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World's first MXM SLI on PCI-E 16x connection. The P870 can only support 8x per MXM slot because the necessary connections are missing! And a small hardware change is also required to enable 16x, as it's currently disabled at the hardware level! I even tried rerouting the connections from the slave MXM port to the master MX port on a P870TM motherboard. It actually worked, and you can run all RTX MXM cards at 16x! Tested with AMD ,RTX2060, 380 and 4070 Th mini HDMi is one for internal Display and one for external Display port Conector on mainboard. Also Works with internal Display. The Connection is from DP Port on card to Mini HDMI Connector (The Mnini HDMI is A Display port connector !) The mini HDMI was only practical because it is very thin and a mini DisplayPort would be too thick.

I recently acquired a 2024 Asus G14 as my 2020 G14 has been folding itself in half since it got crushed in my accident (it's gotten really bad now). I know I've said I hate Asus with all of my guts, but this particular laptop popped up for super, super cheap all because the glass over the screen has a hardly noticeable hairline crack in it... and I just like the form factor of the G14 from a mobile x86 device standpoint :handsup:. Yet again, I can safely say I've never purchased a brand new laptop lol. I'll be making a write up on it shortly because it's a strange device and the way mobile processors and GPUs work now is very confusing from a tuning standpoint. There are too many moving targets now, and I don't know how to hit all of them yet, but I know given enough time and insight that I'll be able to hit all of them. The learning process has been quite fun. The bloat was horrific though. Luckily it is saved by G-Helper, which is also another factor of why I wasn't entirely opposed to getting another Asus device. Getting rid of the cancer is tough, but once you eliminate it, you never have to look back with G-Helper. I was able to break some HWbot records that I saw over there, so here soon I'll go and steal the (hopefully) entire leaderboard for the 8945hs. I also plan on 3D-printing a case for the 2020 G14 to turn it into a portable desktop for a family member. Once I do that, I plan on stealing the leaderboard for the 4800hs. Luckily there's a lot of crazy software out there to torture the mobile Zen 2 CPUs. Rant:

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/153759825 | https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/3dmark_-_fire_strike/submissions/5988575 Not too bad for the cute little guy.

Well, now this is a nice new feature added to the latest update of Winaero Tweaker. Does the same thing as the script I have been adding to the right-click menu. Just check the box and it's ready to use. Very awesome.

That why its a mod and its not easy to pull off, a lot of time and money but its cool to see other people doing this to fight back against NVIDIA. Sadly AMD refuses to take advantage of NVIDIA's mistakes to make themselves a good option. Speaking of the RTX3000 series there are rumors that NVIDIA is bringing back RTX 3060 GPUs https://www.notebookcheck.net/GeForce-RTX-3060-re-launch-Nvidia-preparing-to-bring-back-5-year-old-gaming-GPU-later-this-month-claims-report.1245823.0.html This is stupid, why politicians from both parties always create terrible solutions that wont change anything especially when kids are very tech savvy. Plus this bill is useless especially when Parents buy PCs for their kids they register the account (MS Account) or whatever under the parent's name and age, It would be more scary if they have to verify the age of the user through a webcam every time you wanna login. Just another excuse for the government to take more money out of regular people pockets. Also the media is nothing but propaganda and ragebait same with social media.

Couple of new additions to the roster. Traded one of my 5700 XT's to a coworker for his 6500 XT. It'll act as my frame Gen mule on the TV and main gaming monitor. The second was my first real GPU. Anyone care to guess what it is?

With a proper BIOS this is a really nice motherboard. Svet has provided updates with every official MSI release and added feature modules that were not even present for unlocking in the stock BIOS. I had him add a custom boot logo I created to replace the ugly MSI dragon boot logo.

The new ASUS BIOS is working well on the Apex. My system did not care for AGESA 1.3.0.0 or 1.3.0.0a but 1.3.0.1 seems good. They added that new "Crosshair Tweak" option in the memory settings. I am using mode 2 (Normal) because I don't give a flying hoot about mitigating the extremely remote possibility of being inconvenienced by a row hammer exploit. There is also a newer ZenTimings beta in the Discord available for download.

