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Cuddlesworth · 14-09-2020 02:14PM

SickBoy wrote: »

Interesting article and video from Moore's Law Is Dead

https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play

If there's truth to this then even more people will be very salty with Nvidia in the not too distant future.

The salt will be thick, as they run out to get their next Nvidia card with zero hesitation.

In fairness, its not much different to AMD releasing the WC Vega 64 and pointing to it as the flagship. Meanwhile a handful of them were made and sold, probably at a loss.

I'm interested to see how the reviewers tackle the power draw. In the past 300+ watts always seemed to be unmanageable, this isn't exactly a revelation to the industry.

Also, if you do intent on getting a 3090 to go with what I assume is a fairly chunky system, you might want to think about looking at some aircon to go with it.

Samuel T. Cogley · 14-09-2020 02:25PM

At 210W my 5700XT noticeably heats up the room.

Robert ninja · 14-09-2020 03:01PM

Sex toys and weeb? Heads in the gutter! :pac: They looked like they were designed for young girls to me. The sort of colors you'd see on dress-up dolls. But I'd get one that had bleedin' barbie on it if was cheaper :P

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

And its lovely to look at modern PC tech illuminated and the fact I made it is even sweeter.

Nah I get what you're saying there's appeal but the main reason I don't care about the looks is there's markup for them. Nothing's free. I'd prefer the GPU look like a suspicious device someone tries to sneak by airport security if it meant shaving a few quid off the price. But marketing will have none of that.

Another key reason I don't focus on the looks is because eventually you stop seeing it. After months and years the PC just blends into the scenery no matter how fancy you made it. The only time it would shine is to flex about it online (which is not something I do) or impress guests for a few seconds. But if you have the spare cash and it brings joy then you'd be stupid not to make it flashy!

Samuel T. Cogley · 14-09-2020 04:05PM

Is it just Amazon where the Ryzen 3000 series chips are creeping up in price?

K.O.Kiki · 14-09-2020 04:27PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Is it just Amazon where the Ryzen 3000 series chips are creeping up in price?

Might be everywhere.
4000 are due in a month so stock might be nearly done.

Headshot · 15-09-2020 11:48PM

OMG

https://www.pcgamer.com/im-not-worthy-of-the-absolute-power-of-this-transforming-scorpion-gaming-cockpit/

Mr Crispy · 16-09-2020 01:08AM

Hope it doesn't come flat-packed.

ED E · 16-09-2020 09:07AM

Headshot wrote: »

OMG

https://www.pcgamer.com/im-not-worthy-of-the-absolute-power-of-this-transforming-scorpion-gaming-cockpit/

Could they not have used cables with L connectors for the promo vids?

spiritcrusher · 18-09-2020 11:17AM

So I just built my first PC with everything but the graphics card as I tried to get one of the new ones. It's based around a Ryzen 3700x on a MSI B550M VDH wifi in a thermaltake v21 case. Think it's all good to go except for the GPU obviously. Is there any way to test to make sure I haven't ballsed anything up before the GPU is sorted? It all turns on and lights up but of course I can't display anything yet. Just would like to make sure I haven't made a shyte of the CPU!

Samuel T. Cogley · 18-09-2020 11:20AM

Grab a very cheap GPU on adverts. Very useful to have as a backup.

Samuel T. Cogley · 18-09-2020 11:30AM

LOL

18-09-2020 11:36AM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

LOL

Id buy it if she was thrown in to the deal.:D

Horrible spec though and very sloppy build by the looks of it.

frozenfrozen · 18-09-2020 12:57PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Id buy it if she was thrown in to the deal.:D

Horrible spec though and very sloppy build by the looks of it.

and the computer looks bad too

Homelander · 18-09-2020 01:16PM

"Themed PC" it's literally just a figurine left on the backplate of the card.

Have to admire the bold marketing strategy though

AlmightyCushion · 18-09-2020 01:56PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

LOL

"Keyborad & Mouse Included."

Samuel T. Cogley · 18-09-2020 02:03PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

"Keyborad & Mouse Included."

I watch Ancient Gameplays on youtube now and again, usually when he's discussing AMD drivers. Someone commented how we have Tech Jesus (Gamers Nexus) and not we have Tech Borat!

Revoker88 · 18-09-2020 02:28PM

Anyone come accross a good webcam lately that reasonably priced and in stock?

Samuel T. Cogley · 18-09-2020 03:04PM

More Lulz. I really need to find something better to do while I'm working from home.

Aodhan5000 · 18-09-2020 03:30PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

More Lulz. I really need to find something better to do while I'm working from home.

I genuinely pray that he's half memeing. Was already worried about humanity's future before seeing that

frozenfrozen · 18-09-2020 04:13PM

imagine driving 5 hours and paying money to collect that abomination

TitianGerm · 18-09-2020 04:15PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

More Lulz. I really need to find something better to do while I'm working from home.

