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5 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

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

 

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

4 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

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

 

interesting, what kinda tweaks / targets / scope do you guys have in mind for the mod?

On 3/9/2026 at 2:59 AM, Mr. Fox said:

When we are done obliterating Iran we need to do the same to China. Evil nations need to be exterminated. There is no place for them. 

 

 

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.

5 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

 

 

 

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.

been using winaero tweaker for quite a while now, love that they keep adding this kinda stuff!

8 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

Hey stranger. Where you been? Welcome back. You were missed.

 

No idea on the RTX 6000. It's not a product that fits into a sane person's discretionary hobby budget so I've not given it even a glance. Curiosity killed the cat fox, so I just don't want to subject myself to temptation for nonsense like that.

haha i think he was referring to the RTX 60 series, i.e. the 6090 😄 

On 2/27/2026 at 8:35 PM, electrosoft said:

Jay disappointed in the Lightning.....and also experiencing the disappointment of a 1000w BIOS meets a 1.030v bin......

 

1.030v stock

1.045v maxed

 

Crashes at 3200

Locks at +300 slider

 

Remember last year when I kept saying voltage and stock voltage was important early on here and over on the OCN forums?

 

As we've seen, they go hand in hand especially now that all these 800w/1000w/1200w/2000w BIOS are in the wild.

 

The fact MSI didn't even bin the chips for voltage to at least complement the 800w/1000w BIOS files for normies is crazy.

 

If you're needing EVC2 for a $5500 card after tax to try to even attempt to get your 800/1000w where it needs to be, something is wrong.

 

I'm fine with most FE cards being the baseline for its price and they can afford to be trash voltage bins for the most part, but $5500? Fail MSI. Fail.

 

Timestamped:

 

 

there was a follow-up from Jay in the comments that AB newest version added support for Lightning voltage control, so should be possible to push that limit up further. no idea if hes gonna do a follow-up video on this though...

and no, im not defending that 5k+ USD card LOL

On 3/1/2026 at 12:30 AM, Rage Set said:

Another reason why I want to live part time in Norway @Papusan besides the Snow and Cold.

 

When a government agency can produce an entertaining video that also points out a serious consumer issue, you got to give it to them.

 

"The memories may be yours, but the photos are mine" WOW. The Norwegian gov took shots at all companies. 

 

 

LOL i saw that video yesterday via Louis Rossmann and thought of bro @Papusan right away 😄 

On 3/1/2026 at 1:14 AM, Papusan said:

 

 

Same can be said about MSI.

 

What are MSI affraid of? Nvidia? Or to try to prevent increased RMA requests?

 

MSI is actively taking down leaked 2500W Extreme OC BIOS files for GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning

 

MSI reportedly asked for the removal of a leaked 2500 W “XOC” BIOS file for the GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning Z, and the file no longer appears in TechPowerUp’s BIOS collection. 

 

That said, MSI taking down these BIOSes is unusual, because almost every XOC BIOS that I can think of has eventually been leaked, and no one has had an issue with it. 

 

So far, MSI has not published a public statement detailing its takedown requests. 

well THAT should be interesting... if theyre ever gonna do a public statement on this, that is. good that the community has surely made a gazillion local copies of that vBios (myself included), so we dont really care about any takedowns 😛 

15 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Ended on a sad note, though. His sister was murdered in Washington State. 😞

It was good to see the large outpouring of support though via his sister's gofundme and messaging. ♥️

 

say wut....what was that about? armed robbery or smth? any details available? thats crazy! altho i must say i dont know how i feel about starting a frigging gofundme after a family member was murdered....dunno if its just me but that leaves a bad aftertaste in my mouth....

6 hours ago, electrosoft said:

 

He runs a pretty beefy MO-RA setup and bins the snot out of his gear each and every cycle and tunes it up pretty good but I don't remember Sugi being into all the Y-cruncher / OCCT/ Karhu e-peen swinging contests so I'm not sure....

