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  1. Hello all, I've looked at a few Ryzen laptops of both the RTX 3060 variant and the RTX 3070 variant: ASUS TUF A15 - 15.6" 2560x1440 165Hz - Ryzen 7 6800H - 16GB DDR5 - 8GB RTX 3070 3060 variant for reference: 6GB RTX 3060 ASUS TUF A15 - 15.6" 1920x1080 300Hz - Ryzen 7 6800H - 16GB DDR5 - 8GB RTX 3070 Had not found a 3060 variant on the website I was looking at but I could probably infer something from the ASUS TUF A15 2560x1440 165Hz laptops There probably isn't much more to be said of these laptops over the ASUS TUF A15 2560x1440 165Hz laptops Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 - 15.6" 1920x1080 144Hz - Ryzen 7 5800Hz - 16GB DDR4 - 8GB RTX 3070 3060 variant for reference: 6GB RTX 3060 I was wondering what the cooling performance of these RTX 3070 variants compared to their RTX 3060 variants are? I don't want to want to buy a 3070 variant if it thermal throttles down to something not much better than a RTX 3060 variant. Cheers!
  2. Hello all, any good recommendations on gaming laptops between £1k-2k GBP (preferably cheaper in the range)? I won't be playing anything too graphically intensive so I don't think I'll be needing anything more than an RTX 3070 (most games I have are at least 2 years old and at most 30% of my library is from the last 5 years that isn't indie). I'd preference a Ryzen CPU but I'm fine with either AMD or Intel. I'm also not too worried about the track pad but I would like at least one USB-A port for a mouse I've found these laptops towards the lower end of the budget and I'm not sure if they are any good (I've also found different configurations of the same laptops as well): ASUS TUF Gaming A15 15.6" FHD 300Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3070 Adaptive-Sync - ~£1200 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 15.6" WQHD 165Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3070 Adaptive-Sync - ~£1200 ASUS TUF Gaming A15 15.6" WQHD 165Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3060 Adaptive-Sync - ~£1000 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 17" FHD 144Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3060 - ~£1100 ASUS TUF Gaming F17 17" FHD 144Hz i7 RTX 3070 - ~£1100 ASUS ROG Strix G15 15" WQHD 165Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3060 - ~£1300 ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15" WQHD 165Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3060 - ~£1400 Gigabyte AORUS 15P 15" FHD 240Hz i7 RTX 3070 - ~£1300 Gigabyte A5 X1 15" FHD 240Hz Ryzen 9 RTX 3070 - ~£1300 Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 15" FHD 144Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3060 - ~£900 Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45 15" FHD 144Hz Ryzen 7 RTX 3070 ~£1100 MSI Pulse GL76 17" FHD 144Hz i9 RTX 3060 - ~£1400 MSI Pulse GL76 17" FHD 144Hz i7 RTX 3060 - ~£1300 MSI Katana GF66 15" FHD 144Hz i7 RTX 3070 - ~£1000 Razer Blade Pro 17" FHD 360Hz IPS i7 RTX 3060 - ~£1400 These prices are only based from one website that I've quickly glanced at. Feel free to give other suggestions within the budget (or close). Cheers!
