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Hey veterans! I built my first 1-1 1/2 years ago and want to know, 6-10 years ago, what would be considered a high-end PC that could easily play in [insert highest gaming res here]. Thanks!

I'm curious if anyone has any interest in some electroplated pc components. If so, which and what would it be worth it to you? Trying to see if it would be worth it to do a batch of stuff on my own. Need an excuse to dedicate the space and time for it so just trying to gauge if this is anything anyone is interested in or not.

I was thinking about getting a Phanteks Sk-120mm for my rear exhaust because I wanted to match the 3 front intake fans that came with my P400a-digital. But I was wondering if they are good. I know there are better options RGB or not at the price point and that's what I'm nervous about. I don't know if it would be a better idea to get the matching one or to get a different brand but have the RGB not matching. Or even getting a 5 pack of different fans to be my exhaust and replace the ones the case came with. Thanks,

my ssd seems to get very hot anytime i use use computer here is the ssd temp:https://i.imgur.com/5cSj3Wz.png ssd temp in crystal disk info:https://i.imgur.com/MMkvIdG.png any advice on how to keep my ssd cool?

So I recently aquired a 3950X. I knew going in that it would be a hot chip. But my Zalman CNPS20X [Noctua Fans] isn't cutting it. I could go AIO but I figured why not go for it and make a custom loop. In my personal aesthetics I dont like the normal reservoirs. They're a little clunky. Now, 5.25" Bay Reservoirs.. Oh man. These things are the bees knees. I love the cleaner look that they can provide and give you room for drives and long long GPUs. My issue is finding one. These things are rare. From a more by gone era of computing. I really want this one. Link: https://www.frozencpu.com/products/16942/ex-res-421/XSPC_Twin_D5_Dual_525_Bay_Clear_Reservoir_-_w_Dual_MCP655_Series_Pumps_Installed.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwkN6EBhBNEiwADVfya3TESdjzTK2mJxGciSPXCUr0RYkn3bAThyPfpxa5iMF45I1QDu8eLRoCI0kQAvD_BwE#blank The pumps installed preferably. Its been an age since Ive heard of Frozen CPU. I don't know if they're still around. Anyone who has any leads to one please let me know. I would love to start clocking this chip soon. Thank you all!

Hey guys.... I am happy to announce that, only a few short months after I re-located to Dubai UAE, I have found a new job @iStyle. It's an Apple Retailer here. I love the idea that I will be surrounded by Apple products. No I am not an Apple Fanboy. As proof I own an iPhone 4S, an iPad Air 1st Gen and a Galaxy Note 3. The Note 3 is my daily driver, the iPhone 4S is only used for my Lebanese line which I seldom use. I love both platforms equally. Anyway, I will be occupying the Sales Executive position. It's my first time. Usually, I am more of a Tech Support in the Hardware and Software department. I really hope I do well, simply because main salary is kinda low, so I will be relying on the commission side. The more I sell, the more I make $$$$... It's my first job here in Dubai, I don't know how things work around here. In Lebanon, my home country, there are no rules. What I mean, back there, clients who either bought or own an iPhone, come to us to Jailbreak them, and add a few tweaks. Here, the term Jailbreak is frowned upon. We are not allowed to mention it, short of getting fired, or worse, BANNED!] What do you guys think ?

Finnished this blog now?: Not quite, I am yet to do the Grid2 Benchmark but I can talk about the general use of the cards. Before modding, the reference card was extremely loud, as you can imagine, whereas the Tri-X cooler stayed almost silent. After this mod, I found that while the total noise for both cards has been reduced, the single 120mm fan is having to work harder that the three 80mms on the Tri-X. So it's louder post mod unfortunately. On the bright side though, the card runs at the same temperature but goes back to idle temps much faster. As for the reference, almost a 40 degree difference in max temperature. VRM: The bane of my life while working on these cards, VRM temps are still higher that I would like. At this point though, I can't amend this short of buying bigger and less stylish coolers. Which might seem like a good trade off to some of you but for me, getting this build to look right is more important that perfect temps. 65 degree average VRM in intensive games is good enough for me. Whats Next?: Well since the change from PC In A Drawer to PC On The Wall, I have made progress with the designs. These cards should be installed into the custom case next week, since its half term I can get a day off to do it in. However, I am working on another Attempts blog now. This one will feature a some packaging and an ITX Motherboard. I will not be uploading onto this blog until the cards are fitted into the final case, or until something breaks. Thank You :)

I am new to these, so i might have posted in the wrong topic. I am learning. I am going to be over clocking a i9-10900K to 6 ghz and I am curious to wonder what case can hold the most 120mm fans. If I posted in the wrong topic, note that I am new to this and I will try to do my best.

