The "Quick Questions That Don't Deserve A Thread"...Thread. v5 - Hardware & Software

I bought a new graphics card yesterday. Is there anything special that I have to do to install it, like should I uninstall my old graphics drivers first? [editline]e[/editline] Or could I run them in SLI? I have a gtx460 now and I'm getting a gtx950

Uninstall your graphics drivers, swap the cards, then install fresh ones. Just use the 950.

[QUOTE=Pelf;49206731]I bought a new graphics card yesterday. Is there anything special that I have to do to install it, like should I uninstall my old graphics drivers first? [editline]e[/editline] Or could I run them in SLI? I have a gtx460 now and I'm getting a gtx950[/QUOTE] They're both nVidia? You don't need to do anything, nVidia uses the same drivers for all cards Source: Personal experience, not uninstalling the previous nVidia card's driver when upgrading to a newer nVidia card has a 100% success rate in my experience. [editline]28th November 2015[/editline] well, same driver isn't 100% true, after a while newer drivers stop supporting older cards so if you have an 8800 and you're upgrading to a 950 you'll have to update drivers but a 460 to a 950 shouldn't have this problem

I posted this in the PC building thread but released it's more suitable for here. If I got three 2K monitors.. But only used one for gaming.. would I need to spend $9999999 on a PC that can handle 3x 2K monitors? Or it wouldn't make a difference because I'm only using one for gaming and the others just for web browsing and junk?

Can anyone recommend a decent drawing tablet pad thing. I want to grab one for my girlfriend since she does a lot of photoshop on her laptop.

[QUOTE=Just2Rusty;49206794]I posted this in the PC building thread but released it's more suitable for here. If I got three 2K monitors.. But only used one for gaming.. would I need to spend $9999999 on a PC that can handle 3x 2K monitors? Or it wouldn't make a difference because I'm only using one for gaming and the others just for web browsing and junk?[/QUOTE] I assume by "2K" you mean 1920x1080, right? You won't need a massively powerful computer just to run a desktop across three of those. I regularly do that with my laptop (660M graphics card - roughly a 650 Ti). Only thing to really check is that you have enough connectors for it, and that your card can output on all connectors at once (some older ones had problems with this).

[QUOTE=gman003-main;49206899]I assume by "2K" you mean 1920x1080, right? You won't need a massively powerful computer just to run a desktop across three of those. I regularly do that with my laptop (660M graphics card - roughly a 650 Ti). Only thing to really check is that you have enough connectors for it, and that your card can output on all connectors at once (some older ones had problems with this).[/QUOTE] When I say 2K i am referring to 2560 x 1440. I'm wanting to build a new gaming PC and I really want three monitors (because productivity and junk). At the moment I'm interested in potentially three of these: [url]http://www1.la.dell.com/vc/en/corp/peripherals/dell-u2515h-monitor/pd.aspx?refid=dell-u2515h-monitor&s=corp[/url] And a $2k~ aud gaming pc.

[QUOTE=Just2Rusty;49207187]When I say 2K i am referring to 2560 x 1440. I'm wanting to build a new gaming PC and I really want three monitors (because productivity and junk). At the moment I'm interested in potentially three of these: [url]http://www1.la.dell.com/vc/en/corp/peripherals/dell-u2515h-monitor/pd.aspx?refid=dell-u2515h-monitor&s=corp[/url] And a $2k~ aud gaming pc.[/QUOTE] What GPU would you be using with this? 1440p is a bit more than DVI-SL or (current) HDMI can handle, so most video cards will only be able to drive one or two, unless you have a good number of DisplayPort outputs.

[QUOTE=gman003-main;49207650]What GPU would you be using with this? 1440p is a bit more than DVI-SL or (current) HDMI can handle, so most video cards will only be able to drive one or two, unless you have a good number of DisplayPort outputs.[/QUOTE] would this work? [URL]https://www.pccasegear.com/products/29149[/URL] I don't know anything about computers. All I know is I want to buy a new one that can run games on ultra settings type thing. Ideally I would only game on one monitor at a time, but then when not gaming I would have 3 monitors (ideally 2K resolution each because more screen real estate than 1080p) Currently I'm thinking a total budget of $3300~ AUD. Looking at the Dell U2515H I'd be looking at about $1300~AUD total for three monitors. (I assume I would run each monitor with display port to the PC) That leaves around $2000 for the PC.

Hell a 980 could handle some not bleeding edge games on all 3 monitors surround.

[QUOTE=Levelog;49207718]Hell a 980 could handle some not bleeding edge games on all 3 monitors surround.[/QUOTE] Even in 2K?

