DailyProcrastinator

Have you monitored utilization while running these programs? You could be using up all 16GB of RAM.

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/cpu-cooler/#W=0&Y=8200000&sort=price&c=33 Any of the DeepCool options would be super solid! The GAMMAXX is perfectly adequate for a 5600x. If you want to OC though I would look to consider the Neptwin.

Seems within reason, if you clip, lube, and use the included stab foam stickers that would help for sure.

For the price, and rating. These are great value, and decent enough units: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Rxprxr/seasonic-s12iii-650-w-80-bronze-certified-atx-power-supply-ssr-650gb3 https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/R2mxFT/corsair-power-supply-cp9020103na Although the outright best option for the money would be: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/2HbwrH/corsair-rmx-2018-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020178-na However if $110 is a stretch the other 2 options will suffice. That said it could be seen as an investment if you have upgrade plans in the future. The RMx series is a high quality Tier A unit, with 10-year warranty.

What are your system specs? CPU, GPU, mobo? EDIT: thought you were OP, we should get specs as a lower wattage PSU could work fine, and allows for a potentially better quality unit to be bought.

I get the point you are trying to get across, although recommending a unit from "EVGA, Corsair, NZXT, beQuiet, CoolerMaster, SeaSonic" is not a guarantee for a quality unit, even these big brands have made some crap units.

Welcome to the forum! I highly recommend NOT getting this PSU. Cheap is cheap, and for a singular piece of hardware that is responsible for providing power to all other components, it is best to get a quality unit. What are you system specs? This is a good list to refer to: I typically recommend no less than Tier B.

Yup haha

Yes the Corsair RM is a quality PSU. Refer to this list:

I would just tell him that while he may have other things preventing him from finishing this build, you have patiently waited and you did not anticipate it taking this long. No proper ETA was provided, and you are no longer willing to wait. Tell him you would like your parts back either assembled or not by the end of the week.

Welcome to the forum! Someone can correct me if I am wrong. However this sounds like a classic VRAM issue. Not having multiple running instances of these tasking programs on multiple display will help, however going SLI with the 1070 is not something I recommend as you would not effectively double your VRAM, unfortunately it does not quite work that way. Have you used any resource monitoring to pinpoint usage in these cases? That would be your best bet to figure out what it getting tasked the hardest.

@SquiddyButler this is when screen tearing occurs, when you are pushing more FPS than the refresh rate of the panel. And for reference this is why adaptive sync (AMD Free-Sync, NVidia G-Sync) is nice to have, it matches the FPS output to the refresh rate of the monitor, up until the monitors max Hz. For example if you have a 144Hz display and get a frame drop to 100FPS the monitor will also drop to 100Hz.

Painting, depending on what it is, can be a very lengthy process. If he does not have a lot of free time, or a back log of work, this could result in a several month long process. That said all the other work is easily done on a weekend. I would think that some kind of status update is in order by now though, seeing that it has been 6+ weeks already.

How are you liking the 67Lite? Mine is still in transit.

A quality 650W PSU is more than enough for those specs. Refer to this list: If you are dead set on 850W then only do so if you are consider a much more powerful GPU upgrade, otherwise it is pointless. As for which to choose I would highly recommend the Corsair RMx series. 650W option: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/2HbwrH/corsair-rmx-2018-650w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020178-na

No I have not used any form of Linux OS for nearly 2 years now.

Nice, there ya go!

Check if the client is running, like @ProjectBox153said. I've had this issue (or similar) with one of my systems in the past, in the end un-installing and then re-installing was the only fix.

You won't have RAM clearance issues with any of these small tower coolers. That said, pretty steep premium for a Noctua cooler in NZ, these will perform nearly identical to the u9s for a lot less: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/cr8j4D/deepcool-gammaxx-gte-565-cfm-cpu-cooler-gammaxx-gte https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/FJ2bt6/deepcool-gammaxx-gte-v2-645-cfm-cpu-cooler-dp-mch4-gmx-gte-v2wh https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/jdWBD3/cooler-master-hyper-212-led-turbo-white-edition-663-cfm-cpu-cooler-rr-212tw-16pw-r1 https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/HyTPxr/cooler-master-hyper-212-black-edition-420-cfm-cpu-cooler-rr-212s-20pk-r1 139 for the u12s is insane, at that point just get the D15s for $10 more. https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/xCL7YJ/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15s EDIT: Also consider the fact that you are in cheap (but decent) 240mm AIO territory. None of those coolers, other than the D15s, will outperform this. https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/product/fLFKHx/cooler-master-masterliquid-ml240l-rgb-v2-6559-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlw-d24m-a18pc-r2

I'd just recommend a 30"+ 2560x1440 then. These are all good options: https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/xNWBD3/dell-s3220dgf-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-s3220dgf 165Hz VA panel, Freesync Premium, and HDR, only slight curvature. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/HbDkcf/gigabyte-g32qc-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-g32qc 165Hz VA panel, Freesync Premium, and HDR, only slight curvature. *this seems like the best option for the money* https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/KBcRsY/asus-tuf-gaming-vg32vq-315-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-vg32vq 144Hz VA, Freesync, built-in speakers, only slight curvature. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/MdsmP6/lg-32gk850f-b-320-2560x1440-144-hz-monitor-32gk850f-b 144Hz VA, Freesync, no curvature.

Unfortunately the best 34" UW monitors that are both IPS, high refresh rate, and curved are out of the price range in Australia. But this would be my first choice, and would offer the best experience. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/7Qn8TW/lg-34gn850-b-340-3440x1440-160-hz-monitor-34gn850-b That said you can go 34" UW. But with a VA panel instead of IPS, however still curved, 144Hz, and HDR. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/gvJmP6/gigabyte-g34wqc-340-3440x1440-144-hz-monitor-g34wqc Otherwise for a 27" 1440p IPS display consider this. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/pGqBD3/asus-tuf-gaming-vg27aq-270-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-vg27aq And if you want a 27" 1440p with HDR. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/bjxbt6/asus-tuf-gaming-vg27aql1a-270-2560x1440-170-hz-monitor-vg27aql1a If you got a 27" 1440p monitor you could always get a second one that is just 60Hz, it would be cheap and offer more screen real-estate if that is something you want.

Whatever is the best used option you can buy for $75, that's what you should get.

Mem controller is good then. Just adjust the settings I mentioned previously.

Increase DRAM voltage and set SOC 1.100V. CPU?