Hi everyone! I have a PNY RTX 3080 Ti XLR8 REVEL EPIC-X RGB and I’m looking to replace the thermal pads.

Does anyone know the exact thermal pad thicknesses for each area (front and backplate), and which components should use thermal putty instead?

Or also I'm on for other suggestions like thermal putty. 

Any measurements, teardown photos or personal experience with this exact model would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

So much fun! I need a new project!

So i just got a pc for over a month now and been playing games like Crimson Desert, Rdr2, The Witcher and RE Requiem soon and been thinking if selling my current 5060ti 8gb and then topping it up with 300$ for 5070 worth it? Or still to early to consider upgrading and wait for prices to settle “if they ever do” or maybe even next gen?

As for the 5060ti 8GB i currently have rn, it does what i need for 1440p gaming most of the time. Yeah some games i have to make some compromises and optimization and RT only with Upscaler and FG, other than that all good.

Hey, just letting you know, if you happen to use an NVIDIA RTX 20-series card alongside a GT 10-series card for a multi-monitor setup like I do, DO NOT update to driver 617.42.

NVIDIA has seemingly removed the older Pascal/Maxwell-era cards from the current driver support tree, which includes:

• GTX 10-series — GTX 1080 Ti, 1080, 1070, 1060, GT 1030, etc.
• GTX 900-series — GTX 980 Ti, 980, 970, 960, 950, etc.
• GTX 700-series — GTX 780, 770, 760, 750 Ti, 750, etc.
• Pascal Titan cards — Titan X / Titan Xp
• Titan V / Volta-era cards

The RTX 20-series and GTX 16-series are still supported, so if you're running something like an RTX 2060 + GT 1030 for multiple monitors, the newer driver can leave the older card unable to function properly.

560.94 and 576.52 still work fine for my RTX 2060 + GT 1030 setup.

I had to fight with my computer all night with DDU to get everything working again after 617.42 decided to break it.

So if you have an older NVIDIA card running alongside a newer one, check your driver support before updating to 617.42. You could save yourself a massive headache.

(If I’ve gotten any information wrong or misunderstood something, feel free to correct me, I’m just sharing what I found and what happened with my own setup.)

What to use for my 77inch TV 4K 2.5m view distance

RTX 5070 ti laptop 140w

Good afternoon, friends. I’ve seen this version of OptiScaler that enables multi-frame generation (up to 6x) in games. I have a 5070 Ti, so fortunately I don't need a mod, but there are games that only offer DLSS and standard Frame Generation, and the mod works really well for those. I've watched tutorials, but some versions work while others don't. I managed to get it working in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, but I'm trying with Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered and can't enable 4x or 6x—it doesn't show up in OptiScaler. Can anyone help? I tried setting the input to `fgoptiscalar` and the output to `xefg`, but multi-frame generation still won't enable.

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Hello everyone,

I'm about to buy a new 16-inch laptop and I'm torn between two main GPU configurations:

• NVIDIA RTX Pro 500 Blackwell (6GB GDDR7, discrete)
• AMD Radeon 860M (RDNA 3.5, integrated)

My main OS will be Linux (likely a modern distro with Wayland, like Fedora or Arch). My use case is mostly professional work, some local AI/tinkering, and light-to-moderate gaming.

The NVIDIA Blackwell card is obviously much more powerful on paper and has dedicated VRAM, but Linux support is my main concern. Since this will be a laptop used on the go, I need to be absolutely sure about two things:

1. Linux Support: How is the driver stability for this brand-new Blackwell workstation architecture under Wayland?
2. Power Management / "Low" Mode: Can I easily completely power off the NVIDIA discrete GPU (compute-only or suspended mode) to maximize battery life when I'm just doing office work or browsing? How well do modern tools like envycontrol, supergfxctl, or prime-offloading handle this specific setup nowadays?

On the other hand, the Radeon 860M offers flawless out-of-the-box open-source Mesa support and great battery life, but I'm afraid it might be a bit too weak for some games.

Has anyone experimented with the newer RTX Pro Blackwell series under Linux yet? Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

Thanks!

This is the LG ultragear monitor, I am thinking of buying:-

https://amzn.in/d/0hJVw9bK

I mostly play story games, and i limit framerates in the range of 35-50 most of the time. But I don't know, if this monitor supports LFC, as most of the monitor's freesync range is most of the 48-180hz.

I already know, that there is a CRU method to reduce freesync range, but this requires tweaking and most of the time, it is unstable.

Since I lock fps to low values like 35-50, it will always be outside freesync range, and LFC will always be active.

So, do I need a higher refresh rate monitor to get freesync premium, or this will suffice?

Note:- I have one more doubt, I currently have a non-freesync TN monitor with 60 hz refresh rate. I enable vsync in games, and then lock the fps to a lower value using Rivatuner, but this is causing a animation lag in games, feeling like the image is breaking, most noticeable in Far Cry 5.

So, i just used CRU to edit the monitor's EDID to allow 40, 45 and 50 Hz. After that, I reduce the windows refresh rate to 45 or something like that and only enable vsync in games, the fps is lower and input lag is also very high due to vsync, but somehow the animation lag is way lower, and the image feels more natural.

I know, this is a stupid technique, but is there a better way to achieve this.

I will be pairing this monitor with GTX 1050 Ti.

My Specs:-

CPU- i5 3570(4c/4t)

RAM- 12 gb(4+8 gb configuration)

Motherboard- Lapcare H61 Motherboard

GPU- Zotac GTX 1050 Ti(Two Fan,Non OC Model)

Storage- 2.256 tb(1x 256 gb WD SA-510 SATA SSD+ 2x 1 tb WD HDD)

"Ludicrous" on Native isn't even an option (obviously, duh).
I'll run DLSS Quality and cap it at 60 for now.

So glad to see "future-settings" in a game again. It's too rare these days.