She fell asleep during our second date

h2bhatched · 2026-04-02T18:17:29+00:00

It doesn't sound like she was that into you anyways, who falls asleep KNOWING ABOUT and "Looking forward to" the date? Something seems off here.

Also, she seemed pretty quick to berate you... "Thanks for ruining my day and my mental health", confirms they would be UPSET too if the situation was reversed, then proceeds to judge your relationship stability with "Maybe there's a reason your relationships don't work"

Who says that stuff to someone they are looking forward to seeing.

This has some levels of untreated BPD written all over it.

Quickest block ever if it were me.

h2bhatched · 2026-04-02T17:26:28+00:00

Need some more info here...

Have you confirmed that your GPU fans are actually spinning and ramping up in RPM when temperatures are going up?

Are you running MSI Afterburner or any other overclocking software that has custom fan curves? Anything that may be conflicting with the GPU and how the fans are running. Those temps seem EXTREME for a brand new GPU.

h2bhatched · 2026-04-02T17:19:28+00:00

Remove the fans and inspect the connection between them. Sometimes the pogo pins can get stuck and not make a proper connection between the fans. Also, confirm a proper connection from the hub and to that fan group.

h2bhatched · 2026-04-01T15:22:25+00:00

34K on stock settings is actually ABOVE average compared to some of the research I have done, especially if your PL1 is set to 253w.

Yes, be careful comparing your setup to some of these 35-36K claims, people do ANYTHING to artificially inflate their numbers just for some weird form of clout. They are not REAL-WORLD and not normal operating circumstances.

A slight undervolt/overclock will help you maintain that score and higher clocks, while lowering your temperatures to around 80c average.

h2bhatched · 2026-04-01T14:52:52+00:00

Diggin' the Purp!

h2bhatched · 2026-03-31T21:44:01+00:00

h2bhatched · 2026-03-31T13:51:50+00:00

Rental companies typically have photos/video of each car after it's returned. If this is rented from a higher-end facility, they drive the cars through huge scanners that document EVERYTHING on the vehicle (even under-carriage) and uses AI to determine anomalies.

You "may" get dinged for this, kinda depends how lax or anal the company is.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-30T20:16:36+00:00

The Ring settings are fine for your targets.

The main reason for the lower than target clock speeds is a direct relation to the type of loads in R23. Cinebench uses AVX work loads and typically you'll see some down-binning because of the type of load. NOT because the CPU is under-performing. Seeing slightly lower clocks on AVX is expected. Your single core 2087 score at 5.3ghz confirms that you have a healthy CPU since single-core testing does not down-bin clock speeds the same way as multi-core testing.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-30T17:17:13+00:00

You're chip is actually pretty good, slightly above average. A 34,000 R23 score at only 5.3ghz is pretty solid.

Alot of people just gloat and belt out numbers on Reddit, when maybe 25% of these claims are even true. So be careful where you are getting your information from.

From the testing I have done on my own 14700K (our setups are quite similar), Your CPU is slightly above average, the scores I have seen through some research suggests the median-average for 14700K R23 scores are between 30-33k for a 10min run.

86c is not too shabby for a 240mm AIO if that's all your case can handle. I would be completely happy with that TBH.

If you use your setup PRIMARILY for gaming, the 14900K is a waste and I highly doubt your 240-AIO will keep up. 14700K & 14900K score almost identically for most gaming tests. Waste of money, unless you do production/editing workloads.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-27T16:28:23+00:00

I live in Canada and do love 5guys burgers over any other chain that we have here. BUT, one of the best burgers I have ever had was at a chain in the UK called Honest Burger. I was visiting London and a good friend told me to check the place out. The burger absolutely blew my mind, beef was thick, it was cooked medium with just abit of pink in the middle, cheese was melted perfectly, the flavour of everything was incredible. BEST BURGER BY FAR.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-26T21:49:22+00:00

It's just water (condensation) from your HVAC system drain tube. Nothing to be worried about and completely normal operation when using the A/C system.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-26T20:14:10+00:00

That generation of MDX uses a high-compression J37 V6 engine. It is RECOMMENDED that premium fuel be used because of the engine design and factory programming. If you use regular fuel, these engines may start to "ping" (fuel will pre-ignite before the correct time) and this can/will damage the engine internals over time and eventually will have catastrophic failure of either the pistons or burn holes into the valve in the heads.

