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Napper198

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  1. So I'm currently researching to buy a gaming laptop and basically all of them suck at thermal performance and for most models it is advised to use liquid metal as TIM. While looking at some videos YouTube suggested Linus' video of the IC Graphite Thermal Pad and I ended up watching it again. Something that cough my attention was, that these pads are apparently better at spreading heat in X and Y than they are in Z. So, how about this: line the exposed PCB around the CPU/GPU die with non-conductive thermal pads the thickness of the die height and then put a graphite pad on top of the entire CPU/GPU in order to increase the surface area the cooler touches. See illustration below Has anyone tried this before? I'm willing to test this myself however it'll take me some time before I can get to it. Any other thoughts than this being a terrible idea that no one should do?
  2. It's currently in an Ok-ish state. Things are mesed up and it lacks content but with some friends you can find some fun in there for a couple of hours. Since you can buy ships ingame now it's a bit less P2W but grinding these is not an option if you want to stay a functional human being, especialy since they still reset your ingame balance every patch (about every 3 months now). Given that we are waiting for the new flight model I'd suggest holding out for that until summer to not get dissappointed by the curent mess. The single player camaign Squadron 42 may be available for testing end of 2019 when development goes well. Usually around Gamescom (August) and Citizencon (October) there are some deals going on to save a buck or two. As for alternatives, if you want a MMO Elite Dangerous or Evolation are the only alternatives. If you're fine with single player have a look at Starway Fleet or Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
  3. I was on a 5820k @4.3GHz and I recently switched to a 6950x which I’m in the process of overclocking to 4.3 again. With that I did see a slight improvement and my 1080ti capping out at 100 fps on 1440p. Judging by the telemetry, 8700K with a 1080ti seems to be the sweet spot, but the database doesn’t seem to be able to list overclocked chips properly
  4. It does seem to favor more "balanced" CPUs with 16 threads and around 4.3GHz but I'm getting above 60 for about 90%. Around a lot of AI like in Levski or at Lorville it drops down to 30-40FPS but 100FPS at Port Olisar are pretty dope.
  5. I unsure whether or not we ever actually posted that on the forum but yes, we do have regular weekly meetups going on Saturdays at 21:00 UTC
  6. With the recent alpha 3.3 patch being really good performance wise and it giving us the ability to purchase ships with in-game money Star Citizen is finally starting to become more and more of a game. Coincidentally the 6 year anniversary of the Kickstarter funding is coming up next week so CIG is doing their annual anniversary sale which will be accompanied by a free flight event where everyone with a Star Citizen account can test the game and all it's currently flyable ships with no purchase or credit card required. From 23rd of November to 1st of December you can test the whole flyable lineup of each ship manufacturer to your hearts contend and also explore any currently available planets like Crusader, Dalamar and possibly even Hurston and their moons or try out any of the various missions. If you're interested but don't have an account yet I highly suggest using the referral code picker provided by the local Linus Tech Tips Organization to grab some in-game money when signing up and if you have any questions or would like to meet some fellow citizens to help you out with tips, tricks or crew members, feel free to join our Discord server (which is not the official LTT discord btw) Fly safe!
  7. go figure I'm running 1440p and I regularly see 8GB of VRAM used but rarely more. 16GB of system RAM is usually fine as long as you have chrome closed. Most of the time I encounter a freeze or crash it's a memory leak.
  8. that's just 3.1 and it's hotfixes. I get those too.
  9. given that the current build is leaking memory left and right you'll have a hard time with 8GB of ram and your page file on spinning rust. That and the fact that FPS in the Persistent Universe is currently network bound you might not reach you 45 FPS goal. Arena Commander and Star Marine should be fine though. If you want to put it to the test there's a free flight going on this weekend: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/promotions/April-Free-Fly-Event Edit: the code is GETINTOTHEVERSE
  10. 1. there is no uber setting and to be honest the graphics settings don't do much at all 2. as of now your fps are network bound so just throwing more hardware at it doesn't help 3. the current RAM usage is about 8 GB so as long as you have Chrome closed you're probably fine 4. 3.0.1 is the most unplayable patch we ever had so I'd suggest waiting 4 weeks 6 weeks for 3.1
  11. having 2 axis and a fire button is probably enough and everything else is just a bonus. I have the whole Warthog HOTAS and that this still doesn't have enough buttons to map everything (not to mention trying to remember all 56 buttons and switches) In the case of your joystick I'd configure: Trigger - Firegroup 1 & 2 Middle button - countermeasure Right button - Missiles Hat down - cycle countermeasures Hat up - reticle focus Hat Left - cycle all targets Hat right - cycle hostile targets and use your keyboard for the rest. Regarding your keyboard issue, I never ran into that sort of problem, however your joystick appears to be a rather old design and the PS3 bit might indicate a driver issue. If your issues persist with 3.0 you might want to google if other people had similar problems and possible solutions.
