The Power PC Thread [f*ck off consoles]

[charltjr]

Me six months ago:
Why the hell have I got all these network cables, it's not like I'm ever going to use all of them, I'll just hang onto a few.
Me today:
Ahhhhh...... b****cks........

 

[Ray Gin]

Is an RGB mouse mat gay as f**k or kinda cool?



Asking for a friend.

 

[Speedo Gonzales]

Is an RGB mouse mat gay as f**k or kinda cool?



Asking for a friend.

I've got a death adder elite, most new mice come with RGB anyway because virgins w**k over it

 

[Grandpa Joe]

I've got a death adder elite, most new mice come with RGB anyway because virgins w**k over it

😂exactly that

I made sure I bought a non rgb monitor and a case with no window and fitted non rgb fans.

Keyboard is non rgb but my mouse is, don't see it with my hand on it though.

 

[Speedo Gonzales]

😂exactly that

I made sure I bought a non rgb monitor and a case with no window and fitted non rgb fans.

Keyboard is non rgb but my mouse is, don't see it with my hand on it though.

My mate has his set in rainbow spew, it'd distract me too much

That graphics card I got from you has a red sapphire logo but the rest of my gear is green😂 I turn the front LED on my case off because its blue and doesn't match😂😂

 

[Grandpa Joe]

My mate has his set in rainbow spew, it'd distract me too much

That graphics card I got from you has a red sapphire logo but the rest of my gear is green😂 I turn the front LED on my case off because its blue and doesn't match😂😂

I wouldn't cope with rainbow🤣

Can you change the colour on the card? I never looked into it as I didn't see it.

 

[Daz...]

Is an RGB mouse mat gay as f**k or kinda cool?



Asking for a friend.

It’s the start of your virginity coming back.

 

[Ray Gin]

I’m going for the razer chroma extended mat, razer huntsman mini keyboard (red linear optical switches) and razer viper ultimate mouse. I’ve went for razer throughout as it would annoy me too much having a ducky keyboard with a razer mouse/mat etc.

 

[Steven103]

RGB is literally the computing equivalent of stickers/racing stripes.

+10 FPS IIRC

 

[Ray Gin]

RGB is literally the computing equivalent of stickers/racing stripes.

+10 FPS IIRC

I had stickers on my first car. Therefore this makes perfect sense.

 

[Speedo Gonzales]

If I get a sticker I usually just whack it on my work laptop including a CSOC one🤮🤮🤮

 

[Grandpa Joe]

How viable is single thread performance now? Aren't games moving more towards multithreading if they haven't already?

 

[McGherkin]

Not all new games scale too well yet, and of course if you want to play anything a little bit older you’re all about the single core. 90% of the stuff I play scales like s**t.

 

[Pistachio]

Anyone know why Currys has the OC version cheaper? Overclockers has it more expensive. Also which is the one to go for?

Graphics cards - Cheap Graphics card Deals | Currys

Take advantage of amazing deals on our Graphics cards range here at Currys. Shop online and get free delivery or order & collect in store.

www.currys.co.uk

ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING OC Graphics Card

10 GB GDDR6X; CUDA cores: 8704; HDMI / DisplayPort; VR Ready; Bandwidth: 320-bit

www.currys.co.uk

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Anyone know why Currys has the OC version cheaper? Overclockers has it more expensive. Also which is the one to go for?

Graphics cards - Cheap Graphics card Deals | Currys

Take advantage of amazing deals on our Graphics cards range here at Currys. Shop online and get free delivery or order & collect in store.

www.currys.co.uk

ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB TUF GAMING OC Graphics Card

10 GB GDDR6X; CUDA cores: 8704; HDMI / DisplayPort; VR Ready; Bandwidth: 320-bit

www.currys.co.uk

Hold off until the big navi launch next week. There are rumours they might be faster for less $$$

 

[Pistachio]

Apparently the navi isn't going to be good at ray tracing compared to nvidia cards. And Cyberpunk doesn't support ray tracing for AMD cards

 

[Grandpa Joe]

I wonder how they'll do the ray tracing on Xbox/PS5 as they're both RDNA2 like Big Navi.

Either way I'd wait, Nvidia might be forced to drop prices.

