The PC Gaming Thread, no console peasants allowed

[DarkSakul]

That's what I am doing now, but i have to have the control software installed. 

[misterBee]

1 minute ago, DarkSakul said:

That's what I am doing now, but i have to have the control software installed. 

What mouse are you using?

 

Any mouse with onboard memory will usually allow you to save the lighting/DPI/button mapping profile to the mouse itself.  Then you can uninstall the control software afterwards.

 

Razer used to have onboard memory on all their mice, but they've since cut that back on their new models so they can collect info about you from their driver software. 

 

Logitech G mice still have onboard memory.

[Hawkingbird]

1 hour ago, misterBee said:

Razer used to have onboard memory on all their mice, but they've since cut that back on their new models so they can collect info about you from their driver software.

Mother fucker. I just brought a Razer mouse. 

 

*Looks up if it has on board memory*

 

Looks like I'm taking a trip to best buy tomorrow.

[misterBee]

32 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said:

Mother fucker. I just brought a Razer mouse. 

 

*Looks up if it has on board memory*

 

Looks like I'm taking a trip to best buy tomorrow.

The Basilisk X Hyperspeed has onboard memory IIRC -- but most of Razer's mice require you to have the Synapse installed all the time.

[Hawkingbird]

12 minutes ago, misterBee said:

The Basilisk X Hyperspeed has onboard memory IIRC -- but most of Razer's mice require you to have the Synapse installed all the time.

I looked it up, it doesn't. It has five pre-set DPI settings on cycle button but will need to have Synapse on to run anything custom. 

[misterBee]

5 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said:

I looked it up, it doesn't. It has five pre-set DPI settings on cycle button but will need to have Synapse on to run anything custom. 

I thought it allowed you to save/edit the DPI settings onboard, but things like button remapping/macros require Synapse?

 

If it's already on the way to you I guess you'll find out soon enough.

[Hawkingbird]

15 minutes ago, misterBee said:

I thought it allowed you to save/edit the DPI settings onboard, but things like button remapping/macros require Synapse?

 

If it's already on the way to you I guess you'll find out soon enough.

According to this review remapped buttons and marcos need to have Synapse running to save the changes.

 

https://www.rtings.com/mouse/reviews/razer/basilisk-x-hyperspeed

 

This is a deal breaker for me. I'm going to return it. 

[DarkSakul]

Razer, that explains everything. 

[Darc_Requiem]

1 hour ago, DarkSakul said:

Razer, that explains everything. 

 

[DarkSakul]

https://www.imgtec.com/news/press-release/innosilicon-selects-imaginations-new-bxt-multi-core-gpu-ip-for-cloud-computing/

 

 

So a interesting and hilarious development 
 

[Hawkingbird]

I wanted to be excited for that only for that excitement to die when I read it was for cloud.

[DarkSakul]

I was the same way, fuck this cloud computing. I want my shit locally installed and running. I doubt clound computing ever catch on when enthusiasts still exist. 

[Darc_Requiem]

I know these videos are kind of expected now but I enjoyed it none the less. It was more accurate commentary than joke IMO 😂

 

 

[DarkSakul]

So glad we use optical now
 

 

[Darc_Requiem]

Big Navi specs have been leaked by Vidoecardz 

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6900xt-to-feature-navi-21-xtx-gpu-with-80-cus

[YourFavGrandpa]

 

Finally got it in today, the double clicking on the G502 I had was getting out of control. There's an debounce time option in the Model D software to adjust the sensitivity of double-clicks on the device and save it to the on-board memory. I plan on taking apart the G502 this weekend and seeing if I can get the double clicks to stop via liberal use of contact cleaner. 

[Darc_Requiem]

More Big Navi (Navi 21) leaks. These are for the 6800XT (72CU). If these are accurate it beats the 3080 in pure rasterization performance but it's Ray Tracing performance is slightly above 2080Ti levels. I'm curious to see the 6900XT (80CU) numbers.

 

https://www.igorslab.de/en/3dmark-in-ultra-hd-benchmarks-the-rx-6800xt-without-and-with-raytracing/

[misterBee]

50 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

More Big Navi (Navi 21) leaks. These are for the 6800XT (72CU). If these are accurate it beats the 3080 in pure rasterization performance but it's Ray Tracing performance is slightly above 2080Ti levels. I'm curious to see the 6900XT (80CU) numbers.

I don't even care how good it is as long as it's somewhat in the same ballpark  in terms of performance and I can actually get my hands on one.

[DarkSakul]

23 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said:

These are for the 6800XT (72CU). If these are accurate it beats the 3080 in pure rasterization performance but it's Ray Tracing performance is

Forget Ray tracing, Rasterization performance is better is 100% in my book. 

[Hawkingbird]

3070 dropped today. From the reviews I've seen it does match up with the 2080 Ti. Good luck buying one. 

[misterBee]

2 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

3070 dropped today. From the reviews I've seen it does match up with the 2080 Ti. Good luck buying one. 

Most people aren't going to get their hands on one until next year.  I'm not even going to bother trying. 🙃

[Darc_Requiem]

@misterBeeAt this point all AMD has to do to "win" is show up in the same ballpark of performance with stock. I think this panic paper launch by Nvidia to beat AMD out is backfiring severely. All they've managed to do thus far is piss off AIBs and consumers. They have the mind share, the last time AMD had better cards, people bought Nvidia anyway. They should have just pushed the launch back at least a month to build additional inventory. They've got people excited for new graphics cards that they can't buy. It's a bad look. 

[Darc_Requiem]

FYI AMD's RX 6000 (RDNA2) GPUs are getting announced today at 12pm EST

 

 

[Darc_Requiem]

AMD just killed the 3090 dead. Comparable performance for $500 cheaper 🤣

[Hawkingbird]

10 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

AMD just killed the 3090 dead. Comparable performance for $500 cheaper 🤣

Can't wait to see the breakdown videos when I get home from work.

