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  1. sblantipodi

    Cyberpower UPS shutoff during battery calibration

    Hi there, I replaced the batteries in my PR1500ELCD with two genuine new YUASA NP18-12B 12V 17.2Ah batteries. The UPS seems to be working well, so I decided to run the battery calibration test. However, after 30 minutes of calibration with a 350W load, the UPS shut down abruptly, even though...
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    Corsair HydroX products are damn good.

    As title. I just want to share my experience with Corsair's HydroX products. They are damn good. Radiators are made by HardwareLabs and fittings by BitsPower so two of the best in class in their segment. Pumps uses the well known D5. Fans are better than what most people say. This are the...
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    Windows 11 24H2, MSI Afterburner and GSOD

    Is there someone that is experiencing green screen of death after upgrading to Windows 11 24H2 while using MSI afterburner? This happens even when the card is not overclocked. The error is: System thread exception not handled Removing overclock does not help.
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    Will my GPU degrade over time? RTX4090 @520W 1.1V

    I know that no one is interested in answering this question but is 520W at 1.1V considered safe for an RTX4090 that doesn't go over 65°C in temp? should I see degradation over time with this settings?
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    What is your DeltaT (coolant temp)?

    As title. What is your DeltaT? Please tell us your DeltaT under max load for at least ten minutes and post your: - max watt - number of rads and fans, fan speer - pump speed details - ambient temp - case in use - CPU and GPU My setup achieve this: With 29°C ambient temp, using 2x Corsair XR5...
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    Corsair HX1200i vs HX1200i 2024

    Is It true that the old HX1200i was an analog PSU with digital monitoring funxtion while the new 2024 version is a complete digital PSU? If yes what's the difference between the HX1200i and the AX1600i apart the obvious max wattage? Are they both fully digital PSU with digital voltage...
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    Is there an internal hub that transforms USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 headers?

    As title. Is there an internal hub that transform a USB 3 internal header to multiple USB 2 internal headers? basically I would like to connect USB 2 internal devices to USB 3 internal headers.
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    Is there a transparent soft tube that lasts a year?

    as title. is it possible to have a transparent soft tube that doesn't discolour or loose plasticizers in one year? What's your experience with soft tubing?
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    How to fit three 360mm rads a reservoir and an air cooled 4090 on a Lian Li O11 RGB?

    Hi there. I would like to put three 360mm rads in a Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo RGB. Those rads will need a pump and a reservoir. I like the Corsair XD5 elite LCD How can I fit all those things in a 011 RGB case with a rtx4090 air cooled card like the suprim X? I obviously want to put a...
  10. sblantipodi

    9950X and 9950X3D is going to be terrific.

    As title. https://www.tweaktown.com/news/9749...faster-in-cinebench-r24-than-7950x/index.html
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    Do you like wide gamut monitors ??? And do you use a colorimeter?

    Hi there, some years ago when the first wide gamut monitors became widespread, a lot of people talket about colorimeters. No one talks about them anymore. Why? Do you like how your wide gamut monitor behave in an sRGB environment like Windows? Is colorimeters unfashionable this days?
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    My monitor's power supply creates spikes on the outlet, will it burn my house?

    Guys I'm a little worried about my monitor's power supply. I have an Acer X32FP, before I got one that met my accuracy requirements I tried several units and they all had the same problem What you see in this screenshot is my home automation system recording the loads on the electrical...
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    [RTX4090] MSI Suprim X fan grinding

    Hi, my RTX4090 MSI Suprim X started making a very bothersome noise when fans rump up over 90%. If I manually stop one fan the noise stops, so I'm pretty sure that it's one of the three fans. Is there a way to workaround this problem or should I RMA the card? EDIT: MSI sent me new fans and all...
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    Is it true that 7950X3D suffers from stutter on games?

    as title Is it true that 7950X3D suffers from stutter on games?
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    [SPD WRITE PROTECTION = FALSE] and Asus Z690 Extreme hangs on boot.

    Hi all. I'm using a Z690 Extreme mobo with 4 sticks of 6200MHz SK Hinyx downclocked at 5.2GHz for stability reasons. Using corsair iCue to drive the RGB on my RAM sticks. I can stress test my PC with every possible software for days and there is no errors and no crash but if disable the SPD...
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    Leaving Asus for MSI after 22 years.

    Hi all, I buy Asus boards since the Asus CUSL2 in the 2000 (Pentium III mobo). Every time I buy an Asus board there are some issues that are never solved and that are clearly related to design issues. Asus simply ignore these issues and pretends nothing has happened. I'm not talking about OC...
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    Where can I sell my DDR5 memory?

    As title. Is there a section of the forum where we can sell/buy components from other users?
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    Do you want 64GB of DDR5? Be prepared to spend two times more than DDR4 to go slower!

    DDR5 is full of false advertisement, bad marketing and a lot of missunderstandings. This is the reality of the current situation. There is no single rank 32GB DDR5 modules currently. This means that if you want 64GB of DDR5 memory you have two options. Get a 2x32GB dual rank modules. Get a...
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    Asus Maximus Z690 can't boot with XMP Enabled

    I have just both 64GB of Corsair Dominator 5600MHz C36 (4x16GB). Using a Z690 Maximus Extreme mobo... If I don't enable XMP, RAM works well, if I enable XMP, it doesn't boot :( Why? :(
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    My 12900K overclocks well if CSTATEs are disabled... why?

    at the end I discovered why my OC is unstable. after an entire day passed benching and trying I found the coulprit. CSTATES makes my OC completely unstable when using AVX256 with Prime95. Using sync all cores 5.1/4.0 with AVX offset 5 and OCTVB +2. those are my settings: even if CSTATES is...
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    My 12900K reaches 85°C during rendering at 22°C ambient temp.

