ASUS launches GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition

mardi 31 mars 2015

Mentioned in the previous post, ASUS is releasing theÂ*GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition. On the weirdest date alright, being Aprils 1st.Â*...



ASUS launches GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition





ASUS launches GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition

Ram placement

Hey,



I was checking out new low profile ram chips for the new noctua-d15 I am getting. The ram chips shown show the ram with the 1st and 3rd slots filled. I have been reading that is how to do it properly. On my ASUS Maximus Hero VI board i am running 1st and 2nd right next to each other with no problems for over a year.



So if it works with my config is there any need to change it?





Ram placement

3d mark api overhead feature test





after updating windows ( which might take an hour ) i'll post dx 12 benchmark..





3d mark api overhead feature test

Silent Hills/P.T. page removes Kojima Productions' logo

Eurogamer




Quote:








Kojima Productions' logo been removed from the official Silent Hills/P.T. website.



Before and after pictures were reported by Gamespot. As you can see below, one image has logos for Kojima Productions and the Fox Engine, while the current site only contains the latter

*Image in link above*.



On the frontpage the thread title "New trend in gaming", people said boycotting only hurts the industry. No, the industry hurts itself with this sort of behaviour along with its crappy ports and support and treatment of developers, ips and gamers.



Clearly its not about the money if they can afford to treat the developers that make them their money in the first place, like this.



I wont be buying MGS:TP (nor pirating it, fyi) and I wont be buying anymore Konami products going forward.





Silent Hills/P.T. page removes Kojima Productions' logo

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PC)

It's as we thought, a return to the old... crappy Japanese PC ports.

Thankfully we are used to such things, and I'm sure mods are on the way.

We already have a nude patch on the way ;)

That being said, this is still the first game of the franchise to see its way to PC without emulation. If you're a die hard DOA fan on PC I'm sure you're happy to see it here... if only online worked.



Here's some screens with a SweetFX tune up.

[spoiler]













[/spoiler]





Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PC)

Got an issue I need help with.

I'm getting a crash while playing games. I finally got a popup that says something in the nature of open GL and the driver. Gave a error 3 in the pop up.



4790k

msi gforce 970

8gb ram

windows 7





Got an issue I need help with.

GTA V, New Screens and Leaked PC Trailer

so can not wait to play this, I thought that these deserved their own thread, feel free to merge with GTA V thread though mods...



[SPOILER] [/SPOILER]





GTA V, New Screens and Leaked PC Trailer

Lorne Lanning laments current state of gaming industry.






Lorne Lanning laments current state of gaming industry.

MSI Afterburner Visual C++ Runtime Library error

Hello everybody,



I have an issue with MSI Afterburner. This program closes unexpectedly and shows an error message refering to Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library. I have last version, but I have already tried with antique software.



Here's my hardware:

-Asus Maximus VII Ranger

-Corsair RM750 750W 80 Plus Gold Modular

-Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0Ghz

-Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H100i

-Kingston HyperX Fury Black DDR3 1866MHz 16GB 2x8GB

-MSI GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 2GB GDDR5

-Samsung 840 Evo SSD Series 250GB SATA3



Here's the error message:

Nombre del evento de problema: APPCRASH

Nombre de la aplicación: MSIAfterburner.exe

Versión de la aplicación: 4.1.0.7013

Marca de tiempo de la aplicación: 5482f075

Nombre del módulo con errores: MSVCR90.dll

Versión del módulo con errores: 9.0.30729.6161

Marca de tiempo del módulo con errores: 4dace5b9

Código de excepción: 40000015

Desplazamiento de excepción: 0005beae

Versión del sistema operativo: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1

Id. de configuración regional: 3082

Información adicional 1: 8943

Información adicional 2: 8943609ec1edf246ec16db0111053ae9

Información adicional 3: 30a4

Información adicional 4: 30a413f2cc5ee50097f4c1c1ad758347



Sorry, my OS is in Spanish, but there you have the error message notifications. I'm using Windows 7 SP1.



I've reinstalled Microsoft Visual C++, but the problem persists.



Please, need your help.



Thanks. Greetings.





MSI Afterburner Visual C++ Runtime Library error

SSD write limit till when?

Before I buy SSD I want to know something. No I'm not asking how much average SSD lives. I want to know when technologies going to develop enough to put end of this "write limit" thing? Or maybe that's how the things going to be forever?





SSD write limit till when?

295x2 Issue

Hi iam having issues with 295x2 runs fine on idle, but as soon as i play a game fan seems to be running at 100% ,as its noisy as anything temps are 57c max. radiator is installed in top of case,

case storm trooper





295x2 Issue

Got one of those scam calls from India

So we all know about those "I'm definitely not calling from India, may I take over your PC, encrypt it, and tell you to pay up to get your files back?" scams.



I got woken up with one of those calls today so I was too tired to screw with the guy and waste his time as I do something else like eat breakfast. So I just said I know this is a junk call, good luck with your next scam and hung up.



The difference is, this guy asked for Cyrus, meaning some company got compromised that they got my name and number. Or just as likely some employee at Dell in India sold customer info. The guy also listed a Dell (service) number that was supposedly mine. I was too tired to pay attention but I should have because if the number was actually for one of my Dell parts (just monitors and a printer) that means Dell has been compromised.



What do you guys think?





Got one of those scam calls from India

ASUS to launch a GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition

In preparation for festivities,Â*ASUS is not only celebrating their 500 million motherboard accomplishment but they will be celebrating a 125 million graphics cards milestone as well. This along with ...



ASUS to launch a GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition





ASUS to launch a GeForce GTX 980 20th Anniversary Gold Edition

Microsoft Surface 3 launches with quad-core Atom x7 CPU

Not a popular and trendy thing anymore, but Microsoft launches theÂ*Surface 3 and it is powered by a quad-coreÂ*Atom x7 Z8700 1.6GHz SoC. Staring at 499 USD you'll receive a version with 64GB storage...



Microsoft Surface 3 launches with quad-core Atom x7 CPU





Microsoft Surface 3 launches with quad-core Atom x7 CPU

Please help.

Need AMD 01/28/2015, 14.201.1008.1002 driver. Please help.





Please help.

Ican´t activate VSR

I have windows 7 x64 but when i install the new graphics drivers for enable the VSR for my HD7770 i can´t enable.





Ican´t activate VSR

Samsung releases 850 EVO mSATA and M.2.

Samsungreleased the 850 EVO M.2 and 850 EVO mSATA solid state drive (SSD) lineups. Just one-tenth the weight of a traditional 2.5-inch SSD, the M.2 and mSATA SSDs are ideal for users looking to upgrad...



Samsung releases 850 EVO mSATA and M.2.





Samsung releases 850 EVO mSATA and M.2.

gtx 960 ti?

There´s a big gap between 970 and 960 in pricing and performance. I happen to be calmy searching for a new gpu. A gtx 960 ti with 1280(+)SP and 3gb 192bits would be so lovely since i´m keen on a maxwell card this time. Do you guys think it will happen?





gtx 960 ti?

Quadfire 295x2 problem

I am at work so forgive me for not having access to PCPARTPICKER. My configuration is as follows:



CPU - 5820K



MB - MSI X99S MPOWER



RAM - 2x4GB TEAM ELITE PLUS DDR4



VGA - 2 Sapphire 295x2's



PSU - EVGA 1300 G2



HD - Samsung 850 Evo SSD



Case - Fractal R5 Case



So after putting everything together, I have the following problem.



After leaving the machine off all night, when I power up in the morning, there is no display signal. I have to remove the display connections from the top card to the bottom card to get a signal. When I do this and log into windows, the monitor scaling has been reset to underscan and AMD CCC lists one of the top cards' GPU's as disabled. Windows hardware configuration does not even list the 4th GPU. If I soft restart (OS), there is no change. If I hard reset (button) there is no change.



I can fix this problem temporarily by scrubbing the old drivers (using DDU) and shutting down, then reconnecting the monitor to the top card. When I repower the machine it acts normally, recognizing all 4 gpu's and lets me reinstall drivers. After this, if I completly power down though, one of the top card's gpu's gets disabled again, and I have to switch the monitor to the bottom card again and repeat this process. I have tried this with 14.12 and beta 15.3 drivers, but nither is stable through a power down cycle.



I have verified that the MB is supposed to be quad CrossFire capable, and that this problem presents itself even when I am using a single DVI monitor as the output (not using any of the minidisplayports on the cards).



