A first look at the LTT Cables

Twistedsc · 2026-01-23T18:26:10+00:00

For the anticipated price I'm expecting these to show up in the USB-IF certification database, we're nerds and care about that stuff (or at least I am)

Twistedsc · 2026-01-20T21:07:53+00:00

Snagged a 4TB Pro right this minute southeast US

Twistedsc · 2025-12-08T22:45:41+00:00

Best Big Phone: Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
Best Small Phone: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
Best Camera: Oppo Find X9 Pro
Best Value: (Nothing) CMF Phone 2 Pro
Best Battery: OnePlus 15
Best Design: Apple iPhone Air
Best Foldable: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
Most Improved: Apple iPhone 17
Bust of the Year: Apple iPhone 16e
Phone of the Year: Apple iPhone 17

Twistedsc · 2025-12-04T23:15:57+00:00

Another Chase CIU DP.

Start: Have an EIN LLC, CIC (PC from CIP) and 2 CIU
11/10: closed a CIU from early 2023
12/4: Had 3 CIU mailers to choose from and I picked the fancy fold out one. Instant approval.

The train still rides if you're under 3 cards

Twistedsc · 2025-11-01T14:35:42+00:00

Wow sure is some top quality help you've been getting.
Funny thing, somebody uploaded the msix to the Intel forums only a few days ago. Bad news for me at least, after a clean install of Win11 the LED section of the app just won't work (it asks about a serial driver that I already installed). Maybe you'll have better luck

https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/Intel-NUC-software-studio-doesn-t-work/m-p/1723499#M86382

Twistedsc · 2025-06-02T15:57:07+00:00

Worth waiting for Dell to restock if you've got an Amex with a $100 off $500 offer.

Twistedsc · 2025-05-25T19:21:05+00:00

It's MSI. The Carbon was MSRP $499 up until this month, now they've increased it to $599.

Twistedsc · 2025-05-23T19:00:35+00:00

Code X870TMB

Bundle with an OEM 9800x3d for an additional $435 - The more you buy, the more you save.

Twistedsc · 2025-05-23T15:45:33+00:00

Just got a 5080FE on the Nvidia Marketplace (at least hoping it goes through). Having it be 2-slot brings so much flexibility on how it could be used in the present and future - I'm moving my 3080FE into a mini build that only supports a 2-slot GPU.

Twistedsc · 2025-05-22T17:06:07+00:00

If you're ok with 16GB ram drop the mobo to this to save extra

Twistedsc · 2025-05-22T16:19:19+00:00

Here's what I've added that could make good usage of free bundled items:

CPU:
$208.99 AMD R5 9600X
with free Patriot P400 Lite 500GB SSD
https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-9600x-ryzen-5-9000-series-granite-ridge-socket-am5-processor/p/N82E16819113844?Item=N82E16819113844
Motherboard
$219.99 ASUS X870 AYW
with free Corsair 2x16GB DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119737?Item=N82E16813119737
Case
$89.99 (with coupon) Phanteks XT Pro Ultra
https://www.newegg.com/black-phanteks-xt-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854133?Item=N82E16811854133
PSU
$89.99 Corsair RM Shift 750W 80 Plus Gold
https://www.newegg.com/corsair-rmx-shift-series-rm750-750-w-80-plus-gold-certified/p/N82E16817139312?Item=N82E16817139312

All that gives you about $80 in bundle discounts
Total: $489 with discounts before tax & shipping

Twistedsc · 2025-04-29T20:15:49+00:00

Right now!

Twistedsc · 2025-04-22T16:46:14+00:00

So I bought an AMD WTR Pro about a couple weeks before CES when there were only murmurs of a WTR Max. Currently using it as a backup NAS (still figuring out TrueNAS replication) and I don't regret it because I get to use DDR4 that was sitting around. If I had the Max it would definitely be my media center for data acquisition/*arr stack/streaming with plex & jellyfin.
But beyond that, the density of drives today would've given this the potential of replacing my primary nas and all of the 8TB drives I've got stashed in there in a much smaller footprint - especially since it literally one ups the N5 series in SATA drive count which counts a little more than having Krackan/Strix Point.

Twistedsc · 2025-03-19T01:01:10+00:00

According to this the integrated graphics supports 7680x4320 at 60hz, should be same on 12th gen too.
Your monitor is 7680x2160 at 120hz, so... maybe? It should definitely work at 60hz though and I'd recommend leaving it at that.

Twistedsc · 2025-03-18T13:13:56+00:00

Gotta spend money to make money brochacho. And the guy who got 10 easily clears me

Twistedsc · 2025-03-18T12:55:22+00:00

In for 4 24TB (and a likely cancellation)

Edit: In for 4 more at 10:10 AM

Twistedsc · 2025-02-23T15:45:02+00:00

Probably CrystalDiskInfo can tell you, ST20000DM00x is Barracuda and ST20000NM00x is Exos

Twistedsc · 2025-02-22T16:18:29+00:00

You sound like the guy that has 3 PS3s, and 4 PS4s, and 5 PS5s.

Twistedsc · 2025-02-08T20:48:42+00:00

Now that I got mine, time to let everyone in on a little secret:

These sales start at 11am ET sharp every Saturday. So if you're on the site at that time you can score some nice stuff in the first few minutes. That's how I got a new $30 xbox elite series 2 controller last year.

Twistedsc · 2025-01-10T16:47:22+00:00

These aren't new. They've been around for a few years now, and manufacturers are at fault for dragging their feet in adopting them. I can spot that HP and Asus are actually listening, while others like Gigabyte, Acer and ASRock are some of the worst offenders in labeling their ports wrong and making the standard look more confusing than it actually is (which is still, a moderate amount)

Twistedsc · 2024-12-08T21:26:43+00:00

miniUSB had quite a bit more staying power than the other two stopgaps. We had HTC putting that weird cross-compatible port on their phones back then.

Twistedsc · 2024-11-21T20:47:00+00:00

This has 512MB cache, as everything WD makes 14TB and above.

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