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  1. LooneyJuice
    It depends. Are we talking about hardware components, your chosen object of lust, or chicken wings?
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    Ooh, the Cooooooooin!
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    Yeah indeed. I used to do SW Galaxies, lots of XW vs TF, mixed in with some KOTOR and BF1/2 and Imperial Commando. The latter is actually quite a cool little title. They can do substance, story and immersion with the franchise if they want to, but they don't. It's mostly full on fan service. EDIT: WARNING, might want to turn the volume down in advance. I mean, I'm not going to bash anyone for what they like, but I found that bit oddly resonating and amusing
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    We don't deserve good SW games anymore, not with what we've allowed them to do with the franchise
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    I've done some very basic work for that when it came to designing car liveries. It's a pain in the butt, and it requires quite a bit of actual artistry. Involves lots of reference material, lots of finessing on templates (that you have to make on your own if there aren't any) and a good eye for weathering and such. It's mostly trial and error and starting from basic assets if the game wasn't meant for it. Like say simpler geometric shapes like scopes or smaller weapons. Sadly I kind of dropped out from doing that stuff 'cause then I started scripting in ARMA3...
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    That's some really sweet work. Can't wait.
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    Well, from what I gathered (and the followup videos) after the issues regarding methodology, there were still overheating issues with the VRM. Mostly what was rectified was EPS connector temp, but VRM temp-induced throttling conditions were still replicated after the colab with Tim Logan from OC3D. Now, the usual argument can be made about how most people won't even touch those loads, and it's already been made here. On the other hand, though, I'm of the impression that if you can somehow induce these loads by operating a CPU to its max capacity, even on an overclock (one which doesn't appear to be unsustainable for the long term), and without hardware mods, you are obligated to be able to accommodate it.
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    Gee, I wonder why... Will do regarding the skins. I've been out of the loop for years, so I'm just now going to start browsing. I was already overcome with member berries when I started the campaign again.
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    Holy shitbiscuits! That'll work, thanks! I'll grab them and find my way around. I know the drill, most of my games are packed with mods, from race sims to ARMA 3, so I should be alright with this info. Thanks again!
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    Just do a bunch of test streams, check for dropped frames, and quality. I'm sure you'll find something. First just do recordings on OBS to verify that you're outputting initially at a quality level you deem appropriate, then proceed to use Twitch's test stream function to check for dropped frames (You'll see OBS's bottom right icon clearly turn red and denote the number of dropped frames). If everything seems alright, you'll dramatically decrease load on your CPU, and any performance impact won't generally be as dramatic on your GPU. Good luck tweaking, and if you need any extra bits of info regarding fiddling with OBS, just drop it here.
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    This is the problem with that stuff though. There's lots of tweaking. For example, I don't know what your encoding settings are. Even LTT did a video on different encoders recently and the NVidia Encoder was one of the best. Supposedly with a bitrate of 3500-4000 you can do 720p 60fps or 1080p 30fps reasonably well, but I'm limited for upload speed. You may be able to do more. Additionally, it has quality presets. This stuff is trial and error. I'm sure you can use a quality preset + bitrate that will net you good enough results. Unfortunately this stuff isn't very plug n' play. Other than that, thanks to GPU encoding, you need way less power to stream than you think nowadays. EDIT: Before I forget, stuff like Twitch server location settings matter a lot as well.
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    Well shoot, in that case, I can save you a bunch of money with "THIS SMALL TRICK" patented clickbait solution. If you're streaming on OBS, switch your Encoder to NVENC H.264. It offloads the encoding onto your 1060, and will cost you way less performance, if any, in a lot of titles.
  13. LooneyJuice
    Honestly if your productivity workloads are light as you say, and you mainly game at 1080p f.ex on these specs, you're pretty sorted for the time being. A 7700k on the same board is doable and very straightforward (you can read your board's manual online as to how you go about updating your BIOS if necessary), and will net you quite some extra performance (especially overclocked). That being said, it strictly depends on if you need it, whether you feel you're being hindered currently and how much money you are willing to spend on a machine. If you're not too fussed, a 7700k down the line will definitely get you more mileage than changing your entire platform which is going to cost you more. That also allows you some leeway when it comes to maybe upgrading other components down the line, like say your GPU. Generally speaking, for the future, if you're more budget-conscious, but have some money to throw at a machine, it's best to bulk-purchase the best stuff you can buy at the time. It can save you money over time as you won't have to contemplate an incremental upgrade such as yours within the span of a year or two.
