building-and-recc-chat

[shut rampart]

I just upgrade it like 5 days ago

[cyan ravine]

Oh so you've bought it all

[shut rampart]

yup

[cyan ravine]

It'll work

but

[shut rampart]

but..

[cyan ravine]

You need to make sure the bios is up to date on the mobo

[shut rampart]

I have it all running right now..

[cyan ravine]

Ah it has a bios switch neat

[shut rampart]

but

I bought the cpu from micro center and it was doa

and I thought I broke a pin or something

so I got a replacement

[cyan ravine]

Same cpu and now it works?

[shut rampart]

yup

[cyan ravine]

Ah ok so really was doa

Yeah for 6700XT I'd pitch for 1440p tbh

[shut rampart]

ok which one

[cyan ravine]

G27Q/X27Q are regular favourites here depending on price

Hmm

I might poke around a bit neither are at a good price rn

[south snow]

how u update bios?

[shut rampart]

one person said this

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/HYZ9TW/hp-x32-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-2v7v2aaaba

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cB3gXL/hp-x27q-270-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-2v7u5aaabu

[mossy venture]

x32 is good

[cyan ravine]

X32

[upper ore]

This plugs into atx power1 on the motherboard right? Just wondering because I'm kinda struggling to get it in rn.

[mossy venture]

just a bit hard to get used to if you're used to smaller monitors

[cyan ravine]

Yeah I just saw X32 is at a good price

[cyan ravine]

Go for X32

[shut rampart]

so get two of them?

[cyan ravine]

That might be the psu end

I see the 4 sense pins

[weary galleon]

24pin is pretty hard to get in

[shut rampart]

I might need a new desk if im getting two of them..

[cyan ravine]

Imo a good primary then any old secondary is good

Use one of your current screens as a secondary

[shut rampart]

ok

[cyan ravine]

And if you need space get a dual mount

[shut rampart]

but I need more desk space

ok

[cyan ravine]

Ah yeah no then I'm wrong

You were plugging the right one in

[cyan ravine]

[shut rampart]

actually I think I need a desk cuz my desk is small

[weary galleon]

In theory 4x as much friction as a 6pin

Taking out 24pin can be really hard lol

[upper ore]

I hate how it's upside down but I need the fan to go out the bottom.

[weary galleon]

Weird

*that the text is oriented fan-up

[cyan ravine]

GF1 my love

[upper ore]

Fan is facing down out the bottom of the case

[weary galleon]

Yeah that's how you want it 👍

[cyan ravine]

Ok time for work

[weary galleon]

Just weird how the text is printed to be right side up when the fan is pointing up

[woven horizon]

Mine is also upside down when fan is pointing down. I was not happy about it

[south snow]

how many fans is too many fans

[woven horizon]

N/A

[jagged ember]

Also depends

[cyan ravine]

Depends on your use case

[jagged ember]

Usually filling all fan spots is too many though

[weary galleon]

Well technically you can cause turbulence and more noise

[cyan ravine]

More fans≠more better

[jagged ember]

How many allows optimal airflow?

Up to testing

[cyan ravine]

A good layout for mesh is probably 3 front intake, 1 rear exhaust

[weary galleon]

On "normal" cases, 3 front intake 1 rear exhaust with a mesh top is great

[south snow]

friend wanted to ask if he should put fans on the top of the case you suggested

[jagged ember]

Maybe one rear too

But that kinda depends

[cyan ravine]

Ah

Yeah doesn't need it

[upper ore]

Its pretty difficult to read where things go lol

[jagged ember]

He could test it if he really wanted

But usually doesn't help or hinder

[south snow]

thought so

[weary galleon]

Rear is good to help directly exhaust the CPU air

[jagged ember]

You already have CPU fan blasting air backwards

Being drawn in by rear exhaust

[south snow]

where does a gpu blow?

[cyan ravine]

Up and out

[jagged ember]

In from the fan holes out the back

And up as well

[south snow]

ℹ️ 🇨

[weary galleon]

GPU fans pull in air, exhausts out the sides and sometimes top

[upper ore]

Where does this 10 pin go?

[woven horizon]

top right

[jagged ember]

"24 PIN ATX"

[upper ore]

Does this require 3 PCIe connections? Sorry this is kinda weird I haven't had a gpu that has had 3 connection points.

[potent portal]

Highly recommended to use 3 separate cables but if you have to you can use a daisy chain

[upper ore]

PCIe right? Or has it changed?

[potent portal]

Yeah 8 pin (6+2) PCIe

It's the new Nvidia GPUs that use the 12VHPWR connector

[upper ore]

Also i just realised that my GPU has only 1 HDMI port and then it has 3 Display ports. Why is that?

[potent portal]

Most modern gaming monitors prefer the DP because it's higher bandwidth so you can hit higher Hz more consistently

There's cables to convert DP to HDMI if you really needed

[upper ore]

This is my main monitor and i was wondering what it would prefer. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B093MTSTKD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[potent portal]

Definitely DP

HDMI would probably limit it to 1440p 120Hz

[upper ore]

Can you tell me how you find that out so that i know for the future?

[mossy venture]

I think hdmi 2.1 can do 144hz 1440p

[potent portal]

Is it 2.1 or "2.1" that's really 2.0 though?

[mossy venture]

it comes with a dp cable anyways

that's pretty overpriced though, no?

even m27q-x is cheaper https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TxddnQ/gigabyte-m27q-x-270-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-m27q-x

regular m27q is $270

[potent portal]

It's 165Hz though

[upper ore]

Already own it Bacca and i got it when it was on sale

[mossy venture]

ah ok

[cyan ravine]

2.1 can do like, 360Hz 1440p

[potent portal]

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gp850-b

[cyan ravine]

Or something ridiculous with dsc

[potent portal]

DSC has some quality loss to worry about too though

[cyan ravine]

Ye

Idk why I'm using dp 1.4 on my screen tbh

I should be using the hdmi LMAO

[mossy venture]

i find 1440p tn panels funny

why do they exist

especially at their prices

[potent portal]

So they can slap 1440p on a cheap monitor box

And sell it at walmart

[mossy venture]

fair enough

[upper ore]

Im trying to figure out why its only at 144hz rn. Is it because its connected via HDMI?

