Right, thought so. Suppose I could get this for now and upgrade to a 3000 series card sometime next year...
You can do 4K your on a 2070S if you tweak the settings down here and there. It’ll depend a lot on the game too, since some are more demanding than others. Worse case scenario for the most part would be capping the FPS at 30 with mostly maxed out settings.
Some games you’ll be able to get a consistent 60 with mixed settings. Again it depends on the game, but you’ll often be hard pressed to spot a difference between the max and medium/high setting for some effects. Especially while playing on a tele that I’m assuming you’ll be a good few feet away from.
Last option is resolution scaling when available. If a game supports it and TAA, or DLSS, take advantage of it. The performance increase is worth the the small drop in image quality. Going to 75%-90% of native 4K with TAA on a 4K screen looks completely fine to me.
Along with that, you can set a custom resolution to emulate a 21:9 display. That can increase performance and maintain image quality at the expense of black bars at the top and bottom of your screen, but you’ll get a wider aspect ratio and FOV in return. Though that too will depend on the game and how it supports 21:9.
Tl;dr: you got options, fam
Some games you’ll be able to get a consistent 60 with mixed settings. Again it depends on the game, but you’ll often be hard pressed to spot a difference between the max and medium/high setting for some effects. Especially while playing on a tele that I’m assuming you’ll be a good few feet away from.
Last option is resolution scaling when available. If a game supports it and TAA, or DLSS, take advantage of it. The performance increase is worth the the small drop in image quality. Going to 75%-90% of native 4K with TAA on a 4K screen looks completely fine to me.
Along with that, you can set a custom resolution to emulate a 21:9 display. That can increase performance and maintain image quality at the expense of black bars at the top and bottom of your screen, but you’ll get a wider aspect ratio and FOV in return. Though that too will depend on the game and how it supports 21:9.
Tl;dr: you got options, fam
By ATTICUS H Go To PostNow in the market for a gaming pc at around £1400-1600. I'm going prebuilt since honestly I just cba to build it atm. There's a slew of Ryzen 3700x + 2070 Super builds around that price. Bit of an odd situation since I want to hook this up to my 4k/60hz TV, but it seems like this setup is better suited to post-60fps/1440p?This is important, can you tell if a fan is working?
Oh and this PC will just be for games and eventually VR. I've got a Surface Pro and Matebook for my day-to-day work.
By HonestVapes Go To PostYou can do 4K your on a 2070S if you tweak the settings down here and there. It’ll depend a lot on the game too, since some are more demanding than others. Worse case scenario for the most part would be capping the FPS at 30 with mostly maxed out settings.
Some games you’ll be able to get a consistent 60 with mixed settings. Again it depends on the game, but you’ll often be hard pressed to spot a difference between the max and medium/high setting for some effects. Especially while playing on a tele that I’m assuming you’ll be a good few feet away from.
Last option is resolution scaling when available. If a game supports it and TAA, or DLSS, take advantage of it. The performance increase is worth the the small drop in image quality. Going to 75%-90% of native 4K with TAA on a 4K screen looks completely fine to me.
Along with that, you can set a custom resolution to emulate a 21:9 display. That can increase performance and maintain image quality at the expense of black bars at the top and bottom of your screen, but you’ll get a wider aspect ratio and FOV in return. Though that too will depend on the game and how it supports 21:9.
Tl;dr: you got options, fam
Damn, thanks man! I'll consider all of this! Especially your points about resolution scaling.
By NinjaFridge Go To PostThis is important, can you tell if a fan is working?
Erm, I think so? Plus I heard Speedfan is a great tool to monitor your fan's efficiency, right?
Argus Monitor actually supports more hardware, is easier to read, and easier to configure: https://www.argusmonitor.com/en/index.php
However, it costs money.
However, it costs money.
Speedfan was pretty awful in my experience. Argus Monitor has been fucking superb in the year or so I’ve used it for. Couldn’t really ask for a better piece of software.
https://www.microcenter.com/product/608649/inland-premium-2tb-ssd-3d-nand-m2-2280-pcie-nvme-30-x4-internal-solid-state-drive
is this a good buy? I want to throw my HDD in the trash and replace it with another m.2, the one i currently have is 256gb
is this a good buy? I want to throw my HDD in the trash and replace it with another m.2, the one i currently have is 256gb
By ATTICUS H Go To PostErm, I think so? Plus I heard Speedfan is a great tool to monitor your fan's efficiency, right?I'm sorry, we only endorse Argus Monitor in this thread.
