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Every week for maybe 1-2 seconds.

Seems to have good reviews. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bitfenix-whisper-series-550w-psu,4805.html Should be fine, as even with overclocking I can't imagine you'll even hit over 450w on the system. I just hate buying used PSUs personally....but if you know 100% it works.

I think the fury architecture and driver support has aged poorly. There is games where your current card is better, and it's overall more consistent.

You can download some software on your phone that check the Nvidia website every 5 minutes and alerts you. Or so I think it does. No idea if my UptimeRobot actually does anything. I should know within two weeks since mine is checking for 6700xt and 6800 on AMD's site. But even with 5 minute alerts and having the app running constantly, I still have a pretty small chance, since there is probably 1000 other people using the same thing or something similar.

Was it cheaper than a quality 500w PSU? 1250w platinum seems insane and a total lie for cheap PSU. that's like $500 psu territory.

I think just using Igor's MorePowerTool pretty much gives the same results as a BIOs flash if you change the right settings. But it might be too complicated for you to use if you don't know what you're doing.

AMD shows you the hottest temp, but Nvidia does not. A lot of Nvidia users might assume their card runs cool, like my bro's 2060 only hits 83c, but in reality the real hottest area is hidden, and likely hits close to 100c.

Probably in a month or two I'd guess. But I'd expect there to be more 3060 models to be available than 3050ti. The same way there is more 3070's available than 3060ti. No reason to cut down working silicon for market segmentation, if you can sell everything you have.

Don't know how to disable it, but that's a feature not a bug. They still spin when the card gets warm from gaming right? It's just passive cooling to save on fan wear and noise. I think it might be possible to use the MorePowerTool to modify the BIOS on the card. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoW0pSYOLds But maybe there is a better less intrusive method. I don't own an AMD card right now and can't say if there is an AMD software setting.

I've been looking on ebay since I was planning to get rid of my RX 5700 XT, and I've noticed they actually go for more than some other 5700 XT models. Is this just because the reference PCB is really good on them and people need a reference design to liquid cool? I saw one reference design sell for like $450 in may, which is higher than they were new, although recently it's been more like $350-400 used which still seems like an absurd amount.

Patents. Consumer protection laws. Me creating a product which I claim is compatible with a multi-billion dollar companies product without their direct consent. Other things I can't think of. As an example, it's technically illegal to sell unpasteurized milk where I live because of the health and safety concerns. You can't just make and sell sandwiches to hundreds of people. There are regulations and inspections. Of course computer equipment is different, but I'm still helping place conductive electronics and water into someone's high voltage computer without any safety testing from a designated official source. Of course I will test it all myself, but most consumer products have some more regulations.

Yes, I'm working on a strategy for the fin cutting. Most companies don't want to disclose how they do it, but I'm pretty sure it's a with a slitting saw.

Acetek patented adding radiators with integrated pumps I believe (I'd have to find that again). And I'm pretty sure they also own the rights to the water pumps on AIOs which are mounted directly into the CPU block.

I will soon be the proud owner of a CNC routers. something like one of these if you are not familiar. I know lots of hobbyists have tried to make money using these, and some are pretty successful. If you can find market for your creations, it doesn't seem like a bad little side business. But I realize water cooling is a pretty niche market for people willing to spend $300--500 on all copper loops. I know EK is starting to build cheaper aluminum ones. When I was shopping for parts, there were plenty of cheap 240-360mm aluminum radiators, but practically every GPU and CPU block I could find was pure copper, or nickle plated copper. I'm planning to use all aluminum because it's easier to work with and costs 20% the price, but still gives 98% the performance. After creating a bill of materials I realized I could build an aluminum GPU water blocks for under $25, a CPU water blocks for under $15. A lot of the cheap Chinese stuff just looks unappealing to me, and sometimes down right sketchy and not something I would ever put in my PC. Plus some of the parts look ugly as sin. I can build and put a full loop together for around $95 (not including my labor) if I sourced the rest of the parts well. The only problem is fittings so far. Can't find much aluminum out there. Also found a patent link through google, which seems like an attempt by someone to patent the entire concept of water cooling for PCs all together. It seems like a pretty generic thing to patent, so I was surprised when I found it. I've been informed it's out of date and irrelevant because it's too generic. But I know nothing about the legal implications of all of this, so it's something I'm trying to research right now. I might contact patent lawyer, but I'm not sure if it's something to even worry about. Would Nvidia and AMD send me a cease and desist for selling something that is supposed to be compatible with their product? Do I need their blessing? Would EK come after me for some reason? Asetek has this? There are a few places out there doing custom work, and they seem to be doing fine. Anyone think I'm crazy? I'm not planning to get rich. It's mostly gonna start off as a hobby with not much profit.