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GTX 1650 heating issues in laptop
5x5 replied to killer5247's topic in Laptops and Pre-Built Systems
They're mostly useless noise generators. 85 is fine. Keep it under 87 for the GPU and under 90 for the CPU. -
Are these decent render times / temperatures for a 3950x
5x5 replied to B4Quattro's topic in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory
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Portable laptop max 14inch for coding and light gaming
5x5 replied to tony01's topic in Laptops and Pre-Built Systems
The ThinkPad is by far the best. The T series are high end business-class devices. They offer extreme durability, reliability and silent cooling with excellent battery life. A close second is the Envy x360 but, of course, the Envy is not water-resistant or dirt/sand/shock resistant. Here's what I mean - ignore the language, all you need to know is in video format -
Portable laptop max 14inch for coding and light gaming
5x5 replied to tony01's topic in Laptops and Pre-Built Systems
Oh and, I'll just throw in a small "I told you so" Here's the Envy:https://www.mediaworld.it/product/p-128407/hp-envy-x360-13-ay0008nl You can also get a maxed Swift 3: https://www.amazon.it/Acer-SF314-42-R4XJ-Computer-Portatile-LPDDR4-SDRAM/dp/B085F4HVB4/ref=sr_1_6?__mk_it_IT=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&dchild=1&keywords=4700U&qid=1596663932&sr=8-6 -
Portable laptop max 14inch for coding and light gaming
5x5 replied to tony01's topic in Laptops and Pre-Built Systems
It certainly does. Look at the ThinkPad T14(s) with a Ryzen 7 4700U/4750U. If your goal is high performance in an ultrabook, then your choice should be Renoir. NoteBookCheck recently compared the ProBook 455 and 450. The 4700U ran 140% faster than one of the best ULV i7s while also being nearly 20*C cooler. The comparison is on my profile if you're interested. Currently, business-class models with Zen 2 such as the T14 are extremely good for what you pay. Alternatively, the HP Envy x360 with a 4700U is also a fantastic option. I'll also add the Asus ZenBook 14, though this one has more aggressive power targets so it's not as fast as other 4700U-laptops (still double the performance of mobile i7s) -
Nope - normal on all fronts.
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If you bought it with a sealed box, it's new. No large retailer would sell a used part. And if the CPU works fine, theres no need to worry. Modern CPUs live for 10-20 years before dying of old age.
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Not moisture, most likely something used to smooth the Samsung process for the IHS
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Those are manufacturing blemishes. Perfectly normal. You can't have a 100% perfectly polished product that comes off an assembly line in China.
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Feeling "forced" to use a black wallpaper
5x5 replied to 7412's topic in Programs, Apps and Websites
I honestly don't care. Used a Lumia 950 OLED and now I have a Nokia 5.1 IPS. I honestly don't pay heed to the panel type at all. -
You look at the side of the power supply - there is a table with voltage rails and power values.
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Is it 500W or "500W" - check the side table with the power rails. If the +12v rail can handle at least 35 Amps, it should be fine.
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A Dark Rock Slim is the max you need on an 8-core AMD CPU to keep it cool and with PBO enabled. The Silent Wings fan is extremely quiet and the cooling performance is great. Use the saved money on a better quality power supply so as to make sure the system has top tier protections and won't suffer damage due to power issues that are inevitable in our modern day. I mean, even with the revamped power grid, I still suffer brownouts and power surges where I live. A good power supply is essential. As for the board - the B550 Strix models are costly but excellent and the only drawback compared to X570 is the lower number of PCIe 4.0 slots (I believe the main x16 slot is PCIe 4.0 and the remained are mostly PCIe 3.0). But again, if you don't need massively fast SSDs then it's not an issue. WHat I mean is, unless you move thousands of Gigabytes of data per day, a regular NVMe or even SATA 3 SSD is plenty.
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The cooler is still useless. Even the stock cooler allows the 3700X to run to its fullest. You don't overclock Ryzen at all, you enable PBO and you tune memory timings and subtimings. Spend the money on a better power supply and board. You can always upgrade, the question is do you have a use case for 5GB/s storage in sizes above 2TB
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Having a Hard Time Choosing a Laptop
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It's meh, try for turbines I listed o a higher end gold one.
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Unless you intend to use tons of PCI 4.0 SSDs, B550 is excellent and boards such as the B550 Strix are extremely good options.
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What about a B550 Strix? Should be around 160-180 and will have more features and a better firmware implementation.
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SeaSonic Core GM, Corsair TXM, Be Quiet Pure Power Gold, Cooler Master MWE Gold, Super Flower Leadex III Gold
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You also don't need a 240mm AIO. Ryzen 7 CPUs are easy to cool so a mid range air cooler is all that you'll ever need. A Far Rock Slim is ideal. Furthermore, the Seagate Barracuda drives are notoriously unreliable and prone to failure. Get a WD Black or BLue. Also get a boot SSD with a DRAM cache. Some of the HP Elite Models or a Crucial MX500. While you're at it, I'd personally also move to an Asus X570 TuF board due to the better VRM and BIOS
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Get a 3700X. It's better value and for the love of all that is sacred, get a power supply that costs more than an average cheeseburger and 6-pack bundle. You have a 300$ CPU and a 5000$ card on a 45$ power supply.
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How is Corsair CX 550 PSU ? is it better than Gigabyte B700H ?
5x5 replied to Anon1's topic in Power Supplies
The CX550, hell, even the CX450 is MUCH better suited to your system -
The limit is 2666 - that's why we don't recommend intel B and H series boards. The sloe memory cripples CPU performance on modern systems. You're better off either waiting for Zen3 or getting a Zen2 system at the moment.
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Question Regarding Motherboard Connectors
5x5 replied to smush's topic in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory
For a NAS it's fine. But it's starting to struggle in modern games where 6 cores is the minimum -
Get a CX450 or Be Quiet System Power 9 500W