LOOK WHAT I HAVE CREATED! I HAVE MADE GAMING PC! (Also, I could use some advice. Your input on my technical queries would be welcome).
It took a delay of a week to finally receive the Power Supply unit I needed, but as a follow up on the purchase of a 5700XT I mentioned a week ago, this is the first PC I've build since 2013. I might need to add a bit more RGB too to improve the visual effect, but let's not get ahead of myself.
CPU : Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU Cooler: Mugen Scythe 5 PCGH edition
Motherboard : B450 Mortar Titanium
PSU : Corsair RM650W
RAM : Twin Banks of G.Skill Trident Neo 3200 Mhz Cas 16
Hard Drive : PNY CS3030 1TB M.2 SSD
Case : NZXT H400
GPU : Sapphire Nitro+ 5700 XT
Seems to handle the Unigine 2 Superposition Benchmark on 4k optimized well enough with a score of 7500 and an average of 55 fps, but I'm otherwise not knowledgeable enough to know what that even means.
Of course with the delay I was thinking of maybe returning the GPU and waiting for something better along the road, but now that everything has started up and is running, I'm not so sure anymore. Should I? I'm still within the return period...
I mean, I really like how the silver GPU matches up with my silver MOBO, but maybe that's just me making excuses.
Also, I have a question that maybe anyone with a good GPU can answer.
My GPU, upon startup or when under stress, is prone to making a feint rattle. Like an old HDD, or
a power line. It's not the fans, but something within the electronics themselves. I could imagine that simply being the GPU processing stuff, but is it normal for a modern GPU's processes to be audible? Is it okay for them to audibly purr a little under load (and again, I don't mean the fans, I mean the electronics), or is it just an indication of bad soldering and a cry of distress?
It's especially loud upon start-up, before the windows drivers kick in to quiet down the card, but the rattle under stress is soft enough that if I put the lid back onto my case, it's hardly noticeable.
Still, I hope it's not indicative of a malfunction that'll blow up my card in a year's time.
... Also still wondering if I should return it and wait for a date closer to CP77...
Right! Time to play Minesweeper with this puppy and see how she handles. And with that I mean Hellblade, Red Dead and Witcher 3 on Ultra. XD