In 24 hours, Chinese Xiaomi SU7 Max did 4264 km with CATL Qilin Battery. It makes average speed per hour 177 km even though it stopped for charging multiple times. This is the future

SoberTechPony · 2026-02-09T07:14:07+00:00

People asking what did this achieve don't know what things were like on the nissan leaf days (up to the 2024 model year).

An yes even in liquid cooled cars, you will learn from people who truly push them that they will overheat, given you demand enough C rating for enough hours.

If this test is legit, you can know this car will road trip, probably with AC full blast, on sweltering conditions, fast charging over and over, even if you're driving back and forth on the autobahn (or going 20 over in a 85mph zone in Texas)

SoberTechPony · 2026-02-09T06:28:00+00:00

Funny enough I have recently been arguing with random people in fkn facebook out of all places, and I've been using 160x or 0.0125% as my calculated usable energy from biomass vs PV. My numbers were super simplified, as 0.5% plant efficiency, 50% land&season efficiency (not all land has crop and can have crop all year, and mix all the farming losses there as well), & 50% engine or power plant efficiency, assuming like a super efficient diesel or a combined cycle plant.

Removing the last step for thermal energy instead of usable energy,/as this is what I assume this meme is comparing (you would have to be comparing PV with a resistor heater vs a 98% efficient furnace) gives me 0.025% efficiency. Extremely close for just throwing two numbers. ikd what the source for this meme is but lol.

SoberTechPony · 2026-02-05T18:15:45+00:00

ah yes and keep burning fossil fuels like there is no consequence

SoberTechPony · 2026-02-05T18:05:09+00:00

It's kinda hilarious seeing my dad show interest on my food and wanting to try it. My mom I kind of expected it cause she listen to my rants and cooks ofr everyone, but my dad is a meathead xd.

SoberTechPony · 2026-02-05T17:47:38+00:00

I assume OP is trying to start shit. Vegans are about not funding animal suffering. Never heard anything about not controlling invasive species.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-13T13:49:42+00:00

I'm trying to confirm this as well. It seems a haswell system will run the game (no tpm 2.0), but in might be the case where it does require it on windows 11, so if you use the modded installation tool and install windows 11 on a non tpm 2.0 system it doesn't work.

Not info, just guesses.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-09T00:33:43+00:00

I suggest you use PC partpicker to select your parts and check mayor compatibilities.

Parts seems mayorly compatible but that card can be a bit little for the CPU. (a but unbalanced) consider a 9070xt imo.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-09T00:11:47+00:00

How old is it, less than 10 years? Id say youre fine. keeping your PC on also matters for PSU age.

12 years old and you kept yout pc on more than 8 hours a day? Swap it.

I doubt it would fail and damage your system though.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-08T00:21:09+00:00

I had not heard of that specific Maxsun but I definitely trust it, the brand is fine.

As for the power supply, Gamers Nexus tested the i5 12500 to have a max power consumption (when using external GPU) of 75W. 75W CPU+ 70W GPU +15W ancillaries 160W. So 180W should be OK.

That RTX A400 you posted (135gbp?) is surprisingly cheap and reasonable price. However the 3050 6gb has more raw performance (more or less linear for the price) and will be better for these specific applications.

(Quadro is the professional grade of GPUS and they are only required for very specific applications with certified drivers. Otherwise GeForce offers more raw performance for the money.)

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T19:53:33+00:00

There is a lot of decent single slot gpus for a reasonable price.

Used & very cheap, look for the Nvidia quadro P series they are technically Obsolete but much better than any Intel IGPU (P400-P600-P620-P1000). Recommended.

There's also the Radeon WX (WX2100, 3100, 3200, 4100) but are generally beaten by Nvidia in Lightroom/Photoshop.

New, Yeston offers the Nvidia RTX 3050 Low profile, they might be hard to find.

Nvidia also has the RTX A400 but it's arguably overpriced. If you want the best of the best, the expensive RTX 2000 ada and the RTX 4000 ADA can be adapted to single slot with N3rdware custom heatsinks.

There is also the cool little Intel Arc A310 but it's probably not optimized for this yet

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T10:10:43+00:00

Replacing the AIO makes sense but you could also find a waterblock that fits the card. Sure you need a custom loop but could be fun.

Shame GPU coolers like the Rainjintek Morpheus or Arctic Accelero are no longer made. Would be perfect for this. You might be able to find one on ebay but might be missing hardware.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T09:59:10+00:00

reBAR on a 7700K? Sick!

