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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.)

A few months ago I sold my pc. I visited my fiance in the Philippines, got a new (better) job, and started studying game development. Now Im building a new rig for gaming and indie development. Im uncertain of the gpu right now, the rest is already purchased. However, since it is all either new or open box at this point and my losses if I sold any part would be tiny, I will consider any suggestions to change any part. Right now, it consists of: 16 gb of 1866 mhrz ddr3 Kingston Savage ram (cas latency 9) -I would have gone 8gb for gaming, but 16 should speed development. A 250 gb 850 evo ssd and a 1 terabyte 850 evo ssd. -I know it isnt cost effective, but its silent, low power draw, and fast. Also, Ive lost mod data to physical hard drive failure before, I dont want the same to happen to an entire game. XD i7 4790k at 4 ghz. (4 cores, 4 threads, boost to 4.4 ghz) -I dont plan on replacing this cpu for a long time. I wont overclock immediately, but Im planning for this to last the generation, so I wanted to keep the oc option open. Also, its clocked .4 ghz higher than the non k version. Asus Maximus VII Impact, z97 Mini ITX motherboard. -I could have gotten a similar quality board for much cheaper, but. . . to be honest, after years of dealing with strict budgets, I wanted to go premium now that I have a good job. Not much to say about this, its a well shielded motherboard with a laundry list of ports and features that supports overclocking. The case, an EVGA Hadron Air mini itx with its 500 watt gold certified psu. -Yes, that 500 watt psu is silent and can easily power this build. It also doesnt have the noisey, whine issues of other psus of this type. Also, the way this case is set up, it fits most full sized gpus, just not the ones with super giant extended coolers, like the gigabyte gtx 970, for example. (Other 900 series cards it fits fine.) As you may have noticed, price isnt that much of a concern for me right now, I do not have a budget limit. However, I do have a power, size, and temperature limit, as this pc might someday need to be transported overseas and used in the Philippines. (A hot country with an unreliable power grid, though one I really like nonetheless.). I went mini itx to make it somewhat portable. I got an asus mobo for the superior surge protection and shielding. I went for all ssds to make failure a non issue, while also cutting out around 10 watts of power consumption. The ssds combined take 6 watts, the ram a negligible amount, the cpu 140 watts at max load, etc. Bottom line, I need a cool running gpu that takes hopefully 200 watts or less. But no gpu is off limits, and Im also open to waiting for the 20 nm Maxwell revisions, or buying a mid tier card to wait for future cards. As mentioned Im also hoping for suggestions on any other piece. My uses range from gaming, to mod and game development, to emulation.

Again very much agreeing with Fmod, the Titan is at this point marketed mostly towards professional graphocs markets, there are much better choices for gamers.

That cpu is not going to bottleneck anything out right now. Intel cpus are overkill, in a good way. I mean, seriously, an i3 at this point can outperform an amd 8350 in Watchdogs, a multicore heavy game.

This. I have 3gb gtx 780 cuz was gunna sli another one but skyrim doesn't support sli so i'm screwed cuz 3gb isn't enough. I'm trying to sell my 780 now so i can buy a titan (6gb) or something. I suppose if i get the TITAN, i'll SLI another TITAN into my rig next year or so. Unlikey: skyrim can not effectively use more than 3gb. Buying a Titan would give you marginal returns at best, and not from the vram, just from the fact that it's a 780 versus a Titan. Also, sli does not increase your vram. When you sli, your vram is the same as one card individually. The vram does not add together, even though they sell it as if it does.

I agree with everything fmod said. As for the others.. . 2gb is great at 1080p, even on games that say they need more. 4gb is great for 1440p and some higher resolutions. Most games out now are recommending stupid system requirements to make the buyer believe theyre more graphically intensive than they are. And many new games recommend so much vram because they fill as much as you have. Technically Wolfenstein: TNO will us over 6gb, for example. But 2 gb wont bottleneck it. How is that possible, you ask? Many new games only clear your vram when you run out. So it will fill up before it starts clearing, and thus we have crazy requirements which mean nothing in terms of real performance. This also leads to people checking their vram usage, seeing their 6gb card filled to capacity, and thinking they need even more. That is ridiculous. 6 gb cards and above are only for people with crazy resolutions and multi monitor setups. The limiting factor here is your 860m, it is indeed roughly the same as a desktop gtx 750 ti. The vram is not limiting you, the rest of the card is.

Edited to remove post- I had incorrect information.

How did that cost so much!?!? The 970 is $350 card on average, cheaper if you look carefully. A fantastic 650w cpu can be had for $50 easily.

Im just gonna say; Dayz runs way better on intel cpus than amd. It is very cpu heavy, like most mmos. My old Phenom II 1090t, a six core at 3.2 ghz, got just about 24 fps on minimum when paired with a gtx 760. Meanwhile I got about 40 fps on ultra with the same build and an i5 4590, and over 100 fps on minimum. So a 400% improvement from a cpu with two fewer cores and an almost identical clockspeed. These numbers are wth my terribad internet though, so that may be skewing things.

I had kinda the same thing with a very similar build. . an HD 6770 (rebranded, slightly modified 5770) and an amd 1090t at 3.2 ghz. It consistently hit at least 10 fps more than what the benchmarks said, no overclock. Some games it ran better than the higher tier card I replaced it with. Ive long since sold that build, never did figure out what was going on, though.

Why? It's tied by an i5 4670 which costs over $100 less. Yes, you heard that right. The quad core at 3.4 ghz performs the same as the oct-core at 4.7 ghz. No, I'm not kidding. Here you go: http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-4670-vs-AMD-FX-9590 Even though the benchmarks show it tying, that 4670 will actually perform better than it in Skyrim specifically, because it's quad core, and Skyrim uses only 4 cores, so the AMD CPU's last 4 cores would be. . literally useless. You would have to cut the 9590's power in half to find out how it would perform in Skyrim. And then it gets slaughtered by the 4670. Heh, it gets slaughtered by my 4590. In any game which uses 4 cores or less (which is almost every single game ever made), you have to just discount the last 4 cores of an AMD CPU and act like it's a quad core. AMD is a joke in the CPU market. They cost more than intel, run hotter than intel, and even at double the supposed specs, draw huge amounts of power (which will hurt your electricity bill and also demand a better PSU), and they perform worse in games.