EPTComputer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread - Page 659
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
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Ng_Arclite
3 Posts
On September 22 2017 11:26 riotjune wrote: My PSU randomly shuts off. Using the 24-pin adapter that came with it, it usually is able to automatically power on with the fan spinning, but this time it remains dead. Also makes popping noises when I turn the back switch off to on. Time to get a new PSU? Yeah sounds like it. Make sure your psu is able to provide enough power and has good ventilation. | ||
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Ng_Arclite
3 Posts
On September 15 2017 06:07 andrewlt wrote: Total War: Warhammer 2 is going to be around 60 GB. I've been told other genres like open world games are much, much larger. I bought my last computer 7 years ago before SSDs became mainstream and it's rocking a regular 1 TB main hard drive and a smaller 600 GB removable one. I have mostly kept my videogames installed but I'm seeing recommended SSD sizes that are smaller than my current regular hard drive. Are people still moving and/or uninstalling games regularly that they're not currently playing? I've been playing mostly strategy games and JRPGs so my install sizes have been pretty reasonable. But I recall even games like Civ 6 and Diablo 3 and Street Fighter 5 surprising me with how large their install sizes are. If your budget can't afford a bigger one then yeah. Usually I have 4-5 games that I play constantly on it then when they get boring or phase out I'll move them to the hdd or uninstall it. 500gb ssd should be plenty imo | ||
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riotjune
United States3394 Posts
On September 22 2017 12:17 Ng_Arclite wrote: Yeah sounds like it. Make sure your psu is able to provide enough power and has good ventilation. K, thanks | ||
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Craton
United States17275 Posts
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Simberto
Germany11735 Posts
On September 22 2017 16:19 Craton wrote: I don't think there's ever a case where "it makes popping noises" doesn't need replacing Popcorn. | ||
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Dangermousecatdog
United Kingdom7084 Posts
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Geisterkarle
Germany3257 Posts
 So, because this old card I'm using right now is not up to speed: spending money, yey! But because I'm really out of the game what is new and cool and would be good for me, I'm here! - My old card was a GeForce GTX 760. So, I'm a "middle class man" Don't need some card for 800 bucks! But budget is basically "open"! - One thing though: this card was in a Gainward Phantom version, so especially built to be silent. And boy, now with this "backup card", I know how nice this was! Would really like to have a quite quiet card again! - I am an AMD "fanboy" *duck* and I use an AMD CPU. so I thought about one of those new AMD Radeons ... possible!? But NVIDIA is fine too! - I don't overclock or do anything with my hardware - there is no really new game I need it for. starcraft and dota2 and some end is nigh is enough for me at the moment. No special things or graphic fetishist here! Any recommendations? Thanks in advance! Have a cake for all the help! ![[image loading]](http://www.bakingbad.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC_0881-413x600.jpg) | ||
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MizDiana
6 Posts
1) End is Nigh, StarCraft, and Dota2 don't have many requirements and should actually run okay on your 760? Or I would think so. 2) Your monitor may influence things. What is its refresh rate, resolution, and does it have Freesync or G-sync compatibility? 3) Nvidia cards are generally significantly quieter right now. Sorry, AMD. You'll probably be looking at a 1060 or 1070 depending on your definition of middle-class. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20323 Posts
https://www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/3065-final-coffee-lake-specs-8700k-8600k-8350k 8700k should be a king (at some extra $$) and the lower priced i5's will be more viable against the r5 1600 which is currently extremely strong in its price bracket At the moment i'd say that the 7700k is generally the best gaming CPU but it has a huge weakness against the r7 1700 - multithreaded performance - which makes it well worth it for some people to get 1700's. The 1.5x core count and better manufacturing process fixes that, putting MT into striking range of the r7 1700 while keeping ST a lot stronger ------ In further news it looks like Intel may be delaying the non-overclocking platforms for another quarter, into Q1 2018. The next revision of Ryzen is due in Feb so that leaves the cheaper coffee lake CPU's (quad core i3, 6-core i5) competing with that revision rather than the current one | ||
