pc-gaming

[barren lagoon]

If it has a good story though I might be about it

[mellow vigil]

I got a 3080 for like 1100 a while ago🙂

[full flint]

It is

Gameplay isn’t for everyone

But they fixed a couple of the bugs it had from launch within the first week and now it’s rock solid otherwise

[full flint]

A bargain lol

Best bet ≠ Bargain

[floral quail]

same, I thought I was getting higher prices from the store but I went to a place for replacing my headphones with warranty and they happened to be the people who manage the stocks for the stores, so they said "yeah thats the correct price"

huh

I just saw multiple messages dissapear

[smoky flame]

deleted my previous messages

[floral quail]

ah, I thought you got banned an the bot deleted all your messages

got a bit scared there

[smoky flame]

nah, I don't think any bot can do that anyway. Messages would have to be manually removed. Sorry for scaring you there

btw did you try the things I suggested above yesterday? (might have to scroll up a little)

[floral quail]

np

[warped dune]

Here in Brazil this price is different, it is almost 11 thousand

[full flint]

😐

[surreal moss]

It can.

[novel wind]

hello

hi

who are you

[cobalt loom]

I just got a 25 ft micro usb cable for my controller and all it does is blinking and not working

[full flint]

what did you expect?

[upper geyser]

Is charging only? Or data cable?

[cobalt loom]

Nah doesn’t charge further reviews said the cable doesn’t work gonna return it

[full flint]

Micro USB cables aren't meant to exceed about half of what you bought.

[full flint]

10ft

That’s about as long as they should go

[smoky flame]

got to love setting my monitor's picture mode to dynamic contrast. Screen gets really bright during light pictures etc and can go really dull with darker pictures etc. Eye poppingly bright. Wonder if my phone can capture how bright this is. HDR is not enabled either

[wicked sparrow]

PC GAMER HAS ARRIVED 😀

[olive island]

i need supportok ok ok soooo....I bought minecraft bedrock on pc for windows 10 and now it says i have to rebuy it. Is there a way i can fix this if i cant can I like transfer minecraft from xbox to pc also im pretty sure i have the reciept for mc when i bought it

[full flint]

wtf did game bar crash my pc come on

[surreal moss]

Minecraft is not play anywhere. If you buy bedrock on Xbox, you need to buy it again on pc

[olive island]

did you readi t_

i bought it on pc why does it say now i have to rebuy it

[surreal moss]

No idea. Contact support

Also I’m deleting your com support message. Stop cross posting

[smoky flame]

https://twitter.com/pixelpar/status/1386348672229777414 ouch!

Pixelpar (@pixelpar)

The real cost of IGN Entertainment's acquisition of Humble Bundle has finally surfaced.

Default charity donation will be 5% percent, with a hard cap at 15%.

Primary focus shifted from supporting charity to profit margins.

The charity aspect is no more than a marketing tool. https://t.co/VvrQhgc3XI

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[raven hull]

Oh. I thought the page glitched and didn’t load the slider.

[full flint]

if i get the xbox game pass for pc for a month, do i get to keep them after the month ends?

[ruby spear]

No

[dusty vector]

It's hard for me to understand how anybody expects that to work

[ruby spear]

You mean you don't want to give people permanent access to 200 games for a buck?

[full flint]

Sadly we don't live in a Perfect World

[raven hull]

That’s called a dream world

[brave holly]

What’s a 8 monitor setup called?

[raven hull]

Control room

[brave holly]

Well I guess that’s what I’m getting then

4x24”, 2x27”, 2xUltraWide for two builds

[smoky flame]

8 monitors? I still struggle to imagine what working with two is like

[brave holly]

One for gaming the other for rendering and work

Well I’d always liked the way that games made multi monitor setups look

so since I can well afford it, I’d might aswell

[smoky flame]

I've heard nvidia GPUs can be awkward with multimonitor setups

[brave holly]

like being able to combine all the screens into one picture and still have the ability to use each one separately was such a cool concept to me

[brave holly]

That’s why I’ll have 3 top of the line gpus in each

The one for work will have a thread ripper obv

[smoky flame]

woah!

[brave holly]

The gaming one will have 2xRyzen 2080 and 1xRTX 3080

The one for work will have 2xRTX 3080 Ti, and 1xAMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X

Beefy machinery because why not

[smoky flame]

sounds like your work is very intensive

[brave holly]

Yes,

[raven hull]

Sounds hot. Like in that’s a lot of heat.

[brave holly]

Rendering, CGI, FDVR MMORPG developerment, very intensive

Yes that’s why I’m also having a specialized room designed just for the rigs

[smoky flame]

I'd wait to see if Zen 3 Threadripper launches this year. Could feature even more cores than that 3990X

[brave holly]

Ye I’ll be preordering it once it’s announced

I’ll need all the processing power i can get

[smoky flame]

something tells me going for gaming GPUs might not be a good choice outside of gaming

[full flint]

Sheeesh

You could light a fire with that pc

[full flint]

Definitely going to have a threadripper with zen3

[smoky flame]

I'd love to know what it is like to work with a CPU that has as many cores (64!) as the 3990X has. The sort of workloads it requires clearly even push it to the limits

[full flint]

The question is, when

But. Tbh

They could just launch a zen4 one

Zen 4 releases this year

[smoky flame]

I've heard Zen 4 may end up being more like Zen 3+ kind of makes me wonder why AMD didn't take the opportunity to really rub salt into Intel's wounds by releasing their CPUs on a tick-tock like model, something Intel were known for doing up until 14nm hit. Could have gone Zen, Zen+, Zen 2, Zen 2+ and so on. New fab CPUs every second year with optimizations to what they have in between

[full flint]

Intel should make gpus

[smoky flame]

they are but either I've been under a rock or the Intel GPU department has been silent these past few months

[full flint]

Ik someone who uses a threadripper for gaming

It will be zen3+ but with a universal performance gain across both single and multi-core

And I think they said it was going to be on 5nm

[smoky flame]

I've heard 6nm. Bit odd but ehh we'll see closer to the time I guess

[full flint]

I remember them mentioning process shrink during the announce last year

No. They said which specifically

I think it was 5nm

Cause I know it wasn’t 3nm

[smoky flame]

I think 5nm is set to be Zen 5 that may include RDNA 2 graphics, instead of Vega

[full flint]

Nope

It was 5nm

Just checked

They confirmed it back in June of last year

Then made the public announcement with their event last September/October

https://wccftech.com/amd-5nm-next-generation-zen-4-ryzen-epyc-cpus-to-feature-over-25-ipc-increase/

[smoky flame]

hmm I must be reading too much into speculation. Never mind then

oh yeah, how could I forget that. I remember reading that. 25% IPC gain over the reported 19% IPC gain Zen 2 to Zen 3 had sounds insane! 40% overall performance increase too?!

[smoky flame]

btw, a threadripper is extremely overkill for gaming. At least depending on what generation it is. Threadripper's debut started off at 8c/16t I believe and I recall seeing a comparison between that 1920X? and the 5600X and idk but it is pretty amazing to see how far CPUs can come along in just a few years. This is what I love about PC gaming and it's ever evolving hardware

ok, I was wrong about that core count. 1920X was actually 12c/24t

[full flint]

Ik its overkill

What cpu would you recommend for gaming?

I was just gonna get a ryzen 7

[smoky flame]

Ryzen 5 is plenty for gaming. Though I see a lot of people suggest to others not to get a 5600X because of the price. Pretty sure the 3600 is still a solid choice and can be found around half the price of a 5600X

[full flint]

The stock cooler for ryzen processors are decent right?

[smoky flame]

they are pretty bad from what I've heard. Loud and doesn't do too well keeping the CPU cool - idle temps in the 60s and under load temps in the mid to high 80s

this was the image I saw a few days back. Really shows how far AMD have come in such a short space of time

[full flint]

Wow

I got lucky with the gpu situation

My friend said he would give me uis

His*

[smoky flame]

for cooling a Ryzen CPU you don't really need an AIO cooler. The cooler I use is a dual fan air cooler. Arctic Freezer 34 esports duo. Cuts the temperatures down compared to the stock cooler by some 20c

cost me something like £40

[full flint]

Doesn’t do much for ambient temps though

So if you’re concerned about roasting in your room I’d use an AIO

[smoky flame]

Can't say they've been an issue for me. Room does get pretty warm but nothing unbearable. Big test will be once summer comes though. Worst case scenario my room window will be wide open all summer long. Been great in the winter though.

[full flint]

Once i get my pc i will have some money to get a couple games

Any suggestions?

[smoky flame]

I'd get the xbox game pass for PC. Will give you a lot of games to start out with

[full flint]

True

I planned on getting mc java assassins creed Valhalla and some others

Sub howcome u never talk in #general-chat anymore

[smoky flame]

I do, quite a bit lately. I just pick my time or lurk an awful lot 😄

[full flint]

😂

It’s a bit different when the average spring temperatures fluctuate from 40-50F to 80-90F

Toastiness matters then

[smoky flame]

that's what it's been doing the past week or two where I stay and it's not been too bad. Hottest day my area has had was something like 16C, whatever that converts to in Fahrenheit but forecast says it is to get colder again. Got to love spring! 😄

[full flint]

My room currently resides in the high 80s since I haven’t gotten an AIO for my system there

[smoky flame]

hottest temperature I've had since moving back in December 2018 was 30C and that felt horrible. The night that followed it wasn't much better either. A warm, muddy 20C night. Lucky it was only one day

[full flint]

That’s average here

And also why XLR8 and I stated that AIO do make a difference

The cpu doesn’t have a chance to reach those significantly higher temps since it’s being cooled more efficiently therefore heat runoff isn’t as high

I am learning a lot of new pc stuff

[smoky flame]

I still believe it is subjective really. Going from the 6700K I had that used an AIO cooler to the 5600X that is running on air I honestly haven't seen that great a deal in temperature difference between the two and we're talking a CPU that has 2c/4t less and is clocked some 600MHz lower than the 5600X is. During gaming both my 6700K and 5600X averaged around 65C and idk but I find that impressive how a £40 air cooler can compete with a £100 AIO

[full flint]

An objective temperature difference isn’t something subjective lol

The actual core temps may not differ but the ambient temps are tangible

[smoky flame]

things likely would have been different had I gone for a higher end Ryzen CPU. 5900X or 5950X but I have no use for either of them and couldn't afford either of them so they were never in my scope of interest

[full flint]

Obviously there’s going to be differences is one cpu gives off more heat than another

But it’s still an objective and tangible difference

[smoky flame]

well then, I'm sorry for my ways with words. Sometimes idk how best to word some things but what I've seen from the two CPUs I've owned is almost identical in terms of temperatures reported. My room gets warm either way due to insulation so I've got used to that part

both CPUs as far as I can tell are/were (in the case of the 6700K) stock

only real difference I can remember was the idle temperatures were lower on the 6700K by some 5C or so over the 5600X but again, I still find that pretty impressive. So much so it would take quite a bit for me to return to an AIO cooler any time soon. Save quite a bit of money and still get some pretty decent temperatures. As long as my CPU isn't warm enough I can cook dinner off it I'm fine and happy with what I have

[full flint]

why the hell does ur room get hot from a processor and how?

