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HI Guys MY friend is building a custom PC for a small price, I.e. not having everything top of the range. His CPU is an i5 8400 with a gtx 1070 and 8GB of Ram He plays Total war series and Ranbow six siege. Should he get a 1440p monitor for to play rainbow at better settings but maybe turn down some settings for Total war? would his CPU be decent in playing a CPU game like Total war? Anyway, just wanting some better advice from people who know more about this than me

HI Guys After alot of thought i am going to go Console and PC. Alot of my friends own PS4's and so alot of the games I want to play with them I can't, and they are at my house frequently so getting a console and multiple controllers for couch gameplay seems logical for me. However, The games I want to play on PC, my current one is struggling a bit. SO i'm wanting to get another one. Pretty much the only games I play on PC (as of when I get my console) Will the current & Future Total War titles, which I know are quite dependant on CPU but also GPU. and R6 Siege. What I'd like: I7 CPU Decent GPU (not necessarily like a 1080 or something that powerful) 16GB Ram Small form factor case. ( My room isn't exactly the biggest so the smaller the better. So maybe not a mid tower?) Hope you all can give me some ideas! Many thanks

Hi Guys So I will be moving house soon and I am looking at getting a PS4 Pro and TV (a lot of my friends play on console so more inspiration for me to get one myself) and giving my PC to my sister as she is looking at getting one for herself. So I was wondering, because the room is a bit smaller, If I should get a Gaming Laptop or a Desktop. pretty much all the games I want to play can be played on console, but I do really like the total war franchise and so I don't want to completely give up on playing them. I live in New Zealand so prices compared to the rest of the world is a bit expensive, would I be better off going for a laptop? or if space permits a small-form PC like a mini-itx?

Hi Guys Purely the title above. Buying a new headst. The steelseries is not much more expensive. just wanting to know which is the better out of the 2. looking at battery life, Sound quality and Mic quality thanks!

Hi Guys I have a GTX 970 that I bought brand new in early 2016 and it has been serving me okay the past few years. IN the last couple of months I will be playing Smite ( A MOBA) and sometimes my FPS will suddenly drop down to 10fps instead of the 100-150fps I'm running at normally. It usually hangs like that until I have to reboot Smite. All my drivers are up to date recently it drops to 15fps for about 15-20 seconds then climbs to about 30-60fps but will never reach the 100+FPS it used to. I have tried some Overclocking in the past and my G1 Gaming is not very good overclocking, other than its default overclock. Any help would be appreaciated. P.S my latency also jumps through the roof when this happens. to about 60ms Thanks!

I currently have 1TB in my system now and I used that up quite fast. I wanted 3TB because of the sheer capacity. I guess to squeeze it in I could always downgrade to a 120GB SSD? and for Power supply.... CXM 650? I dont know much about power supplies but I know to try and reach gold wherever possible. Could I instead go for the Ryzen 1600/X? I'm still used to the idea that Intel is always better than AMD. Later on, I wouldn't mind going for a Dual Monitor setup... would I benefit from those 2 extra cores??

I'd rather spend my money on a new Graphics card. already my 970 is starting to fall behind on newer games at 1080p. Games like MOBA's I can handle 1440p but I don't have a screen for that so there's no point doing it. Additionally my 970 is a crap overclocker. It is OC'd from the Box. GIGABYTE G1 Gaming 970 and its. the max clock I can reach is 1429mHz before issues occur.

FOr the AMD Ryzen 7 I don't do things like Video editing and Software design which benefit from the 8 Cores. Mostly gaming is my reason for buying this PC. I will also need it for office work as well as I am a Healthcare professional and I need it for my work at home.

Is there any real difference between the 1600 and 1600X version? other than the extra 200mHz on the core clock ???? a 1060?? From my understanding, the 1060 is a few frames ahead of the 970. and that's not that good at 1440p maybe some facts he got wrong. Doesn't matter. Would you say a 1080 is better? or should I just go straight for the 1080Ti?

Hi Guys (and girls if there are any) Looking to build a new PC. Giving the old one away to my sister. This will be in 6months time, however. Wanting to play games at 1440p at good settings as I come from 1080p. Any advice would be appreciated. Or even slight changes to the build. This is my first time that I would be going AMD. However with DX12 slowly becoming more prominent, AMD seems to have the advantage and I thought that i'd use it. https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/4Vjj9W

Thanks for all the input, I live in NZ and right now a S7 is approximately 800$ for a 32GB. however the 6s comes in at around 1100$ I realise the S8 is coming out soon but it will be, in my country at least, around 1300$. Should I wait till I get the S8 or get the S7 in the next couple of weeks.

