Mr. Fox

It's real sad that we can't trust agencies that were created to protect us and uphold justice. They do the exact opposite now. But, it looks like Twitter is shaping up to be the answer to big media brainwashing and fake journalist gaslighting tactics... Now that Tucker no longer has to kiss Rupert Murdock's hind end and can freely disclose all of the information with accurate details and no hidden agenda, things are going to get interesting. It will be interesting to see how open-minded people of ordinary intelligence will react to enlightenment when they are so accustomed to big media gaslighting and a constant flow of half-truths, bull crap and rectal smoke recipiency from the left (mostly left) and right sides of the aisle.

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Silverstone products are generally decent. It may not be adequate for a GPU of that caliber. Unless you downgrade the GPU you will probably need three of these. The info in the description seems to conflict with the chart. It has either one or two.

Probably would be harder to get rid of than unwanted exercise equipment. Disposing of two sumo wrestlers worth of e-waste (750+ pounds, LOL) might get very expensive. These are the things scummy people drop off at Salvation Army or Goodwill after hours so they can't say no to the donation. 😆

100% spot on! We (the world) are in a pandemic of corruption and reaping a harvest of the things that have been sown. There are many (millions, if not billions) that are twisted, reprobate and unable to discern between right and wrong. Under incompetent, feckless and unvenerable federal "leadership" it looks like the US Government is deliberately attempting to assume a lead role in the de-evolution of society, starting with mass destruction at home. The nonsense we see taking place with severe overpricing of PC components coupled with products of low quality and riddled with engineering defects is merely one of many symptoms of a much larger problem. The accelerating cacophony of lies, distortions, foolishness and idiocy that is spewed and skewed in nearly every "news" broadcast by almost every media outlet is a harbinger of darkness and destruction if things continue on their current path. Those elected to promote a better America are doing the exact opposite. Here's something extra special stupid and extraordinarily frivolous for the "haves" to waste their money on, while the rest of us peasants worry about mundane first-world issues such as the rising cost of housing, utilities, groceries, fuel, shrinking retirement investments, rising interest rates, increasing taxes, open borders and unsafe neighborhoods. https://www.pcmag.com/news/inside-cooler-masters-15k-orb-x-pod-for-gamers-and-open-office-haters

True, but the basis for the unhappiness has nothing to do with democracy or capitalism. If anything, the unhappiness is, at least partially, due to the erosion of democracy and capitalism. There are no socialist or communist countries where most people are happy, and those that are happy are so in spite of living in such a place, not because of it. While the influence of government can certainly cause extreme unhappiness and social unrest, expecting the government to be a source of happiness or a solution to unhappiness is specious, if not outright ludicrous. Governments of any kind foster corruption when not run properly, and right now none of them are run properly. To connect that with benching, many of us are unhappy with our options, and the price of them, due to dishonest companies and corrupt governments. Prices soar when dishonest companies are allowed to manipulate markets with artificial demand created by withholding supply, produce defective garbage with no accountability for it, and evil governments impose punitive taxes and tariffs that make already overpriced products even more unaffordable. The world is a messed up place, and getting more messed up by the day, and I can only identify a few of reasonable explanations for it. Mentioning them is politically incorrect and unpopular amongst those partially responsible for it.

No that's incorrect. That's how corrupt companies operate. They do that with or without capitalism because they are corrupt. They're theoretically less likely to be government-sponsored in the case of capitalism but they act the same either way. Capitalism works great. Rain falls on the just and the unjust. The two-edged sword is not capitalism but the fact that countries that operate based on capitalism generally allow the freedom for companies to choose to be evil. But I digress, because that's allowed in socialist and communist environments as well, but the government participation in evil behavior, their control is more evident, intrusive and abusive. It's kind of like a woman getting pregnant. It's a direct result of what could be an act of violence and betrayal, an act of personal indiscretion and poor judgment, or an act of intense love and compassion. Whether or not the baby is welcomed or ends up being murdered depends on the mindset of the people responsible for creating it. But, the process is amazing, beautiful and works exactly as intended. The abuse is what makes it ugly.

Phanteks has used a goofy connector for RGB as long as I can remember and I have purchased adapters to convert to generic industry standard connectors. Hubs with a built-in controller are the best. Avoiding anything that relies on motherboard lighting is a better approach.

The first one makes me feel like I am watching a glorious John Wick bad guy killing spree, LOL.

Well said... as if he needed any help. Brandon is doing a pretty jamb-up job of destroying his re-election prospects without her help. This brain-dead clown, and those like him, deserve capital punishment for their treasonous high crimes and other felonies.

Sounds as if the hub itself is bad. If you don't feel like messing with getting it replaced I think you can get a one to three splitter on Amazon and connect all three of your ARGB fan cables to the same port. At least it is the ARGB and not the fan ports that are not working. Raijintek will probably send you a replacement hub. Let us know how the communications with them goes. I have never purchased anything from them before, but they have some nice products.

The loop looks nice, bro. Without knowing more details, my first impression is the hub is defective if only one port works. Are the ports that are not working on an aftermarket external hub or the ports on the motherboard itself? Are they 3-pin 5V or 4-pin 12V? Generally on an aftermarket external hub all of the ports are active. There are two types. The good type require no motherboard ports and have their own RGB controller. If you're referring to ports on the motherboard itself sometimes you have to enable them in the bios. ASUS crap requires installation of their bloatware trash to use the onboard lighting and Aura rarely works correctly. More often than not Aura is broken and malfunctions.

IceMan Cooler LGA 1700 direct die water block a couple of weeks ago, with a second one for my other desktop incoming. Great product.

