Mr. Fox

I not particularly fond of crypto in general, but setting that aside, I do like how he thinks in the context of that video. While I do not care to label myself, I do agree with a great deal of what is found in a Libertarian view. There is probably not an accurate label that I can identify with because I am like a Heinz 57 cocktail, with a "live justly, show love and have mercy" anarchist core. So, the view that governmental power should be extremely limited, agenda-neutral and influence-free (law enforcement and military power focused) and almost entirely subservient to the national citizenry is spot on IMHO. That is one of the major reasons why. It is not as undesirable as ESG investing, but there is also that "something from nothing" ex nihilo element coincidental to the mining craze that just doesn't set well with me. I generally hold a belief that money should only be earned, inherited or received as a gift.

Smart fellow. I like him based on his video. I had never heard of him before. His truth is common sense, which is something the world we live in is sorely lacking. People don't think. It's too hard and if they did it might require that they change what they believe, or admit they have been wrong. It is easier to let someone else think for them and continue believing illogical nonsense because it's popular with the idiots they want to identify with on Facepoot or Twatter.

My interest in Linux has never been as great as it is now. I hate feeling forced into choosing the lesser of two evils. Linux is a fantastic option in a myriad of way, and a truly horrible option in a few ways. Windows 7 going EOL is unavoidable. I wouldn't be as upset about it except for all of the deception and strong-arm Nazi crap they have stooped to in an effort to force adoption of the new garbage OS. I mean, blatant lies about things such as compatibility and functionality that have been deliberately crafted to deceive and mislead the public. Adjustable Bar, SpeedShift, UEFI support, DX12... an endless list of bald-faced lies and bullshit from abject losers that make no apologies for their nefarious behavior. It makes it difficult to not hope for tragedy to utterly destroy the Redmond Retards and collapse their Empire of Filth and Mediocrity. God forbid that they would ever actually care about what is good for, or desired by, the users of their products. They are not worthy of any of us being users of their products garbage. Yeah, that is really bad. One of the most beautiful places on earth governed by evil and criminally insane socialists. I wish you and your entire family could relocate to the United States and leave them to drown in their own feces. It is weird how the corrupt and insane members of society seem to have a way of ruining the world's most beautiful places. I see that trend here is the States as well. I live in an ugly place now because the gorgeous places where I used to live, for many years, are controlled by depraved lunatics. @Papusanisn't it shameful how so many of these irrational nutjobs that want to demonize, penalize and outlaw tobacco use are simultaneously pushing to legalize drugs (to generate revenue for the government, no doubt) and provide needles and other paraphernalia, normalize immorality, pay for genocide with taxpayer money, rewrite history, ignore constitutional law, create division and racial strife, destroy the traditional family and brainwash our children to advance their agenda? They represent their agenda, not the people that pay for their excessive and undeserved wages.

Yikes! SO MUCH money. Looks like the pre-tax price in your area is precisely equal in absurdity as the prices are here. At least $1,000 more than what it is worth. I am both jealous and not jealous at the same time. Congratulations. You have waited a long time for a GPU upgrade.

I loaded an Arc A770 in my shopping cart last night and walked away for a couple of hours. I really want one, but I changed my mind and emptied my cart because I just can't accept the idea of never using Windows 7 again on a system where it is installed, and the fact that enabling CSM/Legacy mode severely cripples it due to Arc's reliance on adjustable bar support to function correctly. I felt very sad, but probably not as sad as I would have been about being forced into doing things I do not want to do. I know that day is coming whether I like it or not, but I'm not OK with embracing it. I will still be resentful and continue loathing the dumbing down of Windows "garbage as a service" when it happens. I'm not going to make my molestation easy.

I'm so glad to not care about Alienware, or for that matter any brand, laptops. Alienware has been producing garbage computers (notebooks and desktops) for a very long time. It seems totally illogical to expect that they would do anything right or good. I hate them all now. I view all laptops as trash. Alienware just tops the list for their mastery of hypocrisy and betrayal. Their fall from grace was a self-inflicted wound. It is just me, or has ASUS Forums been down for several days now? This is all I see for days now.

