Topic: The PC Gaming Thread

[Titi Camara]

:/

Did you manage to get a GPU?

I was waiting on the reviews of the 6900xt and to be honest I'm even more confused. Some of the earlier videos I saw showed a very decent uptick in 4k over the 6800xt and beating the 3090 in almost every test. That's not backed up by some of the stuff I've watched today.

Add into that the RT performance on AMD being absolutely fucking pants and I'm starting to lean to the 3080ti and just holding out.... #1stworldproblems

Example benchmarks:
6900xt vs. 6800xt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATlrDjEPK3U

6900xt vs. 3090
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2h5nniNpUQ

6900xt beats them both

[Titi Camara]

If anyone is after a 5950x...

https://www.novatech.co.uk/products/amd-ryzen-9-5950x-sixteen-core-processorcpu-without-cooler-/100-100000059wof.html?utm_source=affiliatewindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Stock%20Informer

£950

[Kashinoda]

I was waiting on the reviews of the 6900xt and to be honest I'm even more confused. Some of the earlier videos I saw showed a very decent uptick in 4k over the 6800xt and beating the 3090 in almost every test. That's not backed up by some of the stuff I've watched today.

Add into that the RT performance on AMD being absolutely fucking pants and I'm starting to lean to the 3080ti and just holding out.... #1stworldproblems

Example benchmarks:
6900xt vs. 6800xt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATlrDjEPK3U

6900xt vs. 3090
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2h5nniNpUQ

6900xt beats them both

Screw YouTube reviews, TechPowerUp is best for GPU reviews. They have such a huge suite and do a good 'overall' comparison at different resolutions:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt/35.html

I agree though 6900XT isn't worth it, neither is the 3090.

[Schmidt]

Is there a rough timeline on when you'll be able to just casually hop on a site and buy a 3080 at a normal price?

[Malaysian Kopite]

Is there a rough timeline on when you'll be able to just casually hop on a site and buy a 3080 at a normal price?

April according to Nvidia themselves

[Schmidt]

April according to Nvidia themselves

Well that's pretty wank, hopefully it has a decent lifespan. On the plus side it might actually be time for me to build a new PC by then.

[Bcnsean]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good gaming laptop. I use my laptop tonnes so want one it’s really good processing power. I would be using it mostly for work, video calling, presentations etc but want to be able to play flight simulator.

Ideally looking to pay around 1000

Cheers

[Barneylfc∗]

April according to Nvidia themselves

My lad is looking to upgrade to a 3060 ti. Is it worth waiting to get a 3080? I'm still clueless as to what all this means to be fair.

[Skeeve]

My lad is looking to upgrade to a 3060 ti. Is it worth waiting to get a 3080? I'm still clueless as to what all this means to be fair.

Unless he is looking mainly at 4k, the 3060Ti or 3070 are plenty and not worth the extra hassle of trying to track down a 3080.

[Skeeve]

Can anyone recommend a good gaming laptop. I use my laptop tonnes so want one it’s really good processing power. I would be using it mostly for work, video calling, presentations etc but want to be able to play flight simulator.

Ideally looking to pay around 1000

If your budget can stretch a little further then something like the following ones would be a good option:

https://www.box.co.uk/81Y6005VUK-Lenovo-Legion-5i-15_2943293.html
https://www.box.co.uk/AORUS-5-KB-7UK1131SH-AORUS-5_2932841.html

No real skimping on any of the main specs and you get dlss in supported games compared with a 1660Ti, albeit you'll probably need a separate webcam as those don't tend to be a strong point on any gaming laptops.

[Bcnsean]

https://www.box.co.uk/81Y6005VUK-Lenovo-Legion-5i-15_2943293.html
https://www.box.co.uk/AORUS-5-KB-7UK1131SH-AORUS-5_2932841.html

Cheers boss. I like that Lenovo.

[[new username under construction]]

Has the rumoured free games list on the Epic store been debunked? There are some insane giveaways coming up if not

[Skeeve]

Has the rumoured free games list on the Epic store been debunked? There are some insane giveaways coming up if not

Seen some claims on reddit that it is bogus, but if I remember correctly they made similar claims last year too, guess we'll see some evidence either way when the first one goes live tomorrow.

