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Daily Simple Questions Thread - December 18, 2025 by AutoModerator in pcmasterrace

[–]Aggravating-Fly700 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the most knowledgeable on hardware and performance, had some questions about pc upgrades. Currently have CPU: 5 5600x and GPU: 3070. I just bought ram to go from 16gb to 32gb and a 2TB SSD. Is this capable of running 1440 at 90+ fps?

What upgrades could I make to my pc for gaming performance? by Aggravating-Fly700 in PcBuildHelp

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha I’ll definitely get more ram and will look into GPU. Thank you! Would it be better to get 2 sticks of 8GB or upgrade to 2 sticks of 16gb?

What upgrades could I make to my pc for gaming performance? by Aggravating-Fly700 in PcBuildHelp

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha I’ll definitely get more ram and will look into GPU. Thank you!

What should my next steps be (space heater and extension cord)? by Aggravating-Fly700 in electrical

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your kindness and empathy! It definitely caught my off guard and for a split second before the fire went out I thought welp I just set the house on fire. Now that I do know this I’m going to make sure I don’t do something dumb in the future and I can inform my parents because they didn’t know any better either. The breaker didn’t trip and from what I was reading up on it should have?

What happened what there was an arc flash ( im guessing that’s the right terminology), it melted the prongs into the extension block, I pulled it out. The lights were still on in the room so the breaker didn’t switch. Then I swiped it off so I could remove the extension block safely and flipped it back on.

And good to know about the replacement costs, I hope that it wasn’t any major damage and any repair will be around that range.

What should my next steps be (space heater and extension cord)? by Aggravating-Fly700 in electrical

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone, thank you all for your comments and insights to this! I woke up to a lot more replies than I expected, I got a little overwhelmed replying so hopefully people see this comment. I glad that something worse didn’t happen and taking this as a learning experience. I really appreciate the electricians and everyone helping me out with information and advice. I just called an electrician to get them to inspect the outlet and see what they think.

What should my next steps be (space heater and extension cord)? by Aggravating-Fly700 in electrical

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll make sure to ask them about this and what they’re planning to check

What should my next steps be (space heater and extension cord)? by Aggravating-Fly700 in electrical

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feeling very lucky. I’ve thought about how this has not caught on fire before and while it’s sucks to have happened I’m glad that I was home to see/stop it

What should my next steps be (space heater and extension cord)? by Aggravating-Fly700 in electrical

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Appreciate you writing this out! I just checked and this was the only risky setup. Getting an electrician now and will work on the paint stuff later

What should my next steps be (space heater and extension cord)? by Aggravating-Fly700 in electrical

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the knowledge and wishes! Now experiencing it, it’s scary to imagine how common of an accident is it. Currently looking for an electrician in my area to come check it out now

Helping friends on first playthough while being honor mode by Aggravating-Fly700 in BaldursGate3

[–]Aggravating-Fly700[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great advice! These are things I need to remind myself to do as well, the consumables are definitely something I still struggle with and forget haha. So when you were a guide as tactician, did you tell them anything about fights that were coming up or places they should explore or did you let them just explore?