  12. Ich finde es schade, dass man selbst hier in der umgebung nichts anständig zum Probehören findet. Klar Nubert hat den laden voll, aber nur mit seinen eigenen Lautsprecher. Vom betreiben selbst mache ich mir keine Sorgen da ich normalerweise selten über -25dB höre sollte der SC-2023 noch ne weile reichen. Nervig wird es nur, wenn dann das 4K upgrade ansteht. Er unterstützt es zwar, aber nur HDMI 1.4 hat und von HDR brauchen wir garnicht anfangen. Da ist hat der VSX-520 sogar noch im Vorteil, weil er sich nur das Audiosignal rausnimmt und das Videosignal unangetastet lässt, also theoretisch sogar 4k HDR fähig
  13. Die Teufel hängen an meinem alten VSX-520 weil der PC im Gaste VR-Zimmer steht. Da sind sie als klein eingestellt und werden von dem Sub des Creative T3 unterstützt bei dem die Endstufe für die Lautsprecher aufgegeben hat. Hochpass ist 80Hz und ob ich die eingemessen hab kann ich dir gar nicht sage, weil ich es selber nicht mehr weiß. Der SC-2023 steht im Wohnzimmer und braucht mal noch ein Lautsprecher update, das sind immer noch die alten Satelliten, die damals beim VSX-520 dabei waren, aber nachdem kleinen Upgrade für den Rechner und der Vive den Monat ist erstmal wieder sparen angesagt. Wenn es soweit ist, wird es wohl ein Set von Nubert werden, da die hier direkt um die Ecke sind.
  14. add file, right click on file, append files. This will keep the chapters of both Video and audio formats need to match
  15. Rack cases draw fresh air from the front so as long as you don't put it face down on the carpet you're fine. It might however be a bit too long to fit under the TV stand, you might want to check dimensions first.
  16. Hab ich mich inzwischen daran gewöhnt, solange ich keine großen umsteck aktionen mache funktioniert es einigermaßen zuverlässig mit ca 1-2 fails im Monat. Sollte er doch mal nicht booten weiß ich auch, welche USB Geräte abgesteckt werden müssen und wegen den Ausfällen weiß ich auch in ungefähr, welche USB Geräte sich nicht miteinander vertragen. Es stimmt schon, dass das ständige umstecken etwas nervt, aber auf der anderen Seite bin ich wahrscheinlich selbst schuld wenn ich 3 Soundkarten, 3 Joysticks, Controller, Monitor, Vive, Kartenleser, Tastatur und Maus angeschlossen habe. Da zweifle ich ein wenig daran, dass da ein anderes Board bessere Ergebnisse erzielt
  17. Asus X99 anscheinend, kann aber auch was anderes sein, da das Netzteil selten auch mal mitmacht. Das Board ist im allgemeinen nicht der burner, öfters stürzt mir mal der USB controller ab und manchmal bootet der einfach garnicht, weil er gerade keine Lust hat.
  18. Mein MoBo meint beim booten erstmal alle Lüfter auf 100% drehen zu müssen, unabhängig ob das PWM oder DC sind. Das kann bei 5x Noctua Industrial 2000 doch recht laut werden. Danach ist Ruhe, aber erstmal müssen alle in der Umgebung gewarnt werden, dass ich meinen Rechner hoch fahre.
  19. Ich hab mir jetzt auch noch ein kleines Upgrade gegönnt: Da das Seasonic G-750 unter der last der 1080ti doch recht laut wird habe ich anhand der Datenbank von cybenetics das Corsair RM850x white edition rausgesucht. Ist zwar 50€ teurer als das normale RM750x, das auch gereicht hätte, aber das war nur 10€ teurer, als das 750 white und das Kabelkit allein wären nochmal 79€, von dem her bin ich gut dabei. Und da ich jetzt vorn einen großen 360er Radiator drin habe, momentan aber nur 2 140er Lüfter drangebastelt habe, hab ich mir noch 3 Noctua NF-F12 cromax geleistet. Das sind dann zumindes mal 2 jet turbinen weniger beim boot
  20. The UPS isn't the issue as it is not used with this PC. It was only to point out that the system is indeed drawing over 500W from the wall when loaded
  21. After studying the cybenetics database @seon123 posted I had come to exactly that realization. There is indeed no generalization possible if it comes to silence and you have to look at each PSU individually. I thereby went with the Corsair RM850X white edition, as it matches my color scheme, comes with a set of individually sleeved cables which also match and it was only 10€ more than the almost equally silent RM750X white edition. I could have saved a ton by going with the standard RM750X and save 50€ but considering that the cable set is 79€ it's a good deal if you want the swag.
  22. looking through that lists right now, tthaks. Unfortunately they don't sell them over here, and I think it would choke to death in the Corsair Air 540 (case upgrade incoming as well), but interesting idea.
  23. I kinda have a feeling that my current Seasonic G-750 seems to struggle a bit with providing enough juice for my i7 5820K + 1080ti both overclocked. Don't get me wrong, I don't have power failures or anything but even under just GPU load it gets too loud for my taste + ketchup and mustard cables need to go. So I'm in the market for a new PSU, however, crowded as the market is, I'm a bit indecisive on whether or not to spend 200-ish € on a stupid high wattage PSU (1200+) or to go with a moderate 850W with 80+ Titanium. any insights, recommendations, experience, opinions? Edit: I don't know the exact power draw but it overloads my 500W UPS I use for my server
  24. Ich hatte es dir ja schon geschrieben, aber hier nochmal offiziell: von den Taktraten her entweder die Asus OC oder die Gigabyte Windforce, nur dass die Asus 4mm höher ist ("2,1 Slot"), was zu Problemen mit dem Gehäuse führen könnte. Da die Gigabyte inzwischen auch schon 0-rpm mode hat wäre sie gegenüber der MSI mit geringerem Takt mein Favorit.
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