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I'm not sure if theres any way to 'close' a topic I finally figured the issue out by attempting to run the game with my new ram unseated, after which, i never crashed again. I double checked by reseating it and sure enough, fortnite for whatever reason was not playing friendly with the ram, or the ram itself was defective. I've returned it and am planning on just upgrading with two brand new sticks of 2x16 instead of running quad channel

Hey All, I'll try to keep it brief. I built my last PC back in 2015 and have gotten a plethora of very nice hand-me-down parts from a tech analyst family friend and have been upgrading piece by piece slowly ever since. With all the excitement over the latest Ryzen processors and Cyberpunk 2077 quickly approaching, I wanted to do another near-full build upgrade if the performance increase would be worth it, I'm just not sure if it will be. So I figured most forum users on here are much more well informed and knowledgeable and might be able to help give me an idea of what kind of performance increase I might expect with the planned upgrades. [most of the upgrades I took from the suggested high-end builds from the early 2020 linus DIY buyers guide] Current Rig -------------------------------------------------------------- Current Planned Upgrades Cpu: Ryzen Threadripper 1920x -----------------------------------> Ryzen 7 3700x Mobo: MSI x399 Gaming Carbon Pro Ac-------------------------> Gigabyte x570 AORUS Elite (wifi) RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400mhz 16gb(2x8)--> TridentZ Neo DDR4-3600 32gb(2x16gb) GPU: EVGA RTX 2080 Super XC Ultra I'd be keeping my GPU as I recently just upgraded from a Titan X Pascal - I've noticed an immediate boost in performance by about 15-30fps depending the game from my prior GPU. I am mostly just unsure if the $700+ upgrade for Cpu/mobo/Ram would be worth the price performance wise. I use my system mostly for gaming but very rarely like to dabble in video editing so I like to have the overhead of performance to still kick ass at rendering and other workstation type uses. I game primarily on a 1440p 144hz monitor with a ultrawide at 3440x1440p that I mostly use as a secondary now ( due to the 2080s not being able to push some games at max at 60 at the higher resolution) Any info on what kind of performance increase I could expect would be greatly appreciated, or just any other information or suggestions that you might have. Thank you!

Hey All, I'll try to be brief and summarize my issue as best I can. Fortnite ( And seemingly only Fortnite as I haven't experienced this level of crashing in any other games lately) has been crashing after doing some upgrades to my computer. Recently, I upgraded my rig to an NVME ssd and added an additional 16 gb of RAM to get up to 32gb total. Prior to these two upgrades and the fresh install of windows, Fortnite ran without any issue, never crashed. GPU has been the same for well over a year and has logged over 100 hours into the game prior. After I fresh installed windows on the NVME drive and got everything up and running again, I've been crashing spontaneously in Fortnite repeatedly with the DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED error line in the logs. This seems to happen at complete random, sometimes while the games booting, other times when I'm already 15 minutes into a game. I haven't been able to nail down any rhyme or reason for when it crashes. I've done my best to search up troubleshooting steps for this specific issue, along with general steps and contacted Epic Support directly which only supplied me troubleshooting steps I had already done and have now gotten to the point where they're out of ideas. Things I've tried: Compatibility windows 7 for all the Fortnite executables Run as Admin both all the F-nite executables and the Epic Games Launcher itself. Moved Graphics card up a seat ( realized it was in an 8x lane instead of the gpu_1 16x lane slot, ((though from looking things up this is really really low near 1% performance improvement for most games)) Tried with only one monitor connected Uninstalled / Reinstalled Fortnite Uninstalled /Reinstalled onto what is now a secondary SSD ( was my primary SSD before the upgrade) Uninstalled / Reinstalled GPU Drivers Uninstalled /Reinstalled Older GPU Drivers that were known working prior to upgrading to the NVME/Fresh windows installation Overclocked / Underclock / Ensured running at stock settings for GPU Edited Registry for TDRLEVEL (common troubleshooting step for this specific issue to attempt to prevent the GPU from crashing when hanging) Tried in Debug Mode within Nvidia Control Panel Formatted and did ANOTHER clean fresh install of windows. Installed GPU drivers/chipset drivers, attempted to play, still had crashing. Probably more steps that I've forgotten to list but will update as I remember. The part that I just simply don't understand is why it worked without any issues whatsoever before the upgrade to the NVME/RAM and fresh windows installation. I can't imagine either of the components being the cause of the issue - but I figured most users on these forums are far more knowledgeable than myself and might have some more insight or ideas. My Setup: CPU: Ryzen Threadripper 1920x GPU: Titan X (Pascal) Mobo: MSI x399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC Ram: 4x8gb (32total) Corsair Vengeance DDR4 Storage: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1tb nvme m.2 [Reminder again: Prior to upgrading the RAM, and NVME, the previous setup was identical with a Samsung 850evo ssd instead as the primary hard drive, the GPU played Fortnite for hundreds of hours without issues before) The only things I can think of to try that I haven't yet, is to 1. Unseat the newly added ram and attempt or 2. Install windows onto my previous SSD (Samsung 850 EVO 250gb) and boot/try from that hardware instead. Both are pretty unwieldy troubleshooting steps and both seem unlikely to have an effect or be a rational variable for the issue, but If other users suspect it might be worth a shot, I'll go through the hassle and try. Any ideas, help, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