I think it is appropriate that the 4080 is 25% cheaper than 4090. What is not appropriate is the 4090 is overpriced by about $1000. So, they are both ridiculously overpriced and represent a horrible value. Neither one is worth the amount of money they want for them. Totally absurd. I probably still wouldn't buy a new GPU even if the price was appropriate due to lack of Windows 7 driver support. But, certainly not at the asinine current price. That sounds awesome. Please share some photos when you have time, and as the project progresses.

Could turn out nice, eventually, for a person that wants to own a second-fiddle GPU. Personally, I only want flagship X090/X090 Ti or budget X060/X060 Ti. The middle-ground mediocrity stuff like X070 and X080 is replusive to me.

A different perspective. Also interesting...

4000 RPM: https://www.alphacool.com/shop/luefter/luefter/29579/alphacool-core-120mm-luefter-pwm-4000rpm-120x120x25mm 3000 RPM: https://www.alphacool.com/shop/luefter/luefter/29578/alphacool-core-120mm-luefter-pwm-3000rpm-120x120x25mm

Where did you find it? I was wondering the same. You lost money in the process? Paid $50 more that you sold your last one for? Sounds like a "Mr. Fox" bad luck experience, LOL. Unless it is due to poor silicon quality, more watts usually goes hand-in-hand with more performance. Lower wattage is never a goal for me. Lower voltage is good because it prevents heat, but I don't care how many watts it uses as long as it runs like a banshee. I don't consider low wattage a benefit, only a potential byproduct. If you don't mind me asking, how much did it fetch? I might follow your example if it sold for enough. Not only do I love how the A770 looks, might be a great way for me to douse the flames of my benching addiction. I am already content with the modesty of the 3060 Ti FTW3 in my work PC. It games well enough and I'm not benching it. (Well, not benching it that much... just a little.)

I am tempted to sell my 3090 KPE and Hydro Copper block, replace it with an Arc A770 and pocket the difference.

I think it is an exception or a lucky accident most of the time when something tech-related turns out great. The norm is the opposite. I think they are all capable, but caring is questionable.

It may be the cord itself and not the PSU power socket. My EVGA 1600 SuperNova P2 also has a C19 cord. It fits snugly enough that I have to use a small amount of force to insert or remove it. The original was extremely tight. I am using an aftermarket C19 with a 90-degree connector at the PSU end so my computer chassis can be closer to the wall behind it without putting a kink in the cord. @Etern4l as long as the prongs are snug in the slots it should be fine. You could wrap the outside of the cord with a layer or two of electrical tape if you are wanting to make it fit tighter into the socket.

Thank you. After eBay extracts their pound of flesh will cover about half the cost of the 3060 Ti downgrade that replaced it. Financially, I was doing better than ever before, and upon the change in regime things are worse than ever before now... at least during my lifetime as an adult. It doesn't require any special analytics to identify that my current mess is unprecedent thanks to Brandon and his woke clown posse. Can't identify a single good, desirable or commendable attribute or success story for American life since these lunatic demoniacs took over.

Thank you. Yeah, it sucks. It is a loss, not a profilt. Everything I sell on eBay was purchased with after-tax income and sold for less than I paid for it. That's how I am approaching it. The 1099 thing is a socialist scheme, diabolically crafted by black-hearted douchebags, to finanically rape and defraud our citizens. Collecting sales tax on used merchandise where sales tax has already been paid is also dishonest. I am not paying income tax on things I sell on eBay because it is not income.

I agree. I really do love the appearance. Performance is also solid for the price. I think it offers excellent value.

