Mr. Fox

I am running a bunch of benchmarks today with the A770 and you will see that is not accurate. You'll see about 135-140 FPS in Battlefield V at 1440p with Ultra settings. Brother @cylixis spot on. Every driver release the A770 and lesser Arc GPUs get faster. I will post results later today and you will see the A770 is beating Futuremark results for 2023 gaming laptops with a 4070 so you won't be losing FPS Brother @ryan. You'll be a little better with a low cost entry point and easy upgrades if you decide to spend more later on more expensive parts. It is also more fun to overclock than an NVIDIA or AMD GPU because it has more voltage, power limit and core clock headroom. The gains are larger than you'll see with a red or green card. Like 350MHz increase. Edit: @ryanhere is a spoiler for you... A770 versus 4070 desktop... https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/104547987

You, too brother. Enjoy mama and baby's first Christmas. May The Reason we celebrate this holiday bring you peace and joy in the New Year. Same to the rest of you guys.

This lady does an excellent Cortana voice impression.

Yup, bigger and they could have even put a thumb screw on each side like an old VGA or serial port connector. Or, even better had they done nothing whatsoever. Total waste of time, energy and resources designed 100% for the sole purpose to make money for manufacturers and take money from consumers. A solution where no problem existed. Fithy, dirty, rotten bastards. All of them. I have no issues with Corsair PSUs and both of my RM1200x SHIFT are excellent. I especially like the cables, including the 12VHPWR they provide. My only objection to 12VHPWR is the fact that it exists at all.

And, all of this because NVIDIA needed a stupid new connector just to be different. Another example of newer is not always better and if it ain't broke don't fix it being common sense. Had they stuck with the tried and true 8-pin connector, none of this would have happened. They should share in the loss and be held equally liable and accountable. It was an unnecessary change. They created the need for right-angle adapters due to bulk and space constraints and provided chintzy pigtail adapters that look like crap and do not resolve the issue of space constraints with cases lacking clearance for a straight connection protruding from the GPU to an excessive degree. The entire conception of it is an engineering abortion and it is their fault for creating a legitimate need for third-party remediation.

They may have product liability insurance, but even if they do it may not have adequate limits and I do not know if recalls are covered if an actual loss has not occurred. There may be coverage for cost of loss prevention. Without having policy language to examine it is impossible to know. They could end up going out of business over this.

NZXT has their own PSUs (good quality) and their own mobos.

If you get a good motherboard in a pre-built you can buy it with a more affordable CPU and pick up a good second hand i9 K/KS CPU later. You do not need more than an 13th Gen i5 for gaming excellence. People will be selling their 13900KS processors once 15th Gen drops and you can probably pick up a nicely binned CPU, maybe already delidded even, for a lot less that buying it new in a pre-built or even a self-built machine.

If you get a nice 360mm AIO installing it is no different that repasting the heat sink on an air cooled desktop or installing chassis fans. Even if you have never done it before, the process is simple and they usually include very clear directions. Yeah, A770 is insanely good for $300 USD and Battlemage may put us into the 4080 performance range for $500 USD versus $1200. I think you will find all of it easy enough. If you have replaced thermal paste or installed RAM in a laptop, it's easier than that. Basic tools and an average mechanical aptitude will be all you need. The only thing to bear in mind is if you have to use force it is an indication something doesn't fit and you need to stop and have a closer look. The "get a bigger hammer" approach does not work.

Here you go... a build for every budget, bro. https://nzxt.com/product/player-one-intel-arc-edition

Yikes. I hope my 1TB version of that doesn't meet the same fate. It's a couple of years old. This one doesn't surprise me. Lenovo's consumer-focused (non-business class) garbage took the bottom feeder's crown in the turdbook cesspool.

I am happy for you and they certainly are a nice upgrade from your 7200 kit, but I can't see the logic in me spending $300+tax on an 8200 Trident Z5 kit when my 8000 Trident Z5 kit is serving me well at 8600 24/7 Y-Cruncher stable. Even if the 8200 kit was a little bit better, that is a high premium to pay for such a minor benefit in my case. Maybe I will upgrade when DDR5-9000 hits the shelves if the price is something I can stomach. I am not going to upgrade the memory on the Z690 Dark because it's already stupid fast at 8200 and it is more than I need for my work computer. I'm going to get my refund from B&H for the Patriot trash sticks and leave the money in the bank. I emailed them my order number for the v1.0 adapter that I stopped using when all of the fires started and asked for a refund. I bought it from their global store directly, so we shall see what they tell me I need to do to get my money back.

All turdbooks. EOM. Anything made by Alienware. EOM Add the Patriot Viper 8200 DDR5 kit to the do not buy list. This memory is trash. @tps3443found the same to be true in his testing. I was hoping to replace my generic A-die with a slightly better product, but it is more than slightly inferior. XMP1 and XMP2 both fail TM5 testing and increasing the voltage does not help. Tested with both the Z690 Dark and the Z790 Apex and the outcome is the same on both platforms. It is ridiculous that the only DDR5 modules that have been good enough to keep are my generic green sticks and the G.SKILL 8000 kit I already own. Everything (literally) I have purchased hoping for something better has been utter trash. I think I am done wasting my time with the endeavor. It's pointless, and shameful how much defective garbage is being offered for sale. Two TeamGroup DDR5 kits (including their so-called Xtreem memory), one G.SKILL 32GB kit and now one Patriot 48GB kit returned as garbage in the past 90 days. These are the trash sticks to steer away from: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1796763-REG/patriot_pvx548g82c38k_viper_xtreme_48gb_8200mt_s.html ^^^poo-poo-cah-cah^^^ Tested these so you don't have to... These were also pretty lackluster, but somewhat forgivable to the extent they are cheap...

