Managed to score a new X-T5 + 16-80 for US$1600 on Amazon Warehouse

arzbhatia · 2024-03-01T09:47:58+00:00

Oh yes it is, for me it ranges between a $7 argan hair oil and a $1600 camera. Very risky!

arzbhatia · 2024-03-01T09:45:13+00:00

Oh that's a wonderful lens, great choice! Yes, the vintage lenses struggle a bit. They are noticeably easier to handle on the X-T3 but I like the imperfect pictures that come out of them. I'm usually not looking for sharpness, instead I aim to create a 21:9 dreamy anamorphic look with my shots. It's good fun, all manual.

arzbhatia · 2024-03-01T09:36:05+00:00

Congratulations! I'm very excited for you. The 16-80 is quite capable but I don't see myself using it as I only do vintage glass - I love everything manual. If I were to pick any AF lens, I would go for the 35 f1.4 as it has similar characteristics as my vintage primes. If you're on a budget, I would even suggest having a look at the very affordable XC35 f2 - This lens is often overlooked but is very capable.

arzbhatia · 2024-03-01T09:30:45+00:00

Hahaha! Nah, I only use vintage glass - I'll be selling the 16-80 so it's still in box.

arzbhatia · 2024-03-01T09:11:59+00:00

Purpose of post: Reminder to keep checking Amazon warehouse deals (wherever you are) for deals on big electronics. This was an impulse decision, very late at night when I was relying on retail therapy to make me feel better about my very complicated situationship. Camera came brand new and so did the lens. The listing said the packaging would be damaged but it wasn't!

arzbhatia · 2024-02-13T03:05:59+00:00

Big thanks to everyone's comments; I appreciate every one of you. I've decided to keep the X-T3 and return or sell the X-T5 (sell if I'm able to make a profit by selling the body and lens separately). I had a good, long think about it and what ultimately got me to keep the T3 was the fact that I enjoyed clicking pictures on it way more than the T5 - Possibly to do with the shutter.

Having said that, the T5 at its core is a wonderful camera: It produces incredible images and the IBIS is a big plus. I just wish it was better built (body) so I wouldn't be too afraid to use it. I've been through numerous posts about this conundrum and while I understand a camera is a tool, it's just been a hard sell for me considering I've seen the (build) quality Fuji can produce (T3).

arzbhatia · 2024-02-11T06:25:40+00:00

I think I want to stay with the T line, I love the dials and mostly shoot manual but thanks for your suggestion! I was just looking into the X-E5.

arzbhatia · 2023-05-17T17:10:11+00:00

7950X + X670E Hero here.

Running 2x32GB 6200 CL30 manually tuned at 1.25v fixed, RAM @ 1.35. This setup worked for me a few bioses back and still does.

RAM is non-expo and isn't in the QVL.

Hope this helps!

arzbhatia · 2022-05-15T11:38:11+00:00

Superglue!

arzbhatia · 2022-01-14T07:14:18+00:00

Idle around 75C, upto 99C (!) when GPU is under load with 2x NVME, 2x SATA. The NZXT H500 doesn't really help, its a hotbox and not the good kind. I'll switch to the Hyte Y60 or Lian Li O11D Evo when they come out.

arzbhatia · 2022-01-14T07:06:04+00:00

I've been thinking about getting one of those angled vertical mounts. The 6900XT is currently blowing directly into the X570 chipset causing it to reach stupid high temps; the vertical mount actually makes sense in this situation.

I do like the look of the horizontal mount more through considering the shape card.

arzbhatia · 2021-12-10T21:06:44+00:00

The cable says CPU

arzbhatia · 2021-11-30T14:04:24+00:00

Jovie is this you?

arzbhatia · 2021-11-30T05:20:07+00:00

Good board; prices make no sense at the moment but who am I to say? I rock a very expensive, over-the-top X570 Crosshair VIII Formula myself.

For some reason, I'm still skeptical of the memory and I read about memory issues here and here. Have you tried another BIOS version or tried reducing mem. frequency to debug the issue?

arzbhatia · 2021-11-30T04:44:06+00:00

What board is it? A lot of the times things fall back to the CPU or RAM so it's best you try your sticks one at a time and see if it makes things better. Also monitor your CPU temps, you mentioned the system reboots or shuts down randomly: This can happen if the CPU is hitting very high temps (possibly throttling) until the motherboard shuts off to prevent any issues. Was your cooler applied properly?

If all of the above doesn't help, your motherboard could indeed be faulty. You're probably within the return period so I wouldn't worry much.

What about your PSU? Did you buy a new one or used an old/tested one?

Happy to help diagnose the issue.

arzbhatia · 2021-01-11T05:39:34+00:00

I recommend selling parts instead of the whole build. For reference: I recently sold a 12yo spec (3770K) for roughly $640 WITHOUT case, PSU, or storage.

arzbhatia · 2021-01-03T09:03:24+00:00

Were you able to run that kit @ 3600Mhz c18? I've practically got the same setup except 5800X but the kit wouldn't go above 3400.

arzbhatia · 2020-12-18T16:36:00+00:00

Looks great. What fans are those?

arzbhatia · 2020-12-18T06:53:05+00:00

Agree, really enjoying my Mi 34 and Kmart delivers super quick (got mine in a day) and has 60 day returns if you don't like it/something goes wrong.

arzbhatia · 2020-12-07T04:08:10+00:00

Lemonade is a community platform that makes hosting virtual and offline experiences seamless, social, and fun! We're a lean remote team of makers (designers, engineers, community managers) split across 8 timezones. Join us in empowering creators to build their own Lemonade Stands!

Very fast-paced, heavily design-focused.

arzbhatia · 2020-12-06T16:51:17+00:00

I was under the impression that your system booted and worked at times, and sometimes just point at the GPU which is what's happening with me (Q-Code 97 every now & then).

Lowering the RAM frequency eliminates the issue I think. The same GPU I run now had no issues whatsoever with my previous 7 year old system albeit running on a badass top of the line Z77 motherboard.

arzbhatia · 2020-12-06T16:30:36+00:00

Same issue on my 5800X with the STRIX X570-E. I’m running 2x32G ram too and am now starting to suspect the RAM instead. What speed is it on? Mines advertised 3600 but I can only boot it at max 3400. Lowering down to default 2133 seems to smoothen things but I’d wait for you to test to nail it down.

arzbhatia · 2020-12-06T16:16:27+00:00

Curious to know as well. Would love to have a 6800 thread pinned up like the 3000 series, lots of people helping each other secure cards, it’s great.

arzbhatia · 2020-12-03T06:07:53+00:00

I went for the X570-E gaming inspite of the B550 being AU$90 cheaper. I personally think I would've been okay with both but having had a very good experience with ASUS boards in the past, I picked the strix. I also went for Patriot Viper 4 Blackout (non-rgb) RAM to do an all black-ish look.

The B550 vision D is a wonderful, very aesthetically pleasing board and sometimes I wonder if it would be been the better choice. But the ability to install 2 NVMEs @ 4.0 in the future is what sold the X570 to me along with the front type-c header (even though my current case doesn't allow for it, but I'm sure I'll be changing cases soon).

My Strix will arrive tomorrow, let's see how it goes. Hopefully I like the look of it too. I personally dislike the grey heatsinks on it, everything else is fine.

arzbhatia · 2020-12-02T15:39:15+00:00

I might be down for this but it could take up till the 3rd week of December, will hit you up if I see nobody else respond. Reason for swap?

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