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[spliz]

Oddly the 27 inch was set to 60hz refresh rate when I plugged it in. G sync was automatically turned on. I keep v sync off in game and just set Rivatuner to 144 fps cap.

Yea. U gotta set it in the display adapter settings in windows.

 

[Ruck]

i just find it cool and funny yall are trippin ballz about 144hz g sync and 27 inch monitors.

 

[GreenGrass]

So I copped that monitor...



@LÍQUIDO @The War Report @spliz Ya'll may be right. 1440p/144hz Gsync may be the best combo for gaming right now if you have the right card.

This is what i am trying to build my next pc on.
i will go Ryzen with probably 1070 geforce card.. i need a top PC machine...

 

[Afrodroid]

This is what i am trying to build my next pc on.
i will go Ryzen with probably 1070 geforce card.. i need a top PC machine...

Me too, i already have a 1070(zotac amp extreme) and want to upgrade to the following setup:

Ryzen R7 1700
GigaByte GA-AX370-Gaming 5 or K7
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3466C16

I can't wait to put my hands on the new features

 

[StatUS]

Yall really hopping on the Ryzen train?

I got an i5 6600k over clocked and feel I'm good for atleast 2 more years. My next move is to get on the i7 train during the next shrink 10 or 7 nm.

Should I be looking more into AMD and if so what's their road map looking like in 2019?

 

[The War Report]

This is what i am trying to build my next pc on.
i will go Ryzen with probably 1070 geforce card.. i need a top PC machine...

If you really want to crush at 1440p, get a 1080.

 

[The War Report]

Yall really hopping on the Ryzen train?

I got an i5 6600k over clocked and feel I'm good for atleast 2 more years. My next move is to get on the i7 train during the next shrink 10 or 7 nm.

Should I be looking more into AMD and if so what's their road map looking like in 2019?

People going to Ryzen because it's readily available and because of it's cost per performance. You gotta wait until supply meets demand for the coffee cpus and for mid tier motherboards to come out.

 

[GreenGrass]

If you really want to crush at 1440p, get a 1080.

Will i be overdoing it? I prefer the 1080 but because computer parts are expensive where i reside, i have to cut cost somewhere. I am glad that older video cards along with the right CPU will allow you to enjoy 1440p.

i will tell you how my IT life is .. i use a laptop that is 5 years old. I still use a 2.5 inch hard drive. i have yet to cross over to SSD use.

i stopped caring about video games long time ago but that is because i am used to console gaming. i learned that i am wasting my time with these consoles and under powered devices. I need a computer that can perform well for those heavy applications. Gaming will be a bonus for me on the side ..

 

[StatUS]

People going to Ryzen because it's readily available and because of it's cost per performance. You gotta wait until supply meets demand for the coffee cpus and for mid tier motherboards to come out.

Oh I'm looking past coffee lake to tiger lake or running river or whatever the hell they're calling the 10 nm shrink.

 

[The War Report]

Will i be overdoing it? I prefer the 1080 but because computer parts are expensive where i reside, i have to cut cost somewhere. I am glad that older video cards along with the right CPU will allow you to enjoy 1440p.

i will tell you how my IT life is .. i use a laptop that is 5 years old. I still use a 2.5 inch hard drive. i have yet to cross over to SSD use.

i stopped caring about video games long time ago but that is because i am used to console gaming. i learned that i am wasting my time with these consoles and under powered devices. I need a computer that can perform well for those heavy applications. Gaming will be a bonus for me on the side ..

1070 then.

 

[Fatboi1]

https://www.blurbusters.com/gsync/gsync101-input-lag/

Optimal settings:

Nvidia Control Panel Settings:

• Set up G-SYNC > Enable G-SYNC > Enable G-SYNC for full screen mode.
• Manage 3D settings > Vertical sync > On.

In-game Settings:

• Use “Fullscreen” or “Exclusive Fullscreen” mode (some games do not offer this option, or label borderless windowed as fullscreen).
• Disable all available “Vertical Sync,” “V-SYNC” and “Triple Buffering” options.
• If an in-game or config file FPS limiter is available, and framerate exceeds refresh rate:
  Set 3 FPS limit below display’s maximum refresh rate (57 FPS @60Hz, 97 FPS @100Hz, 117 FPS @120Hz, 141 FPS @144Hz, etc).

RTSS Settings:

• If an in-game or config file FPS limiter is not available and framerate exceeds refresh rate:
  Set 3 FPS limit below display’s maximum refresh rate (see G-SYNC 101: External FPS Limiters HOWTO).

 

[MMA]

Yall really hopping on the Ryzen train?

I got an i5 6600k over clocked and feel I'm good for atleast 2 more years. My next move is to get on the i7 train during the next shrink 10 or 7 nm.

Should I be looking more into AMD and if so what's their road map looking like in 2019?

For gaming a i5 6600k (Use mine for 4k TV gaming) is great and still runs very strong no reason to currently upgrade unless you are doing more workload intensive stuff other than gaming. I would suggest for someone in your case to buy a
1. better graphic card
2. monitor - 1440p/144hz and more
3. nvme/m.2 x4 ssd, Any ssd to load games off instead of hdd
4. aio cooler to overclock your cpu better

Buying another board and cpu is not worth the current upgrade unless the 2 extra cores are needed but in most cases, it's not needed.
the i7 7700k is 14% better at single core performance and the i5 8600k is 10% better at single core performance.

 

[StatUS]

For gaming a i5 6600k is great and still runs very strong no reason to currently upgrade unless you are doing more workload intensive stuff other than gaming. I would suggest for someone in your case to buy a
1. better graphic card
2. monitor - 1440p/144hz and more
3. nvme/m.2 x4 ssd, Any ssd to load games off instead of hdd
4. aio cooler to overclock your cpu better

My bad guess my post wasn't self explanatory. I was mainly asking if anyone had some insight on what Ryzen will be like in a couple of years compared to Intel.

 

[MMA]

My bad guess my post wasn't self explanatory. I was mainly asking if anyone had some insight on what Ryzen will be like in a couple of years compared to Intel.

Ryzen is great because the current boards will be useful for the next 4 years (2020) so when they release better ryzen chips you can use your board unlike intel with the z270, z370 problem right now where you can't use newer cpu on older boards
the r5 1600 is great for gaming, ryzen 7 is great for anything multi-core related like video editing, streaming etc
And they (amd) are finally competitive. 99% of people would appreciate what the r5/r7 can do

 

[Ciggavelli]

Another holiday, and another steam sale, that nobody, including me, care about. Remember when steam sales were good? Now we rock GMG and get steam sales all year round