Tonight I have a few diagnostic plans. First, I am going to run DDU and leave the monitor plugged into the bottom card when I reinstall drivers. Then if the problem comes back when I cycle power but it has followed the primary card designation in CCC, it is likely a driver/windows problem. If I power cycle and the top card looses a gpu but the bottom card is still the primary, and hence I dont lose display capability, its probably the card and Ill think about RMA'ing with Sapphire.



Any other suggestions?





Quadfire 295x2 problem

Games Crashing my PC on laucn, have to hard reboot

Hey there



Since some days, i have some weirds malfunction on my PC.

Each game i try to start freeze/chrash my PC



I have to hard reboot and cannot play



I have done a clean install of W7 SP1 64 bits again today.

Reinstall the last Drivers 14.12 for my HD7750 OC card,

Clean and put new thermal paste on my GPU and CPU, nbut still gor this problem.



MB: Asus B85m-G

2*4GB skillraw

Gigabyte HD7750 OC 1Gb

intel i5-4670k



Need to test my ram with memtest yet but i don't see what can be the problem



I planned to buy a new ventirad for my CPU, and maybe change my GPU at the end of April (to go on a 960Gtx i think) , but i don't know if it will fix it, and i will have to wait a month to play again



Anyone have an idea on what to do/test, and what's happening, is my GPU dying or something ?



thx in advance





Games Crashing my PC on laucn, have to hard reboot

290s @ 4k

So, is it generally considered a driver issue with AMD for the constant flickering and cutting out on the 290 series cards @60Hz 4k DP 1.2 ?



Is this happening for NVIDIA cards?



Or are the Samsung U28D590D monitors really that bad?



This issue is :bang::bang::bang::thumbdown





290s @ 4k

I need help about choosing a case

I have a dillema about a PC case for my build.

I own a Gygabyte GA-P85D3 motherboard , Intel Core i5 4690 CPU , Sapphire Radeon 280X Vapor X 3X , Seasonic 650W G-series PSU , 1XSamsung 850 Pro, 1Xstandard 3.5" HDD (I plan to keep the number of components the same during a longer time period...if I decide to go multi GPU , just one more card will be added). CPU cooler is stock by the way,but I planned a AIO CPU cooler (would love to buy Swiftech H220-X)



And I am torn between these cases

NZXT H440 , Fractal Design Arc XL , Corsair Obsidian 750D .



The only things preventing me from NZXT is the fear of high temrperatures in a smaller case (I love the extra room in other two) ,and the lack of space for everything to "breathe" comfy . But I fell in love with the design,colour schemes,and details in NZXT...



Second in line is Fractal Design (I just love the weight and thick metal sheets)



Obsidian is here as a possibility, just to parry FD Arc XL if you guys change my mind to a bigger case .





Anyway , HELP , I am literraly having headaches from overthinking this .

By the way,pricing of NZXT and Fractal Design cases are the same(price of Obsidian I don't know jet,but it does not matter that much,because I would pay more for the things I can grow to love).



Thanks .





I need help about choosing a case

Intel Releases Braswell SOCs for entry level

Silently Intel just injected four new Braswell SOCs into the channel. The models are both dual and quad-core for entry level desktops and laptops, they will be released as Celeron and Pentium processo...



Intel Releases Braswell SOCs for entry level





Intel Releases Braswell SOCs for entry level

MSI Launches MS-98G5 IPC Motherboard with Embedded Broadwell CPU

MSI released MS-98G5 industrial mainboard with superior processing and graphic capability in response. MS-98G5 is a Mini-ITX board based on Intel 4th Gen QM87/HM86 architecture that come support with ...



MSI Launches MS-98G5 IPC Motherboard with Embedded Broadwell CPU





MSI Launches MS-98G5 IPC Motherboard with Embedded Broadwell CPU

STRIKE NX to replace FX gamepad series for PC

SPEEDLINK focuses on in-house creation with its new STRIKE NX gamepad. The new gamepad will replace the very successful STRIKE FX and will be available in both wireless and non-wireless models for PC ...



STRIKE NX to replace FX gamepad series for PC





STRIKE NX to replace FX gamepad series for PC

Overclocking failure error message on bootup

I have an Asus P6T v2 Deluxe with an I7 920 that I overclocked to 3.65 mHz when I replaced the original videocard with a Nvidia GTX770. I've had this card for more than 2 years now with no issues. After installing the card, I never fiddled with anything in the BIOS again.



A couple of weeks ago, my PC locked up when I was doing nothing but reading online. A couple of days ago, I got a CPU fan failure message on bootup. I rebooted the PC and I haven't seen the message since.



This morning, I booted up and I got an overclocking failure message telling me to either hit F1 to enter setup or F2 to reset to factory default. I wasn't sure what the proper steps were to take and which would be the proper solution, so I did neither and just shut the thing off. I rebooted the PC and the message wasn't there.



So, I'm not sure what I should do next, if anything. I do monitor the temperature of the PC and it runs between 25-45 C depending on whether or not I'm gaming. It seems to be running okay now. Please advise.



Win 7 HP; Asus P6T deluxe v2; Nvidia GTX 770; 6MB ram; Thermaltake T'power 1000W PS; 2 HD's; 2 Opticals.



Thanks.





Overclocking failure error message on bootup

Non 2.4GHz Cordless house phone

Anyone know where I can buy a cordless house phone that is not on the 2.4GHz frequency? (In the UK)



The missus' mother/brothers house has huge internet issues, one of which is whenever the house phone is used, the WiFi disconnects



I've been over there and replaced their router, changed the channel, moved things as far away from each other as possible, changed filters etc etc, and the only thing left to do is switch the 2.4GHz cordless phone to a different freq phone



They've been down to places like Argos who apparently are as much help as a potato when asking about things like that



There is another confusing part to the WiFi issue, when her brother is using his Android tablet, and she powers hers up, once hers connects to WiFi, his disconnects



IP conflict I thought, but I've made sure everything on that network has a unique IP



The reason I replaced their router was because this was happening before with the crappy ISP router, and it worked for a while, but apparently now has started doing it again (Not been back up to check yet)



Anyhoo, the phone is the main issue atm as she lives with me and is only over there on a weekend, but the mother is always on the phone and the brother is always getting disconnected



If we can't find a non 2.4 phone, she'll have to go the wired route, but I thought I'd try find her a cordless one first



Switching the router to 5GHz is not an option as everything they own is 2.4GHz only





Non 2.4GHz Cordless house phone

usb 3.0 seagate hdd not copying to it fast enough

i have a seagate externall hdd 1tb usb 3.0, it's only copying to it at 41 mb/s, i know that usb 3.0 should be 80 to 90 mb/s, i have installed the ASmedia 3.0 driver from the boards dvd, restarted, still copying at 42 mb/s only, any fix?

my internal hdd is 7200 rpm.





usb 3.0 seagate hdd not copying to it fast enough

any ideas for this problem

Not sure how to sort this but here goes:



Just (down)upgraded to a MSI Z97 Gaming ACK mini itx motherboard due to space issues and have gotten rid of my watercooled rig for a Corsair H100i AIO in a new Air 540 case.

I have a load of corsair SP120 fans all 3 pin that I want to use and monitor on my existing Aquaero 6XT but my motherboard only has 1 internal USB header which the AIO requires so I cant plug the AE 6 into it so cant get the software to run.

Is there a splitter or cable that I can get to allow me to use both items on the usb header so I don't have to purchase a new fan controller- money is tight currently



TIA





any ideas for this problem

AMD: Asynchronous shaders in GCN handy with DirectX 12

Last week we already got a taste of DirectX 12 with the release of an 3DMark update, and that did taste well ! The API overhead is much reduced meaning the future of gaming can have much more complex scenery with more objects ...



http://ift.tt/1Ny310x





AMD: Asynchronous shaders in GCN handy with DirectX 12

BIOS update for Gigabyte R9 295x2

Does anyone know if there has been a bios update released for the Gigabyte R9 295x2, Model:GV-R9295X2-8GD-B. If so, has there also been a upgrade utility released to do the job?



If anyone knows of a bios upgrade and has applied it, have you had any problems, e.g. did it kill your card:cry:, or are you still a happy gamer:biggun:



Is it even worth thinking about upgrading the bios on my card or would I be better off keeping to the original bios file?





BIOS update for Gigabyte R9 295x2

Guru3D Rig of the Month - March 2015

Have a look at the Guru3D rig of the month March 2015, actually let's call it the PC Desk of the Month. A build that comes from Mathieu Heredia. Mathieu made this build all by himself, and all by han...



