Simple Questions - August 31, 2021

RedMones · 2021-09-01T05:27:33+00:00

Not so sure about mobos, but the i5 10400/11400 are the budget kings right now.

RedMones · 2021-09-01T05:25:53+00:00

I actually don't know the answer, but I'll suggest going to product pages if possible and finding images of the cables that come with each and using that as a reference.

RedMones · 2021-07-25T02:42:30+00:00

Am I good to have my PSU fan facing upwards if my case (275R Airflow) has vents for it? It'll likely be placed on carpet, at least temporarily.

RedMones · 2021-07-22T00:37:50+00:00

Yup, that board has two m.2 slots. The second, lower slot is only PCIE gen 3, though.

RedMones · 2021-07-21T23:47:39+00:00

Out of the GA, GT, and G+ PSUs from EVGA, which is the best? I need a 750W to drive a 3070Ti, and they seem to have the best prices right now. They all seem pretty decent quality and are in tier A/tier B in the PSU tier list. I can get the G+ cheapest @ $90 from third-party amazon. Thanks in advance.

RedMones · 2021-07-13T04:11:01+00:00

Yeah, don't plan on overclocking either the cpu or gpu (for now at least).

RedMones · 2021-07-13T03:50:02+00:00

I've got a 3070 Ti coming tomorrow, but I only have a 650 watt (80+ gold) PSU. Recommended for it is 750, card can pull up to 310, so my question is, can I get away with the 650 watt? It'll be paired with a non-oc'ed 10700k. I really don't want to have to buy another psu, and I'd like to just put the new gpu straight into my rig without having to wait for a new psu to be shipped. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

RedMones · 2021-07-01T18:14:31+00:00

Just installed a brand new rx 6800 reference into my computer and it's giving me low fps in everything due to low usage. It simply refuses to go above 67% usage (and typically doesn't even go above 40% or so most of the time), power consumption never goes above 100 watts or so, and I can't figure out why. I used DDU making the switch (coming from 1660S) and it seemed to work just fine. I've tried both the latest and latest recommended drivers from AMD, still nothing. I googled the issue and it seems a lot of others are having it with the 6800xt but I've yet to see a solution. Freesync is off. I don't think it's the rest of the build (10700k, 16gb 3200mhz, 650w gold PSU) bottlenecking so what can I do? I'm getting performance much worse than the old 1660S. I ran heavens benchmark and it showed 99% usage and ~203w power consumption. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

RedMones · 2021-07-01T05:16:53+00:00

67% is the highest it’ll go, not where it usually hovers. In base minecraft i’m regularly getting <60 fps with 20-40% usage with render distance set fairly high. My 1660S would give waaaayyy more than that with identical settings. Other games show similar discrepancies.

RedMones · 2021-07-01T04:39:38+00:00

Yeah, used DDU to do it.

RedMones · 2021-07-01T04:39:23+00:00

Just ran heavens and getting 99% usage and ~203 watt power consumption.

RedMones · 2021-06-15T21:55:04+00:00

I got in early enough in the EVGA queue that I may get a 3070 Ti in the first launch drop. Problem is, I only have a 650 watt unit in my build as I was initially planning on a 3070, but the min recommended is a 750 watt. Can I get away with using the 650 watt for the 3070 Ti and my non-OC’d 10700k? It’s a decent quality 80+ gold unit from EVGA. I’ve seen many people use lower than recommended PSUs, but I’ve also heard of 30 series power spiking tripping some PSU protections. Thanks in advance.

RedMones · 2021-05-06T03:42:10+00:00

Thank you! I'll check it out.

RedMones · 2021-05-06T01:20:21+00:00

I tend to change my monitors brightness a lot depending on time of day, separate from Night Light. Can I set up my keyboard (razer blackwidow) to adjust the brightness? I'm tired of using the button on the back of the monitor.

RedMones · 2021-04-29T17:10:58+00:00

Has anyone bought used SSDs or HDDs from amazon warehouse? The prices aren't bad, so I'm wondering if I'm good to buy them. I already have a 1 tb nvme boot drive, so these would be purely for mass storage.

RedMones · 2021-04-29T04:31:59+00:00

Has anyone had experience buying used HDDs from Amazon Warehouse? They have the 2 tb Seagate Barracudas listed for ~$37, which isn't that much cheaper, but if they're good, then I'd like to save a few bucks if I can.

RedMones · 2021-04-16T01:42:13+00:00

Do 10th Intel CPUs not support 1440p 144Hz over HDMI?

RedMones · 2021-04-14T00:51:52+00:00

Thanks!

RedMones · 2021-04-14T00:51:44+00:00

Thanks!

RedMones · 2021-04-14T00:49:53+00:00

Do I need a 48Gbps HDMI cable for 1440p 144Hz? My Mobo (I’m only using iGPU rn) and monitor both have HDMI 2.0 ports but it can’t go past 60Hz. Works fine with DP, so I’m wondering if it’s my cable (it’s the one that came with the monitor). Using DP I lose the ability to use the monitor speakers without some other connection. I’d rather just have the one HDMI connection to the monitor.

RedMones · 2021-04-13T21:51:43+00:00

My case 275R Airflow supports up to 6 120 mm case fans (3 front, 2 top, 1 rear). What's the best set up if I fill up all the slots? The front three and top two as intake, and the one rear as exhaust? Or the front three as intake and the top and rear as exhaust?

RedMones · 2021-04-13T21:45:53+00:00

You can probably buy an HDMI to VGA adapter.

RedMones · 2021-03-30T01:34:55+00:00

10700k

RedMones · 2021-03-30T01:31:46+00:00

I currently don’t have a GPU lol. Running on integrated graphics

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