*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[Mr. Fox]

1 hour ago, Meaker said:

It's a gaming product, no point in overclocking your CPU if you are looking for the highest FPS.

 

It's just not a tweaker or content workers product.

One of the problems we have at the product development and manufacturer level is either they do not understand the difference or they are playing dumb and pretending to not understand, but it seems like they view them as being one in the same. I don't consider myself a gamer and view it as being somewhat of an insult to be thought of as a gamer. I don't get too worked up about it when it is based on ignorance. I do like playing games once in a while, but it is little more than spare time filler and my passion is performance tweaking and benching. Many games I own were purchased only for the benchmark and I have no interest in playing the games. It is getting harder to sustain the passion for overclocking because hardware is being too dumbed down because of it being geared for the point-and-click gamerboyz and not particularly good for (sometimes terrible, or even incapable of) overclocking.

[Meaker]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

One of the problems we have at the product development and manufacturer level is either they do not understand the difference or they are playing dumb and pretending to not understand, but it seems like they view them as being one in the same. I don't consider myself a gamer and view it as being somewhat of an insult to be thought of as a gamer. I don't get too worked up about it when it is based on ignorance. I do like playing games once in a while, but it is little more than spare time filler and my passion is performance tweaking and benching. Many games I own were purchased only for the benchmark and I have no interest in playing the games. It is getting harder to sustain the passion for overclocking because hardware is being too dumbed down because of it being geared for the point-and-click gamerboyz and not particularly good for (sometimes terrible, or even incapable of) overclocking.

 

The 3d vache goes beyond the benefit of any overclocking in several titles. It does kneecap some of the voltages and clocks.

But for someone who plays games for the games which is most people they are going to want the much cooler and quieter chip that gives them better performance. That's a reasonable desire.

[Mr. Fox]

7 minutes ago, Meaker said:

 

The 3d vache goes beyond the benefit of any overclocking in several titles. It does kneecap some of the voltages and clocks.

But for someone who plays games for the games which is most people they are going to want the much cooler and quieter chip that gives them better performance. That's a reasonable desire.

I don't disagree. It even makes the point of what I posted. It might be a sweet product for a gamer, but it's a product unfit for my purposes and something incapable of delivering the experience I am looking for. They should not put me in the same category as gamers and shouldn't try to sell me a product that will fail at what I am looking for it to do. And, they shouldn't expect me to be happy with what they are offering unless they are ignorant or being deliberately deceitful.

[Papusan]

4 hours ago, Papusan said:

First.... Intel use lower bin quality now for the older 13th gen because they launched 14th gen. And 14th gen K SKU's get worse silicon because Intel pick up those average K sku's for their new disaster dubbed KS (Special Edition) with pumped up voltage to reach 6.2GHz on two cores for the gamer-kids bragging needs. This will also help Intel to recup higher profits. Where is the quality control? Down the drain? 

Tester Reveals Only 5 out of 10 Core i9-13900K & 2 out of 10 Core i9-14900K CPUs Stable In Auto Profile, Intel & Board Partners Yet To Determine Cause of Stability Issues

 

4 hours ago, Papusan said:

Intel swims into problems. They make weird changes and choices all time now. There is no consistency in what they do inhouse.

 

If this info is correct.... Also Intel's mobile processors in jokebooks offer only problems. The bigger they are the harder they fall. And as usual... It's their own faults. 

 

 

[Mr. Fox]

I am pretty sure they did not use an "Intel default" BIOS profile for this, LOL...

 

[Papusan]

1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said:

I am pretty sure they did not use an "Intel default" BIOS profile for this, LOL...

 

 

You of all....Know you aren't worthy Intel's best silicon. You are the average BÒY!!! And you aren't reviewer... You have got what we offer gamer-boysssssssssssssss. See you as gamert boy.... so  6.2GHz... More you want?

[Raiderman]

2 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

I am pretty sure they did not use an "Intel default" BIOS profile for this, LOL...

