Aegrus

I think it's solved. My thermal compound was a mess and for some reason the fans came pre-installed to blow hot air backward, onto the cpu. I repasted the CPU and flipped the fans, I'm holding about 32 degrees idle now. Edit: Yep, refuses to go over 66 degrees C in Dragon Age Inquisition and Assassin's Creed Unity after 5+ hours playing, we're good to go. Thanks mark5916.

Number 5 definitely. The i3's are actually much better than the lower tier AMD cpu's of the other builds. They can also hyperthread, so you're not as locked to 2 cores as it might appear.

I recently built a pc with an i7 4790k in the Evga Hadron Air case. Im cooling it with the Noctau Nh-L12 low profile cooler. (It was a colossal chore to get it in such a tiny case, but it fits) Issue is, I'm getting about 48 degrees celsius at my regular Windows desktop screen, and 80 under load in certain cases. Is this normal? I'm measuring my temps with Coretemp, also. Is that a reliable program?

You have exactly one mod with a couple endorsements, I had around 8,000 endorsements between my collective of mods. And that was just on the nexus. TO clarify, I may still mod for myself, as always. I am done *uploading* my mods for a community which is increasingly toxic to content creators. It's not worth it. I find it very telling that so many of the most popular modders and largest figures in the industry jumped ship and went to Steam. To a sane community that would cause introspection. What it *actually* caused was non-stop hate rants against mod creators and anyone in support (in some cases even hate rants against people relatively neutral, like Dark0ne, who I find as been very sensible about this whole issue and seriously deserves a freaking vacation) What does it tell you if Garry Newman, Gave Newell, Chesko, want to change so much? What does it tell you that there's a thread on this very nexus dedicated to letting mod authors vent about the most terrible commentors on their mods? Modding communities have a serious problem, and as much as people try to deny there is one and insist that modders are just greedy, you can look at any comments section to find mind numbing arguments about why the modders providing people with largely free content, are the villains all of a sudden. Fortunately that hasn't been the Nexus's official policy, like I said, I think Dark0ne has the right idea, but hosting my mods *anywhere* is just not worth the hate I've been getting for it.

That's it, I can't take these comments any more. Pulling my mods from the internet now- among them, the only decent HD mod for Dragon Age 2. I am sick to death of selfish people insulting anyone who even thinks it's *okay* if someone charges. I wouldn't charge for a mod, but I can totally understand why a modder would, and after having so many negative personal attacks on any site where I talk about this, that's it, I'm out. Modding is a hobby; so is carving sculptures, so is art. Both of those earn money. Not a lot in most cases, but some. Many hobbies are paid; saying that they aren't is ridiculous and untrue. I actually heard one person say, "being a modder is like being a waiter, you get tips, but don't expect a paycheck." WTF? In every country I know of, waiters get a salary *and* tips. And all the people acting like, just because they used a mod, modders owe them lifelong loyalty. Saw some people yesterday saying that they should be able to take *back* donations from mod authors if the authors do something they don't like. Brilliant idea. (facepalm) Saw one guy say, "Chesko, you just lost my loyalty." Uh huh. What loyalty would that be, exactly? The "loyalty" to take free stuff from him forever? Since when does your loyalty pay bills? Found another guy saying that mod authors do not create content, and that they are stealing from Bethesda if they charge for mods. I don't think I even need to explain everything wrong with that one. And now I'm hearing people more and more that donations shouldn't be allowed on the Nexus. I'm agreeing more and more with Garry Newman here. I'm not going to be a part of such a hostile community any longer, done with modding. I've been developing a game anyway, I'll just switch fully to that and release it through Steam. Tidus44, thank you for not being insane, but I'm out.

In response to post #24646984. #24647104, #24647439, #24647524, #24647569, #24647954, #24648029, #24648264, #24648309, #24648414, #24648504, #24648519, #24648809, #24649619, #24650179, #24650239, #24650354, #24651039, #24651229, #24651294, #24651314, #24651324, #24651364, #24651429, #24651469, #24651679, #24651784, #24651844, #24651864, #24651949, #24652074, #24652084, #24652114, #24652274, #24652374, #24652484, #24652614, #24652634, #24652709, #24652984, #24652989, #24653374, #24654079, #24654169, #24654569, #24654739, #24654814, #24654864, #24654924, #24654954, #24655019, #24655324, #24655564, #24655599, #24655739, #24656204, #24656864, #24657599, #24657739, #24657834, #24658089, #24658219, #24658309, #24658354, #24658389, #24658469, #24658654, #24658804, #24661294, #24661744, #24661969, #24662334, #24662424, #24662559, #24662704, #24662874, #24662989, #24663029, #24663049, #24663124, #24663129, #24663169 are all replies on the same post. She's female, and she's been accusing people of being sexist or anti LGBT all day for getting that wrong.

