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3 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

We really don't know how the new Intel cpu's are gonna rack up against zen 2 better ipc is expected and the same memory controller which is lame but the chache latency isn't bad on intel cpu's so that's not a problem but I still recommend waiting plus the 4770k should serve you well for a couple of weeks / a month from now on

Yeah I feel like waiting could be a good idea just i wouldnt want to miss out on something for lack of patience

Is there any benefit to my looking at say Ryzen 7 or is it largely a waste for my requirements?

Hello everyone, wow, not been here in a while....

Anyway, I am looking to upgrade my PC as my 4770k is starting to bog me down,

I game at 1440p 60 or 1080p 144hz,  (hoping to upgrade to 1440p 144hz later in the year)

I edit 4k footage from my Sony A73 in davinci resolve

Wanting to do some stwitch streaming (probably using nvenc) not sure how CPU dependant this is

Most games etc are fine but some new games like COD Warzone are pushing my CPU to 100% when gaming, and im struggling to edit 4k etc as its just so laggy

My current pc is a 4770k

16GB Corsair Vengeance Ram at 2400mhz

EVGA 1080 FTW

My budget is around £350 but I MIGHT be able to push £500 if there is anything better that will give more performance , but I might spend the extra budget on faster SSDs like NVMe etc

My main contender was a Ryzen 3600 and 16 or 32gb of ram, BUT i know 10th gen 10600k is around the corner and looks promising

Ideas guys and gals

Good to see you all

On 1/17/2019 at 2:33 AM, redscape said:

Thanks! I was considering getting a Sony 50mm f/1.8, but found a Sony 35mmm f/1.8 (used) for 245$, which is a steal.

The 35mm effectively becomes a 50mm after crop right?  So it should be fine.

There is also the Sigma 30mm F1.4 which is superior optically although the Sony does have stabilisation which could be a benefit 

the 55-210 is okay nothing special but cheap and light for tele use 

instead of the 16-50 you could get the 18-105 or 18-135 which are both much sharper 

Keyboard no

Mouse 10000000000% definately

Screen - helps to use a proper monitor

Just now, Syntaxvgm said:

or get a .30-06 and shoot a deer. It's what everyone with a fetish for 

does here 

yeah doing hunting would be a safe way of getting your shoot on

shooting poor people in the street with a bb gun is completely not 

32 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

A bike shop 

+1000000000000

16 hours ago, a e s t h e t i c a s said:

Not a psychopath. More of a sociopath. for the most part, getting a pellet gun is just more protection/to scare the shit out of my neighbors. My neighbors are total pansys. Plus people are deciding its a-okay to fuck with my shit now too.

bbs guns are not particularly damaging, considering as a sport people shoot each other with them

brandishing them in public is illegal, and shooting somebody not in a game is assault and if armed police came would probably shoot you

Also, you would harm genuine airsofters being reckless

IF you want to shoot people with bbs guns,  join an airsoft site and do it safely 

Hey guys, here is a quick review of the MSI Z270 Krait gaming motherboard - apologies for the terrible colour grading and clipped audio! Anything that could have gone wrong with this video, went very wrong indeed - hopefully its still enjoyable and educational!!!

TLDR - Great priced motherboard, attractive design, wealth of features, great performance, lots of good IO

Video Review

Specs

- Socket 1151 Intel Kaby Lake 7th Gen CPUs

- 4x DDR 4 RAM slots with support for OC 3733mhz

- 2x M.2 SSD slots

- 6x SATA Ports with RAID (0/1/5/10) support
-  3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (support x16/x0/x4, x8/x8/x4 modes)

(2 Way SLI and 3 Way Crosfire supported)

- Gigabit Ethernet

- Audio Boost 4

Connectivity

PS2 Combo port
DVI

2x USB 2.0
HDMI 1.4
1 USB 3.1 Gen 2
USB type C
4 x USB 3.1
Gigabit ethernet

Mic Jack

7.1 audio

Quick rundown of main features

- VR Boost - Dedicated super fast USB port to drive demanding VR peripherals

- Audio Boost 4 - dedicated sound card with amps to drive high impedance audiophile headphones and speakers, 

- Steel armour - reinforced PCI-e and RAM slots to prevent damage/sagging when using heavy heatsinks

- m.2 SSD - support for two ultra fast NVME SSDs 

- Mystic Lighting - control all of your RGB lights and peripherals in one piece of software

Quick review 

Honestly, not sure what more I can say about a motherboard, its not the most interesting thing to talk about, but for the money, this board is a fantastic option for most gamers out there. With support for the newest overclockable Intel CPUs, multi gpu support, NVME support, you can get some serious performance without overspending on overpriced boards with features that nobody will use

I think the board is really well made, and very attractive with its white and black colour scheme. Definitely needs a nice case with a big side window to show off all the details. With RGB you could easily add in coloured components and change the lighting to suit any colour scheme!

Definitely recommended as a mid range board that doesn't skimp on performance or looks 

KOTOR

Jade Empire

Dragon Age

Witcher

Alpha Protocol (bit poo)

Deus Ex

Fallout (well not quite but still)

1 hour ago, WereCat said:

All right. I will PM you when I get home. Prepare for awful accent...or lack of.

might have gone to bed actually haha

2 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Do you have Skype so that I can screen share or should I make a written guide with pictures? That will take a while though

I do haha

7 minutes ago, WereCat said:

 

What I am almost sure is that I can show you how to setup touchpad so that if feels way better than it ever was using a stick.