[Malaysian Kopite]

If it's the one with all those AAA games I think it's almost certainly fake though I'd love to be proved wrong

[has gone odd]

I could believe some of the list, Dying Light and Metal Gear V for example, but then the imagination is stretched when you see Horizon Zero Down. Just no way.

[Barneylfc∗]

Is there anywhere that has the 3060ti in stock?

[Skeeve]

I could believe some of the list, Dying Light and Metal Gear V for example, but then the imagination is stretched when you see Horizon Zero Down. Just no way.

HZD is fairly feasible too, the majority of sales would have been console after all, then after the delay they got some pc sales from the steam release for a few months and now instead of any extra money coming from sales and/or bundles, they get it in one lump sum from epic instead.

[adruk87]

Is there anywhere that has the 3060ti in stock?

Ebay at twice the RRP...

[Titi Camara]

Got the 5900x

Arrived today

[Flaccido Dongingo]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a reputable seller of Windows 10 Pro USB thumb drives please?, bought the lad a new 2TB SSD for his gaming PC, and thought I'd get him an upgraded OS to go with it, Amazon are charging £89, but thought I'd try getting it cheaper elsewhere before paying that, many thanks.

[kev_goss]

Evening lads, I'm brand new to this gaming lark on the p.c. so my question is does anyone here play ARMA 3? if so would you awfully mind showing me what the fuck I'm doing.





cheers in advance kev.

[JoeH]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a reputable seller of Windows 10 Pro USB thumb drives please?, bought the lad a new 2TB SSD for his gaming PC, and thought I'd get him an upgraded OS to go with it, Amazon are charging £89, but thought I'd try getting it cheaper elsewhere before paying that, many thanks.

If you have Windows 7 or 8, just use the same key:
https://www.howtogeek.com/266072/you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free-with-a-windows-7-8-or-8.1-key/

If you need to get the key, use Produkey (Disable any Anti-Malware/AV software). https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

[Darren G]

Evening lads, I'm brand new to this gaming lark on the p.c. so my question is does anyone here play ARMA 3? if so would you awfully mind showing me what the fuck I'm doing.





cheers in advance kev.

Haven't played ARMA in long enough that I'd be any use to you, but something like this might help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdTQ27yt9I

There are basically loads of beginners guides covering different aspects on youtube.

[Slick_Beef]

I had been planning to get a 5600X but noticed on Friday that a local shop had some 5800X in stock so I decided to go for it. For the GPU I already own a 5700XT which I'll keep but I bought an Asus Rog B550-F to put it all together on. Just waiting for some games to download now, can't wait to see how it performs, for sure it'll be an improvement on my old intel 6600. 

Only thing so far that I don't like is that the idle temperature is about 55c, seems a little on the high side, but we'll see how it goes.

[Flaccido Dongingo]

If you have Windows 7 or 8, just use the same key:
https://www.howtogeek.com/266072/you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free-with-a-windows-7-8-or-8.1-key/

If you need to get the key, use Produkey (Disable any Anti-Malware/AV software). https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

He has Windows 10 Home version, so I just wanted to upgrade his OS for his new SSD, got one on eBay for about £50

[JoeH]

He has Windows 10 Home version, so I just wanted to upgrade his OS for his new SSD, got one on eBay for about £50

You could just clone the drive, but I am not sure on your skill level? A couple of pitfalls are the current hard drive usage and how you connect both up. You have to ensure that you have enough room for the clone of the hard drive to the new SSD, so bigger is better. Then you need to connect both hard drive together to do a direct clone, or you could use an external hard drive to make an image of the hard drive to that, and then write the image to the new SSD. You can do all this for free, and windows will automatically detect the SSD and adjust the settings and use the correct drivers on bootup.

I tend to use Macrium reflect to do all this, it is quick, easy (depending on your tech knowledge) and free. https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

If you need any help, let me know and I will try my best to get you setup.

[has gone odd]

Ahh well, the Epic list was not as epic as imagined!

Cities: Skylines - December 17th
Oddworld: New n Tasty - December 18th
The Long Dark - December 19th
Defense Grid: The Awakening - December 20th
Alien: Isolation - December 21st
Metro 2033 - December 22nd
Tropico 5 - December 23rd
INSIDE - December 24th
Darkest Dungeon - December 25th
My Time in Portia - December 26th
Night in the Woods - December 27th
Stranded Deep - December 28th
Solitairica - December 29th
Torchlight 2 - December 30th
Jurassic World Evolution - December 31st

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Ahh well, the Epic list was not as epic as imagined!

