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my math teacher told me reason I need to know algebra is so I can calculate gas mileage of renting a car vs other stuff... then I just googled "gas trip calculator" and showed him all the websites that auto calculated that stuff for you, and used gas prices from each county to make it accurate as possible to boot.

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While those are options, nothing beats doing the math yourself(and knowing how in the first place).
 

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Finally, a decent AM4 board that can run a 2350MHz iGPU without dropping 0.1V under load because someone forgot to program LLC..........I don't get why MSI don't just call it a Unify. It looks the part - it literally shares the Z490I Unify's OC feature set.

Makes me wonder if I can run some 2400MHz Firestrike and 4400/4466 benching all under 1.25V. I hit ~5200 Firestrike the other day at 2350/2166 and the app told me the top 5600G score is 5560 :eek:

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I did a review a few months ago on that exact motherboard. Feature rich for a mITX board. You'll like it a lot!!!!!
 
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goodbye trusty old one (YEAH! OCZ is fine! ) almost a decade and still running strong ... but space wise ...
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finally cloned the Vertex III to the 870 EVO 250gb

MOAR SPACE!
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the 512gb was already in .... but i got a 1tb for just 30chf more than the Vertex III 120gb did cost back in 2011 (109chf :laugh: ) if they had a S70 in stock i could have taken a 1tb PCIe 4.0X4 twice faster ... but 3k is enough (plus my mobo has 1 M2 PCIe 4.0 and one 3.0 and the 512 was already in the 4.0 :oops: ) now i have 2 Gammix S11 Pro spare heatsink :rockout:

left the 8XX right the Gammix S11 brothers
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now all that's left is a pair of AF140 white to replace the AF140 noLED on the top of my case (my Thermaltake Riing 140 white had issues with rattling ... they did not like being upside down i guess ... )
edit: well maybe i will get a 1tb 870 EVO to replace the 1tb/8gb WD SSHD which is a 5400rpm ... the 2 7200rpm 1tgb Toshiba DT01ACA100 can wait a bit (replacing them with 1tb 870 EVO would be ... mmhhh maybe a pair of 4tb Firecuda HDDs or just one )

@tabascosauz NEAT mITX BOARD! MSI rhyme with sexy ... my own, not mITX nor same line but MSI, is definitely qualifying for that too :D
 
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goodbye trusty old one (YEAH! OCZ is fine! ) almost a decade and still running strong ... but space wise ...
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finally cloned the Vertex III to the 870 EVO 250gb
I used to have the exact same Vertex 3 back almost 10 years ago. It was my first SSD ever. Sweet memories. :oops:
 
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I used to have the exact same Vertex 3 back almost 10 years ago. It was my first SSD ever. Sweet memories. :oops:
yeah ... it was the same for me ... almost a decade, i meant it because i got it in december 2011 for my birthday :laugh: :D (holy cow.... the weight of that SSD .... , 77gr vs 58gr for the 870 EVO)
also it survived multiple Intel AMD rigs and countless dirty swaps ... which is also why i would always fight those who hammer "OCZ is unreliable, it's pure SH!T" like one of my friend ...
ironically he swear and live by Razer ... which in turn for me trigger the same reaction ... it's a hilarious moment ... although i am more right than he is ... almost none of my, or his ... as a matter of fact, Razer cr@p passed their first year without a RMA

in the exceptions ...for him: a Razer Seiren (wait ... Blue...mhhhh well then it's like my Gunnar Onyx RPG) and a mhhhh .... nope that's it (even more irony that i have more Razer stuff that did not fail than him and he's the blind supporter .... )
me: a mouse bungee (not hard to not fail that ... tho Razer is known to even F'up on mousemate...the Destructor i had ..."self destructed" ), a pair of "gaming glass" oh wait ... nope those are Gunnar ... plagued by Razer branding (luckily discreet )... ah... :wtf:


that... remind me i forgot to report a purchase ...:ohwell:
not my fault ... i want my Belkin and my Saitek back! (well ... that's a almost Belkin ... same global shape and palmrest as the n52te, which was the time Razer did put their paws on the Nostromo n52 i still remember the "powered by Razer" in the software GUI but at that time between 2008 and 2010 i was still not disgusted by Razer ... it started shortly after tho, a cushioned wrist rest and 5 key more are improvement ... )

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well the Tartarus V2 is not bad ... (the Pro is sh!t tho ... ) urgh... tho, it's forcing me to use Synapse... a lot of unwanted feature on that soft ... but it does its job for the key mapping ...
edit: c'mont Tart ... prove me wrong ... you have 4 month to pass without RMA (actually 11 month ... to be honest) to do it right ... c'mon it's not that hard!

