Your PC ATM

phill · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I would give you a 3770K and a Z77 OCFormula for that

Shipping might suck though.. bonus points for Original box

In my head and mind, that is just such an awesome combo!!

That's of course got nothing to do with the fact I have the same motherboards and I think I have one of those CPUs too!!

Kissamies said:
Works like this

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Love the X58!!

My 920 never played well with more RAM, even when trying to go from 6GB to 12GB, it was a pain.. Might have been the board or the CPU as it wasn't a Xeon but

X58 lives on!!

An0maly_76 · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I keep flip flopping between my 58X3D and 5900X. Also between my Grey FC140 and White

Make up yer MIND, esse! You drivin' me LOCO, homes!

lexluthermiester · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I keep flip flopping between my 58X3D and 5900X.

Why? What do you do more of, gaming or power-user workloads?

freeagent · Mar 11, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Why? What do you do more of, gaming or power-user workloads?

Neither really..

I game at 3840x2160 60fps, or 2160x1440 at 60fps, so I don't really see all that cache benefit, maybe its because of my GPU? Or it could be the tune I run on my 5900X? There is a large difference between 4450MHz and 5100MHz too, and I don't think the reviewers do that kind of tuning for reviews?

I wont sell the chip, I do like it because I can run it semi passively, and its still 8 cores so its still sort of quick. Who knows, its Friday and the chip has been installed for about 24 hours now, I may go back to the X3D by the end of the weekend.. but I am almost out of Ceramique so maybe not, we will see :laugh:

tabascosauz · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
Neither really..

I game at 3840x2160 60fps, or 2160x1440 at 60fps, so I don't really see all that cache benefit, maybe its because of my GPU? Or it could be the tune I run on my 5900X? There is a large difference between 4450MHz and 5100MHz too, and I don't think the reviewers do that kind of tuning for reviews?

I wont sell the chip, I do like it because I can run it semi passively, and its still 8 cores so its still sort of quick. Who knows, its Friday and the chip has been installed for about 24 hours now, I may go back to the X3D by the end of the weekend.. but I am almost out of Ceramique so maybe not, we will see

At 60fps you didn't even need to get rid of the 3600XT lol, more so than a new GPU, just going beyond a 60Hz screen is the real life-changing factor

Not getting a chance to stretch its legs - justice for @freeagent's 5800X3D!

freeagent · Mar 11, 2023

That made me laugh

But yes, I need to break away from 60Hz.. one day!

An0maly_76 · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I wont sell the chip

15th Warlock · Mar 11, 2023

Got this laptop Monday, but was super busy all week at work:

Asus Strix Scar 16, Specs are i9 13980HX, RTX 4090, 32GBs DDR5, 2TBs RAID 0 SSD and 2560x1600 Mini LED Nebula HDR display.

Previously bought the Gigabyte Aorus 17X but I returned before opening it as the display, CPU, and many other specs were not nearly as good as the ones in the Asus, this laptop is also more portable, making it easier to travel with.

So far, the performance blows my previous 3080 laptop out of the water, being anywhere between 60 to 100% faster in terms of CPU and GPU performance, this is a beast of a system, really hard to believe how far laptops have come in a couple of years since I bought my previous laptop:

This is right out the box, on turbo settings, this laptop is just as fast, or even faster than my previous 3090/12900K desktop, I find it hard to believe the performance on tap for such a small form factor.

lexluthermiester · Mar 12, 2023

15th Warlock said:
Asus Strix Scar 16, Specs are i9 13980HX, RTX 4090, 32GBs DDR5, 2TBs RAID 0 SSD and 2560x1600 Mini LED Nebula HDR display.

Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

An0maly_76 · Mar 12, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

Which reminds me. I just did a wipe on my primary storage due to indications of corruption messing with File Explorer. Interestingly, File Explorer showed no lag on this drive initially, but slowly developed over the course of a few months to the point of being ridiculous. However, at 4.7 GB, it's over half full, though I have some space to clear from OBS-recording DVDs (Handbrake doesn't like my system, picture thermal imaging displaying in different colors and patterns of plaid and QR codes). So I'm wondering if first, this lag is due to the drive being slower at mid-to-full capacity (it is a 256GB cache, but that might not matter for that situation), and second, my CBR23 benches post-wipe are Multi-Core 21539 - Single Core 1592.

