graphics-cards

[mellow trout]

problem is, that slimline pc has a width of two inches to fit a graphics cards where connectors are and displayport wasnt around then in 2010 so i would need a adapter cable if the card is dvi and a hdmi

but thats fine

i just need a card i know i can fit in there and hook up to 2 32 inch curved samsung monitors

[lone pond]

Your monitor likely has more than one of :display port, hdmi, dvi, vga ports

[mellow trout]

it has a display port and hdmi on each monitor

these are the cards people are suggesting and say the vga on card is detachable

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DOFD0G8/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza?th=1

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GT-710-1GD3H-LPV1/dp/B01DOFD3RY

so saying it will fit the 2 inch horizontal hole in back of tower

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DOFD0G8/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

that one above is 2.7 inches in width but do think that is with vga attached?

thanks everyone for your input and guidance\

i went ahead and purchased the EVGA - GeForce GT 710 1GB

[rain wren]

Would a GTX 1660 Ti be one of the better cards with a sub $300 price point?

[gray vapor]

@rain wren That would depend

[rain wren]

What would it depend on?

[lone pond]

If the 1660 ti comes with a 2060 in the box, then that's the better GPu 🙂

[gray vapor]

Well right now you have the 1660S which is like what 5% to 10% weaker

[rain wren]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N824KNV/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_i_tofXDbPK93Q9C

What about this variant?

[lone pond]

I'm an EVGA shill, pm me if something off their site on discount, newegg/amazon looks nice to you. Taht msi has a nice cooler, would have to google more to know more

[gray vapor]

https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-gv-n166toc-6gd/p/N82E16814932131 This would be better

[lone pond]

why?

[gray vapor]

Also this for the 1660S https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-gtx-1660-super-06g-p4-1068-kr/p/N82E16814487479

[rain wren]

What makes one better than the other?

[gray vapor]

One is cost of course that is a given and the second is that Gigabyte for GPU's tend to be better than MSI and if i was to go with MSI i would tend to go with this one https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-gtx-1660-ti-gtx-1660-ti-gaming-6g/p/N82E16814137428

[lone pond]

That card is worse, isn't it?

[gray vapor]

Overall i would still go for the super because like i said it is about 5% to 10% less performance but also 50$ less as well from the MSI card you picked out

Also it is from EVGA

[rain wren]

Thanks

[granite juniper]

or if you can save a bit more https://www.microcenter.com/product/609054/xfx-radeon-rx-5700-single-fan-8gb-gddr6-pcie-video-card

[long phoenix]

If you're okay with your PC being a bit loud because you need to ramp up the fan curve then yeah

[granite juniper]

hey don’t be too mean it’s a 5700 the blower is much better suited than the xt

[long phoenix]

It's still a blower so you'll need higher fan speeds for optimal cooling

[granite juniper]

or just oc+undervolt

[long phoenix]

Or just adjust the fan curve

[cold stream]

I wish I could speak more on the 1660 ti but I can't as it is being bottlenecked by every single other component of my pc

[granite juniper]

what specs

[cold stream]

i5-3570k (not OC'd at all), 8gb ddr3 and a 10 year old hard drive

[granite juniper]

oh yeah

[cold stream]

Getting a 212 Evo today though, maybe then I could OC a bit

[lone pond]

212 evo is good for a $20 cooler - ivy really pulls ahead on sub-0 though, kaby did very well ambient. It's the same socket, so investing in a D15 or something could last many builds

[cold stream]

a d15?

well truth be told whenever I get my new cpu I'm very much planning on a 240 AIO

oh yeah and it worked!

[granite juniper]

d15 is equal to 240mms

[slow elk]

Hello, I just got a gigabyte rx 570 and when I put it in my computer, it has the code 43 in device manager. I have looked up different ways to fix it and none of them have worked. Has anyone else had this problem? And how did you fix it?

[magic pebble]

was it used or new

[slow elk]

new from newegg

[cold stream]

now I know you might hate me for asking

but did you try installing latest drivers

[slow elk]

Yes.

[lapis onyx]

How hard would it be to switch my i7 and hdd form a newegg msi gl62m into a newegg asus tuf?

from*

[gray vapor]

@lapis onyx hard drive are simple to replace on a laptop but for pretty much all gaming laptops the CPU is soldered on

[lapis onyx]

❤ good to know

[gray vapor]

I also linked a very good gaming laptop in general chat

[vagrant karma]

Is this graphics card able to run 2 1080 144hz monitors

https://www.xfxforce.com/gpus/amd-radeon-tm-rx-580-gts-xxx-edition-8gb-4

[cold stream]

Technically, as long as it has 2 display port 1.4s/Hdmi 2.0s...

But if you mean doing like gaming on both... probably not very well

[oblique cypress]

it can run it

but not well

[vagrant karma]

alright

i wouldnt want to game on both

just game on one screen and use the other for discord or pulling up a video

so would getting a 60 hz 1080 run better

[oblique cypress]

that isnt really convenient

yeah probably

[gray vapor]

pretty much every mid range GPU can run dual monitors

[rigid gazelle]

How much are refurbished graphics card that is nividia 980 to 1080

[dense flicker]

used 1080s go for around $380-$420

so that isnt refurbished

but like

maybe that would provide some insight

[little slate]

Wouldn't a 5700xt be a much better buy than a 1080 at that price range?

[granite juniper]

1080’s are like 300 rn used

[rigid gazelle]

Thank you @granite juniper

[cold stream]

@vagrant karma if that's how you're using them then you'd want to have one plugged right into the integrated graphics probably

[hollow iris]

Hey folks, can anyone help me figure out if the EVGA RTX 2080 Ti would fit into a Lian Li PC-011? Links for card here: https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-11g-p4-2281-kr/p/N82E16814487418?Item=N82E16814487418 ........ and case here: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16811112583?Item=N82E16811112583
I'm confused about a graphic on the Lian Li page describing what seems to be a width of the card of 159 mm max, but I'm not sure.

[little slate]

that's a pretty big case isn't it? I don't see why it wouldn't fit

[hollow iris]

thanks, yeah another person in chat said they had the case with a larger card and had no issues

[rancid bronze]

Hey guys I have a question. I have a 2014 Alienware 17 laptop. I am wanting to upgrade the graphics card and change out the fan also. Can any one help me with the info

[hollow iris]

You can probably change the heatsink but not the card itself, which is mounted to the board. https://www.google.com/search?q=alienware+laptop+heatsink&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ACYBGNQniI6CYT-W1uo0frNDL3vBiCJixQ:1573435829882&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwip0N2dgeHlAhXOvZ4KHcYQDiUQ_AUIEigC&biw=1920&bih=933

The fan is attached to the heatsink, at least it was on an old laptop I had.