 

[Pistachio]

Yeah any price drop would be welcome!

 

[Daz...]

Cyberpunk uses Microsoft’s Direct X 12 Ultimate API which is supported on the new AMD cards and consoles.

 

[Pistachio]

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Only Offer Ray-Tracing on Nvidia Hardware At Launch

Console owners will have to wait, too.

www.gfinityesports.com

 

[Daz...]

Cyberpunk 2077 Will Only Offer Ray-Tracing on Nvidia Hardware At Launch

Console owners will have to wait, too.

www.gfinityesports.com

Fair enough, shouldn’t be a deal breaker for most people if the cost/performance ratio is good on the new cards.

 

[Darren S]

Had Friday booked off and got several jobs done, including the MOT and finally blasting out the s**t and dust using the air compressor whilst I was at the garage 😉

To say it hadn’t been cleaned in months, the dust build up wasn’t as bad as I thought. That said, the GPU rad did have loads of dust in it. When I got back, I separated both the GPU and CPU pumps from their mounts and cleaned and reapplied some fresh paste.

Quite a healthy drop in temps - got the below after being in Warframe for several rounds.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Headsets. Talk to me.

I run a set of Zalman 5.1 headphones I've had 17 years. They're true surround sound (6 separate speakers for front centre and rear with virtual bass) which is great for FPS rather than virtual surround sound where you just have a single speaker each side.

However over the last year or so the ear muff bits have lost the rubber covers but the sponge is ok. And a few people have commented on interference over the mic.

I've been looking at replacements and of the true 7.1 headsets there's a choice of Asus ROG Centurion or Theta. The Centurion have 10 speakers with a dedicated bass driver, the Theta have 8 larger speakers with virtual bass like my current set.

The Centurion are about 3 years old now and the Theta were released this year.

 

[Speedo Gonzales]

Anyone run an NZXT Kraken X63?

Been toying with either that or the Corsair H100i

 

[Daz...]

I've been running a H100i for about 3 years now.

I did use the iCue software but found it rubbish in all honesty. I now run the older Corsair Link software which has better control over the pump and fans.

I would definitely consider an NZXT model if I was looking for one now though.

 

[Speedo Gonzales]

Not getting any stupid temps on anything, but my air cooler is noisy AF and even at full chat a X63 is over 10dB quieter

Only thing that puts me off the NZXT at this moment in time is people have said the pumps are w**k

 

[Daz...]

Noisy air coolers are why I went with an AIO.

I had a H80i before and that lasted a good 5 years before I replaced it - purely because I had room for a bigger one 😂

I have my fans set to 40% max it it doesn't go over 60c.

 

[Darren S]

Anyone run an NZXT Kraken X63?

Been toying with either that or the Corsair H100i

Been running with a H115i myself for a good number of years. Does the job well enough and I've never really had any heating issues. Ironically, I do however fit everything inside an NZXT case - though the H115i rad JUST fitted in at the top of the case. Literally push and screw in at the same time.

 

[boultonn]

Headsets. Talk to me.

I run a set of Zalman 5.1 headphones I've had 17 years. They're true surround sound (6 separate speakers for front centre and rear with virtual bass) which is great for FPS rather than virtual surround sound where you just have a single speaker each side.

However over the last year or so the ear muff bits have lost the rubber covers but the sponge is ok. And a few people have commented on interference over the mic.

I've been looking at replacements and of the true 7.1 headsets there's a choice of Asus ROG Centurion or Theta. The Centurion have 10 speakers with a dedicated bass driver, the Theta have 8 larger speakers with virtual bass like my current set.

The Centurion are about 3 years old now and the Theta were released this year.

I went from Razer Kraken headset to the Steel Series Arctis 7 recently and the difference is incredible, also having a wireless headset with that good quality is very nice. Would definitely recommend taking a look.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Ordered a Corsair K63 with Cherry MX red keys. It was a toss up between that and a Ducky one2 with Cherry MX brown.

