Cause if you are a CPU upgrade will not be much of a concern for now tbh
#graphics-cards
ripe ivy
torn yarrow
what is a good price for a 1080ti?
lone pond
i mean the 3060ti and 1080ti are not much of a difference 5-10 fps difference in almost every game
@torn yarrow so i wouldn't buy one for over 400
i would wait for stock and go from there
amber birch
Cause if you are a CPU upgrade will not be much of a concern for now tbh
Yeah I plan on playing some RPGs on 4k. Shooters for my 1080p monitor.
torn yarrow
ok
ripe ivy
Okay, so yeah there will be quite the bottleneck for 1080p
lone pond
r7 2700x is good enough for 4k
ripe ivy
But honestly, it depends on the game
ripe ivy
Like if it's Esport type titles, eh I mean you're still getting hundreds of frames typically
lone pond
facts
ripe ivy
Like I dunno Siege for example
lone pond
60fps+ easy
later on you could possible upgrade but a r7 2700x is perfectly fine
they even used a r3 3300x in a video for comparison it ain't that bad
amber birch
I mean if it out performs my current card then I'm fine with it lol But I've been playing RPGs more so fps above 60 doesn't really matter.
warped osprey
2600x with 1660 super is that okay or should i upgrade/downgrade?
coarse spindle
@warped osprey budget?
warped osprey
$1,520 CAD
warped osprey
staying on x470
coarse spindle
ooh ok
warped osprey
its an msi x470 gaming plus max im pretty sure
coarse spindle
well, If you find someone with a 3900x with buyers remorse and a 3080
coarse spindle
that should work
coarse spindle
your build seems good enough for now anyway
although maybe see if you can find an older RTX card
warped osprey
so there is no issue with 2600x with 1660 super?
coarse spindle
not really. they are a well matched pair
warped osprey
r6, vrchat, eve online, minecraft, world of tanks and world of warships and gta 5
torn yarrow
is it worth upgrading to a 1070 from a rx 570?
torn yarrow
?
waxen iron
I can’t read
waxen iron
But to answer, there’s no point really
torn yarrow
hmmmmmmmmmm
waxen iron
Go 20/30 series
torn yarrow
im poor
torn yarrow
ik and thank you
teal frost
Nope, save up for a 1660 super at least
Now is a bad time to upgrade, things arent really in stock
warped osprey
bruh a 1080 and 1080 ti is better than a 1660 super what are you saying?
warped osprey
no
teal frost
I must be stupid
warped osprey
just cuz the number is bigger does not mean its better
teal frost
Save up for a 3060 or 2070-2080 then
icy cove
GTX 1080 is 44% better than a 1660 super
warped osprey
i swear if people use that bs
tender mulch
Anytime you see X is xx% better than x you know
warped osprey
uh-, yes
tender mulch
1080 is better, yes, but not by a huge margin
warped osprey
yep
1080 ti is kinda like a 50%-ish better than 1660 super
1660 super and ti basically have no difference
a 2060 isnt worth it tbh
i'd rather get a 3060/3070 or 2060 super/2070
quiet horizon
I got a 1650 what should I upgrade to😭
clear pier
I would say 3060 ti
Because you probably don’t have the cpu to go with the 3070 or 3080 and the 60 ti is 400 bucks
If you can get one of corse
The 50 will come out soon too. That should be a pretty good pair
torn yarrow
should i go with a 1070 and get a way better power supply or 1080 no power supply
and the 1080 isnt guaranteed
tender mulch
I think you should wait for GPU prices and stock to stabilize 🙂
tender mulch
1-2 months
More GPU's releasing next month too
3060 non-TI
maybe a 3050
Plus some from AMD also if rumors are true
tender mulch
Never say never
100% serious. Any 1000 series you buy is honestly a waste of money RN
torn yarrow
and how much would they cost
tender mulch
3050 probs $300
3060 non-ti probs $350
If I had to guess
Maybe 3050 $250?
No prices yet
torn yarrow
wow
torn yarrow
tender mulch
But I know what my time and money is worth
torn yarrow
nope but if you know who lucid is he said you can always acquire money but time you cant
( i just made that up tbh)
tender mulch
That's how I think of it. I buy things with time, not money.
torn yarrow
yes
sacred radish
Guys is the 1660s a better card than the rx580 and if I can only get the worse of the two should I just wait or get the worse one
brisk flame
1660s obliterates the 580
torn yarrow
yes
brisk flame
no competition
sacred radish
Okay thanks
torn yarrow
but i think you should wait
sacred radish
Yeah it’s really expensive right now
torn yarrow
yeah
brisk flame
they are in way different price classes
torn yarrow
my pc looks jank asf
icy cove
dang, wouldn't expect the chosen one to have a jank PC
past egret
Question for you guys! I just got a new case and I’m trying out vertical mounting for the first time. Is this even worth keeping and just monitoring temps like crazy or is it a definite problem?
(Never mind I can’t attach a pic, but the gpu is literally touching the side panel)
icy cove
just stress test it and watch temps
but also get another opinion because idk anything about vertical mounting
proper bronze
I have a 1660 super and ryzen 5 3600x. Should I upgrade my gpu?
lone pond
no
amber stratus
Hey
eager timber
I have a 1660 super and ryzen 5 3600x. Should I upgrade my gpu?
nice gpu
green harness
A 3070 is more powerful than a 3060Ti, which is best will depend on your budget and use case @amber stratus
amber stratus
@green harness my friends budget is 1300
green harness
I'm not the best person to help you figure out exactly what the best bang for the buck at that price is, but I think either gpu could fit at that budget IF the gpu is at msrp and if 1300 is just for the pc (not a monitor, keyboard, etc)
amber stratus
Yeah with out monitor keyboard
green harness
Ok, I'd recommend finding out what resolution and refresh rate your friend's monitor is and then looking at the performance of the two cards at that res/refresh. My impression is there isn't much need to go up to a 3070 for 1080p for example
craggy compass
Ok, I'd recommend finding out what resolution and refresh rate your friend's mon...
Will 2K resolution monitor needs the RTX 30 series then?
iron tide
Will 2K resolution monitor needs the RTX 30 series then?
What is the refresh rate of the monitor?
oblique spoke
my 3070 won’t initialize anymore
my motherboard beeps at me 5 times
any help here?
night mica
Is there a particular reason to go with nvidia over Radeon?
tender mulch
Drivers and streaming
night mica
Which is better? If either is better
tender mulch
IMO, nVidia. Better for streaming and better software
@oblique spoke 5 beeps = CPU, not GPU.
Check CPU fan and CPU power
lone pond
Will 2K resolution monitor needs the RTX 30 series then?
you can go for 30xx or 60xx
both cards are fine for 1440p
but imo the 30xx is better due to RTSS so you can get some extra frames.
copper mason
@night mica Nvidia and AMD drivers are on almost equal footing right now, buy whatever is available that you can afford. If you're a real picky person for detail, get something with more than 8gb of VRAM as we've already seen a few games that will use more than 8gb. If you want ray tracing right now at playable frame-rates, go nvidia. If you don't care much about ray tracing or wouldn't mind using it at a later date, the AMD cards right now often have more VRAM than nvidia cards in the same price bracket - this will make them stay relevant longer for gaming at high details and high resolutions. If gaming at 4k with ray tracing on is your thing, definitely go for more than 8gb of VRAM.