[swift scroll]

Just a quick question, I have an Asus rtx 2060 with no displayport. Is this a normal thing? I purchased a pre-built CyberPower PC instead of building one this time, and the GPU included only had HDMI out. So my 1440p 144hz monitor isnt being all that it can be. I just assumed it would come with displayport, as it made no mention of the IO.

[cold stream]

that is rather unusual

but hdmi 2.0 will also work for 144hz

[swift scroll]

It must be hdmi 1.4 on the card then because the max refresh rate I can select at 1440p is 75hz. Unless I need drivers. I may have made a duh moment.

I will have to check my drivers in the morning and retry

[cold stream]

AFAIK there should be no reason you couldn't do 144hz with hdmi 2.0

144hz 4k hdr if hdmi 2.1

[lone pond]

you can but you need to use chroma subsampling with 2.0

dp supports up to 98hz/10 bit color/no subsampling, 120hz/8 bit color/no subsampling, or 144hz/8 bit/4:2:2 all at 4k

no sorry that is exclusively dp, not hdmi2.0, hdmi2.1 changes things

[swift scroll]

So assuming I have hdmi 2.0, I could expect to run at 8 bit color no subsampling at 1440p144hz?

[lone pond]

no

the 2060 should only have hdmi 2.0 ports, i thought

even some weird OEM'ed gpu i would think

that's really werid going up and reading your posts; not the posts, just the lack of DP ports

you won't notice the subsampling in games so don't let that dissuade you

[swift scroll]

Hmm okay. Yeah I feel a bit jaded I have no displayport

Thanks for the chart, great info

[lone pond]

that's just really silly tbh

i have no idea who would think that's a good idea, i mean sure it's cheaper but

[swift scroll]

And from my googling, there isnt many modern cards without DP. So yeah, I dunno.

[lone pond]

i think every card i have owned since 2012 has had a DP, although only since i got my acer x27 have i used a display port

[swift scroll]

Oh well, I may be looking at one of those "super" nvidia cards in the future, I'll just suck it up for now. That's my fault for assuming I suppose.

[lone pond]

i just can't wrap my mind around that, maybe email them and see if they will swap it out

cuz the cards straight from nvidia have dp/hdmi/usb-c

[swift scroll]

Yes I may do that on the 12th. I'll probably call them.

I'd like to run two monitors off the GPU, I'm stuck with running one off the motherboards IO and the gaming one off the GPU.

It has only one hdmi lol

[lone pond]

that's a yikes from me dawg

before you go emailing them though, double check your drivers

[swift scroll]

It causes me pain to look at the 2nd monitor.

Yes I will do that in the morning

[lone pond]

i am pretty sure that dp 1.2 will do 1440/144/8 bit color/no subsampling? but that should have a dp 1.4 port

do you have the build sheet for it? i am curious who OEM'ed the card for them

or however they sourced the card

i'm just curious to see such a...curiosity? if you will lol

[swift scroll]

I'll have to check the box in the morning. It's in storage in the garage loft, and its -15 celsius outside, and I'm about 15 minutes away from dreamland, lol

[lone pond]

hell i haven't had a GPU since my first computer in 1995 that only had one video output

[swift scroll]

But I will for sure

[lone pond]

cool, thanks, kind of like how you look at a circus sideshow haha

[cold stream]

The 2060 super looking kinda like a snack

[rich cedar]

I'm not sure why Nividia is doing all this Super stuff lol, it's kinda funny to watch them clutter their own product lineup

[fallen schooner]

competition makes companies do strange things.

[rich cedar]

Yeah, I'm honestly not sure what they are trying to accomplish by playing these cards lol

It's kinda like teasing someone that just drank something only for them to spit their drink everywhere, I f that makes sense

[jade trail]

anyone know much about this gpu?
I'm looking for something budget so that I can actually have a graphics card
and I can pick this one up elsewhere for about $120 new.
yea/nay?
https://www.newegg.com/xfx-radeon-rx-560-rx-560p4sfg5/p/N82E16814150801

[swift scroll]

@lone pond I solved my issue. I'm now running on HDMI at 1440p 144hz. Monitor had 2 inputs and my ps4 was hooked up to HDMI 1, and my PC was hooked up to HDMI 2/MHL, which only allowed 1440p at 75hz. So I figured it out. Now my geforce experience app keeps crashing at the load screen, I'll just google the error code it throws. Always something.

[rich cedar]

@jade trail it's a good GPU from what I've heard, really good bang for the buck. AMD is releasing the 5000 series currently, which is a little newer, so you may want to have a look there aswell. Overall I've heard it's a pretty dang good card though

[jade trail]

gotcha
this is what I'll be putting it in
so I don't need something really recent or expensive
I'll just have to pick up a dvi cable to go with it once I decide whether to buy it or not
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/WJGpTB

[mighty marsh]

rumors for a 3000s series for next june. be on the look out for new articles

[lone pond]

These guys are known for jumping the gun, but since we're all eager for news https://wccftech.com/nvidia-introducing-ampere-in-march-2020-releasing-rtx-3080-in-june-analyst-indicates/

[granite juniper]

ah yes wccftech

[long phoenix]

why not 2180

[livid girder]

[wispy crystal]

Is prepared for a 2660

[long phoenix]

1760

1770

1776Ti

[violet dock]

1775 crayola edition

[long phoenix]

2^32 crayon pack

[oblique cypress]

ok

[violet dock]

Im glad someone got that joke 😛

[long phoenix]

What

[violet dock]

1775. birthday of the marines. Joke is they are crayon eaters >.>

[long phoenix]

Oh

[violet dock]

er birth year

[sharp trellis]

shared GPU memory meaning vram or something?

[granite juniper]

for a laptop and console, the vram and ram are shared so it has 8gb combine, 4 dedicated to vram

[pulsar saffron]

anyone on that could help me figure out why my card is being recognized? i was tweaking things in the bios and now it isn't being used for games.

Anyone?

[cold stream]

maybe an iGpu setting in the bios

[pulsar saffron]

i had to delete and reinstall the drivers, it just wasn't detecting it for some reason lol

[cold stream]

alls well that ends well

[magic elm]

Can anyone tell me if a 1060 3gb is compatible with the gigbyte A320m-h motherboard

[half sapphire]

the 1060 3gb will run fine in the motherboard

@magic elm try posting in #general-chat where it's more active with people

[dense flicker]

nah, this is the proper chat for that question

plus general chat is kinda too active right now lol

[oblique cypress]

^

[dense flicker]

i have no clue what theyre talking about

all i know is apparently 1080p * 2 = 4k

[cold stream]

if going by vertical resolution, yes

It does have 4x the pixels though

[noble portal]

guys gtx 980ti for $170 or gtx 1070 FTW for $200 (i’ll try to lower the price)

[cold stream]

1070

[gray vapor]

@noble portal 1070

Have no idea when the 900 series wont get anymore support at all so better to go with something a little newer

[cold stream]

yeah like tbh I'd shoot for a 1650

little less vram sure but newer, more power efficient, yadda yadda

[dense flicker]

nah

those are overpriced for what they are

1070 for $200 is a steal

[gray vapor]

Id shoot for a 1650 if it was the super model

cause that would be like a 3gb 1060 with a little more vram

[dense flicker]

for how much?

