Recent content by SMURFATAR

I took your advice and went with a 360mm instead. Reddit research says that a 420 will fit, but I'll get a 360 just to be safe.

The PSU is from 2019. I'm waiting to see concrete power draw info from 50 series cards before I upgrade it. As for the SSD, I have 4TBs now and after 3 years I've only used about 3TBs. Is there an advantage to have multiple SSDs I'm not seeing? I can always buy another if needed. For the...

Here is my build I'm putting together. I would appreciate a once over from anyone just in case I'm forgetting anything. Also, the GPU and PSU are from my current PC. I'm waiting on the 50 series launch to upgrade those.

I looked at that Tom's Hardware article, but how do I get a Windows activation key without signing in with a Microsoft Account?

I'm selling my old PC and would like to sell it with a clean slate. I was told that reinstalling Windows was the better option rather than just resetting it as any personal information would be completely wiped clean, but in a Tom's Hardware guide it says that when you use a flash drive with...

Ok cool, just wanted to make sure there wasn't a problem. Also, I washed them right after I took the picture:tearsofjoy:

I just got the AMD Ryzen 7 3700X as a gift, and in my rushed excitement I messed up the thermal paste a little. I had never dealt with the newer AMD stuff so I was unaware of the pre applied thermal paste. Some came off onto my thumb and my bed sheets when I was messing with it. First...

https://www.newegg.com/black-acer-aspire-a515-notebook/p/1TS-000X-00X95 I really like the features and hardware from this model, especially paired with this price. I have only built my own PC and owned an HP laptop, so I don't know anything about Acer except that there are other brands that...

I have this PSU in my PC: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA85V4MC3875&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID= I'm looking for another sata power cable that fits into this modular power supply. It's...

Title says it all. Just bought all of Tool's CD's, because that's the only legal way to obtain them. I was going to use Windows Media Player, but I felt like there's gotta be a much better alternative to convert the songs to loose MP3s. So let me know what you guys think is the best free/free...

I can definitely say that a SCART cable and an upscaler are much better than a component cable, but emulation still looks better. I'm unable to force my monitor into a 4:30 aspect ratio, because it's a PC monitor and not a TV. I have a feeling that a 4:3 aspect ratio would improve things, but...