1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,480 I've loved talking tech on the internet since before YouTube even existed for me 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:10,960 to make it my job. And over the years, I've spent countless hours amassing tens 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:13,755 of thousands of posts across Reddit, YouTube comments, and good old-fashioned 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:20,480 forums. >> [music] >> But with my busy schedule making videos these days, I almost never find time for 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:25,680 it. Well, just make it a video. It's brilliant. Then I can hang out on forums 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:28,820 answering your questions and turn it into content. But I'll have to go 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,840 undercover. >> [music] 8 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:40,720 >> You know, creating burner accounts is going to be a lot of work. 9 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:45,960 Who needs anonymity anyway? Let's do this thing. Wow, this is 10 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:50,920 factory? Buddy wants a recommendation on insulation behind in-ceiling speakers. 11 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:54,560 What terrible games were you good at and maybe even loved? What's the most 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:01:00,200 overrated PC accessory everyone [music] wastes money 13 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:02,800 Please buy a table. What's next? 14 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:06,720 Where am I going with this segue? Oh my god. 15 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:10,520 To our sponsor. So you want something fast? 16 00:01:10,740 --> 00:01:12,760 >> [music] 17 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:41,520 >> First question. Any ideas as to why I need to unplug and replug my GPU every 18 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:45,240 day when I start my computer? Wow, you guys really didn't want to 19 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:49,200 throw me any easy ones, hey? I guess that's why nobody has a response 20 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:53,880 yet. My first thought is this poster is running quite an old platform. A 7th gen 21 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:58,360 Core i7 is enough to run plenty of modern games, but that tells me that 22 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:02,480 their power supply and all the other accompanying components are also quite 23 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:07,520 dated. And we can confirm that down at the bottom. He's running PCI Express Gen 24 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:10,880 3. Now, that's not inherently the end of the world. PCI Express is forward and 25 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:17,280 backward compatible across the generations. So his Gen 5 GPU should run 26 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:19,960 just fine, but the real world doesn't always work out the same way that 27 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:24,040 theories do. My first suggestion for No Organization 28 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:28,360 2011 is to update the system BIOS. This is our first line of defense against any 29 00:02:25,920 --> 00:02:31,640 kind of random incompatibilities. After that, we want to isolate our variables. 30 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:35,840 And the first thing I would do is take the GPU out of the flaky system and put 31 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:39,821 it in a known good one. If it doesn't work, well, hey, we solved the problem. 32 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:43,840 We have a bad GPU and we get an RMA. >> [music] >> If it does work just fine, well, now 33 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:47,400 we're back to our system where either we probably need to pick up a new power 34 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:52,520 supply cuz a little on the dated side, or it may just be time to upgrade this 35 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:57,280 system. We're running PCIe Gen 3 and only by eight, which means that GPU is 36 00:02:54,960 --> 00:03:00,520 getting just 1/4 of the bandwidth that's expecting and we're not getting the most 37 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:04,360 out of it. We don't need to go to a fully modern system, but I'd say at 38 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:09,560 least something with PCIe Gen 4 second hand would be a great upgrade. Hopefully 39 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:13,400 the second one's easier. What's the most overrated PC accessory 40 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:17,200 everyone wastes money This one's challenging, too. The obvious 41 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:21,360 one is the top upvoted one here, anything RGB, but I actually disagree 42 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:26,040 with that. RGB can be an accessory, but in most cases it's just a feature of an 43 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:30,240 accessory. And we've gotten to the point where it usually doesn't even cost that much more, so who cares? It's not really 44 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:34,920 a waste of money at that point. If I had to answer this, I would say it's got to 45 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:37,200 be gaming headsets. Somehow, even though 46 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:41,400 everyone knows that they suck compared to picking up a standalone microphone 47 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:45,600 and then just a nice pair of headphones, they still exist. And if I go somewhere 48 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:49,160 like Amazon, your top sellers list is full of either e-waste disposable 49 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:52,960 plastic garbage that you're going to end up buying five times instead of just 50 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:57,520 treating yourself to something nice once, or expensive gaming headsets that 51 00:03:55,800 --> 00:04:01,042 frankly just aren't going to sound as good either for you or for your Hello 52 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:05,960 gamers. >> [music] >> And yet here we are. 4,000 people bought 53 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:09,800 the Turtle Beach Stealth 600 in the last month. With that said, wireless gaming 54 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:15,400 keyboards are a way bigger waste of money. I just don't think they qualify 55 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,400 because everyone's not buying those. 