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So I recently picked up an awesome deal on a PC that I plan to flip. It came with a 2600K, Cooler Master Hyper N520, SABERTOOTH P67, 16GB DDR3 1866, Corsair TX750, and GTX 970 all for $165. Today, after installing a cheap SSD and HDD, I was looking to see how far I could OC it to increase performance, which I thought would have a good result considering the beefy SABERTOOTH motherboard. I tried to do the normal steps, which was setting a CPU ratio and adding voltage, but I noticed none of my overclocks would ever go through. All I could change was the Turbo Boost clock speed, but the CPU stayed at the stock 3.4Ghz the entire time. I updated the BIOS but it did not do anything to fix the issue. Does anybody else have experience with this motherboard? It seems to have lots of OC potential but I can't even overclock.

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I know that part, but cutting off a GPU power limit by that much seems abnormal and downright shady. I guess Dell can't be trusted. But I still want to raise the power limit, at least by a bit to improve performance.

So recently I purchased a used AMD RX 470 4GB Dell OEM card. I installed it in my system to test it, but things were really strange. GPU-Z and AMD Radeon Software identified this card as an RX 570, but all the numbers (release date, clock speeds, memory bandwidth, etc.) point this to being a reference RX 470 card, which is fine and all considering that's what I was paying for. But then digging further, I found in GPU-Z that this card is hard capped at 85W power draw, which is way off from the 120W reference design. This leads me to believe that it's possible this card was used for mining or that Dell just capped this card like that from the factory (This is the BIOS I believe: https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/198581/198581). Anyone know what should I do? Should I flash a BIOS with a higher power cap, and would it be a 570 or 470 BIOS? My VRAM are Samsung chips. I've never tried flashing a BIOS, so it would be greatly appreciated if someone with some experience could give some advice.

So to keep it short, I took an old 2011 HP Pavilion PC and upgraded its power supply and graphics card (GTX 950). I tested the graphics card in my personal system and things worked fine. But when I booted the whole new PC up, it would go the startup screen and just stay there with no response. I tried many things, like clearing CMOS, rearranging memory, but nothing worked until I removed the GPU. When I removed it, I used integrated graphics and everything was working normally. I thought the GPU was the issue then but I recalled that it was working fine in my own personal rig. There was also a beep code that had one longer beep and then three really quick short ones. I am honestly very discombobulated right now and debating what's the issue. Could it possibly be the Motherboard not recognizing the card?

So I have an old 2012 HP desktop with a 300W ATX PSU. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't have PCI-E connectors but there are two spare SATA connectors. I recently bought a cheap OEM GTX 950 2GB that I want to upgrade the PC with so I can flip it for profit. It's TDP is only 90W but it requires a 6-Pin PCI-E Connector. Would a two SATA connector to 6-pin be safe to use? Assuming 75W comes from the Motherboard, would pushing 15W through two SATAs be unsafe?

So my Pixel 4 XL has a 90hz display and I have been using Force 90hz ever since I first booted up the device a couple of weeks ago. I didn't try the Smooth Display that dynamically switches between 60hz and 90hz because of the various issues I heard about it. When exactly does it dial down the refresh rate and has the software for it actually improved since release? Does battery really improve with it?

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Based on what other people say, I'll probably get a range for 30-90%. Thanks for the insight though.

As stated in other posts, the phone I have is a (AT&T) Google Pixel 4 XL, which obviously is notorious for its underwhelming battery life (especially with the standard model). At 1440p 90hz with max brightness, I was able to watch YouTube for five hours before phone died. Is this a pretty normal screen on time, and how does it stack up against competition? My next inquiry is pertaining to battery deterioration. Now I plan to keep phones for 30 months, as that is the length of my $10/mo contract on AT&T. How much battery would I likely lose over that period? Also taking into account I probably won't have a job and likely won't use a phone at school too much. Does charging to only 80% actually help a lot in long term battery life or would just charging to full be a better rounded option. I usually start charging when I hit 35-40%.

(Just sharing my thoughts) So for me, I didn't have a smartphone until 2 months ago (I'm in 8th grade so kind of late to the party, I guess), when I picked up a Google Pixel 3a for $249. That was a good phone but I realized that maybe it would be good to get a more powerful phone for better long-term usability, so I did. I got added to my family AT&T plan and got a $600 discount on a Pixel 4 XL as a result. Now although this phone is terrible for $900, it is great for $300. All the features it includes and the Pure Google Experience I expect will do me well for 3 years. But that isn't my topic of discussion. I am just talking about kids and smartphone brands. The only brands I hear in any smartphone discussions at school are "Apple or Samsung?" There are zero mentions of brands like Google, Huawei, Xiaomi, OnePlus, Motorola, LG, or any other Android phone brand. We were at a whole friend meet-up and my friends wanted to try out my cousin's OnePlus 7 Pro. They just said "Cool, I have never tried a Samsung before." It's sorta confusing considering how big brands that I listed, such as Huawei and Xiaomi, are actually very prevalent and successful. Why do you think that many young kids and teenagers are ignorant to other brands outside of the iPhones and the Galaxies?

