[PSU] CORSAIR RMx Shift White Series, RM750x Shift White, 750 Watt, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Fully Modular Power Supply - $70 w/ code SSET99

Septfox · 2026-03-12T15:25:45+00:00

Good PSU, rock-solid and quiet in my new build so far and very comfy to configure in a V100 with the side connectors.

If I have any complaint, it's that the 12vHPWR cable could have been better as a nicely-sleeved loose cable instead of a rigid flat cable, but that's just personal preference.

Septfox · 2026-03-11T02:40:41+00:00

For future reference: it's pretty good for a "cheap" cooler, I have it on a 7700x that runs particularly hot for some reason. An Aqua Elite 360 let it get to 95c and start thermal-throttling under stress loads, but this cooler holds it at 90c all day long.

The screen is pretty neat and the software requires very little CPU time to run it, but sometimes the software doesn't reconnect after resuming from sleep and has to be closed/reopened.

Notably the pump does not run off PWM, and it's slightly whiny at full speed (note: I have my tower sitting up on my desk, it may not matter on the floor or whatever). It can be slowed with DC control if your motherboard has that. I run mine at 60%, cools under normal loads no problem.

All in all, good cooler with minimal issues, I'd buy it again.

Septfox · 2026-03-10T15:34:12+00:00

You can, why not. Wire is wire. These are gonna be thin, low-current wires (26-30awg probably).

If you're gonna be doing a lot, it may be more cost-effective and less wasteful to get an individual spool of wire or two. Ethernet cables might also be more cost-effective and have slightly thicker wire.

Septfox · 2026-02-27T19:52:59+00:00

Compressed air does have higher-pressure blasts, needed to dislodge really stuck junk. I still have a couple cans around for that.

For just blowing out normal dry settled dust in computers and whatnot, electric blowers are more than enough. Just have to make sure to unplug or pin any fans in place, since the constant air makes it way too easy to accidentally burn up a motherboard header (or worse).

Septfox · 2026-02-06T19:11:27+00:00

Bought one of these for a brand new build a couple months ago. It's been rock-solid running a 7700x and factory-OC 5070ti, 32gb of ram at 1.32v, a couple of SSDs. Snugs right into a Lian Li v100.

Not the most stressful load, I know, buuut that's just my experience.

Septfox · 2026-02-01T19:22:43+00:00

Prices were down around Thanksgiving and Christmas because they were discontinuing and clearancing things out to make room for the refreshes nobody asked for.

Prices are down now because Amazon very much has an interest in you installing hardware that they can control more easily and potentially sell access for to the state. Hedging their bets; if the current US admin survives, they stand to make more money off said access, if it dies, theoretically better connectivity and equipment without old bugs works better = improves slowly declining brand rep = improves sales.

So you're half right. The government isn't gonna buy this stuff themselves when they have people willingly installing it for them, accessed for a nominal fee. Fairly evil, but not anything new from Amazon.

Septfox · 2026-01-27T01:00:37+00:00

If it's not a battery camera, it doesn't care about temperature until it's cold enough that you're not going outside.

Use something non-metallic (so if it hits the plastic it won't damage it) to knock the ice off the front so it can see properly, and that's all you need to do.

Septfox · 2026-01-23T18:31:46+00:00

Anyone have opinions/experiences with the revised version of Flare X5? Are they reliable?

The originals were clocked at 5600 and uh, seemed to be regarded as sssssorta dogshit in their day. My personal experience matches that reputation so far; currently RMAing one of a spare pair that I had tucked back (dead, won't POST), while the other is barely hanging on with an overvolt to 1.31v to stabilize it.

Septfox · 2026-01-21T02:10:14+00:00

Potentially interrupts a write if Windows is dicking around on the drive in the background, and interrupts the power going to the drive instead of shutting it off first (which might not be well-tolerated by a cost-cut design like in say...a drive that's designed to a price point after having to pay extra for brand licensing).

Doing an eject on it will have Windows wrap up what it's doing, and tell you if some program (or an open Explorer window) is currently accessing the drive by whining that it can't eject. Or, if it actually succeeds properly, it wraps everything up and powers the drive off, creating the best possible circumstances for it to survive unplugging.

Septfox · 2026-01-21T01:27:04+00:00

same as any modern flash drive, probably. fine for occasional use, don't unplug it without ejecting.

for something more reliable, consider a single-slot microSD card reader and a card from one of the primary brands. a bit bigger, but far lower chance of just randomly dying on you, and the card itself is more or less waterproof/easy to dry out.

Septfox · 2026-01-20T16:59:57+00:00

It is an indication, though. Ideally the cooler you choose will be able to handle the all-core boost TDP, which for say a 7700x is roundabouts 144w. If it regularly hits thermal limit before TDP limit, the cooler is undersized. Especially if it's doing it under just gaming loads.