[gray vapor]

Well 1660S is selling for roughly the same price as a 1660 so i would only assume the 1650S would sell for around the same for a 1650

[dense flicker]

so how much?

[gray vapor]

1650's are about 150$

[dense flicker]

ah

se

see*

here the prices are around 150-180

for the little bit extra, a $200 1070 is a great deal

[gray vapor]

I know the prices i looked on newegg.com

[dense flicker]

so did i

[gray vapor]

when i am shopping for myself i go on .ca but when i am helping out others i go on .com

[cold stream]

1660 super is only a smidge worse than the TI version

if it had come out earlier that probably would've been what I got instead of the Ti tbh

[dense flicker]

consider the following

[gray vapor]

Well i knew for the 16xx series they would make the super cards

[dense flicker]

for the extra $30-$50

you get roughly a 71% faster gpu

[gray vapor]

click on the 1060 3gb

and reduce about 5%

[dense flicker]

44%

[cold stream]

wait 1650s are 4gb

[gray vapor]

so there would be a 39% difference really when the 1650S comes out

[dense flicker]

yes

[dreamy dragon]

Kuzu#5709 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[dense flicker]

and the 1070 he is looking at is $30-50 more depending on what 1650s model youre looking at

[cold stream]

oh, right

[dense flicker]

thats a big performance difference

[cold stream]

Ok so how can the gap between the 1650 and 1070 be bigger than the 1060 3gb vs 1070 when the the 1650 has higher specs?

[dense flicker]

specs ≠ performance

[cold stream]

Only mostly

[dense flicker]

nope

[gray vapor]

There is a big performance difference of course but also when people would buy or suggest something newer it is really for driver support

[cold stream]

does it have less texture units or some hogwash

[dense flicker]

no clue

[cold stream]

on paper the 1650 should be a smidge better than any 1060 3gb

[dense flicker]

on paper ≠ real world performance

[cold stream]

Only most of the time

[dense flicker]

by that logic, quadros should be great for gaming

[cold stream]

isn't the problem with them their drivers

[gray vapor]

Here is the main specs people tends to focus on when seeing a GPU

[cold stream]

an extra gig of memory and at a higher clock

[dense flicker]

1070 is a faster overall gpu and has double the ram...

[gray vapor]

1650 non super is 10% faster than the 1050 Ti which is still slower than the 1060 3gb

[dense flicker]

but we are talking about how this compares to a $200 1070

[cold stream]

Yeah just get the 1070

[gray vapor]

I think we scared away the guy anyways

[worldly crow]

i got my 1070 used off facebook marketplace was just 225

[cold stream]

1070 is just a weeee bit better than 1660 ti even

Dang

[worldly crow]

but for ddr5 its good

the new cards all have ddr6 i think

[cold stream]

well

I don't think the 1650 and 1660 non super or Ti do

[worldly crow]

and newer gpu cores as well

[cold stream]

god the naming scheme is SO [EXPLETIVE]

[worldly crow]

1660ti does

[gray vapor]

Well the 1070 has 2gb more vram but when people tested the 1660 Ti to the 1070 there was like a 2-5 frame difference

[worldly crow]

the 1660 on down has ddr5

[cold stream]

Cuz it's newer, faster, memory 😎

[gray vapor]

all 1660 has GDDR5 it is the 1660S that uses GDDR6

[worldly crow]

the TI has ddr6 also

[cold stream]

With recent tests into that, I'm very curious if I could have an impact on my performance by overclocking just the memory

[gray vapor]

the 1650S will have GDDR6 as well

[cold stream]

oh crud and then there's that

is the first gddr6 or the even faster gddr6?

Was it 12gbps vs 14gbps I think

[gray vapor]

Well anyways if the 1650S sells for like 150$ that would be a great budget VR card

[dense flicker]

but ecks

the 1070 is a lot better

and $50 more

[gray vapor]

Ok but i am talking about in general now not just for that guy

and besides it is 200$ for him and how would any of us know someone would get lucky to get another 1070 for 200$

[dense flicker]

thought we were talking about him...

[cold stream]

Y'know financially I probably shouldnt have gotten a 1660 ti

[livid girder]

there's like 3 1070's selling in my area for 200

I just

don't have money

[gray vapor]

And when you do have the money the 1070's are back to 300$ lol

[silk kiln]

What’s the difference between a Freesync and G-Sync video card?

[arctic bough]

I am by no means an expert but I believe Freesync is for AMD GPUs and G-Sync is for NVIDIA cards. someone please correct me if I'm wrong

I googled it. yep, Freesync is AMD and G-Sync is NVIDIA

[gray vapor]

@arctic bough FreeSync is actually both AMD and Nvidia

[arctic bough]

I didn't know that, thank you @gray vapor. I'm a very recent PC convert so, still learning

[gray vapor]

Also @silk kiln i believe you mean monitors

[arctic bough]

well. very recent being February. I consider it recent since I had to say goodbye to a 7-year-old MBP and that's what prompted me to build my PC

[silk kiln]

I was looking at the video cards and did a comparison between Radeon RX 5700 XT and GeForce RTX 2700 Super and saw this

Im very uneducated in pc building so sorry in advance

[gray vapor]

FreeSync and G-Sync are in monitors

cause with the 2070 if you have a FreeSync monitor and connect the GPU through Displayport you can also use the FreeSync features

[silk kiln]

Ohh

[oblique cypress]

some monitors are gsync compatible

[gray vapor]

FreeSync and G-Sync if i recall mainly gets rid of things like screen tearing at higher frames

[oblique cypress]

yes

most monitors nowadays have that feature

[gray vapor]

which is why i need a new FreeSync monitor lol

mine has DVI and HDMI only

[oblique cypress]

mine is freesync but im using gsync compatible

still works fine with my nvidia card

[cold stream]

G-sync is ostensibly better because of Nvidia's absolutely insane testing

HOWEVER, G-sync adds like $200 to the price tag

[fallen schooner]

also they're now kinda meshed together.

my monitor supports both free-sync and g-sync

[mortal sail]

Hey everyone! Question. If you install a graphics card (basically almost the same graphics card that you had), and everything runs smooth for an hour but you pc crashes and won't boot back up. Does that mean you killed it? 😅

[oblique cypress]

depends

hey, you're me @mortal sail

[mortal sail]

haha is that really your name?

[oblique cypress]

legit

you?

