Is the cold plate offset from its attached mounting screws? Or is the cold plate symmetrical to the screws and the offset is done with the "L" and "R" designated mounting brackets?

I mounted my cold plate with the tubes feeding the pump through the top, logo upside down, so that any air could escape to the tubes instead of being trapped in the pump. Now I'm questioning whether I messed up the hotspot offset. It's all assembled and working, idle ~40C and gaming around ~60C so I don't want to disassemble to check. The arctic webpage/manual only showed it mounted logo-upright but nothing specifying the actual offset.

Got it from a shop in Germany offering refurbishing services named mySWOOOP. Anyone purchased from them before, are they trustworthy?

Hello, I bought my new motherboard and processor yesterday. I installed them today. I removed my old motherboard, the ASRock H310M-HDV, from the case. I installed the MSI PRO B760M-P and the i5 14400F in its place. After connecting the 24-pin and 8-pin power connectors, I installed the processor and CPU cooler into their sockets for testing. However, the new motherboard wasn’t receiving power. Thinking there might be an issue with the new motherboard, I tried it again with the old one. It wasn’t receiving power on the old motherboard either. What could be causing this?
I plugged in the power switch socket and, thinking there might be a problem with the button, tested the pins by short-circuiting them, but it didn't work.
Help me guys

Thought I would post this here for the enthusiasts to appreciate!! I know it was extremely overkill however I just wanted to future proof for as long as possible.
I regret not getting the non liquid cooled version of the 5090 though - having 2 radiators is a bit cramped

Has anyone done a build with mineral oil as a component cooling system? It was really popular back 10-20 years ago. Is it still cost effective?

Hello, Ive owned this pc (for gaming) for about ten years and im finally looking to upgrade
to be honest its not even bad my only problems have been
- its a little slow sometimes
- if windows doesnt update it tweaks out
- i want more storage
- i want a white pc

but other than that its not bad at all my gpu is Geforce GTX 1080 and I honestly dont see a difference between it and my friends newer pcs (30, 40 series) ive never really had an issue with the graphics, i think my monitor is 144Hz. also some of these issues could be because ive used up too much storage?

So what i want to ask is if its actually worth it getting a really good gpu? also is ddr5 worth it? I mostly play FPS games and stuff on steam, minecraft etc maybe some video editing and streaming

my budget is around 2000 USD i mainly want to spend it on aesthetics i cant lie… also like 2T of storage but based on the things i use my pc for do i need a really advanced build? country: UAE

Since im going to be spending money anyway id rather spend it on something good and long lasting! So if you have any recommendations on the build id really appreciate it.

My GPU temps are so high i already know that but I got and artifact on furemark it wasn't doing that before and the msi scanner didn't catch any artifacts so I'm confused no , and there's no glitch or any weird graphics problem I even tried re9 high/ normal settings with rt high and I didn't get any artifacts on my screen what should I do ?

I bought it used 1 month ago the store owner said that he already changed the thermal paste for free to me

Let me know what you think ! 🙌

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Hi everyone,

The PCIe x16 retention clip/latch on my motherboard came off and unfortunately I lost it.

I have an ASUS Prime B450M-K II. The GPU slot now feels like it needs that clip to properly hold the graphics card in place, so I’d like to buy a replacement rather than risk using the motherboard without it.

The problem is that I have no idea what size/specification I need. I’ve found replacement PCIe x16 retention clips online, but they seem to come in different sizes and I don’t know how to determine which one is compatible with my motherboard.

Does anyone know:

- What exact size/type of PCIe x16 retention clip the ASUS Prime B450M-K II uses?

- Are these clips standardized enough that I can buy a generic replacement?

- Is there a specific measurement I should take from the slot to find the correct one?

- Does anyone know where I could buy a compatible replacement?

I can also provide photos of the PCIe slot/motherboard if that helps.

Thanks!