Well i think it is that time, the time to upgrade from one fan to three, so my gpu doesn't double as a barbecue. I'm looking for a fan to blow directly onto the gpu and one to exhaust out the back (case is fractal core 1000 if it helps), and since i am clearly a noob to the world of cooling, it would be nice if someone could recommend me some nice quiet fans (one 92mm and one 120mm). Leds and all that fancy stuff doesn't really matter to me, all that matters to me is that the fan can cool my gpu well and not sound like a spaceship taking off. I'd like the fans to be around $15 cad. Thanks

Anyone know about a Huawei P9 non-wallet case with Creditbank card slot?

Has anyone else seen Panasonic's new invisible tv, it uses self lighting pixels so its transparent like glass. When it's powered on it's an OLed im guessing 1080p display, given that theres no backlight i dont know why i was surprised. Pretty awesome and i can think of a lot of interactie design ideas for it, i also saw people using it like a touch screen bnot sure how. Has anyone seen this in person and im sure everyone would love a video on it, new tech is exciting

Hello. so i recently bought 2 DSBV DX motherboards for 15$ CAD and they came with the non fan cpu coolers. where can i get a very cheap lga 771 cooler. looking to build my own 3u Server case and would like to be able to use the systems until the case is done. thanks!

Hello! I wonder if there are any known problems with the Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 motherboard? Are there anything I should think of if i would to get it? and is there any real difference between Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming 9 and MSI Z270 Gaming M7? Which one is better? if there are no difference I may go with the Aorus one in my rgb build

I've heard alot of people say it's a small cooler and a little anemic, but I'm currently using a stock cooler on an A10-5800k. So I think just about anything that isn't a rock will do the job better. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835103107)

