Recent content by Dragaan

I love how the hardware marketing has so many people thinking this way... I was told I was stupid for wanting to upgrade my 1080 ti to something new on my z170+6700k system. People (including on this site) telling me it's a waste and to spend my money on a new cpu first. I'll be so...

I know nothing about this, but I wonder if there aren't specilized online/cloud services where you can upload your video and it would use the hardware on their end to do the work? If that's the ONLY thing the card is for then maybe, if such services exist and aren't overly expensive, maybe the...

Can't speak much for higher refresh rates, but I play at 4k/60 and I saw a MASSIVE improvement going from 1080Ti to 7800XT on (yes) a 6700K-based sysstem I built in 2016. Damn near doubled my graphics performance in almost everything I play (granted, I don't play many AAA blockbuster-type...

Final post. In case anyone is on the fence and in a similar situation to myself. All games I listed I have doubled my fps in (almost literally). Even with vsync off and in games I thought for sure I'd be hindered by my cpu, my fps went through the roof. This is at 4k on high/ultra in games...

Ah, I see. That sucks. The first PC I used real temp with was running a 5850, which I believe was one of ATI's last prior to AMD buying them? Been using it ever since, with all my gpus being Nvidia since then. I am a creature of habit, though, and until I replace my 6700K I will continue to...

I love having my cpu and gpu temps (max cpu core and gpu core - 2 #'s) in my system tray. I am pretty anal about exactly how my tray is set up, and I am constantly looking down there and/or one-click opening programs like Process Hacker (probably the biggest MUST-have for me) or everything or...

Well it worked for the 1080ti which is quite a bit newer than the 3.70 real temp. Also, a big factor in me thinking there is a solution is the thread I mentioned, with the author (I believe) not understanding why that bug would occur for anyone (greying itself out as you try to click it). Yet...

I've been a user of Real Temp for a looooong time (well, at least 14 years). It's one of the first 3-5 programs I install ANY time I need to either re-install my own windows OS or I'm working with/helping someone else. But for me I just can't imagine not having it. I realize there are plenty...

Not entirely true. Current system was SUPPOSED to only be 2-3yrs, tops. It just performed so perfectly in everything I use it for and play that I had zero need to upgrade; that's even with me being the type of person who would upgrade for upgrade's sake (benchmarks, etc.) - as long as finances...

Sadly, I'm still not sure people are actualy reading my posts. I realize I type a hell of a lot (and I'm repeating myself a lot :x ) But this was a big decision for me. And I apologize for this thread continuing on this long; I didn't mean for it to. But, please, if you are going to give...

I was about to reply re-stating my total indifference to ray tracing and to "next-gen" titles in general. I DO NOT play them. Here's a good question that will play directly into which card works best for me/us: I can play RDR2 and God of War, Pathfinder WoTR, and TW:WH at 1440p 60 atm. Will...

I don't think you were "in" this thread at the start. I mentioned how one of the 3 cards I was interested (probably the MOST interested) in was a 3080 12GB (used, ~$500). What would you think about that compared to a 7800XT or a 4070 based on what I have said (keeping in mind I WILL be buying...

Hmm... well I check my stats literally after every gaming session. Almost NEVER see gpu not being hammered, 90-100%, unless it's a game that just doesn't require much 'juice' at all. Remember, I do NOT play big AAA games (at least not brand new ones - and I only have 2-3 from 3-5 years ago I'm...

Well for now it'll just be the same ol' system with the 6700K (but with the 7800 XT). In time I am looking into grabbing a used mobo+cpu to hold me over until much later when I do a full-on, heavily-researched, more expensive (5-10yr) build, but that's probably not until early spring. For the...

Most of the games I want to play are games I can currently easily get 60fps (or more) at 1080p or 1440p such as RDR2, God of War, Basically all new CRPGs, Octopath Traveller 2 (for whatever reason I cannot get a solid 60fps at 4k in this game - it dips in certain spots), Total War Warhammer 2/3...