 

Clearly stable enough to game tho! 🤣

LOL stability e-peen, has it really gotten to that?! 😄 i can only speak for myself, especially for RAM tuning, stability is key in all the apps you are personnally using on a regular basis.

i have found for my usage profiles 3x runs of anta777 absolut via tm5 ensures 100% stability for all my use cases, including transcoding, gaming and work related stuff 🙂 

but then again, im a 24/7 stable settings kinda guy, havent done any bleeding edge benchmark stability runs in ages 😄 

On 2/22/2026 at 1:02 AM, Raiderman said:

This is actually a handy little reboot tool from AsRock! I really hate mashing the Del key, and somehow missing it, and booting to windows.

 

niiice, nifty lil tool. would it work on other mobos as well? or asrock specific?

13 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Sugi pushing AM5 rig to the max:

 

5800 on all cores 9950X3D

8800 C34

5090 running 2500w Lightning BIOS clocking 3427 pretty much rock solid the entire play session

 

 

wtf 😮 i wonder how many IMCs he had to bin for that RAM speed (and how stable it is). 

3 hours ago, Papusan said:

 

It was just question of time. Asus couldn't be any worse than MSI. Hence this one come now. Sad Asus need to be pushed spanked by their competitors... Their reputation as THE PREFERED OC BRAND at stake. Asus own cards is almost none compatible for cross-flashing with any brands vbios versions (neither with firmware from their own SKUs). They really screwed up this gen. It's hard be on the list of shame. And Asus will stay there at least for this gen. Yep, their reputation is severely damaged. Shame on you. 

 

Another RTX 5090 2000W XOC BIOS leaks out, NVIDIA extreme OC scene is slowly waking up

 

ASTRAL RTX 5090 2000W XOC V2 leaked, its the newer version of the bios, which should include fixed power limit, with GPU able to reach 2000W now.

 

Gamers Ditch AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPUs Due To High Prices, Forcing Retailers To Drop The Prices

 

nice, more testing to do! 😄 

4 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

https://www.overclock.net/posts/29562444/

yoursomoney85 said: 

That's not how that works, but please go on about how you really don't understand what you're doing some more.. it's enthralling 💀

yoursomoney85 said: 

It is a downgrade in every measurable capacity if you actually understand what you're doing, AMD is for people who don't have a ****ing clue and like to sit around in forums and circle jerk about it.. 💀💯

What grade are you in? Are your classmates really mean to you, or is it a parenting issue?

lol i wouldnt even bother replying to such comments 😄 

2 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Installed the WV2Pro while testing on the Ultra for setup, taking the Corsair SFX SL1000 for a real run and some basic looking around. 

 

SFX 1000w has held up nicely....

 

 

Testing with the MSI Yellow tip of death adapter during Steel Nomad runs before I get around to the big transplant. Still collecting some Ultra WoW data for my archives.

 

Verdict with MSI's yellow tipped 4 headed octopus? Not doing backflips....

 

Saw pin 2 dip as low as 6.8 and Pin 6 as high as 9.4...

 

 

Interesting coil whine test.

 

Connected directly to the Corsair SFX SL1000 and the Vanguard was definitely noisier than in my main case (inversely, the 9070xt is quieter in my main rig case with the P2 than with the Corsair), but when I hooked up the WV2Pro, that extra coil whine went away. That bodes very well.

huh, nice lil side bonus if the WVPII decreases coil whine on the gpu 😄 u planning to test any of the 800+W vbios versions? or sticking to gigachad?

12 hours ago, electrosoft said:

 

Now we're talkin!

 

@Papusan Do any of the Lightning vBIOS files work on the Asus 5090 Astral AIO?

 

 

now were talking indeed! DDR5-7600 CL32 stable baby! usually id get CL38+, finally a good mount 😄 maybe the delid helped here too 😛 timing tuning ongoing...

