Recent content by phoenixstopmotions

Hello, I recently acquired an old core 2 duo, Newberry lake mobo, 2gb RAM. I was thinking of repurposing it as a htpc to stream 1080p video from youtube and Netflix. I think putting a cheap gpu in there to offload video decode will make it good for this role. Only thing is I'm not sure what OS...

Thanks I'll buy that one then

Sorry, just to clarify was that the 212 x is better than the stock cooler or the evo? If so ill probably get the X as although that cryorig looked good, it was 40 pounds and Im not going to be overclocking as the 8400 can't be overclocked, I just wanted some cooler temperatures. Thanks again for...

Hello! I'm upgrading my i5 8400s stock Intel cooler. The 212X is newer, but is cheaper than the 212 EVO. Which is better? And would both fit my cpu and motherboard? I have an ASUS Prime z370p. Thanks for your help

Ok, Thanks!

Are you sure? Ive read that two monitoring systems running together could conflict. Thanks again

Hello, I use MSI Afterburner for my GPU's custom fan curve, but for the fan curve to continue to be applied MSI Afterburner needs to be running in the background all of the time. Likewise, I need Corsair LINK running in the background so that the lights on my RAM are in sync. Both Corsair LINK...

Ah right, thanks. So it looks like my gpu is running ok then. Thanks very much for your help!

Thansk for your reply. I thought it was a little low as I have seen some 1060s score 12000, but that may have been overclocked. Likewise I've seen 9000 score 1060s. How do you know what is a good score? I cannot seem to find any list of scores or way to compare my score with the average for a...

Hello, I recently benchmarked my GPU using Firestrike and Time Spy. These are my results: https://www.3dmark.com/fs/14815742 https://www.3dmark.com/spy/3223274 Being new to gaming pcs, I don't know if my score is alright. Here are my specs: I5 8400 MSI 1060 6gt OC edition (factory overclocked)...

Ah right I understand that one now, thank you, but what about the Doom picture with the 4 column table avg, min, max, last for CPU and GPU? Thanks again!

Hello, I've recently built my first PC and tested it out in a game. I used MSI Afterburner's On Screen Display and also tried Doom's Frames per second counter, however I was confused about some of the stats shown. Could you help me figure out what the two % indicators are to the right of the GPU...

So I'm ok running LINK and ai suite or hwmonitor together then? Thought I would have to disable the fan control, but if it already has that done then that's great thanks!

Ok, I will try those, I use afterburner to set the curve of my gpu, but how do I set LINK to only control ram and not interfere with the case/cpu fans? Thanks again

That sounds like the way to go, as I only need LINK for my RAM lights, and AI suite seems to read the temperature 10 degrees C lower than what it actually is. I only need AI suite for my fan curve too. Are there any tutorials on how to disable LINK from interfering with the fans and only do the...