[mossy venture]

yeah

[cyan ravine]

Maybe it needs an oc setting

Some panels oc 144>165

[potent portal]

Correct sometimes you need to toggle that on, but in this case it's definitely the HDMI

[potent portal]

As shown here

It does 180Hz over DP even with OC

[upper ore]

Well ill change them out when i finish my new pc

[cyan ravine]

Ah

[full elk]

@potent portal alright I jus received my new cpu cooler today, I’m about to install it

I was thinking of hanging the pumps around the side instead of through the top because of the awkward angle it has, plus it’ll be easier that way

[potent portal]

240 is the max

But CPU choice demanded 280/360

[full elk]

I’ve tried lol but it wouldn’t fit

[potent portal]

case specs say 120 top lol

not even 240

[full elk]

the case small asf

the wires connected to the power button and usbs are in the way

[fossil cedar]

You don't want to bottom mount that anyway

[potent portal]

So my suggestion was to cut a hole in the top 120 vent to put the block through and put the rad on stilts so it can breathe

As a temporary fix

[fossil cedar]

Yeah sounds good tbh

[full elk]

Does the fans sit up or down?

[fossil cedar]

Depends where you put it

[potent portal]

If it's sitting on top you want it how it comes in the box, so the frame of the fans are against the rad blowing through it

[full elk]

I was thinking of hanging the pumps around the side into the case temporarily, it was already a pain to fit that motherboard in the case lol

I might have to leave the case open but it shouldn’t be that badd

[potent portal]

If it's outside the case it won't really matter tbh

[full elk]

oh wordd bet ima try that

[potent portal]

Just make sure the top of the radiator is above the cpu block so you're not killing your pump

[full elk]

Alright, I’ll try to find something to stilt up this rad lol

[potent portal]

Don't worry about supporting the middle, just the ends are fine

[upper ore]

Man why do they have have to make the PCIe heads 6 and 2 separate instead of having them connected? Because holy crap when im trying to put them in at the angle i am. I only get 1 of the 2 parts in and then i have to take it out to try and get the other one in aswell.

[fossil cedar]

Because you can have just pcie 6 pin

You can make them 8 but then they won't fit the 6 pins ones

Custom cables or cable extensions are often 8 pin one block

Also you can put the 2 pin under the 6 pin to anker it

[full elk]

it seems pretty stable

[full elk]

ngl this might work 😂

[potent portal]

Yep just don't bump it lol

[full elk]

or what about this lol

[potent portal]

Yeah all it needs is an inch

[full elk]

Alright perfect, plus it’s more stable than those boxes lol

it also came with thermal paste, do I apply it to the cpu cooler itself or the actual cpu?

[potent portal]

CPU

I do an X pattern but spreading it out works too

And you have the bracket for the Ryzen 3000+ screwed on right? There's 2 sets of holes

[turbid blade]

sorry to jump in, but before putting thermal paste on, just make sure that there is no thermal paste already applied to the plate of the cooler. Sometimes they have that and if it does, you don't need both.

[full elk]

Is it the X bracket that came with the cpu cooler?

[potent portal]

No there's a couple metal pieces that screw onto your backplate

[full elk]

It’s all good, it came with a mini syringe of thermal paste, it has a plastic cover over the cooler tho

[potent portal]

They've got 2 sets of holes, one says Ryzen 3000+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiCtC-1hvD8

[mossy venture]

hmmm

[full elk]

ohh those

yeah it came with the bag

[potent portal]

And make sure you've got the correct one on the top and bottom, they are different

The video shows the board upside down for some reason

[full elk]

I’ll hav to lay the case horizontal and install it then flip it back up to put the rad on top

[upper ore]

That middle 2 pin is being a pain! Does it look in enough?

[potent portal]

Is it clicked on? If you pull it does it come out?

[upper ore]

Honestly man it looks kinda crooked what do you think? I've been trying and trying to get it snug like the other but idk why this one is just being a pain.

[stoic island]

Take it out, clip the 2 pins to the 6 pins, and then try to put them in together again

[upper ore]

It doesnt really have a clip tho just little tab that i have to try and overlap with the other side. But it just gets un done when im about to put it in

[potent portal]

Well those are only ground pins so if it turns on then the main 12v lines are good and it won't melt

If it doesn't turn on then it might not have detected the extra 2 pins

[stoic island]

Gotta just hold them together

[full elk]

So it goes in like this? I couldn’t really see the placement of the screws in the video

[potent portal]

Switch the brackets, it was upside down in the video

[full elk]

Ah alright hol on

[potent portal]

Then it'll be the top set of screws on both

[turbid blade]

Are the two sets of screws not for the offset mounting on AM4? Ah I see what you mean now, my bad

[potent portal]

You want the #2 set of screw holes in this pic

[full elk]

how’s this?

[potent portal]

That's the #1 set of holes

[full elk]

ah I had it backwards

[full elk]

These the #2 set right?

[potent portal]

Yep that's right

[full elk]

Ah gotcha, ima try to install the rest from the vid

[upper ore]

I can't remember for the life of me. Do I need to have both of those plugged in?

[full elk]

for the other part of the vid the secondary brackets were already on the cooler, but is it correct this way aswell?

[potent portal]

Just the 8 pin is fine

[upper ore]

CPU cable right?

[potent portal]

Yes but you'll screw it onto the block first

[potent portal]

yes

[turbid blade]

I have a question about CPU installation cycles on mobos and whether I should buy a dummy cpu or risk my daily-driver; would that go here? Or would it go in #cpus-mobo-and-memory?

[potent portal]

Here's fine

What do you mean by installation cycles? Like how many times you can install a CPU to a board?

[turbid blade]

Yes, that

[potent portal]

If you're careful that's an infinite number

[turbid blade]

and if I'm worried that I'm careful but not careful enough for infinite, would one or two cycles not be a concern?

[full elk]

do I use the small screws to secure the secondary brackets onto the cooler with the middle hole?

[potent portal]

Nah that'll be fine

[potent portal]

Yes

[upper ore]

Any tips on getting this to fit? My cooler is making it really hard to be able to plug it in.

[potent portal]

I plug it in before I put the motherboard on the standoffs

[upper ore]

Oh well its way to late for that lol. I guess I'll just keep trying 😅

[upper ore]

Do you think I could try and start it up?

[potent portal]

Yeah go for it

[cyan ravine]

@upper ore hey you got it mounted to the gpu

Nice

[upper ore]

I'm gonna leave the back off for now to make sure it starts lol

[potent portal]

That's good practice yes

[upper ore]

Wdym? Lol

[turbid blade]

absolutely. Don't forget to sacrifice a small mammal over a stone alter too

[cyan ravine]

The vert mount, you were having trouble ye?

Or was that someone else

[upper ore]

Oh yeah i cheated the system i think lol

[cyan ravine]

Nah it's just a bit finicky

You probably nailed it lol

[upper ore]

What does this do? Do I turn it on?

