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21 minutes ago, Bartholomew said:

 

 

Not sure... given both horizontal and vertical stripes there's also a chance it's the monitor.

Some bad contact that solves when after a few minutes of warming up.

 

Maybe try another cable and or device to see if it's the monitor or the gpu.

Sprinting to Microcenter rn. Thank you sir. 

Seen this a couple of times now when I boot up, goes away after about a minute or two. Tell me the hard truth is she dying?

Any one know what the fix for just windows apps running like shit, my computer runs normally when I'm running any other application then ill launch the Xbox app or windows store, or even the windows search bar and they take forever to load or just randomly crash. 

I've terminated them and reset all data in the application menus, reinstalled the ones I can to no avail, The only thin I can find on other forums is I have to clean install, And I would really prefer not spending my weekend reinstalling all my applications but If I have to I will. 

Thanks in advance 

24 minutes ago, CommanderAlex said:

That's still a decent priced for an 8c/16t processor. There is nothing wrong about Ryzen 2000 series like how people are treating it as obsolete because of the IPC improvements of Ryzen 5000 series. 

That's horrendous still for only 8c/8t since there is no hyper-threading on this processor. It would be a bad choice for AutoCAD and 1440p gaming. 

cheers

15 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

offers minimal if any improvement over the 3600x at positive temperatures

Cant find a 3600 or 3600x cheaper than that, hence why 3600xt

Budget (including currency): pref $400-500 for CPU and New mobo

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Really need for CAD workload, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino. Games, Apex, LoL nothing to crazy 

Other details Existing GPU: RX 5700 XT, Play at 1440p

So ive been waiting for Ryzen to upgrade my system and I was being patient since all I really was doing was gaming and my 6600k was fine for the most part. But now with pandemic part 2 im back to working at home and my PC is struggling with my CAD workloads and with Ryzen 5000 series nowhere in stock, I figured id just go 3000 series but everything seems to be price gouged 3600xt is $240 & 3700X is $270 at my local Micro Center. Im wondering If I should just go with intel, I really cant wait much longer its slowing down my work process. My Microcenter has 9700k's for 200 bucks which should be more than fine for 1440p gaming and I think way more than fine for my work loads. 

Should I pull the trigger? 

58 minutes ago, Lord Vile said:

What RAM do you currently have? You could always go B450 Max with a 2600 for around 200 which puts you on an upgradable platform.

I currently have 16gb 3200 hz, wouldnt a 2600 be a downgrade from a i7-8700, I can go higher than $200, thats just the price my buddy was offering to sell that to me since it was the price he bought if for. 

So Ive been rocking my 6600k for a good while now but I know its time for a upgrade. I was toying with the idea of going to the 3600, but figured that I might as well wait for the new Ryzen chip launch next year, however a friend of mine who is obsessed with craigslist bought a i7 8700 non k ,B360 mobo, with 2400 hz 16gb of ram combo for 200 (Pre-pandemic) that he planned on just flipping so he kindly offered it to me for that price if I wanted it. While I don't really like the idea of being a "dead" platform, it would be a significant upgrade for pretty cheap. What are y'all thoughts? wait for new Ryzen should be promising or take this deal while I got it? 

Need help picking which 5600XT to get, I had heard some had thermal issues and wanted to know which ones to stay away from. I was going to go with the Sapphire Pulse since sapphire always seems to have 0 problems with their coolers, but want to hear what you guys think?

Thanks!

I've got the Samsung space monitor, it only has two ports a HDMI and a Mini DisplayPort. I want too hook my switch up so I can stop yanking the HDMI cord out every time. Anyone have any idea what cable I need, if i want to go from my gpus full size DisplayPort to a Mini DisplayPort on the monitor? 

Just now, Thermosman said:

This would be cool, but is preorder and out of price range

https://light.co/camera

Ive seen this thing! its pretty awesome technology, ugly as sin but very interesting

I'm looking to add a pocket shooter to my very amateur photography set up, while I know my way around a camera, I've never had a mirrorless or a point and shoot for very long so not fully knowledgeable in the field. But I am planning a couple week long vacation trip and don't really wanna bring around my DSLR and lenses.

So when a buddy of mine sent me an ad for a Panasonic GM1 locally for around $265. Obviously I'm interested in getting it so cheap, but feel free to recommend something else was looking to not spend more than $800. 

Was also looking at Sony rx mark 3 

38 minutes ago, Donut417 said:

 

Says specifically unlocked for GSM carriers. Sprints 3G network and below is CDMA. So no the phone most likley wont work. Unlocked phones generally are GSM only. 

Yup that's what I found out when I was reading it, I purchased the essential phone, I'll give it a shot.

3 minutes ago, JDE said:

Should support it. It's the US version, and it supports all Sprint bands except for LTE 12.

Awesome Thanks will double check now!

Just now, Max_Settings said:

That’s a mixed bag. Some people have issues and others don’t, that happens a lot of lower end products. But not to sound rude, but you live in LA and can only afford $350 for a phone  ?