Is this up to snuff? I remember CBR23 showing my system's ranking at 80-85% the performance of a newer Xeon, supposedly with twice the cores and threads. 5900X, auto PBO settings, other specs are in my profile.

Outback Bronze · Mar 12, 2023

freeagent said:
I keep flip flopping between my 58X3D and 5900X

Yeah lol,

I used to do this years ago, now I like just being content. I still get urges though

P4-630 · Mar 12, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

However that's ~4000 bucks on your lap.....

SN2716057 · Mar 12, 2023

15th Warlock · Mar 12, 2023

P4-630 said:
However that's ~4000 bucks on your lap.....

Not quite, fortunately I was able to pre order at MSRP before scalpers bought all the initial stock and started selling for way over $4K. As always, I expect prices to normalize once more stock hits the channel.

lexluthermiester said:
Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

Thank you, I agree, Asus did not compromise with the cooling performance for the 16" version, and its performance is really within spitting distance of the Scar 18, in a smaller package and with a better display.

When you think about, it's crazy to be able pack this amount of compute power in a backpack.

lexluthermiester · Mar 12, 2023

P4-630 said:
However that's ~4000 bucks on your lap.....

With those specs, that sounds about right.

15th Warlock said:
and its performance is really within spitting distance of the Scar 18, in a smaller package and with a better display.

I don't know that I'd agree with that. I'd rather have the larger display, but that's just my personal preference.

15th Warlock · Mar 13, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
With those specs, that sounds about right.

I don't know that I'd agree with that. I rather have the larger display, but that's just my personal preference.

Yes, you're right, I also like more screen real estate, and was hesitant to get the bigger model when deciding on a new laptop to replace my 15.6" laptop, and while I agree a bigger display is more desirable in most situations, it's not just the display size that differentiates both models, the specs are very different.

The Scar 18 lacks the mini LED HDR display found in the 16, meaning a much lower contrast ratio, with the mini LED black levels approaching the ones found in oled screens.

The display in the Scar 18 tops at less than half the brightness in the display for this model (1100nits vs 500nits in the 18) and has a lower color gamut.

One more thing to consider is the bigger laptop is almost 2 pounds heavier, for only a few percent better performance, and I would've needed a bigger backpack to lug it around, a problem when bringing a bigger laptop in flights, and one of the reasons I decided to return the 17" Aorus

I must admit though, playing games and watching media on a bigger screen is more immersive :rockout:

freeagent · Mar 13, 2023

Stickers!

Who doesn’t like stickers? So boring without them!

And lens flare :cool:

Count von Schwalbe · Mar 13, 2023

15th Warlock said:
I must admit though, playing games and watching media on a bigger screen is more immersive

External monitor FTW

15th Warlock · Mar 13, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
External monitor FTW

Can't bring that external monitor with me on long trips :laugh:

lexluthermiester · Mar 13, 2023

15th Warlock said:
The Scar 18 lacks the mini LED HDR display found in the 16

I can live with that. I'm not super picky about what tech a display uses so long as it performs well and looks good.

15th Warlock said:
I must admit though, playing games and watching media on a bigger screen is more immersive

It really is. With system like that, it's quite literally a desktop replacement. Add to it a 27" or larger monitor or TV and you have an excellent system both at home and on the go.

SN2716057 · Mar 14, 2023

And a proper sfw pic

Super Firm Tofu · Mar 14, 2023

Decided to take a lunch break today and finally install the contact frame. Maybe I'll take a lunch break tomorrow and do the other one. :laugh:

Lost_Troll · Mar 17, 2023

Just replaced the CPU RM1 cooler with a Noctua NH-U9S and the Gigabyte RX6650 XT OC video card with a ASRock RX 6750 XT Phantom Gaming D OC. It runs really well since this is the first PC that I have built in 16 years (2008).

Ruru · Mar 19, 2023

Swapped cases once again. :laugh:

And yeah, I need that USB3.0 card + bracket as the board doesn't have enough ports.

An0maly_76 · Mar 19, 2023

Kissamies said:
Swapped cases once again.

