What's your latest tech purchase?

[AusWolf]

y'all need to stop playing around with the ram, and enjoy some gaming instead

For some people, playing around the ram is the game.

The rest of intels 11th gen might be poopy, but the mem controllers seem awesome from what you've achieved

I don't know what you mean, but for general use and gaming, it's just as good as any modern architecture. I expected my 11700 to be a power hog, but it's only a power hog in benchmarks and stress tests - and not more than my 5950X was. It's very civilised under gaming.

ehehe. my res.
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It reminds me of this. Does it rattle as the liquid moves around the system?

Just to stay on topic: I've decided to make my half-finished Ryzen 3 HTPC work, so a GPU is coming tomorrow: it's an EVGA GT 710 that does not only have PCI-e x8 wired in, but uses an actual x8 size connector. I can post pics tomorrow if anyone's interested.

 

[Valantar]

wait, how the heck are you using the flow meter as a mini res?

Something like this?

 

[Mussels]

Oh so its more being used as an air-catcher

i suppose if it has a tap on more than 2 sides, you can bleed/fill there too

 

[Valantar]

Oh so its more being used as an air-catcher

i suppose if it has a tap on more than 2 sides, you can bleed/fill there too

Precisely the point Most of these flow indicators have three ports.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Precisely the point Most of these flow indicators have three ports.

That EK one does

 

[Valantar]

That EK one does

... Yes, I know, it's in my system And I did say most do, didn't I?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

... Yes, I know, it's in my system And I did say most do, didn't I?

sigh. ego rubbed well done

 

[tabascosauz]

... Yes, I know, it's in my system And I did say most do, didn't I?

that reminds me, I don't think I've seen any pics of ur new loop. Gonna post in the other thread soon?

 

[Mussels]

Hey at least *i* didnt know they had multiple ports, mines merely got two

 

[GreiverBlade]

@GreiverBlade , nice charger! I've got the 4x 18650 charger that's been making funny load noises since 2020

well .... my previous Ui1 1x18650 from Nitecore had a load noise issue (a bit like a GPU/PSU coil whine) which was why i changed to a Nitecore D2 and a XTAR MC1(for the 21700) but now that i mostly use 21700 in duo the XTAR VC2S was the best candidate, no whining for now

and the powerbank mode saved me once since then long shift at work, forgot to charge the phone and i had that charger 4 21700 (2 samsung 30T 2 samsung 40T ), my mod and my phone, well the mod lasted all day on the 40T pulling 80W on it, so i used the 30T to refill the phone in the middle afternoon, "perfect".

i'd be careful with the load noise, if it's under warranty (like my Ui1) it's worth looking into it, directly from the official Swiss store they offered me to replace or change to a equivalent model without cost added, or pay a little more and upgrade.
(they have the same issues as most international brand with a localized store .... they think Swiss peoples only speak German no other language options ahah )

 

[MarcusNumb]

I sold my 10 months old 5700xt Powercolor Red Devil for 500eu, and bought a MSI gaming x trio 3070ti for 850eu. Can't say that was the best deal but I'm feeling happy with it >.<

 

[Valantar]

that reminds me, I don't think I've seen any pics of ur new loop. Gonna post in the other thread soon?

Yeah, I'll get around to it once I fix the tubing around my GPU. After getting confirmation from EK that I could reverse flow without harming performance I'll be swapping the inlet and outlet ports and significantly shortening the tubing runs there. I'm too vain to post anything before that

sigh. ego rubbed well done

Hm? I was just pointing out that what you said was a little odd in light of the post you responded to - what you said was already right there in my post

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Yeah, I'll get around to it once I fix the tubing around my GPU. After getting confirmation from EK that I could reverse flow without harming performance I'll be swapping the inlet and outlet ports and significantly shortening the tubing runs there. I'm too vain to post anything before that

Hm? I was just pointing out that what you said was a little odd in light of the post you responded to - what you said was already right there in my post

You could have just ignored it, I would have, but felt the need to belittle my comment.

 

[Valantar]

You could have just ignored it, I would have, but felt the need to belittle my comment.

Sorry if it sounded belittling, it wasn't meant as such, I just found it odd. I could obviously have worded my response better though, sorry about that.

 

[AusWolf]

It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

 

[P4-630]

It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

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That's a nice little "EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black" !!

 

[lexluthermiester]

It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

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What is it?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

What is it?

X4 card anyway, or is that x8

 

[AusWolf]

What is it?

That's a nice little "EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black" !!

Nope, it's the GT 710 in my signature. Its only purpose is to drive my TV. Video decoding (whatever the GPU can't handle) can be done on the CPU - the Ryzen 3 is perfectly adequate for the job.

X4 card anyway, or is that x8

x8 (even though I've never seen a physical x8 slot on a motherboard).

 

[Valantar]

It's here! My smallest graphics card ever!

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Wow, that looks like the PCB is actually too short to fit a full x16 slot. Never seen that before, pretty amazing! The archaic video outputs would bother me, but at least it looks good

 

[AusWolf]

Wow, that looks like the PCB is actually too short to fit a full x16 slot. Never seen that before, pretty amazing! The archaic video outputs would bother me, but at least it looks good

Exactly. I bought this one because it's interesting. Though I can't imagine a situation that actually necessitates the use of a physical x8 slot.

As for the video outputs, as long as it has HDMI, I'm fine, though I'd be happier with a 2.0 variant for 4K 60 Hz. For this reason, I might upgrade to a 1030 later when prices settle.

 

[toilet pepper]

The ITX boards for AMD are a mess. And the only thing that checks most of the box is the Aorus B550i Pro AX. The downsides are lack of front USB, higher socket placement and shitty software. The lack of front USB C didn't really matter before as it is hard to come by a case that uses one... until I got the Meshlicious.

So I got thea 19 pin USB 3 splitter then a 19 pin to USB C to complicate the USB issues of AMD. Also got a 92mm fan bracket you can clip on the top of the spine for more airflow to the components. Still waiting for the case feet and the PU tubing to re-do the loop.

 

[R-T-B]

ehehe. my res.
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He's lonely. Open it up. Save him.

 

[Fangio1951]

He's lonely. Open it up. Save him.

That attachment looks like a face hugger from the Alien movies

 

[Caring1]

What is it?

The stickers visible on the end of the card near his fingertips.