TL-DR, get what is available to purchase in your price range.
night mica
Oh, sick. The card I was looking at was the RX 5600XT
copper mason
@oblique spoke You can google motherboard beep codes for your model of motherboard. Your motherboard model is usually silk-screened onto the board somewhere below the CPU socket or next to it. You may have to remove the GPU or the CPU cooler to see it.
You can sometimes forgot to re-plug your CPU power EPS12V 8-pin cable(s) when installing a GPU as sometimes it's impossible to route the EPS12V anywhere but over the video card due to cable length issues.
@night mica Get whatever you can afford. Right now 8gb is nice for 1080p / 1440p, but if it gets slow, consider knocking down texture details one notch to get things playable again as there's a few games that came out this year that want more than 8gb. For what a 5600xt costs, it's not a bad option. If you get it at a discounted price, even better.
copper mason
Some folks were doing tricks with the 5600xt BIOS flashing to try turning it into a slightly-power-hungry 5700 series card. The GPU is quite similar, but I believe a lower yield (I do not own one, but I keep up to date on PC hardware news by inhaling all the info I can find constantly). I don't think you'll want to mess with that BIOS trick unless you're god-level with PC hardware, as otherwise it is a plenty good card and should give you a few years of gaming for a decent price.
@tender mulch Some games can go over 8gb, more-so with ray tracing and other nvidia features which need some VRAM to do their magic. It's not required to have more than 8gb and it might not make a visible difference in most proper game engines (which will unload assets not in scene when it gets low).
I don't wish to again say how limiting it is trying to fit everything into 8gb of VRAM without resorting to mud textures or building-windows that are two dimensional stickers, ugh.
If it's what you can afford, no crime in that. I have 8gb here, I do hobbies of game design and such, it can easily be overwhelmed especially when modding newer games. That said, knocking texture details down to half resolution in any game that should go over is not often very noticeable and definitely won't detract from gameplay.
tender mulch
Sigh.
copper mason
I'm with you on the sigh, it's too early for that type of talk anywho.
tender mulch
Game design =/= gaming
copper mason
DO read some reviews of latest games though, they're slowly starting to want more VRAM now that there's cards out beyond the top 1% that have over 8gb. It's a bit of the chicken and the egg theory with PC hardware and gaming. Sometimes PCMR stuff isn't always fun and games.
Honestly, I can't wait for games to make use of the new video card tech and specs. It's going to be so much more immersive in every way in a few years when the new consoles and cards have been out for a bit and have somewhat saturated the market.
Hopefully I can get something with more memory than this 2070 Thuper (said with sarcastic lisp) has.
tender mulch
I have. If someone is looking at a 5600XT, they aren't going for 1440p gaming (or shouldn't be). 8 GB VRAM is fine.
Also, with 30 series, everyone is quick to bash the QTY of ram without thinking about the bandwidth. It matters.
old narwhal
Hey guys can i ask a question? I was planning to buy a mid range gpu, what gpu do u prefer? Rx 5500xt or gtx 1660s thanks!
copper mason
Yes RAM bandwidth matters a lot depending on what you're doing. However, to charge 500+ $ for something that's only got the same amount of VRAM as an older card, only to turn around and make cards 'coming soon' next month / 6 weeks after the competition came out with 16gb (even if it's not all used yet, which it isn't), just seems a bit shady.
Some of the VRAM conservation on specs of 30 series by nvidia is due to GDDR6X shortage on the market.
waxen iron
🍿
copper mason
@old narwhal Look up hardware reviews on those cards or the games you intend to play, and pick whichever runs what you like best for the right price you're willing to pay.
old narwhal
Ok thanks buddy! @copper mason
copper mason
1660 series is pretty decent. If you go 2060S you can get very basic ray tracing IF it's in your budget, don't expect a world of difference though as it's not very powerful when it comes to ray tracing in general.
copper mason
If ray tracing does not matter, the 1660 Super or Ti or whatever the heck they named it is pretty close in performance for a bit less cost.
@gritty notch I keep running out of VRAM on an 8gb card here, but I refuse to spend 500$ plus after spending 572$ for this card a year ago (I couldn't wait on it, it was holding up production and my old card was acting up, it was what was available that didn't have disco lights).
Nvidia's streaming implementation is purportedly better and less impactful on performance.
gritty notch
Nvidia's streaming implementation is purportedly better and less impactful on pe...
nvenv crushes anything else on the market rn
nvenc*
some of the AI stuff i do just munches ram
copper mason
Yes, I've gleaned that from reviews. It's nice to have something built in for that. Another nice feature on nvidia cards with Ray Tracing is just how fast even a lower model Turing card can do ray tracing in 3d modeling and graphics design software (read: blink and it's done).
old narwhal
Ohh ok buddy thanks!
gritty notch
Yes, I've gleaned that from reviews. It's nice to have something built in for t...
amd is just complete garbo for productivity tbh
it makes me upset that they dare to sell workstation cards 
copper mason
A 2070 Super is much, much faster on ray tracing a scene than my 3950x is (stock settings with DOCP ram profile enabled). I believe the 2070 Super is about 3~5x faster than the CPU. Unbelievable.
gritty notch
A 2070 Super is much, much faster on ray tracing a scene than my 3950x is (stock...
yep thats what dedicated hw will get ya
imo amd gpu vs nvidia gpu
0 contest
for any sort of productivity work
amd just gets absolutely bodied
no one in pro scene takes any of their gpus seriously
copper mason
My Radeon RX 480 8gb kept crashing the snot out of everything. Was great on Windows 7 not a single issue. Put it on this Windows 10 machine and it wouldn't keep on it's stock clocks. Tried everything, finally DEC 2 2019 it scrambled the desktop, it went back to live in a box after that, couldn't stand it anymore.
gritty notch
My Radeon RX 480 8gb kept crashing the snot out of everything. Was great on Win...
lmao yeah
im telling you
next gpu just use nvidia
best choice ull make i promise
tender mulch
2060 for ray tracing is poo. Too much of an FPS hit even in 1080p
gritty notch
2060 for ray tracing is poo. Too much of an FPS hit even in 1080p
2060 for accelerating rt in projects is fantastic
gritty notch
its stupid that it wasnt just marketed as a workstation card
gritty notch
copper mason
I have an old Radeon HD 7850 2gb that still purrs along just fine after 7.5 years, I got it in mid 2013 when it was 'on sale'. That one works great. This 2070 Super 8gb model works great. The RX 480 8gb card had the same issue that affected MANY polaris cards in that it mimicked 'a dying card'.
I was going to just get a Radeon VII open box 16gb model, but I lost my trust in AMD GPU's. On the flip side though, AMD CPU / Chipset is great, love my 3700x and 3950x here.
tender mulch
Especially since a lot of my fave games are Unreal Engine. UE doesn't like GPU overclocks -_-
gritty notch
I have an old Radeon HD 7850 2gb that still purrs along just fine after 7.5 year...
