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I bought one of these little guys to go on my OS drive which is right up against my GPU. Originally I had a different block-style heatsink on the drive and it was hovering around 70C when I was gaming, which is acceptable but far from ideal. I...

Does your 3080 have updated firmware? I know a lot of the 30 series cards had weird port issues. You could also try plugging on to the onboard video and one to the GPU and see what happens.

I own both of them and there is no discernible difference. The 850 runs cooler. The Samsung has magician software which makes data migration an absolute treat. If I was in the market, I'd buy the one on sale at the time.

I'm going to second this. While I think ray tracing is really cool and has great potential, this is basically my experience using it. Also, it really depends on the title. Certain titles do it very well, but a lot of those titles already look...

RT looks good for screenshots, like static images. Cyberpunk especially looks fantastic with RT/PT on. That being said, having played 200 hours of that game on a 4090 it really isn't worth it. Even with the 4090 at 1440p I could only get 70-80fps...

I had something like that on one of the 7900XTX I had, I ended up having to repaste it because the factory paste only covered like 80% of the die.

That board is very good, I've used a few of them. A quick BIOS update and you'll be ready for any chip you want to put in it. Microcenter should have the 14700 non-k which would probably be the best for $369, it has 8+12 cores instead of 8+8...

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The thing is, its not an actual problem with the card. The card functions normally and does its job, it is just annoying. Some people have their case away from them, or the kind with no window and sound deadening in it and will naturally never...

Its more to do with the topology than the price. Some have more resonance with the card than others. I had an EVGA 1000W Plat that caused cards to whine like crazy but my cheap non-modular 750W was fine.

I don't know. But I know my eyes see the same thing the guy in the video they're complaining about does. I've spent 10,000 hours in MS Paint making a visual representation of what I see with the same light source behind the monitor with glossy vs...

I had the Spectral White 7900XTX and it was the worst coil whine I've ever heard on a video card in 25 years. Too bad, it ran great and looked good too - I also have a Powercolor Hellhound 7800XT thats perfectly quiet. I've used almost every...

I think the 7900XTX is slightly faster overall in raster, much slower in RT. Kind of a toss up. I have a 4080 Super FE here that was purchased for a build for someone I know, it was easily snagged at $999 from the Nvidia site.

Ah yes, good old scammer storefront. I saw those today too.

I busted out my old ram cooler just like it when I was trying for 8000 stable on my 13900K, but I ended up getting one of those flexi stick things that can screw into a standard thread case hole that holds a 120mm fan and you can bend it to where...

I think he was talking about stepping up the GPU.

Spin off from the 40" monitor thread discussion to let it get back on topic. After 10 long years, I finally built my new PC in my signature, 7800x3D, 64GB, and I have a 4080 Super on the way. I am trying to narrow down my monitor choices. My...

Something like the Peerless Assassin is $35 I think, and will definitely keep the chip cool. I mean, if you like the liquid cooler by all means go for it too, its personal preference. But if I'm on a strict budget I would always pick GPU power...

Looks pretty good to me, although the liquid cooler is a bit superfluous. The 7800X3D doesn't run that hot, you could get a $30-40 air cooler and grab a 7900GRE instead. Just my .02.

Your list is private~ Was just curious, Newegg has the 7800X3D for $369 and a $20 discount code right now so it'll be $349.