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    Help, What windows 10 can I install on new rig?

    Need a fresh new install of windows on my PC, will be putting in an M.2 drive and installing on that. I see there are copies of Windows 10 listed as OEM? Then saw in a comment section someone that says they build many PC's that OEM has problems, not meant for home-built rigs? Crashes and...
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    Do these number look correct?

    I have a Ryzen 5 3600 running stock and have a Noctua NH-D14 on it as the cooler. Idle temps are in the mid to high 30's C with room ambient temp on average 23C Today I decided to convert some video files in AnyVideoConverter Under the workload of processing the video, I noticed my temps...
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    AMD vs Nvida for use in AE, Blender, Inventor etc

    Question for you guys that are experienced in programs like Aftereffects, Premiere Pro, Blender, Inventor, Zbrush, Unreal Engine etc So got everything for my new rig here at the house, will be putting it together maybe next week. Everything new other than my old Radeon 6950 GPU that I will be...
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    MSI mobo UEFI vs Legacy mode to run old GPU

    Hey, I have my new mobo (not installed yet), Reading through the manual and came to a section on UEFI and its advantages. At the bottom of the section it mentions incompatible UEFI cases, No 32 bit windows support and older graphics cards may not work. Says you might get a message saying...
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    Recommend me a mobo for my Ryzen 5 3600.

    Hey, doing my first build, I have already got the Ryzen 5 3600 cpu. I am looking for a motherboard to go with it. I figure some of you are running the same cpu so you could give me some input on some decent boards ready to go with it. I am trying to keep the cost down on this build, I do not...
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    2010 GPU in a 2021 rig?

    I know this is going to be a stupid DUH kind of question for most of you but I am new so bare with me. Looking at getting to work ordering parts for a new and my first build and some of the cards I am interested in are out of stock or just overpriced right now so I would rather just wait on...
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    Different brands of the same card?

    Can someone inform me on what the deal is with different brands of the same card? For Instance, I am considering a RTX 3080. Why am I seeing so many varients, what is the difference? ASUS TUF Gaming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 MSI GeForce RTX 3080 DirectX 12 RTX 3080 VENTUS EVGA GeForce RTX...
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