Help! I have to choose between a Intel i7-10400F and a Intel i5-10600KF. Which one is the better choice?
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10600kf. Even if you don't overclock, the boost speed difference is pretty massive.
edit: assuming it's i5-10400f vs i5-10600kf
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I'm leaning towards 10700f then. More cores, and 4.6 boost clock on all cores is decent enough. What motherboard are you using? Z490? h470? b460?
Argh! Too late. The i5 is on its way. Well, i'm sure it is a bit faster than my old i5 6500. 
The new motherboard is a B460M Pro.
The new motherboard is a B460M Pro.
Ah, that's not a good combination overall because you're stuck with ddr4 2666mhz on that motherboard, whereas you can go up to ddr4 2933 with an i7 on that same motherboard. And you can't overclock the K cpu with anything but a z490 board.Argh! Too late. The i5 is on its way. Well, i'm sure it is a bit faster than my old i5 6500.
I think my Inspire 5.1 speaker set is finally dying after ~20 years. Every now and then they go 'pop' and the audio starts sounding like it's on an old 1920s radio but i unplug some of the cables, plug 'em back in and they are fine again but that didn't work last night so i ended up using headphones. Going to try again at lunch but i think the power pack or Sub-woofer is on it's way out.
Any recommendations for a decent 2.1 set? I don't think i'll bother with 5.1 again as i haven't had the speakers setup surrounding me for years and years so i think 2.1 will be fine.
Any recommendations for a decent 2.1 set? I don't think i'll bother with 5.1 again as i haven't had the speakers setup surrounding me for years and years so i think 2.1 will be fine.
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Looks like the amp in the sub or some other component has finally died on my 5.1 speaker set. RIP my old workhorse friend.
I'm not bothered about audiophile quality so i'm not looking to spend £12,000 on a boutique brand for example. Not too interested in Bluetooth as i already have Echo Studio or a Soundbar for that. Just decent Stereo Speakers with a Sub will do. My use is 70% gaming, 30% Music/Youtube/Movies etc.
Does anyone have any recommendations for good 2.1 speaker sets?
edit: Sorted and i'm a lucky, lucky dude. Colleague at work had a Logitech Z906 set that they wanted to sell so i now have a THX 5.1 System, lol! They got them years ago in a Black Friday deal and didn't use them for long before replacing them so they offered them for the BF Deal price. Nice. Now i'm up to my neck in cabling, i was going to make a tidy cable run but i'm lazy, tired and just want them done so it's all getting velcro'd up and stuffed behind the desk for the moment
I'm not bothered about audiophile quality so i'm not looking to spend £12,000 on a boutique brand for example. Not too interested in Bluetooth as i already have Echo Studio or a Soundbar for that. Just decent Stereo Speakers with a Sub will do. My use is 70% gaming, 30% Music/Youtube/Movies etc.
Does anyone have any recommendations for good 2.1 speaker sets?
edit: Sorted and i'm a lucky, lucky dude. Colleague at work had a Logitech Z906 set that they wanted to sell so i now have a THX 5.1 System, lol! They got them years ago in a Black Friday deal and didn't use them for long before replacing them so they offered them for the BF Deal price. Nice. Now i'm up to my neck in cabling, i was going to make a tidy cable run but i'm lazy, tired and just want them done so it's all getting velcro'd up and stuffed behind the desk for the moment
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Hello all. Can anyone recommend a quiet keyboard for my partner to use for work - so general typing. We are work from home at the mo and she has a really clicky clacky loud one and asked if you can get a quieter one. Ive searched a bit but if anyone can recommend one that would be great.
Maybe the Cherry Stream? It is relatively cheap and quiet. I like the feeling of typing on it, but that is probably a very personal matter.
Friend asked me to build a PC for him. I donated a few parts, used some of his old ones. Nothing special and a rather cheap build.
But while memory tweaking and GPU overclocking I noticed that I've broken the Time Spy World Record.
Yes, I'm temporarily in possession of the world's fastest 3400G PC.
Take that Buildzoid, Gamer Nexus, Jazy-0.000002-cents, Linus-Slow-Tips.
His System is now barely faster than an office laptop from 2020.
Another +33% and I'll be able to get in touch with a GTX 1050Ti.
www.3dmark.com
But while memory tweaking and GPU overclocking I noticed that I've broken the Time Spy World Record.
Yes, I'm temporarily in possession of the world's fastest 3400G PC.