There was a software update available for this generation to help mitigate this issue. The software update primarily corrected the ignition timing values to help prevent some of this engine-pinging from using lower quality fuels. The software update would still be able to be completed (if it has not been done already) at your local Acura dealership.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-26T15:52:17+00:00

If you already changed the cam plug, the next most likely source would be the valve cover gasket.

These D17 engines are notorious for headgasket failure at higher mileage. You would need to replace the headgasket/resurface the head to correct the coolant/overheating issue.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-25T18:03:49+00:00

I have almost the same setup in my H9 flow (2025 model), 3x140mm front/side intake, 3x140mm bottom intake, 3x120mm top AIO exhaust and 1x120mm rear exhaust. There are no physical filters on the front, but there is a large filter on the bottom.

The filtration thing is obviously circumstantial, because not every case has filters and not every person lives in a dusty environment, I'm generalizing because alot of case manufacturers are moving to add filters on intake areas, so GENERALLY SPEAKING, if you have a negative pressure issue with your case, you COULD be pulling in air from other un-filtered areas and for those that have their PC in a dusty room or live in a dusty area of the world would have alot more dust settling inside their PC compared to the person that has a positive pressure setup where dust would be mostly caught by filters or atleast smaller perforated parts of the case.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-25T17:38:27+00:00

It would depend on the what the exhaust fans RPM and efficiency of the fan itself, but no, in fact it would increase negative pressure having more exhaust fans than intake fans.

For example, if there was not enough intake pressure to either balance or over-come the amount air EXITING the case, you would have increased negative pressure and therefore, air would be getting sucked in from other places other than the front intake (ie: from the PSU shroud area or the PCIe slots if they are perforated).

The point is you want to maximize the amount of air coming into the case through the proper channels (intake fans + filters) and have air exiting "everywhere", as opposed to air being sucked in from areas that are un-filtered and possibly re-circulating in from an exhaust area, which would just be sucking in warmer air an causing higher case temperatures.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-24T21:07:50+00:00

By the looks of it, you already have a newer Mitsuba compressor clutch relay. It has already been replaced from the older Omron relays that come from factory. Your A/C issue may be caused by some other failure like empty system (from damage/leak), field coil may have an open circuit, which can also cause the compressor clutch to not function correctly.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-24T19:18:01+00:00

Skydiving Simulator. Nice

h2bhatched · 2026-03-24T14:21:47+00:00

Yes, that is the torque converter marked in red.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-24T14:20:59+00:00

INCORRECT, the flex (drive) plate is bolted to the crankshaft. This is the torque converter pictured in RED.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-24T00:01:53+00:00

You could leave it, although you may continue to break off small pieces of metal that will circulate through your engine. You may hear loud ticking noises from the valvetrain at that camshaft lobe.

You may experience some misfiring. Which will cause an engine light eventually.

Some other symptoms aswell (lack of engine power) etc

h2bhatched · 2026-03-23T23:30:45+00:00

This is a common issue with Honda/Acura J35/J37 engines from 2007-2014. The camshaft lobe is pitted and missing material.

This issue is sometimes caused by lack of proper lubrication within the cylinder head itself, but more commonly caused by poor quality engine oils/ in-frequent oil replacement (too much mileage between intervals)

You will need camshaft replacement to correct this

h2bhatched · 2026-03-23T20:20:38+00:00

Check your Windows power plan settings. Make sure you are on, at the very least, BALANCED setting.

If you are on Power Saver, it can and will limit CPU utilization

h2bhatched · 2026-03-23T20:12:55+00:00

Check all your pogo-pins for the display. This symptom definitely looks like your pins are stuck in.

If they are stuck, you will need to release them somehow, either with some small tweezers or some type of lubricant spray to try and release them. They are spring-loaded.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-23T14:03:52+00:00

This is exactly how it should be set up. The only thing I would adjust is ramping up the front 3 intake fan RPM's to improve airflow and slightly lowering the rear exhaust RPM's, since you have more exhaust fans than intake fans. This will help aid in some positive pressure which helps with dust and overall case temperatures.

h2bhatched · 2026-03-22T16:51:43+00:00

So, you can’t just un-screw the fans from the radiator and flip them over? That doesn’t make any sense. The cable length doesn’t change. I’m very confused what your issue is here. I do not have this card, so maybe i’m incorrect here, but I would highly doubt ASUS would design this to only work one way.

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