trying to play games like Witcher 3 and you're likely getting a higher res. display, absolutely the 6GB.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
6gb if you can afford it
Will my motherboard from 2011 work with a GTX 1070? How do I know?
Here is a newegg link: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130573
Here is a newegg link: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130573
It's fine. You'd need a mobo from the 90s or early 2000s to not be able to use it afaik.
Sweet. Is it just about PCIe 3.0 support?
I have a 1080ti and have been using a 40inch 4K Phillips monitor. It's often stunning but the response time and rampant ghosting in dark scenes are getting on my nerves. I'm thinking I downsize and take advantage of G Sync. What are people's thoughts on TNF displays such as this one?
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34668/acer-xb281hk-28in-4k-g-sync-widescreen-gaming-monitor/
The 60hz limit doesn't really bother me as I still have my 4670k and won't be upgrading for a couple of years I don't think. If I can get 60fps I'm happy enough for now as I don't play twitch shooters.
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/34668/acer-xb281hk-28in-4k-g-sync-widescreen-gaming-monitor/
The 60hz limit doesn't really bother me as I still have my 4670k and won't be upgrading for a couple of years I don't think. If I can get 60fps I'm happy enough for now as I don't play twitch shooters.
shouamabane
Member
Can someone recommend a PSU for a Ryzen 1600 and a liquid cooled Vega 64 system?
If you're not in a hurry
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GGBPYA2/
If you wanna go Gigabyte, take the G1 for £9 more than the WF3
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01GCAW1IA/
The palit is better though
Edit: the Aorus is also prety good (better than the G1)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071CX3W5D/
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Nothing wrong with these two but the ones I listed are cheaper and do the job just fine.
And no point getting the Sea Hawk at that price, that's 1080 Ti territory.
digitalrelic
Banned
Happy to say that my new sticks worked great! 3733mhz goodness & my 7700k @ 5.2ghz. Very pleased!
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Very good point, thanks again for your help man, I've really appreciated it.
Very nice overclocks.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
For content creators; photo and video editors and special effects peeps...
I want the g.skill RGB ram (4 sticks) but 64GB DDR4 (4x 3600mhz sticks) is fucking expensive. I'm debating if its worth it over 32GB.
It's hard for me to decide if I can justify it for my workstation. Does anyone here have experiences with workflows in both 32 and 64 gigs? How much saved time am I looking at. Particularly with the moment-to-moment ram preview workflows while editing as well as heavy computational effects like Trapcode particular.
I want to get into a bit of 3d modelling (cinema 4D) but not anything crazy.
Secondly, would a 960 SSD have great workflow benefits over a 850 SSD? A 500GB Samsung 850 Evo is considerable cheaper than a 960 Evo. I'm just looking for app speed increases I can feel. the snappier everything gets, the better.
But I've heard some people say that its only a specific niche that will benefit from 960s speed as SATA 3 is being pushed to a point where the benefits cannot be felt in many circumstances?
Thirdly, I've been looking for a good deal for a 1080 Ti. What would you consider a good deal? 600 dollars? 500? Is there any cards I should be on the lookout for?
I'm torn between the Asus STRIX which I think looks wonderful. But I see some of the other manufactures have cheaper variations on newegg.
I want the g.skill RGB ram (4 sticks) but 64GB DDR4 (4x 3600mhz sticks) is fucking expensive. I'm debating if its worth it over 32GB.
It's hard for me to decide if I can justify it for my workstation. Does anyone here have experiences with workflows in both 32 and 64 gigs? How much saved time am I looking at. Particularly with the moment-to-moment ram preview workflows while editing as well as heavy computational effects like Trapcode particular.
I want to get into a bit of 3d modelling (cinema 4D) but not anything crazy.
Secondly, would a 960 SSD have great workflow benefits over a 850 SSD? A 500GB Samsung 850 Evo is considerable cheaper than a 960 Evo. I'm just looking for app speed increases I can feel. the snappier everything gets, the better.
But I've heard some people say that its only a specific niche that will benefit from 960s speed as SATA 3 is being pushed to a point where the benefits cannot be felt in many circumstances?
Thirdly, I've been looking for a good deal for a 1080 Ti. What would you consider a good deal? 600 dollars? 500? Is there any cards I should be on the lookout for?
