GionnyBanana

Maybe in a month the Ryzen 3000 prices would have gone down like they did for Nvidia 20 series cards, but if you needed a better PC because your old one broke or was not up to the task then I see no fault in going with the available stuff.

I can't wait to build my new rig! I hope that those AMD cards will shake up the GPU prices though, just in time for a price drop before I actually pull the trigger

It could be the hard drive, or maybe there something in the fan that is making that noise?

I was always a firm believer of trickle upgrades too: I would ask every birthday a piece of my rig to my parents (sometimes I got two because I got the uncles involved lol), but since I started working a year ago I stopped gaming, so I have my old system with an i7 2700K and no video card, because my 970 broke shortly after I started working. However now with the new things that are going to be released I am going to make a bulk upgrade for the first time in my life since I can afford it. I am so excited and I can't wait to try VR too!

I want the 3080 to play on a really high refresh monitor at 1440p and to play VR with a Valve Index

If you are going to get this as a consumer, how are you going to cable manage that? XD

Hi guys, I am planning to build my VR PC around November with probably the new Ryzen 4000 Desktop (hoping it is released in time) and a RTX 3080 (or big Navi if AMD really surprises me). So I was looking into buying a Steam Index and on the website I see under the VR kit "New orders ship in 8 or more weeks.". Would you order it now to receive it maybe in time or would you look into some alternatives? I don't know about alternatives though, I want the best VR experience there is: that's part of the reason I am waiting to get the best computer possible, so that it can drive that headset effortlessly. Also, I would avoid any Oculus device entirely because Facebook, so I don't think I have much choice.

I too think that I will get 8/16 more likely than 4/8: I really want to get into VR, I tried beatsaber and superhot at a convention and I loved them. Unfortunately my PC does not even have a video card, so I am looking forward to the end of 2020 to finally build a nice rig.

Really? I guess everything is coming out at the end of 2020 so we will be able to compare green vs red at that point

I really hope at least some of these things will be true, I am waiting on building my next PC for this and Zen 3!!

Hi everyone! I am looking for a nice bluetooth headset (headphones or wireless earbuds) I can use with my computer, my laptop and my android phone. I had the Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum which had a dongle that would let me have high quality sound and use of the microphone, but it did not have bluetooth so I could not use them with my phone (and I had to move the dongle to use it in the laptop). I have come across a strange thing though now that I am looking for a replacement: every bluetooth headset I try works fine on my phone, but it is seen by Windows or Ubuntu as either an high quality audio sink or a headset with microphone. If I choose the audio sink mode I cannot use the microphone, while if I use the headset mode I can use the microphone but the audio quality becomes crap. Is this normal? Am I missing something? I tried the SteelSeries Arctis 3 and the Sony WF 1000 XM3 and had the same exact problem I described. Do I need to buy headphones with no mic and a separate mic or is there a more sensible solution? Maybe there are some headset which have a dongle but can also use bluetooth? Thanks, have a nice day TL;DR: new bluetooth headsets seems to have audio sink mode (high quality sound, no microphone) and headset mode (low quality sound, can use microphone). Why is that and can I have good audio and microphone input at the same time?

I hope he is not being demoted for that, I think he is in the right, it's not like they were jamming in the night...

I'm building up upper body strength with a conveniently shaped and high enough beech branch I'm using as a pull up bar in my garden. I was using some better facilities nearby but those are not accessible... Anyway after a few months I can do things I would have dreamed possible in the past lol It isn't strictly something I picked up during quarantine but I have more time to train now for sure.

Do you have this sensation in other videos? Or just this one? Maybe we can find a constant

That sounds like a good idea, thanks! I will keep updated on the upcoming events.

You can't avoid laughing at a classic joke Thanks for the advice @Lo-teq! I will try that

Hi all! I joined the LTT folding team and I want to contribute, but I was wondering if it's wise to use my laptop to fold? It is a late 2016 razer blade with a gtx 1060, so my doubts do not spawn from its computational power, but from the thermals. Is it ok to keep it under load all day long? What can I expect to happen if I keep at it for a week, a month, several months? Thank you and happy folding!

Maybe you could explain how to spot good PSUs... The bronze/silver/gold/etc rating is not the definitive way to choose them and it is a really important component that can fry every expensive toy one can have!

Thank you, I am really glad I asked you guys!

Ah OK, I thought that link was legit, thanks for the heads up

Thank you for the monitor and video card recommendations, I really like the case as well! I looked into that problem, but I found out that MSI mobos like the bazooka can be upgraded without the CPUs as described here https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=313869.0

I took your advice, I ended up with this: PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $327.89 @ B&H Motherboard MSI B450M BAZOOKA V2 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard $79.18 @ OutletPC Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $164.99 @ Amazon Storage Intel 660p Series 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $94.99 @ Amazon Video Card MSI GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card $659.99 @ Newegg Case NZXT H400 MicroATX Mini Tower Case $114.98 @ NZXT Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $99.99 @ Newegg Monitor Asus MX27AQ 27.0" 2560x1440 60 Hz Monitor $399.00 @ Amazon Monitor Acer XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor $549.99 @ B&H Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $2511.00 Mail-in rebates -$20.00 Total $2491.00 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-08-25 05:47 EDT-0400 Now I am more comfortably in the budget, I just need to find better prices here in Europe now. If anyone has other suggestions I'm all ears! Regarding the 2080ti, I still have to think about it... It costs a lot more than the 2080. Maybe if I find some deal I could consider it, I don't know... I still wonder if working at 144 Hz would be more enjoyable than at 60 Hz, I have never experienced more than 60 Hz in my life ahah

I like it a lot, thanks! It also has space for 120mm fans, which is what I wanted?

Also my budget is 2-2.5k euros

Is there a tangible difference between 2080, 2080super and 2080ti? Thanks for the tip on the case, I don't know much about them, you happen to know of a better mATX case with a similar esthetics? I'll look into the storage and psu at once! Thanks! Wouldn't it be weird though to work on both of them, while keeping one at 144 and one at 60 Hz?