Wait a min........... can u toast bred on it? 🥪

pls say u can.

[raven hull]

https://tenor.com/view/heat-computer-cooking-with-style-wtf-computer-chip-gif-17012327

[full flint]

Loooool

hell yeah!

[covert dragon]

rockin that core duo

[smoky flame]

Intel CPUs in 2021 😄

[terse isle]

[rancid orchid]

anyone know how I can disable touch screen on my laptop

[surreal moss]

Check your user manual

[keen bloom]

Should i have my cooling pad fan running 24/7

[tepid fable]

i dont see an issue doing so, its just a fan, unless its dusty in your room its probably fine

sometimes dust can clog a fan but its basically just cleaning it to fix it

[smoky flame]

there's a setting in AMD's Radeon Software that I'm trying to learn more on but every time I search about it I don't find out much about it. Anyone here know what it is? (not to be confused with color depth btw, that has it's own option)

[full flint]

HDR.

10-bit and HDR are not the same

there are 10-bit displays that do not support HDR

It's color depth per pixel

[smoky flame]

color depth has it's own option though or do you mean to say there is two levels to this color depth thing?

Here's the separate option

[full flint]

hmm.

i guess it could be a display-synced color depth setting

[hardy sundial]

I don't have a PC 😭 😭 😭

[smoky flame]

https://www.techpowerup.com/281550 now this is interesting. I wonder how AMD could pull this off considering the current size of the whole CPU package. No way could they fit big cores, small cores an iGPU (APU) and still fit the I/O die in there too

[knotty lily]

💩 lol💩

[languid coral]

Zen 5?

That seems pretty interesting but zen 3 just came out

[full flint]

I dont rlly understand

Can u explain for a person new to pcs

Pls

@smoky flame

[smoky flame]

explain what exactly?

[crimson coral]

My 5800x cpu comes in soon]

[floral quail]

the radeon software looks SOOO much better and looks way easier to navigate than nvidia control panel

and I can tell that just by the settings tab

just looked at some screenshots, I wish nvidia had that kind of software

[full flint]

who want to play minecraft java edition

[floral quail]

hey guys

I want to ask something

I was playing sims 4 and have been getting low fps (anywhere from 7-80) and when I checked why, The CPU usage was around 10-19% when the GPU usage was around 30-40%

I wanted to ask if that was normal for that game and if not, why is it doing that

[smoky flame]

I guess sims 4 isn't that demanding of a game, at least for the GPU

[floral quail]

I saw somewhere that the CPU should be getting around 30-40% usage so im kinda confused

[brisk solar]

My crome use 100% cpu and 100% ram help

[smoky flame]

what CPU and RAM you got?

[brisk solar]

I have 2 pcs the 2 is going

a computer and older pentium p6200 and 4gb ram

and my newest is i7 10 generation with 16gb ram

[smoky flame]

ahh, well it wouldn't be much of a surprise to see Chrome using 100% of both the CPU and RAM on the first computer. Second computer though! I've heard Chrome can be resource hungry but wow!

[surreal moss]

Usage is entirely GPU dependent

Could be 100% of a 1060 or 40% of a 3080

[floral quail]

Ok

[full flint]

it could also be malware @floral quail

bitcoin miners etc

and chrome is unsafe, they store your passwords on your pc so you should use something else

[full flint]

What else would u use

[fading zealot]

Razer laptops are 🔥

[floral quail]

I am 70% sure I dont got malware, did a windows defender scan like an hour ago

[brisk solar]

Crome bandit

[sleek phoenix]

#general-chat

[smoky flame]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb_FcABVkrg so, this monitor is finally releasing and honestly? it screams ridiculous. Price tag is crazy, as I thought it would be and it doesn't even support HDMI 2.1... Would rather buy an OLED TV that is like a 3rd of this monitor's price. Supports HDMI 2.1 and still has up to 120Hz refresh rate. Big win for the TVs here now

[surreal moss]

It’s mini LED

Find a mini LED TV for me that’s not like.... 10 grand

[smoky flame]

this is a challenge I enjoy. Got to be in USD or can it be in GBP?

https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/samsung-neo-qled-4k/50-qn90a-samsung-neo-qled-4k-smart-tv-2021-qn50qn90aafxza/ found some, I think!

[full flint]

how much is this monitor?

[smoky flame]

$1600 for a 50 inch mini LED TV vs what appears to be $3000 for a 32 inch, Gsync ultimate monitor. Can nearly buy two of those TVs for one of those monitors

[smoky flame]

appears to be around $3000

[full flint]

thats alot of money

would rather just buy a tv then that

[smoky flame]

well that TV, right up to 65 inches is 4K, supports HDMI 2.1 and 120Hz and still works out cheaper than that monitor

[full flint]

oh yea would much rather get that

[full flint]

that perfectly fits the description of the perfect tv for me

[kind geode]

I'm getting my first PC!

My current one is a mac that i play minecraft on

Its going to have really nice specs! I am so exited!

[smoky flame]

ooh nice! what's the specs?

[kind geode]

Well, it's going to have a i9 10900k, a RTX 3090, 2tb SSD, (i forgot the motherboard), 64 gigabytes of ram, and 850watt power suply

*supply

I'm really exited to see it!

[smoky flame]

hope you plan to play way more than minecraft on a system like that. Way overkill but really nice, powerful system!

[kind geode]

Thanks!

[smoky flame]

guess you'll be streaming as well as gaming? perfect specs for that

[kind geode]

I think i will!

My brother does that a bit, so i'll let him use my computer.

[smoky flame]

heh your brother may even be blown away by such a system 😅

what you got for a display?

[kind geode]

Wait, I'll check.

well, it's 144hz

27” qhd (2560 x 1440) ips display

[smoky flame]

hmm not bad though that 3090 should make light work of both that resolution and refresh rate

[full flint]

@smoky flame what are your pc specs?

[smoky flame]

my PC specs:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
32GB (2x 16GB kit) 3600MHz DDR4 RAM
AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (Power Color Red Devil)
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB NVMe SSD
can also list some other stuff if you'd like but that stuff I often list seeing as it is the most important parts to a PC

[pallid rain]

Hmmm Asus or msi motherboard
This one https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00112797

OR

This one https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00112973
The ASUS, NewEgg.ca has it for the same price as the MSI, plus then MemoryExpress will beat it by 10%

Both have the same chipset, both are in my price range, both have a good amount of USB ports

[smoky flame]

what CPU is this motherboard being paired up with? just out of curiosity

[pallid rain]

AMD Ryzen 5 5600x

They're finally in stock

That CPU is also in my price range.

and paired to 16GB of DDR4-3200 RAM

[full flint]

I was using a msi x570 board with a ryzen 5 3600

[pallid rain]

like this? https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX77620

[full flint]

It was a tomahawk

[pallid rain]

That one has 2 USB 3 headers for front I/O. WHich could be useful to me

[full flint]

How much does your build cost total

[pallid rain]

Ohh NewEgg has it for $189

Build - $718.97 (before tax)

[smoky flame]

ok, so a couple of things to note. You may require a BIOS update to get the CPU working at its fullest and by the looks of it neither of those motherboards support any rollback feature should anything go wrong. Another thing, neither of these motherboards support wifi so if you need that at all neither are good options. Out of which one I'd pick it is hard to say really. Both are similar in features

[full flint]

To who me or him?

[smoky flame]

that was to Matt, sorry

[pallid rain]

I don't need WiFI. I have Gigabit LAN in my basement.
MemoryExpress will mount the CPU and flash the latest BIOS to it for me for free. If it goes sideways, they'll replace the board

[smoky flame]

ohh nice! still doesn't quite settle what one of those two you linked would be a better choice 😅

[pallid rain]

I'm going to go for the MSI x570

[smoky flame]

gimme a moment and I'll ask around on one of the other servers I'm in. Quite a few people in there really clued up on motherboard stuff

oh, ok

[full flint]

My specs:
Ryzen 5 3600
X570 mobo
1tb ssd
750 psu
16 gigs of ram

[vernal fiber]

should i get a xbox series x or pc

[full flint]

Your decision

Xbox series x is better than some pcs

[vernal fiber]

i mean for 500 bucks u cant build a better pc

[pallid rain]

I know that

But I can't play DCS World, Command & Conquer, or my old PC games on my Xbox One. I can use VR on my Xbox One

[smoky flame]

Both will be pretty hard to get just now and depending on budget, the Series X may be your best choice

[pallid rain]

I can't play SoT and stream it here and interact with the community on Xbox One

Oh shoot, sorry that was to Ahmed

My apoligies

So very sorry

[full flint]

Sub good specs or no?

[pallid rain]

I shall slink away to my corner and hide lol

[vernal fiber]

xbox one i said series x because cant u play like so many old xbox classics

[pallid rain]

Sorry Ahmed, I thought the comment was directed to me.