56 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:23,920 Wow, what a quality forum where people get >> [music] >> lots of good suggestions. Cooling for 57 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:25,600 the 14900K. This is a challenge. 58 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:31,800 Sorry. My bad. Signed, Intel. There is a way, 59 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:35,920 though, and it's full custom water cooling. The good news is they don't 60 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:39,600 actually have to buy all of the parts for a full custom loop because they 61 00:04:37,280 --> 00:04:42,720 already own a radiator and fans. So all we've got to do is pick up the other 62 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:46,640 pieces. [music] We need a pump and reservoir and I never recommend cheaping 63 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:52,800 out on that. So I like this Alphacool Eisstation VPP. It uses a D5 pump, which 64 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:56,400 I had one die after 10 years and that was unusual. It's an extremely 65 00:04:54,098 --> 00:04:59,800 [music] reliable design. Then we just need a CPU block. I wouldn't spend a 66 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:03,720 fortune on this first time around. You can always get yourself a fancy plexi 67 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:07,280 nickel block later on down the line. And then we need four fittings, two [music] 68 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:11,040 for the CPU and two for that pump reservoir combo. These 3/8 inch barbs 69 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:15,040 should probably match what's on the radiator based on I BuyPower saying that 70 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:19,720 the outer diameter of their tubing is about half an inch, which means it's 71 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:24,160 either 3/8 or 5/8 and you'll just have to measure it. If it's 5/8, then just 72 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:27,920 buy half inch fittings and then 5/8 inch tubing and stretch it over everything. A 73 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:31,440 zip tie is a great, not to mention affordable, way to make sure that the 74 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:34,320 tubing won't slip off the barb. And post. 75 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:38,520 This is fun. It's not fast, 76 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:42,880 but it's fun. PC has a fork in it. 77 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:48,200 Okay, this is tagged meme. I have actually seen stuff come back to life 78 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:50,200 after being shorted. Um I dropped a 79 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:55,680 screw into a server once and I saw sparks. Holy sh 80 00:05:53,120 --> 00:06:00,520 What the f Holy And then that server went on to run in our server room for 81 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:05,160 years afterward. There are protections built into modern boards against short 82 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:10,920 circuits. Just don't count on them. Usually they die. 83 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:12,840 Sometimes they might survive. Why is 84 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:16,160 this coming apart? Oh my god, it's hot. 85 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:23,080 Kirin4 asks, is my monitor dying? Buh. 86 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:27,720 First instinct, yes. If it was your GPU, I would expect it to 87 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:32,120 be smaller anomalies that are more distributed over the entire screen and I 88 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:36,320 would also expect it to be exacerbated by running a heavy load, whereas this 89 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:40,640 seems to happen just at the desktop. And if it was your cable, I would expect it 90 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:45,520 to again be distortion all over the screen or blanking out from time to time 91 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:49,160 and then coming back fully. There is good news, though. Based on these 92 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:54,619 pictures, it looks like from time to time all of the pixels on the panel do 93 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:59,760 light up. So the issue is probably [music] the control board or the power 94 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:01,840 supply, which can be obtained on eBay if 95 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:07,040 you put in the exact model number. And LTT has some convenient guides on how to 96 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:10,440 replace. Sometimes it can be so hard to find the right [music] video, but I 97 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:13,080 managed to find both the one where we replaced a control board and the one 98 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:17,080 where we replaced a power [music] supply. And both were successful. 