8 hours ago, electrosoft said:

 

I still wouldn't run the 2001w XOC as a D2D vs the Matrix vBIOS. I guess if you don't really have a choice unless you want to whip out a soldering iron to get it working with the Matrix, you use what you can use but for normal cooling, it is the Matrix 800w for me or potentially the 1000w Lightning.

yep my thoughts currently. id be highly interested to check out the 1kw lightning vbios, but i wager that hasnt been dropped yet? ill do my rounds over at TPU 😛 

ok kool both the 800 and 1000W lightning versions have been dropped:

800W

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281640/281640

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281693/281693

1000W

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281649/281649

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281650/281650

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281692/281692

2500W

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/281792/281792

On 2/13/2026 at 5:22 AM, electrosoft said:

 

What is the alternative for competitive play to make sure you can watch every level of the hardware? Each time game companies up their watchdog/guardian programs, hackers and mod makers figure out a way around it. It has been escalating till the final solution is to monitor every nuance of the hardware as the final solution and now mod makers and cheaters have met their match. The only way around this, and it has been attempted, is post level compromised systems that can get in there to subvert the tpm / secure boot mechanism.

 

On the other hand, making two distinct forks could and should be the way to go with one targeting single player mode but even then that has to be worth the effort for the game makers as again the real money is made from multiplayer and long term sustainability and monetization. If there was a financially large enough compelling reason to offer a single player version of the game devoid of big brother being knee deep, they would do it but I suspect that single player only audience is very small.

 

Surfing various gaming forums and reddits, there is low to no outrage to this because it restores the integrity of the game not because they're sheeple lol.

 

As a player, I would definitely set up two individual installs of Windows which I've done in the past for other reasons with one targeting game play only and the other for personal use. I'm with you. I don't want a game company having access to every level of my hardware.

 

 

Good unboxing and nice overview....

 

Couldn't use OLED due to heat, but I don't like the USB display interface but that's just me.

 

Thing runs so cool including the memory, wicked....

 

You can sign into your MSI account RIGHT NOW!!111 and enter the raffle for the right to spend ~$5500 after taxes to get 3-10% more performance over your existing 5090 while sucking down insane power.....

 

 

speaking of, any indications that the lightning vbios has leaked yet? 😛 

23 hours ago, Rage Set said:

Nova Lake is looking like the return of Intel, but it is going to cost. A Z990 mobo is going to be expensive. Stepping down to  Z970 and you are losing a lot of PCIe lanes - BCLK OC'ing. If the rumors of the top NL chips costing over 1000 are true, we are back in the days of HEDT - but only two memory channels. Lastly, still no ECC memory support unless you go W980. 

 

I am not sure whether it is going to be AMD or Intel that offers the first mainstream platform with quad channel memory support, but it needs to happen. 

im guessing they dont have any reason to upgrade to quad channel anytime soon, what with DDR5 (and likely also 6) doubling the amount of internal "channels" with each new gen.

btw, resolved the bad paste job, turned out that the Thermal Grizzly AM5 High Performance Heatspreader was the culprit, or rather its missing z height vs the stock heatspreader. the Arctic LF3 coolplate doesnt make proper contact with it, even though im using the TG shortened offset mounting kit. ive tried twice now with crappy results. so its back to the regular AM5 retention mechanism incl the stock heatspreader, but at least now i got a nice clean delid with TG conductonaut extreme on it. done with disassembling my hardware for now, back to RAM tuning! 😄 

on another note: received and email from TG, seems like a new firmware update is out for the WV Pro II, including first official version of the accompanying software, nice 🙂 

no worries, ive done this for years with superb results 🙂 just make sure the pads are the same brand / type and are squished well together so that they make good contact to each other 🙂 

6 hours ago, MicXTech said:

Where on Earth do you purchase this from? I have looked all over the web! Specifically, I'd like 4x8 for 32GB.

welp its been a while....and currently with the AI RAM apocalypse going down its even more difficult to track down specific sticks.