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Melbogathra
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I'm thinking of buying this notebook or a similar device to have a machine with decent enough specs for web development (PHP, JS, etc.) without crippling my budget while getting something at least remotely portable out of the deal. Naturally, I entertain no gaming ambitions whatsoever for this purchase. I am however concerned if this tech is too dated at this point as it's been something like 5-6 years since it entered the market. I'm not so strapped for cash that couldn't go for a brand new laptop but if something like the option I linked to would serve my needs for at least a couple of years, I wouldn't mind saving. So would this be a viable piece of hardware for the purpose above? Are there better options to be had in the UK in this price range? What other alternatives are there? I'm looking at Asus UX430 in case I decide to opt for a brand new gadget instead. | ||
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mantequilla
Turkey781 Posts
It's shutting off in a few seconds after powering up. I read that it may be because memory module problems. It has two slots and two ram modules. So I started experimenting. Using either one of the sticks in either slots causes the same problem. Only when I pull out both sticks it works, well it stays powered on but without any ram it's not much good :D Should I just buy a cheap ram stick to test in case my both are faulty, or just hand it over to a repair shop? | ||
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MizDiana
6 Posts
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Craton
United States17275 Posts
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Clubfan
Germany913 Posts
Intel Core i5-2550k (although Win10 reports it as Core i5-3570k ?) Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H 16 GB DDR3-RAM MSI GTX 660 Twin Frozr III Cooler Master GX 550W PSU Samsung EVO 850 256GB Samsung SSD 830 128GB Western Digital 2TB Green What is your monitor's native resolution? 2 Monitors à 1920*1080, only one is used for gaming Why do you want to upgrade? What do you want to achieve with the upgrade? I'm having issues with my PC freezing/crashing (without actual error messages) along with very high DPC latencies. Also, I'd like to have stable 60FPS in most modern games. I'm planning to upgrade to a GTX 1060, but only if it isn't limited too heavily by the CPU. If that wouldn't make any sense, I guess I'd upgrade CPU, Mobo, GPU and RAM (to DDR4), most likely to the new Core i5-8600K. So, does it make sense to keep my current CPU? I don't think many games are being slowed down by it right now. | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20323 Posts
The limited returns from RAM thing is likely because more and more of their tested games are running into GPU limits, i expect strong scaling to remain on more highly CPU limited games that like RAM performance. The +18% FPS from 40% faster RAM on stock clocks is an extremely strong RAM gain! | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23617 Posts
Looks like it's almost time for an upgrade. Wish intel had better names for their products though. | ||
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Deleted User 135096
3624 Posts
On October 05 2017 22:04 Cyro wrote: Coffee Lake NDA up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZIVaGcax70 The limited returns from RAM thing is likely because more and more of their tested games are running into GPU limits, i expect strong scaling to remain on more highly CPU limited games that like RAM performance. The +18% FPS from 40% faster RAM on stock clocks is an extremely strong RAM gain! Also, https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/intel-coffee-lake-8700k-review/ | ||
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Cyro
United Kingdom20323 Posts
On October 06 2017 03:26 wo1fwood wrote: Also, https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/10/intel-coffee-lake-8700k-review/ That's a pretty bad review most are pretty bad actually, like there is not exactly a test for how tech literate and competent you are before writing a review example: The problem is the over-zealous VID spit out by the motherboard. In this case, the board pumped in around 1.248V into the CPU to maintain the stock 4.7GHz all-core boost clock. That's much higher than the 1.0V or lower you would see in a quad-core CPU. Indeed, undervolting the CPU greatly reduces temperatures without affecting stabiliy He's blaming the stock settings for overvolting when he's actually using a motherboard that automatically overclocks the CPU. If he was using a different board or correctly disabled that option for a stock review then the CPU would only boost to 4.7ghz on one core and would use a substantially lower voltage for multi-core loads. | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
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