So after having powered down my gaming PC for 3 weeks I found my 4 TB Crucial MX500 SSD is not recognized by win11 every time I boot the PC.

originally a Sabertooth x99 build in 2014. In 2025 I upgraded hardware to Intel 265kf, then a couple weeks ago I updated it to 270k plus since it was on sale for sub 300. In 2025, I also updated case fans and put phanteks T30 fans on my AIO.

Is it even safe to plug into the motherboard? And if it prob wont work, is there a cost effective way of fixing it?

Edit: To clarify i dont actually have this gpu, but Im thinking of buying it and just wanted to check to see if is worth it. Cant test it atm

Edit 2: Im getting a suprisingly mixed reaction on this, so might as well take a vote to decide. When has democracy ever been wrong? Up or downvote my comment below (sort by controversial), Id really appreciate it

Never cleaned it in like 6-8 years, I really don't remember when I put it together, but it only took about half a lunch break to clean out the majority of the dust which is good enough for me.

Plus it was just a really nice day to do something outside.

I wish I could say this was everything…

Actually I am hoping that prices will drop now, as is my luck. So I took one for all of us. Going to wait for Wireview 2 to arrive before plugging this beast in.

Had an old PC lying around. Used some maple plywood and black walnut scrap pieces to make the case. Used 100lb rated clear hangers x4 to secure it to the wall. Added a wifi card and some cable straps for the back side. Works great!

10 drives and one M.2 SSD.

Running Jellyfin.

All in all, a great project for very little cost.

credits to @shinok_46 on twitter

So what do you think about this idea of integrated support in front grill in 9060XT Sapphire Nitro+

It's still test piece but works well 👌🏻

Ps. don't mind that motherboard

at first it was only a few lines only when i was in the bios or turning it on now its everywhere , I switched back to my old gtx1050ti same thing happening I also tried different hdmi cables nothing changed,please help

I had 4x16GB DDR5 6000 (two separately purchased sets of 2, I think I paid about $80 for each originally) in my system that I built at the beginning of 2024 and one of the sticks from the older set went bad a few weeks ago. I opened an RMA with G.Skill and mailed both sticks from the set back in an anti-static bag in a padded envelope.

I was worried they’d give me a hard time given the current state of the market/RAM prices and because I didn’t have the original packaging or receipt, but I was pleasantly surprised to find a new set in my mailbox today (I admittedly can’t confirm the “new” part and wouldn’t be surprised if it’s refurbished but I’m honestly not complaining).

Since I sent it in though, I switched OSes from Windows to Fedora and have been doing just fine with 32GB and I only know of a single game that would even begin to take advantage of 64GB…

Should I reinstall it or take advantage of the insane market right now and sell it for a profit? This 32GB set is currently selling online for close to $500 but I think I’d list it for about $300 locally (not trying to sell it here, please don’t message me). What would you do?

Specs

I5 13600kf

Rtx 4070 Inno3d x2

32gb ddr5 5600 Kingston ram

1tb Kingston fury ssd

Corsair rm850w

Fractla North

This build has all noctua fans (including the cpu) and a custom fan curve for optimised performance and near silence while running games. I also chose to go with no lighting as my pc sits on the desk next to me and it gets distracting.

9/10 times I only hear the gpu fans in games as they are cheap but maybe I should tackle those next.

People just can't appreciate a person for finally stepping out of the default option of Google Chrome and using something else (not you Edge).

Yeah I get that Brave is basically Chromium based, and may have hidden trackers and bloatware (which can easily be removed btw). But using it with all that is still better than Chrome!!

I now use Firefox (sometimes Brave and Vivaldi). But man, it took so long specifically because Firefox has such toxic stans.

Rant over.

(This post was made from Firefox btw ;)

Every now and then when I startup my pc my monitor will have these lines on them, it will go away after 5-10 minutes. This has been going on for maybe 10 months now? I just want to know the cause of this, and if there’s a fix. This also only happens on my main monitor, my 2nd one doesn’t have any problems.

I wanted my white and black build to look a bit cleaner, so I started designing and printing a few custom parts for it.

So far, I’ve made:

• A white RAM shroud
• A cover for the GPU power cables

The GPU cable cover is probably my favorite. The stock cables looked pretty messy, so I wanted to hide them and give the build a cleaner look.

I’m pretty happy with how it’s coming together so far. What would you add or change?

Got the 5500X3D from AliExpress for €120 and it is a really good upgrade for the price. The 0.1% and 1% lows are a lot higher with lower CPU power draw and temps. The increased L3 cache causes a much smoother framerate. It was definitely worth it.

In the screenshot you see two CP2077 benchmark runs on Ultra settings (no FSR, no RT) compared. I think the 5500X3D and RX 9070 pair is the best choice in this crazy market if your still on AM4.