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No, nothing like that. Never any functional or performance issues. I have had it clash with some things (components) because of where the DIMM.2 module is placed next to the memory modules. Depending on how important looks are, it can also clash aesthetically with your memory modules. I would just prefer to have them in the normal place on a modern motherboard. Much cleaner and neater near the PCIe slots under heat sinks that take up no extra space anywhere else. It's putting worthless unused/wasted space to good use when they are in the normal place. Out of sight, out of mind, out of the way. I did have an ASUS mobo that the DIMM.2 slot stopped working and had to be RMA'd, as ASUS have had QC issues in the past with bad memory DIMM slots at well. I think it is their super-duper robot soldering machine army that is so awesome, except for when it isn't.

Awesome. Looking forward to seeing what they are. Be careful. I don't know why (it makes no sense at all to me) but it seems like ASUS CPU socket pins are easier to bend than any other brand. Maybe it is just coincidence that it seems that way, and it is one of their famous excuses for denying warranty support. The DIMM.2 feature is nice. They always worked well for me, but I would prefer to have the M.2 drives in the normal spot if I had the option of choosing. I don't really like having them next to the memory slots. There are some drawbacks to it. It was really cool as a geeky novelty feature when I had my first ASUS mobo with DIMM.2 though.

The average gamer has absolutely zero knowledge about how a Kingpin GPU is different than the mass production trash. It is truly tragic that there are no more of them in our future. Can you imagine what a holy terror a 4090 Kingpin would be with unlocked core voltage, LLC, memory voltage, etc? It would be utterly insane, and nothing else on the market would be able to touch it. It's really nuts that Brother @Papusan hasn't received the firmware and software he deserves for his HOF 4090.

I suppose I could do a Macrium Reflect backup before testing the new driver. I need this to be reliable since it is my work PC. AMD software/drivers put deep hooks into the OS very much like the ASUS Armory Crate cancer feces. After using Revo and DDU I still found trash running in the background from AMD and using Autoruns to disable that made my OSes on the benching rig unbootable with BSOD. I had to restore old Macrium images from before installing the 6900 XT to get rid of the stuff. It really pissed me off, but thank God I had the Macrium images.

Since gaming is not very important to me, and I don't play the games mentioned in the release notes, I think I will pass. The December 2021 driver seems to have resolved my Micro$lop Office text rendering problems and it benches well, so newer drivers probably won't do anything special for me. Newer drivers for anything seldom makes me happy, so I will just stay where I am now and enjoy having things working as intended. The notion that lowering 3DMark scores is going to be OK seems laughable to me. That's not a good option as far as I am concerned. Playing "Meet Your Maker" and "The Last of Us: Part 1" must be really important to some people.

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Please post screenshots showing the Overall, P-core, E-core and MC SP ratings for your 13900K and 13900KS CPUs. Would love to see what both of them really are now that you have a mobo that can tell you.

FS: 3090 K|NGP|N, NUC, Docking Station, Wireless TV Headphones

It is time to sell things I am not using so someone else can enjoy them. I have been procrastinating because I do not enjoy doing this. These items are collecting dust. If they look dusty in the photos, it is because they are, LOL. Price: See Individual Items Condition: Very Good or Like New Warranty: None except 3090 Reason for sale: These items are collecting dust Payment: PayPal, Zelle Item location: San Tan Valley, AZ Shipping: USA lower 48 states. See individual items. International shipping: If buyer is well known and trusted. Actual cost plus any taxes, duties, VAT, etc. I am unable to estimate these costs. Handling time: Next Business Day Feedback: eBay Profile; OC.net MarketPlace Specifications: See individual items RTX 3090 K|NGP|N Hybrid + Hydro Copper Block - $750 ****SOLD**** Condition: Excellent - minor signs of use - functionally perfect and no damage Shipping: Free - includes cost of shipping to lower 48 (or actual cost to other destinations - not free) Warranty: RTX 3090 1044 Days Remaining (as of 4/3/2023) Premium Warranty (would have to be processed through me as original owner) Warranty: Hydro Copper - None (expired) This is an amazing GPU in every respect. It is in very good condition. The original hybrid cooler is included. The lines were modified with QDC fittings for maintenance or inclusion in a custom loop. It functions as new. Has fresh pads, paste and thermal putty on VRMs. I am basically offering someone in this community the opportunity to get the waterblock for free. If there is no interest here, I will install the hybrid cooler and sell them separately to maximize my profit. The block is worth a lot by itself because they are rare/difficult to find. If you buy it, let me know if you want it shipped with the block or the hybrid cooler installed. Note: this item is also listed on OC.net so don't procrastinate RTX 3090 K|NGP|N + Hydro Copper Block BitNUC Intel NUC - $200 Condition: This item is essentially new. Total use (according to the CrystalDisk info) is less than 60 hours. Shipping: Free - includes cost of shipping to lower 48 (or actual cost to other destinations - not free) More Info: Until today I had not even turned it on for 80 days. I turned it on to get the screenshot below. I was going to mount it to the back of my living room TV and my "better half" nixed the idea. It has been upgraded to 16GB of RAM (dual channel XMP 3200 running at 2400 - CPU does not support XMP) and a 1TB SSD added for storage. Fresh Windows 11 Pro installation on 128GB OS SSD. CPU: Intel N5105 Processor with Intel UHD Graphics Note: I will do a Windows reset to remove my account information, etc. I did a video review of it. For what it is, pretty cool. I have no use for it other than my original intent. Docking Station - $30 Condition: This item is essentially new. It was tested and put back into the box. I quit using a laptop for work at home, so no need for it. Shipping: Price of USPS Priority Medium Flat Rate Box (actual cost) to lower 48 or actual cost to other destinations More Info: If you want more photos, I can unbox it. Let me know and I will post them. Wireless TV Headset - $20 Condition: This item is almost new. Shipping: Price of USPS Medium Flat Rate Box (actual cost) to lower 48 or actual cost to other destinations More Info: It was used a few times and I found it more convenient to use my Roku TV phone app and bluetooth. It uses 3.5mm stereo connection so you can use them with a TV, PC, cell phone or anything else that uses a 3.5mm stereo jack. Audio quality is decent and much better than TV speakers. I found the power saving feature annoying. It turns itself off when not in use to save battery and I like things to stay turned on forever until I decide to turn it off. Don't expect Bose quality at this price. If you want more photos, I can unbox it. Let me know and I will post them.

