Recent content by sn2x

1. I am aware of what can be cooled with custom, I just don't see the point of water cooling RAM and SSDs, seems like a lot of added cost and little to no benefit. 2. Alpha Cool GPU AIOs seem too expensive. I wouldn't pay $200+ when it might not work on the GPU I upgrade to next year... I'll...

The value of AIO can't be beat, when compared to custom. I bought a 280mm AIO for under $60 back in 2021, less than the price of a high end air cooler. Custom loops are too expensive and too time consuming for my taste, though it would be nice to cool my GPU, I wouldn't pay hundreds extra to...

Core i5 13600K 5.5P/4.4E/4.8C DDR4 4200 C16

13600K: 5.5P/4.4E 4.8 GHz Ring DDR4 4200C16 Gear 1

Here's one. Overclocked my CPU a bit further. 13600K @ 5.5P/4.4E 4.8 GHz Ring (280 mm AIO + Contact Frame) DDR4 4200C16 Gear 1 RTX 4070 @ 3 GHz GDDR6X @ 552 GB/s (9.5% memory OC)

13600K @ 5.4P/4.2E 4.8R DDR4 4200C16 Gear 1 RTX 4070

Hoping for H1 2025. I got a 4070 at launch a few months ago so I should be able to get a full 2 years out of it before the 5070 arrives.

60 tier cards only matched previous 80-tier performance when the 80 GPU was based on the mid-range 104 die. This isn't the first time going up a tier you got similar price to performance. I went from GTX 1060 to RTX 2070 and ended up getting 92% more performance for 100% more money. That was a...

And yet the RTX 4070 was still the best $600 card for my use case and it's a great upgrade over the 3060 Ti I had previously.

RTX 4070, upgraded from an RTX 3060 Ti.

Those are the reasons I went for the 4070, along with the fact that DLSS2 looks better than FSR2. It was an easy choice for me. Hardware Unboxed compared DLSS2 and FSR2 and found DLSS2 looked better at both 1440p and 4K. They even found DLSS2 better than native in some instances. 7800 XT might...

If 4070 performs like a 3080 and 4060 Ti performs like a 3070 then there is no way they would price those cards that high. Seems more likely they'd price these next couple of cards as follows. 4070: $600 4060 Ti: $400-$450

Raptor Lake (13600K). My last CPU was Zen3 (5800x) sold that just before it tanked in value.

i5-13600K 5.9 GHz (two core turbo) over 2.3K 280mm Cooler Master AIO