Recent content by Andy Nguyen

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    I am so done with LCD displays on laptops.

    Okay, maybe I am the most unlucky guy in the world but I have experienced bright spots/blotches on the screen (display is fine, just it appears brighter con some spots) on EVERY LAPTOP I HAVE USED WITH LCD SCREENS Here is the list that I tried my best to remember: Some beefy HP laptop I used...
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    ASUS ROG STRIX 1080TI OC GAMING is getting higher clockspeed than what I set in MSI Afterburner

    Hello I have the GPU mentioned in the title and I use MSI Afterburner to overclock it. I set the Core Clock to +99 meaning it is supposed to run at 1594+99=1693mhz, right? But In-game OSD constantly shows the GPU is running at 2025-2050mhz and sometimes the computer freezes up. Any suggestions?
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    How does Wifi work with the Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E Gaming?

    I use that board. It has wifi and Bluetooth intergrated into the board out of the box, no module needs to be added except for the anthena. The wifi is gaming-rated with high gain and low lattency.
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    I've just realize why AMD has been losing market share in the last few years.

    By "look" I refer everything visual-related, I mean the logo, the box designs.... About the salesman, I believe he tried to sell the AMD products not the Intel. Since in reatail bussiness, the more popular a product is, the less profit margin and percentage it has. I used to sell smartphones. A...
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    I've just realize why AMD has been losing market share in the last few years.

    The reason is simple. they're cheap and LOOK cheap. I went with my uncle to a computer store yesterday to build a gaming PC for my cousin as a birthday gift. He's a mechanic and litterally knows NOTHING about computers. So I decided to kept my mouth shut and watched. He intended to to spend...
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    Cannot fit Corsair H115i Pro RBG cooler into Corsair 570x case with Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming Mobo

    Hello, after tinkering around I've finally decide to keep the radiator at the top for asthestics and also KEEP the heatsink of VRM chips, but I had to trim off one fin of the heatsink and turn it upside down. Now everything fits.
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    Cannot fit Corsair H115i Pro RBG cooler into Corsair 570x case with Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming Mobo

    The Corsair 570x case, it seems the top is the only way to mount. *Update: I just found out I could take out the metal block, but I'm not sure what it does.
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    Cannot fit Corsair H115i Pro RBG cooler into Corsair 570x case with Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming Mobo

    Hi I've just purchased a liquid cooler from Corsair as mentioned in the title, this is the first time I use liquid cooler. It seems impossible to fit the radiator into the top of my case because of a metal block of the mobo gets in the way and the ram sticks keeps being pushed out because the...
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    I am planning to buy a 6 months used GTX 970 from a local seller.Which tests should I perform to check its life and condition?

    I bought used graphic cards all the time, unless the card was used for mining then the failure rate is almost under 1%. a gtx 970 founder edition is a very safe choice for buying used because 1. there is no modification to the card performance 2. no one uses the 970 fe for mining.
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    Please take a look at the log graph inside to help me see if my CPU is bottlenecking the GTX 1080Ti

    I've recently bought an Asus Strix GTX 1080Ti and installed it on my 4 year old rig which has the specs as followed: - Intel Core i7 4770 3.4Ghz (Turbo 3,9Ghz) - 16Gb of DDR3 Ram 1600mhz - 512GB Samsung EVO SSD/1TB HDD - 750W Gold-rated Cooler Master PSU Everybody is telling my rigs will drags...
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    I'm getting sick of LCD screens of laptops and handheld devices. Wth is wrong with LCD screen manufacturing?

    I officially give up on any laptop or handheld device that use LCD screens. I own A LOT of expensive devices that uses LCD screen and ALL of them shows problems in LESS THAN A YEAR of use: 1. Macbook Pro 13in Retina (late 2015): muras 5 or 6 bright spots. Apple refuses to recognize it as a...
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    Will my current PC bottleneck the ASUS ROG 1080ti Strix

    I'm planning to do a 2-gen upgrade for my PC which has specs: - Intel Core i7 4770 (non k) 3.4Ghz - 16 GB DDR3 1600mhz Ram - Asus Z87 Pro mobo - Corsair 750W PSU (platinum graded) The question is since the CPU and Ram is sooooo last-gen... will they be able to work well with the 1080ti?
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    Stay away from IGZO panels!

    It's not a backlight bleeding, it is the light diffusing layer fault. it is somehow shrunk and make bad light distribution across the screen.
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    Stay away from IGZO panels!

    Hello everybody, To this day, I have owned 2 laptops with IGZO screens and gone through 2 screen replacement warranty services. The Razer Blade 14 (2014) and the Aorus X3 Plus V4 (2015) which all has the same 3800x1800 Sharp's IGZO panels. I'll keep this short: Stay away from laptops using IGZO...