Gaming Rig specs

[Stiku]

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Just got this waterblock for the R9 290, dropped the temps to 40°c from the usual 94°c.

Also bought one of these
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[Art Blade]

impressive ??? :)

[Binnatics]

Uhh, what is a Lamptron? ????

That water cooler is very nice! But looks not even half as impressive as the heatpipes and fans at my airflow-cooler 8) Call me a Metal fetishist 8)

I had another problem occur after the installation; Microsoft found out I changed stuff to my hardware (mobo) and wanted me to activate windows again >:( When I followed the path they indicated me to do, I got a message that 'the windows key you introduced is already in use' :D :D

Had to re-activate through phone, and had to insert 54 digits in the phone, and then another 54 in my PC by listening to a breaking-up computerized phone voice. f@#k me! But it's activated again

[PZ]

Had to re-activate through phone, and had to insert 54 digits in the phone, and then another 54 in my PC by listening to a breaking-up computerized phone voice. f@#k me! But it's activated again

??? Sounds just like B.... MS!

[Stiku]

Uhh, what is a Lamptron? ????

That water cooler is very nice! But looks not even half as impressive as the heatpipes and fans at my airflow-cooler 8) Call me a Metal fetishist 8)

I had another problem occur after the installation; Microsoft found out I changed stuff to my hardware (mobo) and wanted me to activate windows again >:( When I followed the path they indicated me to do, I got a message that 'the windows key you introduced is already in use' :D :D

Had to re-activate through phone, and had to insert 54 digits in the phone, and then another 54 in my PC by listening to a breaking-up computerized phone voice. f@#k me! But it's activated again

This is a Lamptron FC5 V2:

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Its a Fan Controller (also a waterpump controller ( the FAN1 is the waterpump )

[Art Blade]

I can see "RPM" and "FAN" as well as temperatures so it ought to be a fan controller  :) Although it looks like a space ship control panel  :-()

[nexor]

Congrats on the new graphics card Binn   :-X

[Binnatics]

Thanx Nex! ^-^

My first experience with the card was a short test in FC3. I put all settings to ultra and put on 4x aa. The quality was amazing. I looked at Dennis and almost saw a real person. I was flattered by the sun reflection in his glasses. What also pleased me was the fluid movement of the surroundings when walking or looking around. I think I had a high frame rate. When I entered a car and drove around, the framerate seemed to drop. Things moved less fluid. So I put the config back to 2 aa and it was much better. I do like the aa effect though, so I guess I'll have to figure out what to downgrade in order to keep the aa effect on.
Besides that, I haven't checked out the GPU tweaking options that came along. What is possible with the thingy when pushing it a bit further? Going to find that out next time when I have enough time to spend on gaming.

Right now my job is sucking too much time and energy out to have some left for a good gaming session, but that will change next week I hope ;)

[Stiku]

Thanx Nex! ^-^

My first experience with the card was a short test in FC3. I put all settings to ultra and put on 4x aa. The quality was amazing. I looked at Dennis and almost saw a real person. I was flattered by the sun reflection in his glasses. What also pleased me was the fluid movement of the surroundings when walking or looking around. I think I had a high frame rate. When I entered a car and drove around, the framerate seemed to drop. Things moved less fluid. So I put the config back to 2 aa and it was much better. I do like the aa effect though, so I guess I'll have to figure out what to downgrade in order to keep the aa effect on.
Besides that, I haven't checked out the GPU tweaking options that came along. What is possible with the thingy when pushing it a bit further? Going to find that out next time when I have enough time to spend on gaming.

