Recent content by jvinsnes

So I have got an MSI B250M Mortal motherboard that is acting wierd. I was gonna use it test a CPU that was assumed dead. First the mobo would not turn on at all. it would not jump the PSU. Later after some reseat of CPU, RAM, Connectors etc as well as CMOS reset, it did startup with CPU error...

GTX1080, Vega 56/64 and Radeon VII for example has had multiple jumps in hashrate over the years due to new tweaks being discovered. While other GPUs are only able to overclock and that's it. No memory straps or Bios mods that made them hash even faster. Why is that? Is it simply because none...

Budget is the biggest problem...I really only buy parts if I know I can sell them for more if I don't want them

Just picked up a 2080 super for $550. Might skip that ITX build for now haha

the drive was like this from the start. liteon CAZ-82512-Q11 nvme. crystalmark shows 1000MBs read but only 20MBs write

Nice mobo and case, but optimally it would be a case where the gpu can be mounted vertically with mesh side panel so it gets fresh air. I Won't need hardrive space as I will probably upgrade to a 1tb nvme soon because I am having problems with my current 512gb. It is pinned at 100% just be...

They're just noisy. I want my rig as silent as possible

Actually I am also looking for a more compact build as I will be moving quite frequently in the upcoming years. Might as well go for an ITX motherboard and do a whole new build while I am at it. Can I get any good ITX sub $150?

Just that the 1080ti was blower and the 2070 was dual fan

That'd be an idea, I paid $50 for the 8400. Can probably find an 8700k for $180. Did the trade btw, but also picked up an RTX 2070 for $550 so I ended up installing that instead of the 1660Ti lol. Will be looking for an i7-8700k then. Or maybe even an i9-9900 if I can find it for a good price...

uncapped fps i get about 90, but I cap it at my monitors 75fps. Full specs is Asus Prime B360m-k, ddr4 hyperx 2333(?) corsair tx550m, nvme 512gb, noctua l9i.

I've been playing games like Horizon Zero Dawn and seen my CPU on 100% while the GPU is at 80-90% and when it stutters the CPU drops to 80% for a second then back to pinned at 100%

I was thinking about downgrading my GPU to upgrade my CPU. I've got an i5-8400 with a 1080Ti and was offered to trade the 1080Ti for a 1660Ti and $200. Both GPUs would be bottlenecked by the CPU, so I was wondering if a new system with 1660Ti and maybe an i7-8700 would generally perform better

It would be sad to throw it away just because it is an ex-mining card and is not the best anymore. I bought it because I got them for $40 a piece and wanted to put them to use in a mining rig and one in my gaming setup. I want to try and get this thing fixed or at least make it usable, instead...

So my Asus Dual OC RX 580 8GB is missing 2 fuses(I believe?) on the back of the PCB. They are marked with PC161 and PC162, they are broken off, not blown. I also believe these are reletad to the VRM chips, as I can't get a voltaage reading and any undervolting won't apply. It was an ex-miner...