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

[Everything Zen]

Yes, I have the h100i V2 and absolutely love it. It cools down my 6850k with a strong overclock really, really well (and that's a 6-core, which brings more heat). I highly recommend it

just copped the 6850k a few hours ago
gonna hit up microcenter an get me an X99 Taichi once it arrives

not sure whether to get an h115i or the swiftech h240 x2 tho

 

[Ciggavelli]

just copped the 6850k a few hours ago
gonna hit up microcenter an get me an X99 Taichi once it arrives

not sure whether to get an h115i or the swiftech h240 x2 tho

I have an Asus Deluxe x99 V2. It's a great mobo.

The 6850k is the cheapest way to get a chip that allows for 16x16 pcie gen3. The 6800 and 6700 don't have enough lanes to go 16x16. With the new Pacal cards you gotta have 16X16 or performance takes a dive. Put two Titan X Ps in your machine and we'll have the same thing

4K/5K all ultra, 60fps all day, everyday

 

[Ciggavelli]

OSVR

Might buy the Razor headset tomorrow, now that Steam supports OSVR with all games.

Only $400 too

 

[mannyrs13]

Newegg has a deal with visa checkout. Spend $100 and get $20 off if anyone interested. Code is VCOGREEN16. Good today only. Just purchased a cooling fan and memory. Then created a new account on both places with the same card and got a tower case. You need to make two accounts if you want to use the code twice. Don't know if it'll work for spend 200 and save 40 tho.

 

[Apollo Creed]

I see a Refurb XPS13 for the Low on Ebay, whats you guys thoughts on the XPS13 vs the Surface Book? This is a 16gb ram i7 joint non 4k screen.

I`m on the fence of copping to replace my MacBook air that I use for travel or use it for work since we have a BYOD program. Probably won't but still interested to hear thoughts.

 

[PikaDaDon]

 

[daze23]

DS4 support on Steam is official

News - Steam Client Update Released

Controller

• Added Steam Configurator support for PS4 Dual Shock Controller. Enable in Big Picture settings Add/Test Controller settings. When enabled, PS4 controllers will have access to the same sort of customization/configuration support as Steam Controllers, including native API support. PS4 Controllers using this system can map the trackpad, gyro, buttons, etc. to keyboard, mouse, or x-input outputs and can make use of action sets, touch menus, radial menus, and so forth.
  
• Added software gyro+accelerometer integration for IMUs without hardware integration. Allows Joystick-Move/D-Pad/Mouse Leaning support for the PS4 gyro input.
  
• Added New Mode – Joystick Mouse. This is a joystick based mouse control useful for stick based controllers.
  
• Added controller preference setting for haptics. Haptics can now be globally disabled for a controller or default to the configuration preferences.
  
• Added support for LED Color setting. Controllers which are capable of setting an LED color can now set this in controller personalization.
  
• Added LED Brightness/Color controller action binding. The light on the controller can now be changed via a binding. This is useful to mark changes in state such as different action sets or mode shifts, or on start/release press activators for changing while a button is pressed, for example. Light settings are reset to user preference when changing applications/configurations.
  
• Added software calibration for non-Steam controller based IMUs to counter for gyro drift.
  
• Modes and bindings which are unavailable to desktop and Big Picture modes will no longer be shown in the configurator.
  
• Steam now shows a dialog when trying to edit a config for a controller which has opted out of being configurable.
  
• Unified Radial Menu Button Press/Release behavior on digital inputs such as physical face buttons or d-pads.
  
• Dismiss quit menu when minimizing or turning off a controller.
  
• Controllers now support a default Rumble Preference to be On or Off. Games can override this setting or use the default preference for that controller. Setting is available under each controllers Preferences in Controller Settings in Big Picture.
  
• Individual games can opt out of using Steam Configuration support for the PS4 controller under each game’s Controller Settings. If a game has native PS4 support this allows it to continue to be recognized directly.
  
• Changed mode shift button activators to be uninterruptible by default.
  
• Changed Mouse mode Gyro Enable Button to default to Always On when placed on a PS4 Controller.
  
• Changed Joystick Mouse to default to Wide Response.
  
• Configuration Browser can now be toggled to show all available controller types rather than the default of the in-use controller type.
  
• Configurations can now be marked as “Unique” to a specific controller. This configuration will only be applied to that controller for that user's account. By default, all controllers of a specific type will share a configuration unless marked as Unique.
  
• Fixed a bug where rumble would send to the incorrect controller and could cause controllers to control the incorrect player.
  
• Fixed default settings not applying properly to mode shifted modes, which could cause certain parameters to be incorrect by default on mode-shifts.

 

[OneManGang]

Brehs I just got a Samsung SSD for my rig. I want to use it as my boot drive and to put a few games on there, but keep my current 1 TB HDD for mass storage. I have no idea the correct way to go about this though. I want to do a clean install of windows onto the ssd, but how is that gonna affect the windows 10 I'm currently running on my HDD? Any tips or help would be much appreciated. @itsyoung!! @Ciggavelli @daze23
@winb83

 

[daze23]

Brehs I just got a Samsung SSD for my rig. I want to use it as my boot drive and to put a few games on there, but keep my current 1 TB HDD for mass storage. I have no idea the correct way to go about this though. I want to do a clean install of windows onto the ssd, but how is that gonna affect the windows 10 I'm currently running on my HDD? Any tips or help would be much appreciated. @itsyoung!! @Ciggavelli @daze23
@winb83

I think doing a clean install is the best idea. just install windows on the ssd, go into your bios and make sure it knows to boot from the ssd, and then get rid of your old windows. I'm not sure exactly how it will work with your windows licence, but it shouldn't be a problem

 

[daze23]

the Resident Evil 7 demo/teaser is on Steam

http://store.steampowered.com/app/530620/

 

[Ciggavelli]

Anybody got afterburner to work with DX12?

It was all working fine, overlay and all, in V3, but V4 fukks up my games and crashes them.

I went back to v3 beta 14, but now the drivers are out of date and I can't use them anymore

 

[Liquid]

Anybody got afterburner to work with DX12?

It was all working fine, overlay and all, in V3, but V4 fukks up my games and crashes them.

I went back to v3 beta 14, but now the drivers are out of date and I can't use them anymore

How long has it been? About a month? You are right on time

 

[daze23]

Anybody got afterburner to work with DX12?

It was all working fine, overlay and all, in V3, but V4 fukks up my games and crashes them.

I went back to v3 beta 14, but now the drivers are out of date and I can't use them anymore

see if you can find an updated version of RTSS

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

I'll look into these. Props.

If it stabilizes the performance for this Elgato I'm in

i mistyped my cpu and corrected the original post.
i have a 3570k just like you do.

 

[Fatboi1]

Anyone know of a good Male Display Port to female HDMI adapter that supports 4K @ 60hz?? My R9 280 only supports 4K @ 60hz via Display port because the HDMI port is HDMI 1.4. I have a 4K TV and I'm stuck at 4K/30HZ which feels sluggish. It's so crisp and clean/beautiful as a PC monitor(Sony XBR43X800D 4K TV).