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I bought the G.Skill flaire X series (3200mhz 14-14-14-34) a few years ago for my Ryzen 1700. Now, I have a 5800X3D and I am still using that same ram. Is there better ram than the flair? The timing is super tight and I read that 3200 is the way to go with the Ryzen. I want the best since I have...

Bought a used RX580. It seems to work, windows is up and running. Can't seem to get any drivers I install to work. I installed the regular adrenaline drivers then I did the auto detect and it installed enterprise drivers. 3DMark says no compatible benchmarks found. The AMD software won't load...

Just replace my 3900x with a 5800X3D. For some reason its not going over 3400Ghz, don't think its boosting. I know that is slow, the 3900x was around 4.4Ghz boosted. What setting did I miss. The ram is at 3200Ghz and running fine. No idea what to do. Thanks.

I see videos on Youtube comparing the 3070 to the 6700, but I thought the 6800 was the direct comparison. I feel hesitant to get the 3070 because it only has 8GB or ram, which will affect its long-term viability. I thought the 6800 was a 1440p card, but I see people saying the 6700 is. I...

So here is the deal. I have a Ryzen 3900x on an Asrock 570 Taichi Motherboard, an RTX 2070 and 16 gigs of good ram. I also have a 6700K with 16 gigs of good ram. I did some benchmarks, and while the Ryzen 3900x is faster, in single thread its only a few % faster. I have the 6700K stable at...

I had to RMA my Motherboard because it was acting funny. It was replaced and Asus sent me a motherboard with physical damage. I sent it back and they sent me another unit that didn't work properly. So, I am RMA'ing again...but I am kind of out of love with ASUS. I am considering just getting a...

I have a 3900x on an X470 mobo. Is it worth upgrading to the Zen 3? I know I can use the X470, but I won't get the benefits from Zen 3 like PCI-E 4.0, plus the IPC is supposed to be 20% better. So, Sell the 3900x and wait for the Zen 3 to come out? Or stick it out with the Zen 2 til Zen 4 comes...

Having a weird issue. Every time I click a web page, open a program, anything, the fan spools up. I open a new browser tab, fan spools up then slows down. Its kind of annoying. Wondering if there's a way to fix this. Its an ASUS P8P67-M PRO with an I7-6700K overclocked to 4.5Ghz. Runs cool...

Currently using Flair ram that I had for my 1700. Now that I have a 3900x, do I get a set of 3600 or is there really no performance gain? I would accept 10fps if that was a gain I would see.

Running 16GB of B-die Flair 3200 AMD ram. Amazing that if I run Starwars Battlegrounds and one chrome window, I am using around 15GB of ram. Does that effect speed at all that I am so close to tapping out? I haven't seen it hit 16GB yet, I figure it did I would know it when the swap file kicked...

Hey folks. I have Ubuntu on an X58 system. I would like to run Windows in a virtual machine and be able to access my GTX 1060 instead of using the virtualized graphics system which you cannot game on. I know a lot of games work in Linux, mine does not unfortunately. For the uninitiated, how do...

I know the difference in performance is around 10%-20% faster for the GTX1080TI according to the [H]ardOCP article I read. I see GTX 1080ti for sale on Ebay (Used) for around $500 plus shipping, give or take $10-15. I can get a RTX2070 for $479 on Newegg with rebate. Which way would you go...

Currently, have an MSI Tomahawk B350. I can return it until the end of the month. Should I return it and get a B450 or X470? Does it matter at all? Running an R7 1700 @ 3.9Ghz. Thanks

Just wondering. What is the performance difference for a Ryzen 7 with Samsung B-Die and something a bit slower? I know Ryzen loves faster ram. If I have DDR4-3200, but its CL16-18-18-38. How about CL14-14-14-32? Would you see a big impact on performance? Thanks!

Well, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. It sucks at gaming. Ryzen 1700 OC to 3.9Ghz 8 gigs DDR4-3200 (Some name brand, can't remember, but its good!) 2 SSD. One for OS one for games R9-Fury X (I also tried a Vega 56). Are there settings I am totally missing? I compare it to my I7 6700K OCed...

Hey folks Want to overclock my 1700 on a strict budget. What is the best bang for the buck with solid overclocking? There's so many to choose from. Want good vrm, etc. Cheaper the better Thanks

Hey folks! I have a G.SKILL RIPJAWS KM780R RGB Keyboard which has Cherry MX Brown switches. I thought it was supposed to be quiet. Its not. Pressing down pruduces a sound, I guess when the key hits the bottom of its travel. Also, even louder is when the key is released, it makes a horrible...

I overclocked these guys to just under 4.6Ghz totally stable. Issue is, in games like Planetside 2, I can't get over 60FPS. I game on a 75Hz Freesync monitor, so if no 75Hz, why bother? This thing is a strong as its going to get with overlocking on water. Is this a dead end? Should I just move...

Hey folks. Accidentally popped a capacitor off my mobo. I want to buy another capacitor and install it. How do I find this specific capacitor? I have a soldering gun, so shouldn't be too hard. Attached is a photo of the culprit. Anyone know where I can buy one? Equal or better quality. Is it a...

Isn't the 2500K a better CPU?