VII is kinda poop
source: used one for like a week
was ass
sold
tender mulch
Radeon VII?
copper mason
UE can be a huge pain in the rear even when NOT overclocking anything. I have lost count of how many different times that there was fourth-wall breaking knocks from the developers of the game over UE antics.
tender mulch
OOF
tender mulch
Hopefully now that AMD is caught up on the CPU market, they'll spend some time on their GPU drivers
gritty notch
honestly either get a quadro from me or a 3080 and youll be set for years
tender mulch
Cuz if they nail the GPU drivers as well as nVidia, they'd have a great product
copper mason
Yeah I don't want to go back to AMD GPU's unless they're half-price and there's pro-line drivers available for that card model (even if I must flash bios to install them).
gritty notch
Cuz if they nail the GPU drivers as well as nVidia, they'd have a great product
still missing hw to do a lot of stugg though
tender mulch
Yeah but that's coming
gritty notch
Yeah I don't want to go back to AMD GPU's unless they're half-price and there's ...
amd will never have pro line drivers
tender mulch
They're making OK headway
spice prawn
but they never actually will be "pro grade"
that is a very bold assumption there
spice prawn
as always, it comes and goes
gritty notch
theyre struggling to get the cards perfect for normal people
copper mason
AMD's getting better, but the polaris card was a black hole for productivity here, it sucked it all in and never spit anything good out except DISPLAY DRIVER HAS RECOVERED AFTER CRASHING, HOPE YOU SAVED YOUR WORK RECENTLY type messages. I'm just shocked there's not an RX 480 shaped hole in the wall thus far.
gritty notch
and they know pros dont take them seriously at all
so theyre working on getting the cards perfect for gamers first
spice prawn
and they know pros dont take them seriously at all
i dont know what segment you are confined in, but i really dont see that at all
gritty notch
i dont know what segment you are confined in, but i really dont see that at all
encode
theyre a joke
copper mason
I would love to have an all AMD machine, but I had to switch to Nvidia for stability.
Now I'm using the 'Studio Ready' drivers for Nvidia Turing series cards, they crash but not as much. It mostly just hates my window-skinning app that I got on discount because the Windows 10 default interface was backwards, awful, and just the mockery of productivity.
copper mason
i hope amd does well
I hope so too, we NEED competition.
spice prawn
They're coming
the interesting thing, from my pov, is "are they able to do ryzen-like rollouts/improvements"
spice prawn
because IF they can keep to a schedule like the ryzen line has had? the consumers will win
gritty notch
id say maybe 2 gens from now we could have some serious competition thoygh
and im hyped
night mica
Well, I’m going with a 6 gig amd card and a ryzen 7 so once my parts arrive I’ll let you know how an all amd build runs
gritty notch
because at the end of the day idc about brand i care abt how the stuff performs
tender mulch
Oh, if they keep up with the 6000 series like they have, nVidia will have a handful
copper mason
The run on hardware right now - besides console launches and factory mishaps etc, is so bad because of intel stagnating for years and AMD also not having top-tier GPUs for a long time. Now that PC hardware is advancing more than 2% annually, people have an actual reason to buy something - e.g. we have something to upgrade to, now!
dreamy dragonBOT
Ginger-Breadsticks#8720 has been warned
night mica
Oop
gritty notch
exactly
its weird cause i feel like for a lot of people
the 3090 is a great budget card
if youre looking at HPC at home
night mica
Scuse me what
copper mason
3090 only has one fault, the price. I love it, but 1500$ ~ 2600$ for various models from basic OEM models up to the expensive ASUS GUNDAM edition... that's INSANE unless your work is footing the note on it.
spice prawn
The run on hardware right now - besides console launches and factory mishaps etc...
except, its "only" the manufacturing arm, the R&D arm(s) have been chugging along just fine.
gritty notch
3090 only has one fault, the price. I love it, but 1500$ ~ 2600$ for various mo...
true but my quadros START at 3.2-3.5
3090 is literally a god tier budget card
copper mason
3090 - yes IF you can find one. So rare, MSI had someone steal two pallets of them from the factory dock in China.
spice prawn
its just 2 pallets
gritty notch
even getting scalped for 3090 is cheaper than getting the quadro equivs
i mean quadro beats it in some aspects but
copper mason
I don't look forward to the days of having to go into a seedy back alley in a bad part of town to do a cash-only deal for a bag of GPUs. I mean, really, c'mon, it's almost 2021, not 1921 here.
spice prawn
i mean quadro beats it in some aspects but
and those aspects are where the quadros belong. as they always have.
gritty notch
and those aspects are where the quadros belong. as they always have.
exactly
but its like
if youre a student
and need HPC for some stuff youre learning
3090 is really looking like a good budget card
spice prawn
Oh, if they keep up with the 6000 series like they have, nVidia will have a hand...
(gotta love slow discord updates), this would be LOVELY for the consumers at large.
gritty notch
(gotta love slow discord updates), this would be LOVELY for the consumers at lar...
i hope this happens
copper mason
I'd love a quadro, but I'm only a hobbyist doing this for fun - my current for-fun project is Los Injurus for BeamNG Drive, which is a city the size of GTA V's land mass roughly. Not an ounce of plagiarism, but it's more fun building a city in a driving simulator than a city builder game.
But darn if I can't get a nice 12~24gb card at a REASONABLE price. It doesn't need to be fast, it just needs to let me model and run the game engine live at the same time on high detail.
gritty notch
i HATE being vendor locked for anything
tender mulch
It already is great for the consumers
AMD just needs to get decent on the software front (drivers)
spice prawn
i mean, IF they keep it up, we might eventually get less "fanboy-ism" wars about GPU choice. Which would be nice :)
gritty notch
i hope so lol
copper mason
I am a fanboy - only of a good deal 🙂
gritty notch
im tired of hearing ppl say amd is fine for video encode just cause theyre amd fans
same lmao i simp for good deals
copper mason
Yes, it'd be nice to not have to spend 40 hours a week LOOKING for a video card. You used to just be able to click a button and it'd be on it's way, whatever you wanted you could buy. Not anymore. This STINKS.
gritty notch
i miss the old days
spice prawn
im tired of hearing ppl say amd is fine for video encode just cause theyre amd f...
well, taken at face value, those words are not wrong. "amd makes a product that is good for video encode" <- this is true. BUT, its in their CPU line.
gritty notch
well, taken at face value, those words are not wrong. "amd makes a product that ...
id say maybe to that
because cpu encode vs gpu still gets smacked
no matter who does it
amd or intel
copper mason
I remember going to computer shows and picking out the Matrox Mystique/MGA and Millenium II cards I had (the G200 and G400 too). You could just go to the high-end vendors (that had anything better than a Cirrus-Logic 'Trident' branded model), and pick one out, slap down the cash or credit / debit card, and be off. Not anymore.
