Jstn7477
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Signed Up January 5, 2013
Last Posted December 7, 2013 at 12:24 AM
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In-game Sensitivity 3.0
Windows Sensitivity Default
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DPI
2300
Resolution
1920*1080
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Hardware Peripherals
Mouse Logitech G500
Keyboard Gigabyte Aivia Osmium Mechanical (MX Reds)
Mousepad Razer Scarab
Headphones Roccat Kave 5.1ch
Monitor ASUS VG236HE
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#26 120hz and why I should get it in Hardware

I purchased an ASUS VG236H in December 2011, and I have enjoyed it ever since the first minute I powered it on, adjusted my refresh rate and moved my mouse cursor around in awe of how smoothly it moved across the screen. Even if you can't maintain 120 FPS in games, the 1-2ms gray to gray response time of the panels is much nicer than the average 5ms panels you get in monitors around the $100 mark. Screen tearing is also much less noticeable if you play without VSYNC enabled and your frame rate exceeds the refresh rate from what I've seen.

If your computer is horrendous though, you're probably better off upgrading it first. A $300 monitor won't improve a $300 PC you got at Walmart 5 years ago.

posted about 11 years ago
#15 Graphics card updated driver by itself? in Hardware
Moral_VindicationMJ
I told nvidia about the bug a couple weeks back and submitting my computer information, maybe they only fixed it with the 600 series because it looks like the 600 series works only. I'm on a 650.

Thanks for the info.

Btw, how do I submit the bug to nVIDIA?

NVIDIA Display Driver Feedback Survey: http://surveys.nvidia.com/index.jsp?pi=6e7ea6bb4a02641fa8f07694a40f8ac6

posted about 11 years ago
#6 Graphics card updated driver by itself? in Hardware
ckapIs there any way to fix that flashing without rolling back? It's getting really annoying and I don't want to roll back just for source games...

I heard from someone on here that the GeForce 320.00 BETA driver supposedly resolved the texture flickering problem. Worth a try. http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/61261

posted about 11 years ago
#10 My LG W2363D will not go to 120hz in Hardware

Does your card have two stacked DVI outputs? If so, one is single link and the other is dual link. The one closest to the PCB (in-line with the HDMI/DP outputs) should be the dual link port.

posted about 11 years ago
#56 What switch do you prefer? in Hardware

I use reds which work decently for gaming, but as others stated it's easier to mistype stuff with them. They are better than rubber membrane dome keyboards for sure (my old G15 v2 I am typing on at work is annoying me with its goofy tactile feedback).

posted about 11 years ago
#39 Monitors. Monitors everywhere. in Hardware
CHEERISSThis graphics card would probably help VisionTek 900322 Radeon HD 5870 2GB- it has 6 mini display ports.

I found it on this forum. Not sure how to use the mini display ports but I am sure you can look that up.

Edit: Make sure to purchase mini display port to dvi adapter cables.

He owns an HD 7990.

The active adapters might solve your issue (we'll see). Eyefinity can be weird due to how the 6 TDMS links are split up over the display outputs. The single dual link DVI port uses two links while everything else uses one. You pretty much have to use at least one DP connection which is of course where your adapters come into play.

posted about 11 years ago
#7 New build in Hardware

I'd highly recommend mATX as a compromise between the cute little ITX systems and your average ATX system.

Here's a quick and dirty list of parts that would probably get you on target with your budget (of course they can be reconfigured later on):

Case ($40): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811553011

Board ($110, I own one with an overclocked 3770K): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157306

Core i5 3570k - $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

PSU ($70): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050&Tpk=CX%20500M&IsVirtualParent=1

VGA ($120): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202023

RAM ($36): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231427

HDD ($75): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148840

ASUS DVD-RW Drive - $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Total: $690 w/o shipping (some things can be cut down even further)

posted about 11 years ago
#4 New build in Hardware

I figured you would enjoy that HD 7770 (640 stream processors @ 1100MHz) versus the HD 7750 (512 stream processors @ 800MHz) for the same price.

How much money do you need to save? Going with an ITX platform is killing you cost-wise as you can get a half decent ATX/mATX case for $40-50 and the motherboards are cheaper as well. Something can probably be figured out given a target budget. :)

posted about 11 years ago
#2 New build in Hardware

A couple things...

