PC Gaming

[Kibagami]

I dump my media downloads on an external. So yeah, what sexy said.

 

[Kibagami]

For anyone who owns AMD GPUs / CPUs ... I'd like to think this is cause of their crap GPU drivers.

AMD to cut 7% of its global workforce after poor Q3 - TechSpot

 

[Brainiac]

Hopefully it doesn't backfire on me but **** it. I have a external standard harddrive for backups.

same...

 

[Solidus]

Yep! It certainly helps.
This is a screenshot of the features I enable on my drive(all active)
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I wish if Kingston gave a maintenance utility for their SSD. It looks awesome how everything is so easily accessed on yours. Ugh, I had to do all of those things manually -____-.

Nope but I only run SSD.

You must have a really large one!

For anyone who owns AMD GPUs / CPUs ... I'd like to think this is cause of their crap GPU drivers.

AMD to cut 7% of its global workforce after poor Q3 - TechSpot

I have to say, I'm pretty glad I didn't invest in an AMD graphics card lately. I remember how good AMD used to be in the 90s and early 2000s, but they've really gone down the crapper. Such a shame.

 

[Something Sexy]

I wish if Kingston gave a maintenance utility for their SSD. It looks awesome how everything is so easily accessed on yours. Ugh, I had to do all of those things manually -____-.



You must have a really large one!



I have to say, I'm pretty glad I didn't invest in an AMD graphics card lately. I remember how good AMD used to be in the 90s and early 2000s, but they've really gone down the crapper. Such a shame.

I have a 256 and a 512.

 

[Vader AL]

I have a 256 and a 512.

Same here. 256 for OS and programs and 500 one for games. And non ssd's for pictures although once they come down in price some more I want a 1 tb ssd for the pictures.

 

[Brainiac]

Same here. 256 for OS and programs and 500 one for games. And non ssd's for pictures although once they come down in price some more I want a 1 tb ssd for the pictures.

1TB for pictures???

I have 2x 4TB External drives for Bluray movies and TV Boxsets(takes up about 6TB), my pictures folder would be maybe 3GB
Thats just like wallpapers though, do you mean like photographs and stuff?

 

[Vader AL]

1TB for pictures???

I have 2x 4TB External drives for Bluray movies and TV Boxsets(takes up about 6TB), my pictures folder would be maybe 3GB
Thats just like wallpapers though, do you mean like photographs and stuff?

I have a TON of pictures (family/friends/son/collectibles) and love the speed of the ssd. Is it necessary? Nope. I have about 450 gb of pics. A lot of them are in RAW format and they are large files. I just like the speed through. And want to only use mechanical hard drives for back up at some point.

 

[Solidus]

Did any of you guys notice the ridiculous price increase of RAM? I just bought an 8 GB stick of DDR 3 for $73 . That was among the lowest prices that I've seen on Amazon.

 

[Kibagami]

Yup! You're buying RAM too?

 

[darthviper107]

that's weird, I wonder if something's going on with the suppliers, like how hard drive prices went up because of a tsunami a couple years back.

 

[Solidus]

Yup! You're buying RAM too?

Yeah, 8 GB just wasn't cutting it anymore. For games, it's okay. But, I need more memory for rendering complex models on Inventor, and for running Photoshop as well.

that's weird, I wonder if something's going on with the suppliers, like how hard drive prices went up because of a tsunami a couple years back.

It looks like the price increase does indeed correlate to some disasters. I just did a search on Google, and here's what I found:

World DRAM prices are set to rocket as news comes in that Hynix FABs 1 and 2 have been engulfed in a ball of flame following a huge chemical explosion.
Hynix FABs on fire after chemical explosion | KitGuru

Japanese chip manufacturer said it had $5.5 billion in debt last year as a result of investments, price declines and the Thai floods
DRAM maker Elpida files for bankruptcy | Computerworld

 

[Solidus]

On another note, I wonder if the increase in RAM prices might delay any impending price drops for the PS4 and Xbone.