Take that Buildzoid, Gamer Nexus, Jazy-0.000002-cents, Linus-Slow-Tips.
His System is now barely faster than an office laptop from 2020.
Another +33% and I'll be able to get in touch with a GTX 1050Ti.
I scored 1 755 in Time Spy
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Mobile x 1, 16384 MB, 64-bit Windows 10}
www.3dmark.com
Great, now I'm also looking at Cherry keyboards (and mice).
That Cherry Stream Desktop variant seems right up my alley, silent, wireless, full keys.
That Cherry Stream Desktop variant seems right up my alley, silent, wireless, full keys.
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Sure, what I mean is that I don't have much of a use case for portable games at all. Usually I have one for (business) traveling, but that's probably not a thing for at least most of this year, and even then I usually prefer reading when traveling.
I had planned to get some headphones during X-Mas but held off due to ummm...a little overspending during the Winter Seal :V
I am now planning on getting a new set of bluetooth headphones and have settled on the following ones, so if anyone could provide insight on which one is the best, at least in terms of microphone quality, I'd appreciate it (Right click to open the link in a new tab)
Riwbox XBT-80
Amazon product
Anker Soundcore Life Q10
Amazon product
LETSCOM Bluetooth Headphones
Amazon product
Mpow 059 Bluetooth Headphones
Amazon product
Zihnic Headphones
Amazon product
iJoy Matte Headphones
Amazon product
Yeah I'm going for a budget one. I'd say the most important thing is for the 'muffs' to be big enough to go around my ears.
I am now planning on getting a new set of bluetooth headphones and have settled on the following ones, so if anyone could provide insight on which one is the best, at least in terms of microphone quality, I'd appreciate it (Right click to open the link in a new tab)
Riwbox XBT-80
Amazon product
Anker Soundcore Life Q10
Amazon product
LETSCOM Bluetooth Headphones
Amazon product
Mpow 059 Bluetooth Headphones
Amazon product
Zihnic Headphones
Amazon product
iJoy Matte Headphones
Amazon product
Yeah I'm going for a budget one. I'd say the most important thing is for the 'muffs' to be big enough to go around my ears.
Those of you using a Dualsense controller on PC - How long does it usually last over Bluetooth?
I think it's a bit better than the DS4 was, but not by much. I don't really put a clock on it, it lasts maybe 3 or four "longer" sessions, so maybe 5 to 6 hours total? It charges pretty quickly via the USB-C, with the DS4 it basically took all night to recharge it (well, many many hours anyway), but the DS4 is fully charged in less than 2.
I think mine is a dud then. I get maybe about 3 hours i think. I've been playing Surviving Mars which is a builder game so not really that intensive. It also never seems to charge that quickly. I plug it in to the PC so maybe i should charge it with a plug socket instead?
Hmm, I should add I turn off the LED lights. Maybe see if that gives you a big bump in usage time?
I think having a charger that can draw directly from a wall socket is better than from your PC. I usually charge my Dualsense when I get the "low battery" icon from Steam Big Picture, it could be that that's appearing fairly early, which would reduce the charge time but of course also reduce your effective usage time before you need to recharge it.
I have to say, though, most of this is just my subjective impression, I could be way off. I don't play with controller that often at the moment and it's hard for me to get a clear number on it.
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From my DS4 usage, the big culprits in battery life is vibration first and leds second.
Try to disable both, I get regularly 8+ hours per charge with my DS4.
Try to disable both, I get regularly 8+ hours per charge with my DS4.
I think i've just not been charging it correctly/enough. Im used to just using it with the wire but recently have been trying bluetooth. I just read that it can take about 3 hours to charge and whilst it does the led pulses orange. Ive now plugged it into a power socket rather than the pc and its charging. Going to give it 3 hours charge and see what play time i get.
Finally pulled the trigger on my new motherboard. I had been holding off, but the free shipping sold me, and so did my wife giving me shit for wavering at the last minute, X570 Tomahawk is on the way to sit with the other parts.
Now I'm left with case, gpu and cpu... one day I'll finish this build
Now I'm left with case, gpu and cpu
... one day I'll finish this build
So, I actually had to charge mine today, and I made a point of noting the duration. It took at most 3 hours 45 minutes to fully recharge, meaning it it stopped showing the LED pulses.
That's longer than I anticpated, but usually I just connect it to the charger and just forget about it, so I guess that did bias my feeling of how long it takes.