In response to post #24657399. Why do people keep using the word shekels? It's immature and annoying, why can you people not use the word "money"?

In response to post #24617964. #24619084 is also a reply to the same post. Who cares? You still have the mod for free, you have no right to expect another human being to swear you loyalty.

In response to post #24597829. #24598674, #24599279, #24599624, #24621674, #24622339, #24622439, #24623969 are all replies on the same post. Agreed, donations are not viable. I've actually never recieved a single donation, but I find it hilarious how people opposed to this are suddenly acting like donations will save this whole thing and make everything okay again when they've never donated in their lives.

I won't charge for my mods, but I don't take issue with others charging. Only thing is, Steam seriously needs better piracy protection and a more even price split with modders.

In response to post #24584934. #24585039, #24585134, #24585229 are all replies on the same post. I agree that a major problem is how this could lead to people creating fake and/or broken and or/horrible mods, and false advertising for a quick buck. And I fear the steam community is probably incapable of policing as they hope, give how many entire broken games get through greenlight. That's probably the main reason I'd just stay on the nexus and do donations; we have enough broken, dishonest mods as is. We really don't need more.

I support this. (incoming hatred towards me, I'm sure.) No one is being forced to charge, I see this as more of an issue of modder's rights. If a modder wants to charge for content they created, I can't argue with that. People who hate it seem to be biting the hand that feeds them; they are not owed mods. If they don't want to pay, they don't have to buy. And that being said, I'm sure many mod authors won't charge anyway. Personally I wouldn't charge for any mod that wasn't incredibly well done and large, and even if I charge, it'd be like $1. I'm sure many other mod authors feel the same. I've made several mods, one has over 3000 endorsements, and I wouldn't even charge for that one. But if a modder wants to, it should be their choice.

The 970 recommends a 500 watt psu, but that doesnt mean it draws 500 watts. The benchmarks Ive seen state its power draw is 150 watts. That 500 watt recommendation on Nvidia's site is for the pc as a whole.

You need to increase the resolution of the texture. Not the size.. simply making your canvas bigger will not help. Common texture resolutions are 512x512, 1024x1024, and 2048x2048. Notice they are all multiples of each other. A texture with a random, uneven resolution like 1232x2000 is a no-no. Stick to multiples. The sides can be uneven. For example, a 1024x2048 texture is great. A 1000x2000 texture is basically broken, as it is not one of the multiples we're talking about. The resolution of the texture you use should depend on the size of the object you want to retexture. Bigger objects demand a higher resolution. Whatever you retexture, your aspect ratio (the proportions of the texture) should remain the same. So if you want to make a 512x512 texture more hd, you might increase it to 1024x1024. But if you want to make a 512x1024 texture more hd, you would want to increase it to 1024x2048. That way each side is the accurate, proportional length, but there are more pixels on each side, allowing you to add more details. For more information on how to actually paint a new texture, I recommend you look up video tutorials on the subject, its almost impossible to explain through text. Sources: look at my mods if you want, I have a number of well liked texture mods.

Long story short, I have a fiance who lives in the Philippines, Ive visited there and I like it, (see profile pic), and I have a crazy idea. If I planned on remaining in the US, I would never consider it; no way could I expect to make a living as an indie dev in the United States, the prices are too high. However, Im thinking that, given the massive currency differences between the US and the Philippines, if I were to sell games over Steam in developed countries, I could support myself in the Philippines. The reason is simple: every dollar of profit in the US and European markets translates into waaaay more buying power in the Philippines. In some places, rent for a decent place there is 75 usd a month. Nuts. Of course it probably wouldnt work. Im not placing any bets on it nor getting my hopes up. How stupid and crazy is this idea, guys? (Obviously I wouldnt make the attempt until I had a product to sell and a good deal of backup money saved, anyway. So this question is firmly hypothetical atm.)