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    random shut down-PSU issue?

    That is very true. However, brown-outs and/or spikes from the utility can damage all sorts of equipment.
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    Post your cooling.

    Here's my badass monster cooler that's on my daily driver. :roll:
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    Ghetto Mods

    That candy bar wrapper is rated to how many atmospheres? :roll::roll:
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    Is it normal to hear this sound coming from the psu?

    I listened to your video. All I hear is fan noise.
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    The best *budget* ATX PC case on the market?

    I thought I saw a youtuber talking about Montech cases as being some nice budget cases. https://www.newegg.ca/black-montech-x3-atx-micro-atx-mid-tower/p/2AM-00CN-00036
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    The TPU UK Clubhouse

    My favorite Olympic 'sport' is Curling. It's fun to see if I can keep pace with the 'athlete's' beer drinking during the competition. :D
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    Using a cable from 1 psu in another PC

    It makes sense & Um... NO! If you want to test rig B, completely pull the PSU from rig A & test rig B with it.
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    Using a cable from 1 psu in another PC

    You can use a 4 pin PSU cable in an 8 pin CPU power slot, but it depends on the CPU whether you want to keep it that way or replace the PSU to get the 8 pin connector. An intel i3 or ryzen r3 will be fine with the 4 pin from the PSU, but you may have issues with an i7, i9 or r7, r9 CPU. As...
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    SSD always at 100%

    In the Task Manager, Processes Tab click the Disk column again so it will sort highest to smallest.
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    Help me choose GPU

    Fans could be worn out and/or the VRAM could be worn out. It could also have a 'mining' BIOS which you will need to flash back to a gaming BIOS.
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    The TPU UK Clubhouse

    Has the show Clarkson' Farm been available in the UK & France? It's a good example of how hard it is to actually earn a living on a farm (in the UK), pointing out many of the absurd obstacles at every level of government. Plus Clarkson is a funny f'n Muppet. lol His farm manager showed at the...
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    Microsoft Did It Again! Beware Of Bugged Update KB5034441

    I just used wushowhide.diagcab to hide the update on several Win10 machines. No longer an issue for me. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8280-hide-show-windows-updates-windows-10-a.html
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    [FAKE] Afox gt 1030 - reflash to GT 730

    Yea, it is a little janky looking.
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    [FAKE] Afox gt 1030 - reflash to GT 730

    According to the screen print on the GPU chip it is a GT 1030. :confused: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gt-1030.c2954
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    [FAKE] Afox gt 1030 - reflash to GT 730

    You need to remove the heatsink & clean off the GPU so you can read the markings. You also need the numbers off of the RAM chips. Take photos and post them here.
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