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ah, i understand. If the screw is supposed to be separate, i am not sure how I am supposed to get it out. It is screwed in there very tightly. 

i cant be the only one...

windows overlay is buggy with many of the games that i play 

I was told by Linus to come here after watching his latest video roasting people's setups. I am not one of those people in his video but I feel like I also fall into the category.
 
I have bought majority of my parts last year (CPU, RAM, PSU, etc) But due to chip shortages I am unable to get my hand on any graphics cards. After hearing what Linus has said about returning the parts if they weren't working. I am afraid that's not gonna be able to happen as I've bought the parts last year during Black Friday
 
I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could help me to find some? I know it's a big ask but sometime you've gotta try
 
PS: I live in the UK

You "can" but then steam would just redownload them.
 
That folder is reserved for anything you have downloaded from the steam workshop, so you should actually be going into steam and unsubscribing from all mods to ensure they don't just get downloaded again.
 
That folder (555160) is specifically for Pavlov VR, so check to see if you have downloaded any mods for it on the steam workshop

wtf.... i have 60 gigabytes of pavlov mods installed. thank you. i will work on unsubscribing. 

found the solution. had to roll back to 446.14

nvidia drivers are just shit i guess. they have left this unpatched for months 

As long as it's running it'll prevent the card from idling.

This isn't even an upgrade, more like side grade or small downgrade, so no, not worth it at all. 
 

No. With that price you could get a used rx5600xt

Everyone, RTFM...

 
Your M.2 port supports PCIe and SATA. NVMe is supported as well, and can be assumed on DDR4 motherboards, if the M.2 port supports PCIe.
 
 
No sata ports are disabled by the M.2 Port.

Thank you. I saw that but I had no idea what it meant. 

 

So since a topic with the exact same theme got locked because of the use of the term "funboy" I am going to reiterate the topic because I strongly believe that it's about an issue that should matter to us consumers and I believe we are been taken advantage of by corporate greed artificial limitations of stock and marketing gimmicks that crank up the pricetag without any reason and I think we as the consumers (as well as any tech journalist that focuses on pc gaming) should retaliate. 
 
To preemptively (and hopefully) avoid any derailing by out of topic comments I think (judging from the posts on the locked topic) I have to make something clear.
 
 
This topic is NOT about PC vs Consoles and how PCs as a whole system are more versatile than consoles and their usecase yada yada yada this is NOT about that. 
 
I will mention the xbox series x in this topic but just as a counter example of manufacturing cost so it doesnt matter what you do with a console and if you cant run Word or what not the reference is only for "apples to apples" comparison in terms of cost of PCB or other components since despite having different use cases (that on the same time intertwine in many cases) the cost of e.g a dual/triple etc layer PCB is the same per square centimeter, the cost for e.g capacitors is comparable the method of soldering chips is the same, also the graphics architecture is the same (RDNA2) compared to recent 6000 series of AMD so for the purpose of this topic which is to determine cost of production we are dealing with very similar things in terms of how you produce them and their associated cost. 
 
 
This topic is about the prices of Graphics cards as a standalone component and how inexcusable their pricetags are.
 
 
Also I have to declare that I am not against companies making a profit, I am just against obvious predatory tactics in all shapes or forms against the consumer to make irrational profits on our backs. 
 
Last but not least both Graphics cards and Consoles are massively produced so the economics of scale apply more or less to both scenarios just as a reference (because its hard to find for free at least total number of units for each year ) https://www.anandtech.com/show/10864/discrete-desktop-gpu-market-trends-q3-2016/4 nvidia sold in three quarters around 2016 25,000,000 (25 million) discrete GPUs 
 
That's only for nvidia and only for those quarters... and its a billions dollar industry (because in the locked topic someone called upon consoles are being mass-produced as if graphics cards are not mass-produced. ) 
 
And just as a reference again SONY's best-selling console(PS4) sold 113,000,000 (113 million units) since its launch(2013) and up to 2020 so in a 7 year period https://venturebeat.com/2020/08/04/playstation-4-sales-pass-112-4-million-as-ps5-launch-looms/

 
So I repeat the scale of mass production is comparable (if not leaning towards the Graphics cards both for higher numbers per year and for lesser complexity because its essentially a PCB with a cooler on it in contrast to consoles which have tons more of parts from different production lines assembled together and shipped ) 
 
Oh and I think I must stress this again THIS IS NOT ABOUT CONSOLES VS PCs! it's about reverse engineering (if you like) the inflated cost of nowadays graphics cards using a comparative example. 
 
Lets start now:
 
 
 
This is how the Xbox Series X main PCB looks like
 

 
Besides the RDNA2 graphics (52 CUs @ 1.8Ghz 12 teraflos) it has additionally 16GB or GDDR6 ram and Zen2 architecture CPU (8 core @3.8GHz)  and as you can see various additional components (=even higher cost$$) that are not present in a Graphics card PCB. 
 
Best case scenario (in terms of number of components and cost) here is a RDNA2 (same architecture but 60CUs @ 1.8 GHz 16 teraflops) RX 6800 xt PCB 
 

 
Right on the getgo (in terms of cost) we are missing a CPU here among other minor passive and active components. 
 
 
This is the entire "junk" you get by buying an Xbox series X from microsoft (think of it both in terms of individual parts and in terms of mass/number of individual items involved) 
 
 

 

 
 
look at this beefy lump of components and junk in general....  white on the other side we have Graphics cards companies complaining that they supposedly cant hold MSRP because the cooler(some aluminium fins same metal as your cola can and a couple of small thin plastic fans) costs too much (a 5 to 30$ max cost on cards that retail well above 350$ ! ) These are the greasy carsalesman apologetics I hate because they are manipulating consumers minds in order to pray upon us!
 