99 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:22,200 But it can be a bit of a gamble because if 100 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:25,160 you aren't successful, well, great. Now you're out all the money for a 101 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:29,000 replacement monitor and all the money that you blew trying to fix your broken 102 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,000 one. 103 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:35,360 Hi. I used this thermal paste. Oh, I mean 104 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:37,840 this has already been responded to hell and back. Hold on. You want to comment 105 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:44,040 on that one, too? >> Yeah, just because something's replied to already doesn't necessarily mean that 106 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:47,280 they did a good job. This is right that the best way to start an argument with 107 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:51,600 PC builders is the correct thermal paste application. It's just that then they 108 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:56,480 went on to give a method that's way more work for no reason. Then this 109 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:59,960 one, I'm spreading it out. No need to complicate it, but you've complicated 110 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:03,640 it. Why are you putting your finger in a plastic bag and spreading it over the 111 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:07,800 heat spreader? You do not need to do that. All right, here we go. The best 112 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:14,240 way to ensure that you have full coverage of thermal paste over your integrated heat spreader is to just put 113 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:18,200 it on. Blob, line, happy face, I don't care. Just put some thermal paste on, 114 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:22,680 apply your cooler, fully tighten it down, and it'll spread out all the 115 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:24,240 thermal compound. Then take it off. Look 116 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:29,600 at it, either on the bottom of the heat sink or on the CPU itself. If you've got 117 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:34,120 full coverage, great. Put it back on. And if there's any spots that are dry, 118 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,760 probably it doesn't even matter, but hey, throw a little more thermal 119 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,919 compound on there and put it on. You're good to go. Don't 120 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:43,120 listen to anyone who tells you that you might get an air pocket stuck in there 121 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:47,000 or anything like that. That is old wives' tale stuff. The mounting pressure 122 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:49,880 for your heat sink is far too high for that to be a concern. 123 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:59,120 Wow. Prepping my 590 for a water block. 124 00:08:55,640 --> 00:09:01,240 This is factory? That is awful. 125 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:06,040 Well, there's two different answers. Number one is to use isopropyl alcohol 126 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:09,160 or contact cleaner and a brush to scrub all that gunk out of there. Personally, 127 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:12,720 I'm partial to using an old toothbrush because they're free. Everyone has an 128 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:17,080 old toothbrush. Answer two is the cursed one. Clearly 129 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:21,880 your GPU is working already and in the past we have actually run a CPU in a 130 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:25,360 socket full of thermal compound. It doesn't matter. So just don't do 131 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:28,280 anything. Put your new block on and go back to the blissful ignorance you had 132 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,720 before you ever removed your stock cooler. 133 00:09:31,166 --> 00:09:37,280 >> [music] >> Here's an interesting one and seems to 134 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:44,800 have been quite controversial already, but they want dual 140 mm intakes. 135 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:47,120 Then they want a top intake and rear and 136 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:51,000 top exhausts. And of course, the top response doesn't address the question at 137 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:55,880 all, just talking about the RPMs, which are sort of besides the point. I agree 138 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:59,960 with the top upvoted actually responding to the question post from 139 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:03,240 damn I'm a dean account. [music] Don't even bother with the top fans. 140 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:06,840 You're not running super power hungry hardware anyway, so [music] just have 141 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:09,960 the fronts as an intake and have the back as an exhaust. 142 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:16,480 Why have I been having bad 1% lows? I'll 143 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:21,120 be averaging 140, but my 1% lows stay around 90. If you can recommend anything 144 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:25,000 I can do to help, let me know. Oh, this first response though. You have 145 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:29,440 a 14700K F and you're like, buy a better CPU. 146 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:35,160 Buddy, they've got a 5070 TI. It's It's a good GPU. It's a fast GPU, but like a 147 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:37,480 14700K F is fine for that. I'm going to 148 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:42,360 download this. Buy a better CPU. No, what they need to do is turn off their 149 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:43,400 FPS counter. 