technology The Glorious PC master race thread

[AccountNoLongerUsed 741]

Why not just buy the discs, activate the license key on Steam and put in the discs in your optical drive and install them that way?

Because you wont be able to take advantage of Steam Sales, you would have to pay (dramatic music) RETAIL PRICE

[long gone 8,929]

Because you wont be able to take advantage of Steam Sales, you would have to pay (dramatic music) RETAIL PRICE

Well, with your suggestion, you'd have to pay for it twice. Which not a whole lotta people would willingly do.

[AccountNoLongerUsed 741]

Well, with your suggestion, you'd have to pay for it twice. Which not a whole lotta people would willingly do.

I guess people who dont get good internet just arent deserving of good games at low prices then

[long gone 8,929]

I guess people who dont get good internet just arent deserving of good games at low prices then

Steam sales haven't been that good for a while tbh, especially now that Valve's given control over sale prices to publishers rather than taking it into their own hands.

[AccountNoLongerUsed 741]

Oh.

 

Well, anyway, does anyone know if installing Windows 10 will delete your data or not?

[long gone 8,929]

If you upgrade, then no. If you do a fresh install, then yes (but I believe it'll be contained in a folder called Windows.Old).

[A Black Circle 1,586]

Why can't we physical copies?

[MountainDrew 1,877]

Took apart my moms old PC this morning cause I was bored.  I kept the Pentium 4, the ram, and the 80GB HDD.  Because, why not?

 

[Mouse 302]

 

 

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[Azure Envy 1,092]

No doubt, wish it could fix itself when it comes to conversations though.  I wish I could buy stuff off of Steam but I have metered internet.  -_- 

 

Not sure if you're still trying to fix the problem with your framerate, but try installing the latest drivers and ticking the "Clean installation" checkbox. 1366x768 is nothing for a 970.

[MountainDrew 1,877]

Y'know when your hard drive is so freaking loud that you can hear it all the way downstairs maybe you should get a new hard drive.

 

This is me currently.  This Seagate drive is annoying the piss out of me 

[Celli 4,338]

Y'know when your hard drive is so freaking loud that you can hear it all the way downstairs maybe you should get a new hard drive.

 

This is me currently. This Seagate drive is annoying the piss out of me

I've heard Seagate drives are pretty bad.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,984]

I've heard Seagate drives are pretty bad.

If you're referring to a specific website that tests various HDDs, Linus has stated that their testing method is extremely flawed in which they don't test HDDs under the same controlled environment. Currently my Seagate HDD of almost two years is still fine though that's not at all considered a long time.

[Celli 4,338]

If you're referring to a specific website that tests various HDDs, Linus has stated that their testing method is extremely flawed in which they don't test HDDs under the same controlled environment. Currently my Seagate HDD of almost two years is still fine though that's not at all considered a long time.

Ah, in that case, I eat my words. I have a WD blue, and I'll probably stick to them for a while.

[long gone 8,929]

I find Hitachi drives to be reliable. Only thing is they're pretty noisy.

[repsol rave 2,963]

is it a better idea to buy 3 2TB drives and put them in RAID 0 or just one 6TB drive?

been looking at these:

WD Red 2TB

WD Red 6TB

 

EDIT: forgot to mention: they'll be going in a NAS, that's why i went with the reds

Edited June 14, 2015 by repsol rave

[Azure Envy 1,092]

is it a better idea to buy 3 2TB drives and put them in RAID 0 or just one 6TB drive?

been looking at these:

WD Red 2TB

WD Red 6TB

 

EDIT: forgot to mention: they'll be going in a NAS, that's why i went with the reds

 

With 3x2TB drives in RAID 0, you are dramatically increasing the risk of failure and complete data loss.

 

I don't know what kind of NAS you're planning on using, but consider two larger drives in a RAID 1 mirror. Synology units have an easy to configure "hybrid RAID" that maximizes available storage space given at least two hard drives in an array. It's also easy to expand and doesn't require all drives to be the same size. Worth considering if you just want to get something up and running.

