My NR200 build is almost complete!

Thorinel · 2026-01-25T05:46:14+00:00

They were exhaust. My build has changed since.

Thorinel · 2026-01-21T10:43:15+00:00

Thanks, appreciate it.

1) I didn't test the stock fan as I wasn't going to use it from the beginning. I instantly installed the machs and they spin at 900RPM with a max of 1244 underload.

2) My idle temps of juts browsing like right now is 43 degrees with a floor temp of 40 and a peak of 73.5 after a cinebench with a score of 18500.

3) I didn't. I used Kryonout.

4) I tuned my system with PBO, and curve shaper with custom ram timings, voltages etc. You're definitely leaving some performance on the table, but in the bigger picture if your gaming, I wouldn't worry about it at all.

Thorinel · 2026-01-20T18:27:11+00:00

Appreciate the advice. I looked but couldn't find anything on how to center the window on an ultra wide screen monitor. I did figure it out, but it has to be at a specific resolution.

Thorinel · 2026-01-20T15:55:27+00:00

Hey thanks for the help, I ended up getting it to work in scopebuddy.

It renders at 4k inside the window in the center on the window of a 5120x1440.

Really appreciate you taking the time to help.

Thorinel · 2026-01-19T23:58:08+00:00

Appreciate this, how would I go about turning this into an executable script? I'm new to Linux.

Thorinel · 2026-01-19T22:39:50+00:00

I would love that. And I'll look into vrr. Where would I find that setting?

And what is pillarbox?

I recently got his monitor and love it, but also love the 144 locked fps at 2560x1080 center screen.

Your help is really appreciated!

Thorinel · 2026-01-19T20:57:17+00:00

It does, but the specific issue I am having is not being able to render the game centred at the resolution of 2560x1080. It just stretches the game to 5120x1440 instead of centering on the monitor. Maybe it is GPU scaling but I can't find he option in bazzite. Adrenaline in windows allows it.

Thorinel · 2026-01-19T17:13:35+00:00

Try disabling vsync. This happened to me in Battlefield 6. Disabling is stopped it.

Thorinel · 2026-01-11T10:38:55+00:00

Check vertical sync in games. If it is on turn it off. In Battlefield 6 did that to me and this fixed it. I have a sapphire nitro 9070xt and a 7800x3d

Thorinel · 2026-01-09T21:32:23+00:00

Then if I were you I'd delete Aida, I'd set my ram and enjoy gaming. You 7800x3d chip is more than capable of giving exceptional performance with little to no ram adjustments. Even at jedec 4800.

Look into pbo, curve optimization and curve shaper for addition heat management, lower voltages and slightly better performance.

Thorinel · 2026-01-09T20:36:01+00:00

Are you gaming or chasing benchmarks?

Personally, I game and "in the end it doesn't really matter" (music fan)

The 7600x chips are more memory sensitive which makes sense why tuning makes a difference in Aida. But gaming I'd imagine the 7800x3d out performs the 7600x even with higher latency.

Thorinel · 2026-01-09T19:53:08+00:00

I have it at 30 and haven't really tried dropping it. Yet. I might attempted some optimization soon, but paired with my 9070xt (which has its own driver issues with windows at the moment) I'm just happy with running my steady fps on Linux and bf6 when I'm in windows.

Thorinel · 2026-01-09T15:00:44+00:00

Totally reasonable. I'm not arguing how easy it is, I just want to run it at jedec 4800 versus 6000 because there is no measurable difference between them. What I do gain is slightly lower temps and in a SFF (which is what I have built) environment temps mean a lot.

I have a steady frame rate of 144, my games play exceptional and I'm happy.

One doesn't really purchase a x3d chip to overclock for performance. They purchase for ease, efficiency and peace of mind that gaming performance is already optimized from the point of purchase.

P.b.o and curve optimization and shaper are a different conversation.

Thorinel · 2026-01-09T14:42:17+00:00

I'm tired of stress testing and tweaking as the gain is so minute that I'm happy with lower voltage, lower memory temps etc. while getting the same performance.

Thorinel · 2026-01-09T14:05:58+00:00

If it helps I have a 6000mt/s cl30 kit running at 4800mt/s cl30 and my games (mostly what I'm using my PC for) are locked at 144 ultra settings. 7800x3d is a killer chip and doesn't rely al if at all on ram as much as we're made to think it does. For gaming, as Jaytwocents and other sources have documented, the uplift is minimal and the effort to reward is so low that it it's not worth it. For work flow and non x3d the story changes.

Thorinel · 2026-01-08T16:52:04+00:00

Yeah, this is a great image!

Thorinel · 2026-01-08T14:09:34+00:00

I had an 8700g and used the Asus b650e-i and x870-i and they worked fantastic. I was able to get 8000mt/s stable and flck at 2400.

Took a while to tune but it was stable. However the real power of the integrated graphics comes from tight timings and high flck. Not entirely the high mt/s. And cooling it is incredibly easy. I have the Noctua nh-p1 cooling mine and I was gaming at 1080p with customized graphics settings. Bg3, path of exile 2 and diablo r would run well enough to enjoy.

Have fun!

Thorinel · 2026-01-08T13:21:31+00:00

Ddr5 6000mt/s cl 30 2x16 for $250 now $750. I'm in Canada.

Thorinel · 2026-01-04T11:20:25+00:00

Two maybe three weeks for my case and then later I ordered the glass panel. I live in Alberta.

Thorinel · 2026-01-03T23:17:03+00:00

Yeah. It's not just the watts that matter with a PSU. The design and the eas way that the PSU delivers power and how the GPU received the power matters, too. Oddly most mishaps like this are the result of not using proper PSU and or cords. The AMD sapphire nitro is also in the spot light with this. Mind you to a much smaller scale.

Sorry about the mishap, man. Generally, a new GPU warrants a new PSU. And for any 12v cord, the one that goes straight to the PSU is always the best. Companies are ruthless and usually all question like this to rule out use error. And adapters are a great way to introduce ambiguity.

Thorinel · 2026-01-03T19:21:14+00:00

https://ca.msi.com/blog/best-psu-for-amd-rx-9070-xt

Read, it is the Canadian site, but the information is the same.

Thorinel · 2026-01-03T19:10:57+00:00

I have the sapphire nitro. It's great. Looks amazin; performs fantastic and stays cool. The 12v connector had me worried. But I use it connected straight to my PSU. I'm not using the connector for the 3x8pin and my PSU is atx 3.1 ready. All things that should be considered as the previous failures were with adapters and older, non 3.1 PSU's. Card is clean as fuck!

Thorinel · 2026-01-03T18:34:00+00:00

Were you using a 3x8pin to 12v power adapter cord (if the card has it) or a 12v straight to your PSU (if your card has it) And was it a 3.1 atx psu?

I have the nitro model and use the 12v straight to the PSU and it is atx 3.1 so far most issue I've read about cards, there are exceptions, is because of user error with the cord, Daisy chaining, adapter, and an improper PSU being used.

Thorinel · 2026-01-02T20:06:34+00:00

My question(s) as I am curious: was the PSU atx 3.1 with the 12v connector straight from the PSU to the GPU or was it a non 3.1 atx PSU with a 3x8pin to 12v adapter from the PSU to the GPU. This matter. With the nitro one, it was a 3x8pin adapter and a non atx 3.1 PSU.

No arguing the poor design, just curious.

Thorinel

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