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Thanks Agall! Really helpful info. Ill try to set the initial pcie to x8 and see if that sorts it after work today :).

Hello all, I have a TRX40 Aorus extreme motherboard. Currently I have two 2070 supers (nvlink) on the first two PCI Express slots (x16 for the first slot, and x8 for the second slot). The first M2 slot (between the two cards) currently houses my operating system hard drive (windows). An optane 905 using a M.2 to U.2 converter cable. It has worked fine for a couple years. Im trying to install a second operating system (linux), and decided to use the second M2 slot underneath the second gpu. When I tried to boot after adding the hard drive, it is no longer seeing the second gpu, which leads me to think that Ive already capped out on the PCI express bus distribution. Is there a workaround for this? Or do I have to try and use a different M.2 slot on my motherboard. I read somewhere that I could try and reduce the lanes going to the second graphics card to 4, but I'm not sure that's a good idea in the first place. Any tips are appreciated! Best, J

thanks folks. I completely new to this but i get it now---any soft tube fittings for 1/2 ID and 3/4 OD will work--for some reason i thought ekwb was implying that ONLY their compression fittings would work. Ive learned since that this is clearly not the case. Thanks all

Hey! Does anyone have any recommendations for compression fittings that would work for rubber tubing (1'2" id and 3/4" od)? The type that EKWB recommends dont seem to be being produced any more and Im looking for alternatives. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like many people use rubber tubing so its hard to get confirmation on compatibility. Any suggestions would be appreciated!! Thanks!!!

Hey Folks, I have been setting up a water loop. Plan was to have a second radiator on the bottom of the case (I have an Enthoo elite, and Ive seen a lot of people using this setup). Ive realized though, that this might make the drain valve placement difficult. How are you supposed to drain a system when the radiator--with the ports facing upwards (it has to), is the bottom of the loop? Thanks in advance for any tips.

Gotcha--thanks for your help!

Hugely helpful--thank you! So something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087G9LP3Y/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B087G9LP3Y&pd_rd_w=00Gs2&pf_rd_p=7d37a48b-2b1a-4373-8c1a-bdcc5da66be9&pd_rd_wg=ETFuL&pf_rd_r=BA4ZSGTABRAC9T2PPC35&pd_rd_r=13f020f2-5cca-4d14-bb6e-0d5e26bf110f&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTzZSWk44NkdGRFQwJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzM3ODY4M05NR0dRUTRWSTUxVSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjc0MjkzRkdGNUpNOU9ISzhNJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==#customerReviews Combined with this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MFW93B4/ref=sspa_dk_detail_4?spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExSlJPUUVXSVdZWjhZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjQyMTA3MzZVRzA0VzJFTjNFJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAwMjYyOTEyNDRVQU01UUhERllNJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsMiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

Hey folks, Kind of a noob question. I have a vfx workstation that I am building. It is VERY large (enthoo elite). Due to space constraints I am seriously considering just putting the tower in another room. Anybody ever done something like this--as in the computer in one room and displays elsewhere? Only options I can think of are something like a zero client, or really long extensions cables. We have used zero clients at work without issue, and they can handle up to three hdmi or displayport displays, but I am having trouble understanding how they are configured---tutorials are mostly nonexistent, and the ones that are explain that you need to have things like an extra computer to run as a server, which just seems like another level of overkill to this whole escapade. My other alternative is really long cables. I am running a 50 foot ethernet already so I have the holes in the flooring necessary, but then Id need to run audio, and three fairly long cables to md monitors and a cintiq. Any tips here--besides getting a smaller tower? Lol--case is already in building and ive decided im using it regardless. Sorry if this seems ridiculous, but suggestions would genuinely be appreciated. Thanks!!!!!

Apologies but a bit confused on this. A 10A outlet should only be 1200W right? And this should only be running at 80%? 240v to 30 Amp would definitely cover an overclocked cpu and 2-3gpus. To your second point, my calculations seem high then, but are they that off really? Charts as they are would seem to imply even with a second gpu, I wouldnt go over 1000W. However they dont indicate overclocked gpus though. Is a 1600W power supply really enough for 1 cpu and two overclocked gpus? Ive never even heard of undervolting, hugely informative. Just doing some reading, there seem to be differing opinions on whether or not you can undervolt and still retain performance though. I guess I would have to see for myself. Thanks for all the tips so far. Trying to process and not run in circles here.

Ooof, foot in mouth--terrible reading on my part.

Good point. Perhaps I just romanticized the performance gains of watercooling, having never really done it before. Is watercooling of any real benefit if you are not overclocking?

Well i pulled it from here? https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ryzen-threadripper-3970x-review,5.html I figured this was fairly reliable?

thank you both. I will be using this pc for professional purposes as a vfx artist. and thats a good point on the addition of a second line. I know that fridges and ac units often run on 40 Amp outlets. Perhaps thats the way to go.

Hey folks, A few things have been really confusing me about my own computer build. Its not the mathematics of the power consumption, its the reality of being able to actually overclock a cpu and 2-3 gpus, and not burn my entire house down lol. Im building my own pc, trying to be really careful with the specs, research on power consumption, overclocking, etc, and Im really confused as to how other people are getting away with overclocking/mining pcs (4 gpus??), considering the reality of power consumption with the newest cpus and gpus, and standard outlets in a home. Case and point example of theoretical overclocking--numbers from gamers nexus and elsewhere. ryzen 3970 --overclocked --700 Watts nvidia 3090 founds (or aib) --overclocked-- 550Wx2- 1100 Watts These numbers alone take me over what any standard power supply could handle. Add in fans, pump, ram, storage, and you are looking at 2200 Watts out of the box. One more gpu and your looking at 2671 Watts!! This means I would need to get two power supplies. Great-thats not easy--even throwing two into an enthoo elite case, your compromising some of the space you could use for rads, etc. Oh and then these power supplies need to plug in somewhere. Problem is most outlets in a home are 15 AMP circuits. Some simple math on this: 15 Amps (standard home outlet) = 120*15 Watts Non Peak. Or 1800 Watts. Of which, 80% can be in use for lengthy periods of time. Even a 20 Amp circuit would only cover 2400 Watts at load, and it cant do this for extended periods of time. All this means I would need: two power supplies, two surge protectors running to two different outlets......long story short, a whole lot of extra gear, and money, on top of the additional cost of watercooling. To a point, it all seems a bit ridiculous to me. To put things in perspective, without overclocking, ryzen 3970 --not overclocked --500 Watts nvidia 3090 founds (or aib) -not overclocked-- 550Wx2- 350 Watts Totals after added in parts: roughly 1400 Watts. This is about what a 15 Amp circuit can handle, along with a 1600 w power supply from say Corsair. It just makes me wonder, is overclocking really even worth it? in the same vane, is watercooling even worth it if you are not overclocking? Would it make more sense to just simply my whole setup, use some aio coolers, not overclock, and call it a day? Would love to get some perspective on this. Im a vfx artist, and I will be abusing this hardware. But I frankly feel like I might be going down a rabbithole. .....I wanted to overclock and use water cooling in the first place for the same reason as everybody, to avoid throttling my performance, but the truth is the more I look at the numbers the more I am unsure of its feasibility. I will be using Clarisse (cpu) and Redshift (gpu) all of the time, and I was worried about throttling my parts under full load.......... thanks all!!! and definitely let me know if there is something terrible about my math!!!!!!

Hey folks, Question . VFX artist. Running Houdini and Nuke mostly. I just installed a new optane 905P ssd in my machine. Im trying to understand the best way to optimize it, without reinstalling my entire operating system on it. Ive been told when you run a program, the only drive that matters is the drive that work is actually being done on. Does this mean it doesnt matter that much where the program is installed? If that's the case, I can keep the program installed on my current ssd, and then have my files on the optane drive, and still reap the full benefits of optane. However, if the program is constantly calling on libraries from the other drive, perhaps I should reinstall the programs onto that hard drive as well? Not entirely sure how this stuff works. Breakdown would be helpful. Thanks!