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FYI, you "knocked a ...wall in here" first, and you did and are doing what you accused him of: "Who are you to tell me what I'm doing right or wrong with my setup?...Slow down your cowboy ante. " So....What did you expect from your repeated attacks on data he honestly shared with you? I mean, seriously here, you are the one who started the cowboy antics, not him.

A computer or any device with switching power supply (TVs, phone chargers etc) won't care that much if the output is pure sine wave or approximated sine wave. Some cheaper switching power supplies may not be able to output the maximum they're capable of with approximated sine wave as approximated sine wave is harder on the Active PFC portion of the power supply - for example a 650w power supply may only be able to output 550w with approximated sine wave. I think you should be fine with the 900 model with pure sine wave output, but if the 1000 model is cheaper that should also work well. The 1000 has a bunch more features which would make me think it's more expensive, but being approximate sine wave output may mean it's actually cheaper. They both kinda suck in the battery capacity department, the 900va one has only one 12v 8Ah lead acid battery, the other one probably also has just one battery but it's not clear what Ah size it is. If you're gaming while power is lost, these will keep your system running for maybe 2-3 minutes, but if you quit the game right away it may last around 10-15 minutes or so.

Firstly: I would be careful about buying a gaming GPU to then use in a server later - even when not under load, it will be less power efficient, run hotter and make more noise. Home servers, even if they double as a HTPC are better with lower spec or onboard graphics - a i3 iGPU or AM4 5500G/5700G is plenty for plain server work. Regarding the immediate need for GPU: you are stuck between a rock and a hard place.... Normally with a CPU that is OVER 12 years, that will very, very quickly become the main bottleneck, so I was going to say to avoid nVidia..... as you step up the GPU tiers, the nVidia GPU's have an increasingly high CPU overhead for the way they manage their drivers (AMD GPU's manage this on the GPU hardware, so reduce load on the CPU) - so in instances where the CPU has become the extreme bottleneck, the performance will go DOWN with a better GPU, even with everything else being the same. However since you've flagged this is focussed specifically on BeamNG, the game is apparently heavily optimised for nVidia's Maxwell GPU (e.g. GTX970), but should have some carry over to something newer like Pascal or Turing. GTX1070 will be WELL within budget (likely ~$100) and should be significantly above the recommend/top spec of a GTX970.... you will probably get diminishing returns after that as you'll hit CPU and game engine limits. If you wanted something newer, then a GTX1660Super is a really solid card and also <$200. I had a quick look into other options: RAM: Make sure you are running FOUR matched memory sticks to get the benefit of that quad channel memory! CPU: it is Sandybridge "E", so it is a Workstation Socket 2011E... in theory you could upgrade that to a 3960X (6 core), but they're a crazy price premium $75-$100 and you would be better off with an AM4 B450+R5 1600X (similar performance and it will have some future cheap upgrade options), but you'd also need new RAM, etc... so worth looking at a full system replacement (e.g. AM5 7600, B650 motherboard and DDR5 6000 CL30 will set you back around $450-$500 for a solid starting point). You might want to consider putting some of the remaining budget into the 3960X if you wanted to max out that old platform though?

Personally, I would suggest getting something that has more capacity. But just between those two, get the 1000VA. Although if you are gaming and consuming at around 300-600w, I don't even think it will last for a minute or two or even less than that.

What do you mean your BIOS almost died? How do you know this? 74 with TSE is excellent, and far more demanding than most games.

no clue... but work slower?.. seems like it takes a few sec to load...

I know on PC there is a setting to manually select you input (mic) and output (speakers). Check the "voice and video" tab in settings. Also check to see if you yourself is not deafened.

With a YT video i found my solution. i had to set the pcie settings (in bios) for that slot from auto detect to pcie gen. 3 by hand. because the card runs with pcie gen.4 and my mainboard only was capable of gen.3.

with a YT video i found my solution. i had to set the pcie settings (in bios) for that slot from auto detect to pcie gen. 3 by hand.

How to make a gamig rig out of a sff office pc. Have one at home, the CPU is Ok but there is no space for a powerfull enough graphics card.

