PC Tech/Gaming Info Thread

[desert punk]

Desert punk

If you are gaming. Stick to win 7
I use both 7 and 8 and I can say 8 is really good for apps. Tune in radio etc etc. however unless you have a touchscreen it becomes very annoying.

My opinion. If you want to upgrade ensure u have
A touchscreen
Patience to get familiar with the new system.
A capable system which I'm sure you have but just mentioning

Also remember win 7 is a completely proven OS which is fully supported and will still be viable in some years to come. Windows 8 still has some issues.

If it's your main pc I would consider keeping win 7, it's not any amazing leap windows 8 offers, such as XP to win 7 but there are definitely some pros but also many cons.
In the end it's up to you. And remember the full experience cannot be achieved without a touchscreen. Hope this was helpful.

Thanks for the reply VLDS.I mostly game with my system so I will stick with win 7 for now.

[jm3]

Aye also respected pc gamers. I wanted to clear some up. You can see my rig above and see I have some idea of what I'm talking about.
With respect to gpus, expensive is not always best. I know people trying to work within budgets and what not so don't let people fool you into wasting money.
My build for example would be over the top for some people.

When building, consider what you want from your system, the games you run and how high quality you need. Then look at the card that meet your specs.

My system for example I could have used Titans, but I didn't and the simple reason is that, while they are great gpu's, very expensive even compared to mine, they are workstation gpu's. That is, their optimization is for processing video which is why the high memory but offers very little more performance.

So don't be fooled. Get the specs you need or want at the price you need. Do research before considering purchase and don't just think something is better because it's more expensive.

you didn't apply that notion to your own rig though lol

[livewire]

Hey guys... I just installed a Nvidia 660ti Graphics card in my machine... I have an AOC 19" Widescreen LCD monitor (917sW) - Its VGA btw and im using a DVI - VGA adapter... Whenever i boot the PC for an hour or 2 the pc shows signs of sticking (mouse sticking) and then all of a sudden the monitor goes black and says 'No Signal'... The CPU remains on and running smooth (no overheating etc)... Then when i leave the PC off for another hour or 2 it comes back on normal and the monitor works... The monitor is about 3 - 4 years old... What could be the cause of this?...

Did you get this sorted out...Im having similar problems with a Nvidia 780, the older 460 works fine on the same system.

System specs are: i7 3770k processor, 16gd Corsair Vengeance 4No @ 4gb each ram, Asus p8 z77-v lk motherboard, and the nvidia gtx 780, corsair hx750 power supply. I originally had a 660ti that exhibited similar problems and returned it and went for the 780 but now this to is doing the same thing. Am i that lucky to have gotten two bad cards?

Did you check the temps on the card before it cut off ?

Exactly. Download "EVGA Precision X" and check the temp on the card. Sounds like it's overheating and shutting down to protect itself. Either the fans on the card are not spinning or it's in a case with no proper airflow in a room that is hot already.

Try setting the speed on max and run the program so you can see your temps card usage on top.

Thanks for the reply and suggestions. I returned the card and ordered a 760 until the 780 is returned. Btw the case was open during all this, never closed it, Room is like a refrigerator, and I never got it past boot with the drivers installed so I could not check the temps. I will look into a better cooling solution and advice from this post, possibly a better case.

[VLDS]

Aye also respected pc gamers. I wanted to clear some up. You can see my rig above and see I have some idea of what I'm talking about.
With respect to gpus, expensive is not always best. I know people trying to work within budgets and what not so don't let people fool you into wasting money.
My build for example would be over the top for some people.

When building, consider what you want from your system, the games you run and how high quality you need. Then look at the card that meet your specs.

My system for example I could have used Titans, but I didn't and the simple reason is that, while they are great gpu's, very expensive even compared to mine, they are workstation gpu's. That is, their optimization is for processing video which is why the high memory but offers very little more performance.

So don't be fooled. Get the specs you need or want at the price you need. Do research before considering purchase and don't just think something is better because it's more expensive.

you didn't apply that notion to your own rig though lol

Amm yea I did. I cud have put in titans for no reason other than it more expensive. I knew I wanted to build this pc to future proof it a bit. Considering that, this pc is great bang for the buck. I can over clock if I need to and just running this system normal would manage any game for a few years. Plus u missed the point. I realize and I hope u do to that some people aren't willing to shell out that much. What I'm saying is do research and make ur money count. That is what I can afford and it does for me. So yes, I did apply that notion to my pc.

[desert punk]

Hats off to the guys with the killer an monster rigs which are in this thread.

here's my simple setup an it gets the work done.

[thermaltake]

Add me on steam.. {TRINI BLADES}

[iM@st@1]

Hats off to the guys with the killer an monster rigs which are in this thread.

here's my simple setup an it gets the work done.

Nice custom gpu cooling u have going there desert punk. Cable management not bad too

[dogg]

the HDMI port on my ps3 broke, where can i have it repaired? anyone knows?

[VLDS]

Try a more console gaming thread. But I think they do sell replacements but from what I understand from I fixit is that you more likely have to replace the mainboard of the ps3. It is not as simple as pc

[iM@st@1]

Anyone gaming with a 1440p monitor, highly recommended. Honestly thought I wouldn't have noticed a big difference but everything looks 10x better especially games, worth the money imo. Also cleared up alot of space on my desk, I miss surround a little but a 27" screen does give a great sense of immersion. Eventually I plan to get two more in the future when next gen cards are released so hopefully it'll be more affordable and I'll have more power to push that resolution.

Using the Asus PB278Q. Great deals in Amazon warehouse for a barely used one, paid $500 to clear it.

