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  1. K

    Question Extremely low CPU usage (0 percent) during gaming (help needed)

    Hello! It has been a while since I've been here and so it is nice to be back. I'll cut to the chase and describe my problem. Yesterday, I moved my PC from the living room to the bedroom, after plugging all the cables and benchmarking a few games, I noticed that my CPU usage was incredibly low...
  2. A

    Question RTX Power limited to 45%

    I have RTX 3080 Gigabyte Vision, it has been working fine for 19 months , but suddenly it won’t go over 45% power limit even when I set it to 100% on Afterburner , I have another card of the same type and it’s working fine. Pictures Below https://1drv.ms/f/s!AtUyqv0wiC2qhLs9Hwp5Yl0ql_5Rcg
  3. Zalgo

    Question RTX 3080 strix flashing red at power connectors.

    I have a rtx 3080 that started to give issues with my last PSU, an 850watt (pc resetting when doing intensive things in some games and streaming and did the flashing thing off and on). The PSU was a few years old and this GPU is demanding so I figured it was time for an upgrade. So I bought a...
  4. Gabriel_Herrera

    Question What issues could happen using the mid range psu CX750M (grey label) with a RTX 3080 ??

    Hi, recently I upgraed my GTX1050 for the "Zotac RTX 3080 10GB OC Edition, my plan is using for apps like adobe substance painter, maxxon redshift, photoshop, unreal, autodesk maya and eventually games. My computer has the CPU is Ryzen 7 27000x, 32 GBRam, SDD, and the PSU CX750M (grey label). I...
  5. Dstranly98

    Question BIOS will not Post after flashing, no display

    I have an MSI Pro Z690-A DDR4 motherboard that initially booted up just fine, but I noticed it had an outdated BIOS and I (regrettably now) flashed the BIOS with the updated version from the MSI website. Now my PC will turn on (lights up, fans on) but I have no display. I’ve tried reflashing...
  6. N

    Question Trouble with a new PC (no display, flickering power button)

    The build: CPU: Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6 GHz 12-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H100i RGB PRO XT 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard Memory: Kingston FURY Beast RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory Storage: Western Digital Black...
  7. S

    Question PSU with 2x8 for GPU requiring 3x8

    My PSU EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 Platinum has - 2x 8pin (6+2), 2x 6pin PCIe cables. Just ordered rtx 3080 that requires 3x8 pin connection. Am I screwed and need new psu?
  8. Croc3LL

    Question My pc is not POSTing no matter what I try ?

    Specs: Ryzen 7 3700x RTX 3080 32GB TridentZ Ram 3200MHz X570 Pro MoBo So I was just playing valorant like any other day and suddenly my screen froze completely and my PC was Completely inoperative, i pushed the power off button to restart it and then My PC didn't POST at all, I waited for 10...
  9. A

    Question Should I change my PSU?

    Hello everyone, first post here. i recently bought a RTX 3080 MSI ventus 3x Plus, the thing is that my current PSU is an EVGA 850W g2, when I tried plugged it in everything were ok but the card didnt get any video and all my other components did, mother, Ram, fans, etc. I believed it booted...
  10. Jonathancheesebrown

    Question RTX 3080 Ti good enough to watch 4k 300fps?

    Hello guys, I have a short simple question for you. I want to build a PC with an RTX 3080 Ti to watch 4k videos with a VERY HIGH frame rate (We are talking about a frame rate of 300) and my question is will the GPU be able to produce those 300 frames per second for 4k content? Please take into...
  11. Jonathancheesebrown

    [SOLVED] RTX 3080 Ti suitable to watch 4k videos?

    Hello guys, I have a short simple question for you. I want to build a PC with an RTX 3080 Ti to watch 4k videos with a VERY HIGH frame rate (We are talking about a frame rate of 300) and my question is will the GPU be able to produce those 300 frames per second for 4k content? Peace and...
  12. Q

    [SOLVED] I'm going to buy a RTX 3080. Is playing the game myself better than watching YouTube videos of that game (in term of graphic/visual)?

    I'm wondering if I should buy an RTX 3080 card now. I used to watch youtube videos like "Game xxx max setting ray tracing at 4k" and I enjoy the beautiful scenes in that game. Now the price is dropping and I have enough money for an RTX 3080. I wonder that if I buy the card and experience the...
  13. F

    [SOLVED] Pigtail on vga cable?

