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    Having issues, not sure what with?

    in PC Gaming

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, JC00K said:

    Well that's the thing. What happened was literally it would freeze and resume where it left off as if there was never a freeze. The issue is that no matter what I've done, it doesn't go away, which leads me to think this is either something on Valves end, or something involving my ISP. I hope that you're right and that an update does come out to correct this if that is the case. I've already reinstalled steam and lost my settings (not a big problem, more of a hassle tho since I had a special crosshair that I don't think I can access again). I just want to play CS:GO haha 

    Do yourself a favor and use Crashz's crosshair map and welcome to the blissful world of easy crosshair customization!

    Having issues, not sure what with?

    in PC Gaming

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Low_Battery said:

    I have had random issues with CS GO after the recent updates.  Not the skipping you have mentioned, but with freezing and sluggish performance.  I assume that future updates will help resolve it.  You could also try uninstalling and reinstalling the game before going through all the work of reinstalling windows...I actually highly doubt it has anything to do with windows if it is only happening in CS GO, and would limit your reinstalls to the GPU driver and CS GO itself. 

     

    Also, and try this first actually, but exit CS GO and right click on Steam and run as admin.  Then right click on CS GO and go to properties.  Then go to the local files tab and click "verify integrity of game cache." I actually just did this and found two files that didn't validate and it automatically updated them. Hopefully this will solve your (and my) issue.

     

    Good luck!

    P.S. I have validated the cache files in the past when I was having an issue and it worked then too.

     

     

    Having issues, not sure what with?

    in PC Gaming

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, JC00K said:

    I guess I'm also hesitant to do it because I have so many programs like OBS, Foobar and things like that which were not easy to get the way I like them and I am very noobish when it comes to backing up information like that 

    I have had random issues with CS GO after the recent updates.  Not the skipping you have mentioned, but with freezing and sluggish performance.  I assume that future updates will help resolve it.  You could also try uninstalling and reinstalling the game before going through all the work of reinstalling windows...I actually highly doubt it has anything to do with windows if it is only happening in CS GO, and would limit your reinstalls to the GPU driver and CS GO itself. 

     

    Also, and try this first actually, but exit CS GO and right click on Steam and run as admin.  Then right click on CS GO and go to properties.  Then go to the local files tab and click "verify integrity of game cache." I actually just did this and found two files that didn't validate and it automatically updated them. Hopefully this will solve your (and my) issue.

     

    Good luck!

    Apparently, I'm stupid

    in Graphics Cards

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

    You know what happens to games when new hardware becomes the standard right ;) you start missing out on stuff.

     

    IF you're buying in the same year as the biggest change in like FIVE years, you should wait. 

    Again, there is no argument that if you wait longer, you will be able to get more performance. 

     

    Personally, I am going to wait until NVIDIA's "Godot" series though.

    Apparently, I'm stupid

    in Graphics Cards

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

    It's like a console generation gap. There will be us pascal/polaris people who scoff at the thought of 4GB of VRAM on a $350 card. Us PPs (pascal/polaris) bathing in the benefits of the 16nm process. Us PPs relishing in the boundless resolution of our textures with 32gb of vram. I believe they will call it 'Super Ultra Dynamic Look at those textures I pissed my pants mode'. 

     

    I'm the king of run on sentences 

    lol.  Or you "PPs" regretting you waited so long for something that a) never materialized like you hoped, and/or b) doesn't give you the performance increase you thought.  First, a 980ti can run 1440p at the highest settings no problem, even some games at 4k, and have 6gigs of RAM.  Furthermore, what are these so called benefits of the 16nm process you speak of?  Smaller die - so what?  Maybe slight power cost savings, which will translate to maybe $5 a year?  Also, many of the well informed believe only their top tier business class will have anything near 32gb of RAM, and more RAM doesn't necessarily translate into "boundless resolution or more textures."  The games would actually need to utilize it, which likely they wont until a whole new generation of cards is available. 

     

    You are welcome to your opinion, I am just explaining the other side ... the side that won't mind the PP's superiority complex because they will have been gaming at max performance for a long time, and will continue to do so even after the release..

    Apparently, I'm stupid

    in Graphics Cards

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

    I am one of those people telling people to wait. It's a big change compared to the last few years of GPUs. It's a generational leap, they're making cards with 32gb of VRAM (possibly). 

    But aside from rumors the facts are they're changing the nanometer process (its been a while) and introducing HMB, possibly a new GDDR.

     

    If you're buying a card this year, it's worth it to wait no matter what. Either you get the next big thing or what you want now drops in price.

