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#1420 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1420
Some suggestions:
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/JF4hyf
You could get a better cooler if you want to but it's not necessary.
Slightly cheaper RAM.
Faster and cheaper SSD although it's still very slow for an SSD but that's just how TLC is.
Better PSU.

If you don't need SLI you can get that mobo and save the wifi card.

posted about 7 years ago
#49 Terrorist attack (IS claims attack) in Nice, France in World Events
Scissors_DR34M_You have to know dude islam is not even fucking associated with ISIS and isis are outsiders and they claim to be muslims but theyr not
Only someone in complete denial can say that someone killing people while shouting ALLAHU AKBAR or calling the police beforehand to confirm their allegiance to ISIS and Islam are not muslims

It's not quite worded correctly.
ISIS is as islamic as the Westboro Baptist Church is christian. They are Wahhabi which explicitly calls all other forms of Islam "heretical". Similar to how the WBC is anti catholic, but worse.
So yeah, if they hate you and tell you that you aren't actually a muslim, would you want to "admit" that it's the same religion and call them muslims?

Sure there's a bit of denial here, but this is actually how it is. ISIS doesn't consider anyone else a muslim and the other muslims don't consider ISIS to be muslims.

posted about 7 years ago
#276 I've updated some huds in Customization

Sorry to add another request to the pile, but could you add Garm3n 7MF?

posted about 7 years ago
#1417 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1416
That's because those PSU were cheaper than models with lower wattage.
You can check it http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator but just a rough estimate would be:
<100W for the CPU -> <150W overclocked
50W for stuff (mobo, hdd, ssd, fans)
That still leaves us with 200W for a GPU. A 480 needs less than that even overclocked.

However there are obviously other options if you want maybe a 300W GPU some day.
https://www.czc.cz/evga-500b-500w/185123/produkt
Or semi modular https://www.czc.cz/corsair-cx-series-cx550m-550w/187756/produkt
I haven't seen reviews of the CX550M directly, only of a PSU that is supposed to be using the same platform.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=475
It's really good. Corsair finally managed to both get a decent PSU and then not overprice it like the did for the last 4 years.

#1417
Quake Champions doesn't really help me to figure it out. It's not released yet so there's no benchmarks.
A 1080 is within budget probably, if that doesn't cut it then there's nothing you could do anyway so why not. There's no kill like overkill. Just don't blame me when there's better GPUs for that price in half a year.

Read up on IPS / Lightboost / GSync/FreeSync.

You don't need watercooling, all in ones are worse than air coolers and a custom loop is too expensive and too much work. Yes, with the 6700K you should be able to stream.

I'll try to keep it fairly quiet.

posted about 7 years ago
#1414 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1412
AiO water coolers are terrible. High end air coolers are better. A custom water loop would be better but isn't even close to being within your budget. It'd also be a ton of work.

3000 MHz RAM is a bit overkill.
The CX600 isn't great, i'd get this one or if you want a semi modular PSU this one.

#1413
I don't think he meant a custom loop, it's not really possible with only 630€ total budget anyway.

#1414
First things first: There isn't much point in doing the exact part list in advance since prices will change. So I'm just trying to get a general idea now and figure out how performance you need. Then you post again in the week that you'll actually build it and I'll make the part list with the current prices.

Now about performance. Right now more than 4 cores hardly ever help in games. In fact because the 6850K is Broadwell, which is slightly slower than Skylake and also lower clocked than the 6700(K) it will actually perform worse in most games. In other words it's a waste of money for gaming.
How sure are you about streaming? Because if you won't then even the 6700K is more than you need. An i5-6600K would do just fine. You still have a few weeks to think about that.
Similar story with overclocking. Except you do get better performance in all CPU limited games. However you actually need to overclock. If you buy a Z170 mobo, a cooler and a -K CPU but then don't overclock it you've paid around 200$ for something you're not using.

A 6700K shouldn't be a problem with your budget but I like to mention these things anyway. 200$ are 200$, not some pocket change.