  3. Hello all, I'm looking for a good pair of wireless gaming headphones with a mic for my brother. He saw a pair of wireless HyperX Cloud 2 wireless headphones for £148 (on Amazon, no discount) and I'm just looking around for wireless headphones that are better for a similar price.He currently has a wired HyperX Cloud 2 and is pretty happy with that, but it is beginning to wear out and he would like a bit more freedom of movement. Any suggestions? I'm open suggestions a little outside of the price range but closer to £150 ($200) would be better. I'd also like a bit of info on the quality, durability, microphone quality, signal reliability and signal range if that is possible. Not exactly looking for audiophile, just all round solid pair of headphones/headset with a good mic. Note that the USD prices I've given are just currency conversions and not based on US prices of similar products for anyone in the US/Canada who might want to chip in. I've had a wireless headphone in the past (more budget than this) and it was were fairly tinny and crackled/whistled a bit, so I'm also up for some wired alternatives for my brother if they are significantly better for the price in most areas (but the main focus is wireless). Cheers, Melonize
  4. Hello all. It's been a while since I checked AMD Ryzen products and related products in detail, so I have a few questions for my upcoming build. Question 1: Would it be generally true that XT models have higher single-threaded performance than the lower models in the same performance range? I was checking out the 3600XT and was wondering why you would choose that over 3700X (bar pricing) and compared to the 3600, 3600X and 3700X on Passmark. Passmark seemed to suggest that it had the 3600XT had higher single-threaded performance than the 3600, 3600X and 3700X. Passmark comparison link. Is this true in this case? Is this generally true for all of the XT-model CPUs in the Ryzen 3000 series? Question 2: For two 3200MHz RAM sticks, will the clock speed be lower by default on the MSI X470 Gaming Plus Max? If so, can it be increased in the bios? I read some of the review for Corsair Vengeance LPXs (PCPartPicker) mentioning the need to increase the clock speed to 3200MHz and I assume that this might be due to the older boards defaulting to lower clock speeds. Link to the motherboard. Many thanks for your answers, Melonize.
  5. Hello all. I've looking around for a new wired headset or headphones with a third-party attachable mic like the V-MODA BoomPro. The price range is up to £100. Suggestions greater than £100 can be considered, but since I am not the only one paying for it, it would be very unlikely that we would go for that headphone/headset if the price differs greatly from £100. The budget must include the price of any additional items suggested and based upon UK prices - we will be most likely be going for Amazon.co.uk so that we can try a variety of headphones/headsets and take advantage of their return policy. The main purpose of these headphones/headsets will be gaming on games where voice communication will be reasonably important (Arma 3 via TS3), but not for professional purposes like streaming/recording. Particular features of interest are: over-ear, open or closed (suggestions on both would be nice); stereo sound output (couldn't really care about surround sound, virtual or not); wired, preferably with a cable that can be detached from the headphones if I am using something like the V-MODA BoomPro; reasonably clear microphone (able to pick up a somewhat-deep soft-spoken voice) that doesn't pick up too much background noise (there is a lot of background noise); microphone must be attached to the headphones since there are not many good places to mount a boom arm or place a stand. I realise that the fourth bullet point might be a difficult task to achieve, so it is preferred to not pick up too much background noise over worrying about slight muffling. Many thanks, Melonize.
  6. Hello people, I'm looking for a laptop to replace my old (now broken) one. I'm a third year computer science student in my second semester (so don't account too much for it) and as you could guess, I do programming along with the standard tasks. I do have few requirements and few things I'd like to have: Requirements: Must support at least Debian/Ubuntu, however, the more linux distro supported the better. Also the distro does not need to be pre-installed as long I can install the distro myself. Large storage capacity over read/write speed, i.e., I'm fine with a HDD as long as it is at least 1TB. Full keyboard, preferably one with the right shift key above or to the left of the arrow keys. Roughly 26.5cm x 38cm x 2.5cm dimension can be less (must have at least a 15.6" screen). Additional (in order of most to least useful): Good build quality for the price - this is somewhat of a given for most requests so this line is more of an emphasis. 1920 x 1080 resolution. Decent battery life. Entry level graphics processing (either Intel's built in graphics processing or a dedicated one) for any OpenGL projects. I live in the UK and I don't have a strict budget as such, but if you require a budget then £400-£800. Preferably, I would like to see as many differenct suggestions as I can. Many thanks, Melonize.
  7. As in what would I use it for? This post isn't so much about what I need but more laptop reconnaissance, so whatever use really.