By aka Espi Go To Posthttps://www.microcenter.com/product/608649/inland-premium-2tb-ssd-3d-nand-m2-2280-pcie-nvme-30-x4-internal-solid-state-driveI can't find any legit reviews on this, but looking at comments, it uses some known quality parts and it is TLC so, yeah, I think that is a great deal. The closest competition it has is the Intel 660p for $200 for 2TB but the 660p is slower and has less endurance since it uses QLC. I say pull the trigger, but if Diehard contradicts me, listen to him.
is this a good buy? I want to throw my HDD in the trash and replace it with another m.2, the one i currently have is 256gb
Bruuuuhhhhh, the lack of motherboards is truly crazy. Same with inflation. I might just start buying parts and waiting, but who knows when they'll be back in stock.
By Kibner Go To PostI can't find any legit reviews on this, but looking at comments, it uses some known quality parts and it is TLC so, yeah, I think that is a great deal. The closest competition it has is the Intel 660p for $200 for 2TB but the 660p is slower and has less endurance since it uses QLC. I say pull the trigger, but if Diehard contradicts me, listen to him.Yeah I’ve never even heard of this brand but micro center reviews have never really let me down.
@diehard get in here
That's a Phison E12 + DRAM + 64 layer Toshiba TLC NAND. Can't speak to the support Inland has or how great their firmware is but hardware wise that should be real good. Oh right that's Micro Center's in-house brand huh?
By diehard Go To PostThat's a Phison E12 + DRAM + 64 layer Toshiba TLC NAND. Can't speak to the support Inland has or how great their firmware is but hardware wise that should be real good. Oh right that's Micro Center's in-house brand huh?
yeah
Might have to load up my storage server with those instead of Intel 660p's if the prices stay that low when I build it out.
By Adam Go To PostWhen are we getting inexpensive 4-6 TB SSDs?Probably not for a long while, judging by how slow capacity seems to be increasing and prices dropping.
By Kibner Go To PostProbably not for a long while, judging by how slow capacity seems to be increasing and prices dropping.
😭😭😭
Why are you crushing my dreams???
Can't wait to transition out of HDDs...
is it hard to keep drives cool when they hit high (~3500mb/s) read speeds? in sff cases that use sandwich layouts the second nvme slot is on the back with the gpu right on top of it so i'm just like ???
By rerixo Go To Postis it hard to keep drives cool when they hit high (~3500mb/s) read speeds? in sff cases that use sandwich layouts the second nvme slot is on the back with the gpu right on top of it so i'm just like ???A controller will throttle when getting too hot but I don't think you will really have problems when just reading from the drive. Honestly most people aren't writing enough to a drive to cause throttling outside of benchmarking, unless maybe take like a Phison E16 and take the heatsink off and throw huge video files at it.
By rerixo Go To Postis it hard to keep drives cool when they hit high (~3500mb/s) read speeds? in sff cases that use sandwich layouts the second nvme slot is on the back with the gpu right on top of it so i'm just like ???The classic trick in the DAN A4 was to use a thick thermal pad on the rear M.2 to bridge the gap between the drive and the aluminium spine of the case.
Generally works with any sandwich style case that has a metal spine/motherboard tray with no cut out.
By Adam Go To PostWhat's the tl:dr?
It's a 9900K with two extra cores. Not a total furnace either despite the power draw.
3900X is still better for pretty much everything not gaming.
By HonestVapes Go To PostIt's a 9900K with two extra cores. Not a total furnace either despite the power draw.
3900X is still better for pretty much everything not gaming.
So you, Smokey, and I aren't upgrading then. 🤔
By Adam Go To PostSo you, Smokey, and I aren't upgrading then. 🤔I feel pretty set on the CPU front for at least 5 more years. Maybe by that time AMD will match Intel's 14nm+++++++ in gaming.
I was looking at Plex CPU requirements (https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/) and it looks like my 2700x can just barely transcode a single 4K HDR (50Mbps, 10-bit HEVC) file to 10Mbps 1080p. May actually need to get a 3900x to give me enough power to (again, just barely) transcode two of those kinds of files. Then again, I'm probably over thinking this. Will probably just get a cheap 3600 for the server and update my main pc with Ryzen 3, whenever it comes out.
By Laboured Go To PostI'll be upgrading whenever these SSD things I've been hearing about come out for PC.
By Kibner Go To PostI was looking at Plex CPU requirements (https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/) and it looks like my 2700x can just barely transcode a single 4K HDR (50Mbps, 10-bit HEVC) file to 10Mbps 1080p. May actually need to get a 3900x to give me enough power to (again, just barely) transcode two of those kinds of files. Then again, I'm probably over thinking this. Will probably just get a cheap 3600 for the server and update my main pc with Ryzen 3, whenever it comes out.I've always wondered what the appear of trans-coding is now. Aren't pretty much all devices plenty capable of playing a video file in its native format and resolution?
By diehard Go To PostI've always wondered what the appear of trans-coding is now. Aren't pretty much all devices plenty capable of playing a video file in its native format and resolution?I think it's mostly for bandwidth reasons now. Especially over cellular.
