PC Gaming, General & Off Topic Chat

Justwinginit

Just done as well:-)

Am I Evil?

Entered :cool:

Mr Blobby

Done

jaxdasher

Done

Retr0gamer

Anyone with even a passing interest in visual novels should check out Higurashi, the first chapter of which finally got released on Steam. It's regarded as one of the finest visual novels ever written and brilliantly subverts the genre. What starts off like it will end up as the usual harem novel with 1 guy and four girls quickly turns into something a whole lot more terrifying and gruesome. It's a bit crazy in a David Lynch kind of way but the whole thing comes together in the end in a hugely satisfying way.

The steam release replaces the original art with new much better artwork although you can switch back to the original art if you want (you won't it's really bad).

Mr Blobby

Quick question.

Getting my new gpu soon and it'll be my first time installing one. I know how to connect it but i'm wondering about the drivers.

Do i need to wipe my AMD drivers before i hook up and install my Nvidia card/drivers??

wotzgoingon

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Quick question.

Getting my new gpu soon and it'll be my first time installing one. I know how to connect it but i'm wondering about the drivers.

Do i need to wipe my AMD drivers before i hook up and install my Nvidia card/drivers??

I recently went the opposite way Nvidia to AMD and installed the GPU and installed the drivers and wiped all Nvidia stuff off hard drive.

I also had the latest driver pre-downloaded so made installation easier.

Mr Blobby

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I recently went the opposite way Nvidia to AMD and installed the GPU and installed the drivers and wiped all Nvidia stuff off hard drive.

I also had the latest driver pre-downloaded so made installation easier.

Did you use a tool for that or was it manual?

yoshiktk

You can use Revo Uninstaller, it cleans all the leftovers after normal uninstall.

MiskyBoyy

I've just uninstalled old drivers through control panel multiple times before when upgrading/changing and also I'd sometimes have the drivers already downloaded but I usually just let windows updates take care of it for me.

wotzgoingon

Mr Blobby wrote: »

Did you use a tool for that or was it manual?

manual.

yoshiktk

MiskyBoyy wrote: »

I've just uninstalled old drivers through control panel multiple times before when upgrading/changing and also I'd sometimes have the drivers already downloaded but I usually just let windows updates take care of it for me.

Usually it would be enough but now drivers/programs tend to leave a lot of garbage. Temp files or blank registry strings. Revo and CCleaner are good combo to use from time to time.

MiskyBoyy

yoshiktk wrote: »

Usually it would be enough but now drivers/programs tend to leave a lot of garbage. Temp files or blank registry strings. Revo and CCleaner are good combo to use from time to time.

I have a batch file set to clean my temp folder every time Windows starts and also run CCleaner every now and then.

kearneybobs

I've always found Revo and CCleaner play havoc with my installation. Tried to uninstall the display drivers, and ended up completely wiping the Control Panel app without uninstalling it properly. So I could neither reinstall or uninstall Nvidia control panel to solve it.

There might be some tips online on how to do it best with those tools.

Mr Blobby

I think i'll just use the standard control panel method for now. If any issue's pop up i'll look into a specific cleaner tool.

TheDoc

As a matter of interest what GPU are you getting? I'm also on the hunt for a new card but its a horrible time to be buying a GPU imo (Currency issues, retailer hikes and AMD 3xx series due out next month)

Not to mention all the grief with projectcars and Witcher, I'm kinda waiting for smoke to blow over and see what the actual facts are about what has happened.

But from swaying around a lot lately, and being relatively settled on a GTX970 since JAnuary, recently changed my mind to look at the R9 290. (Or 290x depending on price adjustments next month)

Mr Blobby

TheDoc wrote: »

As a matter of interest what GPU are you getting? I'm also on the hunt for a new card but its a horrible time to be buying a GPU imo (Currency issues, retailer hikes and AMD 3xx series due out next month)

Not to mention all the grief with projectcars and Witcher, I'm kinda waiting for smoke to blow over and see what the actual facts are about what has happened.

