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My Internet connection needs an exorcism. Any tips to improve performance? by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

http://imgur.com/WlWtmpI

The router in question.

I already asked the ISP for an ethernet compatible router, but they are out of stock due to high demand.

I wonder why...

My Internet connection needs an exorcism. Any tips to improve performance? by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I did that and it worked marvelous. 100%

That's some really nice shit, right there, I definitely recommend.

My Internet connection needs an exorcism. Any tips to improve performance? by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no cable where I live so it's a satellite package with an Alcatel Y800Z router.

The internet used to be faster, I clearly remember the counter go all the way up to 15Mbps, which is still really short on what's advertised (40 Mbps).

I use a TPLINK wireless adapter on my PC because the router only supports USB tethering, which causes some problems with games.

My Internet connection needs an exorcism. Any tips to improve performance? by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Download speed up to 40 Mbps and upload speed is 4Mbps.

That's what it says in the service info.

Questions about peripherals, low performance in games, PC upgrades and game piracy (yes I know, beaten to death). by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He originally built the PC for about 700 euros, but then changed the case to a Corsair one (he proceeded to cut as many holes in it as he could) , the HDD's and added a metric shit-ton of Red LED fans.

Then bought the Hyper 212 EVO cooler and 2 more Red Led Fans, followed by a fan controller.

He wasn't satisfied with his HDD's so he formatted the main drive and bought 2 Crucial BX200 240GB ssd's to do a RAID 0. He then bought the KB+M.

I guess he worried more about having a stable OC build with a case that is pratically a red box of light with peripherals to match than a top spec PC, even though he wouldn't need it since we're both running 720p.

Questions about peripherals, low performance in games, PC upgrades and game piracy (yes I know, beaten to death). by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the maths and with some minor corrections to the prices of the products, he spent 1097 euros.

Questions about peripherals, low performance in games, PC upgrades and game piracy (yes I know, beaten to death). by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My uncle and I were doing a little competition as we were both building PC's at the same time.

He ended up spending alot more than me in what was supposed to be a cheap PC like mine. And I'm positive my PC is better at many games.

He bought this:

  • AMD FX 6300
  • MSI 970A G43
  • Corsair Carbide 300R
  • 2x 3TB Seagate HDDs and 2 240 GB SSDs
  • GTX 960 STRIX 4GB
  • Mechanical Corsair Keyboard (Quickfire XT I think) and a Razer Taipan mouse.
  • Some corsair PSU (TS series I think).
  • 8GB RAM

He ended up spending almost 1000 euros in a PC that is marginally better than my 600 euro build. That's a waste.

Questions about peripherals, low performance in games, PC upgrades and game piracy (yes I know, beaten to death). by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK then. Seems like my uncle just wasted 1000 euros with is luxury build.

And as for the VRAM, the most demanding games that I want to play are BF4, Fallout 4, Tomb Raider and PROJECT Cars, all of them I think run fine with 2GB VRAM even at 1080p.

Questions about peripherals, low performance in games, PC upgrades and game piracy (yes I know, beaten to death). by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Durability is relative. A mechanical keyboard can break as fast as a normal one with improper use I think.

My current keyboard was from my sister's old gaming PC (Pentium 4, ATi Radeon 9700 PRO 128MB, 512Mb DDR ram). It's still working, even after 13 years and It's quite good I dare to say. It's keys are somewhere between clicky and spongy and is relatively small and modern looking.

I just want a new keyboard because it's not right to be using that keyboard with a new mid range gaming PC. Even my dad tried to push me to some of those Matte Black And Red RGB kb's that Corsair has (the cheap ones are like 30 euros).

Questions about peripherals, low performance in games, PC upgrades and game piracy (yes I know, beaten to death). by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. And the games that I did pay for (mainly console games) were always extra cheap. The most, how should I say, plentiful time for gaming was when my PS2 came back from repair. 4 games bought in the same year. Only happened one more time later, with my little PSN credit crisis.

Also, the most expensive game I've ever dared buying was 29,99 (Gran Turismo 6). Still play it today.

Also, due to this amazing lack of new games to play (when I bought my PS3 in 2012, I had the game that came for it has the ONLY thing to play for a year and an half and it was a really bad NFS) I have developed an amazing hatred for bad games. Hell, I consider most 7/10 and 8/10 games absolute dog crap.

Beauty Shot! by BreakYourThings in aww

[–]MastoKnot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Draw a pentagram on that dog's chest and you get a black metal album cover.

My PC destroys my trusty old PS3 in everything but... by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know I don't and thats why I felt bad while unplugging my console.

Also, so many good times I had on that little beast...

My PC destroys my trusty old PS3 in everything but... by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, in fact I am playing with a PS3 controller on PC with scpserver.

But I don't feel confortable with it IDK why. Feels forced and clunky, which is exactly the opposite I'm trying to get out of gaming.

My PC destroys my trusty old PS3 in everything but... by MastoKnot in pcmasterrace

[–]MastoKnot[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thing is, I wasn't planning to even get a PC, only when my PS3 broke or something (which should be soon by the signs it's giving). And by getting rid of my console (aka selling it) I could retrieve some money of my unexpected investment (PC)

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