 

Edit: I wanted to add that if data protection is your priority, back up anything stored on the NAS to an external and store it someplace else. RAID =/= backup.

Edited June 14, 2015 by Lunatic Envy

[MountainDrew 1,877]

If you're referring to a specific website that tests various HDDs, Linus has stated that their testing method is extremely flawed in which they don't test HDDs under the same controlled environment. Currently my Seagate HDD of almost two years is still fine though that's not at all considered a long time.

Pretty sure I just got a bad drive.  Kinda like my 4770k that gets hotter than the surface of the sun when I try to get it over 4.3GHz.  Though I suppose Haswell chips are notoriously hotter since the IHS doesn't contact the CPU very well.

[Celli 4,338]

Really hope Kerbal space program gets a better deal than the current one. Want to save as much as I can.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,984]

I purchased Cities: Skyline and Watch_Dogs recently. C:S is easily worth it and I think I'm going to be addicted by this game for some time. It's a shame you failed Maxis/EA. Watch_Dogs I haven't played much yet; despite heavy criticism I figured buying it for cheap price wouldn't be too bad.

[Thuja 3,659]

Not sure if you're still trying to fix the problem with your framerate, but try installing the latest drivers and ticking the "Clean installation" checkbox. 1366x768 is nothing for a 970.

I downloaded the most recent updates for my mobo but for some odd reason, when I try to update my gpu it says that the product can't be found.  My gpu is fully plugged in but it still says that it can't be found.  So it won't let me update.

[long gone 8,929]

The planets have aligned right or something, Valve and Microsoft are partnering up to improve ValveVR on Windows 10 and provide the best VR experience possible on Windows.

 

http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-partnering-valve-have-its-valvevr-system-support-windows-10-games

 

I find this interesting because of how Gabe blasted Windows 8 and began pushing for Linux gaming over Windows gaming. I'm guessing this means that relations between his former employer and Valve have been normalized again.

[King 5,625]

Eh, VR doesn't really interest me. So much time and effort put into these VR headset things that only work with 5% of the current games and really only serve as a gimmick. This is due to them being added as an "interesting side feature" rather then games being designed around the VR headset. The games that ARE designed around the VR headsets are generally one hour experiences.

 

VR won't be the "next big thing", it'll forever be an interesting side feature, at least in my opinion.

[MountainDrew 1,877]

Eh, VR doesn't really interest me. So much time and effort put into these VR headset things that only work with 5% of the current games and really only serve as a gimmick. This is due to them being added as an "interesting side feature" rather then games being designed around the VR headset. The games that ARE designed around the VR headsets are generally one hour experiences.

 

VR won't be the "next big thing", it'll forever be an interesting side feature, at least in my opinion.

Kinda like when 3d was revealed as the "next big thing" for televisions, films, and such.

 

Everybody I know thinks that 3d is nothing more than a stupid gimmick.

[Ninja(Pinkie)Midget 180]

This thread is a place where fellow disciples of GabeN, and those looking for the lards light can come and discuss Games, Steam sales, Hardware, etc.  

 

My glorious build

 

  

Specs: 

Msi GD-45 Motherboard

Intel core i7 4770k @4.4Ghz & Enermax ets t-40 cooler

32Gb Corsair vengeance Low profile RAM 

EVGA GTX 970 OC'ed to 1573Mhz

Creative Sound Blaster ZXR sound card

Samsung 240EVO 250GB SSD & WD black 2TB gard drive

Corsair HX 750 PSU

Cooler Master Storm Stryker Case

 

Post your builds, favorite games, etc.

Others with questions about our glorious platform are always welcome here.   

Something's wrong with this picture.  Why would you have a kickass computer, but use a console type controller???  Get thee a kickass mouse and gaming pad, and quick!