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It was over 2 years ago but when I ordered by Fractal Meshify C (which comes with 2 fans) I added the 3xLL120 fans to the order and the PCS team moved the preinstalled fans from front and back to top and installed the RGB fans at the front and rear. I never had to ask them to do this, they just...

This is fairly common, to varying degrees with the RTX 30 cards. Asus (for their RTX cards) have actually included a BIOS update to fix it. For others, disabling CSM support in the BIOS is a fix. For mine, I just need to make sure my monitor is on and set to DP if I've used it on HDMI for my...

For a 'normal' 3090, an 850W PSU is more than enough. However, the Suprim is going to be drawing more than the 362W to get those frequencies and at stock voltage (which is typically too high) on these cards, you are looking at up to 420W. So, if you are running a 9900k then you are looking at...

While you wait for your RMA, just use the lead from a kettle. Or, if you don't want to do the whole RMA thing, just replace the end as UBUYSA mentions. A kettle cord will be designed for up to 3 kilowatts so easily enough to handle the power draw of your PSU.

Heard/read a lot about this with RTX cards. Mine included. My issue (with a Gigabyte board) is exactly as Nursemorph says, if my monitor is connected to my laptop and then I switch over to desktop before a) turning off and then b) manually ensuring I swap to DP from HDMI then I get the beeps...

Yep, it's not 100% ideal but you can just run games at a lower resolution than the monitor OR use the same screen resolution but turn down the render resolution scale in the games that have the feature e.g. Fortnite, COD etc.

I disagree. If you read my original post, I took the time to point out to the OP a number of things about their misperception of getting an 'inferior GPU brand' based on years of experience and up to date information. Another of their concerns was that they would receive a card that they...

So why are we even having this conversation? This is exactly what I was pointing out in my very first post. EDIT: The point I was making is that if the OP is worried about getting a Zotac card because they can't overclock it (it is power locked) then they shouldn't worry about simply flashing...

Do let me know if I'm interpreting this incorrectly: Overclocking doesn't void your CPU/GPU warranty if the overclocking doesn't damage your CPU/GPU. But if it does, then your warranty is void. That's like saying you won't go to jail if you rob a bank. Unless of course you get caught robbing...

Sophistry.

We're talking about GPU BIOS.

I would have thought that overclocking would also void your warranty, no? You would only want to flash your BIOS if you wanted to unlock the power limit to overclock.

I've bought and used at least 20 GPUs in the last 20 years, not to mention other PC components from pretty much every manufacturer. It feels like what you are referencing above is based on what you've read on the internet. My most recent, long term card (2 years) was a Palit 2080 ti. It. was...

Is there a reason, beside stock, that the 9900K is no longer available for new builds or (in my instance) upgrades?

I had the same issue, albeit on a Gigabyte board after I installed my RTX 3090. I disabled CSM in the BIOS and all back to normal in terms of start up beep. That said, I didn't have any USB warnings. I would check for conflicts in hardware manager as listed above. Also, check all your...