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Couple Upgrades- Seeking help for process

MChaves
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Hi everyone!

 

So i've had my computer running for the past 5 years without a hitch. But lately there are some issues.

1. Im running out of space. I use 2 x 120gb SSDs in RAID 0 for local drive and 3 x 2TB drives for storage and backup.

2. Games no longer run in ultra. Running EVGA GTX 970 SC

3. There's a weird ticking sound when the computer starts up. Im thinking its the fans used in the CPU cooler, its a Corsair H110i.

 

I recently went to the states to buy the upgrades but i just want to be sure it will work out and the upgrade process goes smoothly.

 

Bought:

- 2 x 6TB drives

- 1 x MSI Armor Radeon RX580

- 1x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.black

 

So about the process:

- For the drives i know its just a copy paste. But, i was wondering if i should do a drive sanity check or something similar?

- For the video card, its nothing. Plug, update and play.

- The CPU cooler is where im kinda lost. I know i need to clean up the old thermal paste and re apply more. But should i worry about the RAID? About the other components? What should i prepare for?

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18 minutes ago, MChaves said:

- 1 x MSI Armor Radeon RX580

I hope you at least get the 8GB version, because RX 580 is not meaningfully faster than the GTX 980 (so yes, faster than 970 but not much). Even with 8GB it's still not an upgrade I would recommend... Because the MSI Armor's cooler is weak, expect more noise than the 970 SC as well

 

18 minutes ago, MChaves said:

- The CPU cooler is where im kinda lost. I know i need to clean up the old thermal paste and re apply more. But should i worry about the RAID? About the other components? What should i prepare for?

swapping CPU cooler won't affect anything else like RAID and stuff... all you need is DDU to get rid of the Nvidia graphics drivers and install AMD ones.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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41 minutes ago, MChaves said:

Hi everyone!

 

So i've had my computer running for the past 5 years without a hitch. But lately there are some issues.

1. Im running out of space. I use 2 x 120gb SSDs in RAID 0 for local drive and 3 x 2TB drives for storage and backup.

2. Games no longer run in ultra. Running EVGA GTX 970 SC

3. There's a weird ticking sound when the computer starts up. Im thinking its the fans used in the CPU cooler, its a Corsair H110i.

 

I recently went to the states to buy the upgrades but i just want to be sure it will work out and the upgrade process goes smoothly.

 

Bought:

- 2 x 6TB drives

- 1 x MSI Armor Radeon RX580

- 1x Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.black

 

So about the process:

- For the drives i know its just a copy paste. But, i was wondering if i should do a drive sanity check or something similar?

- For the video card, its nothing. Plug, update and play.

- The CPU cooler is where im kinda lost. I know i need to clean up the old thermal paste and re apply more. But should i worry about the RAID? About the other components? What should i prepare for?

There are a bunch of videos on how to correctly install the cooler.  It’s not impossible that you might have trouble with memory height, but it usually involves the second fan which you may not find any use from so you might be able to do without it.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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34 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

swapping CPU cooler won't affect anything else like RAID and stuff... all you need is DDU to get rid of the Nvidia graphics drivers and install AMD ones.

Whats DDU?

 

34 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Even with 8GB it's still not an upgrade I would recommend... Because the MSI Armor's cooler is weak, expect more noise than the 970 SC as well

It is 8GB, i know its not the dream upgrade, but i was money short. What i really aimed for was the storage and the cooler.

 

10 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

It’s not impossible that you might have trouble with memory height, but it usually involves the second fan which you may not find any use from so you might be able to do without it.

Is there a way to check this before installation?

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DDU is a shareware app.  It’s a way to completely remove GPU drivers without doing a compete OS reinstall.  It’s kind of annoying to download.  The website is covered in adware.  It has a lot of requirements to run correctly including running the thing in safe mode.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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31 minutes ago, MChaves said:

Whats DDU?

name of a software specifically for removing graphics drivers of Intel, AMD and Nvidia.

 

31 minutes ago, MChaves said:

It is 8GB, i know its not the dream upgrade, but i was money short. What i really aimed for was the storage and the cooler.

Not only is it not "dream" upgrade, but "how about no" upgrade. You'll be back to the same situation within a year or two.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Adequate memory space is more important than cooling

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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2 hours ago, MChaves said:

Games no longer run in ultra. Running EVGA GTX 970 SC

Ultra is unnecessary in my opinion, unless you want to take screenshots.

 

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz, 800x600@140Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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