Mr. Fox

I can understand it. This is what they are doing to all of us. Financial rape. Simple as that. They should watch out though. You know what they say about pay-back. (It starts with a "b" and ends with "itch" if you were not sure.) Companies that lie together die together. First EVGA. Now Galax. Wonder who comes next? Who will be left and who dumb enough to sell NVIDIA chips after the AI bubble breaks? Edit: https://community.hwbot.org/topic/248718-cpu-z-version-usage-limited-to-version-301-and-newer/#findComment-720971

https://community.hwbot.org/topic/247206-sneak-peek-at-cpu-z-300-validator-v3/page/2/#findComment-720965 https://community.hwbot.org/topic/248718-cpu-z-version-usage-limited-to-version-301-and-newer/#findComment-720963 Not a fan. Benching has been the only valid reason for me to keep a drive in my dual boot systems for Windoze and what changed with CPU-Z is another reason for me to continue with Linux as my primary OS and one less reason to waste a precious NVMe on Windoze. The new CPU-Z goes way beyond its original usefulness. It is bloated, buggy and collects information (and not accurately) that distracts from its original value. I wish it had been left alone. One less product for me to use for HWBOT submission than before. The shrinking list of acceptable benchmark tools and growing list of rules are making this sport less and less attractive at every turn.

Everything is turning into feces. Stupid is the new normal. Now even something as simple as CPU-Z is trash. https://valid.cpuid.com/gbjcws26 Look at the POS new Validator V3. Pure crap. For one, it's wrong. The SSDs that it cannot identify as partitioned are in use and functioning normally. For another thing, they are inserting themselves where they are NOT WELCOMED. It's none of their damned business what GPU driver I am using. It is a CPU tool, for pity's sake. That would not be acceptable even from GPU-Z. My submission is not valid because of the totally unrelated warnings about unpartitioned storage devices because these retarded morons are measuring things that are unrelated to the reason CPU-Z exists. Scroll down to the bottom. Look at the software section. Everything in it is none of their damned business, nor is it anyone elses that wants to look at the submission. They need to get back into their lane and stay there. Effing bastards. The inaccuracy calls them into question in a big way. The following are inaccurately reported: Unpartitioned storage device #1 - partitioned and functioning normal Unpartitioned storage device #2 - partitioned and functioning normal Windoze Defender: Enabled - wrong - it has been removed through OS modding Code Integrity: Enabled - wrong - it is disabled Fast Startup: Enabled - wrong - it is disabled

DDR5-9000 The Vengeance CUDIMM is non-RGB Chrome and fits the aesthetic of the black and chrome Unify-X nicely... until I strip them and put them on water.

So, I got another 8800 CUDIMM kit (Corsair Vengeance) to use in the Unify-X with the CPU I was given by Brother @Talon. I started studying Intel DDR5 memory tuning and learned something new using AI (with links to the points of reference authored by humans). tRTP and tWR should be left on "Auto" because the timings get jacked up. Instead, set tRDPRE instead of tRTP and tWRPRE instead of tWR. (This may apply to AMD as well, but I have not tested it. As you can see in the screenshot, setting tWRPRE to 48 instead of tWR is actually a tighter timing and tWR reads as -2 (left on Auto) and tRDPRE set to 20 reflects tRTP as 20 (left on Auto). This also lowered my latency on L3 Cache. To get tWR to equal 48 you set tWRPRE to 98 if tCWL is 40. You should increase tWRPRE if you want to achieve a target true tWR of 48. The formula Intel use for calculating tWR on DDR5 is: tWR=tWRPRE-tCWL-8 When you set tWRPRE directly to 48, the motherboard's BIOS calculates tWR by subtracting your Write Latency (tCWL) and the DDR5 burst length of 8. Because tCWL is typically equal to or slightly lower than your tCL (which is likely between 30 and 40 on a Z890 setup), subtracting it drops the real tWR value to essentially nothing (hence the -2 rendering or glitching out in your BIOS. What to set: To get a target tWR of 48, you need to work backward using your tCWL value: Formula: tWRPRE = 48 + tCWL + 8 Example 1: If your tCWL is 38, you would set tWRPRE to 94 (48 + 38 + 8). Example 2: If your tCWL is 40, you would set tWRPRE to 96 (48 + 40 + 8). Leave tWR on Auto, adjust tWRPRE upwards based on this formula, and verify in a tool like AsRock Timing Configurator or MemTweakIt that your effective tWR reports at your desired target. (I used Dragon Ball, obviously.)

Probably so. Unless it is priced like a 9950X3D2 (or worse). The thing I like a lot about the 270K Plus is that it performs better than 9950X at half the cost, and overclocks much better (both CPU and memory).

Good news for ASUS Z890 mobo owners. The latest version of Dragon Ball reads memory timings correctly, unlike the crappy new versions of ASRock Timing Configurator and ASUS MemTweakIt. There is also a new version for AMD available. I downloaded it for the Unify-X and was happy to see it worked for the Z890 Apex. The only thing I have missed from AMD ownership is ZenTimings and now that is a non-issue. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/msi-dragon-ball-and-dragon-power-for-z890.405338/post-2390679

Tux looks like he is going to eat that MSN butterfly.

