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Alby_da_Wolf on 18 January 2015
Tachikoma said:
Raistline said:

I would like to make a minor correction for a statement made earlier, It was made a few pages back.
To the person that suggested a 400W PSU for a 4770k paired with a GTX 980, this is a very bad idea.

For a gaming machine (especially if you plan to overlcock anything) you should always buy a PSU that is rated at least %20 higher than the actual system draw, even if you have a Platinum rated PSU. The reasoning behind this is that if you buy a PSU that is too closely rated to your actual draw the PSU will be working at full capacity at nearly all times of operation. This will cause an early failure of your PSU, random reboots, BSOD's during power spikes among other PSU related issues.
If you get a PSU that is rated at lest 20% higher than actual draw on your system it will not run as hot, will last longer and even after a few years when it is no longer able to run at maximum efficiency it will still be able to power your system without the above motioned issues.
A 4770K (or comparable CPU), with 2 drives (any combo of SDD, HDD, and ODD), and a GTX 980 should have at least a 550W Silver rated PSU for the best stability over the long term. (this assumes a typical system with 3+ fans and 2-4 USB devices connected at all times)

Seconded, ideally you want to be aiming for load usage of 75-85% of the maximum capacity of the PSU, depending on the rating (gold, silver, etc), not only are you less likely to have a meltdown, but it's also the sweet spot for maximum efficiency.

If you are adding up the power consumption of the various parts, and, for example, getting a figure like 443 watts, you should be buying a 550W or 600W psu, NOT a 450W psu.

And it's not just about leaving some marging and not forcing the PSU to work at full capacity: PSUs have several output lines and EACH one must meet or exceed the system's corresponding input requirements.



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Alby_da_Wolf on 18 January 2015
Tachikoma said:
Vasto said:
Tachikoma said:
Vasto said:
Tachikoma said:
My husbands just come home with 4 evga gtx980 classified cards, lol.


Husbands?

yes, as in the guy i am married to?


Then that would be singular and not plural.


Its simply a matter of being to lazy to add the ', i.e. Husband's.

Don't be so anal, it's the internet.

But you could have been a polyandric Tibetan for what we know, that could have explained the plural too!   



Stwike him, Centuwion. Stwike him vewy wuffly! (Pontius Pilate, "Life of Brian")
A fart without stink is like a sky without stars.
TGS, Third Grade Shooter: brand new genre invented by Kevin Butler exclusively for Natal WiiToo Kinect. PEW! PEW-PEW-PEW!   


Keegs79 on 18 January 2015

It doesn't matter how many posts on the threat. The point is he made a threat to ask a question he is pointed out he knew the answer to all along. If he knew the answer, he had no reason to find out the answer.



Kerotan on 19 January 2015
Mr.Playstation said:
Kerotan said:
Mr playstation your threads are good. Nintendo plus ms fans outnumber ps fans on here so that's why you get stick.


Thanks I guess. But what does the second sentence mean?

it means that when a poll is done about who likes who on here it's usually split between sony and nintendo with ninty taking a slight lead. So couple the slightly more nintendo fans with the xbox fans and ps are outnumbered easily. therefore you are gonna naturally gen less support than you get support. 



Chevinator123 on 19 January 2015
kinisking said:
If this is to prove console gaming is cheaper. Pc doesn't pay for online, and the steam deals are much better than anything on console

Its true u have to play online, but PS+ is actualy worth it tho these are the games u got from a  1 year subscription (nov 2013 to nov 2014) and just the PS4 games not including vita and ps3

Resogun
Contrast
Dont Starve
Outlast
Dead Nation
Mercenary Kings
Stick it to the man
Towerfall
Trine 2
Fez
Velocity
Dust
Spelunky
Binding of issac



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WorldhopperHoid on 19 January 2015

I can play about 40 of my games on PC ( probably not ultra though) ( I have over 5o games on steam btw)



Frogger on 19 January 2015
vivster said:
thetonestarr said:

Ultra at 1080p/60fps is WAY outperforming console games, so I'm not sure how this thread could even remotely serve the purpose of proving anything.

However, for motherboard + processor + RAM + videocard, I spent about $800. And I can do ultra at 60fps at 4k res.

I think this is about games and not how many frames you can do on your windows background.


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Just stopping by to say that literally made me laugh out loud.

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Carry on.



Xeon on 19 January 2015

I really need to update my old geforce 560 and i5 2500k. Got it back in 2011 for about $1200 Canadian. Probably could have gone cheaper but I decided to keep it simple and have windows 7 included and installed. It has served me well, and still does, but with the newer games coming out, I have to drop the settings.



Raistline on 19 January 2015
rioskenny0 said:
Can someone help me? i am building a pc on February but i am not sure if i should change something in my build.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8jXJP6


You have a very solid system there for the total price of the PC. You should be able to play every single game out there now on Medium settings at 1080p 60 FPS or more.

I would not change a single thing about that build. My only suggestion is that if you plan to Oveclcock your CPU to get one of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&cm_re=coolmaster_hyper_212_evo-_-35-103-099-_-Product

Your system is otherwise very solid for the money.



kinisking on 19 January 2015
Chevinator123 said:
kinisking said:
If this is to prove console gaming is cheaper. Pc doesn't pay for online, and the steam deals are much better than anything on console

Its true u have to play online, but PS+ is actualy worth it tho these are the games u got from a  1 year subscription (nov 2013 to nov 2014) and just the PS4 games not including vita and ps3

Resogun
Contrast
Dont Starve
Outlast
Dead Nation
Mercenary Kings
Stick it to the man
Towerfall
Trine 2
Fez
Velocity
Dust
Spelunky
Binding of issac

dude. you could probably get all of those games ( the ones availible on pc) for like 10$ MAX if you waited for deals.



Ltd predictions by the time 9th Gen comes out

Ps4:110million

Xbox one :75 million( was 65) 

Wii u: 20 milliion