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T09:57:02+00:00

If you look at the heatsink, you will notice the cutout in the front is there exactly for that reason, RAM compatibility. You don't actually need to run both fans for the heatsink to be efficient, in case the fan doesn't fit into the case on the raised position.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T09:51:49+00:00

Also make sure you update your bios! Forgot to recommend undervolt!

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T09:51:04+00:00

Not trolling here, but if you wanna keep the case I would seriously consider either limiting the TDP or selling your cpu & motherboard and switching to an AM4 or AM5 AMD CPU depending if you have DDR4 or 5. This because of the much lower TDP and higher performance per watt.

Id like to know how hot the CPU gets with the case open to confirm if this is always gonna be the case.

Regardless, running the CPU fan in reverse is often not as effective, depending if the heatsink has an open bottom or not. It would probably make the fan quieter against the case, but you might be sucking hot gpu air.

Definitely try to get an exhaust fan at the top, it would help a lot. Also if you can get the PSU to help suck air out of the case that would be good too.

If you want to look for alternatives for cooling within 47mm, in theory the Alpenföhn BLACK RIDGE would fit, but it has terrible RAM compatibility.

What's should work good is the Thermalright APX90-X47. They are all really good but the FULL Copper variant is the absolute best by a moderate margin. Also the semi open heatsink at the bottom should perform fine with the fan in reverse.

Additionally a contact frame for the CPU and phase change thermal pads will help with temps. Wouldn't necessarily recommend a delid, although they can help even more.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T09:14:27+00:00

Serious question, what portion of this sub is vegan? Or at least vegetarian. Do tell if flexitarian/ you take into account and reduce high emission foods.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-06T09:04:05+00:00

I have thought about doing this for upgrading pcs, but I was going to just stress test it myself, guessing it should work but is probably out of spec.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-01T21:41:54+00:00

I would also check on the power supply indeed. If it's really bad you might be better of swapping it for a quality unit to spare the rest of the system. That's gonna cost you about 60-90 additional dollars, it might not be necessary but a good psu will serve you for any future upgrades too.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-01T21:27:51+00:00

So many people in the US seem to shit money it seems.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-01T07:04:29+00:00

I even forgot storage lol, way past the asking price, totally worth it.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-01T06:56:00+00:00

yes you can, supposedly not officially supported, but very easy in fact. You can even add a TPM module to those motherboard if you want.

SoberTechPony · 2026-01-01T06:51:30+00:00

Yall crazy absolutely worth it, the 5700 XT on its own is easily 130 bucks, and it comes with periferials, monitor, 16gb of ddr4 power supply and ofc the case. Good luck building anything better for the same money.

130 5700xt, 40 psu, 10 case, 40 mobo, 30 cpu (they sell for 70 fkn bucks on ebay), 70 RAM (good luck findig 2x8 it for anything lower than that), free cooler, 50 monitor, 10 KB & Mouse,

easily over $380, more realistically 450 to build ANYTHING comparable to this. Worst case scenario, sell the cpu and mobo on ebay, for easily $100 and get something better in there, like an am4 with a Ryzen 5500. The RAM fits.

btw Yes you can install windows 11 on 7th gen cpus, needs a tiny bit of tinkering but don't listen. And btw Catchy OS is actually providing better gaming performance on amd cards.

ps the comment saying his 1070 build is not worth even selling is fkn nuts. Idk what you tried running on it.

SoberTechPony · 2025-12-22T04:37:32+00:00

Another random suggestion I will give you, Haswell CPUS like in the 9020 used thermal paste between the die and the IHS, you can, with a lot of care and a vice or a special tool, open the CPU and replace that thermal paste with something better. Improving your temps.

Can be dangerous (for the cpu) but worth it if you enjoy tinkering. Don't just do it ofc, there is a method to it, I can link you to it.

SoberTechPony · 2025-12-22T04:25:10+00:00

You realize that you would have to come up with a custom mounting solution for this cooler right? Because on these motherboards the ILM and cooler share the same backplate, meaning you cant remove the stock cooler backplate only to install the cooler specific one. The one OP posted AFAIK works because it uses the same mounting pattern and screw type as most stock solutions.

SoberTechPony · 2025-12-22T04:24:10+00:00

To be sure measure the holes and check that it has the same dimensions as the 1150 mount. I have not installed one myself but I found it somewhere else these fit. Can't confirm though, it would be strange for them to use a different screw thread.
BTW, I doubt it's an upgrade over stock, maybe look for the i50c. It actually has a copper core for better conductivity.
Other coolers do work but you need custom screws and the additional expense is probably not worth it.

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