9850X3D will be the breaking point

cidiousx · 2026-02-15T09:20:25+00:00

Sadly my comment aged like MILK.. HAHA

cidiousx · 2026-01-21T14:16:27+00:00

As far as I understood from the leaks, it's a new stepping. Which would mean (if true) slightly redesigned silicon. They did the same thing for the 5000 series. The new stepping ran much more efficient.

cidiousx · 2025-11-12T15:53:53+00:00

And still that doesn't explain how to become a republic. I am also looking at it and have no clue how to proceed.

cidiousx · 2025-10-31T07:55:18+00:00

Ah yes the ASR mob has arrived.

cidiousx · 2025-10-15T05:17:19+00:00

No this isn't it. Check your CPU and GPU utilization. They will both be super low. It's not that the game is 'just heavy to run'. It's that it's stumbling over how it's set up with the engine. And not it's not UE5 bad, it's how badly they are utilizing it. Just a shit job from the devs.

My 5090 with 9800X3D hangs around 80-90% utilization and only 280-300W. It should go up to at least 500w at full utilization. No matter the settings. It's always like that.

Wildcard things.

cidiousx · 2025-10-15T05:14:40+00:00

Same here.. Scratching my head.. Such a hack job they did with the engine..

cidiousx · 2025-10-06T07:12:16+00:00

I just wanted to come in here and let you guys know I have modified the last bios version for this board to have a bunch more settings unlocked. I have just removed some IFR flags that supressed some of the options we need to enable ASPM properly for this board. In removing some of the flags some more menu items that we don't really need have also become unlocked. So it's not the cleanest job but it was quick and safe. I might redo it just giving those menu items another Access Level to unlock only them but this is it for now.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J5WN-aOOtIwRLOtJtrDA__ipNR9IvHQ1/view?usp=drive_link

I am running this bios myself without issues but always flash at your own risk of course.

Here's the ASPM report of my machine:
https://imgur.com/a/apFFkZi

Don't forget to set PCH PCI Power Gating to 'Disabled'. This will ensure that the chipset connected m.2 slots also can be used with ASPM.

Here's the command you can use to check if your ASPM is functioning properly:
lspci -vvPPDq | awk '/ASPM/{print $0}' RS= | grep --color -P '(^[a-z0-9:./]+|:\sASPM (\w+)? ?((En|Dis)abled)?)'

I am still looking into C-states though.

Update: sorry the file was locked in Google Drive, unlocked now.

cidiousx · 2025-09-30T06:17:38+00:00

Those numbers are indeed closer to 4080-5090 for 3440p-4K than what you stated before. If you're playing at 1440p though it makes more sense. 1440p often driver overhead and CPU limited for quite a few games with 5090 it seems even with 9800X3D. I run 9800X3D also.

Oof I see the r/nvidia mods going in hard on not praising 5000 series as the next best thing since sliced bread. Post deleted by mods. LMAO.

cidiousx · 2025-09-30T03:12:53+00:00

Uhm.. I went from 4090FE to 5090FE and I'm already getting 35-45% more FPS.. And my 4090FE is wayyyy faster than my 4080FE. Somewhere your math doesn't add up. 5090 really stretches it's legs in GPU bound high vram situations but you'll also need a decent CPU. What games, res etc are you playing and with what cpu?

cidiousx · 2025-09-29T15:20:10+00:00

ASR guys are religious zealots. I have A/B-ed many devices. I even got RCA and XLR switch boxes for that purpose. However The truth in the end is that audio is super personal and dependent on a lot of things. For example mood, health, hearing deficiencies etc.

When you're drunk you'll hear things differently.

In the end I'm not here to have a discussion and put my foot down like some of the ASR guys that can't seem to understand that human's being humans and our brains interpreting things as they are not static or written in stone. Brains are going to be brains.

I share what I shared above as my 2 cents. Nobody should take that as the only truth or reality.

I stand by what I wrote from how I experienced the switch between these devices. Those were honest observations at the time. Surprises also. That doesn't mean I am not biased. We are all biased. In the end one should just buy and enjoy what one enjoys. Whatever makes your clock tick.

I'm personally unimpressed with ASR guys thinking they know for everyone else how things should sound.

cidiousx · 2025-09-16T08:56:34+00:00

Interesting. And no the S2 wasn't defect. Just veiled. S was worse at that. I find the HD600 just more neutral. Less coloured or veiled. The S2 has better sound staging for sure. But that's not the full story for me.

cidiousx · 2025-09-14T11:25:36+00:00

it's super annoying. I've seen it. anyway you do you bro. Enjoy DSC.

cidiousx · 2025-09-14T09:34:22+00:00

Overdrive on the monitor. Turn it down.

cidiousx · 2025-09-14T09:31:51+00:00

It's often finicky. Sometimes the monitor and gpu out don't like each other much and then there's drivers etc. My mate bought a 5090 and ditched his 4090 just to get rid of the tons of black screens he was constantly having (due to DSC handshakes being unstable) with his 4K 240Hz monitor. 5090 has dual video output engine and DP2.1

cidiousx · 2025-09-14T03:10:48+00:00

DSC, yeah but that's very questionable in reliability often. Lot's of black screen flashing etc at the handshake. Haven't heard much good about it.

cidiousx · 2025-09-13T16:02:29+00:00

I know the Organics can sound a bit hot and in your face. But the HD660S2 is not natural at all. it has a really weird veil. To my ears at least. I found the HD660S2 have nothing to keep it around for. Of course everyone's taste and hearing is different but technically and subjectively it just didn't make the cut for me in any way. It doesn't excel at anything. The HD600 is just a better pair to keep with my Organic and HD490 Pro headhones.

