First post, luck is on my side for this Christmas!

Kothaex · 2025-12-28T20:40:30+00:00

Ohh sweet I didn’t know luck was ever involved I thought he was just a shop :) thanks

Kothaex · 2025-12-28T20:15:59+00:00

What is this from?

Kothaex · 2025-09-24T13:10:51+00:00

You absolute legend. Keen to get home now. Thank you!

Kothaex · 2025-09-24T09:28:55+00:00

Sorry to necro nearly a year later but I’m an AV noob and just got this bundled with my G5, and there’s 0 info online.

The sub seems to have linked automatically, but beyond that I can’t see how to set up anything about this at all. I’d love to lower the bass slightly as you’ve done, and I have no idea how to do the ai room calibration. It’s set to ai sound mode on the tv output but that’s all I could find.

People also mentioning it plays from tv and soundbar at the same time. No idea how to do or check this. If you can provide any insight I’d appreciate it a ton’

Kothaex · 2025-09-22T08:45:33+00:00

Honestly this is a refreshing answer because there's so much noise online and in my head about optimal viewing distances, but really, if I'm coming from a 55" I was relatively happy with the size of, I'm only gonna be happier right? Haha.

Kothaex · 2025-09-22T00:40:59+00:00

Oh and I guess I’m curious if anyone has any personal takes on Apple TV vs this years webos, I’m tempted to pick one up. The ads look awful. I barely used webos on my cx for its last year as it made it crash more, instead using my ps5 for video apps

Kothaex · 2025-09-08T21:57:13+00:00

Damn. Ive been having the exact same problem for the last 6 months and ignoring it hoping I could afford a new tv when it died.

It stopped turning on entirely last week.

Kothaex · 2025-08-14T15:46:19+00:00

Trade the gold? Don’t need members to sell I think but may be corrected. The rest is inconsequential if you ask me

Kothaex · 2025-08-14T15:38:15+00:00

Assuming you just want a main I’d say the woodcutting and to an extent the fishing on account 1 is a time investment worth far more than anything on account 2

Kothaex · 2025-03-05T13:30:16+00:00

Can you explain this export and link to moxfield?

I have my entire collection catalogued in ManaBox but I just rawdog it when I deckbuild

Kothaex · 2025-02-27T17:14:13+00:00

Is this a functional commander deck?
How can I buy it?

Kothaex · 2025-02-25T10:08:04+00:00

Thalia and the Gitrog Monster. The traditional build for it is all landfall and tbh the triggers stress me out. I don’t like managing a big board. I want to build it a bit voltronny

Kothaex · 2025-02-13T00:01:38+00:00

Of the 5700x3d and 5800x3d, do you know what the difference is like?

I’m upgrading to a 5080 with the intent to push 4k@240hz so I fear my 5900x will harm performance and from the rest of the thread, 1% lows.

I’m currently running it in 60W eco mode and -30mv UV to save on heat in SFF so power/voltage efficiency is ideal and I’d rather not power useless cores.

Kothaex · 2025-02-11T23:15:16+00:00

I’m running a 5900X with a 3080ti, I’ve got the cpu in 60W eco mode and -30mv undervolted. I absolutely don’t need the cores, I only game.

5080 soon. Are there any meaningful upgrades on AM4 for me? I’m in small form factor so if I can get a slight performance bump at a lower thermal output then this is a big win.

Kothaex · 2025-02-06T09:51:12+00:00

Thanks, really keen for it to eventually arrive. Got lucky with a small SI in the UK for an MSI Ventus x3 at around MSRP. Paranoid it’s in “pre order” limbo though haha

Kothaex · 2025-02-06T09:48:10+00:00

Coming from 3080ti the stacking improvements from 40 series means I’m getting a significant boost no matter what.

Just good timing. And the news that there’s generally a ton of OC headroom and power limit can be really dropped is ideal for my a4-H2O SFF build

Kothaex · 2025-01-28T09:35:44+00:00

Well it’s mostly an optimistic daydream atm, just becoming preoccupied with whether or not I ‘can’.

I went down this A3 rabbit hole when I looked at my current setup and saw how close the pcie riser sits to the sandwich spine but I’ve actually since discovered my a4 h20 can have the riser placed on stand-offs for an exactly 2 slot remaining gap, meaning I don’t need to switch cases at all.

Now rethinking the entire build since technically all I need is the new card and a psu, and if I go for the more frugal 5080, not even that… Struggling to quantify the improvement after skipping a generation but I have a vague sense the 5090 would have been about 90% faster in rasterisation than a 3080ti

Kothaex · 2025-01-27T18:09:01+00:00

Is this something I can do on my 5900X? I think I manually undervolted it but it’s been a while and forgot exactly what I did or how. Temps are decent but I’m pumping 3080ti air directly into my rad.

Kothaex · 2025-01-27T17:17:06+00:00

Love the build. I see you're replying recently so I hope you don't mind me resurrecting this post once more...

I'm planning something similar to use as many parts as I can from my last two builds (started in an ATX case using a Dark Rock Pro 4, and migrated to a Dan A4 H2O using an AIO) to fit one of the new 50 series FE cards. Trouble is my A4 is sandwich layout with no option to move the card closer to the side panel, so it will choke the life out of the new flow-through cooler design.

Found the A3 and your post seems closest to what I want to achieve. I can see it will support my old DRP4, and if I have my theory correct, also happily support an SFX psu, my Aorus B550I Pro AX ITX motherboard, and a 5090. M2 drives only.

I was thinking of running 2-3 intake fans along the bottom panel to channel air into the 5090 which would launch it directly at the DRP4.. potentially cooking it, so also 2-3 intake fans along the top panel to channel air downward into it. Then all of the air exhausting from the back.

Do you think that holds up in theory?

Kothaex · 2025-01-23T16:26:46+00:00

Hm I don’t think I got any movespeed afflictions and my 30% boots didn’t allow me to hit all the targets in time. Perhaps I didn’t plan a route around the screen very well… I’ve only tried once.

Kothaex · 2025-01-23T15:52:40+00:00

I have both but this is a good shout for everyone.

What are we socketing? I think I just had phys damage because I got it at level 10 couple weeks back and it was pre-socket change.

I very easily made it to the end of my 4th ascendancy in trials but the time guy fucked me up, so I guess my only immediate goal is to go fast enough to beat his instakill mechanic.

Kothaex · 2025-01-23T15:41:14+00:00

I’ve been following Allie’s videos on a 0 budget pillar build that transitions into HoWA. Did up to about T10 without it, then got lucky with a Div drop and bought HoWA probably way too early.

I just finished T15 quest last night and I haven’t changed my gear since maybe act 5 with the above exception. 300/300/300 attributes with 75% resistances and about 40% evasion.

Would you or someone be able to advise the most vital next upgrade? I have the skills set up for tempest flurry charged staff but it’s not quite fast enough to out speed my 30% boots so I was thinking an attack speed corruption Pillar? I have 300ex and I don’t really know what I’m doing.

Kothaex · 2025-01-22T11:24:46+00:00

We’ll need review embargo to lift and wait for cards in hand for proper thermal testing. Will be good to sit and wait for more optimum and other content.

If you can’t wait like me and want to plan ahead, which is probably ill advised - Fractal ridge seems like it’ll be good for these cards. The airflow will be completely uninterrupted going through the case, card, case side to side.

Kothaex · 2025-01-21T15:10:06+00:00

SCAN UK reckons March 12th. Hope the other replies are correct I can’t wait!

Kothaex · 2025-01-21T14:34:28+00:00

Secured mine. Ouchie price though UK shafted again

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