[smoky flame]

pretty solid specs 👍

[vernal fiber]

oh no i was asking for my self sorry for the confusin

[pallid rain]

I honestly perfer console gaming myself. Its easier, with fewer issues

I installed a 4GB update (yay alpha-skip ahead) last night. Took about 15min or so, then I fired up MLB and was gaming in no time. On my PC, there is so much more to deal with.

I love PC gaming, don't get me wrong

[vernal fiber]

down here in ontario there arent really any memory expreses mostly just canda computers and best buy

[pallid rain]

There's a MemoryExpress in London

I know, I'm from there

Hamilton, London, Ottawa has locations

[smoky flame]

yeah, PC gaming can be quite a bit more complicated but it has its perks. Being able to install hardware as you please and cheaper games. What's not to love about that? consoles do work out cheaper in the short term but over time costs will build up and the may even leap past PC depending on the type of user

[vernal fiber]

london i spretty far from milton

[vernal fiber]

hamilton isnt far but isnt close

[pallid rain]

THat's probably your closest place

I've been to Milton

[vernal fiber]

yeah tru i have family in london so i might check it ou after covid

[full flint]

Im trying to find a good mobo

I kinda wanna change mine

[smoky flame]

what's up with it squishy?

[full flint]

Nothing just pricey

But im fine with it

As you can see im very wishy washy

But total my pc cost 1k so im fine with that

@smoky flame

[smoky flame]

That's just X570 for you. They launched pretty pricey (and still are). No reason to get another motherboard over that though I'd say. Save your money

[full flint]

Well

Now just have to deal with the graphics card situation

[smoky flame]

what's up with your graphics card? you have pretty much the same one as me. I guess you feel the need to upgrade like me?

[surreal moss]

Nothing but the best within reason

[full flint]

No im still building my pc i got the part list now im ordering

But my friend said he may give me his graphics card

[full flint]

Why do you wanna upgrade?

[smoky flame]

I'm quite a performance user. Originally bought this 5700 XT to unlock the full potential of my monitor as my old GPU couldn't, even though that was a 1080 Ti. Next step is to get closer to 1440p 240Hz in games while maintaining ultra settings (with some exceptions)

[full flint]

Oo

Im honestly fine with a decent gpu

Im not tryna push it to the limits or anything i just want a build that is good for all the games i plan to play

[smoky flame]

plan to get a 6800 XT some day as that will near double the FPS I get now in some titles or at the very least provide a nice leap in performance

[full flint]

Nice

The thing is idk what gpu he has

[smoky flame]

an example of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_xednvzG1c

[full flint]

Because when we looked at his pc we couldnt figure out which gpu it was

It had amd on the fans

And it had a red dragon snake thingy on it

And it had two fans

Have any idea what it may be? @smoky flame

[smoky flame]

well, Red Dragon is from Power Color and it could be anything but dual fan is pretty common with that model. I have the Red Devil which is Power Color's flagship air cooled GPU and that is triple fan. Only thing past that is what is called the Liquid Devil and as you can guess it is liquid cooled

[full flint]

I thought it would be powercolor but

It had amd on the fans so i didnt know

[smoky flame]

does it look anything like this? https://www.powercolor.com/product?id=1565953800

[full flint]

Yes but on those little circles where the fans are it said amd

The red dragon was at the top left of the card

And it was a long snake thingy

[smoky flame]

hmm might be older than the 5700 XT then

[full flint]

Yea i think soo

Ill keep looking but thanks for starting me off

[spark viper]

how to gift xbox game pass pc?

*do i

[worthy berry]

not a clue

[spark viper]

is it possible to gift a 15 dollar card to someone on pc so they can use that to purchase game pass?

[ruby spear]

You can buy gift cards from Amazon and similar places. Or just PayPal them $15

[spark viper]

*game pass

[ruby spear]

Yes

But make sure they have a payment method on the account first as they will need one.

[spark viper]

no i mean can i give my friend a 15 dollar card whcih he can redeem for game pass pc

[ruby spear]

Again, yes.

[spark viper]

thanks a lot bro

[ruby spear]

But they will need a credit card or PayPal on their account in order to set up Game Pass, even with the account credit. Make sure they have that first, or you've wasted the money.

[brisk solar]

I5 11 th gen or i7 7 th gen ?

[full flint]

Depends.

[smoky flame]

what are the exact CPUs?

[full flint]

11th gen

If it’s a gaming i5 then It’ll outperform a 7th gen i7

If it’s an economy i5 it will not

[smoky flame]

something tells me it is laptop processors

would have been nice to get more info but 11th gen being newer should have the upper hand in most workloads. I don't want to say for sure until I know what exact CPUs we are talking though

[narrow blaze]

Hi

[pallid rain]

This
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00115072

Or this
https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00114504

Those are the 2 in my range. I already have an Asus monitor (tuc 27" curved) so I'm thinking Asus to keep brands the same.

They both have the same resolution, response time and both support that amd sync

[smoky flame]

I guess neither of these will be used for gaming? if so I'd just get the cheaper of the two. Which appears to be the Acer after factoring in the discount on the site

[pallid rain]

Ya. That's what I was leaning towards

[full flint]

Any motherboard suggestions for a intel processor

[pallid rain]

I have an msi Z370 Gaming Plus that I quite liked

[smoky flame]

what Intel processor we talking?

[full flint]

I5 10400

[pallid rain]

Worked really well. 2 usb 3 headers, multiple fan headers, supports water cooling

[smoky flame]

you'll want a B460/H470/Z490* motherboard with 10th gen. What one idk. I'm not even sure of what limitations the other chipsets have

*Z490 being premium probably isn't worth getting for the 10400. They likely come better into play for the unlocked CPUs

[surreal moss]

I agree

By the time you want to upgrade your cpu, that socket will be superseded, so there’s no point in buying a z490 if you’re not going to be able to use it to push a cpu

[full flint]

Hmm im looking

[smoky flame]

only two that really leaves then is B460 or H470 but as I mentioned above, I'm not sure what limitations, if any (I'm sure there is) there are

[surreal moss]

Usually ram and a few others

Max those boards support is like 2666 or 3200

[full flint]

are intel or ryzen processors better for gaming?

[smoky flame]

right now, the latest generation AMD have the upper hand in pretty much every workload. Gaming being one of them but you do have to pay a premium just now to get your hands on an Ryzen 5000 CPU

Intel 10th gen is better value for money though will perform worse than Zen 3 (Ryzen 5000) while 11th gen is pretty much some sort of fill in to try and disrupt AMD. You may or may not see some improvements with 11th gen but higher end the value drops significantly. Even core count drops from 10th gen on the 11900K from 10 cores to 8. Not that it really matters for gamers, most will be fine with 6 cores if strictly just gaming.

[full flint]

I think ill just go with ryzen

Cuz intel motherboards are weird

[smoky flame]

all AMD's CPUs are unlocked and their motherboards (at least down to A320/520) support overclocking and do not limit RAM speeds. Though they might have some other limitations

[full flint]

You want a x570 mobo with a ryzen cpu right?

[smoky flame]

b550 works too

even past generations work fine but will require a BIOS update to support the latest generation CPUs

[full flint]

Might just get a b550 tomohawk

[smoky flame]

I believe Ryzen 5000 CPUs are supported on motherboards right down to X370 and B350 though that support does vary and may even require additional kit from AMD to update the BIOS to get it all working so while I say these motherboards support these CPUs I'd opt for no less than B450/X470

[full flint]

Last question

[smoky flame]

check the price of the gaming wifi from MSI. If you need wifi it may be cheaper than the tomahawk

[full flint]

Gaming edge wifi?

[smoky flame]

yeah, that's the one. My bad

[full flint]

Got it

It cost like 30$ more but it has wifi so im fine with it

[smoky flame]

pretty sure the tomahawk supports wifi too

[full flint]

So with the cooling situation..the stock cooler for the 5600x is it enough?

[full flint]

It has onboard ethernet? But it says no wireless networking

[smoky flame]

stock settings while gaming? maybe. I bought another cooler as I wasn't too confident with the stock cooler. It'll work but temperatures will be pretty high, especially while gaming since the CPU will recognise it as a load

[full flint]

Btw im talking about the b550 tomohawk

[full flint]

Ill get a liquid cooler but i have to get additional thermal paste right

[smoky flame]

most coolers should come with some pre applied thermal paste but you can clean that off and apply your own, probably better to do that since it isn't really much that tends to be pre applied

[full flint]

So what does it mean by onboard ethernet

[smoky flame]

also, on the tomahawk I think there is two models. One with wifi and without. Difference being in the name it should state wifi (B550 Tomahawk Wifi for example)

[full flint]

Yea the wifi one is the x570 i think

[smoky flame]

onboard ethernet is as standard. Ethernet connection to connect an ethernet cable to

[full flint]

Also thanks for helping me i have a lot of questions 😂

And you are very kind to answer them

[smoky flame]

no problem. I like to help where I can 🙂

with an AIO cooler be sure to keep in mind there are some measurements that may be required. Like the size of your case may prevent some coolers from being compatible and may obstruct other components like RAM or GPU depending on where you place the cooler and the fans

[full flint]

Oh i was just gonna get a nzxt elite case

[smoky flame]

should be ok with that case but still keep it in mind. If you are building the PC it really is just like lego but requires a screwdriver. Take your time with it and be sure to read through the manuals and nothing should go wrong 👍

[full flint]

Thanks man

So with the b550 boards and older you just need a bios update and your good?

Wait nevermind i figured it out

[smoky flame]

with a Ryzen 5000 CPU it will require a BIOS update. Some B550 and X570 motherboards may already be Ryzen 5000 ready and Ryzen 3000 CPUs will work out the box. Overall I'd still update the BIOS to the latest non beta version available as they provide various fixes and improvements

[full flint]

When i start ordering parts if the 5600x is available ill get it

But if not ima get a 3600

Because its still a decent cpu i think

[smoky flame]

yeah, the 3600 is a great CPU still. In terms of value for money you are getting 6 cores for less than £200. One of the stores I see it on have it for less than £170 even. Which is pretty good imo. The 5600X at the same store sells for £300. I hope you find a 5600X. Think you'll like it 🙂

[elfin rapids]

how come it says my ultimate subscription will bill me may 11th but if I turn off reoccuring billing to cancel it says itll end may 4th?

