re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

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Right you just said nothing coming for Ryzen until 7nm in 2019 but I was correcting you because there is a 14nm+ refinement coming next year for Ryzen.

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Yeah, driving down i10 brother. Sorry.

They should get that but the shtt is touchy when making a process node smaller. Smaller pkg needs less power, cool. But the compact node has another compact node right next to heat so you end up producing the same amount of heat but with less surface area to disperse heat.

It is a super fine line we have been fighting but would be awesome to see Ryzen hit 4.5GHz out the box for stock. It needs to do that, now more than ever until games utilize more than 4 cores better.

Well this is a really cool new tool

Introducing Radeon GPU Profiler

Apparently this is the rig to be shown off at Siggraph.

What custom loop system is this it looks fantastic, would love that setup but looks like it would be annoying af to install. And at least Vega looks sexy as hell.

So I want a third display, but I can't find any of those crossover displays being sold anywhere

I can't have a misfit third monitor

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What custom loop system is this it looks fantastic, would love that setup but looks like it would be annoying af to install. And at least Vega looks sexy as hell. 

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It's just expensive. Spent almost 10K (counting PC parts) when hard tubing my rig and going all AquaComputer parts in 2013.

Edt: Was driving in while replying, they don't have blocks on that card. Looks good with the added filters and bubblers for pictures but you don't want air in the lines. Its just a shot for pretty pics.

Went to purchase a Ryzen 3 1300X @ $129 and ASRock iTX MOBO @ $109.

Well.. not paying for the price of DDR4. MFer.

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Yeah, I'm glad I didn't go with rigid tubing. You can bend the stuff really carefully but it seems most people stick with straight runs and use angled fittings. That's when it gets really expensive.

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Even straight runs are a pain.

Those fittings aren't cheap. Each 90 + 2xconnectors is about 25 bucks.

I've almost decided to get a 1440p gsync panel, but seeing that korean 1440s are $120-150 is swaying me towards one. I really want a third monitor that I can run in portrait, and it's pissing me off that I cant find a matching crossover 1440

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You still have those CrossOvers?

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Sure do, I love them. I may get a gsync 1440 for my center monitor and put the other two as my side two, or get a cheap korean to run as my portrait monitor. There are still some koreans on ebay from that era

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What you been playing?

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Nothing exciting. Was on a titanfall 2 run for the last 6 months. I started Dishonored 2 back in April, barely did anything in it before putting it down when I started my new job. I still only play games in short bursts, so involved story games take me a while to get into. At my old job, I could fire up a game during down time or stay up really late and just sleep a little later. Not much down time at the new job, and I have to maintain a consistent sleep schedule (the benefit being no all-nighters or long/odd hours during busy times, either).

I bought Xenoverse 2 yesterday. Missed that one because it was released while I was rebuilding my house.

I also started using the beta Steam Link app on my Samsung TV this week, and I'm surprised at how well it works without needing to buy the Steam Link hardware. I picked up a wireless XBox controller and can now play Xenoverse 2 in bed on my 4K Samsung. It works extremely well even using my TV's onboard WiFi, but I'm sure I'll need Cat6 for more demanding games. This will actually motivate me to get better at using a controller. Fine with driving and fighting games, but can't aim for shite any time shooting is required (FPS, and third-person like GTA). Then I'll try to give Dishonored 2 a shot with the controller.