Guru3D Rig of the Month - March 2015





Guru3D Rig of the Month - March 2015

AMD prepping Greenland GPU for 2016

That's right, we still need to see an actual 300 series first of course, but there already is talk and speculation about the successor architecture from Â*AMD, a product which carries the label Green...



AMD prepping Greenland GPU for 2016





AMD prepping Greenland GPU for 2016

Enermax adds EMK 5 Series Storage Units

lundi 30 mars 2015

ENERMAX introduces 3 new EMK 5 series backplane modules for industrial storage rack: EMK5301, EMK5401 and EMK5501, which can accomdate 3~5 3.5" SATA or SAS drives respectively. The 3 new EMK 5 b...



Enermax adds EMK 5 Series Storage Units





Enermax adds EMK 5 Series Storage Units

ASUS ROG Sica Mouse and Whetstone Mousepads

ASUS releases the Republic of Gamers (ROG) Sica optical gaming mouse and ROG Whetstone mouse pad. ROG Sica has an ambidextrous design and is especially ideal for fingertip grip gamers. The ROG Whetsto...



ASUS ROG Sica Mouse and Whetstone Mousepads





ASUS ROG Sica Mouse and Whetstone Mousepads

Team Group Adds M.2 SSDs to lineup

Team Group announced today the launch of our solid state drive TM4PS4/TM8PS4. This next generation high speed SSD M.2 (also known as the Next Generation Form Factor, NGFF), provides your mobile comput...



Team Group Adds M.2 SSDs to lineup





Team Group Adds M.2 SSDs to lineup

Build new i7 pc!

Hey guys, its been a while since I made a post on the forums. I recently build a new gaming i7 computer about 2 months ago and would like to share my joy and some pictures with you guys. Love the guru3d community!

Sorry! not sure why pictures are upside down :(



























:) :nerd: :banana:





Build new i7 pc!

Windows 10 6950 fails to start 15.2

Can someone please help me out, having a real issue here. Currently have the 14.x drivers installed on my windows 10 install and have a 6950. My issue that windows update is trying to install the 15.2 drivers but it always give an error code 43 or something saying the device fails to start. I have tried clean installs and rebooting and manually installing it but it always gives me this error. How do i fix this? Everytime i use windows update it attempts the driver update, fails, ruins my resolution because of the driver issue, then i have to roll back to the old drivers.





Windows 10 6950 fails to start 15.2

Graphics card advice before upgrade - older system

I'm considering upgrading my PC. I've not put much effort into it for a while but starting to get more use out of it.



It's initial use was as a workstation running Hyper-V machines:

  • Gigabyte P67A-UD7-B3

  • Intel CPU 0 @ 3.10GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.3GHz

  • 32768MB RAM




I've now started using it for some games and looking at upgrading so I can play some of the newer titles. Existing graphics card is a Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 5800 series card.



I'm considering an upgrade to a GTX 960 which is probably within budget now or holding off a bit longer and going for a GTX 970 which is currently out of budget.



I'm in Australia so the jump in price between the cards is going from about $350/$400 to $500/$550.



Question is whether I'd be wasting my time on upgrading to either card based on my other hardware?



If the upgrade is viable, would I be better getting the GTX 970 or could a GTX 960 with 4GB suffice?





Graphics card advice before upgrade - older system

buzz sound

Hello, i am getting a buzz sound using my onboard realtek 1150 from the mobo z97x-gaming 5 connected through rear back panel jack (green) here is a video example http://ift.tt/1aczrl0



i don't get this when i am using front panel, just rear back panel

also i don't get it when i use onboard igfx currently using 280x

i tried 7950 from a friend and still the same buzz sound.





buzz sound

Windows 10 Build 10049 Live - Includes Project Spartan Browser







http://ift.tt/1EWEuNU





Download (IMPORT INTO YOUR OWN MEGA ACCOUNT FIRST)


Build 10049 X64 ISO
(Decrypted and built from captured ESD)




Code:



http://ift.tt/1EWEsWh



Code:



NKJFK-GPHP7-G8C3J-P6JXR-HQRJR







Windows 10 Build 10049 Live - Includes Project Spartan Browser

Why?

[spoiler][/spoiler]

Why? Pill Monster wasn't the nicest guy around but he sure as hell was a huge help and probably has more hardware knowledge than maybe anyone here.



Everything he said in the AMD forum was right, he was expressing his opinion and then he gets banned because a guy with 20 posts reported him?



Jesus christ man. Can I atleast know who was behind this?





Why?

Help me decide what new iPhone to upgrade to

Here is the story. Our company standardized on the iPhone. I would much rather have an android but I do not get any options other than apple. My current iPhone 5 contract is up. I can now upgrade to either the iPhone 6 or the iPhone 6+. I do like the additional screen size of the iPhone 6+ but I am leery to carry around such a huge phone. I would like to hear from people who actually carry the 6+ to see if it is that bad to lug around all day. How obnoxious does the 6+ look in a belt holster on your hip? Are there any other disadvantages to the 6+?





Help me decide what new iPhone to upgrade to

Low GPU usage in wow.

Usually I can run wow @ ultra settings no problem, but for some reason if I try to suddenly look at a distance, or I get too close to a bonfire or people start to cast a lot of spells around me, my fps immediately drops to 30-40fps for no reason. I've discovered that in these moments, my gpu usage falls back to 30-35%



I've found that if I open Task Manager and set wow64.exe process to Realtime, gpu usage go back to being 80-85% and the problem is fixed, at least until I have to open wow again. I'm using the latest driver btw.



It's very annoying, any potential fixes would be most appreciated.





Low GPU usage in wow.

Weird mouse slow down problem?

Hey guys, I dunno if this is the right place to make a thread, but I thought, hey, it's Guru3d...someone has got to be able to help me here, right?! :D



So...yesterday I was playing DreadOut...then had one CtD, because my display driver stopped working, then I relaunched the game....and noticed some strange things happening. The biggest and most annoying problem I come here today with you guys is...whenever I have a 3D application open, say for instance, FFXIV that I play a lot, whenever I Alt+Tab to my desktop and move my cursor over shortcuts on my desktop, they don't light up fluidly anymore.



Another thing I noticed, is whenever I open up the Nvidia Control Panel and go to the "Adjust image settings with preview" tab, say for instance, I have FFXIV open and Alt+Tab to that window, whenever I move my cursor in said window, the preview image completely stops. I can move my mouse around like crazy and the spinning Nvidia logo, with the FFXIV program open in the background, completely stops moving. When I move my cursor outside of the Nvidia Control Panel, to say my 2nd monitor, the image is fluid and moving normally, hover my mouse cursor back over the Nvidia Control Panel...its framerate drops and becomes a slideshow.



Has anyone else ever encountered a problem like this after a display driver error? Also, I was using the latest Nvidia drivers and thought maybe it had to do something with those, but then I rolled back to the 347.25 drivers and I'm still experiencing this strange...thing.



If anyone has any idea what this could be, I'd greatly appreciate it! :( If you need anymore kind of info, just reply, please!





Weird mouse slow down problem?

what's wrong?

I have a pc with 3 displays and while watching a stream on one display with IE opened up and having a game running front and center of me my gpu core clock is only 870mhz (using gpu-z looking under the sensors tab) I can then close IE and with my game still running the GPU core clock will raise to 1020mhz which is the gpu's default frequency.



what's wrong and what's the deal here?





what's wrong?

GeForce GTX 980 Ti Launches After Summer

Okay, so the gossip factor is high on this one, but definitely a card that you guys seem interested in. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti we mentioned last week would now launch after the Summer .....



GeForce GTX 980 Ti Launches After Summer





GeForce GTX 980 Ti Launches After Summer

Problem with GPU cooler

I have a 'problem' with one of my two Asus directcu ii r9 290 cards. I got those cards about two weeks ago and the first thing i did, was checking the temperatures with Unigine Valley.



Apperently those cards should run 20 procent cooler than the reference r9 290, but for one card this isn't the case at all. I started testing those cards in a crossfire setup first. These were my results:



Top card: 90-94 C

Bottom card: 70 - 75



I wasn't happy with those results at all, so i swapped the cards around to see if i would make any difference:



Top card: 82C

Bottom cards: 84C



The answer: yes, it did make a huge difference.



To confirm my results, i tested the cards individually. One card only reached 71C, while the other reached 84C.



