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  1. 1 minute ago, RONOTHAN## said:

    I think that just proves my first sentence...

     

    I mean, it's not my favorite out of the Debian branch, I'd rather have straight Ubuntu, but back when I did run Pop_OS! it was just as stable as regular Ubuntu. The experience you describe is mine with Manjaro, and yet that's still a fan favorite to recommend for first time Linux users because most people don't have problems. 

    Yeah I never said it didn't, just wanted to vent my frustrations with pop os

  2. 1 hour ago, RONOTHAN## said:

    You ask 10 Linux users what the best distro is, you'll get 11 different answers. Generally, something Ubuntu based is a good first distro, so something along the lines of vanilla Ubuntu, Linux Mint, KDE Neon, Pop_OS!, etc., though there are plenty of reasons to go for something else. 

    Pop OS is garbage and daddy Mutahar agrees with that. I had nothing but issues with it. Definitely not a beginner distro.

  3. On 1/20/2024 at 5:59 PM, jebusnebus said:

    Sorry for reviving an old thread, but how did you find the option to change the color space?

    I'm having the same issue, but can't seem to find the option on my monitor

    Try using a DisplayPort cable if your monitor has a DP input. It's all really fuzzy but I think I didn't have this problem with a DP cable.

  4. On 1/8/2024 at 9:05 AM, HolloWstorM said:

    i have Fractal design 560p ion+ Platinum, can i run rx 6700 xt asrock chalenger?
    my pc specs : - Asrock b550m b550m pro4

                            -Ryzen 5 5600
                            - Ram Vengeance LPX 8x2GB

                            - 240cm ID cooling liquid cooler aura flow

                            - 7 PCcooler fan 12v

                            - SSD Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB M.2 Nvme
                            - 1TB wdc 7200rpm blue

    I've got a similar setup with the cpu and gpu. I have a 550W Gold power supply. You are definitely fine. I actually looked at Rivatuner stats to see the power consumption and even in very intense, real life scenarios the whole setup draws 250W at most (direct software reporting, not from the wall, but it seems smack dab in the middle of the efficiency curve of the power supply, so I'd expect a 300w or so draw from the wall - and for you even less as you've got a Platinum rated PSU).

  5. On 1/6/2024 at 10:43 PM, Levent said:

    Those are FSR artifacts. Nothing you can do about it other than disabling it or increasing internal rendering resolution.

    Another reason why upscaling is a useless, time wasting, resource wasting gimmick. All this because RTX is too intensive even for RTX cards that they require playing at a lower resolution BUT WAIT it tricks you it isn't all the while being marketed as this "magic extra performance button". Absolutely disgusting. I can't wait for this stupid trend to die out.

     

    Edit: I should clarify - the trend of considering FSR / DLSS a magic "increase performance button". It certainly has uses, just not the retarded marketing ones.

  6. 25 minutes ago, venomtail said:

    Yea, better to just buy something manual that has no risk of condensation. My preferred choices are manual bike pump or vacuum cleaner in reverse mode. One bike pump for $5 that'll last a lifetime or one one time used air can for $5...

    There is no condensation. Whatever stuff comes out is straight up solid stuff that immediately sublimates and leaves nothing behind.

     

    I do agree though that a small handheld compressor is much more cost effective in the long run, as well as more consistent.

  7. On 11/21/2023 at 12:10 PM, toasty99 said:

    Actually, they should. You just have to know what you're buying. It's likely a mining card that the die was removed from and placed on a new PCB or a mining GPU that was cleaned up and shipped to you. 

     

    It's not a new card, but if you go into it like buying a used card it's fine. In fact, I get less dead GPUs from AliExpress than eBay or Facebook marketplace. AliExpress sellers actually put new thermal paste on, clean out dust, and test their crap. With ebay or Facebook marketplace, most cards aren't cleaned at all, dusty, have dried out thermal paste, and if it says "never mined on" that means it was mined on hard.

     

    Go ahead and buy 100 GPUs from Aliexpress, 100 from eBay, and 100 locally. I absolutely guarantee your failure rate is the lowest on Aliexpress.

     

     

    "actually they should encourage chinese child labor"

     

    CONSOOM CONSOOM CONSOOM CONSOOM CONSOOM

  8. 2 hours ago, GlitchyB0i143 said:

    I was wondering while making a part list if it matters to performance to have an Nvidia GPU when using Minecraft shaders ( since obviously Nvidia is more tailored to Ray tracing ). I will be primarily running SEUS PTGI and other mods and am hoping to use a 7900xtx for my system instead of a 4080.

