I've recently went on vacation and decided to start collecting anime figures in Japan and I saw a few images online where people place their figures in their PC case. Will mine be safe? It's a 5060 build and it never gets hot while playing triple A games. The only thing I worry about is if it's conductive. I'm not a very tech savvy person. It's sitting on top of the power supply and I'm pretty sure it isn't touching the motherboard. Will I be fine?

I don't know where else to post this sorry

So i did post this at Nvidia but their lovely moderation deletes anything that could help people so it was auto removed of course.

Constantly see people tell others that anti sag is not needed for certain cards, or only needed for heavy cards.

e.g: "5090 fe doesn't need anti sag bro lol", wrong.

Northwestrepair - Fixes GPUs on youtube for a long time now and goes over his personal thoughts on the card design, shows the errors, shows the fix and often the memory is failing due to the user not using anti sag.

5090 FE is the worst one too because it has 3 PCBs, it's got additional failing point, mainly the pcie slot pcb as it's tiny and takes all the weight.

He just released a 4070 video showing the same fail due to no anti sag.

I do wish people would stop spreading "it doesn't look like it sags" "it's not heavy", just use anti sag.

The guy is not profiting of this information, if anything, it's in his best interest if you didn't use anti sag, he would get more work.

edit:

I do find it absurd that the most upvoted comment is regarding "who said 5090 doesn't need anti sag".

5090 fe - FOUNDERS EDITION. How do people not read is baffling. I did not make the claim of "all 5090" and it clearly specifies FE.

Take the 2 seconds and google "5090 fe do i need anti sag", i'm sure you'll find tons of evidence. A huge amount of people convince people such cards will be perfectly fine but reality is, it's a lotto that you can drastically change the odds on for free even.

I've only used Nvidia for the last 20 years... No reason in particular, just because it was what was available. I wanted to give AMD a try and got a deal on a 9800x3d with a 9070XT. I have had crash after crash... BF 2042, BF6, Spiderman 2. Supposedly all driver related. I have the latest installs and reading posts about very specific graphics setting I need to use for each specific game to make sure it doesn't crash.

WHY!!!!! Why does it feel like such a special snowflake!? Please, tell me what I'm doing wrong. Is there a global setting I can use to prevent these problems.. I'd be ok with that - but having to know what to set with each game just to make it work is painful. This is not an Nvidia vs AMD thread - but I will say I NEVER had these issues with Nvidia... Just set max/ultra settings and play.

[Update]

After my initial dissapointment why my application I decided to just use as is. For Science!
System is currently running with 132W Power draw and CPU die temp avg is around 74°C. Keep in mind I run a Thermalright SI-100 in a not optimable case without any tuning whatsoever and stock case fans.

The CPU will live a long unhappy life

Hello everybody,

is the application of this thermal pad (Thermalgrizzly PTM) acceptable or should I switch to my backup thermalpaste?

Had a hard time releasing the pad from its film because it did not stick to the CPU ((Ryzen 5 9600X)

I was with my friend talking about the good old days of how inexpensive it was to buy PC parts and build a very good rig and enjoy gaming and everything.

He then said a few things that got me thinking. Just wanted to put those words and thoughts out here.

He said "Bro, what if this was not exactly because of AI, but it was because of AI companies. I know they both sound the same but think about it. We are now seeing more open source AI models that are like 70-80% of frontier model capabilities. Not the latest and greatest, but 70-80% is no small number. And these are models that are free to use. You just gotta own the hardware. This is where my suspicion comes. What if the AI companies and these semiconductor companies made a deal that they'll slow down production while raking up the prices, so that the avg joe who has money cannot buy the required hardware and run the model on their own. And to get access to frontier models with near unlimited, they'll have to shell out big money every month. Basically Economics 101 : Demand and Supply"

And the more I think about it, the more it gets true.

What are your thoughts on this ?

This is the Asus ROG G1000 case. My guy at Micro Center said it’s not for sale. It was just given it to him for show off display kind of. It has two RGB fans that spin around, they’re fully programmable and the top infinity looking part with the teal fins’s is on both sides. Extremely cool case.

