tech-chat-1

[sinful cobalt]

the AM5 mount thing is nice for not getting paste into those little crevices

[ocean axle]

if you dont recognize the charge, check your amazon account, if its there maybe try and figure it out with amazon
if its not connected, dispute the charge with your bank

[fickle ivy]

It's not in my account

[ocean axle]

one of my debit cards that only gets used at ATMs had a charge on it from amazon, i reported it as fraud, and it got reversed

[fickle ivy]

It was within 24h of me putting money on it and hasn't happened sonce

This is why I prefer cash

[ocean axle]

also, when people have stolen card numbers, they generally try them with smaller amounts first

so, if you see a charge you dont recognize, thats could be them trying it to see if it works, before doing something larger

[rigid fjord]

@true stirrup joe is dealing with a rebadged a620 mobo, aka a b840, i dunno if it was a si kind of prebuild or if someone suggested to him to get that mobo chipset, instead of a real b650/850 instead

[bold olive]

it is a prebuild

i fought with them so hard

[fickle ivy]

I hate having a debit card so much

[high elm]

i love having a debit card so much

[true stirrup]

Oh damn
That changes stuff

[fickle ivy]

Likes it's convenient at times but there's all this shit I have to worry about to make sure my money ain't getting stolen from me

[rigid fjord]

debit card > credit card

[fickle ivy]

I don't want a credit card either

[bold olive]

but instead they gave me ram + cooler upgrade cuz they dont have b650/850 boards

[solar moat]

why debit card bad?

[fickle ivy]

^

[bold olive]

dw i saw another person who put an a520 board with a 5700x

[true stirrup]

Just don't enter your credentials on suspicion websites and you are good

[rigid fjord]

debit card = only speding what's in your account
credit card = spending money that's not yours to begin with

[high elm]

i mean, its pretty bank dependent imo

[rigid fjord]

and set a low withdrawal amount for atm's/at shops

[hollow mulch]

i like xeons

[fickle ivy]

I dont

[hollow mulch]

xeons are cool

[hexed sage]

Hello guys

[fickle ivy]

I know

[hexed sage]

May I have permission to ask if I may ask a question

[true stirrup]

You may ask to ask a question about asking a question

[rigid fjord]

i've set my debit card up with a low withdrawal amount to prevent this, especially for the nfc/touch and buy stuff

[hexed sage]

Okay guys can I ask a question?

[hollow mulch]

only if you ask if you can ask a question first

[hexed sage]

I already did man

[bold olive]

• a psu which has underspecified specs

thats on me cuz i didnt notice till i see the psu tier list

[rigid fjord]

you have already gone over your question allowance, try elsewhere

[hexed sage]

I really understand the mortality of my body

As you age your body starts to rot

[bold olive]

i dont think the reputable brand will help

[hexed sage]

I'm rotting rn it's ggs

[hollow mulch]

you should take a visit to a doctor then

[fickle ivy]

As soon as I understood the weakness of my own flesh, it disgusted me

[hexed sage]

I'm American

[rigid fjord]

brand name doesn't, it's the model that does

[bold olive]

one could argue silverstone makes shit psus and the other says its good

[fickle ivy]

I think mines set to $100 max

Which is more than I usually have on there anyways

[rigid fjord]

i could list 2 different knwon brands, at different efficiency ratings, and the lower rating one will be a better psu than the higher rating one

[bold olive]

https://tenor.com/view/credit-card-credit-card-debit-card-debit-gif-27376677

[hexed sage]

I think I have a disease

I feel like my brain is slowly dying

[fickle ivy]

?

[bold olive]

SST-AT750R-BF

[bold olive]

me during black friday

[hexed sage]

I have two options, A, starting writing down every thought I possibly have, or B, create real intelligence

[charred hare]

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/researchers-let-an-ai-generate-thousands-of-images-without-human-input-the-lack-of-originality-was-sobering-for-computational-creativity-with-images-only-falling-into-12-cliched-styles

When the computer systems suffer a form of artistic block

[hexed sage]

We skipping artificial with this one

[bold olive]

am i literally cooked

[fickle ivy]

I hate capitalism

[hollow mulch]

this gif has russian letters, it breaks rule 10, ban this guy

[rigid fjord]

tier F psu

[bold olive]

where can i find the atx 3.1 certification

[hexed sage]

True

[hollow mulch]

i mean just going to a check cant be THAT expensive right?

[bold olive]

before it takes my life away

[hexed sage]

Brother DDR5 ram is cheaper than looking in the same direction as a hospital

[bold olive]

64 gb ram = american hospital

[rigid fjord]

the place where it gets tested and certified, but for a 2024 psu, yeah it's a poor one

[bold olive]

im pretty sure 80 plus only tests efficiency and not reliability/safety right?

[hexed sage]

I hate the limitations that my flesh imposes on me

[hollow mulch]

https://tenor.com/view/terminator-terminator-robot-looking-flex-cool-robot-gif-16625083

[bold olive]

well only 1 part is manufactured in 2025, its the gpu but still uses the pcie 6 pin

rest are a couple years old

[rigid fjord]

that's just an efficiency rating certificate, doesn't mean anything in the long run

[bold olive]

yep

[bold olive]

any good 750/850 watt psus?

before my house catches on fire

[hexed sage]

I wish I was grok

[solar moat]

not somthing that matters

[bold olive]

it matters when the psu is an f tier

[true stirrup]

You really are having an existential crisis

[hexed sage]

Bro grok could be my bestfriend

[solar moat]

only thing atx 3.1 means is it came with new melting cables

[hollow mulch]

russian translation of terminator is the best translation of a movie ever ngl

[bold olive]

that doesnt help

[rigid fjord]

from the top of my head, corsair's RM,RMX lines, coolermasters mwe gold v2/v3, msi's a-gf

[rigid fjord]

tbf, it doesn't even mean that, that part really is on nvidia

[bold olive]

💸

card might get declined

to be fair i was eyeing on the rm850e

[fickle ivy]

Okay wtf apparently I have an Amazon account I wasn't aware of and they randomly charged me for prime without sending me any emails or me signing up or anything

[proven carbon]

those are rly expensive though 😭

[bold olive]

but its eye-watering expensive

[proven carbon]

classic amazon

they charged my mom for kindle stuff for 7 years straight until she noticed 🤑

[solar moat]

12VHP spec is 1 blob of 12V and that main reson why it melts

3090ti had 3 12V rails meaning cant overload one of them to much

[fickle ivy]

??????

It was not the 30th

They really been tryna charge my card for this shit EVERY DAY

[proven carbon]

only nvidia card I've owned was a zotac geforce 7300

[rigid fjord]

3090ti also has a protection circuit built in, where as none of the 40 and 50 series do this

[solar moat]

5090 cant tell if you cut all but 1 wire

[bold olive]

0 watt power supply 😭

[fickle ivy]

I fucking hate amazon

Greedy ass company

[hexed sage]

I'm gonna build an ai model that understands me and will fix the world

[rigid fjord]

nor could a 4090 dude

[bold olive]

shunt mod

if its even tangentally related

[rigid fjord]

the v2 is a tier A psu, where as the v3 is a tier B psu

[solar moat]

3090ti you can only cut 50% of cables before it dose not power on

[bold olive]

difference between the two versions?

[solar moat]

aslong as psu is not F i happy

[rigid fjord]

the v3 is atx 3.1, v2 is atx 2.0

[bold olive]

well does a 5060 ti appreciate atx 2?

