Recent content by Lumpus

That's what a few other Google hits on older tech RX 580 reviews suggested. Good. Still curious about if it's worthwhile (or practical) to w/c it cooler though... probably not worth the time/expense :/ /waiting for 7nm Navi anyway

Ok, it's a hot summer and the a/c in my computer room sucks (another issue)... My Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ LE is running temps on average of 45c on idle (MS Office/Firefox), gaming at 74c with peaks at 80c. Fan is peaking at only around 60%, so that suggests that I really shouldn't be too worried...

MUST be no more than 25-1/2" wide (physical measurement) to fit inside my desk hutch. I suppose that would be about 27" corner-to-corner FreeSync a must. Cost is a slight issue. Probably smarter to go 4k now (and 2k prices seem identical), but only running a RX 580 right now until...

I've never had an issue with refurb items from A-level vendors like Amazon, Corsair or NewEgg All looked perfect NIB and have never needed to RMA

/agree Pick a mid-range Platinum level PSU from Corsair, EVGA, Seasonic or Thermaltake only //Corsair's PSU's are mostly made by Thermaltake and then rebranded ///Check Corsair's Refurb site for a good sale price (maybe even better during July 4th weekend

That's a big price range... First, are you p*ss3d at nVidia for the GPP monopoly gambit they tried earlier this year? If so, then go AMD - if not, nVidia is still slightly better for gaming. Also do you have a 4k monitor (what flavor of Synch?), or are you fine with 1080 gaming? It makes a...

I got the G.Skill TridentZ -3466 running at speed right on the first boot on my X470 Tachi G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3466 (PC4 27700) Desktop Memory Model F4-3466C16D-16GTZR - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232489 Haven't...

I already have a newer/better PSU waiting to go into the case. Ok, sounds like I break it up for parts then :( I suppose I could leave the cooler on the CPU... but then the buyer could verify it /ok... what do I use to safely remove the CPU thermal compound?

Good timing - I just listed three of them in the Classified section here. I upgraded to the Mag LED model and switched them out from my case last night

Hmmm... I thought it would be handier to just keep the CPU (w/cooler) on the MB. Sometimes folks are looking for this sort of thing for their kids or school donation. Also that MB value surprises me, but I did get a good one at the time - was intending to OC the hell out of this but never...

Almost all of the new parts for my new PC build are on-order, so here are the parts I thought would be best to keep/sell all together - what should I ask for this? Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz - Socket 1155 LGA (Sandy Bridge) Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO Z68 PCI-Express...

Is there a link yet for the live feed for Su's presentation Wednesday PM (CST)?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-RYZEN-7-2700-8-Core-3-2-GHz-4-1-GHz-Max-Boost-Socket-AM4-65W-YD2700BBAFBOX/302704252665 Now this might be a game changer. I've been waiting for a sale on the 2700X , but to save $65 (compared to $319), I'm thinking that with decent water cooling (I have a Corsair...

That's decent stuff... if you can afford it (or it goes on sale) look for tighter timings (14 or 15's) I do like the RGB look

Conventional Wisdom is to only buy Samsung b-die DDR4's... anything else can be trouble or Your Mileage Might Vary issues. Here is the official list of b-dies: https://benzhaomin.github.io/bdiefinder/ Note (and this is a perplexing issue) it does NOT include any of the recent G.Skill "X470...