Perhaps when Reddit and Discord are going to force everyone to verify their ages that users who do not want to do that are going back to traditional forums. Until that time we have to accept that we're not as large here as the old NotebookReview forums once were.

Have the best, easily unlock enabled laptop bios this side of Prema, but purposely lock down the bios on the MSI B850M POWER?? Look how long it took Asus to let the XOC run free (ish) and then we have the Lightning situation. I get the position of both that in the wrong hands both can drastically increase the chances of wrecking cards but still.... I still prefer Asus BIOS over MSI. EVGA > ASUS > MSI. Still prefer MSI over Asus as a company.... Big ups to @svet!

geeez so basically just unlocking bios functions that should be there in the first place 😄 almost sounds like were back in the Clevo / Alienware days, just on desktop....now THAT shouldnt be a thing ugh

MSI, in typical MSI fashion, has dropped the ball on their BIOS development. They mysteriously omitted the AMD CBS menus and sub-menus, so there are lots of tweaks that were not accessible with the stock BIOS. It has taken a couple of days worth of mods and testing to get them added back. So, basically restoring expected function and features. It's really ridiculous that it was not present because it is an AMD firmware default menu option AFAIK. Couple this with how they behaved with the 5090 Lightning BIOS and insisting that Techpowerup take it down from their GPU BIOS database makes it hard to respect their brand in my mind. The MSI brand is all about show, not go. There was a recent article on this that got little attention. I tried to contact @flashhez and @chew and got no response, but Svet (the MSI Forum guy) came to the rescue. The world needs more people like Svet and Prema. Enthusiasts have unlocked hidden overclocking menus on the MSI B850MPOWER motherboard

Have been working with Svet for a B850MPOWER BIOS mod. It's shaping up quite nicely. Will have to see how 8400 works.

damn i saw that vid, felt really sorry for Roman, he definitely didnt deserve this....especially after doing all that due diligence! these market conditions really suck atm. been using winaero tweaker for quite a while now, love that they keep adding this kinda stuff!

Of course, its not something I would recommend to the laymen. Just something I have been fondly passively following for the past couple of years. Mods are always exciting when you are watching someone else suffer the ups and downs. When I was modding the Alienware 17 R1 my friends thought I was nuts taking a Dremel to my laptop and "making" my own heatsinks and there were definitely plenty of times I was questioning whether or not I was tempting fate! lol Like an idiot I did it anyways. The Red Devil 7900 XTX effectively is that new scratch to that "itch". Heck I have been semi debating picking up a DDR3 based system just to see how it performs under games of this era. I have enough hardware though so I really shouldnt. https://www.ebay.com/itm/406231132612?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20250417133222%26meid%3D3b5d9c1dce2a42bca896f1dd563e6c62%26pid%3D102727%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26mehot%3Dnone%26itm%3D406231132612%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DWatchlistVariantWithPSItemDR_BP%26brand%3DASUS&_trksid=p4375194.c102727.m162921 If they accepted 300 might be a fun deal, looks like a lot of cleanup though. As for the politics, lets steer it back away from that. Feel free to discuss the issue itself but lets leave the politicians off the thread. Feel free to continue via PM :)

Tried Bifurcation again today and sadly no dice, system would hang half way through post. Oh well, I'll return the adapters at some point during the week and hang up this goal for a while. Likely going to need that adapter from C_Payne in the UK. Otherwise I want to get more hoseline and make some adjustments to my setup and the benching itch has been working me over for a while now. Maybe I'll start with the EAH4890 and potential Tri-Fire.

