Marhier

What VR headset are you using out of interest, and do visuals matter as much to you? I play a lot of Project Cars 2, and enjoy whacking the graphics settings up for immersion. Not sure a 1070 would be that good if you're wanting the visuals and frame rate... Racing sims, frame rate is very important.

I thought the same. I figured it would be ok, seeing as there are some beefy air coolers out there for it and would expect an AIO to perform slightly better than one of those. I'd also imagine as it's just gaming, it's not loading the CPU like it would if it were doing any video rendering.

Hi everyone, I hope you're all good! I'm doing a build this coming Sunday and just wanted to get opinions on whether pairing the ASUS Ruyjin II 240mm will be ok with the 12900k. In terms of workload, it will only be doing gaming. Regarding air flow, it's sitting in an HAF X case. Intake: 230mm fan on the front. 200mm fan on the side panel. Exhaust: Standard 120mm fan at the back by the IO AIO radiator will be mounted at the top of the case, which has 2 no 120mm Noctua fans on. There are also two 200mm fans secured to the top of the case. The HAF X case can fit a 360mm radiator, but want to avoid having to sacrifice the top two drive bays. Appreciate all support. Thanks. Marhier.

Just posting here in regards to the issue Brett from UFD Tech is having with Nintendo and to see if we can get a discussion about it on the WAN show? Seems he's being unfairly treated, when others (LTT included) have made videos almost identical to theirs regarding Android running on the Switch. He posted a video about 2 hours ago, giving an update on the issue, which has been going on for over a year now.

If you like a challenge, then G.T.F.O is highly recommended... I've not made it past the 2nd level yet, lol. You also have: Portal 2 Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 Cuphead Halo MCC Gears Castle Crashers Rocket League Vermintide 1 & 2 GTA Online

A Way Out is one of the best co-op games I've played.

7/10

14hz is pretty shit.

Have you tested each 8GB stick individually?

You're spending a lot on your CPU and getting a mid range GPU. You could buy really good 3000 series Ryzen for a lot cheaper, but performs just as well and have more money to buy a better GPU.

Have you tried each memory stick individually? Also, have you installed them next to each other, or have you spaced them out and in the correct configuration in accordance with your motherboard spec?

I'd say so. I reckon you'd only be pulling a max of 400w from that set up; though that would depend on what else you've got plugged in i.e. nvme drives, hard drives, optical drives, other pci-e cards, USB devices. You can use websites like Outervision, or PC Part Picker to build your system for it to give you a rough idea of what power you're drawing.

You're not the only one mate. Got my pre-order of the Strix 3090 OC just before Christmas and the coil whine was unbareable. RMA'd it and got a replacement just after Christmas... Unfortunately it had the same issue, but the place I bought it from said they'd RMA it again. Third time lucky. Considering the price, I expected more from a company I've supported for so many years. Interrested if you ever got your issue resolved, or have you just lived with it? I wouldn't mind slight coil whine, if it gets blocked out by my fans, or just putting the side panel on. I was getting it really bad though.

It's definitely not "worse". Worth it... Probably not... What resolution and frame rate do you game at?

If you buy it on PS5, the day you upgrade your PC, you'll probably buy it again anyway. Just buy it on PC. 1080TI is still solid

This is a steal mate... I'd be all over this! Get that if you can!

1080Ti > 2060 Not sure how the standard 1080 compares to the 2060. To be honest, turning your resolution to 1440p on a 4k monitor still looks stellar imo - but yeah, if I bought a 4k monitor, I'd want to get the use of its full potential. Your motherboard and CPU are fine mate; you won't need to be upgrading them for a while. I've only just upgraded my cpu to a 9900k from a 3770k - I only did that because a power surge killed my rig last Sunday Like I said mate, your build is pretty solid, just depends what you want to grey out of it. I'd personally change the 2060 for a 1080Ti.

That's a decent rig you got there mate, no question. If you wanted to game at 4k 60fps at highest settings, perhaps the RTX 2060 wasn't the best choice. I'm not overly sure how well the 2060 preformes at 4k, but id imagine you'd have to turn down settings or decrease your gaming resolution. The '60 line of an nVidia generation are usually mid range A 1080Ti is a much better option over the stupidly priced counterpart - 2080Ti. I'd have gotten a second hand 1080Ti personally - I've seen some for roughly £450; my dad just bought one and was pristine. Marhier!