[rigid fjord]

the topology changes on the circuitry inside for the newer atx version

[fickle ivy]

Surprised they even let you do this shit without phoning in

[rigid fjord]

yes

[random gyro]

Guys

[rigid fjord]

they do, but amazon got sued for making this hard to find originally

[random gyro]

How old r u?

[fickle ivy]

Why?

[rigid fjord]

old enough to know better, young enough to not care

[random gyro]

Christmas

[bold olive]

does it even help if the psu is running on 240 volt?

[random gyro]

I ordered myself a 17 pro max for christmas coz i have a 12 pro

✌️ 😭

[rigid fjord]

nope, it could have been running on 120v and it still be a tier F psu

[random gyro]

Ever heard of gfy mode?

[bold olive]

i meant in terms of the probability of 💥 💥

[rigid fjord]

yeah, as he said it's a prebuild now, it's even more of a pain

[rigid fjord]

the fact it's a tier F psu, is instantly a "get it the fuck out of my pc, asap" moment

like there's both gold and platinum efficiency rated psu's out there that'll kill a system and id doesn't matter what your mains voltage is

[hexed sage]

🤔

I'm back to earth now

[fickle ivy]

Resisting the urge to hate on apple for no good reason

[hexed sage]

"no good reason"

[glass iris]

i have the wiredest issue ever so i reently got a rtx 5080 zotac amp idk tried 3d mark and saw that my below avrg was about -1k so i used ddu dint install any new drivers and my score is good now its +100 avrg so what should i do

[bold olive]

is there any cooler master semi modular psu?

[fickle ivy]

I've got good reasons, never said I was resisting the urge to hate on apple for completely valid reason

[hexed sage]

I can't wait to upgrade

[hexed sage]

Fair enough

[fickle ivy]

I'm good with my pixel 6a

In the past I've said the only reason I want a better phone was for the camera

I don't have that issue anymore

[hexed sage]

I have Motorola

[cosmic idol]

i have iphone 16e

[true stirrup]

Install drivers

[bold olive]

at least y'all don't have some chinese phone

[hexed sage]

My only complaint is my cameras

My iphone 11 from 8 years ago has better camera quality

[bold olive]

why are you complaining something good

😭

[hexed sage]

I'm complaining that my phone doesn't keep up with it

The phone I got is from this year

[bold olive]

makes sense

[cosmic idol]

my only complaint is my single camera lmao
the lack of ability to take a nice up-close photo is annoying

[hexed sage]

I get 3 cameras and for what?

[cosmic idol]

but
overall
iphone 16e a good camera

[bold olive]

if a chinese phone even helps 😔

[hexed sage]

I wouldn't buy

There are better android alternatives that are cheaper

[cosmic idol]

i only had to chip in like 25% when i got mine lmao, so I'm happy

[bold olive]

which are?

[hexed sage]

Xiaomi 17

Back camera has a display

[bold olive]

ok maybe owning a chinese phone ain't that bad

[hexed sage]

iPhones are Chinese btw

China ≠ bad quality

Cheaply mass-produced Chinese products off temu = bad quality

[bold olive]

china brand??

[hexed sage]

Huh

[bold olive]

nvm

[rigid fjord]

this is like saying everything from aliexpress = bad quality

[hollow mulch]

but the reason to everything being made in china is that its cheaper to make in china tho

[rigid fjord]

most of it is taiwan not china

[sage ocean]

Do the x3d chips run hot? I put thermal paste and installed this AIO per the manual but im sitting at 60 basically doing nothing am I gonna have to take it off and reseat it or should I run p95 first

[hollow mulch]

probably just bc of usa and china relationship

[rigid fjord]

they run a little hotter at idle so this is fine for them

[sage ocean]

Oki

[bold olive]

how do i have a non x3d cpu and idle at 60

[sinful cobalt]

yes

[wheat torrent]

maybe macro/telescopint/wide then depth and whatever

And main camera

[hollow mulch]

if you ever feel like you're wasting your life read the dota 2 reviews on steam

[exotic trench]

Why do some people glaze nvidia gpus over radeon gpus

[bold olive]

their drivers

[high elm]

because people don’t buy things based on what is best for their price point but what brand it is

[exotic trench]

isnt radeon usually better for the price

[gleaming meteor]

i think my 5050 is having an identity crisis

16 pin my ass

[bold olive]

how do you end up with a 5050

[bold olive]

it's because of their tainted history of bad drivers that crashes stuff the market went nvidia

[gleaming meteor]

i asked because it looks like so

its 147mm and i need a short ass card, plus its an upgrade from my 1660s which is also longer even though itx and shittier built

[bold olive]

cute card

i changed my mind

ITS SO CUTE

[gleaming meteor]

it is indeed

[bold olive]

it's a kitten

and the 5090 is a tiger

[obsidian urchin]

Bruh I hate the situation im in. Its so expensive to upgrade to a 5700x3d or 5800x3d.

But with £220 i could have upgraded to am5... but. You can see the issue.

Maybe I can wait it out

My r5 2600 will continue to suffer with my 5700xt

[sinful cobalt]

should get the colourful 5070 mini

[obsidian urchin]

5050? Christ, ever since the 4060 released It honestly has felt like a drag for gpu releases. Havent been excited in the slightest

[obsidian urchin]

How are you cooking it

What cpu are you gonna use

[atomic fog]

Hey Guys 9060xt or wait for asus b770? Dont rlly wanna spend alot on a gpu

Max is like 350€

[gleaming meteor]

nah colorful 4060 single slot

[wheat torrent]

tech chat

[mild parrot]

14900k, those things cook themselves

90% of the tech industries time is spent eating so it’s relevant

[obsidian urchin]

Im sure if you refined it enough

It would class as a cpu

Maybe some uninformed individual is selling ddr5 on fb marketplace for

AI-less prices

The only one I can see is this 4800mhz one for £20 being a 16gb kit. But like. Given the circumstances

[sage ocean]

ok drivers all installed

did some benchmarks to make sure my PC wont catch on fire

[obsidian urchin]

W, whats the specs

[sage ocean]

now I just need to verify my bios settings and version cause its an asrock and i know those liek to melt x3ds

[sage ocean]

9950X3D + RTX 5090

Temporary kitchen setup with case not fully back together incase I had to troubleshoot

[obsidian urchin]

When did you buy the stuff?

[sage ocean]

Just before xmas

[obsidian urchin]

What about the...

The ram

[sage ocean]

What about it

[obsidian urchin]

How much was it

[sage ocean]

We dont talk about that

[obsidian urchin]

Ah

[sage ocean]

the upgrade feels insane already

[wheat torrent]

this would piss me off

[tranquil canyon]

Will my system files be corrupted permanently if I get a few BSODs from bad RAM issues

[sinful cobalt]

windows will auto repair and theres methods to scan and repair them

[tranquil canyon]

Oh oka oka cool, thanks

[thorny ingot]

Where tf do these go

[bold olive]

Argb header

[thorny ingot]

Which pins please

[bold olive]

Align it with the pins

NO THATS 4 PINS

[abstract wigeon]

is it not that one?

[bold olive]

NO

[abstract wigeon]

oh myb misread ignore me

[bold olive]

that's rgb, rgb and argb are different

[abstract wigeon]

im aware

[bold olive]

@thorny ingot did you get it?

[thorny ingot]

Yes

[thorny ingot]

What abt this one?

