Oh fair enough then.
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"I Need a New PC!" 2017 The Ryzing of Kaby Lake and NVMwhee!
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Oh fair enough then.
ColdDeckEd
Member
Yeah it's not the permenant loctite stuff, it's a clear glue that has a high temp tolerance. Plus they recommend only using it on the corners, so the bond isn't as strong.
dragonyeuw
Member
Thanks for the advice. I figure if I go 1080/1080ti now and stick with the 4690k for a few years, this will hold until I'm ready for an entirely new build. A newer CPU will no doubt net a few more frames, but my 750ti is panting for air on some of the newer stuff.
jim2point0
Banned
I was shocked by how much a newer CPU did for even my 980TI. Went from a 3700k (4.5 Ghz) to a 7700k (4.8 Ghz). Battlefield 1 used to be pretty stuttery albeit at 60 FPS. Was never sure what the issue was. But now that stuttering is gone entirely. It feels so much better to play.
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
I'll give the 1070 a check, noticed some places are offering a free game which I could sell to counter the price increase.
Bloodember
Member
Nvidia has changed how games work with those specials. To activate you have to have the gpu that was bought with it or one that is part of the special. You can only activate the game through the geforce experience app.
I actually didn't place the glue between the ihs and the chip. I placed the ihs on top of the chip without anything and just glued around each corner so that it wouldn't move when I put it back. It should be easy to remove again with the delidding tool.
Quick question for those that overclock. Last time I did it was on a 3770k and I only did the CPU. Now I have RAM with XMP that overclocks to 3200Mhz. The stock settings keep it at 2100Mhz (which I will keep for stability during my overclock process). My question is, after I overclock the CPU, will XMP still work? Can I just turn it on or do I have to overclock the RAM manually as well to match?
I am going micro atx/small form factor though hence the card being a mini version. I hate big ass towers
don't care about streaming and if I do stream I will actually offload to my surface to handle everything
VE3TRO
Formerly Gizmowned
Ah crap I totally forgot about that. Better go with a 1060 then lol.
Celcius
°Temp. member
After overclocking the cpu you'll still be able to either set the RAM speed and timings manually or just use XMP.
Perfect. Thanks bud.
Bloodember
Member
Enough for what?
So I'm sick of my desktop. So many issues, all of the time. It's really outdated. I don't want to have to deal with making one either.
So I saw this on Newegg:
CyberpowerPC Desktop Computer Gamer Panzer VR 2250 Ryzen 5 1500X (3.50 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 1 TB HDD 120 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
From my knowledge of this stuff it seems like a Beefy PC. Maybe not the most top of the line but it will be good for me for a long time.
It's $1250 and I plan on (if I can) doing an installment plan on it.
Anyone able to eyeball if it's good or not? It also comes with a new gaming mouse and keyboard which I forsure need.
So I saw this on Newegg:
CyberpowerPC Desktop Computer Gamer Panzer VR 2250 Ryzen 5 1500X (3.50 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 1 TB HDD 120 GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
From my knowledge of this stuff it seems like a Beefy PC. Maybe not the most top of the line but it will be good for me for a long time.
It's $1250 and I plan on (if I can) doing an installment plan on it.
Anyone able to eyeball if it's good or not? It also comes with a new gaming mouse and keyboard which I forsure need.
Like, I can get a 1070 laptop (with 7700hq) for £1200 instead of a 1080 desktop + cheap laptop for roughly the same amount.
I would like the laptop to last me 2-3 years, High settings at 1080p...
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I got refunded for that Razer Blade that fell through
Wowfunhappy
Member
If I don't have a variable refresh rate screen, and I'm playing a game that is almost-but-never-quite reaching 60 fps on graphics settings I like, does it ever make sense to try setting my refresh rate to 50hz?
To eliminate tearing? Sure, but it's a very annoying thing to change for just one game.
