RAS_3885

What's the card?
 
There's stock shortage everywhere, so they may not have a card to ship to you to complete the RMA. I don't think asking for updates after a month is unreasonable, but if they are telling you they don't have stock then there's not much you can do besides wait. Or get a refund. Sucks, I know 😞 

Check to make sure windows didn't switch your audio device on you, that happens a lot.

Not to mention over the last year both AMD and Intel have made huge strides in CPU technology, a huge leap over what we had before.  So of course CPUs in new laptops are much more powerful than they were a couple of years ago.  GPUs, not so much as they're currently getting most of their gains on desktop by cranking the power consumption up to insane levels.

Huh? Ryzen7 (8 core) vs. i5 (4 core)... RTX 2060 vs. integrated graphics... 1 TB SSD vs. 512 GB...
 
Those are not comparable systems at all, so of course the second one will be cheaper. It's an inferior machine.
 
Tech does get cheaper over time, but this is apples to oranges.

Sounds like a driver glitch with W11. Unless it's still consistently happening after you re-install the drivers I wouldn't worry about it.

Copy/paste the relevant personal files will be the easiest. If you are not using the Windows installation (presumably since you will be re-installing Windows on the new SSD from scratch) there's no reason to back up the Windows files.
 
Alternatively, you can simply clone the drive in it's entirety.

Make your thread titles descriptive of the issue so people with relevant knowledge notice them. Every week there are a few dozen threads posted here just titled some variation of "omg help muh pls".
 
 
What are you talking about?
 
Download it. Extract it. Run it. Follow the instructions in the tool. 

You may need to do a CMOS reset to get back into the BIOS. Maybe not, but that would be worst case.

You may need to do a CMOS reset to get back into the BIOS. Maybe not, but that would be worst case.

There's a locking tab at the end of the PCIe slot you have to press down to release the GPU. You also need to unscrew the support bracket from the back of the case.

You're worrying too much about stuff that doesn't matter that much. 
 
No, it won't make a significant dent in the life of the fan to have fan work on and off compared to being always on ... it's like 25 years of life, versus 24 years and 11 months. 
By 10-15 years your psu will be in the garbage somewhere. 
 

I'd bet it's the way the side panel is mounted causing it to vibrate a little bit and rattle. It likely shows up under load because the case fans ramp up and change the frequency the case is vibrating at. 

Artificial benchmarks are artificial.
Does the system perform to your level of expectations under real-world conditions? If so, then don't worry about it.

I'd bet it's the way the side panel is mounted causing it to vibrate a little bit and rattle. It likely shows up under load because the case fans ramp up and change the frequency the case is vibrating at. 

It's just a standard 4-pin fan header. There is no lock on it.
 
Unless you mis-aligned the pin on installation and wedged the connector (or glued it in place lol) I can't figure out how it would be that stuck.

Also be aware that the 770s are closed-back and the 990s are open back if that matters to you.
 
That said, a quality stereo headphone has no issues with spatially placing sounds in games. Surround (virtually or physically) isn't really needed.

No, they are both stereo headphones. Any "surround sound" would have to be done via software emulation, which in my experience is less than ideal and sounds terrible.

They are stereo, like others have mentioned. I really like my 990s, and they have a "wider" sound stage than the 770s since they are open back. That being said, I have no problem hearing where people are in a stereo config. Headphone "surround sound" has always been gimmicky to me, especially in gaming headsets.
 
EDIT: Bear in mind, if you get the 250 ohm variants, you will need an amp to drive them. I highly recommend that set up. I run a Loxji P20 with updated tubes and they sound heavenly.

They are stereo. 1 speaker in the left ear 1 speaker in the right ear. They are great sounding cans and I'd highly advise you stay away from any type of gaming headset or "virtual surround" headphones.
 
The 770s and 990s are good choices. Although you may want to pick up an amp for them.

No, they are both stereo headphones. Any "surround sound" would have to be done via software emulation, which in my experience is less than ideal and sounds terrible.

Huh, well today I learned... I was basing my comments off experience with wifi cards and did not realize a wifi/bluetooth combo card still needed a USB connection. Serves me right for assuming! Thanks for the info!

...you do realize PCIe WiFi/Bluetooth cards use USB for Bluetooth right?
That's why there's the USB header offshoot thing. Bluetooth is only done over USB. WiFi can be over PCIe or USB.
 

I've always favored the PCIe option versus USB. In my experience PCIe has better overall stability and the dedicated, external antennas are better for connectivity and range.
 
I've had good luck with TP LInk for network expansion cards.

Typically that case comes  2 fans in the front, did you get one that doesn't come with the included front fans?
 
Either way, I would at least get 2 front fans and have 1 exhaust out the back. Its a mesh front panel, so have front fans to blast cool air in is optimal. The top fans are optional, those would also be exhaust.

80% of the 'gaming' chairs are absolute vile pieces of absolute shite.
There's 20% thats actually worth it, but you pay for that.

I've heard that the IKEA high back chair is reasonable especially for its low price.
I might get one of those. But any gaming chair under 300-400 bucks is not worth it.
 
I expect to do at least 5-10 years on a deskchair. And that it sits comfortably enough to have 8 hour work stints not be a beating to my back.
 
 
Also most important part, tell us your budget.
Cus there are the 200$ models i talk about but you can also get a Herman Miller or whatever they are called and thats chairs from 500 to over 2500...