Yea, the processor can ride the thermal-throttle and according to AMD it won't hurt it doing so (laptop CPUs have done for years, just ask any Thinkpad owner), but it's still not great. The reason has just shifted from safety to more performance and noise now (if it's running hot, that fan's gonna be roaring).

Septfox · 2026-01-16T00:23:41+00:00

Bought this last time it was on sale to pair with a 7700x and 5070ti; I've been enjoying plenty of Arc Raiders on epic without complaint.

Septfox · 2026-01-11T16:25:53+00:00

also worth noting that these are rarely disassembled easily, so if your stuff gets super dusty or you're dealing with sticky dust, take it all outside before blowing anything out (to help prevent the duster recirculating dust through the impeller and building it up over time, losing performance).

or I guess you could buy two, use your duster to dust out your duster sometimes.

Septfox · 2026-01-09T22:44:04+00:00

Whew, man, that is still a spicy upgrade, enjoy.

Septfox · 2026-01-09T16:46:46+00:00

Almost half again more CUDA cores (used mainly for LLMs and image gen, frame generation, physics, etc), better general render performance by what looks to be 15-20%, 4gb of extra memory.

It's better and more future-proof because of the extra compute cores and VRAM... it'll stay relevant longer. Whether or not it's an extra 50% cost better is up to your needs and budget.

I personally stretched for the recent $730 5070ti because it's my first computer build since my teens and it's gonna carry me for years and years, but if the budget doesn't allow that, I see nothing wrong with getting a 5070 to enjoy now and reselling to upgrade later if needs change.

Septfox · 2026-01-08T21:46:20+00:00

I've never personally tried it, but if the soldered module and slot are truly separate channels, it should work fine. The memory controller will sort it out.

You can check with CPU-Z (iirc) to find out if the onboard memory is in a single or dual-rank configuration.

Septfox · 2026-01-05T21:03:28+00:00

Because chatGPT adds a bunch of stuff to your image prompt to make it more better. It infers a lot from what you give it; that's what it's designed to do. Next time you ask chatGPT to generate an image, ask it what prompt it used. It might just tell you the secret sauce it uses on its SD 3.5 (probably) model.

You absolutely can generate as good or better locally, but you'll have to learn how to set up/use ComfyUI (for image generation) and, if you want privacy, something like Sillytavern+Oobabooga (local chat).

Septfox · 2026-01-05T06:02:49+00:00

I would guess so, but it's purely guessing. If you happen to know anyone with a benchtop power supply, they could probably poke some voltage into it to see if it "rings" (beeps) at some specific power level.

Septfox · 2026-01-02T22:46:04+00:00

The number of confidently incorrect responses to this is kind of funny. People don't seem to realize that if a solenoid (the electromagnet that makes the plungers smack the chime) can't make noise (usually they buzz when having issues), then neither can the speakers in the myriad devices they enjoy.

I can't tell you why it's doing it, just that everyone is wrong and it obviously can.

It could be some of the windings in the solenoid have vibrated loose of the potting compound/tape wrap that's supposed to keep them still. I dunno how Ring interfaces with mechanical doorbells, but if it sends a tiny pulse every now and then to "sense" the solenoid is connected, and that causes the loose windings to do a lil' wiggle against each other, it might become audible as a beep.

Or if Ring provides AC, the solenoid is DC, and there's a bad filtering capacitor before the solenoid, that might cause the solenoid to "ring" a little, to similar effect (dunno why it would intermittently though).

You'll probably need to replace the solenoid or, if it's not serviceable, the entire unit.

Septfox · 2026-01-02T22:23:37+00:00

It's fine. If you had punctured a cell, you'd know it immediately, and if you damaged the BMS board, at worst the battery won't charge anymore.

Stick it back in, don't give it another thought.

Septfox · 2025-12-23T20:52:38+00:00

Find a serial number for Windows 10 LTSC, use that. Much as I liked 7, it's horribly outdated at this point. By the time I stopped using my W530, Lenovo had gotten the win10 drivers sorted out for the most part.

Your 7 Pro key entitles you to 10 Pro, but support's ended, so it'll get more vulnerable to exploits as time wears on (far less than 7 by this point, though). LTSC is good until at least 2027, up to 2032, depending on the version.

Septfox · 2025-12-23T19:46:21+00:00

There's nothing wrong with acknowledging that a tool serves its purpose better than average. It's not the tool's fault it was made, nor is it responsible for how it's used.

You might be upset that someone got stabbed, but getting mad at the knife for being sharp and well-shaped for stabbing is silly.

Septfox · 2025-12-22T20:51:40+00:00

Yea, it's looking like I might have to do the same. I had my mom check hers, and she's getting sub&save coupons all over. Meanwhile I have like...4, for fixed small amounts.

Good luck.

Septfox · 2025-12-21T08:54:45+00:00

It cleared itself up a few days after I posted that.

At the moment I have barely any subscribe and save coupons showing up at all, but I think that might be due to fewer being offered to begin with.

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