9 hours ago, MatticMass said:

I am admittedly and obviously completely new to the depths of actual modification of computers. Upgrading sure put pin mods and using spi clip was a lot for someone like me that just doesn’t know. I was hoping to find advice, useful information and or links to downloads or tutorials. So far Maro97 has been the only person to try to offer help. I was really hoping this was a community that teaches others and could bounce ideas off of each other. Again thank you Maro97 for trying to go above and beyond with offering a download link for a bios that would read the rtx 3080. Unfortunately wrong model. But thank you for being the only person to not make me feel pathetic and stupid.

5 hours ago, Linux said:

The main problem is, that this community has rather few members and not everyone left is tinkering around with their laptops anymore. Like me for example.

 

Normally, i only login once a week, because there is not much interesting activity. This is not, what NoteBookReview once was. Unfortunately.

 

In addition, there are not many models on the market available, that can be used for modding. Almost none with current hardware. Which makes such a forum really difficult to maintain.

yup, this forum has barely breached 2000 users, many of whom are just ghost / lurker accounts with no real activity. that and the fact that laptops nowadays are super locked down, both from a hardware (everything soldered), as well as firmware / software perspective. many of the former NBR players have since switched to desktops and only use laptops on the side as tools, but not really for tinkering anymore (i count myself among them).

19 hours ago, electrosoft said:

 

Obvi Zen 6..... 🤣

 

One thing we can always give AMD is socket longevity. Intel could learn a thing or two. Remember Skylake? Trying to lock out processors on the same socket with bumps to chipsets.....how the mighty have fallen (but clawing their way back with a vengeance)

 

Hey, as long as you don't murder this chip this time around, it's a win win! 🤣

ha not with me they didnt! upgraded all the way from a 6700K to a 9900K in my Clevo machine 😄 suckaZ! and big thx to bro @Prema for that one 😛 

2 hours ago, electrosoft said:

 

I managed to lay in a nice array of 500gb, 1tb and a few 2tb nvme drives, but I'm kicking myself for not jumping on a few 4tb drives last year. That was a good snag!

 

You also managed to snag your 9070xt and 5070ti for damn good prices before the market went to poo too......

 

This is how I view it. I've locked down all the hardware I'm going to need to ride out this hardware Armageddon. If the 5090 wants to remain the top dog to 2028? I'm you're huckleberry. 🙂

Snagging a 1.125v Vanguard 5090 for $1971USD that turned out to be superior to both my Astral and Ventus and no coil whine is still the pinnacle of my hardware wins in a plethora of wins hunting down open box / refurb deals over the years. Getting to ride it into 2028? Priceless.....

 

As for other hardware.....

 

9850X3D is a snoozefest. I'm not seeing the 9950X3D2 being anything magical unless they have somehow fixed that CCD0 to CCD1 latency issues for gaming.

 

AM6 isn't launching till later this year or even early 2027

Novalake isn't launching till late 2026 or even early 2027 too

Nvidia 6000 till 2028...

AMD RDNA5 not till mid 2027 but I suspect late 2027

Intel basically cancelled their B770 so we don't know what they have planned for future desktop GPUs

 

Basically team, settle in with your hardware and enjoy!

 

There is nothing on my want list till Nova and potentially AM6 (I'm more excited for Nova than AM6 atm) and that's it.....

 

7600 is the threshold for >=6000 tier performance so you're good in that aspect especially being able to get those tight timings.

 

Maybe dial in 6000 and 7600 and see which one gives you the better performance.

 

While it isn't mind blowing on my end, 8000 dialed in > 6000 and 6400 dialed in across the board even if miniscule so I'm sticking with that.

 

Just like there are Asus and Apple  fan boys, there are Razer fan boys and you know some are going to buy this......

 

I'm a firm believer that someone's disposable income is theirs to buy whatever tickles their fancy, but I'm also silently judging hardcore based on my own biases and purchasing criteria 🤣

 

As with all things like this, I will seek out a Youtube video on it and live vicariously though that and I'm good....

youre probably referring to Zen 6? AM6 is still waaay waaaaay waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay out... zen 6 on AM5 is basically set, with Zen 7 having a decent probability of also still being on AM5. so AM6 will only come our way once Zen 8 drops. 

