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Question Can you recommend a tube of around 2 ounces of heatsink compound?

This is the biggest reason, IMO. Technology isn't sitting still, and that includes thermal compound tech.
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- Post #9
- Apr 28, 2025
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
8GB VRAM not enough (and 10 / 12)

If you're going so far as all that, why not just add another ram socket on the card or motherboard for additional vram? It would be worlds faster for both reads and writes, both in bandwidth and latency. Edit: I was thinking user-upgradable. If you're thinking soldered on, I could see that...
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- Post #3,375
- Mar 28, 2025
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question Whats enough Graphics card for 1440p on a 27 inch monitor?

Thanks for posting this. I'd been casually looking for a 1440p monitor, and at $149 (on sale) I figured there's no harm in grabbing a S2725DS. If I don't like it much, it'll get handed down or act as a backup. Sure, it's only 100Hz (variable), and it's basically budget business class, but I'm...
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- Post #39
- Dec 2, 2024
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question https://www.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/86879.pdf

I've definitely been known to buy expensive tools for one job (when am I going to use that framing nailer again?). :sweatsmile: In this situation, though, I'd probably go ghetto and try an Altoids tin and hot glue. It should give pretty good heat dissipation, but electrical isolation might be...
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- Post #8
- Nov 21, 2024
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question https://www.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/86879.pdf

Looking at someone else's mod. I'm guessing that cooling the case will have little effect. I can't tell, but it doesn't seem like the chips inside are thermally coupled to the case: https://www.john-am.com/2011/01/modding-a-hauppauge-wintv-hvr-950q-with-heatsinks/
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- Post #6
- Nov 21, 2024
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Discussion Ryzen 9000X3D series review thread

This was the area I saw the most improvement in gaming when I upgraded from a 5600X to a 5800X3D last year. Went from 100%cpu usage and ~45-50 fps to 90% and a capped 60fps solid. I was definitely CPU bottlenecked pretty hard with a 7800XT.
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- Post #141
- Nov 20, 2024
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question https://www.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/86879.pdf

What size is it? You might be able to find a heatsink designed for NVME drives that would fit
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- Post #4
- Nov 20, 2024
- Forum: Graphics Cards
How did you state and local races go?

Unfortunately, we're still stuck with Ted Cruz...
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- Post #2
- Nov 6, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News
Kamala vs the Orange Felon - Presidential Race 2024 - Polls, News, Etc...

Somebody on reddit said it feels like waiting for a biopsy result. The next response was "yeah, and half your family is hoping it's cancer!" :sweatsmile:
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- Post #5,712
- Nov 5, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News
Kamala vs the Orange Felon - Presidential Race 2024 - Polls, News, Etc...

The Roseanne defense, huh? I've never taken Ambien (assuming that's what it was), but I'm guessing it's like alcohol in that it loosens inhibitions, but doesn't in itself make you a bigot/racist/what-have-you.
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- Post #5,563
- Nov 4, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News
E-Day; The Fifth Of November, How Long Will It Be?

You're one of the good ones, for sure. 👍 Cisneros would have been so much better, and not just because Cuellar is a pos. I was watching that primary, even though I'm in a different TX district.
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- Post #113
- Nov 4, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News
E-Day; The Fifth Of November, How Long Will It Be?

Nothing I say should be a knock on Bernie. I think he would have been a good president (even if he's borderline unelectable with the commie spin the right would put out). I do have a strong dislike for the Bernie Bros of '16, though. I feel that they were a solid factor in why we're in this...
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- Post #109
- Nov 4, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News
E-Day; The Fifth Of November, How Long Will It Be?

Note that I immediately edited my post to remove "bitching"; that was too aggressive. You're taking this far too seriously. I was only drawing a comparison as I saw it. At this point, the decision is made; I don't see how arguing about it on a public forum can do anything but make people who...
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- Post #108
- Nov 4, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News
E-Day; The Fifth Of November, How Long Will It Be?

Ahh, you've got me there, but her name recognition is nowhere near Harris'. Like it or not, the incumbent has an edge. Besides, she's done great in the polls compared to Biden. Really, though, this just feels like Bernie bros talk from '16. The pick is made, and complaining about it before the...
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- Post #103
- Nov 4, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News
E-Day; The Fifth Of November, How Long Will It Be?

I'm still of the opinion that Harris is better for this particular cycle, with reproductive health/rights being such a huge issue. Men can make arguments in favor, but it hold a lot more wight coming from a woman. I doubt you'd see as big a shift in the way women are leaning if it had been...
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- Post #99
- Nov 4, 2024
- Forum: Politics and News

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