Small talk & Chit chat

[Dicehunter]

lmao people are so lazy these days they don't want to play long games

Fallout 3 was quite short. You could rush through it all and miss loads. From what I see with Cyberpunk there are plenty of ways to play through it completely differently and thus it will have tons of replay value.

I just hope it has lots of secrets, easter eggs and etc that are worth replaying it for.

And when that fails DLC I suppose.

When Star Wars Galaxies came out you had to have patience to get anything done and various activities took weeks if not months, You levelled up to 90 going through various story lines and expansions which took you roughly 6-8 weeks if you did everything but it was quite rewarding.

Sadly the gaming crowd now is dominated by the instant gratification mindset that has largely been put into place by the aforementioned political activists within gaming journalism, It's why games like WoW, For example, Suffered, Everything has to be built around a grown man/woman childs demands that will write a bad review that could sway the purchasing decision of millions if his/her wishes aren't met.

 

[AlienALX]

When Star Wars Galaxies came out you had to have patience to get anything done and various activities took weeks if not months, You levelled up to 90 going through various story lines and expansions which took you roughly 6-8 weeks if you did everything but it was quite rewarding.

Sadly the gaming crowd now is dominated by the instant gratification mindset that has largely been put into place by the aforementioned political activists within gaming journalism, It's why games like WoW, For example, Suffered, Everything has to be built around a grown man/woman childs demands that will write a bad review that could sway the purchasing decision of millions if his/her wishes aren't met.

If it wasn't for said boring/long games I wouldn't even game. Lately I have been playing... Fallout 3, being rendered at 8k with every mod I could find.

I like the slow paced games. I would be obsessed with The Witcher and Skyrim if only I was interested in the subject matter. But I don't do medieval or potions and Barry Potter so I am a bit screwed.

 

[Dicehunter]

If it wasn't for said boring/long games I wouldn't even game. Lately I have been playing... Fallout 3, being rendered at 8k with every mod I could find.

I like the slow paced games. I would be obsessed with The Witcher and Skyrim if only I was interested in the subject matter. But I don't do medieval or potions and Barry Potter so I am a bit screwed.

The only short games I play lately are things like Aperture Hand Labs which is a series of short VR experiences, My main game of choice when I have time is Final Fantasy XI Online, Aint nothing short about that, That game is a serious time investment ^_^

 

[NeverBackDown]

The only short games I play lately are things like Aperture Hand Labs which is a series of short VR experiences, My main game of choice when I have time is Final Fantasy XI Online, Aint nothing short about that, That game is a serious time investment ^_^

If you like short games you should try Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. Best indie game I've ever played

 

[Dicehunter]

If you like short games you should try Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. Best indie game I've ever played

Heard good things about that, Will have to check it out thanks !

 

[Warchild]

If you like short games you should try Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. Best indie game I've ever played

Yeah, What an emotional story in that one. Well worth the price!

 

[trawetSluaP]

I've got that downloaded but not started it! Will give it a try!

 

[Warchild]

This is by no means a stab at the 3080, but I found it an interesting read. Over time, we always wanted the FE boards. They looked better, performed better and "sometimes" cost less than AIB.

However, I'm not sure I would want one given igorslabs findings on the temps from the GDDR6x.

https://www.igorslab.de/en/gddr6x-a...i-der-geforce-rtx-3080-fe-im-chip-gemessen-2/

These temperatures are pretty crazy. I'm hoping Johnny Guru or others with the means to test accuracy don't experience the similar situation, or it feels like component limits all over again (Intel Im looking at you and your CPU winter warmers)

 

[trawetSluaP]

VRMs and memory always seem to be overlooked. It's why I avoid GPU AIOs.

Would be interesting to know the max operational temp of the VRM. Would imagine NV would say well within spec.

 

[Warchild]

VRMs and memory always seem to be overlooked. It's why I avoid GPU AIOs.

Would be interesting to know the max operational temp of the VRM. Would imagine NV would say well within spec.

I think the Tmax or however its put for the VRM is 120C

 

[trawetSluaP]

I think the Tmax or however its put for the VRM is 120C

Toasty!

 

[AlienALX]

VRMs and memory always seem to be overlooked. It's why I avoid GPU AIOs.

Would be interesting to know the max operational temp of the VRM. Would imagine NV would say well within spec.

Avoid AIOs on a bracket, yes. However, EVGA's Hybrids are excellent.

Not even sure they make them now, shame.

Toasty!

 

[looz]

Doesn't NZXT G12 come with a fan for VRM/Memory cooling?

 

[Warchild]

Doesn't NZXT G12 come with a fan for VRM/Memory cooling?

I am not sure on the 2080ti series. Had a quick google and saw some had concerns like you mentioned

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/ac5j9o/vrm_cooling_on_a_2080_ti_with_kraken_g12/

 

[AlienALX]

Doesn't NZXT G12 come with a fan for VRM/Memory cooling?

It's not enough. It's more of a token than any sort of proper cooling.

It needs sinks really, and a blower, given that otherwise you are just wafting around heat and not removing it from the case.

I've used brackets in the past, and after an hour or so of gaming the inside of my PC could have baked cakes.

That was when I moved onto hybrids, and eventually proper water cooling. Which many should be considering right now.

 

[looz]

In most ATX builds, GPUs aren't responsible for moving the hot air out, but it's instead vented through the roof and rear panels.

I'm not sure if it comes with those tiny adhesive heatsinks, but it does have clearance for them - those combined with modest airflow should be plenty for VRM and Memory.

 

[AlienALX]

Yeah problem is with most of those sinks you have to glue them on with thermal epoxy, meaning they never come off.

Maybe time to go water.

 

[grec]

Double-sided adhesive graphite thermal pads should be okay, graphite pads are essentially as good as thermal paste these days.

RS are expensive and you'll be able to get bigger sheets to cut down but as an example:

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/thermal-pads/1225182/

 

[Warchild]

Zotac just confirmed that on Amazon alone, they have 20,000 preorders on back order for the 3080 trinity.

its the 3090 trinity that I plan to get.. my hopes just died a little haha

 

[NeverBackDown]

Zotac just confirmed that on Amazon alone, they have 20,000 preorders on back order for the 3080 trinity.

its the 3090 trinity that I plan to get.. my hopes just died a little haha

Might want to start looking for a different card^_^