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Silas Woodruff · Aug 22, 2014

What Case is that Blade, it looks pretty cool.

GreiverBlade · Aug 22, 2014

Silas Woodruff said:
What Case is that Blade, it looks pretty cool.

NZXT Nemesis

the one i use for my Red Blooded Nemesis build in my system specs

Silas Woodruff · Aug 22, 2014

Thanks for the info.

Norton · Aug 23, 2014

Setting up a rad for one of my builds

Doc41 · Aug 23, 2014

I really need to make a setup with good lighting

crazyeyesreaper · Aug 24, 2014

New office, stripped it installed new floor, mop boards, window sill and trim, painted ceiling and walls, polyurethane to protect mop boards and window trim. Used PVC strapping for the drywall seams and then built a photo backdrop using a roll of Savage white background paper and PVC piping.

Just got around to installing all the hardware today. Looks like I am ready to get back to doing reviews!

cadaveca · Aug 24, 2014

crazyeyesreaper said:
New office, stripped it installed new floor, mop boards, window sill and trim, painted ceiling and walls, polyurethane to protect mop boards and window trim. Used PVC strapping for the drywall seams and then built a photo backdrop using a roll of Savage white background paper and PVC piping.

Just got around to installing all the hardware today. Looks like I am ready to get back to doing reviews!

Wow, what a transformation you made of that place!!! Looks fantastic.

d1nky · Aug 24, 2014

These last couple months I haven't had much luck with hardware, its all broke and died on me. But its my hobby and ill get back on that horse even if it breaks me....

Shou Miko · Aug 25, 2014

i got my i7-4790k home last friday but my MSI Z87I Gaming AC board ain't really happy about running my Mushkin Redline 2x8gb in X.M.P. mode so they run 2400mhz at 10-12-12-28 it was a hassle to make it accept it. (Feels like i run Intel's Z87 chipset on the edge of what's possible :nutkick:

)

but now it does but i can't reboot, only shut down and boot damn MSI make a proper bios for a change bcs i had the same issue with my Intel Pentium G3258 which is a haswell refresh not a Devil's Canyon like my i7 :banghead:

the board however detects the cpu just fine:

sry didn't have a usb pen formatted in FAT32 to make screenshots from the pics so just grapped my Oppo Find 7a :laugh:

cadaveca · Aug 25, 2014

puma99dk| said:
i got my i7-4790k home last friday but my MSI Z87I Gaming AC board ain't really happy about running my Mushkin Redline 2x8gb in X.M.P. mode so they run 2400mhz at 10-12-12-28 it was a hassle to make it accept it. (Feels like i run Intel's Z87 chipset on the edge of what's possible )

but now it does but i can't reboot, only shut down and boot damn MSI make a proper bios for a change bcs i had the same issue with my Intel Pentium G3258 which is a haswell refresh not a Devil's Canyon like my i7

the board however detects the cpu just fine:

sry didn't have a usb pen formatted in FAT32 to make screenshots from the pics so just grapped my Oppo Find 7a

try increased vDIO to enable higher memory dividers.

Shou Miko · Aug 26, 2014

cadaveca said:
try increased vDIO to enable higher memory dividers.

i will try, if i can find it, when i got some time :laugh:

t77snapshot · Aug 26, 2014

emissary42 · Aug 26, 2014

puma99dk| said:
i got my i7-4790k home last friday but my MSI Z87I Gaming AC board ain't really happy about running my Mushkin Redline 2x8gb in X.M.P. mode so they run 2400mhz at 10-12-12-28 it was a hassle to make it accept it. (Feels like i run Intel's Z87 chipset on the edge of what's possible )

Didn't have any trouble getting up to DDR3-2666 with mine.

Performance at DDR3-2800+ was not the best and the board does struggle a bit with 1gbit PSC X / BBSE goodness (and Hypers are a no go). Other than that is felt really solid.

Athlon2K15 · Aug 27, 2014

Shou Miko · Aug 27, 2014

emissary42 said:
Didn't have any trouble getting up to DDR3-2666 with mine.

Performance at DDR3-2800+ was not the best and the board does struggle a bit with 1gbit PSC X / BBSE goodness (and Hypers are a no go). Other than that is felt really solid.

you are running a normal haswell processor not a haswell refresh or devil's canyon only with those 2 cpu's i have had bios trouble.

running my old i5-4570k no problem ever ran it at 4ghz at 1.168v and XMP for memory.

but with the 2 new sku's or what u want to call them, i am facing issues and a got told by Nichrome on MSI's forum that if i want all the features for DC or Refresh to work i should get Z97 board >.<

so i am hoping MSI can come up with a proper bios next time that will allow reboot when i am using a DC or RH cpu when i am using oc.

emissary42 · Aug 27, 2014

puma99dk| said:
you are running a normal haswell processor not a haswell refresh or devil's canyon only with those 2 cpu's i have had bios trouble.

