Mr. Fox

I wish I could say that I had a surprised look on my face, but they have always been a very dishonest company when it comes to standing behind the overpriced products that they sell. Sadly, there are other brands that are similarly dishonest and unworthy of any respect. Very few PC component manufacturers have been honorable and trustworthy companies, and that is one of the main reasons it was so sad when EVGA decided they were done. https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/cinebench_-_2024/submissions/5935696

A$$zeus truly EXCELS at that. Molesters of their own natural-born maternal units.

The Matrix vBIOS with the EVC2 is a more sane approach. I do not think anyone is getting better results with the XOC firmware. I think it causes a loss of efficiency that ends in diminished results. It could be the CPU mount or even the CPU having a weak IMC. The 9950X3D that I returned for a refund could not even train or POST using memory overclock settings that work with both of my systems with other CPUs.

For those that are in it for PC gaming, it can always be taken for granted that whatever the most powerful GPU is there will not be any games that require something more powerful. System requirements are almost always very far below top tier GPUs, otherwise not enough people would purchase the games. So, if 5090 remained the most powerful option for something crazy, like 10 years, it would still play any and all games better than anything else. The pursuit of new purely for the sake of its newness is extremely stupid and needed to stop before either of us were born. I'd be totally OK with that. GPUs are priced so idiotically that new SKUs and refreshes with microscopic improvements should no longer be welcomed or embraced by anyone. It would also ultimately benefit AMD, NVIDIA and Intel. They would not need to spend nearly as much money on marketing or product development. Just keep churning out the same thing for 5 or 10 years and laugh all the way to the bank. If they released new products on a 5-year or 10-year cycle that offered a 100%+ performance improvement they would not be able to produce enough to satisfy demand.

I would be happy to see them not release any new GPUs for another 2+ years. If we pay $2000+ for a halo product it needs to remain on top of everything else for at least 3 or 4 years to be worth it. [Insert vomiting emoji here]

Good. That protects our poor "investment" in 50-series and makes our demonstrations of poor judgment seem somewhat less egregious. It also helps to lessen the impact of being willing victims of predatory business practices.

I suspect the PSU is the problem. I would get a Lian Li Edge, ASRock, Seasonic, NZXT, be quiet! or Corsair PSU. Just don't get one that boasts about "silent" or zero-RPM fans because they run very hot. I think that alone could compromise the 12V-2x6 cable integrity at the PSU side. I would steer clear of ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and Cooler Master PSUs. Definitely go with native ATX 3.1, not 3.0 or "compatible" PSU. This rating relates to the 12V-2x6 cable specifically. This list is very useful (from the video) SPL's PSU Tier List | Google Sheet These are very good fans. They are the only ones I buy now. Best bang for the buck by far. I recommend them based on price and specs. They are very heavy. They make them in white also, for those that care. The three-pack includes a fan/ARGB hub. I have 12 in one build and 9 in the other one. MONTECH Metal PRO 12 ARGB 120mm PWM - High Static Pressure, Quiet RGB Fan with Fluid Dynamic Bearing, 3 in 1 Pack with 6X6 Fan Hub - Black

If you use Koolance QD2 or QD3 fittings you don't need a drain. Just unplug the lines and remove the parts and drain them in the sink or the back yard. Give the size of the "AIO" you are building and the pump, you can probably get by with QD2 fittings (smaller size) without any worries about flow/volume. Buy directly from Koolance.com (they are in the Seattle area) rather than elsewhere. I never buy them from third-party distributors any more. Buy silver. The black look nice but the anodize finish allows them to stick open sometimes and it gets black flakes of crap in your waterblock. Trust me on this. I ended up replacing several hundred dollars worth of the black fittings to stop this problem. I love how CachyOS looks and feels. It is beautify, but I strongly dislike that it (and Bazzite) are immutable distros. I find it too restrictive dealing with that. I want to do whatever I want to do and it makes it more difficult with an immutable distro. I have tried both and after a few days of dealing with restrictions I said "no thanks" and went back to using distros that let me do whatever I want.

Unless they do something really dumb, like they did with Core Ultra (more silly focus E-cores and no hyper-threading) my next build will be Intel again. Hoping to hear something on the new job this week. I hate being unemployed, even when it was a RIF to stay solvent. God has a plan. Nothing happening on the computer front until that is taken care of.

Very close to the same performance as Windoze in spite of the emulation overhead. So close, in fact, that my scores are significantly higher than most people see in Windoze. Unfortunately, HWBOT is behind the times. They support stupid crap like smartphone and tablet benchmarks, but not Linux. Dummies. Cinebench R23 on Kubuntu Cinebench R20 on Kubuntu

@Talon are you still looking for one of these waterblocks? https://www.overclock.net/threads/icemancooler-glass-water-block-for-rtx-5090-d-hof-oc-lab-plus-x-and-xoc-graphics-cards.1818311/

It's all crazy. Have you checked DDR5 prices? It has tripled to quadrupled in price in the past 30-45 days. Insane. Used kits are selling for 50 to 100% more than what people paid for it. What would we do without these "precious" AI innovators effing things up for the rest of the world? We have them to thank for many of our man-made financial crises. Families are footing the bill for their retarded nonsense. Even the cost of electricity skyrocketing in some areas is directly or indirectly a result of their insane pursuit of this idiotically obsessive business endeavor. They should not get any special incentives or tax breaks by federal, state or local governments and giving them should be illegal. I am not against AI. I use it and see value in it. What I do not see value in is it becoming the most important thing and the cost of living going up to subsidize development of it. That needs to stop. Companies looking to develop it need to absorb 100% of the cost even if it means they do no better than break even. If they can't do it that way and can't afford it without outside help then they need to step aside and excuse themselves from participation. Screw the shareholders looking for instant financial gratification. It should suck to be them rather than it becoming everyone else's problem.

Take that, Green Goblin...

At least it was not the GPU and EVGA sent him a new PSU. I sure do miss EVGA. I wish I still had the X299 Dark and HEDT CPU I bought from Brother @Rage Set like what, 6 or 8 years ago? I have lost track.

If you don't want to watch the entire video, start from here for the interesting part.