  8. Hello everyone, my Lenovo G50-70 gave in and the cost to replace possible broken parts is not looking cheap. I'm considering buying another laptop and maybe a better one since the weight of the screen and the stiffness of the hinges shredded the plastic screw hole stands, so one of the hinges scratched the power button circuit board (which I think screwed everything else over). I don't buy many laptops so I don't have much of a clue about the laptops around currently. I would like to see what laptops there are for under £1000. Specifically, I would like to see a good range of laptops and for every laptop mentioned, a line or two describing what the laptop is good for. Many thanks, Melonize
  9. If you are looking for context for this poll then here it is: I have been planning a Ryzen 5 PC build and one of the pieces of feedback I got was to get RAM with a higher clock speed (I think the feedback said about 3000MHz). Recently, I watched one of LMG's older videos (about 4 months ago) discussing memory clock speeds. The video said that there was a bit of hassle around making higher memory clock speeds work and could cause instability. That got me considering, what clock speeds do AM4 socket motherboards support. I took a look and my choice of motherboard (ASRock) in the link said 2666MHz, but I later realized that AMD launched a couple of BIOS updates to increase support up to the 4000MHz range. After looking on the ASRock website, ASRock stated that it is not recommend to get the update if the motherboard is working as intended and they take no responsibility for any damage after the updates are installed. So I wondered if it was really worth the extra clock speed and set off to find out here. Note #1: For the three user experience questions, you are not restricted to answering something other than "I could not tell" to only one the three questions e.g. if you have supervised someone of lesser experience trying to enable unsupported RAM clock speeds then you could give your perspective on their attempts. Note #2: If you believe there is something important to mention that is not included in the poll or in the comments, feel free to add your piece. Many thanks, Melonize
  10. Hello people, so I have a Corsair CX500M (Model number: 75-002017) from an old build and planning to use it in a new build for a family member. For last few years, I've had this notion that one or more of the models for the CXM (maybe it was the CX or CS series instead) had a reputation for not being reliable. So I decide a couple of months ago to check online about this and nothing of the such popped up (bar the CXM being made of cheaper components than usual). Okay, I don't need to get a new power supply! But, wait! Recently, someone on my new build post (Ryzen 5 gaming build) said At the time I knew that the website i was using for my components no longer sold the CX500M but I thought, "Amazon's probably selling it." However, the thing that struck me was that the person said CX500 and not CX500M. Did they mean CX500M? Did they thought I meant CX500? Regardless, I looked at the CX500 and the CX450M, and sure, they exist but the CX450M look different to the CX500M. Why does it look like we have two different looking power supplies with the CXM name? Are they generations of CXM? If so, which is the newer generation and why does it exist? Is the older version more unreliable than the newer? Many thanks. Here are some pictures:
  11. Hello people, I bring questions and I am open for suggestions on this build intended for a family member on Christmas (a long way ahead but I'd rather know now than later): 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 1400 (I've also considered the 1500X.) 1 x ASRock AB350M Pro4 (Doesn't really follow the modest aesthetic but its one of the ones that were suggested in a couple of posts.) 1 x 2x8GB Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX Black (Single/Dual Channel) (Don't know why the webpage says "for Skylake" in the product title, I hope it works for Ryzen.) 1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti D5 4GB 1 x Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 120 (Almost forgot to include it.) 1 x 240GB WD Green SSD (I'm not sure how good this SSD is; I just chose it because its WD. I might end up going for a 120GB SSD and maybe of a different brand.) 1 x 1TB WD Blue HDD 1 x Corsair CX500M 80+ Bronze (I already have one from a previous build. Also, the "M" version is no longer available on the website i'm using.) I'll answer some of the recommended questions: Budget and location: Everything needs to be purchased in the UK. I don't mind buying components from different stores like Amazon UK, Overclockers UK etc. but I want to reduce the number of deliveries and number P&P charges, so I would prefer to purchase most the stuff from Scan which is close enough that I can collect from store. Now onto the budget, I would like to try and keep the budget to £800 but I don't mind going slightly over or under; if the budget was wildly over £800 then I would have to consult with the other people that are also paying. In addition, we plan to purchase the parts in late