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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
PostPosted: Thu April 11, 2019 1:53 am 
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Negative pressure cases blow my mind.

I built my last PC in a wide-open case with tons of airflow.

My buddy built the same PC, but in a NZXT case with a tiny vent at the front.

His thermals are way better than mine.

I guess I get it... his case pulls fresh air in and mine basically lets all the air just linger, but still...

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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Chuck some case fans front (in) and back (out) and push fresh air through.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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Overclocked my monitor to 70 MHz.

It actually makes a noticeable difference in games.

It has me drooling for a 144 MHz monitor now.


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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
PostPosted: Thu June 20, 2019 11:59 pm 
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Jesus, an RX 570 is only like $110 now.


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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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I have become an absolute fiend for fan reviews.

Upgrading in stages beginning this month with an SFX PSU and some Noctua ULN fans - the goal is to make the system completely silent and downsize to ITX.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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Noctua fans are great, but that ugly brown color scheme is terrible. I prefer Be Quiet! fans.


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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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run2death wrote:
Noctua fans are great, but that ugly brown color scheme is terrible. I prefer Be Quiet! fans.

Yeah, if I was building with looks in mind I'd go with Be Quiet! but I just want a little black box that's as unobtrusive and quiet as possible. Going to see if I can downsize to a small form factor case like the Ncase M1 and still keep it quiet.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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If you need a cheap but solid monitor, I bought this one for my wife's office.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01 ... UTF8&psc=1

$110. 24" IPS display that overclocks to 90 MHZ and the color accuracy is actually pretty solid. Great for gaming and work stuff.

I'm actually thinking about getting one to replace my ASUS ProArt Display.


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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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I'm looking at upgrading my rig, mostly so I can run Microsoft Flight Simulator without ever dropping a frame. Hopefully the wait times aren't too great on nabbing a Nvidia 3060, 70 or 80.

RTX 3080 specs:

CUDA Cores: 8,704
Boost Clock: 1.71GHz
VRAM: 10GB GDDR6X
Memory Interface: 320-bit
TDP: 320W
Required power connectors: 2 x PCIe 8-pin

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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Really wishing I bought a video card last year. I keep trying to win the Newegg shuffle lottery, but no luck.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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Just hopin' and prayin' my 1060 doesn't die on me any time soon.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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My current card is a 660ti :haha:

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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So what’s the PC crowd’s impression of the SteamDeck? Seems like a good jumping-on point for an outsider like me.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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CopperTom wrote:
So what’s the PC crowd’s impression of the SteamDeck? Seems like a good jumping-on point for an outsider like me.

What are some PC only games to make this worthwhile?

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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CopperTom wrote:
CopperTom wrote:
So what’s the PC crowd’s impression of the SteamDeck? Seems like a good jumping-on point for an outsider like me.

What are some PC only games to make this worthwhile?

There are far fewer PC exclusives these days than 5-10 years ago. Unless you're really into strategy games -- which will no doubt be a nightmare to control on a handheld device anyway -- I'd give it a miss.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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Just dropped 2k on a new PC since the company locked up my old one. Still need to get a graphics card and a new monitor. It's gonna be pretty sweet though.

I hope this isn't a bad idea.

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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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BurtReynolds wrote:
Just dropped 2k on a new PC since the company locked up my old one. Still need to get a graphics card and a new monitor. It's gonna be pretty sweet though.

I hope this isn't a bad idea.


You gonna play Factorio on that bad boy?


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 Post subject: Re: Gaming Rigs
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Fanatical is selling a charity bundle. 26 games for $15.


OlliOlli World (Steam Deck Verified)
Vampire Survivors (Steam Deck Verified)
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector (Steam Deck Verified)
Gylt (Steam Deck Verified)
Mask of the Rose (Steam Deck Verified)
Zool Redimensioned (Steam Deck Verified)
Kao the Kangaroo (Steam Deck Playable)
My Friend Peppa Pig (Steam Deck Verified)
PAW Patrol: On a Roll (Steam Deck Playable)
Gigantosaurus: Dino Kart
Arcade Paradise (Steam Deck Verified)
Say No! More (Steam Deck Playable)
Qomp
Akka Arrh
Caverns of Mars: Recharged (Steam Deck Playable)
Centipede: Recharged
Breakout: Recharged (Steam Deck Verified)
Mr. Run and Jump
Stick Fight: The Game (Steam Deck Verified)
Filthy Animals: Heist Simulator
Kitaria Fables (Steam Deck Verified)
Stirring Abyss
Homestead Arcana (Steam Deck Playable)
Calico (Steam Deck Verified)
Minute of Islands (Steam Deck Playable)
Mechs and Mercs: Black Talons

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