Biggest misconception in technology?

[TheMcSame]

No, actually most people don't have parts that they can re-use. Look through the build planning section, a lot of the people there (especially the ones on really tight budgets) often have nothing to reuse. 

I think you're missing the point. They're saying that you don't have to use brand new stuff, you could always buy used parts or refurbs to save money.

[ANewFace]

I got into a gigantic argument on youtube about why the 295x2 is not considered the "fastest single graphics card," since it's two cards, on the same PCB.

 

Alot of the "misconceptions" are summed up in one statement.  Everything is relative.

Same here. 980 classified or Kingpin is the fastest single card.

[ahhming]

friend- " my dell i7 has 8 core and my gtx 745 has 4GB DDR3 ram, should be plenty for games"

me- k

[79wjd]

I think you're missing the point. They're saying that you don't have to use brand new stuff, you could always buy used parts or refurbs to save money.

Except not everyone likes buying used parts, and thats also not quite a fair comparison since by that very same logic you could get a used PS4/Xbone for less. 

[Pomfinator]

Some people actually like Windows 8/8.1

 

Because I have over heard people saying that no-one like it and it really annoys me

 

I like Windows 8.1 (So at least there is one  )

It's sacrilege what they did, but in the end the under-the-hood improvements and the plethora of start button replacers make Windows 8.1 better than Windows 7 in my book.

[creativename]

At $400 you can build a comparable pc (a bit above $400 actually). Plus you also have to consider with a PC that games are substantially cheaper and that you don't have to pay an additional $60 a year for Live. 

You actually can't. Because when people say "400 dollar gaming pc that can crush console" they ignore OS and peripherals. Even with 30 dollars OS and 10 Dollar keyboard mouse combo. a 360 dollar worth of hardware can't even be compared to the value of a console. Not to mention the size.

[flibberdipper]

The G3258 is no longer a good processor and should be completely avoided.

 

I beg to differ.

[79wjd]

You actually can't. Because when people say "400 dollar gaming pc that can crush console" they ignore OS and peripherals. Even with 30 dollars OS and 10 Dollar keyboard mouse combo. a 360 dollar worth of hardware can't even be compared to the value of a console. Not to mention the size.

 

I'll agree with you on size, and you won't get great peripherals, but they'll be usable. so, $400 + kb+mouse..

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($70.99 @ Newegg) 

Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($44.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($25.49 @ Amazon) 

Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Case: Apex SK-393-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($23.03 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($87.99 @ NCIX US) 

Total: $396.46

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-24 18:33 EST-0500

[Blueprint]

'The Cloud' is a single place.

[79wjd]

'The Cloud' is a single place.

What kind of moron thinks there's only one cloud in the sky. 

[ManWithBeard1990]

RAID 0 gives a noticeable performance increase.

[Blade of Grass]

2-2 GB of vram is a-okay for 1080p

Since when has 2GB of VRAM not been fine for 1080p?

[Suika]

Since when has 2GB of VRAM not been fine for 1080p?

Accordingly since the R9 280/X became affordable, mid range cards.

Which brings me to this,

"The GTX 960 is crippled by its lower VRAM and bus width."

So that's why the 960 performs almost as well as the 770 in 2GB and 4GB at 4K gaming.

[Adreyu]

hyperthreading=more cores

 

And 2gb of vram plus 2gb of vram equals 4gb of vram

[Nexxus]

Can't think of a better way to state this but when asking a Hard drive space you are told the amount of ram they have or vice versa.

[d3sl91]

"Vista is horrible" Its not. 

 

"Apple products are horrible" they are not. 

 

"AMD is better for gaming because more GHz" Not how it works (anymore).

 

"I need 16GB ram to play games" You don't.

 

"watercooling is dangerous"

 

 

- Most of these are quotes from one of my college instructors. 

[C0LL0SS0S]

That you need a fucking X99 and 2 980 to play games at ultra, really guys don't buy X99 for gaming *facepalm*

[terrytek]

That 775 is done for. A Q6600 smashes an 8320.

[Nexxus]

2-2 GB of vram is a-okay for 1080p

It is unless you want to max absolutely every damn thing.

Is it going to become an issue in the future? yes But I have only encountered 2 games I cant play at absolute max due to vram, Watch Dogs and The New Order. 

But again if you are not the kinda person who needs to max every last thing 2gb will do people for a while.

 

[Shroomster]

"AMD GPUs are power hungry pigs" (okay I'll give you that one nVidia fanboys)

 

"Watercooling is dangerous" No it's not if you have brains in your head and not pudding.

 

"You need a >1500€ PC for gaming" utter BS

[Nexxus]

The 295x2 is a single GPU card

 

 

 

I got into a gigantic argument on youtube about why the 295x2 is not considered the "fastest single graphics card," since it's two cards, on the same PCB.

 

Alot of the "misconceptions" are summed up in one statement.  Everything is relative.

 

I wouldnt say these statements are wrong, how many PCI-E slots does the 295x2 fit in? 1? Its a single card then

Is it a single gpu card? ...well thats a different story entirely.

[Charlie]

Well, I was told by HewlettPackard sales rep at their store that GT545 (3GB) is better than my 2GB GTX760...he said because 545 has 3GB RAM. Just WOW....

[Dabombinable]

Well, I was told by HewlettPackard sales rep at their store that GT545 (3GB) is better than my 2GB GTX760...he said because 545 has 3GB RAM. Just WOW....

And that is why you ignore sales people. Most of the time they have no clue about their product.

[soup]

"watercooling is dangerous"

I would take issue with this being a misconception.

Well  certainly more dangerous than air but not unsurmountainly so.

 

The danger can be reduced to almost nil, especially by someone who knows whet they are doing.  But fittings/blocks can spring leaks, tubing can split ...

[DirkW]

1024MB = 1TB. Nope.

 

Actually... double nope, since there are two errors in this statement - not sure which one you were referring to, though.