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  1. Chiyawa
    I think there's a little error on Gigabyte's manual. I remember now that the 3rd gen Ryzen and 2nd gen Ryzen means Ryzen 3000 series CPU and Ryzen 2000 series CPU. At that time (4 or 5 years ago I think) they follow what Intel used, like 1st gen Core i series is only 3 digit but 2nd gen Core i series known as 2000 series. AMD prefer to use Zen generation instead of 3000 series, so, guess it's quite confusing here. My BIOS allows me to set PCIe Gen 4 for my GPU PCIe slots, so it supports PCIe 4.0.
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    Oh? I see. I thought my Ryzen 3600 is capable to run Gen 4 NVMe. But yeah, I'll be upgrading my CPU soon, too, since I'm aiming for RX 6800 XT as well.
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    Not sure what those translate too. Guess it's their controller specs? Sorry, it's just that I'm not certain about Phison E18 other than 'it's a good controller'. Same to 176I TLC Micron. How do you check which controller and NAND flash they are using without peeling the label?
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    No surprise there. Samsung is as shady as hell back in 2000, and still is shady as hell right now, the reason I object every thing they made. Go to LG instead.
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    I saw one of my local PC shop having most of their SSD price cut significantly. I've been eyeing Kingston KC3000 ever since it launch, now that it falls in the price range where I can afford it, I wonder should I get 1? I'm going to replace my main OS boot drive. My current OS drive is Gigabyte M.2 NVMe SSD, which is Gen3. I will be using this (Gigabyte) as my storage drive if I get KC3000 because I have additional M.2 slot. I know I won't see lots of performance improvement switching from Gen 3 to Gen 4, but at least KC3000 has DRAM cache, which means I won't stress out my SSD that much when use it as boot drive. Hmm... That reminds me, should I buy M.2 cloner to clone all data from old M.2 drive to the new M.2 drive, or should I fresh install everything? Or should I go for cloning software instead... PC summary: CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 MoBo: Gigabyte Aorus X570 Pro WiFi M.2 Slot 1: Gigabyte M.2 NVMe SSD 960GB M.2 Slot 2: empty SATA #1: Kingston A400 2.5 inch SATA SSD 960GB SATA #2: Hitachi Travelstar 2.5 inch HDD 750GB SATA #3: Seagate 3.5 inch HDD 2TB SATA #4: Toshiba X300 desktop 3.5 inch HDD 4TB SATA #5: LiteOn Blu-ray writer drive SATA #6: DVD Writer drive (from old HP desktop) Regards, Chiyawa
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    That's true. Though it can be cause by thermal shock, which the silicon all of a sudden gets too hot (we're talking from a low temperature to a very high temperature in a very short time), like when you pour boiling water into a glass of ice. If that's the case, the GPU might not have enough time to react. Still, this scenario is very unlikely, but it could happen if over-volted to the max.
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    Used 1660 Super is fine as long as you are okay with it. The thing is, whether you buy from a reputation source, someone you trust, or from a total random stranger. Do be careful, especially if you don't know what the card has been gone through, because it may be used for mining, which means the card may be subject to operating in a very warm environment and being neglected. Other than that, if you're okay for the price you pay for, it's good.
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    Could be Windows silently updating the system with the driver while people are gaming, which cause hard lock and hard crash. This, couple with the chip is way too hot could potentially make the silicon under a lot of thermal stress which crack the chip, but I doubt it could be that issue... But come to think of it, could this sucker (not the shop, I mean the so call 'victim(s)') mine with their GPU card?
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    Ah, I see. I thought they drop their price.
  10. Chiyawa
    I see. Well, okay.
  11. Chiyawa
    Well, this is just my opinion: Get AM4 with Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Solid build, not very expensive as they use last gen parts, which is still plenty available, though your upgrade-ability path will be quite limited.
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    Yeah, those are hot chips, but ideally, you should aim for around 80. I'm not sure, but your CPU began throttling down when reaching 80 or 90c, so if you can keep the temperature lower than that is ideal.