[abstract wigeon]

it will only fit in one

[bold olive]

That's a fan header.
Where did that come from

[thorny ingot]

It’s with the aio

[abstract wigeon]

there is a space for a slot on your cable, which matches the slot on the right of any of these, identify if its your cpu fan or a system fan. then plug into either cpu01 or sys fan 1

[bold olive]

plug into CPU_FAN (yes i own a gigabyte mobo)

[abstract wigeon]

learn that fan cables always look like this

learn that you just plug into whatever describes it

[bold olive]

look

there are people who want confirmation and don't want to fuck up their own components

[abstract wigeon]

yeah im assuming he got it for chistmas and is building it

so its a learning opportunity

[thorny ingot]

The screws to screw in the mobo where does that come with?

[abstract wigeon]

then in future he will do it himself and feel good about it

[abstract wigeon]

tiny screws?

for m.2 ssd

big screw for motherboard

[bold olive]

the motherboard box should have the screws to screw it onto the case

[bold olive]

based on how fancy his motherboard is, gigabyte ditched the m.2 screw

[steel glade]

@wheat torrent so it still stuttering after the windows reinstall. so maybe this will help. The game runs smooth at 115 fps but once i go to 240 fps its stuttering and jumping around in fps

[thorny ingot]

Comes with 2 screws

[bold olive]

he doesn't want a broken machine during christmas

[bold olive]

hmmm

how about your case?

[abstract wigeon]

mobo screws defo come with case

[bold olive]

im crying while assisting him

[bold olive]

he gets a good motherboard and I get a b840 for am5

[bold olive]

more lighting would be nice

[wheat torrent]

I dont think windows was the problem

[steel glade]

I been trying so many things 😭 idk what to do. Is it just amd driver doing amd drivers?

[bold olive]

It is the motherboard screws if this is the only screw from the case.
Please check the case to make sure standoffs are positioned onto the holes of the motherboard, if you didnt

you do not want to kill the motherboard

[abstract wigeon]

fan screws

[wheat torrent]

did you check if you're thermal throttling

hows your CPU usage hows your GPU usage

do you have free memory left

are you running maximum settings

what is the polling rate of your mouse

[thorny ingot]

Fans already installed tho?

[wheat torrent]

do you have third party anti viruses

[steel glade]

Cpu is like 40 to 60% max and gpu is like 30 to 75% max

[steel glade]

No

[bold olive]

not gcc sneaking norton

pmo everytime I see it

[bold olive]

overclocking tiem-

[steel glade]

I dont oc

[bold olive]

oh

[steel glade]

Just the memory kinda with xmp

[bold olive]

no expo?

[steel glade]

Xmp is expo

But yes i have it enabled

[tranquil canyon]

Does XMP do anything with power consumption

[bold olive]

slight increase

[tranquil canyon]

H oka

[bold olive]

cuz memory is gonna run beefier

[steel glade]

@wheat torrent https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yWHfJn

This is my full build so i dont get y its stuttering 😭

[bold olive]

possibly the game isn't that optimized?

[wheat torrent]

yes but this answers none of my questions

[steel glade]

Forza horizon 3, 5 and forza motorsports

[bold olive]

ill put myself in a dark corner and cry for 12 hours

i have a b840 board 😔

[steel glade]

Cpu is like 40 to 60% max and gpu is like 30 to 75% max. I do still have free memory. I might need to check gpu memory usage, i run min fps for most fps cuz i competive race on it. My mouse is like 1600 dps but i run controller

[bold olive]

@thorny ingot build going good?

[obsidian urchin]

R5 2600 to r5 7500f

Peak

Im sure my pa120se will still work

[bold olive]

of course

i have a 7600 and a shittier cooler

assassin x refined 120 argb se

idk the sequence

[obsidian urchin]

Yea boi, i found a 16gb ddr5 kit on fb marketplace for £20 which I can test in person

Desperate times call for desperate measures

[wheat torrent]

hows task manager looking

is there any other process that takes usage

[tawdry flame]

I've got a quick question 👀

Does anyone have the preset that LTT uses for RTSS?

[steel glade]

I will look later almost family time

[lime bone]

Hey guys, question; is it possible to use a custom storage server or nas instead of an UNVR for storing security footage of Unifi Protect?

[distant frigate]

Yoooo I got a networking book

[peak swan]

give me that shit right now

[frail sequoia]

Are these good (I got them for Christmas and I’m enjoying them but apparently I should of gotten a moza r3 even tho I need PlayStation support, did I make the wrong decision in wanting these and getting them?)

[distant frigate]

894 pages of networking goodness

[peak swan]

as Long as you like it,. that's all that matters

[remote remnant]

Getting jolly with it.

[frail sequoia]

This is it fully setup

[remote remnant]

I just got like 20 flash drives for Christmas you lucky

[peak swan]

That desk doesn't give a lot of confidence

Shits bent from nothing on it

[frail sequoia]

It’s temporary till I get a new monitor and new shoes then imma buy a wheel stand

[frail sequoia]

It’s bent from a few years ago

[peak swan]

In this economy ur also lucky

[remote remnant]

Corkboard made desk 😂

[frail sequoia]

It’s made from a lot of wood chips from my dads work

[peak swan]

Be careful abt the ps5 cuz it might leak liquid metal onto the pcb standing up

[peak swan]

Ikea quality

[remote remnant]

Pretty much same thing I won't dunk on it bc my setup currently looks like poopoo

[frail sequoia]

It’s fine, it’s a later model of the ps5 I think, my dads has been stood upright for 4 years and there’s nothing wrong with it apart from that it sounds like a demon from hell whenever he puts a disk in

[peak swan]

Honestly mine too because i just have phone parts everywhere and like weird ass usb cables and shit

[hidden charm]

If I have b550i with 32gb ddr4 and 5600x is the best value upgrade I can do just get a 5800x3d or is it worth upgrading mobo and ram as well?

[peak swan]

I mean disc drives always give demon vibes

[peak swan]

Wdym by b550i? The chipset is B550

[remote remnant]

I be moving stuff around my cable management isn't too bad also speaking of disk drives... the shelf is have my touch monitor on is bending aswell now that i see it. Sorry if its messy.

My old desk fell apart if your wondering just why...

[frail sequoia]

My desk is 20mm thick

[thorny ingot]

My IO shield is getting in the way of my case

[hidden charm]

The motherboard is called B550-I.

What path of upgrading would you recommend? 🙂

[tranquil canyon]

I have solved issue with ram

[remote remnant]

👍

[tranquil canyon]

I am betting the entire planet that I can upgrade my GPU, transfer the motherboard into a new case, setup case fans, and cable manage

https://tenor.com/view/oops-gif-25855259

[remote remnant]

I have not fixed my disk drive problem because as you see... wires no connect and one of the things that hold the wires are just gone.

[peak swan]

Dawg I'm used to messes
My room was hella messy for so long like

[remote remnant]

I have my crt screen sitting on two Xbox 360 boxes in my closet rn dawg...

[peak swan]

Dayumm

I have an xbox 360 shell somewhere

I wanted to do a sleeper pc using it but

[remote remnant]

I have almost half a bin of xbox controller parts both Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox one. 😂

I have my ps2 S sitting somewhere in my room mess

[peak swan]

I have like 2 random laptops under my bed lol

1 has previous user data i am yet to wipe

It boots into windows 7

[remote remnant]

I love how black pcbs look

[peak swan]

The other has the hdd from my previous laptop that i no longer use because my charger blew up

[peak swan]

Fr

[tranquil canyon]

do you do insane homebrew projects with it

[remote remnant]

My windows 7 laptop is put back together fried its cpu

[peak swan]

No android allowed in this house /j

[bold olive]

atleast you have christmas presents

😔

[peak swan]

I mean
There's a high chance the cpu is replaceable

[remote remnant]

I tried Linux on it.

