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    [SOLVED] Copper layer on gpu heatsink corroding?

    Today I wanted to repaste my gpu. It had the factory paste on it till today. (It never has been watercooled or the heatsink removed) I looked at the heatspreader and the copper seamed to have tiny dents and the aluminium was showing trough and partially gone. Here are The pictures. Is it okay to...
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    Question How can I correctly synchronise my rbg ram with my motherboard

    Hi I have the X570 Aorus Elite (https://www.gigabyte.com/be/Motherboard/X570-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10#kf) and the G. Skill Trident Z DDR4 3200 ram dimms. I can't get them to correctly sink the rainbow between the 2 in the Aorus software. The color doesn't match between the motherboard and the ram...
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    Question Why can't I change my monitors resolution or refresh rate?

    No clue how, but it works now.... Thanks anyway
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    Question Why can't I change my monitors resolution or refresh rate?

    https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GTX-980-Ti-6GD5T-OC.html Yes, to the gpu.
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    Question Why can't I change my monitors resolution or refresh rate?

    A DisplayPort one that came with the monitor.
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    Question Why can't I change my monitors resolution or refresh rate?

    I have the AOC C24G monitor. Whenever I try to change my res in the nvidia control panel it always instantly defaults back to the default res which is 1080p@60hz. I have already tried switching cables to no succes and have also tried DDU. Again, to no succes. I can't find the problem and I am...
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    Recommendations for case fan kit

    Hi, I am looking for a 3 fan (or more) 140mm fan kit. Preferably not sounding like a jet engine. I'd rather have personal recommendations than a product with good reviews. Kind regards
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    450 Watt PSU enough to power 980ti and overclocked FX 8320

    Hello there, I was wondering if a 450 Watt Corsair CX 430 is enough to power my pc. This is my part list: AMD FX 8320 (Will be overclocked) MSI 980Ti OC 2x (Requires 2 8 pin connectors) Samsung 850 Evo 250 GB 2 1TB HDD Black Asrock 970 Extreme 4 2 Sticks of generic 4GB DDR3 1 DVD Reader 2...