spice prawn
@gritty notch point is. Context matters for statements :)
copper mason
I was in highschool in the 90's and loved buying PC parts, now it's like a needle in a hay stack.
gritty notch
<@!730975292755279933> point is. Context matters for statements :)
hehe maybe
spice prawn
no, no maybe about that
gritty notch
honestly if i was building a machine for encode id prolly go intel still
quicksync is nice
warped osprey
remember when pc parts were dirt cheap?
copper mason
Yeah, a top-tier Millenium 2 4mb AGP card was 200$ max in 1998.
spice prawn
I remember going to computer shows and picking out the Matrox Mystique/MGA and M...
the time when there was a massive difference between the different cards 2d quality :)
gritty notch
i still use matrox 
spice prawn
I have a Marvel board somewhere in storage still
copper mason
That was a god-level cad card back then, and it even did well enough to run quake great if you had better than a Pentium 120 / Cyrix 6x86 PR166+
warped osprey
man quake hit different now
spice prawn
remember when pc parts were dirt cheap?
to be fair, for the performance? parts are cheap now
warped osprey
wasnt quake the first game that invented bunny hopping?
copper mason
Quake VS Cyrix = death of Cyrix and eventual sale to VIA after a few different company hand-changes...
Quake was the rocket jumping birth-place.
warped osprey
b hopping in quake got CRAZY
copper mason
Everytime I tried rocket jumping, I would either turn to kitty kibbles or survive with 2 health left only to fall in a lava pit. Darn lava pits, they were EVERYWHERE.
copper mason
Yeah I dunno, I just know it was something to make sure to quick-save before trying to rocket jump.
spice prawn
oh yes
copper mason
BOOM splat or BOOM splash scream scream death
I finally just beat Quake II a year ago, playing quake II RTX. Was totally worth a play through. Wish they had more old games with RT and path tracing rendering.
spice prawn
i still have a very vivid memory of attending a lan party in the late 90's and running across the local quake champ and just being bounced all over the bloody place
spice prawn
I finally just beat Quake II a year ago, playing quake II RTX. Was totally wort...
it will come :)
copper mason
I think I remember Tenabrae as the quake engine of choice, that and really enjoying Quake Racer a lot more than I should have - that was a blast multiplayer.
Tenabrae came along to greatness when 3DFX got the voodoo 1 and 2 into circulation.
spice prawn
i had completely forgotten about Tenebrae
copper mason
If I didn't have satellite internet I think I'd still be down for some Quake Racer or just good old Doom deathmatching, I loved DOOM for everything it was worth. My first 486 came with a SB16 multimedia MPC-1 kit with a 2x Matsu-something CD-ROM drive and all that. It came with a shareware copy of doom, also, and shareware warcraft, descent, and heretic. I was in heaven when I bought Doom / Doom II / more levels CD's and the like. You couldn't pry me off the computer and the doom editor unless the power went out.
copper mason
If it wasn't for the doom editor and constantly murdering the pc without trying, or just cleanly going way beyond it's capabilities, I wouldn't have learned a lick about PC hardware.
Yes, descent just served to make me sick. It was a good 3~5 years before I could control the ship in descent to any amount of merit.
copper mason
Well that was a refreshing trip down memory lane there...
I wore a few controllers out in my day, I think I wore through 3 different packard bell keyboards (I love their keyboards not the PC's) before the end of 2008. I literally wore THROUGH some of the keys.
spice prawn
hehe
the Packard boards was not something that was "that" widespread here (at least outside of companies)
copper mason
I used to find them at the tech drop-off and they would give me the packard bell keyboards when I'd see them. I'd usually offload some more valuable stuff than those, and they'd give them to me. I can't find them anymore outside of ebay, and with USB allowing more than two key-presses at the same time, I must use those now.
drowsy kiln
I got a GTX 1660ti recently and it can play Rocket League and Minecraft fine but while trying to play Valorant and Fortnite the entire PC shuts off. How should I go about trying to fix this. (@ me or reply to this)
copper mason
I got a GTX 1660ti recently and it can play Rocket League and Minecraft fine but...
Check your power supply if it's good enough. It might not be able to run more demanding games. What power supply do you have, and how old is it?
gritty notch
prolly psu
drowsy kiln
Check your power supply if it's good enough. It might not be able to run more d...
Specs:
i7 4770k
16gb DDR3
GTX 1660ti
Corsair CX600M
tender mulch
Not a PSU issue.
gritty notch
drivers?
drowsy kiln
So CPU is 4-5 years old, GPU is brand new, and PSU is around 2-3 years I think (It's a friend so not totally sure and he got it used from someone)
tender mulch
Check PC temps, CPU specifically and drivers
tender mulch
Would be worth a DDU and install fresh drivers
brand new GPU?
What was the old one?
drowsy kiln
No clue something 7-8 years old
gritty notch
yep ddu and reinstall
tender mulch
It's a driver wipe program
Download it, boot to safe mode, run DDU and uninstall ALL the nVidia boxes
gritty notch
crying i want faser ingests
drowsy kiln
Can you link one? Then the drivers needed for the system
tender mulch
Boot back to Windows, install fresh drivers
gritty notch
and yeah do that
gritty notch
Can you link one? Then the drivers needed for the system
google ddu
gritty notch
and just go to nvidias site to download the drivers afterwards
drowsy kiln
Ok so should only need the GTX 166ti drivers not the CPU graphics drivers
tender mulch
Temps though?
copper mason
As vintage said, DO try to reinstall drivers. Also, make sure that's it's a genuine 1660Ti if you ordered from Ebay or similar. However, if that does not help your situation, it may be time to get a newer PSU with slightly more wattage. Haswell processor uses a LOT of wattage when overclocked, so make sure not to do that, leave it stock as it should still be fast enough at stock settings.
gritty notch
cinebench gpu benchmark
tender mulch
1660TI doesn't need more than 600 watts
drowsy kiln
Yes I realize I wanted something quick and easy to run
gritty notch
As vintage said, DO try to reinstall drivers. Also, make sure that's it's a gen...
if it has a vga port u got scammed
tender mulch
1660TI only needs 400-45W PSU
drowsy kiln
Temps though?
GPU - 40C
CPU - Not totally sure but don't have new thermal paste avaliable tho will tell him to order. I'll get friend to chcek CPU temps
tender mulch
Tell him to use HWINFO to check temps
copper mason
Drivers will cause display driver reset or BSOD at worst case. It should NEVER shut the PC cleanly off if the driver goes wacky.
tender mulch
Cinebench doesn't really test the GPU anyway
copper mason
Cinebench is more for CPU testing.
