Just ordered this woohoo

mickyflinn said:
Don't think the motherboard supports xfire so wouldn't worry about that just make sure you check in the bios the pcie slot is running at pcie4 or pcie5 so your GPU is running full speed.


You have a right to be paranoid with the problems you had but I did laugh about the pc going into sleep mode. ( Please forgive me ) ;)

When you get a chance post a pic of the infamous pc.
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No forgiveness needed, l got off very lightly with that one! :cry:
Just realised l havent checked the bios setting for the pcie mode but its been a busy few days, l did take a couple of snapshots of hwinfo after playing jedi something or other - not my type of game tbh but it was free and seemed to tax the system much more than dcs which is what l was after. If l read the info correctly the cpu boosted to 5.5 across all cores but at 1.465v.....gulp. The latest bios that isnt beta doesnt include the 1.3v soc limitation....
For the GPU is it the 'front end clock' that shows the GPU speed? Thanks.
Ive attached the pics and a couple of the system, the rgb is just white as its in the sitting room lol. Not sure about the cable management for the GPU power supply hehe.

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mickyflinn said:
@stuh1980

How's the pc ?
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Hey Mickyflinn, thanks for asking it is superb! I play mostly MSFS and its barely using 60% GPU with everything maxed out - DCS is a different matter it sits at 100% all maxxed out lol. It is on a 4k tv capped at 60 fps though so all good.
Ive tried both with the meta quest 2 headset and DCS is superb, and while MSFS is smooth it is clearly behind DCS, but l havent played with the settings yet. A mate of mine who has a PPL was playing and was blown away!
The CPU soc is capped at 1.28 with the latest bios update which is fine, and 3dmark rates the system as excellent >99%!
I havent checked for minecraft which is obviously why l bought the system for my lad to play.....ahem, but it may get a run for its money as he is also after hogwarts legacy lol.
 
would be great to see some custom braided cables to tie this all up nicely. Solid build but wow so expensive :O. I've been looking at upgrading my rig but GPU market is a bit of a mess at the moment - so may await until the new intel GPUs launch beginning of next year, although I'm half tempted on just taking a dive on A770 and upgrade GPU early parts of next year.. Decisions!
 
sweols said:
would be great to see some custom braided cables to tie this all up nicely. Solid build but wow so expensive :O. I've been looking at upgrading my rig but GPU market is a bit of a mess at the moment - so may await until the new intel GPUs launch beginning of next year, although I'm half tempted on just taking a dive on A770 and upgrade GPU early parts of next year.. Decisions!
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I agree on the cables, l had a look but tbh dont really know where to look or what ones to get haha. I think its fair to say l bought at the wrong time, l knew the risk so meh hehe.
I dont blame you for waiting, and rumor has it there may be a 7950 xtx launching in a few months which may push prices a bit lower.....
 
sweols said:
would be great to see some custom braided cables to tie this all up nicely. Solid build but wow so expensive :O. I've been looking at upgrading my rig but GPU market is a bit of a mess at the moment - so may await until the new intel GPUs launch beginning of next year, although I'm half tempted on just taking a dive on A770 and upgrade GPU early parts of next year.. Decisions!
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Aaargh omg l got the link cable today (aftermarket speed 3.3Gbps) and its another game changer with vr - can you tell how excited l am lol
In all honesty if you want an AMD GPU just get the 7900xtx, its now sub 1k and will last a few years or so, l say hopefully haha. The big thing for me is the 24Mb RAM which l think will give it some lasting power.

So do l know buy a new tv that can do 120Hz or a gucci monitor...........my head hurts
 
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stuh1980 said:
Aaargh omg l got the link cable today (aftermarket speed 3.3Gbps) and its another game changer with vr - can you tell how excited l am lol
In all honesty if you want an AMD GPU just get the 7900xtx, its now sub 1k and will last a few years or so, l say hopefully haha. The big thing for me is the 24Mb RAM which l think will give it some lasting power.

So do l know buy a new tv that can do 120Hz or a gucci monitor...........my head hurts
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If you're an avid gamer and want high fps with beautiful graphics, then get yourself a 1440P monitor. There are plenty which can easily pump of 240hz and are quite competitively priced. Cream of the crop are the 27" OLED bunch, but expect to pay around £1000 for one of those beauties.
 
chowgar said:
If you're an avid gamer and want high fps with beautiful graphics, then get yourself a 1440P monitor. There are plenty which can easily pump of 240hz and are quite competitively priced. Cream of the crop are the 27" OLED bunch, but expect to pay around £1000 for one of those beauties.
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Thanks for the tip, l am going to go for a 1440p monitor in the near future but it will be towards the cheaper end 34" 144 - 160hz. I want my tv back when my lad is playing minecraft :cry:
 
stuh1980 said:
Small update.....l have upgraded to the Saphire 7900XTX Pulse, then to offset this l now am going with the Phanteks Eclipse P400 case so an overall cost of £92 to the champs at OC - silly not to in hindsight as l have also decided to give this PC a go using my 49" 4k tv. I realise this will only be at 60hz but we'll see how it go's before looking at monitors hehe. This is it now no more changes :cry:
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not a fan of using anything bigger than 30 to game on but horses for courses
 
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