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Yes for the former; No for the latter. I should also mention clearly that other devices and computers are fine in connecting with the vanilla version just that this computer in particular has troubles with it. My bad for the misuse in terminology, will check out WiFi analyzer.

So I have a cable modem that has two Wifi SSIDs: the 5-G version and the vanilla version (the one w/o 5-G). Initially I was connected to the vanilla version and started noticing connection issues with it; My Discord fails to update; I have two One Drive accounts that failed to sign-in; certain websites I can't gain access to. I did the following: I tried right clicking on the wi-fi icon doing a trouble shoot, it couldn't identify the problem. I tried a Windows' reset the network option, same problem. I used command prompt to flush the dns and reset the ip address, didn't solve anything. I disabled a windows featured that turns of the Wi-fi for a period of time; didn't work. Check for malware via Malwarebytes software; claims that it hasn't detect any abnormality. Uninstall and reinstall the latest wi-fi drivers Windows has to offer. Set the preferred IpV4 dns to 8.8.8.8 and the alt to 8.8.6.6. At this point I can't use the vanilla version on this computer (though it was working fine for other computers and devices connected to this wi-fi network) instead I have to resort to the 5-G version to gain full internet access. So can anyone help me on this matter?

Well I play Soul Calibur 6 on the PC; one of the aspects that it is impossible to the react to is Ivy's command grab; you have to anticipate and push a button beforehand in order to break from her grab. But if I were to react when I saw the animation of her grab would the higher refresh rate benefit in helping me break her grab? And what about reacting to low attacks in 3D fighting games not the slow moving ones, the ones that are a bit fast, but not too fast; would I be able to block lows more consistently?

I watched this video from Linus Tech Tips and was intrigued by their methodology of testing so far. However, the monitor refresh rate tests were only applied to first person shooters. I'm really curious to see how this works in fighting games (which all are capped at 60 frames per second). Will the much higher refresh rate enable an average gamer to perform better in this genre?

Thought I'll post an update. As of Black Friday and Cyber Monday I've bought all the necessary components for my build. The ones you'll probably disagree with me most on are the GTX 1060 graphics card and the Viewsonic XG2703-GS monitor. I'll explain: For the GTX 1060 that was months before Black Friday; it was on sale for around $400 so I decided to split the pay between my bro and I. The Viewsonic XG2703-GS monitor sure I understand that there are many other games that can't run at 1440p with ultra settings; however, I do plan on getting either the GTX 1070ti or possibly the RTX series graphics card in the future. The RTX GPU is not just for gaming but for 3D rendering if there's software support that takes advantage of the RTX cores.

What about in terms of API. Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Vulkan help increase the FPS for certain games in comparison to DX12 and DX11? Edit: NVM forget what I've said.

Hopefully by Black Friday or Cyber Monday I may have some remaining money to purchase the GTX 1070 ti. Thinking of going for the MSI Duke.

With that said, for now I went for the Crucial - MX500 500GB M.2-2280 since according to Crucial's website this model is compatible with MSI's B450 Gaming Carbon Pro motherboard. I'm still considering getting the Samsung 860 EVO @ 500GB over the previous choice, until I find confirmation that it is 100% compatible with the MSI motherboard.

I have a GTX 1060 6GB graphics card and am still struggling to find a perfect monitor that is great for Soul Calibur 6 (3D fighters are capped at 60 fps) and displaying accurate colour information for my 3D renders. Story: Initially I was going for the ViewSonic XG2560 or Alienware 25 AW2518H; I was hooked onto the 240Hz at first. Then with the advice from the LTT discord channel there are 1440p monitors for roughly the same price also there's one person who suggested to look into IPS panel instead of TN panel so I'm like ya that makes sense since I'm into competitive fighting games (well only Soul Calibur atm) and 3D rendering. So then I came to the conclusion that the ASUS PG279Q maybe a great candidate for my situation. However, when I posted my build in this thread, a lot of you guys were posting that the monitor is too expensive for my needs. So this is where I'm stuck. I bought my GTX 1060 fairly recently and I'm not sure if I want to sell it. What monitor would you guys recommend that would satisfy 3D rendering and competitive 3D fighters?

After doing some digging around (mostly on UserBenchMark) I'm leaning towards the Crucial MX500 - CT1000MX500SSD1 @ 1TB. Initially I was looking at the SATA M.2 SSDs due to the fact that there's no cabling involved but they don't deliver the performance compared to the Crucial MX500 so I'm like eff it! I'm getting more value for my money and because it's in MSI B450 Gaming Carbon Pro's QVL I just wanna play it safe. I'm still opened for suggestions.

okay then for sure I'll invest in SATA SSDs. Do you know a site where it strictly compares the benchmarks of SATA M.2's? I've tried google searching but it always seem to compare NVMe's to SATA M.2's. My apologies if I come off being an idiot.

I'm not sure if I understand about controller latency but does that mean less input lag in gaming?