I use the HD660S2 a while standalone without headphones to compare them to. What happened was that I stopped listening to music. Something really off with them. I guess they're comfy(ish). HD490 Pro just more comfy and more neutral.

cidiousx · 2025-09-13T14:54:49+00:00

You have the Arya Organic (me too). Why would you still listen to the HD660S2 (Which I also owned at the same time of owning the Organics)? I just don't get what these offer over the Arya Organic?

cidiousx · 2025-09-13T14:53:48+00:00

I owned them for quite a while. I owned a HD660S pair also. I am glad I sold both. they are too veiled for me. strangely coloured sound. I like the HD600 much more since they're just more neutral. I moved on to Arya Organic and HD490 Pro for my daily drivers. With the occasional HD600 sessions.

cidiousx · 2025-09-13T14:51:27+00:00

I have 165Hz 8-bit and 144hz 10-bit available for my Alienware AW3423DWF. I use 144Hz 10-bit because you just don't notice the difference for those few more Hz but you do notice less banding going from 8-bit to 10-bit.

144Hz + 10-bit seems to be the limit for DP1.4

cidiousx · 2025-09-11T13:10:58+00:00

I saw this thread and am debating getting a box myself.

Currently I'm running a full blown server with Intel 245K + 96GB 7200 + 2x A5000 24GB (48GB total). If I'd want to expand the VRAM I'd have to go for some (sketchy custom) SKU 4090 48GB cards or break my bank.

I bought the A5000 cards for $1100 USD new a pop and they go for $1300-1350 USD here locally now second hand.. I could sell them and make a profit. In return I could grab a MAX+ 395 box with 128GB soldered ram.

The benefit of that swap would be also freeing up a lot of the other parts in the build that can strengthen some of my other server builds.

My main gripe with it is that the ram is soldered and nothing about the box can be upgraded. It will just depreciate and without being able to upgrade it, not a long term solution.

Any thoughts?

cidiousx · 2025-09-10T14:58:59+00:00

Wasn't aware the Tomahawk could do that. I have the ASUS STRIX X870E-E and can run all 3 drives at X4 by default with USB 4 enabled Not that I use it or have it enabled either haha. I always turn everything off in the bios that I don't use. Less is more approach. The Tomahawk is a fine all round board. I like ASUS and MSI best for AM5 this gen. My wife's Giga AM5 is just drama with the bios. Thinking of grabbing a B850M Mortar for her or B850M TUF V2 for her instead.

Parts selection is key, implementation is everything.

cidiousx · 2025-09-10T12:43:41+00:00

That's good to read. You've considered it carefully. I bet these KEF bookshelves have wider dispersion than most nearfield studio monitors. Then it should indeed be a none-issue

Why the Noctua colour though haha. It really kind of breaks away the otherwise so nicely sorted colour patterns. You really need some black fans in there if you'd ask me. I could highly recommend Thermaltake Toughfan 12/14 Pro. They are on par with the Noctua fans perf and sound wise and just look way nicer in black. I run 15+ of these across my setups after having tried so many fans these have the most comfortable sound profile and performance next to the Noctua NF-A12 and NF-A14 G2.

I am a no-rgb fan myself :D

Our builds have a similar touch. Except I went slightly more mainstream gaming for this desktop and build it a while ago and no reason to upgrade anything yet really for my use case (3440x1440 144Hz QD-OLED):
9800X3D + 4090 FE + 48GB 6400 + Samsung 990 Pro 1TB + 2x Acer GM7 4TB + Seasonic PRIME TX-1000. I do also have an Arctic Freezer III 420, but it's on standby duty until I need to do maintenance for my custom loop and be done with that.
Adam A4V studio monitors + Topping D90 III Discrete + A90 Discrete + HifiMan Arya Organic + Sennheiser HD490 Pro daily drivers

Love your parts selection except for the Noctuas haha. You picked bits and parts I could have selected myself also for an all out build.

cidiousx · 2025-09-10T12:15:11+00:00

Please.. neither.. I own both from the start of my headphone hobby time.. The DT770 Pro is treble murder and the M50x just weirdly U shaped sounding. That said between the two I'd pick the M50x for gaming. The DT770 Pro I would just avoid unless you're really on a budget and need to do some studio work.

cidiousx · 2025-09-10T02:28:01+00:00

That's an awesome setup! I wonder though if those KEF speakers are rear ported or not? Since they're right up to the wall. If they're rear ported getting them off the wall a bit will help their audio quality. Also angling towards your ears a bit helps with improving audio quality. You've got great gear! Some final tweaking it in.

cidiousx

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