Just bought an Asus TUF X470-Plus Gaming mobo and 16GB of GSkill Trident 3200MHZ DDR4 and an AMD R7 2700 all because my old girl has finally passed away it was quick and painless and she didn't even know
Yeah I know but the CPU was on special and the R3000 CPU's will be hellishly expensive here until sometime next year but this will do me for a while just as the FX8320 did
I used to have one of those 830s... I thought they weren't perhaps as good as the 810's that it replaced??
I have finally managed to treat myself to a few small bits and pieces....
I can finally get my OCD in check with the RAM for my servers I've got matched up and I can hopefully get on and start wiping some SAS drives from work.. Bought some disk wiping software, seems to work really well so I'm not complaining there
Trying to find those types of cables are a complete nightmare, it seems most of the cables now have the connections plus molex for power... What the heck year are we in??!!......
It's working fine he took the Cpu and put new 9900k and he offered me if I want it to buy, I said yes. £. I bought msi z370 Motherboard today hopefully I will get it by Friday....
My HyperX Alloy FPS Pro showed up today. It's an absolute joy to type on... I had almost forgotten. I've never had one myself, but I dated a girl who had one for WoW. Meaning I almost never got to use it
I know most people don't like Cherry reds for typing. I love how light they feel - they're very sensitive and once you realize you don't have to anywhere near bottom out the keys, speed goes way up and your hands feel like they're just floating over the keys.
Honestly, the responsiveness throws me off coming from a clunky membrane keyboard. When you don't have the feedback you sometimes want to stop and confirm the presses here and there. But even gliding gently over, just *barely* depressing the button, every press registers. It's great. I'm getting much better economy of motion not constantly bottoming out the keys. It feels like my hands barely move typing on reds. Typing is very effortless and relaxed. And still accurate.
I can see how that might bother people. Some people like the 'commit-and-register' technique, where you always press firmly and feel for that click to know that you've hit. It can throw you off when you don't have that, and when you push down like you usually do there's more sway in your movement, like you're not as in control of your fingers. It takes more energy and you miss more often without that pushback guiding you. Typing properly on it is like a zen thing. You have to relax and almost float over the keys. Less up and down, more lateral action. "Gliding" isn't just a metaphor. Accuracy is much better when you dial back the energy.
It's not just the action, the keycaps themselves actually feel really nice - they've got that smooth, grippy coating on them. It's got that nice, velvety feel that you just know isn't gonna last. But for now it's great!
Not missing the numpad even a little. Sometimes impulse decisions are the right ones, hehe. The thick enameled steel is a super nice touch. No flex at all in this board, for sure! That thing is a good 3/32" thick. I like feeling that weight to it and it looks great with the satin finish and shiny, embossed logo. Should be easier to clean than plastic, too. That was a major factor in buying it. Membrane boards get so groady and making that right is a project that never fully pans-out. I like being able to quickly pop the keys off and really get in there.
From what I can tell, it's a pretty nice, solid, no-bs keyboard. Perfect. As long as the electronics inside are good, I'm happy. Can't help it, it was almost too inexpensive to be this nice. I don't know shit about mechanical keyboards, but I'm very impressed with the overall quality of it. I've probably posted more today just to be able to type on it some more.
After fondling it with my grubby hands, I went ahead and took some pictures of it. The real downside of vaping is getting juice on everything. I guess that's what a good microfiber's for.
I think it's a pretty slick lookin keyboard. It's all business - simple and tidy.
HUH damn it I knew there was something I forgot to do while putting it together again ahwell it's all shinny bright a RGB'd up the wazzoo (something i'll have to put a stop to looks down right fugly) and I need to make some new brackets for my HSF (ThermoLab Barram) so stock AMD shitter for now
oh well that was faster than expected ... but for 200chf instead of 399chf ...
A Fiio X5 3rd Gen. (since the M11 got out and replaced it, they halved the price of the one in stock )
annnddd in thumbnail for scroll ability and readability respect (joke)
dang, that packaging is on another level than the M6 and the Q1 Mark II (externally .... internally it's the same awesomeness )
one heck of a sturdy build (rim at last ..) aluminum and glass (screen protector already fitted front )
micro USB ... not an issue, and even tho it has a RK3188 SOC it handle qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0(or at last fast charging )
accessories : standard usb cable plus RCA adapter a silicone hull with plug on most connector aside the 3.5mm and a nice looking faux leather hull
time to charge and do some test run at stock to see if custom firmware is necessary
HUH damn it I knew there was something I forgot to do while putting it together again ahwell it's all shinny bright a RGB'd up the wazzoo (something i'll have to put a stop to looks down right fugly) and I need to make some new brackets for my HSF (ThermoLab Barram) so stock AMD shitter for now
I did find the stock coolers nasty and noisy under load.. There was no middle ground.. Plus it was a good few degrees higher than the D14 or Phanteks cooler that I have (the Phanteks seems to be better than the D14 but that's another story....)
I did like the RGB around it as the board (Hero 6) and GPU (Asus Strix RX480) did make some nice colours
I did find the stock coolers nasty and noisy under load.. There was no middle ground.. Plus it was a good few degrees higher than the D14 or Phanteks cooler that I have (the Phanteks seems to be better than the D14 but that's another story....)
I did like the RGB around it as the board (Hero 6) and GPU (Asus Strix RX480) did make some nice colours
I found it quiet when there was no load but as soon as I had the CPU (1700X) crunching away it was a right noise trying to get the temps to stay about the 60C mark.. Couldn't handle it so went back to the D14 and Phanteks The systems are whisper quiet even under 100% load for days on end
I found it quiet when there was no load but as soon as I had the CPU (1700X) crunching away it was a right noise trying to get the temps to stay about the 60C mark.. Couldn't handle it so went back to the D14 and Phanteks The systems are whisper quiet even under 100% load for days on end
This also why I need to make up some new brackets for my Thermolab Baram as it's a 220W HSF and I don't think Thermolab do them so buying some is out of the question but the stock will do until I get around to it
This also why I need to make up some new brackets for my Thermolab Baram as it's a 220W HSF and I don't think Thermolab do them so buying some is out of the question but the stock will do until I get around to it
I suppose I should get around and actually use the heatsink brackets etc to attach it all properly but I've not and they are just sat on the desk at the moment crunching away... Well when the sun is out and it's not been raining all day lol
