Posts by crimsonstag84

$333 as a starter.

Even a cheap 300W unit would handle this easily since it barely pulls 100W total—given we're looking at a 65W CPU and a 35W GPU. It seems to be some entry-level Fortran model, maybe from the PNF or APN series, so I guess there isn't much to worry about.

It’s not exactly a steal, I guess, considering you can pick up a brand new GTX 960 for barely $567, and this thing is actually more powerful while pulling way less power.

Generally speaking, you get a noticeably better picture quality, less eye strain, and those viewing angles you mentioned.

In scenarios where input lag is the priority—like gaming—there isn't much of a difference anymore between TN and LCD/OLED/VA panels compared to how things were a few years back.

I’d say grab some cheaper RAM if you can find it, toss in a WD Blue or a Seagate 7200, and maybe pick up an extra cooler—maybe an NVIDIA Kepler or an LC-CC-95.

I mean, look at the junk being sold for $17; honestly, it still feels way more solid than what they integrated into the G550 🙂

The GPU needs to be at least $33, and the case should probably be around 70-$27, though I guess we don't know the specific model yet.

So, do you already own it, or are you looking to buy?

If you're buying, keep in mind that's just a TN panel. You'd probably be better off grabbing something with an LCD or OLED panel, though they do run a bit higher in price.

For instance,

750-800kn

Maybe just swap out that Daytona 500 w power supply for this one:

It’s just a small tweak, but if you bump the multiplier up to 21 or 21.5, it should be solid—that's why this build is such a vibe 😬

EDIT: Wait, where's the power supply? 🤔

AMD FX-6300 processor
Spire Maverick 6009 gaming case, no PSU included
ASUS GA-970A-DS3P motherboard
2x Adata DDR3 4GB 1600MHz, AD3U1600C2G11-R
Silverstone Strider Essential ST40F-ESB (400W) power supply
Spire Kepler Rev.2 cooler
XFX AMD Radeon R7 265A 2GB DDR5, XFX-R7-265A-CNF4 graphics card
Seagate BarraCuda HDD (3.5", 1TB, 32MB, SATA III-600)

Total: $1425 CNN

There’s a similar case available with two fans (it's on sale), a slightly better power supply from Hexe plus, and a drive with a 3-year warranty—everything else stays the same. You'd probably have to pay an extra $27 for shipping, though.

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 W vs. Corsair RM550x

For your GTX 960, it’s fine, though an R9 280 x might be a better call—but you'll probably need to swap out your power supply too, I guess.

Bryan Taylor6 said:your processor is pretty weak... maybe grab a better used one, like an i5. You have plenty of RAM, though... so upgrading should be easy enough.

What do you mean an i5? I've got a Core 2 Duo that’s more than enough for this.

The only thing is the RAM, or maybe an SSD if the motherboard has at least SATA II support.

EDIT: I forgot the graphics card plays a part here too. Maybe that's slowing things down if the integrated graphics are terrible—which they probably are (like some old Intel GMA 4500 or something).

It should be fine, assuming you aren't running some absolute beast of a processor.

Updates have been trickling in for months now 😬

I’m not updating anything because there’s really no point; there won't be any more improvements for the 7xx series, and this version is stable enough.

I'd probably skip the Full HD setting; it's got 🤣only about 3.5GB
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That’s basically what I was thinking with the polished 😬 ...though maybe that's the wrong way to put it, since they're moving from GCN 1.2 to GCN 1.3 😉

Gary Anderson38 said:Honestly, I'm not even looking at AMD's 300 series anymore. Next gen? Yeah, right.

They just recycle the same old chips for three years and slap new names on them. 😁

It looks like only the R9 285, R9 290, and R9 290 x will be recycled—basically just bumped clock speeds and slightly tweaked power draw. We might see two enthusiast models (the R9 390 and R9 390 x, which preliminary numbers suggest offer a 40-60% jump over the R9 290 x), along with some polished GCN 1.3 versions of the R7 260X, R9 270/270X, and R9 280/280X.