And it is especially aimed at 3rd person games because I play these a lot as well.

Ill give it a try

22 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

Ah, bought it during steam Christmas sale confirmed eh?  

haha YUP

15 minutes ago, manikyath said:

SNIP

Yeah I agree! Its great to have alternative options and it works great for certain things that would be impossible on a regular controller

10 minutes ago, WereCat said:

I disagree with what you said about controller though.

Sure, you can try, but since I still use regular controllers for PS4, Xbox, and various games, I will never really have time to make the steam controller my "go to"

Ive tried plenty of configs, I just dont think I could ever like playing first or third person games with it as much as my 360 pad, for a start, the XAYB buttons are way harder to use than a regular controller, like I can press A+X when using the right stick, not possible on the steam controller, and I just dont find the touchpad to have the same "feeling" in 3rd/first person games

But I do like it for some stuff

(oh  I am still alive BTW for those wondering :D) 

I Recently picked up but the Steam Link and Steam controller in the steam sale for a really good price - both are interesting pieces of tech for sure

TDLR: Steam Link  = amazing must have, Steam Controller = pretty cool but not a replacement of a normal pad

Video Review

Steam Link

First up is the steam link, this tiny apple TV-esque box sits under your TV and lets you stream any steam game on your PC directly to your TV and use any controller/K&M etc. Set up is as simple as booting up, selecting a language and connecting to your wifi/wired network. Make sure your gaming PC is turned on, and the link will automatically detect your PC and prompt you to enter a pin on your desktop - thats it , set up complete

The Link will boot into big picture mode, from here, its works exactly the same as steam big picture mode on your PC, but you are basically doing it remotely, there is no real discernible lag assuming your connection is fast enough, and at 1080p streamed to your TV it looks almost as good as being natively played too!

Honestly, this is a must have for any PC gamer who wants a cheap low cost, easy solution to living room gaming, only downside is its limited to 1080p, needs a decent network and the image isnt quite as sharp as a game played natively

A must have IMO

Steam Controller

This is less of a must have, but it entirely depends on your preferences, and what kinds of games you play. Set up in steam is as simple as connecting the dongle and it basically installs itself. It works great for typing on the steam link too.

The layout is strange, with some familiar features, L1/2 and R1/2 shoulder buttons, XAYB Face buttons, an analogue stick, start/select, home, but from here it differs drastically from a typical game pad, as the right analoge stick and DPAD are replaced with touch sensitive pads complete with insane haptic feedback. It also has L3/R3 buttons when you squeeze the pads under the grips! You can customise everything too

Personally, i find aiming in FPS/TPS and similar games difficult with the pad, and just not as enjoyable as a typical Xbox/Playstation style pad, however it comes into its own for playing games like Civ on a TV!

Honestly the steam controller is interesting. Its well built and works well, but for me personally, it will not replace a traditional game pad for all my gaming needs, especially FPS/TPS shooter style games

Hope you enjoyed the review, keeping it short and sweet! Feel free to ask any questions

18 hours ago, fpo said:

I don't have a 4k monitor so I haven't ever streamed in 4K.

 

Playing back a 4k video on a 1080p monitor still results in a shaper image, for a start YouTube plays back at a MUCH higher bitrate, and you benefit from supersampling 

4 minutes ago, fpo said:

YouTube can only support up to a certain bitrate.

Sure, but have you seen some of the amazing cinematography on display on youtube? especially when streaming in 4k bitrates... its pretty stunning even if its only YouTube

not some shakey blurry crappy go pro footage

even then there is go pro hero 4 black and hero 5 footage that looks nicer than his...

Just now, Bouzoo said:

Wrecking hell. I thought you left the forum. 

Nah  im still here

4 minutes ago, Arty said:

That whole system tbh is bottlenecking your life.

this

14 minutes ago, fpo said:

look as good as youtube gets

What????

9 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

that is a lot of money a month vs a one time fee. 

Its also 10000x better and has way more stuff to it

It all depends on what you are intending to film etc

not enough information

Just now, Joelbanks5 said:

I contacted support (well since they don't just give you an email I had to contact the wrong support through wallet code broken) and they just said no to me, I said no right back at em lol. but is there any other way if that doesn't work? maybe contact them again and hope I get a nicer support assistant?

No, its only within like 14 days of purchase, not like 6 years after you buy it

ISO 100, f5.6, 125th shutter speed.....

you need to read up on what the settings do

To make a picture brighter:

Higher ISO 

Wider Aperture 

Longer shutter speed

You have neither of these things set on the camera

If you have it on a tripod and want to take as till you can try setting your shutter speed 

You can monitor your exposure on the scale at the bottom

8 minutes ago, Teddy07 said:

Yeah, sorry my point was rather: Who is willing to pay $600 for a program? I mean i would never pay more then $60 for programs.

Lots of people?

2 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

The GTX 1060 6GB will be enough for 1080P. 

Agreed the 1060 is a great card for the money

WD Reds are not really any more expensive than normal drives (or other brand alternatives)

Your data is worth the expense