Godlygamer23

It'll give us a lot of information. 
I'd also request that you let it continue logging even after the game crashes for around 10 seconds. Also change the interval to every 0.3 seconds under GPU-Z Settings(hamburger/pancake stack button). The default is every second, and I want to go tighter to 0.3 seconds.

Can you download GPU-Z, enable "log to file"(and pick a location to save the file), play or let Elden Ring run until it crashes, and then uncheck "log to file", and then post the file here?

Can you download GPU-Z, enable "log to file"(and pick a location to save the file), play or let Elden Ring run until it crashes, and then uncheck "log to file", and then post the file here?

When you removed the CMOS battery, did you turn off power to the power supply or disconnect it from the wall, and then hold the power button? That's a requirement when resetting the BIOS utilizing that method. If the system is still getting standby power, the CMOS chip will remain powered, even without the CMOS battery being present.

People can be paranoid, especially when they're new at something. It's better to put their mind at ease with explanations versus just telling them something. It also helps educationally so they can make better decisions themselves. 

We're at the beginning of implants my dude. The sky's the limit. Right now, they don't interface with your body, but they very well get to that point. People, and corporations, will want more.
Not an expert here. It depends on how far we go with implants. No matter how companies state how secure they are, there will always be vulnerabilities present, and people wanting to take advantage of them.
The major flaw is it's in your body. And that's just in the beginning. Once they become widespread(they will), companies will figure out how to make things more complicated for wearers. Even with government regulations in place, companies will try to circumvent them, creating additional complications. 
 
Any time you open up your body, you create a risk of infection - that's objective reality. The more you do it, the riskier it gets. If material is incompatible with a person's body, it might get rejected and cause a host of complications - complications that can be avoided by simply not using an implantable device.

People can be paranoid, especially when they're new at something. It's better to put their mind at ease with explanations versus just telling them something. It also helps educationally so they can make better decisions themselves. 

It's better to have it in the middle IMO, so totally fine. Cable is also good. That insulation will be able to reach 180 degrees F before anything catastrophic happens, The temperature won't get that high ever, so it's totally fine. 

For the cost change alone, the fiber connection is obviously the best value, and even if you don't consume all of the bandwidth, consuming more bandwidth than either of the other options alone makes it worth the extra cost IMO.

If anything we need more air conditioning systems, in the form of reversible heat pumps. A cold climate air source heat pump is 3 to 5 times more efficient than resistive electric heating. Even high efficiency condensing gas furnaces are less efficient than a heat pump running off electricity generated by that same fuel in a power plant.
 
Those roll-around portable air conditioners and window units at the big-box store are bronze age tech in comparison.

Possibly, but it's cheaper to just nuke stuff and ship new ones. If there were a big spike in RMAs then yes, it would make sense to rip into them and do a full Root Cause Analysis. But you have to remember how much that costs.
Not only do they have to pay to get it shipped back, but then their logistics group has to recieve, track, and store all these units which is $$, then they have to dedicate engineers and machine time to investigating all the units which is $$$$$ + opportunity cost. Then that data has to get handed off to someone who is half decent at trend analysis which is $$$. And finally they have to dispose of the vast majority of the units which is further $$.

As it is, all they have to do is set a couple alerts (one email/physical address RMAing a lot, hash the image and make sure it's at least unique, compare RMAs to sales and ping when that ratio goes over a set threshold) and there is the bonus that customers don't even have to visit a shipping drop location. 

Yes, and make sure it's a real card. Use a real stress testing program - no nonsense with Furmark or any derivatives. This is not the place for that.

Furmark had other issues, even back when it could kill video cards - namely, the card would pass an overclock within Furmark, and then instantly artifact, or the drivers would crash as soon as the user would go into a substantial game. 

Furmark had other issues, even back when it could kill video cards - namely, the card would pass an overclock within Furmark, and then instantly artifact, or the drivers would crash as soon as the user would go into a substantial game. 

-= Topic Moved to CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory =-

My apologies. I guess I missed it.
 
At this point, I would just RMA it back to WD.

What does CrystalDiskInfo show when viewing the WD Black SSD?

Got lucky in Ohio and only a few wispy clouds at times.  Here are a few of what i was able to get.

If you don't control mounting pressure or the TIM. Using a thermal pad will alleviate that issue(also allowing specific thicknesses to be chosen) and allow a proper test to be performed. 

And pump out I believe is purely where temperatures fluctuate, primarily for example when high load tests or tasks are run on a specific schedule. The pumping out effect is purely from the component expanding and contracting, and also along with making the TIM less viscous, exacerbating the pump out effect. 

To properly test the notion that more paste being applied equals higher temperatures, you need to use material that is sufficiently rigid, or seal off the area. Two ways to achieve that - using thermal pads instead of thermal paste, or using a gasket for sealing.
 
This test has demonstrated nothing because the paste was pushed out by the mounting pressure as stated above. Even so, if you're testing thermal material, and you apply a certain amount of mounting pressure(i.e. you only draw down the cooler by a certain amount, ensuring the use of a spring system to hold the cooler in place), then as the paste heats up, it will naturally become less viscous. If the system is sitting parallel to the mounting direction, the cooler will sink further down, pushing more paste out, and decrease the space that exists between the cold plate/heatpipes, increasing thermal transfer. If the system is sitting perpendicular to the mounting direction, then it might start to pull away, decreasing contact, and decreasing thermal transfer.
 
This is also dependent on the mounting system that's used as well, I think primarily for the system sitting perpendicular to the mounting direction. The Kraken x60 used a bracket that the pump/block sat in, providing more even pressure around it, so as long as it kept the cooler snug enough, any loss in thermal transfer would flatten out.
 
All this is to say...the test didn't show anything. The paste was pushed out by the mounting pressure, which allowed it achieve expected thickness.

And pump out I believe is purely where temperatures fluctuate, primarily for example when high load tests or tasks are run on a specific schedule. The pumping out effect is purely from the component expanding and contracting, and also along with making the TIM less viscous, exacerbating the pump out effect. 

If you elect to run only the single rear fan, you may run into thermal issues.

You're better off swapping the fans instead of attempting to remove or disconnect the LEDs.