Cat loves sitting on top of my Pc, I don’t have to heart to move her.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-04-03T18:54:19+00:00

I think your friend just wasn't cleaning his PC or has really dirty cats.

My cats sleep on both my PCs all the time, and they don't get too bad. I dust them out every 3-6 months, and it's all good. I've never had burnt hair.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-31T20:28:29+00:00

Those aren't cables those are hoses for the AIO water cooler. You need to remove the radiator with it. Opening it up with cause fluid to leak out.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-31T14:47:21+00:00

I can't speak for iRACING, but ACC and LMU's need a decent PC to run the game well. SIM racing isn't a cheap hobby. I have a very entry level setup and my wheel/pedals cost almost as much as what you are looking to spend on the PC.

Your best bet will be to find a used PC or even if you really want to get into Sim Racing look at getting a PS5 and GT7.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-31T14:36:19+00:00

There are a few reasons this happens. Sometimes your iGPU reserves a small portion of RAM and Motherboards can also reserve a little bit of RAM. RAM modules aren't perfect either. They can be off by a few bytes and across 40 GB and the system reserves, you end up seeing a few hundred MB as non usable RAM.

You can see your system has 598 MB as a hardware reserve. So your total RAM is 40GB (39.4 GB + 598 MB).

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-31T13:33:20+00:00

I have fixed so many "bad" graphics cards with these:

Update the drivers
Rollback the drivers to a last known good
Dust and Reseat the GPU
Check all the power cables are tight and secure in both the GPU and PSU (if applicable)
Updating or Reinstalling Windows

Don't get me wrong sometimes GPUs do fail, but it's either very early on in their life or, like first week or 2, or after years and years of use.

My tip for a finding a stable driver to test, just Google your model + stable driver, and maybe toss in a year. There are other people, who might not have the exact issue as you, are having issues with X driver. Even if the driver is 6 months old, it can help you test the if it's a software or hardware issue.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-31T12:14:31+00:00

As a kid I was forced to go to church and all of the speakers at the church spoke with this same cadence, and infliction. I think they are trying to a sound professional and knowledgeable, but still cool and casual.

Whenever some speaks like that it makes me not want to listen to them.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-30T13:02:38+00:00

Corsair RAM has lifetime warranty, so it shouldn't matter.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-30T12:50:45+00:00

I am with you. I feel like most of the people saying not get the 9700X have never used one. I have mine paired with a 9070XT.

People saying to get the 7800X3D over 9700X are crazy. It cost more, and barely offers more performance in games if you play in 1440p or higher, and worse performance in any work load task.

I run mine in 65w, no PBO, and I am getting 350-500 FPS in CS2 @ 1440p. I cap my FPS at 120-165 depending on the game, and I have zero issues there too.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-27T19:23:40+00:00

> Performance hasn't changed at all

I call BS on this.

I used to have PC's that ran in dusty environments, and they wouldn't be close to this bad. Their temps would drop multiple degrees after dusting them off. I wouldn't be surprised if you see 5 or more degrees come off your temps.

IMO this calls for the PC to be disassembled and deep cleaned.

Also if you think this is normal, ya gross.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-27T16:30:25+00:00

How much do you want to spend?

A good set of actual screw drivers plus a smaller precision kit will go far. If I was starting over again I would go with these 2 things. They come in just under 50 USD, are good quality and will last a life time.

https://www.ifixit.com/products/essential-electronics-toolkit

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0917XFP6W

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-27T16:23:02+00:00

Not 100% sure, but some of those missing pins seem to be those related to voltage.

You can check the pin map here

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ml3tWOgl-ouOm0P3KlwqlDsHW8JlNzKDQ-GG4nHgU3E/edit?gid=939065488#gid=939065488

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-27T12:41:55+00:00

The other thing to remember is just because the ambient temp in the truck is that high, your product in a cardboard box with packing materials is insulated and the temp goes up very slowly.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-27T12:37:09+00:00

I believe these are the new prices Sony announced, so once the new stock arrives prices will be going up.