Zen 6 = 2026/27

Zen 7 = 2027/28

Zen 8 / AM6 = 2029+?

thatll be quite a solid run for my X670E platform here, 2022 to 2029, nice 😄 

btw ill need to check my LM / TIM paste jobs, core deltas are waaaay too high for my taste. im guessing my LM application was a bit too thin this time around.

On 2/5/2026 at 3:03 PM, Papusan said:

 

They will still offer gaming cards😬 8GB cards at premium. Perfect cards for coming Garbage mode in games. Yup, this is progress. The old 980 notebook GPU in my Clevo from 2015 have also 8GB vram buffer but with not as fast cores as the new and modern GPUs in 2026. 11 years of innovation. Heey, yeah I forgot this one from 2014 or 12 years ago with  8GB vram... NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M This is pathetic. Not even mid tier cards nowadays can should have more than 8GB vram.

 

 

AMD's RDNA 4 focus for 2026 will reportedly be one GPU, the Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

 

In addition to the shift in focus to 8GB cards, the report notes that a 5-10% price increase for Radeon GPUs occurred in January 2026 for AMD's AIB partners purchasing GPU and memory bundles, and another price increase is coming soon. So soon that it could take effect as early as this month, or at the latest in March.

 

 

On 2/5/2026 at 7:18 PM, Papusan said:

 

One more reason to make Garbage mode in modern games. 

 

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 SUPER pushed back, RTX 60 mass production could move to 2028

On 2/5/2026 at 7:21 PM, electrosoft said:

 

I don't blame Intel for cancelling B770 at this point of the current GPU cycle with skyrocketing memory prices for consumers and inflated costs for VRAM. I just don't think it is viable right now.

 

I would also redirect short term efforts to suck up all the AI $$ they can while they continue to refine and make substantial gains in the mobile market both CPU and GPU wise and introduce a serious architecture advancement with Nova in the fall.

 

I'm in total agreement with every decision Intel has recently made recently (which is rare) and I think they could be the dominant hand held and mobile laptop force this and next year. Tack on Nova and their own X3D along with serious gains in MT performance? Yeah, things are looking good for Intel IMHO. They're hungry again and clawing their way back with a vengeance. 

 

Ironically, it is AMD who is stagnating at the moment as @Mr. Fox video from Jay lets us know.....

 

 

 

No surprise here..... Nvidia, AMD and Intel are going where the massive profits are and that is all things AI and all things data centers atm....they are behaving *exactly* as I would expect them to.

 

Like I've said since the old forums, corporations are NOT your friend. It is a transactional scenario each and every time. They offer a product you want at a price you will pay. You buy it. End of story.

 

Now it looks like the 6000 series could slip into 2028 

Memory prices are rumored to have a significant bump sooner than later

SSDs continue to rise....

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-super-pushed-back-rtx-60-mass-production-could-move-to-2028

 

Right now, if you're in the market for GPUs, RAM or SSDs, (in that order), it is not a good time to buy.

 

Better to stalk the used market or as noted before, get a Microcenter bundle if you need new hardware.

 

 

 

 

 

16 hours ago, Papusan said:

 

Do you  need  a new mouse? 🙄 It's inflation in the branding "Limited Edition" nowadays. Razer try also to maximize profits from stupids.

 

Razer plans to sell 1,337 units of its new limited edition gaming mouse for $1,337 each

 

2 hours ago, Rage Set said:

While I missed the boat on the best pricing for 8000MT+ RAM, I am happy I spent the 150 to 180 for each of the nine 4TB NVMe SSDs I got over 2025. I went nuts on the Acer GM7000 SSDs. 

 

I did a quick calculation, I have over 100TBs in SSDs (spread across 8TB, 4TB, 2TB and 1TB drives) in operation. If I were to buy them in today's prices, I'd have to spend over 30K. Damn! 