Not that I cant afford more than,I financially could, but morally wont. I dont know I just cant wrap my head around spending $600+ dollars on a cellphone, I get it that these phones have all the bells and whistles but would rather save the money or spend it on something else like my kids haha. 

Will have to read some more reviews though, I would rather have a reliable phone than a pretty one. 

6 minutes ago, JDE said:

https://www.amazon.com/LeEco-Unlocked-Smartphone-Display-Warranty/dp/B01N9541P6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511843504&sr=8-2&keywords=leeco

Is this Sprint compatible? I didn't think any of the Asian phones were accepted on Sprints network. 

4 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

Essential phone for $400 with 360 degree camera. But it is only this cheap because of Cyber Monday. You literally have to order in the next 30min-1hr to get it that cheap.

https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Worlds-Smallest-degree-Camera/dp/B075TNZDC7/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=cyber-monday&psr=EY17&ie=UTF8&qid=1511838367&sr=1-1&keywords=essential+phone&linkCode=sl1&tag=socialtech109-20&linkId=4f2c5cfd04d5153801da467f712929cf

Cheers, Saw this and was thinking about it haven't followed it super closely but I did hear about multiple problems with the Essential Phone, camera, screen, and reception, are these fixed?  Also dont worry bout the time I live in LA to ive got more time than you do :).

Hey All, 

Currently in the market for a new phone, Stuck on sprint cause wifey accidentally renewed our contracts when she wanted a new phone instead of buying it unlocked, Not looking to spend more than $350, Could careless about 2017 bezel-less designs but care more about snappyness and ability to take quick photos when with the kids that dont look like I took it on a potato. Would prefer Refurbished or New, but wouldnt be opposed to used if it was a newer phone model. 

I currently have a Nexus 5x that I have loved for these last 3 years or so but after daily use I have blown out the headphone jack and the battery life is starting to slowly dwindle.

One of my friends sent me a link to the HTC Bolt thats going for $200 right now, and from the reviews its got a mixed results. He also recommended looking into used deals for the Pixel 1st gen obviously. But just curious to get some other opinions.

Used or New?

Just now, M4DH4WK said:

M5A97 R2.0 saying 140w CPU support will that work ?

 

I don't want to invest that much in this old PC

 

Buy it with your own risk, these boards while yes technically can support the power draw needed, your basically asking for the motherboard to die on you at some point since you are pushing it to its max basically. 

6 minutes ago, M4DH4WK said:

Just finding someone who have 8 core amd  CPU + 4pin atx power connector mobo ....... Want to know are they facing same prob like me.

 

As u can see mine previous post that my motherboard 4 pin atx power got burned and everyone recommend me to get 8 pin atx power mobo which is hard to find + which are available very high in price

If im understanding you correctly, you bricked your motherboard (probably a cheap AM3+ board) using the FX 8120? This makes sense if you are using cheap motherboard the FX 8xxx chips are 125w chips that demand alot of power especially overclocked. I would recommend you getting a 990X / 990FX chipset motherboard. However I would be remissed if I didnt say before spending X amount on a new motherboard for your OLD cpu consider a platform move to Ryzen or Skylake/Kabylake/Coffeelake. They are the most modern revisions of AMD and Intels CPU architecture. 

1 minute ago, Radium_Angel said:

if this is it: https://www.cnet.com/products/alienware-alpha/

Then we'd need to know the mobo and if the CPU is soldered in or not, my guess is you can't upgrade it at all.

A pic of the insides might help

The CPU is not soldered it is a full fledged desktop grade just a "T" varient due to the low power draw, hence my questions on the cpu/replacement psu. The GPU is soldered to the MOBO and unreplaceable. Im not with the system right now but the power of google has helped me  You can see the full socket in image one and the heatsinks in image 2 

Hello LTT,

While browsing my local craigslists ads I managed to come across a first edition Haswell based i3 alienware alpha for $100, While im not a fan of how overpriced their new stuff is I thought this was too good a deal to pass up for me to run a nice little rocket league/ HTPC while looking decent on my tv stand. However recently my son has been getting into PUBG like crazy lately and has been using the gaming computer more and more often. So I figured If I could maybe upgrade this a little with an i5 or i7( non k) he could play the game on low settings. However, I am aware of the wattage of the PSU is only 130w, Im afraid to put a full desktop grade CPU in there. So i have a couple of questions hopefully someone can answer!

Anyone else upgrade there alienware box?

Did you undervolt? was it worth it shifting from the i3 to higher or does it just throttle with the cpu cooler?

are their larger psus avaliable?

did anyone manage to get low profile cooler in?

Thanks!

13 hours ago, Zodiark1593 said:

75 hz? Are you using a CRT monitor by chance?

Nope just a normal ips 1080p monitor overclocked to 75

4 minutes ago, lexidobe said:

I would also wait until prices drop to upgrade.

Gah, I know that they will go down but with PUBG being a addictive force in my life, Curse you game, I really want to bump up my settings so that i can get my 75 hz stable