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  1. Mr. Fox
    As many of you already know from past posts and comments on the old forum, I am working on the idea of becoming a Linux-only PC user because I hate what Windows has become. I prefer a Windows 7-like DE because it's familiar and just makes the most sense to my brain. This thread has a simple purpose (as the title implies). Just did a clean install of ZorinOS 16 on my work desktop and switched it to Cinnamon DE. This system has three 1080p 144Hz displays. The toughest part of that is finding a wallpaper I like that looks good to me when spanning all three screens. (That is challenging no matter the OS.) For best results, insert the image from a hosting site using the "other media" button and paste a direct link to that image. If you upload the image to the forum it will be downsized and won't show full resolution. When viewing an image inserted using a direct link you will need to click on it three times to view it full resolution.
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    Amen to that. It's really true. IE was the last real no-nonsense piece of software for view web pages. I'd still be using it if so many web pages didn't mitch and boan about it. That whole era of computing was better because things were simple. Then somebody thought it would be special to try to make web browsers a digital Swiss Army knife. Now we have Chrome OS. Computing in general is starting to suck and the suckiness of web browsers, and software as a whole, is a symptom of it.
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    Hey Brother John good to see you. Now I am playing catch up on the thread. I've been sick all day and spent most of the day sleeping, and when I wasn't asleep I've been stuck in the bathroom. Not a fun day. So yeah the motherboard is here. The CPU and memory should be delivered on Monday, as FedEx does not deliver to home addresses on weekends unless the shipper pays extra for it. If I feel better by Sunday afternoon I'll go ahead and get everything else set up on the Wetbench while waiting.
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    Great GPU at a decent price Good luck with the sale, bro. Hopefully someone that needs it here will find it and get a good deal and save you from having your wallet molested by the eBay cartel.
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    Forgot to post this earlier in the month. Firestrike GPU score: https://hwbot.org/submission/4939342_mr._fox_3dmark___fire_strike_(gpu)_geforce_rtx_3090_55381_marks/ https://www.3dmark.com/fs/27152397
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    Once we can identify what is right with them we can worry less about what is wrong with them. Right now all I am seeing is trash. The world is being run by stupid losers, so it is probably unfair of us to expect anything intelligent or great to be coming from AMD. But hey, there is a first time for everything.
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    The average response time for a 911 call is 10 minutes. The response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second.

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    Thank you. I am excited as well. I wish I didn't have to wait until Monday for the CPU and RAM to arrive. While it was a challenge to shoe-horn the Z490 Dark into the 5000D, now that it is in there I really love how it looks. The challenge was routing the cables because the E-ATX form factor places all of the connection sockets over the edge of the grommeted slots the cables pass through. In all other respects, it fits better than the Strix did because the top radiator is thick and gives no extra space at the top of the mobo. Due to the rotated VRM, CPU and RAM layout, it has adequate clearance.
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    Whenever the environmentalists get involved everything gets screwed up real bad. Cancel culture sucks and is fundamentally wrong, but I cannot identify a group more worthy of being canceled. The California and Oregon variety of tree-hugger is extra-goofy.
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    The motherboard will be here tomorrow, but the CPU and RAM are not expected until Monday. To get things ready, I moved the Z490 Dark to the 5000D Airflow to assume its new role as "Banshee" (my work PC). It's ready to rock and roll at work tomorrow. I am temporarily using the Strix on the Wetbench while waiting for the new parts to arrive.
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    I couldn't answer that because I haven't used Opera in a while. They may have overhauled it. But, I really like the amount of GUI customization and the ability to manually control what system resources the browser is allowed to consume. It is like everything Chrome should have been, but wasn't. Chrome on steroids, LOL.
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    Nice to have you here, bro. Long time no see, bud.
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    It imported all bookmarks, passwords, etc directly from Chrome. So, I do have to worry about trying to fart around with manually trying to manage 10,000 things that I started saving since the beginning of time, LOL.
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    Yes, same here. Never thought I would find anything good enough to replace Chrome, but this might do it if anything can. And, yes... you can use Chrome extensions. It is built on Chrome and natively supports Chrome Web Store stuff.