I thought you had a memory problem with the board, that is why i responded. Now it seems it is a CPU issue more or less, so nevermind.

Shou Miko · Aug 27, 2014

emissary42 said:
I thought you had a memory problem with the board, that is why i responded. Now it seems it is a CPU issue more or less, so nevermind.

the problem is running a Haswell Refresh or Devil's Canyon cpu, i have problems running my memory at their rated 2400mhz speed, but with normal Haswell no problem.

Jetster · Aug 27, 2014

So my Corsair RM650 failed. Sent in for RMA. With the RM series the 650 is the one that should be rock solid as its made by CWT. Probably sell it when it gets back. Meanwhile here is its replacement. Was going to get the 750 but the 850 was on sale and cheaper.

Norton · Aug 27, 2014

Jetster said:
So my Corsair RM650 failed. Sent in for RMA. With the RM series the 650 is the one that should be rock solid as its made by CWT. Probably sell it when it gets back. Meanwhile here is its replacement. Was going to get the 750 but the 850 was on sale and cheaper.

Always a chance to get a bad one.... my first Seasonic M12 II 750 died 2 weeks after I started using it- the warranty replacement has been running perfectly ever since I got it

emissary42 · Aug 28, 2014

dumo · Sep 1, 2014

8GB 2666C15

cadaveca · Sep 1, 2014

love the new fan.

Jetster · Sep 6, 2014

dumo · Sep 7, 2014

R5E

Testing new retail board

d1nky · Sep 7, 2014

dumo said:
R5E

Early benching board

Testing new retail board

Shame about them not having the voltage check points like before and just solder points. Can you get a realtime voltage read with the oc panel?

I also see some matrix cards in the first pic!

System Name	Echo
Processor	Intel Core I5-6500
Motherboard	Asrock H170-PRO4S
Cooling	Stock cooler
Memory	2x8 GB Crucial DDR4 2133MHz CL16 (CT2K8G4DFD8213)
Video Card(s)	Integrated (For the moment)
Storage	SSD A-DATA Premier Pro SP920 (2.5, SATA3, 256GB MLC,) (ASP920SS3-256GM-C)
Display(s)	Philips Brilliance 220SW
Case	Zalman Z3 Plus
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	CoolerMaster V550S (550w, 80+Gold)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	main/SFFHTPCARGH!(tm)/Xiaomi Mi TV Stick/Samsung Galaxy S23/Ally
Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D/i7-3770/S905X/Snapdragon 8 Gen 2/Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Motherboard	MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk/HP SFF Q77 Express/uh?/uh?/Asus
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T50 Axe aRGB /basic HP HSF /errr.../oh! liqui..wait, no:sizable vapor chamber/a nice one
Memory	64gb DDR4 3600/8gb DDR3 1600/2gbLPDDR3/8gbLPDDR5x/16gb(10 sys)LPDDR5 6400
Video Card(s)	Hellhound Spectral White RX 7900 XTX 24gb/GT 730/Mali 450MP5/Adreno 740/Radeon 780M 6gb LPDDR5
Storage	250gb870EVO/500gb860EVO/2tbSandisk/NVMe2tb+1tb/4tbextreme V2/1TB Arion/500gb/8gb/256gb/4tb SN850X
Display(s)	X58222 32" 2880x1620/32"FHDTV/273E3LHSB 27" 1920x1080/6.67"/AMOLED 2X panel FHD+120hz/7" FHD 120hz
Case	Cougar Panzer Max/Elite 8300 SFF/None/back/back-front Gorilla Glass Victus 2+ UAG Monarch Carbon
Audio Device(s)	Logi Z333/SB Audigy RX/HDMI/HDMI/Dolby Atmos/KZ x HBB PR2/Moondrop Chu II + TRN BT20S
Power Supply	Chieftec Proton BDF-1000C /HP 240w/12v 1.5A/4Smart Voltplug PD 30W/Asus USB-C 65W
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75% <3/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 13/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

System Name	Echo
Processor	Intel Core I5-6500
Motherboard	Asrock H170-PRO4S
Cooling	Stock cooler
Memory	2x8 GB Crucial DDR4 2133MHz CL16 (CT2K8G4DFD8213)
Video Card(s)	Integrated (For the moment)
Storage	SSD A-DATA Premier Pro SP920 (2.5, SATA3, 256GB MLC,) (ASP920SS3-256GM-C)
Display(s)	Philips Brilliance 220SW
Case	Zalman Z3 Plus
Audio Device(s)	Integrated
Power Supply	CoolerMaster V550S (550w, 80+Gold)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name	Lazyman 9000+
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
Motherboard	X570 Aorus Ultra
Cooling	Arctic LF II 280
Memory	2x8GB Crucial Ballistix 3600 MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	PowerColor Red Devil 5700XT
Storage	Never Enough
Display(s)	ASUS VG248QE+ Dell E2420H
Case	LIAN LI Lancool II Mesh RGB
Audio Device(s)	Sennheiser HD518 / Logitech Z623
Power Supply	FSP AURUM PT 850W
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum
Software	Win 11
Benchmark Scores	All over the bench

