[carbonchris]

Ryzen 7 1700x, 8GB DDR4, 112GB SATA SSD, 1TB HDD, 2TB M.2 NVME SSD, GTX 1070
I use a 1440p 144hz screen, but 1080p gives around +20 fps
I would like to upgrade my system, since the gaming performance on 1440p isn't that excellent, but I'm very worried in regards to power consumption on RTX 4000 series GPUs

 

[Wasaabi]

I modded my MSI Gaming X with Thermalright's fans

 

[mikey1964]

Ryzen 7 1700x, 8GB DDR4, 112GB SATA SSD, 1TB HDD, 2TB M.2 NVME SSD, GTX 1070
I use a 1440p 144hz screen, but 1080p gives around +20 fps
I would like to upgrade my system, since the gaming performance on 1440p isn't that excellent, but I'm very worried in regards to power consumption on RTX 4000 series GPUs

Going 2x 8GB RAM would be a good start for sure. A GTX 1070 is a good card, but at 1440P (assuming at a min of High graphics settings) it'd struggle somewhat, so reducing ingame visuals would help. You'd not stated your PSU make and model, so it's hard to say, but as long as you have a solid aka quality 'Gold' rated PSU, you should be okay for an RTX 4060/4070, or perrhaps an RX 7700XT (I am thinking of an RX 7900 XT for my next upgrade).

 

[TrumpOrMonkey]

Ryzen 3700x
B550 Aorus Pro
32gb 3200mhz G.Skill Ripjaws V
MSI Radeon RX570 Gaming X
1TB Firecuda 520 Gen.4 NVMe SSD
3TB + 4TB Western Digital Blue (CMR)
Seasonic M12D 720w
Fractal Design Define R5

 

[Kukuk]

Like 10 different times I thought I fixed my crashing issue, and 10 different times I was wrong. I messed with overclocks, I swapped out RAM, swapped out PSU, swapped out CPU, and swapped out GPU. Just now I finished swapping out motherboard. If this doesn't fix it I'm tossing the whole thing in the garbage.

It's a Gigabyte X570S Aero G, and it's pretty neat looking IMO. In terms of Windows/drivers it was a lot less painful than I expected.

 

[SilverEars]

Like 10 different times I thought I fixed my crashing issue, and 10 different times I was wrong. I messed with overclocks, I swapped out RAM, swapped out PSU, swapped out CPU, and swapped out GPU. Just now I finished swapping out motherboard. If this doesn't fix it I'm tossing the whole thing in the garbage.



It's a Gigabyte X570S Aero G, and it's pretty neat looking IMO. In terms of Windows/drivers it was a lot less painful than I expected.

Send it to me. I'll make good use of it. Thank you.

This is why I don't build computers. I just buy pre-built stuff.

 

[chef8489]

Hmm here are my specs I built about a year ago.
Coolermaster cosmos c700m
evga supernova 1300+
Ryzen 9 5900x
Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero x570
Corsair Vengeance Pro ddr4 3600 128gb
evga 3080ti
Corsair h115I elite capellix cooler
Sabrent rocket 8tb nvme
2 4tb wd red drived
1 16 tb external segate hd
8 140mm corsair ql fans
47" samsung g9 monitor

https://i.imgur.com/jFsGzMx.mp4

 

[Foulcher]

Oh another Cosmos, I love this case which I upgraded from a MB 510 or 520 (I do not remember, the Noctua NH-D15 was too high for it, it bended my plastic side panel...hopefully it was not made of glass).
Your PCs look really clean, mine is an ugly mess (like my desk) despite the massive available space of this case. I have the C700P Black Edition (less expensive plus I am not that a LED guy).

My PC is a mix of 2019 Q4 material and more RAM + 3080 + PSU + Soundcard from 2021-2022.

Cosmos C700P Black Edition
Antec signature platinum 1000W

Asus Z490-E Gaming
i9 9900k
Noctua NH-D15
MSI Ventus RTX 3080
Corsair Vengeance 3000 c15 64gb (4*16)

Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 tb
Corsair Force 3 120 Gb (from 2012)
Kingston 120Gb
Samsung Spinpoint Fomula 1 tb (from 2008 !)