It should be active until may 10th no?

[surreal moss]

Contact support

[azure flicker]

A friend sent me this I'm like whoo dude

[elfin rapids]

interesting the xbox app says it renews may 11th but the website says renews may 4th

[full flint]

Thanks man fingers crossed 🤞

[full flint]

sdsfs

[orchid plover]

[full flint]

https://tenor.com/view/seen-the-curse-cursed-monka-s-gif-19436741

[azure flicker]

[floral quail]

that looks cool

I dont got RGB ram but I wish I did, eh, ig I'll save up for a huge upgrade in 2023, like 5800x and corsair vengance rgb DDR4 3600

and maybe a few extra NZXT aer F fans cuz I would like all my fans to be matching

[smoky flame]

by 2023 DDR5 should be a thing and newer, even more powerful CPUs around. Prices on the DDR5 ram will probably suck for the first generation or two so I really wouldn't buy into it from the off. Look how far DDR4 JEDEC speeds went in a little over 5 years. Intel 6th gen was one of the first sets of CPUs to support DDR4 and all the CPU could do was 2133MHz. Obviously you can push it further on the motherboard with XMP but now we have 11th gen Intel and Zen 3 from AMD that support 3200MHz on the CPU end

[split sun]

Is it true that Samsung have 10ghz RAM?

[full flint]

No.

[keen bloom]

With gaming laptops do i buy a new laptop by gpu generation or both gpu and cpu generation

[surreal moss]

@smoky flame ddr5 is coming later this year and the CPUs to support it as well

[smoky flame]

I know but I thought I'd just take the current situation and that first gen or two of new memory into consideration and 2023-24 seems like the best time, maybe to get into one of these DDR5 supported CPUs. Obviously some will buy the first gen from the moment it releases but prices could be crazy

[rotund ice]

Hello

[olive island]

is apex a play anywhere game

[ruby spear]

No, but it's a free to play game on all platforms, so doesn't really need to be Play Anywhere.

[brisk solar]

Ssd 512 gb SK hynix or ssd 512 gb 2280 GP gigabyte ?

All nvme m.2

[olive island]

Unless your carrying stats across platforms...

[raven hull]

That’s cross-save. Which is up to the dev.

[full flint]

Gigabyte doesn’t make memory

Hynix does.

The gigabyte uses either Hynix, Micron, or Samsung memory

If it uses Hynix memory I’d avoid it

[full flint]

Gigabyte does make SSDs, Hynix themselves do too.

Not the memory flash itself, in general.

@full flint I’m referring to the cells

Not the ssd

The only thing you’d compare the rest of the SSD for is the controller is uses

And he's asking which SSD is better.

And the quality of flash cell effectively impacts that

If it’s only a temporary storage solution then pick either

If it’s long term then look for one that uses Samsung or Micron’s flash

Hynix flash memory has higher fail rates.

Microns is slightly slower than Samsung’s but lasts longer

And is a touch cheaper as well

[brisk solar]

https://www.amazon.com.br/Gigabyte-256GB-2280-SATA-GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD/dp/B07YV3V4M5/ref=asc_df_B07YV3V4M5/?tag=googleshopp06-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=379758738167&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7498661973672753414&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1031819&hvtargid=pla-884462530996&psc=1

[full flint]

That probably uses Toshiba Flash

@surreal moss you around?

[surreal moss]

Yeah

[full flint]

Can someone help me i press sing in

and nothing happends

[azure flicker]

This is so weird my monitor is flickering but it's not turning on or off, it only happens when I play games. Idk what to do

[smoky flame]

what monitor and GPU you got?

[azure flicker]

Asus vp249qgr xfx radeon 580

[smoky flame]

is the 580 fully up to date? Latest AMD Adrenalin drivers are 21.4.1 and it is a pretty big update. Changes quite a bit. Besides that some past drivers were known to have issues with flicker relating to Freesync under certain conditions so that's why I brought this up

apologies if the text is too small. Had to zoom out to fit all the patch notes in one screenshot

[azure flicker]

welp its updates so lets see if that worked

[full flint]

I spilled food on my laptop

I stopped and cleaned it up, got into some of my keys but I wiped everything I saw up

should I be worried? Keys are still working n stuff

[lusty oak]

Grease buildup?

[full flint]

Hmm. Yeah there was

I wiped down with a damp paper towel over the laptop, lightly on the keyboard so water didn't get below the keys

[cold wolf]

I have game pass ultimate, I’m trying to install octapath traveler on pc but it keeps asking me to pay, help

[ruby spear]

Please don't post the same question in multiple channels.

[bitter sable]

playstation is better

[ruby spear]

We don't care.

[full flint]

you dont wanna start this do you

[paper jolt]

no one asked

[ruby spear]

There was no need to continue that 5 hours later, was there?

[smoky flame]

@keen bloom apologies for the ping but I didn't want to post this in the general channel and keep going on about PC there but here's a desktop 3060 against my current GPU, the 5700 XT.
Couple of things to keep in mind. CPU used was a i9-10900K so the GPU overhead issue on Nvidia's end shouldn't be present (will likely be present on most laptops with Nvidia GPUs though) and these are desktop components so may have higher clocks than laptop counterparts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU7BggrF9gg

[full flint]

Silicon chip shortage or something like that

[full flint]

I didnt know the 5700 was soo op

Only game the 3060 really did better in was cyber punk

[smoky flame]

put a weaker CPU in there. Something like a 10400 and the 3060 might lose more ground on the 5700 XT. I was pretty surprised at the results too when I watched the video

[full flint]

I want the nzxt elite but its kinda expensive

So im stuck between choosing the nzxt elite or the h510

[smoky flame]

new update for AMD GPU owners. 21.5.1

[azure flicker]

yeah i saw that and somehow it fixed death standing menus lagging on my end

[smoky flame]

nice!

I'm just doing the update now. Fell asleep earlier 😄

[azure flicker]

aye nap time are the best

[full flint]

Imagine pc

[azure flicker]

okay the lag is back so i checked what wrong in task manager and

oh no oh no no no no

[smoky flame]

what program is that using the GPU to its max? if it's a game you are fine if not I'd suggest reporting this to AMD

[azure flicker]

it might be the game is lagging because of the controller

[brisk solar]

my computer the same thing

in ram

4/4 gbs ultilizad sad

[smoky flame]

word going about AMD's FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) could release in June. Won't require any AI like Nvidia's DLSS and will even support Nvidia GPUs... AMD are too kind with all this open source stuff

[dusky zodiac]

Hello, Anybody wanna play Minecraft?

[full flint]

It requires AI but not the same type

It runs different calculations

[full flint]

Sub

I may buy a 5600x like now

To have for when i get the rest of my parts

Because its in stock right now

[smoky flame]

nice 👍

[full flint]

Hi

[light socket]

hey guys, is it possible to update xbox series x controller firmware to the Insider's version by using PC? I don't own Xbox console but would love to update firmware as it fixes SteamLink wireless connection (based on the notes).

[raven hull]

I don't see that in the notes. Insider is normally testing console features. You maybe reading the actual release notes or the steamlink notes. to update the controller using pc: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/controller/update-xbox-wireless-controller

[light socket]

Thanks. Its a bit weird though they fixed issue for steamlink but require xbox console to upgrade the controller 😉

[raven hull]

it doesn't require an xbox to upgrade. see the link above.

[light socket]

I have seen it many times. There is no way to select beta/insider firmware version. Only latest stable.

[thorny cypress]

I believe we're working on getting that new build as the stable build to PC soon pagenoare

[light socket]

@thorny cypress Thanks!

[pallid rain]

I think I might need to upgrade my CPU cooler.

All I'm doing right now is copying my Steam library to another drive so I can format it, installing DCS World and some PC (Xbox) games on an SSD

[full flint]

Yeaa ummm

What cpu cooler do you have?

[pallid rain]

Stock

[full flint]

Hmm

Just from installing things

[pallid rain]

Ya

I'm getting a Noctua NH-U12S

[full flint]

That should be fine then

[pallid rain]

Ya. Gonna toss a 2nd F12 fan on it too

[smoky flame]

that cooler should not only be quieter than the stock cooler but also lower temperatures quite a bit too

btw what CPU is this Matt and it appears whatever program that is, is reporting that your RAM is running at 2400MHz

[full flint]

Will a gtx 1650 pcie 4.0 work in a motherboard which supports 2.0

I'm also running an Intel i7 2600k

[floral quail]

my dragon center doesnt show cpu usage

or does it show the cpu usage if you have a msi motherboard

[floral quail]

Man the nzxt h710i is wayyy better for cooling that everyone was telling me, I was getting like 60c in cpu with spikes to 70, and around 65-70 on gpu

and the gpu and cpu are rly good

[pallid rain]

In running a Ryzen 5 5600X, and the ram is 16gb ddr4-3200

[smoky flame]

nice, I'd double check your RAM is actually running at 3200MHz as it appeared to only be running at 2400MHz on whatever program that was

[azure flicker]

Alrighty, after loading in my other games I've noticed my FPS really down like between 1-10 range. So RE village wasn't the problem it was the 21.5.1 update

So yeah guess I shouldn't have refunded that game now.

[pallid rain]

Got the new cooler installed.

Holy carp does it make a huge difference. And my PC is so quiet again

[smoky flame]

[pallid rain]

I might have had game boost enabled last time too haha

[smoky flame]

I'd avoid letting a program like that take control of anything like fan curves etc and all that game boost is likely doing is enabling PBO which will have the CPU run hotter as the stock limitations are lifted. 5600X is solid even having PBO set to auto, which at least with my motherboard auto = disabled though other vendors implementations may vary

[pallid rain]

I think looking back, GameBoost wasn't helping any. I still wanted an aftermarket cooler that would do a better job and make it quieter. The stock cooler was loud.