Right now my job is sucking too much time and energy out to have some left for a good gaming session, but that will change next week I hope ;)

Try Geometry and Post FX, Post FX gives that motion blur and FXAA at high level, geometry actually gives more detail to the trees, leaves and grass.
I would myself start with the Geometry as nvidia 780 CUDA's are like two monkeys doing calculations regarding geometry instacing

[OWGKID]

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My glorious 6 months old rig  >:D :-D

Specs

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
• RAM: Team Vulcan 32 GB DDR3 1600 MHz
• GPU: MSI Radeon R9 290 Twin Frozr
• SSD: Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD
• HDD: WD Red 3TB 5400 rpm
• PSU: Corsair CX 600M
• Case: NZXT Lexa S ATX Mid Tower
• Optical drive: Asus DRW-24 F1ST
• OS: Windows 8.1 (Full version, 64-bit)

Handles GTA V quite good on ultra/very high (except the grass, got down to 17-30 fps when in the countryside with grass at "Ultra" :D). I was stunned by Far Cry 3 running at ultra/60fps :o ???. Couldn't RETURN back to my potato.

Potential future upgrades (2-5 years): 1TB SSD, 4TB HDD, AMD Radeon R9 390X/390 (Crossfire?) If the card(s) are>10.5 inch long and my Lexa S isn't too small). I hope the sign of inequality is the right way

[OWGKID]

Good idea - one place to see hardware specs of OWG gamers so people can ask specific questions if they are considering hardware purchase.

PZ's gaming rig:

• i7 920 2.66 GHz
• 6x Blue ray disc burner
• EVGA Nvidia GeForce GTX  295 - 1792mb SLI
• EVGA x58 ATX motherboard
• Cooler Master HAF black  steel ATX full tower case
• Corsair 850 SLI ready, Crossfire ready  active power supply
• OCZ platinum 6 gb DDR3 tripple channel kit
• WD  300 gb 10,000 RPM VelociRaptor
• Logitech cordless RumblePad
• Logitech  G15 gaming keyboard
• Razer eXactMat wrist rest
• Logitech G9 5  button tilt wheel Laser gaming mouse
• Saitek v.3 Cuborg Rumble Pad
• Vista-64 with all service packs and updates

I've been able to play just about anything fully maxed.

I guess we need to change that to:
PZ's NEW, SELFBUILT gaming rig:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor
• CPU Cooler: -Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
• Motherboard: -MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
• Memory: -G.Skill Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
• Storage: -Samsung 850 Pro Series 256GB 2.5- Solid State Drive
• Storage: -Toshiba  3TB 3.5- 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
• Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 980 4GB STRIX Video Card
• Power Supply: Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
• Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
• Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
• Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)

;) :-D

[Art Blade]

 :-X :)

[PZ]

I forgot all about this topic - thanks GKID  :-X ^-^

[OWGKID]

No problem  ^-^

[Art Blade]

you know you're growing older when "I forgot" is becoming a signature line when replying. :-()

Don't worry. You'll forget all about it in a minute  :-D

[Binnatics]

 

Nice RIG GKID! And very sharp to remind PZ and actually post his 8)

[OWGKID]

Thanks  :-D

[OWGKID]

Don't worry. You'll forget all about it in a minute  :-D

"You forget thousands things everyday. Make sure this is one of them" Michael De Santa (GTA V)  ;)

[PZ]

Don't worry. You'll forget all about it in a minute  :-D

:-X

[Art Blade]

 :-()

[OWGKID]

Got the monster laying on my desk ^-^

Will start with the installation tonight I guess, no time now. I don't worry about the cooler, the card won impressive rewards and I have experience with the cooler on my last card. My case has good airflow so as long as the cooler's properly installed, I foresee a lot of joy :) :)

I guess you have maxed most of the settings in GTA V? :-D >:D 8) ;)

[OWGKID]

Just got this waterblock for the R9 290, dropped the temps to 40°c from the usual 94°c.

Was it the reference version from AMD?  ???? Using the MSI Twin Frozr IV R9 290. Idle temps is about 20-30C and it gets to 65 C when playing games  :)

[PZ]

Finally... the monitor I want is in stock - should have it in a few days or maybe a week.  ^-^

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm

[OWGKID]

Cool :-D :-() Did you ordered it from the UK? :o ???

[Stiku]

Finally... the monitor I want is in stock - should have it in a few days or maybe a week.  ^-^

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm

Hope you wont get the 99% of the faulty units that Acer ships.
I've had 2 Acer laptops, and both have suffered a monitor breakdowns.