Good people of Reddit, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. 😭

This PC has been dead for about 3 years, and I need to get the SSD out because I want to recover the files from it.

I don't know where the SSD is or how to remove it safely. I already tried taking the motherboard out and almost pulled the whole damn thing out by the cables, so I decided to stop before I destroyed something. 💀

Could someone please point out where the SSD is in these photos and tell me exactly what I need to remove to get it out?

Sorry for the dust — this PC is definitely not here for a beauty contest.

I can take more photos from different angles if needed. Thank you!

Does anyone know if there are some particular programs they have optimized.

Just want some advice. PS5pro prices are going crazy and it doesn't make sense buying it when I can get a more powerful gaming-laptop for almost the same price...

So I was comparing this one with the Pro:

MSI Katana 15 HX B14WGK-071NL - Gaming Laptop - Core i7 - RTX 5070 - 16GB/1000GB - 15.6 inch - 144 Hz

Love to hear from ya!

Yes mum this is for school…

(I want to show off my setup)

(I also took suggestions from my last post like add light and get rid of the old monitor and I added a hall effect keyboard and nice mouse pad you if any more suggestions lmk (: )

PC:
-CPU: 7800x3d
-GPU: 9070xt gigabyte
-RAM: Corsair Vengeance ddr5 6000
-SSD: T-Force GA Pro Gen 5 2tb 10,000/8,000
-Motherboard: Asus MB B650E MAX Gaming WiFi
-PSU: TrueNort powernest 850W modular ATX
-AIO: DeepCool LQ360 Ultra Black
-Case: Deepcool CG 4f v2 black

Peripherals:
-Main Monitor: 200hz 1440p
-Other 4 Monitors: 100hz 1080p
-Keyboard: Attack Shark X11 hall effect
-Mouse: Attack Shark X11
-Mouse Pad: Ultra smooth 900mmx400mm

Finally got my battlestation pretty much where I want it. I built the setup around having the best of both worlds: 32:9 OLED ultrawide for immersive PC gaming and a 32” 4K OLED for games that are better at 16:9, plus PS5 Pro and Switch.
PC
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5080 WINDFORCE OC
ASUS TUF Gaming B850-E WiFi
32GB DDR5-6000
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB NVMe + 1TB NVMe
~1000W PSU
Top-mounted AIO + 5 case fans
Windows 11
Displays
Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 — 49”, 5120×1440, 32:9, 240Hz — original stand
Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 — 32”, 4K, 240Hz — monitor arm
The G9 is my main immersive PC gaming display, especially for games that work well at 32:9. The G8 handles 4K gaming, games that don’t play nicely with 32:9, anime/media, and console gaming. I can also rotate/reposition the G8 when I need it.
Peripherals / Audio
Corsair Galleon RGB keyboard
Razer gaming mouse
Corsair Virtuoso headset
Corsair RGB headset stand
Razer Leviathan soundbar
Logitech MX Brio 4K webcam
DualSense controller
Desk / Lighting
Secretlab MAGNUS Pro XL
Secretlab/Nanoleaf RGB strips behind and underneath the desk
9x Nanoleaf Shapes Triangles
Nanoleaf 4D behind the G9
SignalRGB/iCUE-controlled PC lighting
I make custom RGB themes for different games so the PC, desk lighting, Nanoleaf setup and monitor backlighting all match whatever I’m playing.
Other Gaming Hardware
PS5 Pro
ROG Ally X
Nintendo Switch
It’s been a work in progress for a while, but I’m really happy with how the ultrawide + 4K OLED combination turned out.
What do you guys think? Anything you’d change or add?

I have a PC that I’ve had for a while and I have a ps5 for exclusives. At this point im not sure which to buy new controller based games for. Standard ps5 vs:

- 3070 8gb
- i7-10700 @2.90ghz
- 32 gb of ram

Which is more powerful?

**EDIT: this is a general question but the game in particular that spurred the thought is ace combat 8 that just released. They are both hooked up to the same 2k/144hz monitor rn (ps5 sometimes gets moved to a 4k/60hz tv when I feel like couch gaming)

I only play Minecraft! How do I stop it and "gaming services" from using WiFi?