OH gothca, that clears it all up !

I hope I'm not using the wrong nomenclature - the Titan XP is a different card than the Titan X Pascal right?

Hey all, my question is fairly simple so I'll try to keep it brief. In my set up I'm primarily running on a 3440x1440 Ultrawide 60hz monitor. I recently was hand-me-downed a Titan X Pascal that replaced my Gtx 1080 - I was hoping that I would see a decent boost in performance but it seems that the improvement was about 10 frames on average which was nice, but not as much of a boost that I was hoping for. I'm looking at where to upgrade from here within a reasonable budget and was considering a RTX 2070 - I couldn't seem to find many concrete benchmark comparisons between the two cards so I figured asking here may provide better input- Would the 2070 be a noticable upgrade from the X pascal, or would I not see the performance increase I'm looking for without dropping the big bucks on a 2080/ti? Thanks ! For reference the rest of my current specs - Cpu: Ryzen Threadripper 1920X RAM: 16GB DDR4 MoBo: MSI x399

Partially unrelated but anyone know which model keyboard he's using in this video?

I'm shoping for an ultrawide and trying to determine which to get. I don't know terribly much about them but i've been wanting one for quite some time. I've got a i7-6700k and a 980ti. for whatever it's worth.. The two that i'm looking at are: Samsung S34E790C https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-S34E790C-34-Inch-Professional-Monitor/dp/B00Q7VCSGU/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1478781267&sr=1-1&keywords=Samsung+S34E790C DELL Ultrasharp U3415W PX79 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PXYRMPE/ref=twister_B01MREZO5M?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 Does either one have a distinct advantage over the other? I'll mostly be using it for Gaming, Watching movies and light video editing. Also; For the dell, theres two models a 1900 and an 3800 what is the difference between the two that makes it costs so much more? Any info would be super awesome, thanks!

I've been window shopping for a while now about getting an ultrawide and i think now is the time to finally pull the trigger. I'd love to cut my 3 monitor set up down to just an ultrawide and 1 extra. I don't have a set budget, but Ideally I'd like to spend less than about $500-600 usd. Ideally purchased through Amazon/Best buy if at all possible. If it matters and for whatever it's worth I have an i7-6700k and a 980ti in my rig. I don't care if it's curved or not (does it really make that much of a difference) But I'd like it to be not terribly smaller than my current main monitor which is just a standard 29''. Would love some tips or suggestions, thanks!

Edit since everyone is tossing their keyboards into the post: Das Keyboard Ultimate 4 w/blank keycaps