[mickey17]

Anyone gaming with a 1440p monitor, highly recommended. Honestly thought I wouldn't have noticed a big difference but everything looks 10x better especially games, worth the money imo. Also cleared up alot of space on my desk, I miss surround a little but a 27" screen does give a great sense of immersion. Eventually I plan to get two more in the future when next gen cards are released so hopefully it'll be more affordable and I'll have more power to push that resolution.

Using the Asus PB278Q. Great deals in Amazon warehouse for a barely used one, paid $500 to clear it.

Bought 1 on amazon deals and had to send it back. I will be buying a new dell U2713hm soon. So sad i had to re send the monitor.

[VLDS]

For the pc users. If you want things like Netflix US, hulu, crackle, pandora etc to run on your PC ill do it for you, faster than vpn services. Free for now at least

[2NR Smurf]

Anyone gaming with a 1440p monitor, highly recommended. Honestly thought I wouldn't have noticed a big difference but everything looks 10x better especially games, worth the money imo. Also cleared up alot of space on my desk, I miss surround a little but a 27" screen does give a great sense of immersion. Eventually I plan to get two more in the future when next gen cards are released so hopefully it'll be more affordable and I'll have more power to push that resolution.

Using the Asus PB278Q. Great deals in Amazon warehouse for a barely used one, paid $500 to clear it.

How much more taxing is 1440p on your 2 680s? Can you still run games like bioshock, metro, tomb raider etc maxed out with acceptable frame rates? I was considering this very same monitor, but didnt want to risk the expense since i wasnt sure if my hardware is up to the task.

[iM@st@1]

Bought 1 on amazon deals and had to send it back. I will be buying a new dell U2713hm soon. So sad i had to re send the monitor.

What was wrong got some dead pixels/bad back light bleed? Was considering the Dell also but got a better deal price wise with the Asus and also read more bad reviews about the Dell vs Asus.

How much more taxing is 1440p on your 2 680s? Can you still run games like bioshock, metro, tomb raider etc maxed out with acceptable frame rates? I was considering this very same monitor, but didnt want to risk the expense since i wasnt sure if my hardware is up to the task.

We have a similar setup, every game I ( haven't tried Tombraider / Metro yet but sure performance is the same) run it maxed out and never dip below 60 FPS (BF3, Crysis 3, Borderlands 2, BioShock) and the good thing about 1440p is no need for AA to be on because of the high res it smooths everything out so you get better performance with it off and it still looks miles better than a 1080p display w/ AA turned on. To me my system is being utilised much better now than when I had the surround setup, and it's easier on my eyes as well (main reason I switched), all games/movies look so much sharper the difference is really amazing. Gonna try batman AO a lil later today

[hustla_ambition101]

What duties are charged on pc games on dvd......are they charged as software or video games?

[iM@st@1]

Best thing about PC is digital downloads, I stopped using discs a long time now. But my guess it would charged as a video game.

[hustla_ambition101]

I'm weighing my options.....most likely I'll go the download route

[ru$$ell]

bf 4 pre loaded and ready to go,who else gonna be on?

[iM@st@1]

Origin tag: L0rdofWar1982

Send me urs....2nrsmurf u playing bf4 also? Was urs

[mickey17]

Bought 1 on amazon deals and had to send it back. I will be buying a new dell U2713hm soon. So sad i had to re send the monitor.

What was wrong got some dead pixels/bad back light bleed? Was considering the Dell also but got a better deal price wise with the Asus and also read more bad reviews about the Dell vs Asus.

How much more taxing is 1440p on your 2 680s? Can you still run games like bioshock, metro, tomb raider etc maxed out with acceptable frame rates? I was considering this very same monitor, but didnt want to risk the expense since i wasnt sure if my hardware is up to the task.

We have a similar setup, every game I ( haven't tried Tombraider / Metro yet but sure performance is the same) run it maxed out and never dip below 60 FPS (BF3, Crysis 3, Borderlands 2, BioShock) and the good thing about 1440p is no need for AA to be on because of the high res it smooths everything out so you get better performance with it off and it still looks miles better than a 1080p display w/ AA turned on. To me my system is being utilised much better now than when I had the surround setup, and it's easier on my eyes as well (main reason I switched), all games/movies look so much sharper the difference is really amazing. Gonna try batman AO a lil later today

My up button was stuck and it was causing the brightness to constantly reach 100%. Tried to fix it but it didn't work.

[2NR Smurf]

Origin tag: L0rdofWar1982

Send me urs....2nrsmurf u playing bf4 also? Was urs

pre-loading right now

origin id is 2nr_smurf

[ru$$ell]

Origin tag: L0rdofWar1982

Send me urs....2nrsmurf u playing bf4 also? Was urs

pre-loading right now

origin id is 2nr_smurf

sent you guys req on origin

Id: Rustyplumber

[iM@st@1]

My up button was stuck and it was causing the brightness to constantly reach 100%. Tried to fix it but it didn't work.

Damn thas some bad luck dere, you bought a "like new" or "very good" one? Mines have some minor BLB but nothing too major that I'll send it back for.

[todd61]

[PT] SERVER
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/se ... n-Rank-Up/

[DTAC]

Preloaded and installed. Two hours to go.....

[2NR Smurf]

Dey cudda atleast let me sweat a lil single player till midnight

[firstchoicett]

Have 2 I73970 for sale 3700 each . All have 2 AX1200I one used one new Use is 2200 new is 2500.

[doo-bee-dan]

hey guys is their any local suppliers for computer parts that are lower than supertech & wizz?

[Cross Blood]

hey guys is their any local suppliers for computer parts that are lower than supertech & wizz?

Supertech is about the cheapest computer parts store in Trinidad.

[ichiniisama99]

hey guys is their any local suppliers for computer parts that are lower than supertech & wizz?

Supertech is about the cheapest computer parts store in Trinidad.

I endorse this.