Now about the GPU. Apart from TF2 and CSGO which games would you like to play and how many fps on what settings and resolution do you want to get? That also brings us to the question what kind of monitor do you want? 144Hz? IPS? 1080p or higher? Lightboost? GSync/FreeSync?
It's generally best to get a GPU that does what you want it to do and just get a better one a few years later when you actually need a better one. To buy that kind of performance now you'd pay a massive premium. The GPU market moves so fast that buying a 300$ GPU now and then another 300$ GPU in 2 years actually gets you more performance than buying a 600$ GPU now. That's why you should just get the cheapest GPU that exceeds your requirements. Which obviously means you have to figure out what those requirements are.

About SLI / CF: It's generally recommended to get a single GPU if you can. Obviously not an option if you want more power than the fastest GPU available can provide but in all other cases you shouldn't use SLI / CF. There are a number of reasons:
1. It doesn't always work. If there's not SLI / CF profile for whatever game you want to play you just get the performance of one GPU.
2. Most profiles use AFR (alternate frame rendering). That means GPU 1 will render frame 1, halfway through GPU 2 will start rendering frame 2, once GPU 1 is finished with frame 1 it will start with frame 3, halfway through that GPU 2 finishes frame 2 and starts with frame 4 and so on. That means while you might see almost twice the fps the input lag stays the same. In fact it actually gets worse.
3. You need a motherboard that supports it and a PSU that can handle the power draw of two GPUs which adds to the cost.
4. With two GPUs next to each other they'll heat each other up and won't clock as high.

The end result is that you really won't get anywhere near twice the performance and it will cost you more than twice the money. A single GPU might actually get you better performance for less money.

posted about 7 years ago
#1410 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1409
No problem.

#1410
Custom cards should get slightly cheaper, but for real price drops you'll have to wait until there's competition. The most optimistic rumours say October for that.

The cheapest versions will be those with some shitty plastic cooler to get close to nVidia's bullshit MSRP. Don't get one of those. Read reviews.

posted about 7 years ago
#11 Files disappearing from new hard drive in Hardware
SetsulThis could be sped up if you did try everything that was suggested instead of only two one per post.
posted about 7 years ago
#3 Highlight: Thalash vs. NameLess: ETF2L S24 W6 in Videos

We don't know. Ask Sideshow.

posted about 7 years ago
#1407 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1407
Just FYI the GPU doesn't help with streaming.

With less than 2 weeks the 1060 isn't an option then I guess.
You should still at least wait one week for the custom 480s.

480 vs 970: Similar price, the 480 is faster, newer and got more VRAM. Even if you won't need any of it why get the worse card if it's not cheaper?
Keep in mind that the results on userbenchmark mostly use the older driver on the 480, the new one already gets you +3%. Then you have to keep in mind that the 970's results include overclocked aftermarket cards, which are just now becoming available for the 480. So the 480 is definitely faster and the gap will get bigger with newer drivers and under DX12 / Vulkan.

The power draw "problem" has already been fixed. It will also definitely not kill your motherboard. I can link you a Video where someone draws a few hundred W over the PCIe slot on a 10 years old motherboard and it doesn't care at all. Those people claiming the 480 killed their motherboard either shorted something out or are just trying to get a free replacement. The actual problem is twofold:
1. The PCIe slot is specced for 75W so it's not supposed to draw more than that.
2. Because the PCIe slot is specced for 75W some very expensive motherboards (worth more than the 480) would shut down since the slot going out of spec usually means the card in it is defective.
Like I said though, it's already fixed anyway.

posted about 7 years ago
#1405 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1405
First of all which games on what settings?
As always a better GPU won't help at all in TF2.

I'm assuming your budget is around 250-300$?

The 970 and 480 should be around twice as fast as the 670 so if you don't need that much performance you could go for a slightly cheaper GPU and save some money.

I don't think the 970 is worth buying anymore. The 480 isn't in stock everywhere yet and the customs cards are just now turning up so prices are still inflated but that should fix itself soon. The cheapest 970s I could find on pcpartpicker are around 260$. For around that price you should be able to get a custom 480 (reference 480 MSRP is 240$), which would be faster.

