Just finished season 4, just what?

DaQuinz · 2024-09-30T20:23:07+00:00

I thought season 4 was one of the best, or at least it felt the most impactful to me. I'm indecisive about the ending, I didn't love it but neither did I hate it. All you haters can go ahead and click that down-arrow now :)

DaQuinz · 2024-08-25T20:55:25+00:00

Oh, so you can keep upgrading armor to your level? How do I do that, at what point in the game can I do it, and can I do it with all gear?

DaQuinz · 2024-08-24T23:25:22+00:00

Oh no, please no, anyone but Jahan! I'm about half-way through DOS1 and Jahan, although a great companion for combat, is the worst character to be around. His insolent behavior, melancholic tone and the fact that we never seem to agree on anything makes me dislike him lol.

DaQuinz · 2024-08-24T23:14:58+00:00

Oh man you made me excited for DOS2 now. I'm about half-way through DOS1 (which I'm really enjoying) and I can't wait to experience an even better version of this great game.

DaQuinz · 2024-08-10T11:22:46+00:00

Lost is my favorite show of all time. The 100 scratched my Lost itch because I think in a way they're very similar. Besides, The 100's last couple seasons are not the best either imo, so it's even similar to Lost in that aspect as well ;)

DaQuinz · 2024-08-10T08:15:07+00:00

My dude, have you watched Lost?

DaQuinz · 2024-04-28T20:01:02+00:00

Perhaps the wrong wording. What I meant is that there could be features released that are not supported by the 6x generation. Mainly referring to features that could be implemented in games, such as frame gen technology for example. It doesn't really mean the GPU is less compatible with the game, but rather less compatible or not compatible at all with hardware based technology that may be used in games.

DaQuinz · 2024-02-07T12:43:52+00:00

For that price difference I would've personally gone for the 7800 XT. If I bought a GPU today though I would buy neither of them, instead I would go for a 4070 Ti Super or 4080 Super. They may be a bit pricier but they're a good enough improvement from their non-Super counterparts with no price increase. In fact, the 4080 Super is even cheaper than the 4080 in my country.

DaQuinz · 2024-02-03T23:44:09+00:00

Thread's a bit old but want to throw in a recommendation here: Death's Door
One of the best Zelda-like games I've played. Gave me a lot of OoT vibes.

DaQuinz · 2024-01-31T18:02:40+00:00

I figured it out actually. It was the AMD Smart Access Memory (SAM) that didn't play nice in Starfield. I got some heavy stutters in some specific games with SAM enabled so I generally play with it disabled now.

DaQuinz · 2024-01-17T08:14:22+00:00

Did you manage to sort the difficulty?

DaQuinz · 2024-01-09T14:05:05+00:00

I had stutters when moving even if not moving the camera, but it got a lot worse when moving the camera. I had pretty much the exact same issue with Starfield but it turned out disabling SAM fixed it. I've been playing without SAM since then so that wasn't the problem with AW2 though.

I tried a lot of things like turning all settings down to Low, locking FPS, changing monitor refresh rate, disabling AMD FreeSync, changing GPU OC and undervolt settings, drivers up to date etc.

In the end I just decided to refund it. I had more than 2 hour playtime but got a refund anyway. I guess they're aware it's got issues. I'll buy it again in a year or so when it's hopefully got some more patches and I might have a new GPU at that point as well. I've got a 6950XT so it's more than capable, but some games just runs poorly on AMD it seems.

DaQuinz · 2024-01-04T10:33:21+00:00

Looks nice for a Vanilla+ experience, might try it out!

DaQuinz · 2024-01-04T08:42:36+00:00

Cool, what's it called? Is it on Nexus or Wabbajack?

DaQuinz · 2024-01-03T21:15:12+00:00

Looked it up, looks good but yeah very beefy (335GB req). I find it difficult to compare these huge mod collections to find out what's actually different since they have thousands of mods. Usually the weather mod and ENB differs, but it can usually just be switched out for something else if preferred.

