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    Best single tower air cooler to keep a Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU frosty (if possible)

    Hi all. So in a thread post I made in the video card section I mentioned 1 of my tech deals I got from Amazon during this year Amazon Prime Day/Week. The 2nd deal I took advantage of was nearly 50% off on an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU. Currently I'm running a Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B CPU air cooler...
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    So it's been a minute I know but over the summer? I joined Team Red!

    Hi all. It's been a while I know. I've been quite busy with life and all. Over the summer during Amazon Prime Day (which for some products stretched into Prime Week really) I took advantage of 2 AMD tech deals. We'll get to the 2nd one later as I just want to focus on the GPU. Being tired...
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    So I saw this on sale at Newegg and might think about jumping on it

    Hi all. So in browsing the Black Friday Deals at Newegg I discovered that amongst their deals they have an LG 27" Ultragear 27GP850-B on sale for $299.99 which for the research I've done on it today...is nearly a steal. Now, I'm currently using an Aorus 27" FI27Q-P monitor which has served me...
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    ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero newest BIOS (ver. 4004). How's it working for everyone using this mobo

    Hi all. So there has already been talk of ASUS releasing a BIOS for the Crosshair VIII Hero, Hero Wi-Fi and Dark Hero on the 4002 BIOS which uses the AGESA 1.2.0.6b version. Well, ASUS just made it a non-BETA BIOS at ver. 4004. Here's the notes on it: ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO BIOS 4004 "1...
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    So I upgraded to my Ryzen 7 5800X CPU today. However; I think there's been a tech casualty (memory and motherboard related)...

    Hi all. So at long last, I upgraded my Ryzen 5800X CPU today. It did have some events (like dropping the CPU into the case [don't worry, he properly repaired all the pins that were bent]). We did one into one rather annoying issue: when booting the machine with the new CPU, the machine will...
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    So questions for those who have an X570 motherboard that has an 2.5G Ethernet NIC port...

    Hi all. So there are a good amount of X570 motherboards out there now that carry a 2.5G Ethernet port on the motherboard. The ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero X570 motherboard is an example of that as well as Gigabyte's Aorus Master X570 and MSI's MAG X570 Tomahawk Wi-Fi amongst a few others. Now...
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    So I got a new AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU. Want to know if this air cooler will be enough to keep it cool

    Hi all. So in the last 3-4 days I purchased an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU from Newegg. I am planning on installing this into my system during the spring. Before I got this CPU, I picked up this air cooler from Enermax: the Enermax ETS-T50 AXE RGB air cooler. Listed at Newegg here...
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    Cyberpunk 2077 Player Discussion Thread

    So I looked in a few sub forums of General Gaming but haven't found a thread on this subject yet for people just getting Cyberpunk 2077 so I thought I'd create a thread where we can discuss our actual experiences in the game. Let's try to keep the spoilers to a minimum at the moment and just...
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    Simple question for anyone who has upgraded from Zen 2 to Zen 3...

    Hi all. This just popped into my head and is meant for those who have upgraded their Zen 2 CPU to Zen 3: when you completed the hardware side of the upgrade have you had to completely reinstall Windows and your system after the upgrade or would the build of Windows you were running with Zen 2...
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    So this isn't something to be answered just yet but it is something I'd like to know once people start getting Ryzen 5000

    Hi all. So I thought I'd pose this question knowing while it cannot be answered now it just might be in the next week or two. That is with the Wraith Prism and Wraith Spire CPU coolers from AMD how well could they cool say a Ryzen 7 5800X or Ryzen 9 5900X if they were setup in a PC to do so...
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    Guys...I think my Games M.2 SSD just died!

    Gentlemen, something in my PC just went beeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww. I installed 2 WD Black SN750 M.2 SSD's in my new build last month. 1 500GB and 1 1TB. The 500GB was the OS drive (still works and Western Digital's monitor reads it as in Nominal condition with 100% life remaining). The 1 TB drive...
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    Ladies and gentlemen...I have an idea (nVIDIA RTX related)!

    So here we are...I was about to commit to another post about this subject and then I found...wait a second! This is the 4th time I checked and eVGA is still shipping this model? So as we all know, eVGA has a Step-Up program for those whose cards are eligible by warranty and the like to upgrade...
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    So at various threads so far we've discussed ebay and Amazon 3rd party vendors for RTX 30 series scalper sales but have you ever heard about StockX?

