Your PC ATM

phill · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I would give you a 3770K and a Z77 OCFormula for that

Shipping might suck though.. bonus points for Original box

In my head and mind, that is just such an awesome combo!!

That's of course got nothing to do with the fact I have the same motherboards and I think I have one of those CPUs too!!

Kissamies said:
Works like this

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Love the X58!!

My 920 never played well with more RAM, even when trying to go from 6GB to 12GB, it was a pain.. Might have been the board or the CPU as it wasn't a Xeon but

X58 lives on!!

An0maly_76 · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I keep flip flopping between my 58X3D and 5900X. Also between my Grey FC140 and White

Make up yer MIND, esse! You drivin' me LOCO, homes!

lexluthermiester · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I keep flip flopping between my 58X3D and 5900X.

Why? What do you do more of, gaming or power-user workloads?

freeagent · Mar 11, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Why? What do you do more of, gaming or power-user workloads?

Neither really..

I game at 3840x2160 60fps, or 2160x1440 at 60fps, so I don't really see all that cache benefit, maybe its because of my GPU? Or it could be the tune I run on my 5900X? There is a large difference between 4450MHz and 5100MHz too, and I don't think the reviewers do that kind of tuning for reviews?

I wont sell the chip, I do like it because I can run it semi passively, and its still 8 cores so its still sort of quick. Who knows, its Friday and the chip has been installed for about 24 hours now, I may go back to the X3D by the end of the weekend.. but I am almost out of Ceramique so maybe not, we will see :laugh:

tabascosauz · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
Neither really..

I game at 3840x2160 60fps, or 2160x1440 at 60fps, so I don't really see all that cache benefit, maybe its because of my GPU? Or it could be the tune I run on my 5900X? There is a large difference between 4450MHz and 5100MHz too, and I don't think the reviewers do that kind of tuning for reviews?

I wont sell the chip, I do like it because I can run it semi passively, and its still 8 cores so its still sort of quick. Who knows, its Friday and the chip has been installed for about 24 hours now, I may go back to the X3D by the end of the weekend.. but I am almost out of Ceramique so maybe not, we will see

At 60fps you didn't even need to get rid of the 3600XT lol, more so than a new GPU, just going beyond a 60Hz screen is the real life-changing factor

Not getting a chance to stretch its legs - justice for @freeagent's 5800X3D!

freeagent · Mar 11, 2023

That made me laugh

But yes, I need to break away from 60Hz.. one day!

An0maly_76 · Mar 11, 2023

freeagent said:
I wont sell the chip

15th Warlock · Mar 11, 2023

Got this laptop Monday, but was super busy all week at work:

Asus Strix Scar 16, Specs are i9 13980HX, RTX 4090, 32GBs DDR5, 2TBs RAID 0 SSD and 2560x1600 Mini LED Nebula HDR display.

Previously bought the Gigabyte Aorus 17X but I returned before opening it as the display, CPU, and many other specs were not nearly as good as the ones in the Asus, this laptop is also more portable, making it easier to travel with.

So far, the performance blows my previous 3080 laptop out of the water, being anywhere between 60 to 100% faster in terms of CPU and GPU performance, this is a beast of a system, really hard to believe how far laptops have come in a couple of years since I bought my previous laptop:

This is right out the box, on turbo settings, this laptop is just as fast, or even faster than my previous 3090/12900K desktop, I find it hard to believe the performance on tap for such a small form factor.

lexluthermiester · Mar 12, 2023

15th Warlock said:
Asus Strix Scar 16, Specs are i9 13980HX, RTX 4090, 32GBs DDR5, 2TBs RAID 0 SSD and 2560x1600 Mini LED Nebula HDR display.

Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

An0maly_76 · Mar 12, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

Which reminds me. I just did a wipe on my primary storage due to indications of corruption messing with File Explorer. Interestingly, File Explorer showed no lag on this drive initially, but slowly developed over the course of a few months to the point of being ridiculous. However, at 4.7 GB, it's over half full, though I have some space to clear from OBS-recording DVDs (Handbrake doesn't like my system, picture thermal imaging displaying in different colors and patterns of plaid and QR codes). So I'm wondering if first, this lag is due to the drive being slower at mid-to-full capacity (it is a 256GB cache, but that might not matter for that situation), and second, my CBR23 benches post-wipe are Multi-Core 21539 - Single Core 1592.

