**Official PC rig Pics/Specs/Mods thread PART V ** GOAT PC Master Race Checking In!**

[InstantLoser]

got myself some new GPUs

$368 zotac 1070ti
$420 duke 1080 + 20 rebate

have to decide which to keep

Damn, nice deal on that 1070 Ti. I'd like to grab one to use with my Alienware 13 (using external GPU box).

[Fivefootkillerz]

Damn, nice deal on that 1070 Ti. I'd like to grab one to use with my Alienware 13 (using external GPU box).

i tried to let you guys know! i posted about it like 2-3 days ago in the %20 off ebay thread

[InstantLoser]

i tried to let you guys know! i posted about it like 2-3 days ago in the %20 off ebay thread

Yeah but it was a max of $100 off. I'm not always fond of Ebay anyway.. but glad it worked out for you.

[Fivefootkillerz]

Yeah but it was a max of $100 off. I'm not always fond of Ebay anyway.. but glad it worked out for you.

true it was just newegg selling btw

[DualBandWiFi]

got myself some new GPUs

$368 zotac 1070ti
$420 duke 1080 + 20 rebate

have to decide which to keep

Nice deals. *******s here in Canada sell used 1060's for $400+ CAD and you can forget about a 1070 under 600. That is in maple syrup dollars though

[MrJensenn]

The Zotac cards I've used haven't had any problems.
Their mini editions of 1070, 1080, and their Ti versions are extremely nice.

[iWantToGrow]

I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on an used 1060. The auction ends today but nvidia has it's E3 presentation in a few days. Do you think they will release new cards?

[Fivefootkillerz]

I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on an used 1060. The auction ends today but nvidia has it's E3 presentation in a few days. Do you think they will release new cards?

they just said they're are not coming out any time soon before computex. They are not going to announce anything at the game event tbh.

how much ur paying for 1060 btw

[InstantLoser]

Just ordered one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1




Even though I already have an Alienware Graphics Amplifier, it doesn't support my Vega 64 (partly due to size, and partly because it requires a BIOS update which I am unwilling to install). The Sonnet should work with any Thunderbolt 3 enabled machine anyway, so looking toward the future if/when I get something different than my Alienware 13, as long as it has a Thunderbolt 3 port (even non-gaming machines like Ultrabooks or Macbooks), I'll be able to use an external GPU.
I got the 550w version, as the Vega 64 is power hungry as fukc.

[iWantToGrow]

they just said they're are not coming out any time soon before computex. They are not going to announce anything at the game event tbh.

how much ur paying for 1060 btw

It's the 6gb version. Auction is at 180€ gonna try to snipe it for 200€-210€ max. This card brand new costs like 330€ over here.

[Fivefootkillerz]

It's the 6gb version. Auction is at 180€ gonna try to snipe it for 200€-210€ max. This card brand new costs like 330€ over here.

good luck with auction. darn used prices in other markets!

[iWantToGrow]

good luck with auction. darn used prices in other markets!

How much does an used one cost in the US?

[Fivefootkillerz]

How much does an used one cost in the US?

about the same or a bit less. the thing is this past week there have been new 1060s for those same prices

[Fivefootkillerz]

back in 2012 i paid $550 for 7970 then 2017 $440 for vega 64

made money on my vega 64 and got really good deals on the 1070ti and 1080. feels good man

Im probably good on GPUs for a while again.

[KilaByte]

You're keeping the 1070Ti instead of the 1080? How come?

[Fivefootkillerz]

You're keeping the 1070Ti instead of the 1080? How come?

the price. I don't even really play much games besides runescape though lmao. I actually canceled the 1080 on ebay, but there not like amazon and newegg didnt let me cancel before they shipped it out. My friend said he would give me $20 bucks more than what i paid so it works out.

[KilaByte]

Gotcha, makes sense, esp for Runescape lol.

[Fivefootkillerz]

Gotcha, makes sense, esp for Runescape lol.

hahahaha

i mean i have other games but nothing can keep my attention for long!

[newcomb12]

Finishing up a build and have a question about the fan configuration. I current have two intake fans in the front and one exhaust fan in the back. I'm getting an AIO cooler for my cpu which comes with two fans that will sit at the top of the case as exhaust fans. Does it matter if the negative pressure balance is for exhaust or do I need to flip the rear fan around and make it an intake fan as well?

[MrJensenn]

BF 5 looks so lame.

And that is so sad because DICE is pushing the envelope on the netcode side. Watch Battlenonsense's videos about netcode.

Gotta wait till it's released to judge.

[InstantLoser]

And that is so sad because DICE is pushing the envelope on the netcode side. Watch Battlenonsense's videos about netcode.

Gotta wait till it's released to judge.