    Hi all. A Tom's Hardware article pointed me to this site that I think is potentially driving more scalping of the RTX 30 series than ebay and Amazon 3rd party vendors combined. It's called StockX. Many of you haven't heard of it because it's usually a site that specializes in the sales of...
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    Cyberpunk 2077 PC System Specs released

    Hi all. I'm surprised this hasn't been discussed yet (searched the entire HardForum before I posted this) but earlier this week CD Projekt Red released and PC system specs for Cyberpunk 2077. Here's what we got: Minimum requirements: CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K or AMD FX-8310 Memory: 8GB GPU...
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    I've just been pondering this since yesterday concerning the aftermath of the 3080 launch. A good question to ask really...

    Hi all. Looking at the disaster of the 3080 launch that a massive amount of the cards were bought by bots/scalpers it tells us of the situation we could be towards getting a 3080/3090/3070 for the next few weeks as stock stabilizes. I do have a question to pose to all of you as to the forecast...
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    So one last thing to ask all of you concerning today's RTX 3080 launch...

    Hi all. So with all that went on today with the launch of the RTX 3080 that seemed to have left all of us feeling a lot of different things involving so many different angles of this situation I sense there's one last question to pose: Concerning the upcoming weekend and this card...are you...
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    Upgrading GeForce video cards with GeForce Experience

    Hi all. So for the longest time (about 3-4 years now) I've been using my current GeForce GTX 1080 and for the last about 2-3 years I've been using it with nVIDIA's GeForce Experience. I haven't had to upgrade cards for as long as I've been using GeForce Experience so my question is when I get...
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    A couple of concerns on my mind over RTX 30 series: Card Scalping & Coil Whine

    Hi all. I don't know if my subject has been addressed in other posts here to this forum but I'd like to get your thoughts on the 2 subjects I am starting a conversation about and share my thoughts too. Starting with card scalping, 2 different things appear to have been talked about in some...
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    Phanteks Eclipse P400A case question

    Hi all. This will be an easy one for anyone who owns the case in the subject: on the case's built in fan controller when you have your fans connected to it and you power on the machine for the first time what is the default speed setting of the fans? Is it low, medium or high? It doesn't give...
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    Advice on case fans for a possible new case

    Hi all. So as part of a new PC build I'll be upgrading to over the Labor Day Weekend I've been looking at a new chassis to replace my Corsair Vengeance C70 ATX mid-tower. The case that's available and caught my eye the most so far is the Phanteks Eclipse P400A non-RGB ATX mid-tower. From all...
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    Trying to decide between RTX 30 series cards for new build next month

    Hi all. So on Labor Day weekend (in less than 3 weeks) I'm going from this old Intel system below: Intel Core i7 6700K CPU Gigabyte Z170X-Gaming 7 Z170 chipset motherboard 32GB G.Skill Trident-Z DDR4-3200 CL15 RAM eVGA GeForce 1080 SC 8GB video card Corsair AX850 850W 80-Plus Gold PSU To this...
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    So I got my new 27" 1440p G-Sync monitor from Dell and...it's behaving strangely

    Hi all. So this week, due to fears of continuing QC issues with ASUS' 27" ROG Swift I decided to go a different route with 27", 1440p and G-Sync and went with Dell's S2716DG monitor. I was fortunate upon pickup that it was Revision A03 (because Revisions A00 and A01 of this monitor weren't...
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    Looking to upgrade to a 1440p 27" monitor for my b-day. Testing the waters on one specifically

    Hi all. So over the past couple of months I've been looking on and off at 27" 1440p high-end gaming monitors and have got my eyes on one that has quite the controversial following. Being that I'm also partial to getting one with G-Sync I've been (of course) eyeing closely the ASUS ROG Swift...
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    Forza Motorsport 6 Apex and GeForce Experience optimized profile

    Hi all. Not sure how many jumped on this game with their GeForce equipped system but do we know if nVIDIA ever loaded an optimized profile for Forza Motorsport 6 Apex for Windows on GeForce Experience? I know they released a driver that supported the game but unsure if they ever released an...
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    Question about my Corsair AX850 PSU I've had in my head forever but never asked about

    Hi all. So about 3-4 years ago now I purchased a Corsair AX850 PSU to replace my aging (at the time) Enermax Galaxy 850W PSU. I think I made the purchase through Amazon if memory serves. But it's not about where I bought it as the question but a peculiar thing it's been doing ever since I...
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    Gigabyte GA-Z170X Gaming 7 and old HDD's

    Hi all. This is the last concern I have for my Skylake build going into I feel I need a moment of clarity on. In reading through the manual for the mobo a few times I noticed that the SATA controller only has 2 modes of operation: AHCI and RAID. My storage drive is an old Western Digital...
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    Possibly OC'ing my upcoming Skylake build. I have questions.