[tranquil canyon]

is harmonyOS not android or smth

[peak swan]

Yeah, this year we didn't get shit lol
By we i mean me and my siblings

[tranquil canyon]

since it's built from the ground up by huwawei or msth

[bold olive]

huawei's own operating system

[tranquil canyon]

"Today I tried using macOS on my PS2"

[bold olive]

i used to have it, the features are golden

[remote remnant]

I Don wanna undo 50 diamond screws of like 8 different sizes 😭

[peak swan]

It used to be, and mine still is based on that
But it no longer is

[bold olive]

no iphones allowed in my house

[peak swan]

Oh yeah, ancient laptops suck ass when you want to fully disassemble

[remote remnant]

Xbox ones are even pissier.

Especially S

[peak swan]

Let's not talk about Nintendo gamebit

[remote remnant]

Pop the bottom panel off and break half the pins off

[tranquil canyon]

what about the new 3ds xl or whatever

[remote remnant]

Slam dunk dumpster.

[gleaming rose]

merry Christmas

[tranquil canyon]

https://tenor.com/view/azumanga-azumanga-daioh-osaka-merry-christmas-gif-27292434

[true stirrup]

https://tenor.com/view/kitty-claws-christmas-tree-cat-playing-with-christmas-tree-cat-playing-cat-gif-16161844996981620433

[peak swan]

Yeah, so like discord is banned in china and i guess like idk, the browser bans it too?

[gleaming rose]

are you...in China?

or did you get a new Chinese phone

[stray portal]

Which one should i get

50 euros for the orochi snd 47 euros for thr basilisk

[viral kayak]

why does it say that 3200mhz is max speed for ddr4 when mine runs 3600 while using xmp

[peak swan]

No

[peak swan]

Also no

[viral kayak]

vpn to china?

[bold olive]

overclock

[viral kayak]

xmp isnt really overclocking tho is it?

[daring scaffold]

Heck yeah, W grandparents

[bold olive]

it's considered safe overclocking

[bold olive]

they know you so well
(my brain is screaming lttstore.com rn)

[viral kayak]

oh ok

[peak swan]

No
I put china firmware on my phone

[daring scaffold]

Gonna be great for repasting GPU’s and such especially

Prob gonna buy the big one as a personal gift to myself now

[viral kayak]

ive been wanting one of these but 70 bucks then plus shipping and then taxes is too much for me

[true stirrup]

Very nice

[daring scaffold]

Dang didnt know it was that expensive

I know the normal screwdriver is like $80

[bold olive]

btw the price of the screwdriver is eye watering in my country 😭

[daring scaffold]

😭

[viral kayak]

i have to import the screwdriver to get it here

[gleaming rose]

Xiaomi?

[high elm]

some xmp profiles wont run at all depending on processor

and leaving it to auto isnt amazing either depending on scenario

my kit of ddr4 4400mhz would make any am4 cpu default to gear 2

[orchid vector]

Guys would a full white build be ugly with a black GPU?

[gleaming rose]

yes

spray paint the GPU

[high elm]

basically any ddr4 cpu tbh

[orchid vector]

wouldn't that kill the warranty?

[gleaming rose]

I mean... yeah?

[stray portal]

Should i get velcros or zip ties??

[gleaming rose]

make sure it works first - gpus don't really break often

[orchid vector]

okay thanks

[daring scaffold]

Not at all

[orchid vector]

[daring scaffold]

I did this build with a black 3070TI, and it looked great. Pictures don’t really do it justice

[daring scaffold]

Don’t spray paint an expensive card for your first time, I did a GTX 1060 6GB my first time

[orchid vector]

My cousin loves painting things, he's into painting minigames and all that, i think he'd love to do it

[orchid vector]

Looks nice!

[fickle ivy]

Y'all is a 900mm lens for $30 a good deal?

[bold olive]

I love overclocking ram

yes it happened

😭

[pure trellis]

Yep, that's why oc is dead

[short moth]

did you fine @bold olive

[tulip sparrow]

.https://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-fold-s-pen-revival-3627712/

[royal loom]

Updated my GPU drivers and pressed the restart button now the screen is just black keyboard doesn't light up but the fans are on and spin

[livid fern]

IMC limits

[gleaming rose]

hhh maybe I should consider dual booting again

[inland breach]

what options do I have when I have a RAM kit that isn't officially on my motherboard's QVL? I can't run it with an XMP profile on my X870 motherboard, because it will just crash mid-game

[gleaming rose]

even though it's a dogshit solution

[royal loom]

Ima try force restarting my pc ig

Only thing I can do rn

[bold olive]

dw I dialed it back to the stable overclock
merry crihmuh

[viral kayak]

whats the diffrence beetween the peerless assasin 120 se and the normal 120

[royal loom]

Nvm before I restarted it it turned on

[bold olive]

heatsink

[viral kayak]

one has a bigger heatsink?

[short moth]

how to overclock but not get much heat

[bold olive]

• two fans

but be careful

it needs ram clearance for the peerless

but the normal one doesn't

[copper talon]

on a scale from 1-10 how bad is a amd ryzen 5 3600 bottleneck a 3060ti?

[short moth]

3

[copper talon]

ok so its not as bad as others nade it seem

[livid fern]

Every build has a bottleneck

Cant avoid it

[terse dome]

literally fine

[indigo basin]

bottlenecks vary game to game anyways

but that should be fine

[terse dome]

Ar least at 1440p

[indigo basin]

midrange cpu with a midrange gpu

anyways, anyone got some decent laptop bags that dont cost a bunch?
found this one but its slightly out of my price range
https://www.nordspur.co.uk/products/water-resistant-17-3-inch-laptop-backpack-for-travel?variant=52236390859090

[stray portal]

3060ti isnt running 2k blud

[gloomy sleet]

ehhh

disagree depending on what game

[grizzled frost]

depends on the game

and graphical settings

it’ll do 1440p med for most games that aren’t super intensive

[terse dome]

I literally play 1440p on a 3060 non ti

[minor dew]

#1453162316416946217 IF anyone has the answer to my problem I will wish so many christmas blessings upon u

[thorny ingot]

What is this pin next to the cpu pin?

[true stirrup]

Also CPU power

[thorny ingot]

Do I need that?

Or should I just leave it there

[true stirrup]

You don't

It's fine like you have it rn

[thorny ingot]

Alright thanks

[random gyro]

can someone pls make ram less expensive ah

[abstract wigeon]

its cpu power but more, so if you had a really high power chip or doing some crazy overclocking you would use it

[true stirrup]

Yeah sure let me call Micron really quickly

[thorny ingot]

Is this gpu cords?

[jovial swan]

Hello, Im planning on getting this combo soon, as a gift to my stepdad, as i wanna build him a pc, but my budget is quite low, what PSU should i get for these GPU possiblities.

Intel Core I5 10400F
MSI Z490 plus gaming
32 GB DDR4
120 MM water cooler.

Now for the GPUs Ive looked at second hand

GTX 1660 TI?
RTX 2060
Radeon RX 6500
Radeon RX 590
Intel arc A770 i think.

Would a 550 watt suffice?

[true stirrup]

Looks like it
It should also say on it

[elder portal]

hello, what alternatives do i have for wake on AC if the laptop doesn't have that option in the bios settings. I even looked in the hidden bios settings and didn't find anything

[true stirrup]

PCI-E power

[broken palm]

i got 2x16 & 2x48 for $350

[thorny ingot]

It says cpu

[frail sequoia]

I would get a 2060 super or a 2070 but if your in the uk then an rx6600xt can be picked up for roughly £200 on eBay

[true stirrup]

Then it's not the right cable

[broken palm]

.. windows setting moment

[jovial swan]

Im in Denmark 🥀

[frail sequoia]

Idk prices over there, I’m in Scotland

[thorny ingot]

What abt these

[jovial swan]

5090

[true stirrup]

That's it yeah

[frail sequoia]

Bros flexin his gpu lol

[jovial swan]

Me with my 4070 + R7 7700 combo

[stray portal]

???

