Off-Topic Thread V3.0

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Tech Power Up with the most relevant graphs IMHO
RTX 2060 Super @ 1080p


RTX 2070 Super @ 1440p


Both cards gain ~8.5% through overclocking.

I'd say the board partner cards from the likes of MSI, EVGA, Asus and others will add a fair bit on top of that as well.

Any good recommends for M2 drive for system/games partition? Something 1Tb under 100€?

RossieMan wrote: »

Don't think you'll get anything for that price point. You'll be needing 120+ for an mx500 anyway. Decent drive but not amazing.

Ok. What about 500gb?

Finally got around to ordering a new PC case and PSU so now have fully upgraded all parts. So now have old 3570k PC to use as a media player system in Livingroom.

I think I can use my harmony remote to control it but what's the best way to make it TV friendly? What do people recommend?

So I've gone ahead and ordered the Thermaltake Core P1 because, reasons (not really, I can't justify it at all I just want one).

This brings me to watercooling, where's he best place to buy watercooling gear? Full kits would be welcome. Any recommendations? I'm ordering the Alphacool block for the Radeon vii since they dropped the price to €100, none of the others come close in price there.

So it turns out that (part of) the reason that the Division is running so horribly on my PC is that the RAM is being maxed out. (Currently running an i5 6500, with 8GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 2666MHz).

I intend on upgrading to a Ryzen 3700X in a few months but for now I am just looking to upgrade the RAM.

So the questions are which are the most important things to be looking for now that will get me out of this problem but that will also be well suited to the Ryzen build?

What is the minimum speed I should look for? Is 3200MHz enough or do I need to go higher?

How important are timings? Should they take precedence over speed?

Is 16GB enough or should I just get 32GB and not have to worry about it again for a while?

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Are you running your RAM in single channel (1x 8Gb stick)?

No, I have 2x4GB sticks, this is the amazon link for them:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00RCGJLLO/ref=pe_385721_144874611_TE_item

BloodBath wrote: »

16gb is more than enough for gaming. A cheapish 16gb 3200Mhz CL16 kit will do fine for around €75.

If you want to spend double that you can get 3200/CL14. Not worth the price premium unless pushing for ultra high end imo.

I have a Vega 64 so I had everything on Ultra when I was playing the Division so that might be part of the reason for the slow downs.

So in that case (of trying to play at ultra), would more RAM be better or better timings?

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

More RAM. Timings make a small difference compared to other factors, in the case of the Division 2 I think it's genuinely a RAM hungry game.

You'd want to have a very high spec system for RAM timings to be the factor that makes the difference.

Also depends on your definition of horrible performance. If that means heavy stuttering and frequent big drops, it's likely RAM or CPU. If it's occassional drops below 60fps, that would be normal at say 1440P ultra on Vega 64, but not normal at 1080p.

Not sure how CPU heavy Division 2 is either, but that i5-6500 would be a limiting factor in some of the latest games too.

In this specific case though I'd say it's lack of RAM.

Unfortunately, it's only the Division 1 and I'm playing at 1080p. It gets so bad sometimes that it reminds me of lag in MW2 on a really poor connection i.e. shooting someone 10m away but they don't die and all of a sudden you are being respawned. The worst thing is that I'm not even playing against others..

Anyone here have a recommendation for a good router that'll let you set up a home VPN server?

I found out today that my ISP will give me a Static IP for just a few euro extra per month.

I could flash the router we have with the open source DD-WRT firmware, but I'd rather not risk bricking it and be without any internet for an extended period of time.

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

Wow. Dropped a PC case unopened to the Post Office on my lunch about 12 being returned to Amazon. Had an email 2 hours later saying the refund had been processed. That's insanely fast!

Was originally going with the Phanteks Enthoo Elite but decided to go with the Phanteks Evolv X after. Absolutely loving this case. What a dream to work in!

When An Post scan the return label Amazon are notified and process the refund. It's a great system in fairness.

Deleted User wrote: »

Indeed. One of the reasons i use Amazon the most. Great returns process but they will suspend your account if you abuse it.

They've totally suspended my account due to a charge back I had to put in. Someone managed to gain access and ordered about €500 worth of stuff and it was delivered to Dublin, while I'm firmly based in Cork.

They're not being at all helpful and will only re-instate the account if I pay them back the money, for goods I never ordered or received.