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  1. gogowe

    [SOLVED] SF750 for R9 and 3080

    Hello, I am right on the way to upgrading my Workstation/Gaming PC. And somehow I fell in love with smaller compact builds. I already got all the stuff: MSI RTX 3080 Suprim X Ryzen 9 5900X Asus ROG Strix B550-E 2x SATA SSDs 1x NVMe AIO (Full Custom Loop planed) 16 GB Ram (32 GB upgrade...
  2. BenUnderwood18

    Question Computer turns on flickers display and then black screens

    I had just recently purchased this prebuilt pc from NewEgg and everything has been alright with it until today. I load up a game then the screen goes black after playing for no more than a minute. I reboot the pc but I get nothing on my display and my mouse and keyboard don’t light up however...
  3. W

    [SOLVED] 3080 Artifacting in some games, is it toast?

    Specs EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra Ryzen 5 5600x MSI Tomahawk x570 Corsair RMx 850 Gold PSU Spectrix XPG D50 2x8 RAM Ill start by saying my card is at stock clock speeds, and I have done a full DDU and driver reinstall. I have 3 dedicated PCIe 8 pic connectors to the card as EVGA recommends. Ive...
  4. N

    [SOLVED] Upgrade CPU and MOBO?

    I purchased a used prebuilt from CyberPower in 2018 and have slowly upgraded it over time to a custom build. I play at 1440p/144Hz and play a wide array of games, some more CPU intensive like Rust and R6. Some more GPU intensive like Squad, HLL, and Warzone. Disregarding the old parts, I have...
  5. B

    Question Pc suddenly shuts off without warning

    So my friend has a pc, that seems to suddenly just shut down without warning. He has a ryzen 5600x and a rtx 3080 with a 750w Corsair PSU. all temps look fine and everything seems alright until the problem occurs. one detail is that the pc wont turn on again until he switches the psu off and on...
  6. W

    [SOLVED] 3080 i7 9700k low fps in overwatch

    Build ASUS - ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING (Socket LGA1151) USB 3.1 Gen 1 Intel Motherboard I7 - 9700k RTX 3080 850W Platinum PSU Ram 32gb 3000mhz Corsair Vengeance I was playing overwatch with 3 other friends the other day. They asked what FPS we were getting. I look up and see 95fps. I never...
  7. N

    Question Graphics card not really working - so confused...?

    Specs: Ryzen 5 3600, MSI MPG B550, Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 4x8 GB, MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3080, Samsung 980 Pro 1TB, WD Blue SSD 1TB Let me give you some background. Everything was fine until today I tried to install my old gpu (MSI Gaming 1660 Super) into my pc at the same time as my current...
  8. willabyblen

    Question Green rectangle artifacts EVGA 3080 on one Monitor

    Hi, I have an EVGA 3080 and have had an intermittent issue with green rectangle artifacts appearing. I have a dual monitor setup two 1440p 144hz monitors one a samsung g7 oddessy and 1 Dell monitor 144hz that was overlocked to 155hz (this is a feature on the monitor not my own overclock.) This...
  9. JunkSniperJoe

    Question GPU qled sometimes on, no monitor output

    Every 3 to 5 times I power on my pc, the gpu qled light comes on and nothing is output to my monitor. All connections to the psu seem okay, and everything else connected to the mobo is recognized and working as intended (so far). I'm assuming the gpu is busted, but I thought I ask here before...
  10. J

    [SOLVED] 380 r6 fps

    Just out of curiosity im getting about 160- 160 fps on rainbow six siege with a 3080 depending on where i am looking, just wondering if this is good.
  11. A

    [SOLVED] HELP!!! I need urgent expertise. THANK YOU!!!

    Hi - My name is Delilah, I'm trying to buy my son a gaming laptop. Could you please review and let me know which option is best. Thank you very much!!! Option 1: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08X19LRJC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Option 2...
  12. uuw222

    Question Pc suddenly restarts while watching streaming service or opening apex legends

    hello My pc is about 6 months old and I'm having issues with it restarting suddenly. the restart happens flawlessly without any errors or blue screen ( I unchecked automatically restart too if u know what I mean) this happened to me few times before but its now consistent with two things I do...
  13. K

    [SOLVED] Why much lower fps after a few hours of mining?

