Recent content by M3rKn

Well what drive does it come with stock? The MX500 and sx8200 are both entry level drives. Even if they are faster would you even notice a difference? What Bob.B is suggesting is you keep your operating system on the current drive you have, and only use it for your operating system and nothing...

If what you say is correct then just disregard the inlet/outlet lables on the GPU. If the GPU block doesn't have a fixed inlet/outlet then the orientation doesn't matter. The OP would still need to swap the inlet and outlet direction from the reservoir/pump (which is the only thing I suggested)...

You can try reversing the flow. Tackle this however you choose, but I can give some advise. It doesn't matter which comes first in the loop, it can be GPU/CPU or vise versa. Water blocks have inlet and outlets, which kinda matter, but at the same time most say it has no real effect. Your block...

Did you try physically disconnecting the GPU and then re-installing it? (you should pretty much do this with every cable connection from the GPU to your monitor) Only connect the bare minimum cables necessary for post. If the above doesn't work... Was this a pre-built? If so and its under...

What resolution are you gaming at?

PS4 and XBOX have built in streaming software, but if you don't want the performance hit then yes you would need a capture card. Water cooled is still considered exotic/extravagant. Air cooled will have greater longevity over an AIO cooled card. Unless the card you are looking at has a custom...

Fan failure is rare, they tipically last as long as the rest of the components of the card if not longer. They are also cheep to replace if needed.

Hahahah no worries 😉. Worse performance is especially frustrating. Yeah looked for it everywhere, but couldn't find it. This is gonna sound weird, buy try playing at 1440p you can upscale with your current monitor or if your friend has a native 1440p monitor you can try that as well. The idea...

There isn't much difference between 6700 xt and a 5700 xt in performance(this is on perfect bench mark machines with clean Windows installs and top CPUs to avoid CPU bottlenecks), and the guy is already CPU limited with the 2700x. We also still don't know what resolution this guy is gaming at...

Basically like getting a 2020 Corolla and trading it in for a 2021 Corolla expecting more performance. If more performance was what he wanted should have got a 6800 or XT veriant.

Does the current rig have a "clean" install of Windows? Is XMP enabled on your RAM?

Yeah doesn't look like it is gonna fly under radar

There are lots of options. I just browsed for a little bit and found this gem. https://www.ebay.com/itm/265156934160?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true I am going to watch this and see how much it winds up going for.

Good question. Yes it was powered on. Unfortunately the system was left running while she frantically called me (she is 11 years old). I did explain to never place drinks near it and any liquid would KILL IT, but I should have probably explained what to do if such a thing ever happened. I had...

Anyone ever successfully repair a liquid damaged PC? My niece discovered a way to pour tea into her PC case. Not normal tea, Starbucks tea with 1000 calories of sugar. The stuff is everywhere, caked on real good too. It's in the PCIE lanes, RAM slots. I haven't pulled the CPU out of the socket...