Crunchy Dragon

Error 43 is usually error RIP. It's the GPU itself, not the VBIOS. Best bet is to replace the card entirely.

Remove your CPU and check to see if you have any bent pins. That motherboard should support that CPU out of the box no matter the bios version. I would also recommend checking to see if you connected correct 8 pin connector to the motherboard (you need to use EPS12V or CPU).

That PC is basically an open-air test bench.
It shouldn't matter what the orientation is.
 
IF it was a closed of case, then you would want the hot exhaust air to either blow otr the back or front opening.

I've heard this before.
 
From what I remember, a main theory was that you should drain them all the way because batteries were intended to be drained and recharged, and it's better for the longevity and health of the battery, but I'm not sure how sound that is.
 
I am not familiar enough to support or debunk it, but it's not been a problem for me yet. I occasionally drain my batteries nearly all the way, but that's more a byproduct of using them rather than intentional draining.

Agreed. This is why I upgraded to an HX1200 for my current system. My system was triggering OCP on an HX850 due to the transient spikes.

For sure. I think I am going with a windows machine in the end since it's what he's used to, I can get a lot of performance for my money and also assurance that things will work as usual

Neither of the scenarios you listed seem possible, unless I'm missing something.
 
The SSD and/or HDD must be connected to the PSU to receive power, and they must also be connected to the motherboard in order to transfer data.

With luck you could get a 750 ti for that. Which will play your light esports stuff like Valorant and Rocket League and that's about it. 

Okay. I will look into it, thanks a lot!

While this is true, Vancouver is a long way away if you're on the East Coast or that edge of the Midwest.
 
As nice as LTX in the US would be, it's just better on LMG's end to host it in Vancouver.

While this is true, Vancouver is a long way away if you're on the East Coast or that edge of the Midwest.
 
As nice as LTX in the US would be, it's just better on LMG's end to host it in Vancouver.

For getting it on: 
Side opposite the lever first, then the lever
 
Getting off:
Heat up thermal compound with a load to get it soft, then lever side all the way undone and push down slightly pulling the tab away slightly, should pop off.

While this is true, Vancouver is a long way away if you're on the East Coast or that edge of the Midwest.
 
As nice as LTX in the US would be, it's just better on LMG's end to host it in Vancouver.

I thought I could get away without doing a fresh install, and it worked mostly fine until I found out just how badly corrupted it had become and had to do a fresh install anyway.
 
Works fine now, but I really could have saved upwards of 8 hours if I had just done a clean install from the beginning.

I thought I could get away without doing a fresh install, and it worked mostly fine until I found out just how badly corrupted it had become and had to do a fresh install anyway.
 
Works fine now, but I really could have saved upwards of 8 hours if I had just done a clean install from the beginning.

I thought I could get away without doing a fresh install, and it worked mostly fine until I found out just how badly corrupted it had become and had to do a fresh install anyway.
 
Works fine now, but I really could have saved upwards of 8 hours if I had just done a clean install from the beginning.

Do yourself a favour and do a fresh install of Windows. While it can tolerate things like this, it can sometimes have unexpected results and bugs.

I've done it without reinstalling windows, but sooner or later I did a complete reinstall.
It is always best to go with fresh installation with hardware updates on those occasions. It seems there are a quite a few difference that makes windows unstable.

Hey, the 5820K is only getting cheaper and cheaper. Realistically, it wouldn't cost that much to grab roughly 100 off Ebay and other sources.

Peace of mind. I can slap in as many PCIe cards as I want and not worry about power draw. I assume the FTW K has it as EVGA loves supporting 4-Way SLI whenever possible, so they assume people buying their boards will probably slap in a bunch of hungry cards. They do have a pretty beefy Folding @ Home team as well I believe, so that's another reason to keep it even with the death of SLI.
Someone did something similar here ages ago, I need to go back and find that post at some point. Breakdown of like 100+ X58 chips and which ended up having the best bins. The takeaway I got was that 45nm golden bins were golden, but overall the usual X56xx Xeons had the best chance of a pretty good bin.
 
Also, got that new (to me) Dark up and running, all seems fine so far. Shipper left a 500GB XPG ATOM30 SSD in there by mistake, but they said I could keep it so yay free SSD 😃
 

My Gigabyte X99-UD4 uses Molex for PCIe power as well. My X99-SLI didn't have any supplemental power from what I remember. My X299 FTW-K thankfully uses a 6 pin PCIe, on top of having two 8 pin EPS connectors.
 
I really love having a connector for supplemental PCIe power. I don't know why, it just tickles my nerd brain.
I could get dangerously far into that as a hobby. Perhaps even to a point where I have a pile of 5820Ks, with stats for every single one based on how well I did in the silicon lottery.
 
Random tangent:
One of the best instances of winning the silicon lottery I've ever seen was one of my buddies, who ran a 4790K at 5Ghz 1.4 or 1.45v on an air cooler with no lapping or delidding. Think he eventually sold that for something stupid to a hobbyist overclocker.

I'll take a look once Portal RTX is done downloading 👍
 
Anyway, here's my contribution to the A380 discussion:
 
 

Yes. Plenty of people use it every time they upgrade their drivers so they have a fresh install every time.

I'll take a look once Portal RTX is done downloading 👍
 
Anyway, here's my contribution to the A380 discussion:
 
 

At 10 years old, I'd replace it.
Even if you've never had a problem with it, that's normal, until you eventually do, and a card that power hungry will likely expose any flaws that have formed.