TheWhiteKnyt

Thanks! I'll give that a shot. On another note I was double checking the max resolution on 10 series cards. When it says 11520 x 6480, how exactly does work? I'm assuming it can only be one of the three options: Pixel count (11520 x 6480 = 74,649,600 pixels) Total horizontal resolution & total vertical resolution (ie: 4 21:9 1440p monitors would be 13760 x 5760, over 11520, but under 6480) Composition size (similar to the above but dependent on display config, ie you get a composition size of 11520 x 6480 and all your monitors need to fit inside that box) If its option 2 then that could be my issue. I also noticed when I unplug the TV from the GPU it throttles down quite a lot, 1531MHz & 11232 MHz vs 139MHz & 810 MHz.

This is a difficult issue to troubleshoot as its very intermittent (happens once maybe every 15 minutes or so). All display output will randomly go black and come back on. It looks almost exactly like what happens when you install/update vga drivers. Current workload appears to have no correlation. I've been monitoring resources will it happens and I see a small bump in CPU, Boot Disk & GPU usage. GPU clock speed boosts slightly, but not GPU memory clock (though I suspect thats because the memory clock is at max boost). The GPU is at default settings & not currently OC'd. I've been typing before when it happens and when the displays come back everything I've typed does go through, but it's like the whole system hanged. Which helps explain why I'm seeing a bump in CPU utilization. I have attempted reinstalling all drivers. I have another installation of windows that I booted into and monitored for a while and I did not see it happen. Though, its difficult to rule out hardware here because its such an intermittent issue. Trying to think back to what changed when it started happening and I'm really not sure. The only thought I have is maybe after I rebuilt my desk and added a 4K TV. Though, I'm leaning towards it being a software issue. I currently have 4 displays connected and I'm going to try just two for a while to rule that out. Any tips on things to try would be great. Specs: 8700k 1080ti 32GB 3200Mhz 750W PSU NVMe Boot Drive

My current setup: 8700k 1080ti 32GB, 3200 PCIe SSD for boot & programs Sata SSD for working files & games This is fantastic setup for gaming. I use a 1440 ultrawide at a fairly solid 100fps. There are some cpu intensive games out there it can struggle with a bit though. My CAD & rendering work is where it definitely suffers. The GPU is just fine (my cad software prefers GTX), though the cpu needs help. I’m moving the pc into a rack case and changing out the current itx mobo for atx as I need additional pcie slots to add a capture card for work purposes. Since I’m buying a new mobo I want to consider if it’s worth switching platforms entirely. A couple of notes: The capture card is 2.0 X4 so Ryzen and obviously TP would handle this without sacrificing GPU lanes. That said, I’ve seen the X8 vs X16 benchmarks so I’m not really concerned about this. I would really hate to sacrifice what’s currently a great gaming experience, but I’d be happy to trade a small loss for an improvement in work tasks. I will be over clocking So here’s the things I’m considering and my current understanding. Costs include what I would expect to pay out the door after selling current gear and buying required supporting gear: 1920x (~$325) seems like big workstation gain and big gaming loss for something that will also require replacing my current dual channel ram and lower my speed from 3200 to 2666. 1950x (~$500) bigger workstation gain, bigger gaming loss, more $$ 2700x (~$150) decent workstation gain, small gaming loss. Not much $$ after selling my current cpu (used 8700k sells for same as a new 2700x) 9900k (~$350) solid gains all around, more so as workstation. 8700k (~$125) just keep what I’ve got and get a new One note on the 2700x, the third gen R7’s look killer so I could easily upgrade and keep its mobo. The 3850x’s leaked specs show twice the core/thread count and basically the same clock as the 9900k, but for the same price. 16/32 and 4.3 base, 5.1 turbo for under $500 sounds like my dream cpu. Then again if I did go with a 9900k now and it fit the bill, I wouldn’t see a reason to upgrade when those launch. Thanks in advance for any input!

I see a lot of drives (specifically nas rated ones) that say something like "Compatible with 1 to 8-bay network attached storage (NAS) servers.....". Is this legit to any degree? I would assume its just a "this drive is only so durable and probably wont like the vibrations of a 9+ bay array" or something like that?