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Couldn’t resist the price.


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Couldn’t resist the price.


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Sweet dolls dude ;)
Are those the same as 850evo's? I know theyre newer, but them being cheaper makes me feel like they might be lesser. I dont know , but was wondering. Ive asked around, but havent gotten a straight answer yet

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Sweet dolls dude ;)
Are those the same as 850evo's? I know theyre newer, but them being cheaper makes me feel like they might be lesser. I dont know , but was wondering. Ive asked around, but havent gotten a straight answer yet

Praise the sun
no idea if the 860 is better but the reviews are pretty good, haven't installed it yet. Gonna make a fresh OS install tomorrow. Lets see how it works

If Geralt or Eredin hear you calling them dolls...oh boi youre in trouble. the relentless guy on the back of them has a Dark Vuddie next to him that can make you choke....lmao

i think that cheaper prices are on any ssd brand right now dont take that as a standard
 
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no idea if the 860 is better but the reviews are pretty good, haven't installed it yet. Gonna make a fresh OS install tomorrow. Lets see how it works

If Geralt or Eredin hear you calling them dolls...oh boi youre in trouble. the relentless guy on the back of them has a Dark Vuddie next to him that can make you choke....lmao

i think that cheaper prices are on any ssd brand right now dont take that as a standard

Is jokes. Id recognize a Miyazaki character anywhere. Personally more a Ds3 guy, but all are great
 

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impulse buy :)
Dropped into my trusty old maximus X hero and runs great.

I wouldn't change your motherboard. Maximus XI Hero has a cheaper BOM for CPU VRM than Maximus X Hero.
 
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i loved mine. gave it to My Nephew. If you like the Enthoo ProM , I suggest the fractal below as your Next, i LOVE it.
The only real problem i had with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro was the Damn front i/o , usb, power/reset buttons, & 3.5mm ports. I had to replace the whole thing 4 times, and Phanteks was/is totally aware of the issue. They used shitty quality components, and they broke all the time, even if you never really used them like me. great case otherwise.


Fractal Meshify C . really great Case.


its much smaller than the Enthoo ProM, but weighs more oddly enough due to better quality construction & the fact that the Fractal uses real Glass/steel






On my PC, which I work from every day at least for five or so hours, I play games, WCG (Occasionally), multitask, and many other things like recording, streaming, all with 8gb's DDR4, ive never "run out", or reached a point where more was required. Of course there are tasks, and situations where more ram is required. However as what I would consider an "above average" PC user, in regards to my tasks, and the strain put on my computer. I would say 8/10 people could get away with 8 GB or less. More people need to break that impulse of minimum 16 GB, with prices as high as theyve gotten in the recent past, its the only way to show manufacturers its not acceptable imo

Cool, thank you for the advice, I was thinking about CoolerMaster H500P White :)
 
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Sweet dolls dude ;)
Are those the same as 850evo's? I know theyre newer, but them being cheaper makes me feel like they might be lesser. I dont know , but was wondering. Ive asked around, but havent gotten a straight answer yet

Praise the sun
......ah hem.....ACTION FIGURES bro.....ACTION FIGURES....
 
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......ah hem.....ACTION FIGURES bro.....ACTION FIGURES....

I was just playing around.

You're speaking to a guy who has a 4 foot diameter, 30lb , millennium falcon replica. Along with an entire storage unit filled with collectibles. I was just breaking balls.

I even have all the original spawn characters in statue :)
my wife worked for KB toys in the 80's & 90's so i had direct access to TONS of goodies, sadly it became popular to "collect & resell on Ebay in the late 90's early 2000's so it kind of killed the industry, but i still have mine.
 
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I wouldn't change your motherboard. Maximus XI Hero has a cheaper BOM for CPU VRM than Maximus X Hero.

its working better than expected. VRMS are around 50-55C at 100% load.. LLC Level6 and no vdroop.
 

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Erm, ooops....

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A few PSUs and a new motherboard to add to the few bits and pieces of hardware I've laying about :) I really do think I might have a problem......
I should have gone for slightly bigger PSU's right??
 
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Erm, ooops....

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A few PSUs and a new motherboard to add to the few bits and pieces of hardware I've laying about :) I really do think I might have a problem......
I should have gone for slightly bigger PSU's right??

