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Not so exciting hardware but you still need it. The new A$us mesh set. Damn expensive. For the pict lover. Can you see them? The black ones😀 Have never bought expensive wifi routers before. I have usually bought them all on the used market. But they often lack support and always near EOL date. Hope this one will last me a while. I've always had problems with the wifi coverage around in the house and outside in the garden. Hope this one can improve that.

It looks like vsoc at 1.25v is more stable, at least it does not start throwing errors within the first few minutes. However at that higher soc voltage it's consuming an extra 10w under load which is a significant percentage of the combined load allowed wattage. Sticking with tuned 5800 or even 5600 is probably the best option here given it's limits. I think it's still a better experience than arrow lake hx despite the limitations. Even buidzoid mentioned using 1.25v vsoc in his easy timings video to account for dud chips. I wonder if being dual ccd also puts more strain on the iodie compared to a single ccd chip like the 9800x3d. Vector a18 screen assembly arrived. Was not packed great but did not get damaged. Got it swapped and the screen is perfect and looks as good as the 5080 raider I tested before. It also solved a weird bug I experienced where I could not get into the bios if I booted with an external display connected.

Yeah I was sad to see the prices for everything is a bit more than expected, 300 seems excessive. Going from GPU only loop to CPU, RAM and 2x GPU should be interesting

as they are two slots it will be the thin copper sinks, removal of the stickers to maximise contact, underneath set will fair better as they are side by side and have a vent on access door. under keyboard may suffer higher temps.

Hello. To flash the BIOS on the X170, I can flash any BIOS .rom from XMG/SAGER/Eurocom? Are they clean ME?

This is good! Yep i saw it. I don't know about underneath, but for the memory on top, it could be very good, much better heat transfert in theory

O&O ShutUp10++ v3.2.1119 Released on: 08/04/2026 3.3.1119 – released on 04/08/2026 Added Disable app access to passkeys for all users (P086) Disable app access to Bluetooth devices for all users (P087) Disable app access to human interface devices for all users (P088) Disable app access to the list of stored passkeys for all users (P089) Disable app access to custom sensors for all users (P090) Disable app access to serial ports for all users (P091) Disable app access to USB devices for all users (P092) Disable app access to Wi-Fi information for all users (P093) Disable app access to Wi-Fi Direct for all users (P094) Disable app access to passkeys for current user (P186) Disable app access to Bluetooth devices for current user (P187) Disable app access to human interface devices for current user (P188) Disable app access to the list of stored passkeys for current user (P189) Disable app access to custom sensors for current user (P190) Disable app access to serial ports for current user (P191) Disable app access to USB devices for current user (P192) Disable app access to Wi-Fi information for current user (P193) Disable app access to Wi-Fi Direct for current user (P194) A notice banner on the “Local Machine” tab explains why machine-wide settings are unavailable and provides the appropriate remedy A padlock icon identifies settings enforced by a global configuration file The new change history records the last 10 sessions and allows one or more sessions to be undone “Actions ▸ Undo ▸ Restore initial settings” restores the state recorded when the application was first run PREM: The last applied profile and the number of currently matching settings are shown on the overview page and under “Manage Profiles…” Improved Changes are now verified after writing and reported if Windows blocks them Commands for reverting changes are grouped with individual icons under the new “Actions ▸ Undo” submenu PREM: The redesigned “Manage Profiles…” dialog explains profiles, highlights the applied profile, and reorganizes its buttons PREM: “Apply” is now available only when the selected profile would change the current state Fixed “Disable Windows Geolocation Service” (L005) did not remain enabled on Windows 10 through Windows 11 23H2 and now permanently disables the service through its start value (reboot required) “Disable application telemetry” (U001) could incorrectly appear disabled despite the applied policy because an edition-dependent mirror value was evaluated Settings that did not reach the background service were incorrectly reported as “blocked by Windows” on the AI settings page Settings that could not be applied are now logged with their ID and cause Open menus could appear behind other windows and now close when they lose focus Numerous buttons, including the title bar buttons, had no screen-reader-accessible name PREM: Changes to the availability of the O&O ShutUp10 service were not reflected in the status bar or “Automatic protection” while the application was running PREM: A single timeout while applying many settings could also cause all subsequent changes to fail Removed PREM: The “Revert” button was removed from “Manage Profiles…” because changes are now reverted centrally through “Actions ▸ Undo” Info Compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10; x86, x64, and ARM architectures Available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese

O&O ShutUp10++ v3.2.1119 Released on: 08/04/2026 3.3.1119 – released on 04/08/2026 Added Disable app access to passkeys for all users (P086) Disable app access to Bluetooth devices for all users (P087) Disable app access to human interface devices for all users (P088) Disable app access to the list of stored passkeys for all users (P089) Disable app access to custom sensors for all users (P090) Disable app access to serial ports for all users (P091) Disable app access to USB devices for all users (P092) Disable app access to Wi-Fi information for all users (P093) Disable app access to Wi-Fi Direct for all users (P094) Disable app access to passkeys for current user (P186) Disable app access to Bluetooth devices for current user (P187) Disable app access to human interface devices for current user (P188) Disable app access to the list of stored passkeys for current user (P189) Disable app access to custom sensors for current user (P190) Disable app access to serial ports for current user (P191) Disable app access to USB devices for current user (P192) Disable app access to Wi-Fi information for current user (P193) Disable app access to Wi-Fi Direct for current user (P194) A notice banner on the “Local Machine” tab explains why machine-wide settings are unavailable and provides the appropriate remedy A padlock icon identifies settings enforced by a global configuration file The new change history records the last 10 sessions and allows one or more sessions to be undone “Actions ▸ Undo ▸ Restore initial settings” restores the state recorded when the application was first run PREM: The last applied profile and the number of currently matching settings are shown on the overview page and under “Manage Profiles…” Improved Changes are now verified after writing and reported if Windows blocks them Commands for reverting changes are grouped with individual icons under the new “Actions ▸ Undo” submenu PREM: The redesigned “Manage Profiles…” dialog explains profiles, highlights the applied profile, and reorganizes its buttons PREM: “Apply” is now available only when the selected profile would change the current state Fixed “Disable Windows Geolocation Service” (L005) did not remain enabled on Windows 10 through Windows 11 23H2 and now permanently disables the service through its start value (reboot required) “Disable application telemetry” (U001) could incorrectly appear disabled despite the applied policy because an edition-dependent mirror value was evaluated Settings that did not reach the background service were incorrectly reported as “blocked by Windows” on the AI settings page Settings that could not be applied are now logged with their ID and cause Open menus could appear behind other windows and now close when they lose focus Numerous buttons, including the title bar buttons, had no screen-reader-accessible name PREM: Changes to the availability of the O&O ShutUp10 service were not reflected in the status bar or “Automatic protection” while the application was running PREM: A single timeout while applying many settings could also cause all subsequent changes to fail Removed PREM: The “Revert” button was removed from “Manage Profiles…” because changes are now reverted centrally through “Actions ▸ Undo” Info Compatible with Windows 11 and Windows 10; x86, x64, and ARM architectures Available in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Simplified Chinese

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The pleasure is mutual, brother. I am super excited for you and I can hardly wait for you to get the stuff in your hands. Having everything under water is going to be a real game-changer. I think my next purchase may need to be a block for the 5080 Prime if I can find one that isn't absurdly overpriced. I do not like anything being air cooled if I can avoid it and GPUs put off a ton of heat into a chassis.

Always a pleasure buying from you @Mr. Fox. Personally it's much less stress buying from you since you know what's under the hood and no post-sale shenanigans from me. Here's hoping your next project will scratch that itch just as mine will for me! A bit of a laugh but I actually tried to get a second opinion from my good friend Hiew to talk me out of reaching out to Brother Fox. He just straight up told me I was buying it before I even said anything. He's been so happy with the previous bundle I bought from Fox so that it comes up semi-regularly the performance compared to the 5800X3D for anything he does. From time to time he's downloading at 5Gbps and just giggles as the cpu gets to work. 5800X3D pretty much took care of all my needs but I did like the idea of the 9950x3d2. I have been too busy with work to know Mr Fox even had this chip but more than happy to buy it from him. Outside of our circle I probably wouldn't even consider it. Time to pick up a waterblock for the 9070 XT everything on my pc will be under water now. I may take some time off from work to get everything set up.

Sold my 9950X and Mycro Pro to @damric on overclock.net. Now I have the B850MPOWER on standby for Zen 6 if that turns out nice. It's rocking the 4585PX for the meanwhile, along with the crappy V-Color dual rank turd RAM. I am so glad I snagged this 8400 memory kit and Supercool block on overclock.net back in March for $450 just to have on hand in my spare parts. It will pair well with the 270K Plus in the Z890 AORUS Elite Duo X. If you can even find it for sale it's a fortune. Super stupid - selling for $1500 on NewEgg now, LOL.

I have a 4K panel on my Area-51m R2 and yes the colors are amazing. Was it plug n play or did you need to do mods? use imgur to upload pics

This is an old score but gives you an idea: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (notebook) video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3920XM Processor Extreme Edition,Alienware M18xR2

I bought this 4k 120hz screen from ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/316055537869?var=614651574369 I tried uploading pictures yesterday but, it wouldn't let me because picture size!

Yeah I think the sandwich creation is sensible. Although had a (stupid idea) top of 980m cooled by main 8770w sink, and under side cooled by second fan and heat pipe, but they are held together by spider, so allows cooling assembly as two part. there are copper heatsinks for memory on Ali too I noticed so I may try them. Also plan to cool north bridge whilst I’m creating a monster i now have three 8570w sinks in various states of removed parts to work out what fits and can be used in different locations

Alienware 17 R1 120Hz and M17X R4 120Hz are good to go for the newest RTX Ampère and Ada cards in pure UEFI. ATM, the RTX Turing also work in the M17X R3 with a modded BIOS. The memory chips reach to 98C and the GPU temps is like 85C max. I don't use PTM7950. All the GDDR6 I have can achieve to 100C. The VRAM throttles at 105C I believe.

How did the 4070 run?

I understand, when I bought mine I was not aware of the disadvantage of lvds.

Just on the M17X R4. It boots, displays and drivers install. In pure-UEFI. I don't have the M18X R2 because it's a LVDS system. The 4070 would be great to be used on the M4800 as it's the a 15.6" laptop that can use a 1080p 120Hz display and has AVX2 support.

did you try the 3080 on your m18x r2 as well?

Great scores! Did you try out the 4070 on m18xr2 or the m17xr4? Or did you decide on a different card?

Would you also need to adjust the VBIOS to know that it has changed?

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Yes mine. The price is high because of the ebay fees. Yes with NVCLEANSTALL you can remove the Nvidia bloatware. The custom heatsinks can be adapted with your MXM card. Yes I have a 3080 on my M17X R4 eDP 120Hz. Runs cool and great. Got 11300 in TimeSpy graphics. Ran the 4070 in m17x R4 and Dell precision m4800, got 12400.