The black and red in front? Not sure it's the TOP sku you have from Asus. https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-eah4890-top-super-ml/4.html Not everything you buy is gold standard... "All that glitters is not gold". Yup, the fancy screen on the Lightning ain't gold that glitters. Just some fancy unnecessary gimmick to increase the already sky-high prices. And I shouldn't start talk about the new web based trashy software to make it work (which not work at all). — William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice Norwegian gov't consumer watchdog calls out ‘enshittification’ of video games, connected devices, and others

Nice! Make a nice chunk of change on the "almost as good as my main rig" setup and have a very competent secondary rig. New toys on deck or into the kitty for future consideration? Mine was destined for the kitty but got slammed with a larger than expected tax bill, so there goes that.... 🤑 5700xt is still one of my favorites. I had the AMD anniversary blower edition for over a year (~august 2019 to ~Oct 2020) before upgrading to a 3090FE fresh from BB. I remember Asus red fans and AMD cards era, so definitely an AMD card I think. I kinda remember those around when I got my EVGA Nvidia GTX 280 so circa 2009-2010?

My newest sets: MXM- and Powerboard

Say hello to the newest example of silly things we want but don't need. Phanteks XT M3 MSI B850MPower EPYC 4585PX CPU Lian Li GA II LITE RGB 360mm AIO 32GB V-Color Manta XSky 6000 CL26 ASUS Prime RTX 5080 OC Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W PSU 2TB NVMe x3 on mobo 2TB NVMe x4 on Sabrent Quad 4X card 1TB SATA SSD and 2TB SATA SSD Cougar single-frame 360mm reverse-blade fan trio in case floor I am updating the BIOS now and will reach out again to Svet about doing a BIOS mod for it.

Forgot to follow up on the EVGA PSU RMA... I ended up having to pay return shipping. It was a snafu in the original RMA saying a prepaid label would be provided. Ah well..... So I got my EVGA replacement PSU in today and in MSI fashion (which replaced my AI1300 platinum with a MEG AI1600T), they sent me a SuperNova 1600w Titanium T6 to replace my Platinum 1600w P2 which I've never even heard of before. It has 9x PCIe connectors. Model #220-T6-1600-B1 (but with the 10yr warranty still intact). Has anyone heard of this particular model? -------------------------- 9950X3D2 runs toasty or EK trying to pump up business? EK is recommending water cooling to extract full performance....

Windoze is a broken surveillance tool and a raging dumpster fire of an OS. Literally a digital dung heap. I do not have a problem with drivers. If functionality requires any Windoze Service(s) to be running that consumes memory and CPU cycles for the feature to work, then it is a software gimmick and not a hardware feature. Now, It may be a necessary evil and unavoidable fix for the raging Micro$lop dumpster fire, but it is still not a hardware feature if it depends on Windoze services to be running. If it is a hardware feature it will work in a UEFI shell or in a Linux environment because it is baked into the CPU or GPU and functions at the firmware level and there is no way for it "not to work" if it is in the wrong OS environment. If it is a hardware feature, there is either no way to turn it on or off, or you do it in the BIOS, not Windoze, and it will not care if you are running an old version of Windows 10 or 11 that doesn't have certain updates installed.

Intel and even AMD have before and now are offering CPU optimization tools to compensate primarily for scheduler issues with these hybrid chips and then the next level is re-ordering (aka optimizing) execution for optimal performance dynamically. We are basically talking drivers here. I don't see a problem with these drivers / tools Instead I see a problem with Windows and to a lesser degree developers making trash, bloated, unoptimized software. It's like when you run Timespy or Steel Nomad and you can see a certain performance delta between AMD and Nvidia so that sets a performance bar. We know the 5090 is heads and tails more powerful than the 9070xt / 7900xtx, yet you will suddenly see titles where the performance narrows to an insane level not reflective of benchmarks. You then go into games and literally the performance varies anywhere between 20 to 90% depending on the game being tested not only AMD vs Nvidia but even Nvidia vs Nvidia and AMD vs AMD. The variance and bloat is insane. This can extend even to CPU performance. Some games have horrific CPU optimizations. It was no shock that WoW was on the Intel APO short order list of games. WoW is guilty of this and needs a major overhaul. Player physics absolutely tanks performance regardless of the CPU and leaves the GPU twiddling its thumbs. Fallout 76 is guilty too and needs a major overhaul. The differential in X3D vs Intel for performance is insane. So many console ports relying on the grunt of the CPU/GPU and not optimizing properly need it too. Watching Vex's take on Crimson Desert and some truly great scaling and optimization vs so many bloated corpses masquerading as competent game engines. Basically this........... I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth and NOT accept CPU or GPU makers doing what they can to optimize and present their products in the best light to my benefit no matter the scale or exclusivity. I do get rankled a bit when they have the ability to backport the technologies to previous CPUs/GPUs but don't trying to push current iterations as hard as possible though....but that's for another day. 🙂

