Spaceman_Wil

Hello! I am unexpectedly in the market for a new video card. After almost 2 years, my 2080 FE died. I believe I identified the cause and after thorough troubleshooting, I am confident it cannot be revived at this point. To get me by, I "stole" my wife's rx 580 out of her machine, but naturally, it can't really hold up in some of the titles I regularly play. Not to mention that my wife's computer is now down for the count. It's Ryzen 5 3600 does not have integrated graphics so she is temporarily Laptop-bound. Anyhow, I am saving back up to ideally purchase the best gosh darn video card I could reasonably buy... eventually. I lost my job in September so finances are tight at the moment but it looks like I'll be back in the workforce sooner rather than later. That being said, I am having a tough time deciding how to go about replacing my card in a sensible way considering everywhere is sold out for the foreseeable future. Should I purchase a cheaper card to hold me over and then when I do upgrade, pass it to my wife for a little upgrade from the RX 580 or should I just hold out until the next release cycle to get the TI's? Any and all input would be appreciated!

I could just be not seeing something but what do you see that's really bad?

I like the Strix too. I like how many fan headers it has. That'll totally be good for you. Here's the rgb ram I use. I believe the more moderate speed of ram is 3000Mhz. 36000Mhz is better and would work great for you. You'd see the difference in Minecraft specifically. I'd personally go with Noctua. Their NH-D15 rocks and out performs most watercoolers. They have an all black model you can find here.

New Case (Ebay Link) GPU AIO (Amazon Link) Might swap with a 240mm rad, unless i can get the 280mm to fit. CPU Cooler (Amazon Link) As the title says, I'm looking to take my cooling to an obnoxious level since noise is no longer a concern. Any recommendations for fans that'll maximize airflow through the case?

Apparently the new 5600 XT from AMD beats the similarly priced GTX 1660ti in performance. Definitely the way I'd go.

It sounds like a mobo issue, but check your cpu socket. Are there any bent pins?

Spec wise should be fine. Never had any issue with my Hitachi brand stuff so it looks to be a good buy.

When you run a monitor at 144hz/165hz/anything above 60hz, your GPU has to work harder just to run that monitor. So if you have two monitors running at a high refresh rate, you will see that extra work your GPU is having to do reflected in your gaming. You will see less performance, lower frame rates, and higher GPU temps. If your 1080p monitor is just for streaming/youtube/non gaming applications, you really don't need anything above 60hz.

Yep, as long as you use a Display Port cable

Both are probably fine build quality. Expensive in my opinion when you can buy the one I linked for half the price with the same specs.

If your PC isn't moving enough of the hot air out, that could contribute to a higher than normal GPU temperature and would explain why the fans may not stop. I'm curious what the temps are on your GPU.

I bought this one for half the price and haven't looked back. Monitor is great quality and I haven't had a single issue

What does your cooling situation look like for your whole PC?

Yea different resolutions is not something to worry about. What you will want to watch out for is if your GPU can handle two high performance monitors. You may bring the refresh rate down to 60hz on the 1080p one if your 1440p monitor is 144hz or anything above 60hz.

Couple recommendations. I think your video card is fine temp wise. A little warm, but I'll try and remember to check my spare PC that has a 580 and see what temp it's running at and see if it is similar. If you'd like to crank that thermal limit, download MSI Afterburner and the option should be on the first page as you open it. Additionally, the issue could be your power-supply. I know the one you have is 450W so you're hitting the bare minimum for that card. Someone correct me if I'm mistaken here, but if you try pulling too much power your power supply may shut off. You may consider returning the 450W one you just got and seeing if you can pickup a Corsair or EVGA one (There's other options, but those are two good quality ones I frequently used) and try and get a few more Watts for your bucks.

The more you know

I wouldn't. I mean you theoretically could. But you'd of course have to turn your PC off first, I don't think SSDs are hot-swappable by default. Is this your own business? I know most companies would never allow that. I'd worry with the SSD that maybe while walking around with it you trip and fall on it, misplace it, or something out of your control happens to it and now you're liable for damaging company hardware. It seems like a bad idea to me.

After a quick skim my initial reaction was no way, but after diving into the specs, you'll actually be coming out ahead I think with this. Not only will you be on more modern architecture, you'll be a step above what you've got. The GPU appears better. CPU clock speed is better, RAM is better. You'll be in a great position dude

Ah gotcha. I'd hang tight then! August is coming up quick!

I'd recommend going the direction of a small upgrade. I'm assuming that you don't want to spend big bucks and upgrading your whole system. I would instead look into upgrading to a i7-4790K or even just an i7-4790. You could keep all your same parts and just change CPUs. I'm seeing listings for that CPU (i7-4790K) for $115.

It cost me a few extra bucks but to reduce noise, I replaced all my fans with Noctuas and boy was that a game changer in both the cooling and noise department.

It is most definitely a driver having an issue. You can go in while using Safe mode and uninstall drivers, but I don't quite remember how off the top of my head. If you'd rather not bother with going that route, you can always do a clean wipe and reinstalling the drivers. That would be the easiest way I'd think

That's totally fine. An increase like that would be normal. From what you've described about your PSU, it sounds like normal behavior. If it is a bit warm to the touch, the added temps to your overall system would be explained like that. Anything that heats up the air inside your case will have that effect. What I'd recommend would be a second fan on the front of your case to pull that fresh air in and another fan on the top slot of your case pushing out. That would probably be a rather big impact on your temps. Additionally, I'd 100% recommend an aftermarket cooler for your CPU. That'll help too! Noctua makes some great stuff that fits in just about everything.

How's your airflow through the PC? And what kind of temps are we talking? Is there anyway you could upload a pic of the inside of your machine?

Power Supplies (Or most parts with a fan) have a thermal limit. Once that part hits a certain temp, the fans engage (Or spin faster) and start to get it below that limit.