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Yup, but twice it was during game loading that it crashed, and a third time just before whilst I was making toast so not sure what could have caused it that time. Just run the Intel Extreme tuning memory and CPU stress tests with stupid high temps and no issues. I'll go get into safe mode, DDU all drivers again and see what happens.

Since installing an RX I've had a few random lockups. Not just normal lockups, these ones result in a reset that spits out a nice error at the BIOS: System reset caused by CATERR 928 - Fatal machine check detected on CPU0 MLC MISC watchdog timer (3-strike) error Only started since I installed a 5500XT and I get the occasional graphical glitch in game, mostly black rays coming from light sources but there's been some random lines across my second monitor just on the desktop. System is a Z800 with dual X5570's.

So I just got an email from Instagram "looks like you're having trouble logging into your account". Funny, I don't use IG. I go to the website and try password reset, sure enough gets sent to my email. So I change the password, (not to anything I'd usually use) and see what's there. It's a profile with no followers, no-one following and no posts apart from 3 pictures of some girls bewbs from 2015. In the profile setting there was my email address, it's an old one I don't use for anything important any more, I got it as part of the first Gmail beta test invites. Bit of an odd occurance, the only boob pics I normally get are horridly pixelated in spam emails so it was a welcome change to the norm.

IDE is bombproof, once it's in, it's in. SATA is just flimsy and floppy, and caused me no end of trouble with nothing fitting a mainboard I had. They always came loose.

It's a pretty high current connector, prefer it over the SATA crap we have to put up with now.

TDP is lower than the actual power consumption, 300W is probably about right.

You'll probably find that the PSU is fine (depending on what CPU and other components you have), but the issue is connectors. If it's like my Z800 the PCie 6 pin will have all 6 wired up and be capable of handling the power draw of an 8 pin card, but you still need another 8 pin, and them adaptors are utter crap.

It has 6 12v rails capable of 18A each with a combined maximum of 50A, it's 600W.

It's all 12v from the PSU but there is a single PCIe 6-pin rated 18a. The supply itself will handle it fine, but it doesn't have the wiring for it.

And that i5 will be a better gaming CPU than my Xeon, you have zero tweaking options on a workstation. It also doesn't rely on the PCH for PCIe lanes over QPI. All I was saying though is newer UEFI compatable cards work perfectly fine on older BIOS systems.

Should be if it's the 600w supply in it.

I ran a 1050 on BIOS machines, and now have an RX that works just fine, still being pegged by my old "not worth salvaging" DDR3 machine

Fair enough. Care to explain how CPUboss state a 121w draw for JUST the 3570, and how I get a 107w draw on each of my 95w TDP CPU's? (image attached) Capacitors break down with age, my 11 year old Delta power supply failed due to bad capacitors, the output ripple was enough to reset the PSU repeatedly. You can't just expect a PSU to perform as it will "probably be OK".

@mariushmIt literally says in the power consumption chart of that review that the minimum power draw was 30w, and the maximum was 89. As I said, the CPU can generate up to 77w of heat, but the actual power consumption is more. Always assume the worst case, assume the CPU will need a 77w capable cooler and assume that it will draw 90w of power. You should probably read the source material in more detail before using it to argue a point.

TDP is how much energy is chucked out as heat, the CPU consumes MORE than this. http://cpuboss.com/cpu/Intel-Core-i5-3570 Look at the power consumption section. I mean, we could just ask OP to run hwmonitor, load up the CPU and screenshot the reported power draw. You're also assuming that a PSU won't degrade if it's being run below it's rating, that is wrong. Capacitors degrade, electrolytes dry up, silicon degrades and PSU's DO get hot under lower loads, especially when they're exhausting the hot air from the case in hot weather. Just because it's a Delta supply, that doesn't mean that it is going to be performing perfectly after all this time. I have a Delta supply from a HP that has failed capacitors all over the board, not a cheap ass consumer machine either.

I game on a HP Z800 with dual x5570's (I have a pair of x5670's to go in once I hack the BIOS to support them). It's still a capable machine, I just bought an RX 5500XT and it's always pegged at 100% whilst games are only using one CPU. I don't play the most demanding modern games, mainly Sea of Thieves but I get about 100 FPS in open water at Mythical (ultra) settings. 45-60 FPS on islands buit I can inrease that by knocking the settings back a bit. Edit: I would buy a PCIe SATA3 controller to get the most from your SSD. I had a 1050 and it was holding the system back, a lot. RX 5600XT would be a better card and I may swap mine for that as I have some issues with my 2 day old 5500XT.

No doubt the phones have enabled GPS, gathered WiFi data and got a nice bundle of information to be handed over to LE. Good

The CPU alone has a TDP of 77w, meaning it needs to dump 77w out as heat, CPU max power draw is around 120w. Whole system is going to be more like 150w.

Yes you can take the case to small claims, you can also inform the local council housing officer. Been through this myself. I'd assume it's a standard 6 month AST which gives some time to take matters further before the landlord can try a "revenge eviction" (been there myself). Should have really inspected first but taking the matter to the local council would be a start. You need to make sure the deposit was placed in a protection scheme and there is a current gas safety certificate. If either case it not true the landlord can not start an eviction, nor can they try if the council is involved even after the first 6 months. The property has to be safe for human habitation, and damp is certainly not safe, both health and building safety wise.

Inb4 "but muh eyefone dun hav dis bug init"

I used a VM to create a bootable image. There's downloadable VBox images that you just add to a virtual machine, configure some settings and start up.

Be frigging funny if it happened, doubt all them handguns will help maintain the "freedom" when there's armed forces with bigger guns and no issues shooting to kill.

Possibly stolen? Subsidised device and the customer just stopped paying the contract maybe.

Making this post probably cost more than you will ever save by tweaking a router....

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