3D mark is free if you use the demo, it will show if there's instabilities for the most part.
you can get it on steam, even the demo
gritty notch
heaven or valley benchmark superior
drowsy kiln
Ok so current steps
- Get rid of drivers
- Reinstall drivers
- Install 3D Mark and use HWINFO to monitor temps on 2nd monitor
gritty notch
no needto mess with steam
drowsy kiln
No 3D mark for GPU stress
tender mulch
See if the CPU is thermal limiting
drowsy kiln
and then cinebench for CPU
gritty notch
run heaven or valley on loop
tender mulch
hard shut downs might be CPU thermal limit
tender mulch
Especially with 5 year old paste
drowsy kiln
But it can run Rocket League perfectly fine at over 100fps which is why I'm confused asf
gritty notch
But it can run Rocket League perfectly fine at over 100fps which is why I'm conf...
rocket league gives no cares abt cpu perf most of the time
tender mulch
It's not demanding
gritty notch
esports games arel ght
drowsy kiln
Ok so that makes sense why Rocket League and Minecraft can run but Valorant and Fortnite cant
tender mulch
Ye
drowsy kiln
Ok so wipe drivers, reinsall graphics drivers, run 3D mark for GPU/Cinebench R15/R20 for CPU. Use HWINFO to monitor temps
tender mulch
But ya, DDU the drivers, install fresh. Test CPU temps with Cinebench R20 and HWINFO, then 3DMARK for GPU if CPU is fine
You got it
drowsy kiln
Right hope this all works thanks for your time. I'll come back ltr ofc it something comes up. Any specific thermal paste to order cause either way shuold be redone or just anything on amazon/MicroCenter
tender mulch
Arctic SIlver MX4 is my go to
gritty notch
mx4, nt-h1, kryonaut all good pastes
kryonaut is the BEST but pricing reflects that
tender mulch
At the very least, clean the CPU cooler. I'd imagine it's been neglected and is a fair bit dusty
warped osprey
my friend bought U-DIMM ram even though he had an x470
gritty notch
just blow it out
tender mulch
For that matter, the GPU too
gritty notch
my friend bought U-DIMM ram even though he had an x470
your friend is beyond saving
warped osprey
ikr
drowsy kiln
Most likley if his parents are fine with it an all might go to his house and just clean the entire thing. Then do the 4 steps myself.
tender mulch
Good idea
drowsy kiln
Cause 7 year old CPU its probs got a crap ton of dust
gritty notch
or just have him join this server
tender mulch
I'd imagine so
gritty notch
helping through someone else is always worse than helping directly
tender mulch
no, pls don't. Pics of nasty CPU coolers trigger my OCD XD
warped osprey
really wish noctua's best cpu coolers werent brown and beige
gritty notch
make him scream
drowsy kiln
really wish noctua's best cpu coolers werent brown and beige
They have black ones
gritty notch
really wish noctua's best cpu coolers werent brown and beige
dark rock 4: helo
tender mulch
AIO's, hello
warped osprey
i get triggered when i see an aio installed the wrong way
drowsy kiln
idk exactly where someone else might know better but there is somewhere to do it
warped osprey
yep
drowsy kiln
Top mount best mount
Exactly
tender mulch
Hoses at the top front mount makes me cringe
warped osprey
ikr
drowsy kiln
Top AIO, Front 3x120mm, Rear 1x120mm
cold spire
what is better 1660 super oc or 1080
tender mulch
1080
drowsy kiln
1080 all the way
cold spire
any reasons why
tender mulch
But with prices right now, neither
warped osprey
1080 definitely
tender mulch
Both are likely to be overpriced
cold spire
ya i can get the 1080 for 300
drowsy kiln
Or get a used 1070 for $200 on your local market
cold spire
from a friend
warped osprey
i found a 660super near msrp
tender mulch
I mean
warped osprey
1660*
gritty notch
Hoses at the top front mount makes me cringe
tfw thats how my threadripper system is cooled
tender mulch
you can wait a little bit and for your $300 get even more performance
drowsy kiln
I relize your joking or at least hope you are
cold spire
like eveything is soo overpriced
gritty notch
I relize your joking or at least hope you are
me? no
cold spire
a 1660 super for 500
gritty notch
tender mulch
Mmhmmm
torn yarrow
tender mulch
3060TI is $400 and 2080 level
drowsy kiln
Oh wait you actually have your AIO in the front. Nope thats worse than dusty systems ngl
tender mulch
so
warped osprey
i hate when people see canadian dollars and compare it as the same value as american then recommend a wack priced gpu
gritty notch
Oh wait you actually have your AIO in the front. Nope thats worse than dusty sys...
case im using doesnt let it be mounted any other way sadly
drowsy kiln
case im using doesnt let it be mounted any other way sadly
Oh ok so that's fine I guess...
gritty notch
literally 0mm clearance
drowsy kiln
welp I'll come back ltr if it doesnt go as planned
tender mulch
Best way
drowsy kiln
tks for the help
tender mulch
YW
gritty notch
true i do some weird stuff sometimes
warped osprey
this channel just temporarily died lmao
vivid arch
if i have a 1070 any way to squeeze out 60 fps in cyberpunk 77 or is the game just unoptimized?
gritty notch
if i have a 1070 any way to squeeze out 60 fps in cyberpunk 77 or is the game ju...
hard to run doesnt mean unoptimized
maybe turn down resolution scaler
gritty notch
but yeah 2077 is a pc melter
vivid arch
i honestly thought it was just unoptimized, but my gpu is a rust, but i love it
tender mulch
CP2077 is the new Crysis
vivid arch
i thought cyberpunk was gonna be like gta or fallout where it's cpu dependant
tender mulch
It hammers my 3700x and RTX2060
gritty notch
shocker of the century
vivid arch
websites/youtubers be like: how to run the game on the lowest settings- my build is a 3080 ryzen 9 5950x 32 gb ram 3600mhz, nothing special
tender mulch
Even WITH DLSS
gritty notch
same i maxed the game out on my 2080 and get like
high forties dipping to the 20s
thats psycho rt tho
vivid arch
the side quests have been keeping me busy, fun game, but anything i do feel like it cracks the game lol
warped osprey
say goodbye to can it run crysis and say hello to can it it even cp77
drowsy kiln
It all seems to be working. Sure CPU thermals are horrible but again new thermal paste and cleaning should fix that right up.
It's not dangerously high. Running aroud the low 70s -> high 70s
gritty notch
how horrible
drowsy kiln
That's under load while running Cinebench
drowsy kiln
oh god
gritty notch
oh god
im not kidding
run gpu load and cpu load at the same time
see if it turns off
drowsy kiln
oh thought u meant the CPU stress and Cinebench
It's struggling with Cinebench as it is
About 1/2 way through Cinebench R23
drowsy kiln
Exactly 70s are fine. Not good but fine
gritty notch
which is why it may be an issue with both components being under load 
tender mulch
Time for DDU graphics drivers, then 3DMARK with HWINFO open to GPU temps
gritty notch
and if not then ddu and everything will be nice and cute
coarse spindle
most wouldn't call computer stability "cute", but yes lol
gritty notch
what i want to call it gets me warned
drowsy kiln
Right everything works. Going to have him game on it for a bit check temps and then run the GPU stress test for around 1-2 hours at night
We ran the test for 10m apready and no issues temps stayed around high 60s and low 70s
tender mulch
Good
drowsy kiln
Welp thanks again i was trying for 3 days didnt even think about using a DDU or whatever. We uninstalled them ourselves but idk whatever
tender mulch
Yeah, nVidia uninstall doesn't remove everything
Any time you install a new GPU, always use DDU to remove the old drivers
drowsy kiln
Welp i leanred something as well so good for us both
tender mulch
Hope it's fixed!