[full elk]

@potent portal So I apply the thermal paste onto the cpu and then screw on the cooler then I’m done?

[potent portal]

Leave that off while testing but you can turn on the smart fan once you know it works so it's quieter

[potent portal]

yep

[full elk]

sweet!

[upper ore]

Good start so far lol

[full elk]

I’ll try and finish the processing

[analog pulsar]

Just put back panel on and never look at it

[still roost]

Naz#9092 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[analog pulsar]

UwU

[full elk]

welp it didn’t come with much paste but is this good enough?

[upper ore]

Crap no post 😑

[analog pulsar]

Make sure you plugged cable into gpu and make sure display is plugged into power

I failed at both

I tuned pc on one time and cable was not plugged into gpu and other time monitor was plugged in but my monitor was not powered

[potent portal]

It can take up to 5 minutes first time

[turbid blade]

That seems like too much to me. Shouldn't be too bad though, thermal paste application is not picky

[upper ore]

The monitor flashed no signal

[analog pulsar]

@upper ore any lights showing up on mobo

Like boot lights

[potent portal]

Right it can do that if it's training memory

[analog pulsar]

🤔

[upper ore]

That's the only thing I can see

[analog pulsar]

What mobo

[full elk]

Alright I’ll try it out

[potent portal]

Code d7 means no keyboard detected

[cyan ravine]

Lol.

[upper ore]

The gpu and it's mount takes up so much room lol

[analog pulsar]

Imagine a pc no boot bc keyboard

[potent portal]

PS/2 be like

[cyan ravine]

Steel legend looking lit

[analog pulsar]

You think my pcs ugly

[cyan ravine]

Yes cos you didn't cable manage

[analog pulsar]

[cyan ravine]

Cables over ram

[analog pulsar]

Wym

There's nothing over ram

[cyan ravine]

Oh not anymore

Hmm ok I guess you did a lot better this time

[analog pulsar]

I told you it was temporary

[cyan ravine]

I see zip ties

[analog pulsar]

I have none

[upper ore]

Still no post.... 😑

[analog pulsar]

Also the ones I habe keep breaking

[potent portal]

You plugged a keyboard in and restarted?

[cyan ravine]

What's the readout say now Naz

[upper ore]

I GOT A POST!

[potent portal]

hit Y

[upper ore]

What did that mean?

[potent portal]

It's resetting the TPM module in the CPU

[potent portal]

It's just warning you that doing so will break bitlocker if you have it, which you don't

[potent portal]

Yep now you'd put in your Windows install usb

And reboot

[upper ore]

Crap gotta find that

USB is in

Do I restart now?

[potent portal]

Yes

[upper ore]

Where to now?

[potent portal]

Boot tab, make sure your usb is detected and at the top of the load order

[full elk]

@potent portal when I place the cooler above the sockets of the brackets it’s not wide enough for some reason

[potent portal]

You've got the bracket on with the legs in the right orientation?

[potent portal]

Hit boot option number 1 and see if you can select the usb

[potent portal]

If not you might need to make some adjustments

[full elk]

yes I have the extensions underneath

[upper ore]

I also didn't want to use that drive as my boot drive. But anyways what now?

[potent portal]

The usb isn't detected

[full elk]

Is it fine if only half of the brackets fit?

[upper ore]

So what now?

[potent portal]

You have them on backwards, legs go out not in

[full elk]

ohhhh alright thank you so much I was confused lol

[potent portal]

How did you make the install usb? With the Windows tool?

[upper ore]

Honestly I don't remember. It was back in 2018. But I plugged it into my other pc and it shows everything still inside of it

[potent portal]

Ah you'll want to update the usb anyway

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

[upper ore]

And how will I do that? Lol

[potent portal]

You want the second option, create installation media

[upper ore]

The create one?

[potent portal]

yes

[upper ore]

Do I put it in the drive?

[potent portal]

Run the program and it'll walk you through it

[full elk]

ayeeeee it fits thank you again!

[potent portal]

Awesome! Glad to help

[upper ore]

Alright so I'm guessing this is the basic stuff?

[analog pulsar]

@potent portal is this okay to buy

[upper ore]

Do I hit create installation media? @potent portal

[analog pulsar]

i rember you saying something about voltage how many fans can 1 pin for do again

[turbid blade]

just FYI, their speed control will all be controlled by the one mobo header you plug it into

[woven horizon]

Yes

[upper ore]

What now?

[woven horizon]

Next

[upper ore]

64 bit good?

[full elk]

the new gpu is massive

[tawny fiber]

We only go up from there

[upper ore]

You should see the 4090 strix I'm pretty sure that's the biggest card on the market. Lol but yeah these new gpu's are getting pretty big.

[cyan ravine]

aorus master 4090/4080

biggest card

by a mile

it's the size of a small child

[upper ore]

That's not what I heard but okay lol

[cyan ravine]

it really is the biggest

Strix is not quite the biggest

it's the heaviest? iirc

but not the biggest

[upper ore]

Crap my windows flash drive is not showing up still

@potent portal

[potent portal]

Disable secure boot

I don't know where it is in asrock bios

[cyan ravine]

@upper ore look up 4090 master derbaurer

I'd link the vid but it has a title I can't share here

[potent portal]

Might also need to update bios

I need to get off so someone else can help

[upper ore]

Alright

It's probably the bios thing

[upper ore]

Felix are you able to help me? Lol

[cyan ravine]

I have 0 experience with Asrock bios'

sorry

I'm not gonna throw myself at something I'm not slightly scratched up on

[upper ore]

Know anyone who has that is a techie like yourself? Lol

[cyan ravine]

not sure tbh

[upper ore]

All good and if you can't think of anyone who can help tonight. I might just take a break from it tonight.

[cyan ravine]

Techie is just a role, there are plenty of smart people in here

[upper ore]

That's true lol

[cyan ravine]

Rommy has the brains of the smartest two cats in the us as support

can confirm

[upper ore]

Lmao alright 😆

[cyan ravine]

when rommy ask to pour the LN2 the cats say yes

Team wegg captains, sparkles and sprinkles

hey I'll join the day after tomorrow

I legit was intending

then XTX later

kekw

I'm legit about to preorder it

I might talk to my friend getting a pc from me and ask him for a bit more for a 3090

I'm half serious half not

lolol

[upper ore]

Hmm it looks like it's from 2022/3/8. Do I just update to the newest version?

https://www.asrock.com/MB/AMD/B550 Steel Legend/index.asp#BIOS

[full elk]

My pc doesn’t turn on after replacing the gpu and cpu, what else could be the issue that’s causing it?

Low voltage?

