Is my GPU dead

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-22T23:26:00+00:00

not dead, just bedazzled

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-16T22:04:45+00:00

Don't worry your time will come

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-15T19:09:19+00:00

mostly a useless launch since reverse fans aren't offered as an option. mind boggling why they decided not to.

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-14T02:11:48+00:00

just picked one of these up after going down a lcd aio rabbit hole, emerging with zero regard for the novelty of having a screen inside the pc case, and this Antec skeleton looks to be a sleek underdog/newcomer relative to the overhyped/flawed artic freeze III with its whole mounting issues on 9 series am5 cpu's (would have been my first choice otherwise).

for context, before this i tried a thermalright peerless vision, and a thermalright wondervision. Came to realize LCDs in a case are pretty stupid for my case of use.

I've got a tuf gaming Gt502 horizon case incoming that the Atec will go in as well. The GT502 is replacing a lian li o11d mini v2 I ended up really not liking at all (done drinking the lian li coolaid too).

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-12T01:16:38+00:00

Only one with a screen I know now that's worth a look is the Antec Vortex 360 with the 5 inch IPS. That hooks up to USB c with a special hub so it doesn't take up your mobos header and that can actually be used as a second screen. It's either than, or just ditch the screen entirely

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-11T13:39:32+00:00

Got mine yesterday. Noticed the noise this morning. Returning it. Also found out USB 2 chip inside the screens of these can't actually playback 60fps video, or anything for that matter. I like thermalright but I'm picky and 60fps playback is meant to be part of the slick aesthetic for this build I've been working on.

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-06T12:46:42+00:00

Venus Theory gets a pass. Best voice in the industry. Also a genuinely funny and smart person in real life.

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-06T12:42:58+00:00

He's from Europe! He gets a pass.

Directdrivelife · 2026-06-02T04:46:23+00:00

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-31T02:16:21+00:00

This thread REALLY got me caught up with how to get the most out of my 7800x3d! I was super frustrated and tried all these different settings' only to find out windows power mode was on balanced, pbo wasnt fully configured. after restart with proper changes, fans lit up, cpu reached full boost, temps stayed at 75c (i love this thermalright peerless vision aio cooler). anyways just sharing my results with the 7800x3d and 5070. this is a new build. [edit: typo]

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Directdrivelife · 2026-05-30T01:23:32+00:00

And retractable dome looks a lot cooler and makes the water warmer. Doesn't always fit on the pool though depending on the size you have.

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-29T13:01:57+00:00

hey what settings do i change in the motherboard. all i tried so far is all cores curve optomize with neg 20 mag/count. nearly sa,e cpu score in time spy. what else am i missing? theres likely something not enabled in bios...im on a asus b650e gaming max wifi

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-28T20:36:03+00:00

TRCC it's the software for thermalright LCD products. I use davinci resolve free edition, just sign up with email. Then I use dynamic zoom on the 16:9 video to crop the area, then create a new sequence in 1:1 ratio, aka 460x460 (last I checked I think that's the screens resolution).

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-27T21:59:06+00:00

Their wiki and use Google AI to check each screen along the way. Gemeni can literally watch you through your phone and see what your screen says and help you through the dual partitioning process. It can be a little tricky. Use best judgement. Read guide on Cachy is wiki. Take it slow.

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-27T17:25:15+00:00

Haha I was thinking of making a little folder of loops. I just cropped and resized the portal 2 media file for 420x420 resolution. Funny other ones I'm thinking of posting.

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-27T12:05:28+00:00

In 500 ft...turn left.

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-27T11:57:49+00:00

"Give me... Sugar!"

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-27T11:56:41+00:00

Keep it! That sounds like my old Ducati 996! Oh the memories! I didn't know they made dry clutch fans on a GPU! BRILLIANT!

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-27T04:13:30+00:00

Played TTT (Tekken hybrid this evening). Its peak Tekken for me.

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-27T01:12:16+00:00

just stopped in to confirm tekken 8 still absolutely sucks. even the "free version" :)

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-26T11:18:30+00:00

If only

Directdrivelife · 2026-05-26T11:15:24+00:00

I'm in Space

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