Recent content by anxiousjedi

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    EVGA 850 G3 VS Corsair RM850x (2018 Model)

    I just bought a Corsair Rm850x to replace the EVGA G3. The only problem with the G3 is that it can get pretty loud when gaming, and I have a silence focused watercooled build. I've heard the rm850x is about as quiet as it gets.
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    Ryzen 5 1600x performing terribly

    It's definitely the clock speed on the cpu. I had the same issue when trying to overclock my 1600x on my asus strix x370-f a few months ago. It was fixed with a bios update, but that was several bios revisions ago. At the time all I could do was set it to stock speeds until asus fixed the bios.
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    ryzen 1600x voltages

    It's normal for the voltage to be lower when your cpu is under load. I don't know the reason behind it, but that's how mine works to. As far as the momentary spikes, 1.4v is at the high end of safe for ryzen, but I can't tell you why it's doing that.
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    Steam Gift Card Giveaway - Win up to $100 in Steam Gift Cards!

    Red dead redemption, and FFVII remake of they don't screw it up.
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    Gift Guide for the Hardcore PC Gamer

    If you're not sure what you're gamer might like you can't go wrong with a gift card from their games store. Most games usually sell for $60. Playstation...
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    Cinebench stuttering on ryzen 5 with default settings

    Hey everyone, I'm new to overclocking and am just trying to get a baseline reading in cinebench R15 I'm running a ryzen 5 1600x on a rog strix x370-f, 16gb corsair vengence lpx 3000. Recently when I run the cpu test the screen will shortly lock up 2-3 times during testing. It finishes each time...