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Mr. Fox

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  1. That cooler looks a lot like the air cooler from my 4090 Suprim. Not metal, but the lines and geometry are very recognizable. Happy New Year to you as well, brother. Sorry to hear about your CPU. Both of my Z790 systems are still running like a top. I needed something new to play with and decided to give AMD another chance since the top dog Core Ultra offered zero interest. I hated the X570/5950X that I previously owned. This new AM5 build is pretty decent overall. While I still prefer my two Z790 builds, I am content with the 9950X overall and don't regret buying it. It was definitely the better option compared to Core Ultra 285K. All modern platforms have at least a few things that are disappointing. I think the days of awesome PC stuff are behind us now. I have an X670E Gene inbound from China. I think it will be a better candidate for overclocking, especially on the memory side of things. If it gets here before my extended holiday return window closes (assuming the Gene functions as expected) I will be sending the X870E Carbon back to NewEgg for a refund.
  2. It will be interesting to see what they do to 5080, 5070 and 5060 to make the lesser SKUs unattractive so that everyone wants to donate spare body parts to buy the 5090. Wonder if there will be any 5090 overclock headroom left or if it will be pushed to the brink of failure like 14900KS?
  3. MrFox`s y-cruncher - Pi-1b score: 10 sec 909 ms with a Ryzen 9 9950X https://hwbot.org/submission/5739152 BIOS Settings in spoiler... https://imgur.com/a/9ydiFYa
  4. The new normal... never the best from any tech company, but some failing harder than others. Sad times. Maybe 2025 will not be as bad.
  5. If they mute the performance they can squeeze out an additional 15 minutes more on turdbook battery life and shave 0.5mm off the thickness. That will bring glee to the sheeple. 😑
  6. Happy New Year... less than 24 hours until 2025!
  7. It's unfortunate there is not an AIDA64 memory benchmark in that Safedisk screenshot. I find it a bit annoying that this is frequently omitted from AMD memory overclocking screenshots because it makes it hard for me to gauge my tuning success with rarely anything to compare with. The Apex is sure to be irrationally overpriced simply because it is a ROG part and severe overpricing is status quo with A$$zeus. Add a decent CU DIMM kit to that and I bet it is going to be excessively expensive.
  8. People that have never been here and believe what they see and hear on the "news" being critical of the United States. Equally annoying, those born here that do the same thing, don't know how good they have it, and foolish enough to believe the grass is greener. To them I say, "Go ahead... FAFO." 🤣
  9. The Gene definitely is not an ideal solution. Form factor alone is a severe strike against it. I don't have it yet, so I can't say what I think of it. Its only noteworthy virtue is the fact that it is not compromised and degraded as an idiotic 4-DIMM abortion like virutally everything else. Hopefully I will see it as good enough that I will find a way to overlook what I already view as faults and design defects. The only thing that is actually desirable about an mATX motherboard design is that it is not iTX. The Gene may be a rare exception. I view the Z90i Edge as a rare exception for iTX acceptability, but really only because of 2-DIMM config and respectable overclocking. Who knows what they'll charge for the X870E Apex and how much extra will get tacked on by dishonest retailers and scalpers, or how limited the availability will be. All part of their despicable scumbag plan to keep profit margins high, I reckon. The Gene is obsolete and still selling for $200 more than it was worth when it was cutting edge. And, sourcing one isn't easy. Yeah, the Core Ultra thing is just really sad by every measurement. If Nova Lake is not any better, then I think the future for high performance PCs will be hopeless. AMD is already showing us again they're really not serious about winning with their latest GPU launch. If they don't have Intel gnawing at their ankles and trying to make them look bad on the CPU side they'll do worse and offer less. The entire performance and gaming PC industry is circling the drain. We're overdue for a hard reset. If and when we reboot we need to deny life support to all of the retarded and dishonest OEMs making stupid decisions. A$$zeus needs to be the first one we unplug and flat-line. Do not rescuscitate. The question is, is there another one good enough that is less scummy? Probably not. That much is evident by the fact that they're all peddling sucky 4-DIMM trash boards as industry standard. They'll never get back on my shopping list with pathetic limp-wristed mama's boy trash like that on offer. Is 5.0GHz supposed to be something impressive? Since when, maybe like 10 years ago?