I have the CPU and case fans set to PWM and SmartFan so they'll ramp up as temperatures increase. And I turned off GameBoost. Though I did enable A-XMP this time (which I forgot to last time) so now my RAM is running at full speed (3200Mhz)

What's PBO?

Oh it's a Ryzen thing. Precision Boost Override

[smoky flame]

Precision Boost Overdrive. I'll find a link that better explains how it works. Zen 3 CPUs also support PBO2 which adds support for a new type of undervolting through a feature called Curve Optimizer. I'll find a link for that too

[pallid rain]

I found a link for it.

[smoky flame]

as good as it sounds I really wouldn't bother enabling it. I done that one time and my CPU's temperature went up quite a bit. Near stock cooler levels! As long as you have your CPU set to stock and it is boosting to 4.6GHz properly everything is fine. No real reason to adjust anything else

[pallid rain]

My OC days are long behind me.

[smoky flame]

if anything just make sure your chipset drivers are fully up to date. Might need to remove any existing chipset drivers and install/reinstall the latest

[pallid rain]

I just want things to run without much issue (which is why I primarily console game haha) and last me a while.

Heck, it's why I removed my PFSense router and am using the one from my ISP. I was tired of fiddling with and configuring so much stuff.

I just did a fresh install of WIndows last Friday. This is a brand new build

[smoky flame]

nice, should be all set up then 🙂

[pallid rain]

Ya. I'm pretty happy with this.

Now I just need a 6000 series AMD GPU haha

Thanks for the help, really appreciate it

[smoky flame]

same boat as me there with the 6000 series GPU and no problem. Glad to help where I can. I love PC hardware and could go on about it for hours 😅

[pallid rain]

I used to be like you, but then lol I took an arrow to the knee. HAHA Once I had a family my days of doing all this PC stuff were behind me. Heck, I wasn't that big of a console gamer 10yrs ago. Once I had my first kid, I lived on my 360.

I have a Radeon RX 580 that serves me well right now. Does VR well, FS2020 and DCS World both look good and run well on it too. SoT I get around 100fps, even ReCore and Halo MCC look and run smooth as silk

[smoky flame]

pretty much the reverse here. Was a console gamer up until mid 2016. Built my first PC, was really chuffed about it. So much so I got more and more used to using it and I still had a PS4 up until February 2019. Something like 16 years of console gaming and I put it to rest then. Been PC only since and slowly learning all I ought to know about the latest hardware and features

my upgrade to a 5600X was my first CPU upgrade since building my PC in 2016. From a 6700K to 5600X. I'd say it's quite the upgrade!

[pallid rain]

I used to be exclusivly AMD until I had to replace my desktop when I was doing more VO work. AMD didn't have anything with an IGP at the time and I didn't want to spend money on a GPU, so I went with a Corei5-8300 or something. Then had a Coolermaster Hyper 212 with the Noctua F12 fan and it was cool and quiet. But my server needed an upgrade (Corei7-2600) so figured why not. I could finally get a Ryzen 5 5600X

[smoky flame]

btw, an RDNA 2 upgrade from an RX 580 would be immense. Even the 6700 XT should be a really impressive leap. I'm going for a 6800 XT - or rather trying to but my attempts at saving up are going south and with prices flying it hasn't helped any 😦

[pallid rain]

I don't have to worry about that right now as no one has them in stock

[smoky flame]

I don't mean to hype you up but here's the sort of performance you can expect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfl59W3AKuM

[pallid rain]

I'd be playing on 1080p

[smoky flame]

their CPU is slightly overclocked and has SAM (smart access memory) enabled

[pallid rain]

LOL 56FPS at everything ultra

That's nuts

For FS2020

Temps are pretty low on the CPU and GPU considering

RDR2 looks amazing

FS2020 though. My god that looks real

I'm just glad to see AMD is back kicking Intel's butt.

Intel has reigned king for far too long. I remember when AMD and Intel were forcing eachother to do better, then AMD fell hard

[smoky flame]

I never got to see AMD doing it first time but I'm glad to be seeing AMD doing it now and even taking the fight to Nvidia too!

[pallid rain]

I remember when AMD Broke the 1GHz barrier

[smoky flame]

ooh

just for some fun btw. Here's the rest of AMD's GPU line up in action. You'll see why I want a 6800 XT so bad, lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMjgFJBRHVY

[pallid rain]

I remember back when video cards with 64MB of RAM, with a tiny fan were good

[smoky flame]

sounds so long ago that compared to what we got now haha

[pallid rain]

I know

I still have an IDE HDD enclosure

[smoky flame]

IDE?

[pallid rain]

The precursor to SATA

Was a long, slim ribbon connector

Read/Write speeds were sllooww compared to what we have now

Even a mechanical SATA drive reads/writes faster

[smoky flame]

that looks like it would have made for some horrible looking cable spaghetti and management 😄

[pallid rain]

It was not pretty

You had to ensure the jumpers were set correctly depending on where the drives were on the cable

You had a maximum of 4 drives in a PC, 2 per cable.

[smoky flame]

yeah, I've not even got a SATA HDD or SSD connected to my PC. M.2 NVMe only. Massive upgrade in the storage department when I upgraded my CPU. Going from a 250GB Crucial MX200 SSD and a 2TB Western Digital Black to a 1TB Adata SX8200 Pro NVMe. Might have lost over half the storage space I once had but read/write speed gains are huge

[pallid rain]

I eventually want to replace all the mechanical drives in my server with equivalent SSD, but I need 4tb and 6tb drives to plummet it price first

[smoky flame]

ouch, good luck with that there's a cryptocurrency that can work off storage. Storage prices have likely gone up in price since.

[pallid rain]

[smoky flame]

speak of the devil... https://www.techpowerup.com/281979

[tepid fable]

i just have to wonder if they actually make significant money considering how many forms of crypto there are and how many have failed, kinda wish it would just go away so stuff isnt overpriced

bitcoin has given me 3$ since i started investing in it

regular investments have given me more

[full flint]

Hey! I recently just bought a Gaming Monitor, and on the manual, it says it has sound. But when I connected it and stuff like that to test, nothing came out (sound wize)... So if someone could help me solve this problem that would be great. Thanks!

[raven hull]

what monitor? what connection?

[smoky flame]

more often than not when a monitor's spec sheet says it supports sound it may also mean sound through headphones since it has a headphone jack. I know my Samsung Odyssey G7 specs show that

[smoky flame]

anyone know if cumulative update previews can be hidden? I'd rather just check for updates and not have some preview show like this

[azure flicker]

Oi, what was that program called that you needed with re village on the pc

[full flint]

Program?

[latent forge]

news to me

[wind ocean]

Steam...

[azure flicker]

idk man my system has been a bit wonky after the installed re

[full flint]

Probably uses Denuvo like all the other capcom titles

[azure flicker]

idk man i heard denuvo is bad but so bad thatll make my system hic for a mintue and run a game at 3.7 fps?

[surreal moss]

Well

That’s a bit of an exaggeration

But at the same time

I wouldn’t be surprised

[azure flicker]

i couldnt get pasted the menu had to kill the program

[full flint]

Yeah. Update your GPU drivers lol

[royal orchid]

Stop trying to run it on a potato? (I'm helping!)

[azure flicker]

but all the gpus i wanted to get are out of stock or are up in the 800-1.5k range

my plan b was getting a 2060 super but thats now in 800 range

[raven hull]

if your pc is out-date, might go for a pre-build. that's what my brother did just get a 2080, and upgrade everything else as a plus.

[azure flicker]

well everything is pretty good its just the gpu thats a radeon 580

[smoky flame]

I still think the game should be somewhat playable even if you have a 580. 8GB card, still plenty for 1080p and 1440p gaming today. Might be a little on the slow side now but it's by no way ancient. No other reports from other players with a similar set up of the same sort of behaviour? not everyone out there has the latest and greatest hardware in their system so I'm sure you are not the only one in this situation.

[frank sun]

Is ford gt 2008 a good car in gta v?

Because my most fav chosen car i want is ford gt 2008 in gta v

[smoky flame]

Ford GT isn't even in GTA V. All the cars in the game are generic, made up

[lofty cliff]

yo

wath up

[autumn sluice]

@smoky flame wrong. There are real life cars in gta5 but theyre named as fake companies and models.

[smoky flame]

That's what I meant, in a way. Like I can pick out the model of certain cars but they are not named the same and stuff

Haven't played GTA V in so long but I remember the first time coming across a car that had a model very similar to a Bugatti

[smoky flame]

was only a matter of time to see some talk of these GPUs https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-radeon-rx-6600-and-rx-6600-xt-start-listing-at-eec.html

[full flint]

Tbh I thought radeon was all IGPs

[azure flicker]

you know i might want to get a radeon 6600 xt

[full flint]

I'm dumb

[azure flicker]

its okay

[smoky flame]

the 6700 XT should be quite a nice upgrade from a 580. Every game will be more than playable then and you can make use of all the latest features

[ivory silo]

which is better gtx 1660 or gtx 1650 super

[smoky flame]

there's only around 10% of a difference between the two but overall, due to the slightly higher specs the 1660 is better

[azure flicker]

Hmmmmmm

Yeah something is up

[smoky flame]

how did you update to the most recent drivers?

[azure flicker]

Yeah telling you after getting re village has done something to my system

[smoky flame]

also, what CPU you got?

I meant what steps did you take when installing the latest driver, sorry

I highly doubt a game could mess up a PC that much. If so your best option may be to fresh install windows if you haven't already tried that and RE: Village should be removed from sale for such trouble

[azure flicker]

Amd ryzen 7 3700x 8c
Armory crate

[smoky flame]

I'd ditch that armory crate program. Install driver updates etc manually. Leads to less issues

[azure flicker]

But before it needed a program was it direct x12?

