Recent content by piranha45

Hearsay claims air coolers are quieter than AIOs, so I went with a Dark Rock Pro 4. EDIT: Dark Rock Pro 4 wouldnt fit over my i5-13400 So I just ordered a noctua U12a Thank you!

Yeah but they're in Dallas+Houston, both are about 400mi from me. Austin used to have a Fry's Electronics.... You remember Fry's don't you? RIP :( @Pistolpackin: I had a knowledgeable friend guide me on the tweaks, some years back After 6 hours of additional research, using the helpful data...

It'll need to fit in a full tower case, so plenty of room. I'm legit browsing for no-RGB AIO coolers and no valid results are coming up. I hate lights in my system and case, I don't want them. Any suggestions?

What about this i7-13700k processor? It's just $200 more, for something that seems considerably faster than that i5-13400f. Your mid tower suggestion is still a couple inches smaller in height+length than my current full tower, a HAF 980. I like open mesh designs. This Corsair 7000d full...

Here's my PC with Skyrim only running, no other programs besides task manager Right-clicking and opening in new tab makes the pic bigger. View: https://imgur.com/a/janBslw

observing Task Manager's Performance tab, my CPU hits 100% routinely in Skyrim, with subsequent FPS drop. My 1660Ti seems to max around 60%. I haven't attempted to see if all cores are getting maxed, or not. I'm not sure what program allows me to observe that.

I'm fine with liquid coolers, assuming a PC shop can put it in for me. Cuz that's how itll be getting assembled. Yeah if I can get by fine with $1k, or whatever, I'm fine with that. $2k is my ceiling, is all. I'd rather save $500 or $1k and miss out on 10% improved performance, I agree with...

I'm gutting a 2015-era desktop pc. I want to keep the 1 tb SSD (its been at 50% capacity and likely will remain at that indefinitely), and build a new system around it. My main complaint is the CPU (i5-4690) bottlenecks badly. My GeForce 1660Ti has been doing fine. The system's focus has...

this 25' DisplayPort-HDMI cable is working fine..... So far, anyway.

I'll keep that in mind. It seems VESA certified cables are limited to 16ft.

My graphics card has 1 HDMI port and 1 DisplayPort. I use 2 monitors. Yes I reconnected the 10'er multiple times as I tried to troubleshoot why the 25'ers wouldnt work. 10'er works fine every time. The 25' HDMI cable works fine too. Couple hours earlier I put in an order for 25'...

I have a samsung s32d850t monitor that works fine on a 10ft displayport-displayport cable, connected to a EVGA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti . A 25ft HDMI-HDMI cable also works fine. I want to replace the 10ft Displayport cable with a 25ft cable. I tried this cable and then this cable. BOTH 25ft...

Does anyone have a recommendation for a full tower case? I appreciate the extra space. Would prefer the computer case to look clean and modern, no lights or anything bling. Just sleek and utilitarian. And recommend a liquid CPU cooler too, please. Liquid is better b/c its quieter, correct...

I was hoping for a list of parts that I could order online. Like a list from PCPartpicker. I could definitely take the parts to that business to put it together, though!

Approximate Purchase Date: within 2 weeks. Budget Range: Approx $3k for the system, PLUS an ADDITIONAL $1,500 for a monitor System Usage from Most to Least Important: Needs to be able to handle the top games, including VR. Are you buying a monitor: Yes, the bigger the better, price range...