Recent content by The_Outlander

A lot of the guides I'd read and video tutorials I'd watched suggested that magnetic screwdrivers are useful, but the deeper I get into this build the more I think they're mandatory. I was managing pretty well until it was time to install my SSD (WD_Black Sn850x) into the motherboard (GIGABYTE...

Thanks for the replies. After loosening the screws I was able to pop the i/o shield in properly. The difference was hardly noticeable, but I was able to confirm that the 8th standoff was properly aligned and it screwed in without a problem.

I am in the process of putting my motherboard (GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC) into my case (Corsair 4000D airflow). When I first put the board in it was clearly crooked. I reoriented it and it seemed to line up with all the standoffs, but I in hindsight I must not have checked closely enough. Of...

Sorry, my motherboard is a GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B550-AORUS-PRO-AC-rev-1x#kf The manual says the 3.2 header is Gen 1

1. The case appears to have the standoffs already already installed in the ATX configuration, but the central standoff is what I would describe as a spike. Am I correct in assuming that the purpose of this "spike" is to anchor the board during installation and that I don't have to screw anything...

Sorry, for the late reply, I'm trying to cover my bases and do everything correctly, but since it's been ten years since my last build I'm having to reabsorb a lot of knowledge. Since case speakers are apparently a thing of the past I suppose I will have to rely on the tiny status LEDs on my...

Thank you for your reply. Somehow I missed the NH-D15S. After doing some research on it I have decided to take your advice and order it. I admit that I am still worried about the size, even though all available information suggests it will fit.

I'm doing a new build. I have all of the components and I was about to start assembly when it suddenly occurred to me that my cpu cooler might be woefully inadequate for the AMD Ryzen 9 5900x that I had ordered. It seems that I have made a pretty stupid mistake, but in my defense I may have...

I'm stupid and failed to specify that this is a new build. I guess I'll just update the BIOS using Q-flash plus.

I have a GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC and an AMD RYZEN 9 5900x. I am aware that I might need to use Q-Flash to update the BIOS, but I would like to avoid that if possible, especially since the manufacturer itself warns about the danger of updating the BIOS. The trouble is that I can't figure out...

Before I ask my question I must give a bit of backstory. I'm doing a new build and recently ordered a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB SSD direct from the manufacturer, which seems to have been a mistake. All of my other components arrived promptly, but when I checked on the SSD I noticed that not only had...

$1500-$1700 is what I'm shooting for overall. I don't want to spend much more than $200 on a motherboard.

Sorry, It's fixed now.

I've been doing research on what motherboard to get, but it seems that the more I learn the less certain I become. My tentative build so far is: cpu: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7 GHz 12-Core Processor memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory video card: some variant of...

hmmm... So I just tested the cpu fan plugged into the system fan 3 spot and now it works, which honestly kind of surprised me. I did also clean up the wires around the fan a little bit, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have made a difference. The only other difference is that my video card is not...