Recent content by vmem

so in reality, they created a new 120mm form factor. the added 5mm is non-trivial, especially since a lot of people use rad fans in push-pull, which would add 10mm total. Though I agree that there are many applications where the extra height doesn't matter... Now I'm just waiting for someone to...

This could just be me, but I find myself looking for places to rest my arm after playing the switch for 3-4 hours. The switch is only 0.66lb whereas the Steam Deck is 1.47lB. If we added a battery and made it say 2lb or 3lb (these things are mostly battery by weight anyway), I can see people...

Great point! I'll first admit that I am one of those WD element shuckers and have been using them to fill my synology unit for years now That aside, I'll attempt at responding to your point. Harddrives all cause vibration and those vibrations add up if you attempt to mount a bunch of them on a...

Ever thought there might be genuine interest from the rest of the community? Rather than sit there and swearing about GPU prices, I used Tom's guides to help a few friends set up their miners, and they've already made over 50% of the cost of their GPU (3080s) since the beginning of the year, at...

Anand's GPU bench is perfect for this question: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1771?vs=1743 as you can see, the 1060 outperforms the 970 in pretty much all cases with slowly lower power draw. so get a GTX 1060 for sure if prices are equal.

at 700W on those components you shouldn't be stressing the PSU much. while it's not exactly the best PSU in the world I don't see a problem with keeping it for now. perhaps get a new one when you get a GPU upgrade?

that is normal. there are thermal compound and thermal tape literally sticking your heatsink to your GPU like glue. you have to use some force, and kind of try to twist the heatsink a bit to get it to come off. thermal compound becomes soft if it is heated up. so if you have heat-gloves (or...

There are also a standard series of basic checks one should ALWAYS go through when changing PSU cables: 1. motherboard power 20/24 pin cable (people pretty much never forget this giant monster) 2. 4 or 8 pin CPU power cable (I see so many people forget this on the forums and their PC does not...

"With a shape reminiscent of a certain children's program ("D-Link, I choose you!")" Best and most important sentence in this article :)

I agree with your logic, however this kind of thinking (and how you're quickly getting up votes) is how us PC gamers ended up on the bottom of the totem pole to begin with. PC gamers are probably the largest slice of the market in terms of sheer numbers and sales volume, but not the biggest...

how long are you able to wait? we're literally like 1 month away from new CPUs being announced by Intel at computex

Oh gee, you got an expensive board... fortunately it can display error codes at the bottom center Do you see any error codes show up when you boot up the machine?