  10. The question is, will it even be available? And how absurd will the price be? Or will it be like the Z790 version and only available to a few lucky buyers with perfect timing. For many it has felt more like a publicity stunt than anything else. Intel needs to get back on track. 285K is a perma-broken joke. With only 24T and no HT 285K can't be taken seriously. Obsolete prior to release. No forgiveness available because you can't fix stupid. The purchase of the 9950X is my way of drawing a line in the sand. It didn't need to be a better product than 285K, it only needed to be not retarded.
  11. Sad to share this news, but there were no interested buyers and the infamous @Enterprise from ExtremeHW.com (for years at overclock.net as a lead moderator before he opened ExtremeHW) is shutting things down for good. I enjoyed interacting with several guys there and doing the hardware reviews. If anyone has the time, desire and resources, you could take it over for free (no purchase)... https://extremehw.net/topic/3923-extremehw-site-auction-bidding-ends-jan-1st/?do=findComment&comment=48336
  12. Unless AMD releases a 4090 killer they still won't have anything worth buying as far as I am concerned. It looks like the 9070 XT won't even beat a 7900 XT if the rumors are true, so there is a great big nothing burger with flies all over it. Not beating the 7900 XTX by a solid 10-15% margin is unacceptable. Finding something nice to say about it, good job to AMD for sticking with legacy 8-pin PCIe cables. That allows one to take advantage of pre-PCIe 5.0 PSUs that are getting discounted to appropriate value price levels. Let's hope the rumor is baloney, but AMD being true to form this will not come as a surprise. Pay extra for a GPU downgrade because newer is always better newer. Better off grabbing a RX 590 8GB GPU for under $100 and playing in 1080p with medium settings, or buying a 4090. The middle-ground option blows. Hot or cold is always better than lukewarm. Lukewarm is disgusting. Nothing is ever too trashy for the kiddos. https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/asus-leaks-its-rog-nuc-2025-on-social-media-ahead-of-ces-debut-—-compact-gamer-focused-rtx-50-and-core-ultra-200-mini-pc-on-the-way.3867671/#post-23402890
  13. This is a personal choice, but I definitely would stick with soft tubing and QDC fittings for the maximum quality of life benefit. Hard tubing looks fantastic when done right, but it is impractical and inconvenient, and unnecessarily costly. It provides no benefit other than having something nice to look at (assuming it turns out perfectly to your liking on the first try) and the likelihood of leaking is enhanced due to how the fittings are designed. The simplest type of maintenance becomes a huge pain in the butt. You literally can't do anything without draining the system except maybe swapping RAM sticks. Depending on how the loop is designed, you may not even be able to do that. I think even the King of Hard Tubing (JayzTwoCents) has decided that it's just too impractical for anything built for daily use. It's purely for show. The need for maintenance won't be any different, but it could occur less frequent than it should due to the dread of having to work on it. And, if you don't capture and reuse the coolant, a simple CPU or GPU repaste will turn into a very costly and inconvenient project that would otherwise be inexpensive, quick and easy. Heaven forbid that one of the tubes get cracked in the process unless you spend extra to have spare hard tubing on hand in case of an unexpected emergency. I am not sure how large that case is (haven't looked closely at measurements) to see what kind of wiggle room there is, but building a self-contained custom loop is a challenge in all but the most gargantuan cases. I did a couple of builds that way before moving to open benches and enclosed cases with external cooling components and there always seems to be something that manages to get in the way of doing what you want. But, if you enjoy jigsaw puzzles you might actually enjoy the challenge. Some people really do enjoy that aspect of the build. I prefer it to be quick, easy and convenient most of all. Having to do a lot of pre-planning, measuring and starting over again when your planning and measurements were off just enough to present a problem tends to ruin it for me. At the end of the day, I think you should do what you think will ultimately make you the most happy. The only person you need to please with the PC build is yourself (or the owner if you are building for someone else).
  14. It is rare to see such a grand demonstration of an engineering abortion, even from a company as dishonest as A$$zeus. Maybe Frank Azor is working there now. That rises to Frankie's level of failure and its price tag is guaranteed to identify the greatest of the world's idiots that have decided to identify as a gamerboy.
