Darkshruod

you dont need the whole pro tech toolkit, just a screwdriver 

If you are that concerned indeed be headstrong! and request the hand check

Aye, I'd wait for volta from Nvidia

Aye, I'd wait for volta from Nvidia

As a person who roots for the red team at Advanced Micro Devices I like to follow the videos this guy makes and I can't help but notice his latest videos seem to discuss a bit about what Linus was talking about in the WAN show this week:
It makes sense what he's talking about that Nvidia is being cornered further and further into the high end segment of the graphics market and how AMD who is firmly planted in the console gaming market has more game developers working with their technology which makes sense that the games being ported to PC will more and more be optimized for AMD graphics cards. Ontop of this Linus basically proves him more correct by bringing up how Intel and Nvidia are leaning further and further away from PCs. Lastly the idea of AMD getting in on the Chinese market as Linus mentioned could be huge.
 
I've gotten a lot of disapproval for my preference of AMD, but my reasons are numerous.
- I like smaller business.
- I value price to performance ratio shopping over strict high end performance shopping because it's simply more sensible and fair for the majority of people. I understand Linus's job to handle all this expensive high end stuff so that we don't have to and I'll always love watching and being a part of his community, but his bias for Nvidia is a disagreement point.
- I've used a lot of AMD hardware in the past. My first console used AMD hardware, my first PC I paid for and used to get inside and learn what made these PC things tick, that was AMD too. My current computer was a gift 4 years ago so I wasn't going to say no, but when it's time to move on (hopefully soon) if I have the choice it will be AMD. I have a lot of time invested in their hardware so it's also a nostalgia sort of thing. I've been using AMD stuff since before I knew they were AMD products.
-I like more of my hardware parts that need to interact with each other to be made by the same producer.
 
I get that AMD hasn't done well, atleast on the CPU front for a little while now, but I see a situation that's been set up where they can really make up for it on all fronts, if not massive gains against intel, then at least in personal achievement. So that's just my opinion I thought I'd throw out there. Where do you guys see the industry headed?
 

Well, basically like every open-world RPG: doing quests, gathering money and resources for weapon crafting, leveling to unlock perks (similar to skills), etc

I'm going to start fresh. Replaying through FO never gets old and I'm looking forward to another brutal challenge.
Not brutal enough to buy Dark Souls, though.

Ah I appreciate the clarificaton. Thank you.

Drawing. Artistic landscapes, impressions or manga.

Steam is Darkshruod. Maybe we have some games in common!

admin edit: added video inspired by this thread.
 

 
WARNING: I haven't seen anyone encountering this but just like overclocking, there is an inherent risk of damaging your display and it may not be covered by its warranty. It may not even be able to achieve the same settings other people are able to get.
 
Note: I did not make this guide but have used it on all of my monitors without any problems. Credits are due to the ones that originally posted these on another forum. 
 
What this guide is all about is how to get higher resolutions than what your display is capable of. It is called Downsampling. What it basically does is to have your GPU artificially push a resolution that's over what your display is able to do. The impact it will have on your GPU is equivalent to what it would do on a display that can actually output that resolution natively.
 
For example:
Your display is natively able to support a resolution up to 1920x1080. Using Downsampling it will send out a signal to tell your display to output a resolution of 2560x1440. Now on a display that can output a maximum resolution of 1080p has about 2 million pixels while a 1440p display outputs 3.7 million. Downsampling does not increase the amount of pixels being displayed. Itcan't go beyond that. What it does is bring that 1440p resolution to your 1080p display and compresses it to fit inside the screen. The effect it has is similar to zooming out on a lower resolution picture.
 
Below, you can see the difference in image quality on both images taken on the same display. Both images are using the same settings but with different resolutions.
 
