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Is it possible to remove the shroud only without touching any of the screws on top? I'm thinking about removing the shroud if possible and have a better look... EDIT: Not possible, one of the screws needs the top part to be removed. I'm leaning towards keeping the card, or not, this is just...

I still haven't got the chance to test it. I'm making a new build, still need to get a new motherboard, CPU and a case for this card. When I found out about the card going on sale and it was the only one left I was literally at the store 3 hours before it opened just so no one else gets it...

I got this Gigabyte 4080 Gaming OC for the same price as the cheapest 5070 Ti (the MSI Ventus), the store owner said they had it in a pre built and that it was "never used". When I was in the store and had a look at it there was some normal dust on the fans which is no big deal since it's in a...

Yeah getting a cloth in there doesn't make sense especially in picture 4 where this pattern goes even more inside (can't even get a picture for that). Looks like I'm going to have to return the card, didn't pay $1129 for whatever this is.

I just want to know what caused it as if it's something bad then I'll return the card. Could it be one of those air canned sprays?

Got a GPU and noticed weird dust patterns inside the shroud. What is the reason for this? it looks like as if it's been wiped with a dirty cloth or something...

Should I consider changing my GPU's thermal paste and pads after almost 3 years of daily use (the GPU is on everyday between 12-20 hours)? half of the time it's gaming and the rest is simple use between watching movies/TV shows and browsing. GIGABYTE 1660s GAMING OC

Got it done using Parted Magic.

I have MSI MAG B460 TOMAHAWK which supports Secure Erase and I have a Samsung and a Kingston SSD. What should I use for secure erase? should I stick to each SSD's own app to perform secure erase? or is it all the same and I should simply use the BIOS for secure erase (because it's pretty much...

Thanks. Did the page file thing and now the SSD is frozen and the manual says that I either put the PC to sleep or unplugging then replugging the SATA cable while the PC is ON in order to get it out of the freeze lock, did one at a time and both methods did not help, the SSD is still frozen...

How do I take it out of the pagefile?

I'm trying to secure erase my Kingston SSD using the Kingston Manager but the secure erase button is unavailable because the manual tells me that first I must go to Disk Management and "Right-click on each partition on your disk and select Delete Volume until all partitions have been removed"...

Update on the matter, after starting a new game turns out there are two stutters at the first couple of minutes and they take place exactly at the same second/spot they seem a bit simpler than what you see in the first video. First one at 0:33 (as soon as the wind kicks in) and the second one...

For some reason on all games i get this split second stutter that happens randomly, it can happen after a few minutes after stating the game or anytime after 15-20 minuets, so far this has happened on different driver versions and fresh OS installs, tested with different in-game and Nvidia 3D...

Yup seems like I'm going for an SSD, put all my files on it and never worry about it breaking down. One more thing, if i was to leave that SSD (the one listed above, it's on sale so I'll be getting the exact model) with no power lets say for 3-4 months will it lose data? and its specifications...