The 650w G2 handled SLI gtx970's just fine along with a water loop, and a 4790, so unless you going to install 3 or more gpu's id say 850 is sufficient
 

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I was just going along with playing the fool :)

The two 850w units are for my daughters and girl friend's Ryzen 1700X PCs, (eventually with 1080 Ti's but with RX 480s to start with) and the other two are for testing and spare really.. At the prices they where being sold at, I couldn't say no at all....
 

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I wouldn't change your motherboard. Maximus XI Hero has a cheaper BOM for CPU VRM than Maximus X Hero.

That surprised me, i hope it's not the same for the Asus Rog Maximus XI Extreme i have ordered.
 
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I almost managed to pick myself up a Samsung 860 Evo 500GB SSD for $99NZD last night and when I say "Almost" it wasn't from lack of trying to get it, the Site it was from was a local business called PB Computers and they were having an early Cyber Monday sale. Well their site couldn't cope with the traffic and crashed everytime I tried to get to the page for the SSD with an error msg stating "To Many Connections" please try again later and then to add insult to injury I later found out that meer seconds after the sale started they'd already sold out :wtf::shadedshu::nutkick:
 

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That surprised me, i hope it's not the same for the Asus Rog Maximus XI Extreme i have ordered.

Yeah, for the Hero they tossed out doublers and are blind-doubling phases now. They also went with a cheaper VRM controller. Everything Maximus XI Code and upward is nice and pricey.
 
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Erm, ooops....

View attachment 110949

A few PSUs and a new motherboard to add to the few bits and pieces of hardware I've laying about :) I really do think I might have a problem......
I should have gone for slightly bigger PSU's right??

.....looks completely normal to me... in a few days(black friday/cyber-monday)...... this will be us all
 
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Became such an RGB hoe, but it was also time for me to replace the aging 240mm AIO's in my 3960X and 4770K rigs....
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Became such an RGB hoe, but it was also time for me to replace the aging 240mm AIO's in my 3960X and 4770K rigs....
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Do you really need that 360mm AIO? I think they are a bit of a gimmick these days. Ive seen a lot of reviews where 240mm AIOs perform better. I remember running a Corsair H80i on my overclocked 3930k then eventually upgrading to my H105. I wouldnt say my H80i ever 'struggled' to cool my 3930k though maybe the heat would saturate it a lot quicker. but temps were still pretty good for what it was.

I suppose if youre running something like Threadripper or the intel equivalent then a 360mm might make sense if youre looking at it from a noise>performance point of view.

my 8600k will never even begin to saturate my H105.
 

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.....looks completely normal to me... in a few days(black friday/cyber-monday)...... this will be us all

Normal yes but your replying to @phill. I've been wondering what he does with all the new/old hardware.

I have a few bits of hardware at home, but I tend to put it to use when I can :) More so with the WCG for TPU's team :) I'm trying to make use of even my SR-2 which is running along like it doesn't even care :) I'll see if I can grab some more new pictures if people would like to see :)
I've still got to get my bum in gear and set all that server hardware up again at home.. I think I might be able to use a couple at a time but I'm wondering if they might get a little warm, so I'll have to test.. Maybe I will be able to take a video of my electric meter spinning around like National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!! :laugh:
 
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Do you really need that 360mm AIO? I think they are a bit of a gimmick these days. Ive seen a lot of reviews where 240mm AIOs perform better. I remember running a Corsair H80i on my overclocked 3930k then eventually upgrading to my H105. I wouldnt say my H80i ever 'struggled' to cool my 3930k though maybe the heat would saturate it a lot quicker. but temps were still pretty good for what it was.

I suppose if youre running something like Threadripper or the intel equivalent then a 360mm might make sense if youre looking at it from a noise>performance point of view.

my 8600k will never even begin to saturate my H105.
My 3960X does run pretty warm when OC'ed, so I'll see if the Corsair 360mm AIO helps with bringing down the temps a little. Same goes with the 4770K, I have it at 4.2ghz now and it goes to about 72C-75C, so let's see what the Tt 360mm AIO brings to the table. Regardless, I'll keep the brackets and whatnot for the Ryzen or TR which I intend to upgrade to next year, these 360mm AIO might come in handy then. Meanwhile, I'm gonna put aside my Deep Cool Maelstrom 240mm AIO to swap back into 4770K should I wanna use the Thermaltake 360mm AIO for the Ryzen 2/TR upgrade.
 

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I heard from buildzoid that the VRMs on almost all ROG boards are now junk and Asus have been cutting corners so they arent what they advertised them to be.

That wouldn't be a problem if Watercooled
 
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