I might've mentioned this before. So all programs / windows in Windows 10 automatically move to my primary monitor after both monitors wake up from standby and it's been destroying any enjoyment I could've got out of having a multi-monitor setup. Every fucking time you have to move the window(s) back to the secondary display and it's just incredibly annoying, so most of the time I simply don't bother.
I went down the internet rabbit hole trying to fix this shit. Seems to be an issue related to the Transient Multimon Manager (TMM), which you could once upon a time mess around with in the registry, but newer W10 versions don't have it anymore and adding it to the reg manually does nothing. I must've tried at least half a dozen other suggested fixes, turned off deep sleep on both my Acer monitors, so far nothing has worked. I even updated the DisplayPort firmware on my 1080ti and that did nothing as well. Apparently it's a widespread problem with Windows 10 and digitally connected displays. They even sell monitor detect killer adapters, but it's only for HDMI.
At least I'm having fun watching people raging about it on forums, threatening to sue Microsoft 'cause it has cost them days of work and purposefully pirating W10 until the issue has been solved. I found posts that go back almost 5 years and MS still haven't fixed this. Sensational stuff.
EDIT: Currently investigating doing an EDID override via the Nvidia Control Panel, but it seems to be a Quadro-only feature.
I went down the internet rabbit hole trying to fix this shit. Seems to be an issue related to the Transient Multimon Manager (TMM), which you could once upon a time mess around with in the registry, but newer W10 versions don't have it anymore and adding it to the reg manually does nothing. I must've tried at least half a dozen other suggested fixes, turned off deep sleep on both my Acer monitors, so far nothing has worked. I even updated the DisplayPort firmware on my 1080ti and that did nothing as well. Apparently it's a widespread problem with Windows 10 and digitally connected displays. They even sell monitor detect killer adapters, but it's only for HDMI.
At least I'm having fun watching people raging about it on forums, threatening to sue Microsoft 'cause it has cost them days of work and purposefully pirating W10 until the issue has been solved. I found posts that go back almost 5 years and MS still haven't fixed this. Sensational stuff.
EDIT: Currently investigating doing an EDID override via the Nvidia Control Panel, but it seems to be a Quadro-only feature.
I ordered a Herman Miller Embody and it was originally supposed to ship July 2 and now it's saying July 31
By aka Espi Go To PostI ordered a Herman Miller Embody and it was originally supposed to ship July 2 and now it's saying July 31rip
I still like my Hag Capisco. It's good at exactly what I bought it for, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone who doesn't constantly move around in their chair like I do.
By Adam Go To PostWhen did aka Espi become SLAENT-elite here?I wish lol
O_O
By HonestVapes Go To PostEspi dropping more on a chair than we do GPUs.I was a dumbass and bought a DXRacer like 5 years ago and it hasn't been kind to my back. Being in quarantine made me realize I need to get rid of this chair as I'm using my PC way more now.
I haven't been comfortable in this chair in a long time but before this between work and social life it's been almost 2 years since I sat in this chair for more than an hour. I've gone through plenty of budget office chairs and even higher tier chairs that people have recommended over the years that probably came out to being more than a Herman Miller despite not lasting as long as a Herman Miller (or as kind to your body)
Basically hope my body lasts longer than a PC build lol
My Ikea Markus has been holding up pretty well through all this time at home. Had to take the arms off it for maximum spread during the current sweaty sack weather. Last few days have been 26-27c in my room.
By Adam Go To PostWhen did aka Espi become SLAENT-elite here?
O_O
Avoid Corsair’s GPU blocks, fams. There’s a design fault on the in/out terminal that can cause them to leak if an amount of force is exerted on them.
Lads I'm in the market for a pre-built webcam for my desktop for WFH purposes. Happy to spend on something decent. Suggestions welcome.
By $10 Bagel Go To PostI ordered a Herman Miller Embody and it was originally supposed to ship July 2 and now it's saying July 31Nice mate, as a Yoga teacher I agree with you, good posture comes with a great chair.
My Humanscale chair probably cost more than any system I've ever assembled too lol. But then again, I normally work from home so alternating between that and my height adjusting desk is tops.
By Laboured Go To PostLads I'm in the market for a pre-built webcam for my desktop for WFH purposes. Happy to spend on something decent. Suggestions welcome.I don't know shit about webcams, but Logitech's C920s HD Pro is what usually gets recommended, if you're not afraid to spend a bit more.
Maybe the Razer Kiyo, if lighting is a problem, as it has a LED ring.
Yeah that's what I was seeing too but I kinda hate the look of it. Wanted to grab this one (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Calling-Recording-Microphones-Adjustable/dp/B07W4DHNBF?tag=experevi-21&ascsubtag=1406114&th=1) but it seems Amazon is low on all kinds of webcams atm.