90 FPS 1% lows? Damn. Do 150 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:47,640 you know how many people would be happy to have that? Relax, [snorts] buddy. 151 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:55,120 Looking to upgrade my desk mat. Any recommendations? Wait, this is from 6 152 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:58,280 months ago, you guys. It's because I'm trying to recommend a desk pad. There's 153 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:02,560 a desk pad on the desk from lttstore.com. I think they probably have 154 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:06,920 a mouse pad already. Why is the top upvoted response, what is that Logitech 155 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:11,120 keyboard? That has nothing to do with their questions. Anyway, if you're 156 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:14,880 looking for a nice desk pad, obviously we carry them at lttstore.com. There, is 157 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:20,720 that what you guys wanted? Sorry for replying to you literally 6 months 158 00:11:16,680 --> 00:11:20,720 later. My staff made me do it. 159 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:27,760 A GTX 1070 runs well, then stutters. 160 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,680 Anyone seen a similar issue? No problems with heat. 161 00:11:28,412 --> 00:11:34,760 >> [music] >> No problems with running out of VRAM. GPU stops boosting. Oh, well, hold on a 162 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:40,520 second. How do you know this isn't a problem with heat? You need to download yourself hardware info. There are a 163 00:11:38,680 --> 00:11:45,640 couple of posts already that suggest probable causes like thermal throttling 164 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:50,400 or VRMs overheating, but they don't give the OP the tools to determine which one 165 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:54,080 it is. If they download hardware info and then run games while that's running 166 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:57,640 in the background, they can just check the maximum column to see if thermal 167 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:01,520 throttling or power throttling are present on the GPU. The other thing that 168 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:05,040 they don't mention is that the 1070 TI is a little on the older side. If it 169 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:08,480 still runs the OP's games well enough, then that's great. Keep using it. Keep 170 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:12,280 it out of the landfill and save your money. But, it's probably overdue for a 171 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:14,680 thermal paste replacement. Fortunately, I know a guy who made a guide on how to 172 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:20,240 do that. 10 years ago. Wow, time flies. 173 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:29,480 Buddy wants a recommendation on insulation behind in-ceiling speakers. 174 00:12:26,839 --> 00:12:33,960 Well, let me tell you what I learned. Don't put the insulation right up 175 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:38,960 against the back of the speaker. SK9592 nailed this. I have nothing to 176 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:43,640 add, but a nice little upvote here. I wish I could leave two. You need a box 177 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:47,760 behind your in-ceiling speakers. It both gives the speaker enough air behind it 178 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:52,880 to properly vibrate and create [music] that sweet sweet audio you so crave, and 179 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:56,560 it helps to isolate the speaker from the floor [music] above it, so you don't get 180 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:59,680 as much sound leakage. As for the insulation in the rest of the ceiling, 181 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:03,120 well, that doesn't matter. You just use whatever noise blocking insulation you 182 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:06,664 were already planning to use, whether it's bats or whether it's blown in. What 183 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:11,280 a helpful Redditor. >> [music] >> If only every Redditor was like SK9592. 184 00:13:11,904 --> 00:13:17,160 >> [music] >> Advice on next upgrade. Looking at this picture, I'm going to say acoustic 185 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:20,160 treatment for your room, but how about a dining room table? 186 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:25,880 Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. I'm not judging. Calcutech, I'm sure the wide lens is 187 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:29,920 distorting the image, but it looks like the couches should be a lot closer to 188 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:35,160 the screen. Oh my god. I get that this is r/hometheater, but like you guys are so 189 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:40,440 focused on you know, what's the recommended couch 190 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:43,480 distance from the screen? Please, buy a 191 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:45,480 table. No, that's the real answer. 192 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:50,839 Do you see their priorities here? Their house is so empty 193 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:52,640 other than this like theater area. In 194 00:13:50,839 --> 00:13:55,800 all seriousness though, the next thing that I would do is absolutely add some 195 00:13:54,320 --> 00:14:02,520 acoustic treatment to that room because you're going to be getting reflections all over the place. 