Welcome to episode 02 of Dear Downloads. Conor and Luke discuss the ends and outs of building PCs, new PS5 info and other tidbits. Looking at building an affordable PC or an overclocked to the max PC, take a listen we discuss our trials and tribulations of creating our own PC setups.
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been watching archer
Evangelion 3+1 releasing in japan 1.32.2021 - when do you think it w ill hit the USA?
According to Sony, the PS5 is approximately 390mm (15.4 inches) tall, 260mm (10.24 inches) deep and 104mm (4.09 inches) wide
PlayStation NOW $9.99 a month AND on PC, compete with game pass. And include Exclusives, playstations like oh okay hold my beer.
PS v8.00 update???
Look at current ps4 changes to broadcast what ps5 experience will be like.., LR I think ps is going to talk about UI on 10/15 FYI https://youtu.be/7TBPrYJDoDE
Ps 5 voice chat info & UI https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/16/details-on-new-voice-chat-functionality-coming-to-ps5/
You ever play destiny?
Question from Sam @TheHailst0rm on Twitter “will you branch out to other fields of discussion, like PC builds, and specs, etc.?... Just general guidelines when building your first gaming rig when you're on a budget (where to save money, etc.)”
affordable PC build based on alpha gaming YouTube page but why I altered it and based on my discussions with elgato / CORSAIR
Problems with OG computers and why did i rebuild
Affordable PC build by alpha gaming / modified = $615 total (does not include case / harddrive / operating system / monitor / keyboard / mouse) PCS can be $$$
$25 Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3/EPS 12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W
$165 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
$130 Asus TUF B450M-Plus Gaming AMD Ryzen 2 AM4 DDR4 HDMI DVI-D M.2 mATX Motherboard
$230 GeForce GTX 1660 OC 6G Graphics Card, 2X Windforce Fans, 6GB 192-Bit GDDR5, Video Card
$65 SOLD OUT Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model TLZGD416G3000HC16CDC01
The one unknown is the big navi announcement on 10.28 - what will AMD bring to the ray tracing table vs Nvidia - we some idea based off of what xbox and PS5 graphics but obviously the decrete G cards will provide improvements based off of the SoCs
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