Recent content by AlvinMaker

Hey there- I’ve got a PS4 Pro I was about to list. Happy to send you pics and details if you’re still in the hunt. I’ve been out of the loop for a bit but I’ve got established feedback here along with many years on eBay and such.

At my res, I am sitting at 3.5 gb (out of 4) with all my Skyrim mods, and that's with in game AA OFF. (using RCRN which does have it's own FXAA). (Skyrim is actually why I got rid of my GTX480s in the first place. 1.5 gb was NOT cutting it with the 2K textures and other eye candy)

I could use another myself - I'm in the mid 30s to 40s in Skyrim at 5760x1200 with my current mods. (And that's with tweaking to get it that high). I could definitely use some extra HP, now that VRAM isn't the limiting factor. (Although I WAS able to hit the ceiling with ultra detail- had to...

Gotcha- I may go down that road in the near future, so I guess I'll cross that bridge when it comes. I am not sure what's up with the image- I switched it to Imgur to see if that fixes it.

So, over the past couple of weeks you guys have given me some great advice- I was looking to move from my 480 SLI setup to a single GPU solution (at least for the time being, anyways). The main game I have been logging hours in has been a heavily modded Skyrim. At 5760x1200, my 1,532mb was GONE...

Early, quick test, just for fun...I ran Kombuster burn in for 20+ minutes tonight just to check max temps/stability. All good- max was 74 (highest I saw in my Skyrim vram tests were in that range- 60-70 tops at 100% GPU utilization). Also- I'd say all but DEAD quiet. I definitely don't know...

It is indeed the Hynix memory. I'll be doing some hardcore benching/testing through the weekend, and I'll report results once I get some solid tests done.

I have a pretty big case, and the only other card in there is an SSD PCI Revo, so I am interested to see what kind of temps I get over the next few days. I am reading up on the mining stuff, now. I know OF it, of course, but not enough to get started. Certainly intrigued.

Well so far, all is well with the R9 290. I have thrown all mods I was attempting to run (and maxing vram) on the 480s, and the highest I have seen so far is 3.2gb. That 's a good sign, at least as far as Skyrim is concerned. I am also pleased the install was painless, unlike my last...

Thanks- that's kinda' where I'm headed, I think. Should have it in soon and I can start some gaming tests and see where my true VRAM ceiling is. (at least over the 1.5 I am dealing with now...)

The Tr-X model wasn't that much more than the stock, and I was hoping the upgraded triple cooler would meet somewhere in the middle of a full blown water rig. (from the initial reviews, it appears it does a great job. Also, it appeared the OC version was getting damn near, if not to, the X...

Haha- Well, the good news is, I got the Tri-X in today. Installing tomorrow for some testing. The Titan is still available should I feel the need to A/B, but assuming the install goes smooth, I have a feeling I'll want to keep the 290 vs. going through another GPU swap. (the ONLY thing that...

OK- So I called this "Part II" because I posted initially about replacing my SLI'd 480s, and got some great advice. (from both sides). My choices have been narrowed to...A Sapphire R9 290 TRI-X or a Titan. I know a lot of people were shooting the Titan down because of price- the one I can...

That sounds like a fun project. Closest I got to my last water project was picking up the Koolance 480 blocks. They sat in my office for a couple years until I finally threw em on the 'bay. Little did I know people were after these things and I got double what I paid for 'em. :D

Haha- that's how most of my "builds" begin, too...a new "have to try" GPU, then a 2nd, and before you know it...a new rig altogether! I grabbed the Sapphire "Tri-X" version, so it's got a the upgraded cooler on it. Interested to see how much better it performs than the stock one. (I am of...