gritty notch
learning new things is 90% of the fun
drowsy kiln
Yea all seems good. Stress test over night and were all good
drowsy kiln
He just wants to play cause hes had this system for 5 days and couldnt do anything
clear pier
:p
gritty notch
nice legs
jade ferry
@clear pier dayum where u brought it from ? 👀
clear pier
I was able to purchase a 3060ti on Monday and it was ready today at bestbuy
Stock stayed for a hole 5 min
clear pier
<@737794485626470461> dayum where u brought it from ? 👀
Are you part of stock drops
jade ferry
Huh? nope
clear pier
Do you want me to invite you it is the only way you will get one online
jade ferry
Yes plz
lone pond
yo I got a uestion
so I've been playing a lot of borderlands 2 and I've been noticing that even though my cap is set to 120 in some places it drops, but the gpu itself isn't going on max load and instead is just sitting in 60-70% load, does this have to do with anything cpu bound?
I can understand it happening on areas with a lot of bodies and stuff but in many cases just staring at some areas my framerate gets dropped to like 80 fps
zealous mist
got a 3080 and a 3090 on order now... end of jan delivery
need to decide which one to cancel
lone pond
what do you do?
if gaming a 3090 is just overkill but specifically for your wallet
but the vram might come in handy
for other areas
you're most likely never gonna need 24 GB even on 4k
Dose it matter what kind of mother board you will the graphic card still work I’m new at this
it will
depending on it the pcie lane might affect slightly the performance
but it'll work just fine
Okay thanks
the cpu is a bigger concer
n
zealous mist
10850k so I'm doing fine
lone pond
talking to silent kekw
zealous mist
yeet
lone pond
but yea those things are said are the only thing really worth spending for the 3090
the performance is negligible mostly
specially with how big the price gap is
zealous mist
my reason for the 10-15% better is mostly that I want to keep it a long while
1.8x price is a concern though yea
lone pond
yeah if you're gonna skip like 3 gens then sure
zealous mist
uhh I think it went 7xx>9xx>10xx>20xx>30xx
lone pond
sad thing is I can't tell you to get a 3080ti because getting one is uhh yeah
not possible
zealous mist
ehh supposed to be jan
lone pond
3080ti is the card that will actually have decent value
compared to 3090 at least
10 gb is too little but 24gb is too much for gaming
zealous mist
yea that's the issue I was thinking abouyt
and I didn't want to wait for the 3080 ti
but neither of my current orders comes until almost feb anyway
new date jan 19
🤔
do I hold out for 3080 ti
lone pond
probs best thing
zealous mist
and not get it until like...april
lone pond
it being shipped to you jan probably means they don't really have cards or there's delays because christmas
or bos
both*
zealous mist
either way blt already said they(my 3080) aren't coming in stock until jan 25 and I've heard they are notorious for pushing dates
so worst case I cancel later
gritty notch
uhh I think it went 7xx>9xx>10xx>20xx>30xx
yep
and 3090 will be more futureproofed because vram
zealous mist
yea that's why I pretty much am thinking now it's either wait for 3080ti or get 3090 now
can always sli the 3090 later too if I need to overkill things even more in the future
haha
tender mulch
Games don't support SLI anymore TBH
zealous mist
hmmm
jaunty crypt
yea that's why I pretty much am thinking now it's either wait for 3080ti or get ...
With them knowing the absolute demand on these GPUs, I suspect the msrp on the ti series will be at least $150-200 over the non ti models.
zealous mist
yea I'm expecting that
tender mulch
It should be priced between the 3080 and the 3090
zealous mist
was thinking probs $900 for 3080ti
jaunty crypt
Yeah, that sounds about right
tender mulch
Ye but wait for perf tests before buying
jaunty crypt
Depending on card partner models, I think a few will hit or tip 1k
zealous mist
probs
viscid dagger
sturdy oasis
anybody wanna help explain to me why I can't run mhw for more than an hour without a crash to desktop
coarse spindle
@sturdy oasis what system?
sacred crow
is a 5600x fine with a 3080? Pc will only really be used for gaming
sturdy oasis
ryzen 5 3600, rtx 2060 super, 32gb 3200mhz ram, 1.5tb m.2 nvme storage, sf600 gold plus corsair powersupply, gigabyte x570 pro wifi mobo
its my on the go system that i built that is itx
@coarse spindle
sturdy oasis
drivers are up-to-date(used driver easy), max temps with cpu is 62.C, max temp with gpu is 72.C, and PSU?
coarse spindle
I have had problems with instability on PSUs before... but other than that IDK
sturdy oasis
how wold I check the psu @coarse spindle ?
coarse spindle
sorry I am not sure....
idle rover
can't help but think as I do my build ....... Black Flag - Black Coffee!!!!
sturdy oasis
ok well thanks @coarse spindle , will look into it👍
fiery hound
Looking at a Zotac 1080 mini for $250. Anyone have an opinion on that deal?
Feels kinda dirty buying a 4 year old card for that price
gritty notch
z tac
vivid arch
I always wondered, can you sli a 1070 3gb and a 6gb? Or does it have to be the same gddr
fiery hound
I've seen others mention Zotac. What's the deal with them and the hate? I've Been out of the gpu game for almost a decade
My last gpu purchase was a msi geforce gtx 660 😆
drowsy kiln
Unigine Valley Benchmark will just run infinitly correct?
Don't have to change a config file or anything
astral bay
Question for people who know more about stock than me, i know someone who is selling an evga hybrid cooled 2070 super for $500 should i go with that or wait until stock levels on 30 series, i currently have a msi 1650 super
opal trellis
Almost had a 3060ti on Amazon. Bots beat me again
Those scalpers
quartz fiber
Ik
lone pond
I always wondered, can you sli a 1070 3gb and a 6gb? Or does it have to be the s...
same card iirc
timid willow
bots are absolutely all over amazon
spare ember
thoughts on the 3060ti compared to the 3070 and 3080s
lone pond
bots are absolutely all over amazon
they aren't
Carted and checked out first button press..
terse night
Is Newegg still empty?
fiery hound
regular 3060 is still rumored for January right?
rapid moon
They need to make more stock then gpu s tbh
fiery hound
Agreed. Although the regular 3060 is more the price point that I'm looking for. However, it won't matter if I can't find it.
fickle sequoia
I have been summoned
fiery hound
do you bring..cards of graphics?
fickle sequoia
no my precious stayed with me
fickle sequoia
🧑💻
arctic coral
when are 3080s back on stock?
tender mulch
No one knows, keep tabs on the stores
arctic coral
do you think it would take up till like april?
prime niche
When are gtx 1660s cards back in stock
tender mulch
Discontinued
gritty notch
warped osprey
how much will a normal 3060 cost or is that still not out yet?
warped osprey
Discontinued
wait 1660 supers are discontinued?