Is this up to snuff? I remember CBR23 showing my system's ranking at 80-85% the performance of a newer Xeon, supposedly with twice the cores and threads. 5900X, auto PBO settings, other specs are in my profile.

Outback Bronze · Mar 12, 2023

freeagent said:
I keep flip flopping between my 58X3D and 5900X

Yeah lol,

I used to do this years ago, now I like just being content. I still get urges though

P4-630 · Mar 12, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

However that's ~4000 bucks on your lap.....

SN2716057 · Mar 12, 2023

15th Warlock · Mar 12, 2023

P4-630 said:
However that's ~4000 bucks on your lap.....

Not quite, fortunately I was able to pre order at MSRP before scalpers bought all the initial stock and started selling for way over $4K. As always, I expect prices to normalize once more stock hits the channel.

lexluthermiester said:
Good grief! That is impressive for a 16" laptop.

Thank you, I agree, Asus did not compromise with the cooling performance for the 16" version, and its performance is really within spitting distance of the Scar 18, in a smaller package and with a better display.

When you think about, it's crazy to be able pack this amount of compute power in a backpack.

lexluthermiester · Mar 12, 2023

P4-630 said:
However that's ~4000 bucks on your lap.....

With those specs, that sounds about right.

15th Warlock said:
and its performance is really within spitting distance of the Scar 18, in a smaller package and with a better display.

I don't know that I'd agree with that. I'd rather have the larger display, but that's just my personal preference.

15th Warlock · Mar 13, 2023

lexluthermiester said:
With those specs, that sounds about right.

I don't know that I'd agree with that. I rather have the larger display, but that's just my personal preference.

Yes, you're right, I also like more screen real estate, and was hesitant to get the bigger model when deciding on a new laptop to replace my 15.6" laptop, and while I agree a bigger display is more desirable in most situations, it's not just the display size that differentiates both models, the specs are very different.

The Scar 18 lacks the mini LED HDR display found in the 16, meaning a much lower contrast ratio, with the mini LED black levels approaching the ones found in oled screens.

The display in the Scar 18 tops at less than half the brightness in the display for this model (1100nits vs 500nits in the 18) and has a lower color gamut.

One more thing to consider is the bigger laptop is almost 2 pounds heavier, for only a few percent better performance, and I would've needed a bigger backpack to lug it around, a problem when bringing a bigger laptop in flights, and one of the reasons I decided to return the 17" Aorus

I must admit though, playing games and watching media on a bigger screen is more immersive :rockout:

freeagent · Mar 13, 2023

Stickers!

Who doesn’t like stickers? So boring without them!

And lens flare :cool:

Count von Schwalbe · Mar 13, 2023

15th Warlock said:
I must admit though, playing games and watching media on a bigger screen is more immersive

External monitor FTW

15th Warlock · Mar 13, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
External monitor FTW

Can't bring that external monitor with me on long trips :laugh:

lexluthermiester · Mar 13, 2023

15th Warlock said:
The Scar 18 lacks the mini LED HDR display found in the 16

I can live with that. I'm not super picky about what tech a display uses so long as it performs well and looks good.

15th Warlock said:
I must admit though, playing games and watching media on a bigger screen is more immersive

It really is. With system like that, it's quite literally a desktop replacement. Add to it a 27" or larger monitor or TV and you have an excellent system both at home and on the go.

SN2716057 · Mar 14, 2023

And a proper sfw pic

Super Firm Tofu · Mar 14, 2023

Decided to take a lunch break today and finally install the contact frame. Maybe I'll take a lunch break tomorrow and do the other one. :laugh:

Lost_Troll · Mar 17, 2023

Just replaced the CPU RM1 cooler with a Noctua NH-U9S and the Gigabyte RX6650 XT OC video card with a ASRock RX 6750 XT Phantom Gaming D OC. It runs really well since this is the first PC that I have built in 16 years (2008).

Kissamies · Mar 19, 2023

Swapped cases once again. :laugh:

And yeah, I need that USB3.0 card + bracket as the board doesn't have enough ports.

An0maly_76 · Mar 19, 2023

Kissamies said:
Swapped cases once again.

