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SiNevesh

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About SiNevesh

  • Birthday Jun 15, 1998

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  • Location
    Canada
  • Interests
    Gaming, photography, tinkering with things.
  • Biography
    A bit rambly, but well meaning.
  • Occupation
    Disappointing everyone in my life.

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    i3-2120
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    MSI P67A-G43
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    Patriot Signature 8GB DDR3-1600
  • GPU
    Sapphire Radeon HD6870
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    Cooler Master Storm Scout
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    Seagate Momentus XT 500GB
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    EVGA 600 B1
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    BenQ G2220HD
  • Operating System
    Windows 7

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  1. From what I understand, CrossFire and SLI support are both a bit iffy, not existing on some games. Since you already have a 480, I guess you could just buy another and keep it cheap and simple, but the 1070 would probably be a safer option. You're likely to have fewer issues with a single card with higher performance if you can afford it. I've never looked into this extensively or done it myself though, so this should be treated as heresay. I'd recommend looking into it a bit more, search around a bit.
  2. Western Digital seems to be your best bet, most people seem to have no issues with them. Can't vouch personally. I have a Seagate drive as my primary, and it's worked perfectly for 5 years, but I have heard from other people that some Seagate drives are bad. I think you just need to be careful when buying Seagate, check the reviews and such, just in case.
  3. It probably is just bad luck, and Logitech products have great design looks and comfort wise, so if they work for you, you'll have a great time. There's plenty of people who have no problems with Logitech products, so more power to you if you buy one. Best of luck on the shopping hunt. :3
  4. This may not be a popular opinion, but I would not recommend a G502 at all. Both me and my brother have a G502, and mine has had scrolling issues (as have many other users, there are many threads about it around) and the click feeling is starting to go after only one year. My brother has had one for slightly longer than me, and the scroll click is entirely gone. Now don't get me wrong, the mouse is great design wise, but the build quality (or at least the quality control) is not good from my experience. I'd actually avoid Logitech entirely, but I'm sure many people would argue that is stupid as my only reason for swearing off Logitech is entirely personal experience.Two mice, a mechanical keyboard, and two headsets that my family has bought, all Logitech, have had issues. The only product that hasn't is a single mouse, that now has a double click problem but it's old enough I can excuse that. I still want to warn as to my experience of Logitech, even though it is only personal experience.
  5. All Source Engine games are pretty optimized. Lots of loading/unloading of areas, etcetera. Along with that, the biggest differences are the detail. In Portal, a lot of the sections are boxy testing rooms with not much detail, generally speaking, and a lot of them have loading screens in-between each one. Compare that to a wide open field with lots of grass, trees and more to render, and you can walk over the hill to another field, with no loading screens. The newer the game, the more details and minor effects are added in, essentially.
  6. Yeah, the RX580 everywhere I have seen it is still generally at least C$20 more for any 'generic' 8gig version, or C$50+ for the same brand 8gig version. So, I'm looking at the 480 mostly, as my gut is telling me the 580 won't properly go down in price for at least a few months. And I'll take into consideration the Gigabyte a bit more, cheers!
  7. That Nitro is the one I am looking at right now, yeah. I haven't seen that Asus before, it looks pretty good actually. Though I am unsure if it would fit in my case, hah. 11.73" according to NewEgg. I'll definitely look into that a bit more, I appreciate it.