fiery hound
@warped osprey I don't think official pricing has been released, but estimates I've seen are around $300
Rumor is that there will be 6gb and 12gb models
warped osprey
you know me, cheap raw power, 6gb ftw
stark grove
i have a question, i’m looking to buy either a 3070 or 3060ti and i only have one 8 pin pcie cable available. if i use an 8 pin to dual 8 pin splitter would i still be able to use the card?
clear pier
If you get the 3060 ti fe you only need 1 8 pin
thorny wagon
Thoughts on the 5500xt
timid willow
@lone pond oh nice they must have been aggressively banning the used addresses or something
rose mortar
I would surely get a 3070 before ever getting a 3060ti it is only a $50 difference and you get a lot more bang for the dollar
hmm 5500xt only has 128 bit but if you can go a little more of an investment and nab a 5600xt you then jump up to 6 gigs memory with a 192 bit data path
I myself am waiting for the restock on the 3070 and plan on buying one. at $480 it is a decent deal
or perhaps I will stick with ATIs line and get the 6800 instead..my current main cards are 1 5700XT and an Asrock Vega 56 neither of which I have installed yet he he
gritty notch
or perhaps I will stick with ATIs line and get the 6800 instead..my current main...
depends on what u do but generally for anything that isnt gaming amd gets whipped by nvidia
rose mortar
looking into the 6800 and 6900 series ATI has been shown to beat the 3080 and even the 3090 in many aspects and it is much less costly
rose mortar
but I do want , at least, one nvidia card
gritty notch
and thats with no dlss
gritty notch
What do u plan on doing on the card
rose mortar
gaming mostly
gritty notch
If u do anything related to video ignore amd entirely
And if you do anything related to 3d renders
rose mortar
I like to build ,min, 3 new gaming rigs every time some interesting new parts come to bare
rose mortar
i just sure hope ati gets off their asses and will finally make a card that does not require massive tweaking.. hoping the 6800/6900 series is all set
gritty notch
Nah
Still bad for any kind of productivity
It sucks i want out of the nvidia ecosystem
rose mortar
I been using , mainlt ati vid cards ever since the old 8500 series came out, way back when
winter dagger
@rose mortar the 6800/6900 is better for gaming with 0 ray tracing than their Nvidia equivalents. But as soon as you factor in productivity and other features like ray tracing Nvidia offers better options
rose mortar
i bet your right sincw nvidia has had a lot more experience in the ray tracing tech
winter dagger
This is because AMD put a lot of focus on gaming and sort of forgot to improve productivity elements
winter dagger
i bet your right sincw nvidia has had a lot more experience in the ray tracing t...
Yes they are a year ahead
They have proper RT cores
gritty notch
<@315217220009459713> the 6800/6900 is better for gaming with 0 ray tracing than...
As soon as you factor in rt or prod nvidia kills them
winter dagger
And AMD doesn’t
winter dagger
Yeah
winter dagger
Yeah
rose mortar
what do you all think of the i5 umm 10600k is it? i know it is the 600k but not sure of the 10 part.. anyway that i5 is /was considered the best gaming cpu in the intl lineup
I am very impressed with the 3700X amd cpu it rocks
rose mortar
right
winter dagger
The 10600K is solid
rose mortar
I mainly am gaming in the ARK world and this i5 7th gen laptop i am currently on only has the 1050ti gpu and it plays the game perfectly. i also have an acer aspire 7 with an 8th gen i7 and a 1060 that really looks good. also both laptops play pubG nicely
winter dagger
You can’t compare laptop processors to desktop
Desktop processors pummel laptop processors
This is due to the amount of power they can draw versus the laptop
Also laptop processor cores are fairly simple and weak in power
Desktop processors are more complex and can sustain more instructions per clock
gritty notch
Acer sucks btw
rose mortar
newegg has a great deal on a gaming laptop that has an i7 10th gen cpu and a 1070 for $1199 that i keep almost buying. but once my gameroom is cleared out i will be able to go back to the desktops and once that is done i would have no use for the gaming laptops
gritty notch
newegg has a great deal on a gaming laptop that has an i7 10th gen cpu and a 107...
Xoticpc
Thank me later
Grab a clevo laptop and ull be s e t
I could honestly make a clevo my only pc and be happy
rose mortar
I have had nothing but great performance from the 2 acer laptops
winter dagger
newegg has a great deal on a gaming laptop that has an i7 10th gen cpu and a 107...
That’s not a bad deal
winter dagger
But I would wait for a desktop
rose mortar
and i game for as long as 12 hours plus and these 2 laptops keep chugging along
the aspire7 is a hot HOT running laptop . i got lucky with the aspire 7 i ended up with as i have read so many horror stories about the laptop burning up for others
rose mortar
so Phantom what rigs do you have and how do you like them??
the other laptop i mentioned with the 10th gen i7 and the 3070 dedicated vid for $1199 is an asus
rose mortar
sure they do go look em up at newegg
winter dagger
so Phantom what rigs do you have and how do you like them??
I have a gaming PC with a Ryzen 5 2600 and an RX 590 which I love. Games run smooth at 1080p ultra.
And then I have a Lenovo Yoga C640 laptop with an i5-10210U which is also a great little laptop
gritty notch
sure they do go look em up at newegg
No they dont, double check yourself
rose mortar
sounds good PhantomCat
my ols 8350 8 core rig has a 580 in it and i only planned on using it for my twitch broadcast
winter dagger
Ah nice
rose mortar
but i figured i would use my 1700 1st gen 8 core 16 thread amd rig with the vega 56 instead
rose mortar
sleeper card the vega 56 you just must know how to tweak for a week to get the cookie out of it
winter dagger
Dam
gritty notch
1050ti ended up slapping it across the room
rose mortar
plus i nabbed it for $250 last year
gritty notch
So i sold 
winter dagger
plus i nabbed it for $250 last year
Nice
rose mortar
see right now i am stuck gaming in bed hence the laptops but this nitro 5 acer with its 1050ti 4 gig ram has played all the games i play atm quite well
rose mortar
something happened to steam program on my aspire 7 with the i7 and the 1060 6 gig mem so i been using this old nitro 5 until i have the patience to reinstall steam etc
the 1050 series only offers 2 or 4 on the memory
much prefer 8
rose mortar
all my rigs have min 16 but the aspire has 32gigs and the new desktop has 4xs 16 gig sticks in it . so 64 gigs in that new one i am still building
winter dagger
Noice
drowsy kiln
Yea going into 2021 anything below 8gb of vram will begin to feel slow as newer games that will "require" more vram come out.