No doubt the EVGA product is going to be good. Not sure how they would compare on cooling, given the signficant difference in size. I know nothing about the product, just saw an excellent price for a 360 AIO while looking for a modular AIO with a pump on the radiator (but did not find one). No software should be needed for the AIO that is $160 less if you used the motherboard headers or a separate RGB controller (hardware), but regardless, EVGA software is almost always great. It is never UWP dumpster garbage like some of the other RGB software filth. Saving $160 you could certainly afford to buy some powerful fans. Some of the popular AIOs are getting so expensive that you are pushing into or beyond entry-level custom loop cost range.

Well, 99% of all AIOs are an Asetek with proprietary features added. I suppose there are not many OEMs that see a point in reinventing the wheel. If I were going to go with an AIO rather than custom loop, I think I would look for one that is modular. I think EK and Alphacool made some at one point, but I don't recall seeing one recently. I would prefer having a normal CPU block and not having the pump at the CPU/block end of the AIO. @Raidermanthis looks like a screaming deal on a 360 AIO. Huge discount. Probably as good as most in terms of quality and effectiveness. Doesn't look like an Asetek design, but I don't know if it is AM5 compatible. It says "all AMD platforms" but that might not be true since the introduction of AM5. https://www.titanrig.com/barrow-aio-cpu-cooler-with-360mm-radiator-argb-03-15-ba-0106-01-on.html Oh, I forgot to mention something. Another reason I am not buyig a new GPU and you might not be aware... None of the new GPUs have drivers that work on Windows 7. I know this is very important to you, too. Intel, NVIDIA and AMD no longer provide drivers and there are not "old drivers" for current generation GPUs. At this point in time, I am not willing to give up being a Windows 7 user for the unnecessary priviledge of using an overpriced GPU whose existence is not necessary. To me, this is the single most compelling reason to go with Linux as a Windows replacement. For the time being they haven't moved to the next stage of Nazism by making drivers unavailable for Linux, but I believe they would if they could get away with it.

Almost all large corporations involved in techology, especially where it involves use of the internet, (yes, PayPal falls in that category) is a sick, ungodly, woke leftist retarded mess. Unfortunately, I have to use PayPal for certain things because there is not another option. I'd love to see them, and all the rest like them, go out of business. I am thoroughly enjoying watching the lefty emo-nuts come unhinged over Twitter. It's great to see karma exacting its vengeance on them for all of the evilness they have shown over the past 2-3 years. I'm not buying a GPU anytime soon. I'm not willing to pay what they want. I am thankful that I do not need one. I will just keep using what I have that is already more powerful than it needs to be. They can bob over and plant a wet one where the sun don't shine, LOL. If I were going to buy a GPU today it would be an Intel Arc A770 (assuming I could find one). I tried to find one when I purchased this 3060 Ti and it was not for sale anywhere. EVGA CLCx... I think I remember... yup, found it.

I haven't had any issues with PayPal, but I know others have. Now, eBay, on the other hand... nothing nice to say about that scurvy outfit. I cringe every time I sell something on eBay, clinch my butt-cheeks and pray that I don't get screwed again. PayPal holding your money sucks, but it is an inconvenience. I'd rather have them hold funds a few days selling something versus the highway robbery fees you get screwed out of on eBay.

Hello no. None of them (MSI, ASUS, Gigabutt, EVGA) do. They probably make sure nothing is too badly broken and then wait for people to complain about what needs to be fixed. Sometimes they get lucky and everything works. The nice thing about EVGA is I can email their support team and ask for a modification in the firmware, and they do it for me. If I reply that it works well and show them the benefit, they implement it on the next release. No way MSI, ASUS or Gigabutt would do that. They probably would not even give the courtesy of a reply to say no. They don't give a rat's ass about the people that buy their garbage. I have seen kits with the metal brackets and screws for very cheap, and you add your own fans.

Not ready for prime time. Going back to the old BIOS until they fix a couple of bugs. https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/3588974

OK, that makes sense. It is not covering it, but next to it. 👍 Yeah, I like that bracket as well. I look forward to hearing what you find out from Lian Li about availability.

I wonder how you can connect the DP or HDMI cables with that fan covering the I/O ports on the GPU?