[mortal sail]

yeah lol

wow small world

[oblique cypress]

heCK yeah

brother from another MOTHER

[mortal sail]

haha

[oblique cypress]

most wholesome crap ive seen this month my god

i love you already

[mortal sail]

agreed ❤️

[oblique cypress]

so it depends, it could your psu, maybe your storage, and some other things, though im not sure

literally us

[mortal sail]

hahahaha

[oblique cypress]

my god this is so trippy

[mortal sail]

Right? lol

[oblique cypress]

how old are you

[mortal sail]

I always thought I was the only one

[oblique cypress]

^

[mortal sail]

34

[oblique cypress]

damn you the original

[mortal sail]

haha

[oblique cypress]

our name is so weird and odd compared to names like josh and james or whatever

we be unique

you're my new old man

[mortal sail]

hahahaha

i love it

[oblique cypress]

ill add you just because, gonna need some proof if someone asks me if theres more than one enoch out there

[mortal sail]

So I had thought PSU, I unplugged the graphics card and everything boot fine.

I also took the memory out to reboot the BIOS

[oblique cypress]

so when you took out your gpu it worked?

[mortal sail]

Yep

[oblique cypress]

and when you put it back it didnt

[mortal sail]

Negative

Just weird that it worked for an hour and poof

[oblique cypress]

hm

have you updated your drivers?

[mortal sail]

yep did that as soon as i booted up

gamed for like 10 minutes and poof

[oblique cypress]

damn ok

sadly im not sure why that be happening, though you can try searching it up and then leaving your question here again for others to see if they know the source of the problem

[mortal sail]

All good, I appreciate the answers anyway other Me!

[oblique cypress]

any time other me

👋

[mortal sail]

Ohhh before I go

Do you pronounce your name E-Knock?

They pronounced mine as E-Nick 😬

[oblique cypress]

lol

my username tells people how to pronounce it

though people sometimes say e nick lmao

[woeful loom]

@mortal sail did you run DDU on it before you installed your new card? I have had some problems like that when I reinstalled my GPU.

[glass dove]

Hey guys is anyone on right now that can help me with my pc?

[gritty quartz]

@glass dove maybe, what's up?

[glass dove]

O nvm I got it thanks tho

[gritty quartz]

K

[pseudo spruce]

Hi guys, I want to upgrade my graphics card so I can game at 1440p with good frame rates. Is the RX 5700 sufficient or is it better to spend a little more and get the 5700 XT?

[granite juniper]

the 5700 xt can get like 90-144 FPS I’d say on high for the majority of games, I’d say spend the extra $50 on it

[cedar creek]

yeah that's what id do

[granite juniper]

or you could always flash the XT bios on the 5700 for like 8-10% more performance if you do want to spend any more

[cedar creek]

im going to be getting the sapphire nitro+ 5700xt

[granite juniper]

oh nice

solid card

[pseudo spruce]

Ok thanks. I was leaning towards the XT

[cedar creek]

the nitro is like 450 on newegg

[pseudo spruce]

I have a Sapphire rx 590 rn

[cedar creek]

I watched a review of the nitro at 1440 on borderlands 3 on high it ran around 75 to 90

[pseudo spruce]

Nice

[cedar creek]

yeah not to bad for the price

[pseudo spruce]

Definitely, compared to Nvidia cqrds

Price wise

[cedar creek]

metro exodus was around 80 to 90 on ultra 1440 settings

apparently that's a demanding game

lol I haven't played it so I wouldn't know

[surreal smelt]

does this pc have a good graphics card?? https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16883230484

[dense flicker]

eh

the rx 580 is good, but theres a 4g model and an 8gb model, that one has the 4g model which isnt as good

but its still good

[surreal smelt]

okay thank you

[sharp copper]

nope not a good buy

[pseudo spruce]

Better off getting a 590 cause the prices rn are almost the same

[surreal smelt]

ok so overall i shoudnt get the pc

[dense flicker]

yeah probably not

[surreal smelt]

okay any recomendations

[pseudo spruce]

Depends on what you want to use it for

[dense flicker]

not that much storage, 8gb ram is eh in 2019, and a 8gb graphics card would be better

so yeah, not the best

[surreal smelt]

gaming mainly rust

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah you'll definitely want one with 8gb ram then a rx 580 or 590 is fine unless you want to game at 1440p

[oblique cypress]

a gtx 1660 super would be preferred

[pseudo spruce]

Or if on a budget even an rx 570 with 8gb is fine at 1080p

1660's are nice but I prefer AMD cards. They're cheaper and close to the same performance.

[oblique cypress]

rx 590 same price with 1660 super

and for a budget of above 600, an rx580 or above is usually what people get

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah prices have dropped a lot recently. Still 1660's are slightly more from what I've seen but depends on the brand of card too.

My Sapphire rx 590 is going for $199 rn but some others are a little more.

When I win the lotto I'm going to get a TITAN 💰💰💰

[surreal smelt]

Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB better or worse than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB?

[dense flicker]

better

[surreal smelt]

Ok

[cedar creek]

really? I figured the ti would've been better tbh

[surreal smelt]

Is there one that would be better for specific games!

[cedar creek]

im not to sure really

im still pretty new to pc aswell lol

[surreal smelt]

Oh ok you seem to know a lot

[dense flicker]

if youre gonna go with a 1060, get a 1060 6gb

[cedar creek]

i mean ive read and talked to these kind folks here a good bit

[surreal smelt]

I’m still just looking at pre builds that’s why I’m asking cause I feel like I’ll break something while building it myself

[cedar creek]

yeah for sure

youtube can help but its definitely easier than it seems

[cold stream]

the troubleshooting is always the hard part

[cedar creek]

yeah i bet

[cold stream]

but with enough youtube, you can do anything

[cedar creek]

honestly

lol

[surreal smelt]

And duct tape

[cedar creek]

ehh

lol

[pseudo spruce]

Building a pc is really not as difficult as it sounds. Most of it is common sense when it comes to putting together the hardware at least. The way I started to learn was taking apart an older pc and put it back together a few times.

I would say the trickier parts are installing the cpu cooler and making sure you plug everything in correctly. You want to double and triple check before you switch on the power supply

[cedar creek]

for sure!