    Hi there I have troubles with my RTX 3080. As an example I will use the game Red Dead Redemption 2. I used to get almost 90 fps in the built in benchmark on 1440p with no msaa and disabled tree tesselation. A few days ago I tried out nicehash (cryptomining software) for just a few hours. Not...
  14. J

    Nvidia Optimus

    I'm planning on buying the ASUS ROG Zephyrus 15 or the Scar 15 or something along those lines with the 5000 AMD cpu and 3000 Nvidia graphics. From what I understand these use Optimus and there is no manual switch to override the Integrated Graphics. I'm going to use it for AutoCAD and 3Ds Max...
  15. T

    [SOLVED] Seeking advice on improving the cooling of my Omen 30L. RTX 3080/i9-10850k

    Hello ^.^ I have a HP Omen 30L and I'd like to improve the cooling components for it. I'm honestly not sure what to do, so I thought I'd ask here. I'm not sure what information I should provide to get the conversation started.
  16. T

    [SOLVED] ASIC or GPU mining for ETH?

    Hello guys. I would like to mine ETH and have few questions. 1- is it more profitable to mine on GPU or ASIC in the long-term? (I was thinking of RTX 3080 vs Innosilicon A10 Pro+. ) 2-Should I buy it now or wait? 3-Where can I buy it with stock and in the end, do you think is it worth it or not...
  17. pouya.1991

    Question Problems with refurbished Dell gaming PC

    Hi, I have a Dell Alienware Aurora R11 gaming PC that comes with an Nvidia 3080 GPU which I bought from BestBuy as a refurbished machine 10 days ago. I just started using it and tried to install the middle earth shadow of the war on it, and it caused the machine to crash and showing this image...
  18. C

    [SOLVED] Second monitor restarts 3 times when powering up PC

    Hi. So I don't know if this is a problem, as my second monitor works fine BUT whenever I switch outputs on my second monitor to HDMI and back to DVI(or power up the PC), both my monitors goes black for a couple of seconds and then come back on in total of 3 times, before everything is settled...
  19. Siru15

    [SOLVED] 3080 FE is 50C° when idle and it always uses 1.5 GB of dedicated VRAM after ETH mining ?

    Hi, edit: Apparently miners are not that popular on these forums, so I point it out: IM NOT A MINER, I just wanted to try it with my gaming rig Last Tuesday I started to mine ETH with my 3080FE using t-rex on ethermine. Yesterday I stopped it again and turned off the PC during the night. Today...
  20. JunkSniperJoe

    [SOLVED] Dragon Center for GPU only?

    I'm one of the lucky guys that got their hands on a 3080, specifically the MSI Gaming Trio X. Slight problem though, I hear that Dragon Center isn't great. I'd like to use Mystic Light to either keep the GPU's rgb strip on a static color (or turn it off completely) without having issues with...
  21. C

    [SOLVED] MSI 3080 GAMING X TRIO

    I've had the feeling that my GPU or my systems has been underperforming for a while. There is comming some wierd humming noises from the computer as well as something that sounds like an old SATA disk from the GPU it self. At first I thought it was something to do with an old 750 power supply...
  22. M

    Question PC restarts when starting/playing games

    Hey, I've been having this issue for a few weeks now. First it started with my not being able to launch or play Squad because that caused the PC to restart. A week or so ago I installed League of Legends to play with my BF, and it happened in that game too just when I was about to load into the...
  23. J

    [SOLVED] 3080 750w

    hey, just wondering if my 750w psu is running my 3080 at its best performance
  24. J

    [SOLVED] 3080 future price?

    Will the rtx 3080 return to its original msrp of $700 by the end of 2021? Or will it take longer than that, or not return to its original price at all?
  25. ensei777

    [SOLVED] Low FPS - TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 3080

    Hi I'm receiving substandard FPS whilst using my new RTX 3080. I recently purchased it to replace my GTX 1080 sniper card expecting to boost my FPS in games such as VALORANT, PUBG, Counter Strike etc, Mainly FPS games. But I've noticed once I upgraded to this card It's literally stayed the same...
  26. J

    [SOLVED] How many watts are future-proof?

    I plan to get a rtx 3080 which needs a recommended 750 watts. I do plan to upgrade the graphics card in the future, so I would like to know how many watts for a psu I should get to be safe in the future.
  27. J

    [SOLVED] Two 8 pins or 16 into 8

    i have recently bought a 3080 and was wondering if it was worth it two use two 8 pin power connectors over one 16 pin.
  28. ikethehero

    [SOLVED] 3080 and 750w

    So my psu has 2 6+2pin connectors and one 8pin connector. Is it possible for me to use a 2pin 3080 or will I have to get a 3pin version of a card? I tried running a 2060 super with my 6+2pin and the system said I needed to have all connections plugged into the pci before starting it up. So now...
  29. PaPies

    [SOLVED] Question about Pigtail & PC Won't Turn ON!