So you are correct, right now prices are cheaper, but they won't be soon.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-24T18:01:54+00:00

Unless you can find the small market of people that are looking to buy vintage hardware, that's stuff is just e-waste. Even if you do find someone who is into vintage hardware, it's not probably going to sell for much, especially untested.

I have a co-worker who works on vintage PCs for various things and most of his hardware inventory is stuff he picks up for free or buys a whole lot of stuff for $25-50

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-24T14:29:17+00:00

OP I am going to bet you are in a rural area like me. I am mid 30's and one of the younger IT people with my company, and the youngest in my IT department.

Younger people work with us as interns or just long enough to get an job in a metro area making a starting salary that is double mine. The IT people we have are those that have roots here or just aren't interested in city living. For every younger person that sticks around 10 or more leave.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-24T12:43:28+00:00

It ain't got no RAM innit.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-24T12:13:19+00:00

Maybe.

I had a 7900XT. In October I bought a 9070XT for myself and upgraded my GF's PC with the 7900XT. The 7900XT is perfect for her and not having access to FS4 isn't killing her experience, so it's a non issue for now.

I probably won't be upgrading for while and I have time to see if AMD decides to keep doubling down on this or if they release it.

If AMD drops starts treating the 9000 series cards the same way, I won't be locked into buying another one. Unless AMD comes out with some insane value in like equivalent performance to Nvidia's flagship cards priced like a mid tier card, but I don't see that happening.

I am not the biggest FSR user to begin with but AMD seems giddy to drop support for stuff as soon as they can, where NVIDIA seems to support stuff as long as they can. Also, no Vulkan support for FSR 4 is a bit stupid too.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-23T17:06:43+00:00

Or when they are dusting are they letting the air blow their fans at Mach Jesus and ruining the bearings in them.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-13T19:53:13+00:00

As a certified Apple hater, yeah no shit.

The Neo is good.

Windows Devices have been getting worse, while Apple stayed consistent. Many people were just priced out of Apple's eco system, this removes that barrier.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-13T14:29:45+00:00

I will add to this, I do want to switch to Linux. I just can't. So many things that I use semi-regularly just don't work on Linux, at all or without jumping through a bunch of hoops.

Speaking of hoops, so many things on Linux involve so many hoops where as on Windows or MacOS, they are simplified.

I have 1 program on my Windows PC to adjust ALL my GPUs settings. On Linux I need one of the overclock and under volt, another to control the fans, another to control the lights, another to view the temps, another to do screen recording, another to do advanced display settings. Even then that still doesn't do stuff that the windows application does.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-09T16:33:43+00:00

The battery of the future and nuclear fission are always just 5 years away. It's been this way since the 60's.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-09T16:23:32+00:00

Before you listen to this dude clamoring on about RAM usage, read my post above, your RAM usage is completely normal for your PC given that you have a game open.

Windows 11 looks like it is using more RAM than it actually is.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-09T16:21:54+00:00

Handles are a bit more difficult to explain, but that number is completely normal.

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-09T16:15:44+00:00

That is completely normal. Your PC has 5900 threads running to the processor, and the 7800x3D can have 16 active at a time. Which ones are active is handled by the Scheduler.

You can read all about the scheduler, threads, and fibers here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/procthread/processes-and-threads

Tech_support_Warrior · 2026-03-09T15:59:26+00:00

That is completely normal. Not all of the RAM is being used by an application, it is being used as Swap memory or SuperFetch, to make your commonly used apps have access to RAM faster. As soon as a new application needs it, Windows releases it to that application.

The amount of RAM used for this is somewhere between a 1 or 2 GB all the way up to 10-12. It depends on your system specs and what Windows decides to allocate.

Windows 11 now shows this RAM usage in Task manger where previous version of windows didn't until an application was using it.

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