  15. I am very anti-government and agree that in general they all have too much power and control, but I do think that there are certain ones that are just pure evil and rotten from the core, to such a degree that they make the rest look like angels. China is among the worst of the worst. It is unfortunate that there are some good people in the worst places, and they are their own governments greatest victims. TikTok sucks. I agree. Banning is an option. Or, you can also explore the possibility of taking out the trash, much like what Elon did to Twitter. No longer a massive government propaganda tool or an echo chamber for freaks and undesirables like some of the others that still need a good ransacking. I suspect Biden and his cronies want TikTok eliminated primarily because they can't control it, moderate and manipulate the content for political and social engineering purposes like they do with the mainstream media and other social media platforms. Allowing China to keep it is a non-starter and presents a heightened security risk for the rest of the world.
  16. It will be worth it in the long run, even if it is painful for a short time. Anything worth doing will require some degree of sacrifice, but the price of doing nothing is far greater. If it destroys China economically and plunges them into disaster, drives business out of their country, makes America and our allies view China as expendable and we all stop doing business with China so they dry up and blow away it will be worth every penny in the long run. In addition to making their products unaffordable, we should also stop selling anything whatsoever to them (including food) and prohibit business-to-business trade. They hate us and all nations that embrace freedom and democracy. China's only allies are commies and like-minded dictatorships. There should be no place for them at the world table, and we need to act before it's too late. They are looking for ways to destroy us all and we need to draw first blood... we need to do it hard, fast and deadly so there is no opportunity for recovery. Then maybe the people of China will rise up, shake loose from their oppressors and take back all that their wicked government has taken from them. We can't do that for them. They'll have to do it for themselves, or die trying.
  17. Looks like a nice case, bro. I look forward to seeing some build photos.
  18. The best option I think. Although it would be really weird to install in Intel GPU in an AMD system.
  19. It just keeps getting worse. Even the market value for used NVIDIA GPUs remains extremely overpriced. There is a good chance I won't even bother with 50 series. The only reason I would buy a stronger GPU is for benching and the way HWBOT requires ECC to be enabled I have all but lost interest.
  20. Disgusting. And, I don't even care about laptops anymore. Not evenn just a tiny little bit. They are all just trash on steroids. Laptops matter to me about as much as the toilet paper I flush down the toilet after using it. Correct. Neither is Intel, nor NVIDIA. But all three of them them know that most of the people that purchase their products are. And those that are not are often foolishly optimistic and too forgiving.
  21. It might work, just be careful. I know you have done it in the past and you can most likely get it to work great with the CPU just loose on the socket, even if that is not ideal. The EK CR360 die frame is not like the rough old one size fits all die frames from the early days like X299 and 8700K. It is a very precision part designed to work flawlessly with the CR360 only, and it does. There is no risk of breaking the die on the LGA1700 installations because the block is designed to be tightened against the frame and limit the depth it compresses the CPU into the socket. Everything comes together in a very precise way. Those brackets should work. The direct die LGA1700 bracket is made differently. It is one piece and very thick metal like the bracket on an Optimus or Heatkiller block.
  22. Remarkable how similar that lesser bin CCD delimma resembles the Intel "baby" smartphone Atom cores and their inferiority. It rubs me the wrong way with both platforms. If they're charging us for "good stuff" then they need to deliver that fully and not go half way with their effort.
  23. I do not think it would work because the die frame that replaces the ILM probably is probably not the same dimensions. If they are the same then it would likely work if the outer bolt holes on the pump block are the same and line up with the bolt holes in the motherboard. If it fits it would be awesome. I love the CR360 direct die AIO on my SFF beast. It works fantastic. If the die frame for LGA1700 will not fit LGA1200 you might be able to use a generic direct die frame for an LGA1200 CPU instead of the one included with the waterblock. As long as the opening around the CPU die is large enough for the protruding area of the CR360 cold plate it might work. The guy I bought this one from on oc.net actually used it on a CPU that was NOT delidded with a ThermalRight CPU frame and it fit and worked like an ordinary AIO.
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