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[long gone 8,929]

Mechanical drive shipped, doesn't look like the SSD has yet but it should soon. Last status is Released for Distribution. This is it.

[Azure Envy 1,092]

So, should I try fiddling with any of the OC stuff in afterburner, or not?

Hyper 212 Evo is a great cooler for only $35 at the egg. If you don't like the styling, nothing I can do about that, but you'd be missing out on one of the best value coolers today.

 

As for overclocking, virtually no risk since these chips are all voltage locked anyway. If the driver crashes, back it down a bit and try again.

[Nuke87654 1,849]

It seems like the GTX 970 is still making AMD want to drop the price on the R9 290 and 290X.

 

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/another-round-of-radeon-r9-290-price-drops-may-be-incoming/

 

Got to give Nvidia credit for designing and making the Nvidia 900 series before Amd was ready with it's competitor, now AMD will have to lose money by shaving off the prices on their enthusiast series before their true competitive line for Nvidia's 900 series arrives.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Hyper 212 Evo is a great cooler for only $35 at the egg. If you don't like the styling, nothing I can do about that, but you'd be missing out on one of the best value coolers today.

 

As for overclocking, virtually no risk since these chips are all voltage locked anyway. If the driver crashes, back it down a bit and try again.

 

That wouldn't even fit in my case if did like that style XD

 

Would it even do anything to be worth messing with it, and how much would to recommend on it?

[Azure Envy 1,092]

I completely forgot that it's still taller than some cases can handle. Whoops

 

You could do what my friend did and cut a hole in... no? Oh, well alright then.

 

Just checked overclock.net forums and people are going +135MHz on the core and anywhere from +200 to 450MHz on memory.

 

Honestly, these things seem to overclock effortlessly, maybe start around a 50-100 core offset and bump it after a stable bench run? I like to use Unigine Heaven myself. It crashes where 3DMark might not show any issues.

 

Personally I'd just start at 135, looks like that's max with stock VBIOS, but that's just me.

 

Edit: yes, free performance is awesome and you've got so much thermal headroom, it seems like such a waste not to but again just my opinion

Edited November 14, 2014 by Lunatic Envy

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I completely forgot that it's still taller than some cases can handle. Whoops

 

You could do what my friend did and cut a hole in... no? Oh, well alright then.

 

Just checked overclock.net forums and people are going +135MHz on the core and anywhere from +200 to 450MHz on memory.

 

Honestly, these things seem to overclock effortlessly, maybe start around a 50-100 core offset and bump it after a stable bench run? I like to use Unigine Heaven myself. It crashes where 3DMark might not show any issues.

 

Personally I'd just start at 135, looks like that's max with stock VBIOS, but that's just me.

 

Edit: yes, free performance is awesome and you've got so much thermal headroom, it seems like such a waste not to but again just my opinion

 

Does MSI screw up Serious Sam 3? I'm getting some really weird graphical glitches even with all the OC stuff on zero/stock. 

[long gone 8,929]

Does MSI screw up Serious Sam 3? I'm getting some really weird graphical glitches even with all the OC stuff on zero/stock. 

I assume you mean MSI Afterburner? Try running MSI Kombustor to see if your overclocks on the GPU are stable.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I assume you mean MSI Afterburner? Try running MSI Kombustor to see if your overclocks on the GPU are stable.

 

That's just with the program running but no OCing applied(read-out says stock 1189Mhz when I bring it up).

 

I thought that at first to and tried again with no OC stuff turned on and it still did it. 

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Does MSI screw up Serious Sam 3? I'm getting some really weird graphical glitches even with all the OC stuff on zero/stock.

Are you getting these glitches in other games or 3DMark? If not, I doubt it's the card.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Are you getting these glitches in other games or 3DMark? If not, I doubt it's the card.

 

I meant Afterburner(by card is a EVGA)

 

This is the first time I've ever tried this game with it on in the background, that's why I asked.

Edited November 14, 2014 by Shoboni

[Azure Envy 1,092]

I meant Afterburner(by card is a EVGA)

 

This is the first time I've ever tried this game with it on in the background, that's why I asked.

