Posts by Kimberly Gomez34

If they slap a sticker on it, you’re only losing out on the free diagnostics; your warranty remains fully intact.

Just grab a GTX 970 and you won't even need to upgrade your power supply.

Ask McLovin why the price is so low 😁 (it's a defective series)

Edward Miller33 said:Actually, thinking about it now, I've been running an EVGA 550 W1 for years, and it handled my old 4870 just fine despite how much power that card pulls. I appreciate the suggestions, but it feels like you guys jumped straight to high-end gear rather than focusing on a true "best buy" option. 🙂I barely play games at all, and even my old 4870 manages GTA V on medium settings reasonably well; I wouldn't even think about upgrading if the memory wasn't starting to fail on me. That ASUS GTX960 OC looks like a solid choice, though I'd definitely prefer it if the price were a bit lower.

In that case, this is probably your best value, especially since $33it comes with a GTX 750 Ti

Regarding the R9 290 this one, if you grabbed it with a 3% discount from PCPartPicker, it would land just under $833 (including shipping) + you'd obviously need a power supply around $167. I have a gut feeling, though, that he wasn't aiming for a GPU in that specific tier. Anyway, Edward Miller33, I'm curious—which exact power supply are you running? If it managed to keep a 4870 alive all these years, it probably isn't some off-brand junk. Regardless, here is a more budget-friendly suggestion: R9 270

And here is a slightly pricier Nvidia option, the Nvidia GTX 960—it comes with a 3-year warranty, though it's quite short if that's a dealbreaker for you 😁

At the end of the day, all these GPUs represent excellent value for your money.

Word is out that browsers are officially saying goodbye to Flash Player

http://wccftech.com/mozilla-block-fl...k-calls-death/

I ditched Google Chrome a long time ago, but if I'm not mistaken, I've been seeing more and more people complaining about it online lately. Generally speaking, as long as you're just browsing the web, your graphics card should stay perfectly calm.

If you're seeing artifacts all over your screen—those lines and visual glitches you mentioned—that points directly to the graphics card. It definitely isn't an issue caused by your power supply. Run a GPU stress test to confirm; FurMark is the most intense, but you could also try MSI Kombustor or the tools within OCCT. If those artifacts still pop up during the test, you might have enough ground to file a warranty claim for that card.

Honestly, those temps are fantastic for a 290X under full load. You have to consider how hot it is outside right now, not to mention how much of a furnace that GPU is—with the stock cooler, you’re looking at hitting 95°C easily. Seeing it stay that much closer to 70°C with a custom setup is a huge win.

The LC-CC-120 has finally arrived!

If I had to put money on it, I’d bet on the Antec or the SuperFlower; I’d definitely cut the Fortron Raider out of that lineup.

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Where are you planning to pick up the nitro? That XFX model over at Newegg has an incredible online price, which is likely why they included it in your build list here.

The monitor works fine—solid value for the price. Just don't bother buying pre-built PCs.



Check out Micro Center; they offer free assembly and shipping if needed, plus there’s a chance for a 3% discount (which knocks about $27 off the total) click

Essentially, this build uses an APU paired with an 8GB dual-channel kit at 2400MHz (which is crucial since the integrated graphics rely heavily on that speed). Both options are priced incredibly well, but this one offers better gaming performance due to the extra RAM and a high-quality 400W power supply (80+ certified with proper protections), unlike those cheap 500W "no-name" units found in pre-builts (which usually pull closer to 250W). You also get a superior case with USB 3.0 ports and an aftermarket cooler. If he needs more graphical muscle later, he can just plug in a dedicated GPU in the range of an AMD Radeon RX 560 from $433

EDIT

I skipped the dedicated graphics card to stay within budget, but honestly, it isn't a necessity right now. You can install Windows via a USB drive and grab all the drivers online without any hassle.

It might be around 40 (just off the top of my head). You'll really need to dig into the reviews for that specific model to be sure.

Bradley Lewis59 said:Exactly, that’s precisely my point—it states there's a 10 dB increase, which translates to double the perceived loudness. If the chart shows a loudness value of 8 for 30 dB and 16 for 40 dB, it doesn't mean 40 dB is sixteen times louder than 30 dB; it means it's twice as loud.

Essentially, yes, according to the chart, every 10 dB increase doubles the perceived volume. My main point remains: you aren't going to find a GeForce GTX 970 that is actually twice as loud as another one.

David Sanders4 said:Well, if someone is comparing based on temperature... when it comes to coolers, that doesn't surprise me at all.🕺

Frame rate is the only truly reliable comparative metric we have!

If you're comparing noise levels, you have to ensure they were measured from the exact same source. Otherwise, the data is useless because who knows what the variables were? They could have used different distances, tested with an open vs. closed case, and so on...

On the human perception of loudness. Scroll here to The human perception of loudness, Sound level Comparison Chart and The Ratio.

It all depends on the specific values you're looking at. A jump from 10dB to 20dB actually means it's twice as loud; moving from 20dB to 30dB makes it four times louder, and 30dB to 40dB hits you with eight times the volume, and so on. Given that these graphs represent load levels likely sitting somewhere in the 40dB range, there is simply no way one GeForce GTX 970 could be 5dB louder than another, let alone 10dB.

analogtiger19 said:That’s a pretty wild generalization coming from you, especially since some GeForce GTX 970 cards can show a 5-10 dB difference under load 🙂

That just doesn't add up; you must have mixed something up. If that were true, it would mean certain GeForce GTX 970 cards are several times louder than others.

Buying an 8350 is a complete fail—you're paying 40-50% more than you would for an 8300 just to get a slightly higher clock speed, even though every single one of these chips is unlocked anyway. It’s honestly frustrating that so many big hardware YouTubers still don't seem to grasp this; they keep peddling the "8350 is a super processor for its price" narrative. I can only imagine what they'd say about the actual value found in the 8300, 8320, or 8320E
. When it comes to clock speeds, you won't even notice the difference in most games or applications 4ghz vs 4.7ghz. Whether you overclock them or not is secondary; the real work is undervolting them, and it's a shame people aren't doing that instead.

You’re looking at a negligible difference of maybe 1-2 dB between the 970 and the 390.