  8. The 3400 has some bluetooth functionality, and an app that you can install on your phone to transfer pictures quickly. I've heard the app is not so great though, and the feature needs work. Not sure if that's changed since. Other than that, the 3400 is actually missing a few features over the 3300. I'd personally recommend the 3300 unless you really want that picture transfer feature. (I am oversimplifying a bit and I'm not an expert, but that's my two cents) edit: I feel I should also mention that they recently released new lenses with a new Auto-Focus system, which will probably need a firmware update for your D3300 camera if you buy any more lenses. I doubt they update the ones they are selling right now, and I am unsure if the D3400 already works with the new lenses. It probably does, not sure. This update requires having an SD card reader, which can be a nuisance.
  9. I'm not a big AAA player. I often play them one, two, or even three years after release when they are heavily discounted. The only current AAA game I play is Overwatch really. It needs to really stand out to me if I am going to buy an AAA game on release year. And I'm not looking for beastly graphics years down the row, I understand that I will get worse and worse performance decently quickly on a mid-range card such as this. Thanks for the comment though, definitely looking like I'll be getting the 480 so far. :3
  10. Unfortunately, that's $300 US, so that's ~400 CAD. That specific model also seems to not be available on Amazon.ca. My gripe with Asus is that, going by the reviews on their other cards, they have some issues. And I am unsure if fans not spinning is a good thing or not... I'd rather have low temps than a quite PC. Thanks for the recommendation though, I appreciate it either way!
  11. Yeah, I was thinking VRAM would be better, but I wasn't 100% sure. I'm not expecting to get perfect performance for 5 years though, just fit my standards, which are probably lower than a lot of people's. If I can still get 1080p60 out of a game on lowest settings, that's good enough for me pretty much. I've hit that point with my current card where I am starting to dip below 60 on some games, which is why I am looking for a new one. I grew up with a lot worse graphics, even on low most of todays games look fine to me. Overwatch is a good example of this.
  12. I'm looking to buy a new GPU, and I don't plan on upgrading for around 5 years or so, more or less. I have my sights set on a 480/580 right now, but I was looking for some opinions. My ideal price right now is C$300, so as I see it, my options are as follows. • Sapphire Nitro/Nitro+ 480 8GB - Stood the test of being out for over a year or so, looks to be a nice card. Around 1200-1350MHz clocks. • Sapphire Nitro/Nitro+ 580 4GB - Higher clocks, the only stat of which I can find being the boost of 1400MHz. The trade off of course being lower VRAM. • Other brand (Gigabyte for example) 580 8GB - Approximately 1350MHz. I am not that confident in this solution. The only ~$300 RX580 8GB is Gigabyte right now, and going by their 480's this would likely be worse than a Sapphire card. I am unsure if extra clock speeds, or extra VRAM would be a better "future-proofing" solution. I also understand a couple of other stats were minorly boosted on the 580, but they don't seem to be very important in the grand scheme of things. Feel free to correct me though. I'm feeling like going for a Sapphire 480 8GB is a decently smart decision, or possibly a 580 4gig. Seems to be of high build quality, and of course I can see the reviews from users saying they haven't had issue, which is impossible with the new cards. I've been using a Sapphire card for 5 years now, and it's not let me down, and all their products seem to be at least adequate from all the products I have viewed, which is another contributing factor to my decision. If you've got any thoughts or wanna tell me I'm looking at this the completely wrong way, I'd appreciate it. I'm kinda feeling like getting the 480 8GB while I still can within a few days unless y'all have some reasons for why that's a really bad idea. Thanks for reading! Edit: Just in case anyone visits this thread. I have ordered a Nitro+ RX 480 8GB before it runs out of stock. Hopefully, it will serve me well and be a good purchase! I thank everyone for the advice and poll votes! :3
  13. Darn, that FPS is depressing for me haha. I only get ~20 or ~30 more FPS than this build on Overwatch. Not at all what I'd expect from so cheap a budget, impressive build!
  14. I was recommended the EVGA 600 B1 a couple months back. The recommender has been running one in their PC for a good couple of years without problem, and I have been running without issue since I purchased it. Got it 3 weeks ago for a build I did for someone else too, and it works fine there as well so far. I always hear people recommending XFX or Seasonic, but neither of those brands is conveniently purchasable in Canada. So I'd recommend EVGA Bronze series if you can't get XFX or Seasonic.
  15. Thanks for the advice! Sounds good, I'll hold off for a while longer to see how things are shaping up.
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