    The exact same thing can pretty much be said about any technology product, ever.... wait longer, get more performance for the dollar.  But at some point you need to jump, and if the specs, let alone the release date have not even been announced, I just don't get it waiting for stuff like "32gigs of VRAM," when 1) totally not needed and wont be utilized, and 2) will likely only be for the business grade cards...smaller die process means very little...and for his display/performance needs, a 980ti would do just fine...

    Apparently, I'm stupid

    in Graphics Cards

    Posted

    6 minutes ago, WaitDontSh00t said:

    Hello my fellow GPU people,

     

    I've recently posted topics talking about and asking for help about a new build I'm going to make soon. 

    The main parts will consist of a 6700k and 980Ti. 

     

    I'm also going to be getting a new monitor. Most likely the PG279Q, X34 or PG348Q.

    Depending on which monitor I get, I may SLI the Ti's to be able to get high frames with max settings. (Unless I'm wrong).

     

    Anyways..someone, well a couple people told me that it would be stupid of me to get a 980 Ti, while Pascal is "Around" the corner. One person...and I quote...said.."It would be stupid to buy one now, they are almost 9 months old and we are like 3 months away from a double die shrink. The GP104 successor to the 980 will be at least a 25% higher performance than the Ti and cost $549...They will have DP1.3.....Better Dx12"...etc..etc..

     

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I have yet to really see any news that we are only 3 months away from Pascal.

     

    Am I in the wrong here, buying now? I'm starting to doubt myself because of what some people have said. 

    I wrestled with same question and quite easily determined that it was best for me to buy now.  Many of the performance increases that have been announced for Pascal won't benefit my gaming needs, and current tech was more than enough for what I was wanting for the foreseeable future.  Plus, they likely will not release the entire line at once, and when they don't release the particular model you want, then what? You wasted all that time you could have been gaming?  I am in the buy now, sell and buy again in future camp.  But this is just a personal decision, and has a lot to do with how hard money is to come by for you or how frugal you are...

    EK Predator...Are they really worth it?

    in Custom Loop and Exotic Cooling

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, WaitDontSh00t said:

    I hear ya, though I don't know the first thing about it, let alone how to maintain it. I feel like I'd screw something up and am afraid to do it. Someone once also told me you need to spend at least $800 on a custom loop.

     

    Yes, I will be OC'ing. Though I'm still a bit of a "Noob" at OC'ing, so I'm not quite sure how to do it the best. I'm hoping I could get it mild-moderate with some help here maybe or some other sources. Unless balls to wall is somehow possible. Most likely a "Typical OC" though.

    I don't think I would spend the money for mild to moderate OC, especially with Skylake - which overclocks quite easily with even air coolding.  I have had mine stable @ 4.7 on a basic Hyper Evo 212 air cooler, and max temps of 75c.  Basically each multiple up or down resulted of a delta of 2 degrees c peak temps, respectively.  Currently I run at 4.6 with mild use at 34c and under load at upper 60s, and max of 73c. 

     

    Consequently, if money is limited, then save it here and get a cheaper cooler (dont need to go air, but dont need top of line water), and use that money towards upgrading a different component.  Or, if you are wanting to get into more extreme OC, and plan to include other parts in the loop, then maybe consider the Pred..

    EK Predator...Are they really worth it?

    in Custom Loop and Exotic Cooling

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, WaitDontSh00t said:

    Hey guys, 

     

    Possibly making my new build soon. I have put a lot of thought into my system's cooling and the Predator has come up a lot. I can't seem to find a straight answer though if they are really worth that extra price. I heard that the Predator 360 for example (Probably the one I'd get) is LIGHTYEARS better than a Kraken x61 (Another cooler I'm considering). Then I've heard that "Don't waste money on a Predator, maybe a few degrees difference".

     

    So...what is the truth behind this? Is it really worth paying that extra for it? Should I just get the x61? 

    If I were to get a Predator (Mind you I have no clue/idea about Custom Cooling), can you easily expand to another radiator for example, is that worth it? Etc..etc..

     

    **Would be cooling a 6700k**

    Any input I would appreciate thank you!

    Are you going to be OC'ing?  If so, are you talking mild to moderate OC, or balls to wall OC?

    GPU,PSU,Electricity Bill

    in Power Supplies

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, XyzWoot said:

    Hey guys! I have an Powercolor R9 270 TurboDuo 2gb 256 Bit GPU ang it requires a minimum of 500w power supply.  My PSU is a Thermaltake Litepower 600w. I was wandering if does this increase my electricity bill? because our bill is quite high. PC is usually used from 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM.

    I don't quite understand your question.  Did you change something and wondering if the change will significantly increase you electricity bill?  Using a computer, which uses electricity, will always effect your electricity bill, but if you are wondering about an increase, you need a comparative state.

