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Haha thanks, and thankfully the antibiotics have started to work.. this time around!! Glad the tips made sense to you too lol :)

Hah thanks, glad you liked it :)

Yes you should be fine to fit x1 into a full size x16 slot, no issues there. If it's not loading then double check the drivers I guess, but it should physically fit yes. I hope you can get it working okay.

It should be fine in 99% of cases yes :)

True, it's certainly not cheap - especially on the Ultimate tier. I just don't like my watch hours being tracked tbh.

Do you mean when I mentioned CableMod? If so, they support your PSU but only with a custom config. So you can go here and play around a bit: store.cablemod.com/configurator/?service=direct&psu_brand=msi&psu_model=689

Unfortunately I couldn't cover everything, but that's a great case for sure.

That's fair, I did miss out a fair bit of key information here - that's why I ended up bringing out the (linked) related video, which does discuss the 226w+ supply depending on cable gauge. If I could edit shorts, I would - but that's 'kinda why I created the longer, related video instead. Thanks for pointing this out.

Agreed, I would be happy enough to pay slightly more for unlimited.

Yes, and customer service/RMA levels. For example Asus tend to have lower CS levels than some other companies. But fundamentally the GPU should be the same, or very similar (i.e. when you ignore cooling)

@TechOverwrite Thanks! That means I shouldn't worry too much if I get a gpu under a thousand bucks!

@PlayMyLifeOF hah yeah, I feel that 😄

Hah no worries, happy gaming 😄

Thanks for the comment, caps suck. They stress me out lol. Going local is the best solution IMO.

Glad to hear that, glad this helped you out 🙂

Hello. It's probably just under borderline, so it should be fine though. Just try it out - you won't damage it if it's underpowered, maybe you'll just have some crashes. It imagine it'll be fine though 🙂

@TechOverwrite Thank you so much for clarifying

Glad I could help, it's a confusing area for sure 🙂

Yes that's a fair point about mice wires... I do like the idea of wireless mic, but I've always cheaped out on them (and then unfairly criticised wireless ones lol!). Thanks for the suggestion about Redragon, I'll have to check them out. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the regular comments, I appreciate it :)

Ah that's an interesting point thanks, I love the look of the Torrent but I can imagine the cable situation looking messy for sure.

Hi, good question. So you might not need to use 2x cables for your CPU - double check the motherboard manual, but often just 1x cable can work (even if the motherboard has 2x slots). Secondly two separate PCIe cables is often enough for 95% of graphics cards, since this would mean at least 375w of power to a graphics card (150w + 150w + 75w) - meaning you can then use a pigtail connection if your GPU needs a third PCIe connector. Hope that makes sense.

@@TechOverwrite Thanks for your reply. A day is a long time in the PC world lol. Just found out the second 8pin conecter on the Motherboards are for CPU needs over 300 Watts. My CPU 7700x has a power max requirement of about 150w. So, three seperate cables will be going to the Grapihc card and one to the CPU. The thing to watch for is the PCIe cables are difrently wired to the CPU ones. So a single PSIe cable is required to be purchased

@@scifi3702 heh yeah you're right about a day being a long time lol. Ahhh nice research, yes I agree - sounds like you've come to the same conclusions I would have. That sounds a good plan - good luck with the build :)

A fair comment, and I discuss this more in the linked related video. Basically some PCIe cables give out as little as 150w, so then a GPU with a TDP ABOVE 225w might be underpowered. Although I appreciate that some PSU PCIe cables can supply 280+w, which is then less of an issue :)

Sometimes 10 or 5 mins. I thought it was my nvme but it happened even after installing win 10 on an hdd

Sorry to hear that. Does the screen black out only when gaming? Is the power usage of the GPU fairly high (when checking AMD Software or NVIDIA GeForce Experience)? If so it could be a graphics card problem. But if you're receiving general issues, maybe clear the CMOS battery and then see if the issue persists. It could be a motherboard issue if you still have problems.

I feel personally insulted. Kidding. You're 100% right - my approach is overkill, at least right now. I do plan on editing on a laptop in the coming months though, so moving out the video files (from just my workstation PC) has always been the goal. Plus I have a software development background and so I like having a 24/7 Linux box in my house, where I have various scripts and things I'm working on. In short, my approach IS overkill - but it's still useful and offers more future proofing than if I just went out and purchased a 4TB drive for my PC (for example). Thanks for the comment though :)

@@TechOverwrite I get it, we're on the same page, I just think that concept of future proofing is upselling for stuff we don't need in present.

@@EVR1AL yeah I kind of agree. I guess since I am actively looking at doing video editing on a laptop too soon, I didn't want to buy a laptop and then get 'something' to house my video content on (i.e. a NAS). But I do agree with your general point for sure :)

No worries, glad to help :)

Lol that's fair. Other than the queue times, it's good that GFN offers free to be fair. It's nice to have free cloud gaming.

