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Do you think it's possible to flip a motherboard's chipset heatsink 180 so that in an inverted case the logo would be right-side up? I'm thinking of doing this to my Asrock Extreme4 Z170 for my Corsair 600C. Looks like the chipset heatsink is held in by two rotational symmetric screws so I think it should be good.

Nothing recent enough to be on their site. Thanks anyway.

Thanks for trying but that case is basically the source of my problem.

I just bought the red devil rx 480 and I'm looking for a windowed case to throw it in. Anyone have any suggestions? I'd really like it to have an inverted mobo tray to match the logo on the card, but the only decently priced options I've found are the Riotoro CR1080 at $80 USD (my original plan, but GPU bay is 10mm too short), and the Corsair Carbide 600C, which seems a little pricey (just over $150 USD), although I might go for it. I also found the be quiet dark base 900, but it's well over $250 USD, so it's a definite no-go at this point. I'd love to see cube cases that show it off too, but I prefer to keep ATX mobo compatibility. EDIT: Found the Azza GT1, slightly cheaper than the corsair but fugly, and the slightly more expensive Silverstone RV04-B (not my style), in case anyone reads this later on. EDIT 2: The Prodigy M or Colussus mATX by Bitfenix sacrifices ATX but might work.

Yep. But you're going to spend quite a bit more than you otherwise would buying the switches, or by building your own. You might be able to find a hobbyist to do it for you for the right price though, albeit in the $300 USD range, quite a bit more than $40 boards on amazon.

Not legally, or without breaking the TOS, AFAIK. You'd have to reverse-engineer the whole Xbox live system. I haven't heard of anyone doing so, surprisingly. It seems like it'd be way easier to fake an OS update with a PC program over ethernet LAN than to use the traditional modding methods. Seeing as no-one's publicly tried, I'm assuming its quite difficult. You'd need very specific knowledge of XBL's inner workings and to be a server genius. Sorry mate.

I really wouldn't... Those things had awful heat issues, getting hot enough to warp & desolder themselves. Unless you had the 120 you added blowing the same path, keeping everything cool. That might be enough. What voltage did you use for the 120 you added? You could try and lower the voltage on that and on the stock fan.

You could try ashes in dx12 explicit multi-adapter . Kidding, they don't have dx12 drivers.

I agree. Sounds like the system, in general, is the bare minimum to run, so I wouldn't want to risk it if it draws over-spec. An r5 230 and unbranded PSU without GPU power connectors doesn't sound modern to me. You could get an EVGA 430w for $30 US (20.98 on NewEgg with a MIR, counting shipping) and then a $120 GPU ($130 after the MIR on the PSU), which is probably a much better deal. $130 will get you an R9 370/ GTX 950, on PCPartPicker. Probably a 380/960 if you're willing to go used.

Well shoot, my GPU isn't supported. Well, thanks anyways. That was mildly disappointing. I guess nobody ever bothered to push a midrange card.

Thanks, I appreciate the help. EDIT: I just scanned it with virus total, looks like it's the real thing since it was first scanned in 2013, clean both times. Can't ever be too safe eh?

I've been playing around with my 650 ti BOOST and I've been trying to find a way to unlock the voltage to see how far I can really overclock it. Kepler/Maxwell Bios editors don't recognize it quite right, and neither does the web interface unlocker I found on V3D. I've seen older posts on forums referring to KGB but they all have the original link, a now-defunct dropbox link. Anyone have a copy lying around they could share with me? Cheers.

Some really old $15 dollar speakers, old HP keyboard (PS/2 haha) and a deathadder chroma. It's alright.

Then you'll probably want the 980. It'll give you more headroom for OC'ing too if you need it, and should play anything in the next two years at max/ or one setting down. You're comparing two different tiers of cards, so unless resale value, power/thermal constraints, or longevity, matter, the higher end card is going to win out, in this case a 980. And I'm saying this as a hardcore AMD fan.

Here's another question: How often do you buy new AAA games? Are you playing stuff like DOOM or are you still playing Civ5 & Skyrim like my friends and I? Old stuff will always be better on the 980, but the 480 will probably start winning out on Vlkn/Dx12. Also, how soon will you upgrade again? if within two years, the 980 is probably better. If longer, the 480 is a much better option. The third factor is cooling. Do you have a case where that 980 will be ok? Or is it something where blower-style is better?. Are you going to overclock? That 980 cooler is probably a better choice if so, with more headroom.