[smoky flame]

RX 580 should support DirectX 12. I'm not aware of any DirectX 12 program requirement

[azure flicker]

Idk didn't you get a small white window when opening re v for the first time saying hey you also need this system wanna download it?

[smoky flame]

not sure what that could be

got any screenshot saved of this?

[azure flicker]

No I don't I really can't remember the name

[smoky flame]

I've not got RE Village btw. Too much of a chicken to play it, lol. So I'm in the dark about it. Checked to see if others have reported similar issues on forums, social media etc?

[frosty valve]

Hey uhh for a laptop what xbox controller should i use

[lusty oak]

Whichever you like. Personally, I use an Xbox One S controller when playing xCloud on PC.

[jagged coyote]

hi im looking for a sqaud need 3 and need 1 igl 1 fragger 1 clutch atlest centender leuge im in champs dm me if you down

[full flint]

#587074461770186765

[tropic otter]

hi guys

[obsidian bobcat]

#rules 🔤 2. Use English only. Communicate in English, but be considerate of all languages.

[full flint]

I have a Laptop specifically Acer Nitro 5.

It has an SSD and additional slot for another SSD and HDD. How do I know what SSD and HDD are compatible?

[ruby spear]

Check the manual?

[smoky flame]

^ that and most laptops, if recent will likely support 2.5" SSD and HDD. Probably even M.2 NVMe SSDs. Always check the manual though to be sure. My advice and knowledge on laptops is definitely lacking

[azure flicker]

Welp, idk what to do here

It only does this when I play games

I went back in driver updates, cleaned the inside of the pc, cashea is cleared from gpu, and when the game isn't the focus it runs

Game back on main screen boom back down to 2 fps

[past eagle]

How do I get pic perms to post my pc?

I’ve got a Ryzen 5800x with a 2070s and 32gb ram

I’ve got a mining pc as well

Switched from an intel i7 9700k

[smoky flame]

hmm do I see a second monitor in that pic? make sure your main display is the one with the game active. That may be what is causing these issues!

[azure flicker]

what you mean one on the left is the main one

[smoky flame]

it would seem you have to switch them around or something. Dual monitor looks more complicated than I thought 😱

[smoky flame]

3 monitors?! multiplying like gremlins! lol. Only thing I can suggest and idk if you've tried it is shutdown, disconnect all but the one display you would use for gaming and boot up. See if the issue persists then. If not then it points to something being up with multi monitor setup somewhere. Try adding one of the other two displays after that (should there be no issues with the one) repeating the shut down, connect and boot

[azure flicker]

hmmmm okay

[smoky flame]

you can monitor FPS and GPU usage in game through radeon software by pressing ctrl + shift + O

[azure flicker]

also how do i scan and repair my gpu something a guy in another discord has said

[smoky flame]

hmm scan and repair a GPU? not sure what they mean by that. All I know is nuking the drivers through a program like AMD Cleanup utility or DDU. DDU is a bit more advanced though so I suggest the first one. All it does is remove all installations of GPU drivers to which after restarting once or twice you then reinstall the latest drivers and it should be a clean install with none of the previous drivers potentially clashing with it. Last two (21.4.1 and 21.5.1) in particular may have caused some users problems when going from 21.3.2 or earlier since there is UI design changes and various new features, improvements etc

[full flint]

Ooof I will have to find

it, i think I still have it but not sure where it is

[hot seal]

you can find manuals online too usually pdf format

[smoky flame]

@azure flickerapologies for the ping but have you had any luck with the monitors or drivers? 🤞

[azure flicker]

It's alright, still no idea what's causing the the fps drop.

[full flint]

i need help with signing in i cant sign in and when i go to xbox app it closes after 5 seconds help asap pls some1!

anyone got a solution?

i tried all the ones of youtbe and xbox support but it wont work

[smoky flame]

😦 I think the only other thing you can do now is report this to AMD. A friend on another server has been having issues with some mining rigs they have been building up lately. RX 570 I think it was and they seemed to have problems with the latest drivers to the point he had to go back to using 21.3.1/21.3.2. If the issues only came about from 21.4.1 then I'd nuke that driver and use one of the 21.3 drivers. Just note that performance might not be optimal and their may be a few issues that you unfortunately come across again that were resolved in the more recent drivers if you do this

[smoky flame]

have you tried going into settings - apps - Xbox app - Advanced options - repair?

[azure flicker]

How do I report this and besides me and your friend has anyone else reported this?

[smoky flame]

AMD have a bug report tool with their drivers if you installed the full thing and also support forums through their website and no, no one else from any of the other servers have reported any issues like this that I'm aware of. Beginning to think this may be a Polaris (RX 500) vs Driver issue. Really hope it gets fixed for you 😦

[full flint]

yeah

i have

[smoky flame]

reset option too? even uninstall the app to then reinstall it? if you've tried all that then I'm out of ideas, sorry 😦

[full flint]

yeah

i also cant sign in to microsoft on the store

it just closes the store

and in settings when i go to sign in with microsoft it says something about being their problem bla bla

also i have all services running n stuff

[smoky flame]

hmm try going into settings - account and see if it requires you to verify

[full flint]

add me i will send u a vid

https://streamable.com/02otcq

nvm there

so idk

[smoky flame]

rather drastic but you might have to reinstall/fresh install windows. Something is clearly up but idk what and if you've tried about everything then that looks to be the only option left unfortunately

[full flint]

well i saw someone resseted their pc and it still wasnt fixed

and im not resseting i have alot of important stuff

[smoky flame]

well then, I don't know what else I can suggest I'm afraid

[full flint]

Your only option there is to reinstall. If you do a repair installation your files won’t be deleted

If you completely reformat then install they will

[full flint]

It sucks that Sunset overdrive sequel won't be on xbox just ps5

[full flint]

Do you mean the opposite?

[ruby spear]

No, Sony owns the IP now.

[neon hornet]

Which games on Steam would you recommend to use with the Hyperkin Duke?

[surreal moss]

That is a personal preference

[full flint]

idk nothing has worked

i tried looking in services and stuff

but nothing

i tried repair, and reset

also for some reason i cant connect to it in xbox game bar and i cant sign in in microsoft store

[fringe pilot]

guys should i use a ryzen 5 2600 or i5-10600k, i just nee 1080p 60+ fps

[smoky flame]

why a 2600? that comparison is pretty one sided. 10600K would win it

had that been the even more recent 5600X it changes things. I may be a little biased being a 5600X owner and Intel do have some good offerings and have reduced their pricing to be more competitive but pricing aside Ryzen 5000 series are currently the best CPUs out there right now and the 5600X is more than enough for gaming at 1080p 60+ FPS

[smoky flame]

just had a quick look at 11th gen (11600K) pricing and it is very competitive! £50 or so cheaper than a 5600X at one of the stores I looked at.

Only thing is I wouldn't be the right person to ask about motherboard choice and I've heard some controversial stuff coming out about some of the motherboards. Generally with an unlocked Intel CPU (those with the "K/KF" at the end) you will want to go for the Z590 chipset (Z490 for the 10600K) as they pack most of the features you'll want with no limitations compared to other chipsets but on the other hand they are also the most expensive so be prepared to spend quite a bit I'd imagine on a good motherboard. Cost may even be greater than the CPU itself!

[full flint]

any fixes yet?

[ruby spear]

Does it work? If yes, then yes. If not, then no.

But no one else is reporting any issues, so sounds more like an isolated case on your side.

[full flint]

no

check on google

[keen palm]

Can anyone recommend a good pc game (except minecraft, minecraft dungeons, halo, forza horizon, resident evil)

[iron spindle]

Gears 5, Hellblade, Doom, Prey.

[half forge]

Crusader Kings 3, Phogs

[keen palm]

Thanks a lot

[full flint]

Bear Simulator

[smoky flame]

new AMD driver available. 21.5.2

[gritty scaffold]

Is there a way to connect my speaker to my non built in speaker monitor and play the sound from there

[ruby spear]

As was said in General, if the monitor has a 3.5mm audio jack, then that should work.

Make sure you have checked the monitor settings, set the correct sound source and turned up the volume on the monitor.

[gritty scaffold]

I did

It didn’t work

And the sound from the controller comes in very bad cuz it’s squeaking

[azure flicker]

@smoky flame sorry for the pin but lets see if this will work and maybe fist the fps drop

[full flint]

That’s due to the 3.5 being a different design jack

The connection isn’t stable

Apple EarPods are the same.

[gritty scaffold]

well is there any fix

[full flint]

change earbuds

it's an issue with the type of 3.5mm used

[floral quail]

hello guys

my I key isnt workiing properly, like it registers as 2 presses sometimes even tho I pressed it once (note: it only happens every few presses and if I spam the I key multiple timies, its fine, no extra i )

I cleaned my keycaps recently, like soaked them in water, dried them and put them back on

could it be because some leftover water got in the swiitch

[surreal moss]

Yes

[floral quail]

ah

so is there any fix?

[surreal moss]

Extremely technical taking apart and cleaning/replacing, or buying a new keyboard

[jagged osprey]

My mouse keeps disconnecting and reconnecting is there a solution for than cuz it's getting annoying

[raven hull]

Check connects, check driver, check mouse.

[jagged osprey]

How can i open the file location of a game that installed from microsoft store?

