(PCGT VI) It's not just about hardware

Did a bit of research and was looking a getting a Cooler Master TD500 Mesh with an Arctic Liquid Freezer II AIO... but I've talked myself back to keeping my current case and sticking a decent air cooler in. It's a Cooler Master HAF 922, and despite it's dated looks I think the air flow is not too far off the current standard. Gamers Nexus did a revisit of the HAF X back in 2018 and it fared pretty well against the new cases at the time. The HAF 922 does have the holes for a 240 radiator mounted at the top, but I think the clearance to the motherboard might be a bit tight.

Bertie wrote:There are some things you can do with it. Stock it does run warm. Definitely get an after market cooler. The stock ones with the 2xxx and 3xxx I found noisy and get to 80c+.

I have a noctua NH-D15s but I like it quiet with low speed fans.

I looked at the NH-D15, but pretty sure the front fan won't clear my RAM. Is the NH-D15s just the same without the front fan? I did not see that, but I've now ordered the Scythe Fuma 2. Should hopefully be almost as good but a bit cheaper.

Bertie wrote:Have a look at using PBO and curve optimiser. I found limiting power/tdc/edc to 120/85/130 respectively and using a -30offset got a good mix of all core performance and good cooling. Restricting lower than that hit performance. It boosts higher if you raise those settings but I like 70c max.

https://youtu.be/VIZOFcdGp8s

Enable PBO and don’t mess too much with the settings off the bat in the bios. Use ryzen master, you can see clock speeds and temps and play with the values before you settle on bios settings and do away with ryzen master.

https://youtu.be/4o5AZM0AJXA

Thanks, I'll take a look once everything is installed!

Happy to help if you need it. The d15s has the front fan missing (so a single fan between the 2 towers) but also has a cut out in the cooling towers to allow high (possibly 100%) RAM compatibility. The standard d15 requires low profile RAM.

Heard good things about the sythe. Let us know how you get in with it.

I had a NH-12S before the 15s. The 12S is also a great cooler for its small size. Much easier to fit the 12S too.

DPD have been playing pass the parcel with my 5800x all week. It was supposed to be delivered on Monday but has actually been bouncing back and forth between Birmingham and Stoke depots instead. Finally updated to out for delivery today! But strawberry float knows what condition it'll be in. :fp:

Afrocat wrote:DPD have been playing pass the parcel with my 5800x all week. It was supposed to be delivered on Monday but has actually been bouncing back and forth between Birmingham and Stoke depots instead. Finally updated to out for delivery today! But strawberry float knows what condition it'll be in.

Mine was well protected. Plastic packed CPU with no wiggle and a massive box with a spacer for any crushing. Hopefully within another box with some packing too.

Good luck, you’ll be fine. Pleased with my upgrade.

Fights in Tight Spaces might be my GOTY. I can't stop playing it and it's taking me away from my VR.

FE drop again:

3060Ti FE:
https://www.scan.co.uk/nvidia/products/ ... 6gqd42hxvq

3070Ti FE:
https://www.scan.co.uk/nvidia/products/ ... 8tb8amx6ht

Just saw a Tweet from Andy Kelly recommending "The CRPG Book". It looks like an amazing collection and history of the CRPG genre. Got my wife to order a copy for my birthday immediately so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into it

Has anyone tried the multiplayer on Project Zomboid? It's getting some really positive feedback.

Zilnad wrote:Fights in Tight Spaces might be my GOTY. I can't stop playing it and it's taking me away from my VR.

Just picked this up, it’s £9.99 from epic with a coupon, or £3 if you become Turkish and set up a new account and make the hop skip and jump, figuratively speaking via VPN.

Loads of silly prices in turkey, although I can’t get the Ubisoft games to work. But I did pick up Hitman 3 - £3, deaths door.

Xeno wrote:Has anyone tried the multiplayer on Project Zomboid? It's getting some really positive feedback.

No, not a game I know of. Might have a look.

Bertie wrote:
Zilnad wrote:Fights in Tight Spaces might be my GOTY. I can't stop playing it and it's taking me away from my VR.

Just picked this up, it’s £9.99 from epic with a coupon, or £3 if you become Turkish and set up a new account and make the hop skip and jump, figuratively speaking via VPN.

Loads of silly prices in turkey, although I can’t get the Ubisoft games to work. But I did pick up Hitman 3 - £3, deaths door.

Enjoy, I'm up to about 40 hours played now and I'm still loving it.

I've bought a lot this Steam Sale for the first time in ages.

Megaman Legacy Collection 1+2
Umihara Kawase trilogy (Shun, Sayonara and the first one)
Muse Dash
Titanfall 2
Golf It
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Fast and Low

I've also now got in my cart:
The Mega Man X Collections
Mega Man Z/ZX Collection
Double Dragon IV

All of them have been super cheap, but damn I haven't gone this crazy in a sale in a while.

That's a good haul! I genuinely can't remember the last time I got anything in the Steam sales - they used to be immense with huge savings to be found on relatively new titles but now I just tend to glance over them on day 1 and thing "meh, nothing again".

I also think the fact my backlog is so big now is also finally putting me off from buying additional crap that I won't play for ages/ever! :lol:

I picked up loads from epic turkey. Back log is huge.

Kena, Hitman 3, deaths door, crysis, marvel guardians of the galaxy, r type, mafia definitive.

Got myself Overboard and Inscryption in the sale.

How much was Kena out of interest? I didn't even think to look at it on PC!

The only games I bought were from the Epic sale with their coupon,

Let's build a Zoo
The Captain
Trails of Cold Steel 3
Story of Seasons
Dark Deity

All I bought from Steam was the Episode Ardyn DLC for Final Fantasy XV

I'm tempted to grab the Nemesis and Federation's DLC for Stellaris from CDKeys as well while they're less than £7 each.

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Bought the following in the Steam and Epic sales.

Pawnbarian
Despots game
Galactic Mining Corp
Dorfromantik
Rimworld
Lego Builders Journey
Encased
Diciples: Liberation

Should give me plenty to sink my teeth into alongside the stuff I bought in the autumn sale.

Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
Shin Megami Tensei III HD remaster
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus

Ironhide wrote:Bought the following in the Steam and Epic sales.

Rimworld

I hope you have as much fun as I do. Cannibalism, I mean, do I have to say more?

gooseberry fool, I'd really like to play Rimworld but when the heck would I find the time? It apparently runs great on my MacBook Pro. But... strawberry float, I'm going to end up buying it, aren't I?

(PCGT VI) It's not just about hardware

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