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electrosoft

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  1. On desktop higher tier chips tend to have better IMCs for 11th and 12th gen so I was thinking a nice 12900k in there in G1 mode would stretch those modules to their limits in G1 mode if the system board is capable of handling it. On desktops for G1 12th gen, it is usually the CPU's IMC that gives up the ghost especially with dual ranked sticks. Running 2x16GB is usually off by a bin to a bin and a half vs single rank sticks. Some garbage early 12900k's couldn't even get pass 3733 on dual rank sticks. My 12900k is running 2x16GB dual rank sticks at 4133 on my Strix D4. It will boot 4200 but errors. I never did go back in and set G2 to see if it was the sticks. Awesome work bro! Keep it coming. 🙂
  2. Still not great and I am not a fan of noise normalized tests but at least in the normalized tests with gaming and even CB R20 it does well and finally knocks off the NH-D15. Definitely look forward to a final production unit for real world results and uncapped fans.
  3. @Mr. Fox Go back and use my Associate's code and save an extra $25! JL6DSXQIKJ0DVZP EVGA did away with the EVGA bucks program but the code will still give you 5% off. I've been mulling picking one up too. It is the superior board.
  4. I'm expecting a total driver crap show Brother @Papusan with the A380 as they work out the kinks. I want to see it in real time at the least cost possible! Something new to play (and curse at) with. 🙂
  5. This quote is incorrect: "As noted by ProHardver, with Alder Lake CPUs power uncapping beyond PL2 limit did not provide noticeable performance improvement, mainly because the CPU was not designed for such power. For Raptor Lake-S this concept will be expanded on supported platforms." Pushing past PL2 (~241w) definitely yields an equally scalable increase in performance on ADL. Hopefully refinements will allow RPL to handle those higher package pulls better though but the silicon is basically the same under the hood + more e-cores and cache so we will see.
  6. I was shocked he uploaded it. He was basically crapping all over overclocking saying it took no skill, was brain dead easy and pointless. Basically biting the hand that fed him. Essentially calling overclockers no-lifers and losers essentially and how it was a pointless pursuit along with a bunch of other vitriol. Even in that short while it was up, some jumped down his throat and I am sure he realized his ramblings, rants and BS had struck a nerve even inside his own, small echo chamber. He needs to stick with just doing hardware comparisons and experiments and testing. Once it is seeded and you watch it, you'll see quickly what I mean.
  7. I thought the EXACT same thing! "WTH? Good luck with a P55 based system sale for that!" 😆 I love that Gigabyte has consistently stuck to their black and orange themes. Looks to be in great shape! GLWS.
  8. I went ahead and ordered one of those Asrock A380's to play around with. $150 shipped. I'm curious to see how it stacks up, temps, OC potential and more. It will go into my "Pile 'O Projects" queue. I'm sure it is a more than capable 1080p card which is where it will be tested on my Dell 144hz 1080p 25" test bench display.
  9. True a nice collector's item. Performance it is basically a very slightly faster GTX 1650 / RX 6400. It is priced appropriately for what it brings to the table @ $139.99. I remember my first real GPU accelerator was Rendition's Verite V1000 since we were hardcore (understatement) into Quake back in the day. When 3DFX dropped their Voodoo2 I upgraded to that and gave my V1000 to my little bro. Those were the days! 🙂
  10. lol, might make for a fun little card for which to play around and see how Intel drivers progress because it still seems a hot mess. 3000 and 4000 series beware! 😁
  11. 6900XT's were open to equal abuse as other cards for casual miners. Those who use them for personal use then set them to mine in the off hours especially when Eth and other cc's were very up.
  12. Yep, that's exactly what they're doing along with a flood of mining cards. I ask very specific questions and any GPU I would potentially buy has to have a warranty with it from the maker. I ended up just canceling a winning auction I won because I couldn't get clarity on the warranty status for a GPU. I'm not going to drop $500+ on a card that I'm pretty sure has been mined on more than indicated and not have some recourse 2-12 months from now when it goes belly up. The scams are pretty obvious when you get used to it. Some are just outright laughable. Yeah that price is finally trending down properly for what is probably the best made 6900 series card out there made. Good luck matching it to a motherboard design. Maybe an X570 or B550 Asrock Taichi Razer edition? One good thing is since it is "open box" it has a 30 day hassle free return policy for full refund or exchange if you don't like it.
  13. New listing on Newegg. "Open Box" ASROCK 6950xt.... ...."Limit 5 per customer" 😆 I can almost guarantee you these are new just marked down in Open Box fashion instead of outright lowering the price or putting them on sale.
  14. I've been keeping tabs on some 1tb nvme drives for my X170SM-G. I realize now playing FO76, WoW, D2, D3, DX and a few more, my days of efficiency can not be constrained to 512GB anymore. I upgraded my desktop finally to a 1TB 980 Pro and moved my old SN850 512GB into the wife's system to replace her SN750 512GB. eBay pricing is so perplexing. I've messaged many sellers telling them their used items are priced at or above new and/or make offers on some items and am told, "way too low," and when I point out new prices and how their prices are basically at new levels they just shrug......as those items have been sitting on eBay for weeks if not months now.
  15. It's getting closer and closer..... There was a +60 off code for that one too for a bit for $639.99. If only eBay sellers of 6900xt and 6950xt could accept reality and realize how much they are going new and adjust accordingly.
  16. Some of the utilities were free like Keyboard LED and ON/OFF fan max controls, but for the actual update utility for drivers and fan curve control you needed a license that was tied to the machine. I know the author abandoned it quite some time ago as people kept trying to circumvent the licensing and part of his code showed up in some sellers utilities or CC tools. He became rightfully disillusioned and moved onto another project.
  17. Anybody have recommendations on a good, solid inexpensive block for AM4? I'm going to go WC on the CPU and GPU for this build. Work out the build kinks / curve and have fun with a different build in every aspect.
  18. I loved my Athlon and FX systems many years ago. I used them till they got outdated and switched back to Intel who had regained the lead. I've used numerous ATI GPUs in the past and used an AMD 5700xt for a solid year no problems. I just wanted to go 4k. Laptop wise I used a pair of AMD 3000 and 4000 series cards in my Alienware M17. I also used a 6970m in one of them too no problems. 5800x was a disaster because of the USB issues and AMD slowly pulling back on boosts with subsequent Ageisa releases due to a combination of really no headroom and chips dying is my guess. Even with subsequent releases for USB issues, it came down to the individual AIBs to find solutions. That MSI X570 Tomahawk still gives me flashbacks... I've had a few Nvidia cards die on me both mobile and desktop. AMD seems to finally have gotten a leg up on their drivers architecture so we will see. FSR is a reality, DX11 has been extensively repaired. I'd agree each has their pros and cons but when one or the other happens to have repeatedly Tybalted your Mercutio you in your situation, you tend to be wary.... 😄 I'll probably never use another MSI AMD based board ever again.
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