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[Barnett114]

I might as well grab a GTX 1080 since its cheaper than the Vega 56

Do it. Vega 56 and 64 aren't compelling right now.

They aren't power efficient and they cost more than their direct competitors.

 

[TRFG]

Do it. Vega 56 and 64 aren't compelling right now.

They aren't power efficient and they cost more than their direct competitors.

would I have to upgrade my power supply? I have a 500 watt power supply in my system

 

[daze23]

would I have to upgrade my power supply? I have a 500 watt power supply in my system

what PSU brand?

a good "80+" 500w PSU should be fine for the 1080

 

[TRFG]

what PSU brand?

a good "80+" 500w PSU should be fine for the 1080

I have the CX500M I think its 80+ Bronze Certified

 

[daze23]

I have the CX500M I think its 80+ Bronze Certified

you should be straight. Corsair is a good brand

 

[Liquid]

500W is cutting it pretty tight on a 1080. What is the CPU again?

 

[TRFG]

500W is cutting it pretty tight on a 1080. What is the CPU again?

Ryzen 5 1600

 

[daze23]

a 200w GPU and a 65w CPU. 500W is cutting it pretty tight

 

[Liquid]

Guessing 400W or so while gaming

I just like to have more headroom, 600W is what I usually start off with unless you are dealing with a 1050 Ti or something

 

[The War Report]

Anyone know any good wallpaper sites

 

[Ciggavelli]

Guessing 400W or so while gaming

I just like to have more headroom, 600W is what I usually start off with unless you are dealing with a 1050 Ti or something

for real. If you look at the efficiency curve of the psu, you really want around 50-70% utilization. You don’t want to be at the limit.

 

[Barnett114]

would I have to upgrade my power supply? I have a 500 watt power supply in my system

You're fine

 

[BobbyBooshay]

For Shadow of Wars

Cap the framerate/potentially improve frametimes: Download RivaTuner Statistics Server, input your desired framerate limit in the "Framerate limit" box, and hit enter (the program comes bundled with MSI Afterburner and earlier versions of EVGA PrecisionX). Alternatively, those with an Nvidia GPU have the option of Nvidia Inspector, which can also be used to impose a framerate cap, either in a similar manner to RTSS or by way of forcing a different vsync interval (click the small tool icon to open the game profile section).

Note: Useful if you your system can't maintain, say, 60fps and you're sensitive to the wild fluctuations, or you're experiencing uneven frametimes. The greater window the engine has to render a given frame, if you're imposing a lower framerate than the game can otherwise provide, may also help in alleviating stuttering related to data streaming.
Stop the game from crashing after 15 minutes on touch-capable systems running Windows 10: Open the task manager, switch to the Services tab and disable TabletInputService.

 

[Phillyrider807]

Got a question for my coli brehs. I want to start gaming on my 70 inch in the living room. I have a long enough usb cable to go from my pc to my tv but the problem is im already using both hdmi ports for my dual screen setup.

Is there anyway to keep my dual screens AND be able to game on my tv without having to buy another video card??

 

[TRFG]

This 1080 running smooth as hell compared to my sorry ass RX 580