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Motherboard PROBLEM

lyndonguitar

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Apr 1, 2010
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Location
Philippines
System Name X6 | Lyndon-ROG
Processor Intel Core i7-8700k | Intel Core i7 6700HQ
Motherboard Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 | Asus ROG-GL552VX
Cooling Deepcool Captain 240EX
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance LED | 8 GB
Video Card(s) NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 4GB
Storage SSDs: 500GB, HDDs: 2TB, 2TB, 3TB | SSD: 250GB, HDD: 1TB
Display(s) Samsung 49" CHG90 3840x1080@144Hz, Panasonic 32" HDTV, | 15.6"1080p
Case Cougar Panzer Max
Audio Device(s) HyperX Cloud II | Corsair Gaming H1500 7.1 | ROCCAT Kave 5.1 | Edifier M3200
Power Supply EVGA 750GQ
Mouse Logitech G403 | Razer Deathadder Chroma | Logitech G302 | Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 5
Keyboard Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Red
Software Windows 10
GX 450W is much better than the Extreme 500W

Extreme's 12V is 18A, so that means 216W ONLY FOR THE 12V

GX has 35A, that means 420W FOR THE 12V. = Very Superior
 
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System Name Yong's PC
Processor Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz
Motherboard ASUS STRIX Z270F Gaming
Cooling Cryorig H7/Thermaltake Riing Fan RGB x5
Memory 2 X 16 GB G-Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-2400
Video Card(s) ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 1080 Ti OC 11GB
Storage Crucial 275GB SSD + WD Blue 1 TB SSD + WD Black 1TB + WD Black 3TB
Display(s) Viewsonic XG2401
Case Thermaltake Versa C21
Audio Device(s) Onboard
Power Supply Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 850w
Mouse Razer Abyssus V2
Keyboard Dragon War Atomos Mechanical Keyboard
Software Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Can I buy Cooler Master GX550 instead? Because GX450 is not available in my area.

At least, getting a 80+ Bronze is better, right?
 

Mussels

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Oystralia
System Name Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s) Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s) Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s) Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores Nyooom.
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