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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: October 01, 2019, 08:52:15 AM »
The new 9th gen cpus are soldered under ihs, no more pigeon poo lol, so better heat transfer (although the 9900k still stuggles at max oc because of the power it uses). Only need minimal paste since its only there to fill the micro scratches in the connecting surfaces, obviously too little can impair performance if not getting full coverage. I did a repaste on my old xbox one yesterday because the fan kept kicking in to full speed, what a pita that was, much better now. (xbox is only a media pc these days...don't you judge me lol). Have you tried manual voltages, some boards will over do it a bit, also what ram did you get?
The bundle came with 3600 16Gb. I have not tried a manual OC as I figured I would only achieve at best 5.3 GHz anyway. Another plus of this mobo is the built in WiFi with seperate antenna which performs as good as a Lan cable :) :) :). I am super happy with this mobo 8).

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Thursday Nights fun racing / Re: Thursdays next season ideas
« on: October 01, 2019, 08:41:45 AM »
Nnnoooooooooooooooooo Phil, you have to race Thursday nights :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: September 30, 2019, 10:36:09 AM »
Yes, I was lucky in the OC CPU lottery. Interestingly my air cooler was only a cheapie BEQuiet that I added an extra fan to, a "NoiseBlocker"https://www.pccasegear.com/products/44170/noiseblocker-nb-eloop-fan-b12-p-pwm-120mm which has a high CFM rate.  I also, for the first time, used the "single rice grain" sized thermal paste in the centre of the CPU, I have previously always used the "credit card spread" of a large amount of thermal paste method.  My CPU idle temps are in the low 30 degrees and the highest I've recorded under full load is 78 degrees  ;D.  Is this because of better heat transfer owing to minimal thermal paste application, which prevents any air pockets forming?  I don't know. 
My cooler points were 154 according to Asus AI overclock utility, which put it in the AIO cooler category.
 
This build is also very quiet and under full load is barely audible.

My CPU voltage will go as high 1.36v to run at 5.2Mhz but that apparently is quite OK.

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Mod Cars / Touring Car Legends Mod Pack by Bazza and Dr. Doomslab released
« on: September 30, 2019, 07:14:14 AM »
From F1 CLASSIC

For the last couple of years I have been working on a Touring Car Legends mod. It started as a little side project but it turned out to a full mod pack containing 15 different cars. Some of them I've released as separate cars in the past. But for this pack all cars have a proper BoP so they can compete with eachother. My goal was to use a realistic physics set, with as much real data as possible. This means that most cars have unique 'build from scratch' suspension physics, engines and gearbox. I tried to reproduce the vehicle dynamics of the era, thus no old cars with modern suspensions, high spring frequencies and heavily adjusted roll centers. So you do need to balance the cars and be gently with your weight transfers, else you will be fighting inertia big time Smile

Currently I'm balancing the cars out in the physics department and some polishing of the models has to be done. For models initially released by 3rd party modders I tried to reach all the respective modders. Many already gave me permission, still awaiting a few replies.

Here are some links to preview video test drives.





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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: September 28, 2019, 10:45:54 AM »
All good with the new build, stable OC at 5.2 Mhz, with my tower air cooler ( ASUS AI overclock, not a manual OC, great mobo :) :) ). Can run with 23 AI cars and maintain 90fps at back of grid in VR ,at a resolution of 2900x2900 per eye. Had to format my HD :'( :'( , cloned disk would not boot, and then got error    "windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks."  when I attempted Win 10 install.  This took a while to fix :'(. thanks for the internet.
Anyway I am extremly happy with the result ;) thanks to all those who steered me in the right direction.

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Thursday Nights fun racing / Re: Thursday Fun Run 26-09-2019
« on: September 26, 2019, 09:15:13 PM »
Thanks all great night :) sorry to whoever I collected on 2nd last corner of last race.

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Thursday Nights fun racing / Re: Thursday Fun Run 26-09-2019
« on: September 25, 2019, 11:05:22 AM »
don't miss this one
This would have to be one of the best AC standard content combos :) :) :) 8).

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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: September 25, 2019, 10:23:09 AM »
LOL, I should have gone RRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGBBBBBBBBB ;D. ;D ;D

From what I have read just recently Ram speed is not that critical to overall performance above a certain point.

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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: September 24, 2019, 06:58:02 AM »
Thanks Bueller, but following Bird's advice I would prefer to stick to Asus mobo :).

I have ordered this one.
https://www.pccasegear.com/wish_lists/865509/Intel%208core
without the cooler. I will see how my cooler goes and if I won the the CPU oced lottery and then maybe upgrade to Liquid cooling.

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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: September 23, 2019, 09:14:21 PM »
lol Bird :).

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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: September 23, 2019, 03:16:54 PM »
This deal is very tempting https://www.pccasegear.com/wish_lists/865509/Intel%208core at a lot less money than I thought it was going to cost, thanks Bueller :) :)....almost at "add to cart" :). I already have a good Be quite Airtower with dual fans that should do the job.

No offence Joe, but not a big fan of RRRRRRRBBBBBBBBGGGGGG ::).

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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - 8700k & mobo
« on: September 23, 2019, 08:00:56 AM »
Sorry for the delay in responding ,I have been away.
Anyway thanks for all the knowledgeable replies :) with this info and some further research I have determined I will have to push  current PC tech to the limits :'(. I am now pretty sure CPU cores and Clock speed are the top priority , hyperthreading is not going to add much. I really wanted to go AMD this time but the case for Intel is just too good :'(
Any recommendations on Mobo brands, and which ones to avoid?
Does anyone have any experience with "closed loop CPU liquid coolers" and any recomendations?

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Hardware & Reviews / Re: System upgrade - but whhich CPU?????
« on: September 19, 2019, 07:40:14 AM »
I am now addicted to racing with VR :'( and are facing quite a few challenges in doing so. Last Tuesday night was very frustrating when Discord would not function without massive stuttering, I later discovered my CPU was so overloaded it could no run Discord !!! having 23 other cars on the track would not have helped.
My current CPU is a i5 4690k OCed to 4.5 Ghz 4 cores no threads, cost me $200 used, and coupled with a Gigabyte 2080ti.
Through a lot of testing I have found the sweet spot for my Lenovo Explorer VR headset (1440x1440 displays) is to run them at 3200x3200 per eye!!! at this setting the result is close enough to monitor quality 8) imho, these are the sort of resolutions the 2080 ti excel at.
I now have Content Manager video settings( most stuff turned off or very low) that we allow me to run up to 8 AI cars at 3200x3200 at 90FPS (critical rate for VR) with it seems, most combos of cars and tracks, the immersion is so good you don't seem to miss the missing eye candy.
Using MSI Afterburner I can see my CPU is 100 % utilised and GPU at about 75%. This is with most apps turned off including PTracker.

Now the point of all this is what CPU would I need to get 100% utilisation of my GPU and plenty of CPU headroom to run the Apps I want and what is the limiting factor with FPS with a large number of cars on track, is it CPU or GPU?
The Ryzen 7 3700x is 8 cores plus 8 threads BUT core speed is about the same as the i5 4690k, would threading plus 4 cores make that much difference in my situation, I know Assetto Corsa supports Hyperthreading but not all Simracing programs do.
Would I need to go to an 12 core CPU at a nosebleed price :o :o. I am hoping someone here at XGN can help as this will hopefully be my last PC build :) :) :).
Looking forward to your repies 8).

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I won't make this, I have a 0430 start the next day.
You're not having much luck with Tuesdays!
Pity, I was hoping to say hello with a working mic tonight, as I will not be here Thursday. Thanks for the setups you have posted :).

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