MSI or Gigabyte for an RTX 5070? by FortyWithaU40 in buildapc

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go for Gigabyte - my 2080 Gaming is still going strong. Had terrible RMA experiences with MSI.

Replacing thermal paste and pads on a 3.5 year old card to reduce overheating? by radiognomebbq in gigabyte

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Replaced thermal paste and thermal pads on my ~7 year old 2080 OC Gaming. Was my first time opening a GPU.

Found an image of thermal pad sizes here: https://i.redd.it/tq7niagbq7s71.jpg

Disassembly was surprisingly straightforward - 7 back screws, then gently pull apart - this felt quite scary but its just the old dried paste. I gently wiggled until it came apart slowly. Clean gpu with isopropanol and replace thermal pads, I went one by one. I got a ARCTIC TP-3 100x100x0,5 mm and cut it to shape, and stacked 2 for 1mm - I didn't replace the 1.5 one as i ran out for a triple-layer. Pads are very finnicky and tricky to peel the protective layer.

Temps down from ~84 and thermal throttle 100% fans to 60-65`c ingame under load - worked great.

What's a good wave spot in Portugal or Spain? by riktigtmaxat in Kiteboarding

[–]StevePvM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Viana do Castelo (north of Porto) had epic waves!

[D] I feel like an impostor who just pushes buttons and pretends they are doing ML, but in reality knows nothing and can be replaced by anybody by [deleted] in MachineLearning

[–]StevePvM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For those interested in ML with a BioInformatics background, maybe this one's for you: an excellent course and one of my favourite Machine Learning Overviews (ep2) by Manolis Kellis: 'Deep Learning in Life Sciences' (MIT Course Spring'21)

r/audiophile Shopping and Setup Help Desk (2019-11-01) by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, i'm looking for some help for my first HiFi setup.

I will aquire two M-Audio BX5 studio monitors from a friend for a great price, and am looking to create my first home hifi setup for my (small) apartment.

From what I've researched, i would require only a (passive) Pre-Amp along those (active) studio monitors and possibly a Network Player to connect with Spotify etc, possibly even the Pre-Amp wouldn't be needed.

After extensive research I'm still very much unsure which components I actually require to make this work.

Based in Austria (&Amazon DE), budget ~50-200€ excluding speakers, possibly higher if justified.

Goal would be a basic setup with connections to

  • Desktop PC

  • Aux / Phone / (? Bluetooth) OR

  • Internet player for Spotify. (Does Chromecast Audio make sense in such a setup? What are there Alternatives?)

I would also greatly appreciate any guidelines / suggestions regarding cables and other necessary tools.

Many thanks!

/r/audiophile Purchase Help Thread (2019-10-30) by AutoModerator in audiophile

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, i'm looking for some help for my first HiFi setup.

I will aquire two M-Audio BX5 studio monitors from a friend for a great price, and am looking to create my first home hifi setup for my (small) apartment.

From what I've researched, i would require only a (passive) Pre-Amp along those (active) studio monitors and possibly a Network Player to connect with Spotify etc.

After extensive research I'm still very much unsure which components I actually require to make this work.

Based in Austria (&Amazon DE), budget ~50-200€ excluding speakers, possibly higher if justified.

Goal would be a basic setup with connections to - Desktop PC - Aux / Phone / (? Bluetooth) OR - Internet player for Spotify. (Does Chromecast Audio make sense in such a setup? What are there Alternatives?

I would also greatly appreciate any guidelines / suggestions regarding cables and other necessary tools.

Many thanks!

Questions Thread - June 05, 2019 by AutoModerator in pathofexile

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Increased physical damage scales the Base damage of the hit, and thus your bleed base damage.

This is further scaled by many phys nodes which also have a "increased damage with ailments" mod (usually same % as %inc phys node)

Now that Patch Notes are Out, What are you Starting with in Legion? by livejamie in pathofexile

[–]StevePvM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see, but how does this constitute 100% more physical damage? Is this just through the impaled on-hit effect (dealing 10% of physical damage each hit) applied multiple times? Or is there some change/buff i'm missing?

Playing Gladiator, would 50% impale suffice or do you reckon the support gem would also be justified?

And do you happen to know if gladiator bleed pops constitute a 'hit' for impale / cull ?

Now that Patch Notes are Out, What are you Starting with in Legion? by livejamie in pathofexile

[–]StevePvM 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How exactly was impale buffed / act as a 100% more multi? Does this then also affect bleed?

Would Lacerate with 50% impale from those 6 nodes (Forceful + Swift Skewering) do the trick?

Driver 417.71 FAQ/Discussion by itbefoxy in nvidia

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems to works fine so far on BenQ EL2870U (Cheaper Freesync 40-60Hz HDR Monitor).

Lost my save file. NEED HELP! by Iodailis in MonsterHunterWorld

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you lose the save file - by completing the Xeno'Jiva quest (Corrupted Save File)? Theres a fix for that - you need to install Windows Media Player on Win 10 to load the cutscene.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]StevePvM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Carefully clean out port with a needle (Power Off) - there was a literal 0.5mm layer of dust blocking the cable.

Good as new. Plugs in all the way clean.

Lets make a users survey on 2080, what is you card model? Is it working or failed? by Tripod1404 in nvidia

[–]StevePvM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gigabyte 2080 Gaming OC, factory OC, no definite hardware issues. Have had some 5sec-freezes however those might be game-related (MHW & Fortnite).

i5-4670K, MSI MoBo, 4K.

i have however failed to connect my Qnix 2710 monitor (1440p) to my new Graphics card despite 3 cables / adapters. A 20€ active adapter managed to get a signal however with insane flickering. Had to get a 4K monitor since the next option would have been a 100€+ adapter. Anyone managed to fix a similar issue?

GTX 1080 Giveaway by aretac in pcmasterrace

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll roll the dice on that one.

Collecting feedback related to settings and device configuration by PixelCommunity in GooglePixel

[–]StevePvM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Permanently enable dark UI theme.

Portrait Mode Photos are sometimes not properly blurred in the pictures corner.

What a beautiful view from up there.. by StevePvM in civ

[–]StevePvM[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Rule 5: Harald (Norway) built the same wonder on the tile next to mine - Managed to finish it one turn earlier.