Being mislead by tech tubers telling you that you have to install 'additional' software was your first mistake. The Intel Performance Package is literally a motherboard driver that you install just like my 9850X3D has Chipset drivers that installs a 3D V-Cache Performance Optimizer and Platform Power Management drivers. No longer do you have to enable anything in the BIOS, it's all on by default, you no longer download the overlay (was never required before anyways) from the Microsoft store as it's all been brough in house, single Intel PPP Driver which installs everything. Intel PPP driver is now on the Intel website as well as your motherboard support page. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/869519/intel-platform-performance-package.html Intel simply brough it all under one roof now, a single driver that does it all which is how it should have been. It's a great fix. So PPP isn't a gimmick, it's literally Platform Power Management and Optimizations that every single vendor does. I'm not sure how this misunderstanding even started.

Forgive me I typed it all out on my phone at break but this second GPU would strictly be just for Frame Gen mule under lossless scaling, my 7900 XTX would still be my raster, at 3Ghz its pretty good for me 24/7. I dont care about power savings, but I do concern myself with the 12VHPWR which is why Im dancing around upgrading to something "modern". This is all just so I have 4K120 comfortably in recent single player titles. I prefer the idea of offloading frame gen to a second GPU over having it done on the same one. Also looking at the IOCrest M.2 to 10Gbps adapter also and lastly the GC-Titanridge TB3 card for the last slot. I think this would make for the best "everything I can think of" daily driver for a while. Welp, scratch the ACE. Looks like Asus never fixed Curve Optimizer in the BIOS so it doesnt actually work lol, Back to the drawing board. The Crosshair VIII Dark Hero looks like a good replacement choice.

I think its supposed to be 30x NGU and D2D, 40x Ring. My 275HX in the Hydroc G2 can do that easily with Premamod, but the real advantage comes from memory tuning. I have seen a few post sub-80ns AIDA64 scores, but I find heat is a big limitation on combined load stability so realistically for me 85ns is the best it can do on air with reasonable ambient temperatures. I think the A51 18 could do better temperature wise with the memory as the modules sit on the side opposite of the vapor chamber. You would have to use Smokeless UMAF to modify timings and test. Sadly max MT would be somewhat limited compared to even a mediocre desktop board as you cannot adjust VDD2 up beyond 1.1v (except on the Hydroc G2 with Premamod).

So now I'm looking at one of the following 7800 xt, 7900 xt, gre, 9070, xt, possible 7900 xtx Also looking to pick up an x570-ace for dual GPU scenario in tandem with losses scaling. Only reason for entertaining a second 7900 xtx is in the faint hope I can get one with better memory overclocking. Seems to be where people are able to hit gold. At that point I'll pick up a waterblock for the 5800 X3D also, I'll make it easier on my fingers digging into the system time and again. Also tried booting some of the Gpu's I have but don't seem to be porting lol just my luck

Intel Ultra 5 250k review. Out of box is clearly a step up over the 245k in a meaningful way not just productivity but gaming even beating the 265k in many games and some productivity. We'll need a deep dive and I'm sure some will pick up the 250k to bin. I'm really curious about the 270k now more than ever.... Some rudimentary memory scaling results (XMP modes across the board): ------------------------------------------------------- Micro$slop MAY be listening finally about draconian account requirements for installs and setups. As a reminder, Apple, to this day, does NOT require an account to set up MacOS. ------------------------------------------------------- Deba8auer and the 270k price performance. Cheaper and faster than a 285k..... $299.99 is a killer price... Definitely picking up a few to bin.

