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because:
 
when everyone makes the same thing, people *have* to buy that thing, and then when your marketing department has their heads absolutely shoved so far up their asses they have no understanding of the real world outside sales numbers... they assume that is what people want, so they produce more of the same garbage.
 
and in a way.. the fact everyone has rainbowpuke garbage creates a form of "FOMO", where people feel like they need rainbowpuke to fit in, and hence the cycle continues.
 
the market for cases has gotten so bad i've built my own server case for not much more than the budget of a premium case, and it would actually be better than some of those premium cases if i had any intention of doing more than just going with the fastest first idea for every aspect of the case.

All for the LED RGB circus. 
I prefer no LED, it's just distracting.

yes.
 
it's like companies trying to target only the biggest possible market is a self-fulfilling prophecy that lead us to having essentially no choice in motherboard PCIe layouts either.

Seriously... I don't want RGB, and will turn it off first chance I get. Is glass that much cheaper than metal or something? The only way to get a front USB-C 3.2 port (that means 10GB/s instead of just 5) is to get something with a glass side panel, and there are a grand total of TWO that have USB-C front ports without glass panels.
 
I feel like swearing heavily right now. It feels like the RGB crazies have ruined things for people that like to have an actually dark room.

ELMB strobes the backlight which reduce max brightnes, how much depends on the pulse width .but regardless ..HDR requires a high brightness and since most monitors dont get all the bright in regards to HDR ..usually hovering around 500nits at best, activating backlight strobing will cut that significantly.
 
So yes it most likely immediately disables HDR capability for that very reason.

When I was getting ready to overclock my old-ish RX 5500 XT, I came here to check what the safe OC settings others got for their cards and found out that the 5500 is nowhere to be seen...
I guess it is a low-spec card from a few generations ago, but still.
So after some overclocking and undervolting of my own, here are my results and setup (with links to the official vendor site links for parts details):
 
Non GPU stuff:
 
GPU: ASRock AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT Challenger D 8G OC (RX5500XT CLD 8GO)
(https://www.asrock.com/Graphics-Card/AMD/Radeon%20RX%205500%20XT%20Challenger%20D%208G%20OC/)

Stock Speeds:
P3: 1845MHz @1144mV
Memory: 1730MHz
 
Overclock and undervolt settings:
P3: 1950MHz @1089mV
Memory: 1860MHz
+20% Power Limit
100% max fan speed (default fan curve with 0RPM mode)
 
Temps at ~19C ambient.
 
OC idle temps: 37C (Hot Spot 39C)
OC max temps:
Furmark: 59C (Hot Spot 96C)
3DMark, Time Spy: 54C (Hot Spot 88C)
Unigine Superposition (1080p Extreme DirectX): 53C (Hot Spot 80C)
 
OC Scores:
Furmark fps (after 15 minutes): min:147, max:156, avg:154
3DMark, Time Spy, Graphic score: 5265
Unigine Superposition (10reme DirectX): 2801
 

Yeah just top it up. It happens to all AIOs, it’s called permeation.

Yes refilling should help
It's quite easy on Eiswolf and Eisbaer (got one of each too), Eiswolf are refillable through the rad and Eisbaer are through the block
But personally I added a VPP pump and a reservoir so that refilling is not an issue anymore
 
Edit : forget about the eisbaer as you have an Arctic AIO... 🙂
 

VCE is what was in the Vega and earlier GPUs. VCN is what's in the Navi lineup.
 
VCE is ok, but worse than NVENC.
 
VCN is on-par with NVENC.
 
NVENC has far more software that supports it directly than VCE/VCN does, but AMD has better driver-included software for using it. OBS supports both.

Liquid metal may give the best performance, but are a pain in the ass to use and clean up.
If you go for it, be really careful to cover up the components surrounding the GPU chip. You can use some nail polish or something to coat them. Also, its a liquid, so it will spill if you use to much but will not sufficient cover if you use to little.
And also, do NOT use it if the cold plate on the heat sink is aluminium. The Gallium in liquid metal will eat up aluminium and solder in no time (copper or nikkel plating is fine)
 

Better to get educated at the risk of sounding stupid, than to actually be stupid.
Yes.
That is not how VRAM works. That's like saying "can I just connect another PC to mine with a USB cable to increase the system RAM". (not being condescending, just giving an example of approximate equivalence)
It's not really implemented in any games, and there is no indication that it ever will be. The process is incredibly inefficient in all but a few non-gaming workloads, (will actually reduce framerates significantly) requires enterprise grade GPU hardware, (like the $2000-$8000 Quadro GPUs) and requires software implementation of the process.
Honestly, I wouldn't go for any GPU with less than 8GB of VRAM anymore, as 8GB cards are currently available in the $150 range when new. (RX 570 8GB, or $200 for similar performance as your GTX 980 on an RX 5500XT)

Likely fake actually, most 750 Ti cards don't have VGA ports and while they CAN (and some do) that shroud and style is basically synonymous with scam GPUs, either it comes in yellow or green of some shade, has no markings of any kind, and has a VGA port in the middle. It's probably a 200 or 400 series chip plus the fact that they are selling dozens of them but can't bother to measure them properly and have to call that out just adds to the sketch factor for me, plus they're trying to sell them for that absurd price on top of it all just screams stay away at best.
I also love how it's listed as:
Type: Popular Edition

Shipped from China?
If it's not fake, then it's probably 5 minutes away from melting down.

This. I mean, $50 more and you can get a 1060 which is like 3 times better, if not more.

Probably not fake, but definitely not worth 180 USD.

Fair enough. Congratulations on the 3070!
 
If you have the cash to spare, that's not a bad reason to upgrade. Also, If you don't already have 32GB, I'd say that's another good reason. A few newer games, like Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition, do get close to using 16GB, so background tasks may become more of a problem going forward.
 
Basically, if you're goal is to future proof with RAM, I think going up to 32GB+ capacity is just as important.

It shouldn't. The reason support for older CPUs needs to be removed is due to limits in the capacity of the BIOS chip. Generally, older or unpopular CPUs are removed. Bristol Ridge fits that description perfectly, but that certainly doesn't apply to the 3000 series.

The 5700G has basically the CPU performance of a 5600X, anyways. For your use case, I'd actually grab a 5800X, which has seen a price reduction in most areas after the launch of Alder Lake. At around $300-350, it's a very good value and will serve you better in the long run than either the 5600X or 5700G. Otherwise, I'd just take the 5600X.

I just searched for Threadripper on eBay and scrolled through a couple pages of results and I don't see a single one that says "made in China."
 
Are you seeing ones where it says "from China" because that's where the seller is located and it will ship from? 

It's not very useful to speculate since there are a lot of possibilities. Come back when you have the RAM in hand, and we can help you figure out how best to configure it.

Would an RTX4000 not be faster than the 1070 in gaming too? 

Don't upgrade on a set time window, but rather when your PC doesn't meet your needs anymore. Could be 2 years, could be 10, etc...

You could use a small piece of plywood or 2x4 to mount to the studs, then mount to the new sold mounting board. I've done it with several TVs previously.

the 27inch is basically the best 1440p 144-165hz monitor, so unless you prioritize uw over everything else go with the MAG274QRF-QD

You realize that metric is relative to a huge supply shortage right? Oh we have 25% more supply but that doesn't mean much if the original supply was so low that 25% more doesn't even put a dent in the demand.