I just finished a new build, my own dream computer. Lately I've been obsessing over the temps and have some concerns though I'm not sure if they're really worth having, was hoping for some more experienced user's input. My build : PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($400.00) CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($163.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($99.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.49 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($669.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.00) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($120.39 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($100.00) Total: $1864.73 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-19 18:12 EDT-0400 My concerns: My fan set up consists of the kraken x61 rad being mounted on the front of the s340 case, with the fans pulling in from out of the case, through the rad into the system. then I've got the stock 140mm exhaust on the rear and the top. Since I'm not super experienced I didn't consider the issue that the rad being front mounted would be blowing somewhat warm air onto the cpu rather than clean cool air. I've opened the side panel and it doesn't seem that warm, seems still kind of cool however I'm no scientist and it's probably still far from ideal. (which seems strange as this is the only mounting option and nzxt themselves recommend the x61 for this case) My temps from what I've observed as follows: Idle; Cpu- 20-25c, kraken liquid temp ~25c. Gpu- 46-50c Under heavy load : Cpu - rarely ever higher than 50c. Gpu - 74-80c at 100% load Whenever I play a graphic intensive game, say Bioshock:infinite or Far cry 4 with maxed out graphics, the gpu bumps up to 97-98% load and the kraken's fans have to spin up to 100% to compensate. This causes the front fans to be VERY loud which is quite annoying as well. I'm not so much worried about the cpu temps, they seem very nice for what I'm getting compared to my old computer, though the mid->high 70c on the card whenever gaming and the fact that the fans have to go up to 100% just to compensate have me a bit worried since theres no more room for cooling after that point and if the card ends up getting hotter than 80c and keeps climbing, theres no way to increase the cooling to help it. Am I just being overly paranoid ? Are these temps more than reasonable and I should be content with them? Or am i justified in having some concern, especially for next summer when the ambient temperature will be quite a bit warmer?

I'll post this as a comment to prevent posting another thread all-together. From what I can tell, the Corsair Obsidian Series Black 450D looks like it would offer great airflow and accommodate the kraken x61 top mounted. Can anyone give me a second confirmation so I know I looked and read everything correctly ?

Thanks for the super fast and quick answers! Glad I didn't pull the trigger on that one.

I just built my dream computer recently and my only gripe is that the case I chose (nzxt s340) isn't that great for airflow to it. I'm using a Kraken x61 but the only configuration the case allows for is to use it as a front intake and thus blowing warm air through the rad onto the GPU. My temps aren't BAD per-say, however they're higher than I was hoping for. Idle I'm hitting around ~20c with my Cpu, and ~45-50c with my Gpu. Under load the Cpu rarely hits higher than 50c, Under load the GPU tends to hit around 71-79c. However, whenever my gpu is under load, the kraken front fans CRANK to 100% non-stop in order to keep the gpu stable, these fans are LOUD. They have to crank that high due to the fact that the gpu is getting warm air and the only way they can cool it is by cranking higher and blowing MORE hot air at it to try to cool it some more. I decided to shop around a little and eyeball some better cases. Hopefully to top mount the kraken x61 instead of front mount so i use it as a push exhaust so i'm not bringing in warm air anymore into the case. This leads me to my question, after looking around I ended up finding Coolermaster's Mastercase Pro 5. I really love the look and the modular idea behind it, The ability to move the position of the drive bays, the top water cooling rad bracket , the window side panel that can hide the psu and other drive bays is something I LOVE. (And if i pull the trigger on it, i'll probably remove all the drive bays and put my mech down below with the psu to give even more unobstructed clean air from the front fans. So my question since I can't seem to find a concrete answer anywhere is can the Mastercase Pro 5's top water cooling bracket fit a kraken x61? I couldn't seem to find exact dimensions or other users using it to confirm and wanted to make sure before I pulled the trigger on the new case.

Just finished my new build! Parts List PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($359.99 @ NCIX US) CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($114.99 @ B&H) Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ SuperBiiz) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.49 @ OutletPC) Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($50.89 @ OutletPC) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($669.99 @ Amazon) Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($68.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($95.98 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($97.89 @ OutletPC) Keyboard: Das Keyboard 4 Ultimate Wired Standard Keyboard ($171.98 @ Newegg) Mouse: Razer Razer Naga 2014 Wired Laser Mouse ($62.99 @ Amazon) Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-A900X Headphones ($299.95 @ NCIX US) External Storage: Western Digital My Book 4TB External Hard Drive ($129.00 @ Amazon) Total: $2492.11 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-17 00:34 EDT-0400 Huge thanks to other users who helped recommend components. It's running great, temps are low, though I feel that the airflow may be a bit lacking for the gpu, but hasn't been an issue yet.