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I currently have an HTC Vive, but plan on buying the Valve Index the moment it becomes available.

I'm looking to make my build more VR-friendly, as I find myself playing more and more inside virtual reality. I just upgraded my CPU to a Ryzen 5 3600 just a few days ago and noticed a slight performance increase, but I feel as if it could be better. My current GPU is an MSI GTX 1070 Ti 8gb. I...

Thanks everyone for your help!

Today I used Ryzen Master to monitor CPU temps, idle was a good 45° - 55° C. I played games and the temperature cruised in the 60s.

I plan on playing some VR games tomorrow, I'll monitor temps while I play and put them here.

Summer runs pretty hot around here, but I have a massive AC unit inside my room that keeps the room cool, below 70° F.

I just headed off for tonight, I'm going to download that software tomorrow and use it then. My ambient room temp actually runs very cold this time of year, almost always below 60 F°. I have only one intake and one exhaust fan. I have not tried increasing the CPU fan speed, can I do that from...

Ok, so I just played around inside Garry's Mod, (from what I understand, Source games are CPU-intensive) and spawned hundreds of NPCs, props, all on a gigantic map to top it off. The temperature on my CPU was at an almost stagnant 62C. Like, completely constant almost. It would maybe bounce from...

CPU is Ryzen 5 3600 with the stock fan it came with GPU is GTX 1070 TI Mobo is a Prime B350M-A 16gb of G.Skill Trident Z Corsair 750W PSU

I flashed BIOS before putting in the CPU, but did not clear CMOS. Not sure what that is, what it does, or how to do it, either.

Yes, the fan is seated correctly, it is spinning fine, and I applied a generous amount of thermal paste to the CPU. I'm now using MSI Afterburner to monitor the temps while performing the same activity, mainly watching YouTube. The temps bounce around from 45-ish to just below 60, with the...

Just installed a new CPU in my PC. I just put a Ryzen 5 3600 in my PC and I'm using Core Temps to monitor the temperature. The temps bounce around between 50 and 70 while browsing the web, watching YouTube, etc. Is this a safe temp for this kind of activity?

I found a video of what I'm talking about, View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZedk4GbLoI These are what they look like, just not that many. There used to be a good amount that would pile on the top of my PC, but thinking it was dust I would simply brush it off. I didn't realize that they...

I've recently had a problem with mold/dust/PC mites in my room, and I find a couple on the outside of my PC ever so often. I also see a few inside on the ceiling of my case, but none on the actual components of the PC (GPU, MOBO, CPU, etc), or at least I can't see them. I wipe any off that I...

i found this one: https://www.amazon.com/MSI-ProSeries-Micro-ATX-Motherboard-PRO-VDH/dp/B07XH629TV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Q3ZF2PC4DHQH&keywords=ryzen+3+ready+motherboard&qid=1576361907&s=electronics&sprefix=ryzen+3+ready+%2Celectronics%2C208&sr=1-1 and pc part picker still yields the same warning...