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dieselcat18 · Aug 20, 2016

ASUS R2 290X OC looking for a new home.

Shou Miko · Aug 23, 2016

At work we got a new Lenovo account manager so I had a good talk with "her" and asked her kindly if it was possible to get a test/sample unit I could borrow for some testing and try out of their X1 Carbon 4th with a Intel Skylake cpu and ofc I could that wasn't a problem

This sku costs around €1750 / £1465 in my country and contains:
i5-6200U, 8GB DDR4, Liteon 256GB M.2. SATA3 SSD OPAL, Intel Wireless-AC 8260, Intel I219V, 14inch Full-HD IPS 1920x1080 300nits Anti-glare screen weighs in around 1,14kgs.

GreiverBlade · Aug 23, 2016

puma99dk| said:
At work we got a new Lenovo account manager so I had a good talk with "her" and asked her kindly if it was possible to get a test/sample unit I could borrow for some testing and try out of their X1 Carbon 4th with a Intel Skylake cpu and ofc I could that wasn't a problem

This sku costs around €1750 / £1465 in my country and contains:
i5-6200U, 8GB DDR4, Liteon 256GB M.2. SATA3 SSD OPAL, Intel Wireless-AC 8260, Intel I219V, 14inch Full-HD IPS 1920x1080 300nits Anti-glare screen weighs in around 1,14kgs.

i fail to see the "close-up" parts ... but i definitively see a "sexy" part ...... : the box was nice ...

Shou Miko · Aug 23, 2016

GreiverBlade said:
i fail to see the "close-up" parts ... but i definitively see a "sexy" part ...... : the box was nice ...

Haha it's a sexy lightweight laptop but NOT cheap :roll:

Athlon2K15 · Aug 25, 2016

I had no idea the GTX1070 was going to have an ITX variant and it even has higher clocks than my Founders Edition!!

stinger608 · Aug 25, 2016

That is awesome @AthlonX2 !!!!

Did you receive that as a review sample?

Athlon2K15 · Aug 25, 2016

stinger608 said:
That is awesome @AthlonX2 !!!!

Did you receive that as a review sample?

no , i dont review GPUs

stinger608 · Aug 25, 2016

AthlonX2 said:
no , i dont review GPUs

I didn't think so but figured maybe they have so many that you received one for a review.

GreiverBlade · Aug 25, 2016

AthlonX2 said:
and it even has higher clocks than my Founders Edition!!

astonishing, wait .... founder edition are supposed to be something special (other than being a overpriced reference card with a camouflage name? ) iirc any custom model are stellar above a FE (even a itx one )

otherwise, sexy little one (factory OC how much?)

Athlon2K15 · Aug 25, 2016

I believe founders is 1506 and the ITX card comes in at ~1571. With that said, the Founders Edition overclocks way farther than the ITX card, pushing close to 2100 on the core.

GreiverBlade · Aug 25, 2016

AthlonX2 said:
I believe founders is 1506 and the ITX card comes in at ~1571. With that said, the Founders Edition overclocks way farther than the ITX card, pushing close to 2100 on the core.

no, i meant ... the founder is only a reference card (aka: pure stock with a basic PCB layout) with a fancy name and hefty overprice

and any custom will always have better capacity than a FE due to custom power phase layout and other things added (i.e.: better cooling due to custom cooler being way more efficient than a FE signature cooler )

altho i reckon the FE cooler looks nice (but totally not worth the overprice ) they say the only advantage for a FE is for reference waterblock (easier to have 1 standard than a lot for different cards) ... well as long as WB maker like EKWB will do custom block for any custom card around, a FE will only be a pretty basic card with no advantage over custom PCB type

also pure 2100 core or boost? ... above 1800: artifacting and other joyfull things ... HOW come a lot of people report 1070 being able to push over 2000, but not mine :cry:

(joking ... 1556 factory OC for my MSI Armor is enough ... my boost clock oscillate between 1997 stable and 2126 )

also little Pi 2 got an upgrade ... all aluminum casing is smexy!
before and after

also testing some cooling and learning GPIO pin layout ... i was wondering why that 25mm fan didn't start without a little push ... well albeit being a 0.05A it's ... a 12V ... i need to find a 5V :laugh:

(i wonder if i could fit a 40mm in that case for fun )
altho with the fan running i got no more than 42° C during 1080p streaming instead of 59° C.

Athlon2K15 · Aug 25, 2016

GreiverBlade said:
no, i meant ... the founder is only a reference card (aka: pure stock with a basic PCB layout) with a fancy name and hefty overprice

and any custom will always have better capacity than a FE due to custom power phase layout and other things added (i.e.: better cooling due to custom cooler being way more efficient than a FE signature cooler )

altho i reckon the FE cooler looks nice (but totally not worth the overprice ) they say the only advantage for a FE is for custom waterblock ... well as long as WB maker like EKWB will do custom block for any custom card around, a FE will only be a pretty basic card with no advantage over custom PCB type

also pure 2100 core or boost? ... above 1800: artifacting and other joyfull things ... HOW come a lot of people report 1070 being able to push over 2000, but not mine (joking ... 1556 factory OC for my MSI Armor is enough ... my boost clock oscillate between 1997 stable and 2126 )

also little Pi 2 got an upgrade ... all aluminum casing is smexy!
before and after
View attachment 78277 View attachment 78278

also testing some cooling and learning GPIO pin layout ... i was wondering why that 25mm fan didn't start without a little push ... well albeit being a 0.05A it's ... a 12V ... i need to find a 5V (i wonder if i could fit a 40mm in that case for fun )
altho with the fan running i got no more than 42° C during 1080p streaming instead of 59° C.
View attachment 78279

From what i have read with a few reviewers and youtubers, founders cards are overclocking farther.

