Tech Gaming Hardware discussion (& Hardware Sales) thread

[Madmick]

There’s versions of HDMI? Fuck me, now I need to go check what I’ve been running.

I was reading a cnet article (no idea their reputatiom) and they basically said it does not matter

It definitely matters depending on the setup.

 

[PEB]

Graphics Card Part Number Pricing
Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 OC Edition ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING $1,799.99
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Gaming 24G-P5-3987-KR $1,799.99
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 FTW3 Gaming 24G-P5-3985-KR $1,729.99
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 Ultra Gaming 24G-P5-3975-KR $1,619.99
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 OC Edition TUF-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING $1,599.99
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 Gaming 24G-P5-3973-KR $1,549.9

 

[jefferz]

I was reading a cnet article (no idea their reputatiom) and they basically said it does not matter

If you're just watching television it doesn't matter. If you're gaming, it matters a lot.

HDMI 1.2 will do 4k 30p, 2.0 will do 4k 60p, and 2.1 will do 4k 100p+ (don't remember the actual number off the top of my head).
There's other things like Chroma subsampling and more audio channels supported

 

[Sycho Sid]

If you're just watching television it doesn't matter. If you're gaming, it matters a lot.

HDMI 1.2 will do 4k 30p, 2.0 will do 4k 60p, and 2.1 will do 4k 100p+ (don't remember the actual number off the top of my head).
There's other things like Chroma subsampling and more audio channels supported

Interesting. Thank you.

 

[Madmick]

Interesting. Thank you.

Freesync is also supported only over HDMI 2.0+.

The Xbox One S and Xbox One X from the last generation support Freesync. All of the new consoles (PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S) support Freesync 2.0.

 

[Sycho Sid]

Freesync is also supported only over HDMI 2.0+.

The Xbox One S and Xbox One X from the last generation support Freesync. All of the new consoles (PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S) support Freesync 2.0.

So I should grab a new cable with my ps5?

 

[Madmick]

So I should grab a new cable with my ps5?

This depends on your TV/display. If it isn't Freesync, and if it doesn't support a native refresh rate above 30fps at 4K, then it doesn't matter.

What is it?

 

[Clifford_Harris]

So I should grab a new cable with my ps5?

The cable comes with the PS5 I believe....don't quote me on that though.

 

[Sycho Sid]

This depends on your TV/display. If it isn't Freesync, and if it doesn't support a native refresh rate above 30fps at 4K, then it doesn't matter.

What is it?

No idea about Freesync.

https://www.vizio.com/tvs/v555g1.html

 

[Madmick]

No idea about Freesync.

https://www.vizio.com/tvs/v555g1.html

Freesync is still very rare in TVs. Yours doesn't have it, but it does support native 4K@60fps, so yeah, you'd benefit from upgrading your cable.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/vizio/v-series-2019

 

[Sycho Sid]

Freesync is still very rare in TVs. Yours doesn't have it, but it does support native 4K@60fps, so yeah, you'd benefit from upgrading your cable.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/vizio/v-series-2019

Alrighty, I will add it to the list. Luckily HDMI cables are not exactly expensive anymore. Computer + Monitor + PS5 is already going to set me back way too much this winter.

 

[Madmick]

Alrighty, I will add it to the list. Luckily HDMI cables are not exactly expensive anymore. Computer + Monitor + PS5 is already going to set me back way too much this winter.

Monoprice specializes in this. They have a dozen lengths, and you can order 1-pack, 3-pack, or 5-pack. The 6ft 1-pack is the bestseller:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3992

 

[Sycho Sid]

Monoprice specializes in this. They have a dozen lengths, and you can order 1-pack, 3-pack, or 5-pack. The 6ft 1-pack is the bestseller:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=3992

Thanks a ton Mick.

 

[weed]

sweet, a whole 128 GB! that changes everything! 1 game per ssd. you guys wanted discless, now you have to change drives out in between each game.

hey man, I get hardware coming in all the time to test out. these particular 2242s/2230s are pretty damn cheap & are great for testing out brands instead of, you know, throwing down a lot more for 512gb+ cards.

 

[rob mafia]

hey man, I get hardware coming in all the time to test out. these particular 2242s/2230s are pretty damn cheap & are great for testing out brands instead of, you know, throwing down a lot more for 512gb+ cards.

and all you have to do is try to peddle them to suckers on a karate forum

 

[weed]

and all you have to do is try to peddle them to suckers on a karate forum

ok..

thanks for your frustration.

 

[jefferz]

and all you have to do is try to peddle them to suckers on a karate forum

When else are you going to have an opportunity to buy a SSD for your cumputer?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Opta...413794?hash=item3fd8cf7362:g:NZ0AAOSw5nJeKe4V

ok..

thanks for your frustration.

Quit peddling your ebay store.

 

[PEB]

 

[rikwebb]

So I should grab a new cable with my ps5?

The cable comes with the PS5 I believe....don't quote me on that though.

Yeah it comes with one

 

[Sycho Sid]

Yeah it comes with one

Even better!