    All shaders are raster graphics. The only raytrached shaders are in minecraft RTX which is a bedrock exclusive anyway. Java is the best version to play.

  9. 15 hours ago, toasty99 said:

     

    OP, what about importing from AliExpress? AliExpress has good prices on the Rx 5700 and Rx 5700xt quite often. If the importing isn't too crazy, I'd just do that.

     

    Nobody in their right mind should buy from aliexpress, especially video cards.

  10. You should probably send the card back and get a different one in its place. This has nothing to do with AMD and it could as well have happened on an nvidia. Anecdotally I had no issues with my card.

     

    I could also suggest checking if any ports get disabled for whatever reason, or if you use any adapters (yes they can cause issues sometimes, I know from experience)

  11. Celsius degrees?

     

    IMPORTANT EDIT: what is the regular non-hot spot core temperature with the stock fan curve? What you showed in the custom curve is pretty par for the course for hotspot temps compared to core temp.

    In all seriousness your setup should be fine, you might even make it worse with a vertical mount if you don't have any intake on the side panel or the case is not wide enough.

     

    Now what I DO know for sure is hotspot temps are always higher than average (average is what gets usually reported and what reviewers look at); however 108 might be too high and that could mean uneven mounting pressure on the cooler, or even worse uneven thermal paste application. This is XFX and they're known for having made bad coolers for RX 580 and 5700XT (the "thicc" coolers yes that's how they were called), though I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the QICK/MERC cooler.

     

    I digress. I suggest you check the screw tightness on the mounting points on the GPU core. If any are loose tighten them (wrist tight only is good enough). If problems persist I suggest taking off the cooler and check thermal paste.

  12. Just now, will0hlep said:

    SLI would (i believe, I'm not certain) allow you to add up the Vram, but it is now a dead/unsupport technogoly and always caused more problems than it was worth. (you'd need an SLI bridge as well I think)

    SLI never added VRAM together. There WAS a time where if coded correctly DX12 could do that although it wasn't worth pursuing as SLI and Xfire suck anyway.

     

    What I think he CAN do is split the workload between the GPUs i.e. tell OBS to run on one video card specifically, while games are defaulting to the other although I think that's gotta be hard to do.

  13. 6 hours ago, WkdPaul said:

    That's not exactly true.

     

    "dirty" electricity is a thing, there's even a video on LTT where they encountered that issue in one of their previous location.

     

    It can be anything, a problematic outlet, old wiring, a poorly made junction somewhere in the walls, a defective circuit breaker, a defective appliance on the same circuit, etc...

     

    Only way to really know is to have the circuits tested by a master electrician (voltage drop, frequency fluctuation, circuit amp load, etc)

    I never said dirty electricity doesn't exist...

  14. 5 hours ago, ThatGuyBenny said:

    -snip-

    Electricity is electricity. There is one circuit running through your whole house (well different circuits but separated by lights and outlets). I can assure you your "first floor electricity" is the same as the electricity in all your house. You can't "infect" it in any way. "Dirty" electricity is just a way of saying that the conversion from AC to DC is done poorly so there's big drops in voltages in your PC.

  15. So many people seem to have problems with AMD drivers that are just not there and I am beginning to think it's the same regurgitated bullshit by nvidia fanboys who either:

     

    1. Never even touched AMD but pretend they did to create an argument for themselves

     

    2. Have only half assed their AMD attempts without proper driver cleanup so of course they have issues

     

    Oh also it's crazy how seemingly the same crowd was ok with intel's driver issues and had patience for fixes

  16. 26 minutes ago, Alinz said:

    Why ASUS lists this card with a wattage range between 200-300w is beyond me. Nvidia lists the 1070 with a max wattage of 150. (Website Nvidia)

    Both Guru3D, tomshardware and Techpowerup have similar wattage numbers for gaming loads with this exact card (techpowerup/Guru3D/tomshardware).

     

    160watt is a bit lower, could be due to thermals. 

     

    Am I missing something here, or is Asus' information just wrong?

     

    *EDIT: Techpowerup article is 1070 ti & added tomshardware review and testing

    I am beginning to think that manufacturers intentionally overspec the power draw so you wont have any issues on your end. I ak starting to believe, at least on the amd side, power draw is reported as whole system power draw. XFX for instance recommends a 6-700w or so psu for my 6700xt, however i am hovering at around 200-250 on the whole system

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