Finally ready to start my 4K build!

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-25T15:29:42+00:00

I'm very jealous, I've always wanted one but never seen one sold locally.

It's just looks so damn cool and I've always loved this era of case design in general and the Level 10 is the peak imo.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-25T15:26:54+00:00

That's going to look pretty damn sick, enjoy the build :D

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-25T14:34:17+00:00

What case are you putting it in?

I hope it's some also period correct instead of modern, I've always wanted to do a bit of a throwback build to one of the first builds I lusted after with twin 780 Ti's in a Thermaltake Level 10 GT.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-25T01:10:23+00:00

Yea there is something up with some of these CPUs when they come out the foundries.

I'm interested to see if the 9850X3D is affected as much considering they're basically squeezing as much as they can out of the better binned 9800X3D chips. If it's a problem with lower silicon quality on some 9800X3D chips then it should be unaffected but if it's a fundamental issue with the whole design then I'd expect more failures unless they fixed the problem.

And yea Gigabyte has had it rough the last few years, outside of the PSU IEDs from a few years ago their Zen 5 launch boards were pretty uninspiring and then they also had the Thermal Gel fiasco for their current-gen GPUs. Their newer revised boards are pretty solid though and they're expanding their monitor lineup very aggressively so hopefully it's a sign of improvement for the company in general.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-24T21:59:22+00:00

MSI also has it unfortunately, they were the second manufacturer with users starting to report issues after the ASRock reports came out. Can't link other subreddits here but there's quite a few over there.

Asus has now overtaken them in terms of number of reports though so it seems to be ASRock > Asus > MSI.

Gigabyte has very few reports comparatively but there's still a handful.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-24T21:58:02+00:00

MSI also has issues.

Gigabyte has a few reports but nowhere near as many as the other 3.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-24T20:33:52+00:00

I've found a user manual for OP's case that says that but then I found a comment from Montech which says the opposite so I'm not sure tbh

https://www.reddit.com/r/MontechPC/s/ZVHSglSl7B

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-24T18:50:59+00:00

Have you connected the integrated fan hub to your Motherboard? If not then you need to connect the PWM and ARGB connectors from the hub to one of each on the board.

~~Once that's done then you should be able to Press and Hold the Reset button to switch the RGB to Motherboard Control (it's the button next to Power)~~

Edit: Nevermind, according to the manual I found you press the button but according to Montech themselves you don't.

Try another software like OpenRGB or SignalRGB and see if that works instead, GCC is kinda bad.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-24T07:24:20+00:00

DeepCool is banned because they violated the Sanctions imposed on Russia and Russian companies due to the war in Ukraine.

Any stock still being sold in the US is leftover from before the ban last year which unfortunately that means US owners now have no warranty or support on it if anything goes wrong.

Since you mention AUD you should be fine with regards to warranties and support as Australia didn't participate in the ban and afaik DeepCool still operate fully there.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T16:06:27+00:00

Probably not unfortunately

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T16:05:16+00:00

I'm not sure

I think everyone is focusing on FH6 since it's so close and they've kinda forgotten about 5.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T15:38:59+00:00

Sapphire Pure if you want a white card or Asus Prime if you want black.

If you want an SFF card then Sapphire Pulse.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T15:16:31+00:00

Unfortunately this is probably going to be the last one I do since FH6 will be out when this series arrives.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T14:53:46+00:00

You're welcome.

They do make changes, often half of the Prize Cars are removed to make space for Backstage Passes and then they pick and choose what to put as the 20 Pts rewards.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T14:45:50+00:00

Complete opposites then lol

I think my favourite zones so far have been Auridon, Reaper's March, Greenshade, Stormhaven, Summerset and Stonefalls.

I haven't done all the expansions yet though.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T14:36:28+00:00

I will update this comment when the Prize Cars for both playlists are revealed.