[QUOTE=Just2Rusty;49207739]Even in 2K?[/QUOTE] I mean not a new game, but there are ones out there. You can [I]almost[/I] fit a 980ti in your budget. Might be able to actually fit it in if you give up overclocking [url]http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/9kY2Jx[/url]

[QUOTE=Just2Rusty;49207739]Even in 2K?[/QUOTE] [url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TMjqjX[/url] 1323.75 US Dollar equals 1840.18 Australian Dollar Either grab a singular 980 ti or spend that extra buck and crossfire two 980's. 980 ti will give you the type of performance on 1440p you would see with a 980 on 1080p. If you really wanna do a dealbuster grab a Titan X for $129.99 USD (180.70 Australian Dollar) more at: [url]http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8[/url] Absolutely destroys everything. You can pick up a custom cooler for the Titan X real cheap in comparison, if you want to overclock. Ain't nothing wrong with refurbished parts. You'll get in a new one long before it dies. Unless you plan on keeping the same card for over 15 years. I really recommend that B-Stock Titan X. It's $20 over budget, in AUD, but that $20 is worth it to absolutely destroy anything you throw at it. Especially with all of that VRAM. 3 way 1440p is going to run out of that real fast. There is also next to no problem overclocking a nVidia card on a reference cooler, despite what a lot of people say. Running 1.5GHz with fine temperatures on a stock GTX 980 here, myself-- honestly, with a Titan X, you won't really need to overclock.

[QUOTE=Kemerd;49207888][url]http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TMjqjX[/url] 1323.75 US Dollar equals 1840.18 Australian Dollar Either grab a singular 980 ti or spend that extra buck and crossfire two 980's. 980 ti will give you the type of performance on 1440p you would see with a 980 on 1080p. If you really wanna do a dealbuster grab a Titan X for $129.99 USD (180.70 Australian Dollar) more at: [url]http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=8[/url] Absolutely destroys everything. You can pick up a custom cooler for the Titan X real cheap in comparison, if you want to overclock. Ain't nothing wrong with refurbished parts. You'll get in a new one long before it dies. Unless you plan on keeping the same card for over 15 years. I really recommend that B-Stock Titan X. It's $20 over budget, in AUD, but that $20 is worth it to absolutely destroy anything you throw at it. Especially with all of that VRAM. 3 way 1440p is going to run out of that real fast. There is also next to no problem overclocking a nVidia card on a reference cooler, despite what a lot of people say. Running 1.5GHz with fine temperatures on a stock GTX 980 here, myself-- honestly, with a Titan X, you won't really need to overclock.[/QUOTE] You have to take into account actual AU pricing, not just a currency conversion.

Not to mention you've got a non overclockable board there.

Hi, I'm building a rig for my cousin right now, but I'm having a few hiccups. Motherboard + CPU + RAM boots fine, but installing the R9 290X results in a boot, but without any output to the screen. Now, (I didn't buy these components, I'm merely building the rig) I suspect it might be the power supply (it came with the case, and the R9 290X is pretty power hungry) not being up to snuff. Still, I think it should be sufficient to at least get an image on the screen (even though it might shut down in an intensive task). It should be noted that the R9 290X was bought used, and I don't know its condition - it might be broken for all I know. I suppose it might also be a driver issue, though I'm not really sure that should be a problem during POST (I'm gonna try installing Windows with drivers, then plug it in to test). What's your guys' take on this? PSU problem, GPU problem or software issue? I think it might also be a failed overclock (the mobo was bought used, and it'd take a while for the boot screen to show because it tried to apply an old overclock), which I've now removed - but I haven't tested with the card again after that. All help appreciated. Edit: Okay, shit works now, but the GPU is only recognized as "Standard VGA graphics adapter" in the device manager. Big deal, I'll just install AMD drivers and that'll fix it... okay maybe not. Pretty annoying, and I've had this issue before. Any ideas?

There's a very real chance the PSU cannot handle the 290x. Do you have another system to try the card in?

[QUOTE=Kenneth;49152081]Ok I paid £150 for a Radeon HD 5870 a few years ago and I'm looking for a replacement, however for that price all current cards I've found are outspecced by the 5870 in everything but TDP, so I'm guessing I must've got a pretty good deal at the time. Any recommendations?[/QUOTE] I may have accidentally purchased a GTX 970. Oops

How does my i5 3470 3.20ghz holds up against today's gaming? I'm not very into CPUs and I think there aren't many games nowdays that require/make good use of modern CPUs

I need to upgrade my PC, I have a HD6970 at the minute and I'm looking to upgrade to a GTX970 Question is, will my i5-2500k cause me any bottlenecking? I already need a new hard drive on top of the card and if I need to upgrade the cpu then I'd need a new motherboard too because of the new sockets

I don't suppose anyone here can point me in the direction of a good SSD thats at least 250GB and costs about £50 or so?