Hey fellas, commenced on more testing for getting Dual GPU's running on my ITX system. Long story short; on X570, it failed all attempts. Short story long - I was able to get both GPU's to post once I got longer PCIE extension cables but was unable to get a game running and every crash I was essentially starting over with getting the system to POST. So PCIE x16 to x8x8 remains illusive despite the BIOS supporting it. This method has been formerly put to rest for my platform. I did fall back to an NVME to PCIE x4 and tested with the RX 6500 XT which did prove successful. This type of solution would work fine for 1080p and maybe 1440p however 4K120hz HDR requires PCIe 4 x8 to be functional, not to mention a beefier GPU. Sadly this means that Dual-GPU Frame Generation for my AM4 system will once more go on ice. What I am thinking of doing is getting another 1080mm radiator and refocusing my efforts towards benching. The current scenario with the A/C, particularly where the A/C vents cold air relative to the where the rad sits is inefficient. A lot of cold air is currently being wasted. The idea I had is to create a "box" right outside where the A/C vents, then the 2x 1080mm rads would "exhaust" that air into the room and any leakage would either fall down to the systems below or not be significant enough to matter. Anything interesting I should consider adding to this loop?

Sorry to hear the weather is ruining your vacation. That sucks, especially since it cost money for something you're not able to enjoy. I hope the stormy weather goes away soon. It is almost always too hot in the Arizona desert, but I am thankful that it is rare and very seldom that I have to tolerate stormy or catastrophic weather events. Apart from an occasional and isolated haboob or monsoon, no rain, no snow, no hail, no tornados, etc. Just relentless heat most of the year. Almost never any surprises. The consistency is good if you can put up with the heat. New technical vids on WVP2.

Decided to fire up the chiller since today was over 95°F and my office was a bit too toasty. Got a couple of personal best scores. Steel Nomad was pulling 1650W from my 1500W UPS that was screaming about "overload" the entire time. To keep the WireView Pro II from shutting things down I had to max out the current limit in the software (25.5A per wire, 150A total). https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/3dmark_-_steel_nomad_dx12/submissions/5991752 | https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/154125943 https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/cinebench_-_r23_multi_core_with_benchmate/submissions/5991744

25 bucks is honestly not much at all, especially these days. Perhaps I would be more inclined to pay that given I know some of your history and how high of standard you set for whats acceptable, let alone whats considered useful for benching. If you decide to give it away for free or charge w/e price you want that choice is ultimately yours. Anyone who skoffs at that can honestly kick rocks. In fact it pisses me off at how lax the moderation is over there as discussing pricing openly was always against their TOS unless they changed it. The whole thing reminds me of the type of person who would spend 5 grand on a pc only to re-use some long retired ratted out power strip and complain about it catching fire. Honestly dont regret no longer surfing those forums.

Several already, LOL... I added a post to explain the process. https://www.overclock.net/posts/29569667/

Silicon lottery vs paying a buttload for basically the same card..... That lightning is gimped with that poor stock voltage and it's a poor sample. Even applying the extra voltage in AB can't save it. All that extra wattage can't save it. Clearly MSI isn't binning too much. Lightning for sale over on the OC forums with a nice, healthy 1.105v voltage cap and a good clocker and even then.......~$6600 USD (toss on a 15-20% tariff on top of that). The Lightning display causing erratic and lower 1% lows is the icing on the cake..... Insane. Two distributors screwing him over two different ways...... trump admin approach to Anthropic is disgusting. Basically using strong arm mafia tactics because they won't let their AI tools run automated and unchecked in battlefield situations or for enhanced surveillance. Hey you won't let us do what we want so we're going to label you a "supply chain risk," potentially catastrophically hurting your business because agreed upon restrictions you won't lift for us.....wow....just wow.... As for Nvidia, the golden rule is in full effect atm. Nvidia is the performance top dog with all the gold....or at least 94% of it. Dominating in every aspect from Steam to AI and more. Someone needs to make a better product to even have a chance of unseating them anytime soon and it isn't the current generation. AMD needs to have their next gen cards (10900xt? 10090xt?) match the consistent rumors and really bring the heat or Nvidia will just continue to dominate. 9070xt is a damn good card for what it is, but it runs hot and heavy for what it brings compared to the 5070ti. Node shrink is definitely needed along with architecture advancements but AMD has really caught up in many areas at serious speeds.