 

[Solidus]

I'm really surprised of how cheap my current PC build came up on PC part picker . I've had to substitute in another motherboard, because LGA 1155 compatible boards are practically obsolete now, and they weren't included on the list. But, I estimate, that with all of the additional rebates and discounts that I received from last year and now, I've spent just slightly over $1100 on everything:

Intel Core i5-3570K, Asus GeForce GTX 780, Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) - System Build - PCPartPicker

The next thing that I want to upgrade is my PC case, as I'm in dire need of a case with better cable management and airflow. I've got my eyes set on that sleek Fractal Design R4.

 

[Brainiac]

I'm really surprised of how cheap my current PC build came up on PC part picker . I've had to substitute in another motherboard, because LGA 1155 compatible boards are practically obsolete now, and they weren't included on the list. But, I estimate, that with all of the additional rebates and discounts that I received from last year and now, I've spent just slightly over $1100 on everything:

Intel Core i5-3570K, Asus GeForce GTX 780, Cooler Master Elite 431 Plus (Black) - System Build - PCPartPicker

The next thing that I want to upgrade is my PC case, as I'm in dire need of a case with better cable management and airflow. I've got my eyes set on that sleek Fractal Design R4.

My Storm Stryker has amazing cable management and so do a lot of Cooler Master cases and the Thermaltake 10GT. It also helps when you have a modular PSU

 

[darthviper107]

Ordered a GTX 980, excited to see how well it performs. Currently got a GTX 770, so it won't be that huge of a difference, but it should be noticeable. Requirements for games are getting pretty crazy. Assassin's Creed Unity requires a GTX 680 at minimum. I'm thinking we're at the stage where the next-gen console games aren't really being optimized for PC. A similar thing happened last gen.

 

[Solidus]

My Storm Stryker has amazing cable management and so do a lot of Cooler Master cases and the Thermaltake 10GT. It also helps when you have a modular PSU

Oh, I do have a modular PSU, and a very good one at that (it would have been a lot worse if I didn't). My current case though, doesn't have any holes or slots for cable management, so everything's very messy and it doesn't help with the airflow.

Ordered a GTX 980, excited to see how well it performs. Currently got a GTX 770, so it won't be that huge of a difference, but it should be noticeable. Requirements for games are getting pretty crazy. Assassin's Creed Unity requires a GTX 680 at minimum. I'm thinking we're at the stage where the next-gen console games aren't really being optimized for PC. A similar thing happened last gen.

That's awesome, I'd love to hear your impression on the 980 when you get it.

The requirements for The Evil Within are pretty demanding, too (although, I don't think it was properly optimized for the PC). It requires an i7 and a GPU with 4 gigs of VRAM. Your 980 should be able to breeze through games like that without any problems.

 

[Solidus]

By the way guys, I was just wondering, what are your FSB : DRAM ratios? According to CPU-Z, I have a 1:6 ratio. Does that mean that my i5 3570K is bottle-necking the speed of my RAM?

 

[Brainiac]

Ordered a GTX 980, excited to see how well it performs. Currently got a GTX 770, so it won't be that huge of a difference, but it should be noticeable. Requirements for games are getting pretty crazy. Assassin's Creed Unity requires a GTX 680 at minimum. I'm thinking we're at the stage where the next-gen console games aren't really being optimized for PC. A similar thing happened last gen.

Yes please share your thoughts here...... I am going to do the exact same thing, I have a 770 Classified and am going to go up too the 980 Classified when its out

 

[Brainiac]

By the way guys, I was just wondering, what are your FSB : DRAM ratios? According to CPU-Z, I have a 1:6 ratio. Does that mean that my i5 3570K is bottle-necking the speed of my RAM?

mine is 5:6.......... but thats running fairly old tech

I just bought my x99 motherboard though...... upgrade soon