Hi guys IN the market for a new phone. been looking at some reviews and most are siding with the S7. Just wondering for those of you with the 6S or the S7, what do you guys think of your phones? I am leaning toward the S7 but only because I hear about how people rave about Apple, but provide no argument for the phone other than "but it's apple". All feedback appreciated

HI guys. my current setup is: GTx 970 G1 gaming i5 6600k 8gb ram 650W FSP Aurum S i am earning money over christmas and just wanted to know which should i upgrade would i see any benefit going form 970 to 1060? i was thinking gtx 1070 for 1080p possibly 1440p in future. im not totally satisfied with my G1 gaming 970. MSI is expensive in NZ. would ASUS be a good company to choose? i will be using this site for my upgrades http://playtech.co.nz/ any help is appreciated

thanks for replying to me. my only question is will it charge and how do i know this. i do play wirelessly and have the dongle to do this. so i am charging it? given what im seeing?

Hi guys. using a Xbox 360 wireless controller that is operated by batteries that i buy from the local store. it was running low and so i thought why not see if i can charge it? im currently (hopefully) charging it now but i wanted to know if its running smoothly. 1. the controller has turned on. but i am studying atm so i cant test it with games. should this happen if its charging? 2. Will it charge okay with plug and charge kit despite using batteries from a store? 3. when i plugged it in the charge kit that connects via usb to my PC lit up for a split second then the small light disappeared. does this mean its charging? all help would be appreciated from someone who is new to the Master Race

Hi guys so i bought Witcher 3 on sale chhristmas time last year and ive only got about 7hrs into it. i havent been playing it since The Division and Smite have both been occupying me. so i thought i would come back to it and give it another shot. Questions i have 1. people say health potions are the way to go. how do i make them? where do i find the schematic so i can craft them? im sick of using raw meat for food. 2. im only lvl 4 now. what quests should i take up? ones that are lvl 6-7 and under? 3. the combat system. is it better to dodge, or roll away? despite rolling away using energy so i cant use spells as fast. 4. what is the Max level in the game? 5. if i do too many side quests, would that make the game too easy if i leveled up to high? 6. weapons and armour. where to find them other than blacksmiths? looking for any other advice as well. this is my first Witcher game so i am obviously very confused by it. please don't hate for the Nooby questions i've asked as i have a sked on other forums and got shot down for it

thanks for the Input man. but its a new set of batteries. i get the problems in Arkham knight, then i go play the division and absolutely no problems at all. my battery pack doesnt become dislodged although that was my first thought, so i played with one finger holding battery pack firmly in place just in case that was the issue and it still happens

Hi guys so i llike my Wireless controller very much, i use it for games like the Division, Batman Arkham Knight, Shadow of Mordor etc. but i've been having this one problem........... it keeps switching off when i play Arkham Knight. it doesnt do this fo no other game except for that one? it turns off, i turn it back on, few seconds later it switches off again. i thought maybe the RB button is affecting it? but i use that button to activate a skill in the division and it doesn't cut off then. does anybody have a possible reason for this? i am really enjoying Arkham Knight but i find it much easier playing on controller rather than KBM.

so its perfectly safe to go all the way to +70mv? i thought that would kill the card?

boost clock from factory is 1354mhz.

So I've been overclocking my Gigabyte G1 970........ when i play the division i get a stable overclock of +10mv +75mhz CC +200mhz MC. i use MSI afterburner to get this. if i go to +50mv +125mhz CC +400mhz MC i play the division and i seem to get a display driver crash.............. why cant i hold that stability despite the Voltage increase? could i get different stability going with say EVGA Precision? if anybody could provide a link to EVGA precision that would be great as the version i downloaded was only for the new 1000 series. anybody able to give me their results? P.S. could it be i just got a Dud card for Ocing?

heaps of people still play this game! theres no hackers now. Ubisoft has imposed a permaban to any would-be hackers out there

i would rather get a Headphone with a Mic as my deskspace does not accommodate a separate Mic by itself unfortunately Sennheiser 558's are about 230NZD. what about something from Logitech??? how good are they at headphones?

HI Guys looking for a really good gaming headset that is worth under 200 New Zealand Dollars. I'm looking for something with a Mic. Wired, or wireless, no preference. if possible 7.1 would be good. (apparently software can simulate this and its both good or bad depending on the headphones) can anybody give me any recommendations??

im level 30 gear score 191 but my DZ rank is only 47