And yeah, I need that USB3.0 card + bracket as the board doesn't have enough ports.

Which model is that?

System Name	Not so complete or overkill - There are others!! Just no room to put! :D
Processor	Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Motherboard	Asus Zenith 2 Extreme Alpha
Cooling	Lots!! Dual GTX 560 rads with D5 pumps for each rad. One rad for each component
Memory	Viper Steel 4 x 16GB DDR4 3600MHz not sure on the timings... Probably still at 2667!! :(
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix 3090 with front and rear active full cover water blocks
Storage	I'm bound to forget something here - 250GB OS, 2 x 1TB NVME, 2 x 1TB SSD, 4TB SSD, 2 x 8TB HD etc...
Display(s)	3 x Dell 27" S2721DGFA @ 7680 x 1440P @ 144Hz or 165Hz - working on it!!
Case	The big Thermaltake that looks like a Case Mods
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1600W T2
Mouse	Corsair thingy
Keyboard	Razer something or other....
VR HMD	No headset yet
Software	Windows 11 OS... Not a fan!!
Benchmark Scores	I've actually never benched it!! Too busy with WCG and FAH and not gaming! :( :( Not OC'd it!! :(

System Name	Every cuss word I can think of, and a few I've made up.
Processor	Ryzen R9 5900X
Motherboard	Asus Tuf B550-PLUS
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5 Black Edition, Corsair Commander Core XT with six LL120s
Memory	2x16 DDR4-3200 Patriot Viper 4 Blackout PV432G320C6K
Video Card(s)	Asus KO-RTX3060ti-8GB-OC
Storage	1TB WD Blue SN570 PCIe3 M.2, 8TB WD Black 8TB HDD, Pioneer BDR-212DBK
Display(s)	75" Hisense A6, 23" Dell ST2310
Case	Fractal Pop XL Air, black on black
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Audio
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x
Mouse	Logitech K520
Keyboard	Logitech K520
Software	LibreOffice, BeamNG.drive, Classic Doom and variants, ATS, NCH VideoPad, OBS Studio, MPC-HC, iCUE
Benchmark Scores	CB R23: Multi-Core 21539 - Single Core 1592 PBO Auto, GPU no OC, room for improvement?

System Name	Altered Beast
Processor	AMD R9 5900X, 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frost Commander 140, NF-A14 3K, T30
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB, SN850 1TB, SN770 1TB - Asus Hyper M.2, SN770 1TB, SN750 500GB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 750w G+, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Zowie EC2 Evo
Keyboard	Logitech G213
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

Processor	5800X3D \| 5700G
Motherboard	ROG Impact \| B550-I Strix
Memory	32GB 3733CL14 \| 16GB 4333CL16
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle \| RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs \| 1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3 \| Lone Industries L5
Power Supply	Corsair HX1000 \| HDPlex + Dell

System Name	Altered Beast
Processor	AMD R9 5900X, 5800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
Cooling	Thermalright Frost Commander 140, NF-A14 3K, T30
Memory	2x8 G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3200C14, 2x8GB G.Skill Trident Z Black and White 3200 C14
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4070 Ti Trinity OC
Storage	WD SN850X 2TB, SN850 1TB, SN770 1TB - Asus Hyper M.2, SN770 1TB, SN750 500GB
Display(s)	LG 50UP7100
Case	Fractal Torrent Compact RGB
Audio Device(s)	JBL 2.1 Deep Bass
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 750w G+, Monster HDP1800
Mouse	Zowie EC2 Evo
Keyboard	Logitech G213
Software	Yes
Benchmark Scores	Yes

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An0maly_76

Processor	Intel Core i9 13900KF
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero EVA Edition
Cooling	Asus Ryujin II 360 EVA Edition
Memory	2x16GBs DDR5 6800MHz G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo Series
Video Card(s)	Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo
Storage	2TB Samsung 980 Pro - 2TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus - 8TBs WD Black
Display(s)	LG C2 OLED 42" 4K 120Hz HDR G-Sync enabled TV
Case	Asus ROG Helios EVA Edition
Audio Device(s)	Denon AVR-S910W - 7.1 Klipsch Dolby ATMOS Speaker Setup - Asus ROG Delta S EVA Edition
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 1300W
Mouse	Asus ROG Keris EVA Edition - Asus ROG Scabbard II EVA Edition
Keyboard	Asus ROG Strix Scope EVA Edition
VR HMD	Samsung Odyssey VR
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64bit

System Name	Everyday
Processor	13900k
Motherboard	Z790 Hero
Cooling	Air
Memory	32GB Hynix
Video Card(s)	Zotac 4080
Storage	M.2 980 Pro 1TB
Display(s)	Gigabyte 34" Curved
Case	Corsair 460X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	PCIe5 850w
Mouse	Asus
Keyboard	Corsair
Software	Win 11
Benchmark Scores	Cool n Quiet.

