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16 hours ago, WallacEngineering said:

Wait like new? Are brand new cards selling for LESS than cards on the used market? I just checked 6900-XT and 6950-XT today and the lowest priced was like $700, I even made a thread topic about how stupid it is to try and buy older cards right now:

 

So ya, agree with @filpoon that one:

 

 

650 us https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx6950xt-pg-16go/p/N82E16814930088?quicklink=true

vs 799 us https://www.newegg.com/asrock-radeon-rx-7900-xt-rx7900xt-pg-20go/p/N82E16814930083?quicklink=true

If you want to save some money,The 6950xts are all under 700 us now.And maybe 10% slower if that in some games at 1440p.

You won't get that small of a case because you have a long gpu,You are looking at cases like https://www.jonsbo.com/en/products/D40Black.html 

https://www.jonsbo.com/en/products/VR4White.html

This is the smallest case i know that will maybe work https://www.newegg.com/black-ssupd-meshlicious-mini-itx/p/2AM-030R-00001?Description=ssupd meshlicious mini itx&cm_re=ssupd_meshlicious mini itx-_-9SIAS0BDDZ3987-_-Product&quicklink=true

On 3/30/2023 at 11:14 AM, Gin N Rum 5454 said:

No, not going with a custom loop.

The case is kinda a knock off of the lian li o11 dynamic but cost more.

Are the temps the same with the door open as it closed ?Those cases can run a good 5 degrees cooler with the door open.Or you can swap the front fans for 3 120mms with high airflow.

If its a modern motherboard with a 4 pin rgb header,Id just buy some rgb strips and use those for your lighting.

Is it one of the reference cards?Some of those had cooler problems and the card needs to me rma back.

When you buy the waterblock new all the stuff needed to mount it is in the box with it.You need the rest of the loop aka rad tubing,pump res fittings etc etc.

Depending the game that can be normal,If you have hardware faster then the game needs.Its only going to use the 60 to 80% you see.And im guessing your playing 1440p or 4k right ?

6 hours ago, 191x7 said:

Go read the first post again. I have explained it.

No your numbers are backwards is the problem you seem to not understand.At 1080p the cpu load is 60% or higher not the gpu

43 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

It doesn't work like that.

 

The load isn't balanced or transfered between the CPU and the GPU, they do completely different work.

Every component has its own jobs.

 

As I've explained, the CPU does roughly the same always, the resolutions only affect the GPU.

Yes it does,Why do you think when they test out cpus gaming they do 1080p and never 4k ?Or why does my cpu run at 5% or less and my gpu is 80% or higher when i game at 1400p ?

On 3/16/2023 at 5:28 PM, AmirAcle said:

i really dont know i might get better gpu mobo and cpu but still might not get good fps you know

Some games have bad optimization and run like that no matter what hardware you use.Do you have problems with any other games ?

at 1080p your cpu takes more load then the gpu,So the cpu will bottleneck first.At 1440p and 4k the load is pushed more gpu then cpu and the gpu will be the bottleneck.And yes your monitor can be another problem if its 60hz and you try to push 144fps at it.

I just bought a 6950xt nitro,At 1440p gaming its still a amazing card.Some older games like gta5 i have to lock the fps at 144hz or it runs too fast and stutters some.Gta5 1440p max settings i see 180fps.I didn't see the 4070ti being worth the extra money to me plus having to spend 30 dollars for a power cable not to use the adapter.If i was going to spend that much money i would have went for a 7900xt or the 7900xtx.

5 hours ago, Gin N Rum 5454 said:

Yes, unfortunately HYTE's cases do not support the Radeon 7900XTX from power color. too big of a gpu

If you want a bigger case https://lian-li.com/product-category/cases/large-case/ 

https://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Pro2-TemperedGlass.html

8 hours ago, manikyath said:

what exactly is the threat you're protecting against?

 

are the computers in a secure area, but might go unsupervised for long enough that someone could interfere with the hardware?

are you protecting against people stealing them?

something else?

 

i'll add a quote from someone who i met a long time ago that did the IT supplies for shows and events: "i've yet to see someone beat a big chain and a good padlock"

 

also - if this is a long term "problem" it might be worth looking into some form of secure enclosure to put the computer inside of (a custom made "desk", a cage, etc.)

But most thimk a cheap masterlock is a great idea.When they are the easiest thing to pick open.

19 hours ago, Lurking said:

What car? Sounds like Audi would do that, they also installed failing plastic water pumps.. heat makes plastic brittle. 

 

What does plastic failure have to do with metal corrosion? The plastic would have failed if the radiator was made of any metal. 

All cars made past 1990s the rad is alum core and plastic end caps.The brass/copper ones are solid metal and i have yet to see one leak due to corrosion.The few of those i ever replaced was from damage from hitting things/car wrecks.

I'd buy a new psu,Running adapters on that one sounds like a fire waiting to happen.

8 minutes ago, XsunaTera66 said:

Ty man

I think its a copy brand of a thermaltake from the early 00s.Not a clue the brand name there was many back then.

Just now, Lurking said:

And radiator failures were common and the glycol had to be changed quite often. Now, with Aluminum only mainly, I don't hear of radiator failure and have a 100,000 mile glycol change interval. 

I have changed 4 times the alum rads then i have any brass or copper in my 30 years of working on cars.The alum rads have plastic end tanks which always crack and leak first.

Its a good 10 years plus old,Having the 3.5 floppy slots ages it that far back if not older.

hyte has 2 cases you can get red and black https://hyte.com/pc-cases?utm_campaign=y60&utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtsCgBhDEARIsAE7RYh0j5G3jN7yZLkyBtPE3VC7xaeAM8y2hhycqn8k5PYVD0M7lsJ7YydAaAlTSEALw_wcB

39 minutes ago, freeagent said:

Don't laugh.. but I used to have one

 

It had a Celly 500 and 256mb ram

 

I used it for Rom. 3 emulation back in the early Express Vu days

I wanted the hotwheels version but didn't have the money for it

50 minutes ago, Lurking said:

Cars don't have copper motors, they have aluminum/steel motors and aluminum radiators. And they use 50% of very specifically for that car designed glycol with tons of additives (pH buffer, corrosion inhibitors etc.). their pumps and gaskets also are compatible with the glycol mix. 

 

If you don't actually know stuff, just get a good AIO and you will be fine. If you build yourself, you really should research and get advice from seasoned members here. There are also sets from reputable manufacturers that have all the compatibilities figured out for you. RTFM. 

 

https://l-36.com/corrosion.php

 

OP: If the pump fails, your PC will shut down due to thermal overload. There is no reserve cooling capacity. A large air cooler can operate passively in case of fan failure. So it can at least run windows under low load so you can order a new fan  Tower coolers also can have two fans, so you would have quite some redundancy. 

cars use to use copper rads and cast iron engines