Papusan

Yep, sad times when you have to pay $2,002 USD for a Strix 4080😵 And this isn't even scalper price from the retail shop. Just the normal price you have to pay for graphics cards that should cost the half included the dreaded 25% tax.

"The Killer". Main machine. Have also at least 6-8 laptops and server for backups. The old test bench..... Edit. Here's an new desktop. Will be used as backup or and an extra server. Got it for free so it will have a nice life in Papusan's plaza.

Nice. I waited a long time to buy a brand new GPU. I skipped buy new graphics cards the last 3.5 years due Mining, scalpers and shortage. Maybe I jumped in at the correct time. In between two sad periods for gamers. And 4090's haven't sinked in price since launch date so not a big loss. And I avoided spend my hard earned money on massive overpriced 4080s and castrated low/mid end Nvidia cards. Yep, maybe the jump on the 4090 HOF was a good purchase/and decision. Hmmm, foods for thoughts bro @Mr. Fox @electrosoft @Rage Set++++ Same as with my great mind that said... Avoid custom 12VHPWR adapters/new ATX 3.0 PSU with the fragile tiny 12+4 pin terminal on the PSU panel (what you already have is better). Yep, I prefer trust my own mind/own way thinking tech.

I think the change was only because Nvidia tried hard to make minimalist PCBs. They are retarded designed. And the lower end SKUs have even smaller PCB. One cute tiny connector fits them all....... Then you have the PCI-Sig specs for 8-pin connectors. We could never got more than 525W as maximum with regular firmware (including the 75W max from the Pcie slot). Because we e would never got 4x8-pins connectors from nvidia. Too many have lower end PSUs or PSUs with not proper amount 8 pins connectors. With the Hof cards we are able to get 666W firmware because of 2x12VHPWR. And quite a few can cross-flash this vbios on heavily castrated cards. At least if you have the old 4090 chips from Nvidia. With the new silicon revision for 4090 cards you are screwed. Just look at AMD. 3x8-pins is all what you’ll get. And we all know that Nvidia and AMD is capable to fully lock any tweaks for TDP and voltage. Wouldn’t that be nice? Locked down to 525w on any cards due PCI-SIG and 3x8pins? I would rather take that 666W firmware and the tiny 12VHPWR connectors Nvidia jumped on any day. Everything going the wrong way with new modern tech. Nvidia prefers professionals over gamers… Bigger profits. Why waste a full fat AD102 die on 4090Ti cards? https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-rtx-4500-5000-workstation-cards

If they absolutely had to change it.... Only Galax/KFA2 made the correct solution for their HOF cards.... Dual 12VHPWR connectors. And mounted them the correct way.

CableMod have two issues... Melted adapters + their 12VHPWR cables that have problems with the sense cables. They will come out from the terminal after some times use. Their quality issues with own 12VHPWR products is amazing. Their QC at the Chineese factories is a huge JOKE. Regarding Asus engineers went the opposite way and went with reverse connectors on the PCB. Why? Is it more expensive make the heatink slightly different vs the PCB? Or because they thought it was easier for the gamer kids to mount and unmount the fragile 12VHPWR connector with this design? My thought on this... They wanted to help people to mount the fragile connector to the card. Almost like they think everyone is helpless

Nice. 350-400W just mean they don't want the performance crown. In short.... With this low power target you won't see melt hell😁 Yep,AMD don't need the mini-fit 12+2 terminals. Rip my 4090 4090 Repair update - Not fixable due to connector shortage (Northridgefix) Just received an email after 5 days of waiting regarding the repair status of my 4090. I've been informed they won't be able to fix it unless I can provide the Asus reverse connector as they've been unable to source the part recently. Probably because so many melted Asus cards that have been repaired 🙂

And it seems Evga still can't fix their high end motherboards compatibility problems with newer graphics cards. This is just sad.... When was 4090 released? October last year? "I figured its just the card and Board that does not gel together with Gskill ram." All this works on a low end Gigabyte Z790 board but not the EVGA. https://www.overclock.net/threads/official-nvidia-rtx-4090-owners-club.1800847/post-29222392

Equal tragic as this summer here home. And it will be worse.... https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/venter-ekstreme-nedborsmengder-pa-ostlandet_-trondelag-og-more-og-romsdal-1.16506419 - Tranlated May be the worst within the last 25 years

They should do as Cablemod reps say.... Unplug it😁 And another fix... Is to make cute small home-cocked cards with a massive GPU stand mounted properly in the mini chassis bottom. A real proprietary lock that can almost glue the GPU to the chassis. It won't be fixed properly as long we see stupid made7designed GPU PCBs. S in short.........

AMD Details Tweaks Behind Recent Memory Overclocking Improvements tomshardware Want better gaming performance for about same or less money then scrap the idea of upgrade to 13900K if you are on DDR4 motherboard. Rather spend them on a cheap DDR5 board and a kit fast DDR5 memory if you have the 12900K.

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And Pcgamer.com wasn't very pleased with the new Alienware deskbox look. Real Gamer-kids want much more bling bling and more glossy plastic made in weird shaped cheapo boxes... What's the point buy an Dell Alienware desktop over their Dell XPX desktop models? And if you want the better tiers of nvidia cards you need to go with the vanilla Dell XPS model, LOOL What a failiure for Alienware as the gamer-kids prefered gaming brand. Indeed, the R16 offers exactly the same 25.2 liter internal volume as its predecessor and we believe the actual metal frame is the same with both systems. It's just the external plastic cladding that's changed. In short, the mere existence of Alienware PCs made the world a more interesting place. Well, not any more. Alienware's assimilation by the Dell corporate collective is now complete. The latest Alienware Aurora R16 has arrived and it's a generic mid-sized box. More to the point, what you now have is a generic looking box with Dell-Alienware style proprietary components that make future upgrades tricky. Kinda the worst of both worlds. Alienware's new Aurora R16 desktop PC is a deeply disappointing square box By Jeremy Laird pcgamer.com Where's the flair, Alienware?