Cities: Skylines - December 17th
Oddworld: New n Tasty - December 18th
The Long Dark - December 19th
Defense Grid: The Awakening - December 20th
Alien: Isolation - December 21st
Metro 2033 - December 22nd
Tropico 5 - December 23rd
INSIDE - December 24th
Darkest Dungeon - December 25th
My Time in Portia - December 26th
Night in the Woods - December 27th
Stranded Deep - December 28th
Solitairica - December 29th
Torchlight 2 - December 30th
Jurassic World Evolution - December 31st

Alien: Isolation & Metro 2033 are quality games.

[Zeb]

If you've not got Darkest Dungeon, free isn't bad. It gets grindy but the narrator sells that game so well.

[Matt_Red]

Anyone have a 3080 on pre order and are you getting an estimated shipping date?

[Titi Camara]

Alien: Isolation & Metro 2033 are quality games.

As is, Inside

[Flaccido Dongingo]

You could just clone the drive, but I am not sure on your skill level? A couple of pitfalls are the current hard drive usage and how you connect both up. You have to ensure that you have enough room for the clone of the hard drive to the new SSD, so bigger is better. Then you need to connect both hard drive together to do a direct clone, or you could use an external hard drive to make an image of the hard drive to that, and then write the image to the new SSD. You can do all this for free, and windows will automatically detect the SSD and adjust the settings and use the correct drivers on bootup.

I tend to use Macrium reflect to do all this, it is quick, easy (depending on your tech knowledge) and free. https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

If you need any help, let me know and I will try my best to get you setup.

Yeah I know all that, but I favour a fresh install.

[kev_goss]

Anyone have a 3080 on pre order and are you getting an estimated shipping date?

I bought my first gaming P.C. last week so not really a clue what's what but its got a NVidia 3080 in it, tried Warzone earlier and it freezes now and again.

[Matt_Red]

If anyone is desperate, i got a 3070 from PC World getting delivered today. Not sure how long they will stay in stock for though

[FiSh77]

If anyone is desperate, i got a 3070 from PC World getting delivered today. Not sure how long they will stay in stock for though

3070's seem to be available most days on Currys/PC World, always the £650+ cards and they don't last long though, I picked up a cheaper card a couple of days ago from CCL who seem to have a few each morning, just need to check their site around 9am and keep refreshing it

[Kopout]

This game looks great. i have been playing the forest for a while. that was a very addictive game. if you like survival games and lost tv series you will love this

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/IwvhH3islZw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/IwvhH3islZw</a>

[Kashinoda]

3070's seem to be available most days on Currys/PC World, always the £650+ cards and they don't last long though, I picked one up a cheaper card a couple of days ago from CCL who seem to have a few each morning, just need to check their site around 9am and keep refreshing it

CCL are the best, as soon as the item is in your cart it's yours (as long as you checkout within 15 minutes). They have such a robust system compared to any other retailer.

Best thing to do is to go on each item you want and subscribe to email alerts, takes a little while to setup but as long as you're quick on your email you'll get a card. They're not on Stockinformer etc.

[FiSh77]

CCL are the best, as soon as the item is in your cart it's yours (as long as you checkout within 15 minutes). They have such a robust system compared to any other retailer.

Best thing to do is to go on each item you want and subscribe to email alerts, takes a little while to setup but as long as you're quick on your email you'll get a card. They're not on Stockinformer etc.

I missed out on all the email alerts, by the time I got them the stock was gone, even got an alert for the card I bought about 5 mins after I'd already paid

[Statto Red]

Rather than starting a new thread, i've been looking at gaming desktops so i can play simulators like Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, [i have a playstation 4 for stuff like Red Dead Redemption II ] but haven't got a clue what to look for, i don't have the money to buy a gaming desktop now but looking at maybe in a couple of months, hoping i can get a bundle for less than £1k?

[kev_goss]

This game looks great. i have been playing the forest for a while. that was a very addictive game. if you like survival games and lost tv series you will love this

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/IwvhH3islZw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/IwvhH3islZw</a>

Oooo can't wait for that!!!!!!     Did you not find the white bald fuckers underground arseholes when you first started out total shits. Game was hard enough without them chasing you all over the place while your lost.