[desert gulch]

Outdated bios if you went to a newer chip without making sure your bios is up to date

[upper ore]

Well probably gonna just get off for the night ill be back tomorrow to hopefully get some help. Lol

[full elk]

hmm so how do I fix that

[full elk]

do I have to take everything out and put in all my old stuff to update it

[frigid night]

Just the CPU.

[full elk]

Nvm I found the issue, the tiny plugs at the bottom of that motherboard got unplugged when I tried to move around the radiator of the cpu cooler

[full elk]

Is the bios still outdated if there’s nothing that pops up on the screen but the pc Is on?

[frigid night]

There will never be a popup telling you to update your BIOS. It is something you do when you need to upgrade to the next gen CPU on that socket, you are experiencing odd issues and nothing else seems to work or if your BIOS is missing certain features that later BIOS versions have.

[full elk]

If I put back on the old cpu do I still have to put on the cooler? Or is it fine since its temporary?

[frigid night]

You'll want your cooler on. I thought your PC turned on with your new CPU though?

[full elk]

Yeah the pc turned on with the new cpu but nothing signaled on the screen

so I might have to use the old cpu to go into the bios to update it

or could I jus clear CMOS?

[frigid night]

Definitely worth a shot. Also, are you plugging your monitor into your mobo or your GPU?

[full elk]

I’m plugging it into the gpu

ohhh could that be the issue?

[frigid night]

No, You want it plugged into your GPU.

[full elk]

ohh alright, I’ll try to clear the cmos then

[frigid night]

@full elk , what motherboard do you have?

[full elk]

I have the gigabyte x570 gaming

[frigid night]

Do you have a "Q-FLASH PLUS" Button?

It'll be somewhere on the mobo.

[wary pasture]

Hello! I just finished a custom built pc but I have ran into a big issue. Everything has been plugged in the way it should be but every time I try to turn it on, the psu makes a clicking sound every second as the fan spins once and stops for a second than starts off again (everything else is off btw). Do I need to share my specs to help this situation out more? sorry I am new to this :')

[frigid night]

Do you have this button?

[full elk]

Nah mine is the gaming X version not the aorus, but the clear cmos button is built into the case instead of the side of the mobo

[vague oracle]

Wut?

Built into the case?

Send pic?

[frigid night]

Don't pay attention to the name of the board. I'm asking if you have that button.. There may be another button somewhere ON the mobo itself that will say "Q-FLASH PLUS". It'll look a tad different than the one that I just sent in the pic.

[vague oracle]

Pretty sure that isn’t clear cmos

That’s just force restart

[frigid night]

I'm trying to see if he has bios flashback

[full elk]

ohh I was wondering what that button was

[vague oracle]

Don’t think non Aorus X570s did

[frigid night]

The webpage for the mobo says it does.

[full elk]

I’m tryna find the q flash but I don’t see it

[frigid night]

Might look like this.

[frigid night]

His I/O panel even shows he has a BIOS USB port.

That's why I am trying to figure out where his bios flash button is.

[frigid night]

Thanks

[cyan ravine]

I see a qflash

https://static.gigabyte.com/StaticFile/Image/Global/4e3be82eeb81320213d126dcfa2c19d1/Product/22135/png/1000

[frigid night]

I do now yeah

[full elk]

OHH I found it

[frigid night]

That way he doesn't have to tear apart his PC in order to update his BIOS

[cyan ravine]

yea

now you need to learn how to update bios with qflash @full elk

[full elk]

I had to take out my gpu to see it

[frigid night]

Good. Now watch this video and update your bios.. ,but instead of the Qflash button on the IO panel, just use that button you found on your motherboard.
https://youtu.be/449N8h2GdlU

[full elk]

Alright, thank you so much

[full elk]

So I basically jus plug in the power supply and press the button?

[frigid night]

If your PC is already put together, then yeah, just make sure PSU is on with PC OFF. Plug the USB into the port that says BIOS and then press your BIOS flash button. You'll want to wait a good while to let it install the BIOS. I don't know if the button on your MOBO has any indication that it is doing anything like the button in the video. That's why I say to let it sit a good while, even if it seems like nothing is happening.

[full elk]

Alright I’ll give it a shot

[frigid night]

Make sure you follow that video to a T though

You gotta download the right BIOS for your board and make sure it is named exactly what the video says to name it.

[full elk]

ah I’ll try to download it from a diff computer and use the usb

to plug into mine

[frigid night]

That would be de way. Also, make sure the USB is formatted to FAT32

@full elk

[full elk]

Gotcha

[full elk]

for the files, which one do i rename?

on the vid it only showed one

I’d assume it’s the bottom one right?

[frigid night]

Yeah the bottom one.

name it GIGABYTE.BIN

[full elk]

Alright done and done, also in the vid it says “without installing cpu or gpu” do I have to take out the cpu and gpu? Or should it be alright

[frigid night]

You'll be ok. Also make sure that the file is in the root directory of the USB drive.

And the USB is FAT32 right?

[full elk]

Yeah I made sure the only thing in the usb is that file, and it’s a FAT32

[frigid night]

Ok, good. Now just plug it into the BIOS USB port on your mobo and then press and hold that button for about 5 seconds. Then wait for a while.

[full elk]

alright time to testt it out

[frigid night]

by a while.. I'd say 30 minutes is safe.

[full elk]

sounds goodd, thanks again

yooo I think it worked

[frigid night]

Have any blinking/solid lights on your mobo indicating that it's doing anything?

[full elk]

ye the pc lit up

[frigid night]

PC lit up?

[full elk]

like it turned on

[frigid night]

Huh. Ok.

Well, that seems like an aweful quick time to flash bios.

[full elk]

yea everything turned on after the flash

does that mean it’s done or should I wait 30 minutes

[frigid night]

You have no display?

[full elk]

hold on I think I gotta plug back in my displays lol

yeah it still says “no signal”

[full elk]

should I turn it off and turn it back on?

[frigid night]

No harm in doing so. If the BIOS isn't done flashing, then you'll just have to do the process over again. I myself haven't seen a PC turn on like that after a flash though so that's trippy.

[full elk]

yeah it’s weird

I’ll wait around 30 minutes and then I’ll try and restart it

just incase

[frigid night]

30 minutes was the long end of things. Probably get away with more like 15 or 20 min. I just know that my own bios takes close to 10 min.

You can probably restart it now and see what it does.

[full elk]

ah true I’ll restart it now

Wait there’s a red light coming from the flash button what does that mean?

[frigid night]

Then it's most likely still flashing. That's why I asked if there was any indicator that it was flashing.

[frigid night]

I don't think vid uploaded right.

