Recent content by BradS550

Can you post where you're getting the info for the B650. I had a poke about and couldn't find any info on the limits of the board. Also, whilst 95 degrees is hot for a cpu - i only managed get it there by using prime95 and these CPU's notoriously run hot. as spec'ed by AMD themselves - 95 is...

Yeah thanks for the input all. I'll definitely be reaching out to PCS tech support. Please note tho that normal operation barely gets the system above 75⁰. I only managed to get it to a maximum of 95⁰ by stress testing it with prime 95 and that did not trigger a crash. Is 100⁰c the temp that...

Has anyone got any info/specs on the cpu thermal protection procedure for the mobo? Interested to know if this is what's being invoked each time. And why the power button and reset button would have no effect.

Fair point. Excuse my frustration. I've waited twice the time i was quoted for manufacture, only to receive a rig that has failed twice within the first few hours of usage.

Hi Ubuysa, Components are secured in place using latches and screws. They should not of moved a significant amount to the point where they are losing contact with their respective terminals. Everything seems securely seated and fastened. Why would the CPU LED be lit on the motherboard after...

Windows is up to date. 'optional' updates are optional by definition and should not be required to prevent a hard crash

I received my custom build from PCS last week and I've run it about 3-4 times since setting it up. I haven't made any changes to it's stock settings (bios/overclocking etc) and I've had it hard crash on me twice. No warning, no error just instant crash. The screens go black (no output) but the...

ok this is where i'm at now: Case CORSAIR 5000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16 Core CPU (4.5GHz-5.7GHz/80MB CACHE/AM5) Motherboard GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX : DDR5, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready! Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (2 x 16GB)...

I'm really not fussed about what the case looks like and it seems there is a lot of incompatibility with the cooling (AIO system), the RTX 4090 and the case. Can anyone weigh in on this? I was just going to go with the Prism-X....

Thanks for the advice Caboose; i had a look at some articles re. PCIe 5.0 and it looks like it's going to be a while before GPU manufactures really start utilising the 5.0 bandwidth so imo it's probably not worth 'future proofing' for. Sounds like SSD's will be the first to make use of this...

Why the different mobo? Also i kind of feel like 32gb RAM is a bit excessive for what I'm using it for. Plus that's something that can be upgraded at a later date. Same with hard drive tbh. Priority for me is gpu (as I'm going to be using it for 3d artwork and rendering animations) and cpu...

Thanks for the great feedback Tony. I've never seen these AIO cooling systems before. In your opinion then, what would be worth swapping or adding to resolve the cooling issue? And would i need an AIO setup for both the gpu and cpu?

I won't get a high end build for £3000?! What more would i need to spend and on what components?

Sorry i don't understand what you mean by "not for 3k". Tbh I'd prefer to not use liquid cooling. Would fans be a better option? If so, which ones?

Hi all and happy holidays! I'm in the market for a high end rig for 3D artwork. I use Blender, Substance painter, Davinci Resolve and GIMP for creating 3D models and animations and post processing. I would be grateful if a professional could take a look at the following to see if the components...