[cold stream]

Oh also cpu sockets if you're not getting the latest stuff

[pseudo spruce]

Oh and one important tip, try to never touch any parts or components without being grounded

[cold stream]

Amd is really easy but intel can be weird

[cedar creek]

eh debatable

@pseudo spruce

the grounded part is debatable

[cold stream]

it won't hurt

to be grounded that is

[cedar creek]

i watched a guy build a pc on a rug while he was building on a rug lol

[pseudo spruce]

Lol

[cedar creek]

yeah for sure

but yeah just to be safe lmao parts aren't cheap

[pseudo spruce]

Yep not worth the risk

[cedar creek]

yeah

i mean just because i saw a guy do it doesn't mean im repeating him lmao

[pseudo spruce]

If the guy was grounded he still should be fine even on carpet but still

[cedar creek]

yeah true

[cold stream]

I just heard touch a metal bit before you start and you should be good

[cedar creek]

yeah

[pseudo spruce]

Yep but you need to keep in constant contact with the metal

[cedar creek]

id love to start a business building computers lmao

[pseudo spruce]

At all times

Me too. I've been thinking about it for a while now

[cedar creek]

yeah but its an expensive business lol

atleast starting anyways

[pseudo spruce]

@cold stream You can also get a anti static wrist strap. It's the easiest way

Yeah that's my biggest issue

[cedar creek]

same

[pseudo spruce]

I was thinking though if I could get enough cash for even one build at a time I could sell it on ebay or something and use the money from the sale to build another. One step at a time

[cedar creek]

yeah that would work

but you need a profit somewhere

[pseudo spruce]

Yes definitely only sell for a profit. Then even onr at a time still can make money

[cold stream]

if you do it on the side, just a smidge of prophet

[pseudo spruce]

Yep

[cold stream]

if you do local, offer to do repairs for a bit of money too

[cedar creek]

true

[pseudo spruce]

I thought of repairs as well. Just not virus removal. To much of a headache

[cold stream]

i guess you could go the extra mile and install avast on the hard drive before hand

[pseudo spruce]

I would prefer to leave it up to the buyer unless they request it.

[cedar creek]

yep

[cold stream]

oh right avast requires an account doesn't it

crap

[pseudo spruce]

Windows Defender is actually pretty decent and is good enough for most people

[cold stream]

no it's not

Nooooooo it's not

[cedar creek]

i use defender lol

[cold stream]

don't go pirating anything then lmaoooo

[cedar creek]

i don't

[pseudo spruce]

Lol

Yeah depends on what you do

[cedar creek]

lol pirate bay

[pseudo spruce]

If you're habits are more risky than yes you definitely want something better

[cedar creek]

definitely lol

[cold stream]

Us broke folk gotta do what we gotta do

[cedar creek]

lmao

ive only pirated Minecraft java lmao

buut it was really simple lol

[pseudo spruce]

I don't judge. Just saying depends on what you do on your pc

Haha!

[cedar creek]

yeah lol

i bought windows 10 mc by mistake so i said screw it and got java for free lol

[pseudo spruce]

Lol

[cedar creek]

i wanted them texture packs lol

[pseudo spruce]

I'm to paranoid to pirate anything lol

[cedar creek]

same lol except for mc

there is a website called steam unlocked buuut lol

[pseudo spruce]

Don't blame you there :)

[cedar creek]

ugh cant wait to get my 5700xt

[pseudo spruce]

I can't wait to get one either. It's been on my wish list for a long time.

[cedar creek]

lol

im getting the sapphire nitro+

looks great, i like the fan design

cause you can take the fans off

[pseudo spruce]

Sapphire seems like a good quality brand. I might go with that too but I prefer Asus if possible

[cedar creek]

no shame there

ive watched gameplay on the sapphire its decent

fps wise

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah I really like my Sapphire rx 590

[cedar creek]

yeah i wonder if that's better than my 1060 6gb

[pseudo spruce]

Never had issues with it yet

[cedar creek]

lol

probably is

[pseudo spruce]

From reviews I've read it's a little better than the 1060

The 1060 is closer to the rx 580 in performance

[cedar creek]

yeah by a little bit it is better

[cold stream]

I think that headphone + mic setup is def gonna be my next headset setup

as soon as this headset breaks ig

[cedar creek]

idk for me lol

im very picky when it comes to heaphones

[pseudo spruce]

I need a nice headset. Haven't had one in a while since my last one broke

[cedar creek]

mine are not meant for gaming though

[cold stream]

I'm only picky on the sound quality itself

[cedar creek]

mine are meant for strictly music. bass music lol

[cold stream]

I won't buy a headset unless it's at least 20hz-20khz

[cedar creek]

im kinda digging the Sennheiser hd 599

i like that ivory look to them

i don't want to ruin my jvc they are super expensive now

for some reason lol

[pseudo spruce]

I do have Skull Candy Hesh 2 headphones I still use and they seem fine for gaming

Plus I have Cyber Acoustics 2.1 pc speakers. Sub really pounds

[cedar creek]

yeah but mine are heavy and hurt my ears after awhile

[pseudo spruce]

That would get annoying

[cedar creek]

exactly

mine were number 1 best bass headphones for a few years

so it makes sense that they are heavy lmao

[pseudo spruce]

Heavy just means good quality :)

[cedar creek]

i tell you though these sons a guns put some bass out forreal

[pseudo spruce]

I believe you lol

[cedar creek]

like no lie lmao and yeah true

sony has a nice new pair out

[pseudo spruce]

Another great brand when it comes to sound

[cedar creek]

yep

[pseudo spruce]

After all they invented the Walkman haha

[cedar creek]

lol

Sennheiser hd 800 s HA

[pseudo spruce]

Just a little outside my budget lol

[cedar creek]

right lmao

sony wh1000xm3

theyre nice but 350 dollars ugh

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah still more than I would want to pay for sound

[cedar creek]

yeah

that's why i kinda want to go for Sennheiser because i know they're comfortable and sound quality is good

[pseudo spruce]

Sennheiser is definitely good quality

[cedar creek]

there hd 650 renewed are 264

[pseudo spruce]

Not to bad.

[cedar creek]

not bad but its a refurb

theyre usually 500

[pseudo spruce]

As long as you can return if you get bad ones

[cedar creek]

yeah

[pseudo spruce]

I'm picky when it comes to refurb stuff

[cedar creek]

same i like new lol

[pseudo spruce]

That is a great deal though

[cedar creek]

yeah it is

[pseudo spruce]

Just check out reviews on refurbished motherboards on Newegg. Some angry people lol

[cedar creek]

lmao

that's something i wouldn't buy refurbed

[pseudo spruce]

I agree

Thought about it till I read the reviews

[cedar creek]

same with any component

lol

ok fine psu would be fine more than likely but they aren't expensive

unless you go expensive lol

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah I wouldn't trust refurb components unless they were very cheap and had return policy. Then I might chance it

[cedar creek]

yeah

[pseudo spruce]

I do have a refurbished Asus Cerebus keyboard and so far it works great.

[cedar creek]

well that's a little different lol

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah even then I was a little skeptical at first but it was on sale so I got it less than half the price of a new one

[cedar creek]

thats not bad then

[pseudo spruce]

It's a crap shoot. Or like playing the lotto. Sometimes you get lucky and sometimes you lose

[cedar creek]

yeah for sure

i stay away from lotto my luck is trash lmao

[pseudo spruce]

Haha! Me too most of the time but I still try once in a while.