System Name	AlderLake / Laptop
Processor	Intel i7 12700K P-Cores @ 5Ghz / Intel i3 7100U
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Aorus Master / HP 83A3 (U3E1)
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A 2 fans + Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme + 5 case fans / Fan
Memory	32GB DDR5 Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 6000MHz CL36 / 8GB DDR4 HyperX CL13
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio / Intel HD620
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Evo 500GB + 850 Pro 512GB + 860 Evo 1TB x2 / Samsung 256GB M.2 SSD
Display(s)	23.8" Dell S2417DG 165Hz G-Sync 1440p / 14" 1080p IPS Glossy
Case	Be quiet! Silent Base 600 - Window / HP Pavilion
Audio Device(s)	Panasonic SA-PMX94 / Realtek onboard + B&O speaker system / Harman Kardon Go + Play / Logitech G533
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W / Powerbrick
Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2 Laser wireless / Logitech M330 wireless
Keyboard	RAPOO E9270P Black 5GHz wireless / HP backlit
Software	Windows 11 / Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R23 (Single Core) 1936 @ stock Cinebench R23 (Multi Core) 23006 @ stock

System Name	Merc v7
Processor	Ryzen 7700X
Motherboard	Asus Strix B550E-E Gaming wifi
Cooling	EKWB,Bitspower,Aqua-Computer,Alphacool
Memory	2x16GB 6000MHz
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080
Storage	Solidigm P44 1TB&2TB, Crucial MX500 2TB
Display(s)	LG UltraGear 34GP950G-B
Case	Caselabs Mercury S8
Audio Device(s)	Schiit Modi+ & Magni+, Edifier S351DB
Power Supply	Seasonic TX-750
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Wooting Two HE (arm)
Software	W11Pro

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	Winders \| Always Changing
Processor	13900k \| 12700k
Motherboard	Pro Z790-A WiFi \| Pro Z690-A DDR4 WiFi
Cooling	NH-D15S \| FC140
Memory	32GB 6600 CL32 \| 64GB 3600 CL18
Video Card(s)	RTX 4090 \| UHD 770
Case	P600s \| P400a
Power Supply	Vertex GX-1000 \| Prime GX-1000
Software	Win 11 Pro 22H2 \| Some OS
Benchmark Scores	Who Cares?

System Name	Spam
Processor	i9-12900K PL1=125 TA=56 PL2=250
Motherboard	MSI MAG B660M Mortar WiFi DDR4
Cooling	Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm ARGB Fans x5 / Noctua NH-U9S
Memory	Mushkin Red Line DDR4 4000 16Gb x2 18-22-22-42 1T
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 7900 XT
Storage	Team Group MP33 512Mb / 1Tb
Display(s)	LG 34GP63A-B (3440 x 1440)
Case	BitFenix Prodigy M 2022
Audio Device(s)	Real Tek on Board Audio
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GM
Mouse	G203
Keyboard	G413
Software	WIN 11 Pro

System Name	4K / HTPC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel i5-2500K @ 5GHz
Motherboard	Gigabyte B550M Aorus Elite / Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3
Cooling	Custom loop / Custom loop
Memory	48GB DDR4 3200C16 / 24GB DDR3 1600C9
Video Card(s)	Radeon RX 6700 XT / Radeon R9 290X
Storage	~4TB SSD + 6TB HDD / ~600GB SSD
Display(s)	32" 4K60 + 24" 1080p144 / 24" 1080p60 + 40" HDTV
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Superlux HD668B / Corsair HS35
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W / Seasonic FX-750
Mouse	Logitech MX518 Legendary / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro RGB
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Win 11 Pro / Win 10 Pro