 

[Ray Gin]

I’ve decided to go wireless so I’ve changed to Logitech peripherals

Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse - UK

Shop G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Mouse. Features POWERPLAY wireless charging compatibility, HERO 25k sensor, LIGHTSYNC RGB lighting, PVC free, & more

www.logitechg.com

Logitech G915 TKL LIGHTSPEED Wireless RGB Keyboard - UK

Shop G915 TKL. Features LIGHTSPEED wireless, tenkeyless compact footprint, low-profile GL switches, premium aluminum top case, LIGHTSYNC RGB & long battery life

www.logitechg.com

 

[Rojer]

I’ve decided to go wireless so I’ve changed to Logitech peripherals

Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse - UK

Shop G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Mouse. Features POWERPLAY wireless charging compatibility, HERO 25k sensor, LIGHTSYNC RGB lighting, PVC free, & more

www.logitechg.com

Logitech G915 TKL LIGHTSPEED Wireless RGB Keyboard - UK

Shop G915 TKL. Features LIGHTSPEED wireless, tenkeyless compact footprint, low-profile GL switches, premium aluminum top case, LIGHTSYNC RGB & long battery life

www.logitechg.com

You have the same monitor and mouse as me now. I really like the g502 and you can add or remove weight which is nice. Still love the monitor aswell, but the edge light does bleed sometimes when you have a dark background.

 

[N0ddie]

I’ve decided to go wireless so I’ve changed to Logitech peripherals

Logitech G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse - UK

Shop G502 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Mouse. Features POWERPLAY wireless charging compatibility, HERO 25k sensor, LIGHTSYNC RGB lighting, PVC free, & more

www.logitechg.com

Logitech G915 TKL LIGHTSPEED Wireless RGB Keyboard - UK

Shop G915 TKL. Features LIGHTSPEED wireless, tenkeyless compact footprint, low-profile GL switches, premium aluminum top case, LIGHTSYNC RGB & long battery life

www.logitechg.com

One day you'll have to combine all these components into an actual functioning PC. Can't just keep buying bits forever.

 

[Speedo Gonzales]

One day you'll have to combine all these components into an actual functioning PC. Can't just keep buying bits forever.

He's too scared

Wont have his aimbot anymore

 

[Darren S]

Ordered a Corsair K63 with Cherry MX red keys. It was a toss up between that and a Ducky one2 with Cherry MX brown.

Same as mine - I really like the K63 - good purchase.

 

[Geddes]

I still got my Logitec G5 gaming mouse from years ago, Blue Camo Snake skin kind of effect. Absolutly love it, the scroll wheel plays up here and there due to it's age but it frees up back to normal.

Also another note, is the HDD's same on the Desk Top same as a PS4 Pro? I don't want to buy another one and asking my family if they have one spare. Plus it's only a couple weeks away from the PS5, anyone on here got a second hand one going spare? I believe the HDD has flaked out

Thanks

 

[Darren S]

Cyberpunk uses Microsoft’s Direct X 12 Ultimate API which is supported on the new AMD cards and consoles.

Really am sceptical about DX12. I had big hopes for it and certainly on paper, it sounds like a step-up from DX11.

Yet time and again, its s**t to the point of breaking things. Total War - Warhammer II I can't launch in DX12. It simply refuses to start. Civ VI has weird jerking of the graphics - almost like a really bad screen-tear V-Sync problem and one black line that flickers across the map when I scroll down to it. Tried many graphical changes with it and nothing solved worked. Relaunched the game and selected DX11 - boom, super smooth, no flickering or tearing.

I've not yet once come across a DX12 game and gone "wow - that's a step-up."

Would be better if they just scrapped it and started afresh with DX13.

 

[Willo40]

Ordered a Corsair K63 with Cherry MX red keys. It was a toss up between that and a Ducky one2 with Cherry MX brown.

@Darren S recommended the K63 for my lad, he is likes his, he changed his Corsair M65 mouse for a Logitech which he said is better.

 

[Jason_E]

Re-built my PC Back in April, only new games ive played since then are the latest FS. Ive also downloaded Wreckfest which is a laugh.

Any other recommendations?

 

[Grandpa Joe]

Same as mine - I really like the K63 - good purchase.

@Darren S recommended the K63 for my lad, he is likes his, he changed his Corsair M65 mouse for a Logitech which he said is better.

Enjoying it so far