There is obviously something wrong with the card the runs hotter. I know that the card isn't overheating, but there shouldn't be a difference of 13 degrees celcius between those two cards.



After my tests i took a closer look at the coolers of the two cards and the first thing i noticed was that the heatsink of the card that runs hotter is slightly bent (the heatsink of the cooler card is perfectly leveled). I thought that i could fix this issue by revoming the heatsink and put it back on again. The temperatures did decrease only a little (2 degrees at best), but probably only because Asus used a whole tube of thermal paste instead of a tiny amount.



As far as i can tell, the heatsink seems to make good contact with the dei. I reapplied thermal paste (Artic Cooling MX 4) a couple off times, but it didn't have any effect on the temperatures (i used the rice method and it did seem to spread nicely over the dei).



I also put my fingers on the end of the heatsink while running Unigine Valley and i noticed that the heatsink of the cooler card gets hotter than the heatsink of the hotter card.



The hotter card also cools down a little faster when there isn't any load on the GPU anymore.



A couple of days ago i tried to level the heatsink by bending it a little. Strangly enough, this lowered the temperature by 2 degrees.



What could be the problem here? I really don't have a clue. I know that it is probably hard to tell, but any suggestions are welcome.



* I'm not a native speaker and i'm sure my english isn't always correct. Sorry for that ;)





Problem with GPU cooler

Amd shows its new 5 year road map

As the tile says amd shows its new road map at the special event in Japan



http://ift.tt/1NyU2hh





Amd shows its new 5 year road map

Scratched my RAM

I was changing the TIM of the CPU but pulling the cooler out I hit the RAM and gave a tiny little scratch or more like dot on one of the RAM black memory chip things. The hit was so hard I displaced the ram a bit and PC didn't boot. However readjusted it and all runs fine as before. It's all okay two days later but I wonder if I get any errors in future. How strong are these RAMs? Should I worry?





Scratched my RAM

Advice and suggestions on new system

Hi im looking in to upgrade my old cpu (AMD Phenom 1090t x6) which is gonna have to be a full system build.



Below is a full list of parts im looking at would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.



My only real concern is if there are new cpus on the horizon.



--Intel Core i7 4790K, S1150, Haswell, 4 Core 4.4GHz Turbo, 5 GT/s DMI, 1.2GHz GPU, 40x Ratio, 84W, Retail *C0 Stepping*



--Asus Z97-PRO GAMER Intel Z97, S1150, DDR3, PCIe 3.0 (x16), Quad SLi, Quad CrossFireX, D-Sub (VGA)/ DVI-D / HDMI, ATX



--16GB (2x8GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Pro Series Red, PC3-17066 (2133), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 11-11-11-27, XMP, 1.5V



--Corsair H100i Hydro Series CPU Cooler with 240mm Radiator LGA115x/2011/1366/AM2/AM3/FM1/FM2



--250GB Samsung 850 EVO, 2.5" SSD, 3D V-NAND, SATA 6Gbps, Read 540MB/s, Write 520MB/s, 512MB Cache, 97000 IOPS



--2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA 3 6GB/s 7200rpm 64MB Cache 8ms OEM NCQ



--650W Corsair CS650M, Hybrid Modular, 80PLUS Gold, 1x120mm, ATX v2.92, PSU



--Thermaltake Chaser A71 Black Full Tower Case with Top HDD Dock with Side Window w/o PSU



Plan to use old gfx card for now (gtx670), install OS on SSD and raid the 2x 2TB drives for steam library and swap file



Cheers

Pac :)





Advice and suggestions on new system

help with a new PSU

Hi sorry to be a pain but I need help picking a PSU would a Corsair 500w or 550w semi modular be enough to run this system.





Zalman Z3 Plus ATX/M-ATX Tower Case - Black

Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3 Intel Z97, S1150

Intel Core i5 4690K 3.5GHz Socket 1150 6MB L3 Cache

Kingston HyperX Savage Red 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit

Asus R7250-1GD5 graphics card

Liteon Ihas324 24x Dvd±rw (dual ±r)/ram Sata Drive

Windows 7 Home Premium w/SP1 64bit

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Black - USB

Kensington Mouse-in-a-Box - optical - wired - USB - black

Xenta 2.1 Speaker System



http://www.ebuyer.co...y-cp-9020059-uk



http://www.ebuyer.co...rs550-amaag1-uk





help with a new PSU

New Cpu on sk 1366

I have an Asus Rampage Xtreme III with an i7 920 CPU on at the moment.

I am looking to upgrade such CPU to something like a 980X - 990x or even one from the server line of CPUs. Can this MB support an Intel Xeon X5690 CPU with non-ECC memory ? or should I stick with 980X.

I should also mention that I plan on having 6x8GB DDR3 Hyper X Fury installed on all DIMMs and what to know if the Xeon can support these in case I should head down the Xeon path.

Thank you.





New Cpu on sk 1366

Remote control for monitors?

The touch controls on the monitors are often laggy and very annoying. Does anyone have an idea how to DIY a remote control or something? I'm using a Dell U2414H.





Remote control for monitors?

Is my 750ti faulty or are they all like that?

Hi,



I never used HDMI via graphics card before. I bought the 750ti last year and the sound keeps getting this static noise especially in high volume. It's not my monitor, the speaker or the HDMI cable as I've tried them all on other devices and they work perfectly.



Is it my card that's faulty, or the driver? Anyone else using HDMI for video+audio from a graphics card?





Is my 750ti faulty or are they all like that?

144hz IPS monitors for 2015

Its the new AHVA panel (nothing to do with VA), which is basically IPS with TN like response times, which are good enough for strobing/lightboost/ulmb.



Here are the 3 that are known for 2015:



800$ Acer XB270HU (GSYNC, 27", 144Hz, 1440p, IPS)

unknown$ Acer XR341CK (GSYNC, 34" Ultrawide, 144Hz, 3440x1440, IPS)

600$ ASUS MG279Q (Adaptive Sync -unbranded FreeSync-, 27", 120Hz, 1440p, IPS)







A few words on frustrating misconceptions:


The advertised gtg is 4ms, but remember that its time for a GREY-to-GREY color shift. All other color shifts take longer. The same with ANY LCD. While your "GAMER" monitor has 1ms gtg, the real response times are around 6-8ms.



And most importantly. The "response time" is PIXEL response time and has to do with ghosting, NOT the responsiveness of the panel.



What you SHOULD care about is not imperceivable differences in ghsoting (and all LCDs will always ghost, no matter what), but you should care for INPUT LAG.



Check out the TFTCentral review of the xb270hu.

http://ift.tt/1w6GRdw



See that ghosting is a little worse if you take a close look compared to ROG Swift. You wouldnt tell the difference in games.

While the INPUT LAG is LOWER than the ROG Swift.



p.s. It is not currently confirmed if the other two will have strobing capabilities.





TLDR: These 3 monitors are in every way better than any other monitor before, finally making TN truly obsolete! Yey!





144hz IPS monitors for 2015

Problem With NVIDIA Geforce Experience

Hello people,



I own a GTX 980 G1 Gaming card. This card worked flawlessly in a Windows 8.1 environment.



Even the fan was turning off when the card was idling.



This is however not the case in Windows 10. It seems that the software provided on the NVIDIA website does not integrate at all with the Windows 10 environment which does not make sense to me.



Firstly Geforce Experience can't pick up my card... secondly the fan is very loud with no games running at all.



Thirdly installing MSI Afterburner to perhaps used it as an alternative to switch off the noisy fan also failed. MSI Afterburner does not detected the card at all.



Any advice would be welcome. Perhaps I should upgrade my MSI z97 Gaming 3 BIOS?





Problem With NVIDIA Geforce Experience

Japanese Sycom has G-Master Hydro AIO cooler for GTX Titan X

An interesting spot over at TPUÂ*today, an Asain company calledÂ*Sycom is releasing theÂ*G-Master Hydro series gaming desktops and their Titan X is modified a bit, with AIO liquid cooling....



Japanese Sycom has G-Master Hydro AIO cooler for GTX Titan X





Japanese Sycom has G-Master Hydro AIO cooler for GTX Titan X

Icy Dock Black Vortex MB174U3S-4SB Enclosure

Ok, that's the Borg Cube man, not an enclosure :) Icy DockÂ*introduced the Black Vortex MB174U3S-4SB, the USB 3.0 and eSATA quad bay external enclosure with an eye catching design and removable drive...