[cedar creek]

yeah never hurts every once in awhile lol

[pseudo spruce]

My Dad plays it religiously

[cedar creek]

geez my parents used to be like that

most my mom won was like 300 or something lmao

[pseudo spruce]

He only buys a few powerball tickets a week but still never misses a drawing

[cedar creek]

ahh yeah lol

i like coming on here and chilling lol

literally don't feel like playing anything. just listening to music and chillin

[pseudo spruce]

Nothing wrong with that. It's good to slow down sometimes. The World moves to fast anyway

[cedar creek]

honestly

[pseudo spruce]

I make time to just chill and relax. The rest of my family is like go go go! all the time.

[cedar creek]

that gets old i bet

[pseudo spruce]

Yes it does

[cedar creek]

i figured so

[pseudo spruce]

Life's to short to live like that imo.

[cedar creek]

yeah for real

[pseudo spruce]

I need to take time and enjoy life

[cedar creek]

right

i hear you there

who said buying a gaming phone was a good idea lmao

i did i said that lmao and i want a new phone now

and you want to know how many games i play on it....

0

[pseudo spruce]

I don't know but I bought one and now I'm regretting paying so much for a phone lol

[cedar creek]

lol

the razer phone 2 was cheap on at&t so i got it but eh

the refresh rate is nice but thats really it lmao

[pseudo spruce]

I have a Galaxy S10 Plus

[cedar creek]

nice

[pseudo spruce]

$$$$$$

[cedar creek]

i want the sony Xperia 1

but its 950

[pseudo spruce]

That's about what I paid for mine

[cedar creek]

4k display though. totally worth it and yeah

[pseudo spruce]

Well still paying, in monthly payments

[cedar creek]

yeah same here

[pseudo spruce]

Wow nice

[cedar creek]

yeah man it looks like a solid phone 6.5 inch display 4k hdr oled triple lens camera. 21:9 ratio

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah that's great specs. I don't know if my phone even has the 4k

[cedar creek]

i don't think any phone has a 4k display

any other phone lol

sony is the first actually

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah didn't think so

Display on mine is pretty sweet though. Best display I've had on a phone by a long shot

[cedar creek]

yeah mines 2k

1440x2560

[pseudo spruce]

Mine is 3040x1440 WQHD

[cedar creek]

so a little better

but only has a 60hz refresh rate

90 should be standard nowadays

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah gaming is so much more immersing with that display

[cedar creek]

yeah but even youtube or any videos

[pseudo spruce]

I don't know what the refresh rate is on mine

[cedar creek]

60

[pseudo spruce]

Ok thanks.

[cedar creek]

np

i watch a lot of youtube so that sony would be amazing lol

[pseudo spruce]

My pc monitors are 144 mhz and omg the difference is mind blowing

[cedar creek]

oh yeah 110%

i want to try 1440 to see the difference from 1080

but i need a new monitor lol

[pseudo spruce]

Me too. When I get my rx 5709 xt I also need a 1440 monitor

5700*

[cedar creek]

yeah itll run any game over 60fps on ultra/high settings

at 1440p

[pseudo spruce]

This is the one I'm thinking of getting

[cedar creek]

yikes 408 is expensive

to me anyways

[pseudo spruce]

I know but for a 32" 1440p monitor with 1ms response time at 144mhz it's actually cheap

[cedar creek]

yeah true

[cold stream]

Amazon had this one that was 144hz IPS for $220 once

[cedar creek]

i just think msi is expensive

[cold stream]

It sold out in a day

[pseudo spruce]

Lol I can see why

[cold stream]

I wish I got it

[cedar creek]

its a cheap brand but i mean lmao

[cold stream]

BRO WHAT

[pseudo spruce]

@cedar creek It is expensive but I figured if I'm getting an rx 5700 xt might as well get a monitor that I can really enjoy it with

[cold stream]

200hz, $280

[cedar creek]

yeah for sure

[cold stream]

I have to unfortunately say, Nvidia wins

[cedar creek]

nahhhhhhhh

lol

[pseudo spruce]

Thats a good price but only 1080p

[cedar creek]

i knoe i didn't see that till literally just now

know

[cold stream]

1080p is perfectly acceptable

Im on 1050p

[cedar creek]

lol

[pseudo spruce]

I am too rn and have been for a while. Nothing wrong with 1080 I just wanted to take it to the next level.

[cedar creek]

i mean...…..

[pseudo spruce]

It will be a while before I can upgrade

Dang!

[cold stream]

I kinda want a 240hz just so screen tear will never be an issue

[cedar creek]

lmao

[pseudo spruce]

I have a Free Sync monitor and gpu so it's not an issue

[cedar creek]

same my cheap ole dell has free sync

[pseudo spruce]

Would love to try 240mhz though

[cedar creek]

same!

little cheaper

[pseudo spruce]

I couldn't imagine gaming on a 49" 1440 monitor

[cedar creek]

ikr lmao

looking left and then right

[pseudo spruce]

Good deal on that one. I've read good things about AOC

[cedar creek]

yeah it has decent reviews

27 inch is 250

165hz

[cold stream]

I have a super old AOC currently

[pseudo spruce]

I used a 27" for long time. Finally bought a 32" 8 months ago until I got a 32".

[cold stream]

the fact that it's just now got it's first dead pixel is probably a good indicator

[cedar creek]

damn thats not bad

[pseudo spruce]

I've been lucky with no dead pixels yet

[cold stream]

Note: this monitor is like 8 years old

[cedar creek]

another thing nice with the sapphire 5700xt is that if you cant run a game at 2560x1440 you can manually set to like 2450x1360 or something

[cold stream]

and when I say a dead pixel I mean

a singular pixel

[cedar creek]

lol

[pseudo spruce]

Cool

[cold stream]

dammit now I notice it

[pseudo spruce]

Lmao!

[cedar creek]

lol

[cold stream]

what's the state of Hdmi 2.1 based AdaptiveSync

[cedar creek]

um what

lmao

some type of gibberish

[pseudo spruce]

I didn't know there was 2.1 yet

[cold stream]

Hdmi cables were supposed to have their own built in syncing technology from 2.1 onwards

[cedar creek]

ohh

[cold stream]

2.1 came out like 8 months ago bro

[pseudo spruce]

Oh ok. I haven't bought a new cable in a couple of years

That would be awesome if the cable itself has it built-in

[cold stream]

yeah that's what I'm hoping

so I can just get a random 240hz and ta-da

[cedar creek]

yeah really

[cold stream]

of course 240hz within my price range is probably gonna have some not very stellar colors but...

[cedar creek]

lol right

same here

240hz 4k uhd hdr lmao

like 800 dollars probably

if thats even possible

[cold stream]

well it is

but

up those dollars

[cedar creek]

but is there a 4k past 60hz?

