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So... in preparation for being able to install Windows 11 in the coming months, I enabled TPM on my Asus Z370-I mobo in a SFF machine. A day later, but still on Windows 10, I played Rocket League, and a few other games, and found them to be awfully laggy - so much so, they became difficult to...

So to my surprise, I've finally found two 3070 cards available in my area! And both are exactly the same price. Unfortunately, I have no idea which card is better, in their various respects. My choice is between... ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge OC 8GB EVGA GEFORCE RTX 3070 TI XC3...

Simple quick question... Is anyone able to recommend some alternatives to EVGA Precision X1 software, simply for fan control purposes. I'm able to explain I think why Precision X1 sucks... if necessary. Ideally, the software will: start automatically, when Windows 10 loads, start...

I have a 1050 Ti, and an 8700, on an ASUS miniITX mobo. Do I wait for the 3060 / 3070, given this new series seems so close, or do I get a 2060 / 2070 Super today? How do you folk approach this stuff? I ask because it seems like madness (exaggeration) to buy a component like a 2070 Super...

Two quick questions for LG 27GL850 owners... 1. Has anyone removed the red accents from the LG stand / back shroud? Maybe they could be removed, and sprayed? Or just some black contact / adhesive sheets applied? (I just really hate the red accents / highlights, and I just know I'd be bothered...

I plug a Chromecast into a Lenovo PC monitor, with a 1680 x 1050 resolution (a 16:10 ratio) and the picture is squished, from the sides. Human faces, for example, seem really narrow. I plug the same Chromcast into an Acer PC monitor, with a 1920 x 1080 resolution (a 16:9 ratio) and the picture...

I'm considering buying the K83 Wireless Entertainment Keyboard, made by Corsair. I'm just wondering what your experience with it has been like. And specifically: - can it be used with Android mobile phones? (I believe so, but your experience valuable.) - can it be used in a "wired" mode...

A very quick question, from me, a n00b... Is there any general performance advantage, at all, to having a system setup where the motherboard, and video card, are made by the same manufacturer? If so, what exactly is the advantage? I've gotta say, I assume there isn't an advantage...

A quick question for those in the know... Which GPU brand generally has the best build quality? If there's a tendency of one brand to put together cards with a concern for build quality, then this is what I want to know. I understand that build quality probably also depends on the model -...

I hadn't seen it mentioned on the forums... so maybe it's not well known? Personally, I wonder how the MJOLNIR stacks up against the v4.1 of the DAN A4 which is available very soon, I believe. Their website...

I can't seem to find a 2560p x 1440p IPS and G-Sync monitor with the right set of strengths. I now know this isn't newsworthy - choosing monitors is really about compromising - balancing / weighing various strengths against weaknesses. So maybe I'm just venting... but still hoping someone...

I have an Asus ROG Strix 1050 Ti which has a four-pin fan header. I’ve correctly connected a tiny little Noctua fan to the header on the GPU, but the fan never really spins up – not even when the two GPU fans are spinning during gaming. The little Noctua fan only spins for a second when I boot...

Two questions: How do you test or check for Spectre / Meltdown vulnerability? Do we know, yet, in what CPU these will be fixed at hardware level? So will 9th generation Intel CPU's be "immune" for example? I ask the second question because it seems like new "variants" of the above...

For a few reasons, I'm considering buying the Logitech G Pro tenkeyless in the coming weeks. If you are or have been a user of it, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Or if you're aware of a similar keyboard, which might be better in your view, I'd love to know about it! The reasons I'm keen on...

A quick, simple question, for those in the know... Does formatting an SSD, particularly when using "Reset this PC" function, damage the SSD? I'm interested in the "Reset this PC" function in particular has any adverse affects on an SSD, because this is how I will be formatting the SSD...

Simple question... What security precautions should a user be taking before they play games online? Let's assume that the user is playing multiplayer games on Steam, for example, and that they run Windows 10 too. With that locked in... what precautions should the user take, if any at all...

Imagine you have two Noctua PWM NF-A9x14 fans in your case, but both are being driven by the one fan header on the mobo, because a forked or splitting "Y-cable" has been used. (That is, the Y-cable splits or forks one connection into two, allowing two fans to be connected.) Would this...

Two very quick questions, for those of you "in the know"... 1 - Is an MX Red switch, fitted with O-rings, basically an MX Speed switch? 2 - Would fitting an O-ring on an MX Speed switch prevent the activation? I ask because my understanding is that an O-ring reduces the travel of the key, but...

Taking a close look at the card earlier today, I noticed something really strange. I'm not sure what names to give the features that I'm describing, so I'll just do it "intuitively"... Basically, where the card connects with the mobo, there are a whole lot of gold teeth, or pins, or...

A quick question, for folks with the Asus ROG Z370-i motherboard... As soon as the PC with the Z370-i has mains power from the wall, the colourful mobo lights turn on. Is this normal? ... And can this be changed / disabled?

Quick question for those with the Asus ROG Z370-i motherboard, and also using the included wifi antenna... So, the mobo comes with one external wifi antenna. The mobo has two wifi ports at the back I/O, and from memory, the antenna also has two plugs. Which plug goes in which port? I don't...

This list on the Nvidia website... https://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/dx12/supported-gpus ...doesn't include the 1050 ti - so, does this mean that it doesn't support DirectX 12? The list includes the 1080, 1070, 1060... but not the 1050 ti? What's going on here? Can someone help me...

Can anyone identify, or does anyone know of, a keyboard with the following features? Preferably, we can avoid the "junk" keyboards though - millions out there.

Can any users of Maya / Rhino, or similar software, indicate whether their GPU actually gets utilised during modeling and / or animation tasks? And if the GPU does get used, would it be enough to cause the fans to spin up? Or, does the integrated graphics in the CPU handle the workload at...

Sooo... is buying an Nvidia GPU, like right now, a bit foolish, given that rumors suggest Volta is is right around the corner? I understand there's no right or wrong answer, here... I guess I'm just interested in the thoughts of members. Personally, I'm torn between the blower and open-air...

Does a GPU, like a Strix, produce heat when integrated graphics is running, such as during web browsing? For example, I believe the integrated graphics of the Intel 8700 handles the graphics during undemanding desktop tasks - like web browsing. At those times, you'd imagine that a Strix 1080...

So, my Dan A4 v2 has arrived, and my question is... Can anyone suggest whether a Turbo or Strix is a better move, for the Dan A4 v2? I'm primarily concerned about noise, I think. I say this because I believe I could maybe address thermal issues with either: ducting / compartments, or adding...

So, my noob question... Is a 7700 or 7700K a better match for a 1070 GPU in a Dan A4? I ask because I imagine that pairing underpowered hardware, with overpowered hardware, creates an "inefficiency" of sorts. Maybe not a "bottleneck" exactly, but something like that. I imagine getting the...

Hi, I'm a new member of the [H] forum, but have been reading for a while. I want to buy an Nvidia 1070 (or 1060 if this is wiser) for a Dan A4, but I have no idea which brand / model to go for! I'm most concerned about noise, and then either thermals or performance... I can't decide. Which...