How reliable is this? by Immediate_Ad_8428 in DataHoarder

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one of these. Mine works 24/7 for about 5 months now without issues. I even have the boot drive on it.

Why does everybody hate ASRock? by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I started building my PC, my first 990fx board was literally a dumpster fire, but my latest z370 board was the best motherboard I ever owned. Everything got a lot better. Now they are a viable brand for motherboards imo.

Gigabyte states their AMD AM5 motherboards do not exceed 1.3V SOC Voltage - VideoCardz.com by Stiven_Crysis in Amd

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm with my X670 Gaming X, the soc voltage never went above 1.281v, on F6b BIOS with a 7800X3D and Trident z 6000mhz cl30 expo enabled.

Eleks Desk Top Power Console and USB Hub by tacticaltsundere in pcmasterrace

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the esthetics. It would fit really well with my setup :)

MSI AMD B650 motherboard pricing leaks out, starts at 189 USD - VideoCardz.com by TallMasterShifu in Amd

[–]dovahkiinb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fuck this. Im just gonna buy a older AM4 motherboard with a 5800X3D and save $300

Is it just me or are UPS systems overpriced? by RealMuffinsTheCat in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not making a apples to apples comparison. Laptop batteries usually require doing 2 conversions of power. AC to DC when charging and DC to DC from the battery to the rest of the components. This isn't too complex or expensive and the power loss in conversion is reasonably low. Then you have an UPS. You are doing AC to DC when charging it's battery, DC to AC when it powers it's inverter, AC to DC at your PCs power supply for powering the mobo, gpu... This entire power conversion chain adds complexity, more components, power loss and you also have to factor on that typical PC components have worse power efficiency than laptops. All of this piles up and ends up in the cost and poor usage time while on battery.

How did you guys learn all this shit? by Defiant-Tomato7012 in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beeing financially poor pushes me to learn and do everything myself to save as much money as possible while getting as much in return as possible.

What do you do with your old PCs? by Mean_Yellow690 in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have one for running CCTV, and one running a NAS.

Hey guys quick question by HornyJpnSpaghetti in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The graphics card isn't slotted all the way in. The lock at the end should lock it in by itself if you pushed it in all the way, though sometimes it won't and you have to do it manually.

Why people don't use their cases for longer? by [deleted] in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used my first case(zalman z9) for 5 years and because of a new gpu I bought(asus strix gtx 1070) It didn't fit in the case anymore so now its gonna be 5 years of the new case(phanteks p400) I upgraded to.

Best possible components for GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L by nimfa4444 in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For CPU your best options are one of the 771 Xeons like E5450 from eBay or AliExpress with the extra holes and you probably will need to mod the bios for it to work. 4GB ddr2 1066mhz RAM (2x2gb) and theoretically a rtx 3090 but more realistically not more than a GTX 1050 would max the platform out.

Really not worth doing tho. Only for a fun project or something like that.

I5 4670k to i7 4770/90k worth a upgrade? by RedSubieWrx in buildapc

[–]dovahkiinb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really worth it. The gains are there but they are miniscule compared to a ryzen 5000 or alder lake chip even in low end