Really?????

[elder portal]

same

[peak swan]

Nah
Huawei

[terse dome]

Well i dont play any games released this year

im working through control right now

[thorny ingot]

I’m so confused what are these dangly thingy

[true stirrup]

The connector is 6+2pin
You hook the 2 pins onto the 6 to make an 8 pin connector

It's made that way because some GPUs only use 6 pins

[thorny ingot]

Oh so does that part go in the gpu?

[elder portal]

^any tips?

[dawn summit]

Need help I have 500$ in my countries currency and I wanna build a PC best option I found was a pc with i5 12400f and rtx 2060 16gb ddr4 what do u think?

[true stirrup]

Depends on the GPU but most likely yes

[thorny ingot]

What’s this?

[true stirrup]

12VHPWR connector
Your GPU might use it instead of the PCI-e ones

[thorny ingot]

9060xt don’t need that?

[high elm]

no

[thorny ingot]

Also after I plug in the gpu cpu and motherboard I’m cool?

[true stirrup]

Depends on what storage you have

[thorny ingot]

SSd

I also have a SATA card tho

From my old pc

[true stirrup]

Well then you also need to plug in the SATA cables into the SATA SSD and motherboard and SATA power into the SATA SSD

[fair quest]

How do I go about connecting this?

Corsair 240 RS

[thorny ingot]

Is this it

[remote remnant]

@peak swan lookie what I just got :)))

Magic burning stick of power

[rigid fjord]

looks similar to the soldering iron i use

[true stirrup]

I don't see anything SATA related on that image

[rigid fjord]

that's the type E header for usb C

[true stirrup]

Rauko since you are here
How is it with the safety when printing PLA? I thought it was a completely safe material but after some more research I figured out it's still not safe

So I thought about an enclosure but then also read about how an enclosure makes PLA prints worse

[rigid fjord]

tbh probably the most safest filament to use

but any enclosure used, you'd still want some kind of filtering

[true stirrup]

But still not safe enough to have next to an open window in the room in which I sleep right?

[rigid fjord]

it's safe to do that, though you may cause yourself some printing issues if you do

personally i'm using a cheapo one of these

though i've modified it with a fan mount for a 140mm fan that's controllable

[true stirrup]

From what I've read the increased heat from the enclosure makes the prints worse
Or are you solving that with the fan?

[ivory olive]

I just realized smth. Building a PC in the second hand market isn't much more expensive than before. Yeah a kit of ram is 200+ but a new aio PSU and case are much cheaper. And Amazon is selling z790 tuf mobo like new for 120. Plus masses who watches mainstream YouTubers dumping their Intel cpu for amd. It's actually not too bad rn. However I heard storage shortage are coming? Lol

[rigid fjord]

solved with the fan primarily, but you can cause the printing to be worse near a window due to moisture in the pla and end up needing a filament dryer

[true stirrup]

Yeah that makes sense
I have a place away from the window but it's just the health concerns worrying me a bit

[swift moss]

Damn bro was quick with it

[ivory mountain]

i lowkenuinely forgot i installed a new ssd

[rigid fjord]

https://www.printables.com/model/856716-3d-printer-exhaust-fan-bracket-140mm-fan-to-3-inch
https://www.printables.com/model/373539-120140mm-fan-deflector-stlopenscad
i've combined these, but i've still got to make the mounts to fit it to an existing vent in my wall

[wheat sinew]

hello, i sooo for some reason my rgb fans work but my motherboard rgb’s wont work, like only a very tiny bit is on for some reason does anyone have any ideas? likes its very faint i have no idea if this was due to an argb issue as i have been trying out different headers for 3 hours now

[rigid fjord]

with this https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FS18BZ6S added in to control the fan and using a step down buck converter to turn 24v down to 12v

[true stirrup]

Okay so yeah with all of that I guess I shouldn't worry about health that much

[rigid fjord]

where i have my pc sat, there's a vent tied into where the chimney is set for the fireplace dowstairs in my parents home, i can tie into that for dumping out the fuems from the printer and to basically vent the hot air from my pc out through it

you could do similar but have it go through a home made carbon filter box

[thin bloom]

Pc rig is getting a huge upgrade. Here our some bonus images of the cpu's bad thermal paste and I just noticed hoe dirty the psu filter is

[rigid fjord]

and tbh, pla is the least fume creating filament

considering i have a parrot in my bedroom with me, i gotta be extra careful in regards to what filaments i use

[true stirrup]

The only place I could exhaust it to is the window on the left side of my desk
I have enough space for the 3D printer on both sides of the 2m long desk

[true stirrup]

Yeah and some sources say it's completely safe and others say it's like burning a candle or a tiny bit worse

[rigid fjord]

whichever side you do, you want to dedicate it as a 50cm square area of an area for the printer

you should check which pla brand they're using

some has a faint smell, some has none

the smell is from the fumes

also, if you're dealing with pla, you want a metal or glass plate for the bed

[true stirrup]

I'm thinking of getting the refurbished Elegoo Neptune 3 pro straight from their website for 99€
It's better than the Ender 3 which is the only other printer for that price I can get

[rigid fjord]

pei is no good

[rigid fjord]

i know ender 3's go for as little as £40 secondhand but tbf despite how much of a headache they can be, you learn a lot

would i tell someone to buy an ender 3 from the get go, not really, but at the same time, what you do learn from one, translates over quickly to any other better 3d printer

[true stirrup]

The cheapest one I have seen here was 70€ and the cheapest one rn is 105€

[true stirrup]

Like yeah I guess that knowledge is worth quite a lot as well
The Elegoo one is ready out the box tho and it even has auto bed leveling

[novel grove]

My brother really said that watercooling's better than aircooling
Even though i explained that its miles better than watercooling (aio's & stuff)

[vague glacier]

https://tenor.com/view/lenovo-think-pad-think-pad-lenovo-shoot-shack-hoo-hack-gif-25490053

[novel grove]

Sure you're gonna cool it off by a few degrees, but in the future you're gonna have to replace that part

[rigid fjord]

@left dove the dual z motor and micros swiss hotend are the 2 best mods to any ender 3

[rigid fjord]

it's not even a few degrees, it's the same amount of cooling for the better part just more efficiently transfered from the cpu, it's not exactly better

[novel grove]

Noted

[rigid fjord]

if you could find a neptune 4 instead at a good price, i'd get it and get a microswiss flowtech hotened as an upgrade

[vague glacier]

https://tenor.com/view/laptop-broken-lenovo-thinkpad-meme-gif-8015082395977230277

[swift moss]

Stacked

What's y'all phone wifi data usage for this month?