But from swaying around a lot lately, and being relatively settled on a GTX970 since JAnuary, recently changed my mind to look at the R9 290. (Or 290x depending on price adjustments next month)

GTX 970.
I'll probably pick one up in the next 2 weeks, assuming my money situation is good.

Thought about getting the R9 290 but i really want to try Nvidia. But i have to say my 2gb 6970 held out for quite a while.

yoshiktk

They are both great cards, but my pick would be GTX. Unfortunate game makers thx to money favor Nvidia.

dreamers75

I have the 290 Tri X and its a savage card, upgraded from 7870 few months ago.

jumbobreakfast

Mr Blobby wrote: »

GTX 970.
I'll probably pick one up in the next 2 weeks, assuming my money situation is good.

Thought about getting the R9 290 but i really want to try Nvidia. But i have to say my 2gb 6970 held out for quite a while.

You really should wait one extra week to see what is announced at E3

dreamers75

http://www.g2play.net/random-cd-keys

Anyone tried it? cracking idea

wotzgoingon

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://www.g2play.net/random-cd-keys

Anyone tried it? cracking idea

Probably indie games. I wouldn't bother trying as a game I do not want would just be left in my back log.

ScumLord

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://www.g2play.net/random-cd-keys

Anyone tried it? cracking idea

Yeah, when I bought AC Unity they put the offer up in front of me, so I took it for a euro. The game they gave me was Strife: Veteran Edition.

MiskyBoyy

dreamers75 wrote: »

http://www.g2play.net/random-cd-keys

Anyone tried it? cracking idea

I got it on Kinguin. I got Radical Roach which is valued at €6.99 but was on sale for 69cent on Steam 2 weeks ago...

Robert ninja

^ I got a free one of those recently. The damn key was dragon age. Is it any good? I don't like the sounds of the recent ones but maybe this one worth a play?

Skerries

depends, if you like rpg games then these games are at the pinnacle otherwise then no

gazzamc

Robert ninja wrote: »

^ I got a free one of those recently. The damn key was dragon age. Is it any good? I don't like the sounds of the recent ones but maybe this one worth a play?

Origin? If so that's the best in the series and worth a play through.. If not I wouldn't bother.

Robert ninja

^ Nevermind. Just took a closer look at the picture (yeah it's a picture of a key on a promotional card or something) and not only does it seem to be for Xbox 360 but it also expired 3 years ago. What the feck, kinguin. These things are garbage. Oh well, I was never interested in them in the first place.

Justwinginit

dreamers75 wrote: »

I have the 290 Tri X and its a savage card, upgraded from 7870 few months ago.

What size psu you using with that?

Digital Solitude

Humble Sale is looking well today, Outlast, Dungeon Defenders, Dark Souls, Anti chamber, Borderlands...

I'm just glad I own them all, it'd be an expensive afternoom

sweetie

Digital Solitude wrote:

Humble Sale is looking well today, Outlast, Dungeon Defenders, Dark Souls, Anti chamber, Borderlands...

Worth getting DS on pc? Playing it on 360 but my rig can handle it and the dlc included is 15 on Xbox.

Digital Solitude

€5 for it with the DLC.

If you thought the bosses in the base are good, the DLC is better.

Zeouterlimits

Hey, does anyone have some monitor recommendation tips?
Spending between €250 - €350.

I'm looking at Asus VG248QE, BenQ XL2411Z, both good entry level high frame rate monitors or perhaps the cheaper Asus MX239H?

Someone has also recommended the Dell S2340L.

wotzgoingon

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

Hey, does anyone have some monitor recommendation tips?
Spending between €250 - €350.

I'm looking at Asus VG248QE, BenQ XL2411Z, both good entry level high frame rate monitors or perhaps the cheaper Asus MX239H?

Someone has also recommended the Dell S2340L.

I'd go for Asus VG248QE or BenQ XL2411Z as they have fast response times and excellent refresh rates 144Hz.