[surreal moss]

Oh boy

I don’t even remember the path. I steer clear of win store file changing

[smoky flame]

May 2021/21H1 windows update is rolling out

[floral quail]

im getting faster and faster at typing

like constant 70wpm

[floral quail]

I mean its less frequent now

like it happens, but like 30x less

[full flint]

https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/1394652084629278722?s=19

Sean Murray (@NoMansSky)

No Man's Sky Nvidia DLSS support

🤯 Deep Learning Super Sampling
🚀 Up to double the framerate
🔮 Anti-aliasing method
👀 Improved image quality
😎 Supported in Virtual Reality

Coming soon for No Man’s Sky https://t.co/XO6tdnT5Tm

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[smoky flame]

if only DLSS wasn't an Nvidia only feature that required AI and an RTX GPU to use it

[full flint]

sounds like a personal problem

[smoky flame]

more like an Nvidia problem. Don't see AMD releasing features that only works on specific hardware. Even that FidelityFX Super Resolution feature is said to support a lot of AMD's GPU and even older Nvidia GPUs. To be left behind only to be picked up by the rival, idk the word for it but I find that pretty funny

[surreal moss]

I mean if you develop a game changing feature, why would you make it for your competition as well

When you can just keep it to yourself and sell more cards

[full flint]

different technologies require different things

you're complaining because you don't have a compatible gpu, that's entirely a choice of your own volition. sure there are different reasoning why you would make that choice, but it's still a choice made

[drowsy cipher]

My pc is running at 145fps and my memory card is close to exploding

I also use a cable that connects my pc to my laptop and its helpful for studying

[smoky flame]

3090 Ti anyone? https://www.techpowerup.com/282412

[full flint]

$3k

I mean

It’s not really anything new

[smoky flame]

I had a feeling as far back as when the 3090 launched that we would eventually see a 3090 Ti. Glad that feeling was right but that is going to suck for any current 3090 owner. That BFGPU Nvidia made such a big deal out of suddenly won't be so BFGPU depending on how this 3090 Ti turns out.

[full flint]

I mean with that logic let's not buy 3090Ti because there will be new 4xxx cards lol

[smoky flame]

true and I agree. People are crazy for even buying the 3090. I now feel like an idiot looking back for hyping up the 3090

[west lion]

i can't run halo master chief collection gives me error 0xc000012f

[smoky flame]

these RTX 40 series cards will probably end up playing out just like Turing to Ampere did. 2080 Ti performance in the XX60/70 tier and at half the price or less. I look forward to seeing a £650~ 3090/Ti successor soon

[full flint]

the cost of turing was due to the die type

don't expect prices to drop from what they launched at

[surreal moss]

It’s not gonna be that better of a card

The bus and memory are already maxed, there’s barely any cores left on the die, so pretty much just a better binned 3090 with a few extra cores

[smoky flame]

heh and probably going to cost an extra $400 on top of the 3090 because Nvidia

know what to expect now, Dark. Hence why I said $650~ for this RTX 40 series successor to the 3090/Ti. Would be similar to how Nvidia compared the 2080 Ti ($999 launch price) to the 3070 ($499 launch price) just 3090 ($1399 launch price) to 4070 ($650 launch price) GPU prices are going up though surely there will come a time when they drop otherwise customers will be lost since it outprices what many can afford. The thought of a $1000 XX70 card from Nvidia soon is horrific

bad enough we see that with how desperate things are right now but a $1000 xx70 GPU without a pandemic, scalpers, miners or shortage? I'll be heading back to console or looking at AMD or Intel GPU offerings thank you!

[smoky flame]

Having some fun overclocking my 5600X. Managed to apply a slight boost with PBO to PPT, TDC and EDC over stock while enabling and setting curve optimizer to negative 30 on all cores. The result? All cores are running at the same frequency as the single core stock was, 4650MHz and it appears to be stable

stock all cores is 4.2GHz so I've effectively overclocked some 450MHz while keeping the temperatures almost the same (70C~)

[full flint]

Sub

I lost you at overclocking😂

So are you saying you boosted your processor and it went well?

[smoky flame]

yeah, pretty much 😄

[daring topaz]

yo i need help

why i cant post photo in this channel?

[full flint]

Rule 16

[nova cedar]

What

[daring topaz]

so how i need to describe me problem if me english is bad?

so bassicly i got xbox game pass ultimate and downloaded snow runner on pc and i cant run it

some kinda of error

[obsidian bobcat]

For support, please initially refer to #795454807250173972 and see if you can resolve your issue on your own. If you are unable to resolve your issue still after that, refer to #233805809346150400. Do note that this is community sourced support and there is no official support here on discord. As such, people will assist if/when they are able to but if you have issues regarding your account and/or billing, please reach out to official support for assistance.

[ruby spear]

Explain the error in #233805809346150400 and someone will help if/when they can. Try Googling the error first to find fixes though

[jaunty kelp]

If I buy game from steam and I link with xbox pc world I have it on xbox too?

[full flint]

https://twitter.com/Win98Tech/status/1395434058830729216

Windows98 Tech Support (@Win98Tech)

Quick heads up:

Apparently the Days Gone PC port has some INSANE data collection policy that records your every keystroke

You can apparently block it on a firewall but this is nuts

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[smoky flame]

I nearly bought that game. Glad I didn't. Hope that gets fixed properly

[full flint]

or more like "removed"

I doubt it'll last in the EU like that for long

[smoky flame]

Biomutant hype!

[full flint]

or anywhere

I need to do a little bit of research on biomutant

when does it release again? 23rd?

or was it 25th

[smoky flame]

25th iirc

[full flint]

hmm. might just jump and go ahead and buy it

was hoping there'd be a punch on xbox though

[smoky flame]

had it on pre order for about two weeks. Quite like the art style of it and the game itself looks a lot of fun (and has loot!)

[full flint]

I...really don't care for another looter

but as long as it doesn't end up getting infested with MTX later on

[smoky flame]

lol, I love loot games. Few exceptions but I'll likely still play them all at least once. I find they can keep me playing for quite a while. In some cases way longer than a lot of non loot games

yeah, no MTX please!

[full flint]

I value as much of my time as I can get

[full flint]

the name just made me laugh "Windows98 Tech support" idk why 💀

[full flint]

Will a pci x1 card fit in a gpu pci

Because my mb doesn't have a x1 slot

[full flint]

yes

because the "GPU" PCI is simply an x16 slot

the x1 cad will only use a small portion of its bandwidth, but it is compatible

[viral sentinel]

Long story short, a x16 PCIe slot will pretty much support any PCIe card. The card will only use the lanes it has contacts for.

[full flint]

Ok thanks for the help

[smoky flame]

https://www.techpowerup.com/282478

[zealous needle]

Does anyone have a good usb cable they recommend to use a controller on pc

[autumn sluice]

Buy the dongle from microsoft

[grizzled salmon]

Brands vary from country to country, but I'd recommend getting one that comes with a ferrite protector on it.

[autumn sluice]

Dongle imo is much better because you get full functionality of the controller and its features

[zealous needle]

my controller doesn't have bluetooth

or that doesn't matter

[livid brook]

if its an xbox controller it works well with the microsoft dongle no need for bluetooth, it uses the same as with xbox console

[zealous needle]

@livid brook Im guessing that it'll use up the battery as well right

[azure flicker]

Hey anyone here having or had a problem where the surface pro keyboard cover decides when to work?

[ancient garnet]

anyone know anything good on steam?

[keen palm]

Does anyone play halo

[azure flicker]

Anything halo speak with @full flint

[full flint]

Yes

[grizzled salmon]

Yes

[arctic vine]

https://www.reddit.com/r/DaysGone/comments/nfg1rj/i_am_sam_witwer_i_play_deacon_st_john_also_i/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[smoky flame]

finally decided to watch some gameplay of Days Gone. Looks so good I went and bought it.

[full flint]

hi

[novel wasp]

Lol

I wanted it soo bad than my ps4 decided to break :l

[stoic notch]

nba 2k21 is free on epic games until may 27 11:00 am

[undone crater]

Imagine playing 2k on mouse and keyboard

How long before gpu market will go down I’m wanting to build a pc it a $400 5700 Xt is $1000

[autumn sluice]

A while

[surreal moss]

Once everything else in the world goes down as well, aka when the worldwide semiconductor shortage ends

[smoky flame]

why a 5700 XT when the 6700 XT now exists? Sure, it costs more but you get better performance and access to the latest features. I have a 5700 XT and it is a great GPU. Certainly opened my eyes up to AMD but in my case I need even more performance than what the 5700 XT can give me so I'm targeting a 6800 XT and let me tell you. These things are expensive.

[undone crater]

Idk I’ll have to look at it I’m trying to not spend a lot

Oh it’s not that much more

You think that will be better then a 5700

[smoky flame]

heh same here. Things clearly aren't in our favour though I hear the 5700 XT is great at mining and miners want it so I may be able to use mine as some kind of bargaining chip and have it take off so much of the cost of a 6800 XT. Though I kind of want to keep it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3sGYaojRSk here's a look at how they compare

[undone crater]

Thanks

[smoky flame]

pair it up with a Zen 3 CPU and 16GB 3600MHz CL16 dual rank memory and you'll get even more performance on the 6700 XT than that shows

[undone crater]

intel or amd?

[smoky flame]

AMD. 5600X might be a bit on the expensive side but it is one of the best CPUs out there right now for gaming and 6 cores is plenty

[undone crater]

where is the best place to get parts

[smoky flame]

depends, where are you from and what stores have you got access to? I'm from the UK so my suggestions may not apply and prices/stock where you are could be very different

[undone crater]

im in US

[smoky flame]

ahh, that makes things somewhat easy then. US should have lots of options. I hear Best Buy and Newegg are pretty good for stuff. Best Buy you might have to go into the store to get one of the GPUs though. Past that idk though. CPU should be fairly common. RAM might cost a little more than it should

just be sure to get a decent motherboard and PSU. NEVER cheap out on either of them. Your system will thank you for it

[undone crater]

ok thanks for the advice

[smoky flame]

no problem. Good luck with it and be sure to get a monitor with a good refresh rate. 1080p or 1440p 144Hz+ and Freesync will work nicely with this sort of system. Oh and if you can, avoid monitors with TN panels. Go VA or IPS.

