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Im rocking a i5 8600 temps as in picuture while in game.
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What's the ambient temperature like wherever you are?

@The Voice is correct about those being nothing to worry about but it's winter now - my house is a lovely 18C at the moment (nice for the computer, not so great for me).

If you had the same CPU at the start of the year (summer) then you're fine.
 
Clean the dust from the heat sink, clean the thermal paste off of the CPU and slap on a new coat.

Also, wonder why i5 is so hot, my AMD is running 24degrees on idle and max 48degrees while gaming. I'm just using a cheapest Coolermaster fan I could find back then, the 212x.
 
Neoprod said:
What's the ambient temperature like wherever you are?

@The Voice is correct about those being nothing to worry about but it's winter now - my house is a lovely 18C at the moment (nice for the computer, not so great for me).

If you had the same CPU at the start of the year (summer) then you're fine.
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Dry and cold, its around 18C-20C if I should guess. Currently idling at around 40C. Had it for almost 3 years now.

Thanks for everyone's assistance.
 
I am not going to create a standalone thread, but AMD's long overdue FidelityFX Super Resolution is here,


there is no standalone toggle, and AMD say it is up to the developers to implement. Support at this time is still limited, but the numbers are looking superb at this time, and I don't trust AMD hype.

Reviews needed, but this should help those building AMD accelerated systems.

Hardware Unboxed published a video an hour ago:

 
For those on older AMD GPUs, support is being dropped,

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Fulcrum29 said:
For those on older AMD GPUs, support is being dropped,

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Jissis, there goes my R9 380. Probably will still be playing everything for a while, still. Just checked, bought it 2015, from Wootware, for R3249. 6 years, still going, what a good run so far. The rest was bought 2012 (CPU etc).

EDIT: Probably won't see this price soon, again

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Hi me again...

I once again need some advice, I'm looking at buying Mushkin mknssdhl1tb-d8 helix-l 1TB m.2 (2280) PCIe nvme solid-state drive and wants to know if it's compatible with my motherboard GIGABYTE H310M S2H, I know it has an M.2 space but not sure if I'll get the full benefit of it? Then the last thing is, does the M.2 come with a screw as I can't find the screws that came with the motherboard?

Thank you once again!
 
spit said:
Hi me again...

I once again need some advice, I'm looking at buying Mushkin mknssdhl1tb-d8 helix-l 1TB m.2 (2280) PCIe nvme solid-state drive and wants to know if it's compatible with my motherboard GIGABYTE H310M S2H, I know it has an M.2 space but not sure if I'll get the full benefit of it? Then the last thing is, does the M.2 come with a screw as I can't find the screws that came with the motherboard?

Thank you once again!
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Gigabyte website says it is NVME, albeit PCIe Gen2, but it should work :thumbsup: - https://www.gigabyte.com/za/Motherboard/H310M-S2H-rev-10#kf

no, the drives do not come with a screw unfortunately
 
spit said:
Hi me again...

I once again need some advice, I'm looking at buying Mushkin mknssdhl1tb-d8 helix-l 1TB m.2 (2280) PCIe nvme solid-state drive and wants to know if it's compatible with my motherboard GIGABYTE H310M S2H, I know it has an M.2 space but not sure if I'll get the full benefit of it? Then the last thing is, does the M.2 come with a screw as I can't find the screws that came with the motherboard?

Thank you once again!
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It will work but you won't get near the max sustained read\write figures the drive promises. It shouldn't matter if it's like a drive for games and you install them off the internet (Steam, Epic, battle.net etc.). You'd be capped by your internet connection there.

Just something to be aware of.
 
Neoprod said:
It will work but you won't get near the max sustained read\write figures the drive promises. It shouldn't matter if it's like a drive for games and you install them off the internet (Steam, Epic, battle.net etc.). You'd be capped by your internet connection there.

Just something to be aware of.
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x2 bandwidth at PCIE Gen2 should give just shy of 1GB/s - still twice the speed of SATA, and still the latency advantage of NVME.
 
Faux_Grey said:
x2 bandwidth at PCIE Gen2 should give just shy of 1GB/s - still twice the speed of SATA, and still the latency advantage of NVME.
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Think the point is that there's no perceivable difference in daily operation between that M.2 and a standard SSD. Yes, twice as fast on paper, but it's not going to cut your boot or game load times in half. You're only going to maybe see a benefit in sustained writes. But I don't think it's being used for mass storage so that's moot.

I think the only real advantage here is getting rid of a SATA and power cable.
 
Morning

I have an upgrade question for you all...