196 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:07,080 What terrible games were you good at and maybe even loved? Me? I could almost 197 00:14:04,839 --> 00:14:11,600 speedrun Super Pitfall. I mean, this looks good. What makes it a 198 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:14,440 terrible game? Oh, I've got one. 199 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:18,839 I was really good at the Game Gear Power Rangers fighting game. I was freaking 200 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:22,920 awesome at World Series Baseball, too. I only owned like three games for my Game 201 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:26,200 Gear and I never really got into Sonic, so I played the crap out of Mighty 202 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:30,280 Morphin Power Rangers, World Series Baseball, and Lion King. But, Lion 203 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:36,280 King's actually a really good game, so it doesn't count. It's so hard. Yeah, 204 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,280 it's hard. Get good. 205 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:47,440 Living in Southern Arizona and want to use outdoor radiators to get the heat 206 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:47,440 out of my room. Temps outside hit 50°. 207 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:55,720 Overclock.net is so hardcore. Like, build an evaporative bong cooler. 208 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:59,640 That's yet another thing we technically have a guide for. As you can see, you 209 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:03,600 can achieve temperatures that are well below what you can do with a cooler that 210 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:08,360 relies simply on ambient cooling, but you'll have to have this 211 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:11,720 next to your computer. Honestly, I think this is another example of how 212 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:16,360 particular communities can kind of get tunnel vision in their responses. These 213 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:20,480 are great answers to the OP's question, helping them understand how to manage 214 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:24,839 thermals through deleting the CPU or using evaporative cooling. But, 215 00:15:22,839 --> 00:15:28,920 sometimes the OP doesn't know the right question to ask. I would actually 216 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:33,839 suggest that the OP relocate their system and then use long fiber optic 217 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:38,760 cables, which will probably cost them less than an elaborate water cooling 218 00:15:35,959 --> 00:15:42,839 setup, to reposition their gaming PC outside of that room where the sun is 219 00:15:40,959 --> 00:15:46,600 not beating down on them. They did say that their air conditioning is adequate 220 00:15:44,839 --> 00:15:50,440 for the house. It's just that that one room gets hot. The only question is how 221 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:54,760 to do it, and there's two main ways. Either you can go Thunderbolt with a 222 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:59,120 dock and an optical Thunderbolt cable that has the advantage of being a single 223 00:15:56,800 --> 00:16:02,440 cable solution to wherever your PC happens to be, but it has the 224 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:07,800 disadvantage of being quite expensive, anywhere from about $500 to $700. 225 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:11,200 Again though, I'm only bringing this up because they were going to build a 226 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:14,160 custom water cooling setup and run it outside. That's what I'm up against for 227 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:19,520 cost. So, if they don't want to spend that kind of money, the other option is to 228 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:24,200 pick up an optical HDMI cable for their monitor and then run an optical USB 229 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:28,440 cable and run that to a USB dock. The only thing that I'm stuck on right now 230 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:32,640 is what kind of USB docking station to use. This one looks like it should work, 231 00:16:30,839 --> 00:16:37,600 but I have no personal experience with the Toben One brand, so 232 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:40,760 I might just have to disclaim that. Whatever path you choose, I'd recommend 233 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:44,360 one of these to go along. It's a cute little PC remote switch from Silverstone 234 00:16:42,839 --> 00:16:48,240 that gives you a little fob like for your car that will either power on or 235 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:52,600 reset your computer from pretty much anywhere in your house since it uses 2.4 236 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,600 GHz. 237 00:16:54,320 --> 00:17:01,120 I have a gaming laptop called the Raider GE68HX. 238 00:16:59,079 --> 00:17:05,839 I want to cool it down a bit. My heat is honestly pretty good. It's averaging 239 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:10,920 around 85 and it doesn't bother me much. All right. See you later. 240 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,920 What's next? 241 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:16,199 Ooh, capacitor fell off RAM. 242 00:17:14,911 --> 00:17:20,160 >> [snorts] >> I mean, it might still work. 243 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:24,720 And I'm with Halo Elite fan. Thumbs up. Only 244 00:17:22,839 --> 00:17:28,640 one way to find out. Not much can go wrong. Other than a a dead thing can be 245 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:33,640 dead. Next up, CPU light is on. Everything 246 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:38,200 runs fine. What's the cause of this? So, this is like a like a post code, hey? Is 247 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:41,760 this AI? I'm sorry that you are experiencing this issue. You could try 248 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:45,920 these. This has got to be AI. Who starts every 249 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:49,600 response