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  1. One time, as a kid, I left for a trip and returned to a dead PC. I could only assume now that it was because of a thunderstorm. I don’t want to repeat that. So what I did was turn off my PSU, unplug my PC, and also unplugged the surge protector for my monitors (I know the surge protector offers plenty of protection from a dead PC, but better save than sorry). Also unplugged my Ethernet cord. Anyways, is leaving the PSU off for a week going to mess with the grounding or anything, or do y’all think it’s fine as is?
  2. I saw a post on Reddit pertaining to the 3000 series cards saying not to daisy chain your power cables. Obviously based on the title I don't have a 3000 card. I have a 2070 Super, and for about a year and a half I have used a single power cable on it. Is that ok? I don't have any problems running games, but I don't want to start a fire or something. I don't have another power cable right now.
  3. I cleaned out my PC for the first time in a while today and I noticed that on the bottom of my fans, opposite of the side facing me, there's a layer of dust caked on the blades. They're pretty stubborn and blowing air didn't really do anything. I'm not noticing my GPU being any worse than normal so can I assume that this stubborn dust is normal to some degree? I would really like to avoid cleaning that if at all possible since I know I can't take apart my GPU for that sort of thing. I assume the dust that needs to be rid of would have been blown off from the duster? Thoughts?
  4. It most definitely could be Ryzen. Thanks for the help!
  5. Not sure how normal this is. When I'm gaming, my PC is usually pretty quiet actually, unless the GPU really needs heating. When my PC is idle, it seems like it's louder. The fans, specifically. I believe my case fans are the noisy ones, which are the stock H500 fans. I think they've been known to be quite noisy and aren't "smart fans" but it strikes me as odd that my PC would be quieter while gaming. Any reason why? Does this make sense?
  6. I actually heard the sound slightly again, so I turned off my GPU fans. Apparently, that made it go away, although it was might quieter. I only set a fan curve for the fans recently, but they were usually on 0 RPM until it hit around 60 degrees. Now I have them on all the time, albeit at low power. It might be them
  7. Hmm, well I did unplug my case fans and the sound continued, but I didn't touch my radiator fans. Could be those, I suppose?
  8. I'm not sure why, but recently my 1 year old custom PC started buzzing. It just happens randomly, and it's been around 3-4 times in the past 2 weeks. The first time it happened, I unplugged my case fans and turned on the PC and it still happened. I can say that my case has very good cable management so the cables aren't hitting the fans or anything. If I nudge my PC case slightly, it'll go away completely. I really can't isolate the issue. Is this concerning? I haven't noticed any performance hits or anything. Or could it just be vibration?
  9. I don't know if this is an issue or not. When playing WoW, I notice my GPU usage is very low (anywhere from 1-5%). After some research I tried switching to DX11, and lo and behold my task manager is reporting the GPU usage in much, much higher percentages. Switching between the two doesn't affect performance - in fact, the game runs very well. In some areas I can get 144 FPS on max settings (2070 Super). So, why does my task manager report GPU usage this way in DX12, and is it anything to worry about?
  10. Acoustics seem to be good - I have closed back headphones so I can't hear anything unless I really focus. So that's good. It also seems to be cooler than my old curve. I ran MHW at max settings with 144 FPS and the temperature was 62 max.
  11. After some deliberation I decided to just suck it up and do a fan curve. My fans kept turning off and on by themselves as it hit the threshold, so I decided to have them running all the time. this is a modified version of the “stealth” curve in EVGA’s precision. It’s quiet when it needs to be but ramps up when it gets hot. Thoughts? I’m pretty happy with it.
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