PC Advice. Keypads/GPUs etc.

[Talonsbane]

Yeah, I'm a bit tired from work. Needless to say, I want to make sure my next computer will last me a long time. This one has served me well for almost 7 years. I'm hoping I could just slowly upgrade as time goes on, but we'll see.

The 32gb DDR4 Dimms are rather new & supposedly only work guarenteed with certain equipment, but if I'm not mistaken, the next gen hardware is within the next couple years or so & will be upgrading to DDR5, which will probably have 32gb dimms early on with 64gb dimms down the road.

 

[Grimbli]

The 32gb DDR4 Dimms are rather new & supposedly only work guarenteed with certain equipment, but if I'm not mistaken, the next gen hardware is within the next couple years or so & will be upgrading to DDR5, which will probably have 32gb dimms early on with 64gb dimms down the road.

Good to know. I doubt I get a new computer for at least a year. I want to see what the next gen graphics cards offer and whether the ray tracing becomes mainstream.

 

[Vavrik]

DDR5 64Gb is already available, and if you're running the 64 bit versions of Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise editions, they can address 512 Gb RAM. The limit is defined by what the OS can support, but motherboards can add their own restrictions. The processors themselves can support a lot more.

But I don't think that realtime ray tracing of entire frames is going to become viable in the next 5 years, and possibly never. You can render a scene now using ray tracing, but it takes a long time compared with the frame rates we expect in a game.

 

[Grimbli]

You can render a scene now using ray tracing, but it takes a long time compared with the frame rates we expect in a game

This actually makes me think, and a bit sad, that companies probably render those ray tracing demo scenes well in advance and just play a clip of it. Ahh, the lies of marketing.

 

[Talonsbane]

DDR5 64Gb is already available, and if you're running the 64 bit versions of Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise editions, they can address 512 Gb RAM. The limit is defined by what the OS can support, but motherboards can add their own restrictions. The processors themselves can support a lot more.

64gb DDR5 RAM sticks are already available? That's awesome. Where? I'd like a good shock to my system to knock out my hiccups.

 

[Vavrik]

64gb DDR5 RAM sticks are already available? That's awesome. Where? I'd like a good shock to my system to knock out my hiccups.

Well I jumped the gun... when I checked the source I found the release date is changed to 2021.

 

[Blind Owl]

Holy controllers Batman. Shits getting real.

 

[Vavrik]

but but but... Mine doesn't have even half the controllers and takes up twice the desk space as yours. Now you owe me a beer cuz you'd get to drink it anyway.
Rephrased into normal english: Nice!

 

[Blind Owl]

but but but... Mine doesn't have even half the controllers and takes up twice the desk space as yours. Now you owe me a beer cuz you'd get to drink it anyway.
Rephrased into normal english: Nice!

I've been setting things up today. It's been fun. I'm stoked to get SC all ready and try flying.

 

[Talonsbane]

Holy controllers Batman. Shits getting real.
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Very nice setup, but I'm not seeing the mini fridge stocked with beer that's within arms reach so that you can game without having to go AFK every few min for a refresh. *winks playfully*

 

[Blind Owl]

Very nice setup, but I'm not seeing the mini fridge stocked with beer that's within arms reach so that you can game without having to go AFK every few min for a refresh. *winks playfully*

It's literally 3 feet to my left right. Holy fuck I need more beer.

 

[Talonsbane]

Maybe also look into an intercom system for a "feed me" alert system, because having to eat food in game is going to make you hungry in real eventually. ;p