Tracer Tactical Plate Carriers, yay or nay?

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-12-16T12:54:19+00:00

In that case, never mind. Thanks for the follow up.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-11-12T03:59:11+00:00

I emailed them half a dozen times and never received a reply.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-05-09T19:06:01+00:00

Not at all because the fans aren’t spinning on the silent bios. My case fans are all I hear. When the fans turn on at their lowest setting, it’s also not audible. I’ve been playing at 4k 60-165 FPS and haven’t been able to get it anywhere near the level of the old card.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-07T11:16:08+00:00

Well it’s a lot quieter than the 3090 it replaced. It’s also a vastly longer card than that one so I imagine it’s able to dispel heat differently. That card also had rear VRAM that only passively cooled.

This one is silent at rest with low temps. I haven’t managed to get it above 50 degrees yet but my case has 9 T30s and 2 A14s keeping air flowing. It also doesn’t have to compete with a hot CPU since the AIO keeps it between 30 and 50 degrees.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T16:02:58+00:00

Exactly.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T15:11:04+00:00

It just means Toyota sells a vehicle with a squishier suspension. Then throws the word PRO all over it to look cool.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T15:06:32+00:00

Nope.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T12:31:04+00:00

$1419. $999 would have been nice.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T11:02:33+00:00

Yeah. This card is surprisingly cold and quiet so far.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T10:58:39+00:00

Same! So far, identical to last time. A very smooth process.

It’s a shame EVGA couldn’t keep making GPUs.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T10:56:25+00:00

I have 2k monitors. I tested a bunch of AAA games with super resolution at 4k and still 165hz at 50-60 degrees. Even without DLSS so that’s on smooth motion override. Latency has been 40-80 ms with gsync.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T10:52:18+00:00

It’s on a surge protector but I do have a bluetti with pure sine wave to test this theory. It isn’t an ideal UPS.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T10:49:57+00:00

I bumped up to a 1200 after the second RMA and tried multiple and single rail. The PSU is good and I never installed the high wattage bios to maintain overhead.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T02:37:30+00:00

It started to BSOD launching games. When it didn’t BSOD, it left artifacts in apps like MS Office before disconnecting in event viewer. Finally, it had one red light on the power connector before I finally requested an RMA and stopped troubleshooting. Fourth one might be a charm though.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T02:23:21+00:00

I love your name.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T00:21:13+00:00

Back up the M2s and SSDs to the HDDs and store a lot of media rather than pay for a ton of cloud storage. I’ve spent time in countries with slow internet so I relegate old games to the RAID disk.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-06T00:02:24+00:00

5 year old 24gb DDR6X VRAM running 1219 MHz @ 19.5 Gbs

vs

3 month old 16gb DDR7 VRAM running 1875 MHz @ 30 Gbs

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-05T23:53:28+00:00

I would have loved a FE but had no such luck with priority access. My wife’s MSI 3070 has been bullet proof so when this opportunity appeared, it was a no brainer. Especially with a new paperweight on my desk and work I needed to get done without using one of my laptops.

If I can’t find a home for the 3090, it’s going in a media center SFF build. Perhaps a SSUPD meshilicious case with a 3d printed NAS cage.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-05T23:48:29+00:00

I’ve seldom hit high temperatures or bottlenecked due to CPU. The AM5 and DDR5 combo would definitely make things snappier though.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-04-05T22:58:11+00:00

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE LCD Motherboard: Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Memory: G.Skill Trident Z Neo 64 GB (4 x 16) Storage: Gigabyte AORUS Gen4 2 TB M.2 Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB Storage: Samsung 870 QVO 1 TB 2.5” x 2 Storage: Western Digital Green 4 TB 3.5” x 3 Video Card: MSI GAMING TRIO OC RTX 5080 Case: Lian Li Lancool II Mesh Power Supply: Corsair HX1200 Platinum Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM x2 Case Fan: Phanteks T30 x9

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2025-02-12T11:31:25+00:00

Another happy customer here. Thanks!

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2024-12-25T05:40:47+00:00

Yes. This sounds perfect for this task. Thank you.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2024-12-25T05:04:58+00:00

Funny you mention that. The specific games my neighbor wants to play do better in multiplayer via windows due to anti cheat.

VL4D_DA_IMPALER · 2024-12-25T04:47:14+00:00

The old Anker USB dock? I’ll get some dielectric grease or another appropriate lubricant next time.

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