technology The Glorious PC master race thread

[long gone 8,929]

Should I change the fan speed as well?

Won't be necessary, the CPU fan should ramp up as needed.

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Should I change the fan speed as well?

 

I'm guessing it's already set on an automatic curve. You could probably go in and play with it later to suit your tastes if its running too loud.

[Celli 4,337]

Is it a good idea to leave my PC alone while it does the stress test, or is it safe to keep using it?

[long gone 8,929]

Leave it alone. As Linus said in the video, have a backup plan because you probably won't be able to use your PC for an entire day or so.

[Azure Envy 1,092]

It's not going to hurt it any, but obviously running CPU intensive apps like games are out of the question. It would make a nice heater during that time, though.

[long gone 8,929]

Remember that if you want your PC to truly be a heater, just get your choice of a GTX 480 or reference R9 290X, run a GPU stress test and you're good to go.

[Mouse 302]

Leave it alone. As Linus said in the video, have a backup plan because you probably won't be able to use your PC for an entire day or so.

Can you link me to this video please?

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Well then I'd just go to Hawaii and marvel at the beauty of Mt. Kilauea...

[long gone 8,929]

Can you link me to this video please?

Posted it on the last page of this thread.

[Celli 4,337]

So, for my next card, R9 290x, or 970?

[Azure Envy 1,092]

So, for my next card, R9 290x, or 970?

 

290X will do slightly better at high resolutions (1440p+) with higher power consumption and heat, so buy one with a good cooler.

 

970 will do better at 1080p while consuming much less power/run cooler. Also that whole 3.5 GB debacle.

[Plageius 263]

So, for my next card, R9 290x, or 970?

It depends. If having black screen crashes every 30 minutes is your kind of thing, go 290x. If you like being able to use your PC without restarting for 30 minutes at a time, 970.

[Mouse 302]

It depends. If having black screen crashes every 30 minutes is your kind of thing, go 290x. If you like being able to use your PC without restarting for 30 minutes at a time, 970.

I've never heard of this issue outside of manufacturer specific cards.

 

Honestly I'd actually go with the r9 290, it offers very close performance to the 290x and GTX 970 while being about $50 cheaper. It's only a 2-5 FPS difference most of the time, and with an overclocked version (still cheaper than the 290x) it should have identical performance.

Edited February 26, 2015 by Mouse

[Azure Envy 1,092]

I actually bought an R9 290 (couldn't pass up the price) a while back, but replaced it with a 970 as I could never get display on more than two monitors regardless of what driver set I used. It was absolutely mystifying. Couldn't turn up much in a search other than the fact that it was happening to other 290 owners with all kinds of different configs. At that point I was just impatient and the 970 was the new hotness so I just went for that.

 

I've had better luck with NVIDIA drivers, but that's just my personal experience. The 290s are great deal at this point in time, though.

[Plageius 263]

I've never heard of this issue outside of manufacturer specific cards.

 

Honestly I'd actually go with the r9 290, it offers very close performance to the 290x and GTX 970 while being about $50 cheaper. It's only a 2-5 FPS difference most of the time, and with an overclocked version (still cheaper than the 290x) it should have identical performance.

Aint this a beauty?

I like how in the description for this one it says "Well I got tired of waiting/lost faith in product, traded the card in for GT 780Ti. No more blackscreens.". This describes my experience with radeon quite well, except for 780ti being a 760.

[Celli 4,337]

Aint this a beauty?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAQoiblBJwE

I like how in the description for this one it says "Well I got tired of waiting/lost faith in product, traded the card in for GT 780Ti. No more blackscreens.". This describes my experience with radeon quite well, except for 780ti being a 760.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaccFP5ZzG0

Maybe that's just bad luck. I've had my r9 270x and it's run fine. It's an XFX, I wouldn't just generalize all radeon cards to do that. Also, if you read the desription of the first video, he said

 

 

I now own a msi gaming 290X with custom cooler and different VRAM and it's worked fine for months now.!

[Mouse 302]

Honestly I'd take a small chance that the card will have problems that can be fixed by a replacement over buying from a company that lies about their GPU specs.

Edited February 26, 2015 by Mouse

[Celli 4,337]

Honestly. I think some people just have it out for AMD. Their CPUs leave a lot to be desired, but their GPUs are really good.

I'm gonna go with the Gtx 970. It's a tad cheaper, but the only bad thing I've heard about them is the "VRAM controversy". And when the 1100 series comes out, I might get one of those. They aren't coming out til 2016, so I'll have other parts I can upgrade first(RAM, SSD, HDD, Maybe an enclosed water cooler.) And in a few years, I might upgrade to an i7. That won't be for awhile, though.

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Honestly. I think some people just have it out for AMD. Their CPUs leave a lot to be desired, but their GPUs are really good.

 

I'm of the opinion that their hardware is sound, but the software left something to be desired. The 7000 Series was excellent but it took several driver sets before most of the issues were ironed out, months after the cards dropped.

[Celli 4,337]

I'm of the opinion that their hardware is sound, but the software left something to be desired. The 7000 Series was excellent but it took several driver sets before most of the issues were ironed out, months after the cards dropped.

That's what I've heard. They don't have the best drivers. Maybe the guys in the video had a driver failure. I've had my 270x for a month and it's been running great. I'll probably give it to my brother when I upgrade.

[Plageius 263]

Honestly I'd take a small chance that the card will have problems that can be fixed by a replacement over buying from a company that lies about their GPU specs.

Really? Because I had 2 270x's and they both did that exact same thing!

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,978]

Anyone know how to change C: drive? Preferably without reinstalling OS?

[Celli 4,337]

Really? Because I had 2 270x's and they both did that exact same thing!

Tell that to my 270x

So you had some bad luck with a couple Radeon cards, they aren't all gonna be like that. Radeon isn't filled with GPUs that black screen, have driver errors, and the like, you need to stop thinking that. Gtx isn't some almighty company that makes flawless cards. One of my buddies has had poor experience with nvidia cards, they've either done the same thing, or just died, or burnt out. For instance, he had a 780ti that burnt on him. Both companies can have problems like that, it all depends on the manufacture, and if it's a reference card, those aren't best for builds, because they have stock coolers, and not enough airflow, as a result, might not last long.

[long gone 8,929]

Remember how I used to game with an MSI laptop?

Well, it was shipped out today. It has finally sold. Goodbye, MSI laptop! With your glorious 384-core Fermi GPU and Ivy Bridge i7!

[Plageius 263]

Tell that to my 270x

So you had some bad luck with a couple Radeon cards, they aren't all gonna be like that. Radeon isn't filled with GPUs that black screen, have driver errors, and the like, you need to stop thinking that. Gtx isn't some almighty company that makes flawless cards. One of my buddies has had poor experience with nvidia cards, they've either done the same thing, or just died, or burnt out. For instance, he had a 780ti that burnt on him. Both companies can have problems like that, it all depends on the manufacture, and if it's a reference card, those aren't best for builds, because they have stock coolers, and not enough airflow, as a result, might not last long.

But you haven't used an Nvidia card before you had an AMD card, right?