 
 
On top of that a xbox series x console has additional costs in terms of
 
CPU (=more $$)
SSD (=more $$)
Wifi chip (=more $$)
Power supply (=more $$)
Optical drive (=more $$)
Plastic casing/shroud (=more $$)
Passive cooling (due to sheer bigger mass compared to a discrete GPU cooler, see pictures above, =more $$)
Lan and digital audio components (=more $$)
Included cables and other accessories like a freaking wireless controller ! (=more $$)
Simply more material in terms of screws structure stability variaous connecting gables etc (=more $$) 
Its own OS! (=more $$)
 
And are in general more complex to manufacture because you dont just solder some passive components on a PCB and then slap a cooler on it and call it a day (as in the case of making a graphics card!) you have all those parts from different suppliers/production lines and you have to assemble all that stuff into one system. 
 
 
Yet an Xbox series X msrp is 499$
On top of that in terms of gaming it has similar potential like 4K @ 30 to 120 FPS depending on the title! 
 
And e.g (not hating on the particular company same goes for everyone but I want to give atleast one example)  you have sapphire who solders the GPU and some components to a bare naked PCB slaps a thin light cooler on it (e.g nitro+ ) and asks 750$ for it! 
 
 
"But hold your horse" one would say, consoles sell at a loss!! 
 
Well even if that is true in the aforementioned locked topic I theorized a 100$ loss for the xbox series X console (so for every console sold @ 499$ MS loses 499$ or in otherwords the console costing 998$  which is ridiculous but the GPU prices are even more ridiculous which even such an extreme scenario doesnt make them look better!!) 
 
Oh and guess what it turns out that MS is NOT SELLING AT A LOSS as far as xbox series X is concerned!!! (or atleat at a small loss of about 20-50$ )  refence link https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/625110-xbox-series-x-cost-to-manufacture-analyst-estimate-daniel-ahmad
 
and I quote
 
 
 
And its not just about "flagship" GPU cost (which in an entire different leage of pricetag inflation!) I mean think about it take a 5700 for example how much does it cost compared to xbox series x?  and it has lower performance, specs is an older architecture (which means it should be priced cheaper) yet its about the same price as a xbox series x!!! 
 
Without having any of the extra cost associated with a console  which in other words all this extra cost compared to the xbox series x that they dont need to pay while having similar price tag gets into the pockets of AMD/Nvidia and/or the partners!!!
 
And all that literally at the expense of us the consumers!!

The display port standard does not natively supply a DVI Dual Link signal. Therefore, if you did not go out of your way to get an active dual link adapter, you are currently using a single link adapter with the amount of pins of a dual link cable.

considering you are in india i would get the 2070 super. prices in countries outside of america (especially more developing ones) are always insane. 

i dont know what the used market is like in india but i would assume you will get better price to performance getting a used 2070s. 

afaik its not somethin you really see untill something dies. 
 
thermaltake smart is not a notably bad group regulated unit, so it wouldnt be supriced if you dont have any issues. 

its the model number you gave. 
most likely a group regulated unit, or a unit that falls short in terms of voltage regulation. 
 
it depends a bit on the load conditions. but sorta yes. generally not a good idea to run group regulated units. there are good group regulated units, but they should in general be avoided in favor of other options. 

4 gb. however i can see how much vram is being used in the driver and it generally doesnt run out 

Realistically, with a GTX 1080 and at 1080p, you dont really need to upgrade as your performance is still more than good enough. Additionally, there are only 1 or 2 games that use more than 8 gigabytes of VRAM at 4k, at 1080p there are practically none. So unless you also intend to upgrade your display to a higher resolution, what you should be focusing on is what the cards offer other than raw performance, because as previously stated, at 1080p these cards are never going to be fully utilized. 

If you ask me, it depends on how long you intend to keep the card and whether or not you want to upgrade your monitor. the 3070 is probably a percent or so slower than the 6800 and has less VRAM, but has DLSS and likely significantly better raytracing. If AMD had a proper DLSS competitor, they would have discussed it in great detail. 

If you don't intend on upgrading your monitor soon and only want to keep the card for a generation or two, I would get the 3070. The extra VRAM won't help you and im sure youll appreciate some of the Nvidia exclusive features such as their low latency mode, rtx voice, etc..
 
If you want to keep the card for several years and intend on upgrading your monitor, I'd buy the 6800 for the extra VRAM. 

Thanks for your interest in our mount!  We wouldn't recommend going over the 22lb weight limit for this one.  I have gotten these to support over the rated limit by getting the tilt joint super tight, so it is possible, but it is a lot of stress on the arm.  We do have other models that are able to support the weight of your monitor, although they do cost more.  The models are STAND-V101H, V101G1 and V101GT.

The GTX 980 marginally beats the 1060 and is basically the same as a 1650 super
Get the newest card. Or, if you already have a capable GPU, hold off until later this year. 

Hey, when i read it and saw that firmware didnt support it, it made me think of when i disabled SMT the other day to increase my fps in valorant. I just re-enabled it. that was the issue. Thank you for your help, i greatly appreciate it
 

Hey, when i read it and saw that firmware didnt support it, it made me think of when i disabled SMT the other day to increase my fps in valorant. I just re-enabled it. that was the issue. Thank you for your help, i greatly appreciate it

True but the x700k will likely keep its resale value much better than the 3300x. He could flip it and probably get that 90 dollars back once he is done. 

I would check for used 6700ks and 7700ks. If you can get one for under 250 or so USD, i would snag one of those. If they are more expensive than that, I would go for a ryzen part, probably a 3300x or 3600. A ryzen 1600 AF would be great, too.