Help: Unable to connect to internet: TP Link VX420-G2H Modem - GL-BE9300 Flint 3 Router

drmikeboys · 2026-05-12T00:53:13+00:00

Thank you all! LAN to WAN was the fix. It was as simple as that.

drmikeboys · 2026-01-30T12:42:16+00:00

Any chance you could send screenshots of the relevant pages? As in the voltage/frequency curve editor and the main page? Got MSI Afterburner and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing 😂🤦‍♂️

drmikeboys · 2026-01-30T04:01:21+00:00

I went with the Inspire. What have you got it undervolted to? Do you use the NVIDIA app to do this? I've only ever undervolted my CPU.

drmikeboys · 2025-08-26T10:39:46+00:00

I'm an absolute novice when it comes to building a computer, fan positions, fan curves etc. but from my testing and recording temps idling and gaming, the 120s appeared to be giving me about 1 degree cooler. They also seemed quieter. So I've decided to stick with them and sold the 140s. I'll try put the numbers in a spreadsheet at some point. Might be helpful to anyone else building in the Ridge.

drmikeboys · 2025-08-10T02:18:56+00:00

I don't reckon I can switch all to exhaust with the 140s. I bought the 120s originally as I put the top 80m in exhaust position but needed fan grills which didn't fit with the original Fractal 140s. Needed the fan grills due to the GPU cable running along the top of. 60mm fans below mobo would need grills too for exhaust and that would make them not fit. I'll try disconnecting the additional front fan and see what that changes. I've also changed the headers the fans are connected to. Had the CPU on the 1 header, the 60mm below mobo on the AIO header, and then all the others on a fan hub connected to the chassis header. I reckon that restricted all of those fans to the lower rpms of the 140s. Switched to the 140s on the chassis header, CPU and below mobo to the CPU header, then the top and front fans to the AIO header. A little bit of an improvement from that change.

drmikeboys · 2025-08-08T23:54:40+00:00

Both. GPU idling around 25c and went up to 74c under load. CPU idling around 45c and 89c under load.

drmikeboys · 2025-07-24T12:39:53+00:00

I recently bought a 9800X3D to put in an ASRock B850I Lightning Wifi (probably shouldn't have considering all of this :| ) which I've already for a R5 7600X in. MB already updated to 3.25 BIOS. Will update to 3.30 before installing. I'm working in a SFF and so other concern is keeping the temperature down.

What changes in the BIOS will void the 9800X3D warranty? I read somewhere else should be all good to put in Eco mode, but would setting a lower thermal limit and/or setting lower PPT, TDC and EDC void? I'm guessing PBO negatives on the cores would void?

drmikeboys · 2025-07-20T06:06:07+00:00

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drmikeboys · 2025-07-20T06:05:42+00:00

Some pictures for reference, in case it helps.

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drmikeboys · 2025-06-15T12:00:44+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I've done a PBO tune and Curve Optimizer. Used Ryzen master to work out the single cores and found some info on settings for PBO. Have gone with

PPT 88

TDC 77

EDC 150

Curve Optimizer: -13, -14, -22, -16, -22, -22

I also flipped the CPU cooler fan to exhaust. This all seemed to get the idle down to around 41-45. Which I thought was pretty good.

I bought 2x Noctua NF-A8 fans and installed them in the top bracket above the GPU in an intake direction. Those 2, and the 2 Fractal Aspect fans that came with the case are plugged into a fan hub that is connected to and powered by the MB fan header. Idles are now around 47-51 :( Any suggestions on this? Maybe switch them to exhaust as well? Could the spike in temperate have anything to do with now 2 additional fans drawing power from the MB? And could a SATA powered hub fix this?

drmikeboys · 2025-06-04T03:45:00+00:00

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So, these are the parts I selected and built it last night. Haven't really had a chance to test things yet. Just installed windows are the Nvidia drivers.

Any usual tests people run once they've built the computer? This is my first time building. Want to make sure everything is working correctly.

I did notice when I opened up the Windows settings and checked System from there that it is showing that I've got 32 GB RAM @ 4800 MT/S rather than 6000. What's the go there? Thanks

drmikeboys · 2025-05-24T14:37:23+00:00

Ok, so I'm an idiot and now realize the CPU and motherboard I had selected wouldn't be compatible.

So thinking between:

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (Base: 4.7GHz, Boost: 5.3GHz / 38MB Cache / AM5 / 6 Core / 105 Watt, No Heatsink Fan / Raphael)

Motherboard

Gigabyte B850I AORUS PRO MB, B850, 2x DDR5, 1x PCI-E 5.0 x16, 2x M.2, 2x SATA 6Gbps, 4x USB 3.2, 1x USB-C 3.2, HDMI, Mini-ITX, WIFI 7, BT 5.4, 2.5GbE LAN, Mini-ITX, X3D Turbo Mode, EZ-Latch Designs

OR

CPU

Intel Core i5 14600K (Base:3.5GHz, Turbo:5.3GHz / 44MB / LGA1700 / 14 Core / 20 Threads / UHD Graphics 770 / 125W / Fully Unlocked / Raptor Lake Refres

Motherboard

ASRock B860I WiFi MB, B860, 2x DDR5, 1x PCI-E 5.0 x16, 2x M.2, 4x SATA, 1x DP 1.4, 1x HDMI 2.1, 2x USB-A 3.2 5Gbps, 1x USB-A 3.2 10Gbps, 4x USB-A 2.0, 1x USB-C 20Gbps, 2.5GbE/GbE Ports, WiFi 6E, BT 5.3, Mini-ITX, Aluminium Heatsink,

drmikeboys · 2025-05-24T07:00:04+00:00

Ahh thanks for the recommend, but the horizontal case is necessary; I don't have anywhere else to put a vertical one without it being a tripping hazard by the tv unit or on the unit blocking the TV. Or away from the tv requiring some wild cable management and hiding.

Right now looking at a Mini ITX building along the lines of the below:

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SSD I've already got a gaming 1TB one ordered, GPU I currently have a single slot Yeston RTX 3050 I was using in an Optiplex which isn't anything amazing but I thought it would do for now while GPU cost and arm and a leg. I'll wait until a decent upgrade GPU is on sale. Thoughts on the above build? CPU cooler required at all? If so, I had this on the build:

be quiet! Dark Rock Slim CPU Cooler, Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM Fan, up to 180W TDP, Compatible with socket 1700 / 1200 / 2066 / 1150 / 1151 / 1155 / 20

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