[cold stream]

bro where have you been

[cedar creek]

lmao

[pseudo spruce]

Lol

[cold stream]

the closest thing we have is a monitor by Nvidia

It's 4k, 144hz, HDR, G-Sync

2 grand

[pseudo spruce]

😱😱😱

[cedar creek]

yikes

[cold stream]

I mean if I won the lottery...

[cedar creek]

lol right

[pseudo spruce]

If I was going to spend that much on a monitor I would get Alienware

[cedar creek]

overpriced lol

[cold stream]

even then you'd have to run the vast majority of games at non-native rez to get the 144hz

so 4k past 60 does exist, it's just dumb

[cedar creek]

i don't like alienware

[cold stream]

alienware is overpriced but good

but overpriced

[cedar creek]

ahh

id like a solid 144hz 2160x1440 monitor

[cold stream]

ok so from what I can tell hdmi 2.1 is out and that's great and all there just aren't any monitors that use it yet

[cedar creek]

lmao

go figure

[pseudo spruce]

Not surprised lol

If it's not one thing it's another

[cold stream]

gosh diggity darnit

[cedar creek]

for real

[gray vapor]

Why not go DP?

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah Dp is better. Are they working on something like that for dp?

[lone pond]

I have one of those acer x27d

It was worth every penny

[cold stream]

I wanted adaptive sync

[lone pond]

It's incredible

[cold stream]

yeah it'll probably be dp

you know that also stand for something naughty right

[pseudo spruce]

Haha

[lone pond]

And I run everything I play at 4k, outside of control which I'd play with ray tracing on and used the sharpening in GFE and, well, yeah. Beautiful

[pseudo spruce]

Is there really much difference between the two?

[cold stream]

if you do g-sync it only works through displayport

otherwise no not really

[lone pond]

Between hdmi and dp?

[pseudo spruce]

Yes

[lone pond]

That's the biggest thing

[cold stream]

now that hdmi 2.1 is out they're actually ahead of displayport

2.1 supports adaptive sync, a different kind of surround sound, 10k at 120hz...

[lone pond]

You say that as if dp2.0 hasn't been in the works

[pseudo spruce]

Ok I see. Does that go for Free Sync as well?

[cold stream]

seems like it

hmm

why doesn't anything work with hdmi then

[lone pond]

Dp2.0 will have considerably higher bandwidth than hdmi2.1

[cedar creek]

4k you need a good gpu then

to run over 60fps right?

[lone pond]

My 2080ti leaves a lot of performance to be desired

[cedar creek]

ah well that explains

[lone pond]

I need lots more GPU but sli is whack so

[cold stream]

16k at 60 hz

bruh

[pseudo spruce]

I would like both to use Free Sync since my monitor has both so I can hook up2 different pc's and still have Free Sync

[cold stream]

wubs you're coming off as incredibly rich rn pls it causes me physical pain

[cedar creek]

lmao

[lone pond]

I just have almost no financial responsibility outside of rent

[pseudo spruce]

Lol!

[cold stream]

"2080 ti (the best graphics card in existence) leaves much to be desired"

[cedar creek]

Quadro 8000

get on my level

lmao

in sli

[pseudo spruce]

You guys are talking in a whole different league now

[cedar creek]

lmao

[cold stream]

I'll just be here with 1050p monitor on 60hz...

[lone pond]

I buy everything in cash, no leases, have no kids, and I like to treat myself lol

[pseudo spruce]

@lone pond I envy you

[lone pond]

Don't

[cold stream]

you're talking about a pc that's as expensive as a used car at that point though

[cedar creek]

ikr

[lone pond]

Yep, but I use my computer way more than my car

[cedar creek]

10k in just cards

[lone pond]

Value is all relative

[cold stream]

well if I had all the money in the world..

[lone pond]

I'm far from rich lol

[cedar creek]

just need a decent job lol

[lone pond]

I'm a student

[cold stream]

I'd get a 3950x

[pseudo spruce]

Money is just paper right? :)

[cedar creek]

lmao

[lone pond]

I just don't waste my money

Well, waste is a relative word too

[cedar creek]

lol

[cold stream]

https://www.amazon.com/AOC-C24G1-Frameless-DisplayPort-Adjustable/dp/B07GD7H18F/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3SE6ZJ5O4CHL5&keywords=144hz%2Bmonitor&qid=1574234737&sprefix=144%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-3&th=1 give

[lone pond]

FWIW having all this doesn't fill the void in my heart. So don't be jealous 😂

[pseudo spruce]

My family would think I went off the deep end if I spent that much on a gpu

[cold stream]

it took me a week of debating to drop $280 on my gpu

[lone pond]

But I'll tell you what... high refresh gaming on a 10 bit 1k nits panel changes everything

[pseudo spruce]

I spent a month researching gpu's before I finally bought my last one

[cold stream]

yeah I spent soo much time researching and debating myself

[pseudo spruce]

I'm the same lol

[cedar creek]

i search a little bit but lol

wubs helped me pick my gpu and save tons lmao

[lone pond]

I waffled back and forth for a month before I got my 3900x, wasn't sure if I wanted to wait for 10th gen Intel

[pseudo spruce]

I can't wait to see what 10th gen offers

[cedar creek]

money\

[lone pond]

Honestly, I doubt it'll be that compelling

[cedar creek]

and a lot of it

[cold stream]

Now is the age of AMD

the age of Red

[lone pond]

The real gain in 10th gen is that 9th gen cpus would be cheapwr

[cedar creek]

yeah true

but intel sucks

jk

jk

[cold stream]

go intel if you want literally 2 more fps

[pseudo spruce]

I've always been team Intel until recently.

exclusively

[cedar creek]

they do the same thing lol i have no decision

[lone pond]

Yep this was my first AMD build since like 2005

Things were WAY different then

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah they were

[cold stream]

yeah amd used to be slackin now they're packin

[lone pond]

My 3900x has been a pleasure

[cold stream]

stop being so rich

seriously it burns

[cedar creek]

lol

[lone pond]

Lol

[cold stream]

auuugh

[lone pond]

PepeFlex

[pseudo spruce]

Lmao

[cold stream]

[cedar creek]

i have an fx6300

jk

[cold stream]

i5-3570k

can't argue with free

[pseudo spruce]

I still have a 4790k

[lone pond]

I've been on a roughly 2.5 year upgrade cycle but I think this will last a bit longer, minus GPU swaps

[cold stream]

omg stop

you're hurting me

[lone pond]

The only thing that hurts ivy bridge is a lack of nvme support, imo

[cedar creek]

i have a ryzen 5 2600

its ight

[cold stream]

NVME

STOP

[cedar creek]

pretty decent

[cold stream]

I DONT SPEAK RICH

[cedar creek]

what

its like 120 or so

[lone pond]

Lol but you can get $90 1tb nvme drives

[cold stream]

whuh

[lone pond]

That'd cheaper than sata ssds

[cold stream]

last I checked you could get $100 non NVME 1tb ssds

[cedar creek]

i have 1 whole ssd slot

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah prices on those really dropped

[lone pond]

Who was I helping last night?