[full elk]

yeahh

what could be the issue?

Should I just keep the standard name? Instead of renaming it

[frigid night]

Wait until that red light is gone.

[full elk]

Alright

[frigid night]

No, because the bios won't recognize that file name. That's why you are renaming it to GIGABYTE.BIN

[full elk]

Ah true, I guess I’ll wait it out lol

hopefully it does eventually turn off

[frigid night]

Red light is telling me it's still flashing the BIOS. IF your PC still doesn't work after it's done.. Do it again since we ended up touching the power button while it was doing it.

[full elk]

Yeah since it’s acting a bit weird

[full elk]

It’s still stuck on and it’s not flashing, should I shut it off and turn it back on?

it’s just a solid light

[frigid night]

Leave it until it turns off.

if in an hour or so it hasn't turned off then we can try again.

[full elk]

alright

[wary pasture]

update: the power supply is completely working but everything else is not turning on

[full elk]

I did some research and it said that q flash has problems if you use a usb over 16gb, could that be the issue?

[frigid night]

I don't see why it would be. Go ahead and see if your PC will turn on.

@full elk Alright so with your Mobo.. It looks like in fact you do have to take your CPU and GPU out.

That means you only want the 24pin and your CPU EPS cables connected.

[full elk]

ohh alright, can we pick back up on this tomorrow? I have work in the morning lol

[frigid night]

Yeah, no problem. What you'll want to do is unplug your PSU and take your CPU out completely. Take out your GPU and RAM. Make sure the 24 pin and cpu cables (top left of your board) are plugged in and everything else is unplugged. Turn PSU back on. Put the flash drive into the BIOS USB port and then hold the BIOS flash button down until the light turns on. The flash will be done once the light turns off. When the light turns off, put it all back together and try and turn it on.

screenshot this so you can quickly find it tomorrow. I can't guarantee I will be around tomorrow when you have the time to continue this.

[full elk]

Alright sounds good, I knew something was wrong since the light didn’t flash it was a solid light the entire time for almost 2 hours lol

[frigid night]

It may not flash. It may be a solid light the whole time. It's when it turns off that you'll know it's finished.

[strong raft]

If some say use 8-16GB drive, that's obviously worth a try. I've actually heard something like that.

[frigid night]

yep. GIGABYTE.BIN

The gigabyte video shows it in capitals so that's what we are going with.

[gentle pollen]

Epic setup somebody else made, thought I'd share it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQpRU_LcrS0

[frigid night]

👍

even the bin was capped xD

Well I guess my kneecaps are head level with you.

You are so weird

😮 for some reason the chefs kiss reminded me that I have pizza I got from work.

[cyan ravine]

THE WATERBLOCK

IT'S HERE

IT'S

HEAVVYYYYY

[obsidian wigeon]

inb4 sag

[cyan ravine]

it's heavier than the suprim

no joke

it feels like 4kg

[obsidian wigeon]

heavy gpu

or well the waterblock part

[cyan ravine]

YESSSS

IT COMES WITH A REPLACEMENT PCIE BRACKET

[obsidian wigeon]

and run it at 1080p like safi enjoys

perfect

[vague oracle]

Playing only “real” games

[obsidian wigeon]

rt ultra max aa and ultra graphics

the only way to play

[cyan ravine]

IT'S HHUUUGGEEEE

[vague oracle]

That’s what he said

[cyan ravine]

IT'S GORGEOUS

Omg

It's so pretty

[vague oracle]

Send me the suprim X cooler but forget to take it off the card

[obsidian wigeon]

slab of pure cooling

[cyan ravine]

That finish tho

Not very smooth

But done with the center in mind

It works it's way outward instead of just flat lines

[vague oracle]

I wonder if I could slap a 4080 suprim X cooler onto a 2080 super

[cyan ravine]

The 4090 suprim etching on the plate

[cyan ravine]

The 4090 coolers will work with 4080's

Same pcb just stripped

[vague oracle]

Reread my message

[cyan ravine]

I know you said 2080S

Lol

[vague oracle]

Ahh ok, thought you misread

[strong raft]

Still no pc setup. Lots of work & stuff since selling gtx 1080 last month. While people upgrade to 40 series or sell mining stuff I'm scouring Ebay. Going 3080/3070, or 1080 ti. No in between, lol. 30 series pricing getting pretty good.

[cyan ravine]

You could try this cooler on a 2080S

[vague oracle]

Wait a minute

[cyan ravine]

[vague oracle]

Why does the font look different

I feel like this might be doable

2080s on the bottom

4080 suprim X up top

[cyan ravine]

i feel like maybe

[vague oracle]

Probably would need a bit of cooler modification as filling down and building up parts of the cooling block to get better contact

Maybe retapping screw holes for mounting

Ahh the power connectors probably would get in the way too

I could technically build the power connectors into the cooler then just solder wires to the contacts

[cyan ravine]

ok

problem

or rather

no problem but pain

it won't fit vertical

I can run from the cpu block to the gpu block directly to fit it and then run 90 degree connectors

but this will be painful to install

I think it'll fit horizontal tho

rather, horizontal without any pain either

I think I'll do Horizontal

[frigid night]

easy way out. smh

[vague oracle]

Damnit now I want to custom loop my studio PC

Doesn’t make much sense to custom loop a 11900k 3080 tho

[cyan ravine]

eh

it does actually

11900k isn't the hottest but there are plenty of those water looped

[vague oracle]

Is the kraken G12 any good? Thinking about it for my 2080 super

[cyan ravine]

which 2080s is it

[vague oracle]

Lenovo, literally looks like a repainted reference design

[cyan ravine]

oh god

maybe

?

[vague oracle]

Last time I checked, it was around 75-80C under load

GOD I HATE THIS NEW FONT

[cyan ravine]

that don't sound like it's worth doing

[vague oracle]

Apparently the G12 brought a 2080ti down from 75C to around 40ish

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rw5sOCEDD14

[cyan ravine]

oh yeah it'll bring temps down but whether it's actually better I'm not sure

[vague oracle]

If temps are down, why wouldn’t it be actually better?

[cyan ravine]

not necessarily

[vague oracle]

Also would be quieter which would be a big plus considering this is going into a studio

[cyan ravine]

depending on the card and silicon it's either a buttload of frequency or nothing

for example if I keep the 4090 temps under 50C I get 30MHz

on my 3080? good 45MHz plus

3090? nothing

it's actually slightly worse LOL

[vague oracle]

LOL

[cyan ravine]

I don't have experience with turing much tho

[vague oracle]

On my 3080 I got an extra 150mHz from having it in the 50ish range

[cyan ravine]

yeah see I don't get that much

150 is an amazing improvement

[vague oracle]

Lol I remember my 80C RX480

[cyan ravine]

over 50 the card is designed to clock down

[vague oracle]

That was an interesting card

[cyan ravine]

but for turing it'd be different

[vague oracle]

That’s also if I decide to stick with that 2080 super and not take back my 3080

[cyan ravine]

hmmm

it runs at 80C but how much does it downclock?