Hey folks. I just put my rig into a new all glass case. The fan on the GPU isn't RGB and I would like to put something more colorful in. Would a Corsair SP120 RGB be a good replacement? Will it be better, equal, or worse performance and noise-wise? Thanks for the help.

I recently put together an Asus Rampage III Formula with a Xeon X5670 with 16 gigs of DDR3 1600 ram in dual channel. This board is rather complex and although I've done plenty of overclocking I usually just change the multiplier and I'm done. With a max multiplier of 24 x 133 = 3.192Ghz. I would...

So, if you had a choice, which is better overall: 6 gigs (3 sticks 2 gigs each) of DDR3-1066 ram which will run in triple channel mode? 16 gigs of (2 sticks of 8 gigs each) DDR3-1600 ram in dual channel mode? Obviously, 1600 > 1066, but when it comes to triple channel vs dual channel, I'm not...

Have a FX-6350 teamed with a GTX1060 and the thing is super slow in games. I know the IPC is not great with the FX chips. I've been seeing a lot of videos with people Overclocking the X5670. They are pretty cheap, would this be a performance upgrade path? I can't recall if the X5670 is based on...

Had this Cosmos for years now. Wondering, it's great and I love how quiet it is. Is it still viable, or is it holding me back? I do Overclock my 6700K, and I always felt it was not OCing as well as it should. I don't see it throttling, but is it possible airflow is the culprit? Should I finally...

I bought a Gskill Ripjaw KM780R keyboard with cherry Brown switches. I hate it. I thought Brown switched were quiet, and they are till they bottom out. They bottom out and make a huge smacking sound. Also, there is so little resistance in the switches, it goes all the down so easily and it hits...

So, my system is crawling now. I had two separate events and either could have caused this issue. Event one. I updated the bios. It was successfully installed, but the auto reboot never happened. I had to reboot myself and kill the update program. I tried it again, and the same thing happened...

Hey folks, Windows 10 64 bit. Every once in a while a command prompt box opens on my desktop and run script or something is run. I have no idea what it is, it is really annoying and interrupts my games as well. I could not find anything in my event log (not especially sure how to use it well)...

This a good deal? 75Hz 1440P display with freesync.

I had an EVGA GTX970 which malfunctioned. I got a new one via RMA and its still shrinkwrapped in the box. Should I use it? (Currently using an older GTX 760, which is working fine) I game at 1920x1200@60hz. I am considering upgrading to an Acer X34 or something similar (1440P@100+Hz). Should I...

I was going to ignore the fact that the Acer X34 is over $1100US and possibly explain to my wife why I need one. How about the ASUS PB328Q? Its 2" smaller, has a very nice VA panel. Doesn't have Gsync and it maxes at 75Hz and its not curved. (It is under $500US!) Will I end up disappointed and...

Hey folks, I have a HP DV9000 with an Nvidia Go7600 video card. I believe the card is not working properly. When you turn on the laptop you see a lot of lines and dashes all over the screen, but once you log into the OS, it goes away. The problem is, Windows (10, 7, Vista 32&64 bit) all use...

Hey folks, I have an HP DV9000 which had a working SATA 120GB HDD in it. I installed a 120GB SATA3 SSD and the bios does not see it. I tried to install Windows Vista and its not seen there either. The weird thing is, I put in a USB flash drive with Linux Mint on it and from within Mint I am...

I just picked up a Dell Inspiron 9200 for nothing and it comes with this cpu: Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (2M Cache, 1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) Wondering, since this is a 533Mhz chip, can I throw in the Intel® Pentium® M Processor 770 (2M Cache, 2.13 GHz, 533 MHz FSB)? Looks like a big...

Hey guys, I was considering getting a projector mainly for Lumo Interactive. I figure while I have a projector, might as well try it for general computing and gaming. I find that a lot of the manufacturers are misleading people. Seems most projectors support HD (1920x1080), but their native...

I've read other Gsync threads, but they really don't answer the question I am asking: If I want a 34" monitor that runs at 144mhz, do I need Gsync? Currently running a GTX970, but I am looking forward to upgrading to a 1080 or 1070. Will I need to upgrade if I get a Gsync? If I upgrade my GPU...

I'm not a fanboy nut ASUS has served me well with its P8P67-Pro M these years. I want to upgrade to Skylake and holy crapola does ASUS has a crapload of Mobos to choose from. I have spent a lot of time trying to figure it out, but I can't make heads of tails. ASUS SABERTOOTH Z170 S LGA 1151...

So, I'm itching to upgrade, but I don't want to throw money into the wind where I won't see any noticeable increase in performance. Mind you, the performance I refer to is for FPS gaming. I rarely do any workstation type of work, but I do occasionally recode video and I HATE waiting for video to...

Its hard to get an apples to apples comparison when one of the CPUs you want to compare is overclocked. So question. I currently have a 2500K overclocked to just about 4.4Ghz with a GTX970. If I took a 6600K or 6700K and used the same GPU. What would the FPS be (obviously this is for gaming)...

Trying to stretch my rig as far as it will go. I ran the Valley benchmark, how does it look? Time to upgrade or am I doing well enough? I understand the Sandy Bridge is a bit old, but I have it OC'ed to 4.4Ghz on Air. Will upgrading see any upgrade in performance? How does your rig...