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    Hah! Funny that you started this thread, Bob. Picked up BFII on GoG some time ago (May 4th sale I think) 'cause I lost my hard copy and gave it a go and had some fun. The interface is still utter garbage, but the game has aged incredibly well considering. Works flawlessly as well. Out of the loop on any mods and such though.
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    That's funny actually. I remarked recently on the fact that the TUF boards look "understated" now in comparison. I mean, truth be told, the RGB malarkey is sadly here to stay, which saddens me personally, (not to kink-shame anyone) but at least I know that its proliferation means cheaper implementation. So even that won't be an excuse for this stuff in due course (even now in some cases). I mean, it's no excuse either way, but just to make a point. Regarding sheer negligence though, when it comes to something that impacts efficiency and, as some would argue, component lifespan in favor of looks, I can just wish infinite RMAs upon them. RMA on you, RMA on yo' cow, RMA on yo' whole family. If that's the case, I can only really chalk this up to turning tricks to milk an admittedly diminished market. I do like to look at my boards on occasion, but I can put up with some brown every now and then for the greater good.
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    Actually had that thought too when I first saw Der8auer complaining about the Heatsinks on almost all of the boards. I mean, these things are tested obviously, so who in their right mind would test a heatsink, see that the VRM runs as hot if not hotter than if it was bare, slaps it on the board, calls it a day and puts the board out? The only reason I can genuinely think of is image/looks, and aligning the boards with the marketing language. What else could there be? -Oh shoot, we're late, what do we do? -Save 3 mins per board by not machining the fins on the heatsinks? -GENIUS! We can make the launch date now.
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    Out of curiosity, is the latter f.ex distinguished from what would in English be "we" spatially or by sentence structure? As in, does Indonesian have a "We" and a "Kami" which are distinguished according to a certain factor? Disregard, made a booboo, and the fresh posts showed up.
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    Just one last thing to avoid any trouble during overclocking. I always suggest finding videos or articles from reputable sources detailing how to overclock a similar cpu on the same board. That way it matches up what you're doing, you can reference numbers they're using for other things, and you'll learn more advanced bits too. It's easy there's plenty of videos for that board for example.
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    The thing is, Ivy Bridge CPUs (3770/3570k) had quite a bit of headroom. Chips regularly hit 4.5 to 4.7 with adequate cooling. The problem with that is that as the Frequency and voltage go up, power draw increases exponentially. That means that power delivery components on the board get taxed more. A more robust VRM design will spread the load and reduce thermal stress on components. Additionally a better VRM will allow you to maintain a higher stable frequency by providing "cleaner" power delivery which responds better to rapid changes in load. There's definitely more to it than that, but that's the gist of it.
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    That could totally work actually. It's the same series as the P67 board but on a newer chipset. If you can grab that one, it seems to be the ticket. Just be careful with these used boards, other than that, this appears to fit the bill. And you're welcome.
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    Sadly those were lower-end boards. They will totally work, sure. But, if you want to seriously overclock (And Ivy Bridge had quite a bit of headroom), you want to make sure your board is squared away. I'd trust that P67 board more than these two.
  22. LooneyJuice
    That is a good point. But if you have anything fairly recent from AMD or NV, you can do that just as easily on a dedicated GPU. That being said, you won't have the benefit of being able to troubleshoot without it. So purchase at your own discretion. Look for Z68 or 77 like you were, if that's a big concern.
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    And I'd call that pretty tame considering this is the enthusiast platform, where the manufacturers pay a phat premium for the Chipset alone.
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    Wow, truly amazing. Marvelous work, ASUS. You've restored my faith in English. To be fair that is an alright response though rather than sweep it under the X299 release rug.
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    Yeah that's a P67 chipset board, it should be alright, as far as I recall. Just make sure it's a reputable seller and all that. Also, google the board to find the ASUS page and make sure that the 3570k is in the supported list of CPUs (it should be) or it at least adds support through a BIOS update. This board was released prior to the 3570k, so better be safe than sorry.
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