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I'm sure we had one of these before, but as we've got nowhere else on the forums for general game chat, here it is....

A revamp of the RX480 no less ...

my lovely 4Gb graphics card blew all its outputs, so I had to buy a new one...

Got an 8Gb rx 580, and it's an absolute beast. Like a silently angry ninja bear, tearing its way through everything I throw at it without even breaking a sweat.

AMD Chill is an awesome addition to the setup, meaning the GPU is never working harder than it needs to, clocking back in the quieter bits of a game and ramping up when it gets a little intense. Keeps my rig nice and cool, and, bizarrely, blows out COLD air when it's not working hard! And it idles with no fans at all... never really had a card do that before.

Still a bit disappointed with the rather short life of my last card though, particularly as I never feel the need to overclock, but looking at some other forum posts, it seems the r9's had a problem with this in general.

You live and learn I suppose.

Didn't even bother with any of the series. Still playing Borderlands 2 and the DLC and rather enjoying it, seeing as Dishonored 2 still has no sound ... and a refund maybe a forthcoming venture with Steam!!!

Still haven't bothered with this, probably won't now. Seems everyone says the same; creepy to start, tails off toward the end. Part of the problem I think is that we're becoming used to the macabre in games, so it's far less impactful.

Finally got round to Resident Evil 7. Incredibly creepy and very atmospheric but became less interesting as I got used to it all. Latter stages were nowhere near as good as the beginning.

I gave the Splatoon 2 splatfest a try over the weekend. Can't say I enjoyed that so I hope the single player mode is decent as I can't cancel my pre-order it seems.

Thanks chas, but it's already in stereo and I use Creative Fatal1ty headphones

You tried it in Stereo rather than surround? Apparently there are some issues with some headsets (Razr in particular, don't know if that's relevant?) and the 7.1 option. Switching to Stereo does it...

Not suggesting that this is an ideal solution, but it might at least "solve" the problem enough for you to play.

Soz chas but thanks for the help ... Dishonored 2 still plays without any sound whatsoever! Extremely handy that and it makes me annoyed that I've potentially wasted hard-earned cash!

Oh well, I'll uninstall it and wait a few months before trying it again ;¬)

With only 72% downloaded so far, taken your advice and applied the 'fix'. All seems well, but maybe a bit presumptive regarding success with Dishonored 2.

Will keep you informed.

Thanks :¬)