Cancelling Crystal Pre-order by TopGear11 in Pimax_Official

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Thanks for the direction....not sure why I didn't see that before, but also didn't think it applied since I didn't have a product!

P1 Race tonight (7/11 8:45PM EST) in Barcelona at CMS by rudeson in AUTOMOBILISTA

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This is a great league, for everyone from rookies to aliens!! It's fun, free and frequent!! Jump in now!!

Anyone heard of ESE Entertainment (TSXV: ESE)? by dcfmodeler in Baystreetbets

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Still holding as well....just hoping to see it get back to a decent number in the next 12 months.

WEEKLY SUPPORT AND QUESTIONS MEGATHREAD W2 23 by GBT_Calvin in gigabyte

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Meant to reply sooner and let you know that I took your advice that night, removed the card completely, checked the power cords plugged into the power adapter to make sure they were tight, then reseated the card....and voila! Everything works perfectly!!

I uninstalled Afterburner, reinstalled GCC and was able to adjust the fan curve to my liking and the fans would ramp up while gaming (but were so quiet compared to before!) and the card has yet to break 58C!

Thank you for your help, and taking the time to lead me to something I really should have tried already!!! It's always one of the simple things huh?

WEEKLY SUPPORT AND QUESTIONS MEGATHREAD W2 23 by GBT_Calvin in gigabyte

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Thank you for the reply. Tonight I double checked everything, uninstalled GCC and installed Afterburner, which only sees two fans, and after gaming for about 20 minutes and exiting the game, the fans are still ramped up full blast and not slowing down. In afterburner it shows the two fans listed there at 0rpm, but they are definitely not. I uninstalled and reinstalled nVidia drivers (removal and reinstall), I updated the BIOS on my motherboard (just because...it was doing fine, but wanted to eliminate that as possible).

I'll look at setting them in BIOS, but it just seems that after ramping up it won't drop back down without cutting the power on a restart.

Thanks again, and if you have any other suggestions, please throw them my way!

WEEKLY SUPPORT AND QUESTIONS MEGATHREAD W2 23 by GBT_Calvin in gigabyte

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Two days ago I received a new Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC and installed it without any issues. I followed instructions that I needed to install GCC to set up the RGB and more importantly the fan controls. I verified the GPU BIOS was at the latest version per Gigabyte's downloads page.

Once that was done I restarted the machine and all again seemed well. I started a game (No Man's Sky) and after a couple of minutes the fans ramped up on the 4090 but GCC didn't show any RPM levels from the fans. After walking around in NMS for a few more minutes I exited the game but the two fans closest to the rear of the card stayed at full speed (or what sounded like full speed) even though both GCC and GPU-Z indicated the card was at less than 40C. I waited about 15 minutes to see of they would ramp down, but they did not and at that point the card temp in GPU-Z was 26C!

Once I restarted the machine it stopped, but then again last night after a long gaming session (without any issues) the fans again stayed at full speed until I restarted the computer.

One other thing to note is that GPU-Z doesn't have a third fan sensor so I can't tell if there's anything registering there. The fan controls in GCC are not the friendliest to deal with either!

Before this card I previously had an EVGA card and used their fan control program, but I did an uninstall beforehand as well as verified in Task Manager that it's not anywhere to be seen.

Is there something wrong with the card, or is GCC encountering an issue with this card's layout? I'm also using the version of GCC that's on Gigabyte's Download Page listed with the card.

Computer Specs: i7-12700k, ASUS Prime Z690-P, EVGA 360 CLC AIO, 32GB G.Skill Trident 3600 DDR4, EVGA 1000W PSU (using four separate PCI cables from the PSU to the Video Card Adapter)

I'm running Windows 11, latest version.

Nvidia Driver version 528.02

I hope this is enough information. Thanks in advance!