Too bad they're pushing Social Justice along with it.

[WestAfrica]

I should prob get a new comp screen, I’ve been using my 12 year old 35 inch tv as a monitor.

[InstantLoser]

[tential]

Oh, so quick funny story.
I have an UNRAID server, and I was cleaning one day.
Now cleaning is dangerous for me. Something almost always breaks, which is why I leave my place messy. It's safe....

Well, I was cleaning and BOOM kicked hard into my server, tripped over and almost fell. Uh oh... hope that didn't break anything.
Nope... ok....
Well... couple weeks later... all the drives disappear, long story short, I turn that thing off. Fail!

Well, I was sad for a couple months, then I said no, I won't give up. I will rebuild! So I bought a LOT of 8TB HDDs, I think about 8 of them? Some 5s to. I had 10 HDDs total. I knew I had some working ones, but how many I didn't know. Maybe 2-4. Either way, I'd rebuild my server....

So, I post online for some help on recovering from a massive failure, and find out, ya, of course, all my hdds are fine! Lol....
I recover....
Then, I try to expand! I had one more HDD already in there, unplugged waiting for expansion, I plug it in, try to expand....
HDDs start dropping.
I can't figure out why.
Finally I decide I need a new power supply. So I try to buy 1000W+ power supply so I never have to think about this problem again for my server. Well.... PHUCK CRYPTO MINERS!! Lol, I forgot they need PSUs too! So now I'm trying to find something in stock and reasonable priced ugh.
I get the new powersupply, I am about to plug it into the power strip, but the cable won't reach.
Ugh, the wall is right there, whats the worst that can happen. Plug it in, flip the switch on the PSU, POP!!!!!!!
Sparks!!!!
Darknessssssssssss.
Breaker flipped.
Great, well, now I need a new PSU... AGAIN!!!! So I return that to Amazon and buy ANOTHER EVGA PSU from Amazon (Evga still good brand).
This one works, and finally, I'm stable, I only lost 1-2 HDDs, and that was from trying to expand actually. So I have a ton more HDDs sitting in my closet, as I don't have enough HDD space left to use in my current server, so I'll need a new server chassis for more expansion asap.

Now I just need me some old xeons/threadripper.

[Azzurri]

When using a eGPU for the laptop how hot does your laptop run? Does it throttle less when not using the onboard GPU?

[SystemTrend]

I read that Intel might make a GPU in 2020.

[tential]

I read that Intel might make a GPU in 2020.

Raja from AMD went to intel to not make GPUs???

When using a eGPU for the laptop how hot does your laptop run? Does it throttle less when not using the onboard GPU?

Yes, although if it's a decent design laptop, throttling shouldn't really be an issue from the start.

Clear the fans of dust.
Learn to disassemble your laptop if you really want to have maximum performance out of it, and clean interior of dust.
Laptops/mobile setups just are harder to disassemble and clean, but still can be used well.

[InstantLoser]

When using a eGPU for the laptop how hot does your laptop run? Does it throttle less when not using the onboard GPU?

Definitely runs cooler. The GPU was running around 68 degrees under load, and 28-32 idle. The system itself never felt hot, and playing games at QHD it seemed to be doing an excellent job. I imagine going forward a few years into the Nvidia 11 or even 12 series, it should be a nice method of keeping the laptop relevant. It'll be quite a while before a 7700HQ bottlenecks anything/isn't useful for gaming.
I didn't notice any throttling.

[MrJensenn]

So, limitations in the G-sync module makes the new 144 Hz 4K monitors sub-par because of bandwidth limitations in the G-sync module.

TLDR: The new Gsync 4K 144Hz HDR monitors use chroma subsampling because of bandwidth limitations and the lack of support for DSC or MST on the Gsync module. This means that 2 of the 3 color components for each pixel (RGB or YCbCr) are rendered at half resolution and not native 4K. This is basically a partial reduction in resolution. Chroma subsampling was almost never used on desktops and most monitors don't support it because it can affect fine text significantly. However, the good news is that you can run these Gsync HDR monitors at 4K 98Hz HDR without any subsampling.

https://old.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/co...bsampling_for/


Guess we should keep supporting noVideo in their continued efforts to be market dominating while delivering subpar proprietary technology.

[InstantLoser]

So, limitations in the G-sync module makes the new 144 Hz 4K monitors sub-par because of bandwidth limitations in the G-sync module.



https://old.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/co...bsampling_for/


Guess we should keep supporting noVideo in their continued efforts to be market dominating while delivering subpar proprietary technology.

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I'm actually getting pretty good performance from my Vega 64's in most games at 4k. I got an LG 4k HDR 60hz FreeSync panel on Saturday and honestly it's pretty buttery smooth. Not really regretting my use of AMD at the moment.