That's really horrible. I always thought the X3D chips were pretty silly, but this is a real tragedy for anyone that wasted their money on one. They should replace all of the X3D SKUs with a complimentary 7950X.

??? What post are you responding to, Brother @ryan?

Using force to remove the stock covers can be very dangerous in terms of tearing the chips off of the PCB if not done in a very specific manner. You have to wedge an object between the IC and the cover to push the cover off away from the IC rather than pulling on the cover externally. The first couple of times I used this method, I used a plastic pick tool that was longer than the module and very slowly and gently pushed it between the IC chips and the outside cover lengthwise a few millimeters at a time. The tension between the chips and the cover pushing them apart separated them. But this method was destructive to the adhesive pads used to glue the covers in place. The safest way to get them off is to soak them in a shallow bath of lacquer thinner or acetone long enough to soften the adhesive on the pads and then they can be lifted off with minimal effort. I have used this method with two kits and it is a much better way. If you take care not to submerge the portion of the memory module that has the identification label on it, then it will be impossible to tell visually that anything has happened. After the solvent has dried there is generally most or all of the adhesive left intact and you can reinstall the covers and it will look as if they have never been tampered with. You need to store the covers inside of the original plastic clamshell to avoid any dust getting on the adhesive over time so that they remain sticky in case you ever wish to sell or RMA the modules. Then you can put them back on again later and they'll look as good as new. If no harm is done removing the covers there is absolutely no legitimate or honorable basis for the warranty to be affected. You would actually be doing the manufacturer a huge favor and enhancing the life and stability of the memory modules by getting those crappy heating blankets off of them. Knowing that most of the OEMs look for lame excuses to not stand behind their products, it is wise to take steps to avoid giving them something to leverage as an excuse for shirking their responsibility for selling a good quality, long-lasting product.

They will help more than you would think for memory. They would work better if they had fins on top or something like that, but they would be a huge improvement over the stock heating blanket garbage. I know putting the water cooling RAM jackets on my G.SKILL and TeamGroup modules knocked about 10°C off the temps without changing anything else. Even naked with a fan blowing on the sticks is better than the stock trash beautification covers that most DDR4/5 modules have installed on them.

Those are basically exactly the same design as the water cooling RAM jackets minus the holes on top to attach the block. Unless you want them for the fancier aesthetic and "scales" design on the side, just buy the red, black or water cooling RAM jackets for a whole lot less money. Either one will be much better than the stock heating blankets. Just be aware that if you ever decide to add a water block, those will need to be replaced with the version that has the holes on top to attach the block. China: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=+B-MRCOV-X-V2&_sacat=0 US Seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/295428113138 (choose the option for 2xBlack, 2xRed or 2xWhite for $19.99... I purchased mine from this seller)

Twice the motherboard, half the price... and a real warranty that takes care of your needs, should you have any, with a sense of urgency and genuine customer care. https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=121-AL-E699-KR The Apex doesn't look or feel like anything more than a 2-DIMM Strix with a DIMM.2 slot and a few extra nice features the Strix is missing. But, the overall quality feels very cheap like the Strix. Thin and lightweight PCB. It's not horrible, but it sure as hell ain't a $700 product IMHO.

Not worth it. Too much money for a stripped naked used mobo of unknown condition and no warranty. $250 was a fair offer. I will let him keep it or wait for someone that wants to overpay him for it and keep running the defective Apex at its max stable DDR5-6800. At the end of the day, the actual performance difference between 6800 and 8200 is small and hard to measure with anything but memory benchmarks. In almost everything else the difference is irrelevant.

That's correct. Brother @ryananother pre-built brand that Hardware Unboxed is sponsoring is https://skytechgaming.com/product/eclipseb-0533-13900k-4090-32grgb/

As usual, Tommy's shill-mill makes no mention of their having missed the mark with disappointing performance results based on overstated expectations, misleading marketing hype, reliability and QC issues that have surfaced during Q4 of last year and Q1 of this year. After all, none of those things would have an effect on revenue, now would they?

No worries. I usually take the high road, so you could have been talking to me,too. I didn't this time because it really rubbed me the wrong way and I stooped to his level. At least (assuming the post remains) maybe my superficially kind/subtly sarcastic response to his snarky public reply may save someone else from wasting their time with that clown. Looks like he is also slow to respond to others that expressed interest. He must be a really "special" fella. I mean, what kind is nutty weirdo sells all of the heat sinks off of a severely overpriced motherboard for their scrap metal weight value and then expects to get anything halfway decent as a used resale price for it when they are done using it? And, on top of being used and not eligible for warranty, I suspect it has be rag-dolled pretty hard on LN2, so even that makes my offer pretty generous. Well, I sold the EK Velocity2 direct die block and redesigned die frame to a fellow Arizona resident that hangs out at overclock.net. I used the money from that to order another IceMan block.

Nah, I did it on purpose, since he thought it would be cute to insult me as a low-baller in public the least I could do it put his stupidity in context for anyone else that might be interested later. I thought $250 for a parted out motherboard that nobody can use in a normal PC was pretty dog-gone generous. I wouldn't want it even for free if I did not have all of the parts that are missing on his naked PCB. It's worthless the way it is, unless you need a spare part for LN2 destruction.

Dad gum. What a bung-hole this smart-alecky fool is. Not sure I would even buy this from him if he changed his mind. I PM'd him Friday of last week. https://community.hwbot.org/topic/223937-fs-z690-apex-dark-ddr4-igame-4000c14/#comment-641215 @johnksss @tps3443