You got a really good deal on it. I thought I saw something about it missing all of the heat sinks. Is this the same one, but they were just not installed before?

Using cable extensions is kind of silly when doing so is avoidable, and adds multiple opportunities for failure. Best to just buy a cable rather than using an extension whenever possible. The difference in cost is small, and the quality is much better, with fewer opportunities for user error.

Sketchy adapters are always something to be cautious about. Poorly made adapters can cause far more issues than they solve, and I have had a few that ended up going back for a refund or tossed into the trash. One of these being poorly made could cause the same issue as not plugging in the cable properly (i.e. fire or melted terminals). Looking at how these are constructed, and given their solid brand reputation, I suspect they will be as reliable as necessary. It took them a good while to release the adapters, so I would hope that means the time was spent for R&D/testing. They even incorporate a thermal solution.

The highly flexible 12VHPWR "ribbon cable" that came with my Corsair RM1200x SHIFT PSU is awesome and they should all be made like that. I love that it is flat and all of the wires are attached rather than individual (like a ribbon cable).

Definitely not a gimmick, unless you have a 12VHPWR cable with a factory right angle made into it, assuming the right angle is pointing the desired direction. I am not sure there are any. I have only seen cables with straight connectors on the ends. This type of adapter allows you to route the cable the way you want it, in a tighter space and without compromising the cable or connecor. It is no different than buying cables with 90° ends on them, which I already do for the reasons of convenience, ergonomics and preserving cable integrity. I have HDMI, DP and USB cables and adapters with both 90° and 180° ends on them. Given the issues we have seen with putting sharp bends in the 12VHPWR cables near the GPU, this has value to add there as well when there is not sufficient space between the GPU and side panel. Let's use my current setup as the example. I cannot route the 12VHPWR cable behind the GPU return line due to the severe sharp bend it would require. While I have enough space to not kink the cable, it lightly touches the door. With the adapter, I will be able to have it positioned behind the tubing, rather than in front of it, pointing straight down into the case. The benefits are evident for both application and aesthetics. That is very strange. Interesting video, but it seems there is no explanation at this point. If I had to guess, something is wrong with the Indium alloy. I doubt the CPU could get hot enough to melt it if the composition of the solder TIM were proper. The air pockets are also very weird. Perhaps something unusual happened in the manfacturing process that allow the CPU and/or IHS to get contaminated before soldering. I know the fab process has to be spotless and climate controlled.

Sometimes inexpensive things can be very useful. I got tired of pulling and plugging cords into outlets. These have a capacity of 15A and over 1800W, which is far beyond the demand of what I have connected to them. Very convenient, like a light switch. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QKPBZX1 Brother @Ashtrix... Glad I already placed an order. Now they're going to get slammed and probably run out of stock, LOL. And more bad news for Windows 7 hold-outs. Steam client is hostage to a dependency on Google Chrome and Steam will stop functioning. I'm glad that most Windows Steam games play fine on Linux using Proton.

It must be only sporadic that it is functional. First bench I ran showed the leaderboard in the app, then on the second it went dark, so it is offline in my browser and the app on both desktops and my laptop. Yes, I got it to work on a different OS. It did not want to function at all on the OS I first installed it on. But, the GPU clock runs less than half normal boost. If I force it setting the minimum clock in the Radeon CP, that works but there is no change in score or FPS. Now it mysteriously stopped working on my other desktop. I ran several without a problem with the 4090, now I just get a black background, Heaven music and a FPS counter that shows over 100K frames per second with no image rendered, LOL. I don't know what changed. Nothing I can identify. Just a buggy trash piece of software, I suppose. It is so old it looks like scores might be better stock or underclocked versus overclocked, but since it stopped working I can't test that theory. Given how it is "working" (quotes intended) I think it has no value as a benchmark now. The results are suspect. It is not designed for modern hardware or OSes and seems unreliable. Not surprising since it has not been updated since 2011.