I'm torn between the Asus STRIX which I think looks wonderful. But I see some of the other manufactures have cheaper variations on newegg.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I can't imagine a situation where simply closing the other program wouldn't solve your problems unless you are making some crazy scenes. I work heavily with cinema 4d and after effects, very rarely the ram usage in a single program would go over 18GB. When you do get close to your limit, which happens when you leave everything open, it usually asks you to close After Effects before other software. Also, the more ram you have, the bigger the cache files, and page files in windows so that can fill up your SSds if you don't purge them often..
I use a 64gb Macpro at work and the biggest benefit is that I leave everything open from 9am to 5pm, but cinema 4d is considerably faster on my home machine despite having half the ram. After effects is only faster at work because the 10GB Ethernet connection to the servers with the files and the extra cores in the Xeons. So I would recommend getting a CPU that is $300 more expensive before getting the 64 GB of ram. Build in in a way that you can add them later if you need them, however. none of them 4GB sticks in this day and age.
You wont notice any difference between those SSDs.
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
That is a good deal. Might need to add storage as 250GB isn't a lot but depends on your use of course.
Could also upgrade that GPU now or down the line and have a decent little gaming rig.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Newegg got me with this bait and switch 10% ram deal. It ended somewhere this afternoon instead of in at midnight as advertised, but I'm ready to pull the trigger on this i7 6850K.
Booker.DeWitt
Member
Somebody asked me few pages back about the performance of old games with ryzen. I have ryzen 5 1600 and a GTX 1080. Just played Bioshock 1 and was able to reach easily 180 200fps with Max settings. Screen tearing everywhere because my monitor sucks and it is a 60hz lol. My new 144hz will come next week.
So yes, ryzen does well with older games
So yes, ryzen does well with older games
Vigilant Walrus
Member
Interesting! Thank you
My system (current one) is maxed out at 8GB DDR3!
How often do you purge your cache? And do you have a designated SSD just for your scratch disks? Would it be beneficial to have 256 GB SSD only as a scratch disk?
-Stranger-
Junior Member
I need help! I was literally doing nothing. Chatting with friends on discord when both of my screens showed discoloration. Then my PC froze. So I rebooted and it showed BIOS post just fine but then never booted in.
I tried the mobo VGA and stuff (couldn't see BIOS post at all)..but back on GPU (can see bios post). Can only use one monitor in reduce resolution mode. I am plugged into my GTX 670 and control panel doesn't reconize the GPU.
How do I fix this?
I think my GPU is dead and I have no way to test it.
GPU prices here are ridiculous too =(
I tried the mobo VGA and stuff (couldn't see BIOS post at all)..but back on GPU (can see bios post). Can only use one monitor in reduce resolution mode. I am plugged into my GTX 670 and control panel doesn't reconize the GPU.
How do I fix this?
I think my GPU is dead and I have no way to test it.
GPU prices here are ridiculous too =(
Friend is about ready to pull the trigger on his PC Parts
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KCZ8NN
Any changes he should make or is this fine?
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KCZ8NN
Any changes he should make or is this fine?
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
Yes, there are changes he should make.
1200w really not necessary unless he plans on adding another 1080Ti.
Also: 3 grand on a system but a $40 CPU cooler? That needs to be an AIO.
Lastly: $769 for the Aorus Xtreme on stupid fans or $49 more for the hybrid version? No brainer.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...BoS_RxVO6Vh36ebVUF0aAtzLEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Now THAT is a system I would like to see pics of when built.
Bloodember
Member
That psu, he doesn't need a 1200w psu at all, a 550w to 650w is all he needs.
I've only ran through 32GB limit at work, when running 3D softwares, Photoshop (big files), and UE4 (Big maps), plus some other stuff at the same time lol. Honestly, unless you have ultrawide monitors or dual monitors that you can multitask on, 32 should be enough. My home use, 32 is a plenty. You can use the money to get better CPU or GPU, and wait till the RAM price goes down
Hi all
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/q4THyf
How does this look?
I plan to mine cryptocurrencies which is why I wanted a ton more voltage than I'd typically need. I'm assured the extra wattage isn't being used if it's not needed, so it's not wasting energy. Correct me if that's wrong?
Is there a better Cooler Master CPU cooler I should be getting?
Money not an issue, just best recommendation thanks!!http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/cpu-liquid-cooler/
Which of these is a self-contained loop? I don't want to or know how to do maintenance on liquid cooling...
Actually downgraded my setup. Sold my Swift and a few other monitors, and just picked up a 1060 today. This is my second time owning one. All in all I have had 2 1060s, 1 1070, and 2 1080Tis. I'm done. With the HDR monitors being delayed until 2018, gonna be sitting on this 1060/1080p combo for a good minute.