So I’ve been dealing with this hot graphics card for months, and I’m surprised it’s lasted this long. However, a solution has finally blessed me in the form of my close friends
of the Mystery Skulls discord server.. literally the last place I have asked for help. But, as they say: “saving the best for last”. And this was no exception to this rule.
I have spent, nearly.. and I do mean nearly $600 on PC parts, all picked by my friends. And they are.
PSU: EVGA 850 Bq 80+ Bronze (needed for graphics card. My 500W PSU won’t be enough for it)
Case: Fractal Design Meshify C (needed for graphics card [it could only be found
on Newegg. And I wanted a case that didn’t have a heavy tempered glass side panel])
Graphics Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT (to replace my aging RX 580. It’s the equivalent of an RTX 3060 Ti. Mind-blowing.)
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The reason why I went on and bought everything now instead of waiting until I could find someone to help put paste on the RX 580, is 1) the PSU has 1 left in stock. And 2) ..It would feel like a waste of time on the repair guy’s end, and I don’t feel like buying a stupid travel bag to put the case in (so it’ll be safe for Uber).
Also, I feel more confident of doing a case swap than I do replacing the paste, as it’s something I have done in the past (with success). Yes, the FPCs are going to be a pain, but I know how to deal with them. The case is similar to my current case, except taller and lacking any tempered glass. And as long as I don’t rush, I will do this.
I know how to install a PSU. I know what happens if I accidentally shock myself. Though I also gotta note to myself, of the day that I do this to completely uninstall the old video card drivers.
For now though, I will (try) to ignore my current card that’s overheating.. until I start to see crashing/freezing (and/or artifacting). By then, the card would be at the end of its life. But, given for the fact I’ll get the new card by next month, I don’t think I’ll see an issue before then. And given how it has been OK for this long, I think I should be good for a week or two.
Though if it does happen, I’ll be switching to my Steam Deck until I get the new
hardware (which means no VR).
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I feel like I’m ‘celebrating too early’ here as things could go wrong.. my CPU may start becoming the bottleneck again. I pray not, but one day it will happen (again), just like with my FX 4350. Then hello 2020, you’re knocking at my door again telling me I’ll have to replace the motherboard and RAM (to get into AM5, then replace the CPU).
Or not. Who knows. Maybe I’ll get lucky and can get into the Ryzen 3000 or 4000 series without having to replace the board, but needing to replace the RAM to a higher frequency.
…But what’s this (that I totally wasn’t holding my breath when I was trying to find the results of this search)?
‘less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.’
Definitely puts a smile on my face, that this isn’t going to be a repeat of 2020 (of no longer being stuck with that FX 4350).
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But for now, I’m just glad I finally.. finally found that light at the end of the tunnel. All it took was joining the call and talking to Cave and Nova. Bless them for their help, of ending what felt like I was suffering alone, and I could never go to Jero again about my computer
issues.. and I still can’t. Unless he asks how’s my computer doing, I’m going to keep this from him. ..I don’t feel I should have to, but I have to respect his wishes.
He’ll just think I’m “picking at it like a rash until it bleeds”, and maybe he’s right. But
I NEEDED TO KNOW!! ..And seriously, the irony kills me when he’s worried about my health, yet when I’m worried about my GPU, he says “it’s fine”.
Even when I have solid proof of thermal throttling, he’ll still still think the card ‘is
fine’ when he’s the ONLY one that has told me this.
Sorry hun, but majority rules. Still love you though (outside of this).