So not tempted? The deep dive into next gen of Dell Alienware gaming desktops... Real cutting Edge technology. And their gaming laptops ain't much better...

Sad times we live in... Pay more for lower quality. What a mess. And this is the new modern pc's for gamers, LOOL

This is the ultimate choice between pest and cholera. +1200$ is what he can afford and all you'll get is a huge overpriced 4080. Previous gen xx80 Nvidia graphics cards was $699 without scalpers/miners. All this sadness because AMD couldn't deliver, LOOL Yes, both Nvidia and AMD have failed hard here. Not sure who's the worst of them. Overpriced and not working or even more overpriced but just works. I had some problems with my rx 7900 xtx, and i sent it back, now i'm planning to buy an nvidia GPU, because their driver support is way better compared to the AMD rx 7000 Series. My PC is pretty High End just for Gaming and i need an appropriate Graphics Card. I can spend roughly 1200€ on the GPU, i want it to be barely audible while playing games, and i'm not planning on overclocking it.

Greed? If second or last is good enough... Then why not? Evidence Shows AI-Driven Companies Are Buying up Gaming GPUs Also EVGA thinks half-baked is good enough.... Peace of Mind EVGA warranty and support for "3" whole Years. EVGA Launches SuperNOVA 1000W and 850W Gold ATX 3.0 FTW Series PSUs PRESS RELEASE Introducing the EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 W/850 W Gold FTW Series - The power supply series designed to support up to 235% total power excursion and exceed the needs of today's most powerful PCs. With a half-bridge LLC resonant controller, DC-DC converter, and 100% Japanese Capacitors, the EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 W/850 W Gold FTW Series gives you the peace of mind to push your system to the limits. From JonnyGuru at Corsair.... They don't want to give customers the false hope that they'll be around longer than 3 years. Maybe for that extra $20, they should give the customer a "free" Asurion or Allstate extended warranty so if they EVGA goes belly up in three years and the PSU goes tits up in five, the customer is covered.

Yep, Nvidia don't need to worry about competition. And hence they can continue screw own customers. And F. Azor fits very well into this AMD tragedy. Next-gen AMD RDNA 4 GPUs reportedly won't compete with Nvidia at the high end

That will come later. Too expensive replace the old adapters for free with new and more blinky😇 Do your math bry ryan.... 100.000 free replacements with modern bling bling will cost them more🙂 And say hello to the new modern from Dell Alienware... New chassis design brings Alienware down to earth You want it bro Fox😬 Smaller has to be cuter? And halfway black. Are you tempted by the pretty power button in an RGB Alien logo? Run and buy.... I mean run away and puke. Alienware has chosen to produce a new chassis in mid-tower format. The transition to the new design not only gives users a smaller and more subtly designed box to have on the desk, but other benefits are added such as lower noise level and better cooling. Ryan will this thing be your next pc? https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/alienware-aurora-r16 This all adds up to an atypically safe redesign for Alienware. It's one that's functional and will work for those Kids who simply want to buy a PC, boot up Steam or Epic Games and get started playing with powerful performance. But I hope Alienware's next design finally works on those internals, which are in dire need of a refresh. And it offer fantastic cable management.... Dell's engineers should be proud of this. Yep, this has to be todays ot this months joke. And in "basalt" black. Not in real black bro @electrosoft😟

The real problem is that this custom adapter don't stay plugged in. It will wiggle out from the connector on the GPU pcb. More as a ticking Bomb🙂 And I'm afraid some will give away their top bin cards for the new castrated 1.070 versions due melt hell fix. So stupid can't be fixed. Neither, will it be recovered 😞

You just described todays modern tech. But you can't fix stupid🙃 And I still honor honesty.

I know you could make it better 🙂 @electrosoft Will you still try out your CM adapter replacement or have you asked for the v1.1 ? And how smart.... A re-call would destroy profits and reputation @Rage Set Better send out an email with coupon code so you can get vr.1.1 for free. Cheaper as well. What's the difference between stop sell it for now vs re-call? @ryan Do your math and you can clearly see whats going on in Papusan's head🙂

Yep. ads more important than the product. But nothing can be worse than the CM custom product Nothing is as good as the smell of a so called high end product. As you can see bro @ryan Listening on the wrong people will never help you in the long run. And here I sit.... This is the opposite of what I have preached about. Maybe it's smarter listening on the good "old" guys? Never ever be an guinea pig. This will never serve you well. But I expect fanboys or the stupids is not on my level/same side of the coin@Rage Set Maybe stupid is the new normal.... I don't know. as a footnote... I swap betwen all cables several times a week. I shold experience smoke every day.

Cost savings has to be todays word. Pcworld's Senior editor may suggest that you swap out your high end pc and gears for an Chromebook. And your house/office will be much colder bro Fox. Same time get rid of one of your power hogs monitors. No need for that. And don't forget to dial down your PC’s performance to cool down further. Maybe castrate the power with 60% ? So double win for you. Colder office and loads of saved money😀 Maybe I as well should throw out all my tech gears and only use my old smarthphone? Can't be cheaper than that. But then I’ll have to power one of my electricity oven 😞 I can’t win in everything. 11 tech tips to beat heat waves and lower your electric bill But don't fall for the temptation and go back to high end gears when the temperature becomes more livable when the winter come. That will only destroy some of the gains you got for free from Pcworlds head editor.

Hmmm. I thought Linus was only angry on Nvidia and Intel. How times have changed...😆 Linus Torvalds Is Tired of AMD's 'Stupid' fTPM Errors