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I have to assent to what adammmmmm said: The heat flow is proportional to the Delta_T and therefore it's convinient to measure somehow that (for example on a waterblock). I wrote down a "short" example of the logic and math behind all this, so you maybe understand how this should work: Hope this is not too complicated and clears some questions on how accurate this method is. On the question, why measuring the current that goes to the cpu doesn't give you the heat output: this will give you the approximate heat output of the cpu AND everything thats in that circuit after the CPU. Approximate because you have to also account loss in energy due to creation of electromagnetic fields and therma radiation, both negligible effects (as far as I'm aware).

Have you tried a CMOS-reset? generally that solves most of the post-related problems.

For those who might encounter the same problem: I resolved everything with a BIOS update. However, when the E0 problem comes up, you're not able to enter the BIOS. For me, a long (extra long; a few minutes instead of 5-10s) CMOS-reset (removing power, removing CMOS-battery, shorting the JBAT1(?) jumper / or just leaving the battery out for a few hours) was enough for me to get into the BIOS. However, the issue seems to no appear again after putting in a new gpu permanently. So I guess it was some psu-gpu-motherboard incompatibility. Update: After a board replacement everything worked fine, so it was just a bad board. Hope this is useful for someone. Good luck and have a nice day, Matthias

Is windows running on the HDD? If so: have you checked the health of the HDD? To me, this seems to be more a problem of the HDD than of the PSU. Does the HDD make strange noises while the pc froze? (If yes, then try to immediately backup your data. I'm 99% sure that the problem is then caused by the (failing) HDD)

Hi everyone, So, I have build a new pc (specs below). Shortly after building it, I started it and it worked fine. The next day I started it again and it didn't boot. It got stuck at code "E0". I tried the following: I removed the GPU Then I reset the CMOS Then I removed all RAM sticks except for one Then I reset the CMOS Then I removed all drives Then I reset the CMOS Afterwards it worked. Then I reconnected everything and it still worked. I tried restarting the pc a couple of times and it still worked. After a couple of hours I tried to turn it on, but still the same error. I even tried to swap the RAM for other, still no result. So at the moment I'm a bit desperate, because I wouldn't know, what could be the problem. The strange thing is, that the hardware was working fine. Here the specs: i7 9700K 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB DDR4 3000MHz Corsair H150i Pro RGB AiO liquid cooler (Maybe this causes also a problem) MSI MEG Z390 ACE (It has two 8-pin CPU connectors) Corsair RM850 PSU Samsung M.2 NVMe SSD Samsung SATA SSD general HDD I would be grateful if you had some idea what I could try next, or what could cause this problem. Thank you, Matthias

Have you tried to clear cmos? It sometimes solves the problem. It worked for me once.

Yeah, sure. Just send me a private message.

As I had some spare time and I found this quite an interesting topic, i tried to give it a shot. I did some thermal simulation with a heat source of 140W input in this circle (30mm in diameter). For water I used a water-flow of 0.025kg/s at a input-temperature of 30°C. On the left my design approach, on the right the LTT design approach. The temperature scale should be the same for both variants. First the bottom of the cooler: next the top of the copper plate: then the water-flow: 3D-water-flow with surface temps: Section with water-flow: Section with water temperatures: As I saw in this short simulation, the water-flow in the LTT design leaves a hotspot, which can also be also observed on the bottom (peak temperatures should be near 78°). For my design I also moved the grove for the o-ring to the acrylic plate. The fins can be machined with the following tool (I designed them with the use of this tool-dimensions: d1 63mm; t 1.6mm): Was a fun thing to do. Hope you find it also interesting ?

Thanks for the advice. I've tried it now, but there were no such settings.

Hello everyone, Recently I updated the driver of the integrated "HD 630" graphics card. However, since that update, at least so it seems to me, the display keeps changing the brightness and contrast based on the displayed image: -on white web pages, the brightness increases and the contrast turns to "normal" -if then a dark picture appears, (or simply a dark background - for example the desktop wallpaper or a youtube video) the brightness decreases (it seems as if the brightness is changing from something like 75% to 25%) and the contrast changes so that the image is (slightly) oversaturated. I did some research, tried some solutions, but nothing helped. I tried: -disabling adaptive brightness in the advanced energy saving options of the control panel -disabling the "display energy saving" option in the Intel graphics control panel -reinstalling the driver This "feature" is quite annoying since it's very noticeable (it takes about 2 sec until it begins to adjust brightness/contrast), so if anyone has an idea of how to solve this issue, I would be grateful. Best regards, Matthias Here some information that could be useful: CPU: i7-7700HQ GPU: Intel HD Graphics 630 Laptop: 17,3" Cosmos VI (PcSpecialist)

