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I’m wondering if its worth it to replace my 970 with a 2060, also I’m wondering if it’s worth it to spend $100 extra to get a 2060 super. I play games at 1080p 60hz.
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1 minute ago, HardStroke said:
Does your 970 work fine?
Is so, keep it
I just thought your gpu died
Ok. Should I wait till 3000 series before I upgrade? And if it did die I probably would’ve mentioned it
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2 minutes ago, HardStroke said:
Try getting a cheap 1050 for now
The skip on 2000 series is really worth it unless you find a good deal on a normal 2060 or a 2060 super
If not
Wait for 3000 series.
A gtx 1050 would be a downgrade from what I currently have, I have a gtx 970, if it’s worth it to wait then ok.
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What are your temps?
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2 minutes ago, Justmeforfun said:
I know it's worth the wait, all I need now is the money
Yeah you should have enough money by the time they release. Idk how much money you earn tho so idk. If you are able to get the 3070 or 3080 it will definitely be a big upgrade over your 1080
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1 minute ago, Justmeforfun said:
Wasn't the reveal rumoured to happen in September?
I know its definitely this year, It should be available in 2-4 months. It’s worth waiting.
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10 minutes ago, Justmeforfun said:
This is the only GPU I got so onboard graphics it is I guess ;-;
Try saving as much as you can. Nvidia ampere is coming soon so maybe u could eventually have a better gpu than you did before.
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If you don’t want to have multiple monitors then I’m sure there is 4K 144hz monitors that exist. But they’re probably very expensive
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Try taking out one of your ram sticks, so there’s only 1 (assuming you have 2) then if no post still, try running the other one by itself as well.
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I’ve had this exact issue, it is most likely your psu. I had a crappy psu once and it did a similar thing before my psu completely stopped working. Buy a new psu.
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6 minutes ago, Justmeforfun said:
I have a HX1200i from Corsair. I know it's massively overkill but they couldn't get me the psu I had ordered at the time so they just send me this one and I wasn't gonna complain about it
Not exactly sure what’s wrong, your gpu is definitely dead if part of it got burned. Check under the cooler if you haven’t. Also if you have a warranty maybe you can get another one. Also when it started doing this, did your pc immediately shut off or no.
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6 minutes ago, Justmeforfun said:
Hello there,
About 30 minutes ago my PC crashed and I heard something arc inside my PC. It tried to reboot but I already smelled something burning so I just cut the power completely. Upon closer inspection I noticed the burning smell came from the GPU (GTX 1080). I took off the backplate and have been looking at it for a while now but can't find any traces of something burning.
I've build this PC about 2-3 years ago and it never gave me any problems until now. The GPU doesn't look damaged but I don't wanna put it back in and have the problem get worse. I don't really have money for a new GPU atm, let alone an entirely new PC.
It has been a while since I removed the dust from inside (about a year ago) and I really hope it was just that.
I've included a picture of the entire GPU and the area the smell was the strongest (bottom left corner of the GPU) in case it helps. I don't really wanna take of the heatsink since I don't have any thermal paste atm and I've never taken a heatsink of a GPU before so I'm kinda scared to break things even more. But if that is what has to be done I will.
Thank you very much in advance for reading my post.
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Justmeforfun
What is the psu you have?
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8 minutes ago, dizmo said:
Like I said. You don't understand where they come from.
CAN WE PLEASE STOP THE WINDOWS ARGUMENT!!! I came here for advice, not to watch an argument about something that actually doesn’t matter that much.
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4 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:
if it's that old then it's probably a better idea to replace it, though stock for PSUs are almost completely tapped out by now. you won't be needing a 650w PSU unless you're overclocking a 10900k and vega 64.
Ok, if it works then it’s fine with him. It just needs to be a reliable psu from a good brand.
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2 minutes ago, PoopThatTookAPee said:
do you HAVE to activate windows at all (lmao). why not just run it with the watermark on, instead of buying it for $100+
the 5-15 dollar keys seem good.
show your friend this thread (after deleting all the comments saying why a 5$ key could be bad). if he still isnt convinced let him do what he wants XD
A watermark will be infuriating for him. He’s gonna buy a key from Microsoft no matter what people say. Also can we please stop this argument about windows? It’s not getting us anywhere.
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1 minute ago, Herman Mcpootis said:
go look at actual power consumption figures yourself. they're all sub-300w on the entire system at most. nothing a good 550w or even 450w PSU can't handle.
I’m not even sure he needs a psu, he has a 600w one in his old pc but I want a new one for him because it’s like 11 years old and I wouldn’t expect it to last much longer. 550 is probably enough but 650 or more may let him upgrade to better stuff in the future.
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13 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:
Idiots will be idiots. At least you tried.
I understand why he doesn’t wanna get a key from a reseller, keys are sold for one tenth of the price. But most people know that they are fine if you get them from the right website.
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1 minute ago, PoopThatTookAPee said:
thats the better bet, im holding up on buying a pc as well, coz im waiting for new AMD and Nvidia cards as well as Ryzen 4000. the 970 will hold up well for 1080p for now lmao.
also, why is 4k gaming such a necessity?
It’s not super important, he just wants to take full advantage of his monitor
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Just now, dizmo said:
Again, you can't be that stupid. Most of these people did not pay for the OEM key.
Clearly you don't even know how it works, or how software in general works.
He is. The 3060 will have the same performance, thus, he'd be overpaying by an entire product class.
Or, with the same money, getting significantly better performance.
He can run his monitor at 1080p for the whole three months it takes for them to come out.
Ok, I’ll tell him that it’s a better idea to buy the pc, without the graphics card and keep his 970 for a little bit, then upgrade his gpu to the 500$ gpu in the next generation.
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1 minute ago, Letgomyleghoe said:
So? It’s a reseller, he payed for the oem key, legally it’s not like he hasn’t activated it, he still paid for a copy of Windows.
Please stop talking about windows, it’s not important cuz I already explained why I can’t get a key from a reseller
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1 minute ago, dizmo said:
If he wants to massively overpay it's on him I guess.
I personally don’t think he’s overpaying, also he doesn’t want to keep the 970 as he wants to play 4K gaming properly
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7 minutes ago, dizmo said:
For the PCPartPicker:
- 212 EVO has been eclipsed by other units. Look at something from Noctua, or the Arctic Freezr 34 if you're on a strict budget.
- Don't buy a top tier graphics card right now. We're maybe 3 months away from the release of new ones. He can use the 970 in the meantime.
- I'd strongly suggest a 1TB SSD. If he doesn't need mass storage immediately, ditch the 500GB/2TB set up and just get the 1TB in the interim until he can save $60 for more storage.
- Some might suggest waiting for 4th gen Ryzen. The performance jump won't be that great, and it'll be more expensive.
He’s fine with any kind of cooling, he won’t overclock, also he wants to transfer the files from his old pc to his new one, which it exceeds 1tb, also he’s more concerned about getting a pc now than waiting for better performance.
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2 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:
It doesn’t matter, I did tell him that cheap windows keys are fine but he won’t accept one of them so I can’t do anything about it.
Is the rtx 2060 a good upgrade from my 970?
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