[cedar creek]

me the other night

[lone pond]

Intel 660p 1tbs are regularly ~$100

Was I helping you find a SSD too?

[cedar creek]

no i asked if my mobo supported ssd

[lone pond]

I was rather furiously ripping the bong so...

[pseudo spruce]

I have an NVME 500gb I paid $69

[cedar creek]

and all i had to do was look up my mobo lmao

then i asked what gpu was good and then you talked me out of building an entire pc

[cold stream]

tfw have enough money to upgrade entire pc but you realllly shouldn't

[cedar creek]

so yeah lamo

lmao

[cold stream]

I really do have enough money to do that

[lone pond]

Wait so what did you decide to do? Just upgrade your GPU right?

[cedar creek]

yeah

the sapphire nitro+ will be mine lol

[cold stream]

the power of the sun, in the palm of my hand...

[pseudo spruce]

@cedar creek you're still using an hdd?

[cedar creek]

yessir

sadly

hey i will say my load times are still nice

[lone pond]

If you're near a microcenter, someone posted a link for $340 + $20 MIR 5700xt

[cold stream]

holy CRAP

WHY DO MICROCENTERS NOT EXIST HERE

[cedar creek]

wtf is a microcenter? lol

[lone pond]

They're the shiz

[pseudo spruce]

You really need to get an ssd. The difference is night and day. Push the power button, blink a couple times and Windows is up and r2

[cedar creek]

i will eventually lol

[pseudo spruce]

running

[cedar creek]

i need more space anyways

[lone pond]

Sorry, guess $340 after rebate, but still

[pseudo spruce]

Hdd's are fine for backup and storage but if you game you really should get one

[cedar creek]

i don't think we have a microcenter

lol

[cold stream]

hdd isn't a super huge deal for gaming

[pseudo spruce]

Sweet deal

[cold stream]

only time hdd has ever bothered me is loading into tf2

heheh

[cedar creek]

i will get an ssd

and im stuck on the sapphire

no other 5700xt

[pseudo spruce]

Hah don't blame you

[cedar creek]

i wanted the xfx thicc 3 at first buut

bad reviews

[pseudo spruce]

@cedar creek What state are you in?

[cedar creek]

west virginia

[pseudo spruce]

Yeah you're sol. Closest one is in Fairfax Virginia

[lone pond]

They have a microcenter kn farifax

[cedar creek]

yikes

to far for me

[pseudo spruce]

Just go here https://www.microcenter.com/ and check the store locater. Maybe you can find something closer depending where in Wedt Virginia you are

[cedar creek]

right on pa line

[lone pond]

I think there's one in Pittsburgh

[cedar creek]

north east

again to far for me lmao

use that money in just gas to save money on a gpu

[pseudo spruce]

You're probably right

[cedar creek]

i have a truck so yeah all the savings on that gpu would go in gas

lmao

[lone pond]

Ohhh, yeah ok then lol

[pseudo spruce]

I have 2 stores within 30 minutes drive

[cedar creek]

lucky id like to see a microcenter one day

never heard of them before

[lone pond]

I've driven two hours to save $100 on stuff and it only cost me like $15-20 in gas so it was still worthwhile

[pseudo spruce]

They're not as well known

[cedar creek]

well when you drive a car with good mileage its different

lol

[rose fox]

Should i get a blower if my chosen case is kinda known or thought to have bad thermals

[lone pond]

They've very well known, they're just very picky about where uhuru olusegun stores

[cold stream]

wait there's only 25 micro centers in existence

oml

[pseudo spruce]

Get a Mini Cooper lol

[cedar creek]

ew hell naw

[lone pond]

I would NEVER get a blower card unless I'm ripping it apart to watercool

[rose fox]

oof ok

[pseudo spruce]

Lmao

[lone pond]

But if you're getting literally zero airflow in your case

That's a bit different

Honestly, I'd just pony up a lil bit of cash and get a decent case over compromising with a blower card

[rose fox]

I mean no it gets good thermals but people are always like, “ooh only 2 fans? bad thermals.”

or at least nothing to cry about

[lone pond]

Oh, well then definitely do not get a blower card

Would make more sense to get an extra fan and optimize airflow

[pseudo spruce]

What's the issue with blower cards?

[lone pond]

Loud, hot

[cold stream]

basically open-ended fan cards work better as they increase the airflow of the whole pc

[pseudo spruce]

Ok I see. I know they're loud but didn't know about Temps

[rose fox]

i’m probably gonna put 2 140 mm on the front rad

[cold stream]

here's what you do

take off the fans and heat sink of your gpu

[cedar creek]

im going to get a fully closed no airflow case and see what happens

lmao

[lone pond]

Look at benchmarks for the blower 5700xt vs an AIB 5700xt

[cold stream]

and then attach a noctua nh15

[pseudo spruce]

lol

I have a NH-D15 and it rocks

[rose fox]

I know a guy who has a cardboard box for a case

[cold stream]

ioajdfoiasjdf

[cedar creek]

lmao

[cold stream]

let me tell you a secret

[lone pond]

I was kinda hyped I got one of the ltt edition dh15 chromax

[cold stream]

at one point, a side of my case was cardboard, because the other panel didn't come with the pc

[cedar creek]

i want that 5000 dollar case

that goes hard af

[rose fox]

he spent like $180 for his entire setup and he’s running almost all last-gen components

[lone pond]

I want this https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-thronos

Let me live my dream of being the nerd in grandma's boy

[pseudo spruce]

Lamo! I'll add that to my dream list

[cold stream]

well for $180 that still sounds like an absolute steal

[rose fox]

i think the most modern part he has is a rx 460

[cold stream]

that's like 2 gens behind bro

still, a functioning pc for $180...

[pseudo spruce]

Need a rx 570 now days at the very least

[cedar creek]

i want the z tower

[cold stream]

oml I can't believe there's actually a gpu with THICC in the name

that's amazing

[rose fox]

what

[cedar creek]

lol

[rose fox]

show me

i want it

[pseudo spruce]

That case looks like an art sculpture lol

[rose fox]

crikey isn’t 2025 mhz like really good

[cedar creek]

its 5000 dollars too

[cold stream]

yeah 2ghz or higher for a gpu is pretty much unheard of

[lone pond]

2ghz is pretty normal for 5700xt

[cold stream]

[lone pond]

The thicc is a pretty bad example of 5700xt cards thoughi

[rose fox]

I’m getting an rx 5700xt but idk which one

[pseudo spruce]

I thought they were around 1800mhz but I could be wrong

[rose fox]

upper 1800s is the standard i think

[lone pond]

They have a bunch of different speeds