with I'm sorry that you are experiencing this issue. Posting about 250 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:52,960 cockatiels. No, I think you're real. I think you just 251 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:57,520 respond like a customer support rep for some reason. I mostly agree with JCWUTF 252 00:17:55,640 --> 00:18:01,417 here. If everything runs fine, just let it be. But, it also wouldn't be 253 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:04,640 a terrible idea to update the BIOS and [music] just see if it goes away. So, 254 00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:10,280 Track Medium, you might sound like AI, but 255 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:11,880 I think you're on the right path. 256 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:15,000 All right, water cooling residue. Here we go. It looks like they do have a 257 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:20,000 little bit of particulate matter in their loop. You can see it built up on the fins down here through this 258 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:24,080 accelerator plate. If I had to guess, I'd say it's some of that, but no, I 259 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:28,159 wouldn't say that [music] it is dried coolant. It's hard for coolant to dry 260 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:32,040 out in a water loop. The only way to remove this gunk is to take off the 261 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:36,400 cover of the block, clean it out with a toothbrush. No 262 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:40,400 alcohol. Okay? That looks like an acrylic top, so you are [music] going to 263 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:45,159 seriously discolor it, maybe even crack it if you use alcohol to clean it, and 264 00:18:42,360 --> 00:18:45,159 then reassemble. 265 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:50,480 I want to water cool RAM in a very high-end rig, but all top-end RAM comes 266 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:55,720 with a heat spreader permanently installed. You want to water cool RAM, 267 00:18:53,440 --> 00:19:00,600 but soaking RAM in alcohol gives you the willies. You're going to have to stone 268 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:05,000 up. I realize this may not be a popular response on r/watercooling, 269 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:10,600 but you do not need to water cool your memory. Please, as someone who has water cooled 270 00:19:07,919 --> 00:19:15,919 RAM more than once, more than twice, just don't do it. This was fun. And 271 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:19,320 probably the coolest part was how good most of the answers people were getting 272 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:22,480 were. It's amazing to see the community come together and help each other, 273 00:19:20,919 --> 00:19:26,520 whether it's troubleshooting or configuring their next build. And like, 274 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:29,480 how quickly people are responding. Like, we compiled this list, I think a few 275 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:34,360 hours before I sat down here, and already a lot of them were getting really great responses. If you're 276 00:19:32,159 --> 00:19:37,520 looking for an awesome tech community, you can always check out the 277 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:41,000 linustechtips.com forum, as well as the r/linustechtips subreddit, or any of the 278 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:47,200 other great communities that we highlighted today. Are we overdue for an AMA, speaking of Reddit, actually? How 279 00:19:45,120 --> 00:19:50,200 long has it been? 8 years. 280 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:55,880 We're also overdue for the segue to our sponsor. I need a place [music] where 281 00:19:52,768 --> 00:19:58,120 [singing] I can let off steam 282 00:19:55,880 --> 00:20:03,360 with floating, [music] rolling, flying death machines. 283 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:10,640 Tanks, helicopters, [singing] planes, [music] and ships that I can use 284 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:12,960 to solve all of my problems. [singing] 285 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:18,280 I tear them all asunder. Really, it's no wonder this game I 286 00:20:16,348 --> 00:20:21,160 [singing and music] call War Thunder. 287 00:20:21,589 --> 00:20:29,800 >> [music] >> But did you know it's free? Immerse yourself in the heart 288 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:33,680 of a beast. There's over 2,500. It's really [music] neat and everyone has 289 00:20:31,360 --> 00:20:37,280 individual model parts so you can watch yourself take a shell straight to the 290 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:41,894 heart. Over 70 million players can't be wrong. 291 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:47,960 Hey. >> [screaming] >> Hey. You've been playing War Thunder for hours. I'm locking up the building now. 292 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:51,240 You can play on mobile, too. What? 293 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:56,280 You can play on PC, console, and mobile, too. 294 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,280 Okay, man. 295 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:06,440 If you enjoyed this video and you're the kind of person who wants to build a PC without needing to ask a bunch of 296 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:09,760 questions, why don't you check out our video called how to build a PC, the last 297 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:14,320 guide you'll ever need. If you follow along, you shouldn't run into too many 298 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:17,960 issues. That is unless you want to do something exotic like, you know, cool 299 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:22,520 your PC outside the window or whatever the case may be. We don't really care 300 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,520 about that.