Are you still gaming at Ultra Detail? — This is Why You're Doing it Wrong...
Ultra Detail makes for some pretty screen shots, but terrible gaming performance. Today we look at why you're probably doing it wrong if you play at Ultra! Humble Monthly - http://bit.ly/2IeujRj Humble Home Page - http://bit.ly/2I4uCLk
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3DMark - Intel i3-4170 CPU / GTX 970 Graphics
How well does it run? What performance can you expect?
Watch to find out! (details on the computer in description below)
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The four benchmarks that I ran were:
Fire Strike Ultra - 2,772
Fire Strike - 8,453
Sky Diver - 19,076
Cloud Gate - 14,555
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In July 2016, this computer can be found for around $300 on eBay and Amazon. It can also be purchased for $375 brand new (in a slightly updated model). Both versions linked below:
The computer in this video can be found here:
EBay.com - http://ebay.to/29daJEY
Newegg.com - http://bit.ly/2aS0s30
Amazon.com - http://amzn.to/29gM5S8
The "new" replacement can be found here:
On Amazon - http://amzn.to/29dYJ27
Intel Core i3-4170
- 2 core / 4 thread @ 3.7GHz
8GB System Memory
1TB Hard Drive - 7,200 RPM
Intel HD 4400 Graphics
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Windows 10
The only change for the "new" computer is this:
Intel Core i3-6100
Intel HD 530 Graphics
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Additional videos on this computer:
General System Review - https://youtu.be/UvB3YAgE78M
8GB System RAM Upgrade - https://youtu.be/GxcZBvO1Io4
GTX 750 TI Install - https://youtu.be/yVoRGQb403A
GTX 960 Install - https://youtu.be/yODzFkzqneY
GTX 970 + 400w PS Install - https://youtu.be/MmFnqa1NtJc
Full playlist of videos (includes gaming) - http://bit.ly/29o8Kg3
For advanced gaming options, I recommend a GTX 750 TI or higher graphics card (and a RAM upgrade to 16GB). This will allow you to play games such as Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto, The Witcher III, The Division, etc.
8GB RAM Upgrade
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Link to all GTX 750 TI Cards
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Link to all GTX 960 Cards
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Link to all GTX 970 Cards
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EVGA 400w Power Supply
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You can find 3DMark here on Amazon:
http://amzn.to/1UiF8wt
It often costs less on Amazon than on Steam directly, and you'll just get a Steam Key via Amazon anyway. Compare the price and buy it where it is less expensive.
You can also find a Steam Key here on Kinguin:
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You can also find it directly on Steam here:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/223850/
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Want to play a "real" arcade machine at home, but don't have a few thousand dollars to do it? Never fear, Replicade is here!
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How in the world they are at Best Buy and not Amazon is beyond me, but whatever. :)
A few of the third party sellers there are matching Walmart's prices, so there is that.
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This video shows the first boot and first run of Windows Update. It is very important that you do this before you start using it.
New machines are not up-to-date with security patches and protection updates from Microsoft because their "Windows 10 Image" is always months old by the time you get it.
Note: This video is edited, it really takes about an hour or so to do this, so I cut out the progress bars, the load screens, etc. just leaving in the important parts.
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For $900, this gaming computer is awesome! It comes with an Intel i7-6700 CPU, 8GB of RAM, GTX 960 Graphics, 120GB SSD, 1TB HDD, and a very well designed case
I have reviewed a number of gaming computers, but this one is the best yet. It is the first i7 computer that I've reviewed and for the money, I think you get a lot of performance for the money.
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Both Amazon and Newegg sell this computer:
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Here is the link to an 8GB memory stick to upgrade to 16GB
8GB DDR4-2133
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Philips 43" 4K - IPS - 5ms
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Here are my other videos on this computer:
Review - https://youtu.be/KWMl-i_-eFw
Windows Performance Review - https://youtu.be/Tycq9VvQcTY
Full Playlist of videos on this computer - Including Game Performance Reviews - http://bit.ly/28IwfNo
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43" 4K Monitor Review - https://youtu.be/AcSHF5txaDA
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Quick unboxing and overview of the EVGA NVidia GeForce GTX 750 TI SC (Superclocked Edition) 2GB Graphics Card.
EVGA also makes a FTW (For The Win) edition of this card with 2 fans, and a very slightly faster clock rate.
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This video shows a quick review and build of a StudioPRO 2100 Watt 24" x 36" CFL Softbox.
These come in sets of 2, this video shows 1 being built. I use these to light my room that I film videos in, I had 2 already, I purchased 2 more to improve my overall lighting options.
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$20 buys you a USB WiFi adapter that is three times faster than the older N standard, what more could you want?
I have to say the price of this is amazingly reasonable, for $20 you can add blazing fast AC WiFi to any desktop or laptop computer, either that has old/slow/broken WiFi, or none at all.
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Buy this on Amazon.com:
Edimax 802.11ac USB WiFi Adapter
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