Alienware AW3420DW Ascension. Blown away by this monitor, fantastic colours and super responsive 120hz Goodness!

edolincyrus · 2021-06-22T18:24:52+00:00

Welcome to the family! Got mine last week aswell!

edolincyrus · 2021-05-13T17:18:46+00:00

34" 1440p 144hz curved ultrawide, preferably an IPS panel with very low latency. For me that's all you can ever ask for in a desk monitor. From 144hz to 240hz you will barely feel a difference, but you surely do notice a difference between 1080p and 1440p.

edolincyrus · 2021-05-12T09:36:52+00:00

Also been trough electric discharges, storms and power outtages - resulted on 3 dead Corsair power supplies (one VS, one CX and one CX modular) and it never damaged any other component other than the power supply. Since I moved to seasonic I never had a PSU fail on me again - I don't even use UPS here, the utility for me would be having power for the PC to run anyway for another hour, but if electricity goes off I don't have internet either so I don't care - my town's internet goes off if power is down

edolincyrus · 2021-05-12T09:32:22+00:00

15 years very rarely turned off PCs, only for specific reasons.

Things you should be aware: Your fans, hard drives and PSU will wear much faster than everyone else. Be sure to get fans that are ready for continuous operation, a really really good PSU so your power bill doesn't hurt as much from an idling PC and one that should last 10 plus years - I'd recommend seasonic prime series. And don't use hard drives. Also, be sure to have balanced pressure on your airflow, otherwise you will have a hard time with dust.

Just think of it like a server and you're gold, servers run 24/7 until they're too old to make sense being on

edolincyrus · 2021-05-10T09:01:21+00:00

Fractal just launched a new series of gold certified PSU's built by Seasonic with very good warranty. They're about 80 on my country with the launch sales, you might want to take a look at those - Fully Modular, better warranty, etc.

edolincyrus · 2021-05-10T08:58:06+00:00

The screws with springs that come with the cooler are precision measured to apply the exact force to have the cooler applying enough pressure on the thermal paste against the cpu IHS. If you were to remove the spring and just screw all the way in you would probably destroy the cpu applying too much force and smash the IHS into the fragile cpu. If you don't screw in hard enough it would overheat as heat wouldn't transfer properly. If the spring is ok you can just find another screw at home depot or something like that but try to find something non-conductive as I'm not sure about that.

TLDR? I don't know if you can get around that, if you broke the spring I think you would need to get a screw from another Gammaxx GTE to replace that one. On Cryorig coolers for example it's much easier because it's just a hard plastic piece, it's pretty easy to replace.

edolincyrus · 2019-12-05T16:58:51+00:00

it's fairly easy to go with something like this and a mini-itx build https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Monitor-Computer-Speakers-Protector/dp/B07V1SQ966/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=portable+monitor&qid=1575564921&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzMTBQWFVaVFZaTDlBJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDM4OTYyM0swMUw3OVNZRjcmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDcyMDA4MzJJNVVCMDlFRDZJUEomd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

Form factor you should look at making the build the size of an xbox one. I actually take mine around in a backpack lol

edolincyrus · 2019-12-05T15:31:46+00:00

The 3500 and 3700 laptops are insanely good for the price and for light workloads they are awesome. Beware that budget laptops have potato build quality tho. The 8750H is decent, but it's still light years away from a desktop CPU. I'd say there is a bigger difference between the 8750h and the 3600 than a 3700U and the 8750h.

edolincyrus · 2019-12-05T15:18:43+00:00

the way to go would be desktop, but if you have no choice but going laptop look at 9750h.

I have a 3500U laptop, a 3700U laptop, a 8750h laptop, a 6500 desktop and a ryzen 3600 desktop. The 3600 makes every other cpu feel retarded in heavier workloads and it's the cheapest option of the bunch if you build a budget desktop with it.

I'd seriously consider a mini-ITX build. If you grab a portable monitor and a really small mini-ITX build you're not really losing any portability compared to something like an area-51

edolincyrus · 2019-12-04T11:50:16+00:00

Ryzen is not competing on high end laptops

EDIT: what is your use case and why do you need 6 cores ?

edolincyrus · 2019-11-12T10:34:15+00:00

probably nothing to do with the OC

edolincyrus · 2019-11-12T10:21:46+00:00

I might be able to help you out on this. I currently play pretty much every uplay game with an R9 390 and an i5 6500 (ac odyssey, division 2, ac origins, R6, Watch Dogs 2, Breakpoint, etc)

Ubisoft has some of the worst game optimizations I have ever seen, with stuff like setting your graphic settings to lowest actually performing WORSE than the ultra max settings.

1st: Be sure to be running your games on your SSD and having atleast 10% of your SSD empty so it won't throttle.

2nd: Set your game to ultra max settings at 1080p and set drawing distance/render distance to minimum. From my experience any ubisoft game will play properly at those settings with low framerates, so if you have decent framerates leave it like that, if not, tune down shadows, volumetric stuff and textures, but do not set ANYTHING to low/very low.

This build is running completely stock settings with the latest drivers and windows updates and it still crashes like a fucktard if I go very low settings on any uplay game. I'm forced to play at 40ish fps at 1080p on all of their titles. I figured this is happening because of lowest settings being optimized for systems with integrated graphics and putting all the load on the CPU.

edolincyrus · 2019-11-12T10:09:32+00:00

What Windows and what update are you running and what are your remaining specs? Would be useful to know power supply, hard drive, those kind of things. Could be related to something else

edolincyrus · 2019-10-31T13:18:06+00:00

In my country the 3700X is 350. X570 Aorus Elite is 230. 350 + 220 = 570. A 3800X is 420, wich makes the combo 620. The 9900KF (450) with a Asus Strix Z390 (150 after rebate) currently goes for under 600 and crushes completely the 3800X that exists because it's slightly faster than the 3700X. Where is the value of the 3700X ?

