ruggedpanther2, an EVGA Platinum 400 and a Fortron Hexa 400 aren't even in the same league. You should at least read the conclusion here if you want to get a real sense of what we're actually dealing with.
The power supply is from Microsoft (as far as I know, MSI doesn't actually make PSUs) and it's pretty low-end (unless they're using EVGA components). In theory, it should be able to handle the NVIDIA GTX 1650, but if you have the chance, it wouldn't be a bad idea to swap it out for something better.
I wouldn't recommend the combo deal because that motherboard has two DDR3 slots and two DDR4 slots. If you went with a B150 board that actually has four slots, you could use this or this one with the VRM heatsink .
Both NVIDIA and Intel drivers have been pretty hit-or-miss over the last eight months; I’ve seen plenty of complaints online. You might want to try rolling back to some drivers from July instead.
Secondly—you can't really blame the graphics card for screen tearing. It’s actually an issue within the games themselves. Some titles suffer from it more than others, which is why there are specific settings like VSync, or specialized monitors like FreeSync and G-Sync, to handle it.
As for those artifacts (the little blocks appearing on screen), you shouldn't be seeing them unless it's a driver issue—assuming you've tested a few different versions. If they pop up in every single game you play, then you're likely looking at a hardware failure. But again, it's entirely possible that certain drivers just don't play nice with a specific game. If the games have any recent patches available, try installing those too.
From my experience, faster RAM can actually trigger quite a few stability issues if you aren't careful with the timings and voltage settings. If you don't perform those specific tweaks, things might run fine, though that's assuming there aren't other underlying hardware conflicts at play.
It’s definitely more than $100, it just depends on how you look at it. You should expect entry-level FHD monitors to start around $233, though those are usually smaller and likely limited to VGA. Any decent option here ought to be priced lower than that.
Hey Dederti, tell me, would you actually overclock it? Arma 3 is such a single-core whore that overclocking might not even be worth the hassle compared to most other games.
They’re identical GPUs, just different overclocking headroom. Honestly, I wouldn't even pay extra $33 just for some factory overclock. Also, looking at that second link, it mentions 3G in one spot—likely a typo if they mean a 3GB model. Either way, you can't compare a 3GB card to a 6GB card; they aren't even the same beast when it comes to CUDA cores.
analogtiger19 said:Look, I get what Kimberly Gomez34 is saying, but it’s not like every single pivot mount lets you adjust the height...
I haven't come across a single monitor with a pivot feature that didn't allow you to lower the screen. Regardless, that BenQ 27 mentioned in the link definitely allows it; it’s essentially the second most affordable 27" IPS 1440p option out there—which actually makes it the cheapest one available with a pivot.
That’s pretty much the standard for any monitor with a pivot function. You can't really have one 27" screen being massive compared to another 27" model—once you account for the bezel thickness, you might see a centimeter or two of difference in the actual footprint depending on the stand design.
If you decide to pull the trigger on a sale, I honestly think you’ll have a line of buyers out the door. There is a massive shortage of 1155 motherboards right now, especially those with the Z chipset
That’s the catch—it’s a massive hurdle for his budget. If he wants an Intel Core i5-6400, a 4GB GPU, an SSD, and 24GB of RAM, he just can't squeeze all that into a system with only four RAM slots without hitting a wall. You have to make compromises somewhere.
I'm guessing the buyer is coming from a pretty subpar rig, so even this setup will feel like a massive leap forward.