Happy Birthday, Brother @ryan(a day late). You're not getting old yet.

There are similar options down below in the "More like this" section. None are off the hook amazing, but all are better options than a laptop at the same price. All are upgradable, unlike the one way dead-end street we call a laptop.

There is no such thing as a "good laptop" and a laptop is never a better product than a desktop of similar value. All laptops are a poor value when purchased new. They are all garbage.

Add the Patriot Viper 8200 DDR5 kit to the do not buy list. This memory is trash. @tps3443found the same to be true in his testing. I was hoping to replace my generic A-die with a slightly better product, but it is more than slightly inferior. XMP1 and XMP2 both fail TM5 testing and increasing the voltage does not help. Tested with both the Z690 Dark and the Z790 Apex and the outcome is the same on both platforms. It is ridiculous that the only DDR5 modules that have been good enough to keep are my generic green sticks and the G.SKILL 8000 kit I already own. Everything (literally) I have purchased hoping for something better has been utter trash. I think I am done wasting my time with the endeavor. It's pointless, and shameful how much defective garbage is being offered for sale. Two TeamGroup 48GB kits (including their so-called Xtreem memory), one G.SKILL 32GB kit and now one Patriot 48GB kit returned as garbage in the past 90 days. These are the trash sticks to steer away from: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1796763-REG/patriot_pvx548g82c38k_viper_xtreme_48gb_8200mt_s.html ^^^poo-poo-cah-cah^^^ Apex is running the G.SKILL 8000 kit 8600 CL40 24/7 stable and the Dark is running the generic sticks 8200 CL38 24/7 stable. I think I need to be content with the modules I already own and stop chasing the DDR5 unicorns.

This is going to be interesting... really excited to see how Battlemage turns out.

Looks good. I had not heard this was coming. I've not been a huge Fallout game fan, but only because of the style of gameplay. I can hardly wait for Halo S2 to drop. I loved S1, but it was WAAAYYY too short. This gal does a fantastic impression of the Micro$oft AI voice.

Well, it seems like a lot of fuss over a fan. As Roman said, had Igor's Lab not generated unrealistic expectations then nobody would be saying terrible things about the fan or Igor's Lab. The biggest flaw is the fact that it is priced about three times more than it is worth. Igor made a mistake. Not the end of the world. He is human and allowed to screw up once in a while. Unless we see a trend developing where this is a recurring issue, or he tries to deflect and make excuses to justify his test results should not harm his reputation. He should just admit what he did wrong and move on. The people that can't move on need to seek counseling, LOL. Welp... it still works. Nice. I'm very glad. I would have been sad if it did not. I'm not sure what the "0071 Test BIOS" is supposed to do. Safedisk uploaded it to HWBOT. It didn't break anything, but I don't know what makes it different. My CPU and RAM overclock seem to be unaffected. Hopefully, it's something super useful that hasn't captured my attention yet, like disabled mitigations.

I do not think that you can do it directly. You might be able to do it if you do the recovery flash procedure if the file is renamed correctly. Or, you might be able to get someone to mod it for you.

Absolutely. In fact, before I purchased the A770 I was wanting to purchase another 4090. I wouldn't mind having one, but the price makes we want to puke. I am so satisfied with the A770 that I have not even turned on my desktop with the 4090 in more than a week. I have done a bit of gaming and since my work desktop was already turned on I played on it instead and honestly don't feel like I missed out on anything.

I would strongly urge you to not buy a Dell, Alienware or HP desktop. If you watch any of the GamersNexus or Greg Salazar videos you will see they are dead-end garbage. While they are better than a turdbook, the case, motherboard and power supply is generally a proprietary form factor and upgrades range from difficult to impossible because nothing or most of what you would buy simply will not fit. Wiring connectors are not standard, parts are oddball shapes and sizes, and screw holes do not line up. Even something as simple as a GPU upgrade can be difficult or impossible due to internal case design space restrictions and missing power connections. You are generally extremely limited. These severe limitations are deliberate on the part of the OEM. You would be better off buying a used older custom build in a full tower case and upgrading that over time as you find good deals. You can likely find a decent buy locally on FB Marketplace or Craigslist, or a local pawnshop. Even something old and slow, and very cheap, will be able to accommodate upgrades if it is not a big name consumer pre-built turdbox. If you don't plan to do any crazy overclocking the TeamGroup Elite kits are pretty cheap, do not have RGB crap and heatsinks are easy to remove if you soak them in paint thinner for 30 minutes or so. That will dissolve the adhesives without doing any damage to the memory modules. I have not seen any naked 24GB modules for sale.

Sorry to hear you were in an accident. I'm glad to hear that you had nothing significant result from it and I hope your life returns to normal swiftly. It was my understanding the Omen is a pretty popular laptop among those who like gaming laptops. B0B of All Trades had a pretty big audience that was freakishly fond of them and zTecpc sells them like hotcakes. But I have found that younger tech enthusiasts are often kind of a goofy group. They're happy to overpay for something brand new if they can put it on a high-interest credit card and make monthly installment payments for a long time, but if they have to pay cash for something used, but like new condition, they expect an opportunity to rip off the seller for pennies on the dollar or they don't want it. If a person who realizes the value of the large storage drive and memory capacity wants it, it shouldn't be too hard to sell. The trick is getting a smart person that recognizes a good value to see it versus of a bunch of people wanting something for nothing. I have had better luck selling things in forums like this one and overclock.net than I have had with eBay.