Hmm...good point lol. Tempted by that case now!
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The Power PC Thread [f*ck off consoles]
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SharkyUK
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For the record, my 'sideways-loading' player works just fine 
BMW M4; S1000 RR
I have an external DVD drive (for the woman's laptop) although I've never used it- nothing to stop you side mounting one though and I'm yet to see a fan controller that doesn't look tacky regardless of whether it's on its side.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BB-002-AQ&groupid=962&catid=2138&subcat=2139
Not tacky, but doesn't support being sideways
(I have a black bezel not silver).
BMW M4; S1000 RR
You spent that much on a FAN CONTROLLER???
My point still stands though, I like the blank face, would prefer if the slots weren't there in the first place tbh.
Bought years ago yes (I think for £150), but it also controls all my watercooling (not just fan speed but water flow etc) based on temp sensors and other stuff, so it's pretty damn useful at having a silent rig, even when gaming.
Coolant change + compressed air dust removal:
Dropped near 15C, and it wasn't idling hot as it was...
Dropped near 15C, and it wasn't idling hot as it was...
Turbo'd MX-5 MK4
I need to change my fluid out, I just need to build up the motivation to empty out the two separate loops It needs an overhaul with CPU, Memory, Motherboard & GPU upgrades but we've spent an absolute fortune on a new kitchen and I've spent a small fortune on a second Microserver recently so the PC is on the back burner at the moment.
It needs an overhaul with CPU, Memory, Motherboard & GPU upgrades but we've spent an absolute fortune on a new kitchen and I've spent a small fortune on a second Microserver recently so the PC is on the back burner at the moment.@Addicted Looks absolutely awesome mate!
Cheers!
yeah the spec itself hasnt changed for nearly a year now - no need at all. if anything I'd upgrade the GPU, but they do ok.
I haven't no, my pump + res are in the rear just above the PSU, hope I don't get a leak.. xD
Yeah mines in front of the psu, took the odd drive mounts out. ive got 3 3.5 drives above the psu
SharkyUK
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*sigh* I wish I could justify the cost of an EVGA nVidia GTX 980 Ti K1ngp1n Edition. Time to exercise some man-maths...
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Surely since anyone can justify a 980Ti then an avid enthusiast such as yourself can justify a 'high end' 980Ti?
Saw someone post this on Overclockers UK (what a joke that forum is though). 2x8 pins and 1x 6 pin.. That's a lot of juice required!
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Agreed. And it is my birthday in a few weeks time so... :smile:
Besides, it's only £250 (as far as my good lady is concerned). :tonguewink:
Apparently the new VRM can deliver up to 600A of current via the 3 power inputs, and up to (allegedly) 2000MHz on boost. It's not going to be cheap, and probably not far off Titan prices.
BMW M4; S1000 RR
LOL. I'm hoping my woman doesn't ask how much I've spent this week as I hate lying!
SharkyUK said:
Holy moly. How much real performance over reference is that going to give in games?
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
Early results would suggest a good 40-50% over reference. I've not seen any real evidence to prove it yet though, only what I've read online. I see that 3D Mark Fire Stirke results now have the K1ngp1n card sat at the top of the charts...
EDIT:
http://www.3dmark.com/hall-of-fame-2/fire+strike+3dmark+score+ultra+preset/version+1.1/1+gpu
http://www.3dmark.com/hall-of-fame-2/fire+strike+3dmark+score+extreme+preset/version+1.1/1+gpu
http://www.3dmark.com/hall-of-fame-2/fire+strike+3dmark+score+performance+preset/version+1.1/1+gpu
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So unless it costs over £750 it's probably decent value for money too!
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Just ordered a ROG Swift and Acer Predator (4K) as I'm not sure what I'm after- plan is to be super careful opening and handling them and return one/both depending on the results. 980Ti gets here today. Should be a nice upgrade from an Iiyama 22" and R9 290.
BMW M4; S1000 RR
But is there such thing as too many pixels?
If Windows can scale on a retina screen (higher pixel density) then it must scale fine on a 28" UDH screen. I am keen to try the 144hz out though, I can't help but feel it's going to be the placebo effect if I like it though.
If 60hz means you have a frame gap of 0.016 seconds, then that's the maximum latency it can add. Admittedly (using 60hz screens) to test my reaction times, I get about 0.2 seconds at best. So by reducing the frame gap with 144hz to 0.007 seconds, that's a maximum potential reaction time improvement of 0.01 seconds. 10ms... I'm sure it all adds up, but I wonder how much it's really worth if anything....
Anyway, the 980 is due today, Acer 4K tomorrow and ROG Swift TBC.
BMW M4; S1000 RR
You're in for a treat
Butter smooth!
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Not making this week go any quicker! Have you tried a 4K gsync screen to compare ?
Tried a 4k one but not G-sync tbh. Just found 4k far too small, desktop etc. Would consider one at like 40"
BMW M4; S1000 RR
There's peripheral vision and there's taking the piss!
The pixel density of 4K @ 28" (157dpi) is considerably less than your average retina display on a Macbook (220) or iPhone (400!!!). But it's about 50% higher than the ROG Swift (109 dpi). It's also over double the pixels so my main concern is being able to drive games at that res.
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The taking the piss comment was referring to a 40" monitor for a PC dude. Unless you sit at a distance I can't see the benefit, it would be sensory overload!
Oh right sorry mate I mis-read
Phillips BDM4065UC - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-022-PH
Looks awesome
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Standard 540 Air case fans!!!
Also I'm confused, is that your desk with the 40" on it ? (Is it 40"?)
Also I'm confused, is that your desk with the 40" on it ? (Is it 40"?)
Haha they do the job :smile: They're pretty quiet and are keeping things cool so didn't think there was any point of swapping them out.
No mate that's not my desk, just an image from Overclockers showing that Phillips 40" monitor.
I have the Swift
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Ahh I see.
Ok, so the 980 is in and I've already got issues!
Strange artifacting in the middle of the screen scrolling up and down webpages, they've disappeared after a restart. Now I have the same issue in Witcher3. Also the FPS (according to FRAPS) is 60 which suggests VSync is on doesn't it? But I checked the settings and everything's on ultra but VSync is definitely set to off.
Dodgy card or something else perhaps?
Ok, so the 980 is in and I've already got issues!
Strange artifacting in the middle of the screen scrolling up and down webpages, they've disappeared after a restart. Now I have the same issue in Witcher3. Also the FPS (according to FRAPS) is 60 which suggests VSync is on doesn't it? But I checked the settings and everything's on ultra but VSync is definitely set to off.
Dodgy card or something else perhaps?
Is Vsync turned to "Use the application 3D setting" on the NV control panel?
It's under the Manage 3D settings part.
And also in Witcher 3 you can slide it to the left for the unlimited fps option
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Yes it was, turned it off in there.
Also turned FPS to unlimited. Haven't noticed the same artifacts since, but it still doesn't look... That smooth, it says 70+ FPS - not sure to describe it, stutter maybe, not even sure that's the right word.
SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
@Jeff simply - Have you got the latest patch (v1.07) for Witcher 3. There have been various performance updates and tweaks so it should run quite nicely...
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