Recent content by Pavelgreen

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    [SOLVED] Using 1st and 3rd PCI-E slot - x570 motherboard

    Thank you. I have removed the PSU shroud and plan to move the PSU out of the case to avoid this issue you are mentioning. I have been thinking of moving the GPU out of the slot with an extender but it then mounting it securely gets complicated.
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    [SOLVED] Using 1st and 3rd PCI-E slot - x570 motherboard

    Hello! I have recently obtained a second 3080 for my rendering machine and installing it leaves only a tiny gap between the cards with my current Asus Tuf x570 motherboard. They are two massive three-slot cards. The heat is just too much. I have been thinking of getting an Asus Pro WS X570-ACE...
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    Bought too expensive card, should I return it

    Update: managed to bring the price down by 40 USD to 560. Still expensive. What are your thoughts? I feel very uncertain.
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    Bought too expensive card, should I return it

    After reading a lot of forums and spotting an online "deal" I bit the bullet and spent roughly 600 USD for an RX 580 8GB. Bulgaria here. Currently using a R9 270. I will be using it for 1080p gaming but mainly for Davinci Resolve, hence the 8GB VRAM as Resolve 14 just refused to start on 2GB...
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    4790k temps quickly reaching 100c

    Hi guys, I've just purchased the said processor (coming from a 4460) and sought to test it as I will render long videos and wanted to make sure it will not overheat. Using an ASRock Z97 Pro3 motherboard, stock cooler and the stock paste. With the IntelBurnTest it quickly reached 100C (just after...