I sold my PC with an RTX 2060 and a Ryzen 1700 in it for €600. I think I sold it to cheap looking at the state of that :pac:

frozenfrozen · 18-09-2020 04:26PM

"Will accept crypto ,gold or silver bullion as payment" on one of his other ads.

18-09-2020 05:21PM

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

More Lulz. I really need to find something better to do while I'm working from home.

OCD Overdrive here.

Robert ninja · 18-09-2020 06:04PM

I know I said I don't care about how a system looks but are those fans literally just dangling? I don't think that's correct from a functional aspect.

frozenfrozen · 18-09-2020 06:06PM

they are suspended with daisy chained zip ties. A temporarily permanent solution

Giblet · 18-09-2020 06:14PM

Did he spill a glass of water on it?

Thecageyone · 18-09-2020 09:15PM

Looks like it's been used in the back end of a factory warehouse, badly thrown together just to do the job, it's alos filthy. But then people are making offers ... As for "high end" ... lol ... the psu looks to be decent but other than that

amadablam · 18-09-2020 09:40PM

Right, I can hear the scoffing already!

I have to say I ve been playing games on latest Gen consoles for so long that I hadnt went to PC for gaming, a proper PC, until recently, in the last week on my new build as i had to justify it

WOW! What a bloody difference!

I started playing Destiny 2 and after sinking thousands of hours into it on consoles, its like a completely new experience on PC! Smoother, faster, more enjoyable. An incredible experience. Something like 144 fps! :eek::eek:

Tried Div2 as well and same thing. Far better experience.

Ok, I absolutely suck at M&K on Destiny right now but Im sure I will get into it. Im only doing PVE as I would have no dignity left after trying PvP!

Im absolutely gob smacked at the frame rates, load times, the monitor input lag times, etc.

Im sure that most of you play PC as primary and find M&K completely natural but its like playing finger twister with my left hand as I get used to the key binds.

But Im going to resist using a controller.

I have to say, its a way better experience so far and I always had latest consoles on release and a decent TV setup but this is on another league.

Seriously, Im super impressed and can see what ye were all harping on about on threads

PC definitely is a superior experience so far.

Revoker88 · 18-09-2020 09:58PM

Yeah man defo don't use a controller unless the game suits it,like a racing game or such.

In the long run will be way better off. Ive been on the PC long enough that now its the controller I feel janky with.

As for the feel of gaming on a good PC,its night and day.
Maybe the next consoles will be better but playing at sub 30fps on the PS4 Pro feels like garbage in this day and age.

Thecageyone · 18-09-2020 09:59PM

amadablam wrote: »

Right, I can hear the scoffing already!

I have to say I ve been playing games on latest Gen consoles for so long that I hadnt went to PC for gaming, a proper PC, until recently, in the last week.

WOW! What a bloody difference!

I started playing Destiny 2 and after sinking thousands of hours into it on consoles, its like a completely new experience on PC! Smoother, faster, more enjoyable. An incredible experience. :eek::eek:

Tried Div2 as well and same thing. Far better experience.

Ok, I absolutely suck at M&K on Destiny right now but Im sure I will get into it. Im only doing PVE as I would have no dignity left after trying PvP!

Im absolutely gob smacked at the frame rates, load times, the monitor input lag times, etc.

Im sure that most of you play PC as primary and find M&K completely natural but its like playing finger twister, with my left hand as I get used to the key binds. But Im going to resist using a controller.

I have to say, its a way better experience so far and I always had latest consoles on release and a decent TV setup but this is on another league.

Seriously, Im super impressed and can see what ye were all harping on about on threads PC definitely is a superior experience so far.

You're not alone, I was a console only gamers for years, only got a decent enough PC to consider gaming on this year and it's been a pleasurable experience. I used to think there was a lot of faffing about, tweaking settings for every game etc to get things any way smooth but I've had zero issues. It's only a mediocre gpu I opted for [gtx 1660] but it's handled everything I've thrown at it with ease on ultra settings with decent frame rates. I've played games like The Witcher 3, Metro Exodus, Plague tale of innocence, The Outer Worlds, Forza Horizon 4 etc ... all run perfectly smooth and look fantastic - better than any game I've tried on ps4/xbone - everything just seems to pop that bit more. I'd expect the latest round of consoles to match but higher end PC will always trump them I feel

As for M&K - I'm hopeless, could never get used to it outside of slower games. I'm much more comfortable using a controller. You can get some nice ones, like third party xbox one controllers, pretty cheap these days. I have 2 controllers for mine, one is a Trust wireless, decent enough but the A button is getting sticky

the other is an xbo one clone from PowerA, much nicer to use only it's wired.

It does depend on the type of games you play though as Eoin mentions above, for FPS/fast action type game m&k will always rule once you get used to them. Me, I play more adventure type game, racers, platformers and beat em ups - you can't beat a controller for those. Best to have both

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