Recent content by rcarlos

overclocking FCLK only makes sense for SKU with more than 1CCD (7900x, 7950x) performance-wise. There is very little performance gain with it. If you only have 1 CCD, making the computer potentially unstable for negligible difference in performance is not worth it.

FCLK on Zen 5 runs asynchronous permanently and 1:1 is impossible.

I undervolted it, but it is still too much. I ended up getting a 7800X3D for less than $300, but the chip I have is not very good. I tried PBO undervolt, but it can't even handle a negative 10 and it would throw errors when stress-tested. It can't also do fclk overclock and the max ulck is...

I have a 13600K and recently tried a 13700K and I was shocked at how inefficient the 13700K is. It is pulling 100W more watts than 13600K even though it only has 2 extra P cores. My room also got noticeably warmer.

All graphics card coil whine especially when stressed to the max. If you think your graphics card does not coil whine, try to run furmark or OCCT GPU stress test.

Consumer NVIDIA GPUs have a limit of 3 max concurrent encode and 1 decode video streams until recently (increased to 5 max concurrent endcode and 1 decode). https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new RTX A2000 should be unrestricted. There is a hack to remove...

You cannot download an mp3 on YouTube without transcoding. You can download aac or opus directly on youtube.

Amazon sells an NGFF to m.2 adapter for WiFi. I used it to upgrade an old laptop to have WiFi 6 (Intel AX210) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mini+pcie+to+m.2+adapter&sprefix=mini+pcie+to+m.2+%2Caps%2C241&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_17

I suggest you spend a little more on the SSD and get a WD SN850X. It is the best SSD without any known issues and does not suffer from speed degradation. https://old.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1146b0s/ssd_sequential_write_slowdowns/ For fans, if you want the best value and are willing to...

Yeston makes these themed types of cards.

Check if you still have warranty coverage, Gigabyte should have 3-year warranty on GPUs.

Another alternative instead of modding BIOS is to use CLOVER-EFI bootloader method. https://winraid.level1techs.com/t/guide-nvme-boot-without-modding-your-uefi-bios-clover-efi-bootloader-method/31665#msg107724

The Samsung 990 Pro, 980 Pro abd 970 EVO suffer from sequential write slowdown that persists even after a 10min rest. WD SN850X does not suffer from these issues. https://old.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1146b0s/ssd_sequential_write_slowdowns/

AMD CPUs has massive performance uplift with a fast RAM with tight timings. Ideally a 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000 CL30 AMD Expo kit https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb/p/N82E16820374427?Item=N82E16820374427 If you want air cooler, peerless assassin is really good. If you want all-in-one liquid...

memtest is not very good at testing stability. TM5 w/ Anta777 extreme config is really good at testing memory stability. CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT BSOD is usually due to either RAM or CPU instability.