Upgrading gaming machine

slinkywhale · 16 Jan 2019 at 21:26

orbitalwalsh said:
@slinkywhale

Should do you well !

Heads up, okay at High settings not ultra, tends to make little difference but more drain on resources

Should keep you gaming happy for a while

Specially if more games use vulkan API to

Thank you , that’s plan and then at least use this as the bae to future improve as I get some spare cash

slim01 · 17 Jan 2019 at 11:11

You should be able to get a nice little overclock on that setup as well! Enjoy

slinkywhale · 20 Jan 2019 at 13:10

Ordered yesterday , just need to wait the 7-10 days for it to arrive.

Thanks for the feedback and help.

orbitalwalsh · 20 Jan 2019 at 13:56

slinkywhale said:
Ordered yesterday , just need to wait the 7-10 days for it to arrive.

Thanks for the feedback and help.

Get some snap of the rig when it comes in

slim01 · 21 Jan 2019 at 05:57

slinkywhale said:
Ordered yesterday , just need to wait the 7-10 days for it to arrive.

Thanks for the feedback and help.

Hope you enjoy!
Post some pics for us to see

slinkywhale · 29 Jan 2019 at 11:08

hi,

Quick question , shipment is scheduled for this week. However was just reading up on free sysnc etc and whats needed to enable it. I need a data port cable to get use of this, will the screen come with one or will I need to buy one separate ?

lee32uk · 29 Jan 2019 at 12:03

slinkywhale said:
hi,

Quick question , shipment is scheduled for this week. However was just reading up on free sysnc etc and whats needed to enable it. I need a data port cable to get use of this, will the screen come with one or will I need to buy one separate ?

Hi

The review below suggests that it comes with a Display Port cable and a HDMI cable.

https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/aoc-agon-ag322qc4-curved-freesync2-gaming-monitor,review-34704.html

slinkywhale · 29 Jan 2019 at 12:12

Thank you

lee32uk said:
Hi

The review below suggests that it comes with a Display Port cable and a HDMI cable.

https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/aoc-agon-ag322qc4-curved-freesync2-gaming-monitor,review-34704.html

Thank you , presume these cables are common enough I could get in any half decent electronic store if it doesn’t come with it ?

lee32uk · 29 Jan 2019 at 12:17

slinkywhale said:
Thank you

Thank you , presume these cables are common enough I could get in any half decent electronic store if it doesn’t come with it ?

If need be yes they are a common item.

slim01 · 31 Jan 2019 at 12:23

I was pretty sure freesync could work over hdmi... Is this not the case guys? Maybe I read you can you a hdmi to display port cable somewhere and got confused

slim01 · 31 Jan 2019 at 12:24

Because I know you can use freesync on TVs, which will only have hdmi inputs

orbitalwalsh · 31 Jan 2019 at 13:32

slim01 said:
I was pretty sure freesync could work over hdmi... Is this not the case guys? Maybe I read you can you a hdmi to display port cable somewhere and got confused

depends on the monitor - either hdmi/DP or both .

https://www.amd.com/en/products/freesync-monitors

not sure when it was last updated

slinkywhale · 31 Jan 2019 at 15:46

thank you , it has just arrived so will checl for both cables.

Have unboxed the pc and they have sent the package for motherboard and graphics card, both have cables in them , are these spare ? or do i need be hooking these up

slim01 · 31 Jan 2019 at 15:52

What do you mean the package? They have sent you the boxes?

Yeah there's usually a lot of spares with a new build. I only ever use a hdmi cable personally, so just keep any extra hdmi cables, dvi cables or display ports as spares. As orbital has mentioned, check if your parts support freesync over hdmi.
That's likely to be the easiest option.

Or use a displaport if they gave you one and your monitor and gpu support it. Your video out will be from the gpu so won't need any signal cables plugged into the mono.
Just USB for mouse and keyboard probably?

slinkywhale · 31 Jan 2019 at 16:02

slim01 said:
What do you mean the package? They have sent you the boxes?

Yeah there's usually a lot of spares with a new build. I only ever use a hdmi cable personally, so just keep any extra hdmi cables, dvi cables or display ports as spares. As orbital has mentioned, check if your parts support freesync over hdmi.
That's likely to be the easiest option.

Or use a displaport if they gave you one and your monitor and gpu support it. Your video out will be from the gpu so won't need any signal cables plugged into the mono.
Just USB for mouse and keyboard probably?

it cam with the original packaging for the motherboard and gpu, looks to jsut be spart pats and warranty manuals etc - even manuals for psu etc was jsut worried when i was left with a few cables is all.

Opened the monitor and look to have got both display port cable and 2x hdmi cables

tamzzy · 31 Jan 2019 at 16:05

slinkywhale said:
Actually just quick update, girlfriend is gonna buy the monitor for me as a birthday gift

Bad choice. She's gonna be a gaming widow...

slinkywhale · 31 Jan 2019 at 18:25

Think I’ve set the config on monitor as it’s saying 144 FPS - no games downloaded yet.

Screen is pretty sweet

slinkywhale · 31 Jan 2019 at 21:57

Hmm, not sure if here or to ring Overclockers is best place.

When I start a game it runs smoothly for a few mins , then the screen goes blank and the fan is extremely Noisey then it just shuts down.

Any suggestions

Danny75 · 31 Jan 2019 at 22:07

Well, you should definitely ring them or post in the Customer Service forum to let them know rightaway. But can also check this thread for suggestions. To begin with, I'd try re-inserting the GPU, and unplugging its power cables and plugging back in again. Could be some loose connection somewhere. Update graphics driver too.

slinkywhale · 31 Jan 2019 at 22:10

I downloaded

Danny75 said:
Well, you should definitely ring them or post in the Customer Service forum to let them know rightaway. But can also check this thread for suggestions. To begin with, I'd try re-inserting the GPU, and unplugging its power cables and plugging back in again. Could be some loose connection somewhere. Update graphics driver too.

I downloaded the gpu latest up date 19.1.2 or something to that effect.

I’ll ring them in the morning about it also and will try to make sure everything is connected correctly.

Previously during the build they mentioned the psu was faulty so they changed it , no am wondering if it was something else that was faulty also.