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I'm wondering about people's experience with playing Fallout 4 and Skyrim (or even Oblivion/Morrowind/FO3) with a high refresh display? Obviously I'm not buying a 240hz display specifically for those games but due to other reasons. But I'm wondering if there's still any catastrophic issues with...

I'm curious what people's experiences are, including potential drawbacks, of using a 240hz display for sub 240hz content? Over say a "standard" 120/144hz. I only play 1 game regularly (including for the foreseeable future) that can hit those frame rates. The rest of the usage will be single...

From the information I've been able to find there is a suggestion that VR does have some more scaling with core count relative to conventional gaming. Well at least in terms of benefiting more from having >4c/8t more so than conventional gaming. What I'm unable to find is more direct...

Any thoughts on the Gigabyte b450 Auros M? CPU will likely be a 3600x but possibly a 3800x. Also (support willing) a Zen 4 upgrade, likely an 8 core variant but that'll depend on what the actual SKUs end up being. No interest in last mile efficiency out the window type OCing. Other options...

No plans to overclock for performance, might tune for efficiency. Primarily gaming, but I keep wanting to dabble more back into 3D rendering (although these days it seems like the GPU can be leveraged more) and maybe even some video stuff. I also do always have something else going on while...

Currently have 2500k. I have a 3600x, mobo, and multiple ram kits (ram RNG) still sitting at the post office from Amazon, but I'm not sure if I should go ahead and build or not. CPU/Mobo/Ram will cost roughly $260-$280 depending on which ram I end up with. Or if I need to just bite the bullet...

Mostly gaming focused. Overwatch is my go to at the moment. Otherwise I still even have a back log of some games over the last few years that I didn't start as my existing system wouldn't do 1080p60 max settings fluidly. Upcoming or newer games would the Outerworlds, Bloodlines 2, Cyberpunk to...

Basically the title, any rumors on displays/panels either 1080p 120hz+ IPS (preferably 8 bit) or 1080p non curved VA 120hz+?

Assassin's Creed: Origins Uplay Code from Seagate promo - $20 Paypal or steam gift card. https://support.ubi.com/en-GB/Faqs/000031832/Seagate-Promotion-Claiming-your-copy-of-Assassin-s-Creed-Origins-ACO/ https://www.heatware.com/u/76513/to SOLD

Just a heads up for prospective buyers to hold off until it is official. Xbox player anywhere, so this means both PC (Win 10 store) and Xbox versions. Which is interesting because this means a potentially larger resale market if you aren't interested in GoW4.

**Officially launched now Logitech G403 Prodigy Wired Programmable Gaming Mouse Logitech G403 Prodigy Wireless Gaming Mouse Looks like Wireless is $99 MSRP. Wired is $69. 90g + 10g optional weight for wired. 107g for wireless. Not yet officially announced but Amazon UK seems to have listed...

Yes the name of the mouse is just the "Pro" technically. Logitech Pro Gaming Mouse for Esport Pros Aside from the jokes about the naming, looks like a light weight simple shape (for those that don't like the "space ships") ambi mouse with excellent mechanical/technical properties using the...

Some important relevant tidbits - Late September 2016 titles will require post launch patch support for Neo. October 2016 titles will require launch support for the Neo. Neo will essentially have a Polaris 10 class GPU with 5.5GB available to games. Why is this relevant in the PC video cards...

I don't like multi-GPU solutions so don't need the slots for that. I also generally prefer more "mid size" GPUs for various reasons. The only add in boards I've used have been taken over by onboard solutions (eg. NIC, audio, wifi if ITX) or have external options. I wouldn't ever use more then...

I don't like multi-GPU solutions so don't need the slots for that. I also generally prefer more "mid size" GPUs for various reasons. The only add in boards I've used have been taken over by onboard solutions (eg. NIC, audio, wifi if ITX) or have external options. I wouldn't ever use more then...

Interesting as I'd have thought going into this that Rift would have more momentum then Vive. Granted this is is shipments and not necessarily sales. Digitimes Research: Shipments of Oculus Rift CV1 delayed on shortage of lenses

Newly released and free during the Sega sale - Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II - Retribution - The Last Stand Necron Overlord on Steam

Looking for some opinions on this. Because this isn't a persistent issue I'd like to get some probalities on various causes before trying component swapping. PC will power on with fans spinning up. Then it will stop, then start again and boot normally. Exhibits no other known issues...

Supernova P2 650 is available at the moment for $100 CAD AR (~75 USD) on sale which is why I'm considering this because I only really like to buy things on sale, but I also hate spending money. System currently is - 2500k (stock, might OC this soon) 2x8GB GTX 970 1 ssd, 4 HDDs 4x120mm,2x140mm...

Is the Eizo Foris FG2421 (VA) the only one for 120hz+?