So last Sunday, I had a power surge, stupidly didn't own any form of UPS / anti-surge adaptors (I do now FYI) and it ruined my PSU, motherboard, CPU, Cooler and my 3TB WD Red NAS drive, which had my whole life on it... Again, stupidly hadn't had that backed up and currently with www.pcimage.co.uk for data recovery; waiting for a quote; probably not going to be cheap Monday night, I ordered new parts; luckily, my GPU survived, so I didn't need to replace that - my SSD also survived, but figured I'd go NVMe M.2 this time. My last build was: Asus Maximus V Extreme i7 3770k - 4.6GHz 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RAM (2,666MHz) Corsair H100i Upgraded to: Asus Maximus XI Hero i9 9900k - 5.2GHz 16GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro (3,200MHz) Corsair H100i Pro Samsung 970 Evo (250GB) I've attached pictures of the build and cable management. Been testing it loads since building on Wednesday and this thing is a BEAST! Most people hate the case though - I love it personally - I love green; that and the HAF X case is still probably one of the best out there imo. (nVidia did not sponsor this post) My full set up can be found here: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/Marhier/saved/hr6vnQ Have a good day peeps! \m/ Marhier!

I'd also look at getting a second hand 1080Ti if I were you. RTX just isn't worth it's premium for the support it currently has and once it becomes more mainstream, we'll probably be on the RTX 4080 Ti or whatever they deicde to call it. Also, we'll probably start to see more game engines support RTX features with 10 series cards a lot better, if the latest Crytek demo is any indication.

So I thought I'd give a final update on this saga, lol! This afternoon, Samsung finally called me to respond to my questions. Originally, they told me the following: Samsung: "All the HDMI ports on the TV are version 2.0. However, if we're going to switch on a setting on the TV which is HDMI UHD Color on these HDMI ports the version of the HDMI ports will change to 2.0a. As of the moment our televisions doesn't support 2.0b but just 2.0a. For us to access this option, press the Setting button > General > External Device Manager > HDMI UHD Color > HDMI 1, 2, 3, 4. The TV supports HDMI 2.0a when the HDMI UHD Color on the TV is switch on." It's now been confirmed by Samsung's technical specialists that out of the box, the HDMI ports are 2.0, but when you activate their 'HDMI UHD Colour', they in fact turn to HDMI 2.1! - Mystery solved there! I also queried the peak brightness and they told me is was "under 1,000". I told them that I knew this, and wanted to know what the TV's peak was. They just told me that because it's dependant on what I'm watching/doing, they can only tell me it'll go between 1 and 999. A load of bullcrap if you ask me, as there's no way this TV will get to 999, haha! I've just accepted it to be honest. The TV arrived yesterday, I set it up and it looks/performs fantastically. PS4 games look stella and I tried Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the PC; running with a 1080Ti, it looked and ran superbly. The 'Game Mode' can run with HDR enabled as well and input lag seems to stay almost non-existent imo - advertised 13ms and feels it. Overall, very satisfied - definitely feels high end, even though it's entry level. So anyone looking to buy a UE50NU7020, or any NU7000 series TV from Samsung - do it! Marhier!

Like this guy just said, VGA is very limited. It can certainly do 1920x1080, but doing so, you'll probably get a severe drop in image quality. I believe VGA can support higher resolutions and higher refresh rates, but you need an actual monitor that can support it, which it sounds like you don't and cables I'm assuming. The sound of your PC, without being next to it, or seeing it, it's hard to tell; it could be coming from the CPU fan, a case fan, the PSU or graphics card, lol. If you want a 144hz monitor, maybe look at the Acer XF240H? Trying to keep the costs low, there are other ones with G-Sync/Free Sync, but this suggestion is at least a good performer on a budget.

You monitor is definitely plugged into the graphics card and not the on board display port on your motherboard, right?

If you look where the monitor is plugged in, are there any other ports available; does it have HDMI/DVI or display port? That's besides the point really, it sounds like an old monitor and may only have a max resolution of 1680x1050... Still quite common in some company offices, lol. What's your main issue here; I'm assuming you're wanting to get a resolution of 1920x1080? If so, then a good cheap monitor for 1080p is the Acer KG271... It's only like £140.00 and has a low response time. Connections are HDMI & VGA. I'd recommend buying an HDMI cable if you haven't got one already. This is a 27" display - you can also get a 21" display for about £90.

What cable are you using to connect to the monitor? HDMI? DVI? VGA? I guess more importantly, what connections does the monitor have?