 

It would be unstable with default bios settings, and overheat of course 🤣

[Mr. Fox]

I am thinking about using a 12V automotive 10 or 12 inch radiator fan with a shroud on one of my 360x360 radiators. Has anyone here ever tried something like that? They are fairly low amps, push between 800-1200 CFM and can be speed regulated by an in-line PWM knob controller. Looks like you can get a decent one for under $30, which is far less expensive than buying 9 (or 18 for push/pull) 120mm fans. If it works well I will do the other 360x360 radiator. Thoughts?

 

I already have a large sheet of black PVC plastic that will make a decent shroud.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Radiator-Cooling-Mount-Unversal/dp/B014KK7Q84?th=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/KeeYees-7-70V-Controller-Switch-Control/dp/B083J3WMND/ 

 

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Edit - went ahead and ordered this fan and speed controller. I got to thinking about it, and that's all anyone had available in the early days of liquid cooling. They even used car radiators and transmission coolers. I expect it is going to be vastly superior due to the gigantic increase in CFM, but only one way to find out.

 

Edited May 4 by Mr. Fox
went ahead and bought the parts.

[Raiderman]

5 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

I am thinking about using a 12V automotive 10 or 12 inch radiator fan with a shroud on one of my 360x360 radiators. Has anyone here ever tried something like that? They are fairly low amps, push between 800-1200 CFM and can be speed regulated by an in-line PWM knob controller. Looks like you can get a decent one for under $30, which is far less expensive than buying 9 (or 18 for push/pull) 120mm fans. If it works well I will do the other 360x360 radiator. Thoughts?

 

I already have a large sheet of black PVC plastic that will make a decent shroud.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Radiator-Cooling-Mount-Unversal/dp/B014KK7Q84?th=1

 

https://www.amazon.com/KeeYees-7-70V-Controller-Switch-Control/dp/B083J3WMND/ 

 

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Edit - went ahead and ordered this fan and speed controller. I got to thinking about it, and that's all anyone had available in the early days of liquid cooling. They even used car radiators and transmission coolers. I expect it is going to be vastly superior due to the gigantic increase in CFM, but only one way to find out.

 

Need more air flow for that extreme heat you have coming soon 🤣

[Mr. Fox]

1 hour ago, Raiderman said:

Need more air flow for that extreme heat you have coming soon 🤣

It's already too hot. I need to get a mini split air conditioning unit for my office. It was 82° F today inside my office. The main part of the house is 72° F 

[Raiderman]

34 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

It's already too hot. I need to get a mini split air conditioning unit for my office. It was 82° F today inside my office. The main part of the house is 72° F 

Mini room air conditioner? 82f is way too hot to even be sitting in there. I used to run one in my office, it was like a meat locker. Electric bill was a little high, but it was fun for benchmarking.

[Mr. Fox]

45 minutes ago, Raiderman said:

Mini room air conditioner? 82f is way too hot to even be sitting in there. I used to run one in my office, it was like a meat locker. Electric bill was a little high, but it was fun for benchmarking.

I had a 10,000 BTU portable AC unit that I purchased for laptop benching around 2008 or 2010, and my wife gave it to one of my sons without asking my permission. 😠

 

Mini-split is permanent, not portable. It has the evaporator in the room on the wall and the condensor is placed outside like a central AC unit, but only smaller and just for one room. We had one in our master bedroom upstairs when we lived in Kennewick, WA and it was fantastic.

[Talon]

Got a free GTX 980 Ti Strix OC edition with Samsung GDDR5 modules. Was told it had a corrupt vBIOS and would not load/flash. Well the vBIOS is fine and it's still on defaults. Also was never touched/opened. So I think it just finally gave up. It works and then it doesn't work. Randomly will just crash games/quit benchmarks. Sometimes corrupt, sometimes not. I game on it for a bit last night after I cleaned it up, and repasted it. It passes TimeSpy Stress Test, but then won't randomly won't. Seemed better when I maxed out voltage slider. I wonder if I use a higher voltage setting it might limp a long awhile longer. Could just be a bit degraded at stock voltage given it's age. 

 

When I opened it up I saw an inductor that looked broken. I think those are actually allowed to have some scratches/chips from the factory from what I read so maybe not that. 

 

Should I bother attempting to get this fixed or just shelve it as a nice decoration lol? I sort of want to fix it for some reason. Although I doubt it would be worth the price someone like Northwest Repair would charge at this point. 

 

http://www.3dmark.com/spy/47818888 Managed a Legendary during some testing. 

[Mr. Fox]

14 minutes ago, Talon said:

Got a free GTX 980 Ti Strix OC edition with Samsung GDDR5 modules. Was told it had a corrupt vBIOS and would not load/flash. Well the vBIOS is fine and it's still on defaults. Also was never touched/opened. So I think it just finally gave up. It works and then it doesn't work. Randomly will just crash games/quit benchmarks. Sometimes corrupt, sometimes not. I game on it for a bit last night after I cleaned it up, and repasted it. It passes TimeSpy Stress Test, but then won't randomly won't. Seemed better when I maxed out voltage slider. I wonder if I use a higher voltage setting it might limp a long awhile longer. Could just be a bit degraded at stock voltage given it's age. 

 

When I opened it up I saw an inductor that looked broken. I think those are actually allowed to have some scratches/chips from the factory from what I read so maybe not that. 

 

Should I bother attempting to get this fixed or just shelve it as a nice decoration lol? I sort of want to fix it for some reason. Although I doubt it would be worth the price someone like Northwest Repair would charge at this point. 

 

http://www.3dmark.com/spy/47818888 Managed a Legendary during some testing. 

Send it to Tony at Northwest Repair. He fixed the 2080 TI FTW3 I used to have and he was fast and reasonable on the cost.

 

Check out the amazing craftsmanship on this custom fab build. The guy made everything, including wire guides and veneers. Insane.

 

 

[Papusan]

On 5/3/2024 at 6:06 PM, Papusan said:

See you as gamert boy.... so  6.2GHz... More you want?

 

Intel plays with the name and the data: The “Intel Baseline Profile” becomes “Intel Default Settings”

 

Intel don't want that you can use their 6.0Ghz two cores gamer-boy profile anymore. And expect the same for the 6.2Ghz bragging factor for their KS scam. 

 

What else do we know? Iccmax and Iccmax.app are at least still set to 400A and 320A in the Extreme Profile. However, after applying the Intel Baseline profile, the time in which, for example, Intel Thermal Velocity Boost can reach 6 GHz on the Intel Core i9-14900K drops to less than 3 s. This means that the Turbo Boost of the Intel Core i9-14900K is on So it ends up being just a kind of gimmick, useless in practice and just for marketing. 

 

The Intel Baseline Profile for the 13th and 14th processors de facto puts the K series on the same level as the non-K series and the motherboards of all levels are practically put on the same level because of these extreme performance data are no longer needed. 

 

 

Intel Baseline Profile cannot solve the problem of 13th and 14th Gen processors, but instead creates greater trouble for motherboard manufacturers and consumers.

 

Problems with Intel 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors on the Raptor Lake-S and Raptor Lake-S Refresh platforms are becoming more and more troublesome. At this stage, we only feel that Intel has left all the problems to the motherboard. The factory never suspected that the problem was with its own processor.

 

As Taiwanese people say, Intel Baseline Profile makes Intel Core i9-14900K a three-second hero!

 

Yup, the two cores max boost with all too much voltage (trash binned by Intel) is an three-second hero Joke. It will be so when you use trash bin quality for your flagship products. Nice end with socket 1700.

 

 

[Mr. Fox]

I guess I've ruffled a few feathers with the gamer girls posing as overclocking enthusiasts that are trolling the Z790 Maximus thread at overclock.ney. Oopsie, LOL. Cry me a river kids. 🤣

[Reciever]

8 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

I guess I've ruffled a few feathers with the gamer girls posing as overclocking enthusiasts that are trolling the Z790 Maximus thread at overclock.ney. Oopsie, LOL. Cry me a river kids. 🤣

 

I enjoyed my time there, but over time things just became less authentic. When they would openly clown on people using performance laptops it became more difficult to participate in that community.

[Papusan]

On 2/25/2024 at 7:39 AM, Papusan said:

This is MSI…. They prefer casual gamers/gamer «kids». Their future. Of course they released a new 2 dimm mini board for the same audience and not a real ATX board for the enthusiasts. Yup, the tech trend continues. 

Facepalm: A controversial decision to limit firmware updates on some new MSI gaming monitors ticked off enthusiasts. However, casual gamers will likely flock to the display's impressive specs and affordable pricing.

 

https://www.techspot.com/news/102011-msi-new-monitors-cause-uproar-reddit-over-firmware.html

 

 

On 2/25/2024 at 8:37 AM, Mr. Fox said:

That's just absurd, LOL. Why would they even care? I do not think that I have ever updated firmware on a monitor once in my entire life, and if the monitor is working correctly I cannot identify a reason anyone would lose any sleep over something so dumb. I mean, what is broken that they are hoping to fix? Nothing? OK then, no reason for them to ever update the firmware. Ever. Stupid.

 

Todays tech looks more and more like a tragic drama.... 

 

This below is taken from the link  I posted to @Talon 

 

Those that bought the $50 cheaper versions won't get any love from MSI due their greedy and disgusting tactics. All hardware should come with an opportunity to upgrade firmware to fix own trashy engineering/cheapo solutions.

 

The change-log follows.

FW.010 Firmware update information

• DSC switch added to the OSD to enable DLDSR and DSR modes.
• MPG 271QRX QD-OLED: Added HDMI PC/Console switch in the OSD. (MPG 271QRX QD-OLED default setting is "Console" mode.)
• Support for a variety of aspect ratios, MPG 321URX QD-OLED allows selection between a 24.5" and 27" option, MPG 271QRX QD-OLED allows 24.5".
• Fixed Color Gamut clamping while HDR is enabled. HDR mode will now store separate present mode settings.
• Optimized multiple language issues.
• Fixed image flicker issue when VRR is enabled.
• Added "Power LED" switch in the OSD to allows users to turn it off.
• Input lag and latency optimization.
• Fixed problem with white line during 2560x1440 @ 360 Hz. (MPG 271QRX QD-OLED only).
• Fixed displayed abnormal (dark screen) after VRR switched.
• Optimize a behavior of panel protect while protect completed that depends as executing power states.

 

League of Legends receives controversial Vanguard anti-cheat, Windows 11 now requires TPM 2.0

Riot denies reports of bricked PCs and clarifies its anti-cheat strategy...

Intel reportedly demands all board partners implement Intel Default (Baseline) Profile by May 31 — company hopes to fix issues with "some" Core i9 chips

Hmmm. People seems to forget that Intel will offer much higher OC headroom now for their audience😆 From 5.1Ghz and up to 6.0Ghz is more like wopping 17% oc head room. Many years since we saw Intel offered this much. Also genious cripple the performance for the KS so next gen  looks prettier on paper. All this drama because they went idiotic in the binning game.

 

See yourself... "Some" Core i9 chips. That mean Intel had to destroy for the waste majority of gamer boys and girls that don't overclock their hardware. They often go after highest possible clock-speed witthout have to overclock. At least you get above 5.0GHz out of the box from Intel now. The 6.2GHZ boost will turn into 5.1Ghz tragedy if they will implement settings as rumored. Not a problem for oc'ers but those are in minority. The majority of gamer kids will get castrated processors.

 

Intel want to set up a basic profile with a PL1 at 125W, a PL2 at 188W and an Iccmax at 249A. Clearly, if this is done as suggested, Intel will slash the performance down the drain for their processors. This is worse than expected. Much worse. This means Intel know very well there is some trash binned Core i9 out there. And RMA and sinking reputation cost money.

 

On 2/25/2024 at 8:45 AM, Papusan said:

 

Main point.... No one should lock you out from flashing whatever firmeware you want. You have paid for the product. You yourself should be able to do whatever you want with your hardware. 

 

If this is the direction MSI want "for you" forwards... Then you know the outcome. And that's not a good thing.

 

Edit. You remember the black screen issues with AW and Clevo screens? How would it be if you couldn't flash new firmware? You was fully locked oth the way MSI want. That's disgusting.

 

On 2/25/2024 at 7:05 PM, Talon said:

 

Honestly, monitors just aren't the same basic plug n play anymore. Features are constantly being added to hardware and it seems to be changing at a rapid pace at times.

 

So personally for me, segmenting a products by allowing one to firmware updates and the $50 cheaper version to not is a shit move and super anti consumer. 

 

Exactly.

On 4/22/2024 at 5:03 PM, Talon said:

 

Niccceee!! I'm sitting here with both the LG 32" 4K 240Hz WOLED and the MSI MPG 321URX 4K 240hz QD OLED. 

 

MSI Releases MPG 271QRX and MPG 321URX QD-OLED Firmware Update, Gives DSC Control

[Mr. Fox]

2 hours ago, Reciever said:

 

I enjoyed my time there, but over time things just became less authentic. When they would openly clown on people using performance laptops it became more difficult to participate in that community.

Some people just need drama in their lives and always need to have some kind of controversy to work them into a lather. Pretending to understand things they do not just compounds the problems caused by ignorance. Even using that word gets them riled up because they have a poor command of the English language. Their understanding and perception is driven by social media and professional media disinformation. Instead of looking up the meaning, it's easier to just be offended by words that are not understood. Lacking information or awareness isn't a crime and identifying the condition isn't an insult. It is merely an observation of fact.

 

[Reciever]

48 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

Some people just need drama in their lives and always need to have some kind of controversy to work them into a lather. Pretending to understand things they do not just compounds the problems caused by ignorance. Even using that word gets them riled up because they have a poor command of the English language. Their understanding and perception is driven by social media and professional media disinformation. Instead of looking up the meaning, it's easier to just be offended by words that are not understood. Lacking information or awareness isn't a crime and identifying the condition isn't an insult. It is merely an observation of fact.

 

Yeah its the same "you're the niche so stop talking" kind of stuff I used to see all the time there.

 

I may prefer my 5800X3D for my use case, but my use case doesnt involve looking for the best CPU benchmarks since I primarily just play games and remote to my VM sandbox's that run my homelab's (48 cores / 96 threads 256GB RAM). Doesnt mean I need to find the best motherboard or cooling since its not overclocking (just tuning for best performance it can run 24/7 ) nor would I tout it as such. 

 

The problem I used to see there (and to be fair, not only) is that on one hand they would say overclocking is a niche hobby that virtually nobody does but also in the other hand say overclock to get best FPS in your games. While not mutually exclusive, you probably shouldnt engage in the latter without first picking the appropriate hardware / cooling. Which means you should probably engage the supposed niche nobody does sector of the market. 

 

Lastly, I always appreciate your colorful use of language to convey your position regarding products, it makes my life much easier from a moderation standpoint. As I am sure there are a number of vernacular that may be preferred in such cases lol. They also have the "Professionalism Initiative" for the forum, but its selectively enforced. 

 

I can go on, but I'd be ranting for days since I surfed there for probably a good 10 years.

[Mr. Fox]

44 minutes ago, Reciever said:

Yeah its the same "you're the niche so stop talking" kind of stuff I used to see all the time there.

 

I may prefer my 5800X3D for my use case, but my use case doesnt involve looking for the best CPU benchmarks since I primarily just play games and remote to my VM sandbox's that run my homelab's (48 cores / 96 threads 256GB RAM). Doesnt mean I need to find the best motherboard or cooling since its not overclocking (just tuning for best performance it can run 24/7 ) nor would I tout it as such. 

 

The problem I used to see there (and to be fair, not only) is that on one hand they would say overclocking is a niche hobby that virtually nobody does but also in the other hand say overclock to get best FPS in your games. While not mutually exclusive, you probably shouldnt engage in the latter without first picking the appropriate hardware / cooling. Which means you should probably engage the supposed niche nobody does sector of the market. 

 

Lastly, I always appreciate your colorful use of language to convey your position regarding products, it makes my life much easier from a moderation standpoint. As I am sure there are a number of vernacular that may be preferred in such cases lol. They also have the "Professionalism Initiative" for the forum, but its selectively enforced. 

 

I can go on, but I'd be ranting for days since I surfed there for probably a good 10 years.

💯you're spot on. Sadly, we see this same behavior in just about every online venue regardless of subject matter. It feels like almost everyone, everywhere, is defensive, has a axe to grind, and feel compelled to attack (or feel like they are being attacked) whenever a different opinion is expressed. It's a very combative, sad and childish mentality that has become prevalent. Anyone that doesn't fit that zombie sheeple horde clique du jour is niche, extremist or an object of contempt. I do believe it feels that way, but the likely reality is that it is a tiny but vocal minority putting on the dog and pony show and the segment they like to pretend to be niche is sometimes more of a silent mainstream than they care to admit... but it goes against their agenda and narrative.

[Reciever]

25 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

💯you're spot on. Sadly, we see this same behavior in just about every online venue regardless of subject matter. It feels like almost everyone, everywhere, is defensive, has a axe to grind, and feel compelled to attack (or feel like they are being attacked) whenever a different opinion is expressed. It's a very combative, sad and childish mentality that has become prevalent. Anyone that doesn't fit that zombie sheeple horde clique du jour is niche, extremist or an object of contempt. I do believe it feels that way, but the likely reality is that it is a tiny but vocal minority putting on the dog and pony show and the segment they like to pretend to be niche is sometimes more of a silent mainstream than they care to admit... but it goes against their agenda and narrative.

I cant remember who it was that said this but effectively the idea put forth was that this generations ability to argue without putting the person you are arguing with in the "hate/enemy" category has effectively atrophied. The appears to be more true over time, at least as I continue to observe.

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Not to encourage off topic stuff too long but it also reminds me of a scenario I read in the book called "The Admirals" iirc. Essentially the daughter of one of the principle characters (one of the Admirals that was active in WW2) didnt approve of FDR, stating that he wasnt progressive enough for her to salute him. The Admiral considered this, and stated the following; "Its your choice whether to salute FDR or not, but you will salute your President". This concept would be alien in todays society.

 

Me and you have different viewpoints regarding our use of PC's, just like you may have some differences between yourself and @Papusan in terms of how your approach overclocking, and thats fine. It doesnt need to then become the basis for classifying someone as extreme or beyond recognition. Sometimes a difference is just that, different. It doesnt then automatically mean not worth consideration. 

 

I mean, probably here in the next few days ill be posting an update to my desktop scenario to which many at OCN would immediately question why I didnt do X,Y,Z instead of chuckling at making what I have work for me. I have already dubbed it "Doing It Wrong" by my friends if it works out. Basically I have an ITX system with a 1300w PSU and 16 port HBA adapter via NVME lol should be interesting getting the adapter tomorrow.

Oh, Im ranting again. I'll stop here for now haha 

[Mr. Fox]

28 minutes ago, Reciever said:

I cant remember who it was that said this but effectively the idea put forth was that this generations ability to argue without putting the person you are arguing with in the "hate/enemy" category has effectively atrophied. The appears to be more true over time, at least as I continue to observe.

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Not to encourage off topic stuff too long but it also reminds me of a scenario I read in the book called "The Admirals" iirc. Essentially the daughter of one of the principle characters (one of the Admirals that was active in WW2) didnt approve of FDR, stating that he wasnt progressive enough for her to salute him. The Admiral considered this, and stated the following; "Its your choice whether to salute FDR or not, but you will salute your President". This concept would be alien in todays society.

 

Me and you have different viewpoints regarding our use of PC's, just like you may have some differences between yourself and @Papusan in terms of how your approach overclocking, and thats fine. It doesnt need to then become the basis for classifying someone as extreme or beyond recognition. Sometimes a difference is just that, different. It doesnt then automatically mean not worth consideration. 

 

I mean, probably here in the next few days ill be posting an update to my desktop scenario to which many at OCN would immediately question why I didnt do X,Y,Z instead of chuckling at making what I have work for me. I have already dubbed it "Doing It Wrong" by my friends if it works out. Basically I have an ITX system with a 1300w PSU and 16 port HBA adapter via NVME lol should be interesting getting the adapter tomorrow.

Oh, Im ranting again. I'll stop here for now haha 

Yeah, right on. I have lots of very good friends and relatives that I love very much that have different opinions and ideas. It doesn't diminish my love for them as friends and relatives. I respect their opinion and I am willing to learn why they think the things they think, even if I don't agree with them. I expect the same courtesy in return. What does greatly diminish my respect for other human beings is that mentality that anyone who disagrees is an enemy that is deserving of hatred and needing to be ostrasized and silenced, or ended. People like that are sub-human and they are the ones that are a threat to a decent and peacable way of life.

[Papusan]

What a tradeoff. Corsair upgraded RGB control over offering adequate cooling for the GPU's power delivery. Yup, also this one follow the new modern tech trend. Disgusting. And with a price of 5,499.99 euros this is closest you can come perverse. For the records.... 5,499.99 euros is $5,920 USD

 

Corsair One (i500) in the test: Wooden reboot with hot 4090 and restrained 14900K computerbase.com

 

Regression in graphics card VRM cooling
Unlike the i300, Corsair no longer cools the VRM (voltage converter) of the graphics card, which has been deprived of its air cooler, in the i500 using its own active cooler - the manufacturer has not even installed passive heat sinks.

 

RGB lighting with touch controls
The RGB lighting of the Corsair One has also been upgraded: In addition to the two decorative strips on the front of the case, the new One has “underbody lighting”. There are also white LEDs as a “reading lamp” on the back to illuminate the I/O panel.

[Mr. Fox]

8 minutes ago, Papusan said:

What a tradeoff. Corsair upgraded RGB control over offering adequate cooling for the GPU's power delivery. Yup, also this one follow the new modern tech trend. Disgusting. And with a price of 5,499.99 euros this is closest you can come perverse. For the records.... 5,499.99 euros is $5,920 USD

 

Corsair One (i500) in the test: Wooden reboot with hot 4090 and restrained 14900K computerbase.com

 

Regression in graphics card VRM cooling
Unlike the i300, Corsair no longer cools the VRM (voltage converter) of the graphics card, which has been deprived of its air cooler, in the i500 using its own active cooler - the manufacturer has not even installed passive heat sinks.

 

RGB lighting with touch controls
The RGB lighting of the Corsair One has also been upgraded: In addition to the two decorative strips on the front of the case, the new One has “underbody lighting”. There are also white LEDs as a “reading lamp” on the back to illuminate the I/O panel.

Yikes! That is truly repulsive behavior. It is hard to relate to a segment of consumers that approve of that type of approach. It is a very foreign concept to me and difficult to appreciate. The fact that it is so ungodly expensive makes it an even tougher pill to swallow.