    Just curious about the extra pigtail on a vga cable… forgot if its good to use or just use another vga cable. Current specs: I9 10850k Msi z490 gaming plus 32gb of gskill ram (3200 mhz) Evga Gtx 1080 ti sc edition Superflower leadex III 850w gold psu Only reason im asking is because my co...
  14. W

    Question Black screen with RTX 3080 on some monitors

    I moved country and shipped my desktop with me. Upon arriving I inspected the desktop and apart from a small clip having disconnected from one of the PCIe ports and a dent in the case, everything looked in order I did not ship my original monitor with the machine so I purchased an ASUS VA27EHE...
  15. M

    Question EVGA RTX 3080 XC3 12GB temps

    I recently bought this card and my PC case dont have the best airflow (i realized it when i saw the temps of this gpu) so i was trying to find out what is normal temperature for this GPU but no luck so i decided to post a thread. First i will post temps with my side panel ON (side panel is...
  16. R

    Question RTX 3080: GPU-Z says "vbios version: unknown" ?

    Specs: msi z390 mag tomahawk (running latest bios) i5 9600k x2 8gb corsair 3200mhz ram corsair 850 gold psu Hi there! Last week I purchased a Gigabyte RTX 3080 OC 12G from Amazon. When I mounted the card and first booted I didn't get any signal on the display, I tried both HDMI and display...
  17. S

    Question New RTX 3080 displays signal for a few seconds before losing signal

    So my roommate recently bought an EVGA FTW RTX 3080. When we built his new computer and booted it up, it booted like normal but after maybe 4 or 5 seconds the monitor lost signal. I looked in BIOS and it doesn't detect the GPU at all. I even took my card out of my computer and put his card in...
  18. kutari

    [SOLVED] FPS drops with RTX 3080 Ti & Ryzen 5 5900X ?

    I dont get it. I tried everything on my RTX 3080TI. I keep getting frame drops in fortnite and every other game. CPU is Ryzen 9 5900X. Tried installing old driver: Not working Clean Install: Not working Ram Xmp: not working Power mode max performance: not working The Problem: The GPU is...
  19. B

    [SOLVED] Which GPU should I get and is my PSU strong enough?

    So I've recently upgraded my PC and my current specs are as follows: CPU: i5 12600KF Motherboard: MSI Z690 Force RAM: 32GB (2x16) DDR5 Drives: 1TB M.2 1TB HDD 250GB SSD CPU Cooler: Tower Air Cooler Fans: 4 x 120mm Case: ATX PSU: 650W 80+ Certified Platinum...
  20. M

    Question Custom building PC - Help

    OLDER build has been deleted and EDITED into the following: Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard ASUS® ROG Strix X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready! Memory (RAM) QUESTION : will the Corsair Dominator Platinum 3600 MHz...
  21. Servs

    [SOLVED] Is the Corsair ONE Pro a200 bad?

    I am looking to buy a small form factor workstation/gaming machine. I was looking at the Ryzen 9 5950X with RTX 3080 Corsair ONE Pro a200 but "bad thermals" seem to be on every user review, discussion, and video. Does it ever actually throttle or shut down? Is the performance impacted that...
  22. R

    [SOLVED] Potential issue with RAM? Hard crash, mix of black screen and inverted colours.

    Hello, I recently decided to build a new system, my old system was about ~7-8 years old and starting to show its age. I elected to switch to the following components: i7 4770k -> i7 12700k GTX 980 -> RTX 3080 16 GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 MHz (DDR3) -> 32 GB G Skill Ripjaw V Series 3600 MHz...
  23. Vax

    [SOLVED] Is my Motherboard ready for RTX 3080?

    I'm planning on upgrading my GPU on Cyber Monday, but I wanna make sure I don't screw myself over with this buy. So I do what I've done for years now, and come to you guys for help! My current motherboard is https://www.newegg.com/msi-z390-a-pro/p/N82E16813144219?Item=N82E16813144219 Is it...
  24. A Bear Guy

    Question Pre-Built Turned Custom Build Issues

    Hi All, I recently purchased a pre-built Asus system because I felt that at the time the price was more than fair for what I got. This prebuilt is known for thermally maxing out and then shutting off under even light gaming loads, this is due to a case that only came with an exhaust fan, it was...
  25. theRTT

    Question New PC build: Games crash randomly. NEED HELP!

    Hello. I have a brand new PC Build that keeps crashing in games. This happens oddly enough only with Origin games (for as far as I know): Apex Legends and Star Wars Battlefront II. When I was playing Overwatch, it didn't crash. The crashes happen mid-game. So not in the menu or whatever. I have...
  26. D

    [SOLVED] Razer blade pro 17 rtx 3080 360hz display

    ok guys is this a good option? i know is expensive but i really want to try it out , should i go for the 1440p 120hz? i need help and does the 360 hz make a difference? sorry for my english im only gonna use it for gaming and sometimes for video editing
  27. G