I cannot access catzilla.com or allbenchmark.com from any of my computer web browsers. I get the "This site can't be reached" error whenever I try. Haven't tried yet. Not a huge priority. I don't expect to get enough points from it to matter too much.

Try the same settings with 1.250V or 1.300V. Nah. At the end of the day it's not worth the effort. Not going to burn any calories on broken HWBOT garbage software released in 2011, LOL. I'll try one more time on a different OS and see if it works. If not, then I will move on to something else. Works fine on the Dark with the 4090.

I've never owned memory that had two XMP profiles from the manufacturer. I have added my own second profile on DDR4 using Thaiphoon Burner, but none I have ever purchased or seen available for purchase have more than one. Maybe some of the DDR5 now have an Expo and XMP profiles. I don't know because I don't pay close attention to stuff related to Ryzen memory overclocking since it is not relevant to me. That is very possible. After asking the question, I installed it on the Z690 Dark and it functions normally. The 6900 XT also doesn't boost into performance mode. It is in some kind of in-between state about half of the normal 3D clock running the HWBOT version of Heaven.

I was going to upload these, but it appears the Catzilla web site is down. I don't know if that is temporary or permanent. So, I can't upload them to HWBOT without validation links. @Papusan or @johnksssis there a patch or something for the HWBOT version of Heaven benchmark? When I click the clicks to "take a screenshot" I get the error show, it closes and there is no file created to upload.

I suspect the value that you're seeing displayed as voltage in CPU-Z is not accurate. It is never vCore, and that is the one that actually counts. Your LLC setting can also give CPU-Z VID readings that are even more misleading if you don't know to ignore that number. On an ASUS mobo, if SVID is disabled it gets even stranger. That also messes up CPU Package Power measurements. I don't know why this has never been corrected. Probably because it's free, and sensors vary widely among mobo brands and models. I suppose we shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. It would be best if that value was just removed from CPU-Z because it is not useful. Thank you. I'm really happy with it. Even more than I expected to be. I love this case. I have not run VRMark in ages. I can't even remember the last time I installed it. It used to be super buggy and always ended with a "Oops something went wrong" error right after the run completes and the score is being tabulated with SystemInfo enabled, so I quit using it.

I need to get one of those. Not just for the quality they bring, but I don't care for the way the cable looks coming out of the GPU with a big arch to it. Having the right angle will just look a whole lot better IMHO. I have a Cablemod Pro 12VHPWR cable, so it will compliment that nicely. The only one available when I ordered was the black and white. I actually kind of like it. Gives it a "racing stripe" look. I still would have preferred all back, but whatever. I will go with the silver version. It will compliment the Bykski block and chrome fittings. The stubby 8-pin to 12VHPWR adapters that all of the new GPUs ship with a just idiotic and super ugly. They wouldn't be so horrible if they made them 12-14 inches long, but the short pigtail approach is unacceptably ugly. Cheaping out on this while charging truly abusive prices for the GPUs shows us exactly what kind of sorry crooks we are dealing with.

Now I need to figure out how to push more voltage to the GPU core. And, I need one of Brother @tps3443 CPUs. These are without the LOD "legal cheat" mod, so I'd do that on the next submissions to HWBOT. HWiNFO64 is showing just over 600W getting pulled through the 12VHPWR cable and I'm seeing about 900W at the wall. https://hwbot.org/submission/5241160_ https://hwbot.org/submission/5241143_

I don't think that as long as the focus is on producing low-power, thin and light trash, using castrated firmware and severely limiting user access, and having everything soldered to the mobo, that they will ever be worth buying. That ship has sailed, and now it is sinking. Performance is important, but it's not the only thing that matters. The bar is set way too low on too many things relating to turdbooks. They are a waste of time and money, and only a moron would believe it is going to end well. They are accelerating on the wrong side of the highway with their engine on fire, but the mantra is "this in fine' and they have worn out "but, it's a laptop" excuse. They have painted themselves into a corner, using feces for paint. The only way out of the corner is to be OK with being soiled with another person's dung. I don't even want to be soiled by my own, much less that of others.

Laptops are a very foolish expenditure. If purchasing one is unavoidable due to a real (not perceived) need, one should try to determine what the lowest level of performance is that will serve the purposes of that need and strive to spend as little as possible, going no further than what is necessary to satisfy that need. The more you spend on "performance" the less reliable it will be, and the more fussing and maintenance it will require, and the more likely it will be to be disappointing due to the engineering defects and functional limitations that you paid extra for.