The PC Thread - Tips, Benchmarks, Specs, Laptops, Custom Desktops, Pre-Builds and more.

[Fatboi1]

- Cristal Cove model with polished external look
- 1920*1080p AMOLED
- external camera
- tracking LEDs are hidden into the headset surface
- consumer version unlikely in 2014
- preorders will be available on OculusVR website today, first shipments July of 2014 [first come, first serve]
- supported refresh rates 75Hz, 72Hz, and 60Hz
- 440g without its cable
- $350 !

I may cop one of these because I want to see what's good with this.

 

[Notorious Jerry]

the r9 280(non x) cards have started to arrive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 600489223&IsNodeId=1&Description=r9 280&name=Radeon R9 280&Order=BESTMATCH


$300

Thats a damn good price but it's hard to buy anything outside of Nvida atm with shadow play how it is.. I got my 780 this morning and life is good.

 

[daze23]

 

[KritNC]

Thats a damn good price but it's hard to buy anything outside of Nvida atm with shadow play how it is.. I got my 780 this morning and life is good.

What's shadow play all about? I thought that was only for recording games or something

 

[itsyoung!!]

What's shadow play all about? I thought that was only for recording games or something

yeah but its 1000000000000000x better than any other recording device for gaming

not even close..

 

[itsyoung!!]

Yeah, but how many games can you fit on there? i know for certain that all the games in my Steam library + Origin aren't gonna fit on my SSD, and I don't have the time nor really feel like I should have to uninstall/reinstall as needed. Only way I would probably attempt is if I had a half TB SSD or bigger. But fukk. Titanfall is already 45-50 GB. Then BF4 is around 25. Two games and over a quarter of the space on the SSD.

For a while I had BF4 installed on my SSD, but maybe I wasn't paying attention to the times, but I never saw it load much faster or anything, tho I"m sure it probably does at least a little. My OS is loaded on my SSD and my pc reboots in 7 secs flat. But SSD prices need to come down before I start putting all my shyt on them. I want a quality SSD too, so that aint helpin wit the price.

I put my steam games on my 3 TB HDD

I put games that require loading times like Elder Scrolls Online on my SSD

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

What's shadow play all about? I thought that was only for recording games or something

yeah but its 1000000000000000x better than any other recording device for gaming

not even close..

yeah, it's a really good program.

 

[Ciggavelli]

Anybody getting the new Oculus Rift? All this Sony Morpheus talk is getting me anxious to try out VR right now

 

[Liquid]

Heads up to everyone. Newegg has the R7 265 in stock again for $150

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202096

It will not last long. If you are looking to mine or game, it's the best price/hash ratio right now. Can get you 400 per card

 

[Uh Oh]

Heads up to everyone. Newegg has the R7 265 in stock again for $150

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202096

It will not last long. If you are looking to mine or game, it's the best price/hash ratio right now. Can get you 400 per card

I've been meaning to ask: I have an XFX 7970 that I game on, but I don't game that often. Can/should I mine with it? Would I have to modify my PC?

 

[Liquid]

I've been meaning to ask: I have an XFX 7970 that I game on, but I don't game that often. Can/should I mine with it? Would I have to modify my PC?

You won't have to modify anything, just get CGMiner and set everything up. Just make sure your cooling solution is up to par because your card will get hot.

check out this guide and skip to where you have to get cgminer, join a pool and shyt.

http://www.cryptobadger.com/build-your-own-litecoin-mining-rig/

I use netcodepool.org and multipool.us. I suggest mining DOGE as its been the most profitable altcoin to mine for the past 2+ months already...then sell on cryptsy for bitcoin/litecoin or digitalcoin

 

[nyknick]

You won't have to modify anything, just get CGMiner and set everything up. Just make sure your cooling solution is up to par because your card will get hot.

check out this guide and skip to where you have to get cgminer, join a pool and shyt.

http://www.cryptobadger.com/build-your-own-litecoin-mining-rig/

I use netcodepool.org and multipool.us. I suggest mining DOGE as its been the most profitable altcoin to mine for the past 2+ months already...then sell on cryptsy for bitcoin/litecoin or digitalcoin

Is it way too late to get into mining now?

How much money do you make a month mining?

How much do you spend on electricity?

How much did you spend on your set up?

 

[Notorious Jerry]

What's shadow play all about? I thought that was only for recording games or something

Normally recording software equals a hit in your frames pre second in your game shadow play doesn't hurt your gaming when recording. The recorded files look great and are not big as programs like fraps. It has the name shadow play mainly because he has a feature that allows you to even same gameplay that you haven't recorded, ex: last 5mn-20min worth of gameplay.

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Anybody getting the new Oculus Rift? All this Sony Morpheus talk is getting me anxious to try out VR right now

wait....wait and see what happens.

i'm gonna sit on the side lines for at least a year before i even consider getting a VR system.

if i get one it has to have an integrated audio system.

 

[Bboystyle]

wait....wait and see what happens.

i'm gonna sit on the side lines for at least a year before i even consider getting a VR system.

if i get one it has to have an integrated audio system.

yup. I figured by now they would have VR systems in common house holds. This the first one that's at a reasonable price (they usually use to sale for thousands of dollars)


Imma wait and see how it fairs. Dont want it to be like the Virtual Boy that only had like 6 games(besides it being shytty and all in general)