technology The Glorious PC master race thread

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

The "Dreamcast 2" got an upgrade.

It's the 750Ti. Nothing too special, but considering I was using a 10 year old 8800 GTS, it's definitely a step up.

 

The 750ti is showing it's age now, but it's still a really decent card for 1080p gaming (especially on older titles or stuff that's not very resource demanding like Indie/Budget titles) as long as you get a good deal on it. 

 

I personally only upgraded to a 960 because Fallout 4 finally provided a game it couldn't run on decent settings and framerates, and I figured it was time to move to a 4GB card.

Edited August 13, 2016 by Shoboni

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

@@Seraph, Good to have you on board with one of the best gaming platforms! Uh, we don't have matching jackets, so have this GabeN instead:

 

Our Gaben,

Who art in Valve,

Hallowed by thy name.

 

Thy Half-Life 3 come,

thy puchase will be done,

Online as it is in offline.

 

Give us this day our daily deals,

and forgive us our guest passes,

as we forgive those who guest pass against us.

 

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from Origin.

 

For thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory,

forever and ever.

 

Gaben.

 

I have the best specs on the planet:

 

Toshiba Satellite A60-302

Intel Celeron 2.3 GHz Processer

256MB DDR RAM

Hard Disk 40 GB

64 MB DDRV RAM

 

Best computer hooves down. 

 

Still better than a console.

 

I personally only upgraded to a 960 because Fallout 4 finally provided a game it couldn't run on decent settings and framerates, and I figured it was time to move to a 4GB card.

 

I tried Fallout 4 on my 980 Ti, and it only just holds 60 FPS. That game requires sheer brute force to get any respectable FPS.

[RealityPublishing 323]

 

 

 

Still better than a console.

 

 

Now that one cracked me up XDDD. 

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

O

 

 

Still better than a console.

 

 

I tried Fallout 4 on my 980 Ti, and it only just holds 60 FPS. That game requires sheer brute force to get any respectable FPS.

 

I think you might have a problem somewhere.

 

My 960 has it almost maxed out (only God Rays turned down and shadows toned back to medium) and a smooth 60FPS with very little slowdown.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

My setup right now (mouse not pictures but it's just a semi-cheap wireless logitech)

 

 

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

 

 

My 960 has it almost maxed out (only God Rays turned down and shadows toned back to medium) and a smooth 60FPS with very little slowdown.

 

I max out everything, running at 1440p, so demanding enough to need at least a 980 (where a 970 begins to struggle), but Fallout 4 is not very well optimized.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I max out everything, running at 1440p, so demanding enough to need at least a 980 (where a 970 begins to struggle), but Fallout 4 is not very well optimized.

 

I mean, that's kind of the issue.

 

Not a lot of games aren't really well optimized for higher resolutions yet , especially huge open world games on a fairly old engine (it's an updated version of the Skyrim engine, which itself is based on the even older Gamebryo engine used for Fallout 3.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

 

So who likes custom sleeved cables? I just now bough these and I think they'll make my PC look that much better and cleaner since my power supply's cables are more meant for a full or mid ATX tower, and I have a mATX cube, so I don't need all that extra length. If you're curious about the measurements, the 24-pin is 300mm, 4+4 is 350mm, and both the 6 and 8 pin connectors are 450mm. 

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,985]

I now have high-end laptop, and I must say that it seems very strange to me that my portable PC would be more powerful than my desktop PC... or at least in terms of graphics. Currently, my desktop PC still uses GTX 670 2GB whereas the laptop uses GTX 970M 4/3.5GB.

[RealityPublishing 323]

Ayy guyzzzz. 

 

Apparently the iPhone is the "biggest gaming platform now". I've always loved playing Call of Duty on my Nokia pre-paid. 

Simply Glorious. Truly brings out the best of mobile gaming... If you'd even call it gaming. 

 

https://youtu.be/uEgkkY4MmQ0?t=204

[zerox 1,123]

Tropico 4 is available for free on www.humblebundle.com

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

I finally get me one of them SSDs that's all the rage right now. When it comes to my PC, I don't fuck around, so I forked over $625 for 2TB. This will replace my Seagate 2TB HDD. All I need now is to clone it and transfer it over to the SSD.

 

But there is a bit of a problem...

 

For no real reason, my PC has decided it wants to display the unknown Q-code 41, one that is not mentioned in the manual for my mobo. If you don't know what that is, it's basically a boot loop where it doesn't even post. I can get it to post if I push the MEM OK button on the mobo, then I'm forced to go into the BIOS, and then boot into Windows from there. Mind you, I've this mobo since May, and it has never done this before.

[Celli 4,338]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Directors Cut is on sale on steam for only $5 right now if you've never picked it up. I bought it myself, and this is the first time playing a Deus Ex game, haha.

It's on sale til the 26th, so get it while you can!

[zerox 1,123]

does anyone here play rise on nations online?

[Luminance 2,186]

Nothing like grilling your tired graphics card back to health. Ahh...smoked flavored nvidia.

[Celli 4,338]

Nothing like grilling your tired graphics card back to health. Ahh...smoked flavored nvidia.

Fry your graphics card, huh? Whatcha got?

[zerox 1,123]

some defective cards can be repaired that way.

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

Putting a dead graphics card in a toaster oven to make the solder "reflow" and fix it will not work, you'll just toast the card even further and possibly melt it.

 

However, I prefer my GPUs to be nicely marinated before grilling.

[Luminance 2,186]

Fry your graphics card, huh? Whatcha got?

It was showing screen artifacts so it's still worth a try. It's a old card, a 7950GT oc from 2007 I think.

 

some defective cards can be repaired that way.

Putting a dead graphics card in a toaster oven to make the solder "reflow" and fix it will not work, you'll just toast the card even further and possibly melt it.

 

However, I prefer my GPUs to be nicely marinated before grilling.

I agree. It's not the best or permanent solution for a dying card but it works fine for me for awhile but eventually it will die as you "bake" it more often.

[Celli 4,338]

It was showing screen artifacts so it's still worth a try. It's a old card, a 7950GT oc from 2007 I think.

 

Ooh, ouch, yeah, that's not good. Honestly the best thing to do is just replace the card entirely. Not sure what your budget is, but getting a decent new one shouldn't be hard, especially if you don't care about maxing out everything.

[Luminance 2,186]

Ooh, ouch, yeah, that's not good. Honestly the best thing to do is just replace the card entirely. Not sure what your budget is, but getting a decent new one shouldn't be hard, especially if you don't care about maxing out everything.

I'll just use it until it dies but it's ok for now until then. First time this card actually crapped out on me and it's for my general internet pc that's why it last for about 10 years, pretty good huh?

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

I'll just use it until it dies but it's ok for now until then. First time this card actually crapped out on me and it's for my general internet pc that's why it last for about 10 years, pretty good huh?

 

Well, when you do decide to replace it....

 

Edited September 24, 2016 by Vulon Bii

[Celli 4,338]

Well, when you do decide to replace it....

 

Why waste money on that when you can get the superior 1070 for much less?

[Scrubbed user 3,416]

Why waste money on that when you can get the superior 1070 for much less?

 

Because it's the 1070's bigger, blacker brother.

[Celli 4,338]

Because it's the 1070's bigger, blacker brother.

Oh, so that's the new Titan X?