@DocSwag based on this youtube vid, the author mentions that NVMe has the lowest latency when it comes to transferring data. What about input lag for competitive gaming, will that technically be less input lag on an NVMe than on a SATA SSD?

Okay so I've checked newegg there are two versions of it. RMx for $139.99 Canadian RMx (2018) for $119.99 Canadian What's the difference between the two and which one should I go for?

See Actually I am colouring (or texturing) onto the 3D model. Many 3D games that are based on photorealism use the Physically Based Rendering (PBR) method to reflect real world shading which is the reason I'm going for an IPS panel. I should also mention to you guys that Soul Calibur 6 is capped at 60 fps that's the standard that competitive gamers go by.

Well because I value performance, I thought that loading times on a NVMe is faster than an SSD. @Rallenhayestime Ebber from Hardware Cannucks did a budget build in which he used a Toshiba NVMe would that be a better alternative?

I'm actually going for that case for my build since Hardware Cannucks gave that a "DAM Good Value" award. And it's not just that I don't think the Phanteks P350 includes fans whereas the NZXT H500 does correct me if I'm wrong.

For my build, I went for the Samsung 970 EVO 250GB. The reason why is because I have an old internal Samsung 840 EVO SSD and I believe with their Data migration software, I can transfer the files from the SSD to the NVme. Do you think this is the best choice for this kind of NVme storage?

Hey guys, These are my list of components I plan on buying for my build. Note that the motherboard and PSU choice is incorrect as PC partpicker has limited options. The motherboard I'm aiming for is the MSI B450 Gaming Carbon Pro and the PSU is the Seasonic PRIME Ultra 550W. What do you make of my PSU? Do you think it's the perfect choice for my build?

So I've bought all my components you'll find in this list here.

I plan to play games and do 3D modelling with this build. Details are in this link.

Here are a list of parts I plan to buy. Details on what's the aim of my build are mentioned here. What are your thoughts on my choice for PSU? Do you think 650 Watts is overkill or do I need to go higher than that? I based it off from Seasonic's watt calculator website. What factors into this is that the graphics card I've already own has a memory clock speed of 8008MHz which exceeds the threshold of the watt calculator (only goes up to 2502MHz). Also my budget is around $950 Canadian for my entire build; bear in mind I've already owned two hdds: Samsung - 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Samsung - Spinpoint M8 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive and a graphics card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card EDIT: Do note that my preference for a PSU has to be fully modular and continuous.

The only 3D program I'm using is 3Ds Max. (For texturing I use Substance Painter). I took your recommendation and went for the G. Skills Ripjaw V series. Interestingly there are two parts of the Ripjaw V series: F4-3200C16D-8GVK and F4-3200C16D-8GVKB. I went for the F4-3200C16D-8GVK version since it has lower latency than the latter.

1. Budget & Location My budget range is $950. As for location I'm from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2. Aim The aim for this build is directed towards gaming and 3D modelling. 3. Monitors I plan on buying one G-sync monitor, but that would be later on in the future and will ask for recommendations in another thread. Currently, I'm going to run on my current LG monitor (not G-sync) that supports 1920 X 1080p. 4. Peripherals I do plan on buying peripherals but that plan will take affect in the future after I planned and purchased my G-sync monitor. The rig will run on Windows 10. 5. Why are you upgrading? The reason I'm upgrading is because Soul Calibur 6 is coming out on October 19th this year and I want my build to run this game smoothly at the highest settings. You can see the recommended PC specs on Nvidia's website. 6. Components owned The components I've already acquired and want to use on my future build are as follows: Hard Drives Samsung - 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Samsung - Spinpoint M8 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Graphics Card EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card 7. My planned rig Here are a list of components I'm planning to buy atm; do note that I've included the components I've already owned in there so just subtract them ($77.16 & $427.50) from the cost. Plz provide any feedback as to what components you would replace and the reason for doing so. Also is there any other component or tool I need to buy? Update on list of components (version 2). Old Version.

The Geforce driver version I'm updating to is 397.93 on my Lenovo y510p laptop. It houses a soldiered Geforce gt 750m gpu. I tried this several times. After post-installation, the OS becomes slightly unresponsive; opening programs execute slower. Eventually Windows 10 crashed with the blue screen of death claiming its a power state failure. Even if I do restart the same blue screen of death appears. There are times when upon rebooting after that blue screen of death another blue screen of death follows up claiming the critical process has died. Fortunately with some backup I was able to revert to the state prior to installation. Methods tried so far but didn't work I've changed advanced power settings under the balanced power plan. With Wireless Adapter Settings for Power Saving Mode set to Maximum Performance when plugged in, Intel(R) Graphics Settings on its Graphics Power Plan to Maximum Performance when plugged in and PCI Express's Link State Power Management to Off when plugged in. Furthermore, I've set Nvida's Control Panel to Global setting. Can anyone suggest a better alternative and/or correct me where I went wrong?"