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Agonizel

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Bomb Site Beer
  • Interests
    Gaming, Volleyball, Beer
  • Biography
    Avid Beer drinker
  • Occupation
    Psychology student

System

  • CPU
    Intel i7 8700K
  • Motherboard
    MSI Pro Gaming Carbon Z370
  • RAM
    16gb DDR4 G.Skill Trident Z 3200mhz
  • GPU
    Asus GTX1080 Rog Strix
  • Case
    Coolermaster H500P Mesh
  • Storage
    1TB M.2 || 1TB SSD || 4TB HDD
  • PSU
    Corsair RM 650x
  • Display(s)
    Aorus AD27QD 144hz IPS
  • Cooling
    Deepcool 360 EX
  • Keyboard
    Logitech Orion 810
  • Mouse
    Logitech g402
  • Sound
    Logitech z623
  • Operating System
    Windows 10
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  1. Hi Forum, I've got an 8700K that will boot without posting and a z370 MSI GAMING Pro Carbon motherboard with some bent pins. Other than throw them in the recycling center, how do I get rid of these without "wasting" them? Is there some kind of organization or reseller that is interested in these products? I'm from Occidental Europe. Thanks for your advice, Ago
  2. Hello community, I've upgraded my CPU, RAM, MOBO and CPU Cooler. Therefore, I gave my old gear to my younger sister. Here are the components I gave her: - Intel 8700K (CPU) - G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3000MHZ 8GB x2 (RAM) - MSI z370 Gaming Pro Carbon (MOBO) - Cpoler Matser MasterAIr MA610P (CPU Cooler) Here are the rest of her specs: Previously, as I had upgraded to an RTX3080, I gave her my old GPU: an AMD RX 5700XT. She has an LC6550GP2 550w PSU, a 120gb SSD, a 500gb M.2 nvme SSD that has not been initalized yet, and a 1TB HDD. Windows is currently installed on the 120gb SSD. Here's the issue: No post. It boots, everything lights up (cooler, mobo, gpu, RAM rgb, case fans), all the fans are spinning (except for the GPU fans that has a silence mode built-in). When plugged to the monitor, the light indicator switches from orange to white showing that the monitor detects a connection - then it promptly goes to orange again and the monitor goes back to sleep. The monitor works with my PC. The motherboard signals a red light on the DRAM indicator. Further context and details: - Thermal paste is applied. - The system used to house a 4th gen i5 CPU and a GTX960. The case is pretty small and the new components are a very tight fit. (Picture: GPU removed for more visibility). The motherboard is fixed on the case with stand off hex screws. - The components worked with no issues on my PC. - The RAM sticks seems intact (see pics) and the rgb lights up when booting the system - The PSU has a 550w capacity but comes from a Noname brand and hasn't even got a Bronze certification - Her system worked fine with the Intel 4th gen and the AMD GPU rx5700XT I intend to remove all the components and build a cardboard bench outside the PC case. I would love to hear your thoughts about the possible issues and how to address them. I have my own computer at hand, so I can use my own components to see what is happening. Thanks for the help, cheers!
  3. Putting settings to default in the BIOS did the trick for the stutters. I went back to re-activate XMP. I think there was an issue with the boot options. I will keep this post up to date regarding blackscreens EDIT: The blackscreens have stopped. It's fixed. It was likely due to some conflict in the boot options, so it would be kind of a hybrid software&hardware issue.
  4. i7 8700k, 2x 8gb 3000mhz ram, xt5700, z390 Msi Carbon gaming RM750x, 250gb Samsung 960 evo SSD I think those might be relevant enough. The windows reset ended. The audio stutters persist and the booting/blackscreen issues as well. I'll try a BIOS update, and I'll set it to default settings. If that does not fix it then what could it be?
  5. Hi community, So here's the deal: Turn on the PC? Blackscreen; gotta force shut down then it works. Restart the PC? Same thing. Switch between users? Sometimes that's even enough to go blackscreen. Locally clean reinstall windows? Blackscreen, gotta use a UEFI drive. The thing is. When I force shut down and re-turn it on, it works. But then my computer sometimes does weird shenanigans: Audio stutter, pixelated square of a mouse, short blackscreens,... I'm reinstalling windows via boot drive now. But what's annoying is that I don't understand where this issue comes from. If anyone could have answers, that'd be nice! Thanks! PS: Everything is always up to date