Hi, I would not do this no. Everything might be wired differently, so I would not want to chance mixing Corsair cables with a Gigabyte PSU. CableMod might be the better choice here.

Thank you, I'm glad that you liked it :)

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

Hey man, hmm sorry to hear it. Unfortunately I can't think what else to try - assuming your BIOS is up to date, of course. If so, maybe you'll need to contact ASRock support because you definitely should be able to boot up with CSM disabled.

Interesting, that's an awesome GPU and I could see it crashing in that case. I hope the new cable sorts things out for you :)

@ quick question is it worth going with 1000w psu for the nitro?

@@Brandon63991 I think 800w is the recommended PSU, and to be honest that should cover it. I mean, 1000w would be great, but 800w will work too.

Hi, whoops good question. Yes that would be for modular PSUs. If you only have a single PCIe cable, you might want to undervolt your GPU or choose a GPU with a TDP under 225W IMO.

@@TechOverwrite thanks for reply....btw the card i wanted is rx 5700xt......is thas 225 watts.....should i buy modular psu for this card

@@reinn-df2ti No worries :) You should be okay to have a non-modular PSU with that card to be honest, it's not super power hungry IMO. I prefer modular PSUs due to the better cable management, but it's not essential here.

Yes I would use two separate cables here :)

Glad it was helpful! 🙂

I agree, it's frustrating 😔 While I don't game as much anymore, I would have easily hit 100 hours a few years ago. It would have been stressful to keep track of my play hours.

Yes that wouldn't surprise me. I also think that they'll eventually lower the 100 hours on the Performance tier, probably to 75 hours or something 😔

Actually would be smart but never seen a company do that that will hurt them long terms

Good question, I discuss this in a separate video because the 12vhpwr is slightly different: th-cam.com/video/5a-CPC8eSDQ/w-d-xo.html

Yes it could definitely limit your FPS rates. Maybe check the power usage in the NVIDIA or AMD software - if you're seeing FPS drops when the power usage is above 200w-250w, it's likely to be the issue IMO 🙂

Which motherboard do you have? It can be in weird places, although often it's under IO or PCIe sections. Worth noting that not all motherboard ms support bifurcation unfortunately.

@@TechOverwrite I have a asus B550M-A

Sorry man, but it looks like the "A" variant doesn't support BIOS bifurcation 😔 Check out the tables here: www.asus.com/support/faq/1037507/

A fair question, I should have covered this point. In that case, you'll either need to limit the GPU you buy (a 300w GPU won't be good for example) or undervolt your GPU so that it consumed a bit less power.

Many thanks, I was thinking of you when making this video 🙂 I totally agree that diving into my full workflow would be good too, I'm still weighing up the best way of approaching it but it's on the list for sure - thanks 👍

Yep 😔 I used to game 3 hours a night. I would find this new cap stressful tbh.

Yes that's a fair point, I used it a fair bit over the summer and it was also great to have a cool room after gaming (usually my study is really warm when gaming). 🙂

@@TechOverwrite What games did you use it for? Free 2 play ones like fortnite or single player games

I tested out Rocket League and it worked fairly well, then some single player ones like Cyberpunk. So nothing super-competitive, but RL was still online and I had no real issues (at Ultimate tier) :)

Yes I agree entirely, the free version isn't a great advert for the service really. I was blown away with Ultimate though, it was great 🙂 Good point about Ethernet too.

Woah that sounds amazing 🙂 You could download the latest COD in seconds lol (well, once your storage catches up).

If only 6% of gamers use over 100 hours, why did they need to make the change?

@ serious question? 6% of paying users need probably half of the performance of the service because they are just gaming all day long. I did that too when I was younger but this Plattform is not build for it and obviously just not profitable. So if 94 people still use it and pay and you have the performance for another 94 by limiting the 6 guys who are just playing video games in their lives (no judgement) you do exactly what they do. Again performance and resources are not limitless and if you can double the amount of users for the same money you double the profit. The stupid part is that people show the middlfinger by building themselves a new pc with new NVIDIA graphic cards. :D which makes NVIDIA even more money. 😅 The price is ridiculously low for a comparable performance with your own PC. So I genuinely do not get the complaining about it. I can play 2-3 years for the price of a ps5 on much better performance.

Thanks for the detailed comment/reply 🙂 I actually meant, I doubt whether it is just 6% of users. I think it is more. If it was just 6%, surely this change is not going to save NVIDIA much money? But yes, I do agree with the gist of your comment that cloud gaming isn't really for more hardcore gamers. It is meant for casual gaming. In some ways it is good that NVIDIA/GFN are now honest about that (with this new cap), but I dislike that it applies even to the expensive Ultimate tier. Maybe 150 hours on Ultimate would have been better?