im intrigued by these services. theyve never really been good enough to warrant consideration, but this looks like the first one that actually seems decent
im intrigued by these services. theyve never really been good enough to warrant consideration, but this looks like the first one that actually seems decent
im intrigued by these services. theyve never really been good enough to warrant consideration, but this looks like the first one that actually seems decent
Linus' channel has changed a lot from when I used to watch it religiously, but he still comes up with some really interesting stuff.
I tune in for the WAN Show (when Linus and Luke are on), and I enjoy Scrapyard Wars far more than I probably should.
So of course I go for the Hyper 212 cause it's on deep discount at the PC store my old mate works at. I was determined not to take out my motherboard so I installed it in the case as it is. I haven't really had anything good and stable yet so I'm wondering if that's the price I'm paying for not being as careful as I could have been with the install. Next time I'll take out the motherboard and do it properly but for now I can't face reinstalling the darn thing. So for now I'm enjoying cut down temps back at stock. Might wait now until after the PS2 pc parts arrive.
I found the wiggly x-bracket the worst part. Even tho I had the screws set in the right place it just took a while to line everything up correctly so I could even start screwing it down. It definitely moved a bit.The 212 is an older design at this point, still effective, but kind of a PITA to install.
I've installed a buttload of them over the years. If you can get the base on without taking the MoBo out you generally don't need to take it out for any other reason.
General tips for that cooler
1. Use a X pattern for the thermal compound (Pea size dot works okay too, but I think X works slightly better)
2. Tighten the first base screw about 3-5 turns, with your hand holding the down the top of the HSF, it will move around. Do the same for the screw diagonal from it. Then the other diagonal pair.
3. Then finally ighten the 4 base screws completely, but do it sequentially 1-2 turns at a time. Top left, bottom right, bottom left, top right. Until they stop turning. Usually you have to keep your hand on top
It definitely moved a bit.
It definitely moved a bit.
I think I’ll take the motherboard out next time so it feels like less of a wrestle.
They always move a little, usually not a big deal.
I was on my way out so didn't get to finish, but to be a bit more specific what I'm wondering is if a Ryzen 7 1700X CPU at $300 cdn is a good enough product & deal that I should purchase it now even if I may not finish buying all the components for another 1-3 months. Also I zeroed in on the Ryzen 7 but as I look some more wondering if that would be overkill and if I could go down to a 5.
If you can jump to a Ryzen 2xxx CPU I would do so. I'm not terribly familiar with Canadian prices these days so I can't say what's a great deal or not.
If you bought something now it probably wouldn't hurt you down the line, but I'd be surprised if it helped all that much either. Though maybe the holiday sales change that.
I like the Ryzen 5 2600x. The Regular 2600 non X version might be a slightly better bang for the buck though in CAD. It has fewer threads than the R7 1700X but it's one generation newer so it has substantially better single threaded performance, which is still important in many cases. And it still has plenty of threads with 6 cores + 6 virtual. The R7 1700x is 8+8, but the usefulness of that is highly questionable anyway if it's purely a gaming system.
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im intrigued by these services. theyve never really been good enough to warrant consideration, but this looks like the first one that actually seems decent
Ok. Can someone explain refresh rate to me?
I have a 60hz monitor that I've been using for my main monitor. I bought a 75hz monitor this morning and got it set up. I started up Shadow of War and I noticed fraps showed me the same FPS on both monitors, usually about 120-130
I was of the understanding that the fps was limited to what your refresh rate is. Is fraps just showing me what's being put out but my monitor will only process 60 or 75 for?
I have AMD A8 9600 3.10 ghz (up to 3.4), 8 gb ram, Radeon R7. If I buy RX 560 4 GB can I play following games ; Sudden Strike 4, Civilization 6 and Cossacks 3 ?
Acer Aspire GX-785-EB13 Gaming Desktop Intel Core i7-7700, 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 2GB - DG.B83AA.017 https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07HQTVYKL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_W0bjCb4Z5ZMJY
Not sure if that's allowed ? I don't really know much about specs when it comes to this stuff. Doesnt have to play games at a high end rate, but decent enough ?
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At a quick search, I don't think this can be done.Looking for a desktop that is similar to this but about 100 bucks cheaper. Can just be the tower.