    Hi all. As my previous posts have mentioned I am going to be doing a Skylake build in February to replace my aging X58/Nehalem build. I am going with a Core i7 6700K with a Gigabyte GA-Z170X Gaming 7 mobo. I haven't decided with this build (aside from using the XMP profile for the memory kit...
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    Finalizing decision on new case for Skylake build: one important question remains

    Hi all. So later this week I will be looking to order my new case for my Skylake build from Amazon or Newegg. My 2 finalists are the aforementioned (from past forum posts on this forum) Corsair Vengeance C70 (Gunmetal Black) or the Fractal Design Define S. I've read many reviews on the...
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    Memory inventory on Newegg over the holidays

    Hi all. Quick question about a trend I've seemed to notice on Newegg over the years but could never understand. Last couple of days, inventory of memory kits on Newegg seems to be disappearing as kits sell out. Where they're used to be maybe 120-145 different DDR4 kits from all brands...
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    Mushkin/Mushkin Enhanced - where they stand in the court of PC builder opinion

    Hi all. So tonight I bring up the topic of a memory company I've known of since around the time in my growing up that I wanted to be a PC technician/PC builder on the side. Back in the day (around 2000/2002) there rose a memory company called Mushkin. In their time of genesis and for quite a...
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    Torn between 2 memory kits for Skylake, don't know what to do...

    Hi all. So with my Skylake build's motherboard acquired and the case coming for Christmas as a gift and the CPU decided on (yet at such a premium over MSRP it's not worth getting right now I go to the next important piece for the build: memory. Throughout tonight I have perused various 32GB...
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    Best Corsair made self-contained CPU water cooler for Corsair Vengeance C70 case

    Hi all again. So here is part 2 of my 2-part question for my Skylake build I am posing. From the first question in the Cooling and Overclocking subforum, if my current Corsair H70 self-contained CPU water cooler will not fit a Socket 1151 CPU then what is the best Corsair made self-contained...
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    Corsair H70 AIO Water CPU Cooler and Socket 1151

    Hi all. So in this forum (and also the computers cases sub-forum) I am posing a 2-part question. Each part is a key question I want to make sure I have a moment of clarity on for my Skylake build down the road. So as I am building my next machine on Skylake/Z170 I have on my old Core i7 950...
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    Question about Razer Synapse 2.0 and the return of a Razer mousing legend...

    Hi all. What I have here today is a 2-part question. 1. Say you already have a Razer branded mouse (with Synapse 2.0 installed) and you wish to switch Razer branded mice (i.e. a Deathadder 3.5G for a Diamondback Chroma). Do you have to reinstall Synapse for Synapse to identify the 2nd Razer...
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    Got a Skylake build I'm doing in the Winter of 2016...want to decide on parts now...

    Hi all. So in my thread in the nVIDIA Flavor section of the Video Card forum, I mentioned that I was going to do a Skylake build in terms of core parts (CPU, mobo and memory) but also an updated chassis. I already decided on CPU, memory and chassis shown below: Core i7 6700K CPU Mushkin...
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    Trying to decide on a new video card for my birthday

    Hi all. My birthday is coming up in about a week and I get paid September 25th. I am planning to pull as much as $450 out to get either an eVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 card or an eVGA GeForce GTX 970 FTW ACX 2.0 card. I'm looking to future proof my system as much as possible with this...
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    Just got a new SSD and I'm looking for the best way to clone it...

    Hi all. So earlier this weekend I picked up a new Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD. It's replacing an OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD namely because that SSD is running low on space and I use the OCZ drive as a Games drive not a system/OS drive. I'm learning by study that the Samsung Data Migration is not...
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    In market for new 27" 2560X1440 max res monitor in next 60 days...

    Hi all. So, in the next little while I'll be upgrading monitors. I'm looking at something that can provide 2560X1440 resolution. My GTX 680 should still be capable enough for BF3, GW2, PS2 and Borderlands 2 at that resolution. The 2 I am looking at are the Dell U2711 (or U2713HM) and the...
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    Installing a new OCZ Vertex 4 SSD this weekend. OS install question

    Hi all. So back last August I picked up an OCZ Vertex 4 SSD to install into my system as the new OS/limited Games drive. Haven't had a free moment to sit down and actually install it into the system and then install Windows on it until this coming weekend. My question is I have Windows 7...
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    GTX 680 installation killed my Corsair Vengeance 1500 USB headset

    Hi all. So I am uncertain whether this thread should go into the Video Cards forum or this one but based on the fact this is a headset issue my first thought is that it should go in here. So here's the situation: On June 22nd I picked up an eVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked+ video card. Runs...
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