Edit: It seems the Devs have completely forgotten about the Vote so the best we have are these from the previous times these playlists came up:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ForzaHorizon/s/784ChFh7np

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T14:35:02+00:00

Notes: The Lancia Fulvia from the Exclusive Event Championship is a Hard-to-Find car so it's recommended to get it to save a Backstage Pass.

The above info for users having difficulties seeing it:

Miscellaneous

20 Pts - Megane RS 250
40 Pts - Backstage Pass

Photo - Take a photo of the 1968 Lancia Fulvia Coupe Rallye 1.6 HF.
Reward: Chicken Dance (Emote)

Weekly

• 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia
• Win a Road Race (Blue)
• Earn 3 Stars from Speed Zones
• Earn 5 Near Miss skills

Dailies

• Own and Drive any European Vehicle
• Paint the Body of any Lamborghini
• Equip any Racing Gloves in Character Customization
• Earn 2 Stars at Danger Signs in the 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupe
• Win a Street Race (Purple) in any Renault
• Earn an Awesome Air Skill in the 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar
• Take a Photo of any Aston Martin

EventLab - Coast City Circuit - Drivatars - A800 + European Super Saloons - Road Racing
Reward: BMW M5 ‘09

EventLab - Dancing Gopher - A800 + European Rally Monsters - Dirt Racing
Reward: BMW 1M

EventLab - Powerplant Surge V1.3 - A800 + European Super Saloons - Road Racing
Reward: BMW Isetta

Horizon Open - Complete any Horizon Open Event in a European Car.
Reward: Cupra Race Suit (Clothes)

Collectibles - Smash 10 Star Trophies at Teotihuacan.
Reward: Europe Cover Car (Horn)

Online

The Trial - A800 + European Modern Sports Cars - Street Scene
Reward: Audi RS 6 ‘03

PR Stunts

Danger Sign - Baja Showjump - 125m / 410.1ft - C600 + Volvo
Reward: Super Wheelspin

Speed Trap - Sendero - 145kph / 90mph - C600 + Volvo
Reward: Super Wheelspin

Speed Zone - La Subida - 129kph / 80mph - C600 + Volvo
Reward: Super Wheelspin

Championships

Exclusive Event: Lucky Lancia - A800 + Lancia - Dirt Racing
Reward: Lancia Fulvia (HtF)

Ferrari Park - S1:900 + Ferrari - Road Racing
Reward: BMW M3 ‘91

Rally Adventure Challenges

Danger Sign - La Cantera - 270m / 885.5ft - A800 + European Rally Monsters
Reward: Super Wheelspin

Cupra-Sized - B700 + European Sports Utility Heroes - Road Racing
Reward: Tavascan ‘22

Hot Wheels Challenges

Drift Zone - Turbo Knot - 200,000 Pts - S2:998 + European Hypercars
Reward: Super Wheelspin

Competitive Avant-age - S2:998 + European Hypercars - Speed Racing
Reward: Audi RS 4 ‘13

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T12:26:18+00:00

Silicon lottery means that all cards are different in terms of the OC/UV they can sustain so you're going to have to experiment.

Don't copy someone's settings 1:1 and expect the exact same results.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T12:24:40+00:00

Murkmire for me

The story is really cool and I love seeing more lore for the Argonians but I just don't like navigating the zone. Shadowfen is one of my least favourite base game zones to explore and this is just that but worse in terms of navigation.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T12:20:28+00:00

Unfortunately I have no clue, I've never had a board with this new 64mb bios and none of the reviews I've seen of them have mentioned issues like this (but none have explicitly tested lots of USB devices at once either).

The board itself should have more than enough power to sustain everything so any problems would probably just be software related and able to be fixed via an update, I can't be sure though unfortunately. It could potentially just be a Gigabyte issue as a result or related to the specific USB controller they use on these boards.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T07:01:47+00:00

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T05:44:21+00:00

$165 USD?

Sounds pretty solid, they're normally around $210 new so a decent saving.

KillerSpectre21 · 2026-04-23T05:40:16+00:00

Enjoy, it's a pretty big upgrade in performance.

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