The topic I was looking for. I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre M75s Gen 2 11R8 - SFF - Ryzen 5 5600G sitting on a shelf at home collecting dust. The sad thing is that the on-board GPU isn't even capable of running an old Lego game like Lord of the Rings without stuttering, and my search for a graphics card that would fit in the SFF chassis is a dead end. I'm hoping someone knows a way to somehow get a better graphics card into the tiny case so the underpowered machine can at least play older games Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

The 120mm fan goes inside the back of this case for an exhaust fan. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor (£159.99 @ AWD-IT) CPU Cooler: *Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit) Motherboard: *MSI PRO B760-P DDR4 II ATX LGA1700 Motherboard (£119.99 @ Amazon UK) Memory: *Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (£62.99 @ Amazon UK) Storage: *ADATA Legend 800 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£101.99 @ Ebuyer) Video Card: *XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 7600 XT 16 GB Video Card (£309.99 @ Ebuyer) Case: *Fractal Design Focus 2 ATX Mid Tower Case (£69.98 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: *Corsair RM1000e (2023) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£139.00 @ Amazon UK) Case Fan: *ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan (£7.99 @ AWD-IT) Total: £1006.92 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 08:26 BST+0100 A better look at those components. https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/PRO-B760-P-DDR4-II/Overview https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134590/intel-core-i5-12600kf-processor-20m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz.html https://www.adata.com/en/consumer/solid-state-drives-legend-800/ https://www.arctic.de/en/P12-PWM-PST/ACFAN00120A https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/focus/focus-2/black-solid/

It seems that after a few hours of working, mine has failed. The only thing I can tell for sure is that over the course of five seconds-ish, the unit ramps up power consumption to 3 amps, at which point the bench power unit shuts it off. This is with no drives, etc. attached... just the bare unit. Prior to this, it was only pulling a few hundred milliamps. I've gone to FriendlyElec and reported this, but I do have at the back of my mind, the history that western designs are over-engineered and can survive real world things like accidental shorts, voltage spikes, whatever, and shake some of it off... but it costs. Chinese designed electronics, however, have lacked this and I've paid the price. If I get an update from FriendlyElec I'll let you know, but even if they go out of their way and ship a replacement FOC, I'll have this nagging doubt in my mind as to how far I can trust it.

Omg, did not realize that, thank you! And huge thanks to @brob and @filpo for the suggestions!

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4RrRsY/xfx-radeon-rx-6750-xt-12-gb-speedster-qick-319-core-video-card-rx-675xyjfdp This is just over budget and very overkill, but you can take it to your next PC too if you upgrade, or if you upgrade CPU down the line this will keep up with no issue

The case and cooler I picked both have rgb

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/zbDzL9 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor (£201.20 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler (£35.00 @ Computer Orbit) Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard (£139.99 @ Scan.co.uk) Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Create Expert 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory (£107.62 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive (£58.99 @ Amazon UK) Video Card: XFX Speedster QICK 319 Core Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card (£326.00 @ Amazon UK) Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case (£65.47 @ Scan.co.uk) Power Supply: Corsair RM650 (2023) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (£74.99 @ Ebuyer) Total: £1009.26 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 07:54 BST+0100 Took @ulookuglynoobs build with a few changes Better cooler Faster RAM Better GPU Made some parts a touch cheaper but sacrificing no performance from those

A 1000w psu should last you a long time before you need to upgrade it, and since it’s so cheap, it’s a good option

You should be able to get a tier up in the major components buying used, so look for a used 6750XT or 7700XT. However if buying a used CPU its 50/50 whether youll get the cooler too, just depends on if the seller is selling it with it or not. Possibly see about a used case too so long as it comes with the screws etc. Buy the SSD, RAM and PSU new as theyre just handier to buy new and have a warranty. And for the motherboard you can try get a half decent B550 board used for the same price as a new B450. If you have any queries about parts or want to know if something is a good deal reply here and we can give you our opinion too, i have the thread followed

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Yes, thermalright currently make some of the best coolers on the market

Why would you need to spend money on it? If it’s a running computer, it will run TrueNAS…

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MmKhwg CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz 8-Core Processor ($383.99 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($169.00 @ MSI) Memory: Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory ($97.97 @ Amazon) Storage: Western Digital Green SN350 960 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: XFX RX-79GMERCB9 Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card ($540.53 @ Amazon) Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($75.00 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Deepcool PM750D 750 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon) Total: $1442.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-18 02:39 EDT-0400 Is the $200 monitor included in the $1500? I can shimmy the parts around some to make room

Thanks for the input. I have a degree in information electronics. I tried to measure the components but they are so badly fried that I get no reading from them and also the text on top of the component is unreadable. I was hoping that someone has a similar switch and could look inside and identify the components I will ask around from other forums also. "Don't worry brah.. i know what I'm doing"