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KnowledgeByTech

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About KnowledgeByTech

  • Birthday Oct 28, 2003

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    British Columbia, Canada
  • Interests
    Building PCs, overclocking, extravagant & overkill sub ambient cooling techniques, audiophile hardware and tech in general.
  • Biography
    Yes, I am a Canadian. Yes, I am a tech enthusiast. Yes, I am based in British Columbia. No, my name is not Linus.
  • Occupation
    Professional tech enthusiast... that used to work at Walmart.

System

  • CPU
    Ryzen 5 3600 (4.2Ghz OC @1.325V)
  • Motherboard
    MSI Gaming Pro Carbon X470
  • RAM
    G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600
  • GPU
    EVGA FTW3 1080 Ti (+45Mhz Core, +450Mhz Mem)
  • Case
    Deepcool Matrexx 70 ADD-RGB
  • Storage
    1TB Crucial MX500 SSD (main drive), 240GB G.SKILL Phoenix FTL SSD (boot drive)
  • PSU
    EVGA 1000W 80+ Gold (210-GQ-1000-V1)
  • Display(s)
    Alienware AW2518H 24.5" 1920x1080 240 Hz Monitor
  • Cooling
    EVGA CLC 280mm AIO
  • Keyboard
    Rosewill K81 (Kailh Brown Switches)
  • Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero (wired)
  • Sound
    Sony XB950N1's, Tin T2 IEMs, Razer Kraken 7.1 V2 Headset, Blue Yeti (Blackout Edition)
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home (64 bit)
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  1. Modhouse Argon MK3's are well known for having this sound Review here: Buy here: https://www.modhouseaudio.com/argon-mk3/zimu3wz0oyxlavnprki2jovso6c31v
  2. THANK YOU! IT WORKED!!! That program is awesome!
  3. I can on all of the other ones, but it's greyed out and unclickable on Disk 0 (my ssd)
  4. It is greyed out and won't let me click on it
  5. It's the one that shows as "Disc 0 Partition 13" in the picture above
  6. All of the ones I can see listed have names
  7. The drive shows up in BIOS, but it's a SATA SSD
  8. I just installed a 1TB SSD in my PC, and for whatever reason it won't show in windows. The recommended fix is to go through disk management and to create a "New Simple Volume" etc. etc. on any unallocated storage (highlighted in black), however in my case this doesn't work (my drive is highlighted as blue, meaning primary partition?). Being that my drive shows differently than seen in any of the YouTube tutorials that I could find, I need a different way to fix this as the others don't work. As you can see below, my 1TB SSD does not show in my files. Where do I go from here?
  9. A 240 should cool almost anything fine, Gamers Nexus's, and Optimum Tech's CPU test benches use 240mm AIO's and so it would likely be more than fine for daily use.
  10. 280`s and 360`s usually only produce at most a 5 degree variation in temps under load when testing using a 9900K at 5Ghz with 1.28V in my own experience. The difference in performance is not significant unless you are cooling a higher core count CPU (like Threadripper; which may benefit in sustained clock speeds slightly) or going for straight performance over value.
  11. Seeing as almost every AIO is an Asetec partner cooler, it really just comes down to what generation of pump your unit has (most commonly Gen 5-7) and the static pressure of the included fans to guarantee the best performance. -NZXT is currently the first Asetec partner to feature the new Gen 7 pump (on the Z63 & Z73 models), however they retail around $250-280 USD per unit which is relatively high when compared to the Gen 5 and 6 counterparts. -Corsair is well rounded -Enermax coolers as of now suffer from corrosion and internal growth (fix in progress) -EVGA currently has some of the highest static pressure fans on any Asetec partner AIO cooler (74-113.5 CFM) on CLC 280 & CLC 360. -ASUS has hate it or love it ROG branding and a MASSIVE pricetag -Cooler Master is yucky -Thermaltake is meh I personally would recommend the NZXT Kraken X62 and X72, as after the release of the new Z63 and Z73 coolers, NZXT has lowered their prices. They're well-rounded much like the Corsair coolers, however NZXT has better software.
  12. Used 1080Ti`s are the best bet rn, they are faster than both 2060 Super`s and 5700xt`s, plus they`re priced similarly at roughly $400-$450 USD for a good A.I.B. card when you price filter your search on ebay. I personally bought an EVGA FTW3 1080Ti for just $431.60 USD today.
  13. eBay guarantees a refund even is the seller refuses to pay. The seller will likely be banned if eBay finds after evaluation that they sold you a damaged card and refused to refund the money.
  14. CPU (new): AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $138 MOBO (new): MSI B450 Tomahawk Max $115 RAM (new): 16GB Patriot Viper Steel DDR4-3000 $68 GPU (used): Nvidia GTX 1060 $85 PSU (new): Corsair RMx 550W 80+ Gold $90 Case (new): Deepcool Matrexx 70-ADD-RGB $92 = $588 USD total (plus shipping if applicable) Pretty decent for 1080p gaming, however I would recommend upgrading and or starting a new build annually every 3 to 5 years afterwards to keep up to date with the latest hardware.
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