November/early December. Aim: This build is going to be a gaming PC with the following attributes: Modest aesthetic - No racing stripes and flashing RGB LED strip lights or fans, sorry. Long life with overclocking capabilities on the CPU - I think I got the overclocking right with the choice of CPU and motherboard. Mini-tower with support for mATX form factor and 5.25" drive bay - the giftee has a marital partner for which they share a room, so they may be expected to move their PC from bedroom to lounge in the evening and vice versa in the morning. Also, the giftee will be playing some old titles which may not have digital versions (apart from pirated copies), hence the 5.25" external drive bay being required. Be able to support quite a few newer, more demanding titles (as well as old titles) - I'm really not sure what sort of game they might play but one of these is going to be a space sim game for which I cannot mention its name (lest we lose the element of surprise) in which the CPU and GPU mentioned above will sit between minimum settings and recommended setting on Steam according to what I could extrapolate from Passmark. For additional clues, this title has some history in the space sim genre, is not in early access and has multiple DLC (for which we probably won't purchase). Monitors: For the moment, we will give only one monitor. I would prefer to buy a 1920x1080 monitor for the giftee but we may end up hand-me-downing a 1366x768 Samsung monitor (the giftee's resolution standards are pretty low anyways) as we are currently pushing the budget. Peripherals: Same thing as the monitors, I would prefer to buy a better mouse and keyboard but we may end up hand-me-downing a keyboard and buying a cheap mouse. I would like to install Windows 7 but I'm struggling to find reliable sellers on Amazon without having to pay a fortune, so I won't mind giving into Windows 8.1 (the giftee is already familiar with this version) or Windows 10. Also, we have headphones sorted already. The questions I wish to ask: If you didn't notice, the case on the list above has no external 5.25" drive bay (unless I'm wrong); I'm struggling to find a good one that fits the parameters and I need some suggestions. For the power supply, has there been many cases of faultiness leading to a fire hazard in the Corsair CXM models? I had some suspicion that there was some severe risk of fire in the CXM models but after checking online there is nothing I could find explicitly stating such a thing except that some parts of the CXM models used cheaper brands than the other Corsair models, but I just want to make sure. Update: I've written these questions before including the component list and noticed that CX500M is no longer on the website I'm using but the CX500 is; hope this doesn't mean anything. How likely is the water cooler above going to leak? One of the people paying had heard many reports of leaking water cooling solutions (in general) ruining the motherboard and other components, I said that it was most likely a custom solution not assembled properly and that the it would be very unlikely that good AIO water cooler would leak... but I have been wrong. I'm still persistent on getting a good value-for-money mouse and keyboard, but it still needs to follow the modest aesthetic (so no mice with big, moody men engulfed in flames printed on the front) and that is where I'm struggling since how can you not get a mouse with big burly men on the front? No, I'm joking. I haven't tried many peripherals, so I haven't got much experience on what is a good peripheral and what is a bad peripheral bar knowing that some brands are more akin to having good peripherals than other brands. Similar is true for monitors, but the pricing seems a bit more ridiculous to me. If you have anything extra to say about some of the items mentioned above or want to point out a fatal flaw in my master plan then go ahead. Many thanks.
  12. Hello people, I'm going to be asking two questions about the AM4 socket: Did AMD say they will be using the AM4 socket for many generations of CPUs? So, I have this notion floating around in my head that answer to the question was yes. However, I've been prone to being wrong or missing some small detail that adds a "but..." after the "yes". If the above is true, is this statement still true? I haven't been keeping track of things on the AM4 socket and things may of changed over the period starting from the announcement of the above statement (if it was made) to now. I just wan't to make sure that AMD hasn't backed off that statement. That being said, I'm not going to shutdown the idea that AMD might back off on the statement in the future but I believe it would be unlikely that it would be soon because I think AMD is basking in the glory of their boosted sales. I could probably do the research myself but it's easier to ask someone else. Much gratitude. Update: Apologies, question 2 makes no sense. If it was unclear, what I'm trying to say is: Has AMD changed their mind on the above statement? For those that I have commented before this update, there is no need to re-comment.
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