Recent content by Yukikaze

For that usage, a 3rd gen i3 is sufficient (I use a Lenovo x131e as my "network maintenance" laptop at home. Essentially a terminal station from which I SSH into the various systems scattered about). It was about $70 a few years ago. It deals with Youtube and browsing just fine as well. It has a...

OMG, I want one. I don't care that it is ancient. I just want one :)

Honestly, while I could try to raise the vcore via pencil-style mods, I don't think I really have the thermal runway to deal with more voltage. The new board I ordered has voltage controls in the BIOS, so I'll be able to try it then and see how hot it gets.

So, this thing does run Crysis just fine. In fact it does it better than the Q6600 and 8800GT SLI system I originally tried to run it on ages ago. The RX 460 is essentially science fiction in the world of 2007 and is capable of absolute black magic fuckery by those standards. I also couldn't...

Okay, we have Windows 10 IoT LTSC, we have higher feet on the case to allow the 140mm fan to suck in more air (and 42c idle and sub 70c prime95 small FFT load!), and we also have benchmarks! 3DMark Wild Life 3DMark Wild Life Extreme 3DMark Night Raid 3DMark Fire Strike 3DMark Time Spy...

The corner of my office is now officially the 2000s corner :)

I mean, I can just stick my Z790 ITX board and 14900K in there if I just want to see the world burn...

Ohh, interesting. Once I get around to installing Windows on it, I'll try that. Thanks! That's a good point. And it will be supported until 2026, which is longer-term than Win10, unless I go through getting LTSC activated here. I added a 140mm fan (Arctic P14) to the bottom of the case. That...

That gives me the idea to run Win10 on this thing. I have another 120GB SSD and a free SATA port, so hold my beer :)

In 2026, it will be some 20 years from the Conroe launch, which for those of us around this long, was Intel's "The Empire Strikes Back" moment at the end of the Netburst era where it retook the performance crown from AMD with a vengeance. Back then I was still rocking a Pentium 4 and I would...

The system runs so cool that it really isn't needed. So I'm going to call it done for now. I already have a new (and weird!) project that I am putting together from more spare parts and ebay finds... One thing I realized is that my NAS box (running a 3570S) has a better CPU cooler than this...

That's a good use for a 32" 1080p panel, but it does not utilize the 165hz capability, unless you have some high framerate content and the means to play them. But that's a minor thing and probably not worth worrying about.

Don't sit too close to it and it will be fine. Treat it a bit like a TV in that regard and it'll serve you well.

Low-budget system shopping! We're not in the US here, so things are more expensive and way trickier to source if you want to remain cheap. This leads to interesting part selections when you're trying to maximize your bang-for-the-buck. And so, the spare parts (plus) build is now in the house...

It is the finest hourglass, though. Seriously, those FE cards are amazingly built and hella pretty. Of course, can't see any of it in the 2000D. Aesthetics aside, I am very happy that the card mount is vertical (outputs down), so no sag, because this is one massive and heavy card.