 
Downsampling guide for NVIDIA cards: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=509076
 
Downsampling guide for AMD cards: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=366244

I know Linus made a video on it but I want to make a guide on how to get them via email. Since NVIDIA sent me a free 980 Ti for a folding project. I will talk you though the process.
First of all, do NOT contact the general/ support emails of companies. They will most likely put down your request or tell you to contact someone else. Contact the marketing and sales team of a company. I for example sent an email directly to the CEO of NVIDIA ( as they do not have a general marketing contact) and 2 weeks later their head of UK marketing contacts me personally saying he can send over a 980 Ti over. Generally speaking do not use live chat if it is for general enquirers, only use it if your emails have not been replied to and kindly request that they send your details to the marketing team and do not spam them with sponsorship requests as it will most likely piss them off. If they do not reply via email, Facebook messenger is another option.
Second of all, if you do not have a big viewerbase like Linus or have not done a sponsored project before tell the companies why your project is interesting and why you are doing it. I for one am doing a folding project to honour a friend who passed away from undiagnosed brain cancer. 
Also first contact smaller companies first as they are more likely to accept. Then you can use them as an asset when trying to get bigger companies on board. E.g if I email gigabyte and I can tell them I have Watercooling UK on board.  At least then bigger companies have proof and then have less reason to reject you.
Thridly do not make your emails excessively long or short. Try and strike a perfect balance and try and include all the relevant facts. Always keep a kind and professional tone and end with Kind Regards and Thank You so at least then they know you mean business. Always end with ' I will email you with more details when you reply' so you open up more chance so the company has more reason to reply and get to know you and your project better. Even if they reject it will be after several emails rather than one swift rejection which will make you feel less sad and desperate. 
Tip 4: if they send you a marketing email, keep it. Even if they say no, try again after a while and after you have more companies are on board. Patience is a virtue  
 
I hope I kept this guide short and concise,and I will add more stuff over time. 
Please leave a comment and I will reply ASAP
Sorry if there are any errors as I am typing this up on my iPad 

Musical ability. I'm tone deaf so it's kind of impossible, but I would have liked to be able to play an instrument. Piano, probably.
 

For me , i think figure ice skating & being able to drag anyone from any background into an in-depth conversation within seconds & give them information they didn't knew early,
 
What would've been yours if you could choose & learn it in a jiffy!

From the way I think of it, kinda like translation speed.. For example, say you have someone who is only proficient in a certain foreign language, and is acting as a translator. The foreigner is speaking to the translator, and is conveying what the translator should translate. The translator, being proficient, can translate for the person with little to no issues. Now say you replace the proficient translator with someone who's new to it, they'll take more time to convey what the foreigner is saying, making them not as efficient.

Ah I appreciate the clarificaton. Thank you.

Alright ,il try going to the shop again and see if they both feel equally good or not .... thanks in advance !

Hello
Hello I put a Toshiba, CFM or something like that.
 
I was able to get rid of the extra partitions and get it set right.
 
I had to use Asus's Backtracker software.  Made a boot drive with a usb flash drive. Had to install the Backtracker onto the usb flash drive.  Installed ssd and start laptop with the usb flash drive already inserted into the laptop.  This was Asus's instructions.

The Z at the end represents the Z series model of the monitor. Most current version. No worries.

No problem

so ive been watching some youtube videos for VR (the HTC Vive) and it seems to me that walking around in VR isnt that practical tbh
1) it makes you sweaty and you know what happens to the vive when it gets in contact with sweat for a long period of time? `-`
2) cables might get tugged or trip you or something else, cables are evil
3) not very safe tbh, you can get dizzy and lose your balance
 
If i were to buy one (and i will, if its a huge success), i would probably use it while sitting in my chair and game with my keyboard+mouse/console controller/Vive controller, depending on which is better for the game
what do you guys think? how would you use your VR headset
 
honestly i wont be sold on VR until NerveGear comes out `-` #NerveGearOrGoHome

I have a good friend who would help me put it together and everything, but I am sure I would be capable of doing it myself.
 
But Right now, I have a $440 budget. I was hoping to still get the R9 380 no matter what, and was hoping to get the i3 6100 as it's possibly the best CPU for it's price and would great with my GPU. But for the Ram, MOBO and Power Supply, I am some what not so sure about currently. 

The highest purity alcohol you can find its worked for me in the past. Alcohol not only kills any bacteria on there but it also dissolves the grease from you fingers. 70% pure or higher.

if the $30 is worth the looks you're trying to go for, go for it
 
i would personally choose the gpu that fits my build than a cheaper one, because i like to stare at my system
 
performance difference is negligible and overclocking depends on luck

@Glenwing Can you post a topic about viewing distance for monitors and if people will really notice a difference for 4k. Like this article http://carltonbale.com/1080p-does-matter/ Most people don't have 20/20. Great article and thanks.