  13. Chiyawa
    Hmm... Well, it's a tough one. Sure RX 6750 XT is newer and has faster memory speed, but they are pretty much the same when compare to RX 6700 XT. 400 Euro for RX 6700 XT or 460 Euro for RX 6750 XT still a bit high in my opinion. but like @RONOTHAN##said, it's not really worth paying more for RX 6750 XT. If it's just 30 euro more than RX 6700 XT, then it's a good deal. Anyway, how much does your shop sell for RX 6800 XT? I recently see some manufacturer reduce the price of RX 6800 XT so it would be more ideal to get it instead (and the reason I have migraine until now because the price is so tantalising).
  14. Chiyawa
    You can go for Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (non extreme) or Corsair XTM50. I haven't try Corsair one, but Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (non-extreme) did a great job at cooling my Vega 64. I think they are rated at 5W/mK. It cool better than stock paste by a margin, and now my GPU barely hit 70c at 100% fan speed while gaming. Using Gigabyte RX Vega 64 Gaming OC.
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    You should be good, but Optiplex 3060 is a hot house to begin with. You can make holes and install fan at the side panel if you like, but for me, I'll just pull open the side panel and call it a day (yeah, you may need to dust your internal often).
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    Good for you.
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    I think this is a good choice, though the price can be a little expensive depending on where you live or where you get the fan.
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    Hmm... I see. This is tricky. For me, in this case, I will go for balance. You have the cover obstruct your fan, so high airflow fans may not be useful.
  19. Chiyawa
    Depends. If there's obstruction such as radiator where the fan exhaust is, I will go for high static pressure fan. If there's no obstruction behind the fan, I'll go for high airflow.
  20. Chiyawa
    Oh. Well, I'm not sure if Epson L3250 can print card-stock paper. It can print on glossy photo paper to my knowledge, but I'm not sure about card-stock paper.
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    Hmm... This is a tough one. Anyway, what is your environment? Office, Home, or Home Office? For Office, you can try to get some consultation for your printer. My Office use Konika Minolta, so far it serves us well, but of course we use contract service (or in other words, loan their machine), so we basically just supply our own papers while they handle everything from printer break down to toners. But for home and home office, I would suggest Epson L3250. It serves me well, having all the function I need. It has Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi direct (unfortunately doesn't support Microsoft PEAP Wi-Fi log in), ink tank system which make refilling ink way more easy and has a high yield cost saving printing, basic copying function without the need of a PC, scan function, up to A4 size printing and scanning. Down side is the maintenance, because sometimes the nozzle can clogged up degrading the print quality (missing lines). You can easily fix this issue with their software but sometimes you might need to do it a few times, each time take about 4 or 5 minutes.
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    Hmm... Well, for your system, any reputable brand PSU of 500W (at least Tier C) should suffice. You can opt for 600W if you like so you have at least a little headroom when upgrading to a better GPU or CPU down the line. Also, since you have a dedicated GPU, maybe you can start thinking of upgrading your CPU. 5600G only has PCIe 3.0 which may bottlenecking your RX 6500 XT.
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    Short answer: No, your CPU will not bottle neck your GPU in normal circumstances. Long answer: Like @YoungBladesaid, certain games might bottle neck your GPU, most common is real time simulation game like City Skyline where it really need a lot of CPU processing to simulate everything. With that said, you can still play Cyberpunk 2077, although you may only get 30 to 40ish fps at 1280x720 resolution in low settings.
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    Ah, I see. I always thought Direct 3D and Direct X are different. But performance wise, I think those who only utilise Direct 3D perform sluggish than those who utilise Direct X. Maybe it was just me, maybe my past self was not that proficient about those 'new' technology.
  25. Chiyawa
    D3D11 is an old engine so your new RX 7900 XT(X) may not run it very well. Not many modern game uses D3D11 now. Also note that D3D11 is Direct 3d, not Direct X, and it exist since Windows XP era if I'm not mistaken (I know Windows XP uses Direct 3D version 9). Direct X, especially Direct X 12.1, should have significant improvement, as the card was built with Direct x12 in mind.
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