Recent content by is_died

We're in the top 200! I'll be a happy PC gamer if we can hit rank 100. It's getting more competitive with each rank gained, so it'll take a while (and a LOT of computations), but this is for a good cause. What we've already done is amazing, and I look forward to watching our team score rise...

My time in RPGs is limited and it's almost exclusively been spent in modern Fallout games, so... I'm not the target of the question, but I've got thoughts on the topic at least. First, I like to create characters that roughly represent myself. In real life, the first thing I'd do in a...

There are a whole lot of ways to approach that question, and I'm sure there's no objective best monitor, but I may as well throw in my recent experience on the subject: Very recently I bought a new monitor. I watch a lot of streaming TV and movies at my computer, but I also play a lot of...

Yup, that did it. Super easy. The new PC seems pretty decent for folding but I worry about its thermals. The only place for it was pretty tucked away, so I may need to work something out to get it extra ventilation. I'm willing to modify the furniture it's on if necessary. EDIT: Forgot to say...

It's surprising to me PC Gamer isn't promoting this more. If they'd pushed it harder I expect we'd have much more output. We've done spectacularly well as it is, but we're going to reach a plateau tantalizingly close to the top teams globally. This far in, I worry most people who are receptive...

I should have a second folding machine online tomorrow, barring any unexpected issues with the part arriving by mail. If you saw my thread about the cardboard-encased computer I built, it's mostly the same parts but it'll have a proper case, an SSD for the OS, and a new motherboard (not to...

A major factor in answering your question is the resolution you're playing at/wanting to play at. 1080p is easier/cheaper to get to 144Hz than 1440p is.

Future-proofing for 4K gaming isn't much of a thing yet, I don't think. The RTX 2080 Ti is the first GPU I've had that can reliably stay in the ballpark of 60 FPS at 4K without reducing the graphics settings too much. While games are absolutely playable in 4K, I wouldn't call it future-proof...

A mechanical keyboard is always a good choice, albeit an expensive one. Mechanical keyboards last longer than typical keyboards, can be far more comfortable & satisfying to use, and come in various types for different preferences -- mostly based on the type of key switches they use. Some offer...

What Oussebon's thinking is that if you were to disable a feature in Windows 10 that automatically updates video drivers, you may be able to get away with using the drivers labeled for Windows 8. Windows could be replacing the drivers you downloaded from Intel's site, which may work, with...

Maybe this is a pointless post, but I'd like to keep this thread alive if I can. In my experience, here's what I can and can't play on my PC while processing CPU and GPU work units simultaneously. I've got a Ryzen 7 2700X and an RTX 2080 Ti, so I'm well prepared for gaming under load. Maybe...

I found what I'm nearly certain is the graphics drivers download page for your computer and sure enough the most recent OS the graphics drivers are listed for is Windows 8.1. Oddly, the 32-bit drivers are listed for Windows 8.1 but the 64-bit ones stop at flat ol' 8. The graphics hardware for...

Previously I mentioned Doom (from 1993), with mods and running at 1440p, being playable with F@H at full power. I just played a session of Doom Eternal and didn't realize I was folding the whole time. Under CPU and GPU stress the game ran just fine... which is both me pointlessly bragging about...

This isn't quite a recommendation, but right this moment I'm wearing a set of Hifiman HE-400i headphones. These are not "gaming" headphones; there's no integrated microphone and they're strictly stereo, but they are fantastic. That goes for games, music, video -- it's all great. Very sharp...

Thanks! I hadn't considered the dust situation, being a temporary thrown-together thing as it is. It already needed intake fans, but now I've got a specific reason to add some. That's the nice thing about a cardboard case: extra fan spots are just a box cutter away. I'll shut it down and work...