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    Question AM5 B650 - Manual CMOS resets needed ?

    Thx for your reply, in fact no, i did not reinstall the OS even though i know that's best practice. Does not seem relate though. Seems AMD does not have a function for auto default the BIOS after not being able to boot, i dont understand how a "modern" platform lacks this feature.
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    Question AM5 B650 - Manual CMOS resets needed ?

    Hi everyone, I upgraded to a 7800X3d coming from a 9900K. When i say upgrade, i don't really fully mean it. I found the (2017) Z370 Intel Platform very easy to tweak in the BIOS, if i changed a setting and the pc was unable to boot, it auto rebooted 3 times and then the BIOS settings were...
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    Question Strange Pc Behaviour: 2 reboots before POST. RAM speed no longer achievable

    Hello Friends, Since some time my PC has been acting very strange. It's a 9900k using 2 x 16gb Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200 Mhz RAM Symptoms: When i power the PC on; the pc reboots 2 times and on the 3rd "try" it boots. Not issues once booted; i can game ; do benchmarks, no problem. This...
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    [SOLVED] Exhausting PC through window, Monitors and keyboard at a different location as PC

    Since my pc really heats up the room i am thinking about exhausting it's heat outside. The issue would be that the pc would be placed at a different location as the monitors, keyboard mouse etc which will remain at the current desk. Is there some kind of dockingstation on the market with like...
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    Question Corsair RM750X connect (not with psu included) a third PCI-E cable?

    So, i went through with this and am on the machine while typing this. Both cards are mining, 515W total pc power draw. 160Mh/s ethereum, nice!
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    Question Corsair RM750X connect (not with psu included) a third PCI-E cable?

    EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA and PNY XLR8 2080TI 9900K 32 GB Ram It's my gaming setup but keeping the 2080 TI to mine together with the 3080. Currently mining with the 3080, total Power draw of computer (measured with a meter at powerplug) is 315W while mining. The 2080 TI uses 135W while...
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    Question Corsair RM750X connect (not with psu included) a third PCI-E cable?

    Hello Everyone, I have a RM750X PSU, it ships with 2x PCI-E cables (4 Connectors total). I want to use 2 GPU's in the PC, 1 needing 3 connectors and the other needing 2 connectors. So i am one PCI-E cable short. I have done research and found that the 6+2 PCI-E slot and the 4+4 CPU slots in...
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    Discussion 2080 TI as fast as a 3070? Nah, faster as a 3080 when done right.

    I am not sure why i bought it to be honest :-)
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    Discussion 2080 TI as fast as a 3070? Nah, faster as a 3080 when done right.

    So i got my EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra today, was in the EVGA queue since 10/2020 I am not impressed. It get's really hot out of the box and is noisy (as with every other aircooled card i guess). Guess i hoped this beefy cooler would make a difference, well it doesn't. I also have a PNY RTX2080...
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    Question MSI RTX 2080 Ti GAMING X TRIO

    Hi Fellows, I ordered a MSI RTX 2080 Ti GAMING X TRIO. It is a card that got send back by a customer or where the delivery was not succesfull (unused but maybe with opened packaging stated by the shop). "Many" cards had issues with the memory, even though the RMA of 2080 ti's was stated as...
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    2011 ocz stealthxstream 2 600w with new gtx 1080 ti

    Hi guys, I am running a ocz stealthxstream 2 600w , bought in 2011. Using it with a 3770k and gtx 970. I am about to buy a 1080 ti, i assume i better buy a new psu. Like a crosair vengeance 650 Or don't i?
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    Worth buying this gtx 1080 TI?

    Great on a day time the normal zotac went from 699 to 758€ on amazon france
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    Worth buying this gtx 1080 TI?

    Thanks for all the nice thoughts/ info guys. Now i am actually doubting, with black friday (week) the gigabyte 1080 ti triple fan is only 30€ more then the normal zotac 1080 ti. Don't know what to do, i know zotac doesn't mind if you change the cooler for warranty, not sure about gigabyte, i...