Just realized you cant see the connector, its definitely PCIe 2.0 sorry about that lol The 5700 XT gave him a 100% boost in performance and double the VRAM. I just needed something else that was "newer" mainly for the HDMI 2.1 connector. The card may not be able to handle 4K Frame Gen but didnt want to buy anything until I could figure out what works for me. Gives me something else to submit into hwbot also I gave up the 3090ti for FG, installing the drivers for both vendors is such a huge headache and Microsoft likes to muddle with settings without user input. Keeping to one vendor should eliminate that hurdle but i'll know more tomorrow when the 100mm ribbon arrives I traded one of my Gigabyte 3 fan 5700 XT's for a 3 fan Gigabyte 6500 XT. Cant recall the last time I used a GPU that only had 2 I/O ports outside of maybe laptops.

It's mine. I am going to sell the Strix build with the 4090 locally.

Loving the updated HWInfo for WVP2 along with the MSI MEG 1600T data..... Still boggles my mind MSI stepping me up to the AI1600T as a replacement. I wonder if they took a gander at my "registed product" history and went "whoa!" including the Vanguard 5090 🤣 But with all things taken into consideration, and the effective death of EVGA, MSI is my favorite and has been for quite awhile. Again, new cable and Pin 2 runs a smidge lower and Pin 6 a smidge higher. This is across three cables (Corsair 600w native, MSI Tentacle, MSI single run AI1600T) and two PSUs (Corsair SL1000 SFX, MEG AI1600T) Only causes a bit of separation closer to 600w. I'm going to go ahead and wire the auto shut off interrupt cable and heat sensors because....well....why not? 90 min of FO76: vs 90 min of WoW Midnight (Harandar Region): -------------------------------------------------------------------- Man, your chip is brimming on golden status running 2200/6400 line my 9800X3D. I tried everything I could to get it stable at 2200/6600 but that was a no go. I was asking for a unicorn though..... I never thought to run tRCDWR so low.... I'll have to give it a whirl.

So, I think I had mentioned that I had an old G.SKILL 8000 CL40 XMP 48GB kit that I could never get to run stable on any Ryzen platform I have tried to use it on. It ran fine at 8400 C38 on Z790 and I just saved it in case I might need it. Well, I got it stable on the Strix. Not at 8000, but 6400 with 1:1 (Gear 1) mode and it runs pretty nice. I might be able to tighten things up a bit more, but the way RAM prices are so stupid right now we have to make do with what we have because we not only cannot afford to waste money on better RAM, finding it to buy it is difficult. The only thing you can buy is overpriced crappy bin quality right now.

You can use a 330W adapter and it will work (any Dell adapter with the right connector on the end), but it is not going to pull the full 330W. Just like how you can plug one of the Precision 240Ws into a Latitude with integrated GPU and it will "work", but it won't pull nearly 240W. Past experiments with this era of systems have shown that it doesn't really give you any "benefit" over 240W. It might be helpful if you are using one of these >100W aftermarket GPU upgrades, if there isn't something in the system that would cap the power going to the card. It would be interesting to have some comparison benchmarks.

This looks pretty sick, I especially like that it’s coop.

My vote would be for the 9070 XT. So far it is AMD's best GPU in terms of performance.