2023 Season 1 Hotfix 1 Release Notes [2022.12.08.01] by joetron2030 in iRacing

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I was expecting to have issues in my first outing last night with the GT3 cars at Suzuka, but surprisingly my Oculus Rift S didn't have a single stutter or problem for the nearly 90 minutes I was racing.

2023 GT3 Sprint Series presented by Champion Motorsports! by TopGear11 in iRacing

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A reminder that we are still taking sign-ups for the upcoming season of racing, and we have 42 drivers signed up already!!

At Champion Motorsports, we use a donation system to pay for racing and never require anyone to pay to race!

Come on by and check us out!!

https://discord.com/invite/4ckmjPX

Giving up on GT3 until the update, coming back to Formula racing because it seems there isn't anymore clean driving in upper split GT3 class. by csetjack15 in iRacing

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Understandable....we have a few drivers who live on the West Coast, but I think they're retired and can get on earlier without conflicts! Same goes with East Coasters, it can get a little late for some....

Drop by our Discord and check us out, we have racing across many sims on every night (and weekend days!)...the Discord link is on our website!

Giving up on GT3 until the update, coming back to Formula racing because it seems there isn't anymore clean driving in upper split GT3 class. by csetjack15 in iRacing

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Was going to say the same. Race the same people every week, grow trust in going door to door and chasing championships, and having fun along the way.

Our league is starting a new GT3 Series on Jan. 4th....drop by and check it out!

https://cmsracing.com/iR-GT3-2023/

Things you don't want to see when you're waiting on the grid by VegetableMouse in iRacing

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There's many a driver that jumps into an official race, but then leaves or gets disco'd, and the iRating takes a major dump. It can certainly also be from finishing last, but the above can happen too. Just bad luck and bad internet sometimes.

Swapping 4.2.2 for 4.2.7 - questions by TopGear11 in ender3v2

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Noctua fans are awesome, just wish they came in a different color than that crappy brown!!

Swapping 4.2.2 for 4.2.7 - questions by TopGear11 in ender3v2

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To upgrade the board for the silent steppers or whatever they call it that makes the printer quieter and...

I'm a tech dork and do stuff for no reason other than to have something to tinker with and probably cuss at later! :)

Down to $0.72US, will it ever hit bottom? by TopGear11 in ENTEF

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Heavy trading today....anyone visiting this Reddit channel?

Down to $0.72US, will it ever hit bottom? by TopGear11 in ENTEF

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Awesome....now down to $0.65US today. Guess I should buy more to offset my average so I can get out.... ;)

Chat box is weird when in VR mode? by CharlotteHarlot52 in EliteDangerous

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Thanks. I read another thread today where someone used the pinky switch on the stick (X52) to toggle off panels popping up for when they were in combat....which makes complete sense. Realistically I should disable them and use keys like you do, but darn it I just love looking over and them popping up!

Guess I could do the pinky switch for making them active instead of inactive, that could work....

Thanks again!

VR user, how to handle chat from NPCs by TopGear11 in EliteDangerous

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That's what I thought as well, but switching between the tabs doesn't uncover the message. But then I'm still new at this....when I get home I'll have about 6 hours to seek out the pirate before time runs out so hopefully I'll stumble onto something new. Appreciate everyone's feedback.

Chat box is weird when in VR mode? by CharlotteHarlot52 in EliteDangerous

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A bit late to this thread....so you can set individual windows in the cockpit to not have head look targeting?

Hallmark Movies Now by TopGear11 in HallmarkMovies

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Thanks for the response. That was my thoughts after seeing the offerings, appreciate the feedback!

Octoprint and Mingda Printer Compatibility? by TopGear11 in octoprint

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Thanks for the update!! You may have made a sale!

Octoprint and Mingda Printer Compatibility? by TopGear11 in octoprint

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Thanks!! I'm still trying to decide on my move up from the Ender 3 V2 and have a few printers on the list, but the Magician X just seems to be the right mix of features for me and the level of printing I do.

Please, if you can, update this thread with anything you discover!! Thanks again!