Recent content by Saberus

Fan up it'll draw air from inside the case, with the temps you're seeing it shouldn't be an issue, but that does depend on how warm the inside of the case gets. Either way it will probably run warmer. From what it sounds like, you're getting enough air as is to keep it cool, just make sure to...

Drivers to make it faster? That doesn't make sense, it's not like slapping some red paint on it... What's the drive model?

unless the thermometer is wildly out of calibration, <40C at the hottest is really good.

If the OS already has them, it should auto-detect, unless they're really old. (Win10 has a very large library of known-good drivers built in or available under the "search online" function when adding new hardware. These are drivers supplied from the manufacturers, not Microsoft.) There's...

If it's the wrong driver, it just won't work. It's not going to wipe the disk. Chances are if it's an older hard drive the OS already has drivers for the disk. If you're using an add-in controller, that might need drivers that the OS doesn't have already. If you're using a media converter...

Given the parts, I'm guessing the laptops a few years old. It's possible the battery is starting to degrade and can't supply the power it used to. Check the software suite that came with the laptop, there might be a battery test that can give you a firm answer on that.

Man, I don't know what's biting Intel in the rear harder: Their foot dragging on PCIe 4.0, crap PCIe lane counts, or their absurd TDP. I'm going to say TDP is most likely. While they could shoe-horn in 4.0 support, and quickly expand lane count (by letting the chiplets use more of their own...

Overclocking a Threadripper feels like overclocking a server part? That's because it kinda is an EPYC variant that's tooled for HEDT. And the socket mount is similar to what HPE used in their Gen8 ProLiants. It's a good system, fairly foolproof.

Let's see, double the cores of Intel's current offerings? Check. Costs 3/4 the current competition? Check. Comparable thermals to the competition? Check. But let's get real, Rome isn't aimed at competing with what's out now. It's trying to kill the next gen while it's still in the crib...

Damnit, and I had just memorized mine: H5P5s4A/FRn"3)vx)&2Hv`S.|dmEdVB@Jy8Ndq~t+>@lCnsM=2VzkvC9|mE*[4C Time to pull out the dart-board again.

Like Nukemaster said, they can be a bit stiff at first, and they are keyed to go one way only. Good to hear it fits, maybe all you needed was the assurance it would work.

Which PSU? That motherboard has a standard connector.