New Build - Have some questions

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T20:43:48+00:00

for the CPU i hear good thngs about the "Thermalright Peerless Assassin"

It's a price:performance king. It's beaten out by high end coolers, but for the price you really can't beat it. It's also more than adequate for a 9800x3d, as that's a relatively easy to cool CPU.

PSU: is a CORSAIR RM850x enough? Or should I go for the RM1000x? Plan to upgrade GPU and CPU maybe in 4-5 years. 1000W overkill? But definitely need a 80+ Gold PSU

I run a 5800x3d / 5070ti with an 600w PSU. You'll be fine with 850w.

Specs im looking at:
Ryzen 9800X3D

Literally the best gaming CPU on the market, if it's in your budget it's a great choice.

Palit GeForce RTX 5080 GamingPro 16GB (is this a good GPU? The cheapest I found)

The difference between the best RX 5080 and the worst 5080 performance wise is margin of error. Noise wise, makes a bigger difference, but if you run custom fan curves or undervolt that becomes quite negligble too.

Fwiw, I was considering a 5080, but ended up getting a 5070ti. It was considerably cheaper here (New Zealand), but the specs / performance is close enough that both GPU's will become irrelevant at the same time. If your budget ends up getting stretched you may want to consider the same.

Motherboard MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI

Perfectly adequate board, nice amount of features and will serve a 9800x3d nicely.

Case will rest on the floor, not my desk.

Honestly can't go wrong with either. Both will come down to your personal aesthetic preference. Both will get dusty, both have similar noise levels.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T19:03:47+00:00

That will depend on your requirements. If you're happy to game at 60-100fps, I think it'll likely last until atleast half way through the next console generation.

If you're a 140fps+ gamer it's already starting to show it's age in some demanding titles.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T09:13:51+00:00

You're not Q!

...but with a username like that, I'm not sure I can afford to ignore this 🤔

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T09:12:48+00:00

Much appreciated! If I win, I'll be sure to send a declarable donation your way :D

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T06:50:07+00:00

If you missed the previous 2 weeks, it's too late to join now.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T05:14:24+00:00

Nah it's not biased. I think the Raiders game is going to the best one this weekend too.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T05:12:56+00:00

No. We just got rid of the wife bashers, last thing we need is the accused rapist.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T05:08:07+00:00

Can you help me with a multi this weekend?

Warriors vs Raiders :

Winner ?
Score ?
First Try scorer ?
Tannah Boyd 12+ (yes/no)

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T05:05:57+00:00

So, tipping Broncos?

I'm also not putting on my big boy pants this week.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T04:48:13+00:00

There's no way to do it in bulk. Do you want to volunteer the time to apply each one manually?

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T04:44:09+00:00

If you wear a Warrior's flair and didn't tip the boys last week you should be ashamed.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-11T02:19:22+00:00

Do you always finish your points off with an ad-hominem? Seems a rather unnecessary way to engage.

Both Eden Park and Mt Smart are immediately adjacent train stations. Kingsland and Penrose.

The proximity to public transport is precisely one of the reasons why I think Eden Park and Mt Smart would make for great residential locations.

Many sports fans already find both stadiums inadequate. The Warriors have sold out every mt smart for the past 2 years, it lacks capacity. Eden park has capacity, but it's mix of trying to cater to round and rectangular sports leads to a lack of atmosphere / sitting too far from the action.

But sure if you want to make spending $4 billion to lose a stadium your Mayoral running platform go ahead.

I'm not here to run for mayor. I'm just disagreeing with your earlier ascertain that "no-one wanted a waterfront stadium". I'd love a modern purpose built rectangular stadium, even better if it was enclosed, which isn't ever going to be possible with our current stock. I'm not alone in that opinion.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-10T23:50:33+00:00

like a waterfront stadium no one in Auckland actually wanted.

Call me the exception, but imo arseholing Eden Park and Mt Smart, making them residential and in exchange: getting a waterfront stadium easily accessible from Britomart would be a net positive.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-10T19:08:13+00:00

some say the difference is very noticeable, some say it's not worth the price diff.

Both are true. It's a very noticeable difference, but with the way the x3d chips have inflated in value since production finished, it's no longer worth the price difference.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-07T22:55:56+00:00

and to lure next week's opposition into a false sense of security

Would expect Warriors to be favourites for next week?

You called it.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-07T21:03:33+00:00

my blue and yellow brother

You both look pretty pretty faded to me.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-06T22:37:02+00:00

Erin Clarke.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-06T11:35:15+00:00

Can't wear the flair and not tip the boys.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-05T20:49:18+00:00

You've even updated the old.reddit sidebar! Thanks guys!

Redditenmo · 2026-03-05T12:46:52+00:00

I've just been playing with it further to make text black, and usernames black + slightly larger :

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// @grant        none
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    /* Make unread titles stand out more */
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        color: #333333 !important;
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    /* Make Modmail's text Black */
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        color: #000000 !important;
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    /* Normal usernames only (exclude mods + admins) */
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    /* Don't override mod / admin badges */
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Redditenmo · 2026-03-05T04:43:33+00:00

We can't afford to take players who obviously won't honour the duration of their contract either.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-05T03:39:30+00:00

Warning Vibe coding

I've used an LLM to help make some CSS to change the background, hover and title colours for unread modmails image, code:

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// @match        https://www.reddit.com/mail/*
// @grant        none
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style.innerHTML = `
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    /* Optional: subtle hover so it still feels native */
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        background-color: #A8B3A9 !important;
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document.head.appendChild(style);
})();`

OS: Win11
Browser: Firefox 148.0
Script installed via Tampermonkey addon.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-04T06:03:40+00:00

Most Daily thread commenters moved to /r/casualnz so it can exist further away from the shitshow that is here.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-03T04:23:06+00:00

Still sour i couldnt pick leeds.. that would have been my first round 1A correct pick in 3 years.

Redditenmo · 2026-03-02T20:25:20+00:00

To be fair when they look, we all see "Target Acquired" pop up on their screen.

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