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System Name	Old reliable
Processor	Intel 8700K @ 4.8 GHz
Motherboard	MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	32 GB Crucial Ballistix 3666 MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 3080 10GB Suprim X
Storage	3x SSDs 2x HDDs
Display(s)	ASUS VG27AQL1A x2 2560x1440 8bit IPS
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Samson Meteor Mic / Generic 2.1 / KRK KNS 6400 headset
Power Supply	Zalman EBT-1000
Mouse	Mionix NAOS 7000
Keyboard	Mionix

System Name	Zotan
Processor	i9-10850K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 Gaming X AX
Cooling	H100
Memory	32GB Viper 3200
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX3080
Case	Airflow 275R
Power Supply	RMX850
Benchmark Scores	d1nky@hwbot.org

System Name	Lynni PS \ Lenowo TwinkPad L14 G2
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Raphael (Waiting on 9800X3D) \ i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake-U
Motherboard	ASRock B650M PG Riptide Bios v. 3.10 AMD AGESA 1.2.0.2a \ Lenowo BDPLANAR Bios 1.68
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 Chromax.Black (Only middle fan) \ Lenowo C-267C-2
Memory	G.Skill Flare X5 2x16GB DDR5 6000MHZ CL36-36-36-96 AMD EXPO \ Willk Elektronik 2x16GB 2666MHZ CL17
Video Card(s)	Asus GeForce RTX™ 4070 Dual OC (Waiting on RX 8800 XT) \| Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Storage	Gigabyte M30 1TB\|Sabrent Rocket 2TB\| HDD: 10TB\|1TB \ WD RED SN700 1TB
Display(s)	KTC M27T20S 1440p@165Hz \| LG 48CX OLED 4K HDR \| Innolux 14" 1080p
Case	Asus Prime AP201 White Mesh \| Lenowo L14 G2 chassis
Audio Device(s)	Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless
Power Supply	Be Quiet! Pure Power 12 M 750W Goldie \| 65W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeedy Wireless \| Lenowo TouchPad & Logitech G305
Keyboard	Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize \| L14 G2 UK Lumi
Software	Win11 IoT Enterprise 24H2 UK \| Win11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 24H2 UK / Arch (Fan)
Benchmark Scores	3DMARK: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/89434432? GPU-Z: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/details/v3zbr

System Name	New Build - Oct. 2021
Processor	Intel i7 10700k
Motherboard	Asus TUF Gaming H570-PRO
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	Corsair Vengence 16gb 3600 mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RTX 3060ti 8gb
Storage	1Tb Samsung 970 EVO NvMe m.2
Display(s)	27" LG Ultragear 144hz
Case	Fractal Design- Meshify 2
Audio Device(s)	Onborad dts
Power Supply	Corsair RX 650 W
Mouse	Roccat Kiro
Keyboard	Razer Tarantula
Software	Windows 10 Home x64

System Name	Neverending Story
Processor	7700X / 4790K / 4670K / G3258 / 3770K / 8750 / 6800K / 5800K / 3870K / QX6700 / 6500K / 5750M
Motherboard	X670H / Z97X-SOCF / Z77X-UP5 / Z77CROWN-U1D / F2A88X-UP4 / A75-UD4H / IX48-GT3 / BlackOps / FS1r2A75
Cooling	HR-22 / Silver Arrow IB-E / Archon SB-E / Mega Shadow / TRUE-Black
Memory	Corsair Dominator GT / GTX / Platinum, G.SKILL Flare / Perfect Storm / Pi / Trident (X/Z), OCZ Blade
Video Card(s)	mostly obscure stuff
Case	Lancool / Silverstone / Thermaltake / Cubitek
Audio Device(s)	-
Power Supply	80plus Platinum
Software	-
Benchmark Scores	-

Processor	Intel Core i9 11900K
Motherboard	MSI Z590 Carbon EK X
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	Team DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF RTX 3080 OC
Storage	WD WN850 1TB
Display(s)	43" LG NanoCell 4K 120Hz
Power Supply	Asus Thor 1200w
Mouse	Asus Strix Evolve
Keyboard	Asus Strix Claymore

System Name	Juliette // My HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard	EVGA / Logitech K400
Software	Windows 11 Pro // Windows 10 Pro