Recent content by LethalPenguin88

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    [SOLVED] New PC Streamer

    hi there apologies if this is the wrong place for this so me and a buddy of mine are looking to do a 24hr gaming amarathon for charity, having read some tips ive seen that it helps to stream to keep yourself engaged and awake, however i have never streamed before and i dont expect to do much...
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    Question is 550w for a 2070 enough?

    No I guess not, still it's frustrating, but I'll test my power draw to make sure I'm not pushing the PSU too hard and if not I'll contact evga, thanks for the help
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    Question is 550w for a 2070 enough?

    I will ask around, I was really hoping I wouldnt have to RMA my GPU, still, I've learnt a valuable lesson for my next build
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    Question is 550w for a 2070 enough?

    My PSU is good, I'm going to test how much power I'm drawing, if needed I will have to buy a new one, I plan to overclock both cpu and GPU so would a 750w be enough or should I go 850w?
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    Question is 550w for a 2070 enough?

    hi i recently built a new pc and i thought everything was fine but ive started getting issues wth the GPU, specifically its artifacting. ive looked up multiple forum posts and some epopel say 550w is enough some say it isnt, when i heaven benchmark i dont see any problems, my cpu isnt...
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    Question multi resolution setup

    im looking forward to it, ive only ever had a single monitor!
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    Question multi resolution setup

    yeah there are 3 display ports, so i will use those for my main gaming monitor and hdmi for my secondary monitor that ill use whilst gaming, thanks for the help!
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    Question multi resolution setup

    ah ok, excellent, does it matter that ive only got one HDMI output on the card?
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    Question multi resolution setup

    hi i have just built my system with a 2070 and at first i will still be using my 1080p monitor but ideally i would like to game in 1440p so i was going to buy a new monitor and then run a multi monitor setup, is this possible with one gpu? system details are: i7-8700k evga 2070 FTW3 asus prime...
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    i5-8600k or ryzen 5 2600x

    hi there, im on the cusp of buying a new system and realised that the price for intel cpu's is going up and the 8600k is now over £300. Is the 2600/2600x a good alternative from amd as their prices are now much more ideal? im mainly into gaming, never really got into streaming/editing and i...
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    thoughts on my new build for 4k gaming

    I've been looking at my finances and have been thinking about a new build for some time and have allocated roughly £2500 towards this. I will mainly be using this pc for gaming @ 4k and hopefully the list below will be able to handle it with ease. however I must state that I do not have the...
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    thinking about upgrade

    I have a noctua air cooler for my cpu currently but I'm not confident when it comes to overclocking. I wouldn't like to spend more than £600
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    thinking about upgrade

    Hope someone can help. i bought my pc back in 2013, at the time i was able to play most games at highest setting with ease but recently my system has felt a bit sluggish and some games coming out require better components such as mass effect: andromeda which is my main reason for wanting to...
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    new graphics card?

    my power supply is OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply also, are nvidia any better than AMD, assuming nvidias are compatible?