Icy Dock Black Vortex MB174U3S-4SB Enclosure





Icy Dock Black Vortex MB174U3S-4SB Enclosure

New GTAV Screenshots - Look good

dimanche 29 mars 2015

Since we're on the topic of GTA-V, over the weekend Rockstar added new PC screen-shots, and admittedly, they look quite good....



New GTAV Screenshots - Look good





New GTAV Screenshots - Look good

Steam's Weekly Top Sellers March 30 2015

Alright, delayed or not, the pres-ales for GTAV seems to be skyrocketing.Â*Here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve: 1.Grand Theft Auto V2.Pillars of Eternity3.Al...



Steam's Weekly Top Sellers March 30 2015





Steam's Weekly Top Sellers March 30 2015

Non-boost bios on boost card?

Does this work? Kinda getting mixed google results.





Non-boost bios on boost card?

update server changed or down?

Just wanted to ask if there was a change in the update server or if there was a local problem on my end (which is definitely possible:)) Afterburner for life!!!!:)





update server changed or down?

PES 2015 and GeForce GT540m issue??

well, this problem is getting me nervous...and im almost buying another LapTop

so...im here to try it!



Since PES 2015 was released im trying...but no success!

already did the right configuration!!!

PES 2015.exe is running with nVidia GeForce card at Geforce Settings

the game lags so much!!, i really cant play it!!

that's something really weird in this scenario!!

as you can see in the picture Pes 2013 setting see my video card exacly as it is!!

nVidia GeForce 540M!!, but the PES 2015 settings DONT!!



How to solve that!!

i wanna play!!



h t t p://s15.postimg.org/9zb2ts4y3/Capturar.jpg





PES 2015 and GeForce GT540m issue??

About Limiter, dB, your hears and fun level of Music

I found out somehing what i want to share with the guru3d community.



I was looking at beyerdynamic about headsets and i found they start sell headsets with the option with limiter or without limiter



right now its the



DT 250 Series

DT 290 Series

DT 770 Pro

DT 790 Series



Beyerdynamic say:



The following values are just “healthy”:



85dBA for 8 hours or…



88dBA for 4 hours or…



91dBA for 2 hours or…



94dBA for 1 hour or…



97dBA for 30 minutes or…



100dBA for 15 minutes





Here you can see the completly article



http://ift.tt/1D8QeAn

etc.



So next time if you turn on your Music keep in mind nobody can repair your ears. :infinity:





About Limiter, dB, your hears and fun level of Music

Angel Stone

http://ift.tt/1A5TWYv

Does anybody know this developer Fincon, which engine is this and release date?





Angel Stone

New cheap SSD advice.

I just sold my backup Kingston V300 (that sucked btw) so thinking about getting new 120GB for Witcher and some other games. 240GB+ are to expensive here and i already have one Evo 840 120GB for boot drive.



I'm thinking Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB? It have good reviews and cost only 50€. Thanks.





New cheap SSD advice.

The great Lod bias mystery. Amd users must know !

For some time now, I've been having problem with textures being too sharp... or kinda crawling/shimmering in distance when moving in some games.

And no. That is not aa. And after 2 days of research, I think I've got it all sorted out. Still need to test it on more games.

SO! :



Testing subject is Half-Life 2: Update. Also tested on hl2 with the same results.

Totally removed all drivers and registry. reinstalled to new 15.3 beta drivers. Tried the same with old 12.11 drivers and had same result. My card is 7870.



Hl2 set to max and 4xaa ingame. (imgur is not the best for this but sufficent)



First image - ccc at default.

http://ift.tt/1Dh2LmX

You can easily notice floor texture being too sharp and aliased. walls too. it looks horrible in motion. That is at drivers and ccc set to default. No option in ccc changes that (ssaa aside but more about that later)



Now I've been searching and trying everything and finally found a solution. It's lod Bias. it can be either found in registry or in radeonpro under texture lod. it defaults to 0 in radeonpro. But keep in mind, if changed to other value, restoring factory settings in CCC does NOT restore lod bias. it can be only changed back either in radeonpro or registry.

so. I am using registry method to avoid any radeonpro involvement. all settings still at default at ccc but this time lod bias set in registry to 1.

http://ift.tt/1BU7ALP



ha ! What an astonishing result! no more crawling and shimmering. value -1 looks exactly the same as 0. from 0 to 1, it gets better but shimmering is gone only at 1. above 1, textures get blurred. values above 2 make it look like n64 game.

but 1 fixes it clearly... so what happened? I remember finishing hl2 multiple times over the years and it's first time I've enountered this. And it's not the game fault. One person on other forum posted his screenshots from nvidia 970 and it looked like 1 setting on amd. So clearly, there is something off with rendering of lod bias at default 0 setting here.

can't explain what tho. it's not fault of the game, configs, ccc, radeonpro or my system. I've deleted every config and reverted everything to defaults and results are still the same. default 0 is ugly and 1 fixes it.



but the image is still not perfect, I've discovered something interesting tho. If I am to set lod to it's default 0 and enable fxaa with radeonpro... it looks like 1. it just does. even after turning fxaa with hotkey, the effect stays until restarting the game. This means that fxaa layer somehow overcomes lod bias setting and corrects it to 1. But only for the time of game running.





I've also tested Lod bias setting with adaptive transparent 4xMsaa and with 4xSSAA. Alos discovering something very interesting. I was expecting negative lod values to sharpen image with 4xSSAA but that does not happen. Image is the same on -1,0,1 except transparent textures like fences. Lod bias smoothens those out! With default 0 value at either 4xadaptive msaa or 4xSSAA, transparent textures arent antialiased enough. Again, setting lod bias to 1 totally smoothens those !

here are screenshots:



4xADAPTIVE MSAA: look at the fence on the right. or any other place really.

-1 lod

http://ift.tt/1Dh2O2e



0 lod

http://ift.tt/1BU7C6j



1 lod

http://ift.tt/1Dh2Ln1

Just look how better the fence and image overall looks with lod set to 1.



Same are the results with SSAAx4

-1

http://ift.tt/1BU7ALR



0

http://ift.tt/1Dh2Ln3



1

http://ift.tt/1BU7C6n





So... I hope I am not mad and this is legitimate issue. if so, AMD, please give us an option to change LOD in ccc or make it default to 1.

Also, to All users, (ofc I can only text on 7870) try it out. The image, textures and transparent textures look way way better on 1 lod bias instead of default 0. Without aa and with all types of classic aa.

You can change the setting in radeonpro or in registry. Thanks to old post of user ankinferno, here is a way how to change it


Code:



"Open Registry -> 'regedit'



Navigate to :



HLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Video/



Now under Video find the Key that has a '0000' subkey which has a 'umd' subkey.



eg. for my system its:



HLM/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/Video/{62B0C7BD-B807-45BE-8AAC-3176AB0DBF51}/0000/umd



Under 'UMD':



Create a String Named 'LodAdj' and assign value between -5 (Crisp Detail) to 5 (Faded Detail) ."








The great Lod bias mystery. Amd users must know !

Windows lagging after alt-tab

I have recently reinstalled my gpu drivers and since then windows would start lagging when I alt-tab while playing a game (in-game performance is however unaffected). Is there anything I can do to fix it (apart from reinstalling windows)?





Windows lagging after alt-tab

Check out this AMD deal HAHA XFX Reference R9 290 (New @ $82,608.63)

http://ift.tt/1b3OOsx



XFX Reference R9 290 (New @ $82,608.63)



It better be solid platinum and encrusted with diamonds.





Check out this AMD deal HAHA XFX Reference R9 290 (New @ $82,608.63)

Advice on faulty video card?

Hello guys,



I think I have a faulty video card and would appreciate your help.



Here's the story:



A month ago I bought a second hand Nvidia GTX 470 with MSI Twin Frozr III cooling. I got it specifically for CUDA rendering with the Adobe suite.



The temperatures for this card ranged from 60 degrees on idle to about 80-90 on load. The video card also made my CPU (Core 2 Duo E8500) run a lot hotter than previously - the CPU would go to about 76 - 78 degrees on full load with the stock cooler from Intel.



I noticed that while rendering with CUDA, the GPU usage did not go up, and the video card would not heat up at all (is this normal?). The only times where the video card was stressed were while playing games.



Yesterday I spent the whole day working in After Effects and rendering clips. The CPU, as usual would go to about 78 degrees max, the video card stayed at about 60-70.