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also finally decided to get some wristrest ... for the mouse and keyboard ... Speedlink Braice and Asus RGWR (which stand for Rainbow puke Gaming Word Retroactive enhancer ... my GMMK, well the Tartarus too, although it's more color coding for which key is what in that case, is in "chase the hater" mode atm ... )
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Decided to snag this since I had $10 in rewards at Best Buy...



...a 1TB version of the SanDisk NVMe SSD I got a while ago. After the rewards, it was $98.17 including tax.



Overall, synthetic tests show better performance all around compared to the 250GB one. As many pointed out in my post about the 250GB one, this drive is basically identical to the WD SN550.

I've moved a bunch of frequently accessed things off of my SSD array and onto this, and everything that was on my 4TB hard drive was moved onto my SSD array. I now have exclusively solid-state storage in my main system.

For my plans moving forward, I'd like to get a couple more Crucial MX500s to expand the array, and I'd like to replace my boot drive (500GB Samsung 970 EVO) with a 500GB WD SN850 (the one with the built-in heatsink).
 
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Decided to snag this since I had $10 in rewards. at Best Buy...



...a 1TB version of the SanDisk NVMe SSD I got a while ago. After the rewards, it was $98.17 including tax.



Overall, synthetic tests show better performance all around compared to the 250GB one. As many pointed out in my post about the 250GB one, this drive is basically identical to the WD SN550.

I've moved a bunch of frequently accessed things off of my SSD array and onto this, and everything that was on my 4TB hard drive was moved onto my SSD array. I now have exclusively solid-state storage in my main system.

For my plans moving forward, I'd like to get a couple more Crucial MX500s to expand the array, and I'd like to replace my boot drive (500GB Samsung 970 EVO) with a 500GB WD SN850 (the one with the built-in heatsink).
oh that Sandisk is on the same level of my Crucial P1 1tb that sit in my Asus Strix Arion hum the P1 is a little slower tho -400R/-250W and only 950ish on USB 3.2 Gen1, but that's plenty fast even as a nomad game drive
may i inquire the price? edit: i reread the post :oops: ohhhh well without the 10$ coupon it was same price as the P1
 

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Amazon failed me, local store was $140 cheaper than delivered so...

 
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I got 2 new WD Purple 4TB home yes only 5400rpm with 64mb of cache

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I know these drives ain't the fastest but I rather want some reliable drives for Plex and my current WD Purple 4 the PURX can do 4K playback in x264/x265 with the files I got with no issues so the PURZ should do the same it's just so much smaller gonna replace my dying WD Red 4TB that was manufacted the 17 SEP 2014 and I got it in like 2015 so it served me well :rockout:
 

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I got 2 new WD Purple 4TB home yes only 5400rpm with 64mb of cache

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I know these drives ain't the fastest but I rather want some reliable drives for Plex and my current WD Purple 4 the PURX can do 4K playback in x264/x265 with the files I got with no issues so the PURZ should do the same it's just so much smaller gonna replace my dying WD Red 4TB that was manufacted the 17 SEP 2014 and I got it in like 2015 so it served me well :rockout:

I got a Blue 4tb dom 03/21 for 80 quid. I usually always buy WD spinners. Where are blues in relation to purple
 

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I got a Blue 4tb dom 03/21 for 80 quid. I usually always buy WD spinners. Where are blues in relation to purple
Squeeze it a little harder and it goes from red to purple, blue means you did it too long
 
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I wanted a proper upgrade from my 980Ti this gen and was hoping for a 3070 or 6800 - but we all know how things went with inventory and prices. I thought my best option was a 3060 5-6 weeks ago when the opportunity came up so I got it, but it wasn't what I was hoping for.

