General computer talk/advice

You can get a wired Xbox 360 controller cheap.

 

Open it, cut wire, solder, that is not very difficult and is probably cheapest way.

I have cordless version of that controller, I put some rechargeable batteries to it at January, I have used it almost daily in BeamNG with those same batteries and it seems there is no need to replace them yet, so at least not very expensive to run those cordless versions, also free of cord is very nice thing to have, but I guess new cordless ones cost bit more than 20 euros I did pay from mine, probably more than 6 years ago.

 

It's probably what I'll do till I get a new one.
I've paid it like 5 bucks 3 or 4 years ago, it was a good until some times. The sticks aren't straight anymore, and a bit used.
It make it's time I guess. But I'd like to get one with like "adjustable" trigger, don't know how it's called but I guess you know what I mean.
Pretty much all my stuffs are Logitech, so I trust this brand. Never had issues before other than the cord of the Rumblepad 2.

Probably what I'll end up doing.

 

That sounds like hell on earth to me. I need something, be it wind, trees rustling, birds, general city noise. Some sounds are undesirable but I need something.

 

@Ulrichou86 is this too expensive?
http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/f710-wireless-gamepad

@aljowen, remember when I mentioned people being different, it is that much different, for me total silence and pitch black is perfect quite often, in my gaming/bedroom there is no window, so lights off it is as dark as it can get, there is no way to see own hand when lights are out. In a city there was always some noise, heating made noise, someone taking water, that was my hell, we are so opposite as can be in noise / living area department, which is kind of amazing, I mean how different aspects humans can get to like.

With computers, some like lot of flashy lights, for other it must be completely without lights, that range of differences is quite wonderful thing in life.

 

Uh yeah, I'll rather spending 50$ on an headphone, or another hardware ^^.
I'll have a look at second hands products to see.

 

I think Amazon listed that as 36$, there might be lower spec model of the same if you would like to continue having Logitech. In my head, I have image of Xbox controller having analog controls placed differently, maybe it is false image, but worth to check, I guess?

 

Just grab one of the xbox 360 clone controllers, they are like $20 tops.

 

I would agree, but I have tinnitus, silence for me results in hearing nothing but a loud (relative to silence) ringing noise in my ears. Spending extended periods of time in a totally silent environment would literally drive me mad since I can't deal with hearing nothing but that noise.

To be honest its not as bad as it used to be for me, since I no longer experience it in average volume environments, but silence is still not a pleasant experience for me.

 

Hmm, I have a Toshiba P300 and it is quiet, but the seeking noise is amazingly loud, like it sounds like it just fell of my shelf when it shuts down. My WD Blue 1TB is still kind of loud, not crazy loud but it resonates with my other hard drives in my shitty Corsair200 Carbide. It is very nice running passively and shutting down hard drives, like you pause a video and it is total silence.
(to run passively I have my CPU locked to a max of 2 Ghz, it boosts up there for a few seconds then cools off) for continued use I use 1 ghz.

 

What would be a cheap and good psu mine isnt working right it sometimes wont enable enough power to flow so that i dont have a signal anywhere i tried everything else so it only can be the psu. Also somtimes everything works right and somtimes it going on and immedeatly off again so psu is dead. So what would be a good psu wich possibly even is enough for the new vega cards or anything in that range? Also sorry for my grammar.

 

How much wattage range?

 

https://www.amazon.de/Corsair-CP-90...qid=1490717863&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+rm+550

 

At least 550w and @Eastham thats one i was thinking about also what about a bequiet psu?

 

You'll see me rooting for the EVGA 550 G2. 80+ Gold rated, has over/under voltage protection, short circuit protection, it's fully modular and has a 7 year warranty.

However, having done some quick calculations, you don't really need a 550W power supply. But I can see where you're coming from, you want to feel secure.

I can tell you right now that you'll be fine with an EVGA 500B.

 

Id probably go for the 550w then because i rather spend a bit more money once then buying something cheap twice. Also is there a 600w or 650w editionof that?

 

What kind of other upgrades you have in mind?

550W has quite a lot of reserve and having too big PSU can some cases be bad idea.

 

With the power draw of Vega, 550 would only be scraping enough

The evga supernova g2 line has multiple capacities available yes. I also recommend it, use one myself.
There's also the g3 line, they aren't a significant improvement. If you can get one, great, otherwise the g2 is fine. Only main difference is the g3 is slightly shorter in length

 

If Vega's rumoured dual GPU solution is rumoured to be 300w then 550w for the system would be (just) enough for that. I mean, I guess if it ends up being like the R9 Fury X that can pull over 400W at full load then it could be an issue to have a 550w PSU. However if skoda is aiming for that I don't think they would be asking for a cheap PSU.

Go here, enter your build and it will tell you how much wattage you will actually need: http://www.enermax.outervision.com/
You can also add in any potential future upgrades you may be considering as well to see how much you could potentially use in the future.


Something fairly similar to your current build but a new GPU. In a few places I have assumed worst case such as having 4 x 4gb ram sticks as opposed to 2 x 8gb even if that is more common to be on the safe side.

With power supplies wattage does not equal quality. So if you are spending 50 units of your local currency on a 500w PSU it is entirely possible it may be more efficient for your PC than an 800w one. The general ratings that are used are the 80+ system, personally I would not suggest anything less than "80+ bronze" however normal "80+" psu's are probably fine. The rating is based upon the efficiency of the PSU. However PSU's have different efficiency's for different utilisation, so that may be worth taking into consideration. Generally the more efficient a PSU the better quality, but I don't know if it necessarily speaks for the level of protection circuitry the PSU has.

 

No experience with BeQuiet PSU's from what I've seen in my RM650 Corsair didn't skimp on parts, nice quality caps and good heatsinking.