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Yeah which is why I went with EVGA because your warranty is still valid even after putting a waterblock on it. Sorry for double post. Forgot there was a multiquote feature.

I don't have any fans on my GPU. It has a EK Waterblock on it.

So when I go to turn my computer on it'll just show a blank screen, no UEFI splash screen or anything. However when I unplug my GPU and plug an HDMI directly into the motherboards onboard graphics it'll boot into Windows perfectly fine. The motherboard shows code A0 which means everything is normal and is working as intended. If I want to boot into Windows using my GPU I have to turn off and turn on my pc multiple times before I actually get a UEFI splash screen and it'll boot into windows normally. This is why I'm kind of leaning towards a dying GPU? I've noticed I've been getting a lot of stuttering, and sometimes I'll get random artifacts in-game. The artifacts are pretty small, and doesn't cover the whole screen, and will just show randomly for a brief moment. Specs: Intel i7 8700k Gigabyte Z390 Master 32gb Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200mhz EVGA GTX 1070 ti 1000w EVGA T2 PSU And I know cooling/heat isn't an issue because I have a custom loop with one 45mm thick 280 rad, and a 60mm thick 480 rad which should be more than enough heat dissipation for these components.

Well, it's the G512 that I believe only comes with GX Blues or standard Romer-G switches... And the G513 only comes with standard Romer-G switches and their new Linear Romer-G switches.

If you game I highly suggest checking out the external sound cards that Creative makes. I have the Sound BlasterX G5, and it powers my HD650's perfectly fine and can drive upto 600ohms @ high gain. Not to mention it has a mic input as well!

Theres a few that come to mind... Obviously there's the ModMic, and there's the V-Moda BoomPro (Click Here for Amazon link), and there's the NeoMusica if you want to use a boom mic on a pair of Sennheisers (Also, Amazon link here). The benefit of the ModMic is that it can virtually work with any pair of headphones, while the benefit of the other two I linked is that you wont have to deal with two cables, and it makes for a nice simple clean setup with 1 cable. The V-Moda BoomPro will virtually work with any pair of headphones that has a detachable 3.5mm jack.

Ignore all the "gaming headset" recommendations. Get this, Philip's SHP9500 https://www.amazon.com/Philips-SHP9500-Precision-Over-ear-Headphones/dp/B00ENMK1DW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508619026&sr=8-1&keywords=philips+9500 With this V-Moda BoomPro. https://www.amazon.com/V-MODA-BoomPro-Gaming-Headset-Headphone/dp/B00BJ17WKK/ref=pd_bxgy_23_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=61X1MEYM3WX4B9CG8XAP And for $98.49 you have one of the BEST gaming headsets for under $100, Mic quality and general sound quality wise as well. Now if you're looking for closed headphones... I don't really have a recommendation because I'm not a fan of closed headphones, but I'm sure someone else here can recommend a good pair of closed headphones. Although, I HIGHLY recommend trying out open headphones for gaming, especially something like the Philip's SHP9500.

Yeah I did a quick search on Google, and it seems like it's way too much effort. The plates get down to like -1c and you have to take like liquid nitrogen precautions because of condensation. You're right, doesn't seem ideal unless it's just a temporary thing. EDIT: Looks like a company even makes peltier waterblocks. LOL

Really? Are there any good links or videos of people using these peltier elements? Just really curious how it would work in a pc setup, but yeah they seemed pretty power hungry. He used like a 1000w server psu to power like 8 of those tiny little peltier plates. lol

The way I see it, and this is completely my opinion... Never build a computer or buy components with the mindset of "future proofing". I honestly don't believe in "future proofing" when it comes to electronics and technology. Future proofing is a marketing scheme. Ideally, I'd say the sweet spot would be something like a Ryzen 7 1700 or 7700k, paired with a 1070. That setup deff going to be good for 2 years. But then it really comes down to what you need in a computer. Are you going to be content creating AND gaming? Or just gaming? If you're actually going to benefit from lets say a Threadripper or X99/X299 platform, then by all means go for it.

I didn't know where I should post this, I figured general would be a good place? So I was watching DIY Perks recent video, and he was using these things called "Peltier Elements" to cool a metal bowl to make ice cream. As he was explaining how these "peltier elements" work, the curious nerd in me started wondering if these would work to cool a CPU, if sandwiched between a heatsink or maybe even a waterblock from an AiO or custom loop? Because the way I understood how they work is that once they get some current going inside them, it'll transfer the heat from one side to the other. Resulting in one side getting REALLY cold, and the other side getting "extremely" hot. Now in the video he used thermal paste to attach the hot side to a heatsink, and the cold side to the bowl. It seemed like it worked/transferred heat REALLY well, maybe too well for a computer application? I figured the best place to post this would be on the LTT forums, and the only person crazy enough to try this would be Linus. I'm not implying that I'm gonna go ahead and rip apart my hardline loop, and do this... Nor am I implying that anyone(but Linus) should try this, but it's just one of those curious thoughts I had while watching a video. I'd actually love to see Linus try this and make a video about it. Source to video Link to Peltier Elements