Right now I use 2x 23inch 1080p monitors (Dell u2311h and Samsung f2380). I'm thinking about upgrading 1 display. But I'm somewhat concerned about potential annoyances if I were to change the size or resolution (mainly size, unlikely to change resolution) so they are no longer matching. I...

https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-begins-mass-producing-worlds-fastest-dram-based-on-newest-high-bandwidth-memory-hbm-interface 4GB packages (4hi stack with 8Gb dies). 256GB/s of bandwidth per package. So a 4 stack implementation would be 16GB with 1TB/s of bandwidth. To introduce 8GB...

Wondering if anyone has a lot of experience with both, maybe x5-8500 vs z3775 both with 2GB, and can say how much they differ in real usage? Maybe with image editing work (photoshop) and light gaming thrown in (stuff like Shadowrun).

Philips Fidelio X2 Lowest ever at $200. Today only, lighting deal. http://www.amazon.com/Philips-X2-27-Fidelio-Headphones/dp/B00O2Y2MZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450100090&sr=8-1&keywords=philips+x2

Having been looking at audio recently what I've found interesting is that all (or at least the vast majority) of gaming audio discussions are looked at from a competitive angle (or really a competitive FPS angle). For example this means headphones with large sound stages that have excellent...

So we now have actual confirmation that Tonga indeed does have a full 384-bit bus. However an actual full Tonga configuration is not utilized for business reasons. http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Confirms-Tonga-384-bit-Memory-Bus-Not-Enabled-Any-Products

Does anyone know of benchmarks showing (or the showing the lack of) the performance impact when using various software virtual surround software? Particularly with case where the PC may be relatively weaker compared to the game being ran, basically not Intel i7/980ti running CSGO situations.

Currently have a 128GB Crucial M4. Games are currently on 1TB (shorted stroked to 400GB) 7200rpm Samsung and with 3 dead sectors (doesn't really matter, only installed games on there). Not sure if the new drive will be a pure games drive replacing the HDD, or become the main drive yet. So...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RQA6E20/?tag=pcpapi-20 Other Crucial/Lexar memory related products on sale as well. 17 hours left as of this post.

For a third party. Existing build is a Nehalem i7 (can't remember exact one) at stock (never figured out how to OC it, and some slots on the mobo are failing) with a 6870. Looking to order ASAP. No real budget but is somewhat price conscious. Already cut down a lot of stuff from the initial...

Helping someone who wants to buy in the next week or two. Looks set on a gaming focused g-sync display. Haven't really been following this stuff in detail. What's the main the differences between the AOC and Benq? The Benq seems to be $100+ more though. Is it just the software addons and non...

Supposedly leaked shots of an XFX R9 380x - http://www.expreview.com/42897.html Will be fun speculating on what the configuration is. What is interesting with Tonga is the die shot supposedly shows what looks like 32 CUs and 6 memory controllers. However the current fuller implementation...

Lot's of Warhammer/40k games coming out it seems. Alpha in game footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWteWul9cBE Q1 2016. Uses UE4. No z-axis although more traditional I guess.

Samsung at IDF presented regarding HBM Gen 2 - http://www.computerbase.de/2015-08/idf-2015-samsung-fertigt-high-bandwidth-memory-ab-2016/ - Mass production early 2016 - Target markets are HPC and High End Graphics - Graphics oriented configurations examples were: 1) 4x4Hi. 16GB. 1 TB/s...

I'm curious what peoples thoughts on this were. Would a white bezel/frame have advantages over a black bezel/frame in a similar way that bias lighting is beneficial? Strictly considering the viewing of what is displayed and not factoring things such as aesthetics regarding the bezel/frame.

The big piece of news of interest to the audeince on these forums is that Intel is finally officially mentioning external graphics applications and specifies adding external graphics to a notebook for added performance. Previous Thunderbolt developer applications had a specific field for...

Surprised there isn't a discussion on this yet but more details about Skylake have been coming out. Details - http://www.expreview.com/39951.html - http://benchlife.info/will-support-ddr4-and-ddr3l-10-skylake-model-confirm-and-hand-on-04232015/ Numbers -...

Going to try here since case forum yielded no replies. Mainly looking for a lower key design style, positive pressure, and preferably with integrated removable air filters. Full details here - http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1859470

Starting to do some prelimary research for a next build (could be Skylake or even later though). Current case is a Fractal Define R3. Size - Max size would be the Fractal Define series. Preferably smaller, thinking about going matx or even itx. Noise - Needs to be a low noise oriented design...

Assuming a 900 sq foot 2 bedroom apartment. What is the actual real world difference between the two in terms of LAN capability (not worried about WAN, internet connection is only 6mbps)? Things such as local file transfers over ethernet and/or wireless, streaming, game streaming, possibly a USB...