[vague oracle]

How well would a 2080 super do at 1440p165hz?

[vague oracle]

No clue

[cyan ravine]

it'll be ok

I'm curious

[vague oracle]

Definitely not as good as a 3080

Rn this is all just speculation until next Monday when I get home from college

If I keep the 2080s I can be lazy and keep the PSU that’s already in the build. If I go for the 3080 I need to swap the PSU out with my dad’s pc and take back my HX750

[cyan ravine]

swapping the psu out as well doesn't sound bad

you're thinking about watercooling a card that sounds like an equivalent amount of work LOL

[vague oracle]

Less work than undoing a whole lotta cable management and redoing cable management on two PCs LOL

[desert gulch]

Be a Chad and literally don't cable manage

Even tho it's modular, plug everything in and just leave it there

[vague oracle]

Ahh yes

[honest timber]

Worth getting a 7900xt over a 6950xt? For a 100 price diff

[cyan ravine]

XTX over that if you do it at all

(EDIT: At least one of the two have demonstrated this with aib versions) that said the two new cards seem to have some insane overclocking ability

[fossil cedar]

Go 6900xt for 700$ if in the US or wait for 7900xtx

[tawny fiber]

The uplift with 7900xtx seems worth waiting

If already have card with better perf then 6600

[nimble needle]

when entry level low end ryzen 7000 release

[cyan ravine]

released

not worth it

all ryzen 7000 top to bottom is expensive

because the motherboards aren't cheap

[fossil cedar]

And ddr5

Get a 13th gen low skew or something when they come out in January and get ddr4

[obsidian wigeon]

besides im certain 13400 will still be cheaper than 7600

but have e cores to bury it in the ground

gaming is probably gonna be similar tbh

just gonna have massive win over the 7600 in multi core

[tawny fiber]

Mc doesn't matter much to people imo buying in this class

[obsidian wigeon]

It doesn't, but price to perf ratio is still a lot better on Intel side

Intel x400 series usually costs around 150-170

That's already lower than 7600's 229

Not to mention the ability of using ddr4 on Intel

[cyan ravine]

it doesn't if you're specifically gaming

core counts matter a bit tho and long term it will play somewhat of a role

for mc perf

[obsidian wigeon]

It's great value for even someone who doesn't game

Leaks suggests that it's like 50% or so faster in multi compared to 12400

[cyan ravine]

next-gen btw all the chips below 13600 are said to be alder lake based

[obsidian wigeon]

ye

[cyan ravine]

I can't remember if cache boosted or not

[obsidian wigeon]

problem is we dunno the price yet

i hope it stays within 200

[cyan ravine]

it won't be gross

[obsidian wigeon]

or 250

250 or lower

[cyan ravine]

the K chips weren't gross

they're fighting AMD hard on this ground

[obsidian wigeon]

230 would be nice tho lmao

slaps 7600 and 7600x

[cyan ravine]

13600K/KF is just over 300 rn

really doubt 13400/F is over 230

fair bit of a step-down there lol

[obsidian wigeon]

im guessing at worst 13400 will be like 180-190

shouldn't be any higher

[cyan ravine]

180-190 might be a bit kind to intel too tbf lol

say at worst, 250? best, 210?

[strong raft]

Nah, 12600K is already below $250 a lot.

[obsidian wigeon]

if it comes out at 160 im screaming in happiness

[cyan ravine]

is it?

oh yeah

well, would they put 12600K over 13400?

probably not but depends on how much L2 cache they both have

oof supposedly 9.5 vs 16

that's kinda big

hmm

I guess the clock difference maybe puts them pretty close

[fossil cedar]

9.5 on 13400 or 12600k?

[cyan ravine]

12600k

[strong raft]

Count cashback it's $225 on Amazon currently, yea. My main idea for the "old" K is getting the unlocked vccsa to oc ram better, although 3600c16 might be possible as is. I'll post my results soon enough. 13400 does seem "literally" a lower clocked locked 12600K. (edit:also much lower max wattage though, incl boost)

[fossil cedar]

Oh that's a huge boost then

[cyan ravine]

it would be if it's true

Chillin found a cpuz shot that shows the same cache

[fossil cedar]

Hmm

I guess we will see at CES

[cyan ravine]

see I'm seeing this

but then also this

[cyan ravine]

and this

[fossil cedar]

Hmmm

Interesting

I guess we will see

[cyan ravine]

i'd believe cpuz

but anyway

[fossil cedar]

Yeah but eng samples can change

Also a jump from 20mb on 13600 to 9.5 on the 13400, f

[strong raft]

Indeed. What's interesting is 13500/13600 maybe gets 8Ecores. Those could be great for some programs.

[fossil cedar]

Hmmm idk i feel more likely to be 4/6

[cyan ravine]

E cores are tiles of 4 no?

[fossil cedar]

Yes but what if don't work they'll just disable those 2

[cyan ravine]

not sure tbh

[nimble needle]

why hating on ddr5 it's almost the same price as ddr4 now

[cyan ravine]

uhh

no?

cheapest decent ddr5 is like $128

for 32gb (you should never get 16gb)

for cheap ddr4 you spend $70

for the same 32gb

16gb is not any better (and again, shouldn't do it)

[fossil cedar]

It's like double the price

And the pricing is even worse outside the US

[nimble needle]

extra 30 bucks aint double the price

[cyan ravine]

70 vs 128 is almost double

[nimble needle]

where for 70 bru

[cyan ravine]

silicon power gaming 2x16

[nimble needle]

its 80 min on newegg

[cyan ravine]

69.97 on amazon

and actually 70.47 on newegg

[nimble needle]

out of stock

[cyan ravine]

uhhh

[nimble needle]

team group for 80 something

[cyan ravine]

ummmm

[nimble needle]

im not in the us

[cyan ravine]

well where are you?

[analog pulsar]

Bruh

[cyan ravine]

well not very convincing if you are just gonna call me wrong but won't even tell me your country

[analog pulsar]

He means do you live in like US or something

[nimble needle]

I already said I dont

[analog pulsar]

Bc certain prices here in US are not gunna be same in the UK and so on

[analog pulsar]

Okay but we are gunna need what country your in to be able to find the best pc parts for your price

Huh

[nimble needle]

aight

[nimble needle]

excuse mi behaviour I was unconscious

I think I still am

[fossil cedar]

Outside the us the difference between ddr4 and 5 is even larger price wise

[potent portal]

Never say never https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IstA56IAeVA&t=723s

[upper ore]

@potent portal Alright I got it to recognize my flash drive with windows. What now?

