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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
 There was a guy offering cheap "upgrades" to 290's after the 4GB VRAM drama. It took like a week and the offer was like 4% money off only one 290 model - the xfx 290, which i did not want to buy because it has serious VRM cooling problems that can result in throttling at stock speeds. | ||
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Firkraag8
Sweden1006 Posts
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Blazinghand
United States25562 Posts
seriously though it made a bigger difference than I would have thought. Has anyone else found that keeping the room cool helps? | ||
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Firkraag8
Sweden1006 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
On September 02 2015 04:27 Firkraag8 wrote: I'm quite lucky in that my apartment is cool in the summers, it's a problem in the winter though I have to add extra radiators to keep warm.. But yeah, my computer ran considerably hotter at my old place where the summers were really bad, obviously ambient temperatures changes a lot. If they didn't then there would be no need for fans in a closed case and wouldn't that be the dream. No, because sunny summer > no fans in case any day. | ||
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Firkraag8
Sweden1006 Posts
On September 02 2015 04:57 darkness wrote: No, because sunny summer > no fans in case any day. Why compromise? I'm just saying if ambient temperatures didn't affect anything in the computer then it could be as sunny as you want and you wouldn't need fans to cool anything. So sunny summers+nofans > sunny summers+fans. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
but I managed to get even lower temperatures both at idle and under load by adding a fan to my bedroom Ambient temps is a big deal. It's nice being acclimated to scotland because the only time my room gets hotter than 15-17c is during the hot times of the summer, so realistically under 5% of the time every year as it's only certain times of one season during the day (not night). My friend lives in austria at the moment and for much of this summer, his ambients were literally 20c higher than mine. His case cooling was also worse, so his components were flat out ~25-30c hotter than mine. You can expect 1c cooler room = 1c cooler hardware, but in extremes (such as a 20c difference) it can actually be amplified a little more. obviously ambient temperatures changes a lot. If they didn't then there would be no need for fans in a closed cas Fans would still be neccesary. If you kept your stuff in a sealed box, the heat wouldn't leave very quickly and the air in the box would heat to +10, +20, +30c over ambient. The main difference is, if your ambient is 15c then that'd be 45c air, while if your ambient is 30c then it'd be ~60c air in the case. | ||
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Firkraag8
Sweden1006 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
Yeah, ambient temp does matter. Especially if you make significant changes to it. At one point with improving case airflow, you're deciding if you want say +6c or +12c over room temp (in some cases, even +20c or more with bad airflow and high powered components). Simply lowering your room temp by 6c would have the same effect without the added noise. | ||
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Blazinghand
United States25562 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
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Shield
Bulgaria4824 Posts
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Thryd
86 Posts
On September 03 2015 08:47 darkness wrote: Any thoughts on HyperX Cloud 2 headphones? I'm looking for headphones with a microphone for PC. These are a bit more expensive for my taste, but if they are stable for the next 2-3 years, then that may be ok. It's just gaming and music that I'm interested in, I was never a fan of bass and shit like that. As far as gaming headsets go, they're pretty decent in sound quality, seeing how they're a rebranded takstar pro 80, with a mic attached. I would still recommend an actual pair of headphones and a cheap mic that you can buy separate, but that all depends on your budget. | ||
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Firkraag8
Sweden1006 Posts
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Vallelol
Germany1046 Posts
On August 28 2015 22:26 mantequilla wrote: @Vallelol, I think a simple GPU upgrade may bring much performance to your old build. Other parts are not that outdated to run those games you asked. Thanks for the response! Any recommendations on a GPU upgrade that fits my other parts? My first thought was to get this one: MSI GeForce GTX 960 | ||
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mantequilla
Turkey781 Posts
970 would be able to handle more resource hungry games with better settings, for more years. 950 would still be able to run your games ok while being a lil cheaper and weaker than 960. Assuming 1080p at most. But I'm not really sure about 960 or 950 is that much faster than your old gtx 570 to warrant an upgrade. | ||
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Vallelol
Germany1046 Posts
On September 03 2015 19:42 mantequilla wrote: It's a good pick for your listed games. 970 is one step up and 950 is one step down. Choose based on your budget 970 would be able to handle more resource hungry games with better settings, for more years. 950 would still be able to run your games ok while being a lil cheaper and weaker than 960. Assuming 1080p at most. But I'm not really sure about 960 or 950 is that much faster than your old gtx 570 to warrant an upgrade. Seems reasonable, thank you! So I'll think about getting a 970 or delaying my purchase for another 6 months or so | ||
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mantequilla
Turkey781 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20343 Posts
970/980 is the next upgrade after that - they're the same GPU as eachother, but this time it's the one above the 950/960 (~1.65 - 2x faster vs 960) 980ti/Titan X are the high end 570/580 equivelant GPU's, but 980ti would be the one to buy for almost all gamers in the position to buy them. Over the last few generations, nvidia has been changing their naming scheme so x80 (like 680, 980 etc) is not the best GPU any more, often not even close. It's midrange - upper midrange now but not flagship tier. Part of that is deceptive marketing that both GPU vendors are doing a lot of these days in an effort to sell more stuff. unrelated: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://cdn.overclock.net/7/71/716ff93f_CPUusage_AotS.jpeg) Damn that CPU usage | ||
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bluegarfield
Singapore1128 Posts
Basically this build is mainly for Linux, VR (oculus rift),programming, running VMs. A quirky requirement is that my friend going for sort of white/red/orange theme build, but he cant wait for the Gigabyte SOC Force mobo. and other gaming series mobo (red color) are a little bit expensive. Also the case is a toss up between Fractal R5 and H440, both white. I wonder if Hyper 212 evo has enough RAM clearance for Corsair/G.skill ripjaws V?? He will definitely play some games like Witcher 3 down the road, but not now, so I omit the GPU. 650W is to future-proof SLI needs, but I am not sure about this, especially VR system requirements is not all set. SSD is a future upgrade. Other than that, I know this is just another super standard skylake build, but I am still looking for some fine-tuning or recommendations. Thanks a lot ***** Price is in SGD PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($790.00) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($65.00) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($0.00) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($249.00) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.00) Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($165.00) Power Supply: SeaSonic S12G 650W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($147.00) Total: $1492.00 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-03 13:53 EDT-0400 edit: looking for spray paint to paint the case as well lol. Some red decoration on the white case. Any good spray paint can type/brand? + Show Spoiler [basic requirements] + What is your budget? 1500SGD+/-. Price is stupid here, so can kinda ignore this What is your monitor's native resolution? 1080p What games do you intend to play on this computer? What settings? Witcher 3, but in the future, not needed now What do you intend to use the computer for besides gaming? Linux, VR (oculus rift), programming, VMs Do you intend to overclock? yes/no. will just do a mild one as far as Hyper212 allows Do you intend to do SLI / Crossfire? May be, if oculus/VR requires Do you need an operating system? No Do you need a monitor or any other peripherals and is this part of your budget? No If you have any requirements or brand preferences, please specify. White/red/orange theme brand-wise, not really, just need quality stuff. Also wait for the nvidia/amd dx12 saga to end What country will you be buying your parts in? Singapore If you have any retailer preferences, please specify. | ||
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