 

I guess being a frugal data hoarder has it benefits once in awhile. 

my dudes, we can consider ourselves lucky to have covered all our bases with regards to hardware. our 4090s/5090s will stay at the top of the pack until 2028, lets just hope they dont go up in flames / melt until then 🤣 boy am i glad that i got my 32TB of pcie4 m.2 ssds plus took care of the ram binning with 10+ kits back in the summer of last year. prices were at rock bottom then ("good old times"). and even though i overpaid for my 5090 at +25% above minimum pricing (3300€ vs. 2650€ incl. 19% VAT and shipping), a whopping two thirds of it (2100€) was made up by the sale price of the 4090 😅 besides, even when the suprim currently IS available, its offered at 4000+€, absolutely insane...

long story short: i guess compared to other unlucky users who are currently planning on building a rig, were pretty well off at least for the time being...always good to count and be generally aware of your blessings 🫠

mixed news on the ram tuning front: still cannot reach anything above 7600 stable but at 7600 im now reaching way way tighter timings than before, actually best ive had thus far overall on this mobo. final results pending, as u all know ram tuning takes quite a while...

soooooo i used my last three days of sick leave to get some shit done at home, including computer stuff 🙂 

> applied full backplate coverage TG Putty Pro - check! if anyone is interested, you need about 250-300 grams worth of putty to cover the whole backside of an air cooled 5090.

> while the gpu was out, i used the opportunity to also install the wireview pro II and replace the gpu power cable (angled back to straight, both seasonic)

> good news: both cable and socket were still pristine, not even a whiff of discoloration or burn marks. 

> good news 2: did a quick max OC test in alan wake at max. settings with the gigachad vbios, max. variance i saw between pins was 1.1 amps (7.5 vs. 8.6) under load, that i can totally live with!

> also finally came around to delid my second 9950X3D and put it under the TG high performance heat spreader with LM

> while i was at it, did some dusting and cleaned the tempered glass windows, clear views to the RGB rainbow puke once more 😄 

still need to do testing with regards to gpu / cpu temps after the changes, as well as check how the RAM OC was impacted. you might remember that i suspected a suboptimal cpu mount for not being able to reach my previously stable 8000 setting. fingers crossed!

8 minutes ago, electrosoft said:

 

@tps3443 up and sold off his 5090 for some real life adventures.... 😁

 

https://www.overclock.net/posts/29553159/

 

Fantastic price at that too!

dayum! whats he got planned?

edit: funny to see hes basically sitting on top of GN Steve in NC 😄 

3 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Yeah, I just saw his for sale (now sold!) 5090 listing over on the OC forums. Congrats @tps3443 and good luck on your new adventure brother! Keep us in the loop with how it goes! This thread clearly transcends just computer hardware for us. 💙

 

You can always repurchase later or just wait till the 6000 series as priorities are elsewhere atm. That's just how life is sometimes. I remember selling off a large chunk of hardware several years ago for a new roof.

 

 

what did i miss?

21 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Ugh, Thursday night after the gym I had a scratchy throat and itchy sinuses. I woke up Friday feeling like someone hit me with a baseball bat. High temp, throat feeling full of glass shards. By Saturday, it had moved down into my lungs and chest was hurting and nose flowing like the nile. Sunday temp spiking to 103+ and now a tight, juicy cough with lots of green stuff that would make even Slimer proud. Took a home test and yep, Flu A. I skipped my flu shot this year too and this was a nice reminder why I shouldn't skip it. My wife got her flu shot and she picked up Flu A from me and besides some mild sniffles, she's fully functional while I am coughing and hacking up all types of stuff with spiking fevers going on day 4 and I'm just wiped out.....luckily I have enough energy to at least play FO76 and WoW 🤣

 

Like you, and I am sure the bulk of us married, I dunno how we would survive without our significant others.

