Benjji

Just an update to this - I repasted card, but still getting 100c hotspot temp on default settings after about 15 mins of timespy stress test. Guess i'll just stick with a undervolt then.

Do you think hotspot temp at 100c is still too hot though? I've dropped power limit to 90% while I buy thermal paste to repaste anyway.

Ahh okay. How do I find mem temps anyway? Theres no sensor on the card for it from what I can tell looking at HWinfo and GPU-Z. I'll repaste tommorow and see what happens. Cheers

Hey brah, Just picked up a used GPU and was monitoring the temps and I was seeing the hotspot temps go up to 100c. I've been looking online for thermal pad sizes but have only found other brands such as Colorful and EVGA and they're both 2mm. Does anyone have any idea on what size my card might need? I assume it's 2mm but I don't have any way to measure that and also don't wanna buy something that won't fit. Cheers lads.

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Looks good apart from the mobo being mATX, but she'll be right.

Yeah... Only a 300W dodgy one. Gonna have to pass on getting a 970 unfortunately :(. Also looked inside and only saw 1 stick of ddr3 ram which sucks.

Cheers!

Thanks for letting me know! Hopefully our Acer prebuilt doesn't do that.

Budget (including currency): $200 AUD - $140 USD Country: Australia Games: Flight Sim, Hell Let Loose - 1080p 60hz Current specs: i5 6400 GT 720 8GB DDR3 2TB HDD I'm looking to upgrade dads prebuilt as he is wanting to get into games. I'm thinking of getting a used 970 and probably upgrading the storage to an SSD. Am curious as to what you think about this. What would you do to get the most out of the $200? Cheers, Ben.

See https://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu-cooler/?compatible_with=PBCwrH for all options. I personally would go for the NH-D15, that is if your case will fit it.

I believe you need two of the same card to SLI, so unfortunately it's not possible.

Okay! Thank you. I do plan on getting a Ryzen 7 3800x once it releases which I'm sure will make my PC feel faster.

So I have an issue... When I open games like Siege, Fortnite, CSGO etc. it take a good 30 seconds to 2 minutes to open up. They are all on a Samsung 860 Evo SSD. Is there any fix to this? (Check parts list in signature) Thanks

Just a bit of an update: There were a few bent pins in the port, just got a screwdriver and pushed them upwards and I guess that fixed it..? So yeah, ty.

Hey! I have a Cat6 wall port thingy in my room and I’ve noticed that when I bearly touch the Ethernet cable that is connected to it, it disconnects whatever it is plugged into it. I have also noticed that my Ethernet has been cutting out randomly from the wall plug to my PC. Could the Ethernet wall plug be damaged? Also, even if it is damaged, why would It still work fine but then randomly cut out?

Just did the test, got horrible ping, but no packet loss. I'll try again tonight. It's Fortnite, and the servers are in Sydney I believe? Though I believe it's the tower that is congested, which sucks but at least I don't get DSL speeds anymore. Thanks for the help dude!

Yeah I figured... I'm with MyRepublic. I must say though, they did say they would waive the fee if no improvements were made. I'm on Fixed Wireless, but I still get 30ish ping and 40 down 20 up. I can't tell if its only in one game or not, cause I only play the one game. It does seem to occur more throughout peak hour which sucks. If there's a way to test it further, please tell me. (See above) My network setup is just a router/modem combo from the ISP. I do have an Ethernet cord going from the router, up the roof and into my computer.

So I've been experiencing a bit of packet loss 1% - 10% while gaming. I contacted my ISP and they said "Hey ben so i just noticed that you're not actually on our gamer pack and that might actually fix the packet loss issues as the gamer pack offers priority routing to servers and we can also do port forwarding on there which we can't do on your current plan" ISP Chat Message: https://gyazo.com/4972dc779b4e4fbd391517ab8cddf4ae Is this just BS or is this an actual thing that can help fix the packet loss? Thanks, Ben.

Seems like it only happens when my games are in full screen. No clue why this is, but now I’ll be playing on windowed.

Hey guys, So I have this really annoying issue. When I'm doing anything on my computer, my Astro A50 Gen 2's restart. The light on the receiver flashes and the headset turns off briefly and then turns back on. If I'm in a game, I'm forced to restart as the sound will no longer work in it. Its getting really annoying. I have changed the 5G channel on my internet, and it still has not solved the problem. I've changed the usb port, still didn't fix it. If anyone has any suggestions or a fix, please comment. Thanks alot, Benjji.

Last question (sorry), will 750 watts be too much for the setup I’m running right now? Ryzen 3 2200g + 1060 6gb. Should I wait and buy it when I upgrade or just buy it now?

Ah okay, I see. Thank you kind sir. What does the switch at the back do? (Single/Multiple +12 volt)

I would love to buy the HX650w, but it says that it's discontinued, so I think i'm gonna go ahead and grab the HX750. Thanks a lot of your help.

Would you recommend the Corsair 750w HX?