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Um. 1 trillion artifacts measured in less than a couple minutes at factory settings should be more than enough reason to return it. Did you read incorrectly? The inability to overclock is far from the issue here.

What are you going to be using it for? If you're not gaming or video editing, you might be perfectly fine with something super low tier. Also, does it have to be new? EDIT - I read up on your recent posts, I would have suggested buying a cpu with integrated graphics, but if you already have it that's probably not an option. you could go with a new 1650 and be fine, or if you are comfortable saving money on the used market, you can get a 1050 or 950 for cheap. there's also the 710: https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-GeForce-GT-710-1GB-1GB-LP-GDDR3-GT-710-1GD3H-LP-Video-Graphics-Card-GPU/124010015056?epid=12032148802&hash=item1cdf92a950:g:nfAAAOSw2O1d9Bjs:sc:FedExHomeDelivery!98501!US!-1 EDIT - If you want something twice as fast as your previous system, a 550 Ti goes for like $10 on eBay. I got one for $7 after shipping a few years ago.

Greetings, I recently won an eBay auction for a EVGA GTX 980Ti Hybrid for only $150 after shipping and tax. The reason for the low price, I would assume, is because the on-board fan connector is broken, requiring me to connect it to a PWM header on my motherboard. This seems to cause no issue, the card stays at 27c Idle, and below 60c under load. The first thing I did when I hooked it up was start playing with the clocks. I got to +165 Core and +350 Memory before userbenchmark runs started freezing, so I downclocked to 160 and 300 respectively, as this seemed to report the highest performance. The problem is, running games at these settings causes them to freeze and crash after only a few minutes. I decided to run a few other benchmarks to see if I could pin point the issue. When the core is overclocked at all I see a few artifacts in MSI Kombuster (Fur Mark donut,) which isn't immediately alarming. Factory settings in the physx test, however, results in way more artifacts than I've ever seen reported by this program: Does anyone have any insight? Is there a way to fix this, or should I just return the card? Here is my system: \ 980 Ti Hybrid (Previously RX 570 Strix) Asus Z87 board Core i5-4670K 24GB assorted ram Windows 10 (I did uninstall the readeon drivers and software before downloading Nvidea drivers) Thanks for any help.

Any current Nvidia card will be theoretically compatible with your system, the only thing to watch out for is the physical requirements of your case. most cases will support most graphics cards, but there are some exceptions, especially if you're going SFF. I'm assuming you're building a system for gaming? If so, I would recommend spending as much as you can on the GPU. If you care more about performance than aesthetics, you can find some low-tier 2080 Supers for that price. If you want a card with a large cooler and lots of overclocking potential, a flagship 2080 will give you that. If you don't care much for RT cores, and are willing to buy used, you can get a flagship 1080 Ti for the less than a 2080, but with more performance.

I've never heard of a bios rejecting a cpu, I've done many upgrades on older OEM systems, basically everything but the motherboard and case, and they work flawlessly. I can't say for sure though, as I've never tried your specific model, but HP seems to be more lenient when it comes to upgrades than dell. The "s" varient does use less power, but that's because it runs at a much lower clock speed. You may want to look for the wattage of your power supply, your graphics card, and any chips you may consider upgrading to.

As none of those chips are "k" skews, you don't really have to worry about the power of the motherboard. If you have a 3rd gen processor, the motherboard will support a faster 3rd gen processor with more cores, it's a fairly easy upgrade.

For awhile now, I've been running an old HP Pavilion with some upgraded parts. Yesterday, when powering on the system, I was greeted with a blue screen, and the error code, "memory_management," Preventing me from getting to the OS. Assuming this was the RAM, I decided to pull the GPU (in the way of the ram,) and reseat all 4 sticks. This time powering it on, no screen was displayed. The fans spin, and the lights turn on, but nothing more. I've had this problem before with this system, however, and was able to fix it by simply reseating the graphics card. But no matter how much I try, reseating, swapping GPUs, monitors, cables, I get nothing. Thinking back, when I first got the system, (used,) it had the same issue, assumed it was the psu, I replaced it. Everything seemed to work again, until now. If it's not the psu, or the GPU, it must be the motherboard, right? If anyone has suggestions, or experience with this sort of issue, I'd be very appreciative. Specs: Amd Phenom x4 840t Amd Radeon RX 570 128gb SSD 1Tb HDD 750w Thermaltake PSU 24Gbs ddr3 Thanks.

