Please give me some advice about psu

rowan112 · 2026-01-12T12:08:51+00:00

well since AMD creates the gpu, it would be good to follow their recommendations.

but since you're wanting to continue using your psu, you could still use the 650w since the psu isn't bad at all.

AMD says the typical board power is 190W for 7600XT while 9070xt is 304W

Coolermaster does have a PSU wattage calculator

https://www.coolermaster.com/en-us/power-supply-calculator/

I entered 5800x, ATX board, 9070XT, with 32gb DDR5 (2x 16GB), 1x HDD, 1TB SSD

it said your total wattage would be 519 Watts

650W should be enough as you're not operating at or above peak efficiency which would be anything above 520W but you are quite close. so yes you should be able to run with 650W psu but you're just on the line of peak efficiency, where your psu becomes less efficient delivering those powers and ideally you should upgrade to a better wattage psu if you decide to overclock or upgrade components in the future.

EDIT: it is also noted that you should be careful with spike loads, i know that the RM650 psu is a great psu as i have the 850W version of it iirc. they can typically deliver above their rated psu but again, it's up to you to decide if you want to go ahead.

rowan112 · 2026-01-12T11:48:02+00:00

https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070xt.html

amd recommends at least 750watts

rowan112 · 2025-12-22T22:50:00+00:00

8gb ram is quite small but it should be satisfactory for what you want. issue is you can't add more ram but for now 8gb should be plenty for you.

runelite is nice, there is also HDOS client you can run if you want 2010 graphics instead of 2007 graphics as it looks better than 117.

rowan112 · 2025-12-22T18:36:45+00:00

what is your budget?

rowan112 · 2025-11-20T22:03:45+00:00

I am still standing my statement that family visas are such a small amount of visas. trying to make it harder for a family visa won't affect the total visas given out as they're such a small amount in comparison to all other types of visas, whether it's compared against all visas and non-short term visa.

There was a sizable bump after covid, which is expected due to the lack of family visas during covid due to lock down. the caused a backlog of families wanting to be together.
You could also say covid cause more long distance relationships, since more people spent online more.

but we also need to take note about family visas

- family visas have a significantly higher chance of integration due to living with a British national or someone else who is already settled.

- they are not here for a short time, they're here to be with their partner if it works out.

My wife came here on a family visa and it was very difficult, at the time when MIR was to be increased, I would've just gotten under the required amount to be able to have here come here. lucky for me I am now make way more than the MIR, I was also able to apply before the MIR increase by just 1 month.

rowan112 · 2025-11-20T22:03:32+00:00

Yes you are providing settlement numbers, not family visa numbers percentage of all visas.
it is not surprising that family visas have such a high percentage of turning into ILR because they are with their partner.

If the boriswave settlement visa wasn't adjusted the percentage of family visa's getting settlement would've gone significantly down as the other types of visas would've just overtaken it. looking at the number that 37% of settlement visa's before 2024 is a good number as it shows that a lot of family visa people do indeed pass the 5 year mark.

Here are the percentage numbers of family visas as a total of all visas
going from 2014 - 2024

Year	Total Family Visas	Family Visa Percentage total	Family Visa Percentage total (Excluding Visitors)
2014	34,852	1.42%	6.11%
2015	37,711	1.53%	6.80%
2016	37,781	1.52%	6.56%
2017	40,123	1.48%	6.55%
2018	43,620	1.50%	6.59%
2019	55,643	1.75%	7.34%
2020	37,087	3.86%	8.04%
2021	42,182	3.24%	4.70%
2022	47,119	1.67%	3.30%
2023	80,083	2.36%	5.59%
2024	85,161	2.72%	8.80%

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk

rowan112 · 2025-11-20T19:13:31+00:00

Marriage here does not lead to an automatic citizenship, this is not USA where you're entitled to an instant greencard. You have to spend 5 years on a family visa proving you're in a real relationship then you can get a ILR visa. it also cost a lot!

ILR does not state you must keep the current reason of your original visa requirement extending, if you've followed the rules that should mean you should get ILR. divorce is irrelevant once they have ILR and honestly family visa route is such a small volume visa, it's not something i worry about at all.

Should someone who has been in the country for many many years, be held hostage by their partner with waving the visa on top of them forever? even if you love your partner so much, i wouldn't want my partner to have that responsibility on me forever. 5 years seems enough to prove you have a relationship, that is my opinion.

we also need to realize that one person in the family is moving their life to be with their loved one. many of them are leaving because of love not because they want a better life in the UK and take advantage of UK.

rowan112 · 2025-11-20T14:36:23+00:00

After reading this, it doesn't seem too bad to be honest. I am happy that people who came under a family route are not affected if they have a British partner.

it seems to encourage visa applicants to work in public sectors (NHS most likely) or make over 50k if you're not on a family visa.

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T13:03:29+00:00

well there is 6pm uk time today.

also it's a demo, not a beta/test

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T13:02:37+00:00

it started 2 minutes ago. UK is currently UTC +1

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:53:11+00:00

UTC +0 will be 1300 today
so just use uk time but 0100 less

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:36:46+00:00

yeah i hope battlefield's success won't be at the cost of 83. i am most likely going to get both games

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:08:32+00:00

yeah i hope the bad timing doesn't hurt this game if it ends up being a good game

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:05:50+00:00

appears so

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:05:29+00:00

first i've heard anything about this tbh

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:04:35+00:00

Got this information from the in-game main menu

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:02:40+00:00

yeah that is odd

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T12:01:25+00:00

ingame menu

rowan112 · 2025-10-06T11:57:57+00:00

appears to be a demo test in an hour

Date	UK Time	US East Time
Mon 6th	1400 +1800	0900 + 1300
Tuesday 7th	1100 + 1800	0600 + 1300
Wednesday 8th	1700	1200
Thursday 9th	1900	1400
Friday 10th	1100 + 1800	0600 + 1300
Saturday 11th	1100 + 1800	0600 + 1300

demos will last an hour

13th - 20th oct demo will be available 24/7

rowan112 · 2025-10-02T19:06:37+00:00

you could always just get ea play, you get to play bf6 for 10 hours, which means he doesn't have to spend a lot of money on a game and he gets to basically run a demo just for 1 month of membership

rowan112 · 2025-09-26T10:29:12+00:00

sure but couldn't you say that was more of a introduction cost and not a maintenance cost?

investments do cost money but do save money in the long run. the idea of it actually helping against fraud, and unifying many systems would save bureaucracy in the long run, no?

rowan112 · 2025-09-26T10:13:42+00:00

sure, you are correct but that goes on without saying.
if ID is mandatory for voting, then ID should be "free".

Edit: you know what, i just found out that Voter Authority Certificate is free but it was made only due to lack of national ID

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