[tepid fable]

ips is good for colors i find

although va has nice colors too and higher refresh rate for the price

[smoky flame]

yeah, IPS is the best for colour accuracy or whatever the more technical term for it is but has TN-like contrasts and backlight bleed. Also tends to be the most expensive of the three.
VA isn't too far behind in colour accuracy but where it lacks, it more than makes up for in contrasts and is a good middle ground in terms of pricing. Only drawback I hear of with VA is ghosting at lower refresh rates. I don't notice any ghosting with my 1440p 240Hz VA monitor though

[vital marten]

I have no idea what is being said here tbh

[smoky flame]

technical monitor and PC hardware stuff. Welcome to the PC gaming channel! 🙂

[vital marten]

All i know is response time, resolution, and how big a screen is

For monitors

And should i pay extra for the gtx desktop or stick with the gx desktop

Or whatever its called thats not rtx

[smoky flame]

response time doesn't really matter unless you are a competitive player that plays esports titles and at that point you will want a TN panel monitor with as high a refresh rate as possible and as low a resolution and screen size as is comfortable. Anything else would be too slow but TN lacks in about every other area besides that of response time. Colour accuarcy and contrasts are often poor but they are the cheapest of the three monitor panel technologies

[vital marten]

I dont think im a esports player asmim below average at most games

But is gtx worth it or just stay with gx

Its on a desktop at dells website

[smoky flame]

what's the specs?

[vital marten]

Hold on lemme pull it up

[obsidian bobcat]

#rules 📢 7. No self-promotion or advertisements. This includes unsolicited references and links to other social media, servers, communities, and services in chat or direct messages.

[severe forge]

xbox

[raven hull]

No, this is PC

[rancid bison]

Do I have a Forza Horizon problem pending, and I am destined to delete it, and I cannot do my appeal, but

[kind pond]

hey guys, i got a xbox one controller and a windows wireless adapter... i already played several hours with those things.
Nba2k21 came out for free on epic game store and i wanted to play with my controller again... first of all the controller wasnt connected anymore, idk why but ok. Then i tried to pair them again but it wont work, i press xbox logo on the controller and pressed the pair thing on the front, then i pressed the button on the wireless adapter and both of them blinked, the controller fast and the adapter slow-ish but they wont pair...

[deft cypress]

less goo

[worn pumice]

i had that problem with my wirless adapter too. I dont really understand it, or what happened, but I think the adapter eventually broke. Since I have a very old controller, I'm going to try and get a xbox elite controller which is compatible with bluetooth on pc. If that doesn't work then idk what will

[full flint]

I got borderlands 3 digitally on my Xbox I was curious is it possible to play that on my pic

[smoky flame]

I don't understand an article like this, especially AMD CPUs https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-admits-budget-ryzen-cpus-are-suffering-the-most-with-stock-shortages

shouldn't the higher end CPUs be harder to achieve since they require multiple CCD? Lower end likely only requires one and it doesn't even have to be good. I thought that was the whole point of this "binning" process. If die doesn't make it as X CPU bin it as Y CPU

[dusty heath]

do some one have state of decay 2 and have a mic. then add me 👍

[smoky flame]

try #587074461770186765

[smoky flame]

https://www.techpowerup.com/282646 multi chip GPUs are coming!

obviously not a gaming GPU but wow! I'm imagining two 6900 XT chips together as one GPU, along with "next gen" optimizations. Such a GPU would be a complete monster. Though I'd hate to see the price and power requirements for it 😄

[full flint]

I had the weirdest dream

I only wanted to get a rx 580 and i got one and then my mom stole it from me and so i got a 3060 and was disappointed with it

Weirdest dream ive ever had

[surreal moss]

That’s not at all what the article is talking about. It’s saying AMD is focusing on making the higher end chips because that’s what’s currently experiencing the shortage since the demand is so much larger for them

Basically everyone wants 5900x and not many people want 5600x

[smoky flame]

https://www.techpowerup.com/282651

5600X is still a solid CPU though. More than enough for the gamers out there but yeah, those that need the higher core counts will of course want the higher end models and now I get what the article meant

[smoky flame]

3060 is a pretty poor GPU. Performance on it is comparable to a 5700 XT just with support for ray tracing and DLSS - the latter likely gives it some advantage over the 5700 XT in supported titles when enabled but not a great GPU. Only thing it really has going for it besides DLSS support is 12GB VRAM

[surreal moss]

It’s a solid cpu but it’s just not what people want right now

Hence why they’re in stock literally everywhere now while the better CPUs are still getting resold

6 core CPUs are pretty much budget CPUs now, just for the sole reason that the performance gains from having 8+ is so substantial now

[smoky flame]

I agree with the 6 core CPUs being budget now. In fact, with Zen 4 I could even see 6 cores being moved to Ryzen 3 and 8 cores Ryzen 5. If the talk of Zen 4 turns out anything like what I've seen so far 12 cores could occupy Ryzen 7 and we could a 24 cores Ryzen 9 CPU. Not to mention a 96 core Threadripper

also, quad core Athlons anyone? 😄

[keen bloom]

3060 laptop is lit for me so far

[floral quail]

Noice

[azure flicker]

so when is this new windows update gonna happen

[smoky flame]

what one?

[azure flicker]

https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-ceo-says-the-next-generation-of-windows-is-coming-soon/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=facebook.com

[autumn sluice]

Well considering he said coming soon

Kind of silly to ask here like any of us know more

[azure flicker]

well i only saw that article so maybe someone else saw a different one where it has a date

[full flint]

The Verge reckon they'll be an event in the next few weeks or so on this https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/25/22453222/microsoft-windows-next-generation-announcement-sun-valley-build-2021-keynote

[modest gulch]

Soon is a relative term.

[golden ocean]

Playsation

[surreal moss]

What about it @golden ocean

[golden ocean]

I hate Playsaturation

[surreal moss]

I don’t even know what that is

[golden ocean]

like Ps4

[surreal moss]

Ah yes

The playsaturation 4

[floral quail]

why?

[full flint]

If that update is actually big I'll eat my shoes.

I mean, I can't think a single feature that would greatly improve current Windows 10 experience.

[crystal pulsar]

Drake hollow?

[floral quail]

guys I have a question

I booted my PC today, and I could notice that the taskbar didnt have any app icons on it, and if I hovered my cursor over it, the cursor changed to the blue spinny cursor

same when I pressed right click

and the apps werent responding, and when I pressed the windows button the screen would turn black, and If I tried to shut down and restart, shutting down took an abnormal amount of time

like above 15mins

[raven hull]

https://tenor.com/view/comedy-it-crowd-roy-tech-help-reactions-gif-3407247

[floral quail]

yes actually

and it took an hour to be usable after 3 attempts

[full flint]

f

[full flint]

This may be caused by the App Readiness service, as I have encountered this same issue after a CPU change and when I disabled that, it helped.

[brisk moth]

Can you use the xbox capture button on computer?

[ruby spear]

No

[brisk moth]

oh

do you know if support will be added?

[ruby spear]

Possibly in the future.

[obsidian bobcat]

#rules 📢 7. No self-promotion or advertisements. This includes unsolicited references and links to other social media, servers, communities, and services in chat or direct messages.

[rotund ice]

hi

[viral crest]

I got a free GPU upgrade on Friday. So hyped ya'll. ❤️

[smoky flame]

what GPU?

[hard nest]

yay congrats! Yeah which one did u get?

[viral crest]

I traded my ASRock Taichi 5700xt for the Sapphire Nitro+ 6700xt 💙 @smoky flame @hard nest

[smoky flame]

ooh nice!

[hard nest]

ohhh nice

[smoky flame]

had time to install it?

[viral crest]

Yep! Was about to test some games last night but all of them needed updates. And then my kiddo woke up. 😆

[hard nest]

Haha nice. @viral crest well hope U get to play soon!

[viral crest]

Yea should be able to here in a bit. 😊

[frail plume]

lol

[smoky flame]

Just keep in mind ray tracing performance won't be that good, at least not yet but there are many features in some recent games that will have them run even better than your old 5700 XT could. I look forward to being able to hopefully upgrade my 5700 XT some time soon too. Only I'm going for a 6800 XT

[hard nest]

the 6800 XT sounds like the next step upgrade. I've also got the 5700XT - though tbh so far it's handling games pretty well

[smoky flame]

it's more of a leap of an upgrade I'd say. Even the 5700 XT to 6700 XT is something like a 20% improvement. 6700 XT to 6800 XT is 24% or so on to of that again so near 50%. Features like SAM/resizeable bar like take it into the 50% region then then there is also Radeon Boost with VRS support (VRS something RX 5000 cards don't support). Possibly even FSR to add to that real soon

[viral crest]

Yea I don't care about Ray Tracing much yet, but going from 8GB to 16GB is huge

Also, post up your card on local sites like Facebook. That's how I got my trade. You could easily get a 6700xt straight up. The 5700xt is a good mining card which is why people will do that.

[smoky flame]

6700 XT is 12GB and yeah, I've been tempted to try just that but 5700 XT for a 6800 XT + some cash to make up the difference but I doubt I'll get that :( Most sellers likely looking for full cash or a 3080 for swap

[viral crest]

I had 3 offers for a 6800 plus cash so

And yea sorry. 12GB xD

[smoky flame]

hmm then I might give this a go. What were the 6800 plus cash offers like?

[viral crest]

The ones around Minneapolis wanted like $500. Way too much imo.

[smoky flame]

ouch, yeah. That is a lot. Had hoped to spend no more than £400 on top of a 5700 XT swap for a 6800 XT but that doesn't look like that will be possible. Here's how the pricing looks in the UK on ebay for the 5700 XT I have. Crazy considering I bought it almost a year ago for £395!

[elder yarrow]

does any1 know how I can get game pass on pc to download/update games while i'm on a tethered connection?

[unreal moth]

Uh get better connection or use phone hotspot

[elder yarrow]

i am using my phone's connection via usb

[unreal moth]

Oh damn hm try to use a vpn to a place with better signal it works for me

[elder yarrow]

i don't want to use my home's internet as it'll take up all the bandwidth and lag other members in the houseshold

[unreal moth]

Yes yes

[elder yarrow]

i'm connected to a vpn server that a city next to my own

[unreal moth]

Ight well then I shouldn’t see the problem

[elder yarrow]

when i try to download a game via game pass it'll download a couple of MB then it drops down to 0