If anyone is looking for a challenge, I might have one. I've had a set of 5 surround sound speakers for almost 2 years now, and I've decided it's time to get rid of the awful DAC/Amp/subwoofer combo thing they came with. 2 of its outputs are shot, so I'm not necessarily looking for better audio quality. I'm searching for a DAC and or an amp with these specs: - 1 3.5mm input jack - at least 2 rca outputs - possibly Bluetooth connectivity I'm also looking for a good sub, and only have $50 to spend. I can always buy a sub later, if this isn't enough. Any help would be appreciated

What voltage does the i5-9400f run at stock? With an offset of .7V I wasn't able to achieve even a .1Mhz bumb, so I don't think I'd be able to with anything less. I might as well just leave it at stock then right? Or is there something else I should try? My BIOS doesn't have a Maximum or Minimum for CPU Current, what should I put in? Thanks.

My board is an MSI MPG Z390. I went ahead and tinkered with the Reference Clock, and was able to get it up to 102.7 MHz stable. It does seem to have increased my ram speed, but I've achieved an extra 50 marks or so on XTU's benchmark. After trying to over volt to see if I could achieve a higher clock, XTU reported current throttling. What would be a safe current limit in my case? I have a Thermaltake 750W power supply of that means anything. Also, is an extra 1 volt too much? (Offset, I can't change the base voltage.) Everything seems stable, other than the current limit, I'm still achieving sub 80°c.

I'm trying to squeeze the most performance I possibly can out of my chip, an i5-9400f, not being overclockable, by traditional means that is, I've turned up the power limit, and messed with some turbo boost settings through Intel XTU, but I saw the Reference Clock slider, and began wondering. Is this the same as base clock? What hardware will it affect? Is it safe? Should I stick to specific increments? If anyone has information on this issue, or other tips about overclocking a non-k CPU through Intel XTU, I'd be thankful to hear them.

So, I recently purchased an MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Pro Carbon AC, and after I ordered it, I realized it has an 8+4 pin EPS connector. I don't have the money to set aside for a that kind of power supply, so I was wondering if I should resort to an adapter or splitter of some kind? I'm going to be using an i5-9400f in this case, which I know won't benefit, but I plan on upgrading in the future to a overclockable chip, (cooled by a 240mm rad,) and possibly even an i9. If anyone has any suggestions or experience I'd be happy to hear it. Thanks. Edit: Thanks for all the help, I guess I'll just stick with the 8 pin

You could always just add more storage, or faster storage, like an SSD or SSD RAID, or even an HDD Raid, other than that, it depends on what's bottlenecking.

It should definitely work for what you want it to work for, if not at ultra, than close to in most games. My only advise would be: 1. If you're comfortable buying used, you can get some much more powerful hardware for the same price, or the same hardware for less. Nothing wrong with buying new, however. 2. If you do want guaranteed ultra on the majority of games, maybe go a little stronger on the GPU, up to you though. 3. Make sure 500Gbs is enough storage for you, before my latest reset I had about 30 games, which took up about 600-700Gbs, if you don't plan on having many of games at a time, or don't mind having to deal with multiple drives later on, 500Gbs isn't bad to start with. I've personally never surpassed 1Tb storing multiple games and server files for said games at a time. Good luck with your new build!

Huh, that's great to hear, I guess I'll have to give it a go then, thanks. I've downloaded Intel RST drivers before, but are you saying I should download them from my motherboard's support page? Or other drivers that are motherboard specific?