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  1. What kind of temperatures are you seeing on the GPU under load? (Before and after underclock). Maybe it's also possible you have a bad cable from the PSU? Try swapping to a different cable from the GPU to PSU? Otherwise if temperatures are low under normal clock then it's probably time for an RMA if available.
  2. The third party cards main advantage over reference is the cooler, so you gain nothing there if you water cool. Some have slightly better components, but you're probably not going to be seeing much of a gain. Overclocking is all about keeping things cool and the silicon lottery. Also keep in mind that not all non-reference cards have waterblocks designed for them! There are also a couple of cards that come with factory waterblocks attached which means you retain the warranty when watercooling (you usually lose it once you take off the air cooler to attach a waterblock). Usually comes in cheaper than buying the card + block. Only downside is you don't have the air cooler when it comes time to resell; smaller market of buyers for water only cards. MSI Seahawk EK X and Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce WB to name a couple of these.
  3. It's hard to tell from your picture, but it kind of looks like your loop flow is like this: Pump -> Reservoir -> Radiator -> CPU -> Pump That is, it kind of looks like the input of your pump is coming from the CPU block? I could be mistaken as that part of the photo isn't very clear. If that is the case, you probably aren't getting much pressure in your loop as it will mostly dissipate being pushed into the reservoir. You should be pulling directly from the reservoir from the pump (top port of the pump) and pushing to the rest of the loop. If that's how you have it configured, apologies since it's hard to tell. Edit: Actually I guess it's still pulling water through the loop, but does that create as much flow as pushing?
  4. That's a good price, especially considering the current market. Vega cards are even more impossible to find, so don't hold your breath.
  5. The i5 has a higher "Score" because it is better bang for the buck with the prices the site was able to pull. Those prices aren't terribly accurate since they're such old processors. The performance details however show the i7 is stronger.
  6. I could be mistaken, but I believe the PWM for the pump is only a speed signal. The pump gets powered via a MOLEX connector, and as such, shouldn't pull current from the fan header.
  7. 4000 series. http://www.cpu-world.com/Sockets/Socket_1150_LGA1150_H3.html https://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu/#xcx=0&k=24&s=12,13&sort=price&page=1 Looks like you can get an i7 4770K from Amazon for under $300, although you'll need an aftermarket cooler if you don't have a good one already. Otherwise you can probably get a good deal on a used processor.
  8. Since DDR4 prices are crazy, you'll probably want to reuse your DDR3. You don't really need to upgrade your motherboard, just get a 4000 series i5, maybe a used i7 if you can find one in your budget.
  9. Probably a long shot, but your HDD's aren't in SATA ports 5/6 are they?
  10. From DP to VGA, no problem, there are cheap adapters on Amazon. VGA to DP is another story, as that's going analog to digital. You'll need a converter box, probably going partway from VGA to HDMI, then going HDMI to DP. A converter box such as https://www.cablestogo.com/product/41410/vga-3.5mm-to-hdmi-adapter-converter is expensive and bulky. It would be cheaper to just get a new video card at that point, or pick up an old monitor from the thrift store that has VGA input. TL;DR Not going to find a single cable that goes both ways.
  11. From your photo, it looks like you terminated the cable yourself. It could be a poor termination, or poor quality components. Are you crimping the ends to RJ45, or terminating on keystone jacks and using patch cables on either end?
  12. The H270 cannot overclock, so you miss out on the "K" in the 7700K. i7 6700 is probably a good bet.
  13. 100% 1080 Ti if you have the budget for it.
  14. Does anyone know if you can activate the code from a Canadian PS+ account? Amazon doesn't want to sell it to me because my address is Canadian, but I can easily put in an American one, however I want to know if I'll have to jump through more hoops to actually activate it.
  15. You can also sell your old card for extra cash. Probably get at least $100 (unless you already factored that into your budget)
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