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Grant Fondo
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Any PC gamers around?
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Aside from the extra 16 gigs of RAM and my CPU running at stock speed, that (i7 4790k and 970) is literally the same rig as mine.
I'm going to try the software encoder because as I say, my mate who is using it is getting no dropped frames on a demonstrably slower machine.
Jody
Stubborn git
Thanks for asking and very timely! I got a dispatch email this morning 7 weeks after ordering so RTX 3080 on its wayunlike hundreds of others still waiting. Its been a monumental cock-up by Nvidia.
About time too. Looking at Scans website they still have outstanding pre orders for 2000+ 3080's
You'll have to let us know what you think when its up and running.I managed to bag a 3070 and thought I was one of the lucky ones. Got an email two days later to advise I was 150th in the queue
Now I'm hoping it buys me enough time to see what the RX6800 retails for and how it benchmarks.
DCBassman
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I feel antiquated with my 2600K and Titan X...
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Grant Fondo
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If it still works for you why change? Titan X will be fine for a while yetI feel antiquated with my 2600K and Titan X...
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Grant Fondo
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Two packets of Haribos and RTX 3080 arrived this morning, yum, yum
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Grant Fondo
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Same here, been watching La Vuelta rather than tinkering with the pc. I will get hold of Control as well
ColinJ
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Q: Those mega-powerful PCs bristling with cooling fans look like they might be incredibly noisy. Are the fans designed for low noise levels, or do the machines sound like helicopters taking off?
(I hate noisy computers! My laptop is blissfully quiet. It does have 2 small cooling fans but I have never noticed the sound of them.)
(I hate noisy computers! My laptop is blissfully quiet. It does have 2 small cooling fans but I have never noticed the sound of them.)
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Grant Fondo
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Yes they make a racket but only when gaming rest of the time whisper quiet.
ColinJ
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That is like saying that a Formula 1 car is only loud when racing - ha ha! I suppose if you are gaming with headphones on then you probably wouldn't notice the noise?
If/when finances permit I'd like to buy a powerful PC for music production, but powerful graphics wouldn't be needed so it would only be the noise of the main cooling system that would concern me.
DCBassman
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I have my son's old gaming case and a lot of fans and control for them. I don't game, so I'll use them all, and a water cooler for the cpu, to make my powerful (reasonably) pc very, very quiet indeed.
DCBassman
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But how do you know your computer is working properly if it doesn't sound like a hovercraft?
It has enough fans that if set up correctly, it could BE a hovercraft!