[ivory mountain]

Red gpu brrrrrrr

[rigid fjord]

@true stirrup said hotend https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microswiss-FlowTech-Hotend-Elegoo-Neptune/dp/B0D511V2N3

[ivory mountain]

idek how to check

[swift moss]

Ram 🥹

[junior bay]

@rigid fjord https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSppJpcDPsP/ this guy beat you I think

billet_labs

It’s pretty rad #pcbuild #watercooling

Likes

23326

Instagram

[swift moss]

On android it's under data usage in connection manager

[ivory mountain]

im on iphone

i rarely use cellular data cause i dont go outside

[swift moss]

No this is wifi usage

Iphone don't have monitoring for wifi usage

Oh well, crazy how it's 110gb per month on my desktop and more on my phone this month

[ivory mountain]

all i do is watch tiktok so probably a lot but not a crazy amount

now my pc on the other hand

[swift moss]

Around 500gb per month on my server

[rigid fjord]

long time no see, and it's not hard to beat me in something that i do for fun

[swift moss]

Probably closer to 800gb in November

[junior bay]

merry christmas

[true stirrup]

140€ refurbished on their site
And the hotend is 18€ on their site
But idk if the 4 is even noticeably better than the 3 pro

[swift moss]

Yeah fair enough

[rigid fjord]

you too dude

[swift moss]

Got unlimited data and 1000 minutes and 1000 texts for 400 rubles

Which is insane I wish I could have those prices in my home country

[swift moss]

That's like 5USD per month

[junior bay]

how've you been?

[clear canyon]

You have a minute phone?

[rigid fjord]

@carmine yew you'd know better than me at how good the neptune 4 is

[ivory mountain]

i somehow have 100,000GB read/write in a year on this ssd ☠️

[swift moss]

The plan is just what it comes with

[rigid fjord]

surviving, you?

[junior bay]

been pretty good tbh

[clear canyon]

Idk what that says

[swift moss]

Oops sorry

[clear canyon]

Besides "Red"

[junior bay]

been getting into the debate crowds

[swift moss]

Tariff is plan

[clear canyon]

"All the best in 2025" as they offer a minute plan

[swift moss]

Dude its 5USD this is leagues better than nz

Unlimited data is AT LEAST 40 dollars a month at an acceptable speed

[clear canyon]

Yeah

[swift moss]

I'm not sure what you Canadians pay for something similar but this is rlly good imo

[clear canyon]

Im American lmao

[swift moss]

You need an internal passport for a sim though

Which is a wild concept imo

[pure copper]

i got my gpu finally

[swift moss]

I have like 40 sims in nz

No limit no kyc

[pure copper]

i can run minecraft at 20 fps now !!!!

kidding

[stray portal]

Im so sad my mouse arrives only on 19th january 😭

why so long i cant wait

[empty quartz]

Merry chrysler

[sharp ivy]

meri crimas

[rigid fjord]

the one thing about using an enclosure primarily is the lack of not needing a filament dryer usually but if used in any room that regular runs cooler than 24c you'll want one

[empty quartz]

Fun fact

[true stirrup]

Yeah according to the thermometer in my room it's currently 21°C with the window closed so I don't imagine it will go over that unless it's summer

[stray portal]

Is ts real

[odd kestrel]

5090 sure is cheap

[cold skiff]

It’s the best consumer graphics card in the world

What you expecting? 300 euro?

[hexed sage]

Not true

[cold skiff]

Consumer… key word

[hexed sage]

Still not true

[plain geyser]

holy moly, why does expedition 33 take 100 watts??

on idle!!

[cold skiff]

You mean in the main menu?

[true stirrup]

doesn't even sound like a lot

[plain geyser]

when i stand, i check my wattage and its at 100-120

[cold skiff]

Or you just not limiting background fps

[clear canyon]

Wdyn 100 watts

[cold skiff]

Oh right so you’re ingame, standing still?

[plain geyser]

yes

[cold skiff]

Well that’s nothing

[true stirrup]

the game doesn't care if you are moving or not
there is still a shit ton of stuff happening

[cold skiff]

Standing still in a game does not reduce power usage in any game

If you expect that you’re pure stupid

[plain geyser]

when i'm in battle, it takes so many watts my pc shuts down bro

[cold skiff]

More computing, more power

[true stirrup]

get a better PSU

[rough salmon]

Does android tablet support type c to Ethernet

[cold skiff]

Do we have to teach you computers101?

[plain geyser]

💔 this is the first time it happened to me bro im js in shock

[plain geyser]

i have a 650 with a 6650 xt

[cold skiff]

Go stand still in pubg

You’ll have 200+w all time

[true stirrup]

what tier?

[cold skiff]

Then you’ll really hurt

[plain geyser]

gold

[true stirrup]

that isn't a tier
F-A

[plain geyser]

lemme check

[true stirrup]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1akCHL7Vhzk_EhrpIGkz8zTEvYfLDcaSpZRB6Xt6JWkc/edit?gid=1719706335#gid=1719706335

[plain geyser]

its like a tier b-c its a 6650 xt

[rough salmon]

Anyone know how I can get mobile apps working on tablet, I wanna get red dead redemption 2 working on it

[stray portal]

how can i sync up my rgbs with what my screen is doing

[true stirrup]

what PSU?

[true stirrup]

SignalRGB

[plain geyser]

vega

650

[true stirrup]

full model

[stray portal]

Forget it then 💔

slopware

[true stirrup]

I like it

[stray portal]

I installed it once and the second i used it, it installed 10 million other programs and the thing itself didnt even work

[plain geyser]

vega 650 gt*

[stray portal]

Not to mention it forces me to make an account to do basically anything

Also u have to pay for most stuff

[true stirrup]

it doesn't install anything other than SignalRGB itself

[analog widget]

any1 have a rec for a monitor that is 200hz+ and 1440p+ for around 200 usd ( more is fine)

[south arrow]

Signal doesnt require an account unless you want a paid feature or any other apps to install with it? But theres also openrgb software

[true stirrup]

check rtings.com

[plain geyser]

should I just upgrade to a 9070 xt?

[true stirrup]

the brand is vega?

[plain geyser]

yes

[true stirrup]

it's not even on the tierlist

[stray portal]

Holy firecracker

[plain geyser]

or is it evga

bro ion know that much bout computers 💔

[stray portal]

HOW do u mistake it

its not even similar sounding

[plain geyser]

chill on me bro

[winter lantern]

An 850w technically works with any gpu right

[stray portal]

i will not tolerate evga disrespect

[true stirrup]

not a smart choice for a 5090 and 14900K

[plain geyser]

with 650 watts and 6650 xt, idk why my pc keeps shutting down

[stray portal]

probably because you called evga vega

what are your other specs like ram and such

and how exactly does it shut down

[winter lantern]

It would technically work right

[cold skiff]

Until it draws full power…

[plain geyser]

16 gig ram i5 12400

[stray portal]

to boot yes

[true stirrup]

it would not be enough for full load on both the GPU and CPU

[plain geyser]

when im in a battle, halfway it shuts down completely

[stray portal]

thats not helpful at all

what game and what is halfway

and does it say anything before shut down

[plain geyser]

expedition 33, and when im fighting an opponent

no messages, it simply powers off

[true stirrup]

run something like 3D mark time spy or Furmark if you just want to push your GPU

[stray portal]

maybe it thermal throttles

whats your cpu cooler and also do u have case fans

[winter lantern]

I replaced my psu and my pc works now
Do yall think the power supply was the issue

[stray portal]

how are we supposed to tell

[plain geyser]

I dont really know what cooler brand that is

[winter lantern]

Open the glass gng

[plain geyser]

alr gimme a sec

[winter lantern]

Look for a lable

[stray portal]

also unc took the photo while its spinning we cant even see the label

[cold skiff]

12400 and 6650xt is fine for 650w

[plain geyser]

is a lil dusty

[pure copper]

😭

[cold skiff]

If the gpu is 4 years of use already I’d assume you need a repaste

[stray portal]

no wonder it shuts off

[cold skiff]

When playing have adrenaline show your temps

[plain geyser]

I repasted a few months ago

[cold skiff]

That is nothing at all

[stray portal]

cpu or gpu

[winter lantern]

Thats normal dust

[winter lantern]

Obv cpu

[plain geyser]

I did, its around 65-70

[cold skiff]

Exactly makina

[stray portal]

most people shouldnt have to repaste gpu even after years

[cold skiff]

Not the average, the hotspot

[plain geyser]

only cpu, I had the pc for about 2 years ive never pastes gpu tho

[winter lantern]

I got my laptop to 90c before

[cold skiff]

Laptop? Means fuck all

[plain geyser]

it goes to 70 when I play

[cold skiff]

They run at 100c most the time

I can guarantee you the hotspot is higher

[winter lantern]

They run that on the highest of loads

[plain geyser]

lemme play the game again to see

[cold skiff]

70average tells me your hotspot is probably 90c+

Repaste the gpu

[plain geyser]

I’ve never pasted a gpu, ill try

[cold skiff]

Not out of the realms of workable on rdna2, however it’s a safe bet it’s a problem ATM

[winter lantern]

You dont have a warranty or anything right

[plain geyser]

ran out a few months ago

I’m down to js buy a new pc

yall know how much a 9070 xt build would run?

