What's your latest tech purchase?

[tabascosauz]

This should help my 5600x stretch it's legs, I think my 3000mhz kit is defective, SHIT performance from Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 memory and it is Samsung B die, not overclockable even the tiniest bit.View attachment 212684

I don't know what the 3733 kit is (could potentially be a lot of different things, thinking either CJR or DJR), but the 4000/4133/4400 Viper Steels are a great way to get cheap guaranteed Samsung B-die. Obviously, large gulf in potential binning quality as none of those three save for 4400CL19 are high-ish bins, heatspreaders are shit, and you also have to watch out for old stock with crap PCB (my shit 4133 kit is A0, my 4400 is A2 as expected), but by far the most reliable way to get B-die without breaking the bank.

Won't go into it too much (as the horse has been well and truly flogged after 3 years of forum and Reddit threads) but Corsair is pretty much the only vendor who's been able to reliably extract such shit OC performance and compatibility out of B-die. Some if it isn't even B-die, Thaiphoon and SPD programming are often wrong.

Call it "bad B-die", a problem with Corsair's PCBs or binning, or anything else, but it's basically a lesson to avoid shit bins of DDR4 (e.g. 3200CL16, 3200CL18, 3600CL18). All B-die found at "B-die bins" should perform as expected at XMP very least (3200CL14, 3600 16-16-16, 3733CL14, 3800CL14, 4000CL16, 4000CL14, 4000 18-19-19, 4000 19-19-19, 4400 19-19-19, 4266CL16, etc.), if you find B-die outside of those speed bins then it's much the exception rather than norm, and set your standards at rock bottom to begin.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Unfortunately, there is a stuck pixel in the upper left quarter and some backlight weirdness in the left corners of the screen. Not sure what I should do about this.

As weird as this might sound, have you tried massaging it out for a minute? It sometimes works.

 

[sam_86314]

As weird as this might sound, have you tried massaging it out for a minute? It sometimes works.

I actually managed to unstick a stuck pixel on my old AOC monitor by doing that a while ago. Sadly it hasn't worked for this display.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I actually managed to unstick a stuck pixel on my old AOC monitor by doing that a while ago. Sadly it hasn't worked for this display.

Sometimes it takes an actual minute or two. Give it a try. Nothing to lose... This works best with the power on and the screen being active in the pixel area.

 

[sam_86314]

I've contacted the seller and explained the situation. Now waiting for a response.

The more that I think about it, a $90 panel shouldn't have these defects. I'll probably see if I can get a discount, and if not, I'll probably return it.

 

[lexluthermiester]

The more that I think about it, a $90 panel shouldn't have these defects. I'll probably see if I can get a discount, and if not, I'll probably return it.

Agreed!! Display panels should always be perfect. I couldn't care less about opinions to the contrary or what manufacturers/sellers statement of acceptable defective pixel policy. If it's not perfect, it gets returned, at the sellers expense. That's how I roll.

 

[sam_86314]

I've looked at reviews on Amazon for this panel and have found many with the exact same issues; backlight bleed in the left corners and a single green stuck pixel.

Guess this is a sign to stay away from Innolux/Cheimei products.

If I end up returning this, I'll see about getting a panel from AU Optronics or BOE, which are the manufacturers of the panels in my HP EliteBook and Dell Latitude respectively. I wish LG made high refresh rate laptop panels that use the 30 pin eDP connector, but they don't appear to.

It really sucks because as far as TN panels go, this one is excellent. It has good colors and surprising viewing angles while being responsive and free of ghosting/smearing. They just have lackluster QC I guess.

 

[Space Lynx]

I've looked at reviews on Amazon for this panel and have found many with the exact same issues; backlight bleed in the left corners and a single green stuck pixel.

Guess this is a sign to stay away from Innolux/Cheimei products.

If I end up returning this, I'll see about getting a panel from AU Optronics or BOE, which are the manufacturers of the panels in my HP EliteBook and Dell Latitude respectively. I wish LG made high refresh rate laptop panels that use the 30 pin eDP connector, but they don't appear to.

It really sucks because as far as TN panels go, this one is excellent. It has good colors and surprising viewing angles while being responsive and free of ghosting/smearing. They just have lackluster QC I guess.

my next monitor will probably be the Samsung G7 240hz 27" 1440p. i'm just waiting for it to go on sale to $499.99 it did once a year ago or so but I missed my chance.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

I wish they'd arrange to clean and paint the buildings in our community, but every time there's a community vote, the community votes no.
As the building is three stories high, it's not exactly safe trying to do it on your own and I don't have a power washer or a place to store it if I did.
Apparently maintenance isn't a thing in Taiwan, it seems to apply to scooters and cars too, where some people drive them until they break down and then ask why they broke down...

I also wish houses here had rain gutters, insulation, double glazing and no 1cm gap under the front door, but alas...

Sounds like around here. Except, we at least get insulation, because in the dead-of-winter, (mostly January, but can be from January to March) where January often has days-in-a-row where it's only at 0C for max daily temp! And winter temps from January to March, can get as low as -15F! Only the colder winters get down to the -20s (F) at night! Also, looks like bleach-in-a-spray-bottle, can come to the rescue.