  6. Hi community, This post is more about emotional sharing than anything else really. So I'm a psych major student, I work on the side at a fast food chain - pretty hard but the pay is good (12€/h). I like spoiling my sister for Xmas and my mom doesn't have much money. This year I decided to give my 14y/o sis her first very own Laptop! So I get myself an absolute deal on Facebook Marketplace: A 2019 HP Pavillion i7 10th gen, 8GB of RAM, 512gb SSD, 1080p IPS 15.6" - backlit keyboard, all sorts of IO connections for 465€! It has 1 year warranty left. In addition, the guy includes a laptop bag and a M220 wireless mouse, pretty cool right? Thing is, the fan goes WWOOOOOSSHHHHHH on startup and it just doesn't stop. Pretty annoying. I download CPU FAN: 55-75°C on idle: noice. By the way, the seller had this ABSOLUTE UNIT of a Cat. It meowed, walked and looked like the Dwayne Johnsons of cats. That cat must've been the mayor of the town's cats. Anyway, I tell myself the reason why the fan struggles so much is that there's too many cat hair or dust in the laptop, maybe. So I open it up: spotless. Damn. I spray around with my little airbottle compressor thingy I usually use for my keyboard. Maybe they forgot to apply thermal paste? So I unscrew the cooler and boi... There was a litteral (but figurative) OCEAN of thermal paste; like the verge pc^10. Holy moly, no wonder the fan spins like an autistic child's fidget spinner, the heat just gets trapped into that swamp of thermal paste. So, I take out the isopropylic alcohol, wash the damn thing and I apply that sweet MX4 at corresponding dosage. Close everything up: boom 28°C idle, silent as hell. I was so happy, so proud. I'm stoked to see my sis' reaction to that prreeeeeemiuuuum Laptop I got her. 465€ for a one-year-old +1000€ Laptop, damn today was a good day! Thanks for reading! PS: That cat was so big, jesus
  7. Yeah it does suck, I've canceled my pre-order. The Game Code thing was just the tipping point but the late arrivals, the crashing issues (although "fixed"), AMD GPUs coming out and the lack of information (I don't even know how good or bad the GPU I pre-ordered was) were all factors that made me pull out of this mess
  8. Hi everyone, So I pre-ordered and paid for an RTX3080 back in September with an included 1year Nvidia membership and COD Coldwar. I'm an avid FPS player and I was looking forward to play Call of Duty. Now the retailer made an announcement saying RTX availability won't be until 2021, I suspected that much. But here's the issue: the codes are overdue in December and beginning January, which means I won't benefit from those offers I expected when pre-ordering the GPU - since the GPU will probably arrive later. I had a mail exchange with a sales rep of the retailer. I explained I understood supply shortage was not their fault, but they still were responsible for advertising those offers - then I asked if they had plans to adress this issue. The sales rep basically told me "No" as he answered that the date limit was given and they couldn't do a thing about it. Now I'm ready to contact Nvidia about the issue, but I'm having trouble finding an actual person or entity to write to as I am constantly redirected to Q&A pages and the forums. Can anyone help me or give me guidance on this? And in the off chance Linus ever sees it, could he call them out on it - because it's kind of unfair. I'm considering cancelling my pre-order because of that. AMD has this system where you can "secure" the game although you haven't received the card yet, but you only can download it when the corresponding AMD Hardware is detected in your system. That way you are guaranteed to get the offered additional content. I wish Nvidia could see this.
  9. Those prices somehow don't make any sense to me. Could someone explain?

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  10. It's a well-known fact that all gaming chairs come from the same; cheap manufacturer
  11. That's maybe because it's the same chair. They're all the same chairs
  12. In the end I just resetted my PC - fixed the issue (keep files). College mates don't have the same issue, so I don't think my college is responsible after all... Weird.
  13. Yep, probz did. Still fishy though. Being legal does not make it less unethical
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