[left dove]

Price it out on pcpartpicker

[plain geyser]

ok

ty guys ❤️

[dense prairie]

whats a good DDR5 ram

[winter lantern]

None for the price

[vague glacier]

I think at this point whatever you can find lmao

[plain geyser]

oh my god, these ram prices hurt my soul

[ivory mountain]

Anything preferably hynix

[viscid helm]

After taking care of house and good sealing, now my AC uses much less power to keep it warm, even though its colder 🥶😎

[jovial swan]

Is a GTX 1070 windforce still a viable option in 2025?, i wanna build my stepdad a pc, but im not sure if a GTX 1070, or RX 580 is better

[azure topaz]

1070 is better for sure

[shy arch]

So u absolutely can't get an RTX card? The 1070's support will end very soon

[jovial swan]

Probs could find a 2060 card for cheap,

[shy arch]

A 2060 is for $130 where I am

Yo guys will a samsung 970 evo benefit from a heat sink? Since it's a fairly old non-performane drive, will it need one?

[craggy cove]

doubt

its a gen 3 drive

[steel umbra]

guys where do i disable double tap to react?

it’s very annoying

[formal sonnet]

From a mobile device: Settings -> Chat

[quaint mesa]

I have ASUS Prime B760M-K D4, 3060ti, what should i upgrade to?

[grizzled frost]

the best you can afford

[carmine yew]

A bambu A1 on sale isn't that much more expensive than that.

And it supports an ams making it superior in general.

But as a whole the N4Pro is a great bedslinger

[quaint mesa]

1k limit maybe new cpu too

[cold skiff]

Why do you want to upgrade? If no one knows this. No one can help. Also cpu

[grizzled frost]

1k what? bananas? avocados? rupees? pesos?

[cold skiff]

1kilowatts

[true stirrup]

A1 is 259€ at the moment
I don't think it was ever below that

[quaint mesa]

i wanna upgrade gpu cpu motherboard, 1kUSD

[cold skiff]

But we don’t know what cpu you have

[grizzled frost]

cheapest am5 mobo you can find, 7600x, best gpu you can find with the remaining money

[quaint mesa]

i5-13600KF

[latent gull]

But now you can double tap to lobster someone

[grizzled frost]

might need a new psu depending on what you have rn and what you can find for the GPU

[cold skiff]

Just upgrade the gpu

[grizzled frost]

keep the cpu, upgrade the gpu

[cold skiff]

Get a 5070ti

Ez

[quaint mesa]

keep motherboard too?

[cold skiff]

Ja

[grizzled frost]

obviously

[quaint mesa]

i wanna switch to amd ppl say its better

[grizzled frost]

you wanna burn your money?

[cold skiff]

Just get a 5070ti and don’t worry, be happy

[grizzled frost]

you’re already on a decent platform, why would you switch to another platform for shits and giggles

[cold skiff]

Because influencers

[grizzled frost]

am5 is the obvious choice if you’re buying into a new system, not if you’re upgrading an existing system

[quaint mesa]

is my gpu bottlenecking cpu rn?

[grizzled frost]

i hate the term “bottleneck”, but yes

[rose stream]

Don't. If you're on LGA 1700 with a 13th gen cpu and nothing's wrong with it, then moving over to an AMD platform would be pointless.

[grizzled frost]

in most gpu intensive games, yes

[rose stream]

In terms of performance, features, and usability, what you have is plenty enough to even be competitive with both current last gen Ryzen cpus.

[grizzled frost]

you’d be spending like 450usd to switch to am5 and be in the same position you are rn, there’s no

[rose stream]

Potentially even more, depending on what you're aiming for.

Hog's on a 13600Kf. Getting anything close to that or better on the other side would probably get into $500+ range for a combo.

[grizzled frost]

13600k is roughly equivalent to the 7700x in 1080p gaming

[azure topaz]

i agree

[lapis fog]

Can anyone help me out idk if I just ruined my cpu or not

[carmine yew]

Also new vs refurbished.

But the n4 is a great printer, but doesn't officially support multi color which is nice

[rose stream]

Sure, but you're also giving up the extra cores if you want to do anything else later or have niche cases that can use the extra threads for offloading.

[azure topaz]

no because nobody can help you

[cold skiff]

Just get a new gpu. Don’t entertain the chatter on this one

[azure topaz]

wanna know why? cause we're as clueless as you right now. if you want help, put what you need help with in the same message.

[grizzled frost]

sounds like OP is just gaming, so they’re highly unlikely to benefit from more cores

[azure topaz]

nobody (i really mean this) in the mood to help is in the mood to wait 40 minutes for you to see our response and then finally tell us about your issue

for future reference

[grizzled frost]

https://dontasktoask.com

[lapis fog]

I mounted my cpu for the first time I thought it was in but it looked like this

[rose stream]

Well, if it's only gaming alone, then it would be fine.

[azure topaz]

def the wrong way

[grizzled frost]

it is not even close to in

[lapis fog]

I reseated it and it seems to be in right now but I’m worried I broke it

[azure topaz]

if no pins are broken youre fine

[rose stream]

You could even technically just go with a 7700 non-X too without issue, I bet.

[grizzled frost]

post a pic of the bottom where the pins are

[azure topaz]

honestly if its in dont take it out

just turn it on see if it works

if a pin is gone its not like bro is fixing it

[grizzled frost]

bent pin could be fixable

[azure topaz]

yeah but its in the socket regardless

[grizzled frost]

based purely on this atrocious image, looks like it’s seated

[azure topaz]

what he said

[grizzled frost]

post a pic head on with the motherboard

[azure topaz]

can you show the cpu from the top? or something reasonable? 😭

i get what youre going for here but

[lapis fog]

bro why is everyone so hostile im doing this for the first time i was just tryna show the same angle as before damn..

[quaint mesa]

so just get a 5070ti?

[azure topaz]

nobody is being hostile we're telling you what to do differently

[winter lantern]

Sure

[azure topaz]

if i wanted to be mean to you i wouldnt have helped and just called you stupid

[rose stream]

Sure. Your cpu will handle it just fine.

[lapis fog]

So should I just take the cpu back out to check? Or leave it in

[azure topaz]

nobody here is getting paid and we're all volunteers, basically if youre getting any help at all you kinda have no room to complain

[azure topaz]

definitely in the right position, looks fine, turn it on and see if it works

[rose stream]

Hell, technically your cpu should be able to handle even higher end gpus anyway, so a 5070 Ti is no real challenge for it.