So as many know, iPhones generally slow down due to Apple intentionally doing this with updates. I wanted to know if anyone with an older Google Pixel phone has experienced lag or slow-down over about 2 years. I have Pixel 3a I want to keep until 2022. I know battery will naturally slow down but what about multitasking, camera, gaming, display, etc.?

I think since I have two more weeks I will wait a bit to see if the crashing continues. But I think the battery is normal. Thanks.

So a little over two weeks ago, I got my first smartphone, the Google Pixel 3a off a great Amazon deal. I love the experience but I wanted to see if the personal issues I have with this phone are actually an issue or just normal. Are these typical for this phone? 1) Battery Life. I feel the battery life is a little underwhelming but maybe it is normal. I keep my phone at about 90% brightness and on normal tasks like social media, texting, and web browsing, the battery drops 1% almost every 4 minutes. 2) Crashing. Every now and then, my phone will just freeze up on Chrome or when I am multitasking with tabs. I have to turn it on and off to remedy this. I still have a two week return window so if these are issues on my specific phone I could get a replacement. Thank you for any insight.

So I recently received my first smartphone yesterday, which was a Google Pixel 3a I bought on a special deal on Amazon for $249. Honestly, I am loving the experience so far. Great and easy OS, snappiness, stunning photos, OLED Display, etc. But one thing that is bothering me is when I woke up this morning, I found my phone to be at 72% when I went to sleep with it at 97%. What is causing its battery to be drained so hard overnight? I don't have always-on display or anything like that so I am not sure why. Honestly if it were to keep up like this, I would return it but I really don't want to considered the great experience I have already been having with the Pixel. Anyone know any way I could prevent the battery drain?

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Okay maybe yeah there are better phones with better specs for the same price or less. But all the other reasons is why I chose the Pixel 3a. Also, my mother is paying for about half the price while I'll pay the other half and she doesn't exactly want me to choose brands made for other regions due to warranty or repair complications.

So as I might have discussed in other posts, I am an 8th grader looking for my first phone as I am gonna need it in High School. I am planning to go with a Google Pixel 3a because solid specs, great camera, carrier compatibility, and software support for the next few years. But now I need to find out what carrier to go with. Unlimited talk and text is good but I don't exactly need unlimited data (at least not right now). I was looking at Mint Mobile since there $15/$20 per month for 3GB /8GB LTE Data and unlimited talk and text plans seem pretty nice compared to other carriers. I was just wondering if anyone with experience with Mint could explain how good their performance is and their coverage. I also wanted to know what would happen if they sent a DOA SIM-card. Would they refund? I live in the Seattle-area and their website says coverage is excellent but I just wanted to be sure.

Okay. Thanks for all the help! Also, a phone deal just popped up on Amazon and I might jump on it. $140 for UMIDIGI F1 (128GB, 4GB RAM, FHD+, 5150mah battery, solid camera).

Yeah I definitely would consider the Mi A3 as a no-brainer if it had a FHD display (although AMOLED I hear is a nice feature). My other options are the Redmi Note 8, which is extremely similar except with a slightly larger display and 1080p IPS LCD and 2MP Macro. I also am considering OPPO R11s as it is in the price range and also seems to pack a lot of nice features like a 1080p AMOLED and good camera. But that 3200mah battery seems kind of underwhelming to Redmi Note 8 4000mah battery. In your opinion, which would be better, the R11s or Redmi Note 8? Also, if I were to buy an R11s, would it be up-to-date with Android? Sorry if I am asking too much. ?

So I am in 8th grade and am now looking what to get for my first smartphone (Yeah kinda late) and since Chinese phone brands have phones that are selling so cheap, I decided on a few options but my number one is the Xiaomi Mi A3 (about $165 on Amazon as of now). From what I can tell, specs are nice for the price (64GB, 4GB RAM, Good cameras, AMOLED Display) but my one concern is how will it work with carriers here in the United States. My family carrier is AT&T and I just wanted to know if the Mi A3 has full support for connection and network. I think it does based on the specifications of other Chinese phones. If anyone has any experience, some insight would be appreciated.

Thanks for the help/

Okay but that wasn't really the topic. ? I was just asking if these HP motherboards use industry-standard connectors and are compatible with the power supplies on the market. Trying to upgrade a friend's PC.

So a friend of mine is wondering if his HP Pre-Built can be upgraded but from what I can tell, the PSU is only 180w so a power supply upgrade is necessary. Even putting a 1050 (The card has to be pretty short due to the odd placing of the power connectors on the MOBO) in there would make CPU+GPU draw already 140W+. I've seen a couple of good deals on some PSUs on OfferUp, mostly some EVGA 80+ White PSUs, which are great for low-power systems. The only thing that I can see as a problem is if the power connectors on the HP motherboard aren't standard ones because HP has a reputation on using non-standard connectors on some of their hardware. The specific series of HP Pre-Built is the HP Pavilion 570 with a motherboard like this one: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05408562 Has anyone had experience with the Pavilion 570 series on when it comes to upgrading PSUs. Any insight would be great. Thank you.

No. No more pictures. Yeah. Could be. There is a little product number sticker under the fan maybe I can look into that.