Recent content by matt_to_the_max

I wanted to do another build for my sim rig, now I'm going to wait it out. I don't feel like paying $400 plus for 32gb of ddr5 ram.

Nice build TangledThornz! How did you like building with the AP201? I was thinking about building a MFF workstation for sim racing and flight sims. Did you ever consider the Jonsbo D32 Pro or Lian Li Dan A3?

Good point. It doesn't need acceleration. I just use it as a discord/spotify, etc. second monitor. I don't have an iGPU as I'm running a 5800x3d. I just checked and I can run the MSI monitors with HDMI but it's limited to 144Hz. I think that would be just fine though. However, I don't think...

Hello [H]ard members, I’m running into a monitor setup challenge and could use some advice. My system uses an MSI RTX 5080, which has three DisplayPort outputs and one HDMI. On my desk, I have a dual-monitor setup with: A Dell AW3423DWF (34") connected via DisplayPort A 15" 1440p monitor...

I wanted to get the flash drive but I didn't want to wait in the line. Yeah, I saw that they had a decent amount of Nvidia GPUs in stock according to their website.

I live in the bay area and signed up for the early access. I drove by on Wednesday night which was the first day they were opened and there was a line out the door. I was like no thank you. I just really wanted to see what the store was like and might have bought a laptop. Never the less, I'll...

What's the big deal with the load cycles? Isn't that part of the hard drive design? From what I found online on stack exchange, "Load/Unload Cycle Count is how often the actuator arm is parked in the loading zone. The actuator arm holds the head which reads/writes to the disk. ...The head...

My oldest drive on my Unraid server are two 8tb Western digital drives (WDC_WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0_7JJ7XZ7C) they have 6 years of power on time, (These were shucked hard drives from an Easystore External hard drive.) I recently upgraded some to 20tb and 14tb drives. Eventually I will replace these two...

StoleMyOwnCar, if I had to guess why people buy the RTX 5080 as much as the 5070ti is because of supply. I couldn't find any RTX 5070ti's or 5080s in store (BestBuy) or online in the past couple months. I did find a PNY RTX 5080 that was a store return but ended up not getting that. I instead...

Hello, I am selling a MSI RTX 3070Ti that runs great and has never been mined on. I sold this GPU to my roommate who used it for a few years after I bought a RTX 3080Ti. (He mostly plays AOE4 and simulation games.) I recently bought a RTX 5080 and gave him the 3080Ti. Price: $220 shipped with...

So I got the upgrade itch... haha. I ended up get a prebuilt PC from costco that came with a R9 9900X and RTX 5080. I used it for a few days and ran some benchmarks. Then one day I turn it on and there was no video output. I switched to the onboard GPU with hdmi and saw the video. I rebooted the...

I mean maybe that Compaq 9232 is a collectable? lol you never know. When I saw this thread pop up I was like what the hell, I thought Comp USA closed? haha

I might look into the 9070XT but I feel like I can wait until the next generation. Regardless, you all make good points and I'm not going to go forward with the RTX 5080. Best buy never called me too. I think I'm happy enough with the frame rates I'm getting with my 3080ti.

Hi everyone, I currently have a RTX 3080ti. I run at a resolution of 3440x1440 on my main monitor for gaming. I play FPS, some RTS, and other games such as Marvel Rivals. Is it worth upgrading to the RTX 5080? I ask because I walked into my local best buy store and they had a PNY RTX 5080 that a...

Will this Windows 11 build make any difference for the Zen 3 architecture? I'm rocking a 5800x3d and running Windows 10.