rose mortar
nice if i can actually finish building it lol..bought all the parts in 2019 november - december
see i sold my business which was a pawn/computer shop and a lot of the inventory ended up in my game room . i planned on ebaying most of it but that did not work out so i have zero space at the desks to set up the new rigs and use em
for sure WildGust
figure on getting either the 16 gig ati 6800 or the nvidia 3070 asap
drowsy kiln
Yea I'm chilling with a R5 2600x and RX 580 8gb for the time being. Next summer hopefully when the market is decently priced I'll begin to flip PCs again to get money for a new rig
rose mortar
i am hoping the 675 watt gold rated power supply will handle the vega 56 but am not sure..anyone have input on whether or not it will handle it? i believe it is a thermaltake power supply
gritty notch
Ew tt
rose mortar
lol again i have had huge success with TT
rose mortar
it is the rosewills that have been a nightmare..every customer that had a sytem failure and a rosewill power supply usually needed a new power supply
gritty notch
Yes neither are good
rose mortar
Acer was a brand i would never touch a good few years ago but they have come a long way since they sucked
rose mortar
i have always been partial to viewsonic myself as they make some kick azz monitors
coarse spindle
yeah
coarse spindle
good to see another VS fan
gritty notch
Dell exists and so does clevo and so does lenovo
coarse spindle
dude I just bought an acer
gritty notch
No reason to get trashtops
rose mortar
i will never buy any samsung screens since they screwed me on one that had a 3 year warranty and they made it impossible to get it replaced
gritty notch
dude I just bought an acer
That is very unfortunate for you
coarse spindle
wah
gritty notch
How much
coarse spindle
it is a 4k 144hz 27" predator
gritty notch
Oh im talking laptops
gritty notch
Idc abt their displays cause they dont actually make the panels
So theyre allowed to be good
gritty notch
Ill be honest
rose mortar
i would never buy an acer desktop as i have worked on every brand in my old shop but the laptops seem fine.. this nitro 5 i5 1050ti has endured thousands of hours in gaming for more than 2-3 years
coarse spindle
have worked on them a lot
gritty notch
If someone says they know abt computers and then dailies an acer laptop
My opinion of them nosedives
Trash brand
rose mortar
lol
gritty notch
Would rather HP
rose mortar
and this nitro 5 was even a refurb when i bought it!
gritty notch
Id rather use a pavilion
coarse spindle
yeah
rose mortar
what do you all think about the MSI lineup of gaming laptops?
gritty notch
what do you all think about the MSI lineup of gaming laptops?
I had to threaten to cancel an enterprise contract to get one repaired
coarse spindle
was a really good deal but it died
rose mortar
i also have a 17" pavillion and it has amd tech and it has been great also
i like to watch dvds when waiting in a vehicle
gritty notch
Are u just trying to get all the worst brands honor bound
Lol
Look go to xoticpc
Look at the clevo laptops they have there
Fall in love
Never go back
coarse spindle
what about asus?
gritty notch
Theyre ok
rose mortar
i will thank you for the suggestion...btw does newegg offer the clevo lineup?
coarse spindle
had a asus netbook a long time ago
gritty notch
Ppl rebrand them
rose mortar
i suppose you hate my Asus motherboards too
gritty notch
I like asus boards
coarse spindle
yeah, they good
rose mortar
all new rigs are asus except for one that is asrock
rose mortar
it is an X370 Killer SLI/ac board
gritty notch
Lol
coarse spindle
and a postcard
rose mortar
i have the 1700 amd 8 core cpu in it
ryzens and more ryzens
is not the x399 a threadripper cpu mobo?
gritty notch
Yep don and i are cpu twins
gritty notch
One of my hosts is a 2950x
dreamy dragonBOT
HonorBound777#1479 has been warned
rose mortar
poop then
i was saying i been contemplating building a threadripper rig for poops and giggles
rose mortar
not sure of the gains are worth the large price tag when the newest ryzen cpus are coming so close to the same performance as the threadripper in the price range i could afford
gritty notch
Threads
rose mortar
i just bought sooo many components recently
rose mortar
i placed 4 darkflash rgb fans the realized they only had 11 cfm power so i bought new ones frrom apevia that offer 57 cfm so its back to re replacing these 4 fans
i sure wish NewEgg would restock on gpus ..these scalper prices are insane
i been buying from NewEgg since 2001 and i love them
newegg used to have such great open box deals . they have since changed the price structure and it is surely not worth the meager savings
gritty notch
Newegg got bought out and quality suffered tbh
rose mortar
yes that was a sad day for me
then adding the collection of sales tax also put a hurting on me
coarse spindle
i plugged in a HDD into a 500 watt seasonic gold PSU that is more than enough for the system, and there was a big bang and the PC woulnt start up until I turned on and off the PSU switch
happened to all the HDDs I have tried
I think the PSU might be wonky
rose mortar
whoever said that they do not offer gaming laptops with the 3070 was right.. i was wrong they are 2070s oops
gritty notch
Have had nothing but bad experiences with them
It was me hehe
You looked at xotic yet?
rose mortar
that day i was looking at both gaming laptops and gaming desktops
rose mortar
corsair and evga seem to be the best power supplies though i have had great success with thermaltake
gritty notch
Thermaltake sucks
rose mortar
lol
gritty notch
It goes superflower, some evga, some corsair, most be quiet
rose mortar
10 year warranty they can not be that bad.. i have old gaming rigs that still power up perfectly with their old thermaltakes
yes superflower seems to have shown up as a great PS they say they were the ones that made many of the evga brand power supplies
gritty notch
Yep
rose mortar
and they have a great deal on a superflower 850 watt gold rated PS for less than $130 atm'
i think i will go order that one now. that way i will be sure that it will power the vega 56 i have.. not sure the 675 watt one i currently have will do it since they say 750watt is best for the vega 56
so suggestions should i buy this $1200 MSI GL75 Leopard 10SFK-029 - 17.3" 144 Hz - Intel Core i7-10750H - GeForce RTX 2070 - 16 GB DDR4 - 1 TB HDD + 512 GB SSD - Windows 10 or should i wait to get the $490 rx 3070 vid card hmm?
i mean $700 more i can get a complete laptop with good stats or a very nice vid card
well off i go I hope you all had a nice Christmas and that 2021 changes our dire situation in all our lives...peace
gritty notch
so suggestions should i buy this $1200 MSI GL75 Leopard 10SFK-029 - 17.3" 144 Hz...
No
rose mortar
no on MSI laptop?
gritty notch
Clevo or bust
rose mortar
ok i am going to look up the Cleevo brand right now
brave lava
Hello, I’m completing my build and just about to install my graphics card. I have a gt 710, I have to install it here right ?
gritty notch
Xoticpc is the best clevo reseller
rose mortar
ty again for the heads up on that brand
rose mortar
🙂
gritty notch
You can get some crazy stuff lol
frozen raft
anyone has any idea when are GPUs getting restocked
hybrid kettle
@brave lava just search up how to install a gpu on YouTube
tight crater
Yea I’m pretty sure that’s not where it goes
candid maple
https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-5600-xt-rx-5600-xt-gaming-mx/p/N82E16814137571 i was looking at this graphics card for my pc until the price tripled and everyone is out of stock. What is a comparable card to this
spice prawn
Hello, I’m completing my build and just about to install my graphics card. I hav...
it should technically work in any of the slots
cold spire
https://www.newegg.com/msi-radeon-rx-5600-xt-rx-5600-xt-gaming-mx/p/N82E16814137...
the card i was gonna get went from 450 to 699
candid maple
complete crap