[azure topaz]

if you want to be safe ig you can take it out and give us a picture of the pins on the bottom

[lapis fog]

I’m far away from being able to turn this on

[winter lantern]

Is my cpu good

[azure topaz]

i feel as though that this is more risky than just leaving it alone

[true stirrup]

I mean refurbished might just have some cosmetic damage which I really don't mind
Multicolour is nice but I would need an AMS for that which also costs quite a bit as well
So idk if the 70% price increase would be worth it

[winter lantern]

Anything above a 5070ti preformence wise is significantly more costly

[azure topaz]

i hope you like the feeling of suspense and anxiety

[empty quartz]

@azure topaz your house is going to get mctickled

[azure topaz]

i had a set once upon a time

[azure topaz]

yeah its just fine

[winter lantern]

What u gonna take

[rose stream]

Weeelll it depends on what you shoot for as the metric.

[lapis fog]

If there is a better way to take the picture I will but does that look okay?

[carmine yew]

It's just a thing to keep in mind. @lethal bay also has a N4Pro.

And you'll want multicolor sooner than you expect

[winter lantern]

Well the only gpus better than it are the 5080 4090 and 5090 so like...

[azure topaz]

if you look down the rows of pins with one eye open you might be able to see easier if a pin is misaligned, but if it went in the socket there is a very low chance that any are messed up

[rose stream]

4k with everything on visually, it'll probably handle it well.
Turn down the res and/or the visuals for framerate performance now, then you might just run into struggle there.

[lethal bay]

Unironically, wholeheartedly recommend the Bambu A1 Mini if it’s your first printer

figure out if you even like 3D Printing first

Fucking with my printer constantly to get it to work right almost made me leave the hobby. Bambu just works.

@true stirrup

[lapis fog]

I looked everything looked okay I have it back in now there’s a bit of play and it kind of rocks back and forth a bit without the pin down is that normal?

[azure topaz]

normal

[winter lantern]

Closing the latch on the cpu seems scary so I dont wanna take mine out

[azure topaz]

freaking out is basically the worst thing you can do in any situation ever, just stay calm and think things through before doing them

[true stirrup]

Like the Neptune 4 would be the cheapest option other than the Neptune 3 pro and ender 3

[lethal bay]

My N4Pro has been nothing but a PITA for me. @carmine yew Has no issues. YMMV.

[winter lantern]

Its why intel is better cause no pins

[azure topaz]

theres pins on both sides

[true stirrup]

With the 10€ discount I just got it's 130€ for n4

[azure topaz]

it is a lot nicer to break a board instead of a cpu though

but sometimes its not

[carmine yew]

I've had minor issues, but nothing like yours

[winter lantern]

Seems harder to break the board than the cpu tho

[stray portal]

pins on mobo is worse

[carmine yew]

Do not get an Ender3 unless it's dirt cheap.

[lethal bay]

I’ve converted my N4Pro to open source firmware and STILL have issues with the printer completely forgetting my z-offset

[stray portal]

if u break pins on cpu u can fix them, and if not u just replace cpu

but then iif break pins on mobo u have to get whole new mobo

[true stirrup]

Yeah I'm not thinking about it

[azure topaz]

key word is break not bend

theres almost 0 accidental scenario where you breaka pin on an LGA board

[high halo]

What do yall think is the best password manager out there? I use nord pass but the login site loads very slowly for some reason and no its not bc of the wifi

[azure topaz]

you can bend pins back in an LGA socket

[lethal bay]

I would genuinely just get a A1 Mini being so for real. You’ll spend time actually printing instead of fighting your printer.

[azure topaz]

buying a board is cheaper than buying a new CPU a lotta the time

so your logic on which is "better" seems a lil off

[worn willow]

Should i bend test ram

[formal sonnet]

The one inside my head. 😉 After that one, open source self-hostable options like Vaultwarden.

[azure topaz]

yes

[true stirrup]

It's ~40€ more than the n4

[lethal bay]

Worth. 10x.

[plush storm]

Heyy guys is the RTX 3070 worth it going into 2026?

[lethal bay]

Price?

[azure topaz]

what is your use scenario?

1080p gaming i see no reason why it isnt a good choice but if you plan to go above 1080p i wouldnt buy one

[plush storm]

I found one on ebay for like $300

[azure topaz]

terrible price lol

[lethal bay]

not a good price

I wouldn’t pay more than $200

[azure topaz]

3080s are that price, maybe a little more sometimes

[plush storm]

I have 2 1440p monitors and my current GPU is a 1660 Super

[azure topaz]

buy a 3080

[true stirrup]

Like I really don't mind messing with the printer a bit
I'll even learn some stuff from it like Rauko said

[lethal bay]

I bought a 3070 brand new sealed for like $330 two years ago

[lethal bay]

I’m telling you chasing random ass issues and inconsistencies will ruin your experience

[azure topaz]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/177683596467?

300$

buy that be happy

[lethal bay]

Once you get into it? Yeah for sure get something you can tinker with and mod.

[azure topaz]

it is the best deal you can get for that price

[lethal bay]

But a first printer hell no

[true stirrup]

n4 is that bad with issues?

[plush storm]

Thank you Floppa

[azure topaz]

you have to pay at minimum 100$ more to get anything better

[lethal bay]

For me, yeah man.

[azure topaz]

trust me my homie is in the same boat and we've been deciding on 3080s for the past 2 weeks from his 2060 as an upgrade

[high halo]

Wait open source password managers exist? Also the brian is nice but its noy easy to memorize long complex passwords

[azure topaz]

3080s or a new 9060xt for more money but similar performance

[lapis fog]

Is the ram supposed to have a slope in it like that?

[azure topaz]

yes

[steady tulip]

Yes

[stray portal]

Proton pass

[azure topaz]

if your components are brand new i assure you, they are likely in the proper condition

if theyre used, a chance of something fishy to have happened, but low

[high halo]

Is it free? And is it any better than google password manager or nord pass?

[formal sonnet]

Yes, they do, and they should be the only ones people use. If it's closed source, you have no way to verify what the company or a third party says about the security practices. For some things, this is "acceptable" but for something like a password manager, this should be non negotiable.

[stray portal]

Yes its free and its better

[lapis fog]

Everything besides my two ssds my gpu and ram are new im making a build out of my old prebuilt

[high halo]

Well can I use it from my phone?

[stray portal]

Also it has like fake emails to protect from spam if u want that

[high halo]

Ah, I'll try it out, thanks

[azure topaz]

well your ram was working in your other computer before you got a new one (i assume) so yes its fine

[lapis fog]

Thank you

[stray portal]

Theres paid options but the free one is unlimited

[high halo]

Nah, id stick with the free options

[empty quartz]

Yes

[formal sonnet]

Depends entirely on the option you go with. Vaultwarden works from a variety of devices, as do most of the well-known options.

[formal sonnet]

Just remember, if it's free, YOU are the product.

[high halo]

Well I might give open source a try. What is the best option or most popular one?

[somber void]

Holy shit i haven't been active here in a long time

[high halo]

Wdym by me being the product?

[empty quartz]

@formal sonnet want some well done gddr5

[high halo]

Like my data?

[somber void]

Did i miss something

[stray portal]

Eh i dont think proton spies on users

[azure topaz]

theyre using u in someway shape or form to make money

[stray portal]

Ive been using it for years and im fine

[azure topaz]

either thru advertising data or just showing you ads

[stray portal]

proton doesnt have ads

[azure topaz]

ive been using google the last idk, forever, im still fine

[high halo]

Ig ur right but doesn't that apply to almost any brand put there?