[potent portal]

F10 to save and exit
Let it boot to the installer

[upper ore]

Okay but it gives 2 options. Do I pick the UEFI or USB option?

[potent portal]

UEFI

It was already set correctly

[upper ore]

What the heck? It should already have everything on the flash drive.

[potent portal]

Hit "I don't have a key"

You can add one later if needed

[upper ore]

Alright which option?

Windows 10pro?

[potent portal]

Most people want regular home, unless you got a pro key

Pro features won't work without a key

[upper ore]

What happens if I don't have a key?

[potent portal]

On home? You can't use the personalization menu (just use wallpaper engine lol) and you might get an "activate windows" watermark

On pro? You can't use extra features like bitlocker on external drives

[upper ore]

I might just buy a windows 10 pro copy then.

[potent portal]

Do you actually need pro though?

Very few people do

[upper ore]

Honestly idk I had it on my other pc because I got a key from a friend.

[potent portal]

Are you going to be using that PC still? What kind of key was it originally? If it's a retail key or a key off a sticker on an old PC then you can reuse that key.

[upper ore]

Yeah he sent a pic of it through our dms ages ago and I'm trying to find it.

[potent portal]

Sticker key then? That's usually a retail key and has 3 activations

[upper ore]

Rip can't find it sadly

[potent portal]

If the old pc works still you can extract the key

Or if you were signed into your MS account you can pull it off the cloud later

[upper ore]

Old pc still works and I believe it's signed into a ms account.

[potent portal]

Ok so for now pick pro and you can change it later if needed

Once you sign into the MS account you can run the activation troubleshooter and it'll let you activate

[upper ore]

What now?

[potent portal]

custom

[upper ore]

Is this were I pick the drive I want it on? I want my OS and boot on my mp33 drive

[potent portal]

Looks like 2 drives, it's a little blurry but seems like a 1TB and a 2TB?

Whichever one is the MP33 click it and hit next

[upper ore]

I believe it's the one TB so I should pick the 953GB one right?

[potent portal]

Yes

[upper ore]

Yeah nvm dumb question lol 🤦‍♂️

[upper ore]

Well this is gonna be awhile lol

[potent portal]

Nah faster than you think

5 minutes tops

If it's a usb 3.0+ drive

[upper ore]

Well I stepped away and came back to this.

[potent portal]

Yep that's about right. It's basically done with the usb at this point and it's setting up the core system drivers and apps.

[upper ore]

Hopefully I didn't need to do anything in the bios. I missed it

[potent portal]

Nope bios is fine. UEFI lets the OS manage some of the settings like boot order and secure boot keys.

[upper ore]

Haven't had this pop up before

[potent portal]

skip

That's for special cases, nice for accessibility

[upper ore]

Alright just got and ethernet connected

[potent portal]

It'll download a few critical updates and drivers now

They'll be basic drivers that just work for the most part but you'll still want to install chipset and gpu drivers

[upper ore]

Alright so now I just sign in right?

[potent portal]

Personal use yeah

[upper ore]

Honestly idk why I'm asking how to setup windows because I've done it a million times lol

But this is new lmao

Wait I don't think I should click those right? If I do I will get alot of ads won't i?

[frigid night]

Correct.

[upper ore]

Had a feeling lol

@potent portal Well I'm in. What's next?

[potent portal]

Chipset and GPU drivers

What platform are you on and what GPU?

[upper ore]

Msi rtx 3080 trio

[upper ore]

Amd ryzen 7 5800X3D

Motherboard is the B550 Steel Legend if you need to know that aswell.

[potent portal]

https://www.nvidia.com/content/DriverDownloads/confirmation.php?url=/Windows/527.56/527.56-desktop-win10-win11-64bit-international-dch-whql.exe&lang=us&type=TITAN

https://drivers.amd.com/drivers/amd_chipset_software_4.11.15.342.exe

[upper ore]

I'm gonna have to install discord on here first for that lol

I'm on my phone

[potent portal]

Or download on your phone and copy off

While it downloads you can use Edge for it's sole purpose of downloading another browser

[upper ore]

Alright im in

Do i just download the drivers

[potent portal]

Once you have both those sets of drivers installed you're basically done. You can verify by opening device manager that everything was installed but then you just... enjoy your new pc. Install what you want.

You can activate now or later.

[upper ore]

What was that way you were talking about getting windows 10 pro from my other pc?

[potent portal]

Open the start menu and type "activation"

You'll get a shortcut to the settings menu

You want the activation troubleshooter

It'll check for keys associated with your currently signed in MS account and you can tell it to transfer

[potent portal]

I changed hardware

[upper ore]

Windows 10 professional

[potent portal]

Yep looks like it might deactivate the old pc in the process though

[upper ore]

Crap what do I need to do with the old one?

[potent portal]

Do you need the old one to stay activated?

Or can that one live with a watermark?

[upper ore]

Not really but will I be able to still save files and stuff to move things over?

[potent portal]

It'll still work 100% except for pro features like bitlocker and customization menu

[upper ore]

Okay good!

[upper ore]

Do I just check the box and hit activate?

[potent portal]

Yep

[upper ore]

Is it all done?

[potent portal]

Yes it's done

[upper ore]

Sweet

[upper ore]

Will I need to update my motherboard bios. And my cpu drivers?

[potent portal]

CPU driver is included in the chipset package

If you've gotten this far you probably don't need to update bios but you can

[upper ore]

Alright and for the fun part. What do I download to do all of the rgb configuring for everything? Lol

[potent portal]

Here's the bios if you want it. You should be on at least 2.20 if it's working but this is 2.40 https://download.asrock.com/BIOS/AM4/B550 Steel Legend(2.40)ROM.zip

You could use the Asrock Polychrome software but I'd use OpenRGB personally

Polychrome https://download.asrock.com/Utility/RGB/PolychromeRGB(v2.0.130).zip

OpenRGB https://openrgb.org/releases/release_0.8/OpenRGB_0.8_Windows_64_fb88964.zip

[upper ore]

Alright downloaded this what now?

[potent portal]

Extract the zip to your usb drive and you can update from inside the bios

[upper ore]

It says this when I try to

[potent portal]

Not that one, you just put that on the usb

[upper ore]

So i just hit extract all and save it to my flash drive?

