Recent content by Whateverworks_19

Wonderful! I'll do both then, the suggested board and a non-F processor to have onboard graphics just in case and the price difference is almost trivial, so I do see the value in doing it. Thanks a lot guys. I'm really happy with this build. Can't wait to get the parts and start the new year...

Hey buddy! Thanks for your reply. Yeah I did see that but I'm not going to use onboard graphics and I want to overclock, thus the KF version.

So as per your suggestions, I've investigated another build. It's more powerful and stays within budget relative to local pricing. Kudos to Why_Me for suggesting an Intel-based platform with DDR5. I really like the looks of it. I also like the suggestion from Lutfij and Lafong about more...

@Lutfij Ah! That makes sense to me. Thanks for elaborating on the storage setup. I see. Yes I would, it's not a hard cap, if there's persuasive enough reasons to go over it, we can. Great! Good to see Noctua still have their reputation intact after all these years. Wonderful company. @Why_Me...

Sure thing! Also great stuff, been on this great forum for ages, and people like you are the backbone of it. When I had the appropriate knowledge, almost a decade ago, I tried to do the same. You guys are absolutely awesome and makes this place a great forum. This also goes for you Lafong. You...

Great! Thanks for chiming in @Lafong, I appreciate it. I'll take your suggestions to heart and redo my storage components to account for your excellent suggestions. I've given both of you an upvote but I'll grant Lutfij the solution for this post, given he was first. However, if I could give...

Thanks for taking the time to reply! I appreciate it. I wanted to use both M2 interfaces and frankly didn't put more thought into it. If I understand you right, it would be more appropriate to have a boot drive of say 250GB and then a main drive with more space, such as 3TB instead of dividing...

Hi there, I've been out of the hardware gaming space since 2015 and thus have outdated knowledge. I've also have had no need for upgraded hardware, as I have not played any intensive games for years and mostly use my computer for work. Until now, that has provided satisfactory performance. Not...

Unless I miss something in your message @castletonsnob, it simply sounds like your PC went into sleep-mode after an hour of inactivity. Thus, when you opened your PC again, whatever you had opened before was still present, as the PC was not shut down - it was just on standby. If I missed...

What Ryzen CPU do you have?

Should be no problem wolfiebro. If you want to make completely sure you can contact Microsoft support center but it is likely they'll tell you, that you won't be able to do it, given the reasons Kasper Jorgensen gave. In theory, when you activate the OEM product, it will refuse the code. In...

I've heard numerous times that the OEM-version of Windows "binds" to the motherboard as in, if you change the board you'll have to get a new licence of windows. However, I have upgraded multiple PC's with such Windows version with no problem at all. Coincidentally, my own rig was with the Asus...

I'm not familiar with that specific Thermaltake unit, but if it is of lesser quality it is plausible that it'll loose power as a function of time, thus ending up in the situation you are in. If you have access, you can easily verify that it is capable of delivering the correct load within the...

It should and will fit unless there is a manufacturing error. Have you changed the backplate into the correct configuration? See page 3 and 4 for reference in this PDF edit Yes, the reason why your CPU is running so hot is due to an inadequate installation of the cooler. That would also...