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Not even tried that yet :) Just been testing out some games. Cyberpunk 2077 maxxed with DLSS3 on quality is ridiculously beautiful. Even at 1440p. *edit* Marquee is excellent :)

Just got an MSI Suprim X 4080. It's beautiful, and so far performance is fantastic. Nice aesthetics, too.

Just fitted the above mobo. When I was initially looking at it, I was sure the configuration stated it had a PCIe 3.0 x1 slot. Looking at it now, it does not appear to. What am I meant to do with a Soundblaster AE-5? *edit* nvm, sorted. Me being dense :)

Just got myself 64GB of G.Skill Trident Z5 6400 CL32-39-39-102 for the new build. Should keep me going for a bit :)

As I said in my OP, that was my preference, but it won't fit on the ASUS boards.

I was looking at this as well, but reviews seem to differ depending what site you read :)

Looking for something that's reasonably quiet, but good performance for a 14700KF. I'd originally wanted an Arctic Freezer II, but it won't fit on an ASUS Strix 790-E, and I'm not prepared to file or drill a £450 motherboard.. Any suggestions? *edit* original post was for a 280mm solution for...

You have to be awkward, don't you? :)

Wouldn't that largely depend on what your primary boot drive is?

Those are the sections that can be 'reduced', are they?

Yep, I'm doing the same.

To be fair, I'd rather not be 'grinding down' any part of a 500 quid motherboard.

Well, Arctic support have said categorically that the 280 won't fit on most current Asus 790 models, there's not enough clearance around the CPU socket. So I'm now looking at the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS Master, which isn't on their 'incompatible' list, but also seems as good as the Asus.

It was the RBG version I was looking at. Where did you get that info above? If I look at Arctic Support for either the 280 or 280 RBG, I see this

As part of my new build, I was planning on getting an ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F/13700K, with an Arctic Freezer II 280 cooler. However, I've been reading about incompatibility issues with some 690/790 series motherboards (Asus, quite a lot). While some folk say you can just remove the PCB header on...

Excellent shout, didn't think about using that at all :)

So put the 990 in the current build (which has the 970 as primary), clone the 970 > 990, then put 990 in new build, let windows adjust and format the 970? The plan is the 990 as primary in new build with the 970 as secondary. That sounds logical. I'd normally always do a clean install, but...

I'm looking at this for a new build soon. Already on Windows 11. Current OS is on a 970, that's getting relegated to 2nd SSD. New SSD is a 990. Am I best doing the new build with the 970 as boot and the 990 as 2nd, let W11 sort itself out on the 970 and then cloning to the 990? Or clone in...

HDR is important, but overall IQ is even more so. Would you say either has an edge, or are they roughly equal, give or take?

Would you say the UQX or 1UG are still worth getting, or is there anything else with a similar spec worth looking at? I want a 4K 32" 1400HDR G-sync ultimate, but the UQX is a couple of years old now, isn't it? and the 1UG seems to be based on the same panel (plus, has speakers which I don't...

Guys, if you want to discuss VMs and Linux etc configs, can you take it to PM or another thread, please?

Can I just ask, as of now, are the ViewSonic ELITE XG321UG and ASUS ROG Swift PG32UQX, still considered worthwhile to get, or are there going to be other options available in 2023?

Actually, if you look at the vote bar chart now, it looks like flipping the bird to '640K should be enough for anyone'. Maybe it's just me :)

Can we keep the convo to your RAM specs, rather than Office? :)

'tis done, good sir :)

Bump for any newbies :)

How sweet that someone who joined in 2021 talks about educating the 'noobs' :D

At 800x600 you would have been cpu-bound, rather than gpu-bound.

Has the situation changed over the last 6 months for anyone?

OK, so couple of questions here. 1) You sound as if you're suggesting that HDR isn't worth it in gaming, is that a 'at this time', or in general? 2) If I got a 4K screen, you're saying I could run 1440p with sharpening, is the newer 4K monitors image quality OK at non-native resolutions...

Funnily enough I was just looking at the ASUS ROG Swift PG35VQ, I'm not sure if I can get my head round the ultrawide though, I've always had either a 1080 or 1440 16:9. *edit* just noticed this monitor is 2 years old. I think, at the moment, I'd rather have the 1440 res, and the ability to...

Cheers, I did look at the site yesterday, was just hoping for some people's actual experiences :)

Thanks, that's really close (shame about HDR400) and certainly should be better than my current monitor. More of a step-up than a leap :). Maybe I'll leave the PG32UQX until it's more reasonably priced (and GPUs can push 60+FPS with everything on in 4K).

I'm moving up to a 3080ti from a 1080ti in the next week or so. I'm currently using a Viewsonic 2703GS, which is still quite nice, but I want something better to compliment the 3080ti. Looking at reviews and benchmarks, it seems that 4K (with all bells/whistles on) on a few games is still an...

What are you using this for? Video rendering?

Just swapped out my 4x8GB 3000 Corsair for 2x16GB 3600 modules as I was getting some instability when o/c. Rock solid now.

I've been running my 8700K @4.9Ghz quite nicely for some time. I changed something in the BIOS the other day (the LLC I think) and now the core speeds won't hit 4.9Ghz under load (Prime95/Handbrake). By that, I mean the cores will show 100% but the core speed will fluctuate between 3.7Ghz and...