[potent portal]

Yes

[upper ore]

Also why is my 1tb drive the only showing?

[potent portal]

The other one isn't formatted yet

You can do that first if you want

Right click the start button and select disk management

Then you can select the unallocated space and select new simple volume

[potent portal]

Default values are fine, you can change the volume name if you want

Yah gpt

[upper ore]

Hit ok?

[potent portal]

yes

[upper ore]

Now what?

[potent portal]

.

Right click brings up the menu

[upper ore]

Why is it showing in MB lol

[potent portal]

Relic of the old days

[upper ore]

So i just hit next now?

[potent portal]

.

[upper ore]

Okay

[potent portal]

Yes just next through the menus, you can change the name if you want

[potent portal]

Volume label would be what you change

[upper ore]

Just about to ask if thats where you can name it?

[upper ore]

What are the 2 Disk 1 volumes?

[potent portal]

EFI and Recovery

EFI is used for boot

Recovery is, well, recovery

[upper ore]

Makes since but does this look setup correctly?

[potent portal]

Yep looks perfect

[upper ore]

Alright what were we about to do?

[potent portal]

bios update

[upper ore]

Bios right?

[upper ore]

What now?

[potent portal]

Tool menu

I think asrock calls it ezflash to update

[potent portal]

instant flash right

[upper ore]

Do I click that?

[potent portal]

yes

[potent portal]

It should bring up a menu where you can pick the file you extracted

You don't have bitlocker so yes

[upper ore]

So click yes?

[potent portal]

yes

[potent portal]

update

[upper ore]

Update?

[potent portal]

yes

[upper ore]

After this should I put my ram to the speed it's supposed to be?

[potent portal]

Yes you can enable the xmp once it's done

[upper ore]

I don't need to update the cpu stuff at all right?

[potent portal]

Like overclocking the cpu? You can if you want but shouldn't be necessary

[upper ore]

Nah, I heard that it would be wise not to overclock the ryzen 7 5800X3D. I meant like what I had to do to my other cpu a few weeks ago where I had to update the drivers or whatever.

[cyan ravine]

Overclocking is locked

You can only use curve optimiser

So undervolting

[potent portal]

Sort of locked but undervolting can be good. Again not really needed.

[cyan ravine]

Good if you need it

[upper ore]

So where do I need to go for xmp on this board?

[potent portal]

But cpu "drivers" aren't really a thing. It'll be packaged with the chipset.

[upper ore]

@potent portal

[potent portal]

I'm not too familiar with asrock bios but I assume it's under the oc menu

[upper ore]

DRAM Frequency?

[potent portal]

load xmp setting

profile 1

[cyan ravine]

Yes

[potent portal]

Once you pick profile 1 just F10 to save and exit

[upper ore]

Alright all done

[full elk]

Alright I’m back home and took everything out and held the Q flash, now it’s flashing

Ooo it turned off after about 3 minutes

time to test it

[cyan ravine]

That sounds like it worked

[full elk]

Do I take out the usb before I start it up or is it fine?

[cyan ravine]

Honestly doesn't matter

[livid nacelle]

Can someone help me with a question?

[cyan ravine]

You can leave it in if you find it won't start properly after a couple times

[cyan ravine]

Sure

Depends on the difficulty but go for it

[livid nacelle]

Should I dm you?

[cyan ravine]

No

Here

[livid nacelle]

So I currently have a Asrock X570 Steel Legend Amd, and I wanted to test my fans and Rgb to see if they are working but when I turn on the psu the motherboard lights turn on but not Rgb turns on. Also I don’t have a cpu currently, do I need one to test the rgb lights? I’m buying a cpu soon anyway.

[cyan ravine]

You need a cpu yes

Some fans turn on before, some after, some in windows

[livid nacelle]

Ok I thought so

Thank you

[cyan ravine]

Cpu and cpu cooler

Just to be clear

Don't go turning on the pc without a CPU cooler

[frigid night]

Pog. You got it to boot?

[jagged hill]

my giant x86 tablet works without wall plugs now!!

[upper ore]

This is definitely 1000 time better then my first build cable management! Kinda proud of myself rn. 😁

[potent portal]

Nice, it's good to have separate channels like that for the cables

[upper ore]

Crap! I just realized I never bought a rear exhaust fan! Is there a nice white one that lian li or phanteks makes that I could get?

[full elk]

YOO IT BOOTS

wait so which option boots to the ssd?

I haven’t done this in a long time lol

[potent portal]

Windows boot manager

[fossil cedar]

Boot manager should be first ye

[full elk]

Alright

[potent portal]

Lian Li ST

[full elk]

Do I jus press save & exit then I’m done?

[fossil cedar]

Deepcool fc120 are good too

[fossil cedar]

Yes

[cyan ravine]

FC120, LL ST120, P12 ARGB

[full elk]

oh wow, thank you guys so much

everything works flawlessly

[south cliff]

This might sound confusing but I’d I was to return my gpu do I have to be the first owner to return it even tho it still has warranty

I bought it off eBay

[potent portal]

Do you have the original receipt

[upper ore]

Alright so im feeling pretty dumb rn because i forgot how to do this. But how do you change where files on your desktop when you have 2 monitors? I set up my main to be number 1 but all the files are still going to the number 2 monitor.

[south cliff]

No

[upper ore]

I had it right before i changed pc's out

[south cliff]

Move them with your mouse

[south cliff]

My cat puked on my gpu 🥲

[upper ore]

Ik i can do that but i dont want to keep doing that. Ik there is a setting for it but i cant find it

[potent portal]

Then they won't take a return and warranty will probably be denied due to CID (customer induced damage)

[south cliff]

Well I told them it just went black and I cleaned the puke op

[potent portal]

Many brands require you to have original proof of purchase to claim warranty

[south cliff]

I could tell them since it’s Christmas ya know

[potent portal]

And I will not condone warranty fraud either

[south cliff]

Well I’m down 400

And I don’t know what to do because I don’t got 400

[potent portal]

You could resell it as parts only on eBay

[south cliff]

Well I’m not eighteen

So I’m screwed unless I try some other stuf

Like use a heat gun

[potent portal]

I do not recommend that

[frigid night]

Awesome man. Glad we got it workin.

[potent portal]

Only professionals should do repairs involving extreme heat

[south cliff]

Well I got nothing else

[potent portal]

Or self proclaimed professionals

Did you take it apart completely and clean the pcb with isopropyl alcohol?

[south cliff]

Yes

[potent portal]

95%+ preferred

[south cliff]

But also when I looked at the metal tiny pieces 2 of them weren’t silver they were kinda blak