This is the better version if you're planning to use 150W cards (with PTM7950) + better designed CPU heatsink like the Alienware 17 R1 Ranger design, so better overclocking for the CPU right? Mine will arrive this week, maybe on Friday? It means I'll have a spare "130W" 3 heatpipes that has one badly curved heatpipe. If someone wants it, I can list it for 45€ and then you can modify the heatpipes if you want. @DynamiteZergI sell them on ebay. This is version 1. It allows backlight enable and makes the internal display work again. The newer RTX cards don't have the backlight pins connected from the core.

I virtually never wore shorts and never owned anything but jeans and slacks for my entire life until I moved to Arizona in 2015. Now I only like wearing shorts, even when it is cold. (Cold here means a few days of 35-40°F overnight low winter weather.) Wearing long pants now seems uncomfortable and very annoying to me, LOL. I also like all of my clothing to be very loose fitting. Tight shirts, pants and shorts make me feel like I am going to lose my marbles. I usually go with a size larger than I need for the sake of comfort. The small subscriber base is possibly because the Thermal Grizzly channel is relatively new and Roman has multiple channels. He has both English and German der8auer channels and now the Thermal Grizzly channel. All that said, it does seem like kind of a low number. I suspect that some people that are subscribed to one of the two der8auer channels might not have even noticed they are not subscribed to the Thermal Grizzly channel. None of his channels have a gigantic subscriber base. Splitting things up is probably affecting the number, but to what degree I have no idea. It may also have something to do with the fact that his target audience is not gamers, per se. He is more interested in producing content that interests overclocking enthusiasts and the kind of hardware we like rather than producing content that is appealing to gamers. I think a fairly high percentage of gamers are not into overclocking or expensive high-end hardware. One of the things I like about him and his channel is that he is focused on facts, information and results, but not entertaining people. That may also be a factor.

It is as easy as disconnecting one QDC, turning off one valve and plugging in two QDC fittings. I could probably break into both of those clubs had I let the chiller run longer and got the water a few degrees colder. I might do it later just to say I did. I know I would be proud of myself... for a few minutes, then it wouldn't be enough and I'd feel compelled to push harder. I am starting to feel like all of it is just an exercise in futility and have been asking myself "What's the point?" more than I have in the past. Not because I don't enjoy benching. I do enjoy it a lot, but because everything is both super expensive and in short supply it gives me pause. If I kill something having fun with it, replacing it might literally be near impossible due to availability and cost. And, that is a tough pill to swallow when it is all just for fun and there is literally no reward other than a momentary sense of personal accomplishment that nobody else cares about. I've been trying to re-ignite my old passion for gaming, but it's really difficult for me to get into it with most of the newer game titles. A lot of them are made for a different generational mindset and gaming styles that I personally do not care for. The titles that I would play and enjoy require me to do things I am unwilling to do (as a matter of principle) for the sake of online multiplayer anti-cheating crap.

Good on Jay getting that off his chest. The trolls are insufferable in the comments these days and I can see how it could have him second thinking himself and losing focus on the fact he loves tinkering with computers and cars and making videos about it. He really shouldn't have to justify himself or feel bad because the market is so bad. I watch plenty of videos of things I would never buy for many reasons and I still enjoy them greatly. I would say 90% of the videos I watch are of things I will never buy. GN has gone full scorched earth on the industry in the best way and I'm here for that too. I feel like Steve from GN is what @Papusan would be like if he hosted a channel sometimes 🤣 Yeah, I touched on this earlier from a videocardz posting. With contracted supply, they are going to prioritize higher margin items and push prices. Corporations doing as expected even if MSI is one of my favorites.... NO corporation is your "friend" They are there to sell their products and wares and make as much money as possible. It is your job to be a smart consumer and maximize your $$$ while obtaining what you want from said corporations. Nice! I was wondering if you used it at all or even had it set up to get back in action quickly. So close to breaking 50k on CB! Maybe see if you can push for the 18k club on the 5090?

