The PC Gaming Thread Phase II, The Masters of Gaming. No console peasants

They cost more money and are harder to make and harder to replace. I dunno. I use a 15 dollar keyboard and it, and the couple before it, work perfectly. Only place Im picky about anything is the mouse and the mouse I like is 40 bucks.

Edit - shit, I cut out a square of cardboard and use that as a mouse pad. Im a tightwad

I been using a mechanical keyboard for 5 years now and I find it difficult whenever I use a membrane keyboard. The keys feel like mush, it’s not as responsive and it will stop registering my inputs if I type too fast. I feel handicapped when using a cheapo $15-$20 keyboard.

The key to mechanical using knowing which switch to use. My keyboard has cherry MX red and they are perfect for me.

I’m getting some screen tearing on this TV. It’s not the PC’s performance, it’s the refresh rate on this monitor. Even when I cap the framrate at 60FPS I still get some mild screen tearing in some games.

Do ya’ll have any suggestions? Is it just my TV? Do I need one with a better refresh rate or?

Turn on V-sync. Eliminating screen tearing is what that feature exists to do. If you don’t want to sacrifice your frame rate and/or input delay for V-Sync then get a monitor with a higher fresh rate.

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Also, do you literally mean TV, and is it an older model?

There have been TVs where ā€œ60ā€ fps was actually 58 or 59 fps.

Yes, it’s not a monitor. It’s a 60" Samsung TV and my PC detects it running at 59 for the refresh rate, so I probably would just need a new display I guess.

I should’ve mentioned that this is with V Sync turned on natively through the GPU itself.

Maybe if I set my FPS cap in some games to 58 I guess? Otherwise should I just invest in a 120 Hertz monitor or something?

Well, I enjoy the hell out of G sync at 120hz. But capping your frame rate at 58 or 59 is free and easy to try.

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I’ll give that a shot. Thanks folks.

Have you tried turning on the V sync directly in games rather than the GPU’s ā€œnativeā€ settings menu?

Yes.

Reviews for the 3300x are out and they are amazing for gaming only budget builds.

Also Zen 3 will only be compatible with X570 and B550 boards. I guess my future upgrade will be a 3000 cpu.

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https://twitter.com/humble/status/1258441541863051264

Free game…

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Payday 2 is a buck
https://www.fanatical.com/en/game/payday-2

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Pre-orders for the I7-10700k and i9-10900k currently available from B&H. $425 - $600.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1558672-REG/intel_bx8070110700k_core_i7_10700k_processor_16m.html/specs

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1558668-REG/intel_bx8070110900k_core_i9_10900k_processor_20m.html

:rofl: at Intel still charging $600 for a damn processor.

They need to hold the L for a while, I think.

That chip is supposed to compete with the 3950X. $600 is exactly competitive price wise.

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So, was checking out my GPU usage the other day… It keeps bouncing back and forth between 0%, 99% and 100%. I’m pretty sure this isn’t normal? What do you guys think?

I want to say I’ve been noticing some very slight stuttering in some games that wasn’t there before, but I could be crazy.

https://twitter.com/humble/status/1260985744383934473

Free Humble game…good luck getting GTA V on Epic’s game store.

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https://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/1260981492206964736

Free stuff from Ubisoft…

When it spikes to 100%, does it affect your performance?