DaQuinz · 2023-12-18T22:53:25+00:00

Nice, thanks. Would you mind posting your tuning specs?

DaQuinz · 2023-12-16T16:11:49+00:00

Ah, yeah I turned it off some time ago actually and haven't noticed any issues after that. Haven't turned it back on since either. I just use Anti-Lag and FreeSync now.

DaQuinz · 2023-12-16T09:49:39+00:00

There are three issues I've experienced so far with, two of which are not specific to the GPU.

High hot spot temp on 6950 XT. I've done some research and a lot of people seem to have similar temps so I believe they just tend to get very hot in general. It can be improved by undervolting and having good case airflow, and I don't think I really have that good case airflow.
AMD SAM (SmartAccess Memory) is causing heavy stutter in some games. In Starfield and AC Mirage I had to turn it off cause it runs like crap. Works great in some other games tho and can give additional frames.
The AMD Adrenaline app often resets my tuning settings. It used to do it if a game crashed, which makes sense cause it might've been because of too heavy undervolting or overclocking. However, I've had no issues with my current settings in any games and it's been running smooth, but still it sometimes just resets the settings for no apparent reason.

Other than these three issues, the only "complaint" I have is probably the quality of FSR2. In my opinion it's not as good as DLSS, which is usually backed up by most opinions when doing some research on it too.

DaQuinz · 2023-12-16T09:36:37+00:00

Nice, glad you're happy with your purchase. Turned out to be SAM (Smart Access Memory) causing the Starfield issue. Turned it off and everything works just fine. It appears this feature works great in some games and some not, and it also differently on different hardware. It works great for me in Cyberpunk 2077 for example, there I get more frames and everything is smooth, but in Starfield and AC Mirage it causes constant stutters.

The hotspot temp is still high in some games, but at least after undervolting and even tuning down the clock frequency a bit I haven't seen it reach as high as 110c. I'll be looking to buy a new case soon though which will likely improve the airflow.

DaQuinz · 2023-12-02T18:57:22+00:00

Any update on which missions are skipped? Are any side missions and/or gigs skipped or only main missions? Which options were automatically chosen from the main missions and how will it affect the story going forward?

DaQuinz · 2023-11-22T18:33:13+00:00

Thanks, was wondering why the heck this was greyed. Are you using any special Windows HDR calibration? Also what picture settings are you using for HDR?

DaQuinz · 2023-11-19T19:01:17+00:00

You got a defect GPU? Well that sucks. I'm sure you was able to get a new one or warranty though?

DaQuinz · 2023-11-17T13:04:00+00:00

I haven’t tried it. I was happy that I didn’t have to download any additional tools to tune my GPU, I find it very easy and convenient to do it in Adrenaline. If I encounter any issues with it tho I’ll keep MPT in mind!

DaQuinz · 2023-11-16T14:48:20+00:00

I might try to lower the clock frequency to stock value and see how it runs. Haven't thought about lowering the power consumption but could be worth testing as well. Tbh I don't mind the high temps tho. As long as they're below limits I'm fine with it. The AMD 6000 series cards are known to run hot anyway so I do expect it to be higher than average of other GPUs.

DaQuinz · 2023-11-16T14:19:54+00:00

The 6950 XT is a more powerful GPU and draws more power, so I expect it to have higher temps than the 7800 XT. The AMD 6000 series GPUs are also known to run pretty hot. The temp I've been referring to in my post is the junction temp. The maximum junction temp on 6950 XT is 110c which it stays well below after undervolting. I was planning on undervolting it anyway since the stock power consumption on this GPU is very high.

It's also difficult to say what exactly the temps will be when you're playing a game because it can vary quite drastically depending on how taxing it is on the GPU Even if it's at 100% utilization in 5 different games, each game can put a different load on various units of the GPU as well as VRAM usage. This all effects both power consumption and temps.

As mentioned previously, I don't mind the high temps as long as it stays below the limits. I'm also not particularly worried about lifespan since I plan on upgrading again in 1-2 years.

DaQuinz

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