According to nVidia the 1060 is supposed to be 15% faster than the 480. That means realistically we can expect 10%. Considering the bullshit that is going on with the Founders Edition (the 1080 and 1070 still haven't reached their MSRP yet) you can expect it cost closer to 300$ than the 250$ nVidia claims.

Summary:
1. Which games, what settings?
2. Budget?
3. Can you wait? Prices on the 480 are still dropping. If the 1060 is better then at the very least we'll see further price drops on the 480, even if you can't afford the 1060 itself.

posted about 7 years ago
#1403 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1403
I wouldn't hold my breath for "substantial tech improvements" in CPUs. They happen, it just doesn't do much anymore.

A short explanation:
How much work a CPU gets done depends on 3 things:
1. How long each cycle takes = clock rate. The less time you need for each cycle, the more you can get done in the same time. As you've probably noticed clock rates haven't really increased in a while now. It's not important why that is but it's not going to change any time soon.
2. How much work you get done in each cycle. Sadly on x86 there is a limit at around 4 instructions per cycle and it's really difficult to get around that. Modern CPUs are already at 3.something so not much happening here either.
3. How many cycles you actually spend doing work and how many cycles you just wait for stuff to happen. Let's say a CPU is stalled 40% of the time. If you halve that it now does work 80% of the time so it's 1/3 = 33% faster. But if you halve it again it only gets 12.5% faster. Another and it's only 5.56%. And so on.

There's really not much anyone can do to change that unless you start from scratch, but then your games won't work anymore.
And trust me, this is the short explanation.

One thing that can and will happen though is more cores. After being stuck on 4 cores maximum for the average consumer we'll finally see some more in 1 or 2 years. Won't help with old games like TF2 that can't even use 4 cores, but it will help with new and properly programmed games like Overwatch.

Back on topic now.
I'd say your GPU is indeed the limiting factor here. However a 1070 might be overkill. It depends on how many fps you want. A 1070 could put you at around 280 (1080p 100%, low), a 480 around 200. The problem is that I'd expect your CPU to become the limiting factor at around 200. I only have benchmarks regarding the on Ultra and in those the 3570 tops out around 180. On low it should be a bit higher, but I'm not sure. So the 1070 might not actually improve performance when compared to GPUs half its price.

posted about 7 years ago
#7 Files disappearing from new hard drive in Hardware

This could be sped up if you did try everything that was suggested instead of only two per post.

googleblehHave you tried viewing the files from the command line? I've ever had problems viewing files via Windows Explorer, but they show up from the command line. Just open the folder in Windows Explorer, then type "cmd" into the address bar and hit Enter. Then type "dir", hit Enter, and see if your files show up.

Since it's quite new I assume there isn't a whole lot on it yet, the easiest thing would be to just reformat.

You could also check if the HDD is working correctly. The fastest way without any external programs would be in command prompt (cmd):
wmic (press enter)
diskdrive get status (press enter)
Since you've got two drives it should say

Status
OK
OK

If it says anything else something is wrong with your HDD.

posted about 7 years ago
#9 Shit that shouldn't happen in matchmaking in TF2 General Discussion

Both teams having shit ping ensures level playing field.
Granted it's a field that's only level because it's basically a brown liquid at this point (mud or shit or both? YOU DECIDE!) but it is level.

posted about 7 years ago
#1401 PC Build Thread in Hardware

#1401
Some minor changes, maxed out the budget.
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/wXLyXH

Not too big of a fan of the 200R but I don't know what you want so I didn't change it.

Whether or not it'll play all games at 144fps at 1080p depends on the settings and your definition of "all".

posted about 7 years ago
#8 HELP! PC Turning on, turning off, turning on again in Off Topic

Sorry for the late response but I just got "forum invalid" whenever I tried to post it. I tried to log out and log back in but guess what, it wouldn't let me.

Pasted response from 8 hours ago:
That's probably because there are no integrated graphics on that CPU.

Do you have another GPU or can borrow one to test with?

posted about 7 years ago
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