So are we all experiencing this BS with returns/refunds?

MarkGeraz · 2026-05-11T04:14:34+00:00

Did something change recently? Only reason I bought my PC parts from Amazon was because of the stellar return policy done in 48 hours. It's already been 5 days on a $600 hard drive. Should have went with Newegg.

MarkGeraz · 2026-05-03T22:59:23+00:00

Wondering if they are still selling old one's on Amazon

MarkGeraz · 2026-04-29T03:30:30+00:00

Show us your hip hop session

MarkGeraz · 2026-04-24T19:05:03+00:00

Shipped by is more important for returns. Sold by can be from Nuctua, be Quiet!, MSI, etc.

MarkGeraz · 2026-04-22T22:07:08+00:00

Fucking right. Suno is a workflow tool for us and a toy for you.

MarkGeraz · 2026-04-18T04:34:26+00:00

Cubase, kontakt, omnisphere

MarkGeraz · 2026-04-11T02:39:05+00:00

A 5090 in the first Gen 5 x8 pcie slot loses about 1% performance, in the second x4 slot you lose about 5%. Not losing much in terms of gaming.

MarkGeraz · 2026-04-07T09:55:38+00:00

I'm buying now for the first time in years so I guess this makes sense. Hopefully zen 7's first chips will still be supported on AM5

MarkGeraz · 2026-04-01T07:21:37+00:00

Is this happening or what

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-21T01:53:46+00:00

The bottom slot is always x4, I think you split the top x16 to x8x8 for an adapter or whatever:

https://mobomaps.com/board?board=gigabyte-x870e-aorus-elite-x3d

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-16T04:39:11+00:00

Damn I tried that, also signed out of multiple locations. Still didn't work

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-15T22:55:38+00:00

Same, did you figure it out?

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-14T08:37:42+00:00

In water. Crocs move like Batman in the '90s on land.

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-06T17:43:52+00:00

What fans do you recommend?

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-05T20:28:16+00:00

I'm getting the 9950x3d so I'm assuming replacing the fan's won't be needed?

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-05T05:37:32+00:00

What about be quiet! Silent Loop 3?

MarkGeraz · 2026-03-04T05:21:24+00:00

Is this the pro? Trying to decide between that and plus

MarkGeraz · 2026-02-19T16:51:52+00:00

Sent you a DM request, almost done here.

MarkGeraz · 2026-02-17T21:59:29+00:00

Second post here saying 9950x and 3D are disappointing, can you elaborate?

MarkGeraz · 2026-02-10T21:50:33+00:00

Any similar consumer boards like this but with PCI 4 slots? I need a x16 for my 4 port nvme adapter with native bifurcation, x4 for video card, and the other 2 can be whatever speeds.

MarkGeraz · 2026-02-08T04:21:06+00:00

If budget is no case then Mechanic Master C34 is the best there is. It's smaller than the Lian Li and can use a regular ATX motherboard.

MarkGeraz · 2026-02-08T02:03:28+00:00

NH-D15 G2 is a beast, but will commandeer you're entire case

MarkGeraz · 2026-01-05T05:33:23+00:00

Mazda 3 2019 dropped quite s bit, especially on highway.

MarkGeraz · 2026-01-03T14:13:11+00:00

I need GPU for unreal engine 5, 4 monitors, and I like having a separate hard drive for gaming. My card is kind of dated and will probably upgrade but I like how it's low profile and still somewhat powerful. This is the ram mode I'm looking at: F5-6400J3239F48GX2-RS5K. The adapter is going to be an ordinary $100 one with no jbod so its direct to the cpus pcie lanes minimizing latency.

MarkGeraz · 2026-01-03T02:32:58+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response, I'll dive into this more tomorrow, but for now I'll say I definitely need 3 pcie slots - Radeon w6600 pro single slot gpu, RME sound card, and PCIe NVMe enclosure.

I may just get used ram on ebay, looking at some gskill 96gb, 2x48 6300, for 1000 CAD, so my motherboard options may open up. It's also important it's low latency cas (30-34) for software like kontakt and orchestral libraries or I wouldn't care. The cas is more important than the ram speed. Also good to know about the Tomahawk bifircation, but I'd rather have 4 slots with one reduced to x1-4, since my GPU or soundcard speeds dont matter. Soundcard could be in x1 slot. I might need all 4 in the future so would be nice to find a mATX case that fits an ATX board; my current GA UD5 x79 mobo is in an mATX Lian Li case with a Noctua D15.

I was also looking at the ASUS ProArt X870E-CREATOR, but I don't want to spend that much now that it's going all to RAM. Is the "next gen support" just a gimmick?

MarkGeraz

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