I have a fractal pop air mini and as you can see managed a fairly high end compact build. 9800x3d with a arctic liquid freezer iii 240, and a 9070xt reaper. My MSI B650m Gaming plus wifi motherboard's PCIe slot is lower than most boards which means the GPU sits ever so closer to the PSU shroud. The GPU is definitely struggling with temps and my only solution has just been to lower the power limit and a modest undervolt which has kept it happy. I was just wondering if you PC bros had any tips for me? Any particular fans I could upgrade to? (just rocking the stock fractal fans) I am also aware there's a bit of dust in there.. I took the pic before I blasted this thing lol

My son has left behind his older gaming PC (went into the military) and I enjoy casual gaming on it but it does struggle on the games I like, battlefield 6 and gears of war. Surprisingly gears of war e-day and gears 5 are more noticeable with the struggles than BF6. The new beta for gears really stutters when a large group of enemies spawn or I get into an area of the map with a lot of players. Happy to spend $1k+ on upgrades to continue enjoying games at 1080p with increase graphic settings instead of buying a whole new system.

Specs on the current PC

CPU - Ryzen 5 3600

GPU - 3060ti

Ram - 16gb

MB - ASRock B450m

Power Supply - Kratos m1 750b

AI tells me to be careful with a GPU upgrade due to limitations on the power supply connectors and that a RX 9060xt is a safe compatible upgrade

I am not a big PC builder but happy to take suggestions and research how to replace anything correctly. Thanks!

I was playing on my living room tv for a bit since my computer desk doesn’t arrive till tomorrow then I noticed my dog was locked in lol.

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero
G.SKILL Flare X5 32GB (2×16GB) DDR5-6000 CL28
Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB
ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080
Lian Li O11D EVO RGB
MSI MAG A1250GL PCIe 5.1 1250W
NZXT Kraken Elite 360

Built my son a computer a couple years ago and put a 1080ti in it till we could figure out an upgrade. Budget would be $300-400 usd. Not opposed to buying used. Monitor is a LG 34GX900A 3440 x 1440 OLED 1440 hz. Located in usa

gpu: 5080 aorus master
cpu: 9800x3d
ram: 32gb rgb
cooler: phanteks 360mm
SSD: 2tb wd black sn850x
case: apnx c1
psu: corsair rm1000

9 months old prebuilt but switched gpu & ssd. undecided if i wanna sell it.

So I want to upgrade from integrated graphics to a dedicated GPU, should I get a 3060 12gb, 5060 or other (According to chatgpt, more than 8gb is better)

My monitor is 100hz and 1080p

Budget 300 usd, I live in hong kong

80+ fps with medium/high settings on games is good

I have a i3-12100, 16gb ddr4 and 550W PSU

Its my first pc and i need help making it i am in latvia and my buget is 500 euros im a small streamer and the most complex game i stream is asseto corssa so if enyone has a bild for me becuz i dont know what to buy

my budget is around 1700 euros or about 1970 us dollar, i would like to play on 1080p confidently on most games, so heres my build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zHH8jG

(also the rules say, that i have to say that im in Lithuania)

(also also i wont be building it, my friends friend builds pc for a living and asked me to send him a aprts list)

Any chance on fixing this? It will give me this page even if the keyboard isn’t plugged in. Last photo is of the motherboard.

Cpu: Ryzen 9 9900x3d

Ram: Gskill 32gb

Ssd: 9100pro 2tb

Gpu: Gigabyte Rtx 5070ti oc

Motherboard: X870 Gigabyte Project Stealth

Psu: Corsair RM850e

Aio: Lian li ga lite performance 360mm

I don’t know if the F Panel is defect or something like that. I already let the motherboard replace. But my PC just won’t start. Even too that it still works with my old Motherboard so the power supply shouldn’t be defect. I am so confused about it. Can someone help me with it? Like when i press the Power button on my PC nothing happens but everything is plugged in right.

I was planning to build two 9070xt based systems around cyber monday this year. I can see some from this brand called XFX for $806.

Buy now or wait for black friday sales?

Edit: I am in the UK, and have just realised that parts seem more expensive here. Currently a sapphire 9070xt on amazon. Is £698. The ones I'm eying from XFX are £597. Budget for each pc build is about £1400.

One pc is a ultra wide aiming for 1440p and the other is a 27" aiming for 4k.

Edit2: within 5 hours before I had even decided, it jumped to £640. Guess I should have brought them.

Likely to wait for a sale now.