Hello I'm looking for a new phone, since my last one (lg p880 (4x hd)) is slowly getting to its end (after not even 3 and 1/2 years). However, since I'm not so into phones and I don't know any good websites (where you can silter phones by their features), I find it difficult to choose which one to get next. Therefore I wanted to ask, if there is someone here that can help me out. Here's a list of Features I want: a price under 400€/400$ a screen that is at least 4.7" at least 16 GB of onboard storage a decent amount of ram (I know that nowadays 1GB is by far not enough. My current phone uses at least 70-80% of that without any open apps.) a good battery life decent performance WiFi (but I believe every phone nowodays has it) Bluetooth Here's a list of features I would like, but which I can forego: micro-SD expansion removable battery capacitive buttons (I like them more than the onscreen ones, but physical ones are ok too) the feature of turning the screen on and off by double-tapping the screen accelerometer & gyroscope NFC LED- (not just LED Backlit) or IPS-Display And finally the features I don't care about: infrared sensor, and all those features that aren't that usefull Insane amounts of megapixels (I don't really care about the camera as long as it takes photos of decent quality. For good photos I have a DSLR camera) more than a Full HD screen curved displays (although I doubt you find phones in this pricerange with this feature) Fast Charging I'm looking forward to your suggestions

I think a 980ti has lots of power and I think it will be a beast for a while. And if you really think the 980ti isn't enough anymore when the Pascal series comes out, you can still sell the 980ti. I don't think it would be to difficult to do so with a 980ti in late 2016 or beginning of 2017 ;D

consider the possibility that the TV could be set on a different input and not change automatically, although I don't think that's the problem ;D

I did a short research and found some infos: - "Current rumours point to the full Pascal unveil occurring in mid-2016" - "Pascal is expected to hit the market during the first half of 2016" - "it is expected to be released within the first half of 2016" However this are all rumors... it could happen at any time (probably not in the next few days, but who knows)...

Thank you all for your responses. It helped me a lot

I've just compared 1080p, 1440p and 2160p benchmarks of the 960 in different games: Usually the performance loss from 1080 to 1440 is about 25%. From 1080 to 2160 it is about 60%. The performance loss of the 970 is mostly similar therefore I think that 2GB won't be as much of an issue. Usually I turn settings like DoF an AA off because I don't see much of a difference except for the frame rate :lol: Seen this conditions, I probably won't consider anymore 1080p gaming on an other resolution...

Now I'm a bit indecisive. Like you all said probably it's better to go for a greater resolution, possibly also 21:9, which is definitely better for standard activities like browsing, multitasking, and working with some applications like Blender. However I'm concerned that that will be too much for a GTX 960 in modern games. And fitting 1080p (16:9) in a 1440p screen will look horrible in either way; with or without black bars. I believe the only resolution, where 1920x1080 looks good, is 3840x2160, where 1 pixel of 1080p would correspond to 4 pixels on the screen, but those monitors are too expensive for me...

How can I check if a monitor supports the letterbox mode or not? Is it this one?:

I have choosen this resolution, because a higher resolution would be a lot more difficult to drive for a 960 and a 2560x1440 screen has 33% more pixels than 2560x1080 which is probably worse for a GPU with 2GB of memory. If it would only be for work or so, I would definitely go for a higher resolution, but since I want to use this monitor also for gaming, I'm a bit concerned about the performance loss (less fps in games) that comes with a higher resolution.

Hello, I was thinking about getting a 21:9 screen (2560x1080). The reason why I want a 21:9 screen is, that with 21:9 you get extra space for multitasking and other applications like blender which sometimes can get pretty cramped at 1920x1080. Since I heard that some games have issues with 21:9 and my GPU has 2GB of memory I think that it is better to play some games in 16:9. So here's my question: Is it possible to play games in 1920x1080 on a 2560x1080 screen, without running them in a window, just with black bars on the side? I'm looking forward to your response

Thank you for your suggestions My favourites are the mionix 7000, the G502 and the rival 100, since it seems to have good quality components, but I prefer the shape of the other two.

Hello, I'm looking into buying a new mouse. But since there are thousands of different models out there, I'm a bit indecisive about what model to buy. It would be great if someone could suggest me a good mouse. I do play games, but I'm not really interested in a "gaming" tagged mouse I was looking for a wired mouse, with not to much dpi (it would be nice if it had a dpi switch). I don't need lots of buttons; one or two extra buttons would be nice, but I don't mind if there are no additional buttons. I like mice with lighting (single color or rgb), but it is ok if the mouse isn't lighted. I don't care much about the brand of the mouse, but it should have an optical sensor. The last mouse I've found was the VicTsing. I really like the shape of this mouse, but when I saw the price (22€) I begun to doubt the quality of this product. Should I be concerned or is there nothing to be worried about? I also really like the Corsair Sabre RGB. However I think, since it is a gaming product, that you pay more for less. It costs around 70€, which is a bit more than what I like to spend on a mouse. However if it is a good mouse, I don't mind a lot about spending that amount of money on a mouse. Currently I have a Logitech G602, which I find quite comfortable. It has 6 additional buttons, but I realized that I never used them. The reason why I want to replace it, is the fact that it is wireless. I'm looking forward to your suggestions