Only 8 GB of memory is lower for a $1200+ PC but that's a pretty easy DIY upgrade if you don't care about paying for additional RAM on top of it
Personally I would prefer the 1080 desktop plus laptop combination because I feel like gaming laptops are too heavy and don't have good enough battery life to be good laptops
TatteredHat
Member
What's this I read, you don't really need an aftermarket cooler for Ryzen CPUs if you're only planning on doing a modest overclock? Because that would be rather convenient.
I do have 2 sticks of 4 GB of DDR3 if I could still use that.
I must also ask how well does this fair against it?
CyberpowerPC Desktop Computer Gamer Master 2009 Ryzen 5 1400 (3.20 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 1 TB HDD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
It's a fair bit cheaper at $800 but still seems decent.
Dominican Power
Member
Why not build a proper ITX build with on board wifi and a full length GPU? Mini GPUs are hardly ever required.
That case still looks quite large. Do you still want a tower case or could go for a cube type?
I'm afraid you can't use DDR3 memory in a DDR4 motherboard. RAM prices have gone up a lot lately which is probably why they are only putting in 8GB.
Compared to the $1250 box, this one lacks an SSD, has a slower CPU, and a bottom of the range graphics card. You will probably be able to enjoy the latest games for several years on the $1250 PC. The $750 PC is more of a budget box.
That case is ATX sized, if you want a smaller PC then get mATX. No need to get a smaller GPU, a full sized GPU should fit in most smaller cases.
But what about the $750? Is that outdated the moment it releases? You say bottom of the range graphics card but what does that really mean in terms of quality of upcoming games?
I haven't seen you specify what you want to play. You should figure out what your objective is and go look at some reviews for that CPU and GPU.
I"m getting a little nervous before I finish purchasing my girlfriends PC I tried to build for her.
I was thinking about going with the rx 460 as a nice starting point because it seemed like a good card. Well before I purchased I went onto a pc comparison site and the score it got was only marginally better than my current, dated, pc.
So I'm looking at getting her a geforce 1060 instead which increased its score dramatically. For games like Final Fantasy 14, and black desert, would a rx 460 be enough or should I get the 1060.
I was thinking about going with the rx 460 as a nice starting point because it seemed like a good card. Well before I purchased I went onto a pc comparison site and the score it got was only marginally better than my current, dated, pc.
So I'm looking at getting her a geforce 1060 instead which increased its score dramatically. For games like Final Fantasy 14, and black desert, would a rx 460 be enough or should I get the 1060.
What kind of power supply's fit into itx cases? I know due to their form factor sometimes the supplies are a bit skinnier or thinner and different compared to standard desktop PSU's
Do you have a solid case recommendation for a beginner? I would love to experiment with a cube build.
Also I will not be doing any liquid cooking or overclocking as, that's just the way I am. I buy the parts to satisfy my needs in the first place.
Yes, smaller GPU allows more space for wire management, I am absolutely the fucking worst when it comes to wire management
Fractal Design Node 304 is a good option.
You just have to be creative with cable management, it takes many attempts to get the right routing and optimum cabling, not difficult, just time consuming.
Some ITX cases need SFX PSUs, but the Node 304 fits 150mm length ATX PSUs.
I fit the RMx650 in mine which is 160mm plus modular. Long PSUs foul the GPU in this case unless you get a mini GPU. It's the main consideration for this case. You can remove a PSU bracket that gives you more room to fit the PSU - that's what I did, 2 screws and off it comes.
I also used a larger air cooler - NH U14S. And of course I overclocked.
Smaller GPU does nothing for cable management - you are kidding yourself here. It's 1 or 2 cables either 5" forward or backwards depending on GPU length, that doesn't make a difference.
At the ceiling of what I want to play is Star Citizen. Doesn't need to be all maxed out, but I need to be able to play it at a decent FPS. I did search up the card, the GTX 1050 and it seems decent for it. Far-Far better than what I currently have, which has the game at unplayable.
Neither of those things bothers me. It's just...
