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Question GPU Died

As expected, Sapphire replied that the warranty period had expired and I was out of luck. I expected this answer but it doesn't hurt to try. I decided to buy a used 6600 XT. As someone else mentioned, future proofing, particularly in this crazy market, doesn't really make sense. I'm pretty...
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- Post #18
- Jul 7, 2022
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question GPU Died

The card is a Sapphire Pulse RX 5700 that I bought from Amazon on 4 Dec 2019. That makes it 2.5 years old. I cant find anywhere that Sapphire says how long the warranty period is but Amazon says it was 2 years. I sent an email to Sapphire asking about replacing it. The system is a Ryzen 5 3600...
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- Post #9
- Jul 5, 2022
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question GPU Died

FX? Wow, that was a mistake. Yes, original post edited. RX 5700 and RX 570.
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- Post #3
- Jul 4, 2022
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question GPU Died

My GPU, an RX 5700, has died and I’m using my RX 570 as a replacement. It’s not ideal but the 570 does a decent job and will work for now. My monitor setup is nonstandard. I have a 29” ultrawide 2560x1080 Freesync as my main display, and a 21” 1080p monitor above it. This works well for gaming...
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- Thread
- Jul 4, 2022
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Solved! CPU Upgrade Consequences

I upgraded the CPU Sunday and it went perfectly. As discussed, I had to upgrade the BIOS twice to get it to the correct version. Once there I shut down, swapped CPU’s and brought it back up. Windows didn’t make a single complaint, everything just worked a little quicker. I absolutely will wipe...
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- Post #22
- Mar 15, 2022
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Solved! CPU Upgrade Consequences

I am not currently using fTPM but will when I wipe and reinstall my OS this summer (after the semester ends). That might make future hardware swaps a little more complex.
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- Post #12
- Mar 7, 2022
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Solved! CPU Upgrade Consequences

You are correct. What's annoying is the 3600 is not much cheaper than a 5600. Still, I got a used one so it was not an unreasonable price, not like GPU's.
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- Post #11
- Mar 7, 2022
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Solved! CPU Upgrade Consequences

I'm about to upgrade the CPU on my current rig from a Ryzen 5 1600 to a 3600. What are the consequences? Will I need to reactivate Win10? Will Chrome forget all the saved passwords in it? I can deal with the consequences but my wife, a college teacher, would kill me if I messed with all her...
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- Thread
- Mar 4, 2022
- Replies: 22
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Question Dual Monitor Setup

As daveybrat stated, it will work either way, but I also recommend the DVI and HDMI ports. Keep it all digital. I've run dual and triple monitors for years and just cant imagine going back to a single monitor.
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- Post #3
- Aug 6, 2021
- Forum: Motherboards
Question Windows 11 not meeting requirement TPM2 , secure boot?

I suspect the primary driver for this is all the big hacks occurring (Colonial Pipeline, etc). I suspect the feds are encouraging Microsoft and others to tighten up security as much as possible. Those sorts of attacks are not going away, they're only going to get bigger, and we need to do as...
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- Post #64
- Jun 29, 2021
- Forum: Motherboards
Question How to buy a 6700 XT?

I didn't get selected for the lottery either. Oh well, I guess its a good thing. As I sat there watching some different reviews of the 6700XT I decided I didn't really want it, I wanted something like the 3060 or 3060 TI. Of course at this point I'll take what I get (within reason).
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- Post #51
- Mar 19, 2021
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question How to buy a 6700 XT?

It showed up on AMD.com but it showed up as sold out.
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- Post #37
- Mar 18, 2021
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question How to buy a 6700 XT?

Signed up for the Newegg lottery. We'll see how that goes...
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- Post #35
- Mar 18, 2021
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question How to buy a 6700 XT?

So AMD answered my question for me. From their email I just received: "The Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card is available on March 18 at 6am PST / 9am EST / 1pm GMT" So I assume 9am is when I need to hit the vendors websites. Of course that's exactly when I'm supposed to be in mandatory...
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- Post #32
- Mar 17, 2021
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question How to buy a 6700 XT?

So tomorrow is the day but I'm mildly confused by the time. Many sites say 2:00 PM GMT, 9:00 AM Eastern. Right off that's wrong. We're currently in Eastern Daylight time so GMT is only 4 hours ahead, not 5. So is it 2:00 PM GMT or 9:00 AM EDT? Either way, when should I start stalking the...
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- Post #27
- Mar 17, 2021
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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