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    Question GPU recommendations, mainly for Adobe Lightroom ?

    5060 Ti 16GB can be purchased for as low as $625 cad. which is around £340. multi frame gen is good for future proofing.
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    Question GPU recommendations, mainly for Adobe Lightroom ?

    Maybe look at 5060 or 5060 Ti ? they have multi frame gen ?
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    Question How much current can a USB 2.0 cable handle?

    let me explain the situation a bit: I want to use my 2.5" HDDs and SSDs externally through he USB 2.0 ports on my Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles with the use of a USB 3.0 to SATAIII enclosure/adaper. The amount of current that 2.5" HDDs/SSDs need varies(Approximately 400mA to 1A ?) . A single USB...
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    Question RTX 5070 Ti power limits.

    you can always save the BIOS and edit the values...these two cards have two BIOSes so if you mess up one of them, you can always get away with it. but I wouldn't do this unless there are serious problems. it is risky.
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    Question RTX 5070 Ti power limits.

    like who cares if you can overclock it? its like 1-2% improvement only?
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    Question RTX 5070 Ti power limits.

    I am looking at two 5070 Ti cards: GeForce RTX™ 5070 Ti WINDFORCE SFF 16G GeForce RTX™ 5070 Ti WINDFORCE OC SFF 16G How are the power limits on these two cards ? Can I overclock the first one to the OC version through software? Do you think these are good cards?
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    Question How do I test old HDDs to see if they have failed or not ?

    so when I uncheck quick format, it performs a full format right? I thought I have to do a full format to test all sectors ? so that it shows in the SMART report ?
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    Question How do I test old HDDs to see if they have failed or not ?

    My understanding is that I have to do a full format and then look at the SMART report... Besides doing a full format, Do the following methods also work: Use the "clean all" command in Diskpart. format <drive>: /fs:NTFS /p:0 Use a software to zero out the drive. which method is the fastest...
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    Question I need 4TB storage, which one of these SSDs should I purchase ?

    extra wires ? slower ? less reliable ?
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    Question I need 4TB storage, which one of these SSDs should I purchase ?

    Crucial P3 Plus is QLC. I want to use these drives as dump drives...store unimportant data on them.
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    Question I need 4TB storage, which one of these SSDs should I purchase ?

    I already have a 1TB Samsung 990 pro + a 4TB Samsung 990 pro in my build. I am looking for a TLC 4TB NVMe SSD. I have these two options: TEAMGROUP T-Create Classic C47 4TB 2x TEAMGROUP MP33 2TB The T-Create classic has zero reviews on it so I don't know if it is TLC or QLC. it has 5 years...
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    Question Should I get a small/SFF RTX 5070 ?

    Don't the dual fan gpus have larger fans? larger fans means quieter?
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    Question Should I get a small/SFF RTX 5070 ?

    I am just concerned that SFF or dual fan 5070s performance will be lower than normal sized GPUs...
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    Question Should I get a small/SFF RTX 5070 ?

    I have two builds: 14900K + Be Quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX (Max GPU length: 430mm) 13600K + GTX 1080 + Cougar MX410 Mesh (Max GPU length: 300mm) I want to buy an RTX 5070 for my 14900K build and then replace it with an RTX 6070 in 2027. Then, I want to replace the GTX 1080 in my 13600K build...
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    Review Gigabyte GS32Q 32-inch 170 Hz QHD gaming monitor review: Big screen fun at an attractive price

    Are there artifacts when you turn Overdrive and Aim stabilizer off ? Is the firmware on this monitor upgradeable ?