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    Hey guys. Long time Chrome user here. Before Chrome, Internet Explorer (which I actually still like a lot from a GUI perspective). I have tried hard to like Firefox, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and Edge and I just can't like any of the browsers that compete with Chrome. They all have too many things that I do not like about them and none are as convenient to use. Well... that was until a couple of days ago. I stumbled upon Opera GX. Yeah, I know... Opera. I've always viewed it as a joke. But, GX is different. It has a ton of features, looks good, runs extremely fast, and is highly configurable. Opera GX has controls that allow you to set a limit on RAM and CPU resources the browser is permitted to use, and the controls are working really well for me. In Settings you can make the RAM and CPU limiter values persistent. Naturally, I get rid of the the tacky-looking tiles, fake news and other worthless feces they throw on the default home page. Anything like that sucks to me, and if I can't turn off the news lies and propaganda the woke dummies intend to show me, then I'm not going to give them a platform for them to showcase their stupidity. That just makes me angry. If you are like me, you will want to disable GX Corner so you don't have to see that crap every time you open the browser. But, the bottom line is Opera GX is highly configurable. You can do it your way and stop being part of the sheeple flock. I never in a million years thought I would be recommending something other than Chrome, and especially not Opera. So, I guess that is a nice example of why it is best to limit the use of the word "never" (unless you enjoy crow meat). Do yourself a favor and check it out. And, don't forget to cast a vote in the poll once you make up your mind. https://www.opera.com/gx As I mentioned above, I think this really sucks. So, I turn it off in settings. @Papusan
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    I might. I haven't decided yet. Probably, but maybe not at first. If I can keep it cold enough on chilled water (not likely) then I will not.
  17. Mr. Fox
    So, here is a baseline to compare with the parts that are coming. No drive caching cheat for artificially high scores. GPU run with stock clocks. https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V10/display.php?id=152210758645
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    I do not think that Steam allows you to transfer games from your library to someone else due to the potential for theft, etc. Unless something recently changed, that is not possible. Thank you. Definitely appreciate you.
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    No, I do not. It looks like a good game. I generally wait and buy games after the prices fall to around $20 or less and that one hasn't been offered at that low pricepoint yet, even on the Chinese CD Key seller websites. I own about 325 games and have not played but maybe one third of them. Some I only purchased because they have a built-in benchmark.
  20. Mr. Fox
    I actually intended to "check" the keys using Steam and planned to post what they are and share with others here. I think that used to work because entering a key first showed you what it was, then you had to click another button to redeem it. When I entered them to "check" they automatically registered to my account and prompted me to install them. But, thank you very much. Your generosity is awesome.
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    Thank you. I did not have either one. I am not sure if you meant to post this in a PM or not.
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    I agree. I really cannot tell any difference in performance between NVMe and SATA SSD unless I run an SSD benchmark. I do like the M.2 form factor (NVMe and SATA) a lot because it is convenient to work with and doesn't require any wiring to work. If the firmware that ships with the Unify-X works correctly then I will have no reason to update it. We are both the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" type and firmware is the fastest and easiest way to turn something good into something that sucks. Updating firmware for no reason other than a newer version has been released is absolutely stupid.
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    Nice Crocks, bro. 🙂 I hope that my series of unfortunate events are over as well. I like Samsung NVMe SSDs as well. Since the Unify-X has 5 slots I am going to use the 4 Samsungs that I already have and I ordered a WD Black SN750 500GB Gen 4 to fill the extra slot. I am hoping I can just plug and play the Windows 7 installation on the Unify-X without all of the idiotic issues I had with NVMe/M.2 slots on the Z590 Dark causing BSOD issues without the M.2 slots disabled in the BIOS.
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    Yeah, I do not like Gigabutt or ASRock. I have had one of each and was not impressed with either of them, and they were the "good" ones (as if popularity ever mattered). Yes, I got that CPU and RAM from the same guy on eBay and got the price down about $50. I ended up paying about $50 over retail for the SP92 to avoid taking my chances in drawing a crap CPU in the lottery. The seller was running the RAM at 6200 28-37-37-78 at 1T and tight sub-timings using 1.470V. So, that should be a decent kit. TeamGroup RAM isn't the most tasteful aesthetically, but if the RAM overclocks well I can ignore the looks of it, or replace the heat sinks with something more generic. For this I agreed to take 2 days of PTO from work for a 4-day weekend and repaint the great room (kitchen, foyer, dining and family room). Seems like a fair trade since I knew that was something she was wanting.
  25. Mr. Fox
    Thank you. Based on the research I was able to complete among a tremendous amount of marketing noise and lies, that Unify-X does seem like the best option overall. As much as EVGA is my first choice, I am not willing to pay the premium price for an EVGA Dark board. If Brother @Rage Set gets some incredible results from it, I might consider it later on if the MSI board isn't everything I hope it will be. The one thing I do not like about the design of the Dark series--probably the only thing--is the VRM heat sink interfering with placement of a water-cooled GPU backplate. Besides my own less than wonderful experience with ASUS, I have been noticing many things that do not boost my confidence about the brand based on what others are experiencing. I haven't been impressed by MSI overall and I am kind of going out on a limb here. My only experience with a product made by MSI was the Tornado F5 laptop, so my opinions are only based on what I see, hear and read. They have historically been a brand that caters to gamer-boys and that has been the basis for my not liking them, but the Unify-X does seem like a legit overclocking enthusiast product. I liked Buildzoid's breakdown on the product and at the end of the day I don't care about brand except to the extent it become synonymous with quality (or the lack thereof). I like that MSI ditched the iGPU and the Unify-X doesn't support it at all. I also like that it has dual BIOS, board-mounted buttons and no RGB features on the board (only RGB headers).
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