In the end I got these blue and yellow stripes on the screen and I can't get rid of them. I get them before starting Windows, during POST, please see the screenshot Windows reports that the video card has a problem and it's been disabled. Sometimes while booting I also get a BSOD that mentions an Nvidia .sys file, I forgot the name.



I'm using Basiq 550W PSU.



I've already checked with an older video card and stripes do not appear.



So... is there anything I can do about this? Do you think the video card fried? I've read some forums that were saying it could be a VRAM issue.



Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.





Thanks,

Paul





Advice on faulty video card?

GTX 970 Strix OC DirectCU II / idle temps

I bought the ASUS StriX GTX 970 OC DirectCU II ( SLI soon ) i and want to ask you if the idle temps are not a bit too high.

Now i have 51 degrees, only Mozilla Firefox is opened.

I attache here more details about the card.

I use Windows 7 Ultimate x64, latest Nvidia driver - 347.88

Please help me, thank you

http://ift.tt/1Dfgt9W





GTX 970 Strix OC DirectCU II / idle temps

R9 270 problem(s)

I got my R9 270 about 3 months ago and have been having trouble with it since the first day. So the thing is I have been getting strange glitches in some games. When I play LoL some objects would sometimes just spread all over the screen and some small parts of the map texture become randomly rainbow coloured. For some reason alt-tabbing fixes both issues. I have also been playing battlefield hardline lately, and it happened 4-6 times in 10 hours of gameplay that I got some objecets flickering all over the screen (alt-tabbing didnt fix it this time). It also happens occasionaly in bf that a small area of the screen (close to bottom right corner) would start flickering black. Other games and 3d apps seem to perform fine in terms of textures but there is another issue. The level of detail changing trasitions are absulutely horrible in all battlefield and arma games. When moving forward the objects just randomly appear (grass, bushes) and the shadow detail level changes without a smooth transition. When speaking of shadows, they are jaggy and sometimes flickering. I dodnt bother about the issues to much since I mostly play LoL, but I reinstalled my drivers yesterday and now another issue appeared which has a direct influence on my LoL gameplay - when I alt-tab windows starts lagging horribly. Not to mention the (sometimes) unbearable coil-whine coming form the gpu when running the game above 150 FPS.

I am wondering whether I should send the gpu back, since I am not sure if the issues are caused by the gpu or the combination of my other components (everything was working fine on my 650 ti).





R9 270 problem(s)

Graphics card not compatible with MoBo?

So this is by no means something that bothers me anymore but I just want to get to the bottom of it. Here what's the thing. I got Nvidia GT730 DDR5, cheap card long time ago for the old computer (I'm using it now). I installed it and even played through Black Flag for hours with no problem. But there was a thing. Whenever I start game or anything that ups the card's clock gets tiny small grain all over the monitor which you can't see from distance but is irritating at close. I RMAd the card and the same thing was present. Didn't matter to me few bucks so I put in the box and returned to the previous card. Now I decided to give this junk PC new power supply. Why? Because the requirements for card the were 300W 20Amps PSU and mine was 300W 14A (total crap). Got 450W Corsair with 32Amps rail and I just wanted better PSU in general. Surprise, surprise same thing happens.

I really don't care much now, I just want to know why is this happening. Motherboard is the only thing that comes to my mind.

Here is the board http://ift.tt/1F5Po6B



And the card http://ift.tt/107cf2C



So anyone can confirm because I'm not that savvy.





Graphics card not compatible with MoBo?

Sword Coast Legends

A new Dungeons & Dragons game created by ex Dragon Age: Origins devs.



https://swordcoast.com/




Quote:








Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home like never before.



Sword Coast Legends also brings the roleplaying dynamic between players and Dungeon Masters to life with DM Mode, a first-of-its-kind real-time experience in which Dungeon Masters guide players through unique customizable adventures. In DM Mode, the Dungeon Master engages players and empowers them to have fun in a way that suits the party best while creating a tailored, non-adversarial 4 with 1 experience that any RPG or pen-and-paper fan will enjoy.

















This looks great.





Sword Coast Legends

My Asus ME572 physical mod....

The sharp corners on the tablet annoyed me, so I wet sanded it down. It was just solid plastic!











Much better now :nerd:





My Asus ME572 physical mod....

Laptop CPU upgrade...?

Hey Gurus



Presently got a Samsung Laptop with an AMD A6-4400M in it, and I was wandering if I could upgrade the CPU to a A10-5750M which can be found on eBay for about 60 quid...? Seems to be the socketed type, not the BGA type. This would give me twice the cores and 3 x the GFX performance.



Possible?



BLEH!





Laptop CPU upgrade...?

Enable AMD Freesync w/ Registry?

samedi 28 mars 2015

anyway to do this? since there are people finding out new hacks for VSR is there maybe an option for freesync?





Enable AMD Freesync w/ Registry?

Is it possible you could make a special version for monitoring at sub 100ms polling?

Hey there Unwinder, I don't know how to contact you directly(Edit: Will PM). But i'm trying to do some investigation into frame times with AB and RTSS along with the frame caps, but am needing more accuracy than 1/10th a second polling.



Obviously this isn't something you'd use for everyday use, but would negate the need to use other programs on TOP of RTSS/AB to try and do the same which can introduce an unwanted and unmitigatable factor that can potentially alter performance.







Thanks!






Is it possible you could make a special version for monitoring at sub 100ms polling?

USB cable connection for 2 PCs; driver question

Hello,

years ago I have bought a USB cable connection for 2 PCs also containing a software with a driver. The driver & software must be installed on the 2 PCs, after that the USB cables are plugged in on both computers, you open the file management software and there you go for transfering files.

The product is called:



Vivanco PC-linq



The problem:

this product is old from 2002, probably suited for Windows XP and even lower. I have now Windows 7 64 Bit and I cannot install the driver, if I point to the CD, Windows says there is no driver (it's probably a 32 bit driver).

Is there any solution to install the driver and/or make Windows 7 recognize it?

This cable system was rather handy and so I don't have to install a network.



Thanks very much for any feedback and your help !

XenonS



Edit:

I was not successful in finding any newer driver for this product by googling the net.





USB cable connection for 2 PCs; driver question

A new horrible trend of PC games??

http://ift.tt/1D1c7BD



I read this today and thought 1 thing this horrible tread if other developers start to do this. only way this could possible be a good trend is if they actual optimized thing correctly for said API which we all know almost never happens.



Seriously this horrible thing to think about happening. pay extra for different API version of the game that is probably just as baddy optimized.



Or am I along in fearing what could if other companys start doing this too.





A new horrible trend of PC games??

Benq XL2411Z

hello guys



i have bought this monitor, Benq XL2411Z, but im having a really hard time with the settings...the colors are really wierd and the white is very bright, i dont need any light on my room ;P

can anyone with a monitor like this please help me with the settings?



tnks





Benq XL2411Z

r9 285 or r9 280

my budget is around $240 CDN. For that price at my local retailer I can get either a sapphire r9 285 itx 2gb or r9 280 club 3d royalking 3gb for the exact same price. Which one would you get? I know the 285 is newer with trueaudio, freesync support,etc. On the other hand, the 280 has the extra 1gb of ram. I need some help. I am currently using two r7 260x's which I am giving to a friend at the end of the month due to crappy performance. please help.





r9 285 or r9 280

3570k > 3770k?

I'm trying not to spend $800+ to upgrade my whole rig, but is upgrading from an i5 3570K to an i7 3770K going to be a decent bump in gaming?



I know DX12 is going to do better with more cores, but is that limited to physical ones or will HT also boost it?



Option one: be less lazy about OCing and push the i5 past 4.2.

Option two: max out LGA 1155 with a 3770k and OC.





3570k > 3770k?

AMD teases pic of "the new fastest graphics card on the planet"

Not sure if previously posted.



But AMD posted this on twitter.







The worlds fastest graphics card with the previous worlds fastest graphics card.



Its also an MSI model too.




Quote:








Quote: The fastest graphics card in the world, with the previous fastest graphics card in the world. Nice!



Source: http://ift.tt/1Egm9Aw





AMD teases pic of "the new fastest graphics card on the planet"

Modi2 Uber and Asgard 2, toslink won't work.

As the title states that's what I have with a pair of DT 990 Premiums hooked up. I have the optical connection set. I have the toslink connected from my modi 2 to the rear of my PC.



I have a Asus Z97 AR.