So I grabbed a DeepCool Genome II for my 4th build of the month last week.... Parts List: CASE: DeepCool Genome II MOBO: Maximus IX Formula CPU: i7 7700K kaby PSU: Corsair RM 850i RAM: 32Gigs 3600Mhz GPU: ASUS Radeon RX480 8 GB OC Strix model (waiting on Vega release) M.2: Samsung 850evo 500Gig SSD: Toshiba OCZ 480Gig (x2) HDD: WD Blue 4TB 7200RPM Due to some issues on the motherboard setup the factory air cooler wouldn't mount so I bought a smaller Enermax aircooler(very efficient as well) and proceded with the build as I planned on swapping from it's original Zalman Z9 Neo case to this DeepCool Genome II for its liquid AIO CPU block for better temps and some light overclocking while only building a small custom loop for the aesthetics and for the built in on board liquid cooling of the "CrossChill EK III VRM water block" and the RAM sticks.and possibly later look at doing a mod where I crack into the built in AIO and add it to the loop as well. but main reason I went with this case for this particular rig was for the fact that the on board EK setup didn't have a CPU counterpart sold for it at launch(massive oversight?)--nor did they release the Maximus IX Ultimate the day they launched the Z270 chipset MOBO's (which I will be buying and swapping this one out for or building another rig entirely) and that is why I went with this "cool" looking case. The Good: Arrived after 24 hours of the order being placed! (location location location!) Case arrived packaged nicely aside from the dent and gash in the cardboard the case itself was fine... or was it? They sent me the correct color--White with blue "lighting accents" and tubing Water Cooler Already ready to plug and play Fans already mounted on radiator Nice amount of room internally to build in and everything fit nice and neatly The backside has a plethora of cable management mounting points! (even enough to quiet my OCD) SSD Mounts on backside are very nice as you mount on a caddy and then use a slide lock then use a thumbscrew to secure (has 2) Comes with a GPU Vertical mount bracket and the PCIE x4 extender! Has a way to customize the large empty front space for cable management optimization or inserting another radiator and fan setup as well as the ability to mount an SSD or 2 on the visible side for the window Removable HDD tray for extra cooling support on top of the extra front space Included fan hub which can also accommodate the pump as well for other MOBO's that may have limited headers Rubber noise dampening bumpers for the PSU mounting are that felt like they were well made and not cheaped out on (other previous cases had cheap thin ones that really did nothing) Power switch on the side for the LED's built in for highlighting and effects The Bad: Box looked like it had been purchased and opened and then RMA'd before I was sent it from NewEgg.com The GamerStorm Logo was damaged due to being put on incorrectly and when being packaged it likely caught on something but the "S" part of it was half peeled off and hanging out all messed up (foil tape type of sticker, so no fixing that) The Front I/O panel could use some type of cover to snap on and feels like its an incomplete item there, no labels for the mic/headphone jacks or even color differences (I thought it was missing a snap in cover it was so bad and contacted the company) Built everything in case and mounted the water block hooked up the fan splitter and its 3 fans as needed, even mounting my PSU in what felt like upside down to me as this cases instructions said to, plugged in the PSU and flipped the switch on it, the motherboard started its color breathing "system off mode" lighting so I pressed the power button on the front panel--NOTHING! Hit the reset button--AGAIN NOTHING!! Reached in and hit the Start button on the motherboard, fired right up and before i could sit down windows was on and loaded as well as all my run on start up programs and GPU monitor, and the LED's in the fans were a static on bright clean white which adds a cool ambiance but with no dimmer switch or way to turn them off was kind of drowning out my "Clown on LSD" amount of built on RGB. and then it began... the pump wouldn't kick on (or at least thats what I thought as it has a built in LED as well to help with the effects and accents and helps highlight how the case is a "living machine" breathing effect coupled with the LEDs behind the reservoir on the front that aren't on either) so I restarted went into BIOS made sure the CPU temp was staying low and at 4.2GHz idle temps were hovering at about 31* C--pretty nice to me, so I double checked that the fan hub and the pump (hooked into its own pump header) were on and receiving power--Double Checked they were indeed on and perfectly running... still no LED's on front or on the CPU block... Powered off disassembled it ALL down to a bare frame holding a motherboard with the cooling block mounted on the CPU and had found that none of the front panel button cables were hooked to the buttons nor was the LED power cord hooked into it (nice factory QA checks!--or was it a return? ) and I had to basically guess which clip went in which slot as the left side (power reset and LED header/splitter and switch) had the same amount of cables running to the plugs and same shape and all cables in this case are black so no color indicator for anything. Upon tracking the CPU blocks LED cable to the front figured out which plug had what on it but no indication of which port to plug it into on the faceplate, so I guessed, got lucky on first try and moved on to reassembling the case... yay! Now that its all here I tried messing with the LED's which have a breathing effect of like 2 seconds on and then 3 seconds off (just guesstimated not actually timed) I tried (and hoped the LED off switch would turn the ones on the fans off along with the breathing ones on the CPU and the Front backlighting on the case--or at least have maybe 3 or 5 presets ... kept pushing the button and holding it or multiple pushes to see if it would somehow do something besides the "breathing" or "OFF" modes, even better I noticed that all this button does is provide false hopes as it ONLY turns off the breathing backlight for the reservoir on the front panel--NOTHING ELSE!!!! Lights on the fans should have had the LED's wired to the LED switch as they are three times brighter than the ones mounted for effect on the front panel and with how the AIO loop is not just built into this cases design, but ingrained in its very fabric of being I figured it would have had that small option on there as well so you could turn the lights off (CPU block too) for if you want to have it as a setup for a home theater case or game in a darker setting--or God forbid "Netflix and chill" in a darker setting. And the only reason I thought it had these possibilities was due to the description of its lighting effects from the manufacturers site. THE OVERALL: If you use minimalist lighting such as white LED's or no LED/RGB this cases lighting looks clean and great from the fans alone, the pulsing front accent can be turned off thankfully, it will be easy for me to modify VERY SOON to add what features I think it needs on that side of things. The cooler included is very much a great AIO loop for your CPU so long as you don't go crazy on the overclocking side of things (I also am running my system at a light overclock and maintaining very good temps across the board). the fact that the Genome II case is about $229.00(maybe $249.00 if not on sale) US made it an easy choice for me for the cases internal space and accommodations and the potential I saw for future water loop customization, however, I couldn't justify the extra$50.00 to $100.00 US for the ROG red/black RGB edition and I am glad I didnt buy it due to its lack of Aura Sync with software and being a 256 color controller you plug everything into and coming in the black and red scheme only was also a killer as black doesnt reflect colored lighting as well to make the RGB on board and GPU carry over for more saturation on the internals. and with the fan lights still being the same white LED's for accent lighting I feel it would drown out the RGB youre trying to use to fight against the black and blood red ROG edition monster with. If you want a case and loop to start a mod, I highly recommend (as I may try and fit a micro ATX in here with my current setup in the near future for streaming and editing purposes, and ... just because). I will also be cutting a window in to show off my SSD mounts and cable management that this case allowed my OCD to go full swing at if I cant figure out how to mount the micro system inside. But NO MATTER WHAT-- I will be adding a complete LED controller to all the factory included White LED's in this as well as 3d printing a front I/O plate or cover for this thing, as soon as I complete the RYZEN build I'm working up... As for it on its own, it is an affordable AIO and case combo that so long as is assembled fully does its job and looks damn cool doing it too for a really good price. I wanted to do a Youtube video review and build but figured my ugly mug would scare off the views lol I may do a B roll shot or two and upload and will get around to pics here if anyone wants them, like if it helped you--or if you thought it was a good read, thanks for sticking with it this long