I'd try it with some other games. I use afterburner on a Galaxy card and have never seen any graphical anomalies like that. I haven't played ss3 on this setup though.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I'd try it with some other games. I use afterburner on a Galaxy card and have never seen any graphical anomalies like that. I haven't played ss3 on this setup though.

 

Yeah, I can't even get a screenshot to take so I think this game just must not like afterburner, I'll go try The Evil Within with a 130Mhz OC

Tried with afterburner and it glitched, it didn't without.

 

I exited after-burner and went back and now it works. I'm going to try the 130 OC again, maybe the program did something wonky and needed rebooted it. 

It looks like it's working with a 130Mhz OC and it seems to be making the FPS a little more stable. I haven't even messed with the memory yet.  

[The Cynical Lone Wolf 615]

I am glad to be part of PC gaming because the console said of things is at war and chaos.I wished the consoles weren't a war with themselves,but geez I never seen soo much choas and bickering.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Well, it seems SS3 just DOES NOT want to work with MSI. I exited it and now the game works just fine.

 

I guess no OCing while playing that one. 

[Admiral Regulus 2,769]

Well, it seems SS3 just DOES NOT want to work with MSI. I exited it and now the game works just fine.

 

I guess no OCing while playing that one. 

 

Weird. Are you sure it's a stable overclock?

[long gone 8,929]

Oh yeah, @, to explain why I know so much shit even though I haven't built yet, I watch Linus and Jay a lot 

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Weird. Are you sure it's a stable overclock?

 

Even without the OC turned off(everything at default) it did it.

[Celli 4,338]

I am confuzzled. Should I get 8 gigs of ram, or 16 gigs? I'm hoping to do some illustrating in sai, and I'd like to record game play and edit it. 

[Azure Envy 1,092]

I am glad to be part of PC gaming because the console said of things is at war and chaos.I wished the consoles weren't a war with themselves,but geez I never seen soo much choas and bickering.

My solution to that is not to involve yourself in the senseless bickering and just play the games you like. You'll find that kind of crap everywhere regardless of platform...

[long gone 8,929]

I am confuzzled. Should I get 8 gigs of ram, or 16 gigs? I'm hoping to do some illustrating in sai, and I'd like to record game play and edit it. 

It depends. I have 16GB RAM in my laptop and will upgrade my soon-to-be-built desktop to 16GB because I work with virtual machines. Does Sai take up a lot of RAM? Because otherwise 8 should be fine.

[Celli 4,338]

It depends. I have 16GB RAM in my laptop and will upgrade my soon-to-be-built desktop to 16GB because I work with virtual machines. Does Sai take up a lot of RAM? Because otherwise 8 should be fine.

Well, no it doesn't, but what about video editing and recording?

[The Cynical Lone Wolf 615]

My solution to that is not to involve yourself in the senseless bickering and just play the games you like. You'll find that kind of crap everywhere regardless of platform...

I see. The only reason why I say  becuase  I was tempeted to go back to consoles becuase of the Master Cheif Collection and boy the communitty I grew up with completly the oppisite of what it once what. 

[long gone 8,929]

Well, no it doesn't, but what about video editing and recording?

Video editing can benefit from more RAM, so if you're gonna do that then yeah, go for 16GB RAM.

[Celli 4,338]

Video editing can benefit from more RAM, so if you're gonna do that then yeah, go for 16GB RAM.

What brand would you recommend? I currently have Corsair Vengeance in my Newegg wishlist, but I've heard Kingstone and G-skill ripjaw are good, too.

Edited November 15, 2014 by Celli

[VulpineTaco 525]

Yeah, I can't even get a screenshot to take so I think this game just must not like afterburner, I'll go try The Evil Within with a 130Mhz OC

Tried with afterburner and it glitched, it didn't without.

 

I exited after-burner and went back and now it works. I'm going to try the 130 OC again, maybe the program did something wonky and needed rebooted it. 

It looks like it's working with a 130Mhz OC and it seems to be making the FPS a little more stable. I haven't even messed with the memory yet.  

Why would you ever choose to play The Evil Within? That's a baaaaaaaaad game.