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    Question Are ASUS motherboards still blowing up AMD 3D cpus?

    So i just bought a STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI and a 7800x3d cpu without realizing this whole asus bios/overbolt thing. Am i safe or am i screwed? Should i return the motherboard? Are there things i can do protect against this thing? The motherboard's manufacture date is quite recent, doe this...
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    Question Tight spot for CPU cooler

    Hey guys! I want to buy an Arctic freezer 34 esports duo cooler in my masterbox 3.1 lite case. The height of the cooler is 157mm. My case van accomodate coolers up to 158mm. Is it risky to buy this cooler, should I worry about the tight space? Specs: Ryzen 5 2600 Asus gtx1060 6gb o6g dual Asrock...
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    First desktop build

    Hello! (you can skip to the bolded builds directly if you want^^) I'm a student and I would like to build a PC (the limit would be Witcher 3) and I can't decide myself what should I do. I won't make overclock either any upgrade (except a future HDD - you will see why below). First, I made a...
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    Is there a bottleneck?

    Dear Readers, I have been upgrading my graphics card from a "MSI GTX 960 2GB" to a "Asus Dual GTX1060 oc 6Gb". Now i am having issues with stuttering in all my games. My drivers are up to date and i have done a clean install of windows 10. Is this stuttering an result of bottle-necking from my...
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    Newly built pc won't display

    I just built a pc but it won't display. Everything turns on like it should but when i connect a monitor it just doesn't display Gpu: Geforce GTX 1070 Cpu: Intel i7 6700k Another quick question should i connect the monitor through the Gpu or the motherboard? Please send...
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    [Build Help] Upgrading Gaming PC AMD 955 to i5-4690k (overclocking as well) // need help deciding few things before I buy!!!

    PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($78.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws...