technology The Glorious PC master race thread

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

 

 

Anyway, I just don't want to build my own PC because I am worried i might mess it up.

 

A lot of people say that, but a Youtube search would show that it's kinda hard to mess up building a PC.

 

And as far as "balancing" FPSs for keyboard 'n mouse users vs. gamepad users is impossible.

[AccountNoLongerUsed 741]

True, but I rather have a system prebuilt.

Anyway, I think eventually consoles are going to catch up to PCs. I mean, 60FPS, 4K resolution, near realistic graphics. You can't really go beyond that. 

Edited June 16, 2016 by Wylyth

[Guest]

I plan on doing massive upgrades when I get to Germany, but this PC is going to more or less just be my secondary machine for gaming. My main computer is going to be a mac.

 

inb4 "MACS ARE TRASH."

[Limeblossom 482]

Has someone of you the 1080 or 1070 and how is it working? Just curious.

Edited June 16, 2016 by Limeblossom

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

 

 

inb4 "MACS ARE TRASH."

 

 

MACS ARE TRASH!!!

 

Did I do it right?

[Guest]

MACS ARE TRASH!!!

 

Did I do it right?

At least we got it out of the way.

 

So long as you're not gaming on them though, macs are fine.

[Soren Vigil 2]

So... everypony here excited for the Skyrim remastering? Us PC users get it free if we have Legendary Edition or the DLC individually purchased. I simply can't wait to enjoy shouting at dragons in 2K textures (as my PC isn't 4K ready).

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

Today is the day...

The RX 480 hits the shelves today.   

[Guest]

Today is the day...

The RX 480 hits the shelves today.   

 

Still can't believe it's only $200...

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

Well, $200 for the 4 GB model, $230 for the 8 GB. (which nobody ever talks bout) But still, that's pretty inexpensive.

[Guest]

The only thing I need to see now is the consumer reviews to find out if it's really legit, or if AMD cut serious corners to get that price.

[A Black Circle 1,586]

Help time. 500$ laptop is basically fried and a new computer is most likely the optimal option. Price range is 300-500.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

TIL PCPartPicker has a food section.

 

Link

 

The selection is not very large, but acceptable.

[Celli 4,337]

@@Vulon Bii,What the hell?

Oh, yeah, if anyone cares, Newegg has an MSI GTX 980 ti on sale for $430($399 after mail in rebate), a 240GB Intel SSD for only $75, and a 500GB Samsung SSD for $150. The sale ends soon, so a good time to get some great PC parts at some great prices.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

I'm sure some of you have heard about this, but the GTX 1060, "the power of a 980 for every gamer", starting at $250, with the Founders Edition starting at $300 obviously aiming it squarely at the RX 480 and everyone's wallet since Nvidia is really gouging the customer this time around. It'll feature 6 GB of GDDR5 VRAM, and a 120W TDP (same as the 960)
 


Note that compared to the 1080 or 1070 Founders Edition, (not sure which is pictured here) the overall card length is quite a lot shorter and has an 6-pin connector rather than an 8-pin. Also note the absence of SLI tabs on the board. Not that they're ditching them for having SLI through the motherboard, like what AMD does with Crossfire, but to be real, most people who would buy a GTX 1060 or an RX 480 are unlikely to purchase a 2nd card.
 

EDIT: This post was also my 1080th post. Fitting that I was talking about Nvidia.

[Celli 4,337]

Vulkan patch was released for Doom a couple days ago. I updated, and I noticed huge jumps in frame rates 

[Azure Envy 1,092]

Vulkan patch was released for Doom a couple days ago. I updated, and I noticed huge jumps in frame rates 

 

Same here, 60+ fps at 1600p now. Here's hoping more support for the API in the near future.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

Same here, 60+ fps at 1600p now. Here's hoping more support for the API in the near future.

 

For those (like me) who wants Linux to rise to prominence among PC gamers, we need Vulkan to succeed.

[Celli 4,337]

Same here, 60+ fps at 1600p now. Here's hoping more support for the API in the near future.

Running at 1080p, and I have everything maxed, even Anti Aliasing, and my framerate stays above 100+, and only dips to around 80 or so in areas with a lot happening.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

I can get 60+ FPS with everything cranked on my 1440p display.

 

Also, Terry Crews is one of us

[King 5,625]

 

 

For those (like me) who wants Linux to rise to prominence among PC gamers

 

Plz, you're dreaming </3

 

Seriously though I really hope a lot of the upcoming big titles (Battlefield 1/For Honour/so on so forth) support it, there have been performance increases across the board for pretty much everyone, albeit those using AMD have had a bigger increase (usually like 40% or so which is insane) than those using good ol Nvidia.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

 

I'm just gonna leave this here.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

Some people keep things in their case to protect their GPU, I do it the other way around.

 

[Celli 4,337]

So Nvidia revealed their newest enthusiast grade GPU, and it's a doozy:

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-x-pascal-unleashed/

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/titan-x-pascal

Those specs are sick, this card was clearly made for high settings 4k gaming. Although, at $1200 it's not cheap.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

 

 

Truly badass specs. I wish all of their reference cards came in black.

 

Here's what Luke from LinusTechTips said in the thread on the PCMR subreddit about this:

 

I wish Nvidia would focus on their stock issues instead of slamming new product announcements out faster than we can breathe..

 

1060 was JUST announced..

 

He's right. Anyone who has a 1070 or a 1080 right now probably paid well over MSRP for it. I've just recently ordered a 1070, (MSI Gaming X to be specific) and it took me forever to find one that was actually in stock wasn't at a stupid $550 or more.