 

[Caring1]

As weird as this might sound, have you tried massaging it out for a minute? It sometimes works.

And the screen?

 

[Cheese_On_tsaot]

So this is my Roku Premier 4K and it overheats hitting 107c a lot... a tiny fully enclosed system with no active cooling.. really crappy design.

Finally got pissed off enough with it after trying other methods and took it apart, I have ordered this to apply directly to the ARM CPU.

I will modify the outer casing so there is a hole above the heatsink protruding through the housing so it can breathe.

 

[TheLostSwede]

So this is my Roku Premier 4K and it overheats hitting 107c a lot... a tiny fully enclosed system with no active cooling.. really crappy design.

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Finally got pissed off enough with it after trying other methods and took it apart, I have ordered this to apply directly to the ARM CPU.

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I will modify the outer casing so there is a hole above the heatsink protruding through the housing so it can breathe.

Interesting, MStar SoC, they mainly do chips you find inside televisions. These days they're a division of MediaTek.

Why are you expecting active cooling on a basic chip like that? It's most likely a Cortex-A53. Something must be wrong with the device you bought and the heatsink isn't likely to solve the problem, as those chips aren't supposed to get to more than 50-60 degrees C when in use. At a 107 degrees C, I'm surprised the plastic housing didn't start to deform.

Edit: Looks like I was correct about the CPU core.

Also: https://community.roku.com/t5/Playb...o-Power/Roku-Premiere-Overheating/td-p/525102

 

[Athlonite]

Mate just spent $1500NZD on components to upgrade his system which I'll be building for him
Asus AM3+Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 > Asus ROG Strix X570 F - Gaming
AMD FX6200 > AMD Ryzen R7 3700X
8GB (2x4) Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 > 16GB (2x8) GSkil TridentZ RGB DDR4 3200
Stock AMD AM3+ cooler > Cryorig H7 Plus
and NVMe SSD when it's in stock and ready to ship the rest should be here tomorrow and on the weekend I'll be swappin it all over

Photo's to be uploaded when it's all here

 

[Space Lynx]

Mate just spent $1500NZD on components to upgrade his system which I'll be building for him
Asus AM3+Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0 > Asus ROG Strix X570 F - Gaming
AMD FX6200 > AMD Ryzen R7 3700X
8GB (2x4) Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 > 16GB (2x8) GSkil TridentZ RGB DDR4 3200
Stock AMD AM3+ cooler > Cryorig H7 Plus
and NVMe SSD when it's in stock and ready to ship the rest should be here tomorrow and on the weekend I'll be swappin it all over

Photo's to be uploaded when it's all here

I mean no offense or anything, but why would anyone buy a 3700x with a x570 board... that's a premium board with an old gen cpu. better off buying a budget b550 board and a 5600x cpu. zen 3 is no joke, its a massive upgrade.

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

I mean no offense or anything, but why would anyone buy a 3700x with a x570 board... that's a premium board with an old gen cpu. better off buying a budget b550 board and a 5600x cpu. zen 3 is no joke, its a massive upgrade.

Looks like X570 did come out during the same year as Matisse.

 

[Mussels]

So this is my Roku Premier 4K and it overheats hitting 107c a lot... a tiny fully enclosed system with no active cooling.. really crappy design.

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Finally got pissed off enough with it after trying other methods and took it apart, I have ordered this to apply directly to the ARM CPU.

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I will modify the outer casing so there is a hole above the heatsink protruding through the housing so it can breathe.

thermal pads alone can make a huge difference, to low wattage devices

 

[Cheese_On_tsaot]

With a now 35c max temp, I can officially say this was a success.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

New rad for my loop, CE 280/45

 

[KLiKzg]

Bough some nice keyboard for my C30, current workstation. Check it out:

 

[P4-630]

Bough some nice keyboard for my C30, current workstation. Check it out:
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Why not make and post your own photo(s)?

 

[KLiKzg]

Why not make and post your own photo(s)?

Laisy to put my picture through cloud & to upload here...will do in next days!

 

[Colddecked]

PowerA Enhanced Wired Controller for Xbox Series X|S - Green

RPGs are just so much better on a controller. Works perfectly with xcloud. Feels surprisingly solid. I have a PowerA switch pro controller that is a creaky POS.

 

[sam_86314]

UPDATE: The seller of the laptop panel is offering me a $10 discount, which would bring the pre-tax price closer to what I initially offered. Trying to decide if I should accept the $10 or try and return the panel.

In many cases, the issues are easy to ignore, but on things like web pages (I use dark mode on everything), they can be visible and somewhat annoying.

As I said before, replacing the panel on my laptop is trivial. All I need to do is pull off the bezel (which requires no tools), undo four Philips screws, and the screen is out. Removing it from my laptop for return is not an issue. My only concern is potentially putting wear on the eDP cable.

 

[lexluthermiester]

return the panel.

This. A bright green stuck pixel is an unacceptable defect. If it were dead completely, IE showing no color at all, that would be at least somewhat serviceable.

 

[phanbuey]

This. A bright green stuck pixel is an unacceptable defect. If it were dead completely, IE showing no color at all, that would be at least somewhat serviceable.

I agree, especially on a 1080P display. Those aren't exactly not noticeable.