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Thanks for the reply, was this with the same card? I've seen a few reports of repaste working but I don't want to void the warranty (if it is even valid since it is a used card).

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Specs: i5 9600k (oc'd to 4.9ghz) Asus prime z370-A II Corsair vengeance LPX 2x8gb MSI RX580 Armor 8g OC Corsair TX650M I've recently started playing Cities:Skylines again, updated my mods list with some new graphics mods etc. Then I started experiencing issues with my GPU where I would play for a bit (up to 15 minutes but often only a few) until my screen would go black and my GPU fans would ramp up to maximum RPM. The computer is still clearly running in some capacity as I can hear the game music is still playing even with no display. This makes me think that the CPU OC isn't an issue. I have played the game with no mods installed (also played in DX9) and the issue didn't arise, this might be because it wasn't pushing the GPU to 100%. All of the mods I use haven't got any recorded incompatibilities which makes me lean towards this being a hardware issue. Possibly the mods are causing issues but I would expect the game to crash rather than the whole GPU. I was watching the temps with AMD radeon software during gameplay, all seems normal just before it crashes. Readout was FPS: 45 GPU util: 97% GPU SCLK: 1257 MHz GPU power: 107W GPU temp: 64C GPU fan: 3532RPM GPU VRAM util: 5470MB GPU MCLK: 2000 MHz I haven't experienced the issue in Forza horizon 4, GTA V or FurMark, all of which push it to 100%. I've started thinking that this may be a power supply or RAM issue, since I have also been experiencing a power cycle before post ever since I built the PC (even between CMOS resets). Basically when I press the on button, the fans spin up for a second and the relay in the PSU clicks, then after about a second the fans stop and PSU clicks again. Then the PC boots up normally. This only happens on the first boot after I have turned the PSU on using the physical switch. Just shutting down and turning on again doesn't cause it. As far as I'm aware this power cycling isn't normal. I built this system in January of this year (used GPU and CPU but everything else new) Things I've tried: Reseat GPU Turn off fast boot Verify game data Try with both sticks of RAM separately (for power cycle issue) I haven't yet updated the GPU BIOS as I'm not sure which is the correct BIOS file to use. Thanks in advance

I have just started a new build which I have been very excited for and I come to find that the cooler I bought used it missing parts. It is the be quiet! Shadow Rock 2, and I am missing 4 C profile spacers which separate the cooler from the motherboard. I would be very grateful if somebody could provide me a measurement of the height of these so I can replace them with nylon washers until I can get spare parts from Be Quiet. It is part number 9 on the image I have attached. Cheers

I've nearly bought all the components for my new build, however I'm stuck with the PSU. What would be best out of these two? Corsair TX550m, new from amazon so would have warranty. £64.99 Corsair TX650m, still sealed from ebay but might not be covered by warranty as it's not an official retailer. £57.99 Cheers

I'm looking to upgrade my system and have narrowed down my motherboard to two choices, they are the same price currently on amazon UK. Asus TUF z390 Pro Gaming Gigabyte z390 Gaming X Any reason to choose one over the other? I have been reading about low end z390 boards having problematic VRMs and VRM cooling. I will be using an i5 9600k and will probably overclock, possibly in a few years I will buy a 9900k as an upgrade. Cheers

Great, thanks

I was wondering whether using the older operating system would be better for performance of the old machine, would 32 or 64 bit be better?

How much difference would windows 7 vs 10 make?

My friend was just given an HP pavilion slimline s3431.uk Would this machine be able to run windows 7 or 10? How about games like Minecraft AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ / 2.6 GHz NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE / nForce 430 3GB DDR2 Cheers

Would you consider a haswell system as old?

I've been looking into buying a Bitfenix Pandora mATX but I'm not mad about the brushed aluminium finish. Would it be possible to sand down or have it anodized or some other process to change the finish without it looking really bad and inconsistent? That's pretty ambitious I know but yeah.

I'm not really concerned about the money, as long as it isn't ridiculously expensive

Anyone know of a good minimal, clean case that is in a mATX/mITX form factor. The only thing that I think really looks nice is the NZXT s340 but it is too big. The bitfenix pandora looks nice but I don't like brushed aluminium. Does anyone know of a hefty, anodised aluminium case that is minimal also? I did like the Dune Case but the kickstarter was unsuccessful

Like i get a beep when i turn it on and then a second as the fans turn off. The second one gets lower in pitch as the fans turn off. It might have more beeps after it restarts but i have no way to tell that