    [SOLVED] New RTX 3080 running modern games at 20-30FPS

    I replaced my RTX 1070 with an RTX 3080 a couple days ago, and got literally no change in FPS across multiple games. MSI afterburner seems to suggest a GPU bottleneck with GPU usage constantly 100% and CPU usage hovers 10-20%. Between the 1070 (23FPS) and 3080 (24FPS), there was negligible...
  28. theRTT

    [SOLVED] Windows 10 (install) extremely slow

    Hi guys! I've just build a brand new pc, here are some of the components: Gigabyte Aorus RTX 3080 xtreme - Gigabyte Aorus x570 elite - AMD Ryzen 7 5800x - Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1TB m.2. Now, here are some video's. I think you can obviously see what's wrong. Install 1 - Install 2 - Homescreen So...
  29. ZiousT

    Question Dual Monitor displays going black during gaming ?

    This is a brand new rig I put together and ordered through Cyberpower PC, and so far this issue has been an on and off problem I'd love to get solved. Both of my monitors will all of a sudden stop receiving signal from my computer, but the entire thing will be running like normal, as will my...
  30. M

    Question Disabling graphic card when playing more demanding games.

    Hello, About two weeks ago, a computer came to me straight from the German website - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK, 16 GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR4-3600MHZ CL18 and a graphics card, i.e. GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 10G from Gigabyte AORUS. When playing Europe Universalis 4, League of Legends...
  31. M

    [SOLVED] So I have a 3080 Suprim X, Asus Strix 3080 TI & Asus Strix 3090 which do I game with, mine with, and sell?

    I came into all three. Not at the same time. My 3080 suprim X is a NON LHR card. and of course the 3080 ti is a LHR and the 3090 is also of course not. I've been looking into Mining however I still want to game and would rather have a separate set up for mining. Which should I keep mine with...
  32. B

    [SOLVED] RTX 3080 BSOD when using Blender ?

    HI, I'm having an issue where as I'm using Blender (not crazy amount of polys, just the UV editor), and I'm getting BSOD from "VIDEO TDR FAILURE" and nvlddmkm.sys error. I've tried googling and looking for solutions but it still seems to be coming back. My current nvidia driver is 472.12 Game...
  33. B

    [SOLVED] High End build keeps bluescreening while playing games. Possibly CPU?

    I got a new pre built about a month ago and for the first week it ran everything great without problems. High fps on high settings in 1440p. But after that first week, problems began arising. Games would hard crash to desktop at first, then i started blue screening. Its been blue screening...
  34. P

    [SOLVED] RTX 3080 Poor performance

    I have just bought my new 3080. I run the test in division 2 but I found that the result was not satisfied and the result of the 3D mark fire strike was also not satisfied because it was much lower than the average result. Result of Fire Strike: http://www.3dmark.com/fs/26124273 This is my...
  35. N

    [SOLVED] RTX 3080

    Will a RTX 3080 underperform if the PSU is only 750W? (I have a NZXT C750w 80+ gold)
  36. L

    Question What is considered good for RTX 3080 watercooled temperatures.

    I have an Aorus RTX 3080 xtreme which I recently water cooled with Phanteks Glacier GPU block. I am running this with an i9-9900k (nothing is overclocked) using a 360mm and a 240mm radiator. In heavy gaming loads (AAA titles at 1440p) I can see GPU temperatures reach as high as 57 -58C and CPU...
  37. Bobo1458

    [SOLVED] [RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra] Max/Min Watts/Temps/Volts

    Hello! I was just wondering what the max temps/watts/and volts for the 3080 ftw3 ultra should look like. My GPU temps are up almost 70 C and I'm getting around 270-280w when gaming. My volts are 1.2. I've been getting not the best FPS with this card, nothing near as to what I thought it would be...
  38. kilo24

    [SOLVED] Will my i9-9900k be bottlenecked by an RTX 3080?

    I'm planning on securing a 3080 around the holidays when they're hopefully more obtainable and my friend recently told me my i9-9900k is only "okay" (which I find very confusing considering it's only two years old). Will my CPU bottleneck the GPU by any significant degree? Will I have to buy an...
  39. Mitch021

    [SOLVED] Docking station for Razer blade

    Hi Guys, I've got a Razer Blade 15 with RTX 3080 running under Ubuntu 18 and I've installed all required NVIDIA drivers. To set up a double screen I need to buy a docking station which I'm not sure which brand or model is compatible with (because I've heard some docks may not work with laptops...
  40. Bobo1458

    [SOLVED] I7-8700k to I7-11700 worth the upgrade?

    So I'm wanting to game at 1080p and eventually switch to 1440p. Would the FPS increase be worth the switch if I did upgrade from my 8700k to 11700? Or should I got with the i7-10700K? Here are my specs: RTX 3080 EVGA FTW I7-8700k @4.7GHz PSU 850w Corsair Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4...