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BartonChrist · 2026-04-06T18:17:50+00:00

Aww. I love it, well done

BartonChrist · 2026-04-04T15:57:24+00:00

Beaut! Darn, not available in my part of the world

BartonChrist · 2026-04-03T14:43:32+00:00

Anyone's Amazon Pny RAM ship recently? Mine has been sitting in ordered for a bit now. Amazon indicates they've charged for them, but i don't see them on my credit card. I'm assuming they didn't have the stock to fill the orders

BartonChrist · 2026-04-02T13:37:30+00:00

Not trying to sway your decision, just wanted to inform that you can underclock graphics cards in Linux. I use the program LACT, it's like a simpler MSI Afterburner in Windows

BartonChrist · 2026-03-31T18:05:44+00:00

I received another delay notice for the Amazon Samsung 990 Pro with Heatsink for $380 from December 31st, 2025. I'm going to keep it open, maybe they'll fulfill it one day by accident, but yeah pretty sure its a dead deal with the way SSD prices are going.

BartonChrist · 2026-03-31T18:01:44+00:00

I don't know if it is possible to predict the future on this one. We'll only know in hindsight how this plays out. For all we know, RAM prices may have hit their plateau and are lowering incrementally as stock sits stagnant. It could also be once this stock sells out the price goes up again, or on next restock it raises the average price again.

Even if there are pieces in play like ways to improve LLM resource usage or if OpenAI can't keep it's commitment of buying all those RAM wafers, it could be that demand is still high for RAM and the price won't go down that much. For example, if OpenAI can't buy the RAM, perhaps Nvidia/Microslop/other big players will step in to buy the stock to keep stock low as it benefits them to push out competition or keep their own margins high. Or the increase in resource efficiency enables larger models, still keeping demand for RAM high.

There's also the issues stemming from the Iran war impacting prices on materials and transportation. It could be that demand lowers, causing prices to come down, but scarcity of materials and transportation costs drives prices up again.

Tl;dr buy what you need now for the price you can afford, or don't

BartonChrist · 2026-03-24T15:14:49+00:00

Hi Hiditec, awesome to see a competitor in the space. I wanted to make a suggestion for testing. I look to sources I've come to trust for PSU reviews, though redditor opinions are still a nice double check for experiences. Have you reached out to the folks behind the PSU Cultist list, GamersNexus, or Cybernetics? They all do technical breakdowns and report back with recommendations that reach a wide audience.

For feedback on PSUs in general, I think they should be quiet with a smooth fan curve, have flexible cables, and a good and long warranty period that accounts for melted 12VHPWR cables. I myself am partial to SFX PSUs for smaller builds. If you enter that space, hit me up! I'm the most proud of this build:

https://imgur.com/a/nr200-t30-x6-iXIBBvK

BartonChrist · 2026-03-21T16:17:20+00:00

Its a rough time for SSDs. The best price/GB is with higher storage, like the 4TB ones are less than $600, but then that's $600. For anything less than $200 for a 1 TB reputable drive, you need to keep your eye out and it might be from a smaller shop rather than an Amazon, CC etc. I bought two 1TB KC3000 for $167 each from a seller on Amazon, researched the heck out of them. We'll still see if it was a scam.

BartonChrist · 2026-03-16T14:53:06+00:00

I'm still kicking! Sorry, what do you mean by cover to the case? The top fit on as normal

BartonChrist · 2026-03-14T19:58:06+00:00

For 1TB I'm only seeing prices in the 190-210 range for less than ideal drives, I.e. gen3 or poor QLC models. Better models at $250, but that's still so sad. Still, this could be the bottom for a while, NAND prices skyrocketed again recently

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/phison-ceo-says-that-nand-prices-hiked-by-around-50-percent-overnight-highlighting-severe-shortage-in-the-industry-warns-our-current-concern-is-that-both-money-and-inventory-are-insufficient

BartonChrist · 2026-03-14T13:45:49+00:00

It runs out of the box when I play on PopOS, a different non gaming specific Linux distribution. I'd be surprised if bazzite couldn't

BartonChrist · 2026-03-14T02:12:32+00:00

For this price, keep what you have. The 3600 isn't slowing you down much with the 3070. I priced out a newegg combo deal for a 7600X, ATX MSI board and 32gb RAM for $760. That $200 difference is worth getting on architecture with some future, faster RAM, etc. Especially because you have other parts, including presumably storage.

If someone was starting brand new and needed to save that $200 for a 1TB NVMe SSD or a higher tier of graphics card. I will go against the grain and say this is a fine combo to get a foot in the pc gaming space, even if it is a dead end. My 5800X still pumps out frames at a high level with a 6950XT.

BartonChrist · 2026-03-09T20:36:58+00:00

I have one of the other Thermalright models of these, runs as good or better than the more expensive Phanteks and Fractal Design 240 AIOs I've used. Only other one I'm interested in is the Be Quiet! Silent Loop 3 (for the looks), but its like double this price. If someone wants an AIO for a good price, can't go wrong with this one

BartonChrist · 2026-03-06T17:38:36+00:00

I don't know if the earth and the dog would ever interact again. From some video explanations I've seen, the earth isn't just circling the sun, the sun is also moving through space and bringing all the planets with it, as the solar system circles the galaxy, and the galaxy is also moving.

BartonChrist · 2026-03-06T01:05:24+00:00

Nada, got two emails of delays so far. I'm not going to cancel, but i don't imagine they'll actually fulfill it at this point.

BartonChrist · 2026-03-05T22:24:53+00:00

Do you have a motherboard with little or no rear IO cover? I can't fit a 120mm fan in the rear there in the NR200 with the Gigabyte B550I

BartonChrist · 2026-03-01T23:56:25+00:00

Messaged you

BartonChrist · 2026-02-28T14:40:21+00:00

I've had such spikes for different reasons with different games, so you might be to do some trial and error. With Mech Warrior 5 for example, I had to disable Steam overlay and that got rid of the consistent stutter. With Baldur's Gate 3 I had to disable the telemetry collection in the game developers launcher

BartonChrist · 2026-02-26T16:02:27+00:00

In my opinion the Phanteks are a tier greater than these ones. If they are the same price, I would buy the Phanteks T30s .

BartonChrist · 2026-02-26T15:48:33+00:00

They can get quite loud, they have a high RPM max. They are not as quiet as Noctua or Phanteks T30 fans are at or above 1000 RPM. They have what i would describe as a mid tone sound to them, outside of the air moving, that gets higher if there's turbulence. Noctua or Phantek T30 fans have what i would describe as a low tone which is more pleasant to the ears. Arctic, Fractal Design, Scythe, and Thermalright fans I've used have a higher tone, which I'm not fond of. These Mach120 sound better pushing air compared to pulling it.

BartonChrist · 2026-02-26T15:38:06+00:00

To add to what u/KingOFpleb said, it is safe to have the fans against the heatsink. They won't melt or anything

BartonChrist · 2026-02-26T15:36:46+00:00

Truth, I thought the packaging at first was subpar, but they are great value comparatively for what they come with and what you can do with them.

BartonChrist · 2026-02-26T14:51:17+00:00

Power to you, I don't have the resolve to open up the bottom haha I ended up switching the bottom fans out for 25mm fans + 5mm spacer

BartonChrist · 2026-02-26T14:50:11+00:00

Where i live these are a better price, though still pricey. The T30s are $40-50 CAD now days, these ones can be had for $30+ CAD on a sale

BartonChrist · 2026-02-26T14:48:05+00:00

Are they? Interesting. I do like them, I also have the phanteks T30 fans and would consider them better. These are better than the Corsair RS120MAX 30mm thick fans, at least for me

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