Gaming PCs Thread...time for a sticky / running thread?
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xjay1337 said:
I'm going to be upgrading from 8GB to 16GB.
https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/TUF-B360M-PLU...
This is my Mobo, not the best but I'm not a millionaire.
I have a GTX1060 6GB and Intel I5 8400.
Would this work with my Mobo given it's max speed is 2667?
I have the similar ASUS TUF B350 with Ryzen CPU. I'm interested, do you have a "slow" post? I recently went M.2 NMVE for boot drive and the TUF logo seems to hang around for ages (~20s) before jumping straight to Win10 login screen. I know it's nitpicking when Steam is now ready to go in less than a minute after ON but it bugs me as it should be faster still.https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/TUF-B360M-PLU...
This is my Mobo, not the best but I'm not a millionaire.
I have a GTX1060 6GB and Intel I5 8400.
Would this work with my Mobo given it's max speed is 2667?
As for memory the web seems to think it's no problem and 3000MHz RAM will just run at the maximum 2667 of your motherboard.
Art0ir said:
Wayoftheflower said:
Yep, Nup (have attempted and is still on the list of things to do but ASUS bios software is cack), 1x external 4TB USB drive.
Boot order is correct?
post some benches if you find the time.I know its not a "gaming" PC... but it'll have a Gaming VM on it - so that counts right...
Anyway, I have an old AST P133 machine which I plan to put the home server in with some modification (3d printed drive enclosures, rivnut stand offs etc).
Current hardware plan is this: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Lazadude/saved/#v...
Was debating using a 2600 in it (taking it from my VR PC and replacing it with a 3900X), but I've wanted to play with Thread Ripper for a while, plus no kill like overkill.
Anyway, I have an old AST P133 machine which I plan to put the home server in with some modification (3d printed drive enclosures, rivnut stand offs etc).
Current hardware plan is this: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Lazadude/saved/#v...
Was debating using a 2600 in it (taking it from my VR PC and replacing it with a 3900X), but I've wanted to play with Thread Ripper for a while, plus no kill like overkill.
Art0ir said:
Worth testing surely. At least then you'll know where the problem lies and go from there 
It's certainly on the list of things to do although the temptation is to ignore a problem of 20s over the allure of Witcher 2 or Elite Dangerous.Here's my setup, now two years old but recently updated with the little blue M.2 drive that hides behind the RX580 card. Whole thing slots neatly into an Ikea bookshelf leaving my (tiny) desk clear.
Black Friday saw me get a new PC. A bit overspecced in GPU for the gaming I do (my monitor is 2560*1080 and capped at 75hz) but it does photogrammetry spectacularly quickly (compared to both my old 2500k/290x rig and my gf's 7700HQ/1060 laptop).
Prebuilt, because it was on sale and the parts alone were only 60p cheaper... (£1499.99 vs £1499.39, and the latter doesn't include a Windows license or building...)
3800X
B450 mobo (not one with the best VRM setups unfortunately)
16GB 3200MHz ram
Asus RTX 2070 Super
1TB nvme SSD
2TB HDD
I'll be putting my 1TB SATA SSD from my old PC in there, of course. Gameplay recordings are about 22GB/hour using Shadowplay.
Prebuilt, because it was on sale and the parts alone were only 60p cheaper... (£1499.99 vs £1499.39, and the latter doesn't include a Windows license or building...)
3800X
B450 mobo (not one with the best VRM setups unfortunately)
16GB 3200MHz ram
Asus RTX 2070 Super
1TB nvme SSD
2TB HDD
I'll be putting my 1TB SATA SSD from my old PC in there, of course. Gameplay recordings are about 22GB/hour using Shadowplay.
Mannginger said:
Sod it, after putting my tower back on I was getting seriously irritated by the fan noise. The GPU (980ti) was fine by the CPU (i7-7700k) was really irritating me and I couldn't get a fan speed that wasn't all over the place, pulling into the 2000+ rpm even when opening chrome or simple software, far less when running games.
So...Black Friday sales are starting early it seems so I have (seriously) treated myself with a Corsair One I165. This comes with an i9-9900k CPU and an RTX 2080ti. 1TB SSD and 2TB HDD in a tiny form factor!
Reckon that should do me for a while! Now I need a good 4k monitor of course but that can wait until bonus time in the new year...
(Not my pic, just a reference for size)
I did a lot of research on the rig before buying and it seems that temperature control is very, very capable in such a small unit. I know lots of people will scoff at me for spending this kind of money but I'm not savvy enough to build my own machine really and for that kind of performance out of the box with low noise levels in a small form factor, I'm happy to splurge.
Hopefully it'll get to me before the weekend!
Amusing - just ran a Timespy test on the new PC (Which I love by the way - it's so compact and quiet)!So...Black Friday sales are starting early it seems so I have (seriously) treated myself with a Corsair One I165. This comes with an i9-9900k CPU and an RTX 2080ti. 1TB SSD and 2TB HDD in a tiny form factor!
Reckon that should do me for a while! Now I need a good 4k monitor of course but that can wait until bonus time in the new year...
(Not my pic, just a reference for size)
I did a lot of research on the rig before buying and it seems that temperature control is very, very capable in such a small unit. I know lots of people will scoff at me for spending this kind of money but I'm not savvy enough to build my own machine really and for that kind of performance out of the box with low noise levels in a small form factor, I'm happy to splurge.
Hopefully it'll get to me before the weekend!
New score: 13,470!
For context my gaming laptop (i7-8750 and GTX 1070 Max-q) was 4,447 and my old self-built tower with ir-7700k and 980ti was 5,657)
It;s an absolute beast of a thing!
I should clarify. I bought it in the US as am living here now. Was $3,000 which on today's XE is £2,200. I converted to £ as most of PH is UK based. I got it on Black Friday sale so saved $500.
I know it's a ton of cash but it's very future proof and the silence is worth a few $000 in it's own right compared to my helicopter of a thing before!
I know it's a ton of cash but it's very future proof and the silence is worth a few $000 in it's own right compared to my helicopter of a thing before!
Mannginger said:
Amusing - just ran a Timespy test on the new PC (Which I love by the way - it's so compact and quiet)!
New score: 13,470!
For context my gaming laptop (i7-8750 and GTX 1070 Max-q) was 4,447 and my old self-built tower with ir-7700k and 980ti was 5,657)
It;s an absolute beast of a thing!
Pretty impressive that. I managed 15,073 on timespy with an i7-5820K and two 1080tis!New score: 13,470!
For context my gaming laptop (i7-8750 and GTX 1070 Max-q) was 4,447 and my old self-built tower with ir-7700k and 980ti was 5,657)
It;s an absolute beast of a thing!
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