Joriem

Good evening all, Currently, I have two 28" Samsung UH750 4k LED monitors as my daily drivers. I'm looking to get more out of my setup because I feel as even though there is unofficial GSync support with these monitors (the option is available in the Nvidia Control Panel, but the monitor itself is not listed as GSync compatible on any list I've found) there are still large amounts of stutter, especially between the 30-40FPS range. As I understand it, the compatible range for FreeSync is usually only between 40-60Hz anyway, versus GSync monitors which are usable through their entire 1-xHz range. My question to you all, do you think it would be worth it to 'downgrade' to https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG279Q/overview/ Down to 1440p, but getting real GSync support, as well as 165Hz, and some other nice things. The other option I have considered, is to 'upgrade' to these https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/ROG-SWIFT-PG27AQ/ However, they are twice as expensive, but I'd keep the 4k res, not gain any refresh rate advantage over the old, but would add GSync. Also, going below 28" is not preferable, but if having the extra Hz or refresh rate is ultimately worth it, it's a sacrifice I'm okay with making. Your replies are appreciated, and I thank you for your time.

My download is about 175Mbps, and 25Mbps upload.

Evening all, I was wondering how well you all think a 6700k would perform as a home hosted gaming server. Specs: i7-6700k 32GB Corsair LPX 2666MHz CAS16 (2x16GB) 250GB 970Evo NVMe/525GB Crucial MX300 SATA SSD Cryorig H7 Corsair CX650M Not sure that it would do anything other than make extra heat but I have a GTX1080 FE that could be thrown in if need be. Looking to run dedicated sessions of Ark (max 6 players) Dedicated sessions of DayZ, (also 6 players) Runtime would be an average of 8ish hours per day, but not 7 days a week. Thoughts? Suggestions? And while my current PC far outclasses this, I'd rather make use of old hardware I have lying around, than run games and a dedicated session on my primary PC. Trying to shift the workload a little.

I absolutely can, although it will likely be tomorrow evening, as I just got off work.

Have done this many times. I'm a neat freak, so I doubt dust or some type of blockage is the issue,

Good Evening, I purchased a Corsair HX1000 Platinum almost 6 months ago. Recently, I have noticed at certain times the fan seems to make an audible clicking/ticking sound. Using my Google-Fu, it seems this was an issue, but only on original HX1000s, not the newer versions. The cause was supposedly variances in PWM voltage. Have any of you experienced this? It doesn't seem to affect operation at all, and using a load line meter, the readings are always consistently the same, even when the noise isn't occurring. It happens primarily under load, or at least any time the fan spins up. Additionally, when I first purchased this PSU, it was plugged into a transformer (I'm from the US but live in Europe) and was grouped with a 110v modem. Now that I have gotten rid of that modem I also got rid of the transformer and plugged the PSU directly into a 220v surge protector. I never noticed the noise prior to this, but all PSUs that I have used are rated for 220 and some even 240v, so I'm certain that changing the input voltage is not the cause. If anything, I would assume it would be better as transformers are highly inefficient and poor at managing sustained current and voltage. I appreciate your replies.

Lurick and dizmo, thank you for your input. Yes, he is using a single 1080p 60hz monitor. I just want to make sure he has a better gaming experience than what he does now, because he's been hurting for a new CPU for a long while.

Hi all, So my buddy is currently running an FX-8350(lol) paired with a 1060 6GB. I picked up a used i5-4670k for around $150(MSI Z87 mobo/16GB RAM/600w PSU incl.). My question is, how much better would this i5 be over the FX. I know FX series processors are pretty much dead, and they weren't all that great to start off with, but would I be better off giving him my old i7-6700k, or would the i5 do a great job, since it's still a very well off CPU(or, as much as I can tell). He doesn't do much other than play games(Total War is always hard because the FX just can't hack the loading times down), which is why I am not outright using the 6700k for his upgrade, because he doesn't do any sort of video production or photo editing to justify the hyper-threading/newer architecture/etc. I want him to have a comfortable, but much improved gaming experience over his old stuff. Does the FX bottleneck the 1060? Would the i5 bottleneck it, since the i5 and FX are close in age(albeit the i5 a year newer). Would he be better off with DDR4 support that would come with the i7? Thanks for all your input, have a great day! - Jor

I've reinstalled windows twice

Spacebar, mouse click, power button press. All give the same thing.

Hi all, I'm having trouble clearing an issue where I have an overclocking failed error after waking my computer up from sleep. I've reset the software overclock (using Asus Suite 3), and also reset to defaults from the BIOS. No dice, as the issue persists. My question is, will taking out the CMOS battery solve this issue, and will it cause any other issues(BIOS flash, etc). I've never gotten the error just while using my PC. Only when it goes into sleep and I wake it up I get the error. For reference: CPU i7-6700k, Mobo Asus Z170-A. All help and comments are greatly appreciated, thank you!

Hi, new member here, please don't eat me. I've had my i7-6700k for almost a year now, and I've never been able to get over 4.6GHz. voltage is 1.404, so I really don't want to push it any further than it should. I'm not sure if I just didn't win the silicon lottery(Did I even get in? :P) or if I'm doing something wrong. From what I've seen, 4.6GHz seems to be the borderline/low average for 6700k overclocks. What say you?