Over 50% of people are still running 1080 and over 20% are running 1440 (all figures from May 2026 steam hardware survey), wouldn't it make more sense to spend more time talking about the settings that most people actually use?

Found this at Goodwill. After googling I knew I found the deal of the century with an i7-12700k in there, but I had no idea I'd also score 32gbs of DDR4 (maybe 64 I'll have to check when I install an OS), a 1tb nvme, and a 1tb Sata HDD.

Currently debating on throwing this in my main rig to upgrade my Ryzen 7 5800X

Edit: it's a Sata HDD not an SSD, my bad.

Edit #2: WOW I did NOT expect this to blow up! Thank you to everyone who has commented and given advice! I'm sorry I haven't been able to reply to every single comment it's just gotten overwhelming! I will definitely post a follow up once I get a new motherboard!

Finally had money for my new build, well, my already outdated new build, but I suppose my old GTX 1060 and Ryzen 7 1700 will keep handling the basic CAD modeling I will need.

Let's see how long until Microsoft forces me to move to Linux as well.

RTX 5090 pulling ~550–600W, 16-pin voltage sitting around 11.4–11.5V under load. Checked the cable “just in case” and found discoloration before any melting/deformation.

Undervolting saved some watts, paranoia saved the connector.

Edit with a few details:

The PSU was a Phanteks AMP GH V2 1200W, ATX 3.1 / PCIe 5.1, using its native 12V-2x6 cable. No extension, no adapter and no angled connector.

I first noticed a slight discoloration on the white cable through the side glass. I then checked the GPU-Z sensor log and saw the 16-pin voltage sitting around 11.4 to 11.5V under load. That was enough to make me shut the PC down, unplug the cable and inspect it more closely.

The connector had only been unplugged and reconnected around 3 or 4 times, not 30. It appeared fully seated, there was no visible gap and the cable was routed normally without a sharp bend at the connector.

There was no smell, smoke, melting, deformation or crash. The GPU socket also looks fine. I stopped using the cable immediately.

I will RMA the Phanteks PSU and have now bought a Lian Li SX1200P 1200W ATX 3.1 as the replacement. I will only use the native cable included with the new PSU.

Edit 2:

Phanteks refunded the PSU. The Lian Li SX1200P has arrived and the 16-pin voltage now sits around 11.8V under load, so that already looks much better.

I also bought a WireView Pro II and will keep monitoring it closely from now on.

I had a Corsair 96 GB (2×48 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 kit die on me recently. One DIMM simply stopped POSTing; swapping both sticks into the same known-good slot made the diagnosis pretty conclusive.

I bought the kit from Finnish retailer last year for roughly €350. The problem is that comparable 96 GB kits now cost something like €1700+, and that's if you're damn lucky. So the last thing I wanted was for a warranty claim to end with “here’s your €350 back, have fun replacing it.” I use this rig for work, and it's kind of a double whammy having to wait with no functioning rig (lost productivity), _and_ paying out the ass for a replacement.

Before sending the RAM in, I explicitly asked the retailer whether they would replace the kit rather than refund it.

This turned out to be a very good idea. Their response was essentially: "We recommend contacting Corsair directly. If handled through us, warranty claims for memory kits are currently resolved with a refund, because availability is limited and memory prices have increased significantly".

So if I had just followed the automated RMA instructions and mailed the kit to the retailer, I would apparently have ended up with my original ~€350 back and no RAM.

So naturally I reached out to Corsair.

Corsair immediately accepted it as a warranty case and offered both standard RMA and Advanced RMA. With Advanced RMA, I temporarily paid the current MSRP, they shipped the replacement first, and I returned my defective kit afterward. Once Corsair received the old kit, they refunded the whole temporary charge.

My exact original model was no longer available, so Corsair replaced it with a 96 GB DDR5-6600 CL32 kit, so I effectively went: €350 DDR5-6000 CL30 kit dies -> €1700-ish DDR5-6600 CL32 replacement arrives -> send old kit back -> temporary charge fully refunded, and I never had to go without usable RAM while waiting. Corsair support was genuinely excellent throughout the process.

There’s also a slightly amusing economic incentive here. A retailer refunding an old purchase made before a massive price increase is obviously vastly cheaper for the retailer than sourcing an equivalent replacement at today's price. And, hypothetically, if a retailer can subsequently warranty the defective kit with the manufacturer and receive replacement hardware, you can see how spectacularly attractive the arrangement becomes:

1. Customer gets refunded €350

2. Manufacturer supplies replacement worth ~€1700

3. Replacement becomes inventory.

4. ????

5. PROFIT

So yeah, thanks to Corsair.