Raiderman

I closed my Paypal account after they "mistakenly" put in their terms of service, that they reserve the right to fine you if they found that you were spreading "misinformation". They can go suck the south end of a northbound bovine, as far as I am concerned. WTF happened to video card prices? Holy Jebus!!! I am not getting a new one with my build at those prices...Stupid how much hardware has increased in the short time I was away. Ive just about gathered everything, and decided to go with an all in one cooler. Less of a headache. The reviews seem pretty solid at the egg. Has anyone read/heard anything about the EVGA CLCx? https://www.newegg.com/evga-liquid-cooling-system-clx-280/p/N82E16835288018?Item=N82E16835288018

Ive been away from the desktop scene for a bit. I figured that everything was going UEFI or nothing, just as most notebooks have. I have been able to install Windows 7 on my HP probook in pure Uefi mode, but windows 7 call for a legacy video driver at first boot makes it difficult. Ive tried Fastboot, UEFI Seven, etc. I am glad to see csm is still supported with aftermarket hardware.

That is cool as s***! Thats MSI basically still supporting Windows 7 (unofficially) Thanks for checking!

AM4 had basically 5 cpu generations. Those that complain about that need to switch to Intel, where every refresh is a socket change.

Does your board have a csm option in the bios? It doesnt really matter, as I can install Windows 7 in pure UEFI, if I want. Just curious though.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMn2JhS

I thought this would be really cool. I have always wanted to do it so I ordered one.

Going to get the MSI B650 Mortar. X670 Board prices are stupid. It will be pretty much what canonkong on the WinRaid forums has tested for Windows 7. I can barely stomach Windows 10 LTSC 21H2, and will not install Windows 11 garbage. See screenshot above. Scratch that mortar board, its only a Micro atx, I will be getting the pro version

Well crap....Ive found the 7950 at AMD Direct, but its $574. Is it worth the extra 100 bones to get it, or should I just grab the 7900? I want to do some benching, but not sure which would be more future proof... I know, I hate being that guy that cant make up his mind, but it might be another 3 years before I do this again. Going to dual boot again, thanks to canonkong on winRaid forums. Windows 7 is just so damn nice.

After doing some quick research, it seems the 7900x 12 core is benching higher than the 5950x 16 core?? Is this correct? Just did a quick versus search on user benchmark. https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-7900X-vs-AMD-Ryzen-9-5950X/4132vs4086

TBH, I haven't built an Intel system in a very long time (Pentium 4 HT). Ive supported AMD pretty much since the K6 days. I guess Ive never really considered building an Intel system. Budget not so much a concern, but when I could have purchased the 7950 for $499 instead of $699 (now that it is out of stock most everywhere), it makes me cry. My last complete build was 2019, so Ive been out of the game for a while. Current Rig Ryzen 3900x, 16gb Gskill Ripjaws 2800mhz, MSI B350 Tomahawk, Radeon 6600XT, Dual booting Windows 7, and 10 LTSC

Well fak.....I had the damn 7950x and a b650 board in my cart at the egg....$499 for the 7950x, $269 for the b650. Woke up this morning with my credit card in hand, and all gone.... I am crying 😂 Opinions please: 1. Wait for it to come back in stock because DDR 5 is that much better? (I really dont know) 2. Go with the previous gen 5950x 3. Stick with what you have for now (3900x) 4 Get the 7900x 12 core, its far better than your 3900x. ( again I dont know)

Its a budget MSI B350 Tomahawk. It required a beta bios from MSI just to run my 3900x. So I assume its on its last update.. I cant complain, it was free 🙂

I've been looking at a x570 board and a 5950x to upgrade from my 3900x. Not going with the latest, and greatest mostly because of the ridiculous prices I've seen. These are some stupid prices for x770 boards. I'd rather be a generation or two behind than pay $1000 for a motherboard.

Here is my custom dark theme on Windows 10 LTSC 21H2 I am using stardock curtains for frame and transparency

and its still littered with modern app garbage. Give me windows 10 minus the spyware, and all modern app filth!

Vista was better than everything but seven.

Im Running my own custom dark theme, the like button is white, and does not show up on the default theme. I switched it to the dark theme, and voila!

Hmmm, I must be missing something, I cant seem to find the like button 😄 Glad to see everyone again. Thanks for the nice replies!!

Here's everyone! I missed the witty banter from you guys. Thanks @Mr. Foxfor letting me know where everyone was. 👍