    Wierd Issues with a 980

    in Graphics Cards

    Posted

    7 minutes ago, JerryJack said:

    SO, I got this used Gigabyte GTX 980 G1 Gaming and is giving me some problems, specifically with BF4, but I'm not sure if it's the game or the card.

     

    What happens is that both of my monitors get signal lost and the led, caps on the keybord stop working meaning the PC has crashed completely, and the led on the card gets reset.

     

    At first happened during a game so I tho it was just BF4 crashing (which is not an uncommon thing) but then every time the game finished loading a map, as soon as I click the window it happens... so far it hasn't happened with any other game.

     

    So far I have installed the latest driver, roll back a few drivers, re inserted the card, change thermal paste, down clock a bit, swap to another PCI-E, and every time I do any of those thing it stopped for a bit and then happened again more and more regularly until it's impossible to join a game.

     

    Now, this PC is 4 years old, the PSU a bit older, but is a Seasonic 850w 80+ bronze so I don't think is a power failure. And honestly, I wouldn't care if it was another game, but BF4 is my fav game so, I really want to solve this problem, anyway, I'm open for suggestions, my next step is to update the BIOS but, I need a DVI-D adapter o monitor, and that's going to be a pain in the ass to find where I live.

    Have you used a utility, like GPUZ, to monitor the card while gaming?  If not, I would recommend. 

     

    It sounds strange, almost like a memory leak, but more investigation is needed...

    1500$ 1440p gaming rig

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, Low_Battery said:
    Just now, Cereal_Killer said:

    Mostly gaming, I will also buy a 1440p G-Sync monitor along with this build. I will play games like Team Fortress 2, GTA V, Witcher 3, Skyrim, and so on. Also music and films from time to time. I won't be editing or rendering or animating or anything like that, I will mostly be gaming

    Then it depends on what you are going to be using it for.  More details please.

    Then yes, perfectly fine build :D

    1500$ 1440p gaming rig

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Cereal_Killer said:

    Processor:Intel Core i5 6600K

    Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury 2x8GB

    Motherboard: MSi Z170A Gaming M3

    Graphics card: MSI GTX 980 Ti

    CPU cooler:NZXT Kraken X61

    Hard drive:WD Caviar Green 2TB

    Solid-state drive:Samsung 950 Pro 256GB

    Power supply: EVGA SuperNova G2 650W

    Case: Fractal Design Define S

     

    What do you think about this build?

    Are you actually going to be buying this one, or is it like the $5k hypothetical dream build you posted earlier?

    First Build in 10 Years

    in New Builds and Planning

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, ExecGamer said:

    My think on the 2 ssd's was to have one for the operating system and the other for games and such. 

    Not sure if it makes much sense to do that and it is actually a tiny bit cheaper to just buy one 1TB 850 EVO.

    Also, seeing as how I only want to put only a few things in the case, would it make more sense getting a smaller case?

    I am just worried about good airflow and low noise.

    I recently recommended this build to someone with a ~2500 budget looking for something similar:

     

    http://pcpartpicker.com/user/visceraltech/saved/rdGp99

    Files missing when upgraded pc to windows 10

    in Windows

    Posted

    4 minutes ago, BigHutch76 said:

    My grandfather had like 100 files on his desktop on windows 8 and when he upgraded to windows 10 all of them disappeared. I have searched his whole hard drive or where i think they would be and cannot find them.

    Anyone have any advice?

    Assuming you/he selected the option to retain your current files, they should be there.  If you don't see them, first check for "windows.old" in the C: drive and report back.

    6700k help?

    in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

    Posted

    Technically you are fine up to around 1.42 to 1.45, although above 1.375 for sustained voltage is not recommended.  I've had mine at 1.35v with computer on 24/7 with no issues, but will likely be dropping down to 1.3 soon.  Temps are not the sole issue, though a good indicator.  Is it not stable at a lower voltage?

    help

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    12 minutes ago, DeckyFPU said:

    Well I spilled juice on my pc a couple of weeks ago by accident and now I think my mother board is broken. I'm needing he'll understanding why my motherboard powers for around 10 seconds then restarts itself

    Usually water damage on boards is quite visually detectable. It sounds like you already know the cause for your issue, so short of a professional repair where someone re-solders the damaged component, it sounds like a new MB is in order. A pic would be helpful to determine how extensive the damage is, and whether or not other components may have been impacted. Taking it to a professional repair facility may be your best option in this case, unless it was old enough just to warrant buying something new.  Your data will likely be able to be recovered and transferred to your new computer.

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