Ryzen 2200g
1050ti 4gb zotac mini (got on release)
Msi pro vd+ a320 board
12gb ddr4 ram 2667mhz
Kingston 248gb ssd (windows and the odd game)
Samsung 500gb hdd from like 2007 used as cold storage xD

which upgrade would be preferred first ?

I am thinking upgrade the cpu, change out the 500gb HDD to a 500gb SSD because sometimes it does run games. There is nothing wrong with the 500gb as I check its health weekly due to the age but by todays standards it is pretty slow, also, kinda scared the motor goes out as that does not give a warning.

gpu upgrade seems to be an issue for a while due to stock, but yeah even a 1650 would be fine.
pc mostly used for games / photo editing / gmail and browsing, small form factor case but can fit a large 180mm card if there is such a requirement in the future XD

maybe upgrade in this order ? hdd to ssd > cpu > gpu

budget is very limited because "life"

yes I am an ancient on carbonite, just don't deal a lot.
thoughts ?
 
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Draconia2 said:
Morning

I have an upgrade question for you all...

Ryzen 2200g
1050ti 4gb zotac mini (got on release)
Msi pro vd+ a320 board
12gb ddr4 ram 2667mhz
Kingston 248gb ssd (windows and the odd game)
Samsung 500gb hdd from like 2007 used as cold storage xD

which upgrade would be preferred first ?

I am thinking upgrade the cpu, change out the 500gb HDD to a 500gb SSD because sometimes it does run games. There is nothing wrong with the 500gb as I check its health weekly due to the age but by todays standards it is pretty slow, also, kinda scared the motor goes out as that does not give a warning.

gpu upgrade seems to be an issue for a while due to stock, but yeah even a 1650 would be fine.
pc mostly used for games / photo editing / gmail and browsing, small form factor case but can fit a large 180mm card if there is such a requirement in the future XD

maybe upgrade in this order ? hdd to ssd > cpu > gpu

budget is very limited because "life"

yes I am an ancient on carbonite, just don't deal a lot.
thoughts ?
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SSD first. No doubt about it.
Then CPU, but I don't think your board supports the Ryzen 3000, and definitely not the 5000 series, so you will probably have to get a new MB + CPU.

Right now is a really bad time for a GPU upgrade, so just don't even think about it.
 
Hi Folks

A friends is considering the following PC;

  • AMD RYZEN 5 3600 (3.6GHz, 35MB GameCache, 6x Cores, 12x Threads, PCIe 4.0 Ready Turbo 4.2GHz+) CPU
  • AMD A320 Micro-ATX AM4 DDR4 USB3.1 HDMI, AMD RYZEN Motherboard
  • GEFORCE GT 730 2GB DirectX12 Graphics Card
  • 16GB DDR4 2666MHz High Performance Gaming RAM
  • 512GB NVME SSD Upto 2000MB/s + Speed Ultra-Fast Solid State Drive
  • Standard Black Case with 400W PSU
  • Integrated 7.1 CH HD Sound Card
  • Gigabit LAN Card - Broadband Ready
  • LCD and OS Optional
  • 24 Months Warranty
Link to PC Build Page

In his words;

I want to use it for work and for gaming. Like The programs I'll be using would be Blackmagic fusion and da Vinci Resolve. I just want something that can be upgraded overtime.
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His budget is around R12K.

Anyone able to help with recommendations etc. ?

All input welcomed and greatly appreciated.
 
i.got~issues said:
Hi Folks

A friends is considering the following PC;

  • AMD RYZEN 5 3600 (3.6GHz, 35MB GameCache, 6x Cores, 12x Threads, PCIe 4.0 Ready Turbo 4.2GHz+) CPU
  • AMD A320 Micro-ATX AM4 DDR4 USB3.1 HDMI, AMD RYZEN Motherboard
  • GEFORCE GT 730 2GB DirectX12 Graphics Card
  • 16GB DDR4 2666MHz High Performance Gaming RAM
  • 512GB NVME SSD Upto 2000MB/s + Speed Ultra-Fast Solid State Drive
  • Standard Black Case with 400W PSU
  • Integrated 7.1 CH HD Sound Card
  • Gigabit LAN Card - Broadband Ready
  • LCD and OS Optional
  • 24 Months Warranty
Link to PC Build Page

In his words;



His budget is around R12K.

Anyone able to help with recommendations etc. ?

All input welcomed and greatly appreciated.
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That motherboard no, change it to a B450 or B550 minimum, that RAM no that needs to be a minimum of 3200Mhz for a ryzen system.
 
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