I got lucky last Friday on newegg shuffle and was able to land a 3060Ti for $460. I had it shipped to my work and it showed up today.

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Now I'm officially done looking to upgrade my system. I'm content.
 
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System Name "The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One"
Processor Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz
Motherboard Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi
Cooling Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's
Memory 64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400
Video Card(s) EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more.
Display(s) 43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 65" Hisense U8N 4K
Case Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T
Audio Device(s) Asus Xonar Essence STX/ Asus Xonar Essence STX II
Power Supply Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300
Mouse Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0
Keyboard Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800
Software Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC 24H2
Benchmark Scores https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229
I needed a better GPU than the three XFX Fury X's I currently have in use for a new build. I managed to score this AMD Vega Frontier Edition 16GB HBM2 off Ebay for less than 1/2 it's original price plus cheaper than any Vega 64's or 56's currently listed. Not being a gamer it suits my needs well and the price was definitely right (Seller also threw in two day USPS shipping). Combined with my Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c /44t and 128GB of RAM it's a great combination.
 

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Location
Taiwan
Processor i5-9600K
Motherboard Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X
Cooling Scythe Mugen 5S
Memory Micron Ballistix Sports LT 3000 8G*4
Video Card(s) EVGA 3070 XC3 Ultra Gaming
Storage Adata SX6000 Pro 512G, Kingston A2000 1T
Display(s) Gigabyte M32Q
Case Antec DF700 Flux
Audio Device(s) Edifier C3X
Power Supply Super Flower Leadex Gold 650W
Mouse Razer Basilisk V2
Keyboard Ducky ONE 2 Horizon
Got my new Razer basilisk V2 yesterday
 

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System Name Aki
Processor AMD 7800X3D
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
Display(s) Dell 32" Curved Gaming Monitor (S3220DGF)
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
Software Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores Always changing~
Recently decided to upgrade my back-up cruncher in system specs to a Threadripper cruncher.
First purchase to arrive:
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These match my 32 GB in my main cruncher. Going to be pairing the two sets together for 64 GB.
 
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Location
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System Name El Calpulator
Processor AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory 32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s) MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage 5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s) Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s) SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores Just enough
Back to Logitech. Got a G903 Lightspeed Hero mouse and a G915 Lightspeed keyboard. Going all wireless
 

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System Name Juliette // My HTPC
Processor Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s) ASUS RTX4070 OC// ASUS RTX 4060 OC
Storage Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s) ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s) Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse G903 and a Master Mouse MM710/No mouse, MS game copntroller
Keyboard EVGA / Logitech K400
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Joined
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System Name El Calpulator
Processor AMD Ryzen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard ASRock X670E Pro RS
Cooling ArcticCooling Freezer 3 360ARGB AIO
Memory 32GB Corsair Vengance 6000Mhz C30
Video Card(s) MSI RTX 4080 Gaming Trio X @ 2925 / 23500 mhz
Storage 5TB nvme SSD + Synology DS115j NAS with 4TB HDD
Display(s) Samsung G8 34" QD-OLED + Samsung 28" 4K 60hz UR550
Case Montech King 95 PRO Blue
Audio Device(s) SB X4+Logitech Z623 2.1+Astro A50 Wireless
Power Supply be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1000W ATX 3.0 80+ Gold
Mouse Logitech G502X Plus LightSpeed Hero Wireless plus Logitech G POWERPLAY Wireless Charging Mouse Pad
Keyboard Logitech G915 LightSpeed Wireless
Software Win 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores Just enough
Yes, it's quite nice. The keyboard is great as well but quite expensive. I got it on a discount. I would not pay £200 for a keyboard
 
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System Name myPC
Processor i5-11600k @ stock
Motherboard Asus TUF Z590 Gaming Plus
Cooling Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Memory Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 3200
Video Card(s) Asus Dual RTX 3060 ti
Storage Boot: WD Black SN770 1TB - Game Storage: WD Black SN770 2TB - Other Storage: 4TB
Display(s) Samsung Odyssey G5 curved 27" 1440p 144hz
Case Thermaltake v100 perforated
Audio Device(s) Some headphones and some speakers
Power Supply Gigabyte UD750GM
Mouse Logitech G203
Keyboard Redragon K509
Software W11 Pro
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