 

I will say this though, I will take the flu over Covid any day of the week.....Covid wrecks me in a way no other sickness ever has and I'm down for the count for 6-8 weeks depending on how close I contract it to my vaxx window and even after I am weakened for quite awhile.  I've had Covid 5x now in the last 6 years (including on "launch" in early 2020). My wife caught it with me last February and it was the sickest she's ever been in her life. In her words, "I now see how this crap can take someone out...."

 

I think one reason I tend to skip my flu shot from time to time is because even at its very worse it is maybe a 5/10 vs covid for me.

 

Oh, and you're relatively young. You're what? In your 30s? Yes, it gets worse as you get older.... 🤣

 

damn, this is one club i didnt invite u to for a reason 😄 u had to come join anyways eh? hahaha. stilll recovering here, second week of sick leave from work. for me covid and the flu are actually very very similar thats why i took a test right away when symptoms started last week.

aww nice to know i can still pull off some "youthfulness" 😄 unfortunately, the big 4 has already gotten ahold of me several years back.

10 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

Thanks, brother. Still kickin' and looking for work.

Sorry to hear that you have been ill, brother. I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

wait, did that prospective job offer fall through? it sounded so promising!

21 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

@jaybee83 in case you were not already aware, the WireView Pro II sensors now show in the latest beta version of HWiNFO64, but the drivers need to be installed for it to be visible to Windows for sensor reporting. Otherwise, HWiNFO64 will not be aware it is present.

 

If you haven't already tried to get the WireView software working (which is NOT needed for HWiNFO64) I found it to be a bit tricky. Hit me up here if you run into any issues. It took three tries for me. If you change vBIOS after installing it you also need to delete it from Device Manager and let it reinstall itself for it to be visible to the software. Also very important after installing the driver in Device Manager to shut down and disconnect the PSU from power completely. Then restore power and boot up. Otherwise, the software update will not take effect. The WireView Pro II requires a full removal of power from the motherboard and GPU to initialize after the driver installation.

 

Of course none of this is necessary to use the WireView Pro II as a standalone device without any software monitoring features.

 

awesome update, very valuable info 🙂 will save it locally to have on hand once i get to vbios flashing.

/personal rant

ive been out of order this whole week with the flu, completely knocked me off my feet. this has only been the second time in my life ive had the actual flu, and both times suuuuuuucked unbelievably. issue being that while other illnesses usually only have a peak that lasts about 1-2 days before tapering off this bloody thing keeps kicking me in the balls for a full week before it finally lets go, its exhausting!

now at least able to sit at my desk again without toppling over.....influenza is a b*tch. one thing is for sure: ill never skip another flu shot round again, it wont get easier with age down the road. luckily my company offers them for free to all employees.

and, of course, now my little girl started developing a fever last night...my wife remains the last woman standing here keeping the gears turning, i dont know what i would do without her.

/personal rant

On 1/5/2026 at 8:57 PM, electrosoft said:

Sheesh, normal OC mode = 800w, Extreme OC mode = 1000w and that is normal.

40 phase design

dual 12v2x6 connectors

and I LOVE the AIO design...but if it is anything like the MSI 5090 liquid, that means it may have issues flashing other vbios

 

1300 units limited run.

 

I am sure the price is going to be insane...

 

I would take this over the Matrix anyday of the week though.

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-launches-geforce-rtx-5090-lightning-z-worlds-first-gpu-beyond-1000w

 

 

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Let the fun times begin!!

riiiight, because with 1000W at STOCK youll absolutely WANT to flash other vbios versions 😄

no but seriously, im looking forward to when the first Lightning owners post their 800W and 1kW vbios to TPU so we can all profit from them 🙂 ill wager the 1kW will have the same or similar efficiency (in terms of fps per watt) as the Matrix 800W but with 200W more headroom and thus even less reason to use the leaked XOC 1600W vBios. at some point the 2500W XOC will also leak. just you wait.

but honestly, at 1000W im satiated anyways 😄 still havent gotten around to even unpack my wireview pro II, let alone install it, sigh...