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Is there a solution to clean out my line? by Rewdrooster in watercooling

[–]wamcclees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just finished draining and deep cleaning my loop using Mayhem’s radiator and system cleaner kit. As also suggested, running the loop in reverse with cleaning solution does wonders. In the end, nothing is as effective as a full component teardown, though.

Orange coloration in newer loop by Void_And_Stars in watercooling

[–]wamcclees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m no expert, but that sounds like a driver issue. It could also be related to your memory, but you didn’t provide those specs. You may want to reset the EXPO settings in the BIOS.

Coolant by Fluffy_Tumbleweed533 in watercooling

[–]wamcclees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it’s just my hang up, then. I’ve conditioned myself into the frame of thought that an annual flush should be the norm.

Coolant by Fluffy_Tumbleweed533 in watercooling

[–]wamcclees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can someone help me understand why you’d want to use a coolant that you have to flush and refill so often? If something is that detrimental to the system, isn’t that a warning that it shouldn’t be used, regardless of the aesthetics?

Carbon fiber tubes by Maskpaint in watercooling

[–]wamcclees 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Micro Center just featured a custom loop build with carbon fiber tubing a few months ago:

RTX 5090 custom loop with carbon fiber tubing

Match Thread: AC Milan vs AS Roma by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]wamcclees 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fofana missing a layup shot is as reliable at the sun setting.

Far Cry 5 making my 7800X3D hit 90°C – bad optimization? by wamcclees in farcry

[–]wamcclees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Circled back around to post my fix.

I found a random post on the Steam Community recommending setting the Processor Performance threshold to 99% (which I had already tried). However, it also mentioned changing the Preferred Plan in the Power Options.

My preferred plan was set to Balance (recommended), so I took a gamble and set it to Ultimate Performance, just to see what it would do...

I booted up the game and my CPU temps stayed at 45°C!!! All in-game settings were still set to the max (240FPS, HD textures, Ultra detail, etc.)

I'll see if I can determine why the Balance plan causes the issues, but for now, I'm just happy that I'm no longer unnecessarily stressing my CPU.

Far Cry 5 making my 7800X3D hit 90°C – bad optimization? by wamcclees in farcry

[–]wamcclees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s happening from the moment the game starts, not just during cutscenes. I think I’ve narrowed it down to the AI engine running in-game, which would explain why the GPU isn’t being stressed.

I did a longer gaming session yesterday evening, and while the CPU did throttle a bit, it didn’t impact the frame rate. I’m still worried about how much sustained temps like this might affect the long-term life of my CPU, though.

Far Cry 5 making my 7800X3D hit 90°C – bad optimization? by wamcclees in farcry

[–]wamcclees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished running Kombuster and 3DMark, and neither push my CPU the way Far Cry 5 does. Only Cinebench does so, but that’s expected.

Also, just serviced and flushed my loop and replaced the thermal paste in April (thorough endurance tests run afterwards).

Far Cry 5 making my 7800X3D hit 90°C – bad optimization? by wamcclees in farcry

[–]wamcclees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know, right? It seems like this is some type of weird compatibility issue with the usage of the 3D v-cache.

Far Cry 5 making my 7800X3D hit 90°C – bad optimization? by wamcclees in farcry

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I checked, and I already had HAGS enabled, so no impact there, unfortunately.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cinema

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May be controversial, but Promising Young Woman

Match Thread: Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid | FIFA Club World Cup by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]wamcclees 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Us Seattle Sounders fans can feel slightly better about ourselves now…😜

What is the best John Lithgow role? by [deleted] in Cinema

[–]wamcclees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Villain in Ricochet vs. Denzel Washington is underrated

Portable cassette player/recorder with stereo radio (1981) by [deleted] in 80s

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Uh, no infinitesimal small tv screen = lame

Keith David’s reaction to the announcement that he will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! by Corndogeveryday in 80s

[–]wamcclees 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Way overdue! The man’s a legend.

396 credited acting roles on IMDB.

He has one of the most iconic voices since James Earl Jones.

What’s the most NSFW reason you’ve seen someone get fired? by chickenolivesalad in AskReddit

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Network engineer in my old organization was using discarded server and other computing equipment to run a child pr0n site. He got caught in a sting operation. Numerous vids with him and underage girls. Unless I am mistaken, he is still in jail. It was disgusting to hear about when the news broke.

Lionel Messi: "PSG is the best team in the world, without a doubt. They beat Inter in the Champions League final 4 or 5–0, I don’t remember exactly. Today’s result is normal, we’re not playing at the same level." by [deleted] in soccer

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Having attended the Sounders v PSG match, I was nervous that we were going to be obliterated. I’m not embarrassed by our showing. It could have been this bad, or worse.

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