Gaming PC Builds & Hardware

[BOROSUN]

dang, that playseat challenge is expensive for a cheap folding chair.

[Mister.E]

That VR setup is wicked. I can't wait to get into that shit. Just curious what components make up that whole system that you were using?

[BOROSUN]

hoping this is true...$300 8core/16threads =win
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/54945/...300/index.html

[Future240]

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

hoping this is true...$300 8core/16threads =win
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/54945/...300/index.html

I'm taking this with HUGE grain of salt. Like boulder size.


Would be amazing if true.

[DJ PoW]

Here is my build from November 2015 last year. Picture was taken upon the PC being built. I wanted to strive for something that would look really good to look at.



Core i7 6700k
16GB 3200Mhz Ram
500gb Samsung SSD
Gigabyte Gaming 7 motherboard
NZXT S340 Case
NZXT Kraken X61 Water Cooler

Not shown is my GTX 1080 but again this picture was taken when I first build the computer last year.

[Mister.E]

I'm so excited! I almost have everything I need to finish my build. More info coming later.

[mtechpenguin]

Recent chassis swap from the Enthoo Luxe full tower to the mid tower Enthoo Pro-M Acrylic.

Most hardware from 2014 and still running strong

[BOROSUN]

can't even play bf1 right now. cause I need a newer driver with the new update.
while currently GeForce 375.86 WHQL driver is fucked with paswell memory issue droppage.


amd save me.

[robertw]

Originally Posted by HyperTek

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMfFtdcBVlJ/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMfHlnOBnHA/

Hell yeah. I randomly host a drift server, if you see it hop in. "Drifting: Superkamikazee". Sim racing / drifting is the VR killer app, for me.

[Future240]

http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-lates...-memory-speed/

[robertw]

Originally Posted by Future240

http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-lates...-memory-speed/

Thanks for the info. Glad I didn't update.

[BOROSUN]

Originally Posted by robertw

Thanks for the info. Glad I didn't update.

I just updated. 375.95 - WHQL
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/111032

[BOROSUN]

some more of the same news:
AMD Zen Summit Ridge Processors Rumored For 17th January Launch – Performance on Par With Core i7-6850K at $250-$300 US Pricing
http://wccftech.com/amd-zen-summit-r...-launch-rumor/


its got a actual date rumor!
also rumor 5ghz oc

http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd...17th-2017.html

[Future240]

Must....not......board the hype train........

[BOROSUN]

Originally Posted by Future240

Must....not......board the hype train........

choo choo

[Mister.E]

Son of a bitch. RMA time. *sigh*

[BOROSUN]

lol. cant bend it back?

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

lol. cant bend it back?

Didn't even bother to try. Newegg already issued a shipping slip and RMA.

[BOROSUN]

Anyone ever used m.2 pcie adapters?

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

Anyone ever used m.2 pcie adapters?

Anyone have experience with m2 in general?. I have thought about acquiring one in the future to use as my OS drive.

[BOROSUN]

from what i was researching most m.2 slot are pcie 3.0 x4 but, m.2 cards will run full speed @ 2.0 x4 slots also. m.2 slot and m.2 cards will also differ so you have to do some looking up if it fits.
my matx z97 doesn't have any. m.2 pcie adapter seems to work the same without speed lost. I just lose a pcie slot and more uglier and bulk in the way of the gpu (if you have a window and anal about the clean look).

seeing sata/ssd 850 evo 1tb is still priced bit high. I might as well go m.2 with higher speed. also future proof if I want to transfer to zen.

more added info...these thing draw power and can get hot. so cooling/case flow is vital.

[Mister.E]

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

from what i was researching most m.2 slot are pcie 3.0 x4 but, m.2 cards will run full speed @ 2.0 x4 slots also. m.2 slot and m.2 cards will also differ so you have to do some looking up if it fits.
my matx z97 doesn't have any. m.2 pcie adapter seems to work the same without speed lost. I just lose a pcie slot and more uglier and bulk in the way of the gpu (if you have a window and anal about the clean look).

seeing sata/ssd 850 evo 1tb is still priced bit high. I might as well go m.2 with higher speed. also future proof if I want to transfer to zen.

more added info...these thing draw power and can get hot. so cooling/case flow is vital.

Thanks that's good to know. My mobo has support for two m.2 cards. I'll have to look more into this when I actually get the PC up and running.

[BOROSUN]

I spoke too soon. amazon dropped the sata 850 evo 1tb to $249. m.2 850 evo 1tb is also $249. from looking at the review evo m.2 and evo sata performance is almost identical.
the game changer m.2 960 pro 1tb is not release until next year jan.1st.

lots of pondering for me...

mean while...AMD Radeon RX 490 launching in December?
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd...-december.html
dec is around the block.


nioce. would love to have a matx size

[Future240]

I hope this is not a dual gpu card. Not a lot of titles s upport sli and crossfire really well. Wish is a shame considering the benefits of vulkan and DX12 with multigpu.

[SoundEfx]

Originally Posted by Future240

I hope this is not a dual gpu card. Not a lot of titles s upport sli and crossfire really well. Wish is a shame considering the benefits of vulkan and DX12 with multigpu.

Do you think that will change over time seeing that there is actual benefit now?

[Future240]

I had typed out a long post that got lost, so in short not at first. I think the market will shift towards single more powerful cards at first, then as DX12 gets older and more known and the power of single cards is at its max, then I think it will shift towards sli crossfire as the next step in power.

Right now everyone wants a 4k 60fps card. Every time a new card comes out that is the wonder. Well when displays can display 4k 144hz or triple 4k setups then i think the market will shift back towards dual cards.


edit: I based this on new games having horrible multi gpu performance. see Civ Vi for instance https://imgur.com/a/imVCH#bdtIQF4

[BOROSUN]

intel 7700k samples
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/int...le-tested.html
disappointing compared to the rumors leaks. intel still with their old ways...marginal improvements and high price.

zen save us all.

[BOROSUN]

http://wccftech.com/amd-rx-490-4k-spotted-benchmarks/
rumor bench lol.

i'm starting to thinking rx490 is a lottery Polaris with hbm2 with 4gb and 8gb version.

[Future240]

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

intel 7700k samples
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/int...le-tested.html
disappointing compared to the rumors leaks. intel still with their old ways...marginal improvements and high price.

zen save us all.

This only makes me want to grab a used 6700K when some idiot "upgrades" to this cpu.


Zen needs to do to the cpu market what the 290 series did to the gpu market.

Originally Posted by BOROSUN

http://wccftech.com/amd-rx-490-4k-spotted-benchmarks/
rumor bench lol.

i'm starting to thinking rx490 is a lottery Polaris with hbm2 with 4gb and 8gb version.

I hope not. AMD NEEDS to match the 1070 in performance. Ideally, though not realistically AMD would release the 490 matching the 1070 then the 490X matching the 1080 and then for just because sakes release a Dual 490 card.


They should have been smarter altogether.


Should have been


490-1080
480-1070
470-1060
460-1050 ti


priced accordingly.

[BOROSUN]

theyre saying this aots rx490 bench is on par with 1080 factory OC.

that seems a little weak for a 1080 competitor. since amd scales better in dx12. it must scale down in dx11. making closer to 1070. seeing 1070 can be seen around $399. amd has got to be aggressively lower $300-350... fair?