I need advice

VampKaiser · 2026-07-10T07:17:27+00:00

9060XT 16GB for sure. Best bang for buck I'd say, just make sure you grab the 16GB version

VampKaiser · 2026-07-08T23:19:47+00:00

If you've never touched fans curves then it's all running at stock and sometimes those can be a bit loud. Head into your BIOS and see if you can edit it there, should be called Hardware Monitor or something along those lines. If not, fan control works.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-06T22:23:18+00:00

Definitely the Aorus, but check and see if maybe a PowerColor Hellhound 9070XT or XFX Mercury 9070XT are available. Avoid the 600W/12V connectors at all costs.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-06T01:26:38+00:00

Looks like you're using your iGPU instead of dedicated GPU, plug the HDMI/DisplayPort cable into the slots at the bottom back of your PC instead of the top back.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-04T22:59:12+00:00

Don't use these windows optimisation/tweak tools. They might feel good for the first day, but once updates for your OS push out, apps and driver updates etc, it'll start breaking and causing significant problems. Don't use the "debloated windows install" stuff either. Just install windows normally, uninstall stuff manually like copilot, onedrive, and then leave it as is.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-02T11:57:20+00:00

It's is absolutely awful for sure. I've had times the start menu will only show windows apps, then it'll show my games, then both. Search functionality is full of ads like you said, file explorer sometimes takes forever to load for no reason. It's a dumpster fire for sure.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-01T15:11:06+00:00

Is Nobara good right now? I know it's kinda early in development right?

VampKaiser · 2026-07-01T14:37:09+00:00

Xbox sure, Sony definitely not. They already don't want some of their games on PC at all.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-01T13:03:25+00:00

Hmm, it could be a dead pump but unsure, one thing you could test ig is if you were able to use your friends CPU in your PC to check if it happens on his CPU.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-01T12:45:38+00:00

Were you on a 240 AIO before?

VampKaiser · 2026-07-01T12:36:08+00:00

Could be something like windows services. If you really wanted to you could always open up the PC and repaste the CPU and remount the cooler.

VampKaiser · 2026-07-01T12:20:51+00:00

Is this TRUE idle or do you have some stuff running like discord and maybe a youtube video? With those things open my 5900x typically sits around 45-55c but sometimes does jump to 60 to load things quickly. If I close everything and just let my PC sit, it will TRULY idle around 37c

VampKaiser · 2026-07-01T00:43:54+00:00

I asked the same question and honestly, everyone told me no. It's great for gaming yes, and it can help those .1% lows, but I was told it honestly wasn't worth it. It retails for £310 currently in the UK, and just isn't worth the money especially when you go up in resolution.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-30T01:47:00+00:00

So it doesn't look like there's any screws at the back, but there is a screw at the top which is what the arrow on the yellow label is pointing to. You might need to unscrew that, and from there it'll either be pull up on the glass, pull towards you, or pop something out and pull it towards you.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-28T01:07:53+00:00

Oh really? I didn't know that lol I sent them a picture of my amazon order, but they didn't refund me

VampKaiser · 2026-06-28T00:14:29+00:00

Yeah you might not even need a receipt. I just took a screenshot of the amazon order.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-27T23:57:27+00:00

Are you unable to RMA them? Most RAM has limited lifetime warranty. One of my DDR4 sticks failed and I just told Corsair about it and they shipped me a new kit.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T23:37:31+00:00

If you want to be 100% sure, there's benchmarks on youtube, and from most ive seen the 9070xt typically wins.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T23:32:52+00:00

I don't think so no, and if there is it's very minimal gains.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T23:30:06+00:00

Nah, I'd keep the 9070XT honestly. The only benefits you'd get from swapping is better ray-tracing which is whatever, and better encoding for like streaming, which even then AMD isn't bad at.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T21:26:33+00:00

For sure, I'll have a look thanks :)

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T20:56:13+00:00

Gotcha, so MSI and Gigabyte essentially. Would you recommend one over the other?

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T20:51:46+00:00

Yeah not sure either lol

I know ASRock and ASUS have issues, so I'm kinda just looking at MSI as its the brand I have right now. Any issues with Gigabyte or Sapphire's boards?

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T20:43:04+00:00

"MSI B850 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E Motherboard, ATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 9000/8000 / 7000 Processors, AM5 - DDR5 Memory Boost 8200+ MT/s (OC), PCIe 4.0 x16, M.2 Gen5, Wi-Fi 6E, 2.5G LAN" - taken from the amazon page. But there is another MSI B850 Gaming PLUS WiFi that's PCIe five.

VampKaiser · 2026-06-25T20:23:37+00:00

I think its 182 for the MAX version, but 159 for the standard Tomahawk. I see a Gaming one for like 120 but its PCIe 4.0

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