GreiverBlade · Aug 25, 2016

AthlonX2 said:
From what i have read with a few reviewers and youtubers, founders cards are overclocking farther.

so ... a 4+1 powerphase 1x8pin handle better than a 8+1 6pin+8pin... binning chips .... much? if true that would explain the overprice ... tho i don't buy that statement.

ALSO 2100 core ... OC base clock or boost? i didn't see that answer ... because my 1070 reach that but on boost

Athlon2K15 · Aug 25, 2016

It very well could be, i know my founders pushes quite easy just by putting the power limit to 112%, but my card is a true nvidia branded card. im sure they keep the best for themselves..

GreiverBlade · Aug 25, 2016

AthlonX2 said:
It very well could be, i know my founders pushes quite easy just by putting the power limit to 112%, but my card is a true nvidia branded card. im sure they keep the best for themselves..

... so you mean base clock and not boost, then.

that's a rip off :laugh:

reference card are by no mean meant to be better than custom model :roll:

oh well i guess i am glad that my MSI Armor was the only custom model that was cheaper than a FE

i've found that pics on my Canon SX100iS SD ... i am suprised how the flash turned that pics into ... not ultra close up but quite sexy.

t_ski · Aug 27, 2016

GreiverBlade said:
... so you mean base clock and not boost, then.

that's a rip off reference card are by no mean meant to be better than custom model oh well i guess i am glad that my MSI Armor was the only custom model that was cheaper than a FE

i've found that pics on my Canon SX100iS SD ... i am suprised how the flash turned that pics into ... not ultra close up but quite sexy.
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Don't forget to plug that CPU 8-pin back in...

GreiverBlade · Aug 27, 2016

t_ski said:
Don't forget to plug that CPU 8-pin back in...

i never, forget it ... (it was during leak test, and you'll notice that the 24pin ATX was also not plugged

)

khemist · Sep 3, 2016

Memory may be going back as it's being pushed slightly by the cpu heatsink.

Edit - Yeah it's going back for sure, it would annoy me seeing the memory being pushed like that.

HammerON · Sep 5, 2016

t_ski · Sep 6, 2016

Those Trident are sexy. I was hoping to get a set of the white/gray ones, but not in my budget yet.

Jetster · Sep 6, 2016

R-T-B · Sep 6, 2016

Your box has already been claimed by the cat-empire.

PHaS3 · Sep 6, 2016

Glad to see I'm not the only one with feline concerns

On top of my H105 exhaust lol

R-T-B · Sep 6, 2016

My cat just hides in boxes and tries to kill me when I walk by. It's how I know she loves me, right?

khemist · Sep 6, 2016

Since i'm back on air cooling for now i'm selling off some of my watercooling bits including this pump setup.

System Name	My 1st System Build (Up-Grade #4.5)/ Wife's PC
Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550@3.5GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 2.4Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4/ GIGABYTE GA-K8NSNXP-939 socket
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9700 110mm CPU Cooler / CM Hyper N520
Memory	G.Skill 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 1066 (PC28500) 5-5-5-15@2.1v/ G.Skill 4GB DDR PC3200 400MHz 2.5CL
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2GB/ ATi X800 XT PE 256mb
Storage	WD Caviar SE16 640GB 7200rpm SATA (x 2) in Raid 0 / Acomdata 500GB external HHD/ WD Raptor 10K 150GB
Display(s)	HP LP2465 1920x1200 S-PVA Panel/LG Flatron 20.1/ HP LP2465 1920x1200 S-PVA Panel
Case	Lian Li (Lancool) PC-K63 / BMW Aluminum Mid-Tower
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro/ Sound Blaster Audigy2 Z5
Power Supply	COUGAR-SX850 850W 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular/ Corsair 400w 80 plus certifed psu
Software	Windows Vista Ultimate X64 (retail) w/ SP-2/ Windows XP Pro w/ SP-3

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	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/Gorilla Glass Victus 2/front-stock back-JSAUX RGB transparent
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/USAMS GAN PD 33w/USAMS GAN 100w
Mouse	Speedlink Sovos Vertical-Asus ROG Spatha-Logi Ergo M575/Xiaomi XMRM-006/touch/touch
Keyboard	Endorfy Thock 75%/Lofree Edge/none/touch/virtual
VR HMD	Medion Erazer
Software	Win10 64/Win8.1 64/Android TV 8.1/Android 14/Win11 64
Benchmark Scores	bench...mark? i do leave mark on bench sometime, to remember which one is the most comfortable. :o

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

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

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Power Supply	Corsair SF750
Mouse	Steelseries Prime wireless
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Motherboard	ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-A
Cooling	MSI MAG CoreLiquid E360
Memory	Patriot Viper Elite 5 32GB 6200
Video Card(s)	PNY RTX 4090 XLR8
Storage	Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB + WD Black SN850 1TB
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Case	Corsair 5000D Airflow
Audio Device(s)	On-board
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G5
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure
Keyboard	ASUS ROG Strix Scope II Wireless
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Benchmark Scores	Always changing~

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Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
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Storage	Intel 5800X Optane 800GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
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Case	Thermaltake Core X31
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Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
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Storage	Kioxia 512GB NVMe \|Crucial MX200 SSD + Samsung 980 1TB + 870QVO 1TB + 12TB HDDs
Display(s)	Dell Laptop Display 1920x1200 \| Dell UltraSharp U2719D
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Power Supply	Corsair RM750
Mouse	Logitech G403 \| Logitech G Pro
Keyboard	Logitech MX Keys
Software	Windows 11 Pro x64
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