The other 2 have slow refresh rates and response times but are both IPS but for gaming the 144Hz + 1ms time monitors are best.

Zeouterlimits

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I'd go for Asus VG248QE or BenQ XL2411Z as they have fast response times and excellent refresh rates 144Hz.

The other 2 have slow refresh rates and response times but are both IPS but for gaming the 144Hz + 1ms time monitors are best.

Yeah.
I just wonder / have doubts that if most of my gaming on PC is going to be around 60fps (1080 ultra or down sampled when I get a new card in a few months) and if I'm going to be using my consoles on it (XOne & PS4) which will be 30 - 60 most of the time, is it right to get a high refresh rate monitor instead of getting an IPS one.

Should I split the difference and go for a non high refresh but good response time monitor?

yoshiktk

Do you need high refresh rates but don't really need good colors or high resolutions? Go TN.
Do you want vibrant colors, higher resolutions or do you want multiple monitors? Go IPS.

Laviski

wow - necro thread.

wotzgoingon

yoshiktk wrote: »

Do you need high refresh rates but don't really need good colors or high resolutions? Go TN.
Do you want vibrant colors, higher resolutions or do you want multiple monitors? Go IPS.

TN have high resolution 2560x 1440 or 4k.

wotzgoingon

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

Should I split the difference and go for a non high refresh but good response time monitor?

It is up to you really I have a 76Hz refresh rate and a 2ms response time atm and it is a TN and colours are perfect it is a Samsung monitor. I was thinking about upgrading but think I will stay with what I have as you would need a very good GPU and game that is optimized well get the high refresh rates 120Hz and higher.

Marcface

Laviski wrote: »

wow - necro thread.

It's titled "Irish Game Servers". I see no problem with giving it a necro poke?

degrassinoel

Marcface wrote: »

It's titled "Irish Game Servers". I see no problem with giving it a necro poke?

might be worth asking one of the pcgaming mods about it - might be worth firing up a new topic, ye never know

Marcface

degrassinoel wrote: »

might be worth asking one of the pcgaming mods about it - might be worth firing up a new topic, ye never know

True enough, I'll poke one when I get a chance.

Thanks man

john the one

Free steam keys for cull of cows

http://www.pcgamer.com/we-have-65m-worth-of-steam-keys-to-give-away/

Skerries

Steam now offering refunds

http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds

MiskyBoyy

Skerries wrote: »

Steam now offering refunds

http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds

Wow that's pretty decent too. Can play the game up to 2 hours and if you don't like it, get a refund. Niice!

dunworth1

MiskyBoyy wrote:

Wow that's pretty decent too. Can play the game up to 2 hours and if you don't like it, get a refund. Niice!

Totally a plus no longer need to fear not liking a game

gazzamc

I'm just wondering do you get the current retail price or the price you paid for it? So if you it in a sale would you get the sale price back?

It's pretty cool but it should have been implemented ages ago, it's most likely for the upcoming sale.. I can't imagine the amount if tickets they get for bad purchases..

dunworth1

gazzamc wrote: »

I'm just wondering do you get the current retail price or the price you paid for it? So if you it in a sale would you get the sale price back?

It's pretty cool but it should have been implemented ages ago, it's most likely for the upcoming sale.. I can't imagine the amount if tickets they get for bad purchases..

id imagine you get what you paid for it.

no way are they going to give you full price if it was on sale

gazzamc

dunworth1 wrote: »

id imagine you get what you paid for it.

no way are they going to give you full price if it was on sale

Yea I was thinking that, I see gifts are excluded as well, so what about keys from other outlets?

AlmightyCushion

gazzamc wrote: »

I'm just wondering do you get the current retail price or the price you paid for it? So if you it in a sale would you get the sale price back?

It's pretty cool but it should have been implemented ages ago, it's most likely for the upcoming sale.. I can't imagine the amount if tickets they get for bad purchases..

It's a refund so you'll get what you paid back for it.