In the sound panel thingy, it shows this;







I don't have the option of SPDIF. I also tried reinstalling the drivers from the Asus mobo audio section. The latest driver doesn't work. My PC just stalls, it's not frozen but the install stops. So I used the second one. Seems to have worked but I can't tell if the old drivers are on there. I use to have the xonar u7 installed. While the xonar driver was removed, the buddy software that comes with it (DTS4) is still on my pc. Irrelevant bc my pc does not recognize it anyway.





The USB 2 connection works just fine but I can't get my EQ to work with it. I don't like headphones without being able to set my EQ to my listening pref..



I'll be out of town until Tuesday. Any help with this would be appreciated so I can start utilizing my nice setup when I get home.



You guys rock!

Best

Adam





Modi2 Uber and Asgard 2, toslink won't work.

[Project Log] PARVUM FORMULA (custom one-off Parvum S2.0)





Hey guys and welcome to my new build log, PARVUM FORMULA!



This is a special build I am doing for a mate of mine and I'm very excited to build in a Parvum case.



Thanks a lot to Primochill and Mod/Smart for offering to provide goodies for this build as well as Icemodz who have been very good to me for a while now. Parvum will also provide some custom accessories for the build.



Here are the SPECS:



Case: Custom Parvum Systems S2.0

Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus VII Gene

CPU: Intel i7 4790K

GPU: ASUS STRIX GTX 970 SLI

RAM: 4 x 4GB G.Skill Trident X 2400Mhz

SSD: Crucial MX100 250GB SSD

HDD: Western Digital Green 3TB HDD

PSU: EVGA SuperNova 850W G2 80+ Gold



Cables: Mod/Smart custom sleeved



Radiators: 2 x EK-CoolStream PE 240

Fans: 4 x NoiseBlocker PL-PS PWM 120mm fans, 2 x NoiseBlocker P-P PWM 80mm fans

Pump: Swiftech MCP35X with Bitspower top, pump casing and heatsink

Reservoir: Primochill CTR Phase II 120mm or 240mm Clear

Fittings: Primochill Rigid Revolver, Bitspower angle fittings

Tubing: Primochill Rigid PETG tubing clear

CPU Block: EK- Supremacy EVO Nickel Plexi clear

GPU Block: 2 x EK-FC970 GTX Strix Nickel Plexi, 2 x EK-FC970 GTX Strix Backplate

Coolant: EK Ekoolant Blood Red



Lighting: White Icemodz Custom LED Strips



Other: ModMyToys 4-Pin PWM Power Distribution PCBs, ASUS ROG SLI Bridge





The colour scheme of the build will be black, red, and grey. The case is reverse ATX with a nice windows on top and one in the back to show the SSD. I will also be doing some custom vinyl work on the case.



Here are the renders provided by the boys over at Parvum:



















I do currently have the case though I am waiting for another panel before I can showcase it.



In the mean time here are some shots from Parvum while they were making the case :)



















Hope you guys will enjoy this build log!





Cheers,



Alex







[Project Log] PARVUM FORMULA (custom one-off Parvum S2.0)

Removed part of my new PSU. Will it work?

Yeah so I got Corsair VS450 PSU and first thing I noticed was that it ran slightly hotter than my previous cheap PSU. Took a look and noticed plastic membrane between the fan and the parts inside covering half of the fan. Don't know why is this needed and why they thought it's a nice idea but unscrewed it and got rid of it.





Removed part of my new PSU. Will it work?

External Soundcard vs. Internal vs. Other

I have a Sennheiser HD598 and I'm looking to try to make it reach its potential. I do game, but I am looking to maximize music and movie audio with clarity, immersion, and surround and since I'm not too experienced with audio equipments, I'd like to ask for help.



Price range: around $100.



So far I'm looking at:



FiiO E10K USB DAC and Headphone Amplifier



OR



Sound Blaster Z PCIe



Do you have any suggestions? Thank you.





External Soundcard vs. Internal vs. Other

R9 270x Graphics problem

vendredi 27 mars 2015

I have latest ATI drivers and also used latest BETA but the problem is still there. So the problem is that in games like AC Unity and Total War Attila i get small squares on my screen of all the rainbow colours and it sometimes even happenes on my desktop. And the second problem is even worse i get HUGE and i mean it, sometimes even fullscreen black or other colour textures which block all the in game view. For example when i look straight ahed ( in game) there's no problem but when i look up for example it goes nuts and the screen is coloured with those black bars. This is specificly ATI problem because i had GTX 560 and it worked fine (lagged but no such bugs)



My stats



R9 270x 2Gb

Intel i5 3450

8Gb Ram

Motherboard H77-D53H

WIndoes 7 x64 and latest ATI drivers





R9 270x Graphics problem

Bloodborne. Ascend to Oeden Chapel key?

Anyone made it this far yet? I'm told to Ascend Oeden chapel, but when I do I hit a locked door and I can't find a key anywhere.

Any ideas? I've searched the entire city.





Bloodborne. Ascend to Oeden Chapel key?

4k Gaming with GTX 690 - Do I need to upgrade now?

My Korean monitor just died so I grabbed a Dell P2715Q 4k monitor. My current video card is a GTX690. I was planning on building a new rig next year when the next iteration of chips from nVidia and Intel arrive.



For now it looks like my choices are:



1. Keep my single GTX690

2. Add a second GTX690

3. Get two 980's in SLI

4. Get a Titan X



Adding a second GTX690 (~$300) is within my budget but I really don't want to drop $1k plus on video cards at present. Will a second GTX690 do me any good or should I just play at lower res / settings until I build a new rig next year?





4k Gaming with GTX 690 - Do I need to upgrade now?

MSI Afterburner not letting me control fan

So, I can't control the fan, i dont even have the fan tab in my options. Please, help me. I want to over clock but I dont want to blow up my GPU.





MSI Afterburner not letting me control fan

Play Super Mario 64 in your browser now





Take the edge off of a full work week with a bit of Super Mario 64, available for download or playable right in your browser thanks to ingenious Unity developer Roystan Ross. He calls it Super Mario 64 HD, and it features the original game's first level, "Bob-Omb Battlefield." Ross promises that everything is just as players of the 1996 game will remember, with a few exceptions, including no red coins and no Big Bob-Omb. But, it's still Super Mario 64 in your browser (not your Bowser). Happy Friday, indeed!



Source:

http://ift.tt/1FTJwAg





Play Super Mario 64 in your browser now

Half-Life Opposing Force Full Remake Using Source Engine!

Good news for all you hardcore Half-Life fans. I myself am a crazy fan of the Half-Life series, especially original 1998 release.



We've already had the pleasure of replaying the original 1998 release with the stunning source engine.



Now, we are getting Opposing Force. Unfortunately there is not a release date but the game is still being developed.



I'm looking forward to the release of this highly anticipated game.



Check out some of the screenshots:











































Should any of you wish to follow the progress of this great remake, visit this link:



http://ift.tt/1CoaVa0





Half-Life Opposing Force Full Remake Using Source Engine!

Best processor for Starcraft 2 in the $250.00 range?

I have no preference for AMD or Intel but I know SC2 has run better on Intel systems in the past. What do you think? Probably no overclocking.



Thanks.





Best processor for Starcraft 2 in the $250.00 range?

How do you get rid of aliasing in games?

I mean in games that dont have a built in AA, is there even a real way? I have already posted here about Nvidia DSR and how it doesnt work for me, and after using downsampling, aliasing is still there in Assassins creed Rouge for example, and downsampling makes small difference... Whats the best way to add anti aliasing to any game you want? Can you actually do that?





How do you get rid of aliasing in games?

How to add custom resolution in VSR (no need 3rd utils)

I found solution, how add custom resolution for VSR. But this method have limitation: maximum resolution 3840x2160 and frequency 60Hz (R9 285). For add custom resolution, need open regedit, and find DALNonStandardModesBCD1 key. Open and just write in new line:


Code:



28 80 16 20 00 00 00 60


Restart your driver. And we adds 2880x1620 resolution, 60Hz.

Very simple!



You can instead of 28 80 and 16 20 write other width and height values.

If you want add more resolution and frequence than limited, require hacking your driver.





How to add custom resolution in VSR (no need 3rd utils)

Creative X-Fi Titanium HD not working in PCIe x1 slot

Hi, I have a problem with mine Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium HD. Card is working perfectly in PCIe x16 slot but in PCie x1 I have no sound (card is recognized). Is there any solution? Thank you!





Creative X-Fi Titanium HD not working in PCIe x1 slot

Confused

Witch one do you think is a better AntiLogger Zemana AntiLogger or SpyShelter Premium. Because i am thinking off buying one and i don't want too wast my money on garbage.