Is there any particular reason why the i7 6th gen is not really as popular as the 4th gen? I see the 4th gen in everything, especially higher end laptops with the slimmed down version, but rarely [I]ever[/I] see the 6th gen, and when I do it is actually in cheaper rigs.

The blue LED in my h100i has stopped working, so I can't have it as a solid white anymore. It just turns into yellow. What do I dO?

[QUOTE=Zeos;49215246]Is there any particular reason why the i7 6th gen is not really as popular as the 4th gen? I see the 4th gen in everything, especially higher end laptops with the slimmed down version, but rarely [I]ever[/I] see the 6th gen, and when I do it is actually in cheaper rigs.[/QUOTE] Skylake (Gen 6) is relatively new. They only got mobile i7s towards the end of September. And it's not chipset-compatible with previous CPUs, so it takes more of a redesign to make a new laptop model run it. Broadwell (Gen 5) basically got skipped... it was delayed so much that it basically only exists as a drop-in upgrade for Haswell, and for ultra-mobile parts. So that's why a lot of laptops still run Haswell (Gen 4). PS: Am I the only one bothered by Westmere being counted as Gen 1, same as Nehalem? It should have been Gen 2, moving everything else up one. Alternatively, count Sandy/Ivy Bridge as Gen 2 and Haswell/Broadwell as Gen 3.

[QUOTE=gman003-main;49215299]Skylake (Gen 6) is relatively new. They only got mobile i7s towards the end of September. And it's not chipset-compatible with previous CPUs, so it takes more of a redesign to make a new laptop model run it. Broadwell (Gen 5) basically got skipped... it was delayed so much that it basically only exists as a drop-in upgrade for Haswell, and for ultra-mobile parts. So that's why a lot of laptops still run Haswell (Gen 4). [B]PS: Am I the only one bothered by Westmere being counted as Gen 1, same as Nehalem? It should have been Gen 2, moving everything else up one. Alternatively, count Sandy/Ivy Bridge as Gen 2 and Haswell/Broadwell as Gen 3.[/B][/QUOTE] It's fucking stupid. Though Westmere and Nelham were on the 1366 socket and you could argue that the 1156 socket is the consumer one which is what the generations usually go by. But then you still have Lynnfield and Clarksdale on that.

[QUOTE=Just2Rusty;49207704]would this work? [URL]https://www.pccasegear.com/products/29149[/URL] I don't know anything about computers. All I know is I want to buy a new one that can run games on ultra settings type thing. Ideally I would only game on one monitor at a time, but then when not gaming I would have 3 monitors (ideally 2K resolution each because more screen real estate than 1080p) Currently I'm thinking a total budget of $3300~ AUD. Looking at the Dell U2515H I'd be looking at about $1300~AUD total for three monitors. (I assume I would run each monitor with display port to the PC) That leaves around $2000 for the PC.[/QUOTE] Currently I have 3 LG ultrawide monitors which are 2560x1080 in 21:9, all hooked up to a single 980Ti, I just had to shell out extra for 2 hdmi to display port adapters, which work beautifully, and I can run pretty much anything on ultra or better on all games at 60fps with my main monitor for gaming and the other 2 for fuck whatever I want. It usually a game of finding prices that fit your budget and if you can see if you can match the ports from 3monitors to a single GPU, otherwise shell out for some adapters if you don't have enough of one kind.

God damn, I have a rattling fan on this 2nd pc. I can temporarily fix it by.. many temporary fixes, but it always comes back. But it doesn't matter. So, what's up?

I'm thinking of getting a duel monitor setup, one monitor is 1444p to be used as my main screen for gaming and a smaller 1080p monitor to be used as a side thing. I want to be able to play games on one monitor and be able to search the internet or do other less demanding desktop things on the other without having to tab out and many other things. I've been looking at a steam item that is on sale called DisplayFusion and it has lots of positive reviews, should I get it or no?

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49216270]I'm thinking of getting a duel monitor setup, one monitor is 1444p to be used as my main screen for gaming and a smaller 1080p monitor to be used as a side thing. I want to be able to play games on one monitor and be able to search the internet or do other less demanding desktop things on the other without having to tab out and many other things. I've been looking at a steam item that is on sale called DisplayFusion and it has lots of positive reviews, should I get it or no?[/QUOTE] DisplayFusion has a lot of nice features, but the Pro paid version basically just has the ability for a bunch of macros and such. If that doesn't interest you just use the free version.

Win10 has pretty good multimonitor support, I mostly owned Display Fusion for Win7, as it had nothing worth a damn.