ASUS BW-16D1HT (Blu Ray)

9*Noctua NF-A14 (including 2 bottom, I purchased the thing on Cooler Master website, honestly it is mostly useless compared to let's say 6 fans)

Soundblaster AE-9
Asus Extension Fan II (not trully supported by my motherboard but it works at fixed speed)

Samsung C34J791WTU (though I play 80% on the time on my TV using a ruipro 15m fiber optic hdmi cable)

There is also a little guy on the third photo, a NUC11TNHi7 with Crucial 32Gb 3200 and a Samsung 980 Pro 500Gb which I only use for dev (Docker, etc.).
I'm also waiting hard the Steam Deck... (hopefully on Q4)

 

[chef8489]

Oh another Cosmos, I love this case which I upgraded from a MB 510 or 520 (I do not remember, the Noctua NH-D15 was too high for it, it bended my plastic side panel...hopefully it was not made of glass).
Your PCs look really clean, mine is an ugly mess (like my desk) despite the massive available space of this case. I have the C700P Black Edition (less expensive plus I am not that a LED guy).



My PC is a mix of 2019 Q4 material and more RAM + 3080 + PSU + Soundcard from 2021-2022.

Cosmos C700P Black Edition
Antec signature platinum 1000W

Asus Z490-E Gaming
i9 9900k
Noctua NH-D15
MSI Ventus RTX 3080
Corsair Vengeance 3000 c15 64gb (4*16)

Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 tb
Corsair Force 3 120 Gb (from 2012)
Kingston 120Gb
Samsung Spinpoint Fomula 1 tb (from 2008 !)

ASUS BW-16D1HT (Blu Ray)

9*Noctua NF-A14 (including 2 bottom, I purchased the thing on Cooler Master website, honestly it is mostly useless compared to let's say 6 fans)

Soundblaster AE-9
Asus Extension Fan II (not trully supported by my motherboard but it works at fixed speed)

Samsung C34J791WTU (though I play 80% on the time on my TV using a ruipro 15m fiber optic hdmi cable)

There is also a little guy on the third photo, a NUC11TNHi7 with Crucial 32Gb 3200 and a Samsung 980 Pro 500Gb which I only use for dev (Docker, etc.).
I'm also waiting hard the Steam Deck... (hopefully on Q4)

I love the cosmos case all the way back to the original cosmos s back in the day I built in.

 

[Foulcher]

Ahah you are lucky to have owned it, I was a teenager when the first version was realeased and my mother would have never accepted such a mosnter. The case looked so futuristic, I always wanted one and was a bit frustrated with other cases.
I hesitated for this one though because of the dimensions but I pulled the trigger and I am really happy now. The cardboard box which contained the case was frightening when delivered !

 

[chef8489]

Ahah you are lucky to have owned it, I was a teenager when the first version was realeased and my mother would have never accepted such a mosnter. The case looked so futuristic, I always wanted one and was a bit frustrated with other cases.
I hesitated for this one though because of the dimensions but I pulled the trigger and I am really happy now. The cardboard box which contained the case was frightening when delivered !

Ah I'm 43 and been building computers since I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. My dad was into computers in the army so I grew up around them in the beginning of the personal computer.then I joined the Army, so it funded my computers I built.

 

[TrumpOrMonkey]

Like 10 different times I thought I fixed my crashing issue, and 10 different times I was wrong. I messed with overclocks, I swapped out RAM, swapped out PSU, swapped out CPU, and swapped out GPU. Just now I finished swapping out motherboard. If this doesn't fix it I'm tossing the whole thing in the garbage.



It's a Gigabyte X570S Aero G, and it's pretty neat looking IMO. In terms of Windows/drivers it was a lot less painful than I expected.

Did you manage to resolve the crashing issue with your new motherboard? If not it might be worth checking the health of your boot drive. I'm not sure if your SSD is new with a fresh install of Windows, but I know for sure that shifting over a pre-existing Windows boot drive to new hardware can usually cause all kinds of weird issues like that. I lifted and shifted my old Windows install when I got a new CPU, Motherboard and RAM and now it always takes a while to boot and crashes more than usual since then.

 

[Kukuk]

Did you manage to resolve the crashing issue with your new motherboard? If not it might be worth checking the health of your boot drive. I'm not sure if your SSD is new with a fresh install of Windows, but I know for sure that shifting over a pre-existing Windows boot drive to new hardware can usually cause all kinds of weird issues like that. I lifted and shifted my old Windows install when I got a new CPU, Motherboard and RAM and now it always takes a while to boot and crashes more than usual since then.

So far it seems to be good, but I could never really replicate the crashes. Aside from the crashes, I also got weird slowdown when just watching videos or browsing the internet from time to time, and I haven't had those either. I might be in the clear, although I've thought that before.

And yeah, I had done a clean install when I got this new PC.

Interestingly, a few minutes ago I was examining the board, and I noticed some sort of liquid had run down the board. I'm thinking later I might pop off the backplate and see where it came from...

 

[Kukuk]

Boy, those are some leaky-ass thermal strips. Doubt they're the culprit, though. I'd imagine whatever it is that's leaking from them is electrically non-conductive.

 

[gimmeheadroom]

Overzealous flux job?