Is it normal for the pin tips to be missing from the PCIE connector on my graphics card (Rog STRIX 4070TIS Super OC 16Gb)?

Hi, do they come like this from the factory? (Unused pins/ground?) Or is this a defect? My 1070 didn't have anything like that and never produced a blue screen…. With this, I rarely get a blue screen – Bluescreenviewer gives information that is confusing but could point to defective hardware… All drivers are top etc….

New GPU?

Good morning, Unfortunately, my graphics card broke (we don't need to go into that any further), so I want to get a new one. This is my current system: (Processor: Ryzen 7 3700x /// Motherboard: B450 Pro4 /// GPU: RTX2080 Super /// Power supply: Be Quiet Straight Power 11 850W /// 32 GB RAM. Except…

Which 4070ti Super 16Gb graphics card for AI image generation (too many options!?

Hi, I'm a bit overwhelmed by the various versions of the RTX 4070ti Super… "Windforce, Eagle oc, Ventus, Verto – MSI, ASUS etc. etc." I mainly use "Stable Diffusion" and Local Text – Text AI (also training). Which one is best suited for my purposes and has good cooling performance (900-950€ budget)? Is there a…

SLI/ Second GPU?

Hi, I have an RTX 4060 Ti 16GB MSI. I'm considering getting a more powerful GPU. If I get, say, a 4070 Super or a 4080, can I install that as a second GPU and still use the 4060? I have a second slot on the motherboard. I've already looked online but haven't found anything…