    Hey, recently I've upgraded to RTX 3080 (From 1080) and I've used pigtail 8pin to get the job done, even for the RTX 3080, but I noticed it only draws 280 power instead of ~330, so I got the second cable from the box and replaced the pigtail with the standalone 8pin's and the PC won't turn on...
  30. AlterEg00

    Question Found a company with hundreds GPU in stock

    Ok all i thought i would share this as i know many are looking for GPU in stock. When i was let down by SCAN falsely indicating they had cards from 16th Jan. I turned to a previous company I used to get a custom built rig. i was not disappointed... https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/ has...
  31. J

    [SOLVED] Burn marks on 3080?

    Hey, just wondering if anyone can tell me what these marks are View: https://imgur.com/gallery/0UctjAQ .
  32. Xreama

    [SOLVED] Why is my MSI RTX Gaming x Trio 3080 Running so bad???

    Ok so i upgraded from a MSI GTX Gaming X Trio 1080ti to a MSI RTX Gaming x Trio 3080 and my 1080ti is outperforming my 3080.... i have tried everything and anything to fix this and nothing is working. I contacted MSI Support about this with benchmarks and well pretty much everything they...
  33. Y

    [SOLVED] New PC shuts itself down randomly (Kernel-power 41). What's the problem?

    Hi everyone. Firstly I apologise if I've posted this in the wrong area. I'm experiencing a power issue and a friend of mine suggested that it might be an issue with my power supply. My Gaming PC is around two months old. Over the past few weeks the PC has shut itself down on a number of...
  34. SaturnVII

    Question Why is my 3080 running so slow?

    I built a PC recently and I was super excited to test it out in some games, but it turns out the performance is complete garbage, and i'm not sure why. Specs: MOBO: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING CPU: RYZEN 5 5600X GPU: EVGA 3080 FTW3 ULTRA RAM: G.SKILL 2X8 GB 3600MHZ CL16 PSU: CORSAIR RM750...
  35. solar axis

    Question EVGA XC Ultra 3 RTX 3080 Serious Issues, Please Help Me

    all parts were purchased last year except for the graphics card which was purchased two weeks ago. it worked out of the box but the first day of use produced a BSOD while playing Final Fantasy 14, of all games. The last BSOD's error code read "buffer stack exceeded driver" and upon reboot I...
  36. D

    [SOLVED] Is Vram important for 3D rendering &CAD?

    Hi, Am building a new system and am stuck between the rtx 3080 and 3090. The main advantage for the 3090 is its 24 GB of V ram and the 3080 is quite a bit cheaper. I intend to use this system for programs like Autocad, Revit, sketchup, Lumion or twinmotion and 3ds Max. If you guys can help...
  37. catch440

    [SOLVED] Asus TUF rtx 3080

    Hi all, To those who have this GPU (possibly not many due the well-known stock shortages)... Just wondering what you have safely overclocked to? My 3080 came with a pre-build, and with Asus GPUtweakII (that I downloaded), I just use the OC preset - which sets the clock speed to 1815MHz. (Temp...
  38. A

    Question 3080 low FPS?

    I have an i7-10700k Asus strix 3080 32gb 3.2 pc4 RAM 850w psu I am only getting around 120-150 FPS in warzone on low and high settings. I have seen people get 180-200 frames depending on settings. I have updated al drivers and changed bios to 3rd gen. Is my cpu bottlenecking or what could be...
  39. R

    [SOLVED] Will 750W PSU be enought for AORUS GeForce RTX™ 3080 XTREME 10G

    I bought new pc components, CPU: i9 10850K ( I plan to overclock cpu) MBOARD: ASUS Intel Z490 ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING ATX COOLER: Corsair Hydro Series H115i RGB PLATINUM, 280mm All-In-One Hydro CPU Cooler, 2x 140mm ML PRO RGB Fans, RGB Top, Intel RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO...
  40. U

    Question Gaming Pc randomly shutting down while playing games

    So im having this issue that has started recently that is causing games like Escape from Tarkov or Red Dead when under load to randomly start shutting my PC down no blue screen no error nothing. Im not sure if it is the PSU which i think could be the problem however i just built this PC in...