Recent content by djstarfox

Looks like you're stuck with running the graphics card at x8. Actually, at PCIe 4 or 5 speeds, that's not bad, even at 4k resolution.

I've had good luck with getting the upper tier of any NVMe... E.g., "Legend" for ADATA, or "Pro" for Samsung, "Black" for WD, etc. But I gather that's because, as others have posted, those flagship devices have all the features such as cache, high write endurance, etc.

Of course, the kid in me wants all LC fiber cables to "glow" when there is data going thru them.... yet we don't see that. :(

First thing I thought of for the colors... VLAN number. But of course, 1) you'd have to memorize vlan & color combinations; and 2) some people have color blindness. :)

I have a friend with the Fractal North. Her experience has been it's a bit loud with factory config (air cooled), but I believe it can be made quiet with the right tweaks & fans. And yes, a video card bracket is required. :) Also, I believe a 360 rad is relatively close in surface area to a...

It's interesting to see that I've been doing what most people have been doing. My main rig is 2 x NVMe only. Gaming rig is SSD only. I only use HDD for the NAS and for offline backups (HDD docks work great for this purpose), due to the price per TB.

Must have been a pricing mistake. The AMD RX 7900 XT Ultra is $799... but now the XTX version is back to $979.

Try to disable ALL overclocking... memory, CPU, etc. Boot to OS once with that setting, then cold shutdown. See if that fixes it... My guess would be RAM timings/instability. I've seen RAM age...i.e., must run at lower clocks vs when bought new.

NE shell shocker $279 for Intel A770 card... https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16814553001

I just played a 4K movie on my AMD 6800.... uses about 1% CPU and 7% GPU. No studder here. Monitor refresh rate is 120Hz however, which I've found to be helpful all around.

Hello? Have you guys seen the cost of video cards? How about cloud computing anyone? * "its data center division... up 279% over the same quarter last year." * "its gaming division... increasing 81% year over year." No surprises here.

If your temps & noise are OK now, I'd leave it as is. If not, then try adding an intake fan at the bottom first. There are enough holes in the case that static pressure (i.e., heat buildup) shouldn't be an issue, especially if you can run the rear fans faster than the front ones.... Also, I...

So, you want to run 3 x Dell U3821DW montiors? Also, what is your budget (range)?

Yeah, the OCP is faster than your eyes can perceive. As others have stated, always use provided cables or ones that have been vetted for the power supply. The PSU is probably fine now.

I smell bribery somewhere...