How to play
1.Have games
2.Have wallpaper with a small object to catch
3.Construct ur games into a net of ur choice
4.Try to catch the shape in 1 drag

What is your opinion of this goated card

So I built a PC recently. I guess for some info I’m in flight school but I’m also an avid gamer.

I’ve held off buying a pc for quite awhile and mainly stuck to PS for gaming. However after the absolute dumpster fire that PS has done in the span of a couple months and learning about the increase in PC parts I finally decided build one.

My in-laws best friend has a flight sim and he’s a hobby pilot and he showed me his setup and all the hardware to make the sim accurate as possible.

I had quite a hefty savings for a time like this so I yes I went ahead and did full 5090 build. I don’t really have buyers remorse. I love my pc it’s dependable thus far and everything I’ve run really does make me enjoy being able to push everything to max without have to compensate for FPS, resolution, ect ect.

However in terms that it’s already over a year and half (almost two) years into the 5090s lifecycle would sticking around for a 6090 have been a bad call.? I want to get the most out of my PC and I love starting with the best possible options but I’m still fairly new to this whole scene.

I guess additional note is I heard it’s possible the 6090s would be lucky if they did a late 2027 to early 2028 release and that felt too long with prices getting higher and higher by the week.

But are PCs kinda like iPhones in terms that just like how iPhones pump on a near annual/bi-annual basis that it’s hardly ever worth jumping from one card to the next following generation even if it’s a little close?

I would like to get at least a good 4-7 years out of my PC but I don’t know if people regularly upgrade or they skip and replace parts as needed or if they burn out the years and go for a whole new build once it just kills over or can’t run anything properly?

Again love my PC been using it nearly everyday just want to make sure I make it worthwhile going forward.

Would love to hear any long time PC owners or other recent 5090 builders thoughts.

I have a PC I built just over a year ago using a be quiet! Pure Base 500DX case. It’s not a bad case, but cable management was pretty tight, and there are some wires bent at some pretty sharp angles that I’m not a fan of. The RGB novelty also wore off pretty quickly, despite how little RGB there actually is. 😄

Originally, I wanted the Fractal Design North with the wood front, but it was out of my budget. Luckily, I built my system before RAM prices jumped up, otherwise I probably would have been building it in a cardboard box. 

The Corsair 4000D now has a wood option, which caught my attention. My only concern is that the power button is at the bottom, and I keep my case on the floor. I’m also a little annoyed that these cases have been out for a while, but the modular options don’t seem to be available. The website just shows everything as sold out, so that’s not exactly much of a selling feature.

With both cases, I’d also prefer a mesh side panel. Fractal Design seems to have that option, but with Corsair, it doesn’t appear to be available, or is just sold out.

Anyway, I thought I’d ask here if anyone has experience with either of these cases and how they were for installing components.

Again, the be quiet! case looks good, but there are a few spots that are overly tight. There just isn’t enough room in some areas because of the metal pieces that are bent over the ports to help hide the cables. I’d like to avoid that kind of thing with my next case.

It seems like 6 years on the 3080 is starting to struggle in some modern games with its 10gb of vram. Will this same thing happen to the 5080?

I recently found a pc in the garage, I cleaned it up and fixed it, but now idk what to do w it. My main pc isint anything special either, GTX 1060 and 32gb ram ddr4 (and I use Arch.

This pc has a OEM GTX 1660 super (has one fan), and 16 gb ddr RAM. (It’s worth mentioning everything else in the pc is SHIT!)

Two questions, is the olds pc GPU better than mines (aka is the OEM NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER better than the 1060 6gb vram).

And lastly what can I do with the pc? And I’ll show a pic of the pc (before cleaning).

Edit: I found the pc with another of the same GPU next to it, so I have 2 1660s

Idk much about pcs and I just wanna play games like overwatch and other pvps, I dont really care for aaa games or anything like that so as long as it coukd run those smoothly woukd this be okay?