And yeah, I need that USB3.0 card + bracket as the board doesn't have enough ports.

Which model is that?

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	Every cuss word I can think of, and a few more I've made up
Processor	Ryzen R9 5900X
Motherboard	Asus Tuf B550-PLUS
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5 Black Edition, Corsair Commander Core XT with six LL120s
Memory	2x16 DDR4-3200 Patriot Viper 4 Blackout PV432G320C6K
Video Card(s)	Asus KO-RTX3060ti-8GB-OC
Storage	1TB WD Blue SN570 PCIe3 M.2, 8TB WD Black 8TB HDD, Pioneer BDR-212DBK
Display(s)	75" Hisense A6, 23" Dell ST2310
Case	Fractal Pop XL Air, black on black
Audio Device(s)	Realtek Onboard Audio, Digitech RP-250, Yamaha DGX-205
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech K520
Keyboard	Logitech K520
Software	LibreOffice, BeamNG.drive, Classic Doom and variants, ATS, NCH VideoPad, OBS Studio, MPC-HC, iCUE
Benchmark Scores	CB R23: Multi-Core 21539 - Single Core 1592 PBO Auto, GPU no OC, room for improvement?

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

Processor	AMD R7 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frozen Edge 360, 3x TL-B12 V2, 2x TL-B12 V1
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850 1TB, SN850X 2TB, SN770 1TB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact
Audio Device(s)	JBL Bar 700
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1000, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Logitech G502 Hero
Keyboard	Logitech G213
VR HMD	Oculus 3
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus X870E Elite
Cooling	Asus Ryujin II 360 EVA Edition
Memory	4x16GBs DDR5 6000MHz Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo
Storage	2TB Samsung 990 Pro OS - 4TB Nextorage G Series Games - 8TBs WD Black Storage
Display(s)	LG C2 OLED 42" 4K 120Hz HDR G-Sync enabled TV
Case	Asus ROG Helios EVA Edition
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S910W - 7.1 Klipsch Dolby ATMOS Speaker Setup - Audeze Maxwell
Power Supply	beQuiet Straight Power 12 1500W
Mouse	Asus ROG Keris EVA Edition - Asus ROG Scabbard II EVA Edition
Keyboard	Asus ROG Strix Scope EVA Edition
VR HMD	Pimax Crystal Light/DMAS
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64bit

System Name	Raptor Baked
Processor	14900k w.c.
Motherboard	Z790 Hero
Cooling	w.c.
Memory	48GB G.Skill 7200
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4080 w.c.
Storage	2TB Kingston kc3k
Display(s)	Samsung 34" G8
Case	Corsair 460X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	PCIe5 850w
Mouse	Asus
Keyboard	Corsair
Software	Win 11
Benchmark Scores	Cool n Quiet.

System Name	AlderLake
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MT/s CL36
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless
Software	Windows 11
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Merc v8
Processor	Ryzen 7800X3D
Motherboard	Gigabyte X670 Gaming X AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	2x 16GB-6000
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG27UQR
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Magni & Modi, Edifier S351DB, DT 770 PRO
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex PX-850
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Glorious GMMK Pro custom
Software	W11Pro

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	Spam
Processor	i9-12900K PL1=125 TA=56 PL2=288
Motherboard	MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4
Cooling	Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm ARGB Fans x1 / Alphacool Eisbaer 360
Memory	Mushkin Red Line DDR4 4000 16Gb x2 18-22-22-42 1T
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XT
Storage	Team Group MP33 512Mb / 1Tb
Display(s)	SAMSUNG Odyssey G50A (LS27AG500PNXZA) (2560x1440)
Case	Lan-Li A3
Audio Device(s)	Real Tek on Board Audio
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GM
Mouse	M910-K
Keyboard	K636CLO
Software	WIN 11 Pro

System Name	4K-gaming / console
Processor	5800X @ PBO +200 / i5-8600K @ 4.6GHz
Motherboard	ROG Crosshair VII Hero / ROG Strix Z370-F
Cooling	Alphacool Eisbaer 360 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3600
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 TUF OC / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.5TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	4K120 IPS + 4K60 IPS / 1080p60 HDTV
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CH720N / TV speakers
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis