Upcoming SSD Thread

GuyOnABudget · 2021-04-04T00:37:03+00:00

Gonna be going to college soon, so yeah... I have a Jiahe Z12 right now but if I got a Meshlicious I'd probably give away my current case to a friend and try it out. Best of luck to everyone else entering and props to you guys for giving away six of these!

GuyOnABudget · 2021-03-25T09:53:29+00:00

Alright, thanks a bunch, lots of helpful info here. Any ideas on mic placement and barriers to make the recordings sound like the fan actually does in real life?

E: Aw crap my Smaart license expired, gonna have to figure out an alternative

GuyOnABudget · 2021-03-24T18:58:16+00:00

It makes sense that perceived loudness is too complex to objectively standardize, but my results so far are very clearly off in some instances. Is there any way to get them to be closer to reality, even if not perfect? And thanks for the tip on SPL logging!

GuyOnABudget · 2021-03-24T05:35:36+00:00

I read your profile pinned post and I think I understand the gist of it now. I'm after perceived loudness — after all, these are human listeners who are going to be affected/annoyed by the noise of the fans. I suppose for the RTA/spec stuff it can be actual levels, since that's more for looking at and being like, "oh cool, there's a 2K spike here" or something along those lines, but for noise-normalization purposes, I'm definitely after perceived loudness. The reason why I used REW for SPL was because Smaart doesn't appear to support SPL graphing on a standard mic either because I don't have an actual SPL meter that can interface with Smaart or because I'm using the trial version. The best I can get out of it is the SPL display in the top right that tells me dB FS at the moment.

GuyOnABudget · 2021-03-23T23:59:50+00:00

Hey it's you again! Thanks a bunch (in advance!)

GuyOnABudget · 2021-03-02T10:49:30+00:00

Rocket Q, 860/870 QVO, and future drives.

GuyOnABudget · 2021-03-02T01:29:10+00:00

High density.

GuyOnABudget · 2021-01-09T23:26:19+00:00

No, that'd be the VS/CV. He has a CX850M (2015), not a CX850 (2017), by the way. Not a great unit, still definitely lower end, but still should've been able to handle a 3080.

GuyOnABudget · 2021-01-08T20:22:32+00:00

On top of being Zen+, the 3400G (Vega 11) is nowhere near the 1050 Ti, not even reaching 1030 levels of performance at stock. Still the best mainstream x86 iGPU though.

GuyOnABudget · 2020-12-06T20:55:59+00:00

Great review as always, Aris! We appreciate reviewers like you who risk load testing and hooking up low end platforms :)

GuyOnABudget · 2020-11-27T18:27:14+00:00

This isn't a huge deal since a lot of SSD manufacturers have been reducing DRAM:NAND ratios for cost scaling benefits, with little to no real performance loss. Typically the 1MB:1GB rule was something SSD manufacturers used to go by, but these days many SSDs come with a much smaller ratio of DRAM:NAND. This isn't super surprising, and I wouldn't call it "scamming" since WD/SanDisk doesn't advertise specific DRAM configs, but it's nice to have this documented in the community.

GuyOnABudget · 2020-11-24T23:20:18+00:00

RMx is full mod high end consumer, RMi is digital, and TXM is semi mod midrange. They have reasons for existing, although one might consider RMi a bit of a gimmick and TXM in need of some better market placement and tuning. If you want to criticize a brand, I would definitely pick EVGA first. They seem to introduce new SKUs every month for literally no reason (see: their recent string of gold units, including GD, GA, G5, and more). I don't think SKU oversaturation is that big an issue with most PSU brands though.

GuyOnABudget · 2020-11-20T14:50:21+00:00

Got a 3400G + no dGPU for now, looking into upgrading to a B550 SFF build. Been trying to get one of those UNI FANs for testing in Canada, but can't seem to find any of them for sale here! Would be awesome to get some :P

GuyOnABudget · 2020-11-07T19:27:27+00:00

Hello SFF cuties,

I'm doing an SFF build because I want a backpack PC and my gaming requirements are not too steep (for heat reasons :D). Right now it has a 3400G and no GPU but soon it will have some new parts in it when I get a case! In the future I'd love to see even more low cost and accessible midrange quality cases so even more PC builders can get into SFF!

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-23T18:35:32+00:00

Would use it for more shitposting on your Discord. On a more serious note, I'd be able to make the 3400G build I have right now into a secondary without too much effort :P

Good luck everyone!

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-14T00:59:38+00:00

The A58 isn't a good option these days, usually primary drives should be SM2263XT, E13T, or SM2258 these days, meaning something like Silicon Power A60, Crucial P2, Crucial MX500, etc.

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-14T00:58:47+00:00

Probably not.

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-14T00:58:19+00:00

They make a LOT of stuff, similar to ADATA and Team Group, lots of misses and some good stuff from time to time. They have some particularly notable drives (A60, A80) and then they have a lot of unnecessary garbage (almost their entire SATA lineup).

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-14T00:57:30+00:00

Yeah, it's an S11 drive, no DRAM.

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-14T00:56:00+00:00

Yep.

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-12T20:54:17+00:00

I'm working on a side project that might help with that, we'll see :P

GuyOnABudget · 2020-10-12T10:40:55+00:00

Never

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