[Darc_Requiem]

Honest I think the RX 6800 is priced a bit high at $579. The RX 6800XT is $50 dollars cheaper than a RTX 3080. The 6900XT is $500 cheaper than the 3090

[Hawkingbird]

I hit up my tech channels to catch up on the AMD news. AMD told Nvidia to go back kitchen. Jensen took out those 30 series cards too early from the oven. 

 

6800 XT will be my card of choice if it lives up to those benchmarks. 

[DarkSakul]

 

[misterBee]

 

10 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

6800 XT will be my card of choice if it lives up to those benchmarks. 

Seems like for best results you're gonna want a Ryzen 5xxx CPU and 5xx motherboard too.

 

Looks like it's time to upgrade my entire rig at once...

[Darc_Requiem]

5 hours ago, misterBee said:

 

Seems like for best results you're gonna want a Ryzen 5xxx CPU and 5xx motherboard too.

 

Looks like it's time to upgrade my entire rig at once...

Well the 6800XT benchmarks were without anything Ryzen specific. The 6900XT is different story. Although "Rage Mode" isn't 500 series board specific IIRC.

[Hawkingbird]

3 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said:

Well the 6800XT benchmarks were without anything Ryzen specific. The 6900XT is different story. Although "Rage Mode" isn't 500 series board specific IIRC.

He must be talking about Smart Access memory feature. Wasn't that used when they showed off the rage mode benchmarks?

 

Also, the wireless mouse I want went on sale today at Best Buy. Going to pick it up after I get off work

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L4BM851/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?tag=slicinc-20&ascsubtag=ef3070c019fd11ebaa087276c69fe3700INT&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 

[misterBee]

3 hours ago, Darc_Requiem said:

Well the 6800XT benchmarks were without anything Ryzen specific. The 6900XT is different story. Although "Rage Mode" isn't 500 series board specific IIRC.

I think all of the new GPUs will benefit from the Ryzen 5xxx platform.  Not gonna leave that free performance on the table!

[Darc_Requiem]

Still need 3rd party benchmarks but more AMD benchmarks have leaked. Had to double take on BFV. Both the 6800XT and 6900XT beat the 3090 in that game in 4K but all three cards, including the vanilla 6800 beat the 3090 at 1440p in BFV. Smart access memory is enabled but Rage Mode is not for these benchmarks.

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-discloses-more-radeon-rx-6900xt-rx-6800xt-and-rx-6800-gaming-benchmarks

Edited October 30, 2020 by Darc_Requiem

[DarkSakul]

Stupid console peasants

 

https://www.pcgamer.com/cyberpunk-2077-is-ready-for-the-pc-but-current-gen-console-versions-still-need-work/

Edited October 31, 2020 by DarkSakul
Fixing stupid URL

[misterBee]

I heard Watch Dogs: Legion runs rough on PCs.  Might be a tough time if I don't upgrade my rig by then.

 

Wondering how the new consoles will do.

[Hawkingbird]

The G502 Lightspeed is a dream. Having a lighter and wireless G502 is so good. I must pray to the gods I don't get the dreaded double click. That killed a Logitech mouse I previously had and it's a major issue with the Lightspeed as apparently Logitech cheaped out on the switches. I will RMA the hell out of this if it comes down to that.  

[Hawkingbird]

Why does life have to be so cruel? Amazon has the TKL version of the G915 on sale but not the full size version. Why do you do this to me? I need the number pad!

[misterBee]

31 minutes ago, Hawkingbird said:

Why does life have to be so cruel? Amazon has the TKL version of the G915 on sale but not the full size version. Why do you do this to me? I need the number pad!

TKL for life baby.

 

[Hawkingbird]

4 minutes ago, misterBee said:

TKL for life baby.

Is that a custom keyboard?

[misterBee]

4 hours ago, Hawkingbird said:

Is that a custom keyboard?

Yeah -- I built it a few years ago.  Here's the key layout I use:

 

[Darc_Requiem]

Zen 3 reviews have hit the web. F's in the chat for Intel.

 

 

[Hawkingbird]

The 5600X is matching or beating the i9 in gaming performance. It was nice knowing you Intel.

[Darc_Requiem]

@HawkingbirdSince I'm not at work, I can finally dig into these benchmarks. Intel is beyond cooked. I mean hell, the performance uplift actually justifies an upgrade from Zen 😮 Some game are seeing 40 and 50 fps better performance over Zen 2. It usually beats Intel overclocked, when it does lose it's around 5% but when it wins.......I'd hate be in the intel boardroom now.

Edited November 6, 2020 by Darc_Requiem

[Hawkingbird]

7 minutes ago, Darc_Requiem said:

@HawkingbirdSince I'm not at work, I can finally dig into these benchmarks. Intel is beyond cooked. I mean hell, the performance uplift actually justifies an upgrade from Zen 😮

Intel might as well put 11th gen to sleep if it's still a 14nm refresh. They will need something completely new to stay in the game. 

[misterBee]

All red system here I comeeeeeeee

[Darc_Requiem]

Did any of yall see the Gamer's Nexus review of the 5600X?  It was even beating the 10900K at times!? What kind of fairy dust is AMD using? 

 

 

Edited November 7, 2020 by Darc_Requiem

[Hawkingbird]

[misterBee]

Once we're rocking pure AMD systems we won't use filthy terms like RTX anymore.  🤤

[Darc_Requiem]

7 hours ago, misterBee said:

Once we're rocking pure AMD systems we won't use filthy terms like RTX anymore.  🤤

It's crazy who people think Nvidia created Ray Tracing. 

[DarkSakul]

I wish that new parts don't sell out as quickly.