Yes, it does. Just remember that it's better to look good than to feel good.

Nice to see both of you again. Glad you are still kicking. @D2ultima my oldest son is 37. He will be 38 in January. I will be 64 in January. Being old is a relative phenomenon.

Well said. Thank you for helping build this place for us.

A severely overpriced turdbook turdboard without a screen. Rubbish. The only question I would have for the buyer of one of those would be...

Not just an ugly case, but a piece of garbage. Very expensive piece of crap that is an extremely poor value.

My favorite comment on the video...

Hmm. I got to looking at what that first video mentioned about REA and found some free clones of PhotoShop, Acrobat and Premier created using AI. Interesting. https://getartcraft.com/apps I am testing them and they seem pretty good. PhotoCraft seems to function the same as PhotoShop without the learning curve of Gimp or Krita. Available for Windows and Linux, installer or portable.

Hopefully AI will make AI as a commodity a losing financial proposition and all of these clowns will end up broke and scrambling to keep the lights on. They're angling now to take away our hardware to make us all dependent rather than independent. That's probably one of the reasons 5090 is grossly overpriced and being taken away from consumers. If they don't stop it, open source will destroy their tech monopolies. I hope they fail and it ends badly for them all.

I have a ring for Jensen to kiss. It's called a sphincter.

Yes, I just tested with my water cooled 5080 and confirmed it works 100%. This needs to be on the chiller to avoid overheating, but even with the insane thermals without the chiller and thermal throttling it came within striking distance of my Speedway high score.

I love my 5090 but if I were in your shoes I would do it. Maybe see if you can chisel another $200-$300 out of the deal, given how insane 5090 prices are. Here's why: The 5090 has been declared to have an immature EOL due to the immeasurable dishonestly of the ghouls at NVIDIA. If something happens to your 5090 the OEM will likely do something crazy bad underhanded and dishonest rather than repairing it, paying you curent fair market replacement value, or replacing it at no cost. Up to and including finding a lameass reason to deny warranty. That is how almost all of them roll now with EVGA no longer keeping the industry honest. The PC part OEMs have never been so dishonest and crooked as they are now. Buy two 5080s and pocket at least $2,000 difference. A 5080 will never come close to 5090, but if we are honest about what we "need" it doesn't need to. Even a 5070 Ti or 9070 XT will do in a pinch. 5080 is more than enough for gaming. 5090 is the weapon of mass destruction we all love and want, but given the chances of a sketchy future get out while you still can and make a buttload of money off the sale. Don't consider it scalping because with the 5090 now being EOL it is going to be a collector's item only for idiots with more money than common sense. Anyone that gives push-back on the price being too high should be wished good luck finding a functional 5090 priced anywhere near the original intended retail price before AI made the world stupid, and then remind them that it is now officially a collector's novelty item with no ceiling on what a moron will pay for it. No different than a vintage muscle car that now sells for 20 to 100 times what it orginally sold for new. It's worth as much as an idiot that can't live without it is willing to pay. Use of common sense, intelligence and value are no longer playable cards for 5090 shoppers. If is seems kind of like I am hoarding hardware now, it is because I am. Motherboards and CPUs will probably end up being as poor a value proposition as RAM, GPUs and storage have become. I am buying things I don't need cheap now so I can sell them later for stupid prices. If prices fall, I bought the stuff cheap and will have spare parts available for personal use.

SO it has all of the features of mvolt+ extreme plus the vBIOS features? Nice. Will have to check it out. mvolt+ extreme has been awesome because I have been able to run both of my 5080's with a 1000W power limit, and both GPUs use it all. It's crazy how badly the Green Goblin has gimped the performance of 5080. (Probably to make the gap between 5080 and 5090 as large as possible.)

Looks like overclock.net forum moderators caught a scammer using a deceptively similar forum name with an extra "i" at the end (hAnSkii) and banned him. (link) A seller asking to take all conversation to email is a red flag that something is off. The stupid piece of crap did not realize I had already initiated a private conversation with the real @hAnSKi and that was also a red flag. Scammers are nothing more than human garbage and they all deserve to die. Note the spelling of the forum name with the extra letter "i" at the end. Worthless bastard. He wasn't even smart enough to identify what was still available for sale and what the interest was.

Yes, I have purchased those cheap keys before and they always work fine for me. I have to use a script because I only run LTSC/IoT versions of Windoze 10 and Winduhz 11. I find that much better than starting with a bloated Pro version and having to spend a lot of time and effort butchering it to the point of acceptability. I need to install Linux on the Unify X build, but my stash of spare NVMe SSDs of 1TB and 2TB capacity is running low. I snagged a couple of 2TB NVMe on eBay for less than $150 each, but won't receive them until next week.

I had to make a new minimalist wallpaper for the Unify X since using my custom ROG wallpaper with an MSI mobo just feels wrong. Feel free to download if you like. 4K and 5K widescreen. MSI 5120x2160 | MSI 3840x2160 | ROG 5120x2160 | ROG 3840x2160

Forum is super slow and unresponsive again. We jinxed ourselves by saying something when it was working well.