Well really, my issue is the screen. There'a £1200 option with the said specs but it's also 17" (Gsync tho)
A 15" once is like £1350, with 120hz and Gsync or one that's IPS. And then I realise that's the price of laptop + gaming PC combo.
Head scratcher for sure.
I don't need resell value in the laptop but for the desktop (if the benefit is upgrading), I should look into it.
Nostremitus
Member
Any idea why Windows 10 would be spinning my Linux drive at full speed? I mean, it isn't even assigned a letter or in any way used in Windows.
As soon as Windows boots, it spins the drive up to full speed and just keeps it there, spinning the hell out of it. It has no reason to. It has to be shortening the drive's life, right?
As soon as Windows boots, it spins the drive up to full speed and just keeps it there, spinning the hell out of it. It has no reason to. It has to be shortening the drive's life, right?
ok, price actually went down lol
but here is my final build....let me know
the ITX case even takes ATX power supplies
Frankfurter
Member
Don't buy a GTX 1050 if you want to play Star Citizen.
Well I'm not simply buying a GTX 1050, buying a new computer in general.
But why is the GTX 1050 bad? It seems like it gets decent FPS for a game that still has optimization issues.
my rule of thumb is never buy a 50 sub series card ever........too budgety, get a 1060 min if you want a 10 series
For $100 more I can get a...
CyberpowerPC Desktop PC Gamer Master 2010 Ryzen 5 1400 (3.20 GHz) 8 GB DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
If you're wondering why I'm only looking at this line, it's cause I could also use a new keyboard and mouse...
Hello friends!
I'm building a new PC soon but am transferring my hard drive from my current desktop over. I'll be switching from a PC with an AMD card to a PC with an Nvidia card; do I need to worry about uninstalling any programs or drivers from the hard drive prior to moving it into the new PC?
I'm just not sure if remnants of AMD will cause my Nvidia card to not play nice.
Thank you!
I'm building a new PC soon but am transferring my hard drive from my current desktop over. I'll be switching from a PC with an AMD card to a PC with an Nvidia card; do I need to worry about uninstalling any programs or drivers from the hard drive prior to moving it into the new PC?
I'm just not sure if remnants of AMD will cause my Nvidia card to not play nice.
Thank you!
it includes windows....theres the $100 lol
I would grab that and upgrade the RAM eventually since its easy to do
do you know how to build your own? You probably could build an even better PC for that same price of it being built for you
https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html
all you need my friend
you would just run clean and shutdown when transferring the drive. I have always done this method and have never had issues
I only loosely know how to but the big thing I was going for is doing a monthly plan, since I can't pay for all the stuff at once I was hoping to simply pay off it over time. With the $850 one I would only need to put down $50 at the start due to the credit, then work to pay off the 800 remaining.
I'm just so sick of computers. I've had this one which has been 'ducttapped' (not literally) together over and over and I can't even really program on my game anymore due to the computer being so slow.
I know that this probably comes across as lazy, but I just want a new box I just boot up and go.
have you tried comparing to other sites maybe? Like Xotic, alienware, hp even? Best Buy sometimes has some good desktop deals to be honest
edit: yes, best buy has some college deals going atm and I think they also offer monthly payments as well if I remember
I'll for sure take a look around, since I can't actually order till the 25th anyway...
But is the $850 deal bad?
no, its not a bad deal at all.....its just you probably can get that build with a few more options tacked in for the same price
problem is for you....that ryzen one is sold out lol and the one on best buys website.....is more for a 1TB less drive
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpo...hard-drive-black-blue/5712949.p?skuId=5712949
I found this at Best Buy, need to see what the College deal is though.
if you click the banner it tells you how to sign up for them.
you probably get like $50-$100 off or something.
All this talk about Ryzen has me stumped though
now I'm not sure if I want the 7600k or the 1600x
god damn it!
It's a dumb deal. Basically you add a Sony headphones (not a headset) and you get $100 off. However that's with the headphones added, so if you just want the desktop, then you end up paying less without the deal.