Getting a 3570K and pairing it with an H77 board is useless, as H77 does not support overclocking. A better Z77 ITX board for $10 more would be: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128568

You can do better with the power supply. This one, despite being an Antec, has generic casing and is only certified for 80% maximum efficiency. consider a similar Corsair unit with modular cabling to cut down on the cables and 80+ Bronze (85% efficiency) for the same price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050&Tpk=CX%20500M&IsVirtualParent=1

The Lian-Li case accepts dual-slot video cards, so don't be afraid to get a dual-slot HD 7770 which should offer a little more performance and run more quietly: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202023

posted about 11 years ago
#18 Building a new PC in Off Topic

Each processor has their caveats. Intel CPUs are expensive, but they are power efficient, have awesome single threaded performance and you don't need a board with a crazy VRM section just to get a decent overclock without killing the board. AMD FX CPUs are cheaper, but they are designed more for multi-threaded workloads more than anything. Single-threaded performance is relatively poor, they are power hungry and Windows 7 cannot schedule threads efficiently on them due to the shared module architecture (Windows 8 does a little better, though). I personally prefer Intel i7 CPUs as they are efficient and they work very well with my distributed computing hobby. I'm more than willing to pay the extra upfront cost and save the money in electricity and air conditioning (Florida) to keep quite a few computers going 24/7 under full load.

posted about 11 years ago
#16 Building a new PC in Off Topic
kirbyI found a 7970 that was $450. I think it was a package deal that came with games and whatnot. How cheap can this card get? I read the system requirements in terms of power supply is 500W at least, which is what I believe I have. I don't think I'll go about upgrading that if it's not necessarily needed.

CPU-z tells me my power supply right? I'll have to redl

You need to open your case and get the information off of the label on the PSU. It will tell us your motherboard, though.

On tech forums, a reference cooler 7970 goes for around $300 used, but that's with the annoying stock cooler. Honestly a 7950 is only about 3-6% slower yet great cards go for $300 new, such as these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125414

posted about 11 years ago
#13 Building a new PC in Off Topic

The Radeon HD 5770, while still enough for TF2, is becoming older and it was only a mid-high range card when was released 3 years ago. An HD 7850/7870 or even a 7950 would be preferred on the AMD side, or GTX 660 Ti/GTX 670 for NVIDIA. Your CPU will probably hinder some of these cards to an extent in some games, but a little overclocking (assuming your board has a decent voltage regulation section and a heatsink on the MOSFETs) can alleviate that a bit. Any chance you could get the make and model of your motherboard?

Also, a *good* 500w PSU is plenty for a single card setup. We really need to know who made your PSU and what model it is. The CPU and motherboard can be upgraded later at your choosing, along with the RAM.

posted about 11 years ago
#5 upgrading my build, need advice in Hardware

If you want to keep having 6 cores/12 threads but want to ditch the LGA 1366 platform, the only comparable platform out right now is an LGA 2011 board with an i7-3930K. LGA 1155 only supports 4 core/8 thread processors maximum with dual channel RAM. The Haswell LGA 1150 4th generation "i series" mainstream platform will be unveiled soon along with the 3rd generation Ivy Bridge-E extreme processors for LGA 2011/X79.

I'd suggest you hang onto your gear for a little while until new processors come out shortly. It's a little late to pick up an Intel 3xxx chip and IMO your processor is still quite decent despite lacking the newest instruction sets.

posted about 11 years ago
#6 laptop problems in Hardware

Could be a failing HDD (they can often die after a year or two of use). Download and run HDTune, and check your SMART health status. There will be yellow or red bars highlighting some attributes if there is an issue. http://www.hdtune.com/files/hdtunepro_550_trial.exe

posted about 11 years ago
#3 restoring a back up having issues in Q/A Help

Did you use the "Backup and Restore Games" function of Steam? It is pretty horrible and Steam just ends up not using your backup anyway in favor of downloading it off the internet. It's easier to copy the steamapps folder (or at least the TF2 part of it) from machine to machine and have Steam rediscover all the games in my opinion.

posted about 11 years ago
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