Confused

intel nic teaming and broadwell question

1. Can you team a discrete intel 210 nic with a onboard intel i217-v nic?



2. When are the two broadwell parts due out? Anyone know?





intel nic teaming and broadwell question

AMD Fiji has two GPUs

AMD Fiji has two GPUs



http://ift.tt/1Eb7I0x





AMD Fiji has two GPUs

New drivers coming soon for windows with many new features

for now just to linux and bsd etc avaliable.



for windows coming soon

http://ift.tt/1FZkGgS



changelog






New drivers coming soon for windows with many new features

Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim and Akiba's Trip are coming to the PC

http://ift.tt/1CghESW




Quote:








XSeed Games is bringing the previously-PlayStation-exclusive Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim and Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed to the PC in North America this spring.

The PC edition of the action-RPG Ys VI, originally released in 2003, will will offer high-resolution graphics and USB controller support, plus brand-new features including support for widescreen displays, the ability to "warp" between checkpoints, and a new, entertainingly-named "Catastrophe Mode" that disables the ability to purchase or store healing items, forcing them to be used automatically when they're picked up instead.

This is the third (or, technically, fourth) Ys game XSeed has brought to the PC, after Ys Origin, Ys I & II Chronicles+, and Ys: The Oath in Felghana.

The newer (it came out in 2013) Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed, meanwhile, will include the visual editor that was part of the PS4 version of the game, enabling alteration of the game's appearance through various preset and adjustable filters.

Solid release dates haven't been announced but both games are expected to be out this spring. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim will be available on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store, while Akiba's Trip will apparently be Steam only. Details, such as they are, can be found at xseedgames.com.



yesss i'm definetely getting akibas trip for PC





Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim and Akiba's Trip are coming to the PC

Asus Xonar U7 vs Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD

Hello,



I am new on this forum, and I hope I opened this thread in right subforum :)



I am buying a new sound card for my laptop.





Most of my free time I spent for gaming and listening to the good music.



I bought a new laptop from Asus, and it has Conexant CX20751/2 sound card.



I am useing AKG headphones K121 and I enjoy them.



The sound so far is good, but I am having a classic problem with volume



It's pretty low, so I decided to buy an upgrade.



Asus Xonar U7 or Creative X-FI HD



I don't know which one to buy, thats my problem.



I will use it for gaming and I want to plug on the turnable I have at the moment.



There are some vinyls I have, and I want to listen to them.



In the future my first upgrade will be turnable technics 1200 or 1210.



My destop PC has Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE and I really love the sound of it.





Regards





Asus Xonar U7 vs Creative Sound Blaster X-FI HD

Ello ..from a Old old lost member :)

Hi All, been a while since I logged in, I am a very very old guru3d member, ( since around 2000/01 but for some reason my login would not work, and I had to make up a new one, has there been a reset ? it has been about 5yrs ! :) I know, I know, should have logged in, but tbh ive had alot of life issues, but I do read the main site daily :). anyway no idea if anyone remembers me, or even if some of the old people are around, as I lost all my contacts too. So for now let me say ELLLO ALL ! :) from Bringans or Ainyan :)





Ello ..from a Old old lost member :)

The DeepCool Assasin II Is Out To Catch You

ASSASSIN II retains key features of the first generation: Nickel-plated heatsink, 8 high-performance heatpipes and mirror finished copper base. Also technological upgrades have been put on the newest ...



The DeepCool Assasin II Is Out To Catch You





The DeepCool Assasin II Is Out To Catch You

remove 760 t stock fans for watercooling??

I'm about to start installing my watercooling parts over the next couple weeks (if I ever get time from work) and was wondering if the front fans(stock) on the 760t could be left there when I'm installing a 240mm Alphacool 60mm thick rad with a pull method with 2 aerocool 120mm fans? Should I just remove those fans and stick 2 more aerocools in there place? I would rather not but will if you guys recommend it!



I have 6 120mm aerocools fans altogether, 3 are for my top 360mm in push and 2 are going to the 240mm rad in front and 1 will be used for rear exhaust. I'm really not to keen on buying another 2 fans and waiting for shipping! But like I said I will if I will notice a difference or it will affect the rads performance in anyway.





remove 760 t stock fans for watercooling??

DiRT 3 - GFWL retail disc to Steam activation mystery

Last week I was apparently able to activate my retail disc Games for Windows LIVE key for DiRT 3 on Steam. It was successful because it took 10-15 seconds and I was told at the end that I owned a product called "D3C 3P". However, the game does not show in my library at all, no matter how many times I close Steam or restart my PC. The game DOES show in my Steam Licenses and Subscriptions though as "Retail".



This morning I tried to re-enter the key in case last time was glitched but I am told that the key is already activated in my account and that I am to click Next to install it. The next screen though only gives me a Finish option.



Why is this game not showing in my Steam library? Has anyone else had this problem?



P.S. I do have the original GFWL shortcut added to my Steam Games library but that would not prevent the Steam version from showing as I added both my Dead Rising 2 and Dead Rising 2 OTR GFWL keys last week as week and they showed twice for both games (the original GFWL version and then not installed Steam version).





DiRT 3 - GFWL retail disc to Steam activation mystery

Toshiba Launches 48-Layer BiCS 3D NAND Flash memory

Funny that, how all manufacturers all release the same at the same time. Toshiba announced as well the development of 48-layer three dimensional stacked cell structure flash memory called BiCS (3D NAN...



Toshiba Launches 48-Layer BiCS 3D NAND Flash memory





Toshiba Launches 48-Layer BiCS 3D NAND Flash memory

GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 3072 CUDA Cores and 6GB of GDDR5

I have to classify this as a rumor, but the facts however point to the fact that Nvidia will be releasing aÂ*GeForce GTX 980 Ti that has 3072 Shader Cores and 6GB of GDDR5....



GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 3072 CUDA Cores and 6GB of GDDR5





GeForce GTX 980 Ti has 3072 CUDA Cores and 6GB of GDDR5

Did I Fry My 290?

jeudi 26 mars 2015

So I was playing Cities Skylines with the SSAA mod on at 200% and after a while I started noticing artifacting so I looked at the temperature and it was at 93. I quickly turned the game off. Seems weird that it would go so high, I can only get it to 75 using furmark which uses 100%. Do you think I fried the card?





Did I Fry My 290?

gigabyte x99 ud3 help tester needed

Hi i got this board off ebay and i need someone with a cpu and ddr4 to test if is working or not. I can pay something around hampshire/london (uk) would be nice!! Thanks.





gigabyte x99 ud3 help tester needed

PCI Express Root Complex (Intel) turned into PCI Bus (AMD)

After installing Catalyst 15.3, my Intel PCI bus had a 2014 AMD driver instead of the default 2006 Microsoft driver. I'm pretty sure this is dead wrong, so I had to uninstall it, and redo a bunch of registry settings and so on. But what gives? Why did this happen?





PCI Express Root Complex (Intel) turned into PCI Bus (AMD)

GTX 980Ti may be real

I found this http://ift.tt/191BerR It had to happen right after the TitanX launch. I'm not surprised and I'm looking forward to this.





GTX 980Ti may be real

Mod : Watch Dogs The Expected

Watch Dogs The Expected







This is very tweaked mod based on Marduk's merge. It's the result of the entire community's work. About 98% of the content have been made by others ! Sorry for the lack of credits I was interrupted and lost my changes when I was about to post the thread. I'll edit the topic later.



[SPOILER] [/SPOILER]



Download

http://ift.tt/1HQd13b





Mod : Watch Dogs The Expected

HL2 Update

Half Life 2 : Update



http://ift.tt/19TbleN





HL2 Update

Overclock e8400 up to 400 FSB with 800Mhz DDR2 is safe?

my configuration is:

Asus P5Q, 2x2GB Team Elite DDR2 800, e8400 step E0, Noctua NH U12S



i want overclock e8400 to 4ghz for daily use.. but the memory go up to frequency over the default one

is safe for ram of there is the risk to damage it?





Overclock e8400 up to 400 FSB with 800Mhz DDR2 is safe?

980Ti incoming - Large amount of Salt optional

http://ift.tt/1yek0hj





I don't believe much of what comes out of this site but it's a slow news day ;)



Source: WCCF





980Ti incoming - Large amount of Salt optional

3DMark DX12

Here are my results specs are on the left

Note DX12 benchmark would only show supported with drivers linked






3DMark DX12

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