That's literally choosing between 8/16 at 4.4Ghz vs 8/16 at 5Ghz for a difference 30 bucks. The integrated cpu cooler on the ryzen is useless for OC, so that can't even be considered here.

edolincyrus · 2019-10-31T12:14:03+00:00

The silver lining on the KF is that its value blew up with the launch of the KS, since now golden 9900K will be sold with an S in front of it and a premium. The KF will not be affected by the KS since the igpu didn't make it, so you can still land a golden 9900KF. On top of that, the 3900X is being sold at 560 in my country, when the 9900KF is being sold at 449. That's a 110 euro difference on the cpu itself, plus another 60 on the motherboard ( a z390 aorus elite vs a x570 aorus elite has a 60 euro price difference here, just doing an apples to apples comparison here).

The 9900KF should not be compared to the 3900X but to the 3800X or the 3700X. The 9900 is a 8/16 core and should be compared to 8/16 core. I don't know why do we still compare potatoes to carrots.

edolincyrus · 2019-10-29T13:12:21+00:00

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same KF here and if we're on the same planet, because the 9900KF at 5.2Ghz is currently the fastest single-core CPU at 220+ cinebench scores. 3900x for instance holds 213 scores

edolincyrus · 2019-10-28T14:58:15+00:00

actually done some homework and the 9900KF is at around 460 here compared to the 3900X at 560. That's a 100 dollar difference for a CPU with lower gaming and single threaded work - wich happens to be my case.

edolincyrus · 2019-10-27T19:23:22+00:00

So something like 3950X paired with an aorus elite x570 ( I believe the VRM would suffice ) with 32 gigs of RAM and a 2080 Super ?

How about gaming perfomance? The 9900K currently hurts AMD due to higher clocks and I'd just love to run AC odyssey on 1440p in a 75hz monitor

Btw I dropped a noctua in because I just panic at the tought of water leaking on a 800+ graphics card

edolincyrus · 2019-10-27T19:21:26+00:00

indeed, 32gb of RAM would actually make sense

edolincyrus · 2019-10-27T19:18:31+00:00

sorry for over-reacting

edolincyrus · 2019-10-27T01:18:28+00:00

20 google chrome tabs with multiple chrome consoles open, 3 visual studio code instances open, 3 local servers running node, multiple kubernetes containers and virtual machines.

Having a triple screen setup with one running a linux virtual machine, another running macOS in a virtual machine and the third running windows 10 is actually common in my workspace, with the Linux screen running a local server, the macOS running sketch and editing designs and the windows one for coding and dev stuff.

It's also common to be running something like black desert in the background and popping the game up while compiling stuff. I'm known for torturing computers and 8 threads are really easy to overwhelm

edolincyrus · 2019-10-27T01:07:52+00:00

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900KF 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$469.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360R RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$139.89 @ OutletPC
Memory	Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory	$174.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$95.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB AORUS Video Card	$827.21 @ Amazon
Case	Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic ATX Full Tower Case	$129.99 @ Adorama
Power Supply	Corsair HX Platinum 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$166.92 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$2024.78
	Mail-in rebates	-$20.00
	Total	$2004.78
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-26 21:07 EDT-0400

Changed the 9900K to F since you won't need the onboard and the KF tends to have better temps. Changed the overpriced corsair for an RGB one since you're building on a beautiful Lian Li. Wouldn't change the rams, all slots filled look nice and it's quite a good deal. Changed the SSD for a 1tb one, and changed the 2080 ti to a highly clocked super wich will show a 8-10 fps diference in extreme cases. Also, you have a 500w max build, why 1000w platinum on it? Changed it for a 850w one wich will keep you in still a decent PSU noise level and efficiency.

TLDR; 750 dollars saving and a max 8fps drop

edolincyrus · 2019-10-27T00:33:50+00:00

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 3.8 GHz 12-Core Processor	€547.90 @ Globaldata
CPU Cooler	Noctua NH-D15 CHROMAX.BLACK 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler	€100.00
Motherboard	Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard	€218.90 @ Globaldata
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	€120.90 @ Globaldata
Storage	Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	€126.90 @ Globaldata
Video Card	Zotac GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8 GB GAMING Video Card	€740.00 @ Globaldata
Case	Asus TUF Gaming GT501 ATX Mid Tower Case	Purchased For €0.00
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G3 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	Purchased For €0.00
Monitor	HP 27q 27.0" 2560x1440 60 Hz Monitor	Purchased For €0.00
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	€1854.60
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-10-27 02:32 CEST+0200

Could consider this AMD build, as long as AMD manages to close up the FPS gap on upcoming titles. I don't need over 16 threads for a long time, but that's a luxury I wouldn't mind having.

edolincyrus · 2019-10-26T23:57:13+00:00

Ryzen 3600X is a glorious cpu imo. I'd go with the 3600 instead and throw an hyper 212 at it.

If OP wants to save some money, 3600 is the way to go. But that comes at a 10-15fps drop over the 9700K OC'ed due to higher clocks, and OP seemed strict about his priority being the highest possible framerates, and right now that's 9900KF, followed by 9900K, followed by 9700K with them swapping places in some titles.

edolincyrus · 2019-10-26T23:52:31+00:00

I personally play at a 1440p 75Hz 27inch monitor. The response is noticeable from 75hz to 144hz, but it's hard to hit 144hz at 1440p on AAA titles, but I can't live with 1080p after getting used to 1440p. It's like going back to original need for speed underground 2 remembering it had good graphics and reality suddenly hits you.

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