Sahl

Hi all
 
I changed my current setup with a SSD and a HDD with Intel Optane (to get another SSD m.2) and just use the HDD as a regular storage for pictures, videos, etc.
I have disabled the Intel Optane from the rapid storage software, but if I change the settings in Bios (Asus MB) and make sure that I have AHCI in Sata Mode Selection (PCH storage) I can´t boot and it will just restart after trying to boot.. Anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this? If I remove the Intel Optane, I will only be able to see the new SSD and not the old HDD

An i7 9700k is still a respectable chip, with 8 fast cores, and the 4070 is PCIe gen4 but it is an x16 interface, so running it in your x16 slot at PCIe gen3 speeds shouldn't bottle neck the GPU at all.

I think that combo would run very well for you.

I tried to pair a 4080 with a 9900k and it was a terrible experience!  Major stutter, below avg framerate and just hickups constantly.  After upgrading to a 7700x all those issues went away, the 9900k was just not strong enough.  You will obviously see quite a decent jump in framerate with a 4070 over a 3060ti even on a 9700k but you are definitely holding the 4070 back. Gen 3 or 4 makes very little to no difference at all.

Budget GPU's? Top tier GPU's?  RayTracing?  Rasterization?  Price to performance?  Power efficiency?  Least amount of lies?  Least amount of shady tactics?  I mean 😛

amd did the right thing. everything has 16 besides the lowest end but they honestly should have 12 as minimum.
as for nvidia.
xx50/ti/60/ti should have 12 bare minimum
xx70/ti/80 should have 16 bare minimum
xx80ti/90/90ti should have 20+ bare minimum.

Thank you. I will take a look at it.

Listed in the starter post.
1440p (it is a gsync monitor) budget is 15000-22000 dkk. The lower the better I reckon.
 

Budget is 2500-3600 euro
Scandinavia
I play various games (all from small indie games, to the new mainstream ones) and also use blender, etc.
I use 1440p (My current setup is on my profile)
 
The goal of the build is to be somewhat silent machine, that is able to pull of great performance on 1440p gaming.
Currently setup is starting to struggle on certain games, even on lower settings.
 
Currently I have tried to pick various solutions. Some have semi prebuild, some needs to be self build (none of it does any difference to me)
Cheapest seems to be semi prebuild.
 
Current idea.
 
Case - Be Quiet! Silent Base 601
GPU - ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC
CPU - Intel Core i7-13700KF CPU
Cooling - Phanteks Glacier One 360MP CPU Watercooling
Ram - Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5 5600MHz 32GB (CL 40)
SSD - 2x (one for os and one for gaming only) Kingston FURY Renegade PCIe M.2 NVME SSD 2TB
Motherboard - ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-F GAMING WIFI Motherboard ASUS
PSU - ROG Strix 850, 850W PSU
 
I have been thinking about a few other watercooling options, but this one seemed to have alright reviews and seems to be rather silent.
Any suggestions or ideas to what could be swapped for either better synergy or even performance without being too costly. I have and respect AMD options as well, but have decided to go for Intel/Nvidia setup and 4080 is too expenssive from a cost benefit perspective in my region.
 
Often my builds last 5-6 years (I often do swap a new better GPU in around 3-4 year mark)
 
I look forward to some feedback.
 
 

I had one of the best game overs in many many years.
 

 

I had one of the best game overs in many many years.
 

 

Have you tried manual OC of RAM instead of XMP?

I had one of the best game overs in many many years.
 

 

What resolution do you play on? what settings do you use? (most people that want huge fps boost, put graphics down to low and 1080p)
Do you have all drivers up to date?
Are you sure you have no malicious software and running all kind of apps or programs in the back?
Did you get as another user said XMP (or amd equievelent on)?
Can you specify your brand and model for the 3060ti? (from what I can see, the user have a either self or factory clocked 3060ti)
That gam also have DLSS now ? right. I reckon that is on as well.
 
 
The settings the user use is everyting on the lowest settings + v-sync off and no anti-aliasing and on 1080p resolution. This is done to get as much fps as possible.
Personally (I have gronw to old I guess) I don´t care as long as I have 144 fps stable in a shooter (sometimes that does not even matter to me, unless its a comepetitive frag shooter like what you see or csgo) Games I don´t really don´t play tbh.
 
Every system and every hardware wary, even the same models, but again, from what I can see, the GPU atleast is clocked. I have personally always tried to balance my builds out as much as possible and then just gone for what "I want" in terms of performance.
 
 
 
My final advice.
Tweak your graphics to what you want and by all means downscale it as much as you can and go 1080p if you just care about FPS. It is a matter of subjectivity I guess and you should find out what you want, not what some random youtuber or me for that sake thinks (I am biased as well after all)
 
 
 

This temperature is just fine. You are all good 

Fully agree with @rickeo . However what is the problem? If it's happened twice there must be an issue somewhere as it is likely to happen again.

yep, if you can get it without paying more, go for it.
 
Performance is similar, but the 3060ti will have longer and more driver optimization, plus more refined DLSS/RTX performance. 

If you can get into a brand new card that's on par with your old one (depending on the game, maybe even a tiny bit better) for no extra money then i say that's the play.

I bought another

 
But one bottled in 2020 this time.

The case have been dismissed
 
https://www.pcgamer.com/judge-dismisses-antitrust-lawsuit-filed-against-valve/

I bought another

 
But one bottled in 2020 this time.

My worst mistake must have been starting to invest into my PC. It is such a big money magnet and I haven't spent money on anything but electronics for the past 4 years.

Can confirm was given a sword by a hot lady in a lake. Then we proceeded to do my "baptism", it was a fun event.
Almost in every case, they choose you. Like a Pokemon trainer. Suddenly I feel like a slave.
The way to be chosen is you have to be:
1) upstanding and preferably with a clear warning history
2) knowledgeable in some sector of tech
3) pretty active in posting helpful posts that utilize said knowledge

What a garbo picture. These are great.

Finally took the plunge for the promo
 

I am trying to save my pennies to get their battery powered zero turn next summer.