I wonder how many people are going to send me a PM asking for this? https://www.overclock.net/posts/29569587/ I decided not to sell the Strix and 4090 to pay for the new SFF build. No interest on Facepoot Marketplace, just lots of stupid emojis because it was out of nearly everyone's league that trolls there. I gave the entire system to one of my sons that is an avid gamer, took his system that I built a couple of years ago and gave it to my daughter. She developed an addiction to Baldur's Gat 3 and played almost 600 hours in the past 90 days using a system I gave her with an X79 mobo and CPU and RX 580. So both got an upgrade. The system I took from my son and gave to my daughter has a B650 AORUS Elite AX, 7700X CPU and RTX 3060 12GB. So, both of them ended up with nice upgrades. This was the ExtremeHardware review video on the system (case and AIO) I build a couple of years ago that I gave to my daughter today. After cleaning it up, repasting, fresh install of Windoze and adding an extra 2TB NVMe for her Steam library it looks and runs like new. Both kids were thrilled. (They're middle-aged adults but still my "kids" and always will be.)

Unfortunately, Clevo didn't include a multiplexer here that automatically switches the other 8 lanes to the master multiplexer when only one card is inserted! 😉

My latest boards for second CPU control for all P870xx models!

ok, got a 1.2mm drill n did it, temps goin down noticable, was running furmark + cpu-z stress test to generate maximum heat, left bottom cover with original sized holes(0.8mm), right with 1.2mm holes: GPU temp is down 4°c. n CPU 5°c. ambient was on both tests at 26°c.

Made By: solidus1983 (hacktrix2006) and djlenior, Updated by FrancoTecno Status: Untested Release Repack: Yes Downgrade/Update: Update and Hotfix Disclaimer: This Driver Modification is for MSI Systems listed below! Myself nor NotebookTalk or any other members of the project will not be held liable for any damage caused if this is installed on your system or other branded systems! Due to this being a Modified Driver, support will not be given via Nahimic (SteelSeries) or MSI if your having issues please post in the thread! FrancoTecno comment; due its a RAR file, i dont submit a VirusTotal test. you can manually inspect files and code from this or scan it with virus total, main source code is created by @solidus1983. i only modified it to make this working in 2026. Installer: Download Here (ONLINE!) Package includes: Realtek UAD 6.0.1.9585.1 Nahimic 1.10.9.0 UWP Nahimic SWC 3.7.2.0 (APO3) Nahimic SWC 4.11.6.0 (APO4) Nahimic Extension 1.1.44.0 (APO3) Nahimic Extension 1.5.51.0 (APO4) Nahimic Mirroring Driver 2.0.5.0 Realtek Audio Console UWP 1.32.261.0 For Windows 10 Build: 21H1/22H2 For Windows 11 Builds (But may be issues) Change Log : Updated Nahimic SWC on APO3 and APO4 Updated Nahimic Extension on APO4 only Updated Nahimic UWP app Modified Uninstall Script Minor text details Supported Systems with this driver pack: Same as latest Solidus release (See page 9 at latest solidus release) Install instructions: Disconnect from the internet. (Not Required, so very Optional) Reboot System and Enter BIOS/UEFI. Please DISABLE SECUREBOOT in your BIOS this is now important for this new installer! Once you have booted back into the OS Temporarily disable AV software (Some Anti-Virus tools might false report and delete the file!). Uncompress .ZIP file and Run "Launch.EXE" Select either Full Install, Install Without Nahimic, Full Uninstall or Downgrade Nahimic 3. Sit back and relax as the UWP's get uninstalled, the driver gets uninstalled and then your system is rebooted into test signing mode and everything is installed and your system is rebooted again! Now head back into your BIOS/UEFI and Re-enable SecureBoot!! Now let the system boot up fully and re-enable the internet connection. (Only if you disconnected from the internet) ***[IMPORTANT]**** As i no longer have a MSI Laptop with APO4. This hotfix and update was tested only in APO 3. I wait user results and testing. This hotfix release is mainly to fix APO3 buggy and outdated driver causing problems in newer Nahimic UWP app versions. I await user feedback and help to release more updated and better builder versions. this is a It's a hotfix released rather quickly without so much elaboration. Expect bugs for this release