Recent content by Bluescreendeath

What do you mean by that when Zen is currently ahead of Intel chips? Core for core and clockspeed for clockspeed, Zen is faster with a better IPC. Intel is still stuck with using power hungry 10nm and is currently the one that needs to innovate more to compete with AMD. Intel is basically in...

The 7700X is actually cheaper in my area than the non-X 7700 due to sales, combo deals, etc.

Bummer. I was looking to get the 7700K but it looks like it runs so hot and with so much more electrical consumption than the 5800X3D or even the 7600X. This might exceed what my current ~130-150W TDP cooler is capable of and will turn my room a bit too toasty. It is a shame that the more...

i5-8400 sold very well. Not everybody needs SMT (especially since HT and SMT makes your PC more vulnerable) and this 3500 priced effectively could be the new bang for buck CPU for gamers and general consumers. It is unlikely Microcenter will be selling cheap CPUs online. Even when you buy CPUs...

No it is not. In the power for performance page, the RX5700 had similar power for perf as the GTX2060 and 2070s. The RX5700 XT had slightly worse but overall a bit better than the GTX10X0s. These new AMD cards have roughly comparable efficency to Pascal and Turing.

Neither Intel nor AMD really cares about gaming that much. Gaming is for a tiny segment of the market. These companies make most of their money selling to businesses and general consumers that don't care about gaming, and iirc most of the profits are in the server cpu market. And even among...

The RTX2060 Founder's Edition is $350. The regular versions will probably be $300. The GTX1060 Founder Edition also launched at $300 with a $250 MSRP for the regular versions.

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Have a Seasonic M12D Silver rated 850w modular PSU. This was gently and sparingly used. I don't have all of the modular cables - only 2x sata and 1x molex power add-on cables. The main cable branch comes with 2x 6+2 pin PCIe power cables. Looking for stuff to trade such as 1155 quad core +...

Looking for a cheap quad core/mobo combo or motherboard to replace a dead system. Looking for a sandy bridge or first gen i5 + mobo would work fine. Budget is ~$55 or trade for a 850w Seasonic modular PSU. I am in Maryland. Let me know what you have.

Thanks. Do you recommend putting a decent amount of liquid metal on both the IHS and die? I put it mostly on the die, and then rubbed smidgens of leftover stuff on the IHS. I rubbed nitrocellulose nail polish over the circuits next to the die to protect it, so I don't think short circuiting from...

Gotcha. I think the mistake I did was I put the sealer on the bottom of the IHS corners. I'm not supposed to put the adhesive between the IHS and the CPU substrate right? I'm supposed to put on the IHS first without sealant, and then dab the edge where the IHS/CPU meets with the adhesive?

What do you mean you had the 3570k naked? No IHS/heatsink directly on die? Did you solve the problem with more pressure or alleviating pressure? Since I have to take everything apart again, do I need to reapply the liquid metal or can I just leave on what I currently have?

I put the ihs on the die and had the cpu clamped by the bracket on the motherboard as soon as I applied the liquid and silicone. I then mounted the heatsink - all within 30min. Is it possible for it to expand even with this pressure? How much does silicone expand? Does my liquid metal...

So I delidded my 4790k and applied a tiny amount of liquid metal (Thermal Grizzly C-series). I also reattached my lapped IHS with black silicone adhesive (with some gaps for air) and applied a layer of clear nail polish to the CPU circuits near the die so the liquid metal won't short it out on...