    Hi all, my 12900K reaches 85°C during rendering at 22°C ambient temp. During summer ambient temp can go up to 32°C this means that my CPU should hipotetically reach 95°C during rendering. Will I damage my CPU by rendering in summer?
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    Will never buy an Intel CPU again.

    I have 4K euros of components getting the dust because there is no DDR5 in the entire europe. My "refund window" is expired and I can't even ask for a refund. Shops here says that there will be no DDR5 for months, a lot of months. I have spent a lot of money for the components and I will not...
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    Is Corsair HX1200i good enough?

    Hi there, is there someone who have experience of Corsair HX1200i PSU? Is it good enough for a single GPU system? What about quality and reliability? I will use it with a 3080ti and a 12900k OC. I know that 1200w is too much for that system but hx1200i is the only one I have available now.
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    Nvidia series 40, is there an ETA?

    As title, when RTX series 30 expected to be launched? Thank you.
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    Will Alder Lake ever support PCIe5 SSDs?

    As title. As far as I know Alder Lake supports only 16 lanes of PCIe5. Those lanes are usually dedicated to the GPU in the first PCIe slot. Will we be able to use PCIe5 SSDs on Alder Lake?
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    Is my PSU too old for a newer high end PC?

    Hi all, I'm going to build a new Alder Lake system with an high end GPU. Is my Corsair AX860i PSU too old for a new system considering that i'm using it in my current system since 5 years? Should I replace it for something better?
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    Will Alder Lake be good enough to compete with Zen 3 XT and its 3D cache?

    As title, what is your feeling about Alder Lake? Will be good enough to compete with AMD?
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    Will Alder Lake be the end of the AMD period of success?

    I'm a big fan of AMD but history teaches that AMD can win only when Intel sleep on its success. At the end, Intel is too big for AMD to compete with, and when Intel pushes the accelerator AMD is always behind. This don't want to be a trolling thread but as a hardware junk since more than 25...
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    X86 is a dying plafform, will AMD switch to ARM soon?

    It's clear that X86 is a dying platform. ARM is growing too fast for X86 to compete. https://www.anandtech.com/show/16226/apple-silicon-m1-a14-deep-dive/4 do you think that AMD will switch to ARM soon?
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    Chroma Subsampling where it is?

    Hi all, I have an Acer Nitro XV273K 4K display HDR400 monitor 144Hz. At 4K at 120Hz monitor should run at 4:2:2 and suffer of chrome subsampling. At 4K 60Hz monitor should run at 4:4:4 Why I can't tell the difference with this test image in the two modes? everyone says that this image...
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    Need a new CPU for 4K gaming but Zen3 has no upgrade path.

    Hi all, I'm running a 5930K@4.2GHz with a 2080Ti. I have a 4K/144Hz monitor and I'm not interested in ultra high refresh rate but I'm worried about low 1%. If I need to be sincere my CPU was enough for 4K gaming but with 3080 I feel that is a bit too old even for 4K. I would really like to...
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    Just another "is 10GB enough for 4K gaming" thread?

    As title. We have 11GB cards since 1080Ti, do you think that 10GB will be enough for 4K gaming in 2021 and 2022? Will next gen games uses more VRAM since the new consoles have 16GB? Is 3080 a safe bet or just a card to skip due to the "low memory"?
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    Luciferin. DIY bias lighting for your monitor.

    Luciferin is a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence like Fireflies and Glow Worms. Firefly Luciferin is a Java Fast Screen Capture PC software designed for Glow Worm Luciferin firmware, those two software create the perfect Bias Lighting...
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    If you have an HDR600 monitor or greater, please help

    Hi, I have an Acer XV273K monitor. It is an HDR400 monitor (so crap HDR) but it have a great 10 bit panel, the same panel used in the HDR1000 monitors from Acer/Asus without FALD. Sometimes HDR contents looks overbright, sometimes looks good, sometimes I loose many details with a sort of...
  35. sblantipodi

    Chrome subsampling, why I'm not experiencing it?

    As title. I'm using an Acer XV273K in 4K, 120Hz and HDR and GSYNC. When using all those features my monitors goes down to 8bit + FRC. Isn't this a condition when chrome subsampling should arise? Is this test enough for testing chrome subsampling? I see no "errors" in this image. Can you...
  36. sblantipodi

    HDR and color management. HDR400 is still awesome?

    I don't know why people still continue to say that HDR 400 is useless but I don't agree with this. I have an Acer XV273K monitor HDR400 and I can say that on my monitor enabling HDR improves the general quality by a wide margin. HDR enables color management from the app and the color are...
  37. sblantipodi

    i1 profiler vs DisplayCAL. Colorimeter and display calibration software.

    Hi, I see that most people uses DisplayCAL over the XRite i1 Profiler even using the xrite i1 display pro colorimeter. What is the sense of using a third party software when xrite give its own software? Measurements are so different between those two software. Even the white point measurement...
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    Uniformity - what is a reasonable expectation?

    As title. What is an average brightness and color uniformity on an average monitor? Is a Delta E of <= 6 and a brightness <= 20% accross the monitor good? What are the monitor's manufacturer "tolerance" for delta E and brightness uniformity accross the screen?
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    Threadripper 3000, who bought it?

    As title. Is there someone who bought the TR3000 and want to share it's opinion on the CPU? Is it stable? Is it good?
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    Will TRX40 motherboard live "two CPUs only"?

    As title. DDR5/PCIe 5 is expected to be released in 2021, will TRX40 motherboard live only two CPUs? Threadripper 3000 and threadripper 4000 and then a motherboard upgrade will be needed?
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