AirCrewChief

So on a whim I built a relatively inexpensive computer to play WoWS, WoWP, WoT, and WoW using less energy than my beast FX9590/Radeon Vega system. I put together the following: ASUSTeK TUF Gaming Z490-Plus motherboard Intel Core i3 10300 CPU 32Gb DDR4 1366Mhz RAM A 256Gb M.2 drive, a 512Gb M.2 drive, and a 2Tb SSD Radeon RX580 Graphics card I put them all into a Mid-sized Antec case and shoved in a 'Copper' rated 750W power supply. All told this thing has played my 4 games at the same(max) settings as my FX9590 but at far less energy. Anyways, a week ago I saw a sale on NewEgg for a Gunnir Arc380 6Gb Intel-based graphics card. It was a good price so I pulled the trigger and waited patiently for it to arrive via Chinese post. It came in yesterday, and I swapped it out. The card comes in an ESD bag(sealed with a nice "Gunnir" sticker) inside a well-made shielded/padded outer box. It also has a fold-out instruction booklet...in Chinese! When I restarted my computer I got a nice blue flashing logo and my computer booted right up. I then downloaded the Intel "Arc Control" and Intel Driver & Support Assistant software via the Intel page. Go here I have played WoW and WoWS so far, and am getting results very nearly equal to the fps and quality of this system with the RX580 installed. I have had no hiccups, failures, or issues. The only thing I've found was while keeping tabs with Speccy, Go here - I don't get a GPU temperature. I don't know if the card doesn't have a temp sensor or if the creators of Speccy have to update their program. Regardless, the card allows me to run WoWS and WoW at the highest graphics settings without getting warm enough to spin the fans up where I hear them. In WoWS I'm getting about 55-58 fps in matches. I'm glad I took the risk. I encourage those of you considering an alternative do some of your own research on the Intel graphics. You definitely need to do your research to determine if your system is going to be able to utilize the card properly...look up B.A.R. support for your motherboards. And I hope Intel keeps developing what looks to be a promising entry into graphics cards.

Hello everyone! I'm AirCrewChief. Years ago serving in the USN I was stationed closer to Russia than to the US, and when World of Tanks started up the only server I could get onto was the original RU server. I had my M2A4E2 Sherman. I played the original ClanWars on the old Europe/North Africa/West Asia map. Then when a US server opened I tried like heck to get a transfer but was always denied. So I set this account aside and started playing on the NA server. When Wargaming announced this round of moves from RU to EU I as allowed to move over! The only regrets are that I lost my clan and I lost my M2A4E2! I haven't played WoT or WoWP yet, but I'm enjoying WoWS a lot. I know the anniversary codes are going around; I have most of them entered although I don't have the access level to use them yet. I also got a ship I've never had on the NA server; the Emperor Nikolai I. I love this tub! Anyways if anyone needs a clan member send me a message. I'm a fair player; I can regularly get the first 'tier' of Naval Battles, and I can often get the second. If I'm having a good night I can even get the third, but I won't guarantee that.