What I am trying to build is an old build for playing those classic games I played as a kid. Help me for looking for parts. Things I am looking for: 1. Small Case with enough room to fit an old graphics card 2. Best Amd or Intel cpu at the time period of your choice 3. Good motherboard at the time period of your choice 4. Psu (Already have) 5. Best graphics card at the time period of your choice (Something with hdmi if possible, if not then that is fine also) If you can help that would be great, thanks Try to list it in a number form factor as I did above if you could. Names or links would suffice.

Which rx580 should I get? I want it to cool well. Around the 240 dollar price point, preferably red or black or both. Before someone criticizes me for the m.2 ssd, I was going to get the 850 evo, but a friend offered to pay an extra 50 dollars for the better ssd.

I am interested in running my i7-7700K at very low voltage until I am able to perform a delid. Anyone have experience with underclocking and undervolting Kaby Lake CPUs? I am able to have a ROCK SOLID 4GHz @ 1.0V Manual & 1.0V Standby. What kind of clocks can you get with 1.0V? What is the lowest stable voltage you can get at stock frequency? This is with no AVX offset. I have achieved this while overclocking the integrated graphics (HD630) to a ratio of 28 with an offset of +.4V. This allows me to get 1400MHz on the integrated graphics. At 100%, the IGPU reaches max of 75C.

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Hey there everyone. Thanks for taking the time here. Attached is a picture of 4 builds I have layed out Those labeled "Cheap" I'm focusing more on performance, where as in those labeled "Cool" are also built for looks. Some of the prices listed are here and there, but for the most part should be fairly accurate from Amazon and Newegg. As I started the list, I was originally planning on building the "Intel Cool". I can be a cheapskate, Which is how I arrived at, "Do I reeeaallllyy need a computer that looks that good too?" Keep in mind, I think it would look super rad. While the savings with the "Cheap" builds isn't a whole lot, If i decide that route, my choices are either: pocket the savings, upgrade to 1080, upgrade to 1080TI, or some other upgrade you might suggest. (I have listed some components I could consider, on the side of the lists) Location: USA Budget: I tried to make everything bang for buck already, without dropping much performance. I can go a little over the prices of the builds that are listed, just keeping Cool and Frugal in mind. Aim: Normal gaming. Cant say how hard just yet. Currently play League of Legends, mmorpgs. So I know I could get away with a 1060. But I wanna keep my options open and also future proof. I dont really plan on upgrading for a while Monitors: As you saw, they are 24" 1920x1080 144hz. Doing that because I dont want to spend too much on a monitor at the moment. The Predator is just a placeholder because I still have to do more research into freesync and gsync(If I can game good without them, what frames I have to stay in/what hertz monitor I need to be able to avoid tearing/lag) I am opting for under 4ms response time. Keeping 1440p and dual monitors in mind for the future. Why: My computer right now is running just fine, so I dont REALLY need to upgrade. But I've gotten into the building hobby(or the idea, since I havent built one yet). I watch all these youtubers, etc. (You guys are LTT are spectacular, my favorites!) So yeah I wanna build one. Plus my little brothers computer suuuucckkkss, so I'm gonna give him my current one. NOTE: You might laugh or say why am I posting so soon, but I really like to do research and I guess im just getting ahead of myself. But im gonna be buying all the parts on Black Friday/Cyber Monday 7 months from now(I'm cheap). I know a lot can change in that time, but hey, lets see how this goes. Also gives time for me to see how the Ryzen vs Intel plays out more. Because right off that bat you can say, "If you're just normal gaming, why do you need a 1600" but its kinda cheaper than the 7600k and can do other stuff better(I think) in case I ever get into streaming or other stuff. Well thanks SO much if you've read through all my blabbering, I really appreciate it. Let me know if I've missed something. And what you think of the builds, what you would change/keep, and anything else. Stay Classy!

Hello. I been looking at this 2 boards and they seem to be the same but Logitech has a media key which is nice. 1st logitech 610 orion -96euros And Cooler master MasterKeys Pro L -128 euros. So far what i found is that logitech is cheaper AND has media keys. If you can help me would be awesome! Thank you!

I'm about to build a new PC for gaming and recording but I want to give its performance a boost by getting RGB lights. I know there are a lot of LED strips you can buy in rolls and cut but I'm looking for ones made to plug into your motherboard and be controlled with software. If anyone knows where I can buy some of these please link it below!` Build: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/Q8dMxY