Recent content by joeybutterhands

As a buyer in a third-world country, Ebay most often the only resort we have. Scammers have made it so difficult to purchase internationally, most sellers outright cancel the order when they see it's international, even if they apparently ship internationally. The same applies the other way...

This is such a dead horse discussion. Anyone that says AMD drivers are trash, have either A. Not used a 6xxx or better AMD GPU, B. Have issues stemming from something other than their GPU or C. Rabid fanbois that suffer from severe confirmation bias. I ran my 6600, 6600XT and 6800XT in the same...

lol, wut?

Not normal. My 12400 (non f) ran around 50 degrees with the stock cooler while gaming, and now high to low 40 degrees with 240ml AIO

I'd look at a different location, that poor machine is going to have horrible thermals in such an enclosed space

At 160mm, you're going to struggle. Micro-ATX is usually 210mm. Not sure if something like a Thermaltake Core G3 laying on it's side will work?

I did mention the asking price, $90

Okay, general consensus is don't touch it. Thanks for the advice

Local laws equal 1 year warranty is standard for retailers. RMA is likely still possible, but shipping charges would be more than replacing the card outright. Welcome to the third world

I've watched quite a few electronics repairs videos (it's what I watch to help me fall asleep) and I am confident that I can give it a good shot if I can figure out where the issue is. I was hoping something stands out to someone here. Without running MemTest, I want to say it could be one or...

Further, what gives me a slight amount of hope is that there's zero display instead of artifacting, which points to a power delivery issue if I'm lucky. Asking price is roughly $90

Thanks, more or less what I'm worried about. Actual good friend, language barrier causing confusion. Full story is, if I understand correctly, was working, then stopped. He opened it up and mentions he sees some burn marks near the cap close to the HDMI port. Does not have the skills to...

Hi guys, I can get my hands on a Zotac RTX 3080ti for a pretty good price from a friend, but it's dead. Fans and RGB work, but no display. The seller sent me a few pictures of the PCB, but I can't see anything inherently wrong with it. Anything popping out to you guys? I am fairly competent